Samwise does Humboldt Green Crack

[Samwise Gamgee]

Hi Folks,

Just a very quick update as I want to record all the feed I use during this grow.

Checked the res last night and it had fallen from ec 1.1 to 0.9, so I added 10ml of Ionic Grow to reservoir to up the ec back up to 1.0.

These seem to be on a bit of feeding frenzy and I get the impression I am going to have to top the res up again at some point.

Have a good Sunday folks :)

[Samwise Gamgee]

Afternoon folks :)

So my first weekly update, this week has been all about the training, I have been doing LST and got the first couple of plants all tied down ready to rock and roll, the other two plants have had some LST done, and these will be tied down at the weekend.

The two that were tied down have recovered well, although it may make for an odd photo comparrison tomorrow, with two tied down and two not.

So Wednesday night is reservoir change night in the Shire, so I mixed the below, I have upped the EC as these are proper hungry buggers :)

Base EC = 0.6
EC = 1.2
Ph = 6.0

2 tsps RAW Amino
50ml Ionic Hardwater Grow
25ml PM Root Stim
25ml Liquid Silicon

I will do my usual picture update tomorrow, hope everyone is having a good one :)

[Samwise Gamgee]

Hi Folks,

Sorry, second update of the day, but thought I would do a post on training the plants, and how I do it. I have limited headspace in my tent, its 2m high, but with the wilma you loose a bit, also the gavita runs hot, you need to keep around 10 inches of clearance as well, coupled with the fact I love growing sativa plants, I have to be pretty harsh with the training.

So when I train I usually spend a couple of days just gently bending the branches where i want them to end up, Its best to let them go roughly where they would naturually go but try and spread them out, I imagine a clock face when im looking down at the pots, and then tie the branches at the following times, 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9. 10:30. Hope that makes sense :), I have picture 1 below is roughly what I mean, I have holes drilled in pots as marked.

With Sativa plants that have been topped you find you have two main branches that are taller than the others, as left in a natural states sativa plants grow very xmas tree like. When you top them you end up with two main stems thou rather than one.

This does cause a problem as these two main stems are likely to split at the join if you try and train them normally. So i have come up with a system I have used for a few grows on how you can train these two main stems, and get a more even canopy.

I use a bendz and masking tape to make a 90 degree bend in the stem, I then use a cane in the pot to support the stem, and attach the stem to the cane with a pipe cleaner. I then a bit further along use a pipe cleaner attached to the pot, to further tie down the stem.

This isnt really easy to explain text, so I have added some drawings and picture below so you can see what I mean:

Picture 1.









Any questions please ask below, happy to help when I can :)

[Bulls]

Absolutely bloody brilliant Samwise!
Thank you very much about all the details. Very nicw colour on them, though you cam tell they arw hungry onea judging by the new growth that is bit pale. But upping the feed that would sort them out straight

[GMO]

Very nice post mate

The drawings really help grasp the idea

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[Samwise Gamgee]

Hi Folks,

So here is my weekly update, as above the pictures may look a bit odd, as the 2 plants on the left have been trained and tied down, the two plants on the right have had a few nights LST, and I will be tieing these down in the morning :)

I will be spending next week tweaking the canopy and hopefully if its all nice and even I will be looking to flip these this time next week :)

09th November



16th November



Hope evryone has a great Friday :)

[Bulls]

Them stretchy buggers made the tent look it's 0.6x0.6 one mate.

[Keeno]

Real nice updates Mr Gamgee. Love the brutal beating, made my eyes water when I first looked .

[Samwise Gamgee]

With a bit of tightening of the old pipe cleaners fella, hopefully in a weeks time I will have an nice even canopy.

I am hoping to flip this time next week, but if I have to let them go an extra week so the middle growth comes up through, I am not worried :)

Cheers for looking in mate :)

Them stretchy buggers made the tent look it's 0.6x0.6 one mate.

[Samwise Gamgee]

You have to be a bit brutal with Sativa mate especially if you have limited headspace or the buggers will be growing into your lamp before you know it, I am hoping not to have any scorched bud this grow lol :D

Cheers for looking in mate :)

Real nice updates Mr Gamgee. Love the brutal beating, made my eyes water when I first looked .