Hello, hello all you fine folks. This is end of Week 9, Bloom w/ Space Cookies. The Deets:
The Good:
-This is end game folks! SC is turning in wonderfully and her pheno's are popping up all over the place. It's a great show, full of purple/blue/black hues. She's still holding onto her nasticity and form very well, despite being cannibalized๐.
-One final trich push is ocurring, even though she was already caked in goodness. Can hardly see the bud under all those trichs. Awesome๐
-I'm very impressed with this plant. As mentioned before, she doesn't/won't have a heavy yield, but from what I see, each nugget, big or small, is absolute gold. Can't wait to try her out....patience!
The Bad:
-Absolutely no bad. This is end game baby! We made it!๐
The 'Meh':
-Besides a heat wave (that I can't control) and some fox tailing, everything is just fine... I don't have "meh's" either. Happy, happy๐
Notes of the Week:
-Space Cookies will be coming down this Saturday, August 8th. Prepped the dry tent and we're ready to go. DD will come shortly after and GDPB and PSK will be last (according to trich pictures and color).
-Feeds on all girls have been tapered downwards w/ SC on straight water w/ Liquid Weight, a touch of PK and some humic acid. They are all turning in accordingly and will all be ready for the chop in no time
-Fox tailing did occur on all! girls due to very high, consistent heat in my area. I'm not upset at all. Nature is nature and the girls are just fine despite a couple tails here and there. Besides being less aesthetically pleasing, there's nothing wrong with them at all.
-I was going to go out and buy another 2x2x3 propagation tent but was thankfully stopped by someone who gave me a better idea. Why not just buy another 4x4x6... I will be expanding soon here and have been weighing my options, so going with a big unit makes sense... for 40 bucks more I purchased a 4x4x6 unit with a separate 2x1 propagation chamber w/ racking and a divider wall. May not use the propagation part of the unit, but I felt it was good to have options. Maybe I want to grow some micro greens? Done!
-Looking for a location as we speak, to expand my projects. I talk about it a lot, but after some very informative and positive conversations/affirmations, I'm actively contacting and looking for a location that I can exercise my ambitions/passions. It's really tough... Anywho, I have faith I'll find something, write up a contract to cover my ass, and then move on to bigger and better things. Don't know if this will be a live in situation or a proxy location. When I know this part, I can finally pull my ACMPR licence and go bigger๐
-I won't name name's, but I wanted to thank the couple fella's I've been speaking too lately (you know who you are๐). These types of dudes are the reason I'm here in the first place. They have supported me endlessly and given me ambition to move forward. I've always had a pretty low level of self-esteem, but these two gentlemen are changing that (I don't think they even know...). I'm starting to see the value in what I do and have faith in myself in what I can accomplish, if I want it. As long as I keep my humility, stay humble and withhold expectations, I feel great things are on the horizon.
**Story Time**(You don't have to read this)
Here's a story, spurred by one of the conversations I have had recently. The topic was people who ask tonnes of questions but neglect to accept any advice....and just how much of a piss off that is when we spend time answering these questions. I have that buddy of mine that I mentioned a couple weeks ago, the one with the garbage plants that were dying right before your eyes. Over the span of two weeks and three procedures, I managed to bring the girls back to relatively decent health...they weren't dying anymore and that was a victory. They started to actually bud up and put on some mass too. I was quite happy with my efforts and though it wasn't perfect, I felt they would at least make it to end game. Not pretty, but complete. Anywho, this fella wasn't interested in a single thing I was doing... I tried to talk to him about what was going on, what I was seeing and how we start the process to get out of this mess. Complete disinterest. He wanted the job done for him, he had no intention of learning a thing or understanding how and where he went wrong.
When the plants started to look better, he essentially kicked me out... "I'll take it from here, I know what I'm doing" (literal quote). Well, if you knew what you were doing or listened to a GD word that I've said, you wouldn't have been in this mess in the first place... And by my word, I mean everything I've learned from 100's of growers. Proven success and method... Anywho, he wanted to know what to do next (even though he "knew" what he was doing). I wasn't happy with him, but I wrote him a schedule anyways because I wanted to see the girls survive. It was far less about him at this point and far more about the girls. I felt sick watching them suffer๐. Fast forward a couple days, I call him and ask how the schedule went. "I didn't do it" he says. "The girls aren't looking to good now, can you come by and take a look?". SNAP! NO, Ahh, no. All that time and effort put in just for you to say screw it??? All of that for nothing!?! Super๐
Quick conclusion, and this may come off harsh, but it's the damned truth. Please don't ask questions or ask for help if you do not care to hear the answer or understand the process. . Really hard to give advice to people who push back and argue the answer to the question they asked. Anywho, no more of that. There are a crap tonne of new growers out more receptive to available information. Tonnes that have the ambition to learn and grow (literally and figuratively). These growers are worth the time and effort because they listen and care to expand their knowledge base. While I type this, I'm aware it may come off as elitist or self-centered, but please understand where this is coming from, and I'm 100% positive many other growers have faced the same "type" of grower. Just, don't waste your time. This incident with my friend has left our relationship in tatters....all over some plants. It's far better to leave these people to their own devices and failures, then to try and interject or help. At the end of the day, they won't listen and you're time and efforts are of far better use elsewhere. Pay it forward! But honestly folks, screw these people...
That was a ramble that I needed to get off my chest. It's been weighing on my for two weeks (last I saw him was two weeks ago when I walked away). People like the idea of growing weed but have no intention of actually learning?.. Just not worth it. Move on and help someone that wants to learn. Most importantly, don't please don't become jaded by these non-growers (I did briefly๐). Just focus that attention on someone wanting and receptive to new information. Someone that wants it... That is all๐**
That was this week everyone! I look forward to popping by next week when SC is complete and chopped down! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you alllll have a great week w/ the girls, your family and friends. Take care all you happy growers. Cheersโ๐
Reflection of your Handlings are the best ways to pervent new issues.. well done.
You found your mistakes and thats very good
again a lesson learned,,, and beleive me... more to come^^... hahaha
srtay healthy and have fun with the ladies
@Mrs_Larimar, Haha, thanks for the support! Still learning for sure. Maybe in ten years I'll have a good handle on it๐.
Ohhhhh there will be more issues, I don't doubt that, lol๐ . But with every mistake, I understand more and more.
I hope you have a wonderful week aswell and that you and yours are happy and healthy.๐. Cheers Mrs_Larimar๐
@Mrs_Larimar, I swear, everytime I sit down to write these I tell myself to keep them short. Then 25 min goes by and I've written another novel ๐ .
I guess my definition of short is when my fingers get tired and I stop. Hahaha
I love your comments i was laughing out lout whn you mentrioned, that abiology/chemistry course may would have been better.... and the funniest thing was your " typing aloud"......
I got to admit that iam typing sometimes without real thinking ......and if i read week later my comments .. iam asking myself if i have written this....
Its kinda Intuitive writing.. or maybe iam just he channel for some ____ "weed force"
And no... i am not smoking and writing... its my mind that works that way... I dont need weed for " weired thoughts"
@Mrs_Larimar, Hahaha. I'm glad you got a laugh out of it. I too, was not high when I typed that and we may have the same weird thinking๐ . Not a bad thing at all! When looking back at what we wrote, it does seem foreign and sometimes I think to myself "Where'd that come from...I might be a weirdo". LOL! Cheers Mrs_Larimar!๐
@JinksyGrows, thanks man, quarantine time got us haha but weโre very excited. Iโll definitely throw any info you want your way, spend most my time on forums and reddit.
@DeepRootGrows, omg man! Cool! Congratulations on the new little one๐๐. Thanks for sharing that๐.
And also cool! If you start breeding I'd love to follow along. I've been reading about it too but don't have the space yet. Also need to move, haha. If you have any solid links and info for me to read, please don't hesitate to send me them in PM!!
@JinksyGrows, Iโll be moving to a bigger house the end of this year (got 2nd kiddo baking in the oven) and once I get more room Iโm gonna be getting a bigger tent for more strains and then use my small two I have now to dip my toes in plant breeding. Been doing lots of research lately.
@Mrs_Larimar, Omg๐คญ. Just realized you and @silky_smooth placed too! I wasn't paying attention ๐ . Congrats grow girls!!!! I'm in great company โบ๏ธ๐
I also heard these bags are like 550 for you over there!?! Crazy! 350 CDN for me๐ฌ. Really happy you won. Die happy Silky ๐ ๐
Looking happy and frosty ๐ might need to start building a second cupboard soon ๐
Do you use syringes to extract vol of nutrients directly from each bottle? I'm trying to find an effective manageable way to extract liquids when the bottles are running low ๐
@HazeyBobby, I don't have much going on, so I obsess over the plants ๐ . Going back to work very soon, so I probably won't be able to keep it up. Really not necessary ๐.
@ROM101, No doubt man. I was all panicked and such, but only took 5 days to bounce back this quick. Keep forgetting cannabis is versatile as all hell. And ya, was really happy with all the reviews on green planet. Plus these guys are quite close to me and have hydro shops throughout BC Canada, long before their nutrient lines. Very interesting story and very passionate guys. Farmers love them, and that's a great sign of quality, imo๐. To
I have vitathrive, rezin, liquid weight and massive bloom as additives. Do you suggest any other additions (besides humic acid)?
There are hustlers in any setting. These guys may be proโs pretending to be nubes. Several idโs just pumping up activities. I have no idea what they are after.
Just go with people and things that enrich your life.
Cheers.
@Med_in_Tropic, In a lot of ways I have so much growing up to do. That includes understanding when I'm being used and/or abused. Also don't know how to say "No". That's not working out too well for me, haha!๐ After I wrote that, I see my end in all of this. Wouldn't have happened if I set boundaries, and something I'll need to learn to do asap. I also need to complain less and just go with the flow...
Retrospective thinking is fun!...๐ฌ Thanks for your kind words and advice Med. I'll take it to heart.
I know what you are talking about, if you talk about the Guy who just want s help . but does not implement any advise you give
and its the right decision to say NO.
Dear Jinxy.....not every person is so receptice and reflective as you are------You were a great Student
These Person got a huge EGO but no self esteem..If they say. "I now what I do....."..........I just say: Ok do what you know... Happy growing
@Mrs_Larimar, I probably shouldn't have wrote that when I was mad... I'm much calmer about it now but was just so frustrated and no one to tell, but you folks.
I have let him go now, but I feel so bad for his girls. All twelve he's touched have suffered greatly ๐. I know they're just plants but it hurts to watch.
Unfortunately, this whole thing showed some true colors of my friend... Like Med said, he hustled me, I know that now, but unsure about our relationship. Lol, I'm talking like this is group therapy...๐
Anywho! I'm good. Thank you for your positive affirmations ๐. I will be editing out some "anger" from this entry. I want the message to stand but I'd like to be more civil, lest I stoop to their level
These temperature swings are in Europe too ( could be we live in the same World^^?)
and Master Jinks,,,, ( bow).... very well done... and if you think your setup is ready,,, hahaha believe me you are never ready to change the setup.... but you have now good parameters and your new Light is a Huuuge step).......i can see you setting up another tent^^
,,,,,,,or maybe a growroom
would be the most logic thing
however,,, stay healthy my canadian Growmie
@Mrs_Larimar, Lol, you're right. It'll never be perfect in my mind and I'll keep refining๐ . A grow ROOM would be perfect. If I find a location where they'll allow me to DIY my own set-up, I'd be rockin๐.
You stay healthy too my German friend. And oh ya! Same world, damn weather, hahaha.
@HazeyBobby, Thanks Hazey! Great cola potential for sure๐. Feel she may be the thickest lady by end game. I like her leaves too and hoping for some colors near the end. Fingers crossed๐
@DeepRootGrows, Ha! I'm close! Haha. Thanks man๐. I definitely can't complain. Things are better now then they've been from the beginning ๐. Happy days๐
@Mrs_Larimar, I'm super stoked with how well this is going. I trusted you and glad I did๐. Just like I said in the entry, I'm very comfortable with this now and feel like I have a good handle. Thought it might take weeks, but patience (as you said!) Paid off. Two weeks now, zero problems. Haven't been able to say that once with this grow๐. I'm happy and their happy! Thank you so much!โ
if you look at my face, when i look at the Pictures. You only see me smiling. I only see happy healthy Plants. I hope your Powersupply is going to be stable again-
Iam so happy that girls are sooo fine
@Mrs_Larimar, Thanks so much dudette๐. I think they're smiling too! Your advice was amazing and things are sooo much better! Cheers and Ty very, very much (once again๐).