Start of 2nd Grow. This time in Soil

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How’s it going growmie? I’m liking your mindset on this grow, life is too short to half ass stuff, just go big or go home imo. Eventually your gonna home your skills so it’s gonna be on autopilot anyway basically. And yeah bro I had to take a break on the edibles, I was putting a big chunk of coconut oil in my oatmeal in the morning and I felt like sleeping by 9am haha. So nah, chain smoking joints is my modus operandi. I bet that blueberry strain is gonna give you some butter that will leave you comatose, word!!

And I’m looking forward to seeing how your organic weed is gonna taste compared to your synthetic, something tells me it’s gonna be better! And yeah bro be careful with the uv light, shit is no joke! Just make sure to turn it off before you go in there.

And thanks man I am pumped about that lemon cheese too, Franco’s story is really sad. I actually met him outside of the greenhouse coffee shop when I was in Amsterdam in like 2010. He was a super nice guy, loved motorcycles like me and we chatted for a good while about how he has to be careful transporting his weed around and shit. Hits hard when you met someone and they pass, just makes me wanna grow the fuck out of this lemon cheese in honor of Franco. ☮️ 🌿 💨

And yeah man I went a bit crazy on the lighting, I turned on all three and gotdamn 3 lights is giving me incredible light spread, much more even than my 630 covert pro light. Can’t wait to flower this tent bro, I’m dreaming about it haha. I still haven’t started my journal, been hitting it hard at work lately in this fricken humidity, my ass is too fried to do much of anything after lol. I will start it soon though, just topped my girls so the 4-way scrog LST process begins today. Gonna run a lower scrog this time, defoliate better, and flower earlier. 🪴 💨
Yoooo brosef what it be and happy Friday to ya. Hah hell yeah go big or go home is right. I am sitting feet away from unopened boxes that are a complete 2nd grow. I have been afraid to open a single one 😆 because once I do I will feel obligated to start doing shit like setting it up. I have at least like 40-60 days before throw down start of 2nd grow but I won't procrastinate too much longer. I have quite a bit to do to this room(my office) first in order to make this work. My adjustable height desk, printer, modem, router, phones, speakers, 2 monitors, etc etc all have to be shifted/moved. Have to make new hole for 6" infinity exhaust into attic door, blah blah but yeah the thought of somehow pulling off a perpetual grow seems worth whatever I've got to do to make it happen.
That is too funny that you edibled out. Yeahhh that'll happen for sure. I tossed out 3 plants worth of trim last night. Literally been in the freezer since harvest and naw no way was worth keeping. For sure need to do something with trim like within days of harvest I bet and sooner the better. Can't open and close freezer door, expose to light off and on, and expect it to hold for long let alone months lol Yeah I hear ya on the Blueberry and LIGHTS OUT. It is literally why I ran it over about 10+ other options. I really wanted to make sure I had a 80%+ Indica "oh trouble sleeping you say, well take a sniff of this" that was great for sleep and chronic pain.
Totally interested in seeing how this grow does compared to synthetic as well. I think it is going to be a no brainer. I can already tell. Buttercup(the grc x bbc) is off to the races and seems super happy. It is wild how long the dirt stays wet/moist at least for now. Hah learned a lesson in patience yesterday and the bitch about it is it was something I did my 1st grow and obviously didn't learn well enough from. It is integral to have patience at certain times and I frikken went against better judgement and tried to transplant Mimosa x Orange Punch from Solo to 7g and it had been watered a few days prior and wasn't dried out enough. Pulled the old "oh yeah this is working just fine look with the soil and roots" and then once free of cup, BEYYYYYYYYYYYAHHHH!!!! she started to play hard ball and because of it once again I couldn't plant as deep as wanted. I had made an impression of the solo cup but that only works if you aren't busy filling said hole up with crumbling soil from being IMPATIENT AGAIN. Ehh think she is going to be ok though. Kinda built soil up around her like an ant hill.

WhoooooooooSaaaaaah you met Franco and went to the greenhouse coffee house in 2010. That is too cool and your paths obviously did not cross by coincidence. And here 12+ years later you are connecting in a different way. A journey that ends in a further spiritual connection with the cultivars maker. Naww that shit is meant to be and cool af. Hard to watch his story and not get fired the fk up. I'm more psyched for you growin that cultivar than any of my shit hah I can't wait to run Greenhouse next run. Bro are we really doing this again 😆😁🤣 ahhhh sheeeet 💪


 
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Bro is that a sloth on your solo cup? Lmfao I gotta get me some tent minions….
And I would trim off those bottom leaves touching the soil, leaves touching the ground is a vector for transporting pathogens and shit. Gotta keep your girls bottom clean or she might catch something ;)
Why yes, that is Mr Sloth and he is part of our early Veg monitoring protocol. It is actually a rubber Tea Holder and he comes apart and has holes in his belly. You fill with tea and put in your cup of water lmao but I obviously use to help the seedlings not feel alone. Also have small minion that is a ceramic Hippo that no joke may be like 35 years old. Tent minions are a must and I am actually looking for a way to play some low level sound for all of them. Yeah I took off the leaves that were touching for that reason, and she seems happier meow
 
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I got my scrog net, but the poles were an inch too short. looks like another week before i get the new poles.
how so? Like it wouldn't stretch long enough to attach to the corners? Post link of what you bought if can
 
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here's my girl's. i need that net asap. sucks it wasn't right size poles.
wow those look frikkin sweet. While you wait on net are you actively LSTing? You can literally massage the branch betwen your fingers till it becomes pliable enough that you can make it grow out and not up. You want to expose your main stems and branches with max light penetration and you can do that without a net. If you start bending branches for a few minutes then move to another, then move back you can see after time that you can literally train them by squeezing the stems. It actually causes it to grow back stronger right there. Do you have any strong or way to start pulling your ladies outwards so that light reaches further in?
 
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Why yes, that is Mr Sloth and he is part of our early Veg monitoring protocol. It is actually a rubber Tea Holder and he comes apart and has holes in his belly. You fill with tea and put in your cup of water lmao but I obviously use to help the seedlings not feel alone. Also have small minion that is a ceramic Hippo that no joke may be like 35 years old. Tent minions are a must and I am actually looking for a way to play some low level sound for all of them. Yeah I took off the leaves that were touching for that reason, and she seems happier meow
I keep Totoro in my pots, but haven't gotten them in the new plants yet. Everything you've got in here looks awesome. I skimmed a bit but read most of the first page. Glad I took a lot of your advice on my last grow. It all turned out very well. You were there for me, a lot towards the end when I was freaking out about the upcoming drying/curing, you helped me out a bunch and I appreciate it bro. Good luck with this grow, I'll be following along.
 
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wow those look frikkin sweet. While you wait on net are you actively LSTing? You can literally massage the branch betwen your fingers till it becomes pliable enough that you can make it grow out and not up. You want to expose your main stems and branches with max light penetration and you can do that without a net. If you start bending branches for a few minutes then move to another, then move back you can see after time that you can literally train them by squeezing the stems. It actually causes it to grow back stronger right there. Do you have any strong or way to start pulling your ladies outwards so that light reaches further in?
i was trying to do that LST and i was a little aggressive i guess and it starting splitting at the node. i was letting them heal.
 
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I keep Totoro in my pots, but haven't gotten them in the new plants yet. Everything you've got in here looks awesome. I skimmed a bit but read most of the first page. Glad I took a lot of your advice on my last grow. It all turned out very well. You were there for me, a lot towards the end when I was freaking out about the upcoming drying/curing, you helped me out a bunch and I appreciate it bro. Good luck with this grow, I'll be following along.
That is awesome. I had to look it up and found Totoro onesies and damn near fell over https://www.luckyonesie.com/totoro-onesie-matching-pajamas-for-couples-christmas-pjs-pskuafb137.html

Glad your 1st grow worked out well my man. I feel ya and it was dang near the same thing with me and how I came aboard here. Yeah I learned a lot and scoured through pages of past experience till my eyes hurt but it was the help from people like @2Bad and Zombie and CannaGranny and aqua and moe and so many others, by just being there when I was ready to panic. Just like you are saying it was when people were able to politely say "Yo man, try this or this, you got this, smoke a phatty and enjoy the ride, you more on track than you think" etc etc that was more help than anything. When we don't know because we haven't done it before, the fear of the unknown becomes more than a boogeyman. Shit is like Godzilla strapped to a Kraken and you feel like you have aprroximately 11 seconds to figure out wtf to do about your grow or everything will go to shit 😆 and all time wasted. And then someone responds when you need it and you are like "phewwwwwwwwwwww omg that was close" 🤣 Was awesome to see you make it through the grow. Definitely gonna be around for the next and lookin forward to it. Let's get after it 👏
 
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When we don't know because we haven't done it before, the fear of the unknown becomes more than a boogeyman. Shit is like Godzilla strapped to a Kraken and you feel like you have aprroximately 11 seconds to figure out wtf to do about your grow or everything will go to shit 😆 and all time wasted. And then someone responds when you need it and you are like "phewwwwwwwwwwww omg that was close" 🤣

Yep exactly.

My wife and son would absolutely love those totoro onesies.
 
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i was trying to do that LST and i was a little aggressive i guess and it starting splitting at the node. i was letting them heal.
hmm not sure about doing it near a node but this is what I meant. Supercropping. Check out the image and the link if haven't seen this one. It is SUPPER strange cause you feel you ruined the whole plant but it is normal. Whole thick stem goes SCRUNCH in your fingers but it is intentional and eventually you kinda can just semi do this to every branch and essentially start to create your screen of green before the net comes.

 
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hmm not sure about doing it near a node but this is what I meant. Supercropping. Check out the image and the link if haven't seen this one. It is SUPPER strange cause you feel you ruined the whole plant but it is normal. Whole thick stem goes SCRUNCH in your fingers but it is intentional and eventually you kinda can just semi do this to every branch and essentially start to create your screen of green before the net comes.

I was trying this method on it.



 
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no the bars or poles that go between the frame are an inch too short. i can't connect the those together to put the net on.
ahhhh so the net doesn't attach to the vertical poles in the corners by way of metal j-hooks? And so you are making the poles into a box and then will fish trellis net through the poles?
 
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that looks pretty good. you put that together?
yeah it was surprisingly easy and since poles were all close enough to 48", when I wove it though 1 square at a time, it fit just so I could put poles behind the vertical poles and then cross them. They fit in a way that kind of made them have extra support at whatever height it was set. Put I always envisioned a better one and I made this for like $25 and will use it this grow
 
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Hopefully someone sees this that was not aware, but arguably one of the most sought after breeders out there is about to have a seed drop.

in 90 minutes, Square One Genetics is about to drop Winter Beans. I am tapped out and swimming in beans but have a friend who may be shootin for the banana gang box set lmao for $950


6pm pacific, look at top of page. THCTitan ftw
 
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