MrBubbles Perpetual Grow

[mrbubbles87]

I borrowed your porta-scrog idea. I made mine 16" x 16". I have one Holy Grail Kush in a 3.5 gallon Hempy Bucket scrogged. She's only been flowering for around 1.5 weeks. So far so good.

I saw the price of the round ones at Home Depot and decided to make my own. I used 2" x 4" hog wire for the screen. Then I TIG welded 1/8" stainless steel filler wire picture framing the screen. Then I used the same stainless wire to make uprights to attach to the container.

I don't have enough room in the flowering tent at the moment for any more than the one porta-scrog. Depending on how this first one turns out, this may be my new technique.

We've also found a house to buy. Looks like I may be ditching the tents and will be able to grow some larger plants.

Thank you for the porta-scrog idea. I always wanted to scrog but thought it'd be almost impossible to grow perpetually.

Awesome to hear from ya Josh! Think Peejay originated the Porta SCROG. Then I think CA won POM with one too. The first time I saw the concept was on a Jorge Cervantes video. He was visiting a CA outdoor grow and one had massive trees with a 10'x10' metal SCROG that was 15' in the air. The Porta SCROG is just a miniature version lol.

I'm starting to get away from the Porta SCROG on my larger plants. Going. To try bamboo stakes instead. Now I'm planning to use them above 12 3 gal pots on my perpetual drip feed SOG. I'm going to trim them down to squares vs circles so they all fit. They will be about 10in x10in with 9 squares. Hoping for 1oz per plant minimum and then I'll still be hitting the same numbers as my 2L but with way less plants to manage.

That 2L idea was genius tho! I'm averaging 4 plants per week off a 3x3 table with a total of 48 running. Haven't had one under 7 grams yet

I agree with homemade vs store bought. I got my screens for $3 ea the time saved as worth the money. I'm a busy guy these days with 3 tents.

Glad to hear things are looking up for you. I can't wait to buy a house. Def jealous of you there. Hope to see a new journal from you soon!

 

[mrbubbles87]

Update from the veg tents this morning. Mainly just pics after their feeding. Not sure if I've told you guys but Im running the FF trio in my 2x4 veg tent and then my new soil plus fish fert, big bloom, Molasses in my 4x4.

Originally I planned on getting rid of my 2x4 but now I'm not sure lol. I'm on the fence between using the 4x4 as a veg tent or flowering in it. Not going to happen anytime soon but I'm thinking of getting a couple Leds for the 4x4. Then I'll run 12 large plants in the 4x8 and 16 smaller plants in the 4x4 under the Leds. There I go rambling sorry guys. Back to the update lol...

Besides feeding the veg girls last night I also decided to plant a few of my new strains Going to be a loooong wait for these girls.

 

[thecanuck]

Great update mrb.! Beautiful garden sir

 

[mrbubbles87]

Great update mrb.! Beautiful garden sir

Thanks! Can't wait to simplify things. Feels like I've been running non stop for months now. The cloner is almost empty for the first time since the day I bought it lol

 

[thecanuck]

Thanks! Can't wait to simplify things. Feels like I've been running non stop for months now. The cloner is almost empty for the first time since the day I bought it lol[/
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Yeah but you love it! Lol.

 

[josh223]

I got the idea for the two liters from 420fied. Unfortunately he's no longer active here. The "Dahli Hempy" came up with the idea. Everyone else just copied from him. I think it's simple and works well.

I have a couple this go around that will only yield 7-8 grams in a two liter. But I had to get them out of the cloner because they were getting slimey so the stunted. I'd guesstimate that I average in the 15 grams/2 liter range. It just depends on their location in the tent.

The house we are looking at is almost ideal. It has a huge basement with heat, water, and plenty of power. I'll be running separate rooms for veg and flowering. I'm just going to use Panda Film, heck I may just buy a bunch of mylar survival blankets and cover all the walls. Getting away from the 6' tall tents will give me room to veg longer in addition to have the ability to grow taller plants.

I'm going to have to step up my ventilation and my lighting. Have to worry about the house going through. We're pre-approved so we just need to get the inspection and fill out more paper work. Hopefully I'll also eventually have a beautiful outdoor garden akin to Relaxed Lesters. But with the timing, it won't be this year.

I definitely plan on journaling again. Right now everything just looks about the same so there's not much point. I'm excited.

I'm also excited to see your upcoming strains. I think everyone is on my list to grow at least once. Great choices.

In about a week or so I'm going to start flowering some of my newer strain clones. They are rooted but I have them inn veg at the moment. Not really room in the flowering tent with two former mother plants. But I'll be rocking the Blue Blood and Northern Lights x Skunk #1, same as you.

Looking great bro!!! Keep it up!

 

[mrbubbles87]

Thanks! Can't wait to simplify things. Feels like I've been running non stop for months now. The cloner is almost empty for the first time since the day I bought it lol[/
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Yeah but you love it! Lol.

Yes I sure do!

 

[mrbubbles87]

I got the idea for the two liters from 420fied. Unfortunately he's no longer active here. The "Dahli Hempy" came up with the idea. Everyone else just copied from him. I think it's simple and works well.

I have a couple this go around that will only yield 7-8 grams in a two liter. But I had to get them out of the cloner because they were getting slimey so the stunted. I'd guesstimate that I average in the 15 grams/2 liter range. It just depends on their location in the tent.

I always go with conservative numbers. I have had some up to 20 grams and my lowest has been 7grams. My goal has always been 1oz per Sq foot so as long as I get 7 grams min per 2L I'm hitting it. Have to admit tho I really love going to heavy duty plastic pots vs the 2L. Especially when they cost 1.28 per 1gal when I pay .68 per 2L. It as a great intro to SOG and a convenient option for the winter time when there's no selection for gardening supplies. Ironically I've never ran them as a hempy bucket. Just too much extra work for me vs soil. Really getting into Organics and high brix now.

The house we are looking at is almost ideal. It has a huge basement with heat, water, and plenty of power. I'll be running separate rooms for veg and flowering. I'm just going to use Panda Film, heck I may just buy a bunch of mylar survival blankets and cover all the walls. Getting away from the 6' tall tents will give me room to veg longer in addition to have the ability to grow taller plants.

I'm going to have to step up my ventilation and my lighting. Have to worry about the house going through. We're pre-approved so we just need to get the inspection and fill out more paper work. Hopefully I'll also eventually have a beautiful outdoor garden akin to Relaxed Lesters. But with the timing, it won't be this year.

So jelly dude! Would love a massive outdoor and a unfinished basement. I would run 4 rooms that could veg and flower lol.

I definitely plan on journaling again. Right now everything just looks about the same so there's not much point. I'm excited.

I hear ya there. Mine doesn't change much either to me but I like documenting my grows so 10 years from now I can look back and see what I did.

I'm also excited to see your upcoming strains. I think everyone is on my list to grow at least once. Great choices.

It was too good of a deal to turn down. I only picked 5 the rest were all freebies. Really excited for the variety but it's going to be a challenge keeping 30 strains in my rotation. Planning to to a always keep small clones of each strain vs large mothers. We'll see how it works out.

In about a week or so I'm going to start flowering some of my newer strain clones. They are rooted but I have them inn veg at the moment. Not really room in the flowering tent with two former mother plants. But I'll be rocking the Blue Blood and Northern Lights x Skunk #1, same as you.

That's awesome! I'm about to flower my blue blood too. My NL got root bound and stunted so I'm nursing her back to health.

Looking great bro!!! Keep it up!

Thanks for stopping by! Goodluck on the house

 

[thecanuck]

Obsession is above ground and shes looking happy as can be in that hb soil

 

[mrbubbles87]

Have a pic update for you guys today. Sorry they're not labeled or anything. Just too much to do and not enough time lol.

I recently moved my blue blood and Bubba kush from 1 gal to 5 gal and into flower. I did the same with my critical mass about 2 weeks ago and it has really taken off. I also transplant my Northern Lights x Skunk and Kerala c Skunk from Dixie cups to 3gal. They were looking pretty rough before. They've recovered pretty fast.

I'm still waiting for my high brix soil to cook so mixed up my own soil again. This time I mixed pro mix with a ready to use organic compost rated 5-5-5 and also 6 capfuls of osmocote plus. Ended up with about 30 gals of soil so the nutrients are on the weaker side. I ran out of Oc and I didn't want to go over board. This is similar to my last batch except I used the compost vs earthworm castings and less oc. The plants in my 4x4 veg tent are all in the first mix and they look amazing. Especially my 3 auto seedlings. They really took off in this stuff. Hoping I can get by with just watering these soil mixes and making compost tea.

You'll notice in the pics that I did decide to remove the drip feed table. Recently I've been getting lower yields and overall worse plant health on the table. I made the executive decision to cut my loses on the drip feed for now and go back to hand watering. This gives me more time with each plant, more flower room, and motivation to decrease place counts. My current goal is to convert to 16 1gal and 9 5gal. Eventually I want to just do 18 7gal smart pot high brix plants. In the future I'll make adjustments to the drip feed. Ideally I'll run a drip feed for my 18 large plants for straight water and still hand water the drenches. I may alter it for my 16 1 gal in the meantime time. Bottomline never sacrifice plants for convenience lol

And finally the best update all my seedlings have sprouted! These pics are 2 days old so they are much bigger now!

Well that's all I have for the grow update today. On a side note my wife and I will be going to Denver for 4/20 this year. Really excited to check out the rec scene and enjoy all the festivities. Never really been to a weed event in my life so I will be like a kid in a candy store lol. Don't worry I'll take tons of pics and document my first rec experience.

 

[Lester Freeman]

Very nice update buddy!

 

[CA215]

Hope your first cannabis cup experience is on point brodda smoke a couple dooobs for me

 

[shottafire]

Very nice!!! I like... In my borat voice.

 

[mrbubbles87]

Very nice update buddy!

Thanks buddy!

Hope your first cannabis cup experience is on point brodda smoke a couple dooobs for me

You know I will bro! Hopefully the next cup I go to will be in your state

Very nice!!! I like... In my borat voice.

Lol thanks shotta! Hope the drippers work out for you. Looks a lot better than mine was.

 

[KingJohnC]

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[mrbubbles87]

Hey guys,

Been even busier than usual lately. The perpetual is in full swing now. I harvested a 5gal UltraSour last Wednesday. I harvested 8 of my 2L SOG plant on Friday. From this point on I will be harvesting at least 4 plants a week so updates might be few and far in between for the next month or so.

My seedlings are all doing really well. I did end up losing one of my GSC regular seedlings so 50/50 for a female for the 1 remaining.

Here's some pics of the US harvest. I'll try to update more pics later.

Sadly I just learned that one of my friends died in a motorcycle accident yesterday. He was a very good friend and a great guy. He was only 28yo. I was planning to visit him in 3 weeks for the Cup.

Hard to think or do anything right now. Ive lost so many people in my life. This will be the 16th funeral I've been to in 8 years. Feeling kind of lost right now.

Through death we gain wisdom and realize our own mortality at the cost of our broken hearts. I have always felt wise beyond my years. I was always the one who tried to talk sense into my friends. Always the one to make the right decision instead of the wrong one. Sometimes I feel so petty to value the experiences the deaths of my many friends have brought me. How are they more important then the millions of people around the world struggling to survive each day? How do I have more wisdom than a 10yo in Syria who's lost his entire family? I try to constantly remind myself that life is about experiences and memories. Enjoying each and every moment to the fullest. Knowing that no matter who you are or what decisions you make one day it will be your turn. I hope for me that day is a hundred years from now but I have learned to wake up every day ready to die.

 

[Lester Freeman]

Great buds, they look reallly wonderful.

Sorry about your losses.

 

[KingJohnC]

Congratulations on your harvest!

 

[CA215]

Great looking garden as always mrbub

So sorry to read man, life is too damn fragile.. it really hits close to home in what happened man motorcycles have been a big part in my life and not for the good. 28 years old man way too young, Will be keeping you in our prayers mrbub keep your head high brotha.

 

[flashmanc]

great, how much space do you have below the stairs?