Mr GreenJeans First Cab Grow!

Sleepy · May 14, 2005

...Hey, MGJ...

if your gardening skills are half of your computer skills, you'll be in "high cotton" before long!! :smile:

keep it up, they look great!

Farmer John · May 14, 2005

I love the way they grow now my friend... :yes:

Mr GreenJeans · May 14, 2005

Hiya Sleepy :wave:

Thanks!!! My current career is computer / network stuff, sometimes comes in handy :biglaugh:

and when it doesn't get me in trouble my bonsai hobby has taught me a thing or two I can use too.

I hope I'm up to my ears in it by the time they're done!!!!!

C Ya Sleepy!

:wave:

Mr GreenJeans · May 14, 2005

Thanks goj - I had some help "from de odder wurld" :biglaugh:

Thanks for the suggestions! :friends:

gift of gab · May 15, 2005

Oh man they are really growing. I dig the gifs, very nice touch for sure. So trainwreck is a sativa?..is it pure or just sativa dom? Trainwreck is a hot commodity in my area, although Ive seen anything and everything called trainwreck here locally

Commercial growers will call their shit whatever name will get them the most $$$.

Mr GreenJeans · May 15, 2005

Hiya gog

Thanks for the sunday visit! :smile:

Thanks! I'm no expert on trainwreck - yet - but it is supposedly a mixed pheno leaning toward sativa. There are a couple of different clone phenos from what I've read, as well as JJs S1 beans. From looking at other pics here, I think this is the Arcata cut as I got it from a club here in Norcal, looks kinda like TK's girls.

Know whatcha mean about the commercial growers... I'm so happy to have a chance to grow my own, know what I'm smokin..... But that's still a couple of months away

Hooked up my light mover last night. I didn't do it at first as it really drops the light down and I have limited height in the cab. Since I had to drop the light anyway... Should get the girls to perk up even more in week 2 flower.

Later! :wave:

gift of gab · May 16, 2005

Im sure it will be some killer stuff. Just think in only a couple of months no more commercial buds

packn2puff · May 16, 2005

Lets see a shot of that mover, if you get a chance. :wave:

Guest · May 16, 2005

That would be cool as hell to animate the flowering of the plant. :canabis:

Mr GreenJeans · May 16, 2005

gog - amen!!!!! :yes:

Not much longer!!!

Hiya packn :wave:

I'll snap a shot tonight. It's not the Hydrofarms unit like wikidcalibudgirl got - chain driven and very close to the rail - this one puts the light mount on the motor, the motor runs on the track, and hanging from the motor is a horizontal bar to mount the light - it will be easier to see in a pic... Does the job though! Pics tonight!

Skunky Demon - welcome :wave:

Thanks! Animated gifs are cool, but to document a whole grow - the gif would get pretty huge.

But a couple of 'em showing flower development would be trés cool...

Did a little trimming yesterday - just the lower couple inches of the plant - ala pistilwhipped - the tiny stuff that won't see much light. It was getting mad crowded down there! Anything that could be pushed to the canopy was saved. And - I don't think I'm seeing things - the first evidence of some hairs!!! :yummy:

Ok - so more tonight - until then - have a great day! :friends:

Farmer John · May 16, 2005

By more you must mean pics

cant wait my friend... :yes:

Mr GreenJeans · May 16, 2005

Nute question - 1120 too hot?

Nute question - 1120 too hot?

goj - yup - I meant pictures... :biglaugh:

Now a quick question. I have to water the 2 biggest tonight or tomorrow night. I mixed up a tub of nutrients - 1/2 str seaweed, 1/2 str CalMagPlus, 1/2 str earth juice bloom, 1/2 str protek, 1/2 str micro blast, full str Liquid Karma. Mixed pH was expectedly low 3.2, put ppm is 1120. Am I right in thinking this is going to be too high, I was thinking more along the lines of 750. I put 2 bubblers in it to aerate and mix until I use it.

So should I dilute this to get down to 750 or so?

Thanks in advance!

gift of gab · May 16, 2005

I would definately take it down to 750 like you were thinking, though its really strain dependant. I don't think my matanuska could handle 750ppms a week into 12/12, but she doesn't like to eat much in veg.

Mr GreenJeans · May 16, 2005

Thanks gog - from what I've read TW doesn't like a lot of nutes either, so I gotta give them less strong fast food

. Now whether to dilute it or just re-mix with much less.

packn2puff · May 17, 2005

I'd just dilute it a little..If they haven't had a lot to eat previously...if the soil is already hot, dilute it a little more, especially if they aren't deficient right now. Some say the smoke is better in the long run(maybe not yield) if nutes are keep just above minimum. Food for thought. :wave:

Mr GreenJeans · May 17, 2005

Hiya packn :wave:

Thanks for your input - I actually just finished the water and shooting some pics :chin:

. Given that TW is known to be a light feeder, I took a very conservative approach. I diluted it down to 450ppm, then added Hygrozyme, pHed to 6.3. Only TW1 and 3 needed water - the others maybe in a day or two, they took a slow gal each to start getting runoff. Pre water soil tests 6.7 still, runoff 6.5. If I underestimate the nutes it's easy enough to fix - they're growing so well now I'd hate to burn and stunt them...

Here's a picture of the light mover and the girls sunning - sorry about the image scale, I only have a few feet of room to take pics

The rail it's on is 3.5' long.

I've noticed a difference already, gotta love that! I did another run of animated gifs, but soon the girls will be tall enough that I won't be able to get a good top shot and will put up straight shots. Height range from soil level is 9-13", the light is 9" above the tallest branches. Still pinching every day or two. Pruned the itsy bitsy stuff way down low in the crotch of lower branches - could see those will yield poorly, and air exchange above the soil layer is a good thing - at least that was my thinking. You can see that TW2 has lots of supports - using bonsai wire - it's branches were spreading way out, so I corraled them up a bit.

So far so good - Day 9 flower and all is well. It's a week tomorrow since I re-transplanted the 3 gal girls - and though they remain a bit smaller than the 5 gal plants, they are growing well daily too. Here they are in order TW1-3 in 5 gal pots and 4-6 in 3 gal pots.

Thanks for looking! :friends:

gift of gab · May 17, 2005

man you have a super low canopy, I wonder where they will finish at. Those things are gonna be bud down to the soil.

Nice work GreenJeans

Mr GreenJeans · May 17, 2005

gog

Thanks! Hadn't thought about it that way

. I started LST when they were around 6" tall - that and hurd snapping. Guess it works! :biglaugh:

Seriously I am very pleased with my first attempt at LST! :whip:

I don't know how much stretch they'll do - 3x would be perfect with the light mover. But with 6-10 cola's per plant they should yield ok even if a bit shorter - I hope

gift of gab · May 17, 2005

You should have plenty of bud after this grow

Farmer John · May 17, 2005

They are flowering!!!!!!!! :friends: Whoopeeeeeee!!!!! :smile:

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