MrHowardMarks' experienced grower journal.

****Comments welcome in the discussion thread****

https://www.rollitup.org/toke-n-talk/107646-mrhowardmarks-grow-journal-discussion.html#post1290910

I've been establishing myself as an accomplished grower over several years, so I've decided to create a somewhat public record of my technique for all to share.

This seemed like a good place to do so.

So, today I started the germination process, photos not necessary.

I have;
2 Blueberry -DJ Short
10 Jamaican- (brought back bagseed from good bag)
10 SuperSkunk- Sensiseedbank
2 DieselBerry (SilverBerry(f)x Sour Diesel (m))
2 NLxHashplant (HashPlantxNL(f)xNL(m))

I only have 2 seeds of a couple strains because I've already hatched them before for prior gardens. I just saved 2 of the batch in case I needed to regrow from seed.

The situation I was in didn't allow me to grow for the last 6 months, usually I keep a small veg going through the summer, but I had to move so I have to start from seed.

I aquired some Super Skunk seeds from Sensi seedbank, and also plan on hatching some seeds I brought home from a trip to Jamaica.

The Jamaican seeds were from a bag grown right outside Bob Marley's crypt, in the town he grew up in and lived Nine Mile.

I plan on calling the strain 9Mile, it had a fruity yet earthy bouquet, compared to some of the other weed I smoked while down there.

They should hatch in a couple days and I'll be getting started in a couple weeks.

My setup includes;
6x600W HPS
5gal buckets-soil
Advanced Nutrients
9plants per light
54 total plants
Vented hoods/carbon scrubber

And most importantly; the experience to pull it off.

Since you moved you just set this up again? sounds like you should have a great grow are you gonna have to take some clones before you have the total 54 plants you want?

subscribed... your putting out a lot of confidence... please don't disappoint me...

I assure everyone, I know what I'm doing. This will be a piece of cake.

****If you do have comments please post them in the discussion thread, this is going to get to be a lengthy thread with just my posts.****

Thanks for your comments ahead of time. I promise this thread will be interesting in due time, it will surely be a while before flowering begins.

I guess you could say this is easier for me to know how long things have been going, when your "watching the grass grow" it's hard to keep track of time.


I've finished cleaning the basement, and decided on an area for growing. It was a messy job removing cob-webs and 30 years of junk, I've been putting out large amounts of 80's electronics at the curb along with old televisions, and random worthless crap that had been in storage for who knows how long.

--I washed everything with a diluted soap mixture yesterday, sprayed everything with bleach today, and plan on spraying everything with Avid tomorrow, followed by a heavy coat of Neem thursday.

Friday I will set up the plastics, and load some pictures of the area before and after. I should've taken pictures before I started cleaning, but everyone knows what a trashed basement looks like.

Room dimensions are;

17ft x 15 ft, 7ft ceilings...

My light setup is two banks of three lights, like 6 on a dice.

---So, I've loaded up a couple pics, to prove my competence.

Here's a couple more, bud closeups.

are you fukin kidding me," this is theee man "the real man of canabis"
i just ordered 2pacs of mr.nices g13 hashplant sensi seeds, this is mr. nice himsef.this gonna be great.sorry for the outburst.

It's all good, I'm open for replies here, but would rather use a discussion thread. I've recieved some feedback about the whole no post thing, and realize it won't work.

I appreciate your interest.

*I guess this would be a good time for a disclaimer*

**Howard Marks is an international hero, I don't claim to be him, nor do I know him personally. This is my character in this game. I say game, meaning this is a fictional story, in this story I play an indoor marijuana grower. My character builds points with experience, just like any RPG. I hate RPGs they are for people that suck at real life, and need an alter-ego in order to feel good about themselves. This game is way better than Warcraft, and involves illegal discussion. Once again this is all fiction.**

Just to cover my ass

^this is the only disclaimer I will ever post, my signature will have none of this garbage.

Comments are appreciated and welcome.

-------ON TOPIC-------

Well, suprising occurance today!

I got home from work and one of the DJ Short Blueberry seeds was already bursting out, the seed casing was split and the sprout was a little visable, but still wrapped in the seed. The taproot was thick and fluffy.

I'm impressed, I thought about it, I bought those seeds six years ago! And it was the first to sprout.

I wasn't expecting any activity until tomorrow, so I had to run out and get a couple small bags of sphagnum moss, peat moss and perlite and make a quick mix for seedlings.

-The peat moss is good for seedlings, it holds a bit more moisture I've found.

-I don't use peat in my main mix, just sphagnum and perlite.

I'd load a pic, if anyone wants to see a seedling. But I doubt it will interest anyone.

Tomorrow I'm going to start sealing off the grow room, I've sprayed it top to bottom, with;
Sunday-Diluted laundry detergent, spray on, scrub down and rinse.

Monday- Diluted bleach spray on, 2 cups per Gallon.

Tuesday- Rest, and let bleach kill.

Wednesday- Complete spray down with Avid, for pre protection.

Thursday (today)- Spray down with Volck oil, It's an Ortho product, dormant season insect killer, including spider mite, lasts 6 months, 5 oz per gallon. (First time using it)

Friday - Einstein Oil spray down. Plastic put up.

---- PICS ----
I'll take some pics of the area before and after setup.

-If you're wondering, "Why all the spraying?"

I haven't had a pest problem in over 5 years. I wrap my grow room in at least 3 condoms.

Bugs think,"Holy Shit! There must be nuclear warfare going on in there! Let's get the fuck outta here!!!"

This assures me that I won't have to spray my plants with anything except a nice coat of Einstein before I put them into flower. Controlling a pest problem means ruining your plants with bug repelant.

-----ON TOPIC-----

Today the other DJ Short Blueberry popped open, I can't put into words how impressed I am.

Also, an early Super Skunk popped.

And a Silver Diesel popped today right on time.

Getting a bit worried about the 9Mile, no signs yet, 10 seeds.

I sprayed down the grow room with Einstein, and set up a temporary seedling area in a closet. I've decided to take my time putting up the plastic and deciding on the lighting placement.

I stopped by Worm's Way and picked up a bottle of Earth Juice grow, I didn't have any grow base nutes, and the Advanced Nutrients store disappeared. I was supprised that they don't carry Avid, I used my last bit on the spraydown Wednesday, but wanted to treat the rest of the basement.

The Advanced stores in my city seem to only last a year or two, then disappear.

Wonder why?

Probably stock for a major operation then cut off supplies. Dang.

This means I'm gonna have to drive 160 miles to stock up on nutes. Fuck!

I put an application in at Worm's Way, I hate my fucking job, I figure I could take a pay cut since I'm about to set up shop. I'm going to find out why they don't carry Advanced Nutrients.

Actually Howard Marks did stop by this forum a one time, offered a ownload of his book I think, it was awhile ago. Be sure and check out our Grow Journal Competition, Garden Known ( SeeMoreBuds ) is heading that one up, be sure and send him a link. I might have missed it, you are not planning on a rotating crop, or is that dependant on the number of females? VV