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Yut, the claw is in the genes. This is my third-fourth run and probably the last unless one of the girls is hiding something. No more beans. The odor of this run is unreal. I'm hoping that the potency is a match.Quote:
Originally Posted by Farmer Rich
I payed $6.25 each for the last few pairs of HPS. I pay quite a little bit more for the grow specific brands conversion MH lamps. And those conversions have less hours life than the HPS.
Decent enough photometers are sold on e-bay that would pay for themselves as far condition based maintenance vs time scheduled maintenance. That means, measuring light output from a measured distance and replacement when the lighting falls to a determined low value rather than re0placement based on hours ran. Either case is much better than run until failure which will be less efficient the longer the lamps run.
The Cyril were cut and hung two days ago. They are light weight fuckers but smell great. They should dry quickly.
The AK-47 and Bubblegum x Blueberry are finishing up. I watered them well last week and again this past weekend. The trichomes are ripening well, I'll cut and hang to dry as soon as the soil dries out in another couple of days.
An interesting note, the trichomes are changing from clear to some cloudy but many are changing to a clear bright purple/red color. I've not seen anything like this so far. Usually the change would be from opaque to amber or clear with a little amber in the bulb. But this color is the whole stalk and head. Any comments on that, my friends?
The crop ran to 12 weeks and dried them hanging for a week. I just finished trimming last night. Later I'll jar them up to cure. Wife and I have been busy being old and ill so no harvest photos. I'll try and get some bud shots today.
Very nice!!!
mmmm yum
More amateur photos;
AK-47
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One of each from the BG x BB plants
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I'd love to know how your BG X BB turned out. Sounds very tasty! I've enjoyed watching your crop growing.
Thank you, Giggletwig. I matched these two strains up about four or five years ago. It's a good hybrid. Quicker finishing than the straight Blueberry (usually). Nice structure and yield. Great smoke. The first nugget is very frosty and colorful. I can't wait to compare them. It will be a while before I get into that strain but I'll post the results right here.
AK 47 looks good Shov! Kinda smallish buds tho it's hard to tell without some frame of reference. AK is, after nearly ten years, still my favorite! I just got 6.5oz from a 3.5 foot plant I bent the crap out of...big buds...question for ya tho...How long do you generally let your AK go for? I have harvested anywhere from 47 to 60 days and I like the earlier stuff the best... How about you?
Small nuggets, yes. two reasons. I was trying to show the trichome development, macro photo.
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I don't trim all the sugar leaf but I do want to break the buds down so there's little or no twig. I have photos of 2 liter bottle sized buds of bubblegum but they all trim down to the same little nuggets in the end.
The AK-47 I've grown out from seed went 70 to 84 days.
Small nuggets, yes. two reasons. I was trying to show the trichome development, macro photo.
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I don't trim all the sugar leaf but I do want to break the buds down so there's little or no twig. I have photos of 2 liter bottle sized buds of bubblegum but they all trim down to the same little nuggets in the end.
The AK-47 I've grown out from seed went 70 to 84 days.
huh, double post but no edit/delete feature? And I just tried to post this message and it didn't go through.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot???
INCOMING! LOL I wasn't raggin bro! The nugs look great! Days under 12/12 was what I was lookin for, not total days....my bad! I don't grow for weight specifically...I don't care how much something yields as much as what it yields.
I think there is a very short time you can edit or delete on this site
sweat grow how tall is that blue gum I am starting germinating 1 and yours seem to be at a good size and any tips
yes Tankage, 9 weeks veg, 12 weeks flower this time. other times 10 weeks flower.
no offense taken, Bub. the nuggets are scraggly little pieces. it is what it is. I grow for me also. Sometimes I do jar it up 'on the stick', bigger buds. I actually like that better. This time I sat there and paired them down to nuggets. I don't know why, really. I do know that I ran this grow with a bad thermometer. Son of a bitch! How does a spirit thermometer get fucked up? Anyway, I was looking at 80º tops and thought that was fine. But in the end I checked it and it was off by 12º! No wonder the Cyril crisped up early like it did. I could have easily gotten the temps down, had I known. The buds should have been much more dense. That's what heat does.
I weighed my yield this am and I totaled 20 oz. Not what I was hoping for. With the (2) 400 watt HPS and 200W T5HO that's about .56grams/watt. About half as much as I expected from this grow. I hope the quality is right up there, at least. No crying...it's still a good stash of jars with a few different flavors.
Yea, Shov...That ain't bad for a high temp room...I've learned to ck ck and re-ck things and now I just have redundant everything...LOL I got some AK comin off in a week or so and I'll shoot ya a pic. I just got a new 1000w with an agra-sun HPS bulb, so I'm anxious to get some stuff goin under it. The bulb is supposed to put out something like 152,000 lumens!!! Woo hooo! Next up is some more Hindu Kush...also very tasty and potent and the only "pure" indica I have, but it's a good 6 weeks off...well "pure" as far as I know, anyway! I like the taste of the HK almost as much as the AK, and they both seem to work well for whatever ails ya.
My trimming is often criticized, I hang dry for three days remove shake leaves, then into the slow dry tub. Will leave in one piece until I trim close for use. Complaining usually stops after one hit. Save this trimming for kief. I think in protects the bud.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shovelhandle
First two smoke reports after a week to dry and three weeks cure, so far.
1) Cyril; these plants reacted very early and negatively to the heat. The leaves all sunburned and never did put out many more new leaves. Small yield. The smoke is smooth and has a decent high, 50/50 head body. Buds look good, smell nice and sweet. Rate 7.0
2) Ak-47 #3; this pheno was the only wide leafed AK-47, probably showing the most indica traits. Some purple in the buds. Smooth rich taste. light, fruity smell, good looking buds. High is very couch-lock, probably good medicine for insomnia or other probs but not so great early in the day. Good legs, lasts for hours. For this pheno 12 weeks bloom was just a little too long.
Rate 7.5
There are three other AK-47 phenos and two or three different Bubblegum x Blueberry to try next. I can hardly wait!
The herb plants showed many different looks from sativa to denser indica, light green, some 'red hair', some purple. No strong odor of flavors, just mild clean smell and taste.
All hit hard and long. Some can be energetic if you get off your ass and get going. All of them can close your eyes and slacken your jaw. st..on..ey :jawdropper:
Did well, that's what we like to hear, should be real smokeable now. Enjoy