Leaving Hydro for dirt - Page 3

P@ssw0rd · #21 04-02-2008, 11:55 AM

Hey Rope Smoker, thanks for stopping by. I think i may top those sad stretched moms and clone the tops. Stay tuned

Charfizcool · #22 04-02-2008, 09:22 PM

2liter bottles eh? you just got me very excited

(not in a gay way!) I can probably grow like 5 plants now!

P@ssw0rd · #23 04-04-2008, 05:18 PM

Stopped by my buddy's house today to check up on things. All seems to be proceeding nicely. I went ahead and topped the 3 of the 4 plants i was given the other day. The fourth is not a rooted clone but a seedling, at least thats what i think. It still has symmetrical branching where as the other 3 have alternating nodes. So i left the seedling alone for now, surprisingly it has already shown itself to be a female.

The old batch of clones is now begining to root after a week or so with no action due to the heat mat having been unplugged. I really swear by using a heated mat for cloning, I just had no luck till i began using one. Granted it was the middle of winter and ambient in my house is about 66 degrees on account of me being a cheap ass mother fucker.

The three clones farthest to the right are the ones cut today. The plants i was given to be mothers look like hell, they were rootbound as hell in little 3x3 square pots, and stretched as fuck, One of the also shows signs of what i believe to be pervious over watering, dried and yellowing lower leaves. Needless to say i see little potential of these plants ever being great moms, I figure the clones i cut today will be much better once rooted and vegged out a bit. There mothers are just to lanky and stretched for my space, They will also be vegged for awhile, hopefully with some creative pruning and training they can at least be give up a few more clones.

The 3 rooted clones i had previously transplanted into 2 liters are begining to show some signs of growth. I have decided to name the bagseed clones "Chealsea" Since we called there mom "Hillary", long story. While I'm sure topping the pots in hydroton is a great idea i wish i had waited a bit as it seems to be catching some of the emerging leaves as they appear low on the plant and covering them, we shall see if they manage to push through.

Stay tuned
P@ssw0rd

P@ssw0rd · #24 04-04-2008, 05:56 PM

Also i forgot to mention, the rooted clones i transplanted into 2liters were already showing explosive root growth, i could see the roots reaching nearly to the bottom!

oldgrayhair · #25 04-06-2008, 05:15 PM

Hey P@ss!

I'll think you'll love the 2-liters!
Have you measured to know if you can fit 24 in there for your planned perpetual?

Just from my experience, shoot low on that first goal as it will take a bit to dial in the clones/sizing/finishing size and optimum conditions.

You may find some strains love your cab and others hate it

Works that way here.

Maybe on paper try your best to get "between 4 and 8 grams dried" from each plant...then with good notes, you'll get where you want to be.

I'm finding it a bit easier to pull off monthly perpetual than every 2 weeks....just gives me more time to get the clones as uniform as possible.

Best of luck, OGH

P@ssw0rd · #26 04-06-2008, 09:33 PM

I agree with what you said OGH but i reserve my right to shoot for the moon. If i pull it off great, if not well we should still have enough to smoke to make my failure seem just fine.

I admit i got half what i was shooting for my first grow, but i can still go all out and hope for the best. Seems like the downside of attempting things this way is that essentially my reflector will be stationary due to the different height of the plants. But I'm hoping this little light of mine has enough penetration to go the 3' or so it will have to travel.

Nearly all of the original batch of clones has rooted, looks like we may lose 2 from the 16 i had cut. But I'll chalk that up to the heating mat having come unplugged for days before being noticed as i got 100% on my last attempt.

Been spraying the plants with sodium free club soda every time i visit but my partner can't seem to remember to spray em, Part of me wishes he would play a bigger part but at the same time I'm psyched that he's so nonchalant about it too, even when i show up he doesn't come running up to me in the driveway telling me how things are going, he plays it real cool. gives me hope that at least if hes gonna do nothing he can say nothing to.

Stay tuned

oldgrayhair · #27 04-07-2008, 05:28 AM

If you can find the 18oz. Red Party cups (little bigger than the 16oz), the 2-liter bottles fit nicely on top. They'll help you keep the canopy a little more level.

Crap, I have cups, CD racks, boxes, 2x4s, all kinds of crap for evening out plant height...really helps keep the growth pumping.

And by all means shoot for the moon, I do it to

Best of luck - OGH

P@ssw0rd · #28 04-07-2008, 06:13 PM

Nice tip on the party cups, I'm sure i can find some stuff to throw under there. Seems like i somehow missed the whole idea of moving the plants up if i can't move the light. Doohhh I'm so psyched to get underway in the flowering chamber. No matter how hard i look i can't seem to find a crystal ball or a time machine to travel to the future. Can't i just go to sleep till the buds are done? It would be nice.
P@ssw0rd

P@ssw0rd · #29 04-13-2008, 06:38 PM

Sorry to take so long to update. Things have been good, went today and cut more clones from the Mango X Big Bud plants i got and started them under the dome. Found roots on all 3 of the clones i had cut before so i potted em up in 2 liter's and slid em over to veg a lil.

The 2 Mango X big bud, and 2 Mango X "Middies" plants are back in the mother cabinet till i can cut more clones from them. They look...better.

All the prev. rooted clones, including the ones i vegged for a few weeks are in the flower area and are going under 12/12 as of today. I wish i had a far more uniform batch instead of this mess of mine but I can't do it yet.

Expecting 6 LR 2 seeds next week, also 2 Cheese x Durban Poison seeds. So just when things were starting to level off, I'm gonna complicate them again. I need to find a spot to grow the lr2's so i can make a bunch of LR2's for later use.

I couldn't afford to spend much on seeds so a really cool dude said hed sell me the LR2 seeds for 5 bucks a piece. Then he threw the cheese cross in at the last second as a bonus. Thanks Again buddy, your seeds will be in this thread soon.

P@ssw0rd

P@ssw0rd · #30 04-14-2008, 07:31 PM

Pics from today.