2Water's Two Tents of Cannabis

[BearWater]

Bro, I appreciate it, but quit gassing me up... nowhere near a seasoned vet, but getting better I might have say you're my muse and blame you when I'm uploading videos all the time!

Well your work is proving otherwise man! ; ) I’ll take all the blame! Hahahah

 

[2Water]

Well your work is proving otherwise man! ; ) I’ll take all the blame! Hahahah

It is a passion for me, but has been long road of learning and researching. I'm definitely feeling more confident in my abilities, but nowhere near some of the vets on here! I just enjoy growing (almost as much as I enjoy smoking), and this community!

 

[HappyHarvester88]

close ups are the best!

 

[BearWater]

It is a passion for me, but has been long road of learning and researching. I'm definitely feeling more confident in my abilities, but nowhere near some of the vets on here! I just enjoy growing (almost as much as I enjoy smoking), and this community!

I hear you : ) there are Masters growers here absolutely! : )

oh man I love smoking! Growing it was the cherry on top to my love for cannabis!

 

[2Water]

I hear you : ) there are Masters growers here absolutely! : )

oh man I love smoking! Growing it was the cherry on top to my love for cannabis!

I got tired of paying other people for junk weed, lol! Best investment in my life so far

 

[2Water]

Chop day!!!! 9 weeks of flower, and my favorite 2 are ready to go. Probably could have let the other 3 go a few more days, but got to get things ready for the 1gal grow challenge!

At the behest of @BearWater , I tried to make a quick video, but of course i tried my amateur wannabe skills for my 2 favorites...

That's it for the Trainwreck/Northern Lites #5 from Agseedco, I'll give a full smoke report after a dry and cure. Til next time, be water my friends!

 

[BearWater]

Chop day!!!! 9 weeks of flower, and my favorite 2 are ready to go. Probably could have let the other 3 go a few more days, but got to get things ready for the 1gal grow challenge!

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That's it for the Trainwreck/Northern Lites #5 from Agseedco, I'll give a full smoke report after a dry and cure. Til next time, be water my friends!

WOW! that first lady with her NUGS!! The second has an awesome purple hue to it! two gallon pots! i just got my three gallon pots : )

Thanks for the video!

 

[2Water]

WOW! that first lady with her NUGS!! The second has an awesome purple hue to it! two gallon pots! i just got my three gallon pots : )

Thanks for the video!

Appreciate it, I'm heavily leaning to the sativa lady with the rocket ship colas but the other has an awesome candied spiced lime peel thing going on.... we'll see, lol. 7 day dry and then a cure before I make my final decision.

 

[2Water]

Sorry guys, life keeps pulling me away from the boards. Some initial smoke tests have helped decide our future growing plans. There really isn't a true winner, but #4 def is more tw in the high and #14 more NL5. Old school finger tingles but has a triscuits taste going on initially. It is becoming almost like a medicinal guava during the cure, but both are interesting and soft smelling.

 

[2Water]

Finally got some sprouts up, invested in a seedling mat for the upcoming season change, think it will be worth the investment. I learned you have to give your seeds some time before they will germinate successfully. I'm a couple weeks behind where I would want to be, but I've been lazy on re-amending my soil so it all worked out.

As far as reamending goes, as I've mentioned I use recycled organic soil. I had to use some soil for other projects and plants, so I went with a bag of Espoma potting mix, biochar, EWC, 2 cups of Down To Earth Bio-Live, 2 cup Bio-Fish, 2 cups of Azomite and 4 cups of Down To Earths Starter of 3-3-3 mix. All told, I have roughly 35gallons of soil split into two tubs so I have room to mix them. I'll keep mixing every couple days to aerate the soil and try to blend everything together better. Once the "fishy" smell goes and the sweet soil smell takes over, it's ready to use.

This has given me a water only soil, but smaller pots are a headache. I would definitely say 5 gal minimum to if you like smooth sailing. I really need to get thr soil tested, if my hypothesis is correct, I might be able to simplify my mix more, but for now I am happy. I put a little more nutrients this time than usual, but I was trying to "charge" the pores in the charcoal so to speak.

that's all for now, until next time... be water my friends

 

[2Water]

So, Down To Earth just released a new blend called Palm Tree, thinking I'm going to switch to that and the 333 starter mix with Azomite for my nutrient regimen. I'm really like the NPK ratios for organic soil and also the micros such as Cal, Mag, and Sulfur.

I've been doing tons of reading the last couple weeks on the NPK requirements when growing in organic soil. From what I have gathered, a ratio of 1.4 - 1 - 2 is the ration you need to account for all stages of life. The combination of the 333 starter mix and the Palm Tree mix should get me about there. I'm going to order some for the next time a reamend

 

[2Water]

Just got done mixing up my soil. My seedlings are still running .7kpa, I will bumping up to .8kpa tomorrow now all have thier fingered leaves growing.

Right now, this plant is catching my eye because it is the most NLD type. Seeing some curls, could be seedlings sorting themselves out or a result from being a MAC1 cross (known for mutations).

Now for the wait til sex. I'll be going from solo to 1gal for sexing and then to 5gal for flowering.

If I can get my lovely assistant to take some videos for me, I'll post some training videos.

 

[2Water]

See a lot of people with questions about "water only" living organic soils..... just saying, it's what I've been running this whole time

 

[Tumbleweed375]

Nice looking plants, 2water! I like the water only mantra. if I could work out a "Ruth Stout" cannabis garden and not even water then I'd be set.

 

[2Water]

Nice looking plants, 2water! I like the water only mantra. if I could work out a "Ruth Stout" cannabis garden and not even water then I'd be set.

Wouldn't that be something!

 

[2Water]

My goal, as I've mentioned before was to get a system down that is as "set it and forget it" as possible.

I hang my lights high so my plants can grow into them and I'm not measuring and adjusting height and intensity, blah, blah, blah....

I don't use domes, I start at .7kpa and work up through the life of the plant. I use the VPD setting on my controller (not because I'm a science nerd), but because I found that it maintained humidity better during lights on/off. Have I seen anecdotally how it has affected my plants.... yes, but like life this journey in individual.

I do use a little honey in my water, not to "sweeten" the flowering plant like nute companies try to market, but for 2 reasons: to feed the microbes and raise the brix level of the pants. Higher brix leads to healthier plants that are naturally more pest and disease resistant.

Speaking of pests..... I use Trifecta pest control for my IPM. Think of it more like taking immune boosters for plants

When I chop a plant I hold the used soil to use as starter soil for seedlings and cuts, then once i have sprouted what i want to run, reamend what's left. Then i mix it into the rest of the amended soil.

I do this all out of a 2 bedroom apartment. I use and RV filter to dechlorinate my water and a patio mister filter to take out the calcium in my humidifiers.

My main point of emphasis, learn to listen to your plants. Focus on keeping them healthy first over yield. Study, study, study, and when you think you know it all.... study and research some more.

Don't be afraid to walk your own path, but never be too proud to ask for help or admit when you don't know. There's a great community here on THCFARMER with people with tons of experience in every facet of growing. If someone offers advice that you feel isn't relevant, be courteous and respectful, but do you.

That's my unwarranted two cents, I'm not the best or most experienced grower, but I do alright in the style that I use. If I can be of any help, ask away.

 

[2Water]

Hope everyone is doing well and getting ready for turkey day! I appreciate all the people I've interacted here on the Farm and all the knowledge and love that is shared.

Like I said, depression and PTSD can be tough, but with the right cultivars you can use the lovely plant as medicine.... you'll probably even end up smoking less (oh the blasphemy!)

That's all I got, til next time.... be water my friends!

 

[BearWater]

Yeah man that shit seems to rear its ugly head in the most inopportune times! Hahaha! Really hoping you’re able to get that strain dialed for yourself and old lady! : )

 

[2Water]

Yeah man that shit seems to rear its ugly head in the most inopportune times! Hahaha! Really hoping you’re able to get that strain dialed for yourself and old lady! : )

Man, especially after the time change and the winter greys start setting in! I'm really excited to test what we got. Also really looking into some shorter flower "sativas" for something less heavy, with no crash and no ceiling. Most people have an impression that "sativas" have to be racy and paranoid inducing, but that is because they have been limited to commercial offerings that have literally breed the magic that a true equatorial narrow leaf drug type can be.

Like I mentioned before, the genetics that specifically work for me and my wife are thai, south american, with some afghan. Terpene profiles that work for us is terpinolene, myrcene, limonene, citronene, beta-pinene, and ocimeme (most cultivars with ocimeme are lung busters so we dont prefer it in high levels). High levels of Alpha-pinene trigger a hey fever response for us, but the beta-pinene with small amounts can lend to the mentholated or "ice cream" taste. So once we have found our keeper cut of Sundrops, I'll going to be crossing 2 ACE seeds offerings, '79 Oaxaca/Panama Goddess and thier New Caledonia.

The goal is to provide and euphoric mood booster that will give mental stimulation without paranoia and raciness. Certain mexican and African cultivars are too racy, and some asian and south american are too introspective. I am looking for social engaging, a blast of sunshine with no ceiling.

It has been alot of research, so now I'm done with the theoreticals and working on the "doing." Main goal is to help me and my wife, and to help people on thier own journey with cannabis. If our medicine clicks with others, and I hope it does, then it might encourage others to try and explore cannabis and thier own endocannabinoid system more

 

[BearWater]

Man, especially after the time change and the winter greys start setting in! I'm really excited to test what we got. Also really looking into some shorter flower "sativas" for something less heavy, with no crash and no ceiling. Most people have an impression that "sativas" have to be racy and paranoid inducing, but that is because they have been limited to commercial offerings that have literally breed the magic that a true equatorial narrow leaf drug type can be.

Like I mentioned before, the genetics that specifically work for me and my wife are thai, south american, with some afghan. Terpene profiles that work for us is terpinolene, myrcene, limonene, citronene, beta-pinene, and ocimeme (most cultivars with ocimeme are lung busters so we dont prefer it in high levels). High levels of Alpha-pinene trigger a hey fever response for us, but the beta-pinene with small amounts can lend to the mentholated or "ice cream" taste. So once we have found our keeper cut of Sundrops, I'll going to be crossing 2 ACE seeds offerings, '79 Oaxaca/Panama Goddess and thier New Caledonia.

The goal is to provide and euphoric mood booster that will give mental stimulation without paranoia and raciness. Certain mexican and African cultivars are too racy, and some asian and south american are too introspective. I am looking for social engaging, a blast of sunshine with no ceiling.

It has been alot of research, so now I'm done with the theoreticals and working on the "doing." Main goal is to help me and my wife, and to help people on thier own journey with cannabis. If our medicine clicks with others, and I hope it does, then it might encourage others to try and explore cannabis and thier own endocannabinoid system more

Well said man! That was a good read!

What you said about the floor and ceiling! Man I got some stuff a while back from the store and it’s instant rocket ship ride to planet high but within a hour or so im coming down. It seems thats the standard for dispo bread cannabis. I remember last year I treated myself to a “top shelf” 8th. Dude this stuff looked like fire! It smelled even better. The high made me want to crawl out of my skin, super weird! It was a Indica strain also.