MrHowardMarks' experienced grower journal.

really, wow, i thought of you older around my age,lol.. i remember the old columbian redbud in the 70s , columbian gold, old san fran. thai weed is the most potent i ever smoked bak then.but you sure know your shit for a younger person, congrad. . ..hell i'm listening ..

I've never had a problem remembering important information that could be used in the future... However, I am really good at ignoring stupid shit...

I learn by trail and error, mostly.

I definately suggest trying you hand at random projects and ideas, it's the only way to really learn and invent.

I never try to be arrogant, or know-it-all-ish... You can always learn something new, or a better way of doing something.

I'll say again what my father taught me, "If you want it done right, do it yourself."

Also,"You can do anything better than some chinese kid in a factory."

Seriously, don't be afraid to learn something new, you might enjoy it.


I'll have some updated pics tomorrow...

Those are some wise words. I'm kind of going down that same path although I'm still 17 . I doubt many people think the top ranked person in my high school's senior class that's applying to fucking columbia and brown universities would be researching how to grow the chronic, but hey, you gotta do what you love I suppose.

The seeds I put into rooters last week are coming along quite nicely. Most have poked up and I've been seeing better results with the rapid rooters. How long should I keep the plants in the humidity dome with growlux before they are ready to be transplanted? And how soon before they could be put under a 400w MH without damaging them from the strength from the light? Also some of the plants have been stretching hardcore in the humidity dome. One of them is already 3 inches tall with only a week under a growlux, but I'm not sure if that's typical

wow, i'm sorry for such a loss at an early age. i bet you went through a lot.
how are the babies doing?
been very busy through the holidays, I wannna see how far they have grown

Yeah, I matured rather quick, I promised to take care of everything with the family... Totally different path, well different than the road I was on, I had just finished my first year at the #1 architecture school in the country... Harvard and Yale were 2nd and 3rd...

It's alright though, his father, my grandfather died when he was 11, he's the oldest of 4... so, he had to do it at a much younger age than me... No big deal, I smoked since I was like 13, his stash... I smoked with a friend first, then found out my dad's "pipe tobacco" was weed, and started swipeing buds from em... He grew his own, so there were tons, but he'd still get on my ass about it, somehow he knew, he probably always knew... the rule was, not necessarilly grounded, but a firm reprimand, and a "wait until you're 18"... Something Nacho might not wanna hear, cause it's bullshit IMO, children are becoming more mature at earlier ages, due to media and public interests... disinformation and current affairs. Shit 12 year olds dress like hookers, and talk about giving blowjobs and taking it in the ass because it's not really sex...

Alright end rant...

Nacho420 said:

Those are some wise words. I'm kind of going down that same path although I'm still 17 . I doubt many people think the top ranked person in my high school's senior class that's applying to fucking columbia and brown universities would be researching how to grow the chronic, but hey, you gotta do what you love I suppose.

The seeds I put into rooters last week are coming along quite nicely. Most have poked up and I've been seeing better results with the rapid rooters. How long should I keep the plants in the humidity dome with growlux before they are ready to be transplanted? And how soon before they could be put under a 400w MH without damaging them from the strength from the light? Also some of the plants have been stretching hardcore in the humidity dome. One of them is already 3 inches tall with only a week under a growlux, but I'm not sure if that's typical

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The main shoot will keep stretching a considerable amount, if the helmet is still intact and on the shoot but splitting open, you can help it along if you have a steady hand, and it splits easily...

Don't pinch the stalk, you have to grab either side of the seed and help it open... after that, let it go, the green crap will open on its own, If the casing stays on the crap leave it, give it a day, and the seed casing, its like a clear wrapping will be dry and you can help it off... it's like a condom on the first little leave, there's a name for em but I'm stoned...

You don't have to do this... if you think you might not have a steady hand, and you'll hurt it, don't attempt it...

I have hands like a surgeon.

The light's don't come on till the evening, everything's looking fucking incredible... no real flowering yet, but the stretch was a stocky short one due to the massive supercropping and stalking...

I'll load up some pics later tonight.

damn sorry to hear about your loss MHM, I lossed my mom last april, i was 19. So i cant wait for pics from you byt i got a question, one of my plants the leaves are really dark gray green and a little dry i watered yesterday cause i saw it n started to freakout and nothing has changed any ideas on what i should do?

Usually dark waxey leaves mean overfeeding... but the grey part... that sounds like mold to me... is it fuzzy? What's the humidity level? and did they need watering, or did you do it because you noticed something... that's the biggest and most common mistake...

Nacho420 said:

I believe it's an optional technique to jumpstart the plants into the flowering stage. It gives them 24 hours of dark and then starts them into 12 - 12 to have them start on the big buds sooner.... I think

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Hmmmmm, makes good sence to me. Thanks

Would that school have been Virginia Tech by any chance?

I'm working on getting my more permanent room in order for this next crop and need to figure out something as far as venting goes. I have one smaller vent that brings in fresh air from the outside and a larger vent that takes air through a charcoal filter (although I haven't set it up yet) and then blows it outside in a spot that makes the warm air look like a washing machine exhaust line. I can't really explain the layout of the room so I'll have to draw it out when I have time to take the measurements and upload a picture of it.

I'm also about to get a MH light for my vegetative growth, probably 400w. What is the difference between a Hortilux Blue MH daylight and a regular MH, besides the larger price tag?

Yet another question... My dad just got his medical marijuana growing license that allows him to legally grow 3 plants in flowering and 3 plants in vegetative. If we grew more than that number of plants would it be risky considering he filled out all the paperwork and Big Brother knows where we live?

I think to grow more, you just need patients. You could get your card, and be his patient, and then grow more I think. Maybe have your mom and brother get their cards.

hi mr.m
i dont remember if i asked you this already, but what is your experience with scorpion juice, and how did you apply it.

i thought the beastie bloomz and the ching chang 0-50-10 was very affective , i have one g13 that is a goliath bud, may dry out at 3 to 4 ounces and still finishing. with good aver. weight, 0ne and a haf ounces to 2 ave. ea. on the rest.

Been lurking the journal, some very nice porn action...!

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Nacho420 said:

Would that school have been Virginia Tech by any chance?

I'm working on getting my more permanent room in order for this next crop and need to figure out something as far as venting goes. I have one smaller vent that brings in fresh air from the outside and a larger vent that takes air through a charcoal filter (although I haven't set it up yet) and then blows it outside in a spot that makes the warm air look like a washing machine exhaust line. I can't really explain the layout of the room so I'll have to draw it out when I have time to take the measurements and upload a picture of it.

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Nope, not virginia, they weren't even ranked, at least not top ten.

Ventillation is usually a "breeze." At least to me, just test it out and make sure it's alright before you put the plants in there... I find that as long as you have enough exhaust, the intake will work, ambient intakes work alright, but a simple hole works better.

Nacho420 said:

I'm also about to get a MH light for my vegetative growth, probably 400w. What is the difference between a Hortilux Blue MH daylight and a regular MH, besides the larger price tag?

Yet another question... My dad just got his medical marijuana growing license that allows him to legally grow 3 plants in flowering and 3 plants in vegetative. If we grew more than that number of plants would it be risky considering he filled out all the paperwork and Big Brother knows where we live?

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The cheap bulbs you can get at Home Depot, like the Phillips, aren't argricultural bulbs, they put of a different spectrum, yes, they'll work... But not nearly as well. I'd spend the extra money on the right bulb.

holmes said:

hi mr.m
i dont remember if i asked you this already, but what is your experience with scorpion juice, and how did you apply it.

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If you have the money, I definately would use it... It's expensive.

I've used it for a lot of my grows, and noticed a considerable difference in the resin quantity. My buddies grows confirmed it too, when times are tough, 200+ a gallon is expensive for a beneficial... And it doesn't add any weight... Just resin.

It's applied as a foliar and in the roots, what I use it for mostly, high humidity is a problem with foliar feeding in my garden...

You use a shit-ton of it, i think 2 tablespoons per gallon, 30ml... You apply it once every other week...

It's called a "systematic viral inhibitor." Basically it's a defense mechanism you're plants can immediately use, and there defense system is resin production... Basically it's steroids for the defensive resin glands.

If you want frostier buds... Use scorpion juice.

DIRTBAG said:

Been lurking the journal, some very nice porn action...!

So what is new on yur end sir...??


Db.~tlb!

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Lurk all you want...

I rolled a joint we can all share------>

Man been a busy couple days... Hectic, insanity...