ryikk
Mothers
First time plants
First time mothers. Blue Dream CBD, Strawberry Amnesia, Northern Lights, Sour Diesel, Purple Kush
5 strains
Day 219 (Week 32)
69 updates
345 photos
Day: 219
Clones coming along, almost ready for the next grow. New light being delivered tomorrow and it is quite the upgrade š„$$$$š„šš
6 years ago
ClandestineWestOz Are you building this light or is it already built? I can get the same light board locally but would have to source the drivers etc to finish off the project.
Ryikk It comes as a kit and takes about 20 min to assemble (few how-To videos on YouTube). They have a finished version that has a frame etc and is several hundred dollars more. Thatās why everyone wants the kit.
AlohaHaze Itāll rock youāre grow Iām sure. When is youāre planned move to the grow tent and on to veg?
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Day: 211
Recloned mothers, and then grabbed more clones for the next grow and 1 mother. @widdows420 below is the auto topoff I use and how I have it setup. I ran the power cords through pvc in the barrel, only to add weight to keep the pump where I wanted it and I had a piece playing around and the pvc attaches to the res is to keep the tube higher than the topoff water so no siphon happens (yes I found out the hard way)
6 years ago
AlohaHaze Keeping them alive. Youāre skills are paying off. Nothing new with mine. The second set of true leaves are starting to form and I bumped the TDS up to 50, very light, mix of the base nutes. Now on LED full time. Sorry I said nothing new then I hijack your post.
Ryikk Hahaha its all good. Yeah the pics for the ATO were to a reply on Widdowās post. Since I canāt add pics to my replies š
Widdows420 I donāt have good service at work. Pictures arenāt loading. Iāll check it out at the house. Looking forward to it.
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Day: 205
Recloned my mothers. Had them in the cloner too long so they are in a touch of shock being added to dirt with 12ā roots.
6 years ago
Widdows420 I need to get a separate mother tent for me too. Save me a lot of money on seeds
Ryikk Yeah, thatās true. It does come with itās fair share of issues though. If you run dirt for your mothers and you go on vacation, finding ways to consistently water dirt unattended is less than fun š
AlohaHaze Nice restart. Iāve posted my seed germ for you to see. Iām still at odds of tracking this grow on this platform. Posting everyday will be a challenge like you did. Iāll mull it over. Maybe a weekly update along with exceptions that have developed if any, (I hope not though) š§
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Day: 171
Watered the mothers today, although they have about reached their time to pull them. I think this go around Iām gonna replant in soil and come up with my long term next round. The northern Lights plant is growing crazy good. I chopped her way back today.
6 years ago
Day: 168
While we are focused on the clones right now I have to say the Northern Lights is quite lively!
6 years ago
Day: 167
Roots are good, clones are healthy, just buying time while I sort out next steps.
6 years ago
Day: 161
Well the clones are THRIVING! The root growth is awesome on all the plants! Guess I really need to decide what Iām doing. As much as it would be nice to do away with the mothers and use the mother tent for veg for perpetual flower cycles, I donāt have a surplus of these expensive seeds and I still havenāt decided how much of each strain I need. I actually picked these strains specifically for their effects. Some are for night time, some are for my wifeās anxiety and depression, so I actually purposefully chose these strains (except for the sour diesel, that was a freebie and the one I never tried to grow because itās a cheese strain). Regardless I need to figure out if Iām swapping from soil (although I have soil to use for this). Hmm guess I better decide fast! Look at these roots!
6 years ago
AlohaHaze Those roots are amazing they will support strong plants. I hear you, you have a decision that will bring the life to an end for your mothers. Sad but they provided what you needed. Maybe Iām missing something arenāt the clones from your mothers? If so theyāll live on just look at those rootsš¤
Ryikk Presna suggested instead of having mothers, switching the mother tent into a Veg tent. That way I could have constant flowering. If I went that route I wouldnāt have a tent for motherās (canāt expand my grow area or the wife may kill me š)
PresaCanario Wow. They are looking great!!! Good jobšš
Day: 157
Had to chop a ton off these ladies to keep them out of the light. Just keeping them alive until I have my clones growing. Clones are coming along nicely as well. Starting to think through if I ditched my mothers and just started using this tent for veg. And then take clones before I transplanted. š§
6 years ago
AlohaHaze If you donāt want to have the same strains going then you could always start the seed or clones in the first week of flower (for me that would be week 5-6 of veg. Thatās when I flip. So that frees up your tent when you move them into the bloom tent. But for you you canāt move them cuz of the system. So maybe you just swap the purpose of each side of the tent, get it? Donāt know for sure but Iām sure youāll work it out. The question you have to ask yourself is: do I want to have the same strains or do you want to experiment until you find your nirvana strains.
PresaCanario Transferring from veg tent to bloom tent can work if the same size net pot/tote lid is used. Just take the netpot with lid and no roots should get hurt.
Ryikk Yeah the setup was what I am milling over in my head because I donāt want to try to go from coco to that and hurt the roots and shock them trying to clean them or trying to transfer pots. The only issue is I have more strains then I envision growing out at any 1 time. So I have to either pick a set and run with it or figure out a plan B.
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Day: 150
Found a couple (literally 2) little gnats in the Mother tent. Kind of doubt they are causing the issues, but added some fly tape just in case. More reason to move away from soil for these mothers. Now to research coco to make sure I am prepared for that when the clones are done.
6 years ago
PresaCanario I had the worst gnats problems when using coco as my medium, having the coco always wet was perfect condition for gnats. But fungus gnats could be controlled easily and they donāt really hurt established plants.
AlohaHaze Decided to check out your mother grow. I use expanded clay pebbles for my medium. The only issue Iāve ever had with clay: Clay not covered and the light when plants are young and not shading the clay, youāll get slime so cover it. You are doing that already so shouldnāt be an issue. Salt build up from evaporation. Once again if the plant isnāt large enough to shade the medium then evaporate will happen and buildup will happen. For you not such a big deal but me with a waterfarm and drip ring constantly dripping causes my ring holes to clog. No biggie I clean them every wc so it really isnāt a issue. I hope this works for you. Now that your using a method Iām familiar with Iāll pay closer attention to this op. I may be able to offer some advice whereas I didnāt have soil knowledge so I know what I donāt know. Iām assuming these are clones from the mothers?
Ryikk Correct, clones from the mothers (the healthiest tops were used). I have TONS of hydroton so I can use that as easily as I can use coco. Do they function in the same way as it relates to keeping Motherās? Need to determine what method Iāll use for watering, can I still use fabric pots, or if I need to look into a more complicated setup for mothers. This go around I plan to keep them short and bushy and when they get out of hand just restart them so I donāt get in these weird states
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Day: 149
Took my 3 clones of Northern Lights. All the clones are looking healthy.
6 years ago
Day: 145
**Restarting Mothers Today** Took new clones today. The issues I have been having with the mothers, coupled with them outgrowing their tent, so I have decided to clone and reset them. Pulled enough to restart them as well as the clones I will need for the next grow in the main tent. Would like to start with slightly larger plants this time and do a much better job scrogging them. The last 3 open spot will be for the Northern Lights clones but that plant isnāt quite ready for cuttings yet. Layout... SA | SA | SA | SA PH | PH | SD | SD BD | BD | BD | BD NL | NL | NL | BD SA - Strawberry Amnesia BD - Blue Dream (CBD) SD - Sour Diesel PH - Purple Haze NL - Northern Lights
6 years ago
Day: 143
Happy Friday Everyone! Well I have been trying to get these mothers back on track and itās just not working. Part of me wonders if they are root bound because I didnāt keep them short. Iāll be cloning them soon to restart them. The good news...the Northern Lights plant is really looking strong! I topped her so I have my dual mains now.
6 years ago
Day: 136
Well I believe I have stopped the flowering of the mothers plants. Still feel I need to reclone them just to allow them more room to grow. Iāll give them another week and start them on their way with clones.
6 years ago
Day: 134
Mid week update After removing the entire branch that was in flower, changing them to 24/7 light, flushing with just water, and returning them to every other day watering things are looking better. There are still some bad leaves but they are less frequent. Figure several more days and things may be back to normal. The Northern Lights is doing GREAT!
6 years ago
Day: 130
So Iām flushing and adjusting but then I find this... Is this mother flipping to flower? Could that stress have made it flip?
6 years ago
AlohaHaze Yes I believe so but keeping them on a 18/6 sched should help. You can either get rid of the plant or I would cut the branch off and see if she revegās.
Ryikk They have been on 18/6, gonna leave them at 24h light for a few days and Iāll cut that one line off. Looks like I need to prepare to restart these mothers. We will know Iām a couple days.
Day: 129
Still dealing with the discoloration . Not sure what the issue is. They have water, have light, have nutrients, but I canāt seem to get them corrected. On a good note....I AM SUPER EXCITED TO FINALLY HAVE MY NORTHERN LIGHTS GROWING! Those that have followed this grow know what a challenge that damn Northern Lights has been
6 years ago
AlohaHaze Wow bro. Didnāt know youāre having issues with the mothers. Is anyone helping you?
Ryikk Nope, I have just been trying to figure things out. I figured at first that it was lack of nutrients but I have been feeding them and no change
Ryikk Iāve actually been considering restarting them from clones
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Day: 127
Midweek update. Something is off, being dirt itās hard to tell. I have added some nutrients to the water dripping in. This yellow has me a tad concerned. I am leaning toward taking double the clones and starting my mothers over again in a bubleponics setup. Decisions decisions...feel free to offer your thoughts on their condition.
6 years ago
ClandestineWestOz Just looking like fresh growth to me bro. But stating new mothers isnāt a bad idea, youāve got the material there plus some!
Ryikk Itās the yellowing with colored spots that is worrying me. Unlike my RDWC where I know exactly whatās in the water, adding to active soil messes with that.
Day: 122
Time for the Friday Mother Tent Update So they were a bit nutrient deficient. Just mixed them a batch of food yesterday so they are on the mend. On a brighter note...the Northern Lights is coming right along! Will be topping her soon
6 years ago
Ryikk Just a thought. Iām thinking of restarting my mothers with clones. The space I have for them doesnāt really allow for them to be grown out. Iām thinking if I restart them after I take clones for the next batch then I can keep them smaller. If anyone has thoughts on doing this please let me know.
Day: 116
Back from vacation. Chopped these ladies a lot before I left and they sprouted up hard in 8 days! Had some small issues with the watering system while I was away but my MIL did some small adjustments so it wouldnāt drown them.
6 years ago
Day: 101
Had to give these ladies another haircut this week. They are growing soooo fast. I wish I had more room to let them spread out more. I added in a BluMat drip watering system. Trying to find the right setting to keep them alive without flooding the tent.
6 years ago
Day: 94
Itās time for the weekly Motherās update. I had to trim them WAY back as they hit the lights this week. I also have to admit I damn near killed them all. Yup I got sidetracked while watering and forgot to go back and never watered them and checked on them and all of them were wilted pretty bad. Quickly mixed up a batch of light nutes and some RO water and by the next day they were back to their normal selves. Just goes to show when running dirt in felt pots, more than 2-3 days without watering and bam almost dead. On a positive note, the Northern Lights is coming along nicely. Wish more light got down to it, but seeing I donāt need it for a few months itās ok itās growing slow right now.
6 years ago
AlohaHaze Nice cycle youāre developing. Stay focused and have a checklist youāre doing great.
Day: 87
These ladies are out of control! They definitely need to be trimmed way back again. They are encroaching on the light! And great news, my Northern Lights is finally growing! What a pain it has been getting that one started.
6 years ago
ClandestineWestOz Cut more clones and sell them.
Ryikk Those clones from these really had huge deep root systems (over 12ā long) when I dropped them in. Solid genetics.
Day: 80
Once again itās time for the Friday update. These ladies are getting out of control! I cut them back and they are now twice as thick and taller! Gave them a little fertilizer tonight with their water. Only watering every 2-3 days really has proved to jump start these plants. Going to have to trim them back a tad when I move the Northern Lights back in.
6 years ago
ClandestineWestOz Theyāre cranking! Good job
Day: 73
Time for our weekly Motherās update and I have a surprise. So if you have been following this grow you know I have had the absolute WORST luck getting a Northern Lights mother up and running. Well I decided I would try 1 last time. I floated the seeding in a mix of H2O2 and Distilled water for 24 hours and then put it directly into the dirt. Well to my surprise a few days later the seedling broke the surface and started to grow! It still has a ways to go for it to be stable but this attempt is already 1000 times better. On another note I trimmed the hell out of these girls the other day and they seem to have loved it because they are super full, super lush, and thriving. Iām only watering them every 2-3 days (they will dry the soil out in a day) and that seems to have sparked their growth.
6 years ago
Day: 66
These were from last night, the Friday weekly update. They are really filling back in. Honestly I think they are even better after the clones were taken.
6 years ago
LuckyLeftT Itās like a haircut. Your hair grows faster when you trim it
Day: 59
Thirsty girls are filing in nicely. Moving to once a week updates on this tent. Tune in next Friday. Same bat time, same bat channel.
6 years ago
Day: 58
Mothers seem to have recovered nicely from pulling clones and additional trimming.
6 years ago
Day: 57
Growing
6 years ago
Day: 56
Mothers are recovering post clone and trim.
6 years ago
Day: 55
Today was clone and trim day. First group photo was before and second was after. About 2 weeks till they start veg. There will be a separate grow for those. Once the mothers have stabilized post clone and the clones are ready for Veg, this grow will only see updates once a week unless something major happens. Make sure to follow the new grow that starts later today with the clones.
6 years ago
Day: 54
Well today was supposed to be clone day. Well I had everything setup and ready to go, only to realize I bought the wrong Clonex product. I bought the nutrients not the rooting gelš¤¬. Iāll stop and get that tomorrow. I did however get the new exhaust fan and filter for the mother tent. Exhaust has been redone and is much better now!
6 years ago
Day: 53
All is looking good to pull clones tomorrow. Exciting next next step in my first grow. Even found a solid candidate on the Strawberry Amnesia...definitely trying to root that one!
6 years ago
Day: 52
Clones should be happening this weekend. Started shopping for a replacement for Northern Lights since that batch of seeds refuses to take hold. May look for Granddaddy Purple hmmm. More Hydro buildout for grow room this weekend as well.
6 years ago
Day: 51
Getting closer. Even included a measurement pic for scale.
6 years ago
Day: 50
That Blue Dream...makes you want to flower that one, all that new growth every day!
6 years ago
Day: 49
Just found the Northern Lights seedling in the dirt not looking so good. Repositioned it in the dirt to give it sunlight. Iām very close to giving up on this batch of Northern Lights seeds. Time to browse the seed banks
6 years ago
Day: 48
Trimmed quite a few fan leaves tonight. Saw some good candidates for clones. Couple more days to see if I can grab more than 1 strain. Still no sign of Northern Lights. I am quickly losing hope for that strain. May just have to go another route. The Blue Dream (CBD) riots are poking through the pot, guess the roots are solid! Buildout of the hydro setup begins tomorrow! Clones this week!
6 years ago
Day: 47
Come on mothers, daddy needs a new set of clones!
6 years ago
Day: 46
Another day closer to clone day. No sign of Northern Lights yet. Added a 2nd fan to aid with air flow.
6 years ago
Day: 45
Nothing new, just waiting to be able to pull clones soon
6 years ago
Day: 44
Plants are drinking almost a gallon a day now. The Northern Lights is now in the soil (fingers crossed). The Purple Kush, Sour Diesel, and Strawberry Amnesia have now begun to really take off. Good things to come!
6 years ago
Day: 43
The smaller plants seem to have liked the lots of water I gave them last night. They grew significantly over night. Northern Lights is sooo close to going into the dirt.
6 years ago
Day: 42
Thirsty, Thirsty, Damn this Blue Dream is thirsty. Need to figure out a better way to keep her full of water. On the other hand the Northern Lights seedling is coming along. The tail is growing and a little bit of green is noticeable today. Should be ready for dirt in a day or 3.
6 years ago
Day: 41
This Blue Dream girl is thirsty! Drank the soil dry again! Starting to think she is gonna need a gallon a day very soon.
6 years ago
Day: 40
Soon to clone....
6 years ago
Day: 38
Thirsty girls needed lots of water today. The Blue Dream is now in full āGIVE ME ALL THE WATERā mode. The Northern Lights seedling is almost ready to join the tent.
6 years ago
Day: 37
Ventilation is really helping to lower temps and humidity. About ready to pull clones šš¼
6 years ago
Day: 36
Coming along nicely and got my exhaust setup to vent some of the heat and humidity. New Northern Lights seed is developing much quicker this time around.
6 years ago
Day: 35
Everything is moved back to its original home. The Northern Lights seed is starting to crack so fingers crossed.
6 years ago
Day: 34
Trimmed a few fan leaves on the Blue Dream and the others are moving right along. Work continues on the Grow Out Tent.
6 years ago
Day: 33
While everything else is great I have all but given up on the northern lights. I am germinating a new seed now. Letās hope that one works. This is attempt #3 on this strain! I have also changed lighting to a 20/4 rotation.
6 years ago
Day: 32
Plants are doing good in their temp location. Will be moving them back tomorrow. Managed to get the 4x4x80 stood up today and will have that ready to move clones into in the coming weeks.
6 years ago
LuckyLeftT Whatās the Blue thing hanging down?
Ryikk Itās a wireless temp and humidity sensor that pushes the info to my phone
Day: 31
Almost convinced that the Northern Lights plant may not survive. Itās literally doing nothing... But I topped the Blue Dream in the meantime and removed some lower fan leaves while I wait for the other strains to mature so I can grab a clone or 2 off them. Got my electrical work done so now I can setup the 4āx4ā that will be run Undercurrent DWC. Building that out this weekend I hope.
6 years ago
Day: 30
Blue Dream is moving along! Still waiting on Northern Lights...ā¹ļø Had to move the tent for a couple days to make room for work being done so got a couple daylight shots while moving.
6 years ago
Day: 29
All is well except for Northern Lights. That little guy is the little engine that could. I hope to see some positive signs soon from that one.
6 years ago
Day: 28
Did a little trimming on the BD of some of the lower fan leaves that arenāt getting much light. Trying to decide if I want to do any topping or training of any kind given itās just a mother. Thinking of letting it go up marrow for space sake.
6 years ago
Day: 27
Northern Lights is ALIVE! The final seedling has broken the surface and I can see a green leaf (all be it a weirdly shaped one that is to that seed shell).
6 years ago
Day: 26
Everything is progressing nicely. Canāt believe that Northern Lights seed casing wonāt fall off. The stem is growing so thatās good. Did a little cutting on lower leaves that were being damaged by touching the walls of the pot on the Blue Dream. Past weekās temp and humidity levels added. Will be adding exhaust fan and carbon filter soon as the scent is starting to come up in the tent (although canāt smell it outside yet). Temp: 84.5 Humidity: 87.6
6 years ago
Day: 25
Good news, the Strawberry Amnesia has survived! Yesterday I uncovered it and gently pulled the seedling up near the surface and put a thin layer of dirt on it and today we have nice green leaves on it. So glad that worked. Now only have to wait for the Northern Lights plant to crack the surface. I planted it quite shallow to avoid the issues I just had with SA.
6 years ago
Day: 24
Watering day 2 smaller sprouts are coming along Northern Lights is in the dirt now Strawberry Amnesia I kind of uncovered it a bit. Not sure it is gonna make it. We will see in the next 2 days. Even took a shot through my UV glasses that finally arrived.
6 years ago
Day: 23
Blue Dream (CBD) - Kicking Ass Purple Kush - Sprouted Sour Diesel - Sprouted Strawberry Amnesia - Nothing Yet Northern Lights - Seed Cracked should be good to plant tomorrow. All in all things are on the right track. GoPro still shooting that time lapse and got lucky enough to capture those 2 breaking the surface (kinda wish it was a close up of that...maybe next time)
6 years ago
Day: 22
No sign of the 3 sprouts I planted yesterday. But the Blue Dream CBD is coming along nicely!
6 years ago
Ryikk Hooked up the GoPro to do a little time lapse on this tent. Let it run a few days and see what it looks like.
Day: 21
Coming along nicely. 3 of the 4 seeds germinating have opened but that damn Northern Lights is being a total prick just like last time.
6 years ago
Ryikk Did a little cord management today. Added a power strip in and cable tied it all nice and neat
LuckyLeftT Stealing the power cord idea. Merci
Day: 20
Germination under way for the other 4 pots. Decided to at least get the mothers going so as I choose strains to flower I have clone ready plants to do that. Blue Dream (CBD) making progress. After 20 hours of sitting in water in the grow tent some seeds are already opening and have plant material exposed. High hopes this time.
6 years ago
Day: 19
Back from a weeks vacation and my Blumat system seems to have had a runaway and drained all 5g in the first 12 hours (based on my humidity sensor data) soaking the seedlings and leaving a 5g puddle on the bottom that the soil just reabsorbed over the next week. The only one to survive was the Blue Dream (CBD) as it was dead center and close to the light allowing it to dry out faster than the others and so the seedling survived. Time to germinate another batch of the other ones. May only do 3 others as my plans for the 4x4 have changed.
6 years ago
Day: 8
Seeds have been placed in dirt
6 years ago
Day: 7
Northern Lights has barely opened.
6 years ago
Day: 5
All plants are coming along except for Northern Lights
6 years ago
Day: 1
Germination begins
6 years ago