Hydro Grow: California Orange Bud

[1qwkdsm]

Hey Ms. Fox, I just read through your journal and it was a great read. Thanks a lot for posting. I feel a lot more confident about my upcoming hydro grow. A couple of my friends said to go the soil route just to be safe, but after I have read this I now know hydro is the only way to go. Good work and keep those updates coming!

[karagrows]

I revegged a favorite indica/sativa I had growing outside this year as a back up plan if all my seeds I planted ended up males. I topped it way over half way thru flowering and used the top. (I didn't want it in my yard anymore). The chopped thing did absolutely nothing for 4 weeks in cloner box with low CFL lumens. I was about to toss it, as I pulled it out of the vermiculite I realized then it finally started rooting. I left it in 3 more days. I put her under 12/12 @ 125watt T-5 HO CFL. After the 3 days of rooting it started emitting stems out of the buds. Looked really cool. The leaves didn't look like pot leaves. It looked like a house plant for about 3 weeks until it finally started getting regular looking leaves. It branched out very stangely, and is now a bushy little bugger. I clipped it Sunday, and cloned 3 of the pieces of chopped. It is healthy and ready to rock. I am amazed what these plants can do....

[McBudz]

Originally Posted by karagrows

I revegged a favorite indica/sativa I had growing outside this year as a back up plan if all my seeds I planted ended up males. I topped it way over half way thru flowering and used the top. (I didn't want it in my yard anymore). The chopped thing did absolutely nothing for 4 weeks in cloner box with low CFL lumens. I was about to toss it, as I pulled it out of the vermiculite I realized then it finally started rooting. I left it in 3 more days. I put her under 12/12 @ 125watt T-5 HO CFL. After the 3 days of rooting it started emitting stems out of the buds. Looked really cool. The leaves didn't look like pot leaves. It looked like a house plant for about 3 weeks until it finally started getting regular looking leaves. It branched out very stangely, and is now a bushy little bugger. I clipped it Sunday, and cloned 3 of the pieces of chopped. It is healthy and ready to rock. I am amazed what these plants can do....

Thats funny you say that I thought the same thing when I re-veg'd a budding plant. The cola stretched and these tear drop shaped leaves grew out. Looked strange but is was growing nonetheless. Looked like a weird house plant at first. incognito weed :)

[Ms.Fox]

Thanks notreallyhere!

Thanks 1qwkdsm! I owned a dsm. It was a 97 Gst. I loved that car! There's really no safe route when it comes to growing hydro or soil. Each one has it's owns issues, but you learn to overcome them. ;-) Good luck with your grow!

karagrows! Thanks for the info!

Here's some pics from the beginning to the end. I'm pretty sure I got the cut right, but as far as what to clone... Well you'll see. The holes in the veg container are covered now.

[McBudz]

Originally Posted by Ms.Fox

Thanks notreallyhere!

Thanks 1qwkdsm! I owned a dsm. It was a 97 Gst. I loved that car! There's really no safe route when it comes to growing hydro or soil. Each one has it's owns issues, but you learn to overcome them. ;-) Good luck with your grow!

karagrows! Thanks for the info!

Here's some pics from the beginning to the end. I'm pretty sure I got the cut right, but as far as what to clone... Well you'll see. The holes in the veg container are covered now.

Nice pictorial!.

Chop those big fan leaves down to about 1/3 in length. This will help your clones. There is no root system to sustain life in that much leaf. By trimming them will help reduce surface area of leaf which reduces transpiration (water evap.) and makes the clone a little less top heavy. You want all the little gal's energy going right to root development at this point.

Good work.

I think 4twenty4all's journal had a pic of clones with chopped leaves.

[Ms.Fox]

Thanks! Consider them chopped. ;-)

[notreallyhere]

I've always trimmed my clone leaves (admittedly that means since august)
makes good sense, seems to work, and provides a reference point when there is new growth starting.

[Ms.Fox]

Thanks notreallyhere!

I'm not real happy about the clone dome being so big, because it's blocking some needed light to my COB. I'll be investing in a smaller one as soon as possible. ;-)

Day 16

B52


B52 Flowers


B52 Flowers

[Pill13]

Looks like everything went well with the cloning and topping.. Nice work. The B52 looks like it should turn out to be a beautiful young thing with those flowers. Keep it coming.. =]

[1qwkdsm]

Originally Posted by Ms.Fox

Thanks notreallyhere!

Thanks 1qwkdsm! I owned a dsm. It was a 97 Gst. I loved that car!

Ooh a 2nd gen girl eh? My GF also drives a 2g, I'm more of a 1st gen guy myself. I'd post some pics for ya, but it's really one of a kind and I don't want to draw any unwanted attention to myself. :s

[mischief]

Just read through your journal. I found it very informative and am looking forward to seeing how your grow goes. I just started my first grow and am thinking about topping my plant too.

[Ms.Fox]

Thanks Pill13!
1qwkdsm: Yep most people I talk to who are true Eclipse lovers like the 1st gen! I could talk the Eclipse 1st gen and 2nd gen comparison's forever!!! LOL! I'm a car geek. Gotcha on the pics dude. Keep it safe! ;-)
Thanks mischeif!

Everyone's doin ok. The COB's doin great in the veg considering the space issue. Gotta wait till Monday or Tues to get another clone box. The clones I'm still crossin my fingers for. I've never topped a plant or cloned a plant soo small, so I'm a little concerned. The don't appear to be dying, but yall know...

Day 18

B52


COB


CLONES!

[rome420]

i love the side by side shot of both lights in the veg booth and the flowering chamber. looks like everything is going well keep the pics comin.

[StonerGrower]

Looking good Ms.Fox! Keep up the good work!

[eitay69]

Wow gets hot in here!:)