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Grow Specs:
Breeder: Mephisto Genetics
Strain: ManBearAlienPig
Genetic heritage: 3 Bears OG x Ripley's OG
Indica/Sativa: 65/35
Est. cycle time: 70-80 days from sprout
Medium: Soil, worm castings, home made variant on the Subcool Super Soil recipe tuned to be more suited for autos
Update schedule: I will try to send out the updates every Saturday or Sunday.
For more frequent updates, add me on Instagram @Grimbolthedruid
Grow Schedule to Date:
Sprout (all): 3/4/17 (Full moon)
Age: Day 7 as of 3/11/18
-Looking forward to seeing what this beast can do! I popped it a little late just in case another seed didn't make it.
-This plant will probably live out it's life in the 1 gallon Smart Pot as an experiment so I am pretty excited for that.
-This plant will receive only water and Recharge it's whole life.
Cheers!
-G
Grow Specs:
Breeder: Mephisto Genetics
Strain: ManBearAlienPig
Genetic heritage: 3 Bears OG x Ripley's OG
Indica/Sativa: 65/35
Est. cycle time: 70-80 days from sprout
Medium: Soil, worm castings, home made variant on the Subcool Super Soil recipe tuned to be more suited for autos
Container: 1 gal Air Pot
Update schedule: I will try to send out the updates every Saturday or Sunday.
For more frequent updates, add me on Instagram @Grimbolthedruid
Grow Schedule to Date:
Sprout (all): 3/4/17 (Full moon)
Age: Day 13 as of 3/16/18
Updates/Observations:
-Growing very quickly compared to her sisterlings.
-Excited to see what this big beast can do in a 1 gal Air Pot.
-Water every other water with Recharge.
Not much to report yet folks, just that time of the grow. Still very neat to check in on them every few days to see how much they are growing.
Cheers!
-G
Grow Specs:
Breeder: Mephisto Genetics
Strain: ManBearAlienPig
Genetic heritage: 3 Bears OG x Ripley's OG
Indica/Sativa: 65/35
Est. cycle time: 70-80 days from sprout
Medium: Soil, worm castings, home made variant on the Subcool Super Soil recipe tuned to be more suited for autos
Container: 1 gal Air Pot
Light: 1/2 - 132W actual LED
Update schedule: I will try to send out the updates every Saturday or Sunday.
For more frequent updates, add me on Instagram @grimbolthedruid
Grow Schedule to Date:
Sprout (all): 3/4/17 (Full moon)
Age: Day 22 as of 3/25/18
Updates/Observations:
-Keeping up with her sisters in terms of growth and has definitely surpassed the runt.
-Excited to see what this big beast can do in a 1 gal Air Pot.
-Water only for a while because I think the soil is pretty hot.
Worm Feeding:
- This week I fed my worms about a pound or so total of: Banana, mango, dill, tomatoes, carrots, strawberries, aloe filet, green beans, covered in a dash of oyster shell and alfalfa meal.
- I layer down some canna leaves, layer diced up worm food, sprinkle dry amendments (kelp, oyster shell, neem, etc.), layer canna leaves, then replace bedding and they are happy!
- Creating the food layer protected by the green manure gives the worms a nice buffer zone to move freely through eating as much as they want.
- This method is inspired by Herbin Farmer on Youtube. I really enjoy his videos so if you have time, check him out!
Thanks for stopping by!
Cheers!
-G
Grow Specs:
Breeder: Mephisto Genetics
Strain: ManBearAlienPig
Genetic heritage: 3 Bears OG x Ripley's OG
Indica/Sativa: 65/35
Est. cycle time: 70-80 days from sprout
Medium: Soil, worm castings, home made variant on the Subcool Super Soil recipe tuned to be more suited for autos
Container: 1 gal Air Pot
Light: 1/2 - 132W actual LED
Update schedule: I will try to send out the updates every Saturday or Sunday.
For more frequent updates, add me on Instagram @grimbolthedruid
Grow Schedule to Date:
Sprout (all): 3/4/17 (Full moon)
Age: Day 29 as of 4/1/18
Updates/Observations:
-Keeping up with her sisters in terms of growth.
-Water only for a while longer because I think the soil is pretty hot.
Thanks for stopping by my experimental grow!
Cheers!
-G
Grow Specs:
Breeder: Mephisto Genetics
Strain: ManBearAlienPig
Genetic heritage: 3 Bears OG x Ripley's OG
Indica/Sativa: 65/35
Est. cycle time: 70-80 days from sprout
Medium: Soil, worm castings, home made variant on the Subcool Super Soil recipe tuned to be more suited for autos
Container: 1 gal Air Pot
Light: 1/2 - 132W actual LED
Update schedule: I will try to send out the updates every Saturday or Sunday.
For more frequent updates, add me on Instagram @grimbolthedruid
Grow Schedule to Date:
Sprout (all): 3/4/17 (Full moon)
Age: Day 35 as of 4/7/18
Updates/Observations:
- Water only because the soil is way too hot.
- She is getting a little pissed now ;(
- Wondering if I should repot.
Thanks for stopping by my experimental grow!
Cheers!
-G
Grow Specs:
Breeder: Mephisto Genetics
Strain: ManBearAlienPig
Genetic heritage: 3 Bears OG x Ripley's OG
Indica/Sativa: 65/35
Est. cycle time: 70-80 days from sprout
Medium: Soil, worm castings, home made variant on the Subcool Super Soil recipe tuned to be more suited for autos
Container: 1 gal Air Pot
Light: 1/2 - 132W actual LED
Update schedule: I will try to send out the updates every Saturday or Sunday.
For more frequent updates, add me on Instagram @grimbolthedruid
Grow Schedule to Date:
Sprout (all): 3/4/17 (Full moon)
Age: Day 42 as of 4/14/18
Updates/Observations:
- She is REALLY pissed now haha.
- The soil is super hot for autos and I filled her tiny 1 gal with about half super soil as an experiment. I would call it a bust.
- I don't think there is enough of a buffer zone for super soil to work in such a small application.
- In the future I would use an extremely light amount of SS mixed into base soil.
- Not sure how much longer she is going to make it but I will try to take her to the bitter end for science.
Thanks for stopping by my experimental grow!
Cheers!
-G
Grow Specs:
Breeder: Mephisto Genetics
Strain: ManBearAlienPig
Genetic heritage: 3 Bears OG x Ripley's OG
Indica/Sativa: 65/35
Est. cycle time: 70-80 days from sprout
Medium: Soil, worm castings, home made variant on the Subcool Super Soil recipe tuned to be more suited for autos
Container: 1 gal Air Pot
Light: 1/2 - 132W actual LED
Update schedule: I will try to send out the updates every Saturday or Sunday.
For more frequent updates, add me on Instagram @grimbolthedruid
Grow Schedule to Date:
Sprout (all): 3/4/17 (Full moon)
Age: Day 49 as of 4/21/18
Updates/Observations:
- She is on her death bed my friends ;(
- The soil is super hot for autos and I filled her tiny 1 gal with about half super soil as an experiment. She needed maybe a tablespoon lol.
- I don't think there is enough of a buffer zone for super soil to work in such a small application.
- Not sure how much longer she is going to make it but I will try to take her to the bitter end for science.
Thanks for stopping by my experimental grow!
Cheers!
-G
Grow Specs:
Breeder: Mephisto Genetics
Strain: ManBearAlienPig
Genetic heritage: 3 Bears OG x Ripley's OG
Indica/Sativa: 65/35
Est. cycle time: 70-80 days from sprout
Medium: Soil, worm castings, home made variant on the Subcool Super Soil recipe tuned to be more suited for autos
Container: 1 gal Air Pot
Light: 1/2 - 132W actual LED
Update schedule: I will try to send out the updates every Saturday or Sunday.
For more frequent updates, add me on Instagram @grimbolthedruid
Grow Schedule to Date:
Sprout (all): 3/4/17 (Full moon)
Age: Day 56 as of 4/28/18
She continues limping along! Bonus greens I put in the garden.
Thanks for stopping by my experimental grow!
Cheers!
-G
Grow Specs:
Breeder: Mephisto Genetics
Strain: ManBearAlienPig
Genetic heritage: 3 Bears OG x Ripley's OG
Indica/Sativa: 65/35
Est. cycle time: 70-80 days from sprout
Medium: Soil, worm castings, home made variant on the Subcool Super Soil recipe tuned to be more suited for autos
Container: 1 gal Air Pot
Light: 1/2 - 132W actual LED
Update schedule: I will try to send out the updates every Saturday or Sunday.
For more frequent updates, add me on Instagram @grimbolthedruid
Grow Schedule to Date:
Sprout (all): 3/4/17 (Full moon)
Age: Day 71 as of 5/14/18
Updates/Observations:
- Chopped her at day 71.
- Severely burnt until the end!
- No distinct smell other than the sweet "new cannabis smell."
- Poor plant had soil that was just way too hot and I put about half the pot as supersoil.
- Chopped to hang at 70 degrees F, 50% humidity for 7-10 days.
- Will post harvest report after they finish drying and star the cure.
Thanks for stopping by my experimental grow!
Cheers!
-G
Unfortunately she was a small mutant that got super extra over fertilized in a 1 gallon smart pot as an experiment but she was still a champion! She grew proud and tall and nearly incinerated from the half supersoil mix before I knew its full power haha. This plant had the strangest scent I have ever smelled from a plant but it smelled peppery would be the best way to describe it.
@TeflonDonFarms,
Yeah it really is but honestly she is probably going to be stunted anyway so it may give her a chance to bounce back and stay small but produce some stinky ganja.
I have her in an airpot which really minimizes transplant stress. They just open up sideways and you lay it perfectly into the next pot. I doubt it’s really worth it though. She will probably just be a little crispy thing in the corner that I end up feeding to the worms.
We all go back to the dirt in the end.
Hi.
I will not fix your garden for you, but i will give you some points to start from:
airpot or similar is good, they provide good air exchange and prune the radicals so they will "split" more and better cover the vase. Most of the time, in regular vase, plants wants more space and end up making a "wall" of radicals on the face of the vase wall, leaving the "core" of the vase unfilled.
Soil need to have some equilibrium. Beside the right NPK ratio, one really important factor is the C:N ratio, that will directly influence the N availability. That ratio is the reason of crop rotations... read about it ;)
Whatever you "cover" the top of the soil with, it will make a big impact: most of the water you give the plant, is just evaporating trough soil (moss is a good moist retainer, while grass and similar are usually also a competitor and "steal" water from more deep soil).
Soil does not need to be dry, nor wet, nor a cycle of the 2. But making it the right way is hard, so it's usually easier to go cycle: you will not make 100%, but it will be good enough :)
And, to really know what is all about, study "vapor pressure in plants". At the end, is all about making the up and down part work for each other....
Air exchange and air movement in the room is REALLY important. Would you like to choke on your own exhales? Or to have half body in front of a fire and half cold?
About training & friends, i'm having my best results with a mix of everything, just do it at the right time and in the right amount. It can be EASILY deleterious to the final yield if you exceed.
At the end of the day, plants are selected by nature. What you want to do is to "exploit" the abilities of the plants and make the habitat in regard.
The most basic example: sun movement on the sky and plant shape VS indoor light. How can you exploit what is there to make the best of it? And of course, there are maaaaaany more aspects to keep in mind.
@OneDude,
Wow, thank you for all the feedback! I appreciate it.
I would encourage you to check out some of my other diaries to see my healthy plants! This one was just an experiment for fun so I wasn't expecting much. My soil mix was too hot for autoflowering plants and I know that now!
I am designing my grow room masterpiece as we speak. Stay tuned!
-G
From my short experience I’ve had a bunch of real small gals due to stress from me making mistakes but those ladies always produced the densest tasty buds! 😂😂😂 your right we all go back in the dirt!!!!!
@TeflonDonFarms,
Haha yeah I was pretty lifted when I wrote that but I stand by it.
My new grow style is really trying to just emulate nature as much as possible and get out of the plant’s way. Invest in genetics and lights let the girls shine on their own.
RIP, I thought she was near harvest at first sight :( what if you flush like crazy? I mean you have nothing to lose, maybe those small growths will save her
GrimbolTheDruid
