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Hello. This is the end of the germination phase and the start of week 1. Got an interesting valentines card from my wife this year. Got rid of some clones and these little plants have got their own tent now. It's a little cold in the garage, so there's a heater in the tent. Keeps it around 22c in the daytime. I used some hand made stem holders. They are stretching for the light. I like copper, it doesn't rust. I don't mind longer stems for now. I just bury them a little deeper when I transplant. They will grow roots out of their stems when there is soil against it. OK. Keep growing Straight. Chuck.

Hello. This is the end of week 1 and the beginning of week 2 of veg. They all got some food last week and perked up after that. They also got some friendly fungus and microbes for their roots. Saw some little brown spots on one of the plants, turned over a leaf and saw a thrips, Western Flower I think, light brown. Great, Now I have to treat for thrips. I'll just try some dish soap in water, and a bit of ISO alcohol, in a spray bottle, to start with. The soap will not let them breath, get in their lungs, and the alcohol will dry them out. A double whammy for them. OK. Be Great. Chuck.

Hello. This is the end of week 2 and the beginning of week 3 of veg. Poor little plants. I saw some white spots on a few plants and thought it must be the thrips that are in another tent and got over here. So I sprayed with some End All by Safer's. But the little plants didn't like the magnesium salts that were in it, and turn a little yellow. So I thought I would get rid of the thrips with beneficial bugs, so I had to rinse these little plants with water to try to get rid of any residue. Got some soil beneficial bugs in all the cups with a spoon and put the canopy mites in open jars and put them near the plants too. So, hopefully, I'll be rid of the bad bugs in a few weeks. I still have to put out yellow sticky strips at bench height to get any adults before laying eggs. And hopefully these little plants will look a bit better next week when you look in. OK. Have Fun. Chuck.

Hello. This is the end of week 3 and the beginning of week 4 of veg. I'm so glad these plant look better than last week. I was wondering what I'm going to do if they die. But they look sooo much better. Next watering they will get 1/2 teaspoon of Wollammo see pics. Found some old dirty Blondie comics. Not too dirty I hope. On the web there are drawings of Blondie doing outrageous sex acts, but I'm not going to show them here. Look them up for yourself. I have to write a new nutrients list each week now, It wouldn't be bad if I had like 3 things to write down, but I use 8 to 9 things each feeding. So I don't want to redo it each week..., so I won't. How do you feel about rewriting your list each week? OK. Be Cool/ Chuck.

Hello. This is the end of week 4 and the beginning of week 5 of veg. These plants will need to be topped soon, but I'll wait till they tell me their sex. I'm looking for a good male to make seeds with. But I'm also looking forward to growing out the females too. I'm going to pollenate the feminized Fast Bud strains I'll have growing in the greenhouse this summer. Want some free seeds for doing a diary on them? I'll send you some for free if your interested... contact me in the fall... I make good stuff. I've tested some and made diaries on them. Pinoal Kush and Northern Lemnesia are my seeds. And I'll also pollinate my best clones too. Need a good male though. The plants are doing well. All seem to be reaching up to the light, so I turned up the Viper Spectra Light from 25% to 50% They should take off now. I'll keep an eye on them so they don't burn. Got the fan turned up to strengthen the stems and keep the taller plants shorter with micro splits in the stem. The scar tissue strengthens the stems, I should be able to take out the copper stem supports now. The stems look strong enough. Ok. Have Fun Out There. Chuck.

Hello. This is the end of week 5 and the beginning of week 6 of veg. The plants are doing well and looking healthy. The taller ones are probably males. Want to repot these by next report, into 1 gallon pots. They should really get going then. Started a new/old comic for your viewing pleasure. Called Weirdo #10 and was printed in 1993. Something different, and strange. I think you'll like it. Made by Robert Crumb and other underground artist. Looked quickly and found no female or male flowers. I'll check again next week. They usually don't show their sex/flowers until the 8th to 10th week, although they can put out flowers earlier but it's not common. OK. Have fun Out There. Chuck.