From my last grow

What up my fellow 420 loving Steemians?! I hope you all had a joyous and blissful day yesterday! I've been active on here for a long while under a different username, but have never shared anything to do with one of my greatest loves and passions, Cannabis. Mainly because the area I reside in holds the position of wanting to throw me in a cage for deciding what I put into my own body. So I have decided to start this blog under an alias so I can share with you and not risk getting locked up.

This was specifically spurred by @slickwilly's post over a week ago stating that he wanted to see more quality MJ content, and now I am happy to oblige. You can check his post out here if you like.

For a little background, I have been enjoying this wonderful plant for the past 13 years. I started growing in college and have come a long way since then. Now that I own my own house, I am free to do as I please and growing has made a comeback into my life and I couldn't be happier about it. It is truly a great passion and hobby of mine.

So without further ado, I introduce you to my B-52 grow. Some quick info on B-52...

B-52 is a 75/25 indica-dominant cross between Skunk and Big Bud. This hybrid by Nirvana Seeds is a sweet mix of skunky flavors that have remarkable cerebral effects for a strain that leans towards the indica end of the spectrum. It is a great strain for commercial production but its unique heady effects are enjoyed by connoisseurs and those with an affinity towards the Skunk family tree. A great strain for the relaxing while watching a movie, B-52 will leave you giggling and flying high.

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I'm not in this to make money. I do this because I genuinely love to grow anything, Cannabis just so happens to be something I also love to consume. Is there truly anything better than smoking your own herb? I don't think so.

This is my 3rd go around with these lovely ladies. All of these are clones from the females I had prior. I was also growing Papaya which is Sativa dominant, but it would just grow to tall for my space, so I have decided to stick with the B-52 here on out.

Got my net set up to spread out the top colas and let the underneath branches receive more light. Once they start stretching a little more because I just switched them to 12/12, I can spread them farther apart on the netting.

I had this lady sitting in my tent vegging for what seemed like forever. I experimented on her a little bit by trying some things I have never done before, and it worked out how I had hoped. She now has two main colas. It'll be interesting to see how she blooms compared to the others.

I know not everyone prefers having a strong breeze directly on their plants, rather just having good airflow. But I do, for the sole purpose of having the stalks bulk up to carry all the weight in the upcoming weeks. If you'll look at the girl with two colas, she has a much skinnier stalk because the air flow in the tent wasn't nearly as strong as the airflow on the other girls. Once they start flowering pretty good, I ease up on the direct air flow.

As for equipment, I am running (2) 400W hybrid ballasts which allow me to run MH during veg and HPS during flower. I plan on switching out the MH bulbs for the HPS in about a week. These ballasts are also adjustable which is really sweet. I can choose from 200W, 300W, or full power at 400W. It's nice because at the beginning when they are just starting they don't need all 400W. It also keeps it cooler and saves on electricity costs.

In the past, I didn't have the best luck cloning my females for future grows. That all changed when I ordered this bad boy! No more worries. 100% success so far and it's super easy and zero stress. Just PH the water, plug it in and add the cutting. 10-14 days later you've got roots! It has allowed me to keep my runs going smooth.

Lastly I am using Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil and Fox Farm nutes...grow big, big bloom, and tiger bloom. This combination really makes everything so simple. The soil can start a little hot sometimes depending on the cutting, but that's about the only negative I can really say about it.

Hope you enjoyed my grow and I plan on keeping you all updated in the near future.

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