Emilys Garden blueberry/blackberry/ice grow.

[bluntpasser]

My first grow. going well so far.

[bluntpasser]

-using a 400 watt hps for flower and a 4 foot t5 for veg.
-all plants are receiving fox farm nutrients according to there feeding schedule on the website.
-Using grow bags 3 gallon grow bags from local hydro store and emilys garden hyrdo system made by hydrofarm.
-Temp in the day is about 65f-70f and 70f-75f at night.
-Whats growing?
-Under the hps..
-5 hydro blueberry. Local clone. in week 6/7 of flowering.
-1 soil blueberry. Local clone. in week 7/8 of flowering.
-2 soil ice. Nirvana seed co. Day 2 of flowering.
-Under the T5...
-20 hydro cubes of ice. Cloned from the two mothers in flower. Day 4 of veg.
-2 hydro cubes of hash plant. BCSeeds.com. Day 12 of veg.
-Maintaining perfect ph so far in hydro and soil plants.
-Hoping for great harvests soon. :rastasmoke:

pics: 1. soil blueberry closeup 2. hydro blueberry closeup 3. soil bluberry 4. 2 soil ice 5. hydro blueberry tops

[cmasfca]

lookin' good man! :thumbsup:

[jakezking]

BP, your pics really show a difference between the soil and the hydro. It's really hard to disagree that hydro is more effective than soil when looking at your side by side blueberry comparison. Your hydro blueberry is really smokin'! Don't get me wrong - all of your plants look great, but that blueberry differential is really making me lean toward hydro.

Dang fine work on these beauties!

[bluntpasser]

-I agree that the hydro gives the bud much more to look at. I thought hydro was not going to be a good idea for my first grow because of many problems i have witnessed on the website.
-But it has proven to be pretty forgiving as long as i keep the roots wet.
-A couple weeks ago i burnt the hydro on accident with a overdose of tiger bloom but within a few days with a few flushes 95% of the leaves recovered.
-I don't think i will do very much soil in the future after witnessing the power of hydro in my first grow. :smokin:

[evilgunny]

Nice plants :thumbsup: Doing very well for your first grow. Keep doing what you're doing and you should get your great harvest :D

edit: Wow, didn't even notice that was an emily's garden. Used to grow lettuce in one when I worked at a hydro store, never thought it'd be that great for growing weed. I stand corrected

[vivalamatt]

None of these fools will be testing this product at all. Thats my boy

[bluntpasser]

Bad news over the weekend unfortunately. Light leaks and nutrient stress has caused all of my hydro plants to hermie. Due to this i am having my first case of growers depression...Sucks for sure. In other news, I have built a light tight flowering box to make sure this problem rarely happens again. All i can say is lesson learned the hard way. And if ur reading this please make sure you do not make the same mistake..It is a hard pill to swallow. :(

Pics: 1.blueberry soil 2. blueberry hydro 3. 4. Nirvana ice twins

[Italiano715]

Sorry to hear about your problem. A buddy of mine harvested his early yesterday because it hermied on him due to clipping samples through flowering (he's an impatient bastard). It does suck considering he probably could have gone at least another month! :wtf: Oh well live and learn I suppose! The rest look good though! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[bluntpasser]

Did your friend harvest early to prevent seeds from growing? I feel like i would rather have seedless premature bud then seedy pollen buds. Dose anyone think i should harvest sooner than when its done because its growing seeds in some spots??:stoned:

[Italiano715]

Did your friend harvest early to prevent seeds from growing? I feel like i would rather have seedless premature bud then seedy pollen buds. Dose anyone think i should harvest sooner than when its done because its growing seeds in some spots??:stoned:

Yes, as when it pollinates itself it stops bud production in puts all it efforts into seeding the plant instead and will add weight in seed to your buds which to my understanding is something you want to avoid, unless of course you would like more seed for future grows! :jointsmile:

Also, I've found out the easiest way to cover up all your light leaks is to sit in the dark in the room your growing in and go about sealing it from there. I got lucky on my last harvest and it finished up just before it started to really herm on me. :wtf: I will be keeping up with this log for sure though! Can't wait to see the blueberry! :D

[headshake]

Bad news over the weekend unfortunately. Light leaks and nutrient stress has caused all of my hydro plants to hermie.

there are many factors that could make a plant hermie, light and nute stress are merely two on a laundry list.

italiano is correct on the seeding issue. the buds start to grow bigger to increase their chance of catching pollen. there is no need to try to catch pollen anymore if you already have gotten some, hence no bud growth.

how much longer do you have to go til harvest?


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[bluntpasser]

I will probably be pulling it in the next couple days. I planned on harvesting in 1 to 2 weeks but maybe i should reconsider to avoid seed pods everywhere in the buds??
My local friend told me to not worry, that it was too late in the flowering for the buds to change..Good thing i asked some pros on here.:thumbsup:

[headshake]

for the buds to change? what exaclty are you talking about?

the buds don't change at all, they just stop growing as the energy used to make them is now used in creating seeds.

you can let them finish. it take somewhere around 6 weeks plus (can be much longer, strain dependant etc) for mature seeds to form. you will still have premature seeds in your buds if you wait though.


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[bluntpasser]

Im gonna pull them in the next few days and dry them. The smoke probably wont be that good considering there two to three weeks premature but i am excited to just get something back for the money and time i have put in. curing pics coming soon...:)

[bluntpasser]

First. More bad news. The ice is also creating seeds so that plant is gonna get the axe in the next week and get delivered to a lucky dumpster.I talked with some local growers and i am gonna let the hydro and soil blueberry crystals and hairs ripen for another week and then cut it. I was told that i will have lots of feminised seeds from the plant because it was a feminised strain to begin with. dont know if that true, but it would be nice to have tons of feminised seeds.:)
On the good side. My Nirvana Ice clones taken a week and a half ago have rooted succesfully. And my hashplant seeds from (bcseeds.com) are doing great two weeks in. Soon i will be adding some ak47 crossed with kali mist to the veg room... My flowering room will be having some new company very shortly.:smokin:

pics. 1. Currently vegging. 2. Nirvana Ice clone.
3. (Bcseeds.com) hashplant twins

[headshake]

I talked with some local growers and i am gonna let the hydro and soil blueberry crystals and hairs ripen for another week and then cut it. I was told that i will have lots of feminised seeds from the plant because it was a feminised strain to begin with. dont know if that true, but it would be nice to have tons of feminised seeds.:)

first off the seeds won't do you any good unless they are mature. as previously stated this can take up to 6 weeks or longer. also, once a plant hermies the seeds have a tendency to do the same. so yes those seeds will have female genetics, but they can possibly have a lot of problems.


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[Shovelhandle]

But in short, I disagree with a lot of thoughts on seeds and cannabis.
Disgarding plants because they are seeding is extreme/crazy imo. Decades ago lots if not all cannabis was seeded. Quite a bit of this weed was not crappy swag but kind like Golds, Reds, Mich, Oaxacan, etc.. The Mexican and Columbian, Panamanian kinds were often seeded and very potent, much more potent than some of the sensi I've smoked in the last few decades. The downsides...less bag appeal, less commercial value, you have to separate them seeds to smoke. If I have a hermie late in bloom cycle I'll separate it from the rest and try and pick off the nanners, if I can. Otherwise I would never consider tossing the plant out or using it for butter or hash only.

Also, I've gotten some nice, dark, mature seed in as little as 3-4 weeks from pollination.

No personal digs meant here, just my personal opinion. :hippy:

[headshake]

damn you shove, always taking shots at me!


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[Shovelhandle]

sorry, I mean no 'shots' just a different oppinion. I'll not reply to any more posts where I may have a difference of opinion. :(

[headshake]

i was teasing shove! i'm not the type to get offended over an opinion...especially one that comes from someone well more experienced than I. i covet your advice!

keep it coming!


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[bluntpasser]

As things have been since the last 5 days.I have the intention that things are ok on the hydro and all 5 of them in emilys are tiping over on there weight so i have them wrapped around some buds.The 2 ice did not get affected i assume (the flowers and hairs are remaining and showing good growth) the soil blueberry has 50 % hairs that are amber and my thoughts on her is she wont get much growth with her time in the 1 gallon TALK TO ME PEOPLE:) GOOD TIMES to everyone

[bluntpasser]

We took a week out of town after the harvest so its been a while since my last update..The final harvest for the Emily's garden with five Blueberry plants was 4oz's. There were a few premature seeds here and there due to light leaks but it does not really affect the smoke. During the last two weeks of the flowering cycle i was encountered with the problem of pythium which is a type of root rot and there were definitely lots of little swimming bugs in my reservoir. So for the last two weeks we flushed with purple max and hydrogen peroxide and hung the buds for two weeks. The end result is some of the best weed i have ever smoked. One bowl keeps me high for atleast two hours, and because of the flushing we did there is zero presence of fertilizer, just smooth blueberry taste, followed with a intense chest harshness feeling..

The Two ice plants got chopped a week before the harvest so the flowering box is currently unplugged...

The Ice clones that were taken from the two ice mothers that went bad are doing amazing currently.

I will be doing a new log for the ice clones grow. As this log is a wrap...Thanks for all your help everyone and your kind comments...:stoned:

Pics: 1. 3 gram nugget of blueberry 2. 1 of 4 blueberry ounces curing and waiting to be smoked..

[Shovelhandle]

yeh, nice!

[bluntpasser]

You were correct that things would not be too bad even with a few seeds here and there. the blueberry was very enjoyable and seedless for the most part thankfully..

I cant wait to grow blueberry again in the future:rasta: