Wembley

Thank you sir.
Its really interesting actually. I wouldnt want to live in it though. The people that live there are usually ancient alcoholics. Faces like like deep brown prunes.
Yeah you get around that Laughlin, NV area and the grim reaper is hanging out everywhere, ready to collect souls. That being said and even as a young man, I'd rather go to Laughlin over Vegas. My good buddy, Don Laughlin, sends me free 3 night stays about every week with either free prime rib or concert tickets at his hotel there and I usually go (hell I was gambling in Vegas the day the casinos shut down back in March). Must be something about fellow Minnesotans looking out for each other or something and not the fact I'm a terrible gambler. :rofl:
 
Haha. YEAH! WHERES MY FUCKIN JAR!

No shit, right? Where’s the fuckin jar for the fuckin plants! :rofl:



Yeah you get around that Laughlin, NV area and the grim reaper is hanging out everywhere, ready to collect souls. That being said and even as a young man, I'd rather go to Laughlin over Vegas. My good buddy, Don Laughlin, sends me free 3 night stays about every week with either free prime rib or concert tickets at his hotel there and I usually go (hell I was gambling in Vegas the day the casinos shut down back in March). Must be something about fellow Minnesotans looking out for each other or something and not the fact I'm a terrible gambler. :rofl:


I get those. Throw them away usually, unless they include airfare that isn’t in the back. Usually for Vegas or Laughlin. Occasionally get offers for Reno and Tunica.


Not sure I wanna go right now. But I do miss that supplemental income. :cheesygrinsmiley:

I have a stash account that I keep as my “bankroll”, and replenish what I take out from wins, then keep the rest. Better still is I target machines where the upper half of the payouts are just under $1100, top win excluded.

I’ll hit a 1099G now and then, but the majority of it isn’t taxable. :cheesygrinsmiley:
 
Yeah you get around that Laughlin, NV area and the grim reaper is hanging out everywhere, ready to collect souls. That being said and even as a young man, I'd rather go to Laughlin over Vegas. My good buddy, Don Laughlin, sends me free 3 night stays about every week with either free prime rib or concert tickets at his hotel there and I usually go (hell I was gambling in Vegas the day the casinos shut down back in March). Must be something about fellow Minnesotans looking out for each other or something and not the fact I'm a terrible gambler. :rofl:
To be honest, when it was 127 we hauled ass to Laughlin to watch movies and eat. I wish I could say i hung out in my tent like a man, but the wind blew it down, so we got the fuck out of Dodge. I dig Laughlin. We skied Cottonwood Cove all by ourselves more than once, just no one around. Then we'd hunt scorpions and sun spiders...fuck those things! So nasty! Like a hairy potato bug with Gary Buseys teeth, at night.

Good old Don!

Colorado Belle and 50 Hurricanes

Laughlin is awesome, but Vegas is the Laughlin if you're at Mead.
 
No shit, right? Where’s the fuckin jar for the fuckin plants! :rofl:






I get those. Throw them away usually, unless they include airfare that isn’t in the back. Usually for Vegas or Laughlin. Occasionally get offers for Reno and Tunica.


Not sure I wanna go right now. But I do miss that supplemental income. :cheesygrinsmiley:

I have a stash account that I keep as my “bankroll”, and replenish what I take out from wins, then keep the rest. Better still is I target machines where the upper half of the payouts are just under $1100, top win excluded.

I’ll hit a 1099G now and then, but the majority of it isn’t taxable. :cheesygrinsmiley:
My kid is in Vegas right now. He'll be back Saturday
 
I'm usually the youngest person in Laughlin by 40 years, nothing but blue hair and little rascals haha not completely true there is a younger crowd but not like Vegas. My best payout there was two back to back bonuses on the very first slot I sat down at that night after arriving. Two spins in I hit a $1500 bonus and the next spin after was an $800 bonus. I honestly can't think of a trip there I haven't gone home at least even and I really only play slots. I like to go to the 99 Bottles bar over at the Edgewater and drink until I puke. Or in the casino across the street attached to Don Laughlin's.
 
I'm usually the youngest person in Laughlin by 40 years, nothing but blue hair and little rascals haha not completely true there is a younger crowd but not like Vegas. My best payout there was two back to back bonuses on the very first slot I sat down at that night after arriving. Two spins in I hit a $1500 bonus and the next spin after was an $800 bonus. I honestly can't think of a trip there I haven't gone home at least even and I really only play slots. I like to go to the 99 Bottles bar over at the Edgewater and drink until I puke. Or in the casino across the street attached to Don Laughlin's.
I'm pretty boring these days. I dont drink, and I im not a gambler, but I love watching my wife and good friend Ray play blackjack. She can't stop laughing and his eyes bulge out of his head like a goldfish so when they win, the whole place goes off. Im just a pot guy these days.

The carnyness of the Colorado Belle always pulled at my heartstrings, and those ridiculous drinks... three feet of diabetes.
 
Over the last couple days my nutrient pH has been heading South. I would adjust and the next day its back down. Well, the first plant I harvested, the little 2oz. plant in the front, died. If you dont pull all your plants at once you need to keep the harvested plants alive or bad things will happen.

As I physically pulled the little plant I could see the ends of the roots were filchy and falling away. This may not fix my problem. There are still a large amount of dead roots intertwined with the the other plant in the pot. At this point I'm glad this one wasn't any larger.

Here's a shot of the root system. I can't say how accurate this picture is because of the amount of roots still left in the pot. I also have the stalk next to one of the larger ants for comparison. I dont know why, but the difference is much more pronounced in person.

Check this out... theres mold at the root crown. And a shot of the Rapid Rooter

So, my removing the dead plant will either work and I won't have more issues or the whole thing will fall apart rather quickly. If more plants die it won't help. Ive doubled up on Hydroguard, but what i should be using now is H2O2. Its a tenuous situation..

I once had 2 plants and one finished well before the other. I wouldnt worry about it now, but back then I only wanted to flush the one plant. I made my tub tops able to be lifted off the tub with the plant. In the pictures you can see the cables I used to lift the plant. I then put a trash bag in the tub and filled it with fresh water. I added another air pump and 6 inch airstone for O2. There were some issues, but technically it worked. I wouldnt bother now


The rest of this grow is probably on borrowed time, we'll see. Maybe the other 2 plants will have enough to stay healthy. Maybe I removed enough of the roots of the first. Ive added B1 to give them all a smile... fingers crossed.
 
Ph swings have been something I've had to keep in check myself. Adjusting twice a day at times. Fun fun fun.

I’ve been experimenting with this little thing from torus hydro, the perfect ph. I mentioned it somewhere recently, can’t remember what thread though.

I tell you what, it’s a legit product. Hands down. I have one (35gal model) and will be getting two more. Another 35gal next week, and a 100gal (or is it 150? Whatev) sometime in the next 4 weeks.

It’s kept the ph nailed between 5.8 and 6.0 the whole time. Took maybe a week or a hair less for it to get broken in, but man it's the deal. I just moved the one I have off my 20gal res (27gal tote) to my 10gal (holds more like 7) on the 3x3. But it kept that 20gal right where it needed to be. Well worth the initial cost, and even recharging every 3 or 4 months.
 
Ph swings have been something I've had to keep in check myself. Adjusting twice a day at times. Fun fun fun.

I’ve been experimenting with this little thing from torus hydro, the perfect ph. I mentioned it somewhere recently, can’t remember what thread though.

I tell you what, it’s a legit product. Hands down. I have one (35gal model) and will be getting two more. Another 35gal next week, and a 100gal (or is it 150? Whatev) sometime in the next 4 weeks.

It’s kept the ph nailed between 5.8 and 6.0 the whole time. Took maybe a week or a hair less for it to get broken in, but man it's the deal. I just moved the one I have off my 20gal res (27gal tote) to my 10gal (holds more like 7) on the 3x3. But it kept that 20gal right where it needed to be. Well worth the initial cost, and even recharging every 3 or 4 months.
Nice.

I dont usually have a problem with pH. I dont even consider this an issue really. Its just a signal from an issue. If I used something to keep my pH perfect I wouldn't have seen it. Its just part of the fun.

If you're having big time issues with pH try a larger res. or something to add water volume. Mine is 50 gallons and pretty stable. I get the fuzzy eyeball sometimes for using the Gen Hydro trio, but they work great and stable. It will creep up over the course of a few days, but nothing crazy... unless I have a dead plant in the mix
 
My pH fluctuations are from a buffer in my water. RO gets most of it, but not all. My res sizes are as big as they can be, so that’s out.

Typically after a couple three days it mellows out.

It does work with silica, but recommends adding silica, raising pH to 10, then bringing it back down to range. Then finish mixing, pH if needed, and going from there. It also says on their site that if using silica, it may require more frequent recharges.
 
I was thinking... it makes no sense leaving the 2 other plants in the system hoping they will live long enough to see the last plant finish, so i took them out. Roots looked OK, no real issues, but if the plants are weak, like I imagine they would be, then its only a matter of time. Thankfully the roots of the plant i pulled that shares a tub with the last plant weren't intertwined too bad. I dont believe it will affect it.

You may remember one of the seedlings had a fishbone root poking out the side of the net pot. It didn't come out the bottom like it should. It was the first major root of any of them. I took it as a good sign, but it didnt break any records in the end. Hete is that root.

The net pots are completely destroyed. You can see how they are stretched out from the roots. Which sucks because the only way to buy them is in quantities of 75. I had a local place that sold them individually but they went tits up.

Here's a shot of the plants removed from the net pots
 
I added a tea to the nutrients today. Just a mellow push to help the straggler out. PPMs are just under 1300. Im gonna finish this last one with the DE HPS set at 650watts. The CMH is just too much right now. Room temps yesterday went over 102. When I turned off the CMF they went down pretty quick. Humidity with one plant is 28. I may turn off the dehumidifier also. The room is utterly destroyed. Hydroton and wall to wall desiccated leaves rule the floor. The system needs to be pressure washed. Almost done...Fuckin plants. You guys have a great weekend
 
Lol hey buddy your almost done and a great grow aswell. So don't sweat it finish up and take a few months of like you planed. Damm that's hot!
Thanks Smokey. You're a hell of a cheerleader! I'll do just that.
 
I was thinking... it makes no sense leaving the 2 other plants in the system hoping they will live long enough to see the last plant finish, so i took them out. Roots looked OK, no real issues, but if the plants are weak, like I imagine they would be, then its only a matter of time. Thankfully the roots of the plant i pulled that shares a tub with the last plant weren't intertwined too bad. I dont believe it will affect it.

You may remember one of the seedlings had a fishbone root poking out the side of the net pot. It didn't come out the bottom like it should. It was the first major root of any of them. I took it as a good sign, but it didnt break any records in the end. Hete is that root.

The net pots are completely destroyed. You can see how they are stretched out from the roots. Which sucks because the only way to buy them is in quantities of 75. I had a local place that sold them individually but they went tits up.

Here's a shot of the plants removed from the net pots
Had to put on my glasses. It looked it big deer Antlers..lol..
Great job on her brother
 
I took a look at what was going on in the res. today. Theres a ton of solid material in the water. Some of it is from the sweetener, but i believe there's a fair amount of other shit.

So, im stiring the water up to get the solids in suspension (the water is stirred in the picture). The pump will pick up the shit and force it into the filter bag at the bottom of the pot. You may remember that my system sorta works backwards. The pump is in the res. a line runs through the 2" tube that connects the tubs. The nutrient water is pushed through the smaller line to the last pot. The end of this line has a filter bag which collects the solids in the water and locks them away in a dark place... it works really well... so after stirring the res up a few times the detritus will wind up in the bag of darkness. If its root material it may take awhile, if its sweetener leftovers it will clean up pretty quick. I may massage the roots, just a little bit, to loosen and remove the dead roots.

Have a great Sunday!
 
I thought I better show the filter bag for clarity. Itsnot a hard concept to wrap your head around, but...

The bag will get tight as the tiny holes get full of shit. I express the crap out of it by squeezing it a bit outside the tub. I will take it off and wash it properly if I can feel lumps.

First, a musical interlude.
Dogs are all.mopey today. Maybe the music woke them up.

The main event
 
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