MaxYields
New Member
Hey 420magazine friends!
I am happy to announce that I am consolidating all of my current Journals into one! I will now open and close threads based on the seasons, which means first up we have “MaxYield’s Summer Garden!” I am very happy to be starting this Journal, and I apologize for losing interest or not following through with my other Journals. Instead of trying to keep up with several different Journals, from now on I will be able to post any interesting info on my garden in one exciting thread! This will allow me to focus on more than one topic… the “featured items” will now be in the title of my Journals, while inside I will utilize a vast amount of fun products and technology. This, like all of my Journals, isn’t only about growing some very high quality medicine (which I have no doubts will happen) but also about learning through experience. Everything I try and document in this Journal is to not only help me, but also the community here on 420magazine. I will be giving the most unbiased reviews that I can, and focus on what a small hobbyist grower such as myself can do to get the most out of their garden.
I trashed or harvested all of the plants I had growing in my previous Journals, and will be “starting over” if I may call it that. I took my tent apart and scrubbed every inch of the reflective Mylar with dish soap and a scrubby then rinsed it outside and let it dry in the sun. Brought it in and gave it one more wipe down, then set it up. I also washed and reorganized all of my equipment for a better work flow, and I took the Carbon Filter down as I don’t need it in my current situation. I have three 20-gallon totes of DocBud’s High Brix Soil cooking and all of my plants will be set up on top of those.
I have also been in communication with Mark from Platinum LED, and boy has he been more than helpful. After a half hour phone conversation yesterday I decided I will be going with Platinum LED’s P450 model for my next upgrade. Mark went into detail about their new models and how they compare to HID systems and what sets them apart from other LED companies. I am more than convinced, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the level of attention I got from this Sponsor, extremely helpful and friendly. Very glad 420magazine has a contract with them!! Mark and I have worked out the logistics and I will be receiving my light on June 1st. That is the day I return from a week vacation, and I didn’t want it sitting on my door step while I am away. If you are here Mark, THANK YOU!
While I am thanking people around here for their help in getting me set up with new superior products, I need to give DocBud a shout out. His name will be plastered all over this Journal obviously, and I can’t communicate well enough how grateful I am for all of his attention and help. We are seriously blessed to have a member like him in this community… The science behind his soil is real, just like the results, and it is hard to mess up… Coupled with his astounding customer service and involvement here on the forums, I think we have a real winner when it comes to a growing medium. I am very fortunate to be repping such a product and I will do it with as much dignity and grace as I possibly can, again, THANK YOU DOC!
Without any further ado, let’s get in to this Journal!! Everyone is welcome, I only ask you keep it respectful and educational. All questions, comments, criticisms, improvements, ideas, etc. etc. are welcome here! If any problems arise I won’t hesitate to contact the moderators.
:: BASIC INFO ::
GROW SPACE : AgroMax 2’ x 4’ x 6.5’ Indoor Horticulture Tent // 2’ x 3’ x 5’ Closet // My Backyard.
LIGHT : Platinum LED P450 // Mars-Hydro Mars II 700w // The Sun.
VENTILATION : 190cfm Ventech 4” Inline Duct Fan (Passive Intake).
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS : 2-speed Cool Mist Humidifier.
CONTAINERS : 1 / 5 / 7 / 15 / 25 gallon hard-pots & GeoPots.
MEDIUM : DocBud’s High-Brix Blend // FoxFarm Happy Frog & Ocean Forest Blend.
SCHEDULED NUTRIENTS : DocBud’s High-Brix Drenches, Teas & Foliar Sprays // FoxFarm Liquid & Water-Soluble Trios.
ADDITIONAL NUTRIENTS : Emerald Triangle Snow Storm Ultra // Botanicare Cal-Mag Plus // Super-Thrive // Rhizotonic // Molasses.
:: CURRENT STRAINS ::
STRAWBERRY DIESEL : (x3)
-Holy Smoke Seeds
-NYC Diesel x Strawberry Cough
-50% Indica / 50% Sativa
-56 Day Flower
WARLOCK : (x1)
-Magus Genetics
-Skunk #1 x Afghani
-F1 Indica Dominant Hybrid
-60 Day Flower
BLUE BERRY : (x1)
-Spliff Seeds
-[DJ Short’s] Blueberry x Northern Lights
-75% Indica / 25% Sativa
-56 Day Flower
BERRY BOMB : (x1)
-Bomb Seeds
-Blueberry x Bomb #1
-Indica Dominant Hybrid
-49 Day Flower
:: CURRENT PLANT INFO ::
STRAWBERRY DIESEL : The mother plant is outdoors after a 18 week indoor veg time, she will remain outdoors for the remainder of summer. She is in a 15-gallon GeoPot with a FoxFarm Happy Frog/Ocean Forest blend. I have 2 clones in DocBud’s High-Brix blend, they were rooted in Coco (bad choice if moving to HB soil) and have been in Solo Cups of soil for 4 days now. They have both received one watering with ¼ strength Transplant Drench and one Foliar Feeding of De-Stress. The HB clones are about 25” away from my Mars II 700w unit.
WARLOCK : This plant is a clone taken from the Mother plant in flower, then reveged. It took her about 5 weeks to start growing again, it has been about 3 weeks since she starting growing normally again and she is looking good. She is in a 1-gallon container of my FoxFarm Happy Frog/Ocean Forest blend. I am letting her grow out a little before I take more clones and bloom her, she has had a very stressful life. This plant is also about 25” away from my Mars II 700w unit.
BLUE BERRY : Germination began two days ago, put her in a shot glass of tap water at 3:00pm. Exactly 24 hours later it had sunk to the bottom of the glass, so I transplanted it into a 1-gallon hard-pot of DocBud’s High-Brix Blend, sprinkled the seed hole with a little bit of DocBud’s “Roots!”. Have her in the tent 28” away from my Mars II 700w.
BERRY BOMB : Germination began at the same time and with the same method as the Blue Berry. Transplanted into High-Brix Blend after a 24 hour soak in tap water, seed hole dusted with “Roots!”. She is also 28” underneath the Mars II 700w.
:: FINAL THOUGHTS ::
Well guys and gals, I think that about covers everything that needs to be covered in this post. I will be posting pictures and videos of all my plants and products and such here on the forum, starting tonight with pictures of where everything currently stands. I am leaving town this Thursday (May 21) and won’t be returning until June 1, so that is when all of the info on my new Platinum LED P450 will be posted... That should be a nice long and educational post! I can’t wait to get that bad boy, and by that time my seeds should be out and jammin’ as well, so soon things will be exciting.
While I am on vacation I will be helping my younger brother set up a stealthy Guerilla Grow in his stupid southern state. I will document our experiences here, and hopefully will convince him to get an account started here so he can post about it.
Like I said earlier, this thread is all about learning. Everyone is welcome here, and hopefully we will all be figuring out and jotting down some new techniques or methods that we didn’t quite understand or utilize before. If you already know everything, than please…. share with us!!
This summer should be filled with good yields and dank medicine, thank you to everyone who follows along!
