Stinky Snid's Nursery & Flower Shop - Welcome To My Perpetual Adventure

[Stinky Snid]

Great LST tutorial Snid. Your plants look amazing as usual.

The LST guide is great and I can see it helping a lot of people have some reps

Your LST guide is great snid

I was just too lazy to do it this time around - next one

Thanks everyone, I'll be refining it again. Once complete I'll pay it on a separate thread. Glad it's a ok example for you guys.

KiG

 

[Lupey]

I was just too lazy to do it this time around - next one

Take the time and do it you won't regret it

 

[Stinky Snid]

May 15th, Daily Update

I nice lazy Sunday, gotta set that alarm and get up for work again tomorrow... Sigh... I did alot of journal surfing today and ignored my plants for the most part. Did a few herb railing boxes for our culinary herbs. And up potted some bush beans.. Boring :icon_roll well a little more exciting then. The Acapulco gold seed is displacing soil so that can only mean it's ALIVE, and my tutankhamon seed "pooped" it's taproot and has been placed in a solo cup aswell. They are both sitting on a heat pad. Let's check in on the other beauties...

Autos - Temperature : 84>63°f / Humidity : 65>41%

Leialoha
Day 101 : 8.2 lbs @ Ph 6.2 - 67°f

Alani
Day 96 : 7.0 lbs @ Ph 6.3 - 70°f

T.Special
Day 73 : 7.8 lbs @ Ph 6.2 - 70°f

Ariel
Day 71 : 10.8 lbs @ Ph 6.1 - 71°f

Trinity
Day 66 : 7.2 lbs @ Ph 5.8 - 74°f

Chloe
Day 46 : 9.0 lbs @ Ph 6.0 - 70°f

Chanel
Day 46 : 8.4 lbs @ Ph 5.9 - 72°f

Lucy
Day 35 : 8.6 lbs @ Ph 5.9 - 73°f

Jawsephine
Day 15 : 9.0 lbs @ Ph 6.0 - 70°f

Feedings -
alas no feedings today

Notes ~ Leialoha is at about 15% amber on top and noticeable amount on lower buds. Alani is surprisingly still all milky I really have trouble finding a single amber trichome. The T.Special has started to purple up some, I've got about 5 % amber on its big crab claws. Ariel is all clear and milky too, all their buds are getting super tight. Trinity is on her own, her pistils have recessed and the trichs are being watched very closely. It's hard to see the amber against the dark background. Chloe and Chanel smell like weed so bad, their stench is over powering all the other exquisite scents. Lucy is still being held down to shape her properly for cola spacing. And the little Jawsephine is switching to second gear now, she's loving the little micro boost of nutes I gave her. I can't believe she needed a feeding so early in life, needy little b@#^%

Intermission ​

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Photos - Temperature : 85>64°f / Humidity : 62>38%

Ellabella
Day 70 +40 : 15.6 lbs @ Ph 5.9 - 70°f

Winnie
Day 70 +40 : 8.8 lbs @ Ph 6.1 - 69°f

Mandy
Day 42 +32 : 6.8 lbs @ Ph 5.9 - 69°f

Renee
Day 37 +32 : 7.0 lbs @ Ph 6.0 - 71°f

Clones
Day 21

Feedings -
No feedings required

Notes ~ not much to report here...they all are very content today. I've been trying to leave them alone more than the autos. I really don't want a hermie from unnecessary stress. So far I'm very pleased with my photoperiod grow, it's basically my first real attempt at growing them. The clones are doing the same as yesterday, I gave them a sip each of some diluted g/m/B and voodoo juice just enough to moisten the top and sink in. I'm sure they need some food and I'm scared to put a foliar spray to them.

once again, thanks for coming to visit..
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KiG Everyone Cheers

 

[STIHL LOGGER]

Your garden is just spectacular Snid. Well done. Great show in pride and discipline. And I loled so friggin hard at " pooped it's taproot" man I friggin love you. Lmao.

 

[Growlow]

Congrats on the MOTM nomination mate Best of luck to ya!

 

[Amadeus Forzin]

 

[Nismo12]

Everyone is looking nice there snid. Clones are looking healthy also. I'm amazed at the little Tyrone, not very big but the buds go all the way down to the base. Well done good sir. Well done.

 

[Stinky Snid]

Your garden is just spectacular Snid. Well done. Great show in pride and discipline. And I loled so friggin hard at " pooped it's taproot" man I friggin love you. Lmao.

I've done that typo a few times now... I guess I didn't catch it on the proofread. I manage to emphasize the pooped for everyone's enjoyment. It's pretty funny
As always it's a pleasure brother Stihl

Congrats on the MOTM nomination mate Best of luck to ya!

Thanks you Growlow, it's a tough month once again. Lots of great nominees. Good luck to them all!

Everyone is looking nice there snid. Clones are looking healthy also. I'm amazed at the little Tyrone, not very big but the buds go all the way down to the base. Well done good sir. Well done.

T.Special is like a big crab, those buds are the claws. The best thing about it the smell, it's like weed and watermelons. Going to a delight to smoke...

KiG cheers

 

[Squeektoi]

Hey bud your garden is looking great soon to reward u! My Tyrone looks tote different but over ripe melon is the smell for sure ha ha

 

[Bigbudsgood]

Take the time and do it you won't regret it

Done it before Lupey - just didn't get around to it this time - definitely an enormous advantage

 

[Stinky Snid]

Hey bud your garden is looking great soon to reward u! My Tyrone looks tote different but over ripe melon is the smell for sure ha ha

Thanks squeeks, it's a very weird smell. Fruity but Stinky... Rotten watermelons, I am very happy with the size of the buds buy definitely not with the size of the plant. Hope your journal is doing good, I'll pop over there to check it out. Thanks for the visit

 

[Stinky Snid]

May 16th, Daily Update

I'll keep it simple for today, I'm pretty exhausted. All systems nominal. No signs of life yet for tutankhamon, but Acapulco gold is breaking the soil now, I've placed a little more over it.

Autos - Temperature : 86>65°f / Humidity : 62>41%

Leialoha
Day 102 : 6.4 lbs @ Ph 6.1 - 73°f

Alani
Day 97 : 5.4 lbs @ Ph 6.3 - 75°f

T.Special
Day 74 : 7.4 lbs @ Ph 6.2 - 76°f

Ariel
Day 72 : 9.6 lbs @ Ph 6.0 - 72°f

Trinity
Day 67 : 6.8 lbs @ Ph 6.0 - 75°f

Chloe
Day 47 : 7.4 lbs @ Ph 6.0 - 73°f

Chanel
Day 47 : 6.0 lbs @ Ph 6.1 - 75°f

Lucy
Day 36 : 7.6 lbs @ Ph 5.9 - 76°f

Jawsephine
Day 16 : n/a

Feedings -
Alani nute mix = plain water Ph 6.0 using 2 litres

Notes ~ so Alani got a water only feeding, us only been two days since her last and she's got to be almost ready to go amber. Leialoha is absolutely rock hard now and he r leaves are starting to fall off. Tyrone has lots of ambers on the tops very few on the bottom I'll call it 15% average, I'll start flushing by this weekend. Ariel is all milky still, and the DDA should be about a week form flush. Chloe and Chanel are quickly catching up to the pack. I'm a bug fan of critical x 2.0. I hope my breeding of Tyrone and Chloe was successful. Imagine those buds on that frame... Omg.. And the smell too. And then there's Jawsephine, moving onto her third node, I've given her a 8 hour break from the t5's which have been on 24/7.

Intermission​

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Photos - Temperature 86>65 °f / Humidity : 57>41%

Ellabella
Day 70 +41 : 14.0 lbs @ Ph 5.9 - 75°

Winnie
Day 70 +41 : 7.8 lbs @ Ph 6.0 - 71°f

Mandy
Day 42 +33 : 6.4 lbs(dry) @ Ph 6.0 - 74°f

Renee
Day 37 +33 : 6.4 lbs(dry) @ Ph 5.9 - 73°f

Clones
Day 22 : nothing to note

Feedings -
Mandy & Renee nute mix = Ph 5.9 @ 73°f w/2.0 EC or 1420 ppm
>g/m/b@6ml, b52/bigbud/budcandy/xfactor @4ml, calmag@1tsp, silicate@1/2 tsp, all in 2 litres of water

Notes ~ Ellabella and Winnie are doing just fine I've centred the light over two plants and I am rotating them every day. The lights footprint is too small in the ultra effective range, so I'll let them share. I can't afford a light mover so I'll have to do the moving. Mandy and Renee got a good feeding. I'm very much happier with the defoliation I've done on them prior to full flower. This way things don't get out of control.

I thank you all, come again.
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KiG cheers

 

[solareclipse]

wow...what can i say? my words are so litle to describe me feelings lookingthose pictures...i just want to live in there.!!keed feeding our eyes with those wondefull picturs,Snid..!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Stinky Snid]

wow...what can i say? my words are so litle to describe me feelings lookingthose pictures...i just want to live in there.!!keed feeding our eyes with those wondefull picturs,Snid..!!!!!!!!!!

You got it SolarEc, more pics coming right up.

 

[Stinky Snid]

May 17th, Daily Update

Short and sweet today. It's damn near bedtime, put the ladies to sleep and now I can do the same. Nothing of importance to note for the day, let's just enjoy the pictures...

Autos - Temperature : 84>66°f / Humidity : 62>41%

Leialoha
Day 103 : 5.4lbs(dry) @ Ph 6.0 - 73°f

Alani
Day 98 : 8.6 lbs @ Ph 6.5 - 71°f

T.Special
Day 75 : 6.8 lbs @ Ph 6.3 - 74°f

Ariel
Day 73 : 8.2 lbs @ Ph 5.9 - 73°f

Trinity
Day 68 : 6.0 lbs(dry) @ Ph 5.9 - 74°f

Chloe
Day 48 : 6.4 lbs @ Ph 6.1 - 71°f

Chanel
Day 48 : 4.8 lbs(dry) @ Ph 5.9 - 75.°f

Lucy
Day 37 : 7.2 lbs @ Ph 6.0 - 75°f

Jawsephine
Day 17 : n/a

Feedings -
Chanel nute mix = Ph 5.9 @ 75°f w/ 1.9 EC or 1320ppm
>G/M/B@6ml, bigbud/budcandy/xfactor/overdrive@4ml, calmag@1tsp, silicate@1/2tsp, all in 2 litres of water.

Trinity nute mix = Ph 5.8 @ 76°f w/ 2.0 EC or 1400ppm
>G/M/B@6ml, budcandy/xfactor/sensizyme/ overdrive@4ml, calmag@1tsp, silicate@1/2tsp, molasses@1 tsp, all in 2 litres of water.

Leialoha flush mix = 9 litres of water with florakleen.

Notes ~ amber trichomes are present on many of the girls. Still no flush candidates yet though. Leialoha for her second pre harvest flush today and is looking good for a long weekend harvest. The others are all within a week of flushing...well, except the younger ones of course. I'm tired and not thinking straight.

Intermission​

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Photos - Temperature : 85>66°f / Humidity : 57>41%

Ellabella
Day 70 +42 : 12.8 lbs @ Ph 5.9 - 71°f

Winnie
Day 70 +42 : 7.4 lbs @ Ph 5.9 - 70°f

Mandy
Day 42 +34 : 10.0 lbs @ Ph 6.3 - 70°f

Renee
Day 37 +34 : 10.0 lbs @ Ph 6.2 - 72°f

Clones
Day 23

Feedings -
no feedings required

Notes : not much to report for these gals... Just another day under the mini Sun. I'm pretty sure I see new growth on the clones... I'll have to wait fr confirmation.

do come back soon, we'll miss you...
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KiG Everyone Cheers

 

[dirt mcgert]

Looking great man. I'm always impressed with your updates keep up the amazing work

 

[solareclipse]

la la lalala lala lalala..i feel like a smurf...the one who complain all the time...lol...

 

[Partimus]

Hi Snid

I saw that you subbed on to my grow so I thought I would come and have a look at your grow also.

I'm impressed mate, I really love the colors in those girls and the way you have them trained all nicely. Looks like you are in for some good times for harvest.

*edit spelling

 

[nuggs78]

Wow side everything looks great over here.keep it up your Killin it.

 

[Stinky Snid]

Top and Fim technique before LST

In addition to simply low stress training a plant from the start you can also create multiple tops. These additional tops can then be trained in the same fashion as only Lst'ing.

First off there's the topping. This is where you will be cutting the stem above a selected node. For photoperiods it's advisable to wait until you have 4 or 5 nodes and then cut above the 3rd.

Make sure to sterilize your cutting instrument first, number one rule. Next determine where you'll be "topping" the stem. Let's get a look at what I'm talking about.

As you can see I've got 5 established nodes, including the first leafstems. This particular plant is starting to lean already above the 3rd node.

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I was thinking of topping it here instead, at the 4th node. But I'd like to avoid a crooked trunk to the stem. So let's make the cut...

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Here's the cut stem of plant. Notice the 45° angle I cut at. This is to prevent water or dirt or whatever, from sitting on the wound. It helps the water slip off and not pool.

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You can see the little tiny nubs that will become your new main stems. They will grow fast since they are still the pinnacle of your plant. In a few days they will have emerged.

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This is the remaining portion of the stem. What you could do is wait until you have 6 or 7 nodes and then top the plant. In this way you could trim the cut stalk and attempt to clone it. I'm not doing this for these test plants but it is very feasible for one to do so.

That wraps up the initial topping for Lst'ing later on. Hope that shows you enough that you may experiment this technique on your own. Remember practice makes perfect, you may not get it perfect the first time but the effects on your plant will be the same. Don't forget these instructions deal strictly with photoperiod plants. Autos are a different animal all together. I will do another tutorial specific to auto training, since they have such short veg times.

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The FIM technique is also a way to create multiple tops. It is very similar to topping, and it is topping except... F@#% I missed. If your like me to can't wait to do things (torture) to your plants. Sometimes the node is barely clear of the top's tip when you feel the urge to cut it. This when I usually FIM. But let's have a look at what I'm trying to explain.

Here's the plant in question, can you see the little leafs that have just been produced from the stem' tip. There are many smaller leaves within this "creation chamber" of the plant. Note that this will take longer to "reboot" the plant, the top may be shocked for a few days and I had my tips turn red some from hence shock.

When you cut this part of the top it may create 4 or more tops. Depending on how many of the unseen leafs you have cut off.

This is what I cut off. See the base of the stem is wadded together, I could have taken a little more off but, this is what you want to see.

The stem tip remaining will grow back slowly into any number of tops. Meanwhile your lower shoots will be trying to get to be dominant. You'll need to train them to stay below or level with the fimmed top.

Again it's important to remember that this applies only to photoperiod plants. I would not recommend using the FIM technique on autoflowering plants. It causes too much delay in growth so that it will likely hinder harvest weights.

This is the first version of the lesson plan for topping and FIMing. Let me know what you think. I'm sure I missed a few things, so don't be afraid to help me add to this, Thank you.

KiG cheers