Screwdriver's Blueberry x NL grow

[screwdriver]

Well, I thought I would stop here and show off my stuff. Come in and join if you like. I am going to describe my setup here and keep this thread going as long as my cuttings survive.

The background of this seed: So I ordered from Kind seed the Blueberry x NL. It came all stealth just 10 seeds no other markings.
2 seeds cracked and thats it
3 I helped, of which, 1 I cut the tip
As above two were male, strongest kept for pollen (just wanted to try)
The female was hermie, but a nice one. It only showed balls occasionally as preflowers and never polenated the bud.
The next set I put down I got two real females. I gave the tall skinny leaf one away and kept the shorter.

So I'm at day 59 in flower, but we had days without power and I could have put stress on her. The hairs are all white and healthy, new bud growing and the trics are mainly clear with a small amount cloudy.







I'm still working on the color correction.

This one is from a cutting before I put her in flower. I'll do the same with taking two of the lower branches before I put her in flower.

 

[BennyBlanco]

lots of nice tops

 

[screwdriver]

Thanks Brother,
It seems everything thing is coming together. Probably luck.

Here she is in different lighting.



A close up trics.



And my light.



My cabinet is 18" square and 48" high.
150W HPS. Just got the bake a round tube, but haven't tested in summer.
Cabinet can get up to 100 F. My reflector is a peice of aluminum soffit.
The transformer and fans are above in the veg portion.
There is also a place for some CFL's. Look close at the bottom of canopy you can see a cfl. The two lowest branches I pollinated and wasn't getting light so I added it for that, but there is alot of popcorn downthere now.

 

[screwdriver]

Here is my veg area:
Theres the 70w MH with my home made reflector again. Also this area is about 18" square and about 36". The chamber temp is 90F in summer and alot lower other seasons.



My ventilation duct pulls air from the cool tube down below and a small opening pulls air from the veg chamber.



I can put carbon filter discs in duct to help with odor, but with only one there hasn't been a need to improve. Still thinking of ideas.



This is the only cutting of four that survived and it appears to be healthy. She is at day 36 of veg.

 

[screwdriver]

Harvested my girl at day 60 and here's my new girl in flower.
She been vegging for about 36 days. Yeild may not be as good, but not sure if it is even worth it. Quick dry a few samples and it just seems average.



Went ahead and took two cuttings and I'm trying to root them.



The first time I took cuttings (5 or so plants ago) All four rooted in 5 days. I said , "What's so hard ?" Well I tried a bunch of different ways and each one failed. Finally got one rooted and I still ask myself what's so hard. Why can't I figure out what I'm doing wrong? We'll try it again its just practice. I do all the clean tools, 45 degree under water stuff. I dip it in the rooting hormone and tried one in plain water and one in the peat pellet. Could use better stuff or use the stuff I have correctly and it should work.

 

[screwdriver]

Well things don't look so good for one of my gals. This is the first time that one has wilted usually the leafs just keep getting more yellow. I screwed up in a new way. I'll cover and hope for the best. My other one I have just left out in the open to fend for itself. I just mist a couple times a day with plain water. I don't think I give them the most ideal conditions, but still hopeful for a little root.

 

[guineapig]

cuttings need a humidity dome, imho.....and some trial and error, of course....

there are a few good cloning guides out there, both on the internet and in books.....

Hope your cloning goes better.....love your buds

guineapig

 

[sm0kateer4204]

excellent job. put the cuttings in a big zip lock baggy

 

[screwdriver]

Thanks for your replies.

I had them under a "ghetto dome" which was an icecream bucket. The plastic cupis what I'm using now and it goes over the wilted one. This morning it looks like it may have pickup, but I didn't lift the cup. The other just in water is how the only other cutting survived and is in flower now. Took 16 days to get a quarter inch root, left in the water for seven more days and nothing. Planted that cutting with a small root and in a week you could see a big difference.
I've read alot, I'm not putting my heart into it because of the strain and my laziness. I like to use a dixie cup with a plastic lunch bag and a rubberband. Pull on the rubberband and blow into bag to puff it up.

 

[screwdriver]

I thought if I lower her from the light it would promote a little streching. After a couple of days she just looked sad and droopy. So I moved her back up to the light and is looking better.
She only in day 9 of flower.


She came from the girl I'm with rihgt now
I think I may have prejudged the girl earlier. She just may be worth keeping for a little while longer.

So this is how I'm trying.
Day 9 cutting



The one on the right in the peat pellet had the plastic cup over and just out of the brightest light. I add just a little water in the bottom cup to keep moist not wet. Temps are 80F day of 20 hr and 75F night 4 hr. Looks green just no roots yet.

The one on the left is in water. Which is how it worked last time.
I did notice the stem turning puple in four days versus 9 days the last time.

18 days? Is that normal? They look like they are still alive...
So I add more water and figure I got 9 more days.

 

[screwdriver]

Its day 13 of flower.
In comparing the mother , , to Jr. : I think Jr has less bud sites, but they appear to be larger. The mother I topped and let grow upward. Then I pulled all the growth down in the begining of flower. After Jr finally took off I just bent her over and let her spiral and the pulled down at the top to let the main cola reach for the light.



Its also day 13 for III

She's tells me when she needs water, but I still don't see roots. I am convinced that it is a viable cutting.



On the other hand:



I'm not so sure....its still green and just for fun I will keep it to see if it ever roots.

 

[screwdriver]

This may be premature, but I think I have a root on the second cutting.





Looks like it will make it.


Sad news for Jr. in flower.



I think I may have gave it a sunburn leaving the UV light on too long, too close or too powerful for size of space.....

She's still young and she come back...
Also, there is some leaf twisting going on. Maybe ph problem , Mag def. I topped dressed with Epsom salt and watered. The next watering I'll throw some lime on top. I'll be back .

 

[screwdriver]

It really sucks when you hurt the one you love.

 

[screwdriver]

The update on the III's:



She's seems to doing pretty good. New nodes are appearing everday. Just starting some weak fish water(5-1-1) every other water.
My other girl is still in water. Roots are developing slowly, but surely.
This is my "shock and awe" style.


My girl in flower:



She's looking better. Bud sites are starting to grow again and hairs a reaching upward. It looks like it will still be able to produce enough. I've been just giving it water because I use blood, bone, and epsom plus in the soil. She appeared to be thriving until my UV overdose.

 

[screwdriver]

Not much to update other than pics.

Day 25 of flower. Trimmed most of the larger fan leaves because of my accident. New growth appears to be lush.


The next generation:



Still got the little one in water...Waiting.

 

[screwdriver]

Day 28

Back in full gear again in the flower chamber.





I've been trimming her so she'll look presentable. Leaving as much as possible. I wish I had taken better notes and more pictures of the Mother. It looks like there are more trics earlier than there was on the mother. Could be from better soil mix, better lighting set up, UV accident or anything else. Still going to try the UV light again, but this time maybe only for 30 minutes. The buds are a much brighter white than before also.

 

[screwdriver]

Day 32

I topped III so I have fourteen nodes. She's looking good, but will be getting cramped in the pot.


After all the abuse, Junior is doing all right.

 

[screwdriver]

Day 34 of flower.




Transplanted III





Jump to Day 41



She looks like shes almost ready until you look at the trics...Mostly clear, twice in length and more abundant than mother. I hope that means something. I think I did the mom at day 62 with about 30% amber.

Here's III going in to flower, but under the MH and CFL until Junior gets chopped. I'll do her a little earlier than before.

 

[mrgrowmez]

looks like you've got it under control man!!

 

[screwdriver]

Almost, "under control".
I think I'm getting the hang of basics.


Here is the next cutting of a cutting of the Blueberry x NL. I'll call her the IV. Throw them under a dome and if both survive one will get to go outside to play for the year.