Mr. Postmans overgrown closet grow

[Mister Postman]

Originally Posted by ice#1

is the plant inbetween the 2 strip flours skunk#1 as it looks just likt one of my skunk girls

Hmm you know I moved those fluoros around day to day.. If you speaking of the first picture I posted on day 1 above. they are on either sides of the plants in the auto pots which are upfront Northern lights, and behind ICE.

[Mister Postman]

Originally Posted by GrandPewpil

So it's not a flouro grow? No wonder your plants look so healthy.

And wow, that Durban Poison x Skunk #1 is one pretty woman. So much color. I was trying to grow that strain on this grow but like most others I couldn't get them to sprout. Can't wait until next year...I'm gonna try to grow a couple outside.

Can you give a smoke report on the DPxS#1?

Yes, I've heard about some germination problems. I have 20 seeds of it, and out of the 4 I planted 3 sprouted with 2 being males, and the female in my gallery if interested being smoked on now for this smoke report .. She had the pink/purple pistals in the pics in the gallery. Hmm you know I didn't clone her again.. That may have been a boo boo on my part.. I figured what the hell I had 16 more seeds of it..Hmm gonna go back to the grow today and pull a clone or two in case this pink/purple is one of MANY phenos..

Ok the smell.. On the plant it just smells hell o' potent. Like s strong sharp, skunky fuel smell if there is sucha smell as that LOL... The buds grew very dense, and squat for a heavy sativa cross.. The plant I grew out was very skunk looking wih thick fleshy leaves, and very easy to manage indoors. The buds in the jar now after a 2 weeks cure are very nice looking.. Darker in color then my usual smoke, and what was pink on the plant dried to a salmon orange color, and what was purple still has a purple hue to it. The buds break apart really nicely in balls of hairs, and crystals. The smell is earthy, skunky, but on the sweet side as well. It took on a lot of the sweetness in the cure as it smelt just straight POTENT skunky before the cure. With the first small hit from the bong I definetly get a feeling of brightness in my vision. The taste is very earthy, lightl lemony skunk, but when you take a really big hit the sweetness, lemons, and floral aroma/sweet pipe tobacco taste take over. It got a taste that makes you want to smoke more, but the high is very sativa compared to my usual. It is a very smoke go out, and enjoy the sunshine type of stone.. I'm sitting here 12 noon in my pj's still on a beautiful day, and now after my coffee and Durban Poison x Skunk #1 I'm ready to face the world......

grow it you'll like. Hopefully you'll get lucky and get a few to germ.. I guess that I'm proof that a few of those may be good so don't go tossing them yet.. Me go now to take clones before it's to late

[Mister Postman]

Ok well after giving it some thought I did want my Durban Poison x Skunk#1 pink/purple pheno to stick around for a while, so I took two clone cuttings from the bottom growth of the plant.

Upon opening the closet this is what I saw

I can definitly see a daily change, and quick growth. The auto pots are just astounding, and are growing very strong and healthy.

Just a pic showing the overall bud sites



So anyone wanna estimate the total yield?? The closest to the total yield wins... I wish I could share the fruits of my labor LOL

[nicho69]

damn these chickas grow fast

[Mister Postman]

Originally Posted by nicho69

damn these chickas grow fast

Yes Nicho So far so good.. It's crazy to think that the first pictures of this journal were taken only 5 days ago. I think the growth has been very nice, and would even look more drastic if I wasn't in there daily tieing things down and keeping things pretty even.. The ones in the auto pots were just left to grow straight up. I think all in all the ones left to grow straight up may end up being tied down as well.. The plants in the auto pots have the nutirents right at the roots, and are growing very fast. next grow I will flood the whole space with the auto pot smart valves. The auto pots just make everything extrmely easy.. no wattering every other day, just fill the res with nutes and let them babies go for the glory

[Cody3]

looking good... and where would u get one of those autopots they look like they are doing your girls well

[Mister Postman]

I was lucky enough to get one form my buddy half price, but they sell them at www.futuregardens.com relatively cheap. The whole unit is centered around the smart valve that floods the pots, lets the plant drink it all fully before flooding the pots again.. Basically giving the roots a chance to dry out, and as the water rushes into the pot oxygen/air is replaced in the soil/hydo medium leading to nice growth.. if your handy, and have something to use for the resevoir all you need to purchase is the smart valve itself.. Then it's just a matter of finding something suitable to hold your pots, and be flooded (like a big 4-5 inch high rubbermaid). I bought a 41quart rubbermaid that is 3ft long 16.5 wide, and 6 inches high... I'm going to cut holes in the lid which regular pots with holes in the bottom can slip down into.. then I'm going to place the valve in fill the res. and flood my whole darn grow space with water, and just place pots in as needed, and grow me some good buds .

how the smart valve works http://www.futuregarden.com/hydroponics/smartvalve.html

[Mister Postman]

Well this is what I saw upon opening my closet the afternoon of day 12 flower


My Auto pot girls are doing quite nicely.. me likes, me likes.. Northern lights up front, ICE in he back

Now for the line up first off my Durban Poison x Skunk Clone. Pink pistals...YUMMY



local strain clone

Northern Lights


Sadhu


Hashberry


I repotted three plants into their final resting pots

[TheFxckingHero]

Plants are looking good :]

Would one of those smart valves be enough to flood a whole tray? The description made it sound like it only works in certain sizes because of the pressure or something... If only one will work then I might buy it and hook it to the tubes and reservoir for my next grow with coco....

[Mister Postman]

Originally Posted by TheFxckingHero

Plants are looking good :]

Would one of those smart valves be enough to flood a whole tray? The description made it sound like it only works in certain sizes because of the pressure or something... If only one will work then I might buy it and hook it to the tubes and reservoir for my next grow with coco....

Hmm you know I didn't get that from reading the site.. I have to refill my res this week.. I'll give it a try in my 41qt Rubbermaid before mixing in my nutes this week if you have that time? I think it should work just fine.. The only mension of pressure I saw is where they say

"Each SmartValve is fed by a 1/4" connection to a low pressure (up to 8 psi) water or nutrient solution source. Since they can operate at extremely low pressure, a simple gravity feed reservoir can be used as a supply by making sure it is raised just slightly above the SmartValve(s). "

What they are basically talking about is that you do not need a pump to get the nutrients to flood the system etc. The valve gets connected to the res with a 1/4in. hose, and Just 8psi of water pressure is needed to flood he system, and that can be achieved by just lifting the res. above the level the valve sits inside the tray.

I mean they have the valve flooding this system, and that's quite a bit larger then the the two pot system. they sell extension kits for it, and each extension does not need a valve, so one must contril, and flood them all..
http://www.futuregarden.com/hydropon...rtgardens.html

I'd just email the comapny, and see what they think? I'm sure they know if the valve is capable of that. At any rate I'll be flooding my 41qt rubbermaid this week when my res needes changing for my own testing.

[Vicarious]

Mister Postman, looking mighty fine i must say, with some lush strains too .

glad the auto pot system is working well for you, that was my very first system i bought over 5 years ago, i found it worked very effectivly too.simple and effective ,well ill just be lurking to see them beautys fatten up!
keep em comming and nice job

as for your Q TheFxckingHero i cant see it being too effective with only a 1/4 line to "flood" anything except the 2 pots its designed for, at least not very effectivly,and for the same price (if not cheaper) you could just go and buy a small/medium water pump to flood your tray from a container of your choice (bought at any hardware/store). just my opinion .im sure you will find somthing that will do the trick.

untill next time stay safe. back for updates

[Mister Postman]

HHmm what do you guys think... Think I'll notice enough of a growth difference or density to warrent me spending $85 and throwing a 400watt hps in the closet instead of the 270 watt son agro I have in there with all the cfls??

My buddy has a 400 hps system with conversion mh, and he only wants $85 for the whole thing..

I'm thinking with the 400watt I'd have to lift up quite a bit, and this will cover my grow space a bit better. How hot is a 400?? Those with experiance you think I could throw one up in that closet without much trouble? I have that big 20 inch box fan blowing on the plants in the closet, and the closet is open with a 12 inch fan blowing in during the day. 4x2x5 area.

On a side note I'll be updating some time tomorrow. For 14 days they are looking frickin yummy.. I'm already getting quite a bit of crystals on the buds, and leaves.. I dont remember them coing along this quick last grow... I think this crop will be twice as nice as my first run in the closet... I'm loving the pure blend pro nutes, and the liquid karma.. it's like you can do no wrong with the stuff.. I'm feeding at around 800 ppm in early flower every watering (full strength was around 1200ppm when i mixed the first batch)and the plants are just eating that organic stuff up.. More pics coming.. Lots more pistals, and I also tied down the big bitches in the auto pots

[Mister Postman]

Well hello my fellow gc members. Figured I'd post a few updated pics of how my ladies are coming along. So far I'm very pleased, and these plants look to be quite a bit ahead of my last grow in flower. Already I'm noticing quite a bit of crystals on the newly formed buds, and bud leaves. Think last grow was a bit slower to really take on flowering full force.. I guess the experiance of last grow is being used in this second one.. So far so good.. plants are loving my feeding regemin, and everything seems to be going smoothly.

So far nothing really has changed. feeding pure blend pro bloom at 700 ppm with liquid Karma, and ionic boost bringing it right at about 775-800 each watering. So far no sign of burn, and plants are drinking this stuff up.. at about weeks 4 on I'll be incorporating Advanced Nutrients Over Drive into my regimen.








Ok what's new.. Well I got a 400 hps with mh conversion bulb coming this week that will take the place of my 270 sonagro hps.. That should give my 7 ladies really nice coverage. So from week 3 on I will be flowering under a 400 Holy shit I just looked up at the pic from 2 days ago, and the buds came a hell of a ways in only 2 days. I's almost amazing how fast they grow and develop

[WarezHaxor]

damn dude, beautiful pictures of beautiful girls. I wish I could live in your closet right about now Me thinks that Im gonna have to keep an eye on these girls and see just what the harvest looks like

[Mister Postman]

Originally Posted by WarezHaxor

damn dude, beautiful pictures of beautiful girls. I wish I could live in your closet right about now Me thinks that Im gonna have to keep an eye on these girls and see just what the harvest looks like

Thanks for checking out my grow Warez. So far it looks like it's going to be a nice harvest. I know right off that bat I'm harvesting much more then the two plants I flowered in my first round.. These are a lot healthier, and growing without any problems