5 strains! Medi-bud, THC Bomb, Mango, SS Haze, J. Herer

This will be my third time growing. I've been growing continuously since Aug. '08, non stop, with only partial success. I mean, I had to merge my first crop into my second crop. only 2 plants from the first crop are still alive, I'll chop em in about 2-3 wks. 2nd crop-5 plants still alive, 2 are so stunted, lol, they're about 4-5 cm tall after about 7 wks! gonna try and keep em alive and merge those two into my 3rd grow! haha
I will probably only harvest from 4 plants, total, @Jan. 20, lucky to get 20g from all, lol.

Here is what I'll be working with:

LIGHTS:

1X400w MH
1x400w HPS
1x360w HPS
2x@430w ballasts. the MH ballast can also use a 360w HPS.

Looking for a powerful UVB light atm.

GROW ROOM:

@5x10x8 ft. single area

NUTES:

undecided, leaning towards organic

STRAINS:

THC Bomb x4
Medi-bud x5 (fem)
Mango x4
Super Silver Haze x4
Jack Herer x15

Total-30 plants

OUTLINE/GROW PLAN:

First of all, I am planning to use several methods to attain as many females as possible.

1. use Ethylene producing fruit rinds to encourage femaleness in seeds. I'll put the seeds I plan to use into a ziplock about 2 weeks before germination with the fruit rinds...seeds will be in an envelope or something, paper. rinds will not be touching the seeds. then germinate those seeds. not needed for the Medi-bud as they're feminized.

2. I will use the rinds again when switching to 12/12 light cycle. rinds will just sit on top of the soil, whole plant covered with clear plastic so the Ethylene gas will be trapped at the top, its lighter than air

These are all high sativa/mix sativa plants, flower time is 7-10+ wks.
SSH will be the first in soil, then
Medi-bud, then
THC Bomb, then
Mango, then
JH..............
all within a weeks time, I hope, lol...

SSH, MB, THCB and Mango will all be LST'd, vegged for about 4wks, then flower until harvest.
JH will veg for about a week, then 12/12 to harvest

plan to have first seedlings into soil on Feb. 1, and the last seedling in soil by Feb. 22.
I may be able to start harvesting around Apr. 18, some Mango, to May 23, and even longer for the SSH. well, its the plan, lol.

Lights will begin with 400w MH, @4ft from plant tops, lowered little by little, 24/0, then 18/6 after a few wks
I'll add the 400w HPS when the Jack is ready for it...by March 1 certainly.
then swap the 400w MH for 360w HPS around April 1. also, I hope to have a strong UVB light up by then, for flowering

I'm allowing about 2 weeks for germination of the SSH and MB. actually, in my limited experience, the F1 and Feminized strains take longer to germinate, but I doubt it'll take the full 2 weeks. timeline will fluctuate according to these two strains.

GOAL:

10 Jack Herer
2 SSH, THCB, Mango
5 Medi-bud
20-60g each

though I doubt the JH will get 20g each and some of the others may get well over 60g.
I chose high THC and high yield plants, but my veg time is short. I'm hoping to balance time, THC and yield.

Seeds are from http://www.marijuana-seeds.nl/index.html
The price is good, delivery is fast (I'm a very long way from the UK, @10 days delivery), seeds look viable (not crushed, broken, cracked, moldy, etc.).

no point in pics yet...I'll put some up in Feb.

seeds are in an Ethylene bag now. I'll start germination in 2 weeks. the seeds will stay in the bag for 2 weeks changing the banana rinds and bag every few days. follow the links below for more info.

percentages of females

Ethylene

Sounds sweet m8 ............ Get them out then and lets see

Yeah........ Sounds nice!

I am curious to see how the THC Bomb goes for you...... I 've heard mixed things about it. I have a mother that I sexed out a few months ago and took a few clones that are ready to give a group of cuts now. I threw her out because I didn't have room in my flower room for her. So I will probably run a group through with my next batch.

So great luck to you--- I hope it all goes well!

growinman

hey there onenumcat! How they doing??

I like the strain selection. Looking foward to future picks. -Happy growing

growinman said:

hey there onenumcat! How they doing??

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well, Medibud just started germination the day before yesterday (they're feminized)...I thought, 'what the hell', and threw in the remaining LR2's that I had, 5 of those, so they're germinating also.
the LR2's were in the Ethylene bag, but only for a few days, hope to get a couple females from them but I'm not really concerned about those.

SSH, THCB, Mango and JH are all still in the Ethylene bag. they'll stay in there for another week. by Feb. 1 all seeds will be in soil.

I'm using half of my seed collection, and am taking steps to ensure as many females as possible. Medibud is a sure thing, they're feminized.
seeds/seedlings will be planted in small 'dixie' cups, little paper cups. when they have 2 or 3 sets of leaves they'll be subjected to a serious dose of carbon monoxide for several hours in a chamber or closet.
this won't harm the plants, but I think it may delay my harvest, by a week or two...

I'm not 'making' females, I'm discouraging males with these processes...I hope.
If not...no harm done.

pics were just taken a moment ago...so, two days...sweet! looks like 10/10!

My new method of germination is: (new for me, old method was open container, paper towel water)

soak seeds for 24hrs in water in a 'dixie' cup (small paper cup)
4 way tupperware
place soaked seeds with a tiny bit of water into tupperware, covered
place container into a black plastic bag
keep warm...not hot. 20-25 C
check it everyday until you choose to plant.

I'm gonna plant all open seeds tomorrow.
they'll be planted in dixie cups, then transplanted into much larger pots after the CO treatment in about 3 weeks.

ovrgrwn said:

I like the strain selection. Looking foward to future picks. -Happy growing

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thanks, I like em too, lol.
I've only gotten seeds from http://www.marijuana-seeds.nl/index.html,
twice. first time was Lowryder 2. I didn't really like those plants too much and had lots of trouble. not cuz the seeds, cuz of me!
but those auto are too small, so you need lots of plants, imo 30+. see this grow
https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/135691-lowryder-2-diesel-ryder-hps.html

so, I researched all the seeds they had, for indoors, and settled on these.

quantity-all high producers
quality-all very high thc content
size-short to med (SSH are tall, I didn't choose em, they were free)

I'm planning to LST the MB and SSH. decided not to LST the Mango and JH.
JH are tall also, but they will be the last seeds planted and will go into flowering almost immediately, 2 wks veg maximum.
so, I hope they stay short.

Great! all 10 seeds germinated (5/Medi, 5/LR2).
only 27 more seeds to go.

they're still in the Ethylene bag...maybe 4-5 more days there.
these first seeds germed so fast...I hope the others will also.

I picked up these two things at the garden center today.
1. rockwool germ/seedling cubes
2. humidity dome type thing for growing seedlings/clones.

some pics below

I can only start 18 at a time, so the next group will be SSH(4), THCB(4) and Mango(4).
JH(15) will be last, as it's supposed to be the tallest strain of the bunch, it will veg the shortest time, about 3 wks, then flower.

after one failed grow, another near success (actually still have one Mazar about 5wks in flower and got a couple grams from one LR2 in the last grow. this grow is my third!), I hope this one is really the magic number!

P.S. Oh, obviously I decided not to first plant the seedlings in soil filled 'dixie' cups. they'll go straight from the humidity dome to the final pots, just after they get the carbon monoxide treatment right in the humidity dome, which I still haven't determined how to do yet, lol.

the majority of these seeds have cast off their shells. some pics for you....

also, I still have one LR2 and a Mazar going from the last grow.

here's some pics of a really cute LR2...it's less than 6 cm tall, lol!

I wonder if its the smallest budding plant ever!?

seedlings are growing like 'weeds', lol. it seems I am several weeks ahead of schedule. because of my difficulties germinating in the past, I was allowing about 10 days for each group of seeds to germinate. if the other seeds germinate so well, I'll be about 3 wks ahead of schedule. this causes some problems as I still have a few plants in flowering. decided to create a 'flowering' room in the closet, of the grow room. thats a hassle...there will be a temperature problem. I guess a heater will need to be placed in there. also, to keep up with the schedule...don't want any wasted time, I will start germinating more seeds now. SSH and THCB will be next, 4 of each. I have 8 slots left in the humidity dome and exactly 8 seeds, so that works well.
Mango and JH will be the 3rd and final group to germinate for this grow. together they add up to 19, so one JH will be cut out.

onenumcat said:

seedlings are growing like 'weeds', lol. it seems I am several weeks ahead of schedule. because of my difficulties germinating in the past, I was allowing about 10 days for each group of seeds to germinate. if the other seeds germinate so well, I'll be about 3 wks ahead of schedule. this causes some problems as I still have a few plants in flowering. decided to create a 'flowering' room in the closet, of the grow room. thats a hassle...there will be a temperature problem. I guess a heater will need to be placed in there. also, to keep up with the schedule...don't want any wasted time, I will start germinating more seeds now. SSH and THCB will be next, 4 of each. I have 8 slots left in the humidity dome and exactly 8 seeds, so that works well.
Mango and JH will be the 3rd and final group to germinate for this grow. together they add up to 19, so one JH will be cut out.

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Cool grow man - ill be checking the progress.... Take good care of em.

I'll do my best. I think I have a handle on all the major environmental aspects, finally. I'm thinking, if I fail, again, to just give up. however, I'll still have another 35-40 premium seeds left after this, 3rd, grow attempt. I think all in all, my biggest flaw, in growing, is impatience! lol

thanks for looking in, and feel free to give suggestions.

onenumcat said:

I'll do my best. I think I have a handle on all the major environmental aspects, finally. I'm thinking, if I fail, again, to just give up. however, I'll still have another 35-40 premium seeds left after this, 3rd, grow attempt. I think all in all, my biggest flaw, in growing, is impatience! lol

thanks for looking in, and feel free to give suggestions.

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Haha, you have no idea about impatience - and being broke does not help either

subscribed!..nice selection of seeds!..I would love to get my hands on some Jack Herer seeds...Most places I have checked online have been outrageous...but another strain I am looking into is the Super Silver Haze..again great choices..I look forward to watch your grow..I am thinking of getting the Sativia Color Code mix from Greenhouse and growing those outside this summer..I already have the Indica Color Code Pack C from GH...but I think I am going to do all indoor with those..anyway good luck!..if you have any extra JH seeds sling a few my way..lol..smile~

got my seeds at http://www.marijuana-seeds.nl/jack_herer_seeds.html
two for one special...I bought 20, got 20 free!! plus total of 10 free SSH, and a bunch
of other seeds...so, yeah, I got extra...but I'm stingy...mine, all mine, muhahaahahaaa.

had to alter my grow room some. temporarily, the closet in the grow room has been converted to a mini veg area for all these new seeds.
400w MH is in there. I have to rewire my 400w HPS in the next few days, then I'll swap the lights/plants, making the closet a flower area and the larger area will be for vegging all these new plants.

if all goes well, at the end of this grow, I'll do the same thing for the other half of these seeds.

the latest pics...
the Mazar is still in bloom...

just a few more pics...

a perfect, tiny (>6cm) LR2!

3 LR2's and 4 Medibuds are now in soil, a little over 2 wks ahead of schedule.
SSH and THCB are germinating...pics of those when they 'crack'.
Stay tuned...I have a good feelin about this grow.

crap! I had intended on germinating/planting only 4 of each strain, except JH. somehow, I did 5 of each, plus the LR2's.

new thread name:

6 Strains, 40 plants; Medibud, THC Bomb, Super Silver Haze, Jack Herrer, Mango and Lowryder2!!!

either I'm gonna succeed big...or fail big...lol

Mango seeds are soaking now. I lost a LR2 and two others are struggling. I really only threw them in so I might have something to smoke at the half way point.
Also, one Medibud didn't make it. I started another one to replace it. I really want to have 5 of those to harvest. The other 6 seedlings (4MB, 2LR2) are doing well.
I think tonight I'll rewire the HPS, so the wire will reach to the closet, and swap the lights and plants. Now I have 2 small plants budding under the HPS in a room much too large for only 2 of them. There are 9 pots in the closet under the MH!

I'll post some pics of the seedlings tomorrow.