March 2009 - Moto-Man

[stonedrone]

Lookin' good bro. Nice work.

 

[Moto-Man]

Hey everyone, today was feeding time again so I thought I'd take some pics of my six girls who are just about four weeks into flowering. I know they look droopy except for my star SQ-2 which can easily handle four days between feedings:

1) This is my favorite Speed Queen (SQ2). The stem is so thick, I wonder if "pinching" helped make it that way... and the bud growth is so thick and lush, I can only imagine what another month of 400W HPS might do

2) Middle of the stem of the SQ2

3) Top flower of SQ2

4) This is SQ3, still a very pretty plant

5) Satori 1, this is the one whose top flower got a bit fried last week; I followed someone's advice, plucked it and smoked it a bit harsh but I did get nice and high :hubba:

6) Satori 2, this one I also pinched during veg, but look how tall she got anyway! I should have FIMed her, like I did the WWs, but for some reason I didn't. Big difference in height.

7) This is WW4 which got FIMed early on; notice the four colas going (one is behind the front one.

8) WW1 was also FIMed, gotta love the four budding colas here too

9) Here's an aerial view of WW4.

I'm using GH liquid nutes so tsp per gallon here is: Gro 1 Micro 1 and Bloom 2. Then I add 1 tsp of Dyna-Gro Bloom liquid plant food. I think I'll add some molasses next feeding maybe.

Overall, I am very pleased with things! :hubba:

Cheers everyone and thanks for stopping by and commenting, I appreciate it!

 

[Newbud]

Looking good fella nice and healthy, bit droopy but you explained that
Nice healthy green for sure.

Yeah pinching really fattens the stem specially if you nip a bit too hard and split the stem ( not advisable though )

 

[swiftgt]

looking good moto man!

 

[donkey942]

wonderful plants wish mine would tell me their sex already.

MYGROW http://www.marijuanapassion.com/forum/showthread.php?t=38973

 

[Moto-Man]

Hey everyone, it's been like 13 days since I last posted an update and things seem to be going very well. Due to space limitations, I'm splitting between between the 400W HPS and my T5 bloom fluoros for five of my six girls. The Satori must stay in the taller closet w/ the HPS though.

There's a definite lemony and diesel-ish hint to the Satori. With the Speed Queens, there are hints of citrus and bubble gum. The White Widows.. I'm not sure I know how to describe their smell; first thing that came to mind was dirt, but it's way more complex than that. I got those seeds from BC Seed King BTW if anyone has any experice w/ these WWs.e I hav

I figure I have at least two more weeks to flower, only one of the WWs has brown pistils already, no other plant does. Trichome growth seems abundant; I just wanna keep smelling these ladies

Anyway, here's some bud porn for you pervs Haha

Pic 1) My tall Satori
Pic 2) SQ-3, she's really filling out a lot. Leaves are doing their thing, but lots of bud here
Pic 3) SQ-3 close-up
Pic 4) SQ-2, she's a little smaller, but beautifully proportioned
Pic 5) SQ-2 close-up
Pic 6) One of my WWs

Cheers,

 

[Calico]

Hey everyone,

I thought I wouldn't transplant so soon, but some of my plants were looking droopy and I suspected they were root bound; indeed they were! The FFOF and perlite mix seems a very effective medium. I have the fourth set of leaves starting on all of them now - tiny but you can see them.

They've been vegging for 12 days now under 4 54W T5s. I think I should prolly begin a nute regimen, but I'm kinda overwhelmed by all the choices out there!

The first three are of my 13 plants at 11 days veg and the last two are of some in their new pots.

Cheers,

With the way those plants are growing, I would suggest bigger pots, just so there's plenty of room for the roots to grow.

 

[Moto-Man]

With the way those plants are growing, I would suggest bigger pots, just so there's plenty of room for the roots to grow.

I think you were stuck on p.1

I did do just that though, weeks ago. We can always have bigger pots, indeed...

Cheers,

 

[swiftgt]

mmmmmm nice work moto,
talk about frosting!
very nice!

 

[lordhighlama]

Looking real good Moto,, those mandala strains look so frosty. I just ordered the Satori so you'll have to let me know how she smokes!

 

[Moto-Man]

Looking real good Moto,, those mandala strains look so frosty. I just ordered the Satori so you'll have to let me know how she smokes!

Thanks LHL, I'll be sure to make a smoke report for you... I am very pleased w/ the Satori and the SQs!

Cheers,

 

[Moto-Man]

Hi Everyone,

Thought I'd post some more frostiness for your vicarious enjoyment I started flushing all my plants seven days ago w/ 6.5 PH water - btw, orange peels are a nice natural PH "down" but if you leave them in water too long, they develop mold.

I also got my "EyeClops" tool/toy to take pics of trichomes, pretty cool.

Anyway, thanks to a great _many_ of you, I think I will realize a decent little harvest w/ my six plants!

Remember the Satori whose budding meristem I fried, and subsequently snipped? Take a look at Pic 1 to see what happened - two buds started to develop... big and fat! :hubba:

Pic 1: Satori 2 top
Pic 2: Satori 2 cola
Pic 3: Satori 1 cola

I find it interesting that the leave's of S1 are shinier and darker than S2, I wonder why the edges are slightly curling up like that. They're still like that today.

Pic 4: Satori 1 top
Pic 5: Speed Queen 3 top
Pic 6: SQ 3 cola
Pic 7: WW1 - I call this one the "four clubs" - getting heavy now too.
Pic 8: WW1 - top
Pic 9: WW1 close-up through magnifying galss
Pic 10-12: Some trichome shots w/ the EyeClops cam

Cheers!

 

[swiftgt]

hey man
nice work man there super frosty buds you have there!
looks like you'll have some top notch bud in no time!

 

[Moto-Man]

hey man
nice work man there super frosty buds you have there!
looks like you'll have some top notch bud in no time!

Thx SGT - you are one of those "many" I cited !

Cheers,

 

[Newbud]

Feels good dont it?

Your next issue is what to do with all the bud lol.

 

[Moto-Man]

Hey everybody,

Today, I brought out my trusty EyeClops to check the trichomes on all my plants. I found that my smaller Satori had trichomes that were definitely getting more amber in color.

So I decided to give her the chop!

Would anyone care to guess what my dry weight might be? I really have no clue what I might get once everything has dried and cured.

Enjoy the pics!

Cheers,

 

[Moto-Man]

Feels good dont it?

Your next issue is what to do with all the bud lol.

Well, NB, you are surely correct! First though, where am I gonna be able to dry all this stuff?? Planning is key and a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing Things will definitely be planned better next go-round. But I am working on it...

Yeah, it does feel real good.. thanks bro' :hubba:

Chopped my larger WW tonight also, cuz it felt right to do so. Trichs were borderline-ish, mostly coudy but no amber, but I have another WW as well, maybe I will let that one go amber. This one - "the four clubs" - I felt, should _not_ go amber. Not sure why, it was a gut thang

Cheers,

 

[swiftgt]

sounds good man,
watch out for drying in your grow room,
make sure they stay in darkness,the temp is about 20c and rh is less then 40%
dont want it getting mouldy!
but good work, loven the eyeclops pics!
and can wait to see what you have planned for you next grow?

 

[Moto-Man]

sounds good man,
watch out for drying in your grow room,
make sure they stay in darkness,the temp is about 20c and rh is less then 40%
dont want it getting mouldy!
but good work, loven the eyeclops pics!
and can wait to see what you have planned for you next grow?

Thanks for keeping an eye out, man... check, check and double check! I'm gonna try and reveg one Satori and 1 Speed Queen. I wanna try to clone so I can have a perpetual harvest like many of you.

And I have a few seeds which just germinated - same strains. I can see how much fun it might be to buy new seeds though

Cheers,

 

[Moto-Man]

Hey Everybody,

OK, I chopped both my White Widows, one last night and one today. I checked the trichs on my second WW this morning and definitely could see amber colors forming. I'm not into couch-lock pot, so I went ahead :hubba:

1) First pic is of the trichomes of the second WW..
2) My first WW - the "Four Clubs"
3) Yield from my second WW
4) WW1 to left of center (note hanging blue tape in the top center) WW2 to the right- in the back is my smaller Satori, which was chopped first.
5) The 3 girls I have left, L-R:

Speed Queen 3 - this one has some time to go still, dense and thick, but not as hard buds like;
Speed Queen 2 - unbelievable how hard and dense these buds are, like a rock, she'll be the next to go, trichs are cloudy w/ just a hint of amber coloration;
Satori (tall girl) - this one had gotten too close to the HPS, so minimal trichome production on upper leaves, but that cola is SO thick, thicker than SQ3, and she has at least a week in front of her, I suspect.

I am so pleased w/ everything so far! Happy Memorial Day (everybody in the USA

Cheers,