Laceygirls Grow

[DaveCoulier]

Lacey, you dont do any hand watering to go along with the ebb & flow do you? Your setup looks alot like hempy buckets except you have Ebb & Flow. Hempy bucket plants look alot like yours. They grow pretty slowly for quite awhile until the roots hits the reservoir and then they take off, and thats with them hand watering like 6 times a day or some shit. Perlite does wick, but I imagine alot of that water is just evaporating and your plants arent growing to their full potential until the roots finally hit the bottom. Your high temperatures can't be helping much either.

I was curious about the water availability of perlite since even though it can be wet/moist water isn't always available to the plants, and I came across this.

http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/EA9650137.htm

 

[laceygirl]

Lacey, you dont do any hand watering to go along with the ebb & flow do you? Your setup looks alot like hempy buckets except you have Ebb & Flow. Hempy bucket plants look alot like yours. They grow pretty slowly for quite awhile until the roots hits the reservoir and then they take off, and thats with them hand watering like 6 times a day or some shit. Perlite does wick, but I imagine alot of that water is just evaporating and your plants arent growing to their full potential until the roots finally hit the bottom. Your high temperatures can't be helping much either.

Hi Dave,

I have been hand watering 6 times a day since I moved them into this tent and they are really starting to kick on.... They have only have been in there for four days... They are on 18/6 at the moment, I've had very little evaporation if you can believe that... I haven't had to add any extra water to the sixty litre reservoir yet.. Its still over half full... The nutes are back down to about 550PPM, I gave them some Rhizotonic last night and they seem to look better today... I am making sure they are never dry, the moisture level in my soil is actually really good, damp not wet... It gets flooded every 4 hours for half an hour... It gives them a really good soak and then they drain way brilliantly... But as I mentioned I will be hand watering like this for the next two weeks I reckon...

Laceygirl....

 

[DaveCoulier]

Hi Dave,

I have been hand watering 6 times a day since I moved them into this tent and they are really starting to kick on.... They have only have been in there for four days... They are on 18/6 at the moment, I've had very little evaporation if you can believe that... I haven't had to add any extra water to the sixty litre reservoir yet.. Its still over half full... The nutes are back down to about 550PPM, I gave them some Rhizotonic last night and they seem to look better today... I am making sure they are never dry, the moisture level in my soil is actually really good, damp not wet... It gets flooded every 4 hours for half an hour... It gives them a really good soak and then they drain way brilliantly... But as I mentioned I will be hand watering like this for the next two weeks I reckon...

Laceygirl....

Im glad your hand watering to help em out, but its easy to be fooled by a moist medium thinking they get enough water.

I had my plants in a 5:1:1: Aged Pine Bark/Peat/Perlite mixture for awhile and even though the medium would be moist my plants started to wilt after 24 hours or more. As soon as Id give them water, they would perk up in a few hours, and then at 24 hours they start getting sad and limp even though the medium was still moist.

Water availability is rarely even thought about by most, and rightfully so since it rarely is an issue. One of these days I should do a detailed thread on substrates.

 

[valhalla88]

looking for a place to sit & watch then!

 

[laceygirl]

Hahha, I just started singing the Muppet Babies song... Sorry, I've been smoking some really nice shit....

Well these have now been in the tent for a week and I am seing definate improvements... They are coming along beautifully, so they should be, I've knocked the nutes back, and I am lovingly hand-watering them about 6 - 8 times a day...

The roots in the little pots are already sticking out thru the bottom, I was expecting that, but not so quickly ... I am going to bump up the watering schedule to every three hours as its sooo hot here still...I am getting good water retention and drainage, and I must say I am a little surprised ... I like hydroton usually.. But I find its harder to keep mothers in hydroton...

It will be difficult for me to overwater in the substrate I am using..That suits me fine, I am a DWC grower in the big tent...

Here are some pics of my babies....The cross breeds seem to be leaning towards Rhino they have fatter leaves and the Widow is as easy to spot as dogs balls...

More on the big tent later..
Thanks all
Laceygirl...

 

[laceygirl]

Hello, here is a fav picture of mine, its going to be so nice when its done... Really looking forward to it... About 3 weeks to go...

Laceygirl...

 

[eightenough]

that looks awesome. you have more patience than i. i would have had my next crop in there by now.

 

[rocksteady6]

LaceyG great grow. "I believe the nute burn is from me spilling nute water on the plants".. come on mate get those butter fingers sorted. That bud with the nute bottle next to it is a beast. If i get a massive bud like that(grown elsewhere) i put it under my nose,take my hands away and take a big intake. If my eyes water i know its going to be good times.

 

[laceygirl]

LaceyG great grow. "I believe the nute burn is from me spilling nute water on the plants".. come on mate get those butter fingers sorted. That bud with the nute bottle next to it is a beast. If i get a massive bud like that(grown elsewhere) i put it under my nose,take my hands away and take a big intake. If my eyes water i know its going to be good times.

I like to pull them in close and smell them like a perfect boquet of flowers, it smells very dank...lol... I still have at least three weeks to go... Waiting, waiting, waiting....

 

[valhalla88]

Hi dave, yes I am an aussie....lol... I do have a very broad accent...

Laceygirl...

Lovin' that accent....I mean HoTT!

 

[laceygirl]

G'day all, Laceygirl here again..

I just really like taking photos of my buds, although I have noticed the camera really doesn't do them justice... I am getting a new digital camera after this grow and a new tower for my home computer and a new mattress...

I am slowly backing the nutrient back down each night. I am running at about 780-800PPM, I am still checking the pH every night, and I am hand watering the babies...

On that topic they are coming along so nicely... I am a bit concerned what I am going to do with the three that are sitting in the top of the pots... I've run out of people to give them too...

I just hate the thought of them dying... I might repot them and go from there, at least until I sex them, I can keep hand watering... Its not a hassle, in fact I quite enjoy it... I like that part of gardening... I enjoy nurturing and growing the plant, not just the end result...

Will post pics of the mother cupboard next...

Laceygirl... Can't wait till harvest time.. I am going to have a harvest festival at my house and gather friends and well wishers... Should be awesome...Snaps to my hubby for being the ruler holder tonight...lol..

 

[laceygirl]

As promised here are pics of the mother tent... The photos tell you what they are... I am also going to mention again that Rhizotonic is a bloody great product.. I cannot get over the root formation of these little plants... Snaps to Canna for such great products...


I think they are about 3 - 4 weeks old now? I don't really keep track... As long as they are healthy...Handwatering about 8 - 9 times a day...Just so they don't dry out..

Laceygirl...

 

[valhalla88]

G'day all, Laceygirl here again..

I just really like taking photos of my buds, although I have noticed the camera really doesn't do them justice... I am getting a new digital camera after this grow and a new tower for my home computer and a new mattress...

I am slowly backing the nutrient back down each night. I am running at about 780-800PPM, I am still checking the pH every night, and I am hand watering the babies...

On that topic they are coming along so nicely... I am a bit concerned what I am going to do with the three that are sitting in the top of the pots... I've run out of people to give them too...

I just hate the thought of them dying... I might repot them and go from there, at least until I sex them, I can keep hand watering... Its not a hassle, in fact I quite enjoy it... I like that part of gardening... I enjoy nurturing and growing the plant, not just the end result...

Will post pics of the mother cupboard next...

Laceygirl... Can't wait till harvest time.. I am going to have a harvest festival at my house and gather friends and well wishers... Should be awesome...Snaps to my hubby for being the ruler holder tonight...lol..

Awesome job and good pics...'ello to the hubby then! A fine job @ the ruler!...Love the happy cheerful ...positive atmosphere here!

 

[DarkCursade]

G'day all, Laceygirl here again..

I just really like taking photos of my buds, although I have noticed the camera really doesn't do them justice... I am getting a new digital camera after this grow and a new tower for my home computer and a new mattress...

I am slowly backing the nutrient back down each night. I am running at about 780-800PPM, I am still checking the pH every night, and I am hand watering the babies...

On that topic they are coming along so nicely... I am a bit concerned what I am going to do with the three that are sitting in the top of the pots... I've run out of people to give them too...

I just hate the thought of them dying... I might repot them and go from there, at least until I sex them, I can keep hand watering... Its not a hassle, in fact I quite enjoy it... I like that part of gardening... I enjoy nurturing and growing the plant, not just the end result...

Will post pics of the mother cupboard next...

Laceygirl... Can't wait till harvest time.. I am going to have a harvest festival at my house and gather friends and well wishers... Should be awesome...Snaps to my hubby for being the ruler holder tonight...lol..

Those buds looking goodie good, how long till harvest, do many of ur friends know you grow, Im paranoid about people knowing i grow....

 

[laceygirl]

Those buds looking goodie good, how long till harvest, do many of ur friends know you grow, Im paranoid about people knowing i grow....

Hi DarkC....
I have about 3 weeks left till I harvest.. Its been a long 11 weeks I can tell you...

My friends know I grow, but they have no idea where I grow .... My system is very well concealed, my harvest party will be after everything is cut down, dried and cured... Should be heaps fun....

I feel pretty secure because my house is full of motion detectors and I have a back to base alarm so if someone even moves in my house when the alarm is armed, the security company comes running instead of the cops....

Laceygirl..

 

[ADLpotter]

Lookin good lacey! Seems we might possibly be harvesting near the same time, should be fun

 

[laceygirl]

Lookin good lacey! Seems we might possibly be harvesting near the same time, should be fun

Yes I've subbed your journal and it looks that way...

Its always nice to harvest with a friend lol....

Laceygirl...

 

[Solcyn26]

love love love ur growroom gurl..im flowering in a bathtub under a 600w and veg under my bathroom sink with cfl's..lol...i wanna b like u when i grow up

 

[laceygirl]

G'day all, Laceygirl again enjoying the cooler weather we are experiencing at the moment, the temps in both my tents are perfect... Loving it..

Just some updated pictures of my babies... Can't get over how well they are doing.. Still handwatering, but it wont be for much longer now.. They look great... Just a little longer now and I can turn them down and sex them..

The smallest plant is the Rhino, this is the one I really want to be female.. Its my last seed... But on the plus side, the crossbreeds are looking Rhino dominant. I wouldn't mind that at all...The widow is a very distinct plant it does look very different from the rest of them....

More on the big tent later, they are looking awesome.... Laceygirl..

 

[DarkCursade]

I know, isnt the cooler wheather great, like dont get me wrong hot weather is great but only for swimming and sun-baking.

Keep the pics flowing they are looking good...