It must be Karma! (Brotherhood OG Test Grow)

[Treetroit City]

Update for the testers. I got 8 females out of 12 seeds started! Not one runt in the batch either.

They all are very uniform Indica structure with minor differences in the branching although I wouldn't call any of them bushy or branchy.

These are probably 50-60 days old, somewhere around that.

Now that I have my females I will transplant. Trying to decide if I want to top these. I usually top earlier and I'm not sure why I didn't already.

 

[Smoking Gun]

When is the planned date for flipping. Those girls are pretty big and looking quite ready to start producing flowers.

 

[Hammerhead]

You should have some nice bushes with a veg like that.. I'm eager to see maybe I will do the same with the next 5 in veg now. What size pots are those?? You are right will need a re-pot before you flower. If you top some those will need some time to recover....They all look great

 

[Treetroit City]

When is the planned date for flipping. Those girls are pretty big and looking quite ready to start producing flowers.

All right, I'll fess up. I don't know. I think Karma wanted these flowered kinda quick cause he was planning a November drop but I couldn't wait around for these and leave my flower room empty so the flower room is full. Well not so much the room but the two lights are spoken for.

So, I ordered another light and it should be hear this week.

I'm not used to the lack of branching on indica plants so if I want to get clones of these I will have to take the tops. If I do that they will need a couple weeks to recover so.... a dilemma.

You should have some nice bushes with a veg like that.. I'm eager to see maybe I will do the same with the next 5 in veg now. What size pots are those?? You are right will need a re-pot before you flower. If you top some those will need some time to recover....Thay all look great

These are unfortunately still in 6 inch pots, probably 1/2 gallon? Too small anyway. I'm sure as soon as I transplant they are going to explode with growth.

Still not sure about topping and pushing the flower date back but if I don't, well that's when you find your keeper and have no backup.

Maybe KG will pop in and offer some advice.

 

[Smoking Gun]

TC, flip them when you get the new light. Then take clones off of them around day 10 or 12 after they stretch and you should see some more branching by that point.

 

[Karma Genetics]

Looking at your plants they just ask for taking that top cut and rooth them, a one two two veg afther repot, and i think they will be nice bushes in flower.

 

[Stonefree69]

i'm around the same time as you. 1 of the seeds grew backwards I hate when that happens I had to turn it 90deg. I always put the pointy end down.

good job. I got 4 just starting to poke through the soil. The fifth is MIA?. Tried to find it in the cup I did not.. You got a lot more vigor them I got.

Hey Hammer, I thought you should plant seeds pointy end up: Should Plant Seeds Point Up or Down? That way when they make a 180 degree about face the tap root will help push the shell off the seed.

 

[Hammerhead]

I have always planted them pointy end down. I dont think it makes much diferance. I have seen some very strange things from seeds...

 

[Treetroit City]

I just poke a hole and drop. Don't really care how they end up positioned.
I think my 12 for 12 germination proves this method works just fine. My funders grow was 21 for 21 as well.
Keep it simple!

 

[Hammerhead]

Did you get the machete out and hack off there heads yet

 

[Stonefree69]

I just poke a hole and drop. Don't really care how they end up positioned.
I think my 12 for 12 germination proves this method works just fine. My funders grow was 21 for 21 as well.
Keep it simple!

In nature that's how they generally land due to gravity and simple physics, fat end down - pointy end up. So if you just drop 'em maybe acting like loaded dice... But yes it also shouldn't matter much as the seeds are small. They'll tend to just seek the light. Makes more of a difference if seeds are larger (other species).

Those plants look very good BTW, not many I've seen w/such tight nodes especially on page 3.

 

[Treetroit City]

Did you get the machete out and hack off there heads yet

Not yet, I'm scared to. I usually just pinch the top when they are small. I could pinch the tops now but that would not get me backup clones.

Seems like taking the top with a few nodes would open up/expose the plant to infection? Seems it would leave a big wound.

Anyone have experience with this?

In nature that's how they generally land due to gravity and simple physics, fat end down - pointy end up. So if you just drop 'em maybe acting like loaded dice... But yes it also shouldn't matter much as the seeds are small. They'll tend to just seek the light. Makes more of a difference if seeds are larger (other species).

Those plants look very good BTW, not many I've seen w/such tight nodes especially on page 3.

Thanks man, I give credit to the T5's. Most of my plants start out super tightly noded. It's not till I raise the light that they finally stretch out.
I like the way they turn out although it takes more time. As you can see for 60 days or whatever these are, they are quite small. The thing is all the internodes they have for only being a foot tall.

 

[Stonefree69]

Hey Third Coast or anyone doing vertical bare bulb grows if you want to make a hexagonal umbrella/roof out of Orca/foamboard to help reflect any light back down on plants: How to make a hexagonal roof (need Java enabled on site).

Calcs aren't too hard, they've done the footwork and I have formulas in a spreadsheet already. Just need to put in base length you want for hexagon along with the height you want + foamboard thickness and it shows where to cut for a perfect fit. No angles to measure (because kinda hard to cut beveled angles). Oh, and of course there'll be a hole in the middle/top (about a foot or so) for venting by a fan on floor facing up to get the rising heat up and out of room.

Another simple calc if you want the diameter of hexagon instead of the base length too. Hexagons also fit better if you want to make more than one (over say fitting octagons). But I can do those or any polygon as well. Also did another calc showing degrees of roof slope.

Of course this is in metric but easy to convert. Metric more accurate with measuring/marking. I'm just so used to doing all this stuff wasted it's like 2nd nature. Well anyways here to help and not confuse.

Not yet, I'm scared to. I usually just pinch the top when they are small. I could pinch the tops now but that would not get me backup clones.

Seems like taking the top with a few nodes would open up/expose the plant to infection? Seems it would leave a big wound.

Anyone have experience with this?



Thanks man, I give credit to the T5's. Most of my plants start out super tightly noded. It's not till I raise the light that they finally stretch out.
I like the way they turn out although it takes more time. As you can see for 60 days or whatever these are, they are quite small. The thing is all the internodes they have for only being a foot tall.

I have room so I don't like to really mess w/my plants, maybe lst or tie them up. Guess what you did was fimming. Topping may have advantages but will stress plants at 1st. I don't think should be done in flowering or top more than 2x. Was gonna ask what lights they were. Yeah 6500k T5s rock. I try still to get them in MH for early veg.

 

[Smoking Gun]

Not yet, I'm scared to. I usually just pinch the top when they are small. I could pinch the tops now but that would not get me backup clones.

Seems like taking the top with a few nodes would open up/expose the plant to infection? Seems it would leave a big wound.

Anyone have experience with this?

You will be fine if you top them. The plant will heal over any cut you make rather quickly.

 

[Hammerhead]

Third did you get a pack of my PPXQ freebie seeds????

 

[dank.frank]

You can put wax on the "wound" to close it off if you are overly concerned...



dank.Frank

 

[Treetroit City]

Third did you get a pack of my PPXQ freebie seeds????

Yep, I got a five pack of them in the vault.

Well I got the ladies potted up today. Six of them went into 3 gallon smart pot knock offs and for an experiment two went into 3.4 gallon airpots. I've always wanted to give the air pots a try.

I think I may leave their heads on after all. They will be flowered under a 600 so I don't really have room for bushes.

Here they are post transplant.

I got my new light but haven't had a chance to set it up yet. I'm heading up to Traverse City for the weekend so I'll get it set up Monday and flip shortly after that.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

 

[Smoking Gun]

Hurry up and flip those girls. We need something to compare Hammerhead's plants to so we can discern which plants are what variety. That and who doesn't want to see those beautiful babies grow into mature busty girls?

The Air-Pots are great. I have a 5 foot jalapeno plant that has been in the 5 gal (approximately) Air-Pot for about 9 months and it is healthier now than it has ever been. They really are worth every penny they cost. I like the Smart Pots too, but I am starting to think the Air-Pots may actually offer more bang for the buck.

 

[Treetroit City]

Gonna try to get my new light hung today. I threw out my back on Sunday and have been laid up the last two days.

Might also try to get my window AC out of the flower room as well. Will be using passive cold air intake until the weather heats up again next spring.

Ladies are looking good, haven't watered since transplant five days ago. Probably give them a little bit today.

Will get some pics when they are in their new home.

 

[Nada]

dang those look nice