Plumber's Pipe

I'll be sending you some stuff today ...........

Man U been busy! Lookin awsome as always , as long as ya offering I’ll snag a few more chemgopher beans , gonna drop a few today and see what happens ? Lol
I’ll pm ya later and FYI I’m be goin coco in the next 6 months or so, gonna wAit to make the switch when I can set up proper for it , right now The fence business is booming so we are pretty busy ! Just want ya to know you helped persuade be to get out of dirt ! Lmao

Mr. Plumber this place may have the master blend at a price competitive to Amazon including the shipping rate?

Quick Update

It got windy this past weekend

Male Darth Vader. No worries, he'll still produce plenty of pollen and that's his only job. Those broken branches may even continue to grow. We'll see but there's still 2 branches attached.

First batch of GDP tincture

Taste is incredible. 3 gms decarbed bud and 1.5 oz 190 proof alcohol. I'll be making a lot more!

4 ounces of manicured bud so far and still have a third of the plant hanging. GDP has moved into my top 5 strains of all time.

My criteria for weed is taste first. If it don't taste good I don't care how high it gets me. High of course is important but I want a package deal. Growth rate and production are also important. Growing plants 4-6 months is a long time and I want as much as possible. GDP fits the bill.

Current fav list
#1 Northern Lights
#2 GDP
#3 Chemdog
#4 Super Glue
#5 Mendo Purps

Looks like snails/slugs got my last planting, 12 GDP's. I'll have to start another batch in the small greenhouse as well as taking some clones. I've got a lot of other seeds on the swing set I'll have to move. Running low on bait.

This week is pretty much it for summer planting and getting a decent fall harvest. Plant 'em if ya got 'em!

Taking the day off, back's been on fire all weekend. Had a 50 gal water heater scheduled but it's not an emergency so it can wait. Painful to even go up to water so it's going to be an easy day with little movement allowed and a lot of bong tokes and morning coffee with tincture.

All 26 tomatoes are flowering

All in 1-2 gal pots of coco and growing like weeds. I have to build supports soon. Not today!!!

Time to water then attach myself to a TENS machine. Ice packs are also on the agenda. Fun times

Had an interesting visitor on the patio last night

These little ones move a lot faster than the larger species. I almost stepped on one a few months ago in the garden. This one was the size of a quarter.

The other Darth Vader is also a male

He'll join his brother tonight

All broken up and still growing.

The 2 Ground Pounder girls are stretching away

Very nice. I've got 3 more young ones on my tray

I plan on crossing one with the Vader.

2 GDP clones


And a gopher

They'll all be coming down by mid to late August. An all you can smoke smorgasbord.

Beachwalker said:

Mr. Plumber this place may have the master blend at a price competitive to Amazon including the shipping rate?

Masterblend Fertilizer - Morgan County Seeds

1, 5, 25 lb bags Guaranteed analysis: Total Nitrogen 4.00% Available Phosphoric Acid 18.00% Soluble Potash 38.00% Magnesium .50% Boron .20% Copper .10% Iron .40% Manganese .20% Molybdenum .01% Zinc .10% Due to new requirements, we are no longer able to ship Masterblend...

www.morgancountyseeds.com

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MasterBlend Update

This is the place to purchase. $45 for 25lbs includes shipping. The calcium is still available on Amazon and at a better price w/ free shipping.

I've looked and asked others about using MB from start to finish with no luck so I'll have to dial it in with some trial and error.

From the time I started using MB (Sept 19) I begin with half strength for the first 3 weeks then 2/3's from 3-5 wks and full strength through veg. Works well.

Once flipped I tried cutting down the calcium then eliminating it altogether the last month. I didn't like how the plants faded.

This round I cut the calcium and magnesium by half and added another half strength of the tomato fertilizer. The plants have really responded with their stretch.

I'll continue lowering the amounts of the cal/mag as flowering continues but so far I like the results.

PlumberSoCal2 said:

MasterBlend Update

This is the place to purchase. $45 for 25lbs includes shipping. The calcium is still available on Amazon and at a better price w/ free shipping.

I've looked and asked others about using MB from start to finish with no luck so I'll have to dial it in with some trial and error.

From the time I started using MB (Sept 19) I begin with half strength for the first 3 weeks then 2/3's from 3-5 wks and full strength through veg. Works well.

Once flipped I tried cutting down the calcium then eliminating it altogether the last month. I didn't like how the plants faded.

This round I cut the calcium and magnesium by half and added another half strength of the tomato fertilizer. The plants have really responded with their stretch.

I'll continue lowering the amounts of the cal/mag as flowering continues but so far I like the results.

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Glad I could help my friend! I've wondered about using it at 4-18-38 by itself too, I think it would be fine especially in mid-to-late flower but I'm not sure so I'll follow along and see what you come up with but I don't see why not??

Beachwalker said:

Glad I could help my friend! I've wondered about using it at 4-18-38 by itself too, I think it would be fine especially in mid-to-late flower but I'm not sure so I'll follow along and see what you come up with but I don't see why not??

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Agree but again I didn't like how quickly the girls faded. By adding more of the tomato the N is upped as well as the P & K and the plants are responding very positively.

There's a recipe I've seen that's a little different for mixing MB for veg. I've got it in ny memos on another phone. I'll find it and post it. I haven't tried it yet but no doubt will, eventually.

I really like MB. It works with my tap water perfectly. No pH up or down needed. Full strength gives me a 5.8 pH.

A lot of my concern is due to my winter grow and resulting small buds. I'm sure with more light and warmer days it would have been better but Im also sure if I can dial this in I'll end up with a superior product.

That GDP I took down last month was one of the best I've ever grown and it's seeded.

MB & coco rocks!

That's wild because when I mix it with all three parts with my 8.9 tap water it gives me 6.4 on the button! I love it❤

Odd Thursday Update

Starting to feel human again. Been a pain, literally. Puffing GDP out of a metal pipe and it tastes great (LESS FILLING!)

Dragon cucumbers

Will grow in 1 gal pots of coco.

Tomatoes are killing it

These are 5 wks old and all have flowers.

Ground Pounders

Really liking these.

Older sister

Look at that leaf hopper enjoying my buds. Nice stretch on these. Got a male so will produce seeds. Very nice strain from a fellow Farmer. Can't wait to taste this girl.

Bonging the GDP now. Taste is amazing. I've really built up a tolerance. Oh well, I'll just take another dozen hits. I'll show 'em.

Happy Growing!

Another Saturday Update

Moved the male Ground Pounder

Fricken rock star. This is some good shit. Wait until you see his sister.

The 2 Darth Vader boys


Best of the two Ground Pounder females. I am impressed.


The 2 GDP clones and 2 Ground Pounder girls
And a Gopher

All flowering

3 younger Pounders

They got a trim today and thought I'd try the cuttings in Kratky bottles.

The one on the right is Thai basil. Our local Pho restaurant reopened in-dining so we paid a visit Thursday night. Still have the last one in a Kratky bottle.

on the patio table.

3 GDP's

One 2 gal and two 1 1/2 gal coco from seed. So far I've only used 1 gal pots so very interested to see the results on these. I'm afraid I'm going to have to purchase coco from Amazon as the 99 Cent stores in my area are out. 8 qts for $1.99 is difficult to beat.

I'm about done with the gophers in Kratky

They all suffered PM and lost lower leaves but the growth rate isn't worth it. If they're girls I'll pollinate but no other reason to keep.

Now the GDP clones that were in a home made bubble cloner with algae

were moved to Kratky bottles and will be perfect for crossing with the Darth Vader, Ground Pounder and Gopher. Maybe 1-3 dozen seeds each I'd figure but would keep my larger females virgin and I'm really liking that option.

Been a good year for growing, so far. Weather is weird right now with night rain and June gloom for most of the day but that should be ending soon. I didn't plant successfully May 25th so I'll have to take more clones off the GDP girls.

The bubble cloner works well. I need to paint a few ice cream buckets and lids and take some more clones.

Believe it or not winter planting is June 25th for a Christmas harvest.

Time to get blazed. Gonna roll one up, puff it down and then take a few bong tokes. Oh look, tincture!

Happy Growing!

Kratky Clones

Taken 3 days ago.

Had to share this. Red cup shot glass with holes, coco coir & 12 oz half strength nutes. Liking this.

I did paint a 4x bubble cloner

Easy and effective. Kratky clones rock. Bubble cloners rock. It's all good.

Haha old sort did watery goodness in here bro. #jealous looking amazing

Monday Update

I'm really liking this Kratky cloning

Taken 8 days ago. Too easy.

Look my post above at that Thai basil I brought home over a week ago from our favorite Pho restaurant. Look at it now.

Up until today I thought I was going to lose this one. Looks like it'll lose a couple leaves, maybe. Couple roots poking out of the basket. Amazing.

I placed some Kratky GDP clones next to the boys

Put one with the Ground Pounder

and two with the Vader boys. I've got 4 gophers in bottles I'll move out there and of course collect pollen and do a couple branches of the girls.

Speaking of which

Just beautiful. Ground Pounders from GK Genetics.


The GDP clones don't look half bad either



Little greenhouse is full, as usual

3 GDP's in 1 1/2 & 2 gal pots of coco. Pretty sure the 2 larger ones

are boys but the smaller one looks to be all girl

I'll know soon as they need to be moved to the large greenhouse and these Ground Pounders

moved off my tray and in their place. I need the room. 10 days until Christmas harvest planting. Nothing like Christmas bud.

I've got tomatoes on half a dozen plants at about 2 months old

I don't think I'll ever grow veggies in soil again and will be starting my fall tomatoes end of this month in coco. Figure I can grow them until the cold in Oct-Nov and maybe keep them going in the greenhouse until Feb.

Soil grow
Soil sucks. Those pots would serve me better filled with coco.

I ordered coco from Amazon today. Kills me. Needed DE, water conditioner and rockwool cubes as well but after paying $1.99 for 8 qts this stings a little. If I ever see it again for that price I'll buy it by the pallet load!

I need a vacation so I've got to come up with an auto watering system for 26 tomatoes, 8 cucumbers and about a dozen cannabis in pots. I've got buckets, PVC pipe, 1/2" tubing, 1/4" tubing and several dozen drip heads. Thinking of mounting 20' of 2" PVC pipe on the fence and by using gravity run tubing down to the rows and see how long I can continuously fertigate. If I could do a couple days without mixing nutes or hand watering, that would be great. I need a break and the plants may benefit. Seems the more one waters plants in coco the better the results.

Time for some hash. Until next time, Happy Growing!

Wednesday mini update

Roots at day 10


Thai basil is also rooted

Easy cloning and 100% success so far.

Grasshoppers have hatched

I've killed several in the last couple days. I've been lightly dusting with sulfur and DE every weekend and will dust again tonight. I haven't seen an aphid in weeks.

I'll be moving plants around tonight

Out of room. Once plants get about 2' tall they explode with growth. Looks like a few of the smaller ones need their last topping as well.

My new coco arrived yesterday

Haven't opened it yet as I still have a couple dozen qts of the old. It looks good and price wasn't too bad at $18.99 for 10 lbs.

Ground Pounder female continues to impress



GDP


Gopher

While the first 2 will be done and harvested mid July this one won't be ready until mid Aug.

Gotta run to the store so all for now. Happy Growing!

Wednesday mini update 2

Moved the 3 GDP out of my little greenhouse

I believe this is a girl.

Male?


Male?


Moved the Ground Pounders topped and trimmed


Citrol Sledgehammer

My only surviving May planting but I do have 5 more seeds I'll plant in a week for Christmas bud.

Ground Pounders 4 weeks into flower



Seeds planted Feb 25, 1 gal fiber pot of coco w/ MasterBlend nutes, greenhouse with supplemental LED lighting extending light period 16/8. Flipped May 15th. Another month. Time to pollinate a couple lower branches.

All for now. Happy Growing!

Friday Night Garden Walk

I use to do these weekly. It's been a while. I've got a beer and a roach burning

so let's take a walk up to the garden.

Worked all day so plants were fertigated at 7am and dried out.

Compost box tomatoes

This box is currently in use but a couple tomato seeds decided to grow. Okay, it's every year. I expected it.

Tomatoes

About 7 weeks old producing tomatoes. I have to build supports this weekend. Mainly Beefsteak but a few Rugerts and 8 unknown freebies. All in coco coir.

My nute mix station in the little greenhouse

The 3 bottles on the left with colored caps are concentrated MasterBlend nutes. Each gallon of concentrate will make 32 gallons of full strength nutrient a half cup at a time. All I seem to do anymore is mix nutes and fertigate plants. Wash, rinse, repeat. Groundhog Day, really.

Soil grow

I really don't know why I bother.

Kratky clones



Yeah, they're rooted. I don't think I've ever had a 100% clone rate before.

A few pics of my Ground Pounders



These will come down mid/late July.

The big greenhouse smells really nice

I love having the West side full again. Seems naked and alone without 8 plants.

Pretty sure a couple of those GDP's are male. As soon as I know for sure they'll come down and I'll reuse the coco and pot.

If ya grow outdoors take a garden walk one night a week. Happy Growing!

"Soil grow


I really don't know why I bother"

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Lookin good over there in plumber land!

I love how small are the pots and how huge are the plants!!!!