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Project Mothership:
The Three Sisters
a photo-journalistic exposition
posted by R. Bearfoot
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The Three Sisters
a photo-journalistic exposition
posted by R. Bearfoot
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Wednesday or Thursday: 2/21 or so...the Moon had been speaking to me for several days, not speaking but interjecting into the strange, spaced out internal dialog and madness that been ensuing ever since coming into a large, dank sack of outdoor grown somewhere in the wilds of New York, by a Wizard of whom these tales tell not.
A dense, pungent, sweet sinsemilla it is. Very, very spacey, before a nearly equally strong stone sets in later. So, I've been warping further and further into this space, of which I haven't yet found a ceiling with, to the point of which the stone just pretty much knocks me out. The first week was mostly...lost....until we learned to limit this space weed to one or two small bowls at a time, or be prepared to be pretty much useless for a while.
And then it happens!
and the seeds appear, via http://highgrade-seeds.com/seedlist.html
and through some shipping SNAFU, double the number of seeds. :holysheep:
And so, the seeds were placed in the mightiest mojo box/container type object I possess, and left by a window to absorb as much Lunar rays as possible, on the night before the Full Moon. The next night, 15 of the magic beans were planted, at 1:11 AM (or so) after the full eclipse.
So we have these Three:
Purple Cindy: a mostly sativa plant of considerable genetics. I picked this strain because a) I definetly wanted a sativa to work with and b) this is a new strain on the site, and I figured those would likely be newer seeds.
Blueberry: the reason I decided to buy seeds! Bagseed plants are fantastic! If anything, underrated. But you won't get a Blueberry out of the bunch. That kind of genetic wizardry pretty much requires either seed or clone. I have experienced BB twice, both times at parties. I look forward to sharing this plant's goodness as much, if not considerably more, than it has been with me. Perhaps even exponentially!
Black Queen: this strain is the X factor of the equation. I hadn't selected BQ from HGS; at the time of my order, they must have simply been out of BB. Due to a SNAFU, I ended up getting the original package AND a resend on the same day. The second package did have BB in it, and so like I said, X factor. BQ isn't one I would have picked, either, and I debated whether to even grow it, grow space being some expensive real estate. It is a very strong medicinal strain, more than a few tokes, and you're going to sleepytime. But then I put 1+1 together, realizing I know a few people who have real need of a strain like this. And this ain't California. BQ is in, and I'm excited to see these plants grow.
So, it is 5 of each, 15 plants in 3" peat pots in a fluffy seedling mix soil. The peat pots, I may not use again, and this is why: they cool the soil. I'd like that soil a few degrees warmer, not cooler, than the ambient temp, at least in winter when it is a struggle to bring it to seedling or clone friendly temps.
Even so, 2 days later, 12 of the 15 have popped up, in various states of freeing themselves from the shell. This stage will go on for another day or two, perhaps I will get hold of a decent digital camera for that. Though we've seen this happen many times, I've never done a photojournal, so what the hell.
All 5 BQ and BB are up, 1 of each of those were the first two up at less than 48 hours. If a good seed can pop up in less than 48 hours, I'm starting to wonder why I ever screwed around with socks and plates and all that business. Unless it were to start in hydro. Later clones from these plants are intended to be flowered in bubblers, but being as my cloning technique is still an X factor itself, I wanted to ensure a mother plant by starting this batch in soil. This way, 1 of each of these original soil females can be put into reveg as soon as sex is indicated, while clones of all 15 are (hopefully) rooting in bubblers. Then, I will attempt to root at least one of each of these female clones in soil, before even considering flowering the original seed mothers. Space permitting, I also think it may be prudent to keep 3 of the Father clones, and perhaps with clones of them, attempt to bonsai.
So, the first drama of the production are these Purple Cindy seeds. They are, visually, less ripe than either the BB or the BQ, both of which are primo seeds, little brown walnuts, and they have popped up vigorously. The PC are taking a little longer. 2 of them are up and about, one starting to face up it's seedling leaves, but 2 of the peat pots show not even a stir. With one of them, I got curious and pulled back with a very small implement, a tiny bit of soil, which of course is strictly forbidden. That one has hatched, and a strong full tap root shoots down, and the seed is just starting to crack, covered with squiggly lines. The other 2, I have decided not to disturb.
That's it for now! At some point, budget permitting, this will become a photo-journal. Not much to see anyway, unless you're a noob, but then part of me is always a noob. Peace BfB
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A dense, pungent, sweet sinsemilla it is. Very, very spacey, before a nearly equally strong stone sets in later. So, I've been warping further and further into this space, of which I haven't yet found a ceiling with, to the point of which the stone just pretty much knocks me out. The first week was mostly...lost....until we learned to limit this space weed to one or two small bowls at a time, or be prepared to be pretty much useless for a while.
And then it happens!
and the seeds appear, via http://highgrade-seeds.com/seedlist.html
and through some shipping SNAFU, double the number of seeds.
:holysheep: And so, the seeds were placed in the mightiest mojo box/container type object I possess, and left by a window to absorb as much Lunar rays as possible, on the night before the Full Moon. The next night, 15 of the magic beans were planted, at 1:11 AM (or so) after the full eclipse.
So we have these Three:
Purple Cindy: a mostly sativa plant of considerable genetics. I picked this strain because a) I definetly wanted a sativa to work with and b) this is a new strain on the site, and I figured those would likely be newer seeds.
Blueberry: the reason I decided to buy seeds! Bagseed plants are fantastic! If anything, underrated. But you won't get a Blueberry out of the bunch. That kind of genetic wizardry pretty much requires either seed or clone. I have experienced BB twice, both times at parties. I look forward to sharing this plant's goodness as much, if not considerably more, than it has been with me. Perhaps even exponentially!
Black Queen: this strain is the X factor of the equation. I hadn't selected BQ from HGS; at the time of my order, they must have simply been out of BB. Due to a SNAFU, I ended up getting the original package AND a resend on the same day. The second package did have BB in it, and so like I said, X factor. BQ isn't one I would have picked, either, and I debated whether to even grow it, grow space being some expensive real estate. It is a very strong medicinal strain, more than a few tokes, and you're going to sleepytime. But then I put 1+1 together, realizing I know a few people who have real need of a strain like this. And this ain't California. BQ is in, and I'm excited to see these plants grow.
So, it is 5 of each, 15 plants in 3" peat pots in a fluffy seedling mix soil. The peat pots, I may not use again, and this is why: they cool the soil. I'd like that soil a few degrees warmer, not cooler, than the ambient temp, at least in winter when it is a struggle to bring it to seedling or clone friendly temps.
Even so, 2 days later, 12 of the 15 have popped up, in various states of freeing themselves from the shell. This stage will go on for another day or two, perhaps I will get hold of a decent digital camera for that. Though we've seen this happen many times, I've never done a photojournal, so what the hell.
All 5 BQ and BB are up, 1 of each of those were the first two up at less than 48 hours. If a good seed can pop up in less than 48 hours, I'm starting to wonder why I ever screwed around with socks and plates and all that business. Unless it were to start in hydro. Later clones from these plants are intended to be flowered in bubblers, but being as my cloning technique is still an X factor itself, I wanted to ensure a mother plant by starting this batch in soil. This way, 1 of each of these original soil females can be put into reveg as soon as sex is indicated, while clones of all 15 are (hopefully) rooting in bubblers. Then, I will attempt to root at least one of each of these female clones in soil, before even considering flowering the original seed mothers. Space permitting, I also think it may be prudent to keep 3 of the Father clones, and perhaps with clones of them, attempt to bonsai.
So, the first drama of the production are these Purple Cindy seeds. They are, visually, less ripe than either the BB or the BQ, both of which are primo seeds, little brown walnuts, and they have popped up vigorously. The PC are taking a little longer. 2 of them are up and about, one starting to face up it's seedling leaves, but 2 of the peat pots show not even a stir. With one of them, I got curious and pulled back with a very small implement, a tiny bit of soil, which of course is strictly forbidden. That one has hatched, and a strong full tap root shoots down, and the seed is just starting to crack, covered with squiggly lines. The other 2, I have decided not to disturb.
That's it for now! At some point, budget permitting, this will become a photo-journal. Not much to see anyway, unless you're a noob, but then part of me is always a noob. Peace BfB
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