And All Things New....

[Bree1978]

So here it is a what you all have been waiting for! A new log from Bree!!! LOL, j/k. But seriously sorry for the vacation....I've been quite busy as you'll see!

If you followed or read my first log, located here http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/89003-again-another-light-question.html, than you know that I had a pretty ghetto grow, but had a yield that was higher than expected. This time I've actually loosened up my purse strings (read: spent my arse off) plus put in a lot of elbow grease, hoping to have something a little more stellar this time around. I'm using bagseed, mostly because I'm afraid of something happening with all this new stuff. I do have some great genetics waiting in the wings....;)


Well, shall we start with the room??? I have an 800w dual spec light. [attachment=o130205] The hood is ventalated but not air cooled. [attachment=o130209][attachment=o130206][attachment=o130207] I have a 449cfm vortex attached to that puppy! It sucks the glass right up to the hood, but I am not running it full speed. I have been using a light dimmer switch to control it[attachment=o130208]...which I don't recommend since some people have told me that it could start a fire. I plan to change that.....

Continued on next post.....

[Bree1978]

I also built a carbon filter but I used kitty litter instead of activated carbon[attachment=o130210][attachment=o130211] [attachment=o130212]My setup is filter, hood, fan (in attic, I also built a box for that to muffle sound). Sometimes that fan makes my head feel fuzzy when it's on....lol. Can't describe it I guess.

I have six babies going right now. [attachment=o130213] Four popped the surface on 3-16. The other two popped on 3-24.[attachment=o130214]

I just gave three of them thier first feeding of mg all purpose. I gave them 1/4 strength. I have one that is really tall (I'm thinking MALE!!), and one that is my FAV! Why? Because it is wide, fat, and plump. I hope it's a girl. The tall one has been having some droopiness and I don't know if that is due to not watering enough or it's getting root bound...whadda you think??


I hope you enjoy the photos. All comments and suggestions are always welcome.

Happy Growin' and Tokin' :jointsmile: Bree


Now I'm off to read all I've missed in the past week or two.........

[Bree1978]

It wouldn't be my thread if I hadn't forgotten a few things....lol....smoke another one, Bree.....

Here is a pic of the room with the babies in their home. [attachment=o130236] They were under 40w of floro tubes until two weeks old (see pic with both compartments). Then they were put under 400w MH. Today I banged on the 400w HPS in addition. I'm thinking I may repot in the next week...then lst and grow for a week to two..then flower. Here is a pic of the bottom of my room [attachment=o130231](I haven't light proofed yet, but thinking I'm gonna). This is where I started my seedlings. This is also where the sixth baby is, if you noticed it missing from the previous post.

And finally I wanted to share my my flower/ornamental grass starts are doing really well this year!! [attachment=o130230]Prolly due to knowing a little more aboot lighting!!


Whew, now I am really going to go smoke another one! Enjoy!!
:jointsmile: Bree

[divestoned]

well done bree :) looks like a mini version of my room.And you built your own filter! you rock!

Dive:stoned:

[Bree1978]

Thanks, divestoned....I will admit, I eyed your log quite closely while building mine! Again, Thank you!
:jointsmile: Bree


I also wanted to mention so far the kitty litter is good (4.00 for that). I didn't think I had any smell to my plants until I took them out of the room for the first time to water them (I usually water them one at a time in sink in the growroom). WHOOOT it was smelly....so filter works!

[TheGreenFog]

BREE! That new setup is PIMP-a-licious! :pimp: I'm so glad to see that you got that stuff set up. I'm jealous of your 800w dual spectrum. :o That is going to make a big difference. That is a nice wide hood as well! Awesome. I see good things in your future. :D

So, few questions...

1. That is a standup fan on the left there, right? For circulation?

2. You say your hood is ventilated, but not air-cooled? What do you mean by that? From what I remember...and if you did it the way we talked about doing it, you have your fan in the ceiling sucking air thru the hood right? Therefore, ventilated...and air-cooled, right? Sorry, maybe I'm missing something. Do you mean that it's not air-cooled because you don't have an intake on it...or what?

3. Where is your fan? In the celing? How do you have it hooked up? I see you have your carbon filter in the back behind the light, right? So, your fan is hooked up to that? And if so, then how is your lamp vented? Different fan?

4. Oh...last one. You say that you built a box to muffle the sound. How did you build that? The egg-carton idea? Or some other way? I'm VERY curious about that one and would like to know how well it is working. :D

Sorry for all the complex questions, but I'm anxious to get well acquainted with your growroom, so that I can follow along more easily. Again, congrats on your new room. Sharp!


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[harris7]

yes Great Success.

is the duel specturm light 400W hps 400W MH or 600W hps 200MH?

[harris7]

Iâ??d actually like to know a lot of things about duel spectrum.
I know itâ??s the best.
Butâ?¦. Is it better to have 400W HPS + 400W MH than one 800W hps?

What is the best ratio? 50% hps, 50% MH?

My attempt at mixed spectrum is putting a flowering plant in my veg chamber for a few hours once and a while.

[Scarlet Sky]

i've used dual spec, seems to produce more compact buds. i havent' noted a difference in yeild, and my experimentation is down and out; not growing anymore... :(

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

Wow Breeness! Your new setup is awesome! I'm looking forward to this!

[Bree1978]

BREE! That new setup is PIMP-a-licious! :pimp: I'm so glad to see that you got that stuff set up. I'm jealous of your 800w dual spectrum. :o That is going to make a big difference. That is a nice wide hood as well! Awesome. I see good things in your future. :D

So, few questions...

1. That is a standup fan on the left there, right? For circulation?

Yes that is a stand up fan for circulation. It also is an ionizer. Only bad thing about it is you have to clean it pretty often.

2. You say your hood is ventilated, but not air-cooled? What do you mean by that? From what I remember...and if you did it the way we talked about doing it, you have your fan in the ceiling sucking air thru the hood right? Therefore, ventilated...and air-cooled, right? Sorry, maybe I'm missing something. Do you mean that it's not air-cooled because you don't have an intake on it...or what?

Yes, I do not believe you can call it aircooled unless you are pulling in cool air from some other source (meaning not the same room). Am I incorrect in this assumption?

3. Where is your fan? In the celing? How do you have it hooked up? I see you have your carbon filter in the back behind the light, right? So, your fan is hooked up to that? And if so, then how is your lamp vented? Different fan?

Again yes...lol I didn't post a great pic to show it I guess. Here are two. [attachment=o130390] [attachment=o130391]The vortex is in the attic, in a box.

4. Oh...last one. You say that you built a box to muffle the sound. How did you build that? The egg-carton idea? Or some other way? I'm VERY curious about that one and would like to know how well it is working. :D

Actually I was going to use the egg carton thing...but eating all those eggs made me quite sick, ha ha. No, I used an off brand of a product called The Great Stuff. It is a foam spray sealant, I'm sure you are familiar. It really worked 'great'! The only sound I really have is the air rushing through the ducting. I highly suggest to anyone to control the speed of your fan as well (obviously not with a dimmer switch like I did). This REALLY cuts down on noise. With the door closed you can't hear anything unless the house is DEAD silent...which happens once in a blue moon around here......;) Unfortunately, I was half crocked when I built the box (don't worry I had help!!!! ha ha ha) so I didn't take any pics...sorry. If I have to maintenance it I'll be sure to take some snapshots....although I refuse to take pics in the attic....that's another story.

Sorry for all the complex questions, but I'm anxious to get well acquainted with your growroom, so that I can follow along more easily. Again, congrats on your new room. Sharp!

Thank you very much, I love the questions!

The Fog :rastasmoke:


Iâ??d actually like to know a lot of things about duel spectrum.
I know itâ??s the best.
Butâ?¦. Is it better to have 400W HPS + 400W MH than one 800W hps?

I don't know, it's highly debated. I believe Scarlet Sky is correct, it will mainly just give you denser buds...with maybe more trichs...but that is highly debatable too. I would say for yield, the 800w HPS would be best from what I have read.

What is the best ratio? 50% hps, 50% MH?

I've read that a 2(red)to 1 (blue)ratio is best. I do not have any growing books....that would help here I'm sure.

My attempt at mixed spectrum is putting a flowering plant in my veg chamber for a few hours once and a while.

I personally wouldn't do that. It sounds kinda stressing (I'd imagine your chambers have different enviromental factors..yes?). I would put a few cfls in the blue spectrum in your flower chamber instead.


i've used dual spec, seems to produce more compact buds. i havent' noted a difference in yeild, and my experimentation is down and out; not growing anymore... :(

IA, SS. I haven't told you I'm sorry to hear of your predicament. How is that going? Is there an end in sight?


So do you guys know what wrong with this tall lanky thing?[attachment=o130392] Awfully droopy...does it need a repot, more circulation (I could remove my ballast from the room and add a small intake hole in doing that), or less dense soil? Let me know. The others look like they are going that way too....[attachment=o130393]


Happy Growin and Tokin :jointsmile: Bree

[Bree1978]

Wow Breeness! Your new setup is awesome! I'm looking forward to this!

Thank you very much! Your log makes me drool everytime I pop in over there!



So howdoya feel about tall and lanky....needing to be repotted methinks.

:jointsmile: Bree

[Mrs. Greenjeans]

If I had to guess, I'd say repotting too. It looks overwatered. Is drainage a problem?

[Bree1978]

Hmm, I put rocks (steralized from the driveway) in the bottom but the soil I used is terrible and I hate it. It gets really hard like clay soil when it's dry. Probably compacting like a mofo everytime I water... That has to be it...

Thank you thank you. Are you still using the hyponex for your seedlings? If not, what? I need something fluffier. I'm going to Lowe's probably tomorrow...what shall I pick up to repot them in?

:jointsmile: Bree

[divestoned]

any chance of gettin better soil for when you transplant?? good soil is crucial(IMO).

[divestoned]

oh duh you said that....stuff w/perlite an vermiculite an such is fluffiest.

Dive:stoned:

[Bree1978]

Yah, obviously the stuff I used is utter junk....I'm still wondering what would be the best stuff to get at a local non hydro store. I have the perlite and vermiculite...I even added it to that soil, tells you how crummy it really is...sigh.

:jointsmile: Bree

[divestoned]

I have done wonderful stuff w/miracle grow..........all of the mom's and seedlings in my log were "miracle grow and tap water!" you can read whats in a soil on the bag...guano,worm castings,peat moss, these are good word's.

[Bree1978]

Nah, I've had trouble with peat moss. I can use miracle grow for the later stages, but for the seedlings and small plants I tend to get ph probs....I even use distilled or r/o water my tap is so bad (well)

:jointsmile: Bree

come to think of it, they're big enough for a professional mix.....:)

But I'll def. use something else next time...rest of that bag goes into the garden!!

[Markass]

all looks good bree..:thumbsup:

[Shovelhandle]

Wow, man! Very nice set up.

New dirt should not be a biggy. Or even amending it as you're doing should straighten it right out.

Looking forward to reading your updates.

Shov

[Bree1978]

Wow, man! Very nice set up.

New dirt should not be a biggy. Or even amending it as you're doing should straighten it right out.

Looking forward to reading your updates.

Shov

Thanks! That's a huge compliment coming from you.....

DIRT: now I am smokin and considering it at more legnth, Stinky said something in a thread awhile back about cactus dirt....I'm going to try to 'dig' that info up. I'm also going to look up black gold...I remember somting aboot that tooooooooo.

Thanks again Shov, I'm flattered.

Markass, I like your grow you got going....I've said that before and I'll say time and time again. Thanks for the complements!



Another note to current grow...heat got higher today...going to add more passive..or agressive (teehee, i'm at a loss for the proper word at the moment) intake to room..as TheGreenFog would say, stay tuned!

:jointsmile: Bre

[TheGreenFog]

:D:D Dammit...I can't rep you again, yet. :(


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Bree1978]

Well I'm really trying to kill them...confused as to why they are showing ph probs, because I ckd the runoff and it was perfect. I used a garden soil that had lime added. Tall and lanky is obviously overwatered. I don't think that one will make it....Again I don't know what's going on. I'm so happy this isn't known genetics. Perhaps I just waited too long to repot. Don't enjoy the sick photos. lol.

:jointsmile: Bree

[xxxhazexxx]

very nice set up bree i like your shit and everything is looking good well done:thumbsup:

[Bree1978]

Yah, thank you. IA, everything looks great except the plants, lol!! ha ha ha

:jointsmile: Bree

[xxxhazexxx]

give them time and they will come good,take youe time and love your babys and they will love you back baby good luck everything will be cool looking forward to watching them grow:thumbsup: :stoned:

[stinkyattic]

Heya Bree, I love your construction photos.
The plants.... they look sad.
Did you add lime because you were already aware of a pH problem?
Is that soil heavy on the peat moss? It has that color... and the symptoms of crap pH are certainly there.
You know my foolproof soil mix... lots of composted humus (from the farmers supply since it's treated for pests and seeds, unlike the stuff in the compost heap)... 40% perlite... no peat! lol but seriously it's very easy to control the pH since the organic acids in the humus buffer pH ~6.8 and also act to chelate fertilizer components.
Good luck!

[xxxhazexxx]

Heya Bree, I love your construction photos.
The plants.... they look sad.
Did you add lime because you were already aware of a pH problem?
Is that soil heavy on the peat moss? It has that color... and the symptoms of crap pH are certainly there.
You know my foolproof soil mix... lots of composted humus (from the farmers supply since it's treated for pests and seeds, unlike the stuff in the compost heap)... 40% perlite... no peat! lol but seriously it's very easy to control the pH since the organic acids in the humus buffer pH ~6.8 and also act to chelate fertilizer components.
Good luck!

the more im on this site the more i notice stinky is a god amongst grower hal stinky:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[stinkyattic]

aw shush...
I've still got some skeletons in my [veg] closet too.

[xxxhazexxx]

lol we all have stinky:thumbsup:

[harris7]

bree,

you said you havent read any books. There interesting to read but i find them much more valuable (and reliable) when i need a particular answer

Here are some books i've come accross online

-

i had some trouble posting the others, if you'd like them Rep me your email sometime.

btw i got them off of a torrent. lots of good info on them

[divestoned]

the pic's in post #24 are one of 3-thing's.... you need to decide which.overwater,underwater,overnute.I have seen the same poor root growth and wilting,in all 3 of these situations.

[Bree1978]

the pic's in post #24 are one of 3-thing's.... you need to decide which.overwater,underwater,overnute.I have seen the same poor root growth and wilting,in all 3 of these situations.

You are absolutely correct. I've been tossing and turning all night. Yes, indeed my life might be considered 'boring'. I can only think it is underwatering and overwatering....from that bad soil I had. There is ph probs too though. I must have been stoned and done something. or it's that new soil i'm using..I don't think it is nute burn, I've barely used any.

What does it mean when your stems are curled hard as hell? I think two last night were showing mg def. The reason I say this is they had 'prayin' leaves.

I'm feverently waiting for the lights to turn on to see how they look....


I'm listening to fur elise, and now I'm going to think of you when I hear it, lol.

:jointsmile:Bree

[Bree1978]

Heya Bree, I love your construction photos.
The plants.... they look sad.
Did you add lime because you were already aware of a pH problem?
Is that soil heavy on the peat moss? It has that color... and the symptoms of crap pH are certainly there.
You know my foolproof soil mix... lots of composted humus (from the farmers supply since it's treated for pests and seeds, unlike the stuff in the compost heap)... 40% perlite... no peat! lol but seriously it's very easy to control the pH since the organic acids in the humus buffer pH ~6.8 and also act to chelate fertilizer components.
Good luck!

Thanks, and they do look like crap. I'm running, not walking, out to the nearest nursery this morning....I actually had to look up farmers market...lol. I live in a rural area, but there are three within five miles of me....nearest grocery store seven miles away! Now, would you personally repot so soon or try adding more lime for now? oh, I didn't add any to begin with, it was already in there. Hell, if I kill them off, lesson learned!

Sleepwalkers is playing now, that's your song, lol.

:jointsmile: Bree

[Bree1978]

bree,

you said you havent read any books. There interesting to read but i find them much more valuable (and reliable) when i need a particular answer

Here are some books i've come accross online

-

i had some trouble posting the others, if you'd like them Rep me your email sometime.

btw i got them off of a torrent. lots of good info on them

Harris7, thanks I will do. i can't rep you yet though, must spread some around. lol. I've been reading those, and I'm finding them helpful.....

Thank you Rubberband Man, HA!

Do do do do do

:jointsmile: Bree


Sorry about the three different posts. I'm not with it quite yet this morn.

[stinkyattic]

Thanks, and they do look like crap. I'm running, not walking, out to the nearest nursery this morning....I actually had to look up farmers market...lol. I live in a rural area, but there are three within five miles of me....nearest grocery store seven miles away!
Nice. But farmers market, or farm supply? Don't you have Agway there? Their store brand composted cow manure with humus is the cat's ass.


Now, would you personally repot so soon or try adding more lime for now? oh, I didn't add any to begin with, it was already in there. No, I'd flush, check runoff pH, and adjust it using liquid pH up. If your runoff is like 5.8 for example, flush with pH 8 water... see what I'm saying? If you don't get the lime blended fully into the dirt, which is tough when you are dealing with ROOTS, you can get pH hot spots and boy have fun diagnosing that!!! It's the most fucked up set of symptoms you are likely to run across.

[Bree1978]

Stinky, i looked up farm supply, not market...der, I wrote that wrong. I went to a greenhouse/nursery instead because it gave me a chance to bs with the workers since I was an employee there 15 years ago. They didn't have composted cow manure with humus. They had it without humus and I bought that. I also bought organic shrimp and seaweed compost with peat humus. Is all humus derived from peat? I also got a dolomite lime that says organic...it has calcium and magnesium in it!! I needed that! I looked for worm castings, but couldn't they didn't have it.

I can make a great mixture with this yes? I was thinking 35% one compost 35% the other, 30% perlite and a few tablespoons mixed well. I have forty lbs of cow, and 60 dry quarts of the shrimp/seaweed, so plenty if you have a better mix.

The plant I repotted yesterday with Organic miracle gro, some of that last stuff, perlite, and vermiculite looks fantastic, not much droop at all It also has GREEN stems...so I KNOW that my mix is junk, not my so called repotting skills. I don't have ph down (except baking soda, which I don't think is all that great, is it?). I think in light of this, I'm going to repot again and cross my fingers....
I also have one plant that absolutely is ready and hasn't been potted yet.

So if you see this post soon, let me know what you think, please!

Any may chime in if they have something to share.

:jointsmile: Bree

[stinkyattic]

No, humus is just a general name for composted plant matter like you would find on the forest floor.
I suspect that humus made from the leaves of deciduous trees is the best; this is just a hunch, but leaf compost is very nice stuff either way.
Rhizome gave a good soil recipe on KDSpecial's latest thread under 'indoor'; I trust his judgement better than my own, but my hunch here is to go heavier on the seaweed stuff and lighter on the cow manure.
One thing that a couple fertilizer companies are selling now is soilless mixes that also contain coco fibers as a texturizing component, and I am going to be experimenting with that type of mix in my outdoor container veggies this summer!
Lesse, what else... baking soda would be a pH UP component, and not a great one lol; cider vinegar would be pH down and it actually isn't all that terrible... you're going to want to test the pH of each of the compost components going into your mix anyway just to make sure they are in the right range. Only add the lime if you find that your pH is too low to start with.

[Bree1978]

No, humus is just a general name for composted plant matter like you would find on the forest floor.
I suspect that humus made from the leaves of deciduous trees is the best; this is just a hunch, but leaf compost is very nice stuff either way.
Rhizome gave a good soil recipe on KDSpecial's latest thread under 'indoor'; I trust his judgement better than my own, but my hunch here is to go heavier on the seaweed stuff and lighter on the cow manure. One thing that a couple fertilizer companies are selling now is soilless mixes that also contain coco fibers as a texturizing component, and I am going to be experimenting with that type of mix in my outdoor container veggies this summer!
Lesse, what else... baking soda would be a pH UP component, and not a great one lol; cider vinegar would be pH down and it actually isn't all that terrible... you're going to want to test the pH of each of the compost components going into your mix anyway just to make sure they are in the right range. Only add the lime if you find that your pH is too low to start with.

Perfect. You gave me the answers I was looking for. I'll ck out KD's thread, and take a gander at that recipie. I meant my ph down was lemon juice (ha ha I get them mixed up...both lemonjuice and baking soda are crap i've found), but I'm going to get cider vinegar, now that you said that. That was a helpful tip and I don't remember it. I'm still repotting this time around, I want to use this mix and get things in order (so I don't mess up the super important ones I want to grow) or start the next try. I verily want to rep you, but alas I cannot so I bow down before thee instead.

I will test my mix before potting. That is something I hadn't thought of or done before-again der. I'll take your advice and try to go heavier on the seaweed/shirimp (no one else has talked about shrimp I wonder how it will do..ooh how exciting) What a day!

Thank you, thank you. I'll post pics later of the whole fiasco.

Stay tuned to see if Bree kills or saves her plants!!

:jointsmile: Bree

[Bree1978]

Here is the semi update! The new compost soil was a 'little' acidic (ie 6.0 or so). So I added about 1/2 tbs. lime per gallon of soil mixture, perhaps a little less. When I peeked at thier skivies, roots had miniscule growth. I had one that I would label 'good root growth'. This one also showed the lease ph probs and droopiness. That one is in the bin labeled Cee-cee. The others had some growth but not anything to write home about....tall and lanky of course coming in last place, with little to no root growth. The two that are younger- dark green cont. and medium blue hue small container -are doing well so far. I did NOT repot the dark green with Organic miracle-gro (I think that is the one that is the most sativa like, go figure that I like indicas!)[attachment=o131407]. I did repot the medium blue smallest bin, that one had not been repotted as of yet and showed twisted leaves but no other known def. That one thankfully looks very indica like.


Now, I'll sit and wait...

:jointsmile: Bree


Edit: I did not find rhizome mixture, but references to it...have to search more later.

[Bree1978]

Thanks for your help Stinky, things are going much better. I'm 99.99999999999 certain my biggest and bushiest is a male, bummer. Tall and lanky doen't look like it going to make, but I am not surprised. I know that they have some defs, and still are exhibiting some ph probs, but I'm waiting in the mail for all the answers to my problems (digital ph tester, PROFESSIONAL up/down, calmag).
Enjoy the photo.


:jointsmile: Bree

[TheGreenFog]

Hey, Bree. I'm watching! :) Nice pics...glad you're getting your new spiffy equipment, too. Sounds cool. What is PROFESSIONAL up/down? Do you mean that because it won't be baking soda and vinegar? ;) LOL

Also, why are your plants all off to the side in the pots like that? Is that because you will be LSTing them the other way? Thanks. :)

Check out my updates! Immagettin so close to harvest! :D


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Bree1978]

Hey, Bree. I'm watching! :) Nice pics...glad you're getting your new spiffy equipment, too. Sounds cool. What is PROFESSIONAL up/down? Do you mean that because it won't be baking soda and vinegar? ;) LOL

Also, why are your plants all off to the side in the pots like that? Is that because you will be LSTing them the other way? Thanks. :)

Check out my updates! Immagettin so close to harvest! :D


The Fog :rastasmoke:


You absolutely have my permission to laugh..i said professional because they aren't home remedies....finally! ( I *may* have been under the influence and added the wrong remedy to my water and that's what fooked me in the first place, in addition to shite growing medium...we may never know)

Also yes, that is what I plan to do (why I planted them so far over), I did it last time I and liked it!

I stopped by your thread, thanks for taking a gander at mine, Fog!

:jointsmile: Bree

I also added this over the weekend [attachment=o132304]

[attachment=o132305], but it isn't working the way that I'd like. My temps got to 87 near the plant tops when the door was closed...this was with the new intake, although it is small...I don't want to build a bigger one so I'm in a pickle. Damn drill bit was 26.00 and I only used it once. It was about 76 in the house, so not that hot. I really wanted my temps to be lower, since I don't run A/C unless the temps reach over 82....I like it hotter than the plants, lol. I may just have to live with it not being completely optimal. blech.

[stinkyattic]

hahaha that's the exact fan I love!
$5 at walmart and moves SERIOUS air.
I own like 6 of them.
Well if you are concerned that you only used your expensive drill bit once, why don't you drill yourself an active intake too? :D
The reason I mentioned cider vinegar as a better emergency pH down than lemon is that there's some aspect of cider vinegar that is beneficial to soil microorganisms. But I haven't the foggiest idea what it is.lol.

[Bree1978]

hahaha that's the exact fan I love!
$5 at walmart and moves SERIOUS air.
I own like 6 of them. I'm planning on buying at least two more!!Well if you are concerned that you only used your expensive drill bit once, why don't you drill yourself an active intake too? :D Oh, that is my active intake...Did I label it wrong?..I'm hoping that my exhaust is good with the vortex in there....do you think I should add another acitve one? Will it help????lol....dont want my wall to look like swiss cheese ! The reason I mentioned cider vinegar as a better emergency pH down than lemon is that there's some aspect of cider vinegar that is beneficial to soil microorganisms. But I haven't the foggiest idea what it is.lol. I didn't use the cider vinegar, I've only tried the lemon juice. I don't believe it stayed 'stable'. I had planned on buying your suggestion as a back up for when I run out. Plus, I'm sure I'll figure out something I can cook with it. I hold high reguard to your advice.


:jointsmile:Bree


edit: maybe my exhaust is not working as efficiently as I'd like.? I've taped the seems....I'm scratching my head. It's 81 at plant tops but the freaking door is open...84 with the curtain closed and door open....87 with everything looking stealth. Temp in my house is 72.

[Bree1978]

(in singsong voice) "there were six in the bed, and the little one said, ROLL OVER, ROLL OVER! So they all rolled over and one fell out....Then there were five in the bed and little one said, ROLL OVER, ROLL OVER! So they all rolled over and one fell out.....

So, you guessed it, I've found two males. My biggest and healthiest of course, and tall and lanky. I can't tell you how great it felt to kill that fucker! He was just starting to look a little healthier too, lol. I'm 99.9 percent sure I've found a female. I'll know by later today or tomorrow hopefully. My sight isn't that great, but I think I see some hair! Will my females turn hermie? Probably! Here are the ones left:[attachment=o132875]

Here is a photo of one that has a severe mg def and n def. [attachment=o132876] It was treated today.
Notice the praying leaves and incredibly light color?

Here is a photo of an iron (fe) def and mg def. [attachment=o132874] Two plants were treated two days ago. Notice the edges of the leaves turning lime green? See the twisting and slight praying? They are showing great progress already.

I lst'd today, with natural fibers from my hempin days. [attachment=o132877]I'm hoping the plants will be happy that they aren't being made into jewelry!!! ha ha. I'll be tightening them as I go along.

Finally here are my starts.[attachment=o132878]. Some of them are doing great, but many are not. I think it is the soil. Same crap that messed up my other plants. I've repotted the festuca glauca, which I have a pic of, but no room. It's supposed to be sheeps fescue, but just looks like common grass to me, ha ha....

It's been cooler here so I haven't addressed my heat issues. Plan to this weekend. I've been pulling my air from my furnace room (um duh stoner!) so I plan to pull it from another room and move my ballast into the heater room. That *should* solve that, fingers crossed.

I did get my ph meter. Don't buy the model I did. Hanna two point calibration education model. The trimmers move too easily and f up....I have to basically calibrate it every freaking five minutes. If I'm missing something on how to get them to lock in, let me know.

Now, I purposely did NOT smoke yet just so I could give you this update hopefully in it's entirety....As everyone that knows me I'm a serial editor (meaning instead of killing things, I like to edit them! ha ha)...So I hope that everything is correct and I didn't leave anthing out. I'm going to go spark, and then think of all the things I could have included but didn't because I forgot!

Happy Tokin and Growin,

:jointsmile: Bree

[foxysox]

Festuca glauca= blue fescue, yes it is technically a type of grass. And a very pretty one at that.
I love the veg starts and your plants look SO much happier!!! Better than you give them credit for actually. I have never thought of praying leaves as something to be especially concerned with. But the pale one just looks as if it is still recovering from before and perhaps could use further flushing. And then some veg fert of course! :D

[Bree1978]

Festuca glauca= blue fescue, yes it is technically a type of grass. And a very pretty one at that.
I love the veg starts and your plants look SO much happier!!! Better than you give them credit for actually. I have never thought of praying leaves as something to be especially concerned with. But the pale one just looks as if it is still recovering from before and perhaps could use further flushing. And then some veg fert of course! :D

I got the praying leaves from OG's plant sickness guide...I can't find the link because I lost it when my last pc went to the crapper. You are absolutely right about that one needing a flush....the water came out yellow, but since it just got over being ill (and all my water is outside in the freaking cold) I'm going to wait to flush on the next watering. It did get ph'd veg nutes (1/4 strength of mg AP, not the best one!) and calmag....The leaves have already relaxed a tad so I hope it does well!

:jointsmile: Bree

Thanks again to Stinky for helping me with the soil issues!

[Bree1978]

I don't have much to report, but I wanted to share a pic of the plant that was all light colored and severly praying....(which does in fact seem normal for that plant, foxy). She looks like she took steroids over the past week and has been working out! Obviously has sativa in her (blech) so let's all laugh our asses off as Bree tries to subdue this unruly bitch!
[attachment=o133637] Do you guys think I should top or FIM her???? Let me know.
Here is a shot of the gang....[attachment=o133638]I think maybe the only unsexed plant is a male, bummer (one in the smallest bin). He is displaying ph probs so i flushed him with what water I had left yesterday.


:jointsmile: Bree

[Scarlet Sky]

i can't believe i missed this!

i'm watching now ;)

[onequickmove]

am i missing something or do your pots have no drainage? how's that workin out?

those look like heavy indicas

[Scarlet Sky]

btw, what are you growing? i must have missed that part...

[TheGreenFog]

Nice looking plants, Bree...looking better. Nice and short. Lovin' them. :D


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Bree1978]

am i missing something or do your pots have no drainage? how's that workin out?
There are holes drilled into the bottoms, lots of holes.
those look like heavy indicas IA, except the one that I referred to in my last post. I Vanna'd it with my hand. It is in the largest dark green bin.

Scarlet, these are just bagseed. I was afraid of messing up good genetics with everything being relativley new.... I think I was right since I had that lag with fing up my ph. And I've had some heat probs....
I do have something good coming along once I decide to flip these into 12/12. I have been trying to decide how I'm going to lightproof the bottom of my area.....

Thanks Fog! I enjoyed your harvest in your log!

:jointsmile: Bree

[r00tdoctor]

I need to come to the sub forums more often I didnt even know you started another grow , lol. Your new setup is very good. Your gonna be happy with the yeild of that beast of a light. Hey bre a ? were at in walmart did you get that fan , I looked near the fan display but didnt see it lol (and since it is prolly the same exact "super" walmart that I shop at tell me where in the store it was lol).

[TheGreenFog]

Hey, Bree! Where ya been? Laying low...getting some sexy budshot photos ready for us? ;)


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[r00tdoctor]

Hey bre I had my girl look in walmart and she was able to find me one of those fans. Im gonna use it for a cfl very stealth veg/mother cabinet im working on.That little fan moves alot more air then pc fans do so ill be able to have a mini diy carbon scrubber on the veg box. Thanks for posting those pics and thanks stinky for mentioning how cheap and well they work.

You 2 girls rock lol.

[Bree1978]

Well, shew people...spring came here and I'm off! I've been soooo busy, I'll just update the norm for now. I'm going to post a series of pics here...of 5-7, 5-11, and of today. Please scroll over and discuss!


[attachment=o135869][attachment=o135874]
[attachment=o135870]
[attachment=o135871][attachment=o135872]

Some notes: changed to flower on Monday. Lightproofed and changed bulbs (for new ones) and watered with 1/2 Bloom nutes today. Also started germinating 2 Black Domina's and 4 Blueberry seeds...fingers crossed everything is on the up and up!

Happy Tokin' and Growin'
:jointsmile: Bree




Fog: Sorry aboot the delay...I'll be sure to pop into your thread next.
rootdoctor....I love these fans. I have two now and plan for one more for the bottom of the closet/ cabinet/ room...(don't know the exact exp. of area, lol). I'll also go and take a gander at those HUGE bitches you got....I know we started flowering within a week of eachother, Yea!


NOTE: after reviewing pics, I have decided this is just not enough! I'll share a few in the next post. See you very soon!!

[Bree1978]

Okay, here is also what I wanted to share, feeling the above was not thorough: [attachment=o135875][attachment=o135876][attachment=o135877]



Ps. Sorry about having to scroll for dates....this is why (sigh) I usually update sooner than this. I'm generally am in a discombobulated state, and it shows, tee hee!


You know the drill, :jointsmile: Bree

[Markass]

nice looking flowers, bree :):thumbsup:

[r00tdoctor]

Wow bree there comming out very lovely , yes we must smoke together! Nice seeds your sprouting Black Domina's and Blueberry verrrrrrry nice. Ive got hashberry and ak-48 seeds ready (there the seeds I chose to do; I also have k2,northern lights, and alien nlx) planned for my next grow , also a couple clones of the plants I got going now. I want to try that black domina , so grow it well lol.

And yes bree my plants are more like baby tree's now,its a forest of bud sites in my walk-in closet literally lol. Im gonna stop by your thread often so keep it updated and come to chat once in a while I try and stop in chat most times I log in; more people need ta join chat get some life into this site.

[r00tdoctor]

bree where did you disapear too lol. And how is your plants doing.

[Bree1978]

Here we are already at two weeks of flower. Things are going pretty good. I've got some kind of defs going on, so they got a little feeding today....I probably will give them a good feeding next water if they seem like they need more. I'll admit, I'm having a hard time keeping up with the nutes with these new lights....I've also included a pic of the new seedlings. The ones in the orange are black domina, and the ones in the purple are blueberry. They are all up, although one you can't see in the pic. I had perfect germination, yah! I went with just the shrimp/seaweed compost and perlite, hopefully it won't be too strong for them. They got thier first true water today so we'll see.

Any advice is surely appreciated!!

Happy Tokin' and Growin' Bree

[Markass]

looking very good :thumbsup:

[r00tdoctor]

Bree those girls sure are pretty , Since you said I havent been posting much I posted some today lol. Hopefully you get a female outta one those black dominas. Now its me hunting you down , where you at? Im bored , lol.
Talk to you soon .

[Dizzy1]

That bathtub picture messed me up, lol. I'm looking at it thinking how the hell do you get a plant to look like that, thinking the picture was a side shot of one plant. :P

They look very nice!

[cazro]

Those chickas are going to go crazy in flowering with that light. Can't wait to see what kind of yield you get!

[Shovelhandle]

Great looking plants, Bree. I'm sure your new hybrids will do as well or better!Now I'll have to look back to see what new light you're all speaking of.

Shov

[Shovelhandle]

Ditto Scarlet Sky, how did I miss this? Beautiful job on the new set-up, Bree.
First class!

Cracky

[Bree1978]

J/K, I got some things to share, pics and my own personal observations... AND as always wanting some opionions. That Thing That Thing That thing, ....lol.... I'm jammin so bear with me.... Guys you know you betta watch out, some girls are only about that thing...
I've had some scumptious growth going on. I'll talk about the ladies by name now. Ava would be a really great girl but I couldn't keep er satisfied and she has perpetual purple stems and smaller leaves (esp. for an inidca). Bea is my pride and glory. This will be the lady that treats me right, no complaints. Oh Ceclila, I'm down on my knees! Darn sativa is a beautiful site to behold but such an unruly bitch. Her and Ava are root bound...nothing to do but battle the watering probelm at this point....? Right? I accidentally ripped up Cecelia's roots somewhat....She'll hermie fo sho, blech. IMO, It is a huge difference between 87000 lu and 19000 lu, let me tell you (ha ha big surprise). It is all new ball game for me.
I'll never grow them out this big again with this light....and if I should try I'd certainly use 5 gallon wastebaskets....

It's gonna be just another tequila sunrise for me..but the whole world's still gonna look the same...so I'm on...for any peeps out there that want to rub
my face in ther grow, lol.

Peek of the next crop coming up in next post...

Chris Issac...
The world was on fire and no one could save me but you.
It's strange what desire will make foolish people do.
I never dreamed that I'd meet somebody like you.
And I never dreamed that I knew somebody like you.

No, I don't want to fall in love.
No, I don't want to fall in love. With you. With you.
What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way.
What a wicked thing to do, to let me dream of you.
What a wicked thing to say, you never felt this way.
What a wicked thing to do, to make me dream of you and,
No, I want to fall in love.

Nobody loves no one.

EXECPT..................

Thank you, Dizzy1, cazro, Shovelhandle, and Markass....

and to R00tdoctor, I'm out and about tonight, give me a ring on my cell.

Happy Growin' and Tokin'
:jointsmile: Bree


New post to directly to follow....

[Bree1978]

Here is the sneak peek of the new crop, and Ill throw something else in there...hopefully


tear the roof of the sucker, tear the roof off the sucker...Are those the right words? In any case I'm jammin.

:jointsmile: Bree




Edit was seein what pic I missed....

[Scarlet Sky]

hi bree! looking good!

[Bree1978]

I love you!

:jointsmile: Bree

[r00tdoctor]

breeeeeeeeeeeee, hello I wondered where you have been, lol. Its 5am , prolly to late for me to call you on your cell lol, havent logged in all day or I woulda called, so ring me or something today or ill ring you later in the day today. Your girls are looking great. Nice close up's. Talk to you soon.

[stinkyattic]

Those seedlings look happy, and the adults look great!

Edit: Where's your Little Trees lol?

[TheGreenFog]

Lookin' great, Bree. Just cuz I don't post that much anymore doesn't mean I'm not still watching... I see you! :D


:wtf:


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Bree1978]

Thanks Stinky, no trees yet, lol. Gas station was out of them.

Fog, thanks for coming in!

Tick, tock tick, tock, spending my days watching the clock. I'm getting impatient!


On to the update shall we? I've been doing an everyother schedule on feedings. They obviously have some salt build up, at least that is what I am surmising from the look of the leaves. The crummy news is my freakin ph meter isn't working properly! It is slow and acting strange. I don't know if it is the probe or the batteries. I did not let the probe dry out that I can tell so I'm at a loss. Expect me to frick up my ph because I'm back to the strips til I get that resolved, and I'm feeling lazy and pissed so don't expect that soon....I'm sure once I cool off this won't be that big of a deal, thanks for letting me vent.

Another note, my humidity has skyrocketed in the past few days due to weather. It is has been hovering around 50-60% blech.

Okay, Well I'll break it down by plant here. First I'll start with Cecilia (i've changed the spelling a few times in this log, this is my final decision on it). She's looking good, probably the best and has a very sweet skunky smell. I'm figuring it will take a zillion years to finish her. I feel like the wait will be worth it.

[Bree1978]

Here are some shots of Bea. Her smell is okay...very skunky kinda citrusy.


The one that says it is Ava is mislabeled.

[Bree1978]

And finally we have Ava. Although a problem plant, she smells a lot like my old Cee-cee, yum. Too bad she will probably produce the least for me.





Hope you enjoy the photos.

Thanks for looking,

Happy Growin' and Tokin'
:jointsmile: Bree



Oops, last pic is of sprouts, now on thier fourth and fifth nodes. They look a lot alike even though they are supposedly two different strains.

[stone_sensation]

Love your grow Bree, Good luck to ya!

[TheGreenFog]

Ditto, here! Great looking plants! Cheer up...we all need to. :( :D:D:D


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[r00tdoctor]

bree your plants are looking great, you will be having a smoke fest soon so be happy girl. Those seedlings you got goin do look really similiar. If you get tooo stressed out Ive got bottles of beer in my fridge put aside just for you lol.

[Bree1978]

Well happy Monday everyone. I've not done too much with the girls this past week...just plain water until today when I gave Ava and Bea a feed and took thier pics.
The cold night temps have left Bea looking quite purple and Ava slightly so. No purple in the buds, just leaves. Will that change? The most sativa like one Cecilia has no purple whatsoever.The sprouts I tried fimming six days ago, and it looks as if at least one attempt was successful.
They all still look like they are the same strain.

Humidity has been a real wench. I spent a few hours at 61 (yikes!!) and then the next day I kept it pretty steady at 55, then the next day down to 45...but today when the lights came on I noticed that it was 58. Good news is that there should be no rain this week and the air will be drying up quite nicely! Bree dances the no bud rot jig at least for this week. The idea of purchasing a dehumidifier has been tossed around, but unfortunately there is no money to toss a.t.m.

I'm wondering if I should feed one more time before starving them...well I was going to give molassess so not a total starve...decisions, decisions. Cecilia will obviously get fed a few more times, she doesn't even have one brown hair on her yet, at five weeks flowering :eek: !

Well, Happy Growin and Tokin. I'll have to have two series of photos, since I have eight to share. No closeups this weeks, feel lazy and I don't think they have grown all that much. Maybe it's because I stare at them a lot, a watched pot never boils, er grows, sigh.

:jointsmile: Bree

[Bree1978]

Here is the last series.

I fiddled with the color on Cecilia, hope it looks not all yellow-y.

I'm really impressed with this shrimp and seaweed compost. Not too hot for seedlings and they seem really happy still. They seem a little leggy, but I guess that is due to the low light conditions they are under for the time being.

:jointsmile: Bree

[TheGreenFog]

Plants looking VERY nice, there Bree. Glad this was the first log I looked at when I logged on! :) Cool purple leaves. Sadly, I cannot tell you anything helpful otherthan mutually drool at the plant porn. Nice pics. Nice plants. Improvement from your last grow, IMO. Those humidity spikes shouldn't really cause too much of a problem, as long as you have good air movement, so fret not. :)

Well, I better get going. So busy, and I promised a JOAMM II this week so I gotta get to editing after I stop in on some of the logs around here. :)

Be cool, Bree. :cool:


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Bree1978]

Plants looking VERY nice, there Bree. Glad this was the first log I looked at when I logged on! :) Cool purple leaves. Sadly, I cannot tell you anything helpful otherthan mutually drool at the plant porn. Nice pics. Nice plants. Improvement from your last grow, IMO. Those humidity spikes shouldn't really cause too much of a problem, as long as you have good air movement, so fret not. :)

Well, I better get going. So busy, and I promised a JOAMM II this week so I gotta get to editing after I stop in on some of the logs around here. :)

Be cool, Bree. :cool:


The Fog :rastasmoke:


Thanks, fog, IA that the leaves are pretty cool....I thought that the purple meant that the N was leaving the leaves, what's funny is here I had thought I was giving them too much nitrogen. I've included a close up pic just for you!
The pic is of Ava...So here is the story, for shits n giggles I ckd trichs yesterday and Cecilia was majoritively clear + clear forming (no surprise there). Bea was mostly cloudy some clear and a very miniscule amount of amber. However lets talk about that little lady Ava. She's already at 5-10 percent amber. So upon further sniff inspection I'm wondering if that bitch went ahead and got herself knocked up. I don't see any new hairs forming either- solidifying my thoughts that in fact the rabbit died (ha ha psycho that was from your post...).

I have not found a seed or nanner yet however. I have taken three samples two from near the top and one at the bottom. Next time I ck I'll be taking three more samples just to be sure (of different areas)....I still can't believe that she would be almost done at 5 1/2 weeks.

I have taken off about five small branches that are drying. I've sampled a little, and it's not too bad hard to burn of course because it was wet, but a nice little buzz. Lasted about two hours...

I'm not sad-this plant hasn't performed well at all for me, and I'm looking forward to making room in the flower chamber. I figure in four days she just might be moving on up to the great lighter in the sky!!

Happy Growin and Tokin,
:jointsmile: Bree

Oh, and Fog, I'm looking forward to the new JOAMM!

[Bree1978]

Okay, plus two days, I'm a little late. I haven't chopped down Ava yet, although as you'll see in the pic, someone has been picking a lot off of her!! Her growth seems to have been better after this including her trich production, so I don't think she hermied or is pregnant, yeah! I cked her trichs two days ago and she was almost done...tops were good but the bottom buds could use a few more days. As soon as she is dry enough from the last water, buzz buzz and I'll be buzzed as well lol. Once her samples dried, I was amazed how much better this grow is than the last. Much better medicine, and this is from the one I thought to be the worst of the lot. I believe that purple Bea should be done in a week to week and a half maybe? Cecilia I didn't ck. She is going to give me lots of nice bud I believe....She's a monster. I have two series of photos again....sorry. No pics of the little ones, they are almost at a dead standstill (in growth) because they are rootbound, and have a little ph/nute problem since it is hard to control with them being too big for thier pots. I hope to have that cleared up by the end of the weekend, although it going to be busy one.

I think for my next grow, I'd really like to get some better nutes....but the ole checkbook has been registering 'no'. Sigh.

Enjoy the photos. They are labeled. I lost my magnifying glass, so pics are kinda crummy.

Happy Growin' and Tokin'
:jointsmile: Bree

[Bree1978]

a couple more....One of the monster Cecilia and one group shot. Enjoy!

:jointsmile: Bree

[Shovelhandle]

Wonderful group photo. Where are these plants, time wise? And, what varieties are they?

Thanks,

Shov

[hydrocannabis]

OMFG OMFG OMFG.

thouse buds look so bucken badass.

I might have just skeet'd a little.:D

[Bree1978]

Wonderful group photo. Where are these plants, time wise? And, what varieties are they?

Thanks,

Shov

Thanks shov, and the dates are as follows:

Ava and Bea DOB- 3-16 making them almost 14 weeks old. They were put into flower when they were 7w 4dys old. Been flowering for 6w 2dys.

Cecilia DOB 3-24 making her almost 13 weeks old. She was put into flower when she was 6w 3dys old. Been flowering for 6w 2dys.

Variety: bagseed from an old time grower, said he saved them now and again when it was good, I had a hell of a time germinating them because they were quite old. That is why some were popped on 3-16 and some on 3-24. I can't remember what my germination ratio was....something like 60 percent....lol. Heck some of them may have been in his workbench in his barn...for years.

I can only attest thier great growth to the light, I'm obviously a novice and my nutes are mg products (all purpose and bloom). The first grow took me...er um, around five months (maybe a tad more) ha ha ha ha....

to hydrocannabis, thanks for the um, compliment? lol, jk ty.

:jointsmile: Bree

Purty long winded aint I? ha

[TheGreenFog]

Frickin' great looking buds, Bree. Very nice. Sorry not everything is working as planned (i.e. nanners, etc.) but it'll be alright. You have the technology. You can make them stronger, better, smellier, fatter. ;)


Oh, and Fog, I'm looking forward to the new JOAMM!


Ooooh, crap. I knew someone would call me out on that eventually. I'm such a slacker...or a perfectionist. I've got 2 videos finished. They're alright. The other one is 1/2 way done. I'm not really spending much time on them. Just trying to get them done now. I'll be posting them as soon as I do that. Maybe I'll just slap the last one together now and say fk it so I can start JOAMM II. You are good encouragement, Bree. :D


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[evertking]

nice plants!

[Bree1978]

Frickin' great looking buds, Bree. Very nice. Sorry not everything is working as planned (i.e. nanners, etc.) but it'll be alright. You have the technology. You can make them stronger, better, smellier, fatter. ;)




Ooooh, crap. I knew someone would call me out on that eventually. I'm such a slacker...or a perfectionist. I've got 2 videos finished. They're alright. The other one is 1/2 way done. I'm not really spending much time on them. Just trying to get them done now. I'll be posting them as soon as I do that. Maybe I'll just slap the last one together now and say fk it so I can start JOAMM II. You are good encouragement, Bree. :D


The Fog :rastasmoke:

Thanks, fog, and evertking!

I haven't found and nanners or signs of pollination yet...I was just thinking it had to be so because they were finishing so fast.

Ava get's chopped up tonight! What's left of her that is, lol.

Happy Growin and Tokin
:jointsmile: Bree

And I'll keep my eyes peeled for JOAMM, but I do understand, with it being summer and all...so much to do, so very little time...sigh.

[TheGreenFog]

Thanks, fog, and evertking!

I haven't found and nanners or signs of pollination yet...I was just thinking it had to be so because they were finishing so fast.

Ava get's chopped up tonight! What's left of her that is, lol.

Happy Growin and Tokin
:jointsmile: Bree

And I'll keep my eyes peeled for JOAMM, but I do understand, with it being summer and all...so much to do, so very little time...sigh.

OH, whoops, my bad. I could've sworn I read thatyou found nanners...maybe I was getting mixed up with another grow. Well, I'm glad you aren't! :D

Just posted a quick vid of lots of veg pics over in the Indoor Section. Veg Pics from JOAMM I. Check it out. :D

JOAMM - 100 Days of Veg (http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-growing/120741-joamm-100-days-veg-video.html)


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Bree1978]

Dah dah dah da, dah, dah dah dah da dah....Duh Dah, my 1000th post, enjoy the photos....!

:jointsmile: Bree

[hydrocannabis]

woo hoo. UR buds look great.

[r00tdoctor]

Looking great bre , sorry i havent commented in a couple weeks but i have been real busy my daughter was born also! how you been get ahold of me soon ok, heh, my girls are on day 54.

[Bree1978]

Looking great bre , sorry i havent commented in a couple weeks but i have been real busy my daughter was born also! how you been get ahold of me soon ok, heh, my girls are on day 54.

Congrats, r00t! I figured something was up, I've been cking for updates to your log (and I noticed you had been awol).

I'll pop into your log to see your ladies....(if you have posted yet, busy you).

I'll have an update on here today or tomorrow...got a lot to do today, again not as much as you! HA HA.

:jointsmile: Bree

[r00tdoctor]

You must have esp bre you responded quick, you can read my mind i think.

[Shovelhandle]

Good buds, Bree!

Shov

[stinkyattic]

Those plants look wonderful.
Are they showing purple under normal conditions or have you dropped temps into the 60s?

[hydrocannabis]

hey bree do U know how much is the wate of UR buds.
or how many grams that is.

anyhoo UR buds look killer.

[Bree1978]

Those plants look wonderful.
Are they showing purple under normal conditions or have you dropped temps into the 60s?

Unfortunately it is caused by temp drops. I don't do it intentionally, so I'm just going to sit back and enjoy the nice colors instead of implementing a heater during the night.

hydrocannabis- I don't have a scale, and this plant isn't worth the effort of borrowing one. By the time I could give an accurate weight, there won't be anything left to weigh anyhow....:)

Thanks for the nice compliments everyone!

I have a few sets of pics to share. I'd have one of the new sprouts but my camera died, BOO hoo. I'll try to get some later. Hopefully I'll get to the store before harvest....sigh not looking good.

I've had issues with heat and humidity...especially in the past few days. I've been running my central A/C but it hasn't helped all that much. You can see that this has not helped my yield, but I still think things are going well and I'm not going to cry over something I cannot control at this point in time.

We'll start with Bea. She is almost ready to harvest. I cked her yesterday and decided to let her go another day or two...I do believe she is very pretty!

[Bree1978]

And here is the lady that has my heart! Cecilia. She does have some lumpy looking bud, caused by the heat and humidity I am assuming...in addition to getting a little seared when she's too close to the glass.

But she smells great and looks heavy as heck too. She still has a week I believe. She is turning a little tiny bit purple.

Also a side note, I discovered that my rootball wasn't as large as I thought on Ava. Most of her roots were in the bottom, circling around.....so note to self to give lighter waterings occasionally so the roots develop through the medium more evenly....well hopefully. This also lets me know that I do have more time to veg, and that should be good.

The bb's and the bm's are quite rootbound I'm sure, but they are on hold til I have some more room (soon ladies and gents soon!)

Happy Growin' and Tokin'
:jointsmile: Bree

[hydrocannabis]

yumm yumm to my tumm tumm.
I wanna smoke a dumm dumm till my mine gose numm numm.

lookin beautiful. mmm.:D

[orangeman]

Wow I haven't been in this log lol. Those plants look damn good. If my ScroG doesn't go right I hope next time my plants are as uniform as yours. I planned my grow to look like yours with all the colas just growing upwards rather than a mini-bush with a bunch of smaller nuggets. If I can get mine to look like yours I might not have to ScroG.

[r00tdoctor]

bre your ladies look lovely!!! , I just chopped about an ounce worth of side buds off my favorite indica today. I will be choppin my full batch down in the next couple weeks. Cant wait to see an update from you.

[Bree1978]

Hey r00t....! I'll pop in over in your log directly after this update.....


Pics are a limited, haven't got around to getting the batteries quite yet (as expected). So there are no pics of Bea's harvest -BIG SIGH- but the good news is I found some other batteries (not good ones) in a drawer so there is one of her all cut up, after drying for a few days mind you.

Cecilia just needs a few days more, probably soon as today's water dries up.

New batch is doing well for being so large in tiny containers. They are two that have alternating nodes...One of the BD's has the most strange growth (one stem split into two) Probably from FIMMING...sadly no pic, but if I think of it I'll share once I get some batteries.

Enjoy the photos!

I'll should have weight on Bea in the coming week!

Happy Growin' and Tokin'
:jointsmile: Bree

[KL4D4]

I am very impressed.

[hydrocannabis]

great job. the top of the drying buds look kind of purple a bit.

[Bree1978]

Thanks KL4D4 and hydrocannabis...

The smoke on Ava was great, but on Bea I'm not pleased as of yet...bad taste...but okay smoke...mids only though. weight was 45g :( so I'm kinda bummin today but looking onward to the betterment of taste and quantitiy..sigh. Hopefully the good genetics are better all around...

going to grow longer in veg and....hopefully control the room conditions as well. I am guessing these factors were the most detrimental to the grow.

Off to cry a tear in my beer..... Happy Fourth of JULY!!!!


:jointsmile: Bree

[TheGreenFog]

Loookin' good, Bree. :thumbsup: Happy 4th. ;)


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Bree1978]

I'm a smidgen late, but here we go! I harvested Cecilia last night, and she looked like the biggest one, but looks can be decieving they say. The pic isn't fair next to Bea, since Bea's pics were taken after a few days of drying. I really let the salts get to this plant, I think she could have even been bigger. I wonder if she'll surpass my magical 45g....lol. I've included a pic where my hemp had sliced almost completely through her....I think it's a wonder that this didn't hermie her, let alone kill her. As a note, she had 60 hours of darkness before being harvested.
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The new crop is lookin fine after getting repotted. They got lst'd immediately because they are quite large already. The two on the end did not get lst'd til this morning since they were so droopy from being dry and potbound I think that I have spotted three females, but I'm not going to go tootin' my horn because it almost always seems my predictions are only somewhat right....ha ha ha. Still fun to guess.
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The last pic I've included is of a spider flower (Cleome hasslerana) in bloom. The purple ones are dominant, but I do have a pink one about to open up. Sometimes they can even display a mixed genetic, half pink and half purple, here's to hopin I get one this year.[attachment=o146113]




Happy Growin' and Tokin'

:jointsmile: Bree

[TheGreenFog]

Those buds look great, Bree. :) Let us know how it smokes! :smokin: So, do you see any unusually high # of trichomes after the 60 hr dark period? :)


That spider flower looks cool. Damn, you have inspired me to post a new log. lolololololol. No but seriously, I will today. I feel I should look thru others' threads and respond first before I start mine. :)


The Fog :rastasmoke:

[Rock.Steady]

Great Looking Grow!:thumbsup:

I just love those purple leaves, thats hot!

cant wait for the smoke report!

Rock.

[Bree1978]

Those buds look great, Bree. :) Let us know how it smokes! :smokin: So, do you see any unusually high # of trichomes after the 60 hr dark period? :)


That spider flower looks cool. Damn, you have inspired me to post a new log. lolololololol. No but seriously, I will today. I feel I should look thru others' threads and respond first before I start mine. :)


The Fog :rastasmoke:

Thanks Fog, The pink spider flower popped out yesterday...but as to your question no, I didn't see any new trichs, but the funny thing is there were new white hairs...but that could have been due the salt build up she was experiencing. I also had a lot of humidity and temp problems due to weather. Of course as soon as I moved the new crop up, temp has been great but the humidity has dropped down to 30 percent, lol. And I'm in veg obviously, ain't life a peach???? I'll pop in over on your log next...here's to hoping there is something new....!


Great Looking Grow!:thumbsup:

I just love those purple leaves, thats hot!

cant wait for the smoke report!

Rock.

Thanks Rock. I wasn't impressed with the purple plants smoke. It was a 'good enough' buzz alright but it put a bad taste in my mouth, pun intended. Other people thought it was okay. The first plant and the third plant taste much better therefore...I can only ascertain that purple doesn't mean good- AT ALL, at least in my book. However this was bagseed so maybe the known purple strains are much better.

Rock on, man.

:jointsmile: Bree