Kim's Beginner Diary

oldskol4evr said:

if your talking about the one i make,hahah ya getto as shit but works,if you keep it splashing in there and water temp right ive had um roots in 10 days before,cheap as wal mart pump,2 fish weights to hold tube down,so foam to hold the clone in ,and done,lift clone out threw the top and un sleave the foam,put that girl in some ocean forest and watch the love,
cant use the folgers doesnt have the nice handle molded in ,so maxwell house good to the last drop hahahah
i decided back in the clone machine gotta have days for what folk were paying for these damn machines to clone with,they all have one thing in common,the splash is what gets roots,so folk paying several hundred dollors for a 7gal home depot tote for 5 bucks.
so was messing around one morning and it came to mind gave it a try and it happened,the city water wouldnt do in the there but ro water did great,first 4 clones all made in 10 days,second 4 set of them took 14 days.
so been getto since have fun with it,seems when i put a little of that rooting powder in there ,just a pinch they do better

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I have a waterfarm bucket for one plant next grow. If I don't like it, I may just modify that for a cloner. But I am all for simplicity and you can't really get any more simple then that.

SadBadGrower said:

I have a waterfarm bucket for one plant next grow. If I don't like it, I may just modify that for a cloner. But I am all for simplicity and you can't really get any more simple then that.

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i got the idea really from making tea,i use that bubbler and stones to make tea with,no doubt in my mind you could do a dwc with this,i think ,but not really sure but think bass capt is gonna try a small hydro in one these coffe cans ,not sure how long the pump would last it is cheap,but ive had mine plugged in for 2 months before,there was a minute there when i kept clones rolling hahahah. there cheap last one i bought there was 20 bucks,for the 2 air supply air pump ,25inch of airhose ,2 stones,i got 3 of them hahahah

khalt03 said:

Interesting. They don't normally bother me, but chiggers do. They love my husband, they must love you people who run hot. :) I thought I read recently that our bats are dying because people are pesticiding every damn thing. Isn't their poop good for fertilizer? When I get some land, I hope to put up some houses for them, but they will have to be far enough away that my dogs won't eat their shit and get sick. Makes me vomit even thinking about it.

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Ask oldskol how to make a bat guano tea , i used em for years , awesome results , i have bat caves that i can access and use the guano in my organic mixes , also works great
If you want to see your girls go nuts next round , use some worm castings or tea , you want to see nature working in bliss ....worm castings are the s#*t !

dire wolf said:

Thanks for the advice K ,Yea ive had 4 lyme tests , but im shure you know the story , amost all result in false negative , one was positive , then neg and you then need a specialist and the concept of a 3 month iv antibiotic aint my thing.....
So im trying to figure it out , but this one aint easy

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I do know that dance, unfortunately. You would probably have a reaction to the medications anyway. You need a system reset, like I do.

dire wolf said:

Ask oldskol how to make a bat guano tea , i used em for years , awesome results , i have bat caves that i can access and use the guano in my organic mixes , also works great
If you want to see your girls go nuts next round , use some worm castings or tea , you want to see nature working in bliss ....worm castings are the s#*t !

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I was just reading about this. What about bonemeal? Too much calcium?

oldskol4evr said:

some folks just put a cut in a glass and get roots,same as like making sweet potato slips if you dig,im sure you need to change water often but ive heard of more than one person doing it .
i just got a 20 dollar pump with hose and 2 stones from wallet world,hahaah every thing with me is 20 bucks lmao

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My hubs wants to know what the gold things are at the bottom of the can?

Hey k , i usually went with the guano , or castings teas , never tried the bonemeal . I think you should wait on any exotic mixes and teas , they can get a little messy in the house , maybe next grow would be better , im sorry im throwing all these ideas at you , i know you take them seriously ....

Im pretty sure those gold things are " lead" with a piece of wire in them , to weigh the airstone down and keep it from floating up.....

Sending flowers....any day now !
Sour diesel x mango haze

dire wolf said:

Hey k , i usually went with the guano , or castings teas , never tried the bonemeal . I think you should wait on any exotic mixes and teas , they can get a little messy in the house , maybe next grow would be better , im sorry im throwing all these ideas at you , i know you take them seriously ....

Im pretty sure those gold things are " lead" with a piece of wire in them , to weigh the airstone down and keep it from floating up.....

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No worries, I wouldn't take it that far, yet. Haha!

Ahhh, that makes sense! Probably best for my hubs to make the thing, then clone, huh? :)

dire wolf said:

Sending flowers....any day now !
Sour diesel x mango haze

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How beautiful!

Sounds like a fantastic combination.

Gonna be your reality , soon .....

I like , "love" oldskol's coffee rig , but i think , for you rapid rooters or peat plugs or coco under a dome will work better, its slightly more foregiving. If your temps fluctuate in winter , for instance too cold or dry , the exposed clone might have a tougher time , eaiser to controll humidity , temps under the dome....

You can give em both a try

Oldskol's for sure is extremely cool , im acutally inspired by him im going to make the same exact one this week....
Dosen't hurt to try both ways , but you dont have a large stock of clones so be careful....

dire wolf said:

I like , "love" oldskol's coffee rig , but i think , for you raapid rooters or peat plugs or coco under a dome will work better, its slightly more foregiving. If your temps fluctuate in winter , for instance too cold or dry , the exposed clone might have a tougher time , eaiser to controll humidity , temps under the dome....

You can give em both a try

Oldskol's for sure is extremely cool , im acutally inspired by him im going to maket the same exact one this week....
Dosen't hurt to try both ways , but you dont have a large stock of clones so be careful....

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How many is it smart to plan for?

Well we have to figure out when you are going to begin your flower cycle, i think we are all going to have to vote on when that day will begin

Obviously the longer you wait, the taller your plants will become , offering more shoots to make clones from

I Have to look again carefully at your pics , to see how many cuts you can make
Im not too crazy about the peyote , ill have to do some research

The gelato will probably be a winner , so you should shoot for 4 cuttings at least and then you have to consider a little recovery time so you get new growth before flipping the lights , and perhaps a bit more yield with the fresh grow sites

The sssd haze , you already know that i like , but if you have more seeds and iif its a male , you might want to forget cloning it altogther , it might be a , deff going to be a more difficult plant to grow than the gelato

Sorry if it sounds confusing, but i guess 4 cuts off each , total of 12 cuts would be good, that way there is a little room for loss , and enough plants to start a new grow if you love the strain , or want to experiment with breeding

But like i said before, i wouldnt cross the sssd male reg seeds with feminised seeds , there is a potential for hermaphrodite offspring , and the true diesels already have a hermaphrodite tendancy....

Im going to research the peyote critical now...
Keep in mind most people dont clone , or clone with a breeding program during thr first grow,
I think all your supporterr just have great faith in you , none of the cloning, etc is super important , if you decide you want to just put all your energy into the grow.....

Is it "barneys farm" peyote critical ? Then im 100% into it , barneys makes killer strains, this just jumped my interest level in the grow a few notches

I discussed the consulting fee with the staff and we are wildly pleased to offer you 15 % off our consulting fee
Minus handling fees and taxes of course....

Click on my profile name and look at my photo gallery, you will see a visual of the cloning method i use, and i will find the post that i wrote about my cloning method , if that dosent work , i willl give you a step by tomorrow
If you can cope with the chemical addition "clonex" product , i feel it will make the roots develope quicker, healthier and better,
But its toxic so.....
You can buy a ketchup sized packet for 8 bucks......
Just something to think about.

dire wolf said:

I discussed the consulting fee with the staff and we are wildly pleased to offer you 15 % off our consulting fee
Minus handling fees and taxes of course....

Click on my profile name and look at my photo gallery, you will see a visual of the cloning method i use, and i will find the post that i wrote about my cloning method , if that dosent work , i willl give you a step by tomorrow
If you can cope with the chemical addition "clonex" product , i feel it will make the roots develope quicker, healthier and better,
But its toxic so.....
You can buy a ketchup sized packet for 8 bucks......
Just something to think about.

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I will do my research while you are doing yours.

Yes, Peyote Critical is from Barney's Farms. It's a pretty friendly plant, very emotive.

Otherwise, do I just clone my two strongest SSSDs? Or are we waiting for flipping? Well, and I have to get my supplies.

Ha! I just found a seed in my weed. Looks like it hasn't been compromised, but I also don't know where it came from. It's supposed to be Cookies & Cream.

Im sorry ,
do you have 8 plants growing ? Then i would suggest 3 or 4 cuts off each , theat would be around 32 clonrs ...if half sprout roots , that will give you 16 plants , and if a third of your plants are male , then you will have 10 / new , strong baby girls to work with for the next grow......

After this learning step , you can go back to seed growing for variation , or keep your clones if you love em ....

Those numbers may be overkill , because i think you said that some of the original seeds are feminized , if so , then cut the whole thing in half , so 16 , clones should be fine.....

Also, i didnt consider if you have enough space or grow spot for the clones to live in, another light would be necessary , you could get away with a much smaller les expensive t5 flourousent set up , but if you dont have a dedicated area , then maybe wait till next time when you can expand , im sorry , im thinking like an experienced grower, usually we have a closet full of all kinds of lights , .....

If you dont have light to accomodate the clones , maybe just make 2 or 3 clones just to familiarize yourself with the process....