PeakseedsBC Blueberry Grow Log

[Italiano715]

Hello and welcome everybody to my 2nd grow log of some blueberry I just received yesterday on 4/20 (<~~~it was meant to be) I only germinated 2 to start out with considering that these are supposed to be fert. sensitive and also I only had 2 peat pods left :D So it will suffice for now!! But I placed the seeds in the pods yesterday around 3pm and the following day they had already sprung a tap root (I sneaked a peek :D) and I'm assuming they will be up out of the dirt by tomorrow or the following day.

For this grow, I will be using some garden soil I purchased at Lowe's. I choose this because I can't find the good s*** (fox farm) where I live so I just got what I thought would be best, plus it doesn't have the time release fertilizer like all the rest had (MG soils).

The lighting I will be using for now will be 6 daylight CFL's (26W) in a rubber made container that I used in my last grow to start my plants. Also I will be running a mini oscillating fan (really powerful to be so small) for circulation.

For this grow I will LST both these plants and then take a clone from each plant when it gets around 2 months of veg to determine sex. I will also be using MG fertilizer again, but I will be using it VERY SPARINGLY(i know nobody recommends it, but that's all I can afford right now)! I will have to take a page out of headshakes "ghetto grow" and work with what I got! Also I will be using molasses the whole grow this time along with superthrive to go along with when I fert.

Everyone stay tuned to this log as when it's all said and done I will have some blueberry goodness and some bud porn for everybody to drool over :stoned: LoL and just for the record for those who may think that statement was cocky, all I have to say is I'm confident in everything I do and believe in my skills :D So put on your seatbelt, sit tight, if your a female hold on to your TaTas and enjoy the 4 month ride!:D:D:D

~Peace~Love~Happiness~

[perpetr8r]

Chair-check
popcorn-check
bud-double check
frosty beverage-check

I'm ready! light er up!
:rastasmoke:

[fluid69]

I can't wait! your last grow was awesome. I will be tuned in as well.

[Shovelhandle]

checkin it out...

[Italiano715]

Alright a little update. Out of the 2 original blueberry I had started only one grew out of the dirt. The other one sprung a tap root but never did anything more than that! So with that being said I germinated another one and it's popped and starting it's first set of leaves. As for the other original one it's starting it's second set of leaves.
I've been having a bit of a problem with heat going up to and excess of 90 degrees some parts of the day. It has been making me want to go get a portable ac for the closet. Does anybody have any idea what level of BTU I may need and how much one may run?

[fluid69]

Alright a little update. Out of the 2 original blueberry I had started only one grew out of the dirt. The other one sprung a tap root but never did anything more than that! So with that being said I germinated another one and it's popped and starting it's first set of leaves. As for the other original one it's starting it's second set of leaves.
I've been having a bit of a problem with heat going up to and excess of 90 degrees some parts of the day. It has been making me want to go get a portable ac for the closet. Does anybody have any idea what level of BTU I may need and how much one may run?
I wouldn't think that you'd need anything very powerful @ all (I'm trying to recall your dimensions). the one thing I would look for is something with a really good thermostat. my other concern would be humidity, since ac units remove water from the air. but from the info. I got here, low humidity is better than excess. I was thinking about the same thing the other day, it was hot as hell and my temp hit 93. I was freaking out!

[perpetr8r]

Congrats on the newborn!:thumbsup: looking forward to they're future! I need a small ac unit as well... not for the heat, the high output canfan takes care of that but I have a humidity problem :( It's too high! The gauge i have says it's at 64%..goes higher when it rains obviously. Dehumidifier works great on humidity but like everyone knows.. the heat goes WAY up. Have to work this out soon.

[Italiano715]

I wouldn't think that you'd need anything very powerful @ all (I'm trying to recall your dimensions). the one thing I would look for is something with a really good thermostat. my other concern would be humidity, since ac units remove water from the air. but from the info. I got here, low humidity is better than excess. I was thinking about the same thing the other day, it was hot as hell and my temp hit 93. I was freaking out!

My closet is about 4ft X 2ft.....I'm not really worried too much about humidity as I can raise that just by putting a bucket of water in the grow room. I'm just more concerned about controlling temps when I get to the flowering phase...The veg stage can take a little more heat, but the flowering phase is going to be hell because I'm not trying to have airy buds. Like everyone else, I want huge dense buds! Well I'll take dense buds at least :jointsmile:


Congrats on the newborn! looking forward to they're future! I need a small ac unit as well... not for the heat, the high output canfan takes care of that but I have a humidity problem It's too high! The gauge i have says it's at 64%..goes higher when it rains obviously. Dehumidifier works great on humidity but like everyone knows.. the heat goes WAY up. Have to work this out soon.

Thank you my friend...I'm sorry I haven't been able to get any pics up yet as my camera is out of commission right now, so I will be getting a new one in the following week to come! I will def. be keeping people updated though with any situation I may come across until the camera's here. So everybody bare with me please!

[albatrossSKY]

i will be ordering seeds from them shortly so im very interested in this.
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[Italiano715]

Alright everyone well I just wanted to update a little bit on the status of the BB. As I was looking at them today, I was inspecting to make sure no bugs were around or on them. So, as I was getting ready to look at the under side of the leaves I thought there was something wrong. I picked up one of them and looked at it close and just realized that the complete underside of all the leaves are a deep purple as the topsides are green. At first seeing it I wasn't sure what to think, but as I got to really see the color I just smiled from ear to ear realizing that I may have a purple plant in the near future. I was always itching to get on some type of purple pheno plant and my dreams may have come true (Knock on wood).

Also I went ahead and started 2 more seedling about 2 days ago and one so far is about to break through so it will probably be ready to go in soil in about 3 to 4 days.

I'm still having a bit of heat problems as the temps fluctuate between 78-85. So I just got a fan blowing directly on them until I can control these temps! Luckily it has been really hot where I reside and I've been running the AC a lot so it's been helping. Even with the temps being that high at some times they don't look like they are really having problems as of yet so I'm thankful to that! :smokin:

Otherwise, everything is OK as of now and I WILL be getting a camera SOON! Sorry, money just hasn't been right yet!

[albatrossSKY]

The plants turn purple on the bottom because of cold nights, or so i have read. i have purple on mine near the undersides of the stems, nothing really to worry about.

As for those temps they sound fine to me. I think as long as your not going above 90 you will be fine. Mine are in that general range and seem to enjoy it quite a bit.

Cant wait for some pics. Perhaps a camera phone shot to tide us over.

[headshake]

i concur with alby. photosynthesis doesn't cut off 'til around 90 degrees. when i start off seeds in soil, after germ, they go in a box without any fans or anything. the temp gets up to 85-86 and they seem to enjoy it. remember, some of the best strains come from hot places!

i have read that blueberry plants will show red, purple and blue hues and will cure up to a lavender blue color.

you might want to stay away from the superthrive in flower. i hear you are not supposed to use it and it could have been the cause of my problems with the plants leaves in the first two grows.

get the camera fixed already! we demand pics!


-shake

[Italiano715]

The plants turn purple on the bottom because of cold nights, or so i have read. i have purple on mine near the undersides of the stems, nothing really to worry about.

As for those temps they sound fine to me. I think as long as your not going above 90 you will be fine. Mine are in that general range and seem to enjoy it quite a bit.

Cant wait for some pics. Perhaps a camera phone shot to tide us over.

Nah they are definitely COMPLETELY purple underneath. Like I'm not exaggerating when I say COMPLETELY. If I were to turn them upside down you would see no green on the stems nor the leaves! Also, the tops are starting to get a purple tint. I think it's the strain is why I'm getting these phenos. I definitely know it isn't cold nights as my temps never get lower than 75 at night. My last grow did that, definitely because of the cold nights as I did the grow in the winter time so I never ran the heat as the lights did all the warming up for me:D

[albatrossSKY]

I have been using superthrive with all my waters so far with no problems at all. 1 or 2 drops per gallon and alls well.

thought i would chime in on that.

[Italiano715]

I have been using superthrive with all my waters so far with no problems at all. 1 or 2 drops per gallon and alls well.

thought i would chime in on that.

Yes, I used ST for my last grow as well and didn't see any problems from it, but then again I wasn't expecting what I got off them so it was all smiles my way!:D

Also...I haven't used anything but plain water so I know it has nothing to do with any chemicals.

[perpetr8r]

Time for pics man!!!!
Sounds like all is going well. Weird on the all purple.. mine didnt do that :(
My blueberry are growing faaast. The ones I topped and or fim'd now have multiple mains growing.. I think..heh. pics on my log that is in the wrong thread..........my bad.

Can't wait to see how they do with the LST.

:stoned:

[jakezking]

Italian715, it's good to see you, my friend - even at the other place was a pleasant surprise seeing a familiar face. It sounds like you have some real beauties forming - the purple sounds intriguing, and I am, like all others, looking forward to some pictures; I know you must be anxious to share them.

I wish you much luck with your grow, and I look forward to the ride.

[Italiano715]

Time for pics man!!!!
Sounds like all is going well. Weird on the all purple.. mine didnt do that
My blueberry are growing faaast. The ones I topped and or fim'd now have multiple mains growing.. I think..heh. pics on my log that is in the wrong thread..........my bad.

Can't wait to see how they do with the LST.

LoL...I'm sorry it's taking soo long, I have a buddy on the way over here with his camera as we speak, so I should have some pics up for everyone today of my little babies!



Italian715, it's good to see you, my friend - even at the other place was a pleasant surprise seeing a familiar face. It sounds like you have some real beauties forming - the purple sounds intriguing, and I am, like all others, looking forward to some pictures; I know you must be anxious to share them.

I wish you much luck with your grow, and I look forward to the ride.

Why hello jakezking....Good to see your still here as well as over there! Everything moves SOOO fast over at IC it's ridiculous. Yes, I've been itching to get some pictures in and it's driving me nuts not being able to, but I will have a few soon enough!!

Also, I would like to thank everyone that is keeping up with my log, I really appreciate all the encouragement and opinions! :jointsmile:

[Italiano715]

Alright everyone, just a question here.....

Jungle Growth Professional mix....Anyone heard of it or used it?!

I purchased a bag from Lowes considering everything else was MG and was trying to stay away from it. The soil itself looks good, not sure on how my babies will respond to them though. :wtf:
Any feedback would be great! :thumbsup:

[keagal420]

This may help you a lil... i have a friend that grows and has been growing for as long as i could remember (infact when i was younger my father found our plants in the backyard :) anyways he uses that soil and loves it! after i finish with the sets that i have i am gonna use that soil becuase i am tired of having to order my shit and get it a week later when i need it now lol. I hope this helps
ps he grows some BOMB weeed and only uses some random ass plant food like 10-15-10... think its schultz or something... not sure but its really nice and healthy buds come harvest time :)

[Italiano715]

This may help you a lil... i have a friend that grows and has been growing for as long as i could remember (infact when i was younger my father found our plants in the backyard :) anyways he uses that soil and loves it! after i finish with the sets that i have i am gonna use that soil becuase i am tired of having to order my shit and get it a week later when i need it now lol. I hope this helps
ps he grows some BOMB weeed and only uses some random ass plant food like 10-15-10... think its schultz or something... not sure but its really nice and healthy buds come harvest time :)

I appreciate the feedback. Started to figure no one has heard of it, even though many go to Lowes. :D I hope it does treat me well, I bought some more perlite just in case it's not draining like I'd like on these pots they are in now. So far they seem to love it. They are starting to be bushy little F'ers. Also, I have started to LST one of them and will probably start another here in about a week when it gets a bit more growth. Other than that, they are starting to look good, except for the youngest one, which I accidentally watered with tap water (not from the ph corrected water) and the leaves curled (canoed) a bit, but I will correct that and get that sucker back on the road to goodness! :D

[Italiano715]

Alright here are some long awaited pictures, but the only problem is it's from a camera phone, so the pictures don't really do any justice to the plants themselves. I have three of them that are started and each of them are all about a week behind each other....Also, I have gave a couple them a 1/4 strength feeding about three days ago and they have been responding well too them so far. :thumbsup:

Pic 1: The original BB from 4/22
Pic 2: The middle child :jointsmile:
Pic 3: The youngest of them all

[BeFree]

Hey hey!

Some pictures! lookin' good. I can kinda see a little purple hue in the first plant. Is it clearing up or still showing heavily on the underside?

begood, beFree:jointsmile:

[Italiano715]

Hey hey!

Some pictures! lookin' good. I can kinda see a little purple hue in the first plant. Is it clearing up or still showing heavily on the underside?


Yes, the undersides are still purple, but more so deeper purple towards the bottom. As it goes it gets lighter, but as they have been maturing the older foliage below started getting the deep purple undersides. It's like it comes in a light greenish purple and then as the foliage get "older" it starts to get the deep purple.

I also ran out of PH testing solution and watered without it one watering and gave my plants a ph f*** up on the backside of the biggest one :wtf: When I went and got some more solution I tested the water and it was 7.2 :wtf: So I corrected it. It's ok though cause as it's getting bigger I'm pruning off the small foilage at the bottom and will start to really LST them in about a week. I had started one, but then decided to not do it and just wait till it gets a bit bigger. I've only got 5 lights on them for now and will be upgrading to about 10-15 in about a week. Definitely will be blasting the AC to keep the temps down! :jointsmile:

[bluntpasser]

I am excited for this grow. plants are looking good so far.

[Italiano715]

I am excited for this grow. plants are looking good so far.

I should be posting some new pictures here soon. They are looking way better than those pictures. It seems that the youngest one (two weeks behind the oldest one) is bigger than the other two. They have really started to bush out since I LSTed them. This is the most boring part though going through the vegetative state. :cool: Which is another reason I haven't really been posting much in here. Hard to find any questions or problems when I can diagnose most of them now. I'm sure though I will run into a problem sooner or later (knock on wood) and will be here to have someone answer! I appreciate you taking the time to check out the log!

[Italiano715]

Anybody used/using it? I just purchased some and was debating on how to go about adding it. I wanted to get rid of the MG crap and try something different and it seems that the only difference other than MG products were this and like a couple others.

Alaska Fish Fertilizer 5-1-1
Alaska Morbloom 0-10-10

I know I will need the P and K, but will the fish emulsion be enough? or should I use maybe some of the morbloom also? I was thinking of maybe using 1 part emulsion to lets say 1/4 part morbloom or somewhere along those lines. Anybody have a good mix or way to use it?

[perpetr8r]

Plants look good Italiano. Can't wait to see them grow up more!

[headshake]

Anybody used/using it? I just purchased some and was debating on how to go about adding it. I wanted to get rid of the MG crap and try something different and it seems that the only difference other than MG products were this and like a couple others.

Alaska Fish Fertilizer 5-1-1
Alaska Morbloom 0-10-10

I know I will need the P and K, but will the fish emulsion be enough? or should I use maybe some of the morbloom also? I was thinking of maybe using 1 part emulsion to lets say 1/4 part morbloom or somewhere along those lines. Anybody have a good mix or way to use it?

is there any directions on the labels italiano?


-shake

[Italiano715]

Fish Fertilizer 5-1-1



Indoor plants, large: mix two teaspoons per quart of water.
Indoor plants, flowering: mix one teaspoon per quart of water.
Shrubs: three tablespoons per gallon of water for every 2ft. of plant height (doubt this one matters)

It also has mixes for annuals and bedding plants, bulbs, vegetables, and herbs. Also for root vegetables as well as perennials, roses, vines, and berries. So much different applications.

Morbloom 0-10-10



Indoor plants that bloom: one teaspoon per quart of water. Apply every 10-14 days
Shrubs: Two tablespoons per gallon of water for every 25 sq. ft. of soil (doubt this matters either)



Other metals found in the morbloom(PPM):



Arsenic (As) 8.5 Cadmium (Cd) 1.2 Cobalt (Co) 0.85 Copper (Cu) 10.7 Lead (Pb) 4.3 Mercury (Hg) 0.1 Molybdenum (Mo) 0.85 Nickel (Ni) 1.7 Selenium (Se) 17



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I was thinking of adding a mix of both considering one doesn't have any N and the other does. What would be a good mix for them? How much more N than P and K should I have for them? LoL I'm sounding like a real n00bie. Sorry just finally upgrading from MG fertilizers and want to do it right.

Maybe a tablespoon (for a gallon) of the fish emulsion and maybe 2 teaspoons of the morbloom? Should I use just the emulsion and not the morbloom? I know I should have done more research before purchasing this stuff, but I was already at Lowe's and just strolled by it and grabbed them. It says it can be used organically which is another reason I got it.

[headshake]

they are still in veg right? how far along? speaking of, where is the camera?!

i'd go with a teaspoon of the fish emulsion and about a 1/2 a teaspoon of the moorbloom.

the reason i say this is because i've read the for veg a 5:2:3 (NPK) ratio is desireable. i know this won't be perfect, but it's a starting point. from there you can adjust as you see fit and push them to the limits.


-shake

[fluid69]

hey shake, where did you find the 5:2:3 info? I've been looking for that. by any chance to you know the ideal numbers for flower?

[headshake]

honestly i can' remember fluid. somewhere on the net. lol. for bloom i've got 1:5:4.

hope this helps. i'll see if i can't locate this info somewhere. i just jot notes into a notebook i keep. so i did read it somewhere and didn't make it up!


-shake

[fluid69]

thanks shake, I'd rep ya, but you know the deal. it's good to write stuff down, cause I can't remember squat. any strains known to help short or long term memory? LOL

Italiano, you gonna have to throw me and shake some weed porn. I know you gotta be kickin ass on this grow.:thumbsup:

[headshake]

already fluid. my memory is going too! *note to self, work on a strain to help short/long term memory!*

PORN! PORN! PORN! PORN!


-shake

[Italiano715]

hey are still in veg right? how far along? speaking of, where is the camera?!

i'd go with a teaspoon of the fish emulsion and about a 1/2 a teaspoon of the moorbloom.

the reason i say this is because i've read the for veg a 5:2:3 (NPK) ratio is desireable. i know this won't be perfect, but it's a starting point. from there you can adjust as you see fit and push them to the limits.

Yes, they are still in vegetative not to sure how long they been in vegetative but two of them are 42 days old and the youngest one is 35 days old (from seedlings). Youngest has 7 nodes and the 2 oldest have 9-11 (btw the two).
Funny though, the youngest is by far the biggest, which leads me to believe its a male. I'm calling it now, so we'll just have to wait to see when the branching starts and I take clones! :D

Sorry to sound stupid, but your saying I should go with 4 tsp (one Tbs. and one tsp.) a gallon of the emulsion and 2 tsp. to the gallon of morbloom?

[headshake]

Sorry to sound stupid, but your saying I should go with 4 tsp (one Tbs. and one tsp.) a gallon of the emulsion and 2 tsp. to the gallon of morbloom?

it's okay italiano, i know your not stupid! i said i would start with a teaspoon of the emulsion and 1/2 teaspoon of the morbloom! at least that's where i'd start and see how they do and adjust accordingly. then, depending on when you flower them you shouldn't have to give them much during flower.

just my $.02.


-shake

[Italiano715]

it's okay italiano, i know your not stupid! i said i would start with a teaspoon of the emulsion and 1/2 teaspoon of the morbloom! at least that's where i'd start and see how they do and adjust accordingly. then, depending on when you flower them you shouldn't have to give them much during flower.

just my $.02.


-shake


Yeah, so I gave them what you said and they seem fine with it so far. Got a little on a couple of leaves and dabbed it up before it soaked in the leaf, but it got a little burn still. :wtf:

On another note, that emulsion is some stinky shit. Makes me gag if I smell it. Also leaves a smell on ya for awhile. Walked outside to talk to my buddy and he goes, "What is that smell? Smells like fresh soil and shit!" LoL I got a good laugh then realized it was me that smelt like that! :smokin:

Also, I damn was putting the pots back in their spots and I damn pinched a fan leave between the two pots and ripped the leaf some, but I've been checking on it and it doesn't seem to have bothered it too much.

Got a question also....When you take clones from a plant, does the yield suffer from the cuttings? Reason being, it seems to be the best way to do a SOG. I want to do a SOG with clones and I don't have the room for it, so I thought about taking a shit load of clones from the BB and pack them in my closet for the SOG. Would it be possible to completely rape the whole plant for clones? Then that way, I could maximize my CFL lighting in my closet without having to worry much about getting the penetration to the lower sites.

Appreciate any feedback!:thumbsup:

[headshake]

yeah, you can rape the plant italiano! just leave a tab bit and you can re-veg her and do it again!


-shake

[Italiano715]

BET! That's the plan then! I was going to just take some cuttings from the bottom, but if I can completely rape her and grow ALL clones, I am going to make it happen! :D I will just give my buddy the rest of the plant and let him re-veg and keep her!

Also, I can take cuttings, root them in a couple of weeks, then go right into flowering? Would 1 gallon containers be sufficient enough to flower in?

[headshake]

you can toss them into flower as soon as they have roots.

one gallon might be pushing it. give it a shot and let us know how it turns out.


-shake

[Italiano715]

one gallon might be pushing it. give it a shot and let us know how it turns out.


Wait, so should I just go with two gallons? I don't want them to get rootbound in flower....

[headshake]

i think you'll be okay with a gallon if you let them get roots and then toss them into 12/12. you might run one or two in 2 gallon pots just for comparison.

i've heard bigger pot (roots) = bigger buds. no experience of my own to speak of. but i've also seen a pretty nice size plant in a 4" square pot. it was healthy as can be, it just needed to be watered everyday and was way too top heavy.

so i say you've got some room to play with so see what works best for you and your area etc.


-shake

[MRDiff]

Nice grow so far. Ill be sure to watch because I want your review of Peakseeds. Their Northernberry looks pretty crazy and for $40. Look forward to seein new pics.

[Italiano715]

Nice grow so far. Ill be sure to watch because I want your review of Peakseeds. Their Northernberry looks pretty crazy and for $40. Look forward to seein new pics.

I almost went with the Northernberry myself, but then realized the leaves were just purple not the actual bud. Also, it has different pheno's so there was no telling if you could get another one to look like that. I went with blueberry cause I wanted the fruity taste and the HOPEFULLY purple/lavender buds. :D
Plus, I want a more of a narcotic stone and supposedly BB is good for that!

[perpetr8r]

Good stuff going on here! Just my butting in but when you rape the BB.. don't top it! if they are like mine they dont like it.. responded well to fim'ing but topping one of them made it turn to a straight sativa and looks like a 12 weeker nowas far as budding... yeesh. Could just be what was going to happen no matter what but.......... :thumbsup:

[Italiano715]

Good stuff going on here! Just my butting in but when you rape the BB.. don't top it! if they are like mine they dont like it.. responded well to fim'ing but topping one of them made it turn to a straight sativa and looks like a 12 weeker nowas far as budding... yeesh. Could just be what was going to happen no matter what but.......... :thumbsup:

I never top my plants. I did a longgg time ago and didn't like it, so I just stick with LST.

So far I have 2 confirmed females. The biggest one (also the youngest) is starting to show little sacks so I will be bringing it to my buddies house to finish pollinating and then catch the pollen for a future pollination. Met a guy through a buddy of mine who happens to be doing a grow himself and wanted to trade some clones with me. Come to find out he's currently growing white widow. So in a couple of weeks when I start to take clones I will be getting my hands on some WW also :D Bout to seed one of the clones with the BB pollen and get me some Blue Widow!! :D:D:D

On another note, I have also started 4 skunkberry seeds. So I will be introducing all these strains in the next few weeks. Damn, I guess I will have to change my thread name to WW, BB, and SkB. Be on the lookout everyone :)

[headshake]

they've got a bluberry x white widow cross out there by g13 labs. it's called blue venom (http://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/g13-labs-cannabis-seeds/g13-labs-blue-venom-feminized/prod_1085.html) .

(that's a link.)

not that there is anything wrong with doing your own thang! i'm envious my friend.


-shake

[Italiano715]

Yea, I seen that.....Dinafem also has their version of blue widow. Dinafem Seeds (http://www.worldwide-marijuana-seeds.com/collections/dinafem-marijuana-seeds)

Talking damn $140 10 pack feminized :wtf: OR about $15 a seed....It definitely looks wicked dank! Check it out! :thumbsup:

[headshake]

yeah, that looks good. it would be fun to take that and cross it with something else. maybe a purple strain.....

i can't wait to see what you do with it!


-shake

[Italiano715]

:wtf: Well on further inspection today, found out I have a small case of spidermites. Went to wal-mart and lowes for some no pest strips but could only find fly traps and moth traps....Didn't know if they would work, so I just purchased some Organicide. It says on the bottle I can foliage feed them, but I'm not sure if I should do that. Read in a post (by WhiskeyTango) that I should mix a cup per gallon......I only bought the spray, so could I just spray them? If your out there Whiskey, your input would be greatly appreciated.

[MRDiff]

Funny, I got my pest strip from Lowes. Guess I got lucky. Although I found a roach crawling around the soil today. so... :\ Sorry i cant answer your question about organicide.

[weedmaster]

sorry to hear you got those horrid little mites, last time i had them i got a sollution from my local hydro shop which only needed one spray and it killed all them little critters and there eggs, but can't remember the name of it or find the bottle at the moment, but if i do will let you know what it was called. pyrethrum or neem oil works but you have to treet the plants for a while, i'm sure you will beat those little fuckers. good luck mate:thumbsup:

[Italiano715]

sorry to hear you got those horrid little mites, last time i had them i got a solution from my local hydro shop which only needed one spray and it killed all them little critters and there eggs, but can't remember the name of it or find the bottle at the moment, but if i do will let you know what it was called. pyrethrum or neem oil works but you have to treat the plants for a while, i'm sure you will beat those little fuckers. good luck mate:thumbsup:

Yeah, luckily I found these suckers before they infested. :cool:There are only a few here and there, but I'm sure their is more. I haven't sprayed them yet. I will try today on the male plant when I water and see if it works. If not, I'm taking the stuff back :smokin:

[tristan1986]

any new piccies? ;)

[perpetr8r]

OMG Italiano!! I hope you get rid of those lil feckers quick. I have had thrips but the "borg" give me nightmares!! I'm so paranoid I have a hard time letting the patient in her own garden without a change of clothing first. Weird am I but pretty is she :cool:

Hope all is under control. :(

[Italiano715]

Sooooo, I haven't updated in a good minute, so I just decided to catch everybody up on what's going on.

First, used the Organicide and it worked wonderfully. Left a little smell, but eventually dissipated in a matter of about 4 days.
Also, I took 9 clones from the 3 plants about a week ago. Two from the suspected male, three from the confirmed female, and 4 from the, what "looks" to be a female. I have them under two 24 in grow lights I got from Wal-Mart awhile back. They are nice a green, but no signs of roots yet. I don't figure ALL 9 to make it, being this is my first time, but ya never know! :stoned:
Also just started 12/12 on the already going plants. Figure, start these now so I can have some meds by the end of July. Then in about 3 weeks I will throw this clones in there. Well not all of them. I will probably keep 3 growing out at a buddies house and then take clones from them. Then I will seed one of females with one of the 2 male clones for future seeds (whichever grows better). Will have them in a separate grow area too. Probably make a dual rubbermaid setup since I have two already here. :D
That's later though.

[Joefarmer]

Hey Italiano, been following this log, looks good. I'm doing some BlueCityDiesel so was interested in your experience with the BB. Glad to hear the Organicide works too. Just bought some myself, but hope I never have to use it.

[Darkace]

hoping everythings going great... just hopin u get some bud porn up in the next few weeks :jointsmile:

[Italiano715]

Hey Italiano, been following this log, looks good. I'm doing some BlueCityDiesel so was interested in your experience with the BB. Glad to hear the Organicide works too. Just bought some myself, but hope I never have to use it.


hoping everythings going great... just hopin u get some bud porn up in the next few weeks :jointsmile:

Appreciate the feedback! Glad to see some people still keeping up without having any pictures to look at! LoL I know, it's my fault. They have just really started to show flowers all over. So, I will probably start getting some pictures up of the bud growth. Funny, over 2 months and I have only one set of pictures up! :wtf: Might just have to throw them up tomorrow as my lights are now out for the night!

[Italiano715]

Alright everyone here are some long awaited pictures of my two BB ladies. I took some kinda close up pictures of the pistils, but it's hard to see, so I just drew an arrow to kinda show where it is. Sorry for the shitty quality, camera is only a 7.3MP camera. Anywho, here they are!!!

Pic 1+3: The first lady + close up shot (kinda)
Pic 2+4: Second lady + close up shot (kinda)

Alas...Enjoy!!! :jointsmile::thumbsup:

[Italiano715]

A few more....

[headshake]

looking real good italiano! really nice ladies.


-shake

[Italiano715]

Welcome back Shake! Thanks for the feedback. Let me tell you though, never again with these BB. They are a bit of a pain in the ass to grow. I'm got it covered so far though. Took a good while to get where they are, considering the heating issues I had early in growth. They are coming along nicely now though. Finally doing things right under my terms. :D I can tell looking at them that they are going to be fast fillers. Haven't been in flowering 2 weeks yet and they are starting to show pistils all over. I will take a few pictures in about a week to see the difference. :stoned: Anyways, thanks for stopping in and happy growing! :smokin:

[Darkace]

they still got some more stretching ta do :D cant wait till start of spring :jointsmile:

[Italiano715]

Pic 1 if you make it big you can see the pistil growth. The rest are just some more randoms while I was watering.

[Italiano715]

Some (well most) of them are looking like shit! I checked the left cutting on the first pic for roots and found some growing, so that's a good sign. Not really sure why the hell they are turning yellow on the bottom leaves, but everything else is growing on them. Just the bottom leaves are yellowing. If they make it, they make it. If not, then I'll try again with the skunkberry I just started couple weeks ago, when they get of age. Anyways onto the pictures.

Pic 1: Male cuttings
Pic 2: Female cuttings
Pic 3: All the cuttings

[Italiano715]

just wanted to show a piece of the bud we got going around here right now. Only $30qtr :stoned: I can't complain! This is our "mid" around my way!

[Darkace]

looks pretty tasty wish i could have a puff :D

[weedmaster]

hows it going italiano? those ladies look lush:jointsmile:good to hear you got rid of the mites:thumbsup:i didn't get the AK47 clones in the end but i got a couple of pure dutch in the greenhouse dont know sex yet only a few weeks old, if they are female i will start a log:)keep up the good work mate, sorry can't offer any advise on your clones,but hope they turn out allright:thumbsup:look forward to your next update mate, stay cool and keep on tokin :jointsmile:

[Italiano715]

some random pictures..........

[headshake]

what's the status on the clones italiano?

ladies look top flight!


-shake

[Italiano715]

Four of them have rooted (all the female ones) and I proceeded to plant them (will put pictures up here soon). For some reason one of the clones starting wilting really bad during the transplanting into the cups. Well I ripped it and now have three that are looking good. The bottom fan leaves of the clones are yellowing at the edges but the new growth looks good, so I'm going to just let them die naturally and hope for the best!

[headshake]

i just took four clones from a ladie that was three plus weeks into flower, cut it off at an angle, scraped about an inch of the skin at the base of the cutting off, dipped into superthrive and stuck into a cup of MG soil. no spraying, no dome, nothing and had a 100% success rate. that was under a couple of CFLs.

weird how things work out. mind had the same yellowing at the leaf tips. i think this is where they loose water or something. i just cut em back a little as they did it.

i know they'll pull through because you've got a green thumb!


-shake

[Italiano715]

Pic 1: is of the rooted clones that are continuing 24/0 for about another week until I find a permanent spot to veg them.

Pic 2: The cuttings that are starting to show signs of roots, but not quite ready to be planted yet.

You can definitely see the yellowing and the fan leaves dying off. I hope it doesn't worsen any more :( The new growth is looking good though. Just the bottom foliage.

[headshake]

as long as you get roots and the new growth looks good then all is well. the fan leaves are just casualties. no worries.


-shake

[Italiano715]

This BB genetic said it was a little more demanding to clone so I was iffy in the beginning doing it, but 2 weeks later and they finally root. Only the next few days will tell how things go. I was hoping to at least get a few clones rooted the first time trying and I'm already happy with the outcome. Puts a smile on my face to wake up and see roots coming out the peat pellet :D All is well though. I'm excited for these next few weeks on the ladies I have in flower now. I think one of them might be a 10 week grower as it's more sativa looking then the other one. Again, only time will tell!

[Italiano715]

Decided to throw up a few more pictures while I watered them. Also, I found some spider mites AGAIN underneath the fan leaves, so I sprayed them down with some more Organicide. I didn't even check to see if it was alright to spray them during flowering, but not much I could really do considering I had nothing else. Sooooooo, now I'm just hoping for the best. I am going to let them try and dry out a bit before placing them back under the lights. I don't want them to spot my plants with the water droplets!

Anyways, onto the pics..... :stoned:

Pic 1: The top of the indica dominant BB. You can see the bud phase beginning :D

Pic 2: The leaning toward sativa dominant BB. Can't really see much yet, but it will pick up in a few days!

Pic 3: Both BB side by side! Left is sativa dominant and right is indica dominant!

Enjoy! :jointsmile:

[headshake]

hey italiano, get some equate brand (walmart) bedding spray. it's in the pharmacy section. it's used for lice. it's also only ~$4.

the main ingredient is permethrin. i use this on my snakes' tanks when they happen to get mites. when you have your plants in the tub for watering spray your area down. it dissepates quickly. (when it's dry/dissepated you have no worries. i can put the snakes back in their tanks as soon as it's gone.) as soon as it's dry you can put the ladies back. do this about once every 3-5 days for a couple of weeks. this should help out.

check it out here (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10324555#Item+Description).

the ladies look awesome by the way! can't wait to see those buds.


-shake

[weedmaster]

as long as you get roots and the new growth looks good then all is well. the fan leaves are just casualties. no worries.


-shake

i'm no expert but agree with you shake, as long as the new growth is good all is well, the yellowing could have been the clones feeding of the leaves. keep up the good work italiano:thumbsup:

[Italiano715]

hey italiano, get some equate brand (walmart) bedding spray. it's in the pharmacy section. it's used for lice. it's also only ~$4.

the main ingredient is permethrin. i use this on my snakes' tanks when they happen to get mites. when you have your plants in the tub for watering spray your area down. it dissepates quickly. (when it's dry/dissepated you have no worries. i can put the snakes back in their tanks as soon as it's gone.) as soon as it's dry you can put the ladies back. do this about once every 3-5 days for a couple of weeks. this should help out.

check it out here (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10324555#Item+Description).

the ladies look awesome by the way! can't wait to see those buds.


-shake

Funny! I got that stuff under my sink! Used it for the kid when he had lice. So, I should basically "disinfect" the area with the stuff? Anything I should watch out for with this stuff?



i'm no expert but agree with you shake, as long as the new growth is good all is well, the yellowing could have been the clones feeding of the leaves. keep up the good work italiano

Thanks weedmaster! I gave them a bit more water this morning and they are starting to perk up and actually look really nice. I have them under a 20W (1200 lumen) 2700K CFL at the moment. I'm hoping that will give the plants a little stretch since they were so small when I took the cuttings. All is looking well otherwise :)

Appreciate all the feedback you two! :smokin:

[headshake]

Funny! I got that stuff under my sink! Used it for the kid when he had lice. So, I should basically "disinfect" the area with the stuff? Anything I should watch out for with this stuff?


just don't breathe the spray in. it's almost like a spray powder. other than that, no sir.


-shake

[Italiano715]

Just took some macro shots!

First 2 are of the bud growth....First one is booming, the second is lagging :( Probably be a 10 weeker!

Last 2 are some top shot bud growth.

[EnhAnceD]

hey buddy, looking good over here. I really like this site as a lot of people are doing the cfl grow. Your ladies are looking really nice. Im curious about a question that no ones been able to answer, what is a SOG. Ill be keeping an eye on your log as we are close in timing. Sorry to hear you got mites. I herd that the best way to avoide mites is to not take clones from another persons grow, start from seed. I cleaned my room top to bottom to make sure there was no pre exhisting mold/bugs/dirt and crap. I have had a few really little fly like bugs but thats it. Keep it up with the pic updates.

[Italiano715]

hey buddy, looking good over here. I really like this site as a lot of people are doing the cfl grow. Your ladies are looking really nice. Im curious about a question that no ones been able to answer, what is a SOG. Ill be keeping an eye on your log as we are close in timing. Sorry to hear you got mites. I herd that the best way to avoide mites is to not take clones from another persons grow, start from seed. I cleaned my room top to bottom to make sure there was no pre exhisting mold/bugs/dirt and crap. I have had a few really little fly like bugs but thats it. Keep it up with the pic updates.

SOG means Sea of Green....Basically in a nutshell, it is packing as many plants as you can in a space. SOG works really well with clones as you can pack clones really tight next to each other! SOG grows are usually an even canopy with all buds growing at the same height. It works well with CFL especially since CFLs' don't have a deep light penetration.

[bickeybammer]

good job Italiano i bet you cant wait to see some nugs!:rastasmoke:

[Italiano715]

good job Italiano i bet you cant wait to see some nugs!:rastasmoke:

Thanks for stopping in!

Man oh man. I can not wait till I start to see the characteristics showing! Longest 8 weeks of my life! :D

[weedmaster]

Thanks for stopping in!

Man oh man. I can not wait till I start to see the characteristics showing! Longest 8 weeks of my life! :D

LOL, growing is a waiting game can't wait for someone to come up with a autoflowering strain that takes less than 4 weeks, i'm sure there will be one soon:D

[Italiano715]

Just a couple more pictures! Enjoy

Pic 1: The main cola on one of the BB

Pic 2+3+4: The clones! First 2 have some weird growth, but I'm sure they will be fine in the following week or so. They are growing really fast actually! The last picture is the best looking of the clones.

[Italiano715]

Pic 1: Macro shot of main cola

Pic 2: Main cola from a distance.

Pic 3: The clones I just transplanted into 1 gal container and added to the 12/12 party in the room! :rasta:


You can really see the trichs' starting to appear on the buds! :D This SOB is going to be frosty in a couple of weeks!!!

I'm ready! I'm ready!

Giggity Giggity :giggity: Goo!

[Italiano715]

Alright, well I still have some mites on my fan leaves. I'm afraid to spray them with the organicide being at the stage they are with the budding. What else could I do to help aid the mite problem? Someone suggested dish soap w/ water and to spray the fan leaves with it. Or should I just get a no pest strip? That seems like a LAST resort as I'm not digging the chemical lingering in the air......

[Italiano715]

The lucky bud to get smoked, broken down, and rollllled up!!! Now onto smoking the thing! :D

Happy Toking Everybody!

[Italiano715]

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[Italiano715]

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[Darkace]

starting to look pretty tasty Italiano.... :jointsmile:

[gigity]

damn that looks good

[Italiano715]

randoms...........

[EnhAnceD]

hey italiano, looking good. Your still only using 6 26 watt cfls? Shes looking good, nods are nice and close together, buds are looking good, altho, and this may be due to my inexperience in growing different strands, but it looks like for how much bud you got that there arent many trichoms on the leaves that I can tell, lemme look again, ya, are they still young? My girl is on day 36 of flower and she is covered in nice trichomes like a marble dipped in water then in sugar. I remember reading your first post, you were going to lst them, did you?

[Italiano715]

hey italiano, looking good. Your still only using 6 26 watt cfls? Shes looking good, nods are nice and close together, buds are looking good, altho, and this may be due to my inexperience in growing different strands, but it looks like for how much bud you got that there arent many trichoms on the leaves that I can tell, lemme look again, ya, are they still young? My girl is on day 36 of flower and she is covered in nice trichomes like a marble dipped in water then in sugar. I remember reading your first post, you were going to lst them, did you?


I'm using 12CFL (nine 2700K/three 6500K)......

I did LST them and let them go a day or so after I started flowering and they basically stretched back straight. :D

I probably should have topped or FIM them instead to promote branching better, but oh well....live and learn!

They are starting to fill fast now. They just finished stretching on me about a week ago, so now the last 60% of flowering time it should be fattening up (via the 60/40 phenomena). Supposed to take 8 weeks to finished flowering, but the sativish one looks to be a 10 weeker. By the time that one is done my clones I started flowering should be about 2 weeks behind that. So, if I'm correct then I should have 3 harvest two weeks within each other. I smoke a LOT of weed, so having some more meds every 2 weeks will be nice :D

I may even be able to let a couple of friends try em' out!

I have no idea what exact date I switched to 12/12 but it was sometime mid to late june. So roughly, 20-25 days right now.[/I]

[perpetr8r]

Blueberry looking good bro! The blueberry i harvested has become well known amongst connoisseurs in my area..thanks to me :) I got very lucky on my first grow and my plants produced some of the finest smelling and tasting buds with a 4 hour high, that alot of people are saying "this is the best weed I have ever smoked in my life". These people smoke like they get paid to do it too! I do not sell the weed i produce as that is illegal but people are offering me $500 an oz for this stuff...man.. I'm too afraid of jail. I wish you had some 600 watt hps lights for your girls but if you keep doing what you are doing, you should get the same results! Sucks about the mites, i hope you can eradicate them. I had fungus gnats but some non chemical pest strips hung at canopy level and others cut in half and placed between pots (like a bridge) to catch the non fliers seems to have diminished them to the point where i see no more of them. Seems you are doing well with the nutes and not burning them.. this is important with the sativa dom one as they tend to hermie if stressed. Keep an eye out for that cause if it hermies it will do so with a vengeance. Bannanas will show after about 45 days into flower.. not a big worry as out of my crop there was one lone seed. Do not harvest too early and in case you forget.. do not harvest too early :) as tempting as it is.. waiting for the full 60-70 days makes a big difference in bud density and yield. I have a bud that weighed 7.4 grams dry! it wasnt very big just dense as a stone. I have g13 and stoned rhino in flower right now. Just cut 8 clones of my prized blueberry and they are in the cloner as we speak. That will be the next run.. all bb baby :) Some rhino too.... Keep doing what you're doing bro and you will be rewarded :thumbsup:

[Italiano715]

Pic 1: Sativish looking BB top
Pic 2: Other BB top
Pic 3: Main cola of 2nd pic
Pic 4: Both my ladies bathing in the shower :thumbsup:

[Italiano715]

Blueberry looking good bro! The blueberry i harvested has become well known amongst connoisseurs in my area..thanks to me :) I got very lucky on my first grow and my plants produced some of the finest smelling and tasting buds with a 4 hour high, that alot of people are saying "this is the best weed I have ever smoked in my life". These people smoke like they get paid to do it too! I do not sell the weed i produce as that is illegal but people are offering me $500 an oz for this stuff...man.. I'm too afraid of jail. I wish you had some 600 watt hps lights for your girls but if you keep doing what you are doing, you should get the same results! Sucks about the mites, i hope you can eradicate them. I had fungus gnats but some non chemical pest strips hung at canopy level and others cut in half and placed between pots (like a bridge) to catch the non fliers seems to have diminished them to the point where i see no more of them. Seems you are doing well with the nutes and not burning them.. this is important with the sativa dom one as they tend to hermie if stressed. Keep an eye out for that cause if it hermies it will do so with a vengeance. Bannanas will show after about 45 days into flower.. not a big worry as out of my crop there was one lone seed. Do not harvest too early and in case you forget.. do not harvest too early :) as tempting as it is.. waiting for the full 60-70 days makes a big difference in bud density and yield. I have a bud that weighed 7.4 grams dry! it wasnt very big just dense as a stone. I have g13 and stoned rhino in flower right now. Just cut 8 clones of my prized blueberry and they are in the cloner as we speak. That will be the next run.. all bb baby :) Some rhino too.... Keep doing what you're doing bro and you will be rewarded :thumbsup:

Thanks for stopping in! I always enjoy your knowledge considering you already had the experience with the BB. Yeah, the mites are dying away slowly but surely. This organicide is working, but I have to keep reapplying it cautiously every week.

I actually also have 3 clones in flower right now with the 2 ladies also. I can't wait for them sons of b****es to start budding!

Now that I've been doing these though, I'm ready for them to finish so I can concentrate on my next grow of OG #18 :D :D :D

Also, I will be purchasing a 400W MH/HPS switchable kit from ebay soon. That will be used on my OG's once I also get a portable AC! Hopefully it will cool down where I'm at in the winter and may be able to do without the AC and just run cool air from outside in!

[JohanD420]

Italiano715 your blueberry looks great, you really know your stuff and it shows! I will be Subscribing, and I'm going to send off for some of that PeakseedBC Blueberry to try myself. This will make a great thread for me to judge my own progress too. :thumbsup:

[Richol]

The lucky bud to get smoked, broken down, and rollllled up!!! Now onto smoking the thing! :D

Happy Toking Everybody!

damn that blunt looks good :stoned:

[weedmaster]

looking really good mate:thumbsup:keep upthe good work bro:jointsmile:

[nowhuffo]

Ital the grow is looking great. Back where I met you they have a new post in sick plants that sounds interesting. About another mite treatment coming from Australia that sounds all natural. Maybe not any help this grow but thinking about the future grows. Here is the link:

http://www..com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=34403

More pics please!

[greenatik]

nice blueberry yum yum italiano :D

i've been smoking on some blue dream... blueberry x haze. nice stuff, real narcotic high. how does your blueberry smell/taste?

[EnhAnceD]

looking tasties

[Italiano715]

Alright these first set of pics are all the indica dominant BB and a picture of the clones I threw in there as well. You will see 2 of clones have F'd up mutated leaves, but I know it's from the stress I put them under from transplanting and the heat from the lights at first. Oh well, new growth is looking lovely. The one clone that isn't mutated I introduced to the grow room a few hours a day and let them harden a bit to the light and now it's growing fine! A bit yellow at the top, but I need to water them soon, so a fresh shot of nutes will probably cure that problem! :D

Anyways on the pictures!

[Italiano715]

These are the sativa dominant BB.

[EnhAnceD]

how long have those been in flower?. It looks from your pictures your lights are far away? yet your girl looks nice and compact as if you were using strong lights? looking good tho, keep up the good work.

[Italiano715]

how long have those been in flower?. It looks from your pictures your lights are far away? yet your girl looks nice and compact as if you were using strong lights? looking good tho, keep up the good work.

The lights look far away because I moved them to take the pictures.

They are 2 inches from the tops with 4 CFL on each plants top. Then I have 3 more lower down the plant to hit the sides along with the clones. So 11 total. The one in the first set of pics is going to be the nice and compact one. The other one will be bigger, but probably fluffy type. I'm pretty sure they will have a different pheno also. I'm just looking forward to the weeks following up to harvesting when the bud gets it's true looks and smell!

Oh, it will be roughly 30 days (+/-) tomorrow since I changed to 12/12

I still have around 4-6 weeks left I figure

[Italiano715]

The first 3 are the indica dominant one.

The 4th is one of the clones (the nicer one :D).

The 5th is just a random pic of the sativa dominant one (if you look on the left top of the picture, you can see my little ladybug friend [damn mites] ).

ENJOY!

[EnhAnceD]

looking good man. Im on day 40 of flower and I just posted some pics, Iv got 11 cfls surrounding my girl tho. 3 23 watt 2700k at the top, then 8 40 watt 6/2700k and 2/4100k around the middle, shes loving the light, plus I used 24slice pizza lids and wrapped them in tin foil and hun around her to keep all the light reflected at her. Im going to upgrade to a 250watt MH I think.

[Italiano715]

looking good man. Im on day 40 of flower and I just posted some pics, Iv got 11 cfls surrounding my girl tho. 3 23 watt 2700k at the top, then 8 40 watt 6/2700k and 2/4100k around the middle, shes loving the light, plus I used 24slice pizza lids and wrapped them in tin foil and hun around her to keep all the light reflected at her. Im going to upgrade to a 250watt MH I think.

Appreciate it ya stopping in to see the progress.

Yup, I've definitely lurked on your thread a few times :stoned:

I'm also upgrading to a mh/hps switchable ballast on my next grow. Probably a 400W.

[EnhAnceD]

i just checked ebay and they have a 400w mh/hps kit with balast, reflector and both bulbs 171.00 to ship to where I am in canada, crazyyyy.

[Italiano715]

i just checked ebay and they have a 400w mh/hps kit with balast, reflector and both bulbs 171.00 to ship to where I am in canada, crazyyyy.

:D seen one similar too that! prolly upgrade and get the cooled hood

[weedmaster]

looking really good mate:thumbsup:nice and healthy. keep it up bro:jointsmile:

[headshake]

looking good brother!


-shake

[Italiano715]

looking good brother!


-shake

Welcome back shake! I see your settled in eh? Didn't miss much while your were gone other than your buddy FelixTheCat up to his shit talking like usual!

[headshake]

oh dear lord! guess i'll have to go check it out....

-shake

[Shovelhandle]

Those are sweet looking BB buds. I'll have to check out Peak Seeds.
I know the DP BB I grew have a pretty sativa high and then the indica stone lands. :stoned:
A little more sativa might be real nice. :jointsmile:

[fourkicks]

wow man ,those buds look nice.keep up the good work.

[EnhAnceD]

looking good man, pic update soon?

[Italiano715]

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[Italiano715]

Well I took some pictures today and decided to share them with ya! They are really starting to fill in now. Seems these BB fill in a lot during the last few weeks! :jointsmile: Can't wait to see them when they are close to finished!

First 3 are shots of both BB ladies

Last 2 are some of the lower sites on each lady!

Enjoy! :D

[fourkicks]

looking nice,keep up the good work.........

[Mr.GoodMorning02]

Italian,

Girls are beautiful...ill be sure to stop back in towards harvest date. nice job so far :jointsmile:

mgm

[KingKronic420]

jeez italiano, those things look like sh!t. i mean green leaves and crystaly buds, who the hell wants that?!?!

muahaha i kid.

[EnhAnceD]

Looking nice how many days till flower?

[Italiano715]

looking nice,keep up the good work.........


Italian,

Girls are beautiful...ill be sure to stop back in towards harvest date. nice job so far :jointsmile:

mgm

Thanks for stopping in ya'll! :jointsmile:


jeez italiano, those things look like sh!t. i mean green leaves and crystaly buds, who the hell wants that?!?!

muahaha i kid.

I know right! Fucking shitty green leaves and buds! LoL


Looking nice how many days till flower

I'm not exactly quite sure when they will be done, but I will check the trichomes today. I figure it would be done in about another 2 to 3 weeks, so I will probably start flushing from here on out.

[Italiano715]

So I've been forgetting to mention since I will be harvesting in 3 weeks, I have started flushing 2 days ago. I will flush them with Ph corrected water twice then feed them molasses every 3rd watering. Then the last week will be dedicated to the pre-harvest "dry!"

Included just a couple more pics to see. Pictures are couple of cola shots of both BBs' in no particular order (too lazy to rename file before upload! :stoned:). Enjoy!

[EnhAnceD]

Looks nice man. those are clones right? Clones that went pretty quick into flower right? I say this b.c comparing my plant to yours, and I understand it may be due to strain difference, and ALOT of different things but my girl looks insanly larger lol. Ive never grown bb and I should lookup the characteristics, I guess you cant really compare plants, and I dont mean to compare honest. Im just thinking maybe you need more light or something, more buds the better right.

[Italiano715]

Looks nice man. those are clones right? Clones that went pretty quick into flower right? I say this b.c comparing my plant to yours, and I understand it may be due to strain difference, and ALOT of different things but my girl looks insanly larger lol. Ive never grown bb and I should lookup the characteristics, I guess you cant really compare plants, and I dont mean to compare honest. Im just thinking maybe you need more light or something, more buds the better right.

Yea, yield was a problem of heat I've been having with the summer months (80F-100F)! Plus I got 11 CFL's in their. More than my last grow and my yield was a good bit more than this will pull. Also, the last grow was in the midst of winter so I didn't need any heat, only had to use what was coming off the lights! :D This time I grew in the summer (stupid me!) with having to control the temps (try keep it down) with just the house AC.

It's OK though. I now have a portable AC that will be incorporated in the room! No more heat problems, ever! Plus, I'm ditching the CFL's and going with a 400W MH/HPS. Also, I think I will be ditching the soil too (maybe not for the OG's I have still) and use these Dinafem seeds up and do a DWC grow. I've been reading a lot into that lately and have been really diggin it! I don't know man, so many different techniques!!! I also have a bubble cloner in the makings also! I will be doing a SOG with the clones. Goody, so much planned for the following months! :jointsmile: I can't wait!

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looking good man
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[fourkicks]

:thumbsup:there looking nice even if the heat got a bit high..im having the same problem because of the summer..winter growing indoors seems easier.. so when you say your gonna flush twice... how many days apart??? and how much molasses do you feed??? keep up the good work,them buds are sweet!!!:)

[Italiano715]

:thumbsup:there looking nice even if the heat got a bit high..im having the same problem because of the summer..winter growing indoors seems easier.. so when you say your gonna flush twice... how many days apart??? and how much molasses do you feed??? keep up the good work,them buds are sweet!!!:)

I usually water every 3-4 days and feed them a Tbs of molasses to each gallon after adjusting the ph to about 6.8 because the molasses brings down my ph slightly.

So I figure I will end up watering a total of 5-6 times until I harvest. So, it will be water, water, water and molasses, water, water, then no water for a week, then harvest. If that made any sense :)

[nowhuffo]

Looking very nice and healthy. Good job with the cfl's. I will have my BB from Peak starting in the next couple of weeks so thanks for giving me an idea of what to expect.:thumbsup:

[Italiano715]

Looking very nice and healthy. Good job with the cfl's. I will have my BB from Peak starting in the next couple of weeks so thanks for giving me an idea of what to expect.:thumbsup:

I'm sure, yours will come out better! I've had some heat issues and it has made the flowering time longer. I checked the trichomes today and they were mostly clear still with some cloudy ones. If I had to say a ratio I'd probably say 80/20 clear to cloudy. So, there is definitely a few more weeks to go at least.

Keep the temps right and feed VERY lightly with your nutes. I burned them on accident a few waterings ago. I added a different amount then I do with some other ones I have and gave them a BIT too much! :( But I flushed and only some fan leaves ended up being the casualties.

Also had spider mite problems for a little bit. I got a No Pest Strip and it worked wonders. Took about a week to get the numbers down and almost two, to rid of them completely.

Hopefully when you get yours, it will be more of the purple pheno, so I can see how that looks! :D I had hoped for more of that pheno, but maybe when it starts to get closer to done, it will show more of the "blueberry" look.

Anyways, I will put some pictures up tomorrow of them. :thumbsup:

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what's good brother? glad to see the ladies doing well.

i was transplanting some bluebonnets the otherday, yes, actual bluebonnets. they didn't seem to like too many nutes at all. it got me to wondering about blueberry and if the name could have partially came from bluebonnets?

anyhow, good growing!


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[bluntpasser]

great job man.. Your plants are looking great and good to hear you have taken care of all your problems throughout your grow.. Im excited to see these naked girls ripe and up-close. :jointsmile:

[Italiano715]

what's good brother? glad to see the ladies doing well.

i was transplanting some bluebonnets the otherday, yes, actual bluebonnets. they didn't seem to like too many nutes at all. it got me to wondering about blueberry and if the name could have partially came from bluebonnets?

anyhow, good growing!


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Good to see you back Shake! Been awhile! Settled in now eh?

That would be cool! Like I haven't gotten into the details/research on how buds get their flavors and variety like they do. I'd be interested to see how each variety gets those unique characteristics!



great job man.. Your plants are looking great and good to hear you have taken care of all your problems throughout your grow.. Im excited to see these naked girls ripe and up-close. :jointsmile:

Yeah, I can't wait till the finish myself! Ready to smoke some goooood! I will probably hold off about a week before I take pictures, just so everybody can see the difference. I was being a camera whore the last few weeks and am going to back off a bit. Don't worry the bud porn will commence soon enough though! :jointsmile:

[fourkicks]

thanks fo the flushing tips man..checked the trics yesterday,they are mostly cloudy on one plant so i flushed and will do another in a few days...happy growing

[Italiano715]

Alright, well I couldn't help myself, so I took some more pictures! Enjoy guys and gals!

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it kinda looks like a sugar-covered eclair!


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[Italiano715]

it kinda looks like a sugar-covered eclair!


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Yum, I love me some eclairs!! :thumbsup:

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LMAO!

eclairs are kinda like the cannoli of the donut world.


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[Italiano715]

Well, I proceeded to water my plants today and while putting one back in it got caught on a cord hanging and broke my branch! I was mad at first, but after it happened I just said fu** it and trimmed it and checked the trichs. Little behold the bud was about 80/20 cloudy to amber! I checked the lower sites on the plant and they were mostly cloudy. So I'm assuming they will be done soon! Anyways here is the picture of the bud that broke off!

[fourkicks]

oh well,not to worry man!!:thumbsup:.. you have it all to look forward to. at least you will have a smoke a few days early

[Italiano715]

Well spider mites have gotten to my clones pretty badly, so I ripped them and cut down one of my females that was near the clones. Didn't want it to get to my others after just removing the clones so, I harvested the one ladie. Still have another 3 in flowering that are looking good and spider mite free. :jointsmile::thumbsup: Anyways, here is the pic of some of the buds from the bottom sites.

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sorry to hear about the mites again italiano. that's crap.

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[Italiano715]

Shit happens....The plant wasn't infested, but I didn't want to take the chances of it getting infested, so I chop, chop, chopped that tree down. :D

http://bbg-aura.gaia.com/photos/7/63386/large/nun_with_cannabis__2_.jpg

[Italiano715]

Well hello all, I am testing the bud out tonight for the first time. I just wanted to share the bud that was going to get put in this here WO:New Yorker. Will let you all know the smoke report when I'm finished.

[fourkicks]

looks nice:thumbsup:

[nowhuffo]

Awesome buds. Well done. How is the smoke? I just put my BB into germ. Thanks for the thread.

[Shovelhandle]

Enjoy your BB, Ital. :thumbsup:

[Italiano715]

I'm sorry everybody it has been so long since my last time on! My computer modem burned out and I'm in the process of getting a new one! At a buddies house using his comp. Well anyway, I get my new modem sometime this week. Once it arrives I will be back and put up some pics!

Sorry for the delay! :wtf:

God Bless and have a wonderful day!!

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hope you get everything fixed up brother! hurry back.

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[Italiano715]

Well you guys, here is a shot of some of the BB I harvested. These buds were fortunate to be smoked by muah in a matter of a few hours! :stoned: I guess you can call it a bit of a celebration! :D

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ooooooh weeeeeeeeeeeeee! i bet it stinks so good!

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[Italiano715]

ooooooh weeeeeeeeeeeeee! i bet it stinks so good!

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Kinda smells like purp with a fruity-fuel taste. Its an energetic high for like the first 15-20 min then hits you and has you feeling stuck to the couch. I had to take a mid day nap! lol

Oh, by the way, I have been putting together a little list together for "USE" and will get it to you when I'm finished! Hope your homicidal kids are treating you well on that side!

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awesome!

the kids are doing good. six of the seven have popped their heads out of the soil. the seventh looks like it's gonna come through. i had to dig it up and found out that it wasn't getting water.

man, i'm super excited! hit me up!


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