Mentalpatient's White Berry Grow

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

well that does suck about having to pack all the supplies in but it will all be worth it in the end. Definetly sounds like you found yourself a secluded spot though.

Yeah, it will be definately worth it in the end! Unless of course, somebody finds my crop, but I'm fairly certain it's going to be a safe spot to grow for the summer.

hey mental any way you can take the big wb girl aside
and take a nice pic of her solo? to really see the flowering happening
if not its all good but its like a forest in there man i cant see haha

Hey don, I took her out for some pictures, but there was a lack of light for any decent pictures so I had to keep her in the box. I tried to take some close-ups, but most of them came out blurry except one.

May 4
She's sort of starting to have an aroma already. Each day I can notice she gets a little bigger and more white hairs appear.

Her soil is becoming dry really quickly these days. Watering is done almost every day now. Not much dead material, but there is some every once in a while. Going to be looking for some organic nutrients such as bat guano or something like that to keep things all natural.

She's 12 days into flower. Need to keep track of this so I don't forget!

Last pic are just some of my clones that have rooted and need a home in some soil.

 

[thedonofchronic]

well its a good sign that shes drinking alot
looking great what kinda smell comes off o her?
maybe ill get some WB beans sometime. ill put it on the list
i want big buddah cheese right now if that strain is as good or better
than the cheese ive smoked id be super happy to have an all fem
garden of it :ciao:

 

[Shockeclipse]

Great looking grow Mental, its like attack of the clones!

 

[Locked]

Lookin super green Mental...She is a beauty...

 

[cannabis037]

sheesh, what they said! lol

 

[lordhighlama]

Last pic are just some of my clones that have rooted and need a home in some soil.

Man I wish I lived near you, I'd be the perfect home for all those cuttings! I've got the soil just don't have the clones.

 

[420benny]

Good looking plant! I would love to try that some time. What about planting above grade? Maybe cut open a bag of good soil, make some slits in the bottom of it. Place it over a spot where you loosened up the swampy ground and plant the start right in the bag? Kind of like a natural dwc setup, where the tap roots can go down into the wet soil and some can stay in moist potting soil in the bag above. Might make for a decent experiment with similar plants grown nearby in buckets and some directly in the wet soil, just to see which are happiest. Best of luck!

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Man I wish I lived near you, I'd be the perfect home for all those cuttings! I've got the soil just don't have the clones.

Haha, I wish you lived near me too because these girls need a home!

Good looking plant! I would love to try that some time. What about planting above grade? Maybe cut open a bag of good soil, make some slits in the bottom of it. Place it over a spot where you loosened up the swampy ground and plant the start right in the bag? Kind of like a natural dwc setup, where the tap roots can go down into the wet soil and some can stay in moist potting soil in the bag above. Might make for a decent experiment with similar plants grown nearby in buckets and some directly in the wet soil, just to see which are happiest. Best of luck!

Hey benny, thanks for the grow tip, I might try it. Sounds like it would work perfectly. Thanks for stopping by!

May 7

Switched a 27W bulb with a 45W bulb that puts out 3k lumens. I think some of my bulbs need replacement because are not as bright as they were when I first got them which was a year or so ago. They've been used quite heavily thus far.

Took some pics of my big girl and her cuttings. Things are going good. She's 15 days into flower now. Probably about 35-45 more days and she'll be done! :hubba:

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

May 8

Some updated pictures. Fed my girl some miracle grow today. Maybe this will boost her growth a bit. That bone meal I fed her a week ago still stinks, sheesh haha. 16 Days into flower now. No thc formation just yet. Can't wait though!

A shame I didn't transplant her into a bigger bucket before I flowered. She must be pot-bound like crazy... Oh well, maybe next time . I'm sure she'll be alright, but her production will most likely be hindered. But she will grow me at least an ounce of some potent bud, so I'll be happy with that.

Last picture is my other White Berry lady hanging out in the great outdoors. She's doing good out there, she's growing her shoots nicely and she gets a good deal of sun where she's at. I took 5 clones off her the other day. The other plants that are giving her company are a lighter shade of green, don't know what strain they are. I've taken a clone from each a while ago and both have rooted and are awaiting transplanting.

Happy growing!

 

[Locked]

Lookin sweet Mental... I like that last pic a lot... looks like a momma pot plant with her two babies in tow....

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Hey thanks ham. Haha, about the last pic. I can see what you mean. They are totally unrelated! Wish I knew what sex they were... It's been at least a month and a little bit.

 

[swiftgt]

nice work mental,
nice ninja garden!
i dont want to put my plants outside because i dont know what sex they are,
ill just wait alittle longer till my clones sex, then im kicking there butts out side!
yea that bone meal stuff is well sticky, no way id use it on an indoor grow!

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Hey swift, thanks for popping in for a shout. Yeah, it's good to keep unsexed plants near so you can check every day. Haha that bone meal definately has an odour that lingers.

Took some pics of my lady, every day its noticable that she grows during each dark period. Not going to upload pics today because most of my pics turned out blurry... I can't take macros worth a darn.

 

[swiftgt]

yea i think ill have mine sexed if about 12 days or so,
so i was thinking as soon as i get them sexed ill take loads of cuts off the females to go outside, root them and get them outside as fast as i can,
im thinking by the end of the month,and have them outside for 4/5 months,
should do well,

 

[kebnekajse]

Looking good man!

I'm a bit surprised that more people don't use the cfl's the way you do, from all angles, real close. That's the one advantage they have over hids as far as I know.

Perhaps you have talked about it and I missed it, but have you experimented with different colour temps? The best cfl grows I've seen have been using many combinations of all there is, even 4000K ones. Would like to hear your oppinion on this subjet since I'm planning on getting a few lights to add to my 250w hps. I do have 2x70w hps that I don't use atm, but I seriously think that I'm better of getting some dif. spectrums of light. They do need some blue in bloom aswell.

Take care
/k

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Looking good man!

I'm a bit surprised that more people don't use the cfl's the way you do, from all angles, real close. That's the one advantage they have over hids as far as I know.

Perhaps you have talked about it and I missed it, but have you experimented with different colour temps? The best cfl grows I've seen have been using many combinations of all there is, even 4000K ones. Would like to hear your oppinion on this subjet since I'm planning on getting a few lights to add to my 250w hps. I do have 2x70w hps that I don't use atm, but I seriously think that I'm better of getting some dif. spectrums of light. They do need some blue in bloom aswell.

Take care
/k

Yeah, I don't see too many people at all using CFL's all around the plant. I usually see them have the lights at the top of the plant like an HID.

I havn't really paid much attention to the color temperatures until lately. I've read that the lower color temps are better for flowering, and the higher temps are for vegging. I've also read that temps around 4000-45000 provide very little spectrum the plant uses... Not sure about this one though. I've also read a journal a while back where the grower used an incandesant bulb or two to provide extra red or blue spectrum while flowering. His end product was incredible.

 

[thedonofchronic]

yeah i bet even if you replaced all those bulbs
your plants would love it. sucks too, i rarely use cfls
but i have like a stack of un used ones in my closet.
im using a few to start seeds right now, the seedlings seem to really
like it. im just doing a bunch of experiements right now so i know
whats best for me.
That wb you got flowering is looking better and better every time i see her.
my cousin uses all cfl's. he likes them alot but hes been growing for a few years i think hes in need of an HID change.
later bro :ciao:

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

May 11

Things are going smoothly. Put a few bulbs closer to the plant. No heat problems or nute problems.

Added an old 42 watter, which I think used to be white when I first got it, now it emits an orange light. Haha, I might get more light using a new 27 watter bulb. Bah!

She's starting to fatten up a bit and she's developing a little bit of thc if you look super close at her buds. Woop woop!

Couldn't take much pictures of her today because she's a little busy under those lights .

 

[thedonofchronic]

dam she threw out her flowers quick like i thought eh
looking good bro. so its actually WWxBB? thats pretty dope

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

I have been trying to see if she's ahead of schedule and growing her buds rather quickly but I think she's how big she should be under CFL's. BUT she might be bigger right now if she had more root space.
I bet sometime next week, thc will be visible to the cam!