BeAn's grow diary. 2006!

[BeAn]

Shalom Neil, hows it growin'?

Thanks for dropping in, you know where everythings at...help yo'self...:friends:

 

[BeAn]

Dont push..

Dont push..

Stolen from an African land,
and chased out with a knife.
With a face like Bob Marley,
and a mouth like a motor bike
Oh well the bars are always open,
and the time is always right.
And if God's good word goes unspoken,
the music goes all night

And it goes...
If i was Bob Marley I said could you be loved
If I was half pint I'd ball lord up above
If I was Mike Tyson I'd look for a fight
If I was a Boomtown Rat I would be stayin up all night
IF I was the king Ad-Rock i would get stupid dumb
If rhymes were valiums I'd be comfortably numb

If I had a shotgun, know what I'd do,
I'd point it straight up at the sky,
and shoot heaven on down for you.
Because the bars are always open,
and the time is always right.
And if God's good word goes unspoken,
the music goes all night.
And it goes:

I want a lover, I can't find the time.
I want a reason, I can't find the rhyme.
I want to start some static, but I can't afford,
to hit the ground like I fell off my skateboard, hey.
Now a days as clear as you please,
get strapped with protection or strapped with disease.
Laughter, it's free, any time just, call me.
438-4836 'cuz your down with Sublime you get
funky fresh lyrics, you get nuff lyrics.
Stolen from an african land,
I was chased out of the bar.
And Ice is my best friend tonite
so don't push me too far.

I gonna run come down with the new lyrics,
get hit, get hip, don't slip you knuckle heads.
Racism is scism on a serious tip.
You don't believe me I go and bust your lip. Hey.
I hear the mountain, it hard to climb.
Rougher the rhythm, then it must be Sublime.
Listen Bud Gaugh yea he's right on time. Come listen Eric Wilson drop the funky bassline.
Base........Mmmmm.........Come in Bud.
Lord have his grilled cheese.

This the kinda rhythm make you wanna explode.
Not like doin' coke and shooting, not like taking a load.
Because I'm one stylee, stand rough and rugged.
I keep my body strong, clean and ....

People wanna come up and they want tell me smokin crack cocaine better than sensi, i n i bust ya lip, me sick of it....tweekin every weekend..we can nah handle it..

Cos it simple, me don wan nah plastic...bo!

 

[BeAn]

Focus on the males...

Focus on the males...

....so i went out into the tent about ten minutes ago, had a look around...and noticed that there is actualy way more girls than id first expected, atleast 4 more lol...all four of the FM have now shown as girls, only 1 3D and 2 A11's(both with alternating nodes..) are showing thier balls so far...now i know there is no such thing as too many females, but...only 6 girls can be flowered in the cab, because im not gonna was electricity on popcorn like the last run with FL & LS.

So its time to make a plan(and stick to it...):

All four of the FM's will go in, a 3D and an A11...then the rest will follow, out of the FM's i think i have 1 Connie, and 3 Astro's...but we'll never know for sure untill halfway through flower...the LR#2 will be germed this week, and clones will be taken tommorow probably. I went to the growshop today for some Alg-a-mic and some root-riot cubes, got the cubes but no seaweed...lol...i dont mind goin back, im like a kid in a toyshop lol...never leaving empty handed..


^^3D male..


^^A11 males....

Be safe..

 

[BeAn]

Sexes so far...

Male: 3D#4 A11#2 A11#6
Female: A11#5 A11#3 FM#1 FM#2 FM#3 FM#4 3D#1 3D#3 3D#5

Even if only males show from the remaining A11's, 9/15 isnt a bad ratio..id guess this was the chicken poo in the soil, last season only Blood and bone meal was used...therefore the soil was higher in P or K, not N like it is this time and the Sourbubbles and BOG medley gave me all males.

The plan is to keep atleast one of the 3D males around, and to let the all A11 males pollinate the females i choose...making A11 F3's and whatever x A11, then ill continue to inbreed the A11..so in the future we'll have somthing stable to outcross with, making poly-hybrids of the poly-hybrids is cool...but i think ill learn more about genes if i take this short-cut to an IBL.

Also, a buddy nearby has set up a cab with a HPS...and we have twice as many females as we can grow at once, so if he agrees(who could say no to a bunch of free clones) the remaining pheno's could be grown out by him...solving our problem with space, and with him bieng nearby i can take pics...rub stems...ETC..ETC.

Till next time!

 

[A.N.Other]

ahlan wa sahlan, salam alekum bean. glad you enjoyed your trip. looks like a lot of fun. it's a wonderful country and the right people (except the mldly annoying kids at the airport "baksheesh, baksheesh, i carry your bags meester! baksheesh baksheesh") are very cool! the desert despite it's barren face has as moody and often rather intricate beauty. there are some startling rock faces not to mention the man made architectural oddities! i loved my too short time there.

garden looks sweet, this slightly unseasonal nice weather has been wicked and has obviously been great for your garden!

that a11 male has exactly the same alternating and slight zig zagging of the stems as my currently mothered a11 girl, i read a long time back this was one of the traits of the genius pheno but i have seen this in a lot of cultivars so i don't think it can be definitive. similar leaf pattern too but from what i have seen documented on the web a11 is fairly consistant in it's leaf patterns. i really like the a11, really great smoke and all too often the first i reach for for its great tropical fruits aroma and light, social, up head buzz. from the sounds of your exotic smelling 3D i reckon your a11 stud would create sweet lilt progeny if it spent a lustful night of passion with the freaky three limbed lady (don't see that even in the amdam rld!).

great update.

 

[BeAn]

LOL...

Glad you agree about the beauty of the sands...that was the best part of my holiday, out in the desert..(didnt care to much fr the camel ride though..)





Yeah dude, A11 sounds like a potential favourite...i cant wait to taste the tokage, the stems have a fruity smell when rubbed....and if thats anything to go by, im in for a treat. The alternating nodes is a trait shared by a lot of the cultivars we've seen, but like you say...with the A11 its a sign of Genius, also a stocky stature with a short flower time under 55days. Although a Genius pheno sounds great, a pheno that shares traits from both parents would be more desoreable(and accessable). We shall see, to keep the variety in there id like to use many males to make F3's of the Apollo...so selection isnt important yet.

If things go to plan then a 3D x A11 cross will be made, i can imagine amongst all the variation...some real diva's could show through...(Genius X P-75) X (NL#5 X Pluton X Purple Haze X Lambsbread) X (Romulan X Cindy99) x (Genius x C99)...try saying that with a few beers inside ya lol.

Thanks for the kind words, or shok'ran sadiki..lol..you know where the gear is at so just help yourself to everything like everyone else...

 

[BeAn]

Took a load of clones from the girls today, 24 to be exact...never taken that many before lol..(to save typing up the list i took a pic...lazy me..).
As soon as these root ill take the second lot of clones, with a lot more taken from the Lifesaver so i can pass her round to the peeps i promised...also the males from the A11's & 3D's.
Ran out of white tag things, so i had to make my own...i took a while but its extremly effective lol.



Things are moving on....

 

[Guest]

Amazing pic's/country! I haven't ever been out that way but its defiently on the list.
I think i may have to make some tags like that, that way wouldn't have to write on the pots each transplant. The blockhead and mountain high mix are already completely mixed up due to an accident when germing
Best of luck with the clones

 

[BeAn]

Haha, no way man...thats a serious bummer..you could probably tell between the BH's and the MM pheno's later on, but still a bummer no less.

You should deffinatly go to Egypt, its a fantastic place(from what i saw) next time i go id like to see Cairo...i got invited to stay a a dudes farm, that would be better. The tourist'y resort bits are ok, but its artificial...Sharm el sheik is like Blackpool lol. (kinda... lol)

Oh yeah, and the San Pedro's out there are bigger than me lol....you could get a whole concert tripping off of a few of those baby's lol.. 2 brain...

Thanks for the words of encouragement my friend..


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For my own reference, as i threw away the paper lol...

 

[BeAn]

Got bored, so took a few pics...

^^The Lifesaver...



^^The garden..


^^Another shot of the clones, without the lid on..



^^Flowers.......


^^The next pips to hit the dirt...

Be cool..

 

[TML16]

I like when you get bored :smile:
Great Pics!

Sounds, and looks like a fun vacation That's awesome. Glad you had fun and returned safe

Theres alot goin on in this thread...I'm gonna hafta skip back a few pages and catch back up

 

[BeAn]

Thanks man, i love my camera...can you tell. lol.

Take a seat, skin a few...the buds are in the jars, and theres filters in the top drawer if ya feel like goin dutch.. Help yourself.

Be safe, and may Jah bless..

 

[mossy]

He he BeAn..I nipped in last night after we dropped my son off at the airport..but I didn't have time to read it all..had to wait 'til this morning...

The girls are looking absolutely delish..

Looks like they didn't miss you at all...
It is a hell of a blessing to get home and find them still smiling at you...you would not believe how many I have seen ruined when people are away.

DO IBL one lot..it is so rewarding..picking your genetics to bits..is fascinating.

We are supposed to get good weather today..so I am spending all afternoon with the girls on the patio..recovering my strength..
5 days eating drinking and laughing with my son has worn us both out..

 

[BeAn]

Glad you and Mossy JR had a blinder of a time, father-son quality time is the best. :friends:

The leaves on a few of the A11 are so shiny, im damn proud lol...this is probably the most healthy grow weve had to date...good job its a team effort, or else i would have come back to some droopy plants lol.
Definatly worth takin to and IBL, i can use the stable A11's for some mean crosses...and have variation that could be worked with, poly-hybrids arent the way to go.

Talkin of IBL's..Gonna sprout some Mexican to look for a good female, and hit her along with everything else later in the season...gona be a wild ride. (Thanks goes out to the boys of the LGA fo' thier generosity..)

Get your strength back home-boy, smoke a few and give praise to Jah for me lol. Be safe..

New toys..

Went to the growshop, for the second time this week...lol..


Gonna hit the clones up with the fungi, and spray down the greenhouse crew with some potion i got...apparently the mites cant become immune to it either, ive heard good things.

 

[mossy]

BeAn..invest in a can of Jeyes fluid..disinfectant..anti-fungal..soil sterelant..everything..I am just old enough to remember What Jeyes fluid does.
Wipe your shiney ones over with a cotton pad dipped in milk..then you will SEE them shine..
and Bless who ever looked after your girls for you, when you were on hols.

I am dead excited for you..you are going to have a hell of a season..

I just think that it would be more all encompassing if you had a 70 cm indy
girl that smelled of Ribena somewhere in it.
Like this one..

 

[BeAn]

Haha, thanks man...its hotting up, the cab has had a re-vamp...C.filter..new floor made out of pond liner(to fit 6 x 6.5L pots in..) just running it on test as i type.

No Ribena here, in a bottle yeah..but no Blackcurrant Ganja...your lucky man..lol. Rub them with milk you say, lol....stinky...ill look out for that Jeyes fluid, never heard of it...but everyone else in the house has lol.

Keep it green marra, be safe.

 

[mossy]

BeAn..jeyes fluid..it's an age thing..you aren't old enough to remember it.. Ace stuff though..Wilkinsons used to stock it..

Look at this for reasons to love digital cameras.
I only saw the beastie when I cropped the photo. I was looking for seed.
(I have a nasty feeling I will look it up and it will be a ladybird grub..but at this stage in the grow..anything I don't recognise is dead.)

Those trics are MINE..and I am not sharing with any munchers...

Did you manage to get anything special for the weekend Marra....

 

[Guest]

Hey Bean Clove finally made it over the pond to your place!!!!!and I must say I'm very impressed Your plants and crosses look

Watch out Garlic's here to stay
GCG

 

[mossy]

BeAn..I take it your relative returned and you are rocking..

Have a good weekend Marra..

 

[BeAn]

Mossy, thats an awesome pic lol...kill the wee beastie before he munches all yo' THC, ive encountered them before dude.....remember, it ate all the JammyDodgers once.

Garlic, my bruda...glad to see ya here...take a look around, make yo'self at home...the Ganja is on the table, and the RooR is full of snow...enjoy your stay..lol.
Thanks for the kind words, although im not growing any of my own crosses yet..(havent sprouted any FL x LS pips yet..)..i will be soon, these are all potential P1's. Ive said it many a time, this grow has me stoked..

Smoke, direct from the dam...

^^The first smoke since Egypt, was a haze cocktail joint...toked this, tweeked out proper...mixed the different varieties together in a bifta and kinda had an intro-spective trip when i went to bed, 3 and 1/2 hours later i miss my alarms...wake up at 5:30am, late by nearly two hours, and rushed to go to work, still kinda tweeky...shakin' down the motorway...LOL...i havent had weed like this for ages. This is what i wanted from the Floater's, but they just werent Sativa enough...


^^Sativa skuff, dont know where from...but it damn good lol.


^^SSH in the big bag, Mako Haze in the little'r one...

Also, this plant is the most healthy...showing not even a PH discolouration, and big shiny leaves. I think we can safely warrant a guess to this girl bieng Connie...agreed?? With Apollo13 also bieng a dominant mother(acording to Sub) and this individual is showing Indica traits all round, i believe she leans towards the Hashplant side of the mix.

^^FM(#1), on a par with Sourbubble in Indica'ness(I:e. Ease of growth, although its not yet known if she roots like a SB..time will tell.)...more than likely a keeper, everyones gotta have atleast on indy dom in thier stash.

Be safe, Jah bless and hope all of you's are enjoying your weekends..