Aloha Brothers and Sisters of 420 Magazine! 
We are going to start right where left off in December with the naturally flowering winter plants. They seem to be growing quite well, even with temperatures in the low 40s at night, they just seem to love it!
What current strains?: KC-45 "Zilla" Phenotype (clones), Critical, DJ Shorts Blueberry x Santa Maria, Swiss Cheese
What will the other strains be later?: Jack Herer, Aurora Ultra, JH x Chem91 x NYCD , and some more strains
that I will announce later on.
What's in Veg or Flower stage?: 2 Swiss Cheese, 1 JH, 3 KC-45, and 1 BB x SM are in Veg whereas 1 Critical, 1 BB x SM, and 1 KC-45 are in Flower.
How big do the plants get and how do you like to grow them? They don't get very big. I like to grow medium sized, more symmetrical bush-style plants that generally have even/horizontal canopies in the planter bed. I usually do a lot of training to get branches to fit the way I want them in my small and limited growing space.
Indoor or outdoor?: Mainly outside, in winter I use CFLs to vegetate in a small chamber due to the fact the outside conditions do not promote vegetative growth. Everything gets flowered outside, absolutely.
Current hours of daylight?: ~10 Hours
What is in your mix?: Aged recycled forest products, aged rice hulls, composted poultry manure, perlite, peat moss, hydrolyzed feather meal, dehydrated poultry manure, dolomite & oyster shell lime (pH buffers), bat guano, kelp meal, and worm castings. It is a locally made OMRI certified organic soil.
What size pots?: 5-7 gallon pots
General temperature range?: Winter temps are basically 40-70 degrees Fahrenheit.
How's the humidity?: Generally it's very high all the time, but we're in a dry spell right now.
Concerned about pests?: I'm concerned. Especially about moths and their larval stages. Plant inspections are crucial. It can be difficult to avoid them, but when due diligence pays off it can be pretty rewarding. Other concerns relate to soil pests such as fungus gnats and root aphids, which can be a big problem for a really rich organic soil. Just something to keep monitoring.
How often are you watering?: Roughly once a week for the plants in Veg. I don't dare water the naturally flowering plants until they tell me they are ready. Letting them dry out a bit compared to over-watered is vital to keeping them growing great, especially at the lower temperatures. There will be less water molecules in the plants blood (xylem sap), and so the solution gets more concentrated and lowers the freezing point. Watering at the right time is so important.
Type and strength of ferts used?: I do play around with my D&S Step 1,2,3. The mycorrhizae is good for transplants, and I like to have a fast-action Nitrogen dominant fertilizer on hand so the Step 2 I sometimes use for a little boost in Veg (even though it's not organic). However in general I stick to completely organic fertilizers by Dr. Earth. I like to make probiotic teas that have different types of bacteria. I use the 10-3-1 bat guano tea for vegetation, and the 4-5-4 meal/seed based tea for flower transition. And then solution grade bat guano 0-8-1 for deep flower. Problem with the heavy-duty organics are just the bugs love to tag along and make a kingdom down below and eat the sugars that are in the roots, so it's just important to fend off the bugs and monitor when serving these teas.
Here's a few pics to get this journal on track
In order from front to back: KC-45, Critical, BB x SM
(Reversed Order)
A bit of a blurry "classic shot" here, I like this one because it shows how hardy the KC-45 is. Even in such cold temperatures, she's putting on a decent cola. Little Critical flowers in the front.
I'll do a more formal/cohesive update with some more pics later on this weekend or so.
We are going to start right where left off in December with the naturally flowering winter plants. They seem to be growing quite well, even with temperatures in the low 40s at night, they just seem to love it!
What current strains?: KC-45 "Zilla" Phenotype (clones), Critical, DJ Shorts Blueberry x Santa Maria, Swiss Cheese
What will the other strains be later?: Jack Herer, Aurora Ultra, JH x Chem91 x NYCD , and some more strains
that I will announce later on.
What's in Veg or Flower stage?: 2 Swiss Cheese, 1 JH, 3 KC-45, and 1 BB x SM are in Veg whereas 1 Critical, 1 BB x SM, and 1 KC-45 are in Flower.
How big do the plants get and how do you like to grow them? They don't get very big. I like to grow medium sized, more symmetrical bush-style plants that generally have even/horizontal canopies in the planter bed. I usually do a lot of training to get branches to fit the way I want them in my small and limited growing space.
Indoor or outdoor?: Mainly outside, in winter I use CFLs to vegetate in a small chamber due to the fact the outside conditions do not promote vegetative growth. Everything gets flowered outside, absolutely.
Current hours of daylight?: ~10 Hours
What is in your mix?: Aged recycled forest products, aged rice hulls, composted poultry manure, perlite, peat moss, hydrolyzed feather meal, dehydrated poultry manure, dolomite & oyster shell lime (pH buffers), bat guano, kelp meal, and worm castings. It is a locally made OMRI certified organic soil.
What size pots?: 5-7 gallon pots
General temperature range?: Winter temps are basically 40-70 degrees Fahrenheit.
How's the humidity?: Generally it's very high all the time, but we're in a dry spell right now.
Concerned about pests?: I'm concerned. Especially about moths and their larval stages. Plant inspections are crucial. It can be difficult to avoid them, but when due diligence pays off it can be pretty rewarding. Other concerns relate to soil pests such as fungus gnats and root aphids, which can be a big problem for a really rich organic soil. Just something to keep monitoring.
How often are you watering?: Roughly once a week for the plants in Veg. I don't dare water the naturally flowering plants until they tell me they are ready. Letting them dry out a bit compared to over-watered is vital to keeping them growing great, especially at the lower temperatures. There will be less water molecules in the plants blood (xylem sap), and so the solution gets more concentrated and lowers the freezing point. Watering at the right time is so important.
Type and strength of ferts used?: I do play around with my D&S Step 1,2,3. The mycorrhizae is good for transplants, and I like to have a fast-action Nitrogen dominant fertilizer on hand so the Step 2 I sometimes use for a little boost in Veg (even though it's not organic). However in general I stick to completely organic fertilizers by Dr. Earth. I like to make probiotic teas that have different types of bacteria. I use the 10-3-1 bat guano tea for vegetation, and the 4-5-4 meal/seed based tea for flower transition. And then solution grade bat guano 0-8-1 for deep flower. Problem with the heavy-duty organics are just the bugs love to tag along and make a kingdom down below and eat the sugars that are in the roots, so it's just important to fend off the bugs and monitor when serving these teas.
Here's a few pics to get this journal on track
In order from front to back: KC-45, Critical, BB x SM
(Reversed Order)
A bit of a blurry "classic shot" here, I like this one because it shows how hardy the KC-45 is. Even in such cold temperatures, she's putting on a decent cola. Little Critical flowers in the front.
I'll do a more formal/cohesive update with some more pics later on this weekend or so.
Thanks for the kind words. I enjoyed your journal too. 
And welcome aboard 
Beautiful. Old Zilla and her offspring have really done the business for you, Lester. Interested to watch the Jack Herer too - I've been catching up on the history of hemp and being a complete naive I must admit to knowing nothing about Jack and his work until I watched a couple of movies about him. So now, of course, I fancy growing one. Or two. 
