Mikedin’s garden center, Let’s grow!

[Mikedin]

More work done in the garden, made a nice net for the cucumbers peas and beans to climb

Behind there looks like a nice little pocket I could grow something in, hmm wonder what I could grow lol, hesitant to put them near cucumbers through, just prone to PM

 

[Mikedin]

@Trustfall even clones of Frostette are vigorous these cuts for a clone ex dip about a week ago, they haven’t drooped since

Then the larger cement shoes in lucky dog just got a 2nd round of topping all the way around gunna make a nice tabletop (really gotta grab a clone and sex these 2 out, can see how much larger the plant in peat moss is, not sure if it’s genetic or medium since both are from seed, just a cool observation

Also this is how I prepped Frostette for her table

 

[Mikedin]

Well… decided to say todays the day, the 4x4 Frostette and SC got their 50/50 bloom/grow neuts, azomite gypsum and epsom, Frostette got a bit of a tuck and reorganizing a bit, and the light schedule has been flipped,

Today marks day 1 lights on at 4:15pm-4:15am depending on my work schedule that will give me 15 minutes in wake up and get to the tent and do what I gotta do in time on work days (I wake up and get moving quick usually so it’ll work for me)

Turned off the humidifier plants are keeping the tent up at 55% on the controller so I’ll check before work at lights on and see how it handles.

Tomorrow after work I’ll either cut the 2nd net legs to 8” or install the carbon filter, haven’t decided yet

 

[Mikedin]

Went with 7.5” legs on the top table, looking at it I may lower it another inch and a half, but I’ll let her stretch a bit first and see how she takes shape, I want as much of a gap as possible between the nets, im hoping they all stretch up just enough to get 5-6” through the net I’ll adjust the top height to just below bud height once they start devolving

Everything was re tucked on the first net before the 2nd was put on

 

[GNick55]

Went with 7.5” legs on the top table, looking at it I may lower it another inch and a half, but I’ll let her stretch a bit first and see how she takes shape, I want as much of a gap as possible between the nets, im hoping they all stretch up just enough to get 5-6” through the net I’ll adjust the top height to just below bud height once they start devolving

Everything was re tucked on the first net before the 2nd was put on

your pretty touchy feely with your plants aren’t you haha..

 

[Mikedin]

your pretty touchy feely with your plants aren’t you haha..

Yep haha, I get in pretty close to them, I like to see every stage of growth, i do a lot of LST etc, I do it as a relaxing hobby with a major benefit at the end .

 

[Mikedin]

The white powder has been around since the ultrasonic humidifier has been in the tent, damn minerals in the water, but that can be fixed! Order complete lol

New inline water fliters then a 20 pack of demineralization pods to go in the ultrasonic humidifier res to remove minerals from the water prior to vaporization I’ll keep a separate 5 gallon jug of water with 2 of those pods in it full at all times to fill the humidifier up

Didn’t even know these carts existed

 

[Mikedin]

Well here we are 24 hours from flip, Frostette is just starting to react to the light correctly, another few days and they should be a in full swing!

 

[SchwiftyGrower]

So excited for you, you’ve got such a healthy and beautiful start!!!

 

[Mikedin]

So excited for you, you’ve got such a healthy and beautiful start!!!

Thank you! Defenitly was worried about the mineral dust form the ultrasonic I’m glad I found those mineral pods for the res, so by tomorrow we should stop making any dust once I get them, 4 Frostette clones have appeared to root and starting to begin to bed they’ll go to solos tomorrow, I have 2 of them planned as gifts for family members then the other 2 will veg out while I make a plan for the 4x8 atm looking at the 2 clones and possibly 2 center shoes scrogged through the full 4x8 (depending on sex of the cement shoes,)

 

[Mikedin]

48hours from flip, still chugging along!

Gave the kksc a bit more of a defol to open her center up a bit more

 

[GNick55]

48hours from flip, still chugging along!

Gave the kksc a bit more of a defol to open her center up a bit more

think you should start posting updates twice a day so i don’t miss anything, few more pics would help too!

 

[Mikedin]

think you should start posting updates twice a day so i don’t miss anything, few more pics would help too!

Oh I have more little more of a project though but got all 4 clones to root

Frostette youngins

 

[Mikedin]

Well folks it’s been a week!, here’s how Frostette is doing in her net!

Have had some tops breach the top net! Bunch coming up quickly as well, we’ll see how they like the lights turned up a bit near 45%, PPFD reading 600atm (using photone app)

Somehow pics of the KKSC got skipped but she’s doin her thing as well, then we have the 2 cement shoes in the veg tent, damn is that peat moss one ever bigger than the strawberry fields plant haha,

For the larger one, tops from last topping about 1.5” long at the moment, just topped the main tops tonight to split them again.

 

[Mikedin]

Looking like the cement shoes larger plant is giving me good indicators

Smaller plant atm hard to tell, almost looking like it may be a male (I won’t complain I’ll defenitly take some pollen if it is, where else am I gunna find cement shoe pollen from 2012 ) if I can get some I’ll defenitly hit a beach on the female when I flip her may grab a few clones of the female just to have them started in case I wanna do something with them,

 

[Mikedin]

Other cement shoes looking more and more like a male, may be looking for some pollen harvesting tips using a flower tent to ripen but timing to remove before the pollen release and manually harvest for selective pollination from anyone with experience cough cough @Trustfall

Meanwhile the female continues with mainline training and topping, she’s on her 2nd round of topping in the lowers that are coming up and just hit the main 2 growth tips again. Considering a 4x8 full tent scrog with her straddled by 2 Frostette clones, (one on either side) the mother is vigorous as hell in the scrog, I’d expect the clones to take off once they root out the little pots in the background

Smaller plant is the suspected male (not 100% yet but giving indicators Lol)

 

[Mikedin]

Well did a full rearrangement if the 4x8 to see how were shaping up for the 4x8 run when it comes to flower, got the one female cement shoes lowered and some more work on the tops, got a nice flat canopy now, flattened out the new tops down the center of the mainline and the new tops are coming out from the last topping on the side chutes. Gunna be a big girl, planning to move her into possibly a 20gal or larger gotta see what size nursery pots are available locally, pretty sure 20’s are around, if not 30’s, plenty of peat moss on hand for her up pot and she’ll be in the center of the tent we’ll see what goes on either side of her most likely 2 Frostette clones and hopefully that’ll fill the tent solid net will be tied right to side posts

Gunna nab 2 cuts off the bottom as well

 

[BillyBanchan]

The white powder has been around since the ultrasonic humidifier has been in the tent, damn minerals in the water, but that can be fixed! Order complete lol

New inline water fliters then a 20 pack of demineralization pods to go in the ultrasonic humidifier res to remove minerals from the water prior to vaporization I’ll keep a separate 5 gallon jug of water with 2 of those pods in it full at all times to fill the humidifier up

Didn’t even know these carts existed

Which ultrasonic humidifier are you using?

I'm having a hard time finding one with decent output, quality, and low price (I know... Asking a lot these days).

 

[Mikedin]

Which ultrasonic humidifier are you using?

I'm having a hard time finding one with decent output, quality, and low price (I know... Asking a lot these days).

Literally one for a rite aid get the mineral absorption pods to put in it and you’re golden!

Now for this weeks update!
Week 2 of flower has ended in the 4x4x Frostette is a monster. 2 defiles this week and more to go! The KKsC is bushing up a bit but all looking happy so far!

Then we have the 4x8 tent, the female cement shoes is an absolute beast for a 3 gallon pot, she’s going to hold at this pot size for a bit, gunna let some clones catch up and see who will compete to fill a 4x8 tent with this monster lol

9 finger leaf with a Mini 10th at the base, had a gaiant 11 finger leaf earlier but one of the fingers broke off when I was moving it, no proof no truth I’ll get another one lol

 

[Mikedin]

Well looks like it’s update time folks!

Let’s start with Frostette and Strawberry cough on day 17 from flip, I keep the mini hydrometer there to check canopy humidity / temp 50%RH / 74f, right on

And then we have the 4x8 decided to supercrop all the side chutes from its last topping since they where overtaking the top that was trained, she may stay or she may get the chop, if her 2 clones take good, and I take the 2 strongest Frostette clones, and possibly a 2 others and try to scrog out the full 4x8, got about 8 weeks before the 4x4 finishes and I’d like to be flipping the 4x8 tent right as the 4x4 is ending flower, 8 weeks should be plenty to veg out 6 plants big enough to fill a 4x8 scrog