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Mr. Sparkle
looking KillER Brothercant really tell how big they are.. micro monsters... 43.2 grams dry ??
Probably not far off, i figure i should get at least 10g+ from each plant, how much more i dont know as i have been running the smaller pots for quite some time, but once they are chopped and dry then we will know
Tbonegrower
Member
I am with PM. Easily 10+g a plant. Those are super nice lookin. I may add a few dark devil seeds to my next order.
Aww hell yes man. These look fine!
wow! They do look killer bad ass. really liking the color of the flowers. great job done here!
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Mr. Sparkle
What are the rules of the guessing comp ? Closest without going over ?
Now only because of that third plant looking a bit light, I'll guess on the lighter side
38.9g
So when the weight is over it's
no rules just a friendly guess, and that third plant is deceiving it has a lot more to it than you think, just the way it was trained and finished out
as for the last statement, yeah pretty much lol.
Actually tried some previously grown Dark Devil shatter i made in that new concentrate vap this morning, measured it all out to be comparable extraction % vs bud wise to what i normally consume, and yeah works VERY well, bit surprised actually.
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Mr. Sparkle
Weekly update:
Bogan: Things are finishing up, a day or two more for the dark devils, one seedling is looking good, and nothing much else to say.
Ashla: thinned out the C99xDarkDevil crosses, they should of been given a higher feed over the last two weeks, thus causing a bit more growth and being a little greener, but i reduced it for the plants that were finishing up in this case, but were also just letting things run out a bit here before ill start something new, the one bahia blackhead still needs time but its still packing on.
Bogan: Things are finishing up, a day or two more for the dark devils, one seedling is looking good, and nothing much else to say.
Ashla: thinned out the C99xDarkDevil crosses, they should of been given a higher feed over the last two weeks, thus causing a bit more growth and being a little greener, but i reduced it for the plants that were finishing up in this case, but were also just letting things run out a bit here before ill start something new, the one bahia blackhead still needs time but its still packing on.
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Mr. Sparkle
they range, but for me they have typically been in the middle range, in that top buds are dense, not like some 100% indica strains i've done where they are rocks, but are definitely solid and lowers get a little fluffy depending on how much light they receive.
As far as effect and strength, i enjoy it its pretty level headed for me, introspective but functional, happy, and relaxing, and the strength is no different than non autos.
Like i've tried a few different autos, some freebies, some from other companies like dutch passion but not enough to say i'm "well traveled" by any means, but autos have definitely caught up to photoperiods thats for sure, now these Dark Devils surprised me in that they have been good in pretty much every category, flavor, smell, strength, effect, its all good, and they finish in 8-8.5weeks from seed, it kinda lit up the sign saying "they're definitely on to something here with these autos"
The only downside and we all know this, is you can't keep clones, and it forces us to make our own seeds, which fortunately i enjoy, or you just have to keep buying especially when there is very limited non feminized autoflowers out there.
They are definitely worth the $30 or so for 4 seeds, ill be trying some of their Ice Cool's and Cream Mandarine's probably next, as i was fortunate enough to win a contest where i got some free seeds.
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Mr. Sparkle
Lol yeah you can say that, more folding than super cropping i just call it "Z" ing, ill grab some photos when they come down in the next day or two and show them with and without bands.
Tbonegrower
Member
It was this that proved to me I could actually tie a plant in a knot and it would be fine. Your methods of torture and height control have shown me that these plants can really take a bit of stem abuse and be FINE.
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Mr. Sparkle
They definitely can, and even if you go too far they still bounce back in whatever way they can too make as much bud as possible, does it hinder your yield sure it can, can it also be a site of possible infection if you break through the outer layer to the pith center, sure again but only if you have an environment that can spawn those issue, aka decaying vegetation and very humid environments.
But sometimes you have no choice and need to keep things under control, so you do things like this @goat, on this and the other plant by doing so i was able to take 3-4" of height out to keep things under the lights.
Tbonegrower
Member
Good post Mr. S!
I am pulling down more than 1.5 Oz a month in a perpetual in under 28" of height.
I am pulling down more than 1.5 Oz a month in a perpetual in under 28" of height.
Are those ties or rubber bands? Must have been tough getting the last/ tightest loop over the tops. Or did you leave them doubled or tightened before the tops filled in?
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Mr. Sparkle
rubber bands so they stretch with plant growth and no they are actually quite easy, i don't put them over the top anymore too much hassle, the way i do it i can remove them mid flower if i wanted or adjust them if needed, just a trick to doing so.
What i do is take the loop feed it around the section i want tied down, then feed one end back through the other end of the loop and cinch it down tight enough that things stay put, then i take the loose left over end of the loop and wrap the excess end around a couple times till the excess is taken up then slip the end of the loop that you been wrapping around and put that over one of the folds of the stem, this prevents it from unraveling and keeps a bit of tension on everything.
To remove it you just slide that end of the loop off one of the fold elbows and it unravels, for example if you look at the very bottom left hand side rubber band, the lowest part to the left is the end of the loop that has been put over the lowest knuckle, to remove it all i do is slide that section straight down off the knuckle and it will unravel. This way flowers above or below are not even touched.
Its kinda hard to imagine how to do it without a video or giving it a try but it works very well and is quite quick.
In my other box the c99xdarkdevils are tied down a bit different, more just a standard LST, in that they use a cinch loop with a rubber band on the stem but then are tie down with a pin through the side wall of the pot, again easy to remove or adjust if needed, but no fold of the stem or anything, i just do that when i need to, otherwise if i could avoid and training or manipulation i would.
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Mr. Sparkle
Weekly update:
Nothing much happening, need to pick out some seed to grow.
Bogan: We have two Auto Ice Cools that just popped out of the soil yesterday, one random seed, thats possible a c99xdarkdevil thats lagging because its been on water only for the last week or two, due to me cutting feed for the DarkDevils that were finishing up, but its being used as a root test, and im not expecting ill run it to harvest, but just enough to get a good root growth to dissect, and inspect for the new pots. Also the lemon Kush is starting to reveg with some new leafs.
Ashla: The C99xDarkdevils are just starting to put out resin and will be really budding out shortly, they are abit underfed and have been for awhile just cause i was running i lower feed rate for the plants that were finishing up in this box, but just brought back the feed rate the other day along side Bogan. Also the last Bahia Blackhead is finishing up still, should be done sometime this coming week, bit longer than the others but i think this one is the one that got a latter start.
Ashla is also starting to have code lockups, i suspect the cheap knockoff arduino is starting to fail, or im having a weird voltage/current drop that's causing the arduino to lock up during events. So i might be replacing it shortly.
Yield of the Dark Devils: Took a weigh of what i had of the last harvest as they are now right in the cure range as far as RH% goes, but we got 56.4g off the 4 plants, so 14g a plant at just shy of 2oz total which isn't that bad at around 0.87g/watt, and to note i could of fit another plant in there, so we will have to try again with a full box next time.
Now i just need to figure out what seeds to run next, but i don't know what ?
I have some Cream Mandarin autos, that i should run at least one of to test, and some more Ice Cools from Sweet Seeds, but the remaining if they turn out well ill make some seeds from them, but should at least test both first.
Or i'll get some more Dark Devils started as i have a lot of seeds of them now, and the odd cross plant that produced the odd seed, such as the C99xDarkDevils, or some ThinkDifferent x DarkDevils, and BlueberryxDarkDevils that a couple seeds were made of.
Ashla ill probably let finish out or close to finishing out then run some KC Brains packs that i have through her. But other than that i might just do a purchase of some more autos, havent quite decided yet.
Nothing much happening, need to pick out some seed to grow.
Bogan: We have two Auto Ice Cools that just popped out of the soil yesterday, one random seed, thats possible a c99xdarkdevil thats lagging because its been on water only for the last week or two, due to me cutting feed for the DarkDevils that were finishing up, but its being used as a root test, and im not expecting ill run it to harvest, but just enough to get a good root growth to dissect, and inspect for the new pots. Also the lemon Kush is starting to reveg with some new leafs.
Ashla: The C99xDarkdevils are just starting to put out resin and will be really budding out shortly, they are abit underfed and have been for awhile just cause i was running i lower feed rate for the plants that were finishing up in this box, but just brought back the feed rate the other day along side Bogan. Also the last Bahia Blackhead is finishing up still, should be done sometime this coming week, bit longer than the others but i think this one is the one that got a latter start.
Ashla is also starting to have code lockups, i suspect the cheap knockoff arduino is starting to fail, or im having a weird voltage/current drop that's causing the arduino to lock up during events. So i might be replacing it shortly.
Yield of the Dark Devils: Took a weigh of what i had of the last harvest as they are now right in the cure range as far as RH% goes, but we got 56.4g off the 4 plants, so 14g a plant at just shy of 2oz total which isn't that bad at around 0.87g/watt, and to note i could of fit another plant in there, so we will have to try again with a full box next time.
Now i just need to figure out what seeds to run next, but i don't know what ?
I have some Cream Mandarin autos, that i should run at least one of to test, and some more Ice Cools from Sweet Seeds, but the remaining if they turn out well ill make some seeds from them, but should at least test both first.
Or i'll get some more Dark Devils started as i have a lot of seeds of them now, and the odd cross plant that produced the odd seed, such as the C99xDarkDevils, or some ThinkDifferent x DarkDevils, and BlueberryxDarkDevils that a couple seeds were made of.
Ashla ill probably let finish out or close to finishing out then run some KC Brains packs that i have through her. But other than that i might just do a purchase of some more autos, havent quite decided yet.
have you tried the watchdog timer routines or the hardware reset line ?
I've been playing around with a ESP8266 on a NodeMCU (0.9)
Not sure if you're after a wifi based solution, but you could implement a watchdog pulse from the arduino to another unit (arduino with esp8266 or all-in-one like the nodemcu) that can send a tweet to a random account to signal a problem.
Think of it as a type of "canary in a mine gas alarm" setup
if the runtime stops or fails on the arduuino the next unit times ourt and sends a tweet
The NodeMCU's are around $5-$8 and are programmed with the arduino IDE
Forgot to add there is a number of gardening projects around the esp8266 too
This one caught my eye a while back, although it uses a beaglebone not a Pi or Arduino.
The concepts might be of interest to you though
https://hackaday.io/project/2964-hydropwnics
This one caught my eye a while back, although it uses a beaglebone not a Pi or Arduino.
The concepts might be of interest to you though
https://hackaday.io/project/2964-hydropwnics
