The James Gang

[H.A.F.]

Got another HLG 260 to replace the two 135's in the big tent and free up the 135's for other uses. Might need them with all these likely girls now.
I should be able to fit six 5gal on the side and middle but that is jammed in and I don't like that too much

I was going to pull everything out because it all was supposed to need water, up pot a few, etc. and rig the new light - the DBB was all that needed water so procrastination won out. I moved the DBB to the closet to free up enough room for everything for now. The 135's will probably be in a short-term flower tent once I up-pot stuff.

G13 Genius

 

[H.A.F.]

Since I have no need for the clones, figured I'd give the horticubes one last promo. There was no heat mat, no attention. Sitting on the floor in the corner for the most part, and BAM. That's 12-ish days.

 

[H.A.F.]

I just noticed looking at the pics that the Rainbow Man is putting out some 11-blade leaves - and that the HLG lights already have them looking better.

And they still have every sprout on them since i topped. I'll probably take a round of lower shoots each watering until they start showing good tops. They'll probably end up flowering with more junk on them than I usually leave. I've been taught not to take too much at once.

 

[H.A.F.]

I got a killer deal on a light (HLG-260XL) from @J.James. This takes the place of two HLG-135's - same exact board output.
It's done nothing to change the environment in my tent except drop the temp a degree (one driver vs two, more heatsink)

It pairs with the HLG-260XW in the closet

And one 135 was immediately placed into service to make room.
On 12/12 for now with the flower clones, but this will be the veg tent until I get something better.

 

[H.A.F.]

Hippie porn - chicka-bow-chicka-bow-wow

 

[H.A.F.]

Oh -it's confirmed, @J.James picked through the Rainbow Man and sent me all girly seeds. More rainman than rainbow man right there LOL

 

[H.A.F.]

Since I grow the plants like bonsai - pruning and training and junk - I like to try different stuff just to see what happens. That's how I lucked into that little 4-extra-decent-tops thing with the BHP and Scamdemic.

The Rainbow Man get up-potted tonight and pruning and training started. Since I have 4 girls, I can guarantee you they will likely get pruned differently just to see what happens. Whichever one looks most promising will get that same look, but the rest will be whatever the plant says.

 

[H.A.F.]

I got into this on a different page, figured I might as well drop it here. I use the Fox Farms "Happy Frog" top feeds and you can see the results - only partially my doing, because I don't use it like they say, but like I have learned on here. I took this and adjusted it to my reality:

Every other week was a repeat of the previous week, but lighter (less stuff) - gone. too confusing.
I don't do foliar feeding, but I use the Flower Kiss liquid (because I have it)
I use the Rhise Up (or other mycho's) at transplant, so it's not part of 'feeding'.
I started at exactly 25% of the liquid additives but then adjusted it to the next ml up to make it easier.
The dry feeds are ~1/3 of recommended but it's a teaspoon or so per gallon of soil. I use about that amount and get an even layer on the soil then rake it in.

So it went from this

to this

The only "scheduled" feeding is the first one at about a month. I usually skip the veg feed and the flip feed is next a week or so later either just before or just after I flip. The first feed doesn't really pump those run-off numbers up like the next ones do.

After that it's based on run-off. When it drops, I look at the plant and decide where it is in flower and give it that.
I'll usually spread out the dry and liquid feedings by a watering.
I never dry feed at transplant so that's a good time for the full liquid mumbo-jumbo.
And I add the calmag, silica blast, and amino's every time I water. Having a little bit of ppm in there as a buffer helps make pH-ing the water easier.

 

[H.A.F.]

3 hours of messing with the plants - and I missed Tucker - now I have to stay up late

The little project was feeding the clones, and jamming the DBB in there. This is why I hate this tent - too damn skinny.
But for little seedlings it'll be fine.

The Rainbow Girls got 5 gallon pots, some training, and the first round of pruning.
I probably tossed 50 long-stem viable clones. With more to follow.
I'm going to leave at least one like a shrub, but for now they lost the first node of shoots all the way around.
Each limb lost either one or two more upper shoots on the outside (that would be on the bottom when LST'd over).
I only trained them over as far as the pot-edge to save space (damn Scamdemic never did straighten up LOL) - I have height available.

And since there will be lots of rearranging I stole my pot caddies from this closet. They don't move much. I kind of need more - but that's way down on my list. Taking the one from under the scamdemic leveled everything out in the tent until the RM get going.

These are on cruise control. I'll need to stake up the runt HC next watering.

 

[H.A.F.]

*cough cough*
Right now I'm wondering if I'll be harvesting Hippie Crippler or tomatoes and peppers first - gonna be close. Both are just turning LOL

And I am definitely pruning up the flower clones for just fat tops. The mom and the runt look to be beasts.

 

[H.A.F.]

More pruning on the RM. They showed exactly no effect from yesterdays pruning so I said screw it and got them closer to the final product.
They are also stretching pretty good. I'll definitely be rotating plants when they get about a foot taller. BHP and Scamdemic in the closet with the DBB, and the remaining tall ones shifted to the tent. Hopefully I can chop the HC before I have to do the shuffle.

Back center is the one I kept for a shrub. Already had a fairly even canopy below the tops.

And the flower clones are non-stop. I took a bunch of shoots yesterday, and they grew 3-4" overnight, the 1 gallon pot 4-tops were dry after a day, so they got their 2 gallon pots.

 

[H.A.F.]

I think the one RM with the canopy will get extreme pruning on the 4 tops. Might take lower tertiary shoots off where I can to beef up the extra tops.

 

[H.A.F.]

It has a nice orderly set of tops, but then the extra sprouts above that level will keep getting pruned away (red stars) as soon as they have a noticeable stem, until they get good flowers on the tops.

If they stretch like mad, this might be the best of the bunch.

 

[H.A.F.]

New addition is a pack of Sacred Lotus by @J.James
Wedding Cake crossed with a Star Triangle dad (snow lotus cross)

These won't be in here long.

Because I'll need more room for taller plants. Rainbow Man are getting their stretch on.

As are the flower clones. Hiding the DBB in the back.

 

[H.A.F.]

Looking at an easy initial fix I might do without raising lights and such.
BHP and Scamdemic can fit in the small tent, maybe the DBB too. Flower clones belong right beside the RM height-wise in the big tent.

 

[H.A.F.]

DBB wouldn't fit, but these ladies have a nice home now with room to grow. The lower set of tops on the BHP is now just undergrowth.

Rainbow Man on the sides, HC flower clones down the middle

So the DBB is the oddball in here

And since I'll be having three separate HC harvests, at least it looks like it won't suck.

 

[H.A.F.]

Don't know if I have shared this on here yet. Of all the videos I have watched, this one shaped how I am growing now more than anything, as far as the pruning of the plants.

 

[H.A.F.]

When they talked about learning to prune, I did. I think mastering a mainline/manifold will get you over any fear of pruning.

 

[k0rps]

Beautiful plants @H.A.F. ~ the g13 genius looks to be shaping up really nice! Kudos

 

[treefarmercharlie]

When they talked about learning to prune, I did. I think mastering a mainline/manifold will get you over any fear of pruning.

Properly pruning is still my major weak point and I really need to learn to do it properly. I feel like I always either overdo it or I don't prune enough.