Wait till they start drinking like a MoFo hehe
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Wait till they start drinking like a MoFo hehe
DAY 32
I won't be able to update my pictures until Friday due to my work schedule and the light schedule for the babies. I have just enough time to get in there, adjust whatever needs to be adjusted, and then get out before the light turns off. So stay tuned for those new pics coming Friday.
Right now, my babies are starting to emit a faint skunk odor, which to me is a good sign. There are also dozens upon dozens of what I first thought were new leaf buds, but I think they are actually bud buds LOL. I'll snap some close ups on Friday and you can be the judge. Seems a little soon to be being only 5 days into my flowering cycle, but...what the heck do I know???
The babies are freaking growing taller by the second. I cant even get into the foliage to measure them anymore, but if I had to guess, I'd say the BD's are standing about 3 feet now. My partner and I expected to have killed all the babies within the first two weeks, so on top of our original low expectations, and despite scorching heat, the babies have persevered!
I haven't seen a single ant for two days now, so my "shock and awe....and kill them all with your weapons, fire, and whatever else you can think to kill those little fuckers" technique worked! GO TO HELL ANTS! YOU GO TO HELL AND YOU DIE!!!! Sorry...I just hate ants, or any critter, man, woman, or child that wants to molest my babies ;-P
Finally, the babies are drinking water at a semi average rate. They drank 3 gallons amongst themselves (mostly amongst the BD's) tonight, so that's three gallons since I changed out their reservoir on Friday. I probably wont top off again since I'll do another changeout on Saturday. Surprisingly, their pH has continued to remain remarkably consistent. As I mentioned in previous posts, every morning during the veg stage I'd have to
lower the pH on all the babies anywhere from 2 - 5 points.So one of the BD's would be at 6.3 in the morning, and I'd lower it to 5.8 Id also do this at the end of the day; lower it a few notches to the perfect range for the net 12 - 16 hours. Anyway, last night AND this morning I didn't have to adjust the pH AT ALL, and even after adding water, the pH hardly changed. Is this a good sign, bad sign, or normal sign? I'm wondering if the bad heat my region experienced the last few weeks may have been a contributor to the pH levels, and now that it's nice and cool weather (mid 70's to mid 80's depending on time of day, high 60's to low 70s at night) the pH is a little more balanced?
Anyway, stay tuned for Friday.
Quick question: should I still be spraying the foliage with my foliage spray now that the flowering stage has begun? I usually spray them twice a day.
From all the things I have read and can remember real quick, NO spray during Flower. Also you have done great at keeping PH down but now in flower let it float up just a tad like 6.0-6.2. Allows better uptake by plant of things needed more in Flower.
Tinytoon, thanks for that information! I'll stop spraying them today (I already sprayed them this morning).
I've been keeping the babies at a range of 6.0 - 6.1 so it's good to know I can let them get even slightly higher if I want.
I love the smell coming out of the room, and I LOVE seeing these little bud sites and whispy little strands start to appear. Even my GDP's are starting to "bud"!
It's a beautiful site watching the "kids" grow up :thumbsup:
tinytoon, it really is :) I had a chance to measure the babies this morning, and they are standing at OVER 40 inches!
Big enough to work!! Now show them the door so they can go make a paycheck!!!
Oops I guess we were talking about plants huh?
Tinytoon, LOL. Yeah, I caught some of those BD's trying to brEak into my car last night so they could escape into Mexico. I had to lock them back up in the cab ;-) NO LOVELY LADY ESCAPES THE M0NKEYS PIPE, NOT ONE! Is it sadistic that sometimes I medicate in the same room as the cab? Almost like eating a pork chop in front of your pet pig?lol.
DAY 35 (Day 6 of flowering)
Not much to report, other than the babies measured over 40 inches and are still growing. Iâ??ll soon run out of space height wise, so I may have to start bending the main branches. I still have about 10 or 15 inches, so Iâ??ll have to play it by ear. The pH continues to remain extremely consistent, and I havenâ??t had to adjust it for two days now. Itâ??s hovering between 6.0 and 6.2.
Tomorrow do another changeout. This changeout is unique because I now start really adding the flowering nutes. Iâ??ve added very little having to do with flowering, even though UI started the flowering stage last week, but tomorrow put in the most nutes (that is, different types) since this grow began, so Iâ??m really excited and hope to see flowers appear in the near future. My partner will be here helping me out so hopeful this time it wonâ??t be as wet/messy.
The skunky smell continues to grow slightly stronger every day, so even though Iâ??m not seeing anything dramatic in terms of bud formation, Iâ??m starting to see whispy hair like strands appear as I hope you an see in the pics. I grew ONE clone in soil many years ago so I know what the flowering buds look like and Iâ??m not quite there yet, but stillâ?¦.skunky smell = good in my opinion.
The new digital ballast is working like a dream. It stays (relatively) cool and turns that light on real quick, unlike the old magnetic one which takes a few minutes to turn on. Iâ??ve also taped all of the seams in my cab where the plywood connects to the walls to eliminate any light seepage. SOâ?¦everything is going as it should. The babies are gulping down the water, about 5 gallons a week between them all.
Enjoy the pics, Iâ??ll definitely take some nice ones once some buds really start to appear. Itâ??s hard to capture the scope of how large these things have grown. I didnâ??t intend to grow any Christmas trees but itâ??s turning out that way. I would have been ecstatic to get a single ounce out of this grow, but if things continue as they have, I may be lucky to get a little more than that OHâ?¦and my carbon filter works like a dream. My cab sits in a separated, individual room, almost like a detached guest room. It does slightly smell once you enter that room, but not outside. And standing right outside the vent exhaust with my nose right up to it, I canâ??t smell a thing. If anyone cares, I bought mine from Foothill filters on ebay.
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