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gainesvillegreen
01-22-2008, 08:18 PM
The idea of this thread is a grow log of sorts, except instead of all those numbers and words and other phooey, it will be primarily pictures! There is another post in here (Pictures) that has the same strain in vegetative, but this thread is all flower. All pictures will be sized to 1024x768 (or 768x1024) for size reasons from their native resolution at 3264x2448.

This is the Blue Apollo strain from Joey Weed, courtesy of Hemp Depot.

Day 1 - Introduction to 12/12 (01/06/2008)

gainesvillegreen
01-22-2008, 08:26 PM
Week 1 (01/13/2008)

gainesvillegreen
01-22-2008, 08:29 PM
Week 2 (01/22/2008)

gainesvillegreen
01-22-2008, 08:32 PM
Week 2 - Part 2 (01/22/2008)

gainesvillegreen
01-22-2008, 08:33 PM
Week 2 - Part 3 (01/22/2008)

gainesvillegreen
01-22-2008, 08:35 PM
Week 2 - Part 4 (01/22/2008)

gainesvillegreen
01-22-2008, 08:38 PM
Week 2 - Part 5 (01/22/2008)

Weedhound
01-22-2008, 09:47 PM
Are we allowed to talk or is it like the library? :confused:

fUNKYcDOG
01-22-2008, 10:03 PM
nice looking plants.... they look reallly heathly!

keep up the g00d work, sport.

:jointsmile:

gainesvillegreen
01-22-2008, 11:01 PM
Are we allowed to talk or is it like the library? :confused:

Of course you can talk (especially compliments :D)

I just am not going to post all of the nutrients, PPM, pH, etc. unless someone wants to know. I always like threads full of pictures of flowering plants so I wanted to make one.

BagFullofKush
01-22-2008, 11:17 PM
Very nice lookig plants bro :)

hydrocannabis
01-22-2008, 11:48 PM
Do U realize that U R gunna harvest an ass load of good bud.
and I have just 1 Q. what kind of light U got them under?
and I'd say U R doing a great job.:thumbsup: :jointsmile:

gainesvillegreen
01-22-2008, 11:59 PM
what kind of light U got them under?

They run under a digital 600w HPS.

Weedhound
01-23-2008, 12:30 AM
That DWC you are running? I like that Blue Apollo......I remember the photo you had of her in veg. :thumbsup:

gainesvillegreen
01-23-2008, 08:02 PM
That DWC you are running? I like that Blue Apollo......I remember the photo you had of her in veg. :thumbsup:

DWC is indeed how they sit. 12 clones are placed into a homemade DWC tub that holds about 5 gallons of nutrients. They are fitted to plumb into a 20 gallon reservoir but are isolated now and will remain so unless their future needs change.

I, too, am becoming more of a fan of this strain. I'm going to post in a second pictures of day 17 into flower, so about two weeks in. They buds are already starting to thicken up and there is a decent amount of trichome-covered leaves (which surprises me for two weeks into flower).

gainesvillegreen
01-23-2008, 08:05 PM
Day 17 (01/23/2008)

Already some decent trichome-covered leaves.

hydrocannabis
01-24-2008, 04:40 AM
Ok so now I just thought of 2 more last questions since I am also doing a DWC grow.

Q1: What is the set up like inside tub. like air stones, or whatever.
Well if U do use airstones then I was worndering how many is in UR 5 gallon tub.

Q2:and also was worndering what ferts U use both veg and flower. And if its good for hydro growin noobs cakes?
:jointsmile: :thumbsup: like me.

Weedhound
01-24-2008, 05:01 AM
i'd love to know what nutes you are using and your numbers, etc.....so maybe you could put some phooey in for us geeks? :D

I do see a few trichs starting along the leaf edges. :thumbsup:

gainesvillegreen
01-24-2008, 06:51 AM
There are three tubs and each is set up with a different air-delivery device. One tub uses a 3' air diffuser (the flexible type that holds the shape you bend it to), one uses two 18" regular wally-world air stones, and the third is using the micro-pore ceramic stones. He wanted to do a bit of experimentation to see if any one worked better than the other and so far, there isn't much of a difference. We definitely won't use the regular stones again because of their propensity to degrade over time, and the micro-pore ceramic stones are costly. I really like the diffusers and coincidentally, I was told by my local hydro shop that they stopped carrying them because they thought they were too much of a 'just for looks' device (which I questioned him about because I like them so much). I believe that most of the oxygenation occurs at the top where the air bubbles agitate the surface, so anything thats puts out a decent amount air should work.

This strain is running on General Hydroponics Flora series. I like them because they are simple, while at the same time allowing for infinite tuning of the nutrient mix. I'm following Latewood's schedule (my respect to him wherever he is now) with some minor changes. The flowering formula was started at around 700ppm the first week, in transition from vegetative at around 1400ppm. Now, at Day 17, they are sitting in 1560ppm and loving every bit.

I had read a bit on the blueberry strains before we chose the Blue Apollo and found that everyone recommended low nutrient levels; however, these plants have loved everything I've thrown at them and are growing magnificently. When they started in flowering, the tallest was about 6" and shortest about 4". About ten days in, they were all at about 30", which is the most stretch I have ever seen, ever. Now that they are budding, they are growing visibly each day.

For the last week they have also been getting a daily, liberal dosing of H2O2 to nip my fungus gnat problem in the bud. Once the problem is gone they will probably get it two times a week.

Weedhound
01-24-2008, 06:46 PM
What do you consider the ideal ph for your system? As far as diffusers go....I know from aquariums that it's all about moving the air....the only real way it's being oxygenated is by the surface contact with the air above.....more agitation leads to more surface contact so how you move the air is less critical than just getting it done imo.

Your stuff looks great! I kind of remember my DP blueberry as loving nutes.....especially in flowering but was just too couchlock for me. This is stuff definitely looks more sativa-ish.

What dose of H202 do you use if I may ask?

fUNKYcDOG
01-24-2008, 11:27 PM
whats the genotype?

gainesvillegreen
01-25-2008, 07:39 AM
What do you consider the ideal ph for your system? As far as diffusers go....I know from aquariums that it's all about moving the air....the only real way it's being oxygenated is by the surface contact with the air above.....more agitation leads to more surface contact so how you move the air is less critical than just getting it done imo.

Your stuff looks great! I kind of remember my DP blueberry as loving nutes.....especially in flowering but was just too couchlock for me. This is stuff definitely looks more sativa-ish.

What dose of H202 do you use if I may ask?

We try to keep the pH at 5.8. Without using the recirculating system, the 5-gallon tub moves up about .2-.4 a day, so I usually drop it to 5.6, let it rise to 6, and then repeat. Starting around week 4-5, we will drop the pH to about 5.4 to get more of the important flowering nutrients.

I completely agree with you on the surface-agitation causing the oxygenation and liked the diffusers because they are flexible and output a lot of air very uniformly.

Usually, we use H2O2 (35%) as a supplemental source of oxygen at about 3ml per gallon of water (so 15ml for the 5 gallon rez), twice weekly. Because of the recent fungus gnat problem, we've upped it to about 4-5ml per gallon, every single day. There was a while that I didn't go to my friend's house, trusting that he was keeping everything in good shape. When I went to help him change out the reservoir one day, there must have been a thousand fungus gnat larvae. He had been keeping plant-scrap material in the flowering room which gave the gnats a base to start breeding.... that's what I get for slacking and being lazy.

I mentioned in an earlier post that these things have stretched hard, and oh, have they stretched. They started at 4-6" and 2.5 weeks later are all at about 36". Because of this, we have to deconstruct the shelving system they are on and make some adjustments. As of now, the colas are smack against the glass for the HPS hood. Luckily, being air-cooled, it's not too much of a problem, but it's becoming one.

On a final note, Weedhound, what do you use for a PK booster in bloom? It's been years since I've had anything to do with a grow and I have never used a bloom booster. I know you run a nice hydro setup, so whats the deal?

gainesvillegreen
01-25-2008, 07:50 AM
whats the genotype?

Hmmmm, phenotype maybe? Whether genotype or phenotype, I don't know. I don't know enough about the parents to make a call, but I would suspect that these clones' mother was the blueberry pheno growth-wise. She was a very indica-dominant plant, with much of the purples and reds from the blueberry side. I'm curious which of the two it will follow bud-wise, but will have to wait and see..... sigh.

Weedhound
01-25-2008, 02:49 PM
Well alot of what I do with my plants is because my hydro guy told me to so as far as bloom enhancers I use Hydroplex because it works with the rest of the Botanicare nutes I like. Couldn't tell you which one is the best out there but I'm sure others will pop in with their opinions of which ones made their plants the size of christmas trees. I probably WOULDNT tell you to use the hydroplex unless you are using the whole Botanicare series. ;) Pretty helpful so aren't you glad you asked? :D

Ha ha, already banging on the glass are they? Hope you don't go over there one day and find they've swallowed your light altogether....OR....:eek:...your FRIEND!

gainesvillegreen
01-26-2008, 09:29 AM
Well alot of what I do with my plants is because my hydro guy told me to so as far as bloom enhancers I use Hydroplex because it works with the rest of the Botanicare nutes I like. Couldn't tell you which one is the best out there but I'm sure others will pop in with their opinions of which ones made their plants the size of christmas trees. I probably WOULDNT tell you to use the hydroplex unless you are using the whole Botanicare series. ;) Pretty helpful so aren't you glad you asked? :D

Ha ha, already banging on the glass are they? Hope you don't go over there one day and find they've swallowed your light altogether....OR....:eek:...your FRIEND!

To be honest, I may end up using the Hydroplex as you did because the local shop carries tons of Botanicare. I was going to use Canna PK 13/14 because I've never seen anyone say anything bad about it, but I think I may opt for something else. I'm heading over the shop tomorrow and I'm gonna pick the owner's brain until it bleeds :) Hopefully, it will pay off.

Weedhound
01-26-2008, 06:14 PM
Well I could see it paying off for you......your hydro man however...:eek:. Bleeding hydro guys sound like the kind of thing that could get you permanently banned from your local store. ;)

Hey that give me an idea for a new nute.....Blood of hydro guy.....BHG...hmmm....I'll get back to you. :D

stinkyattic
01-28-2008, 09:17 PM
You're all set to continue the log here where the pic upload function works!
Keep it up, it's a nice log!

gainesvillegreen
01-29-2008, 03:13 AM
You're all set to continue the log here where the pic upload function works!
Keep it up, it's a nice log!

Merci beaucoup mon ami, my log can continue.

gainesvillegreen
01-29-2008, 03:25 AM
Day 22 (01/28/2008)

They are now running with Botanicare's Sweet and Hydroplex, some molasses even though it's early. Total solution is, per gallon: 2, 8, and 16ml of GH Flora series Grow, Micro, and Bloom, 5ml Liquid Karma, 5ml Sweet, 5ml Hydroplex, 15ml molasses. The total comes up to about 1450ppm.

gainesvillegreen
01-29-2008, 03:28 AM
Day 22 - Part 2 (01/28/2008)

gainesvillegreen
01-29-2008, 03:31 AM
Day 22 - Part 3 (01/28/2008)

gainesvillegreen
01-29-2008, 04:22 AM
Here are some pictures and a small video showing the tub aerated with wally-world airstones. Even with the molasses and other organic additives, the bubbles are still clean and clear, and the reservoir is clean and gunk-free.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ezLeS3teE

Weedhound
01-29-2008, 04:34 AM
Gainesville can you put up a link to said diffuser? That is moving some air with no joke.

I really love the third set of photos with the natural ligting. They look great. :thumbsup:

gainesvillegreen
01-29-2008, 04:46 AM
Gainesville can you put up a link to said diffuser? That is moving some air with no joke.

I really love the third set of photos with the natural lighting. They look great. :thumbsup:

I'm a terrible photographer who got a new digital for Christmas. Since I have little idea what I'm doing, I take about 2-300 pictures each time I go over to his house. Out of these 2-300, I get maybe 30 good pics and I post different ones in different lighting so everyone can get their fill.

The tub in the pictures/video is using the 18" airstones from the big W-mart. It's on an Eco-Air four-outlet pump, with two outlets for each of the two tubs. The diffusers worked really well in the vegetative bubblers but when it came to the thicker, more concentrated flowering nutrients, they were too restricted. The cheap airstones work well, but will disintegrate, so we need to order some of the ceramic micro-pores to replace them with.

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I can't post this in pictures, so I'll throw them in here. Check out these pics of a buddy's recent crop. He harvested early for appearance, but the buds still have a nice, sedate factor. Urea with pine for smell, and also for the taste on inhale and exhale. It was perfectly dried, almost perfectly cured (could have used another week), and de-freakin'-licious.

Weedhound
01-29-2008, 06:57 AM
I think I'd be quite happy with those buds......week away from perfection or not. :) They have quite a lovely crystal coating on them that looks....well....RICH for lack of a better term :cool:

So I went and looked up the bendable bubble wands.....then went back and looked up the ceramic micro-pores so that I could have some basic idea of what was going on. I love Google.

In thinking now it was not smart of me to equate a fishtank and oxygenating the water as the same thing as getting air to the plants roots. I now PONTIFICATE :jointsmile: that the more diffused bubbles you can get going in there absolutely the better for your plants.

Thoughts.? :D

gainesvillegreen
01-30-2008, 09:13 PM
Day 24 (01/30/2008)

The molasses that was added a few days ago has 'gunkified' everything. I pulled the lid with plants off of the reservoir and noticed it was markedly heavier than usual, so I looked down and saw the roots were encased in clear goo.

I changed out the reservoir and put back everything but molasses, with extra Sweet to make up for it. The roots were rinsed to remove most of the goo, and put back in the system. I added some H2O2 today to help with the goo, but unfortunately I forgot that I had already added Liquid Karma... so I killed off a lot of the beneficial microorganisms... sigh

At least they still look pretty.

gainesvillegreen
01-30-2008, 09:17 PM
Day 24 - Part 2 (01/30/2008)

Weedhound
01-30-2008, 09:31 PM
gainseville I use H202 and LK together....I never remember hearing talk about not using them together and have never had a problem. Now the zyme products and H202.....different story.

Looking very sativa there....long, fine leaves and nice color. :thumbsup:

I tried molasses in my system once......the result was a FREAKIN' HORROR and I've never done it since.

gainesvillegreen
01-30-2008, 10:32 PM
gainseville I use H202 and LK together....I never remember hearing talk about not using them together and have never had a problem. Now the zyme products and H202.....different story.

I was reading on their website that the two shouldn't be used together because of the microorganisms in the the LK. It still has plenty of other good stuff, so it's all good.


Looking very sativa there....long, fine leaves and nice color. :thumbsup:

The leaves look very sativa at the top, but once they've grown a few days, they fatten up into a wide indica. I'll photograph some of the larger ones next time.


I tried molasses in my system once......the result was a FREAKIN' HORROR and I've never done it since.

I'm still determined to try it, but I'll experiment a day or two before a reservoir change so I don't have any extra effort if it happens again. I tried a full 15ml (tablespoon) of molasses for every gallon. Next time, I'll try 5ml per and see how it goes. I really want to give the Sweet/molasses combination every chance to wow me.

gainesvillegreen
01-30-2008, 10:36 PM
gainseville I use H202 and LK together....I never remember hearing talk about not using them together and have never had a problem. Now the zyme products and H202.....different story.

I found the info on their website, Botanicare FAQs (http://americanagritech.com/faq/faq.asp#7)

Weedhound
01-30-2008, 10:59 PM
Shows what I know....thanks for the info. I use LK to help stabilize ph mostly (rhizome mentioned to me he thought that about 5-7 mls/gal of LK were all a plant would use and the rest was pretty much wasted) so I don't go above 7 as a rule. But I do love my LK.....maybe i'll have to drop my H202 and use cannazyme from the start.

http://boards.cannabis.com/hydroponics/96982-my-rather-unhappy-adventures-molasses.html

Here's my wonderful molasses story if you'd care to read.......interestingly my hydro guy tells me that he honestly doesn't think plants will use more than about 10ml/sweet per gallon and basically any oher carbs, etc, are....again....wasted. I cant tell you if it's true or not.....but I honestly haven't found him to be wrong yet.

denial102
02-04-2008, 06:46 AM
what a lovely grow log, thank you ever so much for sharing it!


Peace,
Denial

gainesvillegreen
02-04-2008, 09:02 PM
Day 29 (02/04/2008)

The problems with the molasses from last week are still evident. The plants have not consumed as much water and nutrients and they have not grown as much. I rinsed the roots again and changed them to a tub with 400ppm of nutrients and hydrogen peroxide to help clean them some more.

gainesvillegreen
02-04-2008, 09:34 PM
Day 29 - Part 2 (02/04/2008)

Did some trimming up the budsites caught below the canopy. Here are some pics of the dried buds from the trimming.

Also a pic of the AK-99 (she just preflowered so we culled rest) and one of the mother plant after it's pruning two weeks back.

Weedhound
02-05-2008, 02:31 AM
Still getting some nice buds and crystals developing on those plants....looking very nice.

wasteland17
02-07-2008, 02:51 AM
I'm from gainesville, and its nice to see some quality bud once in a while. Good job. :thumbsup:

gainesvillegreen
02-11-2008, 12:46 AM
Day 35 (02/10/2008)

The effects of the molasses debacle from a few weeks back is still more than evident. I believe I had a decent fungal infection in my reservoir, which allowed the roots to rot. They did not grow and swell as much as predicted the last week and a half, no doubt due to the essentially non-existent roots. The leaves have also begun to yellow and die earlier than expected because they have been the primary source of food (once again, because of the dead roots).

I removed a lot of the rotted roots to make space for the new root growth they've been putting forth, and they're getting a liberal dose of Hydroguard for the remainder of flowering to help remedy this situation and prevent it from coming back.

They are at 1600ppm now, with the GH 3-part, Cal-Mag, Liquid Karma, Sweet, Hydroguard, Hydroplex, and Koolbloom.

gainesvillegreen
02-11-2008, 12:50 AM
Day 35 - Part 2 (02/10/2008)

gainesvillegreen
02-11-2008, 12:57 AM
Day 35 - Part 3 (02/10/2008)

The first picture is the dead and rotten roots. A lot of the browning is from Liquid Karma and other nutrients, so they're not as bad as they look. You can see the new roots poking through... a breath of fresh air (or water) is on the way. Most of the dead roots pulled away easily and I'll get some pictures tomorrow of what they look like now.

The last pictures are of the new tub in flowering (one week in). There's also pictures of their roots and what roots should look like.

keeko
02-11-2008, 01:11 AM
they are looking beautiful GG, let us know how she smokes

Weedhound
02-11-2008, 01:46 AM
Buds are starting to look REALLY nice there.....I'm starting to drool a little. Sorry to hear about the molasses problems. Gave me issues too.

gainesvillegreen
02-11-2008, 02:20 AM
Buds are starting to look REALLY nice there.....I'm starting to drool a little. Sorry to hear about the molasses problems. Gave me issues too.

Yah, I had read your post about your troubles with molasses while deciding if we should use it too. I thought I would work my way up from a small amount and all would be ok.... hahahaha!!! They seem to be doing ok now, and are only 2-3 weeks from flush, so I'm not too worried. I guess we should have everything down by the time this next tub ripens.... hopefully, anyways.

gainesvillegreen
02-11-2008, 04:08 AM
I'm from gainesville, and its nice to see some quality bud once in a while. Good job. :thumbsup:

You go to school around here? or just a native?

twitch
02-11-2008, 04:22 AM
what level do u put the water at when u have the plants in there??
does it change as they get bigger??
i have always used soil and have always wondered about it...

gainesvillegreen
02-11-2008, 07:45 AM
what level do u put the water at when u have the plants in there??
does it change as they get bigger??
i have always used soil and have always wondered about it...

When they first start, the nutrient level goes up about a 1/4" from the bottom of the netpot, so the bottom of the netpot actually sits in the nutrient solution. As the roots grow down, the water level is eventually adjusted to about 1-2" below the bottom of the netpot. I like it that way because there is no media to get salt buildups in, so I don't have to worry about flushing the system.

If you're considering going hydro, I'd highly recommend it. It's just as easy as soil, but different. Whichever you decide, make sure it's tailored to your application because each has pros and cons in different areas.

twitch
02-11-2008, 05:05 PM
so at some point in time the roots will be sitting in the water???
i have never under stood that because in soil grows u can over water them
yet in hydro grows they just sit in active water(active as in moving bubbling)

gainesvillegreen
02-11-2008, 10:16 PM
so at some point in time the roots will be sitting in the water???
i have never under stood that because in soil grows u can over water them
yet in hydro grows they just sit in active water(active as in moving bubbling)

At pretty much any point, the roots will be sitting in water, that's what hydroponics is all about. The problem with over-watering soil plants is that the roots will rot and/or die due to suffocation. The roots need a constant supply of oxygen and if your pot is full of stagnant mud, they die. The only reason the roots work in something like a DWC setup is because of the aerated water. By using an air pump and constantly aerating/oxygenating your nutrient solution, the roots receive all the oxygen they need.

zebulon
02-11-2008, 10:55 PM
Nice work so far...your plants look really good...:thumbsup:

gainesvillegreen
02-13-2008, 12:11 AM
Day 37 (02/12/2008)

gainesvillegreen
02-13-2008, 12:13 AM
Day 37 - Part 2 (02/12/2008)

gainesvillegreen
02-13-2008, 12:15 AM
Day 37 - Part 3 (02/12/2008)

bearss33
02-13-2008, 10:20 PM
oh man. i just registered on this site for this thread. I have six blue apollo in week two of flowering under a 600w hps, drip system using Dutch Nutes and let me tell you those pics you posted sure are getting me excited.

gainesvillegreen
02-14-2008, 08:25 AM
oh man. i just registered on this site for this thread. I have six blue apollo in week two of flowering under a 600w hps, drip system using Dutch Nutes and let me tell you those pics you posted sure are getting me excited.

I know the feeling. I searched everywhere for pictures of this strain in flowering and never did :(

Weedhound
02-14-2008, 01:55 PM
Love the color of that particular plant.....you can see the bluish tinge. Really lovely. :thumbsup:

hydrocannabis
02-17-2008, 06:08 PM
hey GV I forgot what size of tank UR plants R in?

I wanted to get a much bigger bucket for growing DWC.like I like. so I could have more plants in a bigger DWC bucket like URs.
thus getting more bud.

btw got any new pix of the plants as a whole?

PdoubleOTY
02-18-2008, 04:27 AM
thats some serious trich coverage for day 37..man that is going to be one hell of an enjoyable harvest! looks great man, keep it up!

SnSstealth
02-18-2008, 05:48 AM
lookin lovely man...good ju ju:thumbsup:
:smokebong:
whiskeytango

gainesvillegreen
02-18-2008, 07:31 PM
I appreciate the compliments everyone and I will try to get some pictures up of the whole tub (12 clones). I have avoided doing so because since the molasses fun, several of the plants stopped growing because their roots were decimated.

gainesvillegreen
02-18-2008, 07:59 PM
Day 43 (02/18/2008)

Starting to plump up nicely :D

The first picture has not been resized, so it will take a little longer to download.

gainesvillegreen
02-18-2008, 08:01 PM
Day 43 - Part 2 (02/18/2008)

gainesvillegreen
02-18-2008, 08:05 PM
Day 43 - Part 3 (02/18/2008)

The last two pictures are the tub of 12 that will start flowering in two weeks, and the bubble cloner with mostly AK-99, some BA.

Weedhound
02-18-2008, 09:26 PM
Gainseville, whats the blue and white stuff that those clones are sitting in? Got some really beautiful blue-tinged buds there. Lovely :thumbsup:

maspino1
02-18-2008, 11:27 PM
my goodness, what a wonderful and orderly setup

gainesvillegreen
02-19-2008, 07:58 AM
As I previously mentioned, a few of the clones' roots did not recover from the molasses and so they stopped growing weeks ago. A few even died and have been drying next to their growing kin. I cut out the dead ones today and they're drying at my buddy's house.


Gainseville, whats the blue and white stuff that those clones are sitting in? Got some really beautiful blue-tinged buds there. Lovely :thumbsup:

Those are soft foam plugs that hold the cuttings in the lid. The cuttings just slip into a slit on the side.


my goodness, what a wonderful and orderly setup

Thank you very much :)

4x4Turbo
02-19-2008, 09:51 AM
This is the kind of thread that catches your attention, reels you in, and makes you stay up till 5 in the morning reading every single post, admiring the amazing grow. Awesome weed man. I'm extremly envious!

Weedhound
02-19-2008, 02:02 PM
Party at Gainesville's!! :D

gainesvillegreen
02-20-2008, 02:43 AM
Day 44 (02/19/2008)

Some new pics including some of the whole tub (as requested).

gainesvillegreen
02-20-2008, 02:44 AM
Day 44 - Part 2 (02/19/2008)

gainesvillegreen
02-25-2008, 05:36 AM
Day 49 (02/24/2008)

Last pictures before harvest next week. I don't know if I'll make it over to his house next week, so the harvest pictures might be two weeks out.

Weedhound
02-25-2008, 05:48 AM
Gorgeous buds! :thumbsup:

gainesvillegreen
03-03-2008, 06:58 AM
Harvest - Day 56 (03/02/2008)

Plants were already cut by the time I got over there, so all pictures are cut plants. The buds are incredibly dense. I am very happy with how they matured in the last weeks of flowering. Even with all of the problems in mid-flower, these beauties finished like champs and made me wonder how the next, non-problematic batch will go :)

The plant on the left (in the first few pictures) was the heaviest yielder. This was the one that had all side branching cut for the lower half of the plant. The total length of the cola is about 18" and about 3" in diameter (about the size of a 1-liter bottle). Coming in at 13oz, we should pull 3-4oz dry from that one alone. We didn't weight everything else, but it looks like it will be about 7oz when dried.

Also, I didn't resize these pictures as much as before. I wanted to leave these a little larger for detail.

gainesvillegreen
03-03-2008, 07:00 AM
Harvest - Day 56 - Part 2 (03/02/2008)

gainesvillegreen
03-03-2008, 07:01 AM
Harvest - Day 56 - Part 3 (03/02/2008)

gainesvillegreen
03-03-2008, 07:03 AM
Harvest - Day 56 - Part 4 (03/02/2008)

hydrocannabis
03-03-2008, 11:24 AM
good holy shit man. thouse buds look like the best I have seen in a long tome.

I can't wate till I can harvest mine.

gainesvillegreen
03-03-2008, 08:17 PM
I recently found out that a friend of mine had grown the original Apollo 11 from Brothers Grimm. He told me that it had a strong lemon scent and flavor and was a very speedy, sativa high. From what he told me, I know that these plants definitely show more of the Apollo 11 phenotype with the lemon scent, leaf-shape, and plant growth in flowering. The only difference is the high, with this bud having a much more sedate stone after the initial somewhat speedy high.

Weedhound
03-04-2008, 02:11 PM
Lovely! Damn nice yield as well.....I'm very jealous. I really want to try some of that.....I shall have to check out Joey's seeds.

gainesvillegreen
03-04-2008, 09:07 PM
Lovely! Damn nice yield as well.....I'm very jealous. I really want to try some of that.....I shall have to check out Joey's seeds.

Well, you know what they say about trying to predict yield? :)

The 7oz prediction is based on the assumption that they'll lose 75% of their weight. I think these might be really heavy with water, but only time will tell.

sublime27
03-04-2008, 09:59 PM
WOW! :thumbsup: Great job gainesville, those buds look awesome.

Giro2007
03-04-2008, 10:02 PM
Very nice indeed mate they look tasty

Weedhound
03-04-2008, 11:01 PM
Yeah its always more fun to have them weigh out more than you are thinking rather than less. :D That really is a pretty plant with some LOVELY buds. :thumbsup:

GaGrown
03-14-2008, 12:51 PM
Just got a chance to scan through your log.. Looks like we need to hook-up! Share the LOVE! Nice Harvest Gainsville! Mine are at 41 days and fat as hell. I got 2 600's blasting on them. I'm gonna post some pics in an hour or so. Try a soil grow on your next try.. Organic!!!!!!!!!!

wasteland17
03-15-2008, 03:34 AM
WOW gainesville, Will this harvest be on the market? They look amazing. By the way, I am a gainesville,fl resident (I think i posted on this back in Feb. and you asked if i was native).

gainesvillegreen
04-02-2008, 03:50 AM
It's been so long since I've hit these forums... plenty of goings-on in the real world.

It's been a month since the last harvest, so that means... ANOTHER HARVEST!!! I made a new post (http://boards.cannabis.com/grow-log/153164-blue-apollo-harvest-true-blueberry-blast.html#post1838097) with some new pictures. I like them considerably more than the previous harvest, and the next harvest should be even better.