Stardawg17, Dutch Bucket, Photo, Fall 2022

[stardawg17]

Clean up on aisle 3!

Sorry about the mess but the flowers are looking spot on.

Thanks @InTheShed

And nowfor something completely different...

I believe you use CBG. I've tried it in the past and it did seem to give me an energy lift. Similar to you I used THC back in the day but I quit in 2004. I've recently been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and I find THC extremely effective for the pain. Problem is, I don't really enjoy being high, except on a rare occasion. I have some CBG flower in a dugout that's probably 18 months old. Would that degrade into thca and thus decarb into thc if I smoke it? If not, do you think it would still be effective? If not I can go pick up some. If it's effective I'll probably drop a seed in my next grow. I found these tonight that look good and are reasonably priced.

DBL CBG – CBG Seed Source

cbgseedsource.com

 

[InTheShed]

Thanks @InTheShed

And nowfor something completely different...

I believe you use CBG. I've tried it in the past and it did seem to give me an energy lift. Similar to you I used THC back in the day but I quit in 2004. I've recently been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and I find THC extremely effective for the pain. Problem is, I don't really enjoy being high, except on a rare occasion. I have some CBG flower in a dugout that's probably 18 months old. Would that degrade into thca and thus decarb into thc if I smoke it? If not, do you think it would still be effective? If not I can go pick up some. If it's effective I'll probably drop a seed in my next grow. I found these tonight that look good and are reasonably priced.

DBL CBG – CBG Seed Source

cbgseedsource.com

I'm in the early stage of the CBG journey with my just harvested flowers, but the best way to tell what the 18 months has done to the CBGa is to fire it up and see if you get high (and of course report the answer in my journal ). I hope it works for you! And that DBL CBG (24%) is a lot more than mine has at around 14%.

I have to say that the best antidote for the high of THC is CBD, which at the right ratio will knock the high down greatly. The real question is whether a THC/CBD mix without the high will have the same effect on your pain. I know that @Amy Gardner found a 1:1 ratio of THC to CBD worked best for her pain, a lot of which was of a fibro nature but might work for you.

There are a lot of good CBD varieties out there now (Weed Seeds Express has some here) with THC under 1%, which is the type I use (Candida, which is no longer available). If Candida is something you're interested in, PM me your email address.

 

[stardawg17]

NL1 (Right) / NL2 (Left) - Day 103 - Flower 27

NL3 - Day 103 - Flower 27

Pics are from the tent cams and they tend to get a bit washed out under the GIIXERs. No pics of the queens tonight but PQ2 has started putting out orange pistils. The NL flowers have that classic smell that brings back such nastalgia and the queens smell more pungent yet pleasant. Both types are starting to show frost...I'm getting excited. Unfortunately, I think they didn't like the super cropping and I'll probably take a ding on my yield..but who knows...they may recover yet.

Happy Friday

 

[InTheShed]

Sea of flowers! I don't find that supercropping in stretch lowers harvest numbers, and GG did his in with big buds on the ends. You're in between those two in timing but I think you might be pleasantly surprised.

 

[stardawg17]

I changed out the reservoir today so how about a report?

Report Date	Seed Drop	Week	Flip Date	In Flower
2/4	10/23	15	1/7	TRUE

Plant ID	Strain	Days Old	Height (cm)	Growth (cm)	Topped On	Days Flowered	Harvest Date	Days To Go
NL1	Northern Lights	104	32	0		28	3/3	27
NL2	Northern Lights	104	37	0	12/11	28	3/3	27
NL3	Northern Lights	104	40	0		28	3/3	27
PQ1	Purple Queen	104	67	7	12/25	28	3/7	31
PQ2	Purple Queen	104	40	0	12/17	28	3/7	31
AIR QUALITY
VPD	(Pa)		Temp	(F)		RH	(%)
max	avg	min	max	avg	min	max	avg	min
2101.13278	1235.631069	653.9322148	82.87	71.79113947	58.73	70.5	54.25759454	36.9
WATER QUALITY
pH	(logarithmic units)		TDS	(ppm)		Temp	(F)
max	avg	min	max	avg	min	max	avg	min
---	6.099977921	---	---	---	---	---	67.24626513	---

NUTRIENTS
	ml/gal	gallons	Total ml
FloraMicro	2.7	17	45.9
FloraGro	4	17	68
FloraBloom	5.3	17	90.1
CalMag	1.8	17	30.6
Floralicious+	1	17	17
KoolBloom	1	17	17
Flora Nectar	0	17	0
Silica Gold	4	17	68
FloraKleen	0	17	0
Hormex	5	17	85
h2o2 (12%)	3	17	51

One of the side-effects of automating my report generation is the inability to scrub the anomalous data from the results. I should ask chatGPT to generate some code for that. I'm also experiencing some more sensor issues. The fuel gauge I use for monitoring the reservoir level shorted out, burnt some wires and fried my arduino uno...glad it didn't burn down the lab :O Anyway, that's all repaired and I now can tell how many gallons are in the reservoir. Unfortunately, I have no temp for the pH meter and no ppm ATM.

How about some pics? Day 104 Flowered 28

My gnome is keeping an eye on the Northern Lights

short bushy plants

That Purple Queen in the back corner of the tent though

 

[stardawg17]

The rest of these pics were taken lights out with my phone's flash. It's hard to tell where one plant stops and the next plant starts.

NL1 - Day 104 Flowered 28

NL2 - Day 104 Flowered 28

NL3 - Day 104 Flowered 28

 

[stardawg17]

PQ1 - Day 104 Flowered 28

PQ2 - Day 104 Flowered 28

Group Pic Lights Out

 

[InTheShed]

Short, bushy, stacked, and frosty!

 

[stardawg17]

Short, bushy, stacked, and frosty!

Hopefully they make it through to harvest

 

[stardawg17]

Thursday Update:

CLONES - 23 DAYS FROM CUT

NL1

NL2

NL3

PQ1

PQ2

I really have been expecting to see more root development. It's like they've stalled out. Also, if you zoom in on the tops most of them started to flower...not sure when that happened. I don't recall them having flowers to begin with

Speaking of flowers...All looks well in the the 4x4 tent. The lot of them are drinking about 3 gallons / day and the pH has been dropping steadily. Adding about 1 ml pH up seems to bring up the remaining 5 gallons about .1 units.

Northern Lights / Purple Queen - 109 Days from seed - 33 Days from flip

The smell smacks you in the face when you open the shed door. And the orange pistils are spreading. I'm hoping Saturday to trim. I'll probably also try backbuilding NL3 and PQ2. This will give me a nice comparison between NL2 and PQ1.

 

[Sparkey224]

4x4 looks solid Stardawg.

My cuts go into preflower sitting in a cup of water under 18/6 sometimes. Then when they root, spit out 3 blade leaves.

 

[stardawg17]

4x4 looks solid Stardawg.

My cuts go into preflower sitting in a cup of water under 18/6 sometimes. Then when they root, spit out 3 blade leaves.

Thanks GG. My cuts are under the lights 24x7.

 

[InTheShed]

I really have been expecting to see more root development. It's like they've stalled out. Also, if you zoom in on the tops most of them started to flower...not sure when that happened. I don't recall them having flowers to begin with

I have a couple of thoughts about the roots. First is that those tiny holes have girdled some of the stems. Second is that the light comes in through the holes and the gap in the top, which can curtail or slow down root development. That's why net cups have foam collars.

In terms of flowering, I've had that as well on some cuttings at 24/0, particularly if they've taken a long time to root. Something about the stress I would guess. Like GG said, they'll reveg after planting.

 

[stardawg17]

I have a couple of thoughts about the roots. First is that those tiny holes have girdled some of the stems. Second is that the light comes in through the holes and the gap in the top, which can curtail or slow down root development. That's why net cups have foam collars.

In terms of flowering, I've had that as well on some cuttings at 24/0, particularly if they've taken a long time to root. Something about the stress I would guess. Like GG said, they'll reveg after planting.

OK...a little adjustment on the clones...

Back left is cloned from NL3.
The other 2 in back are from NL2.
The 2 in front are from PQ1.

I have also covered the cutout in the lid where the sample pump sits in. The cutout is for my water sample probes which I'm not even using now

I also got my DBL CBG seeds today and dropped them in water tonight. So time to start the new journal

 

[stardawg17]

Week 16 Update...

My automation system is causing me more grief this week (surprise, surprise, surprise). So, while I generate my reports I'll start with the roundup. Unfortunately, life outside the lab has been hectic this week to say the least. I didn't get to trim today as I'd hoped and only snapped some quick pics inside the tent with my phone.

All plants 111 days from seed - 35 days from flip
NL1

NL2

NL3

PQ1

PQ2

Group Photo

Tent View (NL1 R / NL2 L)

NL3

 

[stardawg17]

Week 16 Update (continued)

Report Date	Seed Drop	Week	Flip Date	In Flower
2/11	10/23	16	1/7	TRUE

Plant ID	Strain	Days Old	Height (cm)	Growth (cm)	Topped On	Days Flowered	Harvest Date	Days To Go
NL1	Northern Lights	111	32	0		35	3/3	20
NL2	Northern Lights	111	37	0	12/11	35	3/3	20
NL3	Northern Lights	111	40	0		35	3/3	20
PQ1	Purple Queen	111	67	0	12/25	35	3/7	24
PQ2	Purple Queen	111	40	0	12/17	35	3/7	24

AIR QUALITY
VPD	(Pa)		Temp	(F)		RH	(%)
max	avg	min	max	avg	min	max	avg	min
2393.233258	1353.52457	791.0726474	85.9	72.79042981	58.73	63.3	51.66686863	36.9
WATER QUALITY
pH	(logarithmic units)		TDS	(ppm)		Temp	(F)
max	avg	min	max	avg	min	max	avg	min
12.62	5.926966397	0	---	---	---	---	---	---

NUTRIENTS
	ml/gal	gallons	Total ml
FloraMicro	2.7	17	45.9
FloraGro	4	17	68
FloraBloom	5.3	17	90.1
CalMag	1.8	17	30.6
Floralicious+	1	17	17
KoolBloom	1	17	17
Flora Nectar	0	17	0
ArmorSi	2.5	17	42.5
FloraKleen	0	17	0
Hormex	5	17	85
slf-100 in	2.5	17	42.5
big foot	0.492892159	17	8.379166703
persephones palate	14.7868	17	251.375

So a few changes to the nutrients as well. First, I ran out of Silica Gold so I returned to the GH Armor Si.
Next, I switched from sterile environment to beneficial bacteria. That Persephones Palate by Nectar for the Gods is a molasses replacement for hydo. After reflecting on the prices of those final 3 products I remember why I was using a sterile environment. The H202 is much cheaper.

 

[InTheShed]

Nice change of homes on the clones, but...

I have also covered the cutout in the lid where the sample pump sits in.

Uh, kinda! Tape a couple of sheets of newspaper or a piece of cardboard over it.

So time to start the new journal

Drop a link here please...

After reflecting on the prices of those final 3 products I remember why I was using a sterile environment. The H202 is much cheaper.

LOL!

 

[stardawg17]

Uh, kinda! Tape a couple of sheets of newspaper or a piece of cardboard over it.

 

[stardawg17]

Tonight I tried my hand at backbuilding on NL3 and PQ2. The purple queens are more mature with denser buds and the pistils are already starting to pull in. So the cut was a little different on each plant. On NL3 I just trimmed the top of the pistils off, but on PQ2 I actually ended up snipping the top of the flower. It's actually hard to see in the pics below, but there is a lighter shade of green where I trimmed that is quite distinct when you're looking at the plant live.

Both of these plants were just sticky icky and the aroma is so delightful. The Northern Lights smell sweet but they both have a floral scent.

 

[stardawg17]

Drop a link here please...

Stardawg17, Hempy, SIP, Clones, Seeds, Indoors & Out - 2023 Circus 1

Hello 420 Magazine. Time to start a new journal. I hope to have a veritable potpourri of growing cannabis. I'm being very ambitious and I'll be traveling a few weekends so it may be a bumpy ride. I'm also trying lots of new things. If you followed my current journal then you already know I...

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