Nirvana NLxShiva + jack herer

Disclaimer:
so previously i proved to be too erratic and disorganized with myself to commit to a grow journal and not get distracted going off on other tangents. BUT THIS WILL NOT BE THE CASE!.

i will keep you informed, this will be updated weekly. and you will see pics with each post!
that is the jbrown guarantee!


so here is the down-low:

first we have a jack herer clone i have been growing to replace my old mother which is flowering as we speak.

and the stars of the journal who we will follow through flowering are the 6 northern lights XShiva crosses i have aquired from nirvana seeds through the attitude(lovin the breeder packs, and lovin the stealth)

both strains are in a medium consisting of 2 parts FF ocean forest, 2 parts FF Happy Frog, 1 Part Pearlite

the plants are 8-10" under a 2' 4 bulb t5 with 6500k bulbs putting out a little under 8000 lumens of high efficiency florescent light

i run a box fan on low circulating air into the chamber about 12-16 hours a day.

here is the info on the individual strains that i will be updating weekly and todays info:

03 - feb - 2009

(NLxS):

height(min-max): 3"-5"
feeding fresh water 6.0 ph + foliar spray twice a week (50ml diamond nectar, .25ml floralicious plus, & 1.25ml botanicare sweet 950ml water ph 6.0)
Age:i am designating today the first day of vegatative growth VD01
Temps: 73-76 during the day 66-70 at night 34-38% Humidity
issues/notes:nothing too interesting today, plants starting to grow their first 5 tipped leaves with about a cm space between nodes. looking quite Fresh and clean.
Runoff PH:6.5 - 6.8
Jack Herer

height:4.9"
feeding water 6.0 ph (5ml diamond nectar, 2ml botanicare sweet, 1.5ml pure blend pro grow) + foliar spray twice a week (50ml diamond nectar, .25ml floralicious plus, & 1.25ml botanicare sweet 950ml water ph 6.0)
Age:day 11 from transplant(11ft)
Temps: 73-76 during the day 66-70 at night 34-38% Humidity
issues/notes:looking lush but flacid, thinking it may be slight overwatering. going to let it dry out and see.
Runoff PH:6.5

some pics below.

you guys can expect the next update on the 10th.
Peace!

10 - feb - 2009

(NLxS):

height(min-max): 5"-7.5"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph with 10ml diamond nectar, 5 ml sweet, 1 ml floralicious plus{watered them yesterday}
- foliar spray twice a week (50ml diamond nectar, .25ml floralicious plus, 950ml water ph 6.0) only once a week at this point
Age: VDay08
Temps: 75-78 during the day 66-70 at night 34-30% Humidity
issues/notes:the plants have show some explosive lateral growth, but the humidity levels are starting to fall so i have been running the fan a little less which has raise the temps to around 77 on avarage, but nothing dangerous for the plants.
Runoff PH:6.3 - 6.8


Jack Herer:

this plant is going the way of a bonsai mom with another plant i have so at this time looks more like a twig with some leaves an empty branches. i'll post more pics as it fills out.

some pics below.

you guys can expect the next update on the 17th.
Peace!

the botanicare sweet is composed of ebsom salts and simple carbohydrates(sugars),
it helps prevent stress and provides small trace amounts of magnesium to prevent deficiencies in the soil.
i add it in small concentrations through vegging and the first month of flower,
in larger concentrations later in flowering and during transplants and light transitions,
and in the highest concentrations during the last 2 weeks while i flush.

the diamond nectar is fulvic acid which helps the plants break down the nutrients in the soil so they can use them more efficiently.

floralicious + contains all kinds of minerals and organisms that help make the plants smell and taste delicious. but its strong so only a little bit is necessary, i may just switch over to floralicious bloom and floralicious grow before I finish just because i feel i may be able to taylor the nutrients more to what the plant speciffically needs.

damn they took off after a week...those look like some pretty ladies there i want to see how they come along

i'll keep you posted fo sho

NL-Shiva:
height(min-max): 9"-12"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph 1 ml floralicious plus{watered them 02/16}
- no more foliar spray
Age: VDay015
Temps: 75-77 during the day 65-70 at night still about 34-30% Humidity
issues/notes: 2 plants have shown female preflowers, 1 other has small preflowers that look female, but no pistil yet, and one has a beginning preflower that could go either way at this point, its too small for me to really tell at this point. these guys are all begging to be flowered but i just don't have the space yet.
Runoff PH:6.6-6.9

next update on the 22nd

Nice. I wanna grow some Jack Herer after my Alaskan Ice.

moved two into flowering today.
also killed 1 male still have 2 in veg one is going to be a mother the other i will flower as soon as my jack herer gets the chop in 2 weeks

i'll give you aall some updated pics on tuesday.

so last week i threw 4 of these guys into flowering and kept 2 out as monthers, 1 of the flowering plants turned out to be male so i gave it the chop the rest are lookin great thank you whoever it was who told me about the bananna trick, thats staying in my aresenal for good!.

NL-Shiva (mothers):
height(min-max): 16" &12"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph 1 drop superthrive, 2 tsp grow(earthjuice) 1tsp bloom (earthjuice) 2.5 ml microblast, 2.5ml catalyst, 5ml sweet
{watered them today}
Age: VDay021
Temps: 70-74 during the day 65-70 at night still about 34-30% Humidity
issues/notes: taken clones off some of the lower branches off the big one, still waiting for the preflowers to be more visible on the smaller girl.
Runoff PH:6.3-6.8


NL-Shiva(flowering)
:
height(min-max): 14"-18"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph 2tsp bloom(earthjuice), 1tsp grow(earthjuice), 5ml microblast, 5ml catalyst, 10ml sweet.
Age: 12/12 day 03
Temps: 74-79 during the day 60-68 at night still about 31-40% Humidity
issues/notes: killed the male the other 3 have pistils bursting out at every internode, HOORAY!
Runoff PH:6.6-7.1

here are the pics

NL-Shiva (mother):
height(min-max): 19"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph, 2 tsp grow(earthjuice) 1tsp bloom (earthjuice) 2.5 ml microblast, 2.5ml catalyst, 5ml sweet
{watered on the 1st}
Age: VDay028
Temps: 70-74 during the day 65-70 at night still about 34-30% Humidity
issues/notes: one of the mothers balls dropped so i discovered it wasnt a mother indeed. the other one is doing great, cut 12 clones off it yesterday, this picture is from today.
Runoff PH:6.8


NL-Shiva(flowering)
:
height(min-max): 20", 25", 28"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph 2tsp bloom(earthjuice), 1tsp grow(earthjuice), 10ml sweet.
Age: 12/12 day 10
Temps: 74-79 during the day 60-68 at night still about 31-40% Humidity
issues/notes: kaboom!
Runoff PH:6.5, 6.5, 6.9

so here they are some pics of the jack herer clones i started re-sculpting a while ago. they have begun filling out quite well.

Jack Herer A & B

height:8.75", 7.2"
feeding water 6.0 ph (5ml earth juice grow 2.5ml microblast, 1.25ml catalyst), 1.25ml sweet
Age:day 34 from transplant
Temps: 73-75 during the day 64-68 at night 34-38% Humidity
issues/notes:both are looking quite bushy the smaller one in the larger grow bag will probably go into flower in a few weeks when my other clones that i cut it with are done flowering. and the other will be becoming a mother alongside the nlXshiva mother
Runoff PH:6.5

NL-Shiva (mother):
height(min-max): 23"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph, 2 tsp grow(earthjuice) 1tsp bloom (earthjuice) 2.5 ml microblast, 2.5ml catalyst, 5ml sweet
{watered on the 1st}
Age: VDay035
Temps: 70 during the day 67 at night about 35% Humidity
issues/notes: shes lookin' good, the previous clones are almost out of propagation, new ones will be cut hopefully next week, then 2 weeks of rehabilitation, and off to flowering
Runoff PH:6.5

NL-Shiva(flowering)
:
height(min-max): 24", 29", 33"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph 2.5tsp bloom(earthjuice), .5tsp grow(earthjuice), 10ml sweet.
Age: 12/12 day 17
Temps: 74-79 during the day 60-68 at night still about 33% humidity
issues/notes: buds are starting to develop can't wait to see these guys in another week
Runoff PH:6.5, 6.75, 7

Jbrowngreen said:

NL-Shiva (mother):
height(min-max): 23"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph, 2 tsp grow(earthjuice) 1tsp bloom (earthjuice) 2.5 ml microblast, 2.5ml catalyst, 5ml sweet
{watered on the 1st}
Age: VDay035
Temps: 70 during the day 67 at night about 35% Humidity
issues/notes: shes lookin' good, the previous clones are almost out of propagation, new ones will be cut hopefully next week, then 2 weeks of rehabilitation, and off to flowering
Runoff PH:6.5

NL-Shiva(flowering)
:
height(min-max): 24", 29", 33"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph 2.5tsp bloom(earthjuice), .5tsp grow(earthjuice), 10ml sweet.
Age: 12/12 day 17
Temps: 74-79 during the day 60-68 at night still about 33% humidity
issues/notes: buds are starting to develop can't wait to see these guys in another week
Runoff PH:6.5, 6.75, 7

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Very interesting thread. I see you haven't posted updated pics in awhile...

i'll take some now and throw some more up

NL-Shiva (mother):
height(min-max): 28.5"
feeding
-fresh water 6.0 ph, 1 tsp grow(earthjuice) 1 tsp bloom (earthjuice)
Age: VDay047
Temps: 78 during the day 72 at night about 48% Humidity
issues/notes: she is begging to be flowered but i'm waiting till the others are done, she will be a beast. had a 100% success rate with around 25 clones cut. and she is fully healed and ready to go.
Runoff PH:6.5

NL-Shiva(flowering)
:
height(min-max): 25", 29", 37"
feeding
-this week i cut down a bit on ferts to do a mid way mini flush to clear out the soil a bit. just used 1 tsp earth juice bloom and 2 tsp sweet. i will resume normal fertilizing again next week.
Age: 12/12 day 29
Temps: 78-81 during the day 70-74 at at the moment humidity is at 36%
issues/notes:buds are really starting to fill out. on one plant i had a nitrogen deficiency issue but it is well on its way to repair since at this point the plants are not really taking up that much nitrogen anymore so the small amount i am giving it seems to be helping. the other two are amazing and doing great.
Runoff PH:6.5, 6.75, 6.6

got more ph down !