Mentalpatient's White Berry Grow

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Thanks for all the kind words everybody. Time for a quick little update.

April 12

Everything is going along smoothly. No pests or any nutrient problems yet. Temperatures are nice and stable at about 25 degrees C while humidity stays around 55% or so.

My biggest lady has been getting cut up a bit these last few days since I've been taking some really nice cuttings off her. I've also taken some nice cuts from my smaller White Berry lady as well. She's starting to bush out a bit, but I would really like it if she grew like my other WB, since I started them with the idea of taking mass clones and only my bigger WB seems to be providing the majority of the clones. But so far I've taken at least 9 or 10 from my smaller lady and I thank her for being so generous . I must have taken at least 30 or so from my bigger White Berry and I wish I could kiss her for her extreme generosity .

The unknown strain in the 3 buckets (pic 4) are a little over a month old and are growing along nicely but have yet to show sex. When it gets nice outside, I'll probably end up putting them out in a nice sunny spot and use them as mothers as well if they end up being female.

Pic 5 are my two little clones that have plenty of roots but are still quite small that I've decided to flower. Was getting a little cramped in my box and I thought it would be neat to see what happens when I induce flowering. Does anybody think they might be too small? They are currently in complete blackness and will remain there until sometime tomorrow.

Pic 6 are my awsome, beautiful clones after a nice spraying. The cubes are pretty cold and I should probably look into a way to heat them.

And lastly, picture 7. I recently bought a bag of weed that had a bunch of seeds in them. I said 'what the heck' and decided to germ them. When growing outdoors, the more the better right? These will all go outside when the time is right, but for now will go under some flourcent lighting until they get a bit established. By then it should be nice enough outside to put them somewhere sunny.

Happy growing!!

 

[Locked]

Holy crap Mental...you hve quite the ever expanding grow going on...Your ladies are looking quite sexy, green and bushy as always... and I agree... if I cld grow outdoors I wld put out as many plants as possible. Looking really really good...

 

[unogrowdude]

Hey Mental, Man you must have a lot of area outside to grow in. Man wish I knew of a good place but they do fly overs. Like to set up a green house but neighbors to close. Best of luck!

 

[purplephazes]

very nice mentalpatient some nice buddlies coming soon ...very jealous here !

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Hey uno, yeah I've got a lot of space outdoors around here to grow some personal stash. Too bad they are trying to zone out the forest around me and turn it into a sub-division... greedy bastards. Anyways, now where was I? Hm, oh yeah, I'd really reccommend going on some sort of road trip and hiking it through the woods for a couple hours and find a nice secure spot or spots.

Hey purplehazes, thanks for stoppin in. Don't be too jelous! We're all just keepin it green!

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

April 16

Back for another update.

Took a few pictures showing how my ladies are doing under my cfl set-up. I have been pondering a 400 watt hps, but I may not get around to it due to money issues. The pictures of the White Berry's were taken after a bunch of clones were cut. Thank you girls!

Picture 7 are my White Berry clones that I'm trying to get to flower but unfortunately, last night I took out the light and plugged it into a regular outlet to install the little fan that's in there and forgot to plug it back into the timer... so the light was on all day today. I'm going to keep them in darkness until tomorrow's scheduled lights-on period.

Clones are looking great, but are taking a while to root. Really need a heating pad of some sort to keep those cubes nice and warm. Bought another humidity dome today, so I can have twice as many clones going at any time. Plus it gives them more room instead of being crowded in like they were.

I'm going to be selling a bunch of clones to some future growers... anybody got any ideas as to what would be a good price to sell them at? I have a 'customer' who is willing to purchase 40 clones from me. Would $450 be a decent price? This is what I'm thinking anyways. At $450, it's like $10.10 a clone or something around there. Anyways, not much else to say, peace!

 

[purplephazes]

lookin good mental is it true about hot spots it looks like you can assist here...actually i can answer that myself .. obviuosly not LOL thanks for lettin me now that ..you get my vote mpbotm..keep up the good work awesome ! i won't comment on prices sorry dude ! cos i got no idea !

 

[swiftgt]

i guess $10 would be ok, how much do they normally sell in your area for?
cant buy them where i live, just get them off friends,
i harvested my bigbud, take a look at the pics!

 

[lordhighlama]

I only know one guy to get clones off of and he sells em' for $20 a clone. That if you ask me is two steep and he's just greedy. But $450 puts each clone at $11.25, I would think unless theirs allot of competition in the clone business where your at you should be able to sell them for that.

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

lookin good mental is it true about hot spots it looks like you can assist here...actually i can answer that myself .. obviuosly not LOL thanks for lettin me now that ..you get my vote mpbotm..keep up the good work awesome ! i won't comment on prices sorry dude ! cos i got no idea !

Hey purple, you may have me mistaken for somebody else? What's this about hotspots and botm hmmm? S'all good . Thanks for stoppin in man! I'll be stopping by your journal when I get back!

i guess $10 would be ok, how much do they normally sell in your area for?

cant buy them where i live, just get them off friends,

i harvested my bigbud, take a look at the pics!

Hey swift, normally around here nobody sell clones. Just bud. I'm pretty much the first guy to start selling clones around here. Last year I sold my clones for 10 bucks each and I had some really happy campers. Unfortunately, some of the people who bought them off me last year didn't quite do their research and some of them had slugs eat their plants, or they grew in too swampy areas or they grew in areas with not enough sun light. I've been thinking about writing up a paper with grow tips on it for all my customers so they can grow these clones to their maximum potential.
So you harvested your Big Bud eh! I'll be stopping by when I get back .

I only know one guy to get clones off of and he sells em' for $20 a clone. That if you ask me is two steep and he's just greedy. But $450 puts each clone at $11.25, I would think unless theirs allot of competition in the clone business where your at you should be able to sell them for that.

Hey lordligh, yeah I could probably sell my White Berry clones for $15 or even $20 if I wanted to. Thing is, I don't want the buyers feeling like they're being ripped. In the end, they are going to grow much more than they paid for, so even at $20 a clone, it's essentially a good deal. But I think I'll keep my prices low so the word goes around and everybody's happy not paying a fortune for clones. $11.25 is alright. It sure didn't cost me that much to grow the clones that's for sure!

Thanks for stopping in guys and saying what was on your mind. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going on a field trip through the woods looking for some nice open areas. Google-Earth is definately an A+ for searching for good spots to grow. I reccommend it to anybody before they start hiking through the woods so they have a rough idea where they want to go. G'day all!

 

[unogrowdude]

Mental, If your going to sell your work you can ask any price you want! The potental of what that clone could become is unbelieveable! 1 clone becomes a mother to no telling how many clones. I've been asked before to sell them and I always sain no, but that is just me. That to me is like being asked to help someone with a"setup". I tell them to buy books,read High Times, and surf the net. I can't put a value on my experenice or anyone elses.

 

[Locked]

Hey Mental... I think your price on the clones is right on as far as making some money and not having your customers feel like they hve been over charged... I also think your idea of printing up a small page of smart tips for them to follow to maximize their investment is also great... People are willing to pay 10 bucks a piece for feminized beans and you all ready took the work out of it for them...if someone sold clones near me I wld be buying some every week...

Sounds good to me....

 

[swiftgt]

cool idea mental ill have to cheak google earth out!
best of luck with the search for a good spot!
ill be going out real soon to start to clean up the area i want to grow outside in, improve the soil and weed abit!

 

[thedonofchronic]

jeeze i missed out on that entire clone selling convo didnt i?
its all gravy baby.
id love to buy a few of those clones off you mental. id pay you 15 each.
although i dont think youd like my canadian tender...

your room is looking great man keep up the good work

TheDonOfChronic

 

[painterdude]

Hi Mental....did you ever consider a 'MAIL ORDER BUSINESS'? It would be very cool for me to be able to buy your 'product' via the US Postal Service....ha ha...

Plants are looking exciting, keep the faith and take your meds, I keep forgetting to take mine, expecially the psychotropic jobbers that supposedly keep me sane....love and peace, painterdude

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

April 22

Quick little update here.

Put a bunch of clones outdoors and still have a bunch more to bring out. Found three fantastic spots outdoors, and I'm pretty stoked about it. I can potentially grow a little too much in these areas, so I'll restrain myself from growing too much in a single given spot.

Decided to flower my biggest White Berry. I've taken well over enough clones and I bet she's dying to throw her flowers. I've taken every plant out of the box so that she will get all my lights and I'll try to get the most out of her. Last night was her first dark period. Gave her some bone meal to help promote flowering as well.

Happy growing!

 

[Locked]

Hey Mental...was wondering what you hve been up to... 3 outdoor spots huh...sounds sweet.. I wish I cld grow outdoors but the area I live in while not being city like is not very country like either...if that makes any sense..lol
Can't wait to see how your White berry girl starts to chunk up... Lookin forward to the next update...

 

[swiftgt]

hay mental,
so how many in total are you going to plant outside?
im think ill only be planting 4,
my kc36 and northen bright,
how old are the clones you are putting outside?

 

[MeNtAlPaTiEnT]

Hey ham, I know what you mean, I'm living at a sort of countryish / cityish place too. Just gotta find a unique spot in the country areas where nobody will suspect a thing. Can be tricky finding spots though when you're rather close to civilization. Bah, it can be done.

Hey swift, don't tell any authority figures but I'll be growing at least over 20 I can say that. Shhh.. . The clones I'll be putting outside are about 3 weeks now... most havn't rooted but I do have a few that have and are outside right now.
Only growing 4 outside swift?

 

[GrowinGreen]

damn mental! you have a garden eh? soo many clones and they all look good! haha. i wish i had a larger grow area. oh and i also use google earth to find spots- works like a charm! actually I need to find some spots here soon.

keep up the nice work man- love the pics