Thats a type of salamander mate, Defiantely not a sand lizard `Nice grow btw!

yellow spotted newt

Some type of snazzy european uber-newt,certainly an amphibian and not a reptile,even our most colourful newt the greater-crested isnt a patch on that

Good news my largest "shelfed cutting" has put out a root shoot, about 10mm long.

So now I know its possible for me to get cuttings to root after donor plant has started to flower.

Looking at some of the cuttngs in the veg cab (about half of the cuttings) they have fluffy fungus like stuff at the cut tips under the water,

next year when I take the cuttings from the mum for the clones I'm going to have to take care to use a serialized blade.

attention to detail I guess!

~Satta

That fluffy stuff is normal from the root gel i use...




I'll always use powder ffrom now on.

hi satta, sticky

I know I should be using serialized blades but I'm sort of doing things badly a bit on purpose this year.
The idea being that when I use serialized blades and also for that matter extra fertilizer's, home made pots. <<--(. V bad new 4 me), ect
I get to see the results and can make comparisons, as a test to see whats worth doing and whats not worth doing

All of the cuttings which have grown that fluffy gel like fungus have died on me, only the cuttings where the steam remains "Clean" & water clear have put out root shoots.

btw whats a good rooting powder/gel to use ?

all looking good dude, theres clone gel think its called clonex dont no whats its like though.

Hey jabahut thanks for your post

Heres a photo of the end of one of the cuttings (its in the bin now) with the fungus like gel ...

ive seen this shit in a dutch pot system grow in pebbles.. was cause by using nytrozym and h202 together... we think..

hey Mr_cocofibrelover thats for popping in .....

I'm thinking its something to do with whats naturally on the plant or in the water

1 reacting to the light on the water or
2 may be the temp of water or
3 possibly contamination from the blade I used to trim the end of the cutting.

Because I'm not using any products, I just have the cuttings in water.

Its weird stuff any way

FECK!!!! Just learned an important lesson today ...

Cats and plant pots don't mix well, had my latest two cuttings potted and getting some
sun b4 I introduced them to the Veg cab, when the stupid cat launched its self at the closed window
Plants, dirt, pots and cats every where (I had another cat chilling on sofa) ! Scooped up plants & muck but have got some rot damage

cant argue with that

good luck

Week 16 from seed
Week 10 outside

Hey cumulus

So pretty wet weather since weekend so I've only now had a chance to get some photos
but I'm thinking a good splash of rain now will help fill the buds out.

Alls ticking along nicely on my plot so nothing much to report
buds growing steadily & plants healthy.

I'm just wondering how big I should expect the buds to grow too?

Week 16 from seed
Week 10 outside

A couple of Bud pics

Week 17 from seed
Week 11 outside

Sent off for a pocket microscope today, hope I don't have my identity stolen too! (I don't trust on-line shopping)

I'm looking at may be 3/4 weeks to harvest , man this bit is really the worst as fas as waitings concerned - really the hardest...

Gave my ladies some general fruit-tomato fert this week, I will give a feed each week now till harvest unless plants say other wise.

Weathers been really great had a few days wet & stormy and now the suns back with the temp up in the top 30's again.

So only one group pic and the rest of buds and steams.

Week 17 from seed
Week 11 outside

Are you looking closely ......

mmmmm tasty shit my man!

Good job I hope my buds start turning to look like this soon!

Thanks ~satta i'm looking out for your next update

Week 18 from seed
Week 12 outside

Just a little tidying this week & some more fert all's looking good at the plot

Week 18 from seed
Week 12 outside

Nice healthy plants, well done m8 and gL 4 harvest, will be here b4 u know it...

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They look great man, well done for all your hard work!

Thanks guys .. the wait is hard though

Looking at 2 to 3 weeks still, then the drying & triming.

To pass the time I'm going to have to read up on trimimng and then what else
I can do with trim. Any surgestions would be good

Week 19 from seed
Week 13 outside

so another week has passed, noticing some browing on the bud on the med sized plant.

I've opened up some more of the tree canopy because now the sun is lower in the sky
it was missing my opening that I made earlyer in the year.

Feeding once a week, will up now to 2 times a week.

A group shot and some sweet smelling buds

Week 19 from seed
Week 13 outside

More bud... **sigh* smells so sweet

Week 19 from seed
Week 13 outside

ok.. ok .. last bud for this week..

Mmmm, those top buds are looking very nice indeed. Hope the White Widow finishes well for you, fingers crossed that the sunshine holds.

Oh chunky frosty goodness looking really nice .

wow ive watch them grow into hot girls there looking very nice mate hope i can do this next year good luck dude.

Hey guys thanks for the kind words of encouragement, praise indeed from the master grower ouncyboy !!

Hopefully net2-3 the weather will hold as I guess I've about 2 weeks to go at most and
we are still getting lots of sun and temperatures of around 30oC

Jabhut, so pleased you have been with me from the start. If I do this again next year I will try to get my
plants in the ground a lot sooner, apart from that I dont think I want to change a thing.
So good luck for your own grow and hopefully we will have your diary to read in 2010.
Oh and a tip 4 u as they say on all the good property shows.. location location location ..

The excitement mounted again today with a special delivery in the post

all wrapped up in brown parcel paper and with the exotic address of Hong Kong

Package description on label - CELL PHONE ACCESSORIES - .. yeah right!!!


WOOT My Micro Scope has arrived!!!!!

Nice i got the same one. works a treat :]

ive got that microscope got off fleabay tis a bargain

Hey Ganjaman & Shifty420 nice to see you here.

Thanks for the posting makes me happy that my scopes got the thumbs up

Only cost 6 quid and all the way from Hong Kong too, boy those guys know how to do it.

Off to play in the woods now

hope so just doin some homework this year then location location location

Week 20 from seed
Week 14 outside

I've been keeping a very close eye on my ladies this week and its looking like
I have only a few days left now until I give them the chop.

I'm looking at Nearly 100 % milky Trichromes and a few amber,
I want some more to go amber then its CHOP CHOP Time

I've brought a couple of buds in to look closer at them during the week and then of course smoked em,
the delight as I drew on my pipe that rich tasty smoke was 2nd to none and produced a buzzy energetic hit

As I'm fairly sure next set of photos will be of my bud drying I've indulged myself with extra pics now.

1st up the ladies in question

Week 20 from seed
Week 14 outside

The 1st photo here is of the mid sized plant (crop) but I think theres more bud on the largest plant

Week 20 from seed
Week 14 outside

These are foot long or so

Week 20 from seed
Week 14 outside

These are about a foot long or so

Week 20 from seed
Week 14 outside

These I will have in a pipe so soon ..

Great thread. Good work

great work

Those buds are looking luuurvely but are those plants really ready? Looks like they've still got nearly all white pistils, or is that just the photos

hi net2-3 thanks for note of concern..

I'm chopping when I get to about 80% dark pistils or 10% amber Trichromes, not there yet but should be in a few days at most.

Still I pull a small bud off last night and had a coupe of pipes off it , messed me up big time!!!

Looking absolutely lush,not long now.

Well played man! Good to hear that it's good stuff!

Looking nice mate!!

Thanks ouncy & dopey its all very close now.,

Hey ~satta u should have seen smile on my face as puff ran up my spine and took my head off..

Heres a photo taken yesterday the pistils are really turning now

Lookin well tasty there Pickels, nice to hear the early smoke is hitting the spot..

Good luck for safe harvest!!