Day 38 How they look?

[dsm711]

Time seems to be slowing down. I'm drooling and can't wait. I've done everything wrong and I' still going to be VERY happy. Clear and cloudy. No amber. A few more weeks I guess. I just hope they pack the weight on like everyone says.

[Al B. Fuct]

dsm, looks great! :)

Yep, from wk6 forward, you'll start to see them really pack on the weight. That's when the real fun begins. :D

When your buds really start to get big & heavy, they'll be more susceptible to bud mould/rot. Keeping humidity down, hopefully in the 30-40% region, will go some way to preventing bud mould.

Nice work! :)

[evertking]

wonderful!!!! looks good!!!

[dsm711]

Thanks,
I keep an oscillating fan on them 24/7. Hopefully that will help. The buds are so huge now at day 38 I can't even imagine what's going to happen. I'm getting downright giddy. It's my first foray into the realm of a 1000 w hps.
I'm not even going to tell everyone all the mistakes I made till after harvest. It'll give everyone that knows how to grow a big laugh. Now I know what to do for the next time. (If I have the $) Been growing on and off since 89. But you'll never imagine in what. You'll just have to stay tuned and hope this thread doesnt die to find out. I'll tell after harvest. Have just gotten reaquainted with this group. Have been away a while. Looks like a good group.
dsm711

[rockcopper]

Nothing out there is as good as 1000 hps bro, strings may be needed to support the weight that is on the way. peace!

[Al B. Fuct]

It's my first foray into the realm of a 1000 w hps.

heehee... your fun is just beginning. :) Natch, I'm also a fan of the big HPS bottles. You're gonna have so much bud you won't know what to do with it all (but I bet you get some ideas. ;) ). You're really going to like the density you get, not just in the tops but all the way down the plant.

Everybody learns from their ops, even folks like me who have been at it for decades. I shoot myself in the foot occasionally by leaving a timer in the wrong mode or something equally stooopid. I'm making some noob mistakes at the moment because I've recently had to rebuild my op in a new location and the ambient conditions are different enough that I'm running into probs I don't usually have.

Once you get settled in to how your op runs based on your own conditions, you'll work out ways to either make it produce more, produce harvests more often or make it easier to operate. These forums are terrific for sharing little tips & tricks.

[greenboy]

Your going to have some weight on them Fuckers, you'll have string every where soon,, Keep up the good work...

Green boy

[UpInSmOkE834]

what lights were u using to grow this shit??

[dsm711]

I vegged them under 4-4' Cool White flouros in premium shop lights from Lowes because the reflector was bigger. 6 were from unknown clones and 2 were from wicked bag seed. Lost track of how long I vegged them but was less that 5 weeks. Then I put them under the "Big Gun" A HydroFarm Radiant 1000w Hortilux. The best thing I ever bought. The first time I turned it on it seemed so bright I said "Oh my God, What have I done!!!" I love it. I'ts a challenge keeping the room under 80. It runs about 76-82 degrees. I'll probably have to do some vent work for the next crop. Tomorrow will be 6 weeks. "Let the Games begin"

[greenboy]

Fair play on the light, sounds like a right big fucker,,,When you say 'its hard to keep room under 80' is that with any vent at the mo, or is it just running alone??

Green boy
Keep us updated, send us some pics of the area the light covers, just intrested for an idea of my own, and what fan size are you using to keep temps down!!!:thumbsup:

[dsm711]

The room was supposed to be a bathroom in the basement(basements rule.) The light was cheaper. hehehehehe. The room is about 5 w x 12 d. All passive air. Vents at top and vents on bottom from storage room. I've been leaving the door wide open all the time the lights are on. (The storage room is dark, don't worry)The rooms attached to a storage room about 12x24 with 2 windows I keep open. I have an oscillating fan blowing 24/7. If I close the doors the temp goes to about 84 with the lights on. (Great lamp). Night temps about 68/74. Next time. Can fan/carbon filter etc but let's see what I get from this.

[greenboy]

Sound good mate,, like u say, its doing ok at the mo, so your doing something right heheheh.... when u have done this crop and have a few $$ you can make little changes,, ie fan in/out better this, better that,, thats what i have don e anyway, just improved on what i have,,

Then you can leave the door shut, even with the light on!!!!:rastasmoke:

Green boy

[4x5]

very pretty girls sir, get ready to string them up when they collapse from the weight of all that bud. :stoned:

[dsm711]

A couple more weeks. Still clear and cloudy. Might give them 1 more shot of GH Flora Bloom and that will be it for nutes. Very sticky. One bad thing. We gots seeds, damn it. One or more went hermie about 4 weeks into flowering. Never did see or find the damn "suicide bean bomber" and I looked them all over real good. Oh well. Have some Northern Lights X Big Bud on the sidelines waiting for their turn.

[hydrocannabis]

holy crap. they look fucken kick ass.
hot dammmmm. yumm yumm.