Irydyum's Kush grow

[irydyum]

Whatâ??s up everyone? If you are tuning into this one, I have a few new tricks up my sleeve to try out. Recently upgraded my 2 400â??s to air cooled hoods, bought new hortilux eye bulbs, and added a WEX 150w LED bar to the mix. New carbon scrubber as well. Should be an interesting one for sure. Anyone who has seen my logs before knows I like trees but Iâ??m going to do my best to keep a nice short sea going this time.

Iâ??ll be running Advancedâ??s Sensi 2 part for veg and flower, and will be supplementing in flower with Bud Candy, Overdrive, and Big Bud. Iâ??ll be using it along with BioCanna Terra soil (same as last grow). I have never run AN before, so feel free to chime in about experiences with it.

For genetics, I have several cuts of Sierra Kush, 2 AMS seedlings, and 4 NL/Skunk seedlings. Iâ??m not sure if the seedlings are going to make the run, they may end up being gifted before too long. NL/Skunk seeds will grow quite large quite fast next to the kush clones, and I already said Iâ??m doing my best to keep a nice even canopy going.

Right now Iâ??m only running the LED, for obvious reasons. Just saw today that I have roots emerging from my peat cups, so a transplant is in the very near future. Iâ??m working with only one space, so timing is of the essence here. I have about 6 cuts that are well rooted, and another dozen or so in the ICU. Another story for another time there.

Iâ??m hoping to have a dozen or so rooted soon so I can get this show on the road. I may have forgotten some details, but Iâ??m blazed, and itâ??s par for the course. Wish me luck, Iâ??ll stick some pics in a couple of posts to follow.

[irydyum]

Pic 1- Lights off
Pic 2- All on
Pic 3- LED only

[irydyum]

Pic 1- The whole intensive care unit
Pic 2- Sierra Kush clones
Pic 3- AMS and NL/Skunk seedlings
Pic 4 and 5, self explanatory:thumbsup:

[stra8outtaWeed]

Nice set up...i love AN's artwork..thats the first time i've seen that label on the Big Bud.

let the show begin! :jointsmile:

[Shovelhandle]

I've been using Overgrow during bloom cycle and I can't tell if anything fantastic is going on. I've used it for the last two or three grows. This grow is some long season sativas so they may like the extra nutrients over the long run. The plants have shown growth spurts after they seem to be pretty much done putting out flowers.

Good Luck

Shov

[moody420]

Can't wait to see what you can do this time Irydyum! I'm still drooling over the white widow pics from the last log! :jointsmile:

[irydyum]

Clones went into some dirt today. Finally, been patiently waiting for it. Everything looks good, the LED's are living up to expectations so far. For once I have no complaints:thumbsup: Not much else to mention, but as things change I'll be sure to post.

[GP73LPC]

i'm in...

nice setup, very organized and clean :thumbsup:

i just ordered my WEX-C150 today :D

[irydyum]

Thanks for the kind words everyone, appreciate the love.

As far as cleanliness goes, this is my full time gig. I'd feel bad with all kinds of time on my hands and a dirty ass growroom. I feel for people that don't have the time/ability to maintain a space, it just makes troubleshooting issues that much easier.

I'm sure i'm not the only one that knows bugs dont usually fuck with clean stuff. I try to let common sense govern my universe, therefore, I do what I can to nip things in the bud. Totally pun intended:jointsmile:

[irydyum]

Here I am, another week in. Been busy as hell lately and finally got a chance to look in on things. LED is great vegging so far, seems like a good growth rate, everything rooted as well as could be expected, and the seedlings seem to be doing well also. I'm hoping to be triggering flowering within the next 2 weeks if all goes according to plan.

Here's a couple pics from last night.

[Coachgee]

Nice setup irydyum this is a cool log. I checked out your white widow log and all I can say is :jawdropper:... I will be following this log as well. Good stuff man.:thumbsup:

[canniwhatsis]

subscribed! :jointsmile:



I only wish I could afford the LED's, :( but I'm not growing as a gig, only for the wife's meds, so I'll make do with what I can afford, and hope it will yield some good quality for her! :thumbsup:


I've read over your White Widow thread with her (A strain that works especially well for her) and am stoked to try some WW in the near future! :cool:

[flyinhi]

LEDs - almost wish I had researched them before getting the T5s now! Maybe in the near future and I have more growing experience I'll go that direction.

Liking the set up too.....but you do realise you've set yourself a high bar now after growing those amazing WWs? Lol. We're all expecting major outcomes again :D I'm sure you will too :thumbsup: deffo gonna keep up with your grow too.

:hippy:

[Coachgee]

subscribed! :jointsmile:



I only wish I could afford the LED's, :( but I'm not growing as a gig, only for the wife's meds, so I'll make do with what I can afford, and hope it will yield some good quality for her! :thumbsup:


I've read over your White Widow thread with her (A strain that works especially well for her) and am stoked to try some WW in the near future! :cool:

Same here cann... Maybe once I finish this first grow I will invest in some LEDs.... Looking at that WW has my palms sweaty as heck. Once again nice stuff IRYDYUM....:thumbsup:

[irydyum]

LEDs -

Liking the set up too.....but you do realise you've set yourself a high bar now after growing those amazing WWs? Lol. We're all expecting major outcomes again :D I'm sure you will too :thumbsup: deffo gonna keep up with your grow too.

:hippy:

Thats the beauty of the whole thing. It only gets better, rarely are you going to get worse. The only difference really here is that I'm growing with clones so they should be a bit smaller than most of my trees from the past.

With the addition of the LED and air cooled hoods, I think I should be able to meet expectations. Thanks for popping in everyone, good times ahead over here:thumbsup: I'll do my damnedest to not let down the audience building up.

[headshake]

can't believe i'm just now finding this....well actually i can, but what are ya gonna do. but i did know that this was going down, so maybe it's my fault. lmao.

anyhow, can't wait to see the journey unfold!


-shake

[sarah louise]

looks like you are off to a flying start irydyum, how big are the white trays beneath your lights? (I'm lousy with judging scale).

[irydyum]

The trays are 3'x3', or close to it. They are the ones you get from the hardware store to put under your washing machine in the event of leaks:thumbsup: I like to use those in place of the small drip trays for each individual container. Pouring water and dirt and things, it's easier to keep clean and dry if I have a huge tray to work over instead of small ones.

[LetsSeeYa]

Hey irydyum looks great as always:thumbsup:great set-up and awesome strain. The one and only time i ordered seeds, they were Kush, which the damn boarder patrol got them:wtf:. So now at least i get to see a good kush grow. You always put on a great show man, thanks:jointsmile:im in.

:rasta:

[irydyum]

Glad to have you buddy, wish you the best on this outdoor season as well:thumbsup:

[irydyum]

It sure sucks waiting for the smaller clones to catch up. Note to self: Timing is crucial. I know this already but sometimes it gets away from you.

As soon as the smaller ones of the group show a little more upward momentum, it'll be time to flower. I'm looking to see what some smaller clones will yield for me. I know I'm not going to max out my space with what I have growing this time. At least I shouldn't :jointsmile:

Here's a couple pics of the lovely ladies. I will say that I'm pleasantly surprised with the growth from the LEDs. I think I'm a veg convert now. I can't imagine using CFL or even MH again to veg.

Pic 3 is of the NL/Skunk seedling (there's a couple of em in there, but I like her the best)

And yes, half these cuts were taken off a lady that was in flower. Desperate times call for desperate measures. They rooted fine, however some of the new growth started off strange, but reverted back to normal after a node or 2.

[bigsby]

I'm along for the ride. Nice looking upgrades too you room.

[irydyum]

Here we are, a week from last post. Last night was their first official 12 hour dark period, so today is day 1. Everything is looking good as I can tell, I'm running one of the 400's along with the LED at the moment.

Temps are right around 81 daytime with one HID on, but with the second the temp spikes up to around 89-90. Still working on figuring this one out. The only thing I can think is i'm asking my small fan to do a little too much work. I'm confined in my space so I had no choice but to put bends in the ducting to make it to each hood and I feel like it's cutting my fan's ability drastically.

Other than that, everything appears on time, should be doing some transplanting pretty soon. I'll have 6 kushes in 5 gal containers and the rest will be flowered out in 2 gals most likely.

Here's a couple pics from today, right at lights on. Figured out today that my camera doesn't like HPS/LED combo for photography, so sorry about the darkness in some of them.

[stra8outtaWeed]

nice...they are lookin green :stoned:

[jtsik330]

I currently have the same setup and thought that a six inch fan would do the trick to keep my lights and it didn't do the job either with minimal ducting possible. Then I added a six inch booster fan and that only helped acouple degrees. After weeks of trial and error with ducting, moving the fan into different locations and messing around with my two intakes. Turns out the best thing to do was to buy a 100 dollar Ice Flow system with a water pump and a cooler. Its was the only way I can get the temps to drop from 90's to high 70's. It would've been easier to spend the money on LED's:D Have you ever thought about the Ive flow?

[irydyum]

No, no Ice Cooler in my future. I'd rather just up and move somewhere cooler:D Gives me even more of an excuse.

I know the temps would drop if I could run my air cooling line with less bends, but being in such a tight space I only have about a foot on the outsides of the hoods. That leaves room for a 6" duct bent at a 90. So my 220 cfm fan is probably only pushing (random guess) 75cfm through the system. Tight turns drastically reduce efficiency of airflow.

I am planning to move for real, back home so to speak, so any major alterations on this space are out of the question. Soon enough I'll be trying to fit into a new space and have a whole new set of problems, so I figure I'll just do what I can, with what I have, the best that I can. I'm sure all will turn out well, it's not rocket science after all.

Thanks for droppin in:thumbsup:

[bigsby]

A 90 degree turn reduces efficiency by 1.5x so your 220 CFM fan with one 90 degree angle is now worth 154 CFM. Here is the calculation to figure out your pulling power:

Room H x W x L = total square feet / 5 (air exchanged every 5 minutes) = your starting CFM.

Take the result and add the following:

1.5x for each 90 degree turn
1.3x for any carbon filter
1.3x for each hood you are pulling through
1.5x for any reducer on the line
Add 10% for each foot of duct, carbon filter, hood in the line.

This will give you your total CFM needed to exchange the air in the room every 5 minutes. Now just because you are exchanging the air every 5 minutes does not mean you will be pulling sufficient air to cool your light and the room. Drop air exchange to every 4 or even 3 minutes and you will solve your heat issues.

[LetsSeeYa]

Hey irydyum i just was wondering what you thought about using the peat pots for starting seeds in them. I read the other day on a seed site that it slows growth at a point. I tried to grow same strain in one and one without, but i one which had the cup in it went male, 4 outta 5 not bad. But saw you using them and thought id get your 2 cents. Iv come to the conclusion i dont like them because if they dry at the least, the roots will not grow through the pots. But, maybe kept wet there isn't a issue with them? Because i saw your roots pop right through them and looked healthy as hell, so ya think it was just keeping them wet continuously was my problem?

They were not on my watch this time, but had important beans in them which i had to really baby. Just now are they getting to a point where im comfortable enough to put them out in the ground.

Thanks man, your grow looks like its gaining speed, i like to watch the kush grow:hippy:


:rasta:

[irydyum]

I'm not sure about why people would have said they are bad for seedlings. I've been using them for quite some time now and never had any issue with growth related to them. I like to use them because of the ease of transplant, as soon as i have roots popping through the peat pot (always happens) I just drop in dirt. No pulling a tiny rootball out or anything, giving me less chance to hurt fragile little seedlings.

I'm sure proper watering would contribute to the health of them as well. I was watering my small peat pots daily with about 50ml of water. They would be bone dry each morning, which is what I wanted. Wet/dry cycle. The peat is breathable, so it's more difficult to drown small plants as well.

[fffuuudesu]

LetsSeeYa, if youre talking about the peat pellets that expand at first watering, ive noticed they do affect growth a bit... not too bad, but enough that i will not be using them again. they even killed one of my lowryder seeds.

a friend of mine has had a similar problem, hes on week 4 and his plant is only 2 inches tall. its under 300 watts of the good leds, and 250 watts hps, hes using advanced nutrients, so i can assure you its not the lighting or fertz.

he noticed when letting the medium dry out between waterings, that the peat contracted away from the rim of the pot, suggesting that my lowryder seeds died because the peat was too dense and soggy.

youd be better off starting in some fertless seed starting mix, or some rockwool.

the best i have ever used, is starting in rockwool, then moving into coco coir in a very small pot, letting the seedlings get rootbound before transplanting. not saying its the best ever, but, upon transplant into bigger pots with advanced nutrients the growth is explosive, my blueberry clones went from 2 inches tall, to a foot and half in a week. granted i have great genetics to work with, but ive used organic mixes, compost, seed starting mix and others.. this method just seems the best so far outside hydro.

[irydyum]

Hey irydyum i just was wondering what you thought about using the peat pots for starting seeds in them.

Pretty sure he meant pots, call me crazy, but I didn't see mention of pellets. Though I do think peat pellets are for shit, they seem to stay wet forever, and don't work well for rooting cuts. I'd advise anyone to stay away from them if you can.

[irydyum]

Just a quick update. Remarkably quick growth with the HPS/LED combo going. Great branching, very deep green color, zero leaf drop, everything is a-ok:thumbsup: Temps have been stable around 80 with lights on.

Side note, in lieu of running the second HPS I invested in a second LED bar so I can run the two side by side. I'm curious to see how it plays out. Definitely can tell that the watering schedule needs to be backed off with LED, I'm used to much higher temps and quicker drying pots. MUST let them completely dry out, no exceptions.

Here's a couple of pics from today.

[bigsby]

wow do those look healthy or what?! Very nice.

[fffuuudesu]

Pretty sure he meant pots, call me crazy, but I didn't see mention of pellets.

haha ya sorry man im an idiot. reread it right after.. your shit does look fkn gravy tho:thumbsup:

[irydyum]

Thanks for dropping in:thumbsup:

[LetsSeeYa]

Just a quick update. Remarkably quick growth with the HPS/LED combo going. Great branching, very deep green color, zero leaf drop, everything is a-ok:thumbsup: Temps have been stable around 80 with lights on.

Side note, in lieu of running the second HPS I invested in a second LED bar so I can run the two side by side. I'm curious to see how it plays out. Definitely can tell that the watering schedule needs to be backed off with LED, I'm used to much higher temps and quicker drying pots. MUST let them completely dry out, no exceptions.

Wow irydyum its only been 4 days from the last pic you posted. Almost an understatement as to quick growth and great branching. What was the last strain in the pic posted on the 26th. She looks like a beauty:thumbsup:

So, it seems your liking the LED's, think ya might go all LED at some point. Id really like one just for the heat issues plus.Plus Stra8's LED grows look pretty nice, but i think he runs like 6 of them big ass ones.

Il be in touch man:rasta:

[irydyum]

So, it seems your liking the LED's, think ya might go all LED at some point. Id really like one just for the heat issues plus.


I don't know if I'll do an all LED run or not. Hard to say, maybe I'll be convinced to try after this run. I have always loved my HPS and that's a love affair I don't want to give up on, it's always treated me very well. I'm just interested to see what the combination does in flower.

[moody420]

I don't know if I'll do an all LED run or not. Hard to say, maybe I'll be convinced to try after this run. I have always loved my HPS and that's a love affair I don't want to give up on, it's always treated me very well. I'm just interested to see what the combination does in flower.

Looking good....you are about 1 1/2 weeks behind me in flower. I'm excited to see what you can do! :D So far the LED's have been good to me....I'm loving the consistant temps. The true test will be the end result....I'm growing the blue dream again just to see the comparison with HPS....and I love that strain! I'll be keeping an eye on this thread! :jointsmile:

[flyinhi]

I agree....we used the peat pots for our girls and the transplanting was so easy and stress-free for us and the girls. As long as the soil is kept moist so the pots are a little moist, the roots will get through okay. In fact, when we transplanted, a couple of the girls were almost rootbound, as we hadn't thought to lift the peat pots out the containers to check for roots. No harm done though and girls loved thier new homes, no signs of stress at all, which I am more than positive was due to not having to disturb them during the transplanting. I'd certainly use peat pots again!

The grow is looking good :thumbsup: LEDs are getting more and more popular during grows be it part grow of complete grow using them. Always nervewracking moving out of your own comfort zone though! Some day I might try the LEDs, as I do like the results you guys are getting, but I'll wait a while until I'm not such a novice....practice makes perfect as they say ;)

Keep on keeping on :rastasmoke:

[BlewBerry]

Holy Pink Panther son. The LED's are lookin proper and those girls look sooo lush. Cant wait to try. :rastasmoke:

[irydyum]

Pink Panther....lol

I know, sometimes I look up into the air to see if the mother-ship is going to beam me up:abduct:

[irydyum]

Here I am another 5 days later, plants are now showing pistils all over. They look like they are on the verge of exploding. Everything has been transplanted into 2 gallon containers where they will finish their lives at. No signs of shock or stress the day after xplant, they actually "grew overnight".

I got the second LED bar in, so in lieu of the second HPS, I decided to do side by side with 400w HPS vs. 300w LED. Let the games begin. Temps are steady at 80 degrees now with all the lights on, and about 73 with lights off. To this point they have only had 1 flower feeding of SensiBloom a/b and Bud Candy. The rest has been straight water.

Here's a few pics so you can see the changes made recently.

[stra8outtaWeed]

lookin good my friend :thumbsup:

[Weezard]

Aloha Irydyum,:)

"I decided to do side by side with 400w HPS vs. 300w LED. Let the games begin".:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

High-tech, n talent.
Jus' my kine sing!

Glued to my chair, and locked to my couch!


Mahalo nui,

Weezard

[irydyum]

Many thanks for the kind words and the faith, I only hope to not disappoint. I sure am glad you jumped on, always a good dialogue when the Weez drops in, any input is welcomed and valued:thumbsup:

I can't say for sure the scientific value of running these since the 2 light sources are in such close proximity, bleed over would surely skew any data about a "heads up" competition between them (while providing me the best of both worlds:thumbsup:). That being said, I'm growing primarily so I can smoke good, so my only hypothesis is that I will smoke the pot from BOTH the LED and HPS. I can say that with certainty and confidence. Secondary to that I predict that they will both be good. I'm not willing to speculate any further than that... for now:cool:

LSY- You had asked me a question about using the peat pots and roots not growing through them or something. When I was transplanting the NL/Skunk I took a picture of the root mass for you to show how they do indeed grow straight out the side. For your viewing pleasure...

[LetsSeeYa]

LSY- You had asked me a question about using the peat pots and roots not growing through them or something. When I was transplanting the NL/Skunk I took a picture of the root mass for you to show how they do indeed grow straight out the side. For your viewing pleasure...

Wow irydyum your plants have really grown a lot fast and with nothing but water. Plus great branch growth too:thumbsup:I luv those pic's with the LEDs in the back ground, just adds to the beauty of them. Also, you have more growing space then i had thought.

Yeah they rooted well for sure. My indoor was started that way, but after they popped i put them straight into dirt. My issues were when i didn't get them into dirt right right away, so im guessing that they just weren't kept wet. But iv been convinced that they are to my advantage, just need to make sure they are always wet. I freaked when i saw your roots popping right through the cups, but i guess it was because mine were only sitting by the sliding glass doors. So, if i had my lights on them, they would have started to develop a root system and not just stretch like they did. But like i said, they were not all mine and couldn't move them, but after saving them, i just took all of them. So, there should be a WR in there. Its some good shit man:D

Grow is looking killer man:cool:


:rasta:

[irydyum]

Sorry, short on time right now, just wanted to put an update so no one thinks I disappeared:D Plants have been fed this week, and got an application of Bushmaster. I don't want these to get much over the 18"-24" range. Here's some pics.

[LetsSeeYa]

Sorry, short on time right now, just wanted to put an update so no one thinks I disappeared:D Plants have been fed this week, and got an application of Bushmaster. I don't want these to get much over the 18"-24" range. Here's some pics.

Looks great irydyum:thumbsup:, the growth is amassing and they look healthy as hell man:jointsmile:. Id hate to give up that space when ya move. But i guess your going to have to look for a Realtor who can hook ya up with a good grow space:thumbsup:. I can see it on the sign outside the house for sale ''great grow space'', lol.


Later man:rasta:

[irydyum]

But i guess your going to have to look for a Realtor who can hook ya up with a good grow space:thumbsup:. I can see it on the sign outside the house for sale ''great grow space'', lol.

Already handled :D

[irydyum]

Here's another few pics I meant to put up last time. These are one day after the previous pics so day 16. Not a whole lot to say here except everything is going well, looks good to me. I'm excited to see what these strains turn into, I have neither smoked or grown them before so it's going to be like christmas in July for me this year:thumbsup: On with the budshots (early as they may be:))

[stra8outtaWeed]

those look really healthy....any noticeable differences between the 2 trays?

keep up the good work :thumbsup:

[irydyum]

Not too much difference visually that I can see at this point. The HPS side seems to have a little more secondary branching and the branches that are there seem sturdier. Bud development seems similar on both sides although i'm still early on in flower.

[sarah louise]

Love the coloured light in the grow room, reminds me of lamp lighting back in the 70's...

[flyinhi]

:madnoel: I do enjoy an early Christmas lol. I also love the lighting on your grow.....I know you're using them to improve your growing but it also makes the grow look a bit more interesting after being half blinded by our own HIDs lol.

In all seriousness, looking great :thumbsup: I'm sure you will enjoy your early festive treats in due course......as I hope to be doing also :D :rastasmoke:

[irydyum]

Got a couple more pictures to put up here. The single application of bushmaster did nothing to stop one of the NL/Skunk seedlings while the other one stopped upward altogether. Same dosage on both, 2ml per gallon. The one that didn't stop stretching I bent the top over, and the one that did has had these strange tiny spots on the fans that reminded my why I didn't use bushmaster anymore.

On the other end of the spectrum, the Sierra Kush is coming along quite nicely. Starting to push out some trichs and develop little nuggets. It won't be long now and the weight should start packing on.

I also have 2 Silver Spurs in there that got mixed up when I received the cuts. No biggie, just more variety come harvest:thumbsup:

Pic1- Before lights on
Pic2- Close up of top on SK
Pic3- 3 SK Clones

[CovertCarpenter]

...but what can I say, except:

GORGEOUS!

Nicely done, son. :D
REP+, if it will allow me ta ;)

[irydyum]

I appreciate you dropping in, it get's boring around here talking to myself sometimes.:i feel stupid:

Thanks for taking the time:thumbsup:

[camoxnhx]

Nice green thumb! Your plants are looking amazing and well matained. How's the smell coming from those lovely ladies? And what are you using for nutrients?

[irydyum]

Starting to put off a little funk. I can't describe it yet, but give me a week and I'm sure it'll come out more.

For nutes this run its Sensi Bloom A/B, Bud Candy, Overdrive, and BigBud. All from Advanced.

[camoxnhx]

Damn withall those dank nutrients your gonna have your own little shop of horror hahaha. Yea your gonna get a good smell off of this plants! Just make sure you got some Oder control if that's a issue were your growing, if not enjoy that lovely fragrance! Now if you don't mind me asking were did you get the bud candy from?
Have fun be safe
enjoy the buzz

[irydyum]

Odor control is under control. I don't grow without negative pressure in my space and a carbon filter running 24/7, thanks for the concern tho.

I got the Bud Candy from my local hydro shop.

[irydyum]

I just wanna put this out there, a dirty, dirty, dirty couple of upskirt shots of my ladies:S3:

Looking at things from other angles at times can give you information. Don't discount it. Feel free to chime in and tell me what you see, this isn't a test of any sort. Consider it a game. I will tell you that what I notice is an answer to a previously asked question in this thread:detective1:

[ForgetClassC]

They look super healthy, but the bottom most nodes look like they are just taking some energy that other spots could use. Maybe trim away the lower nodes?

Either way, nice job.

-C

[moody420]

your babies look amazing! Very well maintained! I got to try some of that SK next time! :jointsmile:

[bigsby]

Dems is looking beautious yo.

Nice job so far. I'm tuned in!

[irydyum]

Thank you everyone for all the kind words:D

[headshake]

I just wanna put this out there, a dirty, dirty, dirty couple of upskirt shots of my ladies:S3:

Looking at things from other angles at times can give you information. Don't discount it. Feel free to chime in and tell me what you see, this isn't a test of any sort. Consider it a game. I will tell you that what I notice is an answer to a previously asked question in this thread:detective1:

from my observation the HPS side of the house tends to be WAY mo' bigga! and that's a 400W HPS vs 300W of LEDs. very interesting.....


-shake

[tinytoon]

Almost looks like LED has better penetration to the lower area of plant.

Nice looking stuff you got growing there :thumbsup: keep her rollin along

[irydyum]

Almost looks like LED has better penetration to the lower area of plant.


Good observation. I think it stands to reason that the denser canopy on the HPS side would have something to do with that. Less leaves on the way down to block the LED light would lead to more light hitting the lowers.

[Zeffer]

Hello, Ire dee yum,


Zeffer here from Taxssachusetts
....love your vibe and your grow experience.
I am a newbee with a current panic attack !
Ok first...germinated in poor fashion.
meaning, way to much time in the cave / darkness ! and too cold low 70's.
...so they were way too looooooonnnnnnga !
...second...put them into my pails ( hydro bucket 2 1/2 gal. sz. setup,
with the orange ceramic balls.
with 70 - 80 temps. and 40 - 50 % humidity.
.... so now, they are looking sickly... drying up leaves, pewney, skinny stems.
Iridyum, any advise or directions you send my way will not go unappreciated.
You especially you, can ask me ANYTHING in the whole wide world.
yeah, anything you have thoughts of.... I specialize in " Internal Affairs ! "


from the Heart
Sid Zeffer

[bigsby]

You especially you, can ask me ANYTHING in the whole wide world. yeah, anything you have thoughts of.... I specialize in " Internal Affairs ! "

First off, we are all going to have to get used to the idea of paying higher taxes. How else are we going to pay down the debt? It's coming so start dealing with it.

Second, and more importantly, you really need to start your own thread. You could do this as a grow log or you could go to the forum for plant problems and post there. A bit of netiquette - don't hijack other people's threads, especially a grow log. See my signature for a form detailing information you should include when asking for help.

[irydyum]

Thank you for that Bigsby. I didn't say anything because I wanted more eyes on that post.

It doesn't fit that his conditions sound ideal, yet his plant is dying, he uses hydroton, but calls them ceramic balls, and then mentions "internal affairs".

Something smells funny to me. It didn't sit right when I read it.

[moody420]

Thank you for that Bigsby. I didn't say anything because I wanted more eyes on that post.

It doesn't fit that his conditions sound ideal, yet his plant is dying, he uses hydroton, but calls them ceramic balls, and then mentions "internal affairs".

Something smells funny to me. It didn't sit right when I read it.


yeah, very strange post! who knows with the internet....anyone can pretend to be anyone! He doesn't even really ask a question, just rambles on without making any sense!

@bigsby....when are you starting your setup? I'd love to see how it plays out after you doing so much research! :jointsmile:

[irydyum]

You especially you, can ask me ANYTHING in the whole wide world.
yeah, anything you have thoughts of.... I specialize in " Internal Affairs ! "

Well Sid, I may just do that. Are you a cop? Or something related to it? If so, what are you here for?

You said ask anything.

[LetsSeeYa]

Idyrum, the skunk pic with the LED's could be framed man. Perfect for the led grower:thumbsup:. I had posted last night, but got booted i guess as this morning, my post wasn't on here:wtf:. That bitch that stays here booted me at some point, but thought my reply to the side by question you put up was posted. I guess she got me before it was posted, dumb ****. But my question was, what made you take a look from that angle, cuz im always doing that. Iv turned mine upside down before, just to see what the under growth was doing,lol. Also i try and take odd pics turning my camera sideways an shit. Only to get a peek of something i might have missed. Thought i was just a nut, but i guess you proved that those pics i take may come in handy.

Grow is cookin man:cool:I cant wait to see these big ass buds your going to get, plus im wondering which will be the better side of course:thumbsup:. Oh and this is ''From the heart'',lol:wtf:

See ya man an keep er green:weedpoke:

:rasta:

[irydyum]

LSY, you have a habit of dropping in right before I update with new pics. I'll have some more going up later tonight.

Saw a thread on another forum, "tore up from the floor up", and it inspired me:)

[irydyum]

Almost halfway in, and things are doing well. Some stretch on one of my NL/Skunks in spite of my attempt with Bushmaster, i supercropped her and tied her top down in shame as a punishment for disobedience :wtf:

Trichs are forming on all of the clones, the seedlings (nlskunk) are a bit behind as expected. The NL/Skunk that did respond well in shape from the BM also exhibited some "strawberry" pockmarks on the larger older fans. The others look fine. I had this happen the first time I used BM about 3 years ago. It was much much worse last time, which is why this is the first time in 3 years it's getting another try. Everything else halted, just the one NL/SK got away.

Pic update:

[LetsSeeYa]

Almost halfway in, and things are doing well. Some stretch on one of my NL/Skunks in spite of my attempt with Bushmaster, i supercropped her and tied her top down in shame as a punishment for disobedience :wtf:

Trichs are forming on all of the clones, the seedlings (nlskunk) are a bit behind as expected. The NL/Skunk that did respond well in shape from the BM also exhibited some "strawberry" pockmarks on the larger older fans. The others look fine. I had this happen the first time I used BM about 3 years ago. It was much much worse last time, which is why this is the first time in 3 years it's getting another try. Everything else halted, just the one NL/SK got away.

Pic update:

Looking great man, but didn't know you were growing out the skunk x nl, i guess i missed that. I knew you had the skunk and sorta favor it, but man the skunk plants iv seen grown get really big if cared for as you would. So ya really cant take it out on the plant bro:cool: lol. And if your cross is anything like mine, smoke it at night, cuz its goin to blow yo mind. 29 years of smokin and this cross was some great stuff, sorta so good i kept it a night time thing or i was nappin:stoned:

I took that first pic to get a closer look, but seems to me from this view that the HPS is blowin away the LED. But up close an personal might be a different thing. And was wondering what you meant buy "strawberry pockmarks ''? Great looking pics man, i take way to many myself but pull em up a lot to compare growth and differences in others plants, if strains the same. So keep posting bro, these look nice :thumbsup:

Looking good as always man:hippy:


:rasta:

[irydyum]

Don't take my grow for a measuring stick on the versus contest. That may happen, but it will be in separate areas more controlled like. Take this one as more proof of concept than a good side by side comparison.

I have put more of the larger clones under the HPS since the beginning, and that was by design. I need some yield, and I know from experience that is going to happen with HPS. The LED side was an afterthought to control heat, and in spite of there being smaller clones over there (not because of the light, but my choice) they are doing pretty well.

I'm not sure about the lineage of these NLxSK but I'm seeing more of the skunk influence than the NL in these. More stretchy and the sativa leaves are showing now that it's in flower. One is showing it more than the other, but they both have the skunk smell.

I'll try to get a picture of the leaves that are affected with the little pocks but I can't say I'm sweating it much. Almost halfway home and I really only lose about 2 fan leaves a day for the whole crop. Pretty easy maintenance on this one so far:thumbsup:

Always a pleasure having you around man, I think I'm gonna stick here in my own thread for a while. Seems a tad hostile in the forums lately and I'm a sucker for getting roped into a debate. I do try my best to be cordial in all my posts, but sometimes stupidity gets the best of me.

I'll blaze one up right now for all you guys keeping this thread going:smokebong:

[deserthealer]

Your ladies are looking really really pretty, irydyum! If I ever get my grow log started, I hope you'll come by and check it out, too. At some point, you have to just stop reading everybody else's, and just do it... don'tcha? Anyways, thanks for taking the time to share yours!

[irydyum]

Your ladies are looking really really pretty, irydyum! If I ever get my grow log started, I hope you'll come by and check it out, too. At some point, you have to just stop reading everybody else's, and just do it... don'tcha? Anyways, thanks for taking the time to share yours!

I'd be happy to drop in when you get things going.

Yes you do, sometimes you just have to get committed and jump in head first:D

Thanks for the kind words.

[Shovelhandle]

Nice, nice. I'll keep watching if you keep posting, Bub! Thanks for sharing.

Shov

[GrowDawg]

Super nice looking Ladies you got going! Don't mind if I tag along to the end!

Keep up the great grow they are gorgeous! :thumbsup:

My girls are almost to the day as far along as yours! :)

[LetsSeeYa]

''Always a pleasure having you around man, I think I'm gonna stick here in my own thread for a while. Seems a tad hostile in the forums lately and I'm a sucker for getting roped into a debate. I do try my best to be cordial in all my posts, but sometimes stupidity gets the best of me.''


Well Irydyum iv posted shit i regretted before as i think most people have and one got locked up:mad:. But honest debate is how everything gets understood, at least IMO. And if, and i say if there is something going on i might want or need to know, shoot me an email bro. I can take any criticism thats put out, if understood. If you recall, you were the hardest on me in the beginning, but look at how iv improved. A lot through my eyes so if there is something i need to check let me know man:jointsmile:. But i guess if its none of my business, i get ya man:)

In the mean time il be here watching fore sure:cool:


:rasta:

[irydyum]

It's all good man, just letting my personal problems overflow into here. So, i'm going to duck back down and continue lurking. I'm just going to keep pushing on, and keep myself inside the grow forums. No off topic BS for me again:thumbsup:

[LetsSeeYa]

It's all good man, just letting my personal problems overflow into here. So, i'm going to duck back down and continue lurking. I'm just going to keep pushing on, and keep myself inside the grow forums. No off topic BS for me again:thumbsup:

Thats cool Irydyum, iv said shit on here thats way off subject, only because this is where my life is sadly. I don't have any real friends in the area and have vented my personal life here, i guess because i feel comfortable with people here i consider my friends. I tend to stay in the grow forums because everyone shares my interests and i want to learn more. But living with the person i do, others have peeps they can vent to, but other then a couple people, you and a few others know more about me then the others in the ''real'' world, but very much appreciate that i can do this. Iv tried to go to other areas and been to other chat type sites, but as i consider myself a very good communicator, but not through typed words on a computer. But here it just feels different for reasons unknown.

Its funny, but ''Keep Pushin'' is sorta been my thyme song from REO Speed Wagon since iv been a kid, if ya haven't heard it, you might wanna check it out. I just found the CD iv been looking for with ''157 Riverside Avenue'', if ya like the ol good rock an roll id think you would like it. I saw them at a small venue a street fair or something, but they jammed. And just before the show was to end it freaking poured and i really thought they would run from the lightening, but went into ''Ridin The Storm Out''. I gave em props as it was a small stage set up and could have been fried, but finished the show with class. Yeah i guess i got of topic here, but worth it as il burn ya a copy if your interested an like the classic rock:hippy:.

As far as the LED/HPS thing, i believe it comes down to experience and personal choice. Hell im a cfl guy, so i can see myself really mess up a grow with ether. And would need to re learn most of what i believe how its done:wtf:. I sorta thought you started this only out of curiosity of the led and said in the beginning, you have a good relationship with your 400:thumbsup:. But with your level of growing, i can understand your curiosity with what the LED's can do. And i never looked at it as a contest, but understand how you said some may see it that way. And was smart as i know you didn't want to add a bunch of venting with an extra 400hps with a move coming, makes no sense. Smart move IMO:jointsmile:

So ya never gave any details to the ''inspired grow'' you had ran into, id like to hear what could possibly spark you with your already killer skillz:thumbsup:

Later bro:rasta:

[EvilCartman]

The NL/Skunk that did respond well in shape from the BM also exhibited some "strawberry" pockmarks on the larger older fans. The others look fine. I had this happen the first time I used BM about 3 years ago. It was much much worse last time, which is why this is the first time in 3 years it's getting another try.

Well I'll be...

Thanks for mentioning that. :thumbsup:
I've seen some of that on my current grow. One of 4 strains I'm growing showed the pockmarks/speckling on the fans. This is the first time using the BM on this strain, so I suspected it might be the culprit. :detective1:

Nice job on this, good looking grow. :greenthumb:

[irydyum]

Yeah, stupid strawberry pocks. It's my own fault though, if I was using my brain I would have flushed hard after the bushmaster, knowing how strong an additive it is.

Should have applied, then 2 days later, flushed like a monsoon. Next time, if there is one. :)

Cartman, drop a pic in over here of it if you don't mind. I'll grab a pic of mine tonight, and we can compare notes on em. I'm guessing they'll be from the BM, but it would be cool to see them side by side. Thanks for dropping in:thumbsup:

[irydyum]

Here's a pic of the spotting as promised. After some closer inspection, all the BM plants have it to some degree or another, while the non-BM plants are green and healthy as could be.
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You can see all the yellow dots pretty clearly in this pic. I'm certain it's from the bushmaster. Just strange that me and E.C. are the only ones that have noticed it. Is this what yours look like?

[LetsSeeYa]

Perfect pic Irydyum. You can see the yellow little spots, but do they go through the leaf, or are they visible there? And can this lead to something worse? I didn't see any on the newer leaves. And what do you do to stop it, or are your just puzzled over the fact that this is the first time in 3 years you got them as thats the last time you used the bushmaster? And could it be possibly that the leaves got moist from humidity and the lights burned them>?
Are they on a lot of leaves or just the big fans? Of course i cant figure it out, but if i get them id like to know what the hell im up against.

Just never seen them, nor have i heard of anyone with the issue. All the questions:wtf:

Good luck bro:rasta:

[irydyum]

They don't go all the way through (yet), but they seem to be getting s l o w l y worse. I can't say that I much care either since everything is producing well and it doesn't seem to be affecting them.

I'm not puzzled really, i'm fairly certain it's the Bushmaster that's responsible. Whether it's presence in the soil caused the soil chemistry to change (since I use organic soil), or the actual plant changed, I know it affected something, i'm just not positive what exactly.

There's not really a possibility of light burn/humidity, I never notice any condensate anywhere, and it's too uniform in it's appearance to be related. I would expect something like that to be sporadic, where this is very uniform. It has started at the leaf margins near the serration, and ever so slowly crept inward toward the veins. All instances are the same pattern, just varying in how much they were affected.

It's pretty much isolated to the larger, older fan leaves. I don't see any spotting at all on the leaflets near the buds, so like I said before, I'm not really too worried about it.

I just wanted to throw it out there so everyone could see it well, and keep a close eye when they use BM. I'm leaning toward a change of sorts in soil chemistry or in the microorganisms that reside in the soil. I'd be interested to see if anyone that's used BM in a hydro system had symptoms like this. My guess would be no, but it's just a guess. I only say that because it appeared gradually a week or so after application. I would think that a res change in hydro may keep this from ever showing up. Just speculation though.

[stra8outtaWeed]

good speculation...i get those on my bigger fans also...i never worried about it but wondered what caused them....now we know :jointsmile:

[irydyum]

"and knowing is half the battle!"

I used to love G.I.Joe when I was a kid. Always used to pretend I was Snake Eyes and sneak up on people :rambo:

[canniwhatsis]

Looking spectacular irydyum! :thumbsup:

[EvilCartman]

Cartman, drop a pic in over here of it if you don't mind. I'll grab a pic of mine tonight, and we can compare notes on em. I'm guessing they'll be from the BM, but it would be cool to see them side by side.

Took a look at yours, spots look quite similar, but instead of originating on the margins, mine sort of "popped" across the whole leaf a couple days after application of the BM.

The strain that developed the spotting is apparently quite sensitive (Kandy Kush). It had some fan issues on a previous grow, but this is different. Three different "Purple" strains on the same regimen, show no ill effects.

This grow, I didn't add *any* nutes. Simply up-potted with FFOF, until hitting 'em with the BM. I gave 2 applications @ full-strength, without any flushing. I'm sure the FS application is a bit much, but I wanted them to stop..*NOW*! :D

I think I'll try a flush, like you mention, next time. ;)

Sorry for the crappy pic, getting this camera to focus where I want can be a challenge. You can see the spotting in the background on this fuzzy shot.

[irydyum]

Another 6 days down, another who knows yet to go. Things are really looking quite frosty all over the place right now, I'm shocked as to how early they have all decided to trich up. Since they are some smaller clones, the size isn't very impressive, but the trichs are truly coming out everywhere.

Starting to see some yellowing in the older fans, nothing I'm too concerned about. Just switched this week from Big Bud to Overdrive, and still running the Bud Candy. I'm watering every 2-3 days as well, the smaller containers are hard to keep up with. I'm used to the 5 gallons that go up to 5 days without drying. This just gives me more opportunity to feed them, and they are getting the wet/dry cycle they need.

Here's a few pics from today. Finally, some respectable bud porn!

[stra8outtaWeed]

FROSTY FROSTY.....looks awesome :thumbsup:

:smokin:

[LetsSeeYa]

Wow^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^what Srra8 said:thumbsup:

:wave1:





:rasta:

[moody420]

man! those look amazing, iry! :thumbsup:

you make my grow log look sad! haha.....someday mine will look that good! practice, practice, practice and a ph pen! :jointsmile:

[irydyum]

Here we are day 37, things are right on schedule. Been feeding weekly still, will continue for about another week or so. Don't really have too much to add, so on with the pictures:thumbsup:

First set here is the Sierra Kush. Nuggets are dense as hell and frosting over quite nicely. Some of the larger older fans are yellowing off now, right on time.

[irydyum]

Second set here is of the NL/Skunk. It's putting on quite the impressive main cola along with a nice crown of nugs around it. Excited to see what this turns out like.

[irydyum]

Finally we have what I believe is Silver Spur. I say believe because it smells and looks remarkably like the Church from my last grow, and there is a possibility what I received may have been mixed up. Who cares really, the stuff looks like fire and I only have one plant of it, so I don't mind if I don't have a proper name for it. I'll still smoke the hell out of it:thumbsup:

[Shovelhandle]

I hate it when that happens. I write everything down in a journal and when I read it I can't believe what I wrote..."Hey, that Neville's Haze fems were supposed to be Afghani Dream x BOG Medley!"...or whas that visa versa??? :wtf:

Yep, fire is fire though. Just cross breed it and give it a whole new moniker. :cool:

Shuv

[deserthealer]

wow! wow! wow! ... f'kin' awesome pics, too! that close-up took me by surprise ... in a good way ... :smokin:

[irydyum]

wow! wow! wow! ... f'kin' awesome pics, too! that close-up took me by surprise ... in a good way ... :smokin:

Thanks for the kind words. It has literally taken me thousands of photos to finally figure out how to do it in a flattering way. For every good picture I have, there's probably 20 bad ones on my hard drive. I can honestly say that growing weed has taught me something about photography, talk about a rewarding relationship :thumbsup:. I love blazing one up and having a "session" with the girls, lets my mind relax:stoned:

And you can never have too many good budshots for a screensaver:D

[LetsSeeYa]

Thanks for the kind words. It has literally taken me thousands of photos to finally figure out how to do it in a flattering way. For every good picture I have, there's probably 20 bad ones on my hard drive. I can honestly say that growing weed has taught me something about photography, talk about a rewarding relationship :thumbsup:. I love blazing one up and having a "session" with the girls, lets my mind relax:stoned:

And you can never have too many good budshots for a screensaver:D

Wow man nice looking buds your growing there bro:cool:. The skunk/nl il bet is smelling nice. Any 12 packers this go round man?

I take a lot of pics too. I think im taking a bit too much space up, but there are pics i go back to. Iv found that you cant depend on getting them from previous gro logs cuz last night as i tried to get the burned up plants from last years outdoor. Wanted to show how they come back after a bad burn up job outside.

Looks great as always man and thanks for the show:hippy:


:rasta:

[irydyum]

Any 12 packers this go round man?


Certainly not. Growing 13 outta 15 from cuts so the buds are a little smaller than most of mine. Just as good of quality though, if not better. The one exception is one pheno of the NL/Skunk which has quite the cola. I'll try to get a size comparison pic of it.

[flyinhi]

Have to agree: wow wow wow!!!! Oh I am so green here lol. Looking fantastic there!!

ALso have to agree.....growing weed can also teach you all about photography! I'm still getting to grips with the camera, still gotta get in the loft for the tripod too, but seeing the pics on your screen is fun....zooming in and out and just staring at the buds! Sure hope my grow looks half as good as yours in the next few weeks!

Oh, and please please tell us how much weight you get....so many logs abruptly stop after the plants are chopped down, and we never get any further updates.....but I'm sure you won't leave us on a cliffhanger like that!! :D

I'm off to dream about nice big colas and heavy smokin :rastasmoke:

[irydyum]

I promise to see this one through to the end. I'm not shy about giving numbers on my grows at all. This one may happen a bit ahead of schedule since I have an impending move coming, but I'll shoot it straight either way:thumbsup:

I agree though about the unfinished logging around here, it sucks to watch a grow in it's boring entirety to have a drop off right before the best part. I'll probably be back around a little later on with another picture update, 43ish days now, and I'm amazed at the swelling goin' on.

[LetsSeeYa]

Man dude it would be way cool to burn one with ya, just sittin in your grow room surrounded by the girls. Getting that good high and bullshitting. :thumbsup:

If ya ever get close bro:cool:i got some interesting stories i think you would like:jointsmile: Il be around 43rd day for sure man.


:rasta:

[irydyum]

Holy crap it's getting close. I cut a small nug off the unknown plant (the lowest branch on the plant) and dried it to see if I could identify what it was. I'm 99% sure it's the Church cut from my last run. Here's a picture of it. I have a feeling she may do some color change if I can keep it cool.
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Here's your size comparison LSY :) I didn't know what else handy to put up.
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Here goes a couple different Sierra Kush plants. The greener of the 2 (left) was flowered half the time under LED, and since under HPS (about 12 days). Had to move all the larger sierras under the HPS because they were just itching to put some weight on, and it's paid of well:thumbsup:
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Here's one of the smaller Sierras, it's about a foot tall. Nothing really but LED for this one, it's on the complete opposite side of the HPS.
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[irydyum]

Here is the Church plant. I took a cut off one of the leaves from the main cola about halfway down to check out under the scope today. Day 43 and I saw my first amber trich. That's pretty fast. Granted it's not done yet, but to see it this early is nice, don't really have to worry about a premature harvest at this point.
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Here is the indica pheno of the 2 NL/Skunk plants. It stayed much more compact than it's sister (which is sativa all the way) and is really beginning to pack on some nugs. The smell of it is something hard to describe, it reminds me of cherry cough syrup or something like that. Very tart, almost cherry but not cherry candy. Surprising that it smells nothing of NL or Skunk.
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Last but not least has been my favorite little one this run. It was flowered right after it rooted and a branch from beneath the soil emerged and kept pace with the main cola, kinda looks like a slingshot or wishbone. I left it in a gap on the HPS side, shaded as hell, but it's put on some nice little golfball tops.
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I'm planning on cutting the sierra and the church within about 12 days. The NL's may get to go a little longer if I can afford the time. They'll likely get one more light feeding, then it will be time for the great flood. Nothing but water till I'm home. I have given some thought to an Ice Water flush and maybe 2 days of dark before chop, but I'm undecided as of yet. I have been reading about the ice flush in another forum and i'm curious to see if it has any merit. As with everything else in this game, who the hell knows for sure. The logic seems plausible, if you can get the ladies to believe it's frost time, maybe it will stress them into more trich production? Maybe I'll try and let you all know what I think. Till next time, peace.

Iry

[G13budsmoker]

looking B-E-A-Utiful my friend :thumbsup::thumbsup:. looks like we will be harvesting pretty close to each other. cant wait to see what your dry amount is:D.... im giving my girls only a day of darkness and never heard of the ice method, need to learn more about it, so let us know what you decide to do. keep on :jointsmile:

G13Budsmoker:jointsmile::rastasmoke::stoned:

[ForgetClassC]

That Church is looking awesome. Nice n tasty.

-C

[LetsSeeYa]

Man irydyum they look so healthy an with that nice green. Buds are getting more frosty ever time ya post pics. The skunk looks like its going to be fun to burn too dude, im really liking this grow. And im sure your smiling too:D

You created some beauties man:hippy:

:weedpoke:

See Ya:rasta:

[irydyum]

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[irydyum]

Got a new toy in the mail today so where I'd normally post up bud shots, I'm getting down to the nitty gritty so you all can see what I see around harvest time.

First 2 here are different levels of zoom on the Church. The first pic is a close up of an upper bud leaf, while the second is of the lowest bud on the plant. There is definitely a noticeable difference in maturity.
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The second 2 are the same shots but of the Sierra Kush. Also a top leaflet, then a lowest bud. Same trend is apparent here.
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Lasty, and most surprising of the bunch to me is the NL/Skunk. This leaf is off of the more sativa pheno. I didn't think I would see anything but clear, maybe a touch of cloudy, but the pic speaks for itself.
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[stra8outtaWeed]

those trichs look cool....you can see some sort of star inside them from the lighting :thumbsup:

:stoned:

[Weezard]

DanG!:cool:

Do those gals ever see any UVb?

Wee.

[irydyum]

I couldn't tell you with certainty. I can tell you it's a Hortilux Eye, 400w and it's in a SusSystem hood behind what I believe to be UV restrictive glass. Unless I got some super spytech UV LED in one of those nifty bars, I don't believe there is any.

[deserthealer]

oooh, fun toy!!! and what a great subject to photograph ... lol :stoned:

You'll be submitting for publication 'fore long, won't ya?
way to go, irydyum! :hippy:

[irydyum]

You'll be submitting for publication 'fore long, won't ya?
way to go, irydyum! :hippy:

Sure is a thought provoking idea. Someday I'll have a collection of enough pictures to put together some sort of book. Hhhmmmmmm.....

[canniwhatsis]

Where'd you get the new scope from? I'd love to have one of them!!!!!! :jointsmile:

[irydyum]

Where'd you get the new scope from? I'd love to have one of them!!!!!! :jointsmile:

Amazon, just search for USB microscope and tons of options come up to choose from:thumbsup:

[irydyum]

Everything got chopped today. I really wish I could have afforded to run it another week, but I gotta get packing and ready to move here, so the executive decision came from my better half, and there's no going back now.

I can't say I'm upset at all though. The Sierra had some very large, very dense buds. The Church was completely finished, and both the Sierra and Church were showing purpling in the leaves. Of course, like an idiot, I didn't get any pictures of that.

Here goes some pictures from harvest today.

First pic here is what I got off one Sierra Kush plant. It was one of the six larger twin plants.
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Second is an attempt at getting all the harvest into one picture. It was near impossible to get this angle, one one foot leaning 45 degrees with a stretched left arm....ugh
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Third and Fourth are the right side and left side of the drying spot. Gives a better idea how much is really hanging there.
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I'll get some numbers on dry weight around the end of the week once they've had a chance to dry. Anyone that's been riding along, thanks for watching!

[tikiroom]

Looks like a great harvest. Congrats! :greenthumb::dance:

[canniwhatsis]

Very nice!

[ForgetClassC]

Mmmmm.

-C

[LetsSeeYa]

Nice one Irydyum:thumbsup:. That was one helluva grow man and never thought you had that big of yield man. Damn id like to burn one of them buds in a bong, il bet the taste is going to be killer bro.

Nice man, for damn sure:smokebong::rastabong::bigsmoke:


Irydyum=:greenthumb:



:rasta:

[irydyum]

Thanks for all the kind words everyone. For it being such a quick run, there sure does seem to be quite the harvest. Hopefully looks aren't deceiving on this one. Every time I try to guess a weight at harvest I'm wrong, so I gave up trying. I'll get some numbers up here as soon as I know em :D

Let me add here how LOUD the Church smells. The plant was making my eyes water when I was harvesting it. No shit. My eyes and my mouth. Never had one quite so pungent. I'll most definitely be getting some more Church beans in the future so I can hunt this pheno down again.

[irydyum]

I can't believe how purple this scissor hash came out. Let me tell you, I just roasted a small piece over a bowl and I'm stuck to my ceiling. So hard to concentrate on anything but television right now. Very high in the chest area. Good stuff :thumbsup:
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[DTRave420]

Fabulous work man!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[irydyum]

Final harvest weight was about 290g dry :D Not bad for a 53 day turnaround if you ask me, takes care of my needs for a bit. I'm happy with the quality on everything. Even the early NL/Skunk has something good about it, I can bet if I had 70ish days to give her that it would have been great.

The Sierra Kush and Church are both rock hard and pretty well covered in trichs. The Sierra really does taste to me like a cross of it's parents Kush and Widow, but it's smoother and easier to smoke than either of them on their own. Good high from it too. The Church smells so loud it makes my eyes water. Something crazy about that weed. It's ROCK hard, I can't press into it at all, and the nugs grind up to about 2x the weed you thought they would. That plant only yielded about 20g though where the same size Sierra gave me about 30g.

Here's a few pics to put a final touch on this grow.

First here is the whole kaboodle. The largest container is the NL/Skunk. I'll get a close-up shot of it next time I bust into it to smoke some.
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Second one here is a plate of Sierra Kush. It's not as green in the stems anymore, but otherwise it looks just like this picture. (pic was about 4 days ago)
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Lastly, here's a nugget of both Sierra Kush and Church. I couldn't believe how similar they cured out looking like, but I guess if it isn't colored, weed does tend to look similar.
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All in all I couldn't be happier, and I'll be in a new spot soon, with a new grow to log. Thanks to everyone that kept this thread alive, this joints for you :jointsmile:

Iry

[LetsSeeYa]

Final harvest weight was about 290g dry :D Not bad for a 53 day turnaround if you ask me, takes care of my needs for a bit. I'm happy with the quality on everything. Even the early NL/Skunk has something good about it, I can bet if I had 70ish days to give her that it would have been great.

The Sierra Kush and Church are both rock hard and pretty well covered in trichs. The Sierra really does taste to me like a cross of it's parents Kush and Widow, but it's smoother and easier to smoke than either of them on their own. Good high from it too. The Church smells so loud it makes my eyes water. Something crazy about that weed. It's ROCK hard, I can't press into it at all, and the nugs grind up to about 2x the weed you thought they would. That plant only yielded about 20g though where the same size Sierra gave me about 30g.

Here's a few pics to put a final touch on this grow.

First here is the whole kaboodle. The largest container is the NL/Skunk. I'll get a close-up shot of it next time I bust into it to smoke some.


Hey man iv been watching out for your post and was here just a few min. ago, lol. But wow man great yield and only 53 days is incredible. I found some root tone for like six bucks, but the clones look like there dead, lol.

I see the two buds do look very similar, but the one on the right looks to have a bit more color to it. Man il bet thats some fun shit to burn bro!

Awesome grow man:thumbsup:, im sure your getting busy on the move an all. Be safe bro, and il be waiting to see your next grow. Im sure your going to have another killer room to grow your dankness:jointsmile:, i just want to watch.

Look for a mail bro, peace



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[deserthealer]

job well done! :hippy:

[keenan7899]

i think your stoned bro all those nugs look identical

[irydyum]

i think your stoned bro all those nugs look identical

And what may I ask do you mean by that? :wtf:

[drudown11]

that sierra kush looks like some fire. I wouldnt mind popping a nugget of that in the bong.

[sarah louise]

Congrats for the harvest, looks lovely.

[MRDiff]

Those look awesome! I got a free Church seed from Attitude with my purchase. Definitely gonna give it a run after I finish my current grow. Great job.

[ForgetClassC]

And what may I ask do you mean by that? :wtf:

I too am confused about that........?


Very nice, that should last till next harvest, and then some probably.

Can't wait till your next log.

-C

[G13budsmoker]

ya i wish i had that many mason jars full right now:jointsmile:


Thanks to everyone that kept this thread alive, this joints for you

looks awesome man, very nice. wish i could join ya, but oh well:420thought:, lets all spark up at once and "hot box the planet".... :bigsmoke::smokebong::bonghit::S5::joint1::woohoo:

[irydyum]

Here's a few shots of the cured product that I took outside to get. Much easier to get true color rendering in a photo in sunlight.

The Church
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Sierra Kush
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Nl/Skunk, 2 phenos in the pic
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[LetsSeeYa]

Yeah man the light does pull the colors out, but now my mouth is watering and im tearing up, but only outta pure envy, lol. Great pics man, what do ya think about a few pics with the killer USB cam. Just curious as the difference after being cured. The scissor shot is amassing, the detail that thing can produce is crazy. I think id be running around taking pics of all kinds of shit.

Thanks man, great show for sure:thumbsup:



:rasta:

[LetsSeeYa]

And what may I ask do you mean by that? :wtf:

Just goes to confirm your quote bro:thumbsup:




:rasta:

[ForgetClassC]

Mmmmm, those tricomes look tasty. Good timing.

-C

[irydyum]

Some of the trichs are turning light amber as it cures. Some are just staying cloudy white. It's hard to catch the white with the LED's on the camera, it tends to make them so shiny they all look clear. Still look like alien pictures though. The only major difference is that the plant materials shrink and the trichs don't, so as it dries and cures out, they appear to be stacked closer together than they were when it was freshly cut.

Church
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Sierra Kush
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[LetsSeeYa]

Thanks man, that cam is crazy cool:cool:.man.

Given any thoughts of a next grow man or are ya just tuned into the move an all?



Peace man:rasta:

[G13budsmoker]

The Church
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Sierra Kush
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Nl/Skunk, 2 phenos in the pic
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yummy:jointsmile:

[AverageHStudent]

Dam, such nice crystalization. Can i have some?:thumbsup:

Nice photo quality also...