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unclefishstick · 03-21-2010, 02:49 PM

hey Catman,what size containers are those? do you have any shots of your set up without plants? I like what I am seeing!! keep it up bro

nnep · 03-21-2010, 08:36 PM

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Wow that bulb is so close, is it normally like that? If so, how do you control the heat? Very impressive, and good luck!

catman · 03-24-2010, 10:03 AM

Unc, the containers are 2.5''x2.5''x10'' My last grow I tried 16oz party cups and I didn't get anywhere near the stretch I needed. Now I'm afraid I have gotten too much!

Here the cab empty.

nnep, It is impossible for me to burn the plants with a 150w with the light. That is I can't produce enough lumens/par to bleach them. There is radiant heat that will burn the fan leaves when they get too close. The extra light I get from them being so close is worth the blemishes. The air exchanges ~9 times per minute and that PC fan below the bulb keeps all the hot air pinned to the top. My fan is actually upside from how it was designed. It is suppose to be a bathroom vent.

The air goes down into the fan above the wood there.

See, it is a carbon filter.

The plants have taken a little abuse being moved around and they have stretched a great deal. I'm afraid they have stretched too much, but I've grown buds sideways before. I'll grow them upside down if I have to. I was contemplating super cropping as well. I need your help DB! Whatcha think? I did take clones and all, but one has rooted. I have 7 of them already in soil and I'll snap some pics of them another time. I gave up on my bubble cloner which was nothing, but a PIA. This time around I made a single cut, inserted them into mini generic peat pucks, and put them over a dome. Having only to rehydrate the pucks once I was very happy. Took 10-12 days for 7 of them to root with fluctuating temps from 60F-75F. Things have cooled down now that my neighbors have turned off their heaters. Inside my cab now is a perfect 70-72F. Once my plants show sex I'll get the MM clones in there some way. I'm reluctant to remove some of my other strains because they'll flower faster and I'm already going to run out of medicine a few weeks before my next harvest. If my current MM are too big and doomed and I could swap them for the clones.

Anyway, it looks like I only have two C99 dominate phenos (I think.) I hope they are both females.

And the rest.

The other phenos are stretching way more.

Big D · 03-24-2010, 02:48 PM

Alright Catman! good to see your grow is well underway! Good luck and many ladies too you

unclefishstick · 03-24-2010, 03:27 PM

thanks for the tour catman,very impressive small grow,love your no problems only solutions attitude too,keep it going and growing!!

nnep · 03-24-2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by unclefishstick

thanks for the tour catman,very impressive small grow,love your no problems only solutions attitude too,keep it going and growing!!

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b00m · 03-24-2010, 11:52 PM

Awesome work there catman, inspiring stuff.
peace an respects

Dutchgrown · 03-25-2010, 09:32 PM

Can't wait for your next update!

Hope they haven't outgrown their welcome!

DG

catman · 03-28-2010, 12:00 AM

I couldn't find my camera when I watered the girls this morning, but I still have some worthy news.

All 9 are ladies!

I hope I'm not tripping, but I'm pretty sure I saw preflower pistils on all of them. I have got to be one of the luckiest growers around. Assuming this is true, of the last 21 seeds I have popped, 19 have been female and none of them where feminized.

I got some shots of the clones. They look better than my seedlings did for sure.

And these last 3 are a little behind the rest, but on their way.

Justin_Credible · 03-28-2010, 04:24 AM

Wow catman. Those look vibrant and healthy. 9 Girls? WOW. I'll tag this one.

03-21-2010, 02:49 PM	#11
unclefishstick Fancy Janitor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spinning circles Posts: 50,463	hey Catman,what size containers are those? do you have any shots of your set up without plants? I like what I am seeing!! keep it up bro __________________

03-24-2010, 10:03 AM	#13
catman half cat half man half baked Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cypress Hill Posts: 1,222	Unc, the containers are 2.5''x2.5''x10'' My last grow I tried 16oz party cups and I didn't get anywhere near the stretch I needed. Now I'm afraid I have gotten too much! Here the cab empty. nnep, It is impossible for me to burn the plants with a 150w with the light. That is I can't produce enough lumens/par to bleach them. There is radiant heat that will burn the fan leaves when they get too close. The extra light I get from them being so close is worth the blemishes. The air exchanges ~9 times per minute and that PC fan below the bulb keeps all the hot air pinned to the top. My fan is actually upside from how it was designed. It is suppose to be a bathroom vent. The air goes down into the fan above the wood there. See, it is a carbon filter. The plants have taken a little abuse being moved around and they have stretched a great deal. I'm afraid they have stretched too much, but I've grown buds sideways before. I'll grow them upside down if I have to. I was contemplating super cropping as well. I need your help DB! Whatcha think? I did take clones and all, but one has rooted. I have 7 of them already in soil and I'll snap some pics of them another time. I gave up on my bubble cloner which was nothing, but a PIA. This time around I made a single cut, inserted them into mini generic peat pucks, and put them over a dome. Having only to rehydrate the pucks once I was very happy. Took 10-12 days for 7 of them to root with fluctuating temps from 60F-75F. Things have cooled down now that my neighbors have turned off their heaters. Inside my cab now is a perfect 70-72F. Once my plants show sex I'll get the MM clones in there some way. I'm reluctant to remove some of my other strains because they'll flower faster and I'm already going to run out of medicine a few weeks before my next harvest. If my current MM are too big and doomed and I could swap them for the clones. Anyway, it looks like I only have two C99 dominate phenos (I think.) I hope they are both females. And the rest. The other phenos are stretching way more. __________________ 600w Round 2 with Blumats 600w Vertical 4x4 Tent Merlin's Magic Test Grow
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03-24-2010, 03:27 PM	#15
unclefishstick Fancy Janitor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: spinning circles Posts: 50,463	thanks for the tour catman,very impressive small grow,love your no problems only solutions attitude too,keep it going and growing!! __________________

03-24-2010, 11:52 PM	#17
b00m ~No Guts~ ~No Glory~ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: ~On the Bright Side Of the Dark Side~ Posts: 11,837	Awesome work there catman, inspiring stuff. peace an respects __________________ Please read the ICMag Posting Guidelines/Terms Of Use Don't forget to place your Vote and your Nomination in ICMag's Photo of the Month How to insert images and video and add attachments to your posts!

03-28-2010, 12:00 AM	#19
catman half cat half man half baked Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cypress Hill Posts: 1,222	I couldn't find my camera when I watered the girls this morning, but I still have some worthy news. All 9 are ladies! I hope I'm not tripping, but I'm pretty sure I saw preflower pistils on all of them. I have got to be one of the luckiest growers around. Assuming this is true, of the last 21 seeds I have popped, 19 have been female and none of them where feminized. I got some shots of the clones. They look better than my seedlings did for sure. And these last 3 are a little behind the rest, but on their way. __________________ 600w Round 2 with Blumats 600w Vertical 4x4 Tent Merlin's Magic Test Grow

03-24-2010, 02:48 PM	#14
Big D Slave to the Grind Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The land of fruits and nuts Posts: 3,973	Alright Catman! good to see your grow is well underway! Good luck and many ladies too you

03-25-2010, 09:32 PM	#18
Dutchgrown ---- Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 0	Can't wait for your next update! Hope they haven't outgrown their welcome! DG

03-28-2010, 04:24 AM	#20
Justin_Credible Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary.... Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Back in my chair Posts: 4,516	Wow catman. Those look vibrant and healthy. 9 Girls? WOW. I'll tag this one. __________________ Yours truly, J.C. Knighted on July 15th, 2010. G13-IX in progress Arctic Storm in progress Sweetest Cindy 99 Finished!