good call on teh salt and pepper
i dont really think of that as a rubbing and will apply that about mid way through the cooking
i ahev this garlic pepper i like to use too, but will apply that near the end otherwise the garlics taste will change
its funny you mention food trucks because my nephew( who is more like a son to me) was talking about starting up one
i told him to come down and we willt alk abotu it in person ( im really just trying to get the guy to visit)
but i would totally help him out and invest in a food truck with him if tyhat is what he really wants to do
he is a good cook
ive never even heard of this blues hog sauce!
i will hvae to look on amazon and see if i can score some!
right on man!
yeah the whole five finger thing is just something i do
i hvae no idea how others count their nodes, but i figure it dosent hurt to wait a little longer and err on the side of more growth
if i was just pinching tops to limit growth it would be totally different, but wiht clones i want to make sure the plant is nice and string before taking my cuts
i think your light is positioned fine
you have some good air flow going and the temps are about right, no?
if so i tihnk 5-6" is fine.
yes, small roots need less food and water
sometimes the leaf will curl because your nut mix to too hot
maybe just give them a some plain water for a couple waterings and see if that helps
/i reclicked on the last pics you posted and they look ok not like they were overfed
(they would ahve a curl and burn at the tips)
im sure you are excited to get this rocket into space but at this point patience is the best thing you can do
in no time at all you are going to have some good mother plants and a ton of clones!
thats when the fun really begins!
oh and like led zepplin says, ramble on brother!
i really like talking to you and enjoy our little visits!
Good morning pop_rocks.
Thumbs up on the garlic pepper. Salt and pepper may be the foundation of great seasoning but garlic used in the right proportion can turn good food into great food.
I was really surprised when I found out my buddy was starting a food truck. He knows his BBQ and has placed well at national competitions but it's a whole different thing serving the general public. He quit a good job to do it and that takes balls. He built the kitchen in his food truck and spent a lot of cash on it. There are a lot of certifications and permits and inspections so that you can be a mobile restaurant. I've herd that the restaurant business is one of the hardest to succeed at at least in this part of the country. Even if business is good in the summer I doubt their will be people standing around outside eating BBQ when it 5 deg out. I have a feeling that SoCal is a better location for a food truck than Milwaukee.
Yep check out the blues hog if you get a chance. They have the original which is thick and very complex and the Tennessee red which is spicy and thiner and more vinegar based. If you mix 2/1 original/Tennessee red you have a sauce very similar to what people are winning BBQ competitions with. Both are very strong so go sparingly.
I think I was just getting a bit ahead of myself a bit and just need to let these girls grow a bit. I am seeing some 5 bladed leaves developing now and they are coming along just fine. I have a small desk fan blowing up onto the light which deflects the wind down onto the plants. Enough wind to move them a little but not to bend them over or anything. I have a 4" inline duct fan pulling air through the tent for air exchange. I'm not moving as much air through it as I am my flower tent but I think enough to change the air out every couple min. Temps are running around 69-71 lights off and 72-74 lights on so I think I'm ok with that. I'm keeping humidity at 50-55% but not sure how that will change as the weather changes. It may get hard to keep it that high once the very cold and dry winter air moves in. I'll be keeping an eye on it and maybe add a humidifier if need be. I have to keep my whole basement at the temp and humidity that I want since air is constantly exchanged into and out of tents so I don't think I can have separate humidity in veg and flower.
I don't think I'm over feeding because I'm just using enough earth juice to bring the pH of my water down to 6.5. That ends up being about 1/4-1/2 teaspoon per gallon. It's all organic and has an n-p-k of 2-1-1. I'm told it almost impossible to burn with this type of nute and especially at these low doses. I will give just water for a couple waterings before taking cuttings though.
Speaking of cuttings I'm thinking of a strategy to take cuttings at the same time even though one of my plants is a week or so behind the other two. What I'm thinking is to top the #1 and #2 plants at the fifth node and not top the #3 which is behind. When the #1&2 have grown enough to take two tops off the #3 should be ready to take the one top off. This will give me les chance of error with the #3 but all my cuttings will be the same age and easer to deal with. If the cuttings don't do well I can take more just before I switch to 12/12 and hope they work. If I still have issues I can take more cuttings and they will have to reveg. I don't know if that makes sense but that's kind of the plan for now.
The baby's are settling in to a nice watering routine of every 3-31/2 days. They will need water tomorrow and I'll take some pics and put up an update. I'm enjoying our conversations too and learning a lot. I always look forward to your reply.
I've been reading some threads about the upcoming bill to legalize rec in ca and it seems people are pretty divided about it. Sounds like a lot of people voting no because it is pretty restrictive. I can see both sides and will be watching close to see what happens.
Piece out until next time.
