BBBBUMP! 6 sexy weeks, pistils are starting to dry up, but still lots of immature growth underneath the canopy. I had posted in another thread that I will probably be doing a 2 stage harvest, so that I can give the lower sites some light.
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BBBBUMP! 6 sexy weeks, pistils are starting to dry up, but still lots of immature growth underneath the canopy. I had posted in another thread that I will probably be doing a 2 stage harvest, so that I can give the lower sites some light.
Awesome Grow!!
some sexy pink females you got there. You gotta tell me how they taste, they look tropical
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Hoo raah for rubbermaid setups :thumbsup:
Hiya BD, Looking so good man, I hope you will do a 2 stage harvest because i have heard of that before just never seen it done!! You do such a good job on your grow logs here and i know i will learn something good if you do that 2 stage harvest!! :thumbsup:
Keep up the good work man..:smokin:
IIIIIIIIIITTTTTTSSSSSSS FRRRIIIIIIIIIIDAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!!! Well, after seeing how things are starting to shape up, I am liking what I see/smell. Its got a sugary kinda sweet smell to her, not obnoxious at all, even after being a manhandled a bit. The big main buds are all very compact seeming, and the lower ones are actually starting to thicken, but she is filling up the rubbermaid, so light penetration is at a minimum. Anyways on with the pics!! I CAN HARDLY WAIT!!!:jointsmile:
edit - FINALLY I got a decent macro pic. WOO!...Now if I can do it again I'll be surprised:wtf:....
Lovely buds. Berry flavored? Sounds like a plan, harvest the finished buds and let the lower sites mature a little more. Nice grow/log
Sho
Woop woop! 7 weeks have gone by, and here are the results:D. So anyone got any ideas of when I should start flushing? Also, Shove, I would LOVE IT if the buds had some berry flavour. That would be amazing. Thanks for the encouragement!
I may have figured out the macro setting on my camera! YES!! So again, anyone have any flushing advice?? I'm thinking she looks pretty good to go now, so I might start flushing next watering unless I'm advised not to.
Pic breakdown,
pic 1, the lovely lady
pic 2, screwin with the camera
pic 3, a nice cluster of buds
pic 4-5, no explanation needed:D.
Couple more macros of the other buds:stoned:.
Those buds are looking beautiful! I just got one question. How big is the container you have it in?
Do you mean the "pot" the plant is in? It is a 19L dish tub I got from wal-mart, its almost 5 gallons. It also fits perfectly in the rubbermaid, except I can only rotate 180*. Thanks for stopping in!
I gotta make one of these boxes sometime. Are you still flowering with only 6 lights? Those some nice nugs man, good job.
-C
Whats up FCC! Hellz yeah I am only running the 6 23w bulbs. 5 2700k and 1 6500k. Its really all I have room for and that's alright because man, the proof is in the pudding:D:D:D
i only got one word for your grow that comes to mind, SPECTACULAR!!! awesome job
This makes me really excited because I will be flowering with maybe 8 23W 2700K bulbs!! Yours is looking fantastic, loving the colour:rasta:Quote:
Originally Posted by bonedaddy420
Thanks Juicey, glad you are enjoying my grow log:)Quote:
Originally Posted by juiceybuds29
Thanks rkbw09, I'm kinda disapointed that the pink is turning orange, but its all good, I'm just really excited to smoke some! But yeah you really should not have any problems with 8 of em. I was thinking about trying to add lights to the box but I'm just not sure. My one thought was adding 2 18" flouro tubes on the sides, one on each side, but we will see.:stoned:Quote:
Originally Posted by rkbw09
Ok so I checked her yesterday through my top fan and thought I noticed some yellowing leaves, but didn't open the box and actually check her. Well this morning I figure I better look, and this is what I see. I'm not sure if its really anything to worry about this late in the game or not, but would like to hear someones opinion. I have not started flushing yet, I was planning to start the next watering, which should be about Tuesday, which is 8 weeks.
Hey BD, doesn't look like a problem to me. Cannabis plants generally start to yellow when the flowers are nearing completion, or at least mine always have. Just means there's not long to go now! :jointsmile:
Here's a pic of my last grow a week or so before finish, lots of yellow leaves...;)
Hey Loafy, that looks like you grew some killer buds dude. Thanks for the reassurance, that's why I didn't hastily rush to the plant problems forum and start a new thread for nothing!
Anyways here she is at 8 weeks! I thought I had noticed a hint of berry on my fingers after touching her, so I snipped off a bit of sugar leaf and popped it in my mouth, guess what...BERRY! Distinct yet subtle, I'm so excited!! I broke my promise to myself too, I snipped off a little bud off one of the secondaries, and threw it in the jar with my current smoke, hopefully it will give them a bit of moisture and dry out the bud at the same time.
After examining the pics in full zoom, it appears that the trichs are mostly clear with some starting to get milky. Hopefully this will work to my advantage as I am planning on chopping her sometime next week, so probably 2 flushing waterings(I did one today) before the chop, and then depending on if I think its worth my time, a 2 stage harvest, but I'm not so sure that it will be necessary. I am going to attempt a bonzai re-veg ala Rusty, and will hopefully move on to cloning and sog. Anyways enough rambling, its time to get freaky(pic 3 makes a great desktop background, pic 4 is the bud I snipped).
...cue 70's porno music...:stoned::stoned:
Looking good man, can't wait to see the reveg!
yikes, did someone say re-veg?!
the plant looks great BD! there is something about fruit and cannabis that go together "like how you say tuna fish and meatballs!"
-shake
i think you mean "like lamb and tuna fish!" ahaha sorry I say that quote allllll the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by headshake
The buds look sooo yummy. It's making me salivate.
Hot damn that looks good! I can't believe all of that fits in that rubbermaid box :wtf:
Keep up the great work...your CFL grow is giving me hope in mine! :rastasmoke:
it's all good, you don't have to apologize, i'm the one who quoted it wrong!Quote:
Originally Posted by rkbw09
-shake
awesome grow. Looks like a great success for such a small grow box.
I'd like to ask a few questions on your box, if you don't mind?
Making a growbox myself, and want to use rubbermaid.
whats in the box ontop of the growbox? (cardboard, not power supply)
did you change the lights when flowering started?
Were the sockets in a fixture prior to build or individuals screwed onto wood?
where were the fans located? I think I see one near lights? were the two vents below the plants passive intake/exhaust?
Thanks redtails, me neither!Quote:
Originally Posted by redtails
Thanks! That fuckin cracked me up real good shake, I have personally never heard that quote, right nor wrong, but man, I LOL'd 4 real.Quote:
Originally Posted by headshake
Thanks rbkw!Quote:
Originally Posted by rkbw09
Thanks kaiten, good luck in your grow, if you have any troubles I'm fairly sure the good folks of the forum will be able to help!Quote:
Originally Posted by kaiten408
Thanks mgjscdhl, I would have to agree! Of course I don't mind answering some q's.Quote:
Originally Posted by mgjscdhl
The box that is ontop of the rubbermaid is basically a chimney for my exhaust fan. It is a chambered box so that light cannot enter my growbox through the fan. Its not taped down so I just pull it off to have a look at my girl.
I did swap the bulbs. For veg I had 4 6500k 23w CFL's, and 2 2700k 23w, and for flowering I have 5 2700k 23w and 1 6500k 23w.
The fixture was bought from home depot, it was all together and was a "bathroom" fixture, so the wiring can handle some moisture. The fixture was then bolted to the top of the box with the wood there so the fan behind (on the top) the fixture could have some room to suck air.
I only run 2 fans, the exhaust is a high flow 120mm computer fan, I believe it was rated for a bit over 100cfm, so it moves plenty of air. It is located on the top of the box behind the lights, as hot air rises. The intakes are 2 90 degree 3 inch PVC elbows, one on each side, right under my canopy, so air is pulled through it, I figured it would help prevent mold. The second fan is another 120mm fan that is hanging in a corner of the box, it is held by some tie wire(NOT THE CORD) and blows air across the canopy. Temps are not a problem.
Hope that helps, and thanks all for stopping in, I'll have another update on the weekend!
Early update, things are looking good, I think. It still appears that trichs are still mostly clear at this point which is a bit concerning, I would really like to chop her early next week but I'm thinking it might be a bit longer than expected. I'm still waiting to smoke the bud I picked off, it was still quite moist so I hang it to dry for a night, might try that later. Anyways, some pics.
edit - I forgot I was gonna take a few more pics of the box before the lights turned off to better illustrate my points in the previous post, but I will have to try and remember to do it tomorrow.:stoned:
Bump for bud porn. OHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH. A day shy of 9 weeks flowering, trichs still mostly appear clear to me, but I am only able to use zoom on my macro shots, no fundages for a jewelers loupe or pocket magnifier:( The plan for right now is probably flush again tomorrow and finally let her dry out, maybe I'll chop her on christmas. Also again, the last pic makes a great desktop:)
Whatever genetics she is, she's made some super-frosty, tasty lookin' meds!Quote:
Originally Posted by bonedaddy420
Great stuff, BD! The results ya'll get with the CFLs is really impressive.
Happy Holidays!
Hey BoneDaddy, what camera do you use for you super macro shots? And do you use a tripod and timer? Those pics are fantastic man, did you use some lights or something to light up those tasty buds?
I have a Fuji Finepix S2000HD for taking pics of my grow. I don't know if yours is in the same performance range but I certainly want to take pictures like you do!!
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Thanks EvilCartman, I'm pretty impressed also! Just wish the buds were bigger(don't we all). Happy holidays to you too!Quote:
Originally Posted by EvilCartman
Hey MB, I have a Canon Powershot SD1000(older 7.1MP P-n-S), I am a Canon fanboy I suppose, never had one that didn't take good pics. As for how I do it, Just put the camera into manual mode, adjusted my exposure(-1), set my ISO to HIGH, macro enabled(NOT digital macro), and I just point and shoot! It took me a while to figure out the best settings for macros depending on light levels of the room/with flash or without/distance from the buds, but I got her figured out for taking them now, and no I do not use a tripod, timer, or any fancy lights! I'm happy to hear you enjoy the pics though, should have some real good ones in about a week or so:D Happy holidays to you MB, and all the lurkers out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by MonkeyBone
thanks for the reply. I'm starting my own grow in a little and looking for any/all small grows and rubbermaid grow boxes. I'm trying to be very careful and exact on how its made before I start the grow.
One last thing: did the fixture have a wattage/volt limitation, and are the lights still within "standards"? I'm guessing it wasn't a factor though since 6x23=138w but it doesn't hurt to ask.
Excellent info and very helpful. Thank you.
Its been one of the best sources of info and i hope both of ours will be a success. First grow... So I'm being extremely careful.
No problem, you should always measure twice, cut once, remember that. The light bar does have a 60w limit on each of the 3 sockets, and each is putting out 46w, so I'm well within the limits. Hope that helped:)Quote:
Originally Posted by mgjscdhl
totally right. Just need to make sure before steping into this new venture.
But its not only mesure once... exceeding the wattage is probably dangerous
so thank you for answering a stupid question. Safety is also a priority when you are building things.
So you are not in SUPER macro mode, only in normal macro with the optical zoom...I will try that. But for light issue, I will try plenty of things this holidays, since i'm in vacation until january 3rd 2010!! Beginning tomorrow evening! No money but plenty of time to try everything I want with my camera!
Happy holidays!
My plastic christmas tree!
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ThreadJacK!!
Not really, only sharing improvement in pics! I can't wait to see my buds looking like yours!!
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Safety is never stupid, only gay. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by mgjscdhl
to quote seinfeld: not that there's anything wrong with that.....
but you know.. fire not good lol
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Originally Posted by MonkeyBone
LOL precisely that!Quote:
Originally Posted by mgjscdhl
IF being stupid could hurt you, you'll be in an emergency room.
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Ok so I moved her a few inches closer to the lights the other day, and here she is today, 9 weeks in. Final flush done, now all I have to do is wait. Oh and she has a wicked berry smell, its just crazy, I've never had weed that smelled like this.
edit - didn't see those new posts! Nice work MB, looks like you are getting her figured out. And yeah, safety is paramount, I do not want to accidentaly burn down anything.
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How in the hell have you done that? Black and white, with ONE color..that is amazing