My Cheap Ass Grow.

[MIMedGrower]

Ok, so would you think to use a ro/tap mix (not knowing tap contents) to 150? Or use some sort of calcium magnesium supplement on zero ppm ro water?

It doesn't make any sense to me to strip water only to need to add back stuff. But unless you grow in coco you would probably be ok with ro water and base nutes.

Either way I want to know what is in my water first. And I would mix it down with ro water if it was too hard water to 150 ppm or .3 ec before I would try something else.

And if your water is .5 ec or 250 ppm I would use it as is but maybe with hard water nutes or at least nutes with less or no calcium. Also plenty of runoff when watering will help wash out salt build up.

Some growers manage with harder water than that.

 

[MIMedGrower]

Then the next trick would be watering lol. Just trying to make sure we don't miss a solution. I hope I don't run into the same problem. if I do I will cut the drywall ceiling and put the lights between the rafters.

Just learn to supercrop or bend the plants and tie to stakes. You get more even better buds from the branching it causes anyway.

 

[MIMedGrower]

thank you for the input. hmm, not sure what i could use to prop them away from each other some.

also what were them wires called? they are made for training a plant? you mention it before but i forget now, old age sucks hah.

hope all is well my friend. im trying to do your plants justice.. thank you for letting me grow them.

i probably would of just walked away if i got the stargate ogs to pop from what iv been reading about ogs being picky?

hell im amazed im even here to be honest.. its nuts to think back only 3 months.. crazy what i let happen to me.. damn doctors.. sigh.
chris.

I use soft tie wire and bamboo stakes as needed.

 

[jipp]

I use soft tie wire and bamboo stakes as needed.

i do not have any bamboo sticks.. next time i get to go to town ill try to get some.

 

[tifosi]

thank you for the input. hmm, not sure what i could use to prop them away from each other some.

also what were them wires called? they are made for training a plant? you mention it before but i forget now, old age sucks hah.

hope all is well my friend. im trying to do your plants justice.. thank you for letting me grow them.

i probably would of just walked away if i got the stargate ogs to pop from what iv been reading about ogs being picky?

hell im amazed im even here to be honest.. its nuts to think back only 3 months.. crazy what i let happen to me.. damn doctors.. sigh.
chris.

I use this green stuff with a small wire in the middle $3 at the hydro store. If it's not hot it might not burn the tops up near the lights. OGs tend to be small plants and use a bit less water than other plants but not to pickey if you feed them right.The little small seedlings should be timed right to follow these.

 

[jipp]

I use this green stuff with a small wire in the middle $3 at the hydro store. If it's not hot it might not burn the tops up near the lights. OGs tend to be small plants and use a bit less water than other plants but not to pickey if you feed them right.The little small seedlings should be timed right to follow these.

if the stretch is over, i should be ok? i have about 12" maybe i can raise the light.

when you say uses less water do you mean you do not wet all of the soil? i know this sounds weird but i can achieve two watering in my cups..

first water hydrates the soil, then i can add some more and get some drops out of the bottom.

 

[jipp]

so i thought id try germinating a seed in a rapid rooter, and i forgot about it. yeah i know.. i have to many plants already. :( i did not think it would work.
i just tossed it in the hole and forgot about it. until i went to check on clones.. still nothing, i think the problem is due to heat.. so im trying to leave the heating pad on longer.. all possible clones have not started to wilted or show signs of being sick. so, maybe it will work.


im gonna go get high and watch the moon for a while.
see every one in the morning.
bowl up,
chris.

 

[tifosi]

I soak the plant the same amount just less often. I think you are ready to move right threw this next grow with some good results and should end up with plenty of smoke to last the 9 or 10 weeks until your second harvest.

 

[Broken]

Just learn to supercrop or bend the plants and tie to stakes. You get more even better buds from the branching it causes anyway.

You have not followed my grow but thanks for the help. This is my first grow and not understanding it all I let my plants get to big before thinking I would need to train for height will a 7'6 ceiling. But being new I did not know about the stretch. plus their mostly Sativa and 6 different strains. My thoughts were big plants means more weed with no thought about the light taking up room and the area between the light and plants.

By the time I decided I needed to flip I knew I needed to try to even the canopy out. I'm lucky they lived thru it. The stems were very hard and some broke over with splits. I defoliated the best I could but someone who Knows what they are doing could remove more and get me better yields. At this point I don't think anything would bend. I may have to do something about some tall Sativa colas to pull them out past the lights. I was told not to top the 2 indica because they grow slow but I wish I had topped the Blackberry OG the main cola is 8-0 inches taller than the rest. Maybe I will lucky and it will quit climbing.

Today I was given a small nug of Tangie from a Michigan med grower

 

[MIMedGrower]

You have not followed my grow but thanks for the help. This is my first grow and not understanding it all I let my plants get to big before thinking I would need to train for height will a 7'6 ceiling. But being new I did not know about the stretch. plus their mostly Sativa and 6 different strains. My thoughts were big plants means more weed with no thought about the light taking up room and the area between the light and plants.

By the time I decided I needed to flip I knew I needed to try to even the canopy out. I'm lucky they lived thru it. The stems were very hard and some broke over with splits. I defoliated the best I could but someone who Knows what they are doing could remove more and get me better yields. At this point I don't think anything would bend. I may have to do something about some tall Sativa colas to pull them out past the lights. I was told not to top the 2 indica because they grow slow but I wish I had topped the Blackberry OG the main cola is 8-0 inches taller than the rest. Maybe I will lucky and it will quit climbing.

Today I was given a small nug of Tangie from a Michigan med grower

Well now you know and can learn and practice the techniques. Sure sounds like you got the growing plants part down. They always reward us by taking all of the space up. Lol.

 

[jipp]

I soak the plant the same amount just less often. I think you are ready to move right threw this next grow with some good results and should end up with plenty of smoke to last the 9 or 10 weeks until your second harvest.

good morning, thank you for the help.
would be nice to have smoke, one less worry.
i look forward to my next run to hopefully train them better. less stress and shit. we will see what happens with this run.. lets hope no head aches come up.

im still not sure how im gonna spread the buds apart yet. hopefully, i can find something.
i thought about bamboo stakes; i do not think i have enough room in my tent for them.
no hydro stores here. just your average garden section in big box store.

:smoking:

chris.

 

[tifosi]

Lowes has those bamboo stakes 8 for $3 or you could just pinch around the stock and super crop them 12 inches from the light. I lolly popped mine to have 15 inches of bud and ended up with 3 inches of popcorn buds that had a nice frosting on them.
Fresh frozen worked out well for making bubble hash.Hot weather is not the best for making bubble so make sure your water is just about frozen before you start. I use those arizona ice tea 1 gallon jugs to cool my water in the freezer for a couple of hours.I picked up a revlon hair straitener but wasn't able to press any rosin from the buds but the bubble placed in a coffee filter returned a good amount of rosin.

 

[jipp]

Lowes has those bamboo stakes 8 for $3 or you could just pinch around the stock and super crop them 12 inches from the light. I lolly popped mine to have 15 inches of bud and ended up with 3 inches of popcorn buds that had a nice frosting on them.
Fresh frozen worked out well for making bubble hash.Hot weather is not the best for making bubble so make sure your water is just about frozen before you start. I use those arizona ice tea 1 gallon jugs to cool my water in the freezer for a couple of hours.I picked up a revlon hair straitener but wasn't able to press any rosin from the buds but the bubble placed in a coffee filter returned a good amount of rosin.

i was planing on try the hair straightener. it would be cheap.. sounds like hash will be the way to go; to make rosin from too. i also want to make some edibles. maybe it would help with pain on really bad days.. like today. laughs.

i was gonna use the dry ice method because of the heat.

i was thinking maybe no room for bamboo sticks.. it sounds like i do not have to have them at 45 degree angels to all the buds just give them a little bit of breathing room.

when i get to town maybe this weekend ill look to see what i can find. i think the wire method would be easier but it sounds like that is what you would need to find at a dedicated hydro store...

 

[jipp]

well i do not feel well. gonna go do something for a while be back later.. take care folks.

rock on.
chris.

 

[tifosi]

i was planing on try the hair straightener. it would be cheap.. sounds like hash will be the way to go; to make rosin from too. i also want to make some edibles. maybe it would help with pain on really bad days.. like today. laughs.

i was gonna use the dry ice method because of the heat.

i was thinking maybe no room for bamboo sticks.. it sounds like i do not have to have them at 45 degree angels to all the buds just give them a little bit of breathing room.

when i get to town maybe this weekend ill look to see what i can find. i think the wire method would be easier but it sounds like that is what you would need to find at a dedicated hydro store...

I could have just picked up the wrong hair straitner not sure. with the dry ice it sounds like you are making kief first and that would be easier to press. I use a five bag 5 gallon set of bubble bags,they seem to be a two man job to get all the hash out.Shaking the single bag with Dry ice would be easier for one person.

 

[Broken]

well i do not feel well. gonna go do something for a while be back later.. take care folks.

rock on.
chris.

I hope you get to feeling better brother. Good vibes sent your way.

 

[jipp]

lights on:

they did not reach for the lights last night so i think the stretch is over.

male?

speaking of males, mine is trying to show off to the girls in the big tent by flexing his guns. hah.
he is hopeless.

hope all is well.. being sober and locked up sucks.. i did not mind this boredom on pills but its killing me today with this pain..
bowl up,
chris.

 

[orbiter252]

That male is looking healthy, i like the training you did it
You gonna try and get some pollen?
It does look like you got another male there to me, which strain was that one?

 

[jipp]

That male is looking healthy, i like the training you did it
You gonna try and get some pollen?
It does look like you got another male there to me, which strain was that one?

they are all critical kush. yeah, i hope to get a clone off the old dude and make some kind of simple grow box out in the shop once im a bit better.

i mean you do not have to baby your males in flower like you do girls correct? '
also the shop is a/c so wont get to hot.
( thats a long ways away. right now i just need to get healthy.. )
but he has to pass triple digits, and see if he smells and frost up in flower. then i guess ill know if he is a good stud or just a poser putting up a show for the girls.

chris.

 

[jipp]

update:

feed 50/50 maxsea, and maxsea bloom. next they get water, then just maxsea bloom.

this weekend im told i can get some bamboo sticks.. if i would not of got rid of almost all of my archery stuff, i could of used my uncut arrow shafts.. and yah i have made a a couple of bamboo arrows, and a shit load of longbows laughs.. its odd having energy again, you do not want to stay cooped up.. i love to learn but lets face it you can only learn so much before go full retard.

:drunk:
looks at the phototropins and its silly blue light fetish, you fucked with my head most of today hah..

anyhow.

pictures:

lots of bud sights.. even tho they are not so big. i wanna grow fucking trees man!

since im in pain anyhow. i said fuck it, and went for the longest stroll yet with my walker.. which is not far, hah.. but hey i made it to the stop sign, go me. laughs.

i live to right angels to the people i meet.
rock on,
chris.