Vanilla Kush (LST) by ChArBuD

[Charbud]

After seeing Vanilla Kush as the cannabis cup winner 2009, i thought i have to grow this ! So thats what im doing.

Vanilla Kush:
Type : Mostly indica
THC: 22%
Characteristics : Fragrant and potent

"Vanilla Kush is an incredible new Indica-dominant strain and is one of the most fragrant, full-flavoured and potent plants that Barneys Farm have ever offered. Vanilla Kush genetics come from Kashmir and Afghan. The intense aromas from large, dense colas â??heavily speckled with red and gold trichromes â?? bring to mind wild vanilla and lavender, accented with lemon and orange peel. Once lit, the floral and herbal aromas become more concentrated and the smoke offers sweet flavours. Vanilla Kush grows to about 55- 60cm in height indoors and takes her cannabis seeds 60-65 days to flower. Outdoor harvest time is the end of September. Her THC is strong of 22%. The strong, long lasting high allows the mind to relax and eases muscle tension."

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The seed is feminised from barneys seeds; which people give mixed reviews. I will also be growing this plant with an LST technique, pictured below. Im doing this technique because im using CFL's which have really bad penereation, this technique will help me get an even light coverage over the whole plant.

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I will be using the same setup as my last grow apart from soil and pot. If you didnt see my last grow have a look here :

http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-growing/177531-wss-first-grow-cfl-come-watch.html

For Veg i will be using a 300 watt Blue spec Cfl and a 250 watt cfl red spec for flowering.

The seed wont be germinated for a couple of days as im still preparing my grow area.

Watch it go from seed to bud !

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Peace
Charbud:rastasmoke:

[Joel]

Tuned in.

[redtails]

I'm subscribed, gotta love the LST threads...

[Charbud]

Finally finished setting up.

Seed went into germination minutes ago. Using the paper towl on a plate technique, should be sprotuing in 2 days, so will check back then.

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Charbud :stoned:

[Charbud]

Planted today, leaves should be showing in 2 days :)

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Shoot.

Charbud:rastasmoke:

[LetsSeeYa]

Com on brotha, i thought i id see buds by today my man:D Looking forward to this one:rasta:

[Charbud]

First set of leaves came through today.

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Looking for a name for my new girl, any ideas ?

Charbud

[redtails]

How bout Char-lene?

[LetsSeeYa]

How bout Char-lene?

Perfect name Charbud, i like it:rasta:

[Charbud]

I do like it although would prefer a name without char in it !!

Has been a while, i am sorry, but been very busy. shes got a lot bigger and is looking like shes going to be very bushy !

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piece :rastasmoke:

[LetsSeeYa]

I do like it although would prefer a name without char in it !!

Has been a while, i am sorry, but been very busy. shes got a lot bigger and is looking like shes going to be very bushy !

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piece :rastasmoke:

Looks nice char, some fat leaves for sure. Prolly going to be a big bush like you said:thumbsup:

:rasta:

[Joel]

I do like it although would prefer a name without char in it !!

Has been a while, i am sorry, but been very busy. shes got a lot bigger and is looking like shes going to be very bushy !

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piece :rastasmoke:

She looks awesome char! Vanilla thrilla ftw.

[crf70rider]

pics???????????

[Charbud]

Sorry guys i am very busy and its been showing on my girl, shes got all brown spots and growth is really slowing down, i think its because i didnt bake my soil before i used it so there are loads of bugs in the soil munching on the leaves when im not around. This will have to stop ! so she will be relocated to a different location inwhich no bugs or any other pesky animals can get to her ! or if you guys have some suggestions to get rid of the brown spots and the pesky pests as the same time she will stay put.

Nitrogen injection tomorrow due to poor growth so hopefully the future will be bright for her !

Still undecided on a name, Vanilla Thrilla did make me laugh a lot Joel, so thats no1 at the moment.

Heres the damage
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As you can see, not much bigger than before,

Hopefully saveable

hope u guys been getting high as kites

Charbud:rastasmoke:

[Charbud]

By the way you do need to open those images to really see the damage

[Joel]

Yo charbud. Ive only experienced bugs once and that was on my first grow of the year, I used a simple water + soap solution and sprayed the area, and my plant, but not the soil. If this fails, then I dont know much else because I dont have much experience dealing with those little pests.

Tough situation, do you know what kind of bugs they are? Hopefully we can save her!

[Charbud]

Fresh growth doesnt seem to be getting the spots but am going to spray a little aswell. also tranplanted her today, very nice roots. so atleast something is going well..

[Dayzt1]

Great to see a VK started! I hope you're able to get the bug issue under control - the transplant will help I hope! =)

I've got 4 VK about 1 week in at the moment. They too look to become little bushes! I'm going to stick around here and see how things go - maybe I can get some insight into what to expect with this strain as the girl gets bigger and bigger!

Name suggestion: VicKie (VK for Vanilla Kush...) :jointsmile:

[Charbud]

haha nice suggestion dayzt. Ye, it will be nice to compare whats happening with each others plants. The bug issue is under control now and fresh growth is coming through nice n' green ! also started the LST. Nitrogen fix also gave her a little growth boost, Will upload a pic soon for you all.

Charbud

[Dayzt1]

Here's a pic update of my up-coming round of VK. A few more weeks and I plan to take up to 8 clones from these - 2 of each. The back right plant is a Barney's Crimea-Blue which barely survived and is now bouncing back with 3 tops...should be a nice plant to get cuttings from as well...

Enjoy! :S5:

[crf70rider]

wtf are you gona clone you could cut the top of those little plants but it would probly kill em wait atleast untill they show sex....chill out on those babies

[Dayzt1]

wtf are you gona clone you could cut the top of those little plants but it would probly kill em wait atleast untill they show sex....chill out on those babies

So quick to judge... ;) read my post a little closer - I obviously can't take any cuttings for at least a few weeks yet. They're going through quite the growth spurt right now though, so it wouldn't surprise me if there's enough lower growth to cut for clones in 2 weeks, maybe 3... even since this last picture here, there's been a ton of growth due to receiving their first light veg-nute with the last watering.

These plants will also get topped (maybe not all 4 VK - not sure yet). They're at the point right now where I could start LSTing them but i've opted to top them instead. Come to think of it, I may LST one of them just to see how this strain reacts to it...

[Charbud]

I have started my LST. Again sorry for lack of pictures but i will upload some tomorrow ! I have heard topping can be risky because of the high stress it causes the plant which can sometimes cause less yeild than if it werent topped. Anyway, my still unnamed baby girl is reacting well to lst, alreasy see the lower branches coming out and up which will be great when i bud her as im using a cfl. two weeks and im guna flower my biatch. Anyway, very high, hope you lot are too. piece..............of cake ! ahaha

[busybee]

I have started my LST. Again sorry for lack of pictures but i will upload some tomorrow !
:thumbsup:hi charbud,see you here tomorrow then,i cant wait to see your girls!:jointsmile:

[Dayzt1]

Here's a pic update of my VK's after only 3 days... i'm impressed with the growth and just how healthy these plants look at this stage already! The middle-back one is starting to stretch more than the others...haven't decided for sure if/when i'll top/fim it, but it's just starting it's 5th node now so we'll see. The last thing I want to do is stress the plants, especially this early on.

Char...sorry, I didn't mean to 'hi-jack' your journal thread! Just say the word and i'll move into a seperate journal thread of my own. =) ..can't wait to see your pic update!

Cheers! :jointsmile:

[LetsSeeYa]

Here's a pic update of my VK's after only 3 days... i'm impressed with the growth and just how healthy these plants look at this stage already! The middle-back one is starting to stretch more than the others...haven't decided for sure if/when i'll top/fim it, but it's just starting it's 5th node now so we'll see. The last thing I want to do is stress the plants, especially this early on.

Char...sorry, I didn't mean to 'hi-jack' your journal thread! Just say the word and i'll move into a seperate journal thread of my own. =) ..can't wait to see your pic update!

Cheers! :jointsmile:

If you fim a few, i know you will love it. You will get a bunch of tops and you can lst. You will get bigger buds lower on your plants. Just my experience.

Looking good Car my man:rasta:

[Charbud]

time for an update !

shes gotten pretty big as I have been feeding her miracle grow and she has been LOVING it. The LST is also working very well and the lower branches are the same height at the top as a result. I am going to start flowering next week and have decided to FIM her to see what happens and hopefully get a higher yield. Any tips would be helpful.

Picture time..

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:D

[Charbud]

Also havent decided on a name !!

[bigtopsfinn]

Looks good:thumbsup:

If you decide to FIM or top, give them at least two weeks to recover before flowering :twocents:

Happy growing :jointsmile:

[Charbud]

Better go do it now then !

[Charbud]

Checked it today and its seemed to have gone a little bit brown around the edges. Did i do it wrong ? I used clean scissors when i made the cut.

Will upload a pic later but would appreciate the reasurance that this is normal !

[bigtopsfinn]

I think you're ok, the plant will seal up the wound and nothing's gonna grow out of it. It'll be the shoots from the lower nodes that should start to become the 'tops'.

[Charbud]

So i topped it ? I still dont understand why it went black!

Can you tell me anything more by looking at the pics ?

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Help is gratefully appreciated finn:rastasmoke:

[redtails]

Looks good to me! I've seen the sap all sorts of colors, it's just sealing itself up.

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

hows ur babys doing? They look beautiful.... Cn u take a pik ov the plant showin the lst im gna av a go at it.. Hope it goes wel mate

[LetsSeeYa]

So i topped it ? I still dont understand why it went black!

Can you tell me anything more by looking at the pics ?

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Help is gratefully appreciated finn:rastasmoke:

Looks great Char:thumbsup:, i think you will like your plant after it starts growing out. I fimmed last year, but thinking i was topping it. My mistake turned out to be this:hippy:

This was my fimmed plant last year and in the second pic is where i fimmed it, you can see it healed well. Yours will do the same and hopefully you will get more top's then i got, which was seven:jointsmile:

Good luck man:rasta:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

oh fimmed iz 2 top a plant instead ov 1 big cola? Ur bud looks sexc mate

[Charbud]

Green thumb check this thread i posted, it shows you how to LST with diagrams and explanations...http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-growing/180037-how-l-ow-s-tress-t-raining-lst.html

Ill also upload some pics of mine to show you how i did mine but you gonna have to wait a couple days for htose depending on how busy i am !

Lets see ya, nice to know your still tuned in, those buds lookin mighty fine ;). Ye im hoping for 8 tops, the fim seems to be recovering and it looks like its growing again. I plan to flower soon and the new tops havent fully developed, would this be a mistake to start flowering now ? would the buds be really small or should I give it another week to establish the tops then flower ?

[LetsSeeYa]

Green thumb check this thread i posted, it shows you how to LST with diagrams and explanations...http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-growing/180037-how-l-ow-s-tress-t-raining-lst.html

Ill also upload some pics of mine to show you how i did mine but you gonna have to wait a couple days for htose depending on how busy i am !

Lets see ya, nice to know your still tuned in, those buds lookin mighty fine ;). Ye im hoping for 8 tops, the fim seems to be recovering and it looks like its growing again. I plan to flower soon and the new tops havent fully developed, would this be a mistake to start flowering now ? would the buds be really small or should I give it another week to establish the tops then flower ?

Hey man:hippy: If i were you i would give er a week to heal up a bit, but it really didnt take long for new growth to happen. In your pic's it looks like new growth has started already, so i wouldnt think it would be long before ya can flower it. When ya got time post a few pic's. I really liked the Fim last year and i think you will too, plus you get more colas:thumbsup:

Oh and im always here, just gotta be in the mood to post:smokin: but il be around man:rasta:

[Charbud]

Its that time !.. well time for a mega post as i have been very busy today.. I flushed ready for flowering, and then discovered the holes in my container werent big enough, thus meaning there was about 25 litres of water sitting around my plant... to let the water out i had to take the whole plant out and discovered a huge root system which wasnt what i was expecting for one plant.

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The i popped her back into her original container plus bigger holes. Also swapped my bulbs for flowering ! woop woop.

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Had a couple problems with my gyal as well though. some leaves are starting to go slightly yellowy/green. Obviously nitrogen deficiency but i havent fed it to her for about a week so i wouldnt have thought it would have gone yellow in that amount of time.. also the leaves are a bit wilted..over watering ?

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I also discovered some brown spots, not sure if this is nitrogen burn or the damage from the pesky house flies which hover around her. Heres a pick of one of the pesky fukers.

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Also the fim had worked out fine and i can already see 2 new tops but these could grow into more, bit too early to tell !

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:rastasmoke:

[StickyBuds1987]

thye look nice man im pulling up a chair to watch them bud out :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

nice ur plants lookin gawjus .. Shit bout the water so u shud flush wen startin ferts 4 flowering? dus it smel lyk vanilla?

[Charbud]

thye look nice man im pulling up a chair to watch them bud out :thumbsup::thumbsup:


nice ur plants lookin gawjus .. Shit bout the water so u shud flush wen startin ferts 4 flowering? dus it smel lyk vanilla?

Nice to see your on board StickyBuds :D

Ye when you start flowering you should flush all the other nutrients out of the soil so they don't mix. You should flush them occasionally anyway to make sure there isn't a nutrients stuck in one part of the soil as its bad for your plant.:pimp:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

cheers mate cor im learnin loads on ere.. Ow long u bin growin? Wher bouts in england u frm?

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

and anuva question matey, u use small cfl light bulbs? u no where i can find em for flowering, im gunna stik three flowering lights on the wall ov me grow room, i no its 2700k for flowering u no wot to look for ?

[Charbud]

this is only my second grow but like you said being on here you learn so much stuff which makes me feeel like a pro even though im not! all in all i been growin for almost a year.

I dont use small ones but for flowering they seem like a good idea, even better if you have got the space and ventialtion get a HPS light, there the ones we use in the street lampposts, really bright orange. They grow the best bud, but if you havent got the money to buy one or the option to ventilate all the hot air out, the light isnt really an option! im in the capital, what bout u ?

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

lol na my place wud burn dwn gt 2 use cfls.. Dats gud.. Im in kent.. So u gna gro outside? Do u no wher i cn find them little cfl ligt bulbs?

[Charbud]

might go outdoor, not too sure though. u can get them bulbs at homebase or b&q i think. or order them of the internet.

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

dats gud.. Ow ur babys doin?

[LetsSeeYa]

might go outdoor, not too sure though. u can get them bulbs at homebase or b&q i think. or order them of the internet.

Hey Char hows it going man:hippy: i always thought you were in the states man. Not to put anyone down or anything but, you write so i can understand ya. Some people from over there uses terms or slang i gotta read a few times before i get what their saying, but not you. mate, i always wanted to say that. lol:hippy:

The fim looks great man:thumbsup: just when i thought i had 3 tops, i had 5 then 6 and then a branch grew off another that made seven. Not sure why i didn't try one indoors, i just think i wanted to try one indoor first, but il be using it soon. Plus id like to do some lst, but not having the finger dexterity might be a problem. But i think its got a great place for indoor growing, with added yields. I saw that after reading Finn's grow, killer. But the fim will surprise ya man, im glad you went with it because i thing it will work great with the lst. Pics coming soon?

Keep er Green man :weedpoke::rasta:

[Charbud]

dats gud.. Ow ur babys doin?

Sup green thumb. There doin great, starting to see the first pistils, how yours doin ?


Hey Char hows it going man:hippy: i always thought you were in the states man. Not to put anyone down or anything but, you write so i can understand ya. Some people from over there uses terms or slang i gotta read a few times before i get what their saying, but not you. mate, i always wanted to say that. lol:hippy:

The fim looks great man:thumbsup: just when i thought i had 3 tops, i had 5 then 6 and then a branch grew off another that made seven. Not sure why i didn't try one indoors, i just think i wanted to try one indoor first, but il be using it soon. Plus id like to do some lst, but not having the finger dexterity might be a problem. But i think its got a great place for indoor growing, with added yields. I saw that after reading Finn's grow, killer. But the fim will surprise ya man, im glad you went with it because i thing it will work great with the lst. Pics coming soon?

Keep er Green man :weedpoke::rasta:

ye i deliberately wrote in a way that you guys would understand as I realised (realized) a lot of the members on the site are american's. glad to know you were fooled ! haha.

Finger dexterity, you have arthritis ? I'm not too sure what finger dexterity but I'm guessing something to do with grip ?

The fim is looking good now actually. I was a bit skeptical at first to taking a pair of scissors to my precious plant but ye, it worked out fine ! I haven't been paying that much attention on her recently which is why she seems to have grown a lot in my eyes which is always nice to see. Also the first pistils are coming through so its all starting to get to the exciting bit ! lol. Also got another two outdoor bag seeds germing which I plan to plant somewhere and hopefully see some bud off em !

Pics will be coming soon, you know I'm a lazy bastard !

Peace :rastasmoke:

[LetsSeeYa]

Sup green thumb. There doin great, starting to see the first pistils, how yours doin ?

Well the re veg is doing great so far, but my seedlings are having a problem. I think i put them in too deep of cups, or its a bit cool for them, but there perking up:hippy:




ye i deliberately wrote in a way that you guys would understand as I realised (realized) a lot of the members on the site are american's. glad to know you were fooled ! haha.

Oh you really fooled me man:thumbsup:


Finger dexterity, you have arthritis ? I'm not too sure what finger dexterity but I'm guessing something to do with grip ?

Well i thought you knew i was a quadriplegic. So i use a wheelchair, but i can move my arm's, but i cant move my fingers at all. But i do ok:thumbsup:


The fim is looking good now actually. I was a bit skeptical at first to taking a pair of scissors to my precious plant but ye, it worked out fine ! I haven't been paying that much attention on her recently which is why she seems to have grown a lot in my eyes which is always nice to see. Also the first pistils are coming through so its all starting to get to the exciting bit ! lol. Also got another two outdoor bag seeds germing which I plan to plant somewhere and hopefully see some bud off em !

I have only did one Fim, but loved the result, as tops just kept growing out. You can also fim what you have fimed again to get even more tops if you want. Its something i want to try this go-round outside:hippy:


Pics will be coming soon, you know I'm a lazy bastard !

Peace :rastasmoke:

Ha Ha my man thats cool, just like my stories to have pictures, lol

See Ya man and keep er green :weedpoke::rasta:

[JungleSuperstar]

If you fim a few, i know you will love it. You will get a bunch of tops and you can lst. You will get bigger buds lower on your plants. Just my experience.

Looking good Car my man:rasta:

do u fim then lst or lst then fim each top?

[busybee]

hi charbud,i clocked you are uk a while ago,i see you now fly the flag,lol !

[LetsSeeYa]

do u fim then lst or lst then fim each top?

I only fimed it because it was outside and had never tried the method. But if i were to fim indoors id lst it for sure. The yield would be better in my opinion.

:rasta:

[JungleSuperstar]

I only fimed it because it was outside and had never tried the method. But if i were to fim indoors id lst it for sure. The yield would be better in my opinion.

:rasta:

cool shall i lst it then and then fim each top that comes up? surely that would be sum seriuos yield?

[LetsSeeYa]

cool shall i lst it then and then fim each top that comes up? surely that would be sum seriuos yield?

Dont want to clutter up Car's thread man, il look for your thread:thumbsup:

Sorry Car my man:hippy:


:rasta:

[Charbud]

Well i thought you knew i was a quadriplegic. So i use a wheelchair, but i can move my arm's, but i cant move my fingers at all. But i do ok:thumbsup:

:

I knew you were in a wheel chair but i didnt know you were quadriplegic. your a happy guy so i dont see how it gets in your way :thumbsup:


hi charbud,i clocked you are uk a while ago,i see you now fly the flag,lol !

i am indeed busybee. always remember u for that epic uk outdoor grow ! ratings 4 that one ! you not goin outdoor this year ?


Dont want to clutter up Car's thread man, il look for your thread:thumbsup:

Sorry Car my man:hippy:


:rasta:

hijacks welcome :rastasmoke:

pictures tomorrow !

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

hay how you dooing mate u got any updates?

[JungleSuperstar]

post sum updates man always interested to see how a fellow british grower is getting on :thumbsup::jointsmile:

[Charbud]

as promised i took some pics.

first of all i got my bagseed which came from a batch of mersh from jamaica i think. my mate grew one and got a nice yield so i popped one in a cup and put it outdoors.

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The other gal

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pistils coming through, smelling like piff aswell

[Charbud]

just for LetSeeYa - Piff means Dank :rastasmoke:

[LetsSeeYa]

just for LetSeeYa - Piff means Dank :rastasmoke:

Thats funny as hell man, cuz as soon as i read it, i thought what the hell does that mean, then i scrolled down, lmao:thumbsup:

Thanks dude i needed it:rasta:

[JungleSuperstar]

nice man :thumbsup::jointsmile: check out my littleuns if u want
:jointsmile:

http://boards.cannabis.com/outdoor-growing/183423-outdoor-when-should-i-start.html but u can skip like the first few page there nt that interesting:stoned:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

mate ur plantss are loooking nice... well bushy things.. how much weed u hoping for?

[Charbud]

i would be happy with an oz but i probably wont get that much, half an oz is a bit more realistic ! Its because the cfls dont penetrat very far so all the lower buds are pretty small but we'll see !

[Dayzt1]

Hey there Char...looking great! Your VK looks similar to mine - really nice and healthy looking plants! I've attached a few pics of my girls as well...4/5 of them are VK and the one in the middle is a Crimea Blue. :jointsmile:

Cheers!

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

so u gt 1 300 wt cfl.. Wt ur setup lyk?.. Wt ferts u using.. Half o.. Dam do u fink dat wt i get?

[perpetr8r]

wtf?

[JungleSuperstar]

wtf?

get wit the british lingo man

[Charbud]

Hey there Char...looking great! Your VK looks similar to mine - really nice and healthy looking plants! I've attached a few pics of my girls as well...4/5 of them are VK and the one in the middle is a Crimea Blue. :jointsmile:

Cheers!

Lookin nice man. very envious of ur setup that i wish i could have ! but ye good work.


wtf?

dun knw


get wit the british lingo man
haha allie jungle


so u gt 1 300 wt cfl.. Wt ur setup lyk?.. Wt ferts u using.. Half o.. Dam do u fink dat wt i get?

Well u got more plants so i guess more but my last grow with the cfl i got an oz of 5 plants ,was my first grow but 5 plants and one oz is dowey. Mines 250, so u shud get more cos u got 300. and At the moment im using nutes for orchids but it apparently its cool for chron so its all bless.

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

lol u make me larf.. U no much bout ph jst chekd on me babys and its bout 3.. Dat bad? Gt ne mor piks?

[Charbud]

Well i dont ph test but it should be like 6.6 i think 3 is very very alkaline ! u sure u tested it right ? and im guna up sum pics soonish, got a lot of work still !

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

yea it iz very alkalie do u no if its bad 4 da babys? Wt u work as?

[Dayzt1]

lol u make me larf.. U no much bout ph jst chekd on me babys and its bout 3.. Dat bad? Gt ne mor piks?

There's gotta be something wrong with that test...lol...the low pH means you have acidic content in the water but if it's as low as 3... well, that doesn't sound right. Between 6.5 and 7.0 is about equal...higher than that is alkaline and lower than that is acidic. Most plants like it a bit acidic as opposed to alkaline, but not quite that low... =) ...just my 2 cents. :smokin:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

yea i gta chek it agen 2moro afta work i fink i red it rng.. If it iz 2 alkalie wts da best option? I gt a moisture metre and a ph in 1 test.. i swear it woz mear the alkalie.. Dam i wana go n chek em..

[Dayzt1]

Sorry Char...don't mean to hijack your thread! =)

Here's a good link that explains acidic/alkaline levels. It pertains more to human consumption but it's the same for plants:

What is Acid/Alkaline Balance? (http://www.becomehealthynow.com/article/carbs/492)

Here's another GREAT article on soil pH that really explains everything:

Acid Soil, How to test and adjust the pH of the soil in your garden (http://www.thegardenhelper.com/acidsoil.html)

....hope that helps!! There's even so tips there on how to raise or lower pH properly. Marijuana tends to like more 'acidic' soil. =)

[JungleSuperstar]

yea it iz very alkalie do u no if its bad 4 da babys? Wt u work as?

3 is actually acidic lol:thumbsup: knew id learn summet in those shitty science lectures:jointsmile:

if it is 3 den it is probably v bad 4 dem, but u mustve red it rng cuz uvawise u wudda noticed da plant playing up by now, it wudda had big problems...:jointsmile:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

thnx 4 the thread mate.. Yea sry char.. Wt appens to the plant if acid a problem? I no it wont take nutes in and a toxic salt build up occurs..

[Charbud]

3 is actually acidic lol:thumbsup: knew id learn summet in those shitty science lectures:jointsmile:

if it is 3 den it is probably v bad 4 dem, but u mustve red it rng cuz uvawise u wudda noticed da plant playing up by now, it wudda had big problems...:jointsmile:

haha i obviously wasnt paying attention in science class ! cheers for correction :rastasmoke:


thnx 4 the thread mate.. Yea sry char.. Wt appens to the plant if acid a problem? I no it wont take nutes in and a toxic salt build up occurs..

You should buy some pertile and sprinkle it on the top soil in the pot. Its the stuff that looks like little white balls, they make the soil more alkaline. And to remove acid build up you need to flush your plant, so get it in the bath and shower the bottom of it for a min or two to make sure its all clean. Btw, do the flush then the pertile thing:rastasmoke:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

u alryt boss ere i took a pik i switchd it 2 ph mode.. And it came up alkalie on both plants.. And did i do the lst ryt?:rasta:

[Charbud]

Looking better than acidic ! im still not too knowledagable on ph's so probably best not to listen to me but ye i'd say your lst is looking good ! also your plants in general look really healthy, all nice green with no nute burn or anything !! good job. when you thinking of flowering ?

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

hi mate.. Thnx 4 help..yea i switchd it 2 .12/12 6 days ago nt realy noticd buds forming.. Ow long til u noticd it growin..

[JungleSuperstar]

i read that they lik ph of about 6.5 and thats very slightly acidic, but if its between 6 and 8 im sure it wouldnt matter too much lol

i never seen an lst like dat, but looks alright mate defo guna be gettin sum more lyt on dose lower branches init..

i wouldnt worry to much its not gunna show anything straight away u might notice growth in the next few days, depends on the flowering time of the strain

so hopefully looking forward to seeing sum porn soon mr geee.....

nice grow fella

and you to char:thumbsup::thumbsup::jointsmile:

[busybee]

hi mate,sorry 4 the late reply,i'd like to go outdoor but my garden needs LOTS of work(concreting,bricklaying) b4 my g/house can get going.if i do it will be a late 1! 1/2oz?you need to get HPS char,i just got 4oz(dry)off of 1 plant(bagseed)with a 400w!! at least you LST'd 4 max yield,nice!

[busybee]

forgot to say,nice strain too,you cant beat a nice bit of kush!!!

[Charbud]

trust me man i would love to have an hps but i just dont have a place to vent air and heat. If i did i would have so many piff strains! Did you grow in a cupboard or did you have a tent ?

[drudown11]

trust me man i would love to have an hps but i just dont have a place to vent air and heat. If i did i would have so many piff strains! Did you grow in a cupboard or did you have a tent ?



I have 250 watt hps that i use in my closet. Just as long as the ballast isnt in there, I can put the light 8 inches from my plant tops without burning, or bleaching the leaves. The Temps are pretty stable too and heat has never been an issue.

They make 175 watt versions too that create even less heat. Ive done grows with t5's and honestly the improvement in growth when i switched to HID lighting was tremendous.

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

busy wtz it lYK 4 ELEKTRik wif the hps? Hi charbud ows ur plants doin gt ne updates? Who u vote 4 in the elektions?

[Charbud]

I have 250 watt hps that i use in my closet. Just as long as the ballast isnt in there, I can put the light 8 inches from my plant tops without burning, or bleaching the leaves. The Temps are pretty stable too and heat has never been an issue.

They make 175 watt versions too that create even less heat. Ive done grows with t5's and honestly the improvement in growth when i switched to HID lighting was tremendous.

this makes me wana get one ! but in my loft i have height issues also so its not just heat ! Im moving soon though so hopefully buy a house with a roof garden or a nice room for my growing :jointsmile: cheers for advice anyway though mate, poss rep :thumbsup:


busy wtz it lYK 4 ELEKTRik wif the hps? Hi charbud ows ur plants doin gt ne updates? Who u vote 4 in the elektions?

Plants are alright greenthumb, couple leaves are going yellow but thats because they dont get much light so i pulled them off. Guna get some pics up soon but for now i will show you my ultra stealthy 007 style outdoor plants gheez. :jointsmile:

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it looks like a milk carton but....

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put them in a milk bottle to hide them and keep them warm. Will also keep some bugs out with they netting on the top of the bottle.

Not expecting too much of the outdoor ones but would be nice if they gave me a little something !

:rastasmoke:

[tr1ple]

Whats up with the VK's Char? Ive got 4 in week 5 of flower and looking for some reference.

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

lol u joka. Talk about stealthyness.. Im gna do an outdoor grow 2.. Ov a cutin. Ow ur otha babys doin?.

[Dayzt1]

Whats up with the VK's Char? Ive got 4 in week 5 of flower and looking for some reference.

Lookin good there Char! tr1ple, you can reference my grow as well if you like - my VK are just at the end of their 3rd week of flowering. I did an early LST on them but removed the tie-downs after about 6 weeks of veg. They went 7 weeks in veg before going into flower... I've found that holding them down for most the veg cycle is enough to promote about 3-4 large tops as well as lower bud sites as long as I can keep the light low enough...that is without doing a SCROG...I think it would be a lot harder to water them with a screen in the way...? lol...

Let me know if you'd like a link to my journal - it's on another site, so I didn't want to 'advertise' it here as that is frowned upon. :pimp:

[superskunk1]

Looking real nice charbud keep up the good work im loving the milk carton idea im going to have to try it out.

Happy growing

[busybee]

trust me man i would love to have an hps but i just dont have a place to vent air and heat. If i did i would have so many piff strains! Did you grow in a cupboard or did you have a tent ?
:jointsmile:hi char,sorry late again,i grow in my shed(sectioned off the last 750mm)its not ideal,but gets the job done:thumbsup:

[busybee]

busy wtz it lYK 4 ELEKTRik wif the hps?
:thumbsup:hi mr green,my grow went out to the shed 2feb,so my electric included a heater(for lights out).so fans,lights & heater was about £20 a wk(nothing compared to what i'd be spendin on herb)should be less this time round though:jointsmile::jointsmile:

[Charbud]

Looking real nice charbud keep up the good work im loving the milk carton idea im going to have to try it out.

Happy growing

Cheers man. I actually got the idea out of a book but we'll see how it goes! Cheers for havin a look though :rastasmoke:


:jointsmile:hi char,sorry late again,i grow in my shed(sectioned off the last 750mm)its not ideal,but gets the job done:thumbsup:

I was thinking about doing that but im too scared of helicopters getting me ! Better late than never :thumbsup:


Lookin good there Char! tr1ple, you can reference my grow as well if you like - my VK are just at the end of their 3rd week of flowering. I did an early LST on them but removed the tie-downs after about 6 weeks of veg. They went 7 weeks in veg before going into flower... I've found that holding them down for most the veg cycle is enough to promote about 3-4 large tops as well as lower bud sites as long as I can keep the light low enough...that is without doing a SCROG...I think it would be a lot harder to water them with a screen in the way...? lol...

Let me know if you'd like a link to my journal - it's on another site, so I didn't want to 'advertise' it here as that is frowned upon. :pimp:

Sure post me up. I have a couple of problems atm which i think has stunted her. Mainly yellowing leaves even though im giving her nitrogen, same problem possibly ?
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[kukulkola]

go buy some powdered spirulina and mix it in with the water you feed her, should perk her back up

[tr1ple]

Lookin good there Char! tr1ple, you can reference my grow as well if you like - my VK are just at the end of their 3rd week of flowering. I did an early LST on them but removed the tie-downs after about 6 weeks of veg. They went 7 weeks in veg before going into flower... I've found that holding them down for most the veg cycle is enough to promote about 3-4 large tops as well as lower bud sites as long as I can keep the light low enough...that is without doing a SCROG...I think it would be a lot harder to water them with a screen in the way...? lol...

Let me know if you'd like a link to my journal - it's on another site, so I didn't want to 'advertise' it here as that is frowned upon. :pimp:

Ya, thanks Dayzt1. I would like to see a link to yours. I'll get a couple pics to share here too. 3 weeks left I think. Bud everywhere and finally starting to fatten up. I'm relatively noob and especially to hydro. Just a word to the wise
for any other new growers... a 2x2x5 grow tent is too small for 4 mature plants if you have any real side branching. Oops...lol. Maybe a little autoflower type next time.

[LetsSeeYa]

Sure post me up. I have a couple of problems atm which i think has stunted her. Mainly yellowing leaves even though im giving her nitrogen, same problem possibly ?

Hey Char im not sure but ya think it could be root bound? Your pots look huge in the pic's. Are you in flower yet, i went back and read your thread but must have missed it. But ya know how the leaves get yellow after the plants pretty much used what they need out of em and they die off. Could this be, or too much N will make em yellow too. I know that adding N to close to flower will make your buds taste really bad, my outdoor did, cuz i was just giving so much nutes at the end. Then, 2 of them either blew over or a rabbit got stoned, so i harvest with out stopping nutes and give plain water for a couple weeks as planned. So it locked ya in the couch, but tasted like drinking hard core cheap nutes. Yeah, like the better nutes taste better, lol:wtf:

Hope you get her green bro

See Ya:rasta:

[Charbud]

i dont think shes root bound, i got one huge mother of a pot. i know the leaves go yellow towards harvest time but im about 3 - 4 weeks in !. Id end up with an eighth is she went all yellow now ! Well slow bud growth could be due to my temps, found this out in a book i have. The yellowing could also be phosphurus, so im going to let the nitrogen sink in first, see if that works, then plain water, then phosurus. Do you reckon leaves go yellow if they dont get enough light ? Most of the yellowing ones are near the bottom or dont recieve as much as the ones on the canopy ?

Cheers for checkin in LSY :)

[Dayzt1]

Ya, thanks Dayzt1. I would like to see a link to yours. I'll get a couple pics to share here too. 3 weeks left I think. Bud everywhere and finally starting to fatten up. I'm relatively noob and especially to hydro. Just a word to the wise
for any other new growers... a 2x2x5 grow tent is too small for 4 mature plants if you have any real side branching. Oops...lol. Maybe a little autoflower type next time.

Awesome triple - can't wait to see some pics of your VK! I just posted new pics this evening in my journal too. (i've attached a sample here too) :jointsmile: Check them out here:

BF (fem) Vanilla Kush x4 & Crimea Blue x1 (http://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/318748-bf-fem-vanilla-kush-x4.html)

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

hi mr charbtd ow u bin mate? Ur plants look sik mate.. Day loose dere green as a lak ov nitrogen during flowa.. Ur b ok.. Ow much u gna get of em u rekn? Wt fert u using? Wt they smel lyk? Hope ur kool dear x

[fcs1634]

:thumbsup:
i dont think shes root bound, i got one huge mother of a pot. i know the leaves go yellow towards harvest time but im about 3 - 4 weeks in !. Id end up with an eighth is she went all yellow now ! Well slow bud growth could be due to my temps, found this out in a book i have. The yellowing could also be phosphurus, so im going to let the nitrogen sink in first, see if that works, then plain water, then phosurus. Do you reckon leaves go yellow if they dont get enough light ? Most of the yellowing ones are near the bottom or dont recieve as much as the ones on the canopy ?

Cheers for checkin in LSY :)

Hey Dude!

I've been lurking since you started this thread and must say I am liking it. I have yet to start my first grow but have several books and have been reading up for the last couple of years. I really think you should check your PH of your water and also check the ph of your soil--for your best growth you should try to maintain a ph of about 6.5 in soil. If your ph is out of wack, then your little girl won't be able to properly absorb the nutrients you are feeding her. Also forgive me if I missed it, but how often have you flushed her to remove any fert build up in your medium. From what I have read, both of those could be causing your problem. I hope this helps :thumbsup:

[Charbud]

Awesome triple - can't wait to see some pics of your VK! I just posted new pics this evening in my journal too. (i've attached a sample here too) :jointsmile: Check them out here:

BF (fem) Vanilla Kush x4 & Crimea Blue x1 (http://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/318748-bf-fem-vanilla-kush-x4.html)

Lookin nice Dayzt, cant say i can see loads of similarities but we use different lights so understandable. What yours smelling like ? how much longer till you harvest ?

Cb


hi mr charbtd ow u bin mate? Ur plants look sik mate.. Day loose dere green as a lak ov nitrogen during flowa.. Ur b ok.. Ow much u gna get of em u rekn? Wt fert u using? Wt they smel lyk? Hope ur kool dear x

kool gt, they been good, yellow leaves have stopped yellowing after i gave them some nitrogen but apparently it makes the weed nasty if you weed them nitrogen during flower so that will be the only feed on N for em ! Atm im using orchid bloom, which is for orchids but apparently it doesnt matter as its got the right stuff in it ! Well my last grow i had 5 plants and i got an oz, but they got root bound and i didnt LST them, Would be sick if i got an oz but more realistically half oz to 3/4 oz. Still an alright bit of almost free smoke :rastasmoke:


:thumbsup:

Hey Dude!

I've been lurking since you started this thread and must say I am liking it. I have yet to start my first grow but have several books and have been reading up for the last couple of years. I really think you should check your PH of your water and also check the ph of your soil--for your best growth you should try to maintain a ph of about 6.5 in soil. If your ph is out of wack, then your little girl won't be able to properly absorb the nutrients you are feeding her. Also forgive me if I missed it, but how often have you flushed her to remove any fert build up in your medium. From what I have read, both of those could be causing your problem. I hope this helps :thumbsup:

kool fcs, I flushed today, water was very yellow green so hopefully i got rid of any nutrient build up. I have been unwilling to buy a ph meter for ages now but i have decided to buy one as they arent that expensive, gets delivered next week o hopefully i got a 6.5 reading :)

Picture time

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And finally my worst leaf, tried to save it but it got horribly nute burned and never got greener !

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[xxMrGreenThumbx]

they lookin nice mate.. Cumin along wel mate.. Ow long they bin flowerin 4? Ow u bin 2? i fink i flush my bitchs 2.. Or shud i wait til the last 2 weeks?

[busybee]

I was thinking about doing that but im too scared of helicopters getting me ! Better late than never

:thumbsup:hi mate,sorry i keep forgetting to look "indoors".i use anti-detection film:cool:(£4 per m,and its 1.2m wide)dont know if it works(touch wood)but i hope it does.i agree "no more N":thumbsup: :jointsmile:

[Charbud]

they lookin nice mate.. Cumin along wel mate.. Ow long they bin flowerin 4? Ow u bin 2? i fink i flush my bitchs 2.. Or shud i wait til the last 2 weeks?

You alright greenthumb, im not too bad mate, happy that the sun is shinin :D u good ? how the gyals coming along ? Not too sure how long they have been flowering, can never remember how long !! With the flushing theres two types, 1 being, just flush out the soil to get rid of nutrient build up which causes the dodgy ph's and 2 flush before harvest when you flush like number one aswell as not feeding your plants any nutirents two weeks before harvest. This stops them from tasting horrible when smoked and no hard ash ! sure you had some hard ash in your time from dodgy chron in the uk ! Leds in the post, coming tomorrow, guna see how well they work on the sides of my plant, hopefully get sum bigger buds :D:rastasmoke:


:thumbsup:hi mate,sorry i keep forgetting to look "indoors".i use anti-detection film:cool:(£4 per m,and its 1.2m wide)dont know if it works(touch wood)but i hope it does.i agree "no more N":thumbsup: :jointsmile:

typical you outdoor grower !!:smokin: ye that stuff does work but i read that it deactivates after a year, well not deactivates but i think you know what i mean, stops being as good as it was when you bought it. Stopped with the N, bought some LEDS, Got an extra cfl in there and going to get some big bud nutes soon, all my cash is goin :mad:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

hi mate gud 2 hear frm u.. Ow much u pay 4 the leds and where u get em.. Let me no if u recomend getin em.. I jst flushd the soil.. Gave it loads ov water.. Feedin em ppk 13 14.. And it def 2 weeks b4 harvest nt a week? gta get sum new piks ov ur baby n leds.. Hope u sweet darlin x

[JungleSuperstar]

! sure you had some hard ash in your time from dodgy chron in the uk

i remember that shitty weed but no more now i only get the highest grade and hope my shits higher lol looks nice by the way char!! good grow!!:thumbsup: where u growing at?:jointsmile:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

cn u renemba the stuf dat woz sandblasted..? And crakd wen u smokd it?

[Charbud]

hi mate gud 2 hear frm u.. Ow much u pay 4 the leds and where u get em.. Let me no if u recomend getin em.. I jst flushd the soil.. Gave it loads ov water.. Feedin em ppk 13 14.. And it def 2 weeks b4 harvest nt a week? gta get sum new piks ov ur baby n leds.. Hope u sweet darlin x

They were 35 quid, not expecting too much from them but if they just help develop buds a bit i suppose they were worth while ! will take sum pics of them set up if they do turn up. Well its better to do two weeks because you really dont want to be smoking any hardash ! Have u got canna ppk ? any good ? nice to heat from u to m8


i remember that shitty weed but no more now i only get the highest grade and hope my shits higher lol looks nice by the way char!! good grow!!:thumbsup: where u growing at?:jointsmile:

ye i dont get that anymore, still nicer to grow your own because you know its the real deal ! Buds grown a bit more in my eyes to the previous pic but all will be revealed tomo ! :rastasmoke:


cn u renemba the stuf dat woz sandblasted..? And crakd wen u smokd it?

I had all sorts ! Not sand but i had sugar water, ferts not flushes so i got hard ash, my mate even had stuff that when he smoked it a fat bit of his spliff just frazzled like some kind of firework in a rizla !! madness :wtf:

[busybee]

Not too sure how long they have been flowering, can never remember how long !! With the flushing theres two types, 1 being, just flush out the soil to get rid of nutrient build up which causes the dodgy ph's and 2 flush before harvest when you flush like number one aswell as not feeding your plants any nutirents two weeks before harvest. This stops them from tasting horrible when smoked and no hard ash ! sure you had some hard ash in your time from dodgy chron in the uk !
typical you outdoor grower !!:smokin: ye that stuff does work but i read that it deactivates after a year, well not deactivates but i think you know what i mean, stops being as good as it was when you bought it. Stopped with the N, bought some LEDS, Got an extra cfl in there and going to get some big bud nutes soon, all my cash is goin :mad:

:thumbsup:hi char,i jot down my 12/12 date and keep it in the"room"! i start flushing 12days before harvest(with cannaflush)no water last 2days to cut drying time. :mad:so we all got hard ash then,i too got sugar,also a salty1 only heard bout the sandy1 though. let you know bout the anti-d film in about a yr:D £35 for LEDS-i'd be weary,but i'm sure you done your homework.;) oh and i prob wont get round to outdoor this yr(but who knows)i grow indoor,its just that most the uk guys are outdoor(as you know this place was UK dead over winter).happy growin my friend:jointsmile:

[JungleSuperstar]

:thumbsup:hi char,i jot down my 12/12 date and keep it in the"room"! i start flushing 12days before harvest(with cannaflush)no water last 2days to cut drying time. :mad:so we all got hard ash then,i too got sugar,also a salty1 only heard bout the sandy1 though. let you know bout the anti-d film in about a yr:D £35 for LEDS-i'd be weary,but i'm sure you done your homework.;) oh and i prob wont get round to outdoor this yr(but who knows)i grow indoor,its just that most the uk guys are outdoor(as you know this place was UK dead over winter).happy growin my friend:jointsmile:

the sandy shit or the glass shit is the worst man cuts up ur throat:( its not what we want too many ppl in it for dolla

[Charbud]

:thumbsup:hi char,i jot down my 12/12 date and keep it in the"room"! i start flushing 12days before harvest(with cannaflush)no water last 2days to cut drying time. :mad:so we all got hard ash then,i too got sugar,also a salty1 only heard bout the sandy1 though. let you know bout the anti-d film in about a yr:D £35 for LEDS-i'd be weary,but i'm sure you done your homework.;) oh and i prob wont get round to outdoor this yr(but who knows)i grow indoor,its just that most the uk guys are outdoor(as you know this place was UK dead over winter).happy growin my friend:jointsmile:

Good idea with the flowerin date ! will do it next time ! No outdoor grow !, what am i going to tell my friends, the legend that is the greenhouse full of cheese !! Well atleast show us a couple pics of your indoor grow, wold be nice to see how there doin :jointsmile:


the sandy shit or the glass shit is the worst man cuts up ur throat:( its not what we want too many ppl in it for dolla

Dont think ive had sandy but that shit sound horrid !

Got the LED panel today, oh my god its a piece of crap, the box weighed nothing, a row of LEDs don't work, and the back is made out of mdf, Fireproof? i don't know. Still going to keep it and do a little experiment with it, see if it does get the buds on the sides bigger and see if i could flower a plant underneath one with out the cfl. Didn't get time to put it on my girl as i was too late, shes already in her dark period but will upload pics tomorrow morning. hope you all doin well :hippy:

[busybee]

Good idea with the flowerin date ! will do it next time ! No outdoor grow !, what am i going to tell my friends, the legend that is the greenhouse full of cheese !! Well atleast show us a couple pics of your indoor grow, wold be nice to see how there doin :jointsmile:


Got the LED panel today, oh my god its a piece of crap, the box weighed nothing, a row of LEDs don't work, and the back is made out of mdf, Fireproof? i don't know. Still going to keep it and do a little experiment with it, see if it does get the buds on the sides bigger and see if i could flower a plant underneath one with out the cfl. Didn't get time to put it on my girl as i was too late, shes already in her dark period but will upload pics tomorrow morning. hope you all doin well :hippy:

:thumbsup:hi char,your friends may have to wait til next yr for a sequal,but as a sneak peak....my new g/house is twice the size:D will show some pics at w/end(toooo stoned now):jointsmile:

[busybee]

oh yeah,send the leds back mate-replace not refund!

[Charbud]

Im lookin forward to it mate ! Im too fuking lazy to send em back. Post offices do my nut in! Guna get a part refund hopefully :)

[Dayzt1]

Lookin nice Dayzt, cant say i can see loads of similarities but we use different lights so understandable. What yours smelling like ? how much longer till you harvest ?


Not much smell from these girls - the carbon filter draws in most of the smell though, so it's all good.

The end of week 5 of flowering is approaching, so that will likely be close to the half-way mark unless they only go 9 weeks which I doubt....we'll see! Barney says they should go 60-65 days. :thumbsup:

[Charbud]

Not much smell from these girls - the carbon filter draws in most of the smell though, so it's all good.

The end of week 5 of flowering is approaching, so that will likely be close to the half-way mark unless they only go 9 weeks which I doubt....we'll see! Barney says they should go 60-65 days. :thumbsup:

You alright mate, mine also coming up to the half way mark, think they will take a bitter longer than barney said because of my ph and temp issues slowed her down a bit but shes back on track now and i can notice the buds growing every couple of days :)

Got sum nice pics today aswell :jointsmile:

These shit Led panel :) Really don't know if its going to do much but looks nice anyway. Led light gets drowned out by the cfl but its still emitting so should be doing some good.
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[xxMrGreenThumbx]

they look well nice mate hmmm

[GetThisOrDie]

looking good! It doesnt look like it has a PH problem at all... or anything really that I can see from that pic. Looks like normal yellowing in flower. Shes a beauty...

For me it always seems when the PH goes that late in flowering the tiny little mini leaves that poke out of the buds go first. They start curling under and looking poopy! Yours look good. Still a good idea to PH your water/nutes with your new pen so you never have to guess.

[Charbud]

they look well nice mate hmmm

cheers mate :)


looking good! It doesnt look like it has a PH problem at all... or anything really that I can see from that pic. Looks like normal yellowing in flower. Shes a beauty...

For me it always seems when the PH goes that late in flowering the tiny little mini leaves that poke out of the buds go first. They start curling under and looking poopy! Yours look good. Still a good idea to PH your water/nutes with your new pen so you never have to guess.

my little leaves def arent doing that so all is good :) with the yellow leaves i just hate seeing them yellow, especially the big fan leaves because i have about 4-5 weeks of flowering left. since i flushed shes been fine so.. :rastasmoke: Havent got a ph pen, i got a shitty chinese thing, it does give a vague but slightly acurate reading so it will do, It reads around 7-6.8 when i probed it in different areas of the soil so all is pretty much ok. Thanks for looking in anyway man :rasta:

[busybee]

Im lookin forward to it mate !

:thumbsup:hi char,pics as promised.
1.trimmed(bagseed)ready for harvest 21st april.
2.ready for re-veg.
3.todays pic.
4.gifted clones x 4.
5.clones taken from clones i was gifted.
enjoy mate:jointsmile:

[GetThisOrDie]

damn busybee those are some fat buds in the first pic...

Hey charbud... I love the way a fully flushed plant looks at the end. Beautiful colored bud surrounded by fall color leaves. Gorgeous!

There was a post awhile back about best x-mas card bud shot and someone posted some fully flushed ladies... Looked so good I made it my desktop on my pc lol. Ill have to try and find the link.

:stoned:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

oi oi char ows the leds doin or did u send em bak. Busy how the hetk did u get that lyk dat? I want ur sekret

[GetThisOrDie]

I found that pic I told you about.. I believe it was from a guy on here named FarmerRich?
Cant remember... check it out though these are BEAUTIFUL!

[Charbud]

:thumbsup:hi char,pics as promised.
1.trimmed(bagseed)ready for harvest 21st april.
2.ready for re-veg.
3.todays pic.
4.gifted clones x 4.
5.clones taken from clones i was gifted.
enjoy mate:jointsmile:

that bagseed looks fukin lush mate ! Nice to see some of the work your doing :rastasmoke: You have mates that grow, thats how you get ya clones ? Do you re-veg many of your plants or just doing the one for an experiment ?


damn busybee those are some fat buds in the first pic...

Hey charbud... I love the way a fully flushed plant looks at the end. Beautiful colored bud surrounded by fall color leaves. Gorgeous!

There was a post awhile back about best x-mas card bud shot and someone posted some fully flushed ladies... Looked so good I made it my desktop on my pc lol. Ill have to try and find the link.

:stoned:

Lool a fully flushed lady is a very nice sight. Been having a couple temp issues atm so they dont looks as lush before ! Going to get a little desk fan up there...


oi oi char ows the leds doin or did u send em bak. Busy how the hetk did u get that lyk dat? I want ur sekret

You alright GT ? Leds are doin nuthin, i put them on one side to see if the buds get bigger on that side than the other. Nothing noticeable yet but still early days.


I found that pic I told you about.. I believe it was from a guy on here named FarmerRich?
Cant remember... check it out though these are BEAUTIFUL!

They do look dam sexy, especially when you open them up into high res, got em on my desktop now aswell :) This beauty has to go though :(

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[PhatJay]

Nice looking grow :thumbsup:

You wrote that you are using 1x300w and 1x250w CFL bulb, are those the actual wattages or equivalents?

[Charbud]

Yo Phatjay, thanks for looking in on my grow :)

I use the 300 watt for veg and the 250 for flower and you ask a question which i have never really understood ! I dont think its equivalent to an incadescent because its 20000 lumens and its a really really big bulb. Ill attach a link so you can see it and maybe you can tell me if its equivalent or what !

250W 8U 2700K E40 CFL Grow Light Bulb / Lamp RED on eBay (end time 25-May-10 19:30:04 BST) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/250W-8U-2700K-E40-CFL-Grow-Light-Bulb-Lamp-RED-/150444145274?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item23072b7a7a)

:jointsmile:

[PhatJay]

The figures for those bulbs are the actual wattage that they consume and not the equivalent (which is good :)). The equivalent values are to help people switching from incandescant home lighting to CFL bulbs and want to know what it compares to i.e. this 12w CFL = 60 watt incandescant.

Thank you for posting the link to the 250, I only know one place that sells the 250`s and they are a little pricey (I am using 125's atm) did you buy from that seller? If you have a link to the 300watt version I would appreciate it.

:thumbsup:

[Charbud]

I think i bought the 300 from these guys, 300 Watt 8u CFL E40 Grow Light/Lamp 6400K Blue Spectrum on eBay (end time 02-Jun-10 00:58:30 BST) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/300-Watt-8u-CFL-E40-Grow-Light-Lamp-6400K-Blue-Spectrum-/260532181263?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item3ca8ed990f) Even if i didnt they are still selling at a good price for that bulb. The flowering 300 watters are harder to get hold of than the 250's but heres one anyway, same price 300w Red Spectrum CFL grow light lamp for Hydroponics on eBay (end time 28-May-10 19:24:10 BST) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/300w-Red-Spectrum-CFL-grow-light-lamp-Hydroponics-/280508980386?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item414fa35ca2)

I can highly reccomend the blue for veg, the plants love it but as you may or may not know the flowering side of cfls is a lot more difficult. If i were you i would maybe buy 3 125w instead of having 1 300w and a 125. This being because unless you LST your plants the 300w will mainly be growing your cola which a 125w can do just as easily. Then with the other 2 125w use them as side lighting, get all the lower buds nice and big. :rastasmoke:

Let me know what u decide to buy :stoned:

[busybee]

that bagseed looks fukin lush mate ! Nice to see some of the work your doing :rastasmoke: You have mates that grow, thats how you get ya clones ? Do you re-veg many of your plants or just doing the one for an experiment?


This beauty has to go though :(

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:rastasmoke:

:thumbsup:hi char,thanx,and yes but only 1 mate(although i'm responsable for 2 starting-last wk)that grows:jointsmile: only dealt with outdoors before so re-veg never occured to me,so thought i'd try it.the finished plant(pic 1) was grown in a shed as experiment-it worked,so my mate gave me 4 clones:thumbsup: that beauty can stay here forever:D

[Charbud]

Your lucky you got a mate that gives you clones ! Im going to try do some on my next grow, i tried one recently but i got impatient that it wasnt rooting so i through it away !

Got my canna pk13/14 today, feeling it may a bit too late for her to really use it to her pull potential. Lots of the leaves are going yellow as though its getting towards the end of flower even though its around week 5 1/2 out of 9. You reckon she will pick up the new nutes, get a bit greener and spur on ?

Went a bit mad on the pics today, got some real nice closeups !

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[PhatJay]

Got my canna pk13/14 today, feeling it may a bit too late for her to really use it to her pull potential.

The food schedule I work to and all the others in the book it is from, start PK at week 5. The lenght of use depends on how long you flower and medium. But for a 9 week flower you add it weeks 5,6 and 7. Basically start at week 5 and stop the PK 2 weeks from harvest.

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

char dat bud looks nyc.. U heard ov shock ripening 4 48 hours?

[Charbud]

The food schedule I work to and all the others in the book it is from, start PK at week 5. The lenght of use depends on how long you flower and medium. But for a 9 week flower you add it weeks 5,6 and 7. Basically start at week 5 and stop the PK 2 weeks from harvest.

should be ok then :D Thanks for the heads up.


char dat bud looks nyc.. U heard ov shock ripening 4 48 hours?

Cheers mate, i think ive read about it, freezing cold water 2 days before harvest and then 48 hours darkness ? Thats what i was plannin on doin but correct me if thats wrong ! :rastasmoke:

[busybee]

hi char,nice pics.the PK13/14 wont help with your yellow leaves,as theres no N in it.

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

hi char ow woz ur weekend? I fault pk 1314 cn b used 4 only 1 week? Cn it b usd mor then? Lol smokin ginger pubes u put me off now..

[Charbud]

hi char,nice pics.the PK13/14 wont help with your yellow leaves,as theres no N in it.

That is true but i thought the yellowing may slow down as it had the nutes in the soil so it wouldnt take it from the leaves. o well !


hi char ow woz ur weekend? I fault pk 1314 cn b used 4 only 1 week? Cn it b usd mor then? Lol smokin ginger pubes u put me off now..

My weekend was good bruv, how was urs, get lashed ? I duno bout the pk but im going to use it for a week, my girls leaves are all yellowing so it looks like she might be finishing up early ! You wana be smokin the ginger pubes !! i got some serious ones of my first grow Cannabis Forums Message Boards - Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Club, Dispensary, News (http://boards.cannabis.com/attachments/indoor-growing/235293d1263421704-wss-first-grow-cfl-come-watch-img_6029.jpg)

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

hi matey.. Yea my weekend woz ok.. Watchd da england game tis woz shit.. If u find out mor bout shok ripening let us no.. I luk at ur 1st grow.. U gt work 2moz? Wt u do? Ow many weeks u bin flowerin? Hope the pk works x

[GetThisOrDie]

Whats up?

It wont hurt to give it some N midway through flowering as long as you flush properly at the end. Week 5 on a 9/10 week girl should be a good time to dose her with N if she is yellowing alot.

[Charbud]

hi matey.. Yea my weekend woz ok.. Watchd da england game tis woz shit.. If u find out mor bout shok ripening let us no.. I luk at ur 1st grow.. U gt work 2moz? Wt u do? Ow many weeks u bin flowerin? Hope the pk works x

I dont work at the moment, i havent seen much improvement with the pk but i worked it out yesterday i am 6.7 weeks through flowering not 5 :wtf: So im going to be harvestin on like the 10th of june :jointsmile: will shock ripen just for u mate :thumbsup:


Whats up?

It wont hurt to give it some N midway through flowering as long as you flush properly at the end. Week 5 on a 9/10 week girl should be a good time to dose her with N if she is yellowing alot.

im alright mate, you good ? Like i said to GT i just found out she is 6.7 weeks through flower so probs not going to give her any N as people say it ruins the taste ! going to give one more dose of canna then start flushing 2 days after.

Will upload a couple pics later..

[PhatJay]

I dont work at the moment, i havent seen much improvement with the pk but i worked it out yesterday i am 6.7 weeks through flowering not 5 :wtf: So im going to be harvestin on like the 10th of june :jointsmile: will shock ripen just for u mate :thumbsup:



im alright mate, you good ? Like i said to GT i just found out she is 6.7 weeks through flower so probs not going to give her any N as people say it ruins the taste ! going to give one more dose of canna then start flushing 2 days after.

Will upload a couple pics later..

Have you got anything to look at the Trichomes? Plants grown under CFL's generally take longer to finish, taking them at 8 weeks might be a bit early (depending on what kind of hit you want). The pistils turning brown is not a guaranteed indicator that your plants are ready, only the trichs can tell you this.

Stress ripening does work CharBud and I would recommend it, I already told GT this but he doesn't seem to believe me, which is pretty rude considering he hijacked my unrelated thread to ask about it. Darkness is just part of it though, when it was featured in High Times they also used refridgerated water. Best to Google it, I slightly modified the technique so I could incorporate another technique to aid drying featured in JC's Ultimate Grow dvd. Anyway, it worked for me, no doubt. The way I Stress Ripened is covered in my 1st grow log.

[Charbud]

Have you got anything to look at the Trichomes? Plants grown under CFL's generally take longer to finish, taking them at 8 weeks might be a bit early (depending on what kind of hit you want). The pistils turning brown is not a guaranteed indicator that your plants are ready, only the trichs can tell you this.

I do have something to looks at trichomes, at the moment they are mostly milky, clear with a couple ambers here and there. I know its all about the trichomes and not the pistils. Im still expecting to do the full nine weeks not 8 as im on 6.7 so basically 7 then two weeks nd hopefully she'll be done. On my last grow my trichomes were mostly milky with some amber, high was intense at first the faded quickly, so def wana get it right this time ! :stoned:


Stress ripening does work CharBud and I would recommend it, I already told GT this but he doesn't seem to believe me, which is pretty rude considering he hijacked my unrelated thread to ask about it. Darkness is just part of it though, when it was featured in High Times they also used refridgerated water. Best to Google it, I slightly modified the technique so I could incorporate another technique to aid drying featured in JC's Ultimate Grow dvd. Anyway, it worked for me, no doubt. The way I Stress Ripened is covered in my 1st grow log.

Gt only wants the best for his girl, im sure he didnt mean to be rude ! Ill check your first grow log out for your stress ripening technique and do a little bit of reading on google. If you wana do some reading Jay i would reccomend this for us cfl growers, sheer brilliance ! ***DrBud Takes CFL SOG to the Next Level*** - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums (http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=88449) Im going to give it a go on my nest grow, new light and everything ! :rastasmoke::rastasmoke:

[PhatJay]

Ahh right, because you said 6.7 weeks, one feed then flush I added it up to 8 weeks, 9 weeks is much more like it. I did 9.5 weeks 1st time round, the weed had a really nice longlasting heady high, this time round I am going for the full 11, I'm looking to weld my ass to the couch. :D That said, my mates GF had a smoke of my last weed (she claimed to be a heavy toker) after one spliff she said "This is really embarrasing, I can't feel my legs." My mate had to carry her home! I don't think she could have paid me a higher compliment.:pimp:

Didn't mean to patronise you about the Trichs btw, just wanted to make sure ;)

edit: Thanks for the link to that thread btw, I spotted it in another thread and had already read it. But is definitely worth checking out for any CFL grower.

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

wtf i ent rude im far frm it.. and didnt say sry 2 u 4 it on the thread? And i woy only tryin 2 find out more about the subjekt corse i believe u.. How much more exp ova me av u gt? Wth ur reply changd..

[LouisianaKing]

absolutly beautiful id have to say...
keep up the good work

[Charbud]

Ahh right, because you said 6.7 weeks, one feed then flush I added it up to 8 weeks, 9 weeks is much more like it. I did 9.5 weeks 1st time round, the weed had a really nice longlasting heady high, this time round I am going for the full 11, I'm looking to weld my ass to the couch. :D That said, my mates GF had a smoke of my last weed (she claimed to be a heavy toker) after one spliff she said "This is really embarrasing, I can't feel my legs." My mate had to carry her home! I don't think she could have paid me a higher compliment.:pimp:

Haha girls who claim to be heavy tokers never are ! but atleast she admitted it..i too would feal very complimented !


Didn't mean to patronise you about the Trichs btw, just wanted to make sure ;)

Its cool man just wanted to say :rastasmoke: I am going to research them a bit more because i cant remember the ratio of milky to amber...bad memory !


edit: Thanks for the link to that thread btw, I spotted it in another thread and had already read it. But is definitely worth checking out for any CFL grower.

Im definately going to try and do what he did. Get a mother, learn how to clone and a flower cab, constant bud :stoned:



wtf i ent rude im far frm it.. and didnt say sry 2 u 4 it on the thread? And i woy only tryin 2 find out more about the subjekt corse i believe u.. How much more exp ova me av u gt? Wth ur reply changd..

We all know you aint rude mate :thumbsup: You just wana be sure in gettin the best for your girl :rastasmoke:




absolutly beautiful id have to say...
keep up the good work

Thank you louisanaKing...Will keep it up :smokin:

[Charbud]

The heat is killing my baby ! She got a bit of nute burn from the canna pk but now the temps are unbearable. Also the humidity is terrible, i go in there and start sweating straight away and my fan is just blowing hot air on her. This happened with my last grow when we hit winter and they got stunted because it was so cold and now so hot. The only thing i can thing to do is to swtich the lights of at the end of today then dark period till the evening then turn them on when it isnt hot ? It would still be hot in the day but it wouldnt have the light on it ? Would i hermie her in 2 weeks ?:mad: Its so hot that water is evaporating out of my water containers, i covered them up to help with the humidity.

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I dont want to harvest early because i want a good high of her but if he has to be done it will be done !

[PhatJay]

This happened with my last grow when we hit winter and they got stunted because it was so cold and now so hot. The only thing i can thing to do is to swtich the lights of at the end of today then dark period till the evening then turn them on when it isnt hot ? It would still be hot in the day but it wouldnt have the light on it ? Would i hermie her in 2 weeks ?

I might be able to help a little here, I had some workmen coming to do some work in my home about 2 weeks ago and I needed to move my light schedule by 4 hours (12pm on / 12am off to 8pm on / 8am off. I didn't want to stress my plants so I devised this plan.

I shortened the day and night to 11.5 hours and then moved the lights on time back by an hour a day. If I had to move it the other way, I would have done 12.5 hour days and 12.5 hour nights moving the lights on time forward by an hour each day. My plants didn't seem to mind at all.

This method might be a bit too slow for you, it depends by how much you need to shift your times.

P.S. I have posted my Coco feeding schedules in my thread for you.

[GetThisOrDie]

Damn... Ive been struggling with heat in my current grow and it definitely affects the growth. I had to dim my ballast down to 400w and vent my hood out the window. Even then it still gets hot sometimes. Some days I had to turn the HPS off for awhile and use a much smaller light until the temps came down.

Can you vent the hot air outside? Ive seen people freeze multiple 2liter soda bottles filled with water and place them behind their fan and it pulls the hot air through the cold bottles and helps a little. Do you have some smaller CFLs to finish her under if it gets absolutely too hot? Ive heard of people stress ripining for up to a week. Ive also seen a seed company advise 2 weeks of darkness for "insane" resin. Might only have to hold out for another week if you do it that way...



Heat is some bullshit!!

I hope you can figure something out because she is gorgeous and I would be sad to see her go.

Good luck!

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

yea mate i ad da same problem get an extraktor fan frm bnq.. Bout 30 init.. Btw ur babys lukin nyc mate..

[busybee]

:jointsmile:hi char,i agree-change your light schedule,how you go about it is up to you(think less stress).i always have my lights on at night-veg and flower rooms.it gets as hot in my shed as it does the loft:thumbsup: try to resist harvesting early,you'll be dissapointed(trust me,i always take an early bud-its always shit by comparison:()
:jointsmile: good luck:thumbsup:

[Charbud]

I might be able to help a little here, I had some workmen coming to do some work in my home about 2 weeks ago and I needed to move my light schedule by 4 hours (12pm on / 12am off to 8pm on / 8am off. I didn't want to stress my plants so I devised this plan.

I shortened the day and night to 11.5 hours and then moved the lights on time back by an hour a day. If I had to move it the other way, I would have done 12.5 hour days and 12.5 hour nights moving the lights on time forward by an hour each day. My plants didn't seem to mind at all.

This method might be a bit too slow for you, it depends by how much you need to shift your times.

P.S. I have posted my Coco feeding schedules in my thread for you.

Very good idea but like you said i havent really got enough time to shift 12 hours, would take 24 days ! Still appreciate the idea though phat :) I think really i should have thought of it before i had my lights on in that way, but even if they werent on in the day it would still be unberable hot in my loft, i think it would make a little difference. Do you rekon the heat will stop them maturing ? Would it be possible that the trichomes would just stay cloudy and not mature to amber ? Cheers phat for the grow chart, i think i left you a post last night and i have all of them on my desktop on a folder !


Damn... Ive been struggling with heat in my current grow and it definitely affects the growth. I had to dim my ballast down to 400w and vent my hood out the window. Even then it still gets hot sometimes. Some days I had to turn the HPS off for awhile and use a much smaller light until the temps came down.

Can you vent the hot air outside? Ive seen people freeze multiple 2liter soda bottles filled with water and place them behind their fan and it pulls the hot air through the cold bottles and helps a little. Do you have some smaller CFLs to finish her under if it gets absolutely too hot? Ive heard of people stress ripining for up to a week. Ive also seen a seed company advise 2 weeks of darkness for "insane" resin. Might only have to hold out for another week if you do it that way...



Heat is some bullshit!!

I hope you can figure something out because she is gorgeous and I would be sad to see her go.

Good luck!

There is no where to vent the air, so i would have to drill through a wall or something and i dont really fancy doing that with my diy skills ! I might give the water thing a go but even then i dont know how long they would last till they melted, i mean its realllly hot in there ! Nearly all of the heat must come from outside because when i had the cfl on in the winter it didnt keep the room warm. Heat and the Sun are both bitches, if i were god id but a cloud over house during summer !


yea mate i ad da same problem get an extraktor fan frm bnq.. Bout 30 init.. Btw ur babys lukin nyc mate..

Was thinking this mate but i got no where to went the air ! I might be able to wiggle a brick out of a dodgy wall but i dont want to collapse anything :S Hopefully she stays kinda nice and doesnt flop on me !


:jointsmile:hi char,i agree-change your light schedule,how you go about it is up to you(think less stress).i always have my lights on at night-veg and flower rooms.it gets as hot in my shed as it does the loft:thumbsup: try to resist harvesting early,you'll be dissapointed(trust me,i always take an early bud-its always shit by comparison:()
:jointsmile: good luck:thumbsup:

I took a bud of my last grow early and it really sucked ! Its just when your getting near to the end its hard not to become impatient, i havent smoked for 2months and 2weeks so its getting to me a little ! Like i said to GetThisOrDie its more so the sun than the light, i think the light would only make a little difference thinking back on my previous post. and there aint no controlling mother nature :( How your babies doing ? You really need to get a thread going...:smokin:

Cheers for all the replys everyone, much appreciated :smokin:

[PhatJay]

Very good idea but like you said i havent really got enough time to shift 12 hours, would take 24 days !

It would take 12 days to shift 12 hours by extending or shortening the light and dark periods by 30 minutes. But your point still stands, that is still too slow for you.

I would start an new thread asking this question, someone is bound to be able to help you find the best way to shift your lighting times.

[CovertCarpenter]

...I gave 'em a short day, and a six hour night, and then another short day, and they were where I wanted 'em (initially on at 9am, and off at 3am, changed to 8pm on, 2pm off, now 8pm to 8am in 12/12 with hotter light. I know that I prolly stressed 'em a bit, but I HAD to get the damn temps outta the mid 90s, fast.

Basically, my light is on during the coolest time of the day, but some days it is hard to keep it outta the high-80s, cuz the ambient going in is 82... I've been running my fans 24/7.

Have to fig'r out a air-conditioner-y thing, fayast.

[Charbud]

It would take 12 days to shift 12 hours by extending or shortening the light and dark periods by 30 minutes. But your point still stands, that is still too slow for you.

I would start an new thread asking this question, someone is bound to be able to help you find the best way to shift your lighting times.

You are probably right with the maths but if i wanted to shift 12 hours a half hour a day would it not be 24 days? I'm not good at maths but thats how it makes sense in my head :wtf:




...I gave 'em a short day, and a six hour night, and then another short day, and they were where I wanted 'em (initially on at 9am, and off at 3am, changed to 8pm on, 2pm off, now 8pm to 8am in 12/12 with hotter light. I know that I prolly stressed 'em a bit, but I HAD to get the damn temps outta the mid 90s, fast.

Basically, my light is on during the coolest time of the day, but some days it is hard to keep it outta the high-80s, cuz the ambient going in is 82... I've been running my fans 24/7.

Have to fig'r out a air-conditioner-y thing, fayast.

Its a bit late for me now to change the lights but on my next grows im going to have look into what the weather will be like at different stages of growth.

I thought of air con but theres no where for it to extract or an intake and im pretty sure you need for for an air conditioning unit. I'm going to give GetThisOrDie's idea with the frozen water bottles behind a fan. I froze 3 litres bottles and one 750 of water and im going to put the in a cooler bag and cut a hole in the side, place the fan in front an hopefully some cool air will be expelled ! Didnt need em today as its an alright temp but tomorrow im going to use em.



Weather had been good today, its a good temp in the loft and i flushed her for around 20 mins in the bath, plain water was coming out at the end so no nasty stuff she be in my bud come harvest. freshly flushed and looking gooood although a bit of nute burn from the pk.

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[PhatJay]

You are probably right with the maths but if i wanted to shift 12 hours a half hour a day would it not be 24 days? I'm not good at maths but thats how it makes sense in my head :wtf:

11.5 hours light + 11.5 hours dark = 23 hours (1 hour per day back)
12.5 hours light + 12.5 hours dark = 25 hours (1 hour per day forward)

I can understand why you were confused. I probably didn't explain it clearly.

:)

[Charbud]

11.5 hours light + 11.5 hours dark = 23 hours (1 hour per day back)
12.5 hours light + 12.5 hours dark = 25 hours (1 hour per day forward)

I can understand why you were confused. I probably didn't explain it clearly.

:)

I was only taking into account half hour of one of the periods but does make sense now you meant both periods. Cheers for explanation :jointsmile:

[Charbud]

Had a look at my trichs today. Quite a mixed selection, some leaves have 50% amber where as some bits look quite clear, the majority being milky though which is good. I dont think they are quite milky enough ! Tomorrow i will start the stress ripen, freezing cold water at 7ish and the lights out for 3 days. Will harvest on the 13th (one day of the reccomended flower time). :jointsmile:

[PhatJay]

Will harvest on the 13th

I'm harvesting the 13th aswell. I need to give you a little warning about stress ripening. It really increases your plants odour, they get proper pungent. Wear a clothes peg on your nose when entering your grow room, otherwise the smell may become so tempting you won't be able to resist cutting your plant down. :D

[Charbud]

Odours not prob :D jay i got a problem on my hands ! Last time i gave her canna was on may 29th, i then only fed her plain water, quite a bit but not loads, on the 6th i flushed with loads and loads of water and tomorrow i want to stress ripen then darkness for three days.

Do you rekon since the last nute feeding and considering there was no flush straight after shes going to have any chemicals left in the buds ? It would be a week with aboslutely nothing and 8 days of tap water ?? aahhhh

[PhatJay]

When you say Canna, do you mean PK? or just normal nutes? If just normal nutes then 8 days should be fine. The Stress Ripening is also a kind of flushing, the plant has no light, so it uses whatever food it has stored.

If the last time you fed PK was the 29th and you are cropping the 13th thats 14/15 days, which is just right for PK.

[GetThisOrDie]

Getting closer char!
The buds look great and Im looking forward to hear how that strain smokes for you. I might check it out in the future...

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

yea u av a 2 giv ful description ov smoke the smel and everyfin.. Lookin nice.. So u fed em ice cold water? Iz there any risk ov hermieing wif stress ripenin.? How u doin jay.? Ow much u rekn u gna get? Wt u gna grow nxt? X

[Charbud]

When you say Canna, do you mean PK? or just normal nutes? If just normal nutes then 8 days should be fine. The Stress Ripening is also a kind of flushing, the plant has no light, so it uses whatever food it has stored.

If the last time you fed PK was the 29th and you are cropping the 13th thats 14/15 days, which is just right for PK.

woop woop :D It was indeed pk. I was panicking that i was going to have over ripened weed or weed which is harsh :wtf: Got my water in the bridge ready for tomorrow night :D


Getting closer char!
The buds look great and Im looking forward to hear how that strain smokes for you. I might check it out in the future...

Shes smelling nice already :D I gave your ice and fan method a go, got a load of bottles together froze them all then naturally the sun pissed of, temps dropped and i haven't needed to use them ! Just got loads of ice bottles in my sink now ! owell...Full smoke report will be published, dont worry :rastasmoke:


yea u av a 2 giv ful description ov smoke the smel and everyfin.. Lookin nice.. So u fed em ice cold water? Iz there any risk ov hermieing wif stress ripenin.? How u doin jay.? Ow much u rekn u gna get? Wt u gna grow nxt? X

Will definately write one mate. Im doing the ice cold water tomorrow night, then ill unplug my light and leave em in there for three days, maybe with the fan on to stop any little flys landing on her then ill get my scissors out and chop away ! Herming takes a while or one big stressor will produce a hermie but the stress is so close to harvest the plant wouldnt have time to react, you got nor worries :jointsmile: Dunno if your asking jay or me but im expecting around 20gs hopefully and im going to give hash making a go which i will post up if it works, next grow i'm not too sure, i need to build a cabinet and get new lights. Once this is done im going to get a load of the smaller cfls and get some crop rotation going. So start say 6 plants off from seed, grow em to about 2-3 inches tall, flower them then two weeks later grow another 6 from seed. This means when i harvest ill be harvest 6 plants every two weeks, only problem is cost of seeds, going to give it a rial run with some cheap ones and see how it goes. :rastasmoke: (will go into even more detail when i figured out completely what im doin) :smokin:

[LetsSeeYa]

''Once this is done im going to get a load of the smaller cfls and get some crop rotation going. So start say 6 plants off from seed, grow em to about 2-3 inches tall, flower them then two weeks later grow another 6 from seed. This means when i harvest ill be harvest 6 plants every two weeks, only problem is cost of seeds, going to give it a rial run with some cheap ones and see how it goes. (will go into even more detail when i figured out completely what im doin)''
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Hey man glad ya got there:thumbsup:the buds look great. I was thinking, why don't you do like 6 seeds then take 6 clones. When the seeds are done put your clones into flower, but before ya do, take clones from your clones and so on. This way while ya flower, you can veg. Then just keep this going as it would save on seeds and the clones will grow faster. Just a thought:cool:


:rasta:

[PhatJay]

then ill unplug my light and leave em in there for three days, maybe with the fan on

Leave the fan on mate, I keep mine on 24/7. They need fresh air regardless of whether or not the light is on.

[PhatJay]

Been having a look around at what is available lighting wise. Here are a few links of what I have found. Please note I havn't checked out any of these companies yet or looked for best prices, just finding the stuff was hard enough. If you go the smaller bulb route you are going to have to do some wiring, so if you don't want to do that you are going to have to buy 125w CFL's. Looking at the costs of the stuff, I think I will end up going the 125w route myself.


Link to a page describing the varies fittings and their code numbers. (useful)

Fittings (Caps and Bases) - Technical Information â?? (UK) Light bulbs, halogen lamps, spot lights and tubes by mail order in the UK (http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/article/fittings-caps-and-bases/)


30w CFL bulbs (2700k) with screw and bayonet type fittings. (a bit pricey, I found higher wattage but they were ridiculously expensive, like £40 expensive)

Helix Energy Saver 30W BC warm white - Helix energy saver (25-30W) - Energy Savers â?? (UK) Light bulbs, halogen lamps, spot lights and tubes by mail order in the UK (http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/product/2201/helix-energy-saver-30w-bc-warm-white/)

Helix Energy Saver 30W ES warm white - Helix energy saver (25-30W) - Energy Savers â?? (UK) Light bulbs, halogen lamps, spot lights and tubes by mail order in the UK (http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/product/2202/helix-energy-saver-30w-es-warm-white/)


Maplins are a good reputable company, they do a range of lamp holders.

Mains Lampholders : Maplin Electronics (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?menuno=12063)


A place that sells Y Adapters (screw type only - I dont think you can get Y adapters for bayonet type fittings)

ES27 to Twin Lamp ES27 Bulb Holder Adapter E27 Y Type (http://www.topsellings.com/en/es27-to-twin-lamp-es27-bulb-holder-adapter-e27-y-type-p10777.html?language=en&currency=GBP)


A place that sells Bayonet to Screw adapters and Screw to Bayonet adapters.

ebulbshop.com ltd Bayonet (BC) to Edison screw (ES) adaptor (http://ebulbshop.com/acatalog/copy_of_Bayonet__BC__to_Edison_screw__ES__adaptor_ .html)

[Charbud]

Leave the fan on mate, I keep mine on 24/7. They need fresh air regardless of whether or not the light is on.

Fans on :)


Been having a look around at what is available lighting wise. Here are a few links of what I have found. Please note I havn't checked out any of these companies yet or looked for best prices, just finding the stuff was hard enough. If you go the smaller bulb route you are going to have to do some wiring, so if you don't want to do that you are going to have to buy 125w CFL's. Looking at the costs of the stuff, I think I will end up going the 125w route myself.

Ye the 125s seem like the easier option. It just would have been nice to have a load of little cfls but i really was set on getting 42w. I dont understand the uk, they go up to 30w then skip a couple watts then hit 68 or something but those are quite big and expensive so theres no point !

I think i might get 2 x 125w bulbs without reflectors and just cables. See how those do and maybe get a third if necessary.

I had also found the link bellow. very useful when confused about bulb fittings !

Link to a page describing the varies fittings and their code numbers. (useful)

Fittings (Caps and Bases) - Technical Information â?? (UK) Light bulbs, halogen lamps, spot lights and tubes by mail order in the UK (http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/article/fittings-caps-and-bases/)



30w CFL bulbs (2700k) with screw and bayonet type fittings. (a bit pricey, I found higher wattage but they were ridiculously expensive, like £40 expensive)

It is silly, like the 68w on ebay are like £18 per bulb. In the us a 42w is $9.99 which is like 6 pounds ! And thats expensive over there....

Helix Energy Saver 30W BC warm white - Helix energy saver (25-30W) - Energy Savers â?? (UK) Light bulbs, halogen lamps, spot lights and tubes by mail order in the UK (http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/product/2201/helix-energy-saver-30w-bc-warm-white/)

Helix Energy Saver 30W ES warm white - Helix energy saver (25-30W) - Energy Savers â?? (UK) Light bulbs, halogen lamps, spot lights and tubes by mail order in the UK (http://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/product/2202/helix-energy-saver-30w-es-warm-white/)


Maplins are a good reputable company, they do a range of lamp holders.

Mains Lampholders : Maplin Electronics (http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?menuno=12063)



A place that sells Y Adapters (screw type only - I dont think you can get Y adapters for bayonet type fittings)

ES27 to Twin Lamp ES27 Bulb Holder Adapter E27 Y Type (http://www.topsellings.com/en/es27-to-twin-lamp-es27-bulb-holder-adapter-e27-y-type-p10777.html?language=en&currency=GBP)

i really did spend ages looking for them !! They aren't called y splitters though . . i suppose that was my fault :mad: haha


Cheers for all the info jay, much appreciated but like ya said im swaying towards the 125s. How long are they ? I wouldn't want then to be shorter than my 250 :wtf: I think they are just skinnier but im sure u will know for sure.

Put me gyal into stress ripen :D water was nice and chilly at 2 C.....she was shivering.... Took a couple mental photos of what the trichs looked like on certain parts on her...hoepfully i can remember by sunday though..

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sorry about orientation. Cameras being a twat and shows to me on computer its fine then i upload it and its not grrrr

[GetThisOrDie]

Lookin good... curious to see your stress results. I am going to stress ripen one of my plants and compare it to the same strain thats not. That should be in about 2 1/2 weeks

[PhatJay]

Cheers for all the info jay, much appreciated

No problem, I had to look into it for myself, I just hadn't got round to it.


but like ya said im swaying towards the 125s. How long are they ? I wouldn't want then to be shorter than my 250 :wtf: I think they are just skinnier but im sure u will know for sure.

The length can vary slightly depending on manufacturer, but they are about the same length as the 250's with a smaller circumference. The 125w 6500k veg bulb I bought was a different make and about an inch longer than my other 125w 6500k bulb, it was also 8400 lumens instead of 5000. So it is worth shopping around and checking the specs.


Put me gyal into stress ripen :D water was nice and chilly at 2 C.....she was shivering.... Took a couple mental photos of what the trichs looked like on certain parts on her...hoepfully i can remember by sunday though.

They look really nice.



sorry about orientation. Cameras being a twat and shows to me on computer its fine then i upload it and its not grrrr

Damn! You pre-empted my complaint. I hate having to tilt my head to the side to look at a picture. :D

[busybee]

:thumbsup:hi char,lookin good man.i'll see how the shock treatment goes for ya,and i might have to give it a go.oh and i agree with LSY,take clones next time,if you have room...and the need to.:jointsmile:

[Charbud]

Lookin good... curious to see your stress results. I am going to stress ripen one of my plants and compare it to the same strain thats not. That should be in about 2 1/2 weeks

I havent done it before but the plants really smelt during the dark period !


No problem, I had to look into it for myself, I just hadn't got round to it.



The length can vary slightly depending on manufacturer, but they are about the same length as the 250's with a smaller circumference. The 125w 6500k veg bulb I bought was a different make and about an inch longer than my other 125w 6500k bulb, it was also 8400 lumens instead of 5000. So it is worth shopping around and checking the specs.



They look really nice.




Damn! You pre-empted my complaint. I hate having to tilt my head to the side to look at a picture. :D

sorry about the dodgy pic haha. Will check out the specs before purchasing :D


:thumbsup:hi char,lookin good man.i'll see how the shock treatment goes for ya,and i might have to give it a go.oh and i agree with LSY,take clones next time,if you have room...and the need to.:jointsmile:

Cheers busy. shock ripen was making em smell a lot but i think it will have worked out well :rastasmoke: I will try to take clones its just that its more costs and the fact i have never done it before but i might give it a go.

Yesterday i harvested, one day early. Got a nice big pile of bud considerably more than of my first grow considering i had 5 plants then and one this time. Smells real potent and i smoked some yesterday (dried in the mircowave) still had the harshness of the chlorophyll in the bud but it had a really deep taste and smelt like nothing i have ever smelt before, smelt really fragrant like flower fragrant - was quite odd ! Ill have a proper smoke report soon after its dried and cured as well as a dry weight. Got a couple pics of when i was harvesting....

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Fuking orientation!!

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she wouldn't have been tall if i let her grow straight up !

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Trim that i'm going to try to make into hash

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Last pic on next page (PTO):stoned:

[Charbud]

:jointsmile:

Everything i harvested - hopefully at least 1oz minus stalk..

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[JungleSuperstar]

niiiice......:jointsmile::thumbsup:

[GetThisOrDie]

Sweet lookin buds man!
10 more days on my end till the chop.

[dopet4h2c0]

great job char:thumbsup: post a dry weight when you get it and some nice closed up pics so we can see them resiny resiny buds:rasta:

[PhatJay]

:jointsmile:

Everything i harvested - hopefully at least 1oz minus stalk..



Congratulations on a successful harvest...


:clap::clap::clap::clap:

[Charbud]

Had a go at making hash yesterday....kinda flopped as too much plant material fell through my sieve and was caught in the coffee filter. Also the coffee filters broke so easily... Was left with a bit of hash mixed up with a bit of trim :wtf: o well. My bud isnt dry yet but i reckon it will be tomorrow :D

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Ground it all up with my grinder....

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Mixed it up with a wooden spoon for around 20 minutes with ice and water..

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You can see the trichomes and the plant matter divide...

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My first attempt at failing to make hash ! Hopefully it will get me a lil bit high otherwise all that mixing was for nothing ! :rastasmoke:

[busybee]

nice 1 char!would have replyed sooner,but been busy.the dry hash looks ok mate,at least you know theres no funny shit mixed in!!

[moody420]

good job charbud!!!! :thumbsup:

That looks like some wonderful smoke! :jointsmile:

[Charbud]

Cheers busybee. havent really tried the hash yet because it smells weird...!

Thankyou moody also, and yes it is the Piffff smoke (dank) !!!

Barneys review of the smoke : 'Vanilla Kush
Cannabis Cup Winner 2009.

This incredible new Indica-dominant strain is one of the most fragrant, full-flavored and potent weâ??ve ever offered.

This kush stinks through everything. Only thing that keeps the smell in is my air tight jar, when carrying it around i can just smell chronic, stinking up buses when i travel !!

The intense aromas from large, dense colas â?? heavily flecked with red and gold trichromes â?? bring to mind wild vanilla and lavender, accented with lemon and orange peel.

Very strong smell indeed. It has nothing reminiscent of vanilla but you can smell lemon and orange peel in it. The buds are also dense with just stickyness.

Once lit, the floral and herbal aromas become more concentrated and the smoke offers sweet, multi-dimensional flavors. The strong, long lasting high allows the mind to shift down a gear as muscle tension eases.'

Cant agree with this more. When lit up it tastes like smoking chronic with flowers mixed in. Its hard to explain but it has such a floral taste and potency which is really nice and something i have never tasted or smelt before in any strain. The smoke is nice and thick and creamy, very pleasant:stoned:


The bud is STICKY ICKY. One spliff can actually get you pretty high compared to other stuff i smoked. Friends say its some of the best they ever had so its up there with the best ! This chronic being as good as it is partly because i think the stress ripen really did add a lot of aroma and taste and potency and i can thank phatjay and greenthumb for that.

Well basically, the weed is chronic, would highly recommend it to anyone who likes their piff! Definately going to stress ripen all my grows now, i really think it makes a big difference. hope to see some more vanilla kush grows cropping up on here :rastasmoke:

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Open em up to see all the THC goodness :D

[LetsSeeYa]

Hey bro looks like a nice harvest:thumbsup:. But looks like the quality stuff, which you made:thumbsup:. Hey i got your message, i had the newer version of yahoo, but switched back so i did add ya. Seen me one when im on or let me know when your sending it so i can be in mail.

Great grow bro, looks very nice:hippy:


:rasta:

[dopet4h2c0]

nice an frosty:rasta:

[GetThisOrDie]

Looks great! Wouldnt mind rolling one with that stuff. Grats again.

[Dayzt1]

Grats of the harvest Char!! My trees are coming down this weekend too - should be a great harvest! I was lucky enough to have High Times post my nicest looking VK on their website...check out this link: HIGHTIMES.COM > PIX OF THE CROP - 06.11.10 (http://hightimes.com/gallery/ht_admin/6508) It's the one in the 5th row down on the right. =) My guess is we'll be seeing about 7 oz dry from these 4 VK plants when all is said and done.

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

oi oi mr charbud how u doin? Nice 2 c it all cum 2geva now.. Red threw da last 2 pages i missd.. So ow woz da hash? Im currently sr me baby.. So u gt an ounce? Its dried yet? U gna cure it? Put orange or lemon peel in wif it 2 make it smel fruitier.. Wt u gna gro next? U chose wt u gna do.. Hope ur sweet mate x

[Charbud]

Hey bro looks like a nice harvest:thumbsup:. But looks like the quality stuff, which you made:thumbsup:. Hey i got your message, i had the newer version of yahoo, but switched back so i did add ya. Seen me one when im on or let me know when your sending it so i can be in mail.

Great grow bro, looks very nice:hippy:


:rasta:

Cheers lsy, been watchin over me since day one on this site ! will chat to ya soon man .. :rastasmoke:


Looks great! Wouldnt mind rolling one with that stuff. Grats again.

If you were in the uk it would be somewhat possible but i aint going to the states any time soon ! Give it a grow and then a smoke ..:jointsmile:


Grats of the harvest Char!! My trees are coming down this weekend too - should be a great harvest! I was lucky enough to have High Times post my nicest looking VK on their website...check out this link: HIGHTIMES.COM > PIX OF THE CROP - 06.11.10 (http://hightimes.com/gallery/ht_admin/6508) It's the one in the 5th row down on the right. =) My guess is we'll be seeing about 7 oz dry from these 4 VK plants when all is said and done.

Nice work man. Would love to have my pics on high times although i doubt they have much room for cfl grows, mostly HID stuff im guessing ? Post a couple pics up when you harvested mate and tell me what the smoke it like...i think your guna like it !:pimp:


oi oi mr charbud how u doin? Nice 2 c it all cum 2geva now.. Red threw da last 2 pages i missd.. So ow woz da hash? Im currently sr me baby.. So u gt an ounce? Its dried yet? U gna cure it? Put orange or lemon peel in wif it 2 make it smel fruitier.. Wt u gna gro next? U chose wt u gna do.. Hope ur sweet mate x

You alright mate, how was your holiday, where did ya go ? Only smoked a little bit of the hash and it was alright, tasted nice and got a little bit high...stress ripening def worked wonders on my girl, shes real potent, a guy on the bus was taking the piss going ahh i can really smell some oregano ..lol i got around 24g completely dry and its still curing in my jar although i still smoke it and na im not going to put fruit peal in because it doesnt change the flavour and the kush smells nice enough without it ! I already have some a LSD seed and some strawberry haze but i have read that LSD has bad genetics and is a low yielder so might not be worth while with cfls..Will chek in on your thread soon mate, upload all your piccys of your harvest and lil smoke report :rastasmoke:

[xxMrGreenThumbx]

hey mate u ok? Dats gud bout da hash.. Cn u renemba da stuf u use 2 get day sold it in 9 bars.. U no ow dat made? Wt bout edibles? Cn u jst smoke da trim or wud it b lyk smokin normal leaf? Im chopin me bitch sunday.. B4 game.. U watchim it? So ratings out ov ten 4 da kush growing wise? And out ov ten 4 smoke? U gna gro it agen? I got arjens strawbery haze i wana giv a try.. U no much bout it? Iz it sativa dom? Lsd sounds bad.. U gna get mor fert? X

[Charbud]

Cool fam, this is the third time im typing this, the 2 other times i typed it, got distracted then never posted it ! Cant say ive seen a bar of hash, do u mean the really dark stuff ? nowerdays they make it with iceolator bags which is the most efficient method and gives the highest grade. Edibles are a waste of time unless you have enough trim to make the stuff otherwise id give it a miss. SMoking normal leaf wudnt be nice ! YE watched the game, ref needs to pop down to specsavers...grow wise for kush 6/7 cos it wasnt as easy as my first ones and smoke 10/10 for me anyway. Duno bout growin it again cos id like to try more stuff ! u could giv it a go though ? arjans strawberry haze is a sativa dom, apparently stretches a lot. LSD does sound like its waste of time ! and im probs jsut gna buy some cannaboost and maybe some organic products...not too sure yet mate x

[bigsby]

I bought a 2 ounce sole of blond hash in the Sinai for $145. It was 1 inch thick and perhaps 6" long shaped like and iron with the seal of a snake burned into it. It was awesome stuff. Just awesome. I worked through it in about a week with 15 other people. That was in Dahab, 1989, before the hotels and tourist plazas. I had perhaps better blond hash in Lebanon a few years ago but that was considerably more expensive... The Bekka valley is made for growing. I miss those days. I wonder about the quality of bubble hash. I'm going to have to give it a go some day.

[busybee]

:thumbsup:hi char,i've not been on for so long your thread was almost off the page:D the vk sounds well nice,might have to get some.gave my 4 girls ice cold water earlier,it did'nt seem right man(but i guess thats the "shock"part)going to turn the light off in a min.they get the chop fri after work:jointsmile:

[Charbud]

You alright busybee. I too have been slacking on the forums ! been quite busy...went to amsterdam...was sick ! Definately give the vk ago, definately worth it ! How did your bud turn out ? im guessing its all dry and by now !

[busybee]

You alright busybee. I too have been slacking on the forums ! been quite busy...went to amsterdam...was sick ! Definately give the vk ago, definately worth it ! How did your bud turn out ? im guessing its all dry and by now !

:thumbsup:hi char,its been 11yrs since i went to the DAM(planning to revisit in 6months).yeah bud is good,4plants-1gram shy of 9oz(dry,of course)mates love it more than me(but then free weed always tastes sweeter,lol).have you got anything lined up for your next grow?:jointsmile:

[Charbud]

11 years..jheez! make sure you take a shit load of cash because its so dam expensive ! 9oz of 4 plants...congrats ! and there is nothing better than free bud ! all my vk has gone, went pretty quickly but it was very much enjoyed. Im going to build a small cab for my next grow with a pc fan built in to keep them warm or cool, well warm for the winter months. Not sure which strains but i might grow like ten plants in small bottles and veg them for like 4 days then flower them, so each plant would just consist of a cola. This could be helped out by having a veg cab aswell, bit like crop rotation i think. What you got lined up ? you should definately get some threads going...or are you a private kinda guy ? peace mate

[busybee]

you should definately get some threads going...or are you a private kinda guy ? peace mate

:thumbsup:hi mate,private...no lazy...yes;)
nah,just real busy and stoned:D
i'm in the process of lining my flower room with anti-detection film,
and have just ordered an extra fan and new c/filter.
also installing venting(in & out)in my veg room.
i still have my 1st re-veg and a new 1 from the last harvest in my g/house,
when my new improved rooms are ready i'm gonna clone the shit out of the 1st re-veg:thumbsup: oh and i'm changing to DWC(easier/lazier):jointsmile:
:thumbsup:good luck with your project,any thoughts about what strain next?:jointsmile:

[cypher420]

gratz indeed! i'm on week 6 of a vanilla kush, double blueberry and super lemon haze grow. Its my first time ever growin so i'm not surprised my kush doesn't look quite as nice as yours hehe. but glad to hear good reviews on the strain! i'll post pics in a new thread later when they're close to harvest.

cheers

[Charbud]

:thumbsup:hi mate,private...no lazy...yes;)
nah,just real busy and stoned:D
i'm in the process of lining my flower room with anti-detection film,
and have just ordered an extra fan and new c/filter.
also installing venting(in & out)in my veg room.
i still have my 1st re-veg and a new 1 from the last harvest in my g/house,
when my new improved rooms are ready i'm gonna clone the shit out of the 1st re-veg:thumbsup: oh and i'm changing to DWC(easier/lazier):jointsmile:
:thumbsup:good luck with your project,any thoughts about what strain next?:jointsmile:

haha fair play...everyone is a bit lazy. Anti detection stuff is pricey ! but well worth it with your light i suppose. Sounds like your getting a nice little operation underway ! Cheers for the good luck, will hopefully start the process end of august....strains...im really not sure, im looking for something thats nice but will be easy to grow and last me a while because my vk went quick! Maybe something like ak-47, white russian....i do have some strawberry haze seeds so might giv em a go ! will keep you updated mate :rastasmoke:


gratz indeed! i'm on week 6 of a vanilla kush, double blueberry and super lemon haze grow. Its my first time ever growin so i'm not surprised my kush doesn't look quite as nice as yours hehe. but glad to hear good reviews on the strain! i'll post pics in a new thread later when they're close to harvest.

cheers

Definately drop me a link mate, would be interesting to have a look at your results. Read through the stress ripening thing i did, really did work wonders for the bud. After smoking my vk i went to amsterdam and tried loads of strains, still the vk is by far the best, followed my super lemon haze. Your going to be on top of the world when you harvest !!! good luck on your first grow...remember to drop me a link to your thread :rastasmoke:

[GetThisOrDie]

Amsterdam... nice.

Smoke any good hash or exotic buds? I saw you said it was expensive now... I wish I had the extra cash.

[lilhayes]

Does anybody know if Vanilla Kush is mold resistant. Because where I live its 105 degrees and Humid as hell. Im in week 3 of flowering and my parents are coming down for the weekend. My question is "Do you guys think if I kept my plants outside from Saturday morning until tuesday morning they would get mold?

[Charbud]

Amsterdam... nice.

Smoke any good hash or exotic buds? I saw you said it was expensive now... I wish I had the extra cash.

Always had and always will ! Smoked super lemon haze, strawberry cough, nyc diesel....all the popular ones but no hashish for some reason. Definately worth saving up..youd need around 600 dollars for 4 nights spending money, and youd have a mighty fine time ! red light district is also awesome !


Does anybody know if Vanilla Kush is mold resistant. Because where I live its 105 degrees and Humid as hell. Im in week 3 of flowering and my parents are coming down for the weekend. My question is "Do you guys think if I kept my plants outside from Saturday morning until tuesday morning they would get mold?

They should be fine, 3 days isn't a very long time for mold to rapidly develop from nothing to something major. Wouldnt worry about it :rastasmoke: