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Slowdrawl

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Well.....I got bit in the ass for being lazy and not dragging all of my plants out for inspection!!
Noticed some pollen on one of the Dubsteps leaves....motherfucker so pissed at myself.
Both Dubs were covered in nuts, and one of my Soap/Funeral cakes had a couple that were starting to open up.
Chopped the 3 of em, down to 5 plants.

I swore I was gonna give up fems, just to lazy to drag em out of the tent.....just getting old I guess!!
My kid in KS grows fems so he's gonna get a nice B-day box this year!

Whats really frustrating to me is that I had a near perfect environment this grow.
Literally no issues at all, not sure why this happened!

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Copper Chems up front, Straight Jackets in back, Soap/Funeral cake on the right!
 
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Big Terps

Growing on a dime
Sorry to hear that Mr Slowdrawl!
I say the same bout fems..

I think people saying its from a bad environment is just a excuse/ cover up at times imo..
Yea if u got light leaks , and crazy environment swings that can cause em..
But like u mentioned, what caused your plants to herm in a almost perfect environment..?

The times i fucked up and caused the herms was from light leaks or blasting them with high levels of light..100percent my fault.

But then when i did everything right imo, i have had plants still herm and those plants was fem beans..
Ive never had a herm until the last 5-8 years with all these new era crosses.

2 grows ago, i had similar thing happen. Mid -flower seen pollen on couple bottom leaves on fem plants.
Misted those leaves then removed leaves and the couple sacs i seen opened..
Come harvest had 2 plants that each had 3 beans on that branch that had pollen.. so got lucky...

Hate to hear it bro, but unfortunately its just how these new crosses are...
Dont let it drag u down bro..
All tho its confusing..

The ones u got left are looking really nice!
Thx
 

Slowdrawl

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Sorry to hear that Mr Slowdrawl!
I say the same bout fems..

I think people saying its from a bad environment is just a excuse/ cover up at times imo..
Yea if u got light leaks , and crazy environment swings that can cause em..
But like u mentioned, what caused your plants to herm in a almost perfect environment..?

The times i fucked up and caused the herms was from light leaks or blasting them with high levels of light..100percent my fault.

But then when i did everything right imo, i have had plants still herm and those plants was fem beans..
Ive never had a herm until the last 5-8 years with all these new era crosses.

2 grows ago, i had similar thing happen. Mid -flower seen pollen on couple bottom leaves on fem plants.
Misted those leaves then removed leaves and the couple sacs i seen opened..
Come harvest had 2 plants that each had 3 beans on that branch that had pollen.. so got lucky...

Hate to hear it bro, but unfortunately its just how these new crosses are...
Dont let it drag u down bro..
All tho its confusing..

The ones u got left are looking really nice!
Thx
Hey thx man!
I agree with you 100%
 

Old ST1R

Grow Yer Own Stone
Well.....I got bit in the ass for being lazy and not dragging all of my plants out for inspection!!
Noticed some pollen on one of the Dubsteps leaves....motherfucker so pissed at myself.
Both Dubs were covered in nuts, and one of my Soap/Funeral cakes had a couple that were starting to open up.
Chopped the 3 of em, down to 5 plants.

I swore I was gonna give up fems, just to lazy to drag em out of the tent.....just getting old I guess!!
My kid in KS grows fems so he's gonna get a nice B-day box this year!

Whats really frustrating to me is that I had a near perfect environment this grow.
Literally no issues at all, not sure why this happened!

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Copper Chems up front, Straight Jackets in back, Soap/Funeral cake on the right!
Oh Man! Sorry you lost them Dubsteps.

I think the chance of balls is greater in fema if they are topped. I haven’t topped a fem plant in a couple of years and have had far less occurrence of balls. I did find a couple recently on the lowers. Picked em off and they never came back. I always have. Good look every time I water when they are 3 - 4 weeks into 12:12.
 

Slowdrawl

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Oh Man! Sorry you lost them Dubsteps.

I think the chance of balls is greater in fema if they are topped. I haven’t topped a fem plant in a couple of years and have had far less occurrence of balls. I did find a couple recently on the lowers. Picked em off and they never came back. I always have. Good look every time I water when they are 3 - 4 weeks into 12:12.
Good info...thx man!!
 

Slowdrawl

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31 days since the flip for my lil crew!
Been checking every couple days for nuts, the girls appear to be playing nice thus far!

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Been waiting to see the first signs of pollination, just noticed this yesterday..
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This was the closest SJ to the Dubsteps, looks to be a light hit so far.
Good thing I don't have a lot of air blowing on them, might have saved me from a doomed crop!!
Got my 2 little fans on low.
 

Big Terps

Growing on a dime
Gotta ?....ordered some Aloe Vera powder and turns out it's the one used for ingestion and skin.
Not the horticultural 200x I needed.
Anyone know if can I still use this on my plants? And at what strength?
Not sure what u actually have , so i wont suggest anything..
But honestly, id just find your local Walmart or a nursery and get yourself a 5 buck aloe plant..
Itll be the Best 5-10 bucks u spent for your other plants imo..
That one aloe plant will provide years of aloe juice..
Aloe gel is at its best , freshly chopped from the plant..
Yea, the horticulture grade powder from bas is probably good stuff, and easier to use, but i choose to just go the fresh route where all the goodies is still in the solution.. nothing has been stripped...
If u do go buy a aloe plant, when u go to chop a small section off plant, make sure to only use the gel thats inside, no green skin, and use it quickly..
U got 15-20 mins after its been chopped off to use it. Itll ferment any longer than that.

For example i paid 6-7 bucks for my aloe plant like 3-4 years ago.. ive used aloe religiously every grow since i got it. Same pot it came in when i got it. Just keeps spitting out new leafs ...
Coconut water and aloe are my favorites to give my plants. After stretch is over , i quit using aloe and then the coconut water is key in flowering..
The next day after giving the aloe n coconut water cocktail u will see the boost it gave ur plants ...
This is just my 2 cents of how i do things but look up using aloe n coconut water. Lots of good stuff in both imo ...

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1oldfart

Insanely Active Member
Not sure what u actually have , so i wont suggest anything..
But honestly, id just find your local Walmart or a nursery and get yourself a 5 buck aloe plant..
Itll be the Best 5-10 bucks u spent for your other plants imo..
That one aloe plant will provide years of aloe juice..
Aloe gel is at its best , freshly chopped from the plant..
Yea, the horticulture grade powder from bas is probably good stuff, and easier to use, but i choose to just go the fresh route where all the goodies is still in the solution.. nothing has been stripped...
If u do go buy a aloe plant, when u go to chop a small section off plant, make sure to only use the gel thats inside, no green skin, and use it quickly..
U got 15-20 mins after its been chopped off to use it. Itll ferment any longer than that.

For example i paid 6-7 bucks for my aloe plant like 3-4 years ago.. ive used aloe religiously every grow since i got it. Same pot it came in when i got it. Just keeps spitting out new leafs ...
Coconut water and aloe are my favorites to give my plants. After stretch is over , i quit using aloe and then the coconut water is key in flowering..
The next day after giving the aloe n coconut water cocktail u will see the boost it gave ur plants ...
This is just my 2 cents of how i do things but look up using aloe n coconut water. Lots of good stuff in both imo ...

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@ Big Terps , i have to agree,completly makes for 1 of the most helpful plant addies , early growth promotors!
 

Slowdrawl

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Not sure what u actually have , so i wont suggest anything..
But honestly, id just find your local Walmart or a nursery and get yourself a 5 buck aloe plant..
Itll be the Best 5-10 bucks u spent for your other plants imo..
That one aloe plant will provide years of aloe juice..
Aloe gel is at its best , freshly chopped from the plant..
Yea, the horticulture grade powder from bas is probably good stuff, and easier to use, but i choose to just go the fresh route where all the goodies is still in the solution.. nothing has been stripped...
If u do go buy a aloe plant, when u go to chop a small section off plant, make sure to only use the gel thats inside, no green skin, and use it quickly..
U got 15-20 mins after its been chopped off to use it. Itll ferment any longer than that.

For example i paid 6-7 bucks for my aloe plant like 3-4 years ago.. ive used aloe religiously every grow since i got it. Same pot it came in when i got it. Just keeps spitting out new leafs ...
Coconut water and aloe are my favorites to give my plants. After stretch is over , i quit using aloe and then the coconut water is key in flowering..
The next day after giving the aloe n coconut water cocktail u will see the boost it gave ur plants ...
This is just my 2 cents of how i do things but look up using aloe n coconut water. Lots of good stuff in both imo ...

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Wow man....great write up!
Thx for the info.....I really don't have an excuse for not growing it.
Think I'll take your advice!!
 

Slowdrawl

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Trying something different!!
Started 25 reg seeds while in flower mode.
My 5 should be done in about 3 wks, hopefully the babies will be showing sex about then??

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Trying to amass enough stash to be able to take a grow break for a couple months.

The seeds are from my Lupine Lime and Full Moon Fever plants ( 10 ea) that got blasted from a Lemon Tree herm.
My son wanted to try them out, had awesome runs of both strains without any herms!
Ran each of them a few times, said they both were just killer!

Also have 5 seeds going as well from my only legit chuck I've ever made.
In 2018 had a Golden Nugget male from a tent grow that was covered with trichs and reeked of rotten fruit.
Pollinated a lower branch of 5 different plants that I had in my GH at the time.
The plants were just starting to show, over time lost track of the pollinated branches.
Only seeds I found were from the Sky Dweller plant.

Fast forward 6 years and all of the Golden Dweller seeds popped!!
Not sure how all of this is gonna work out??
 
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