Getting ready to quit for good!

Loc Nar I'm not an any medication, I've given the herb to others who like the high but agree that the taste leaves a lot to be desired. Where I live it near impossible to find the great dank stuff, so the only choice is average at best and that doesn't have the crappy taste like my weed. One thing I have noticed is that before I harvest if I touch the buds or even some of the leaves, the smell on my fingers is sweet like I remember great herb is supposed to smell. That's why it's so disappointing waiting the 3 months then drying and curing for at least another 3 or 4 weeks only to get the same crap smell and taste. And this has gone on for 5 or 6 grows! What sucks even more is every grow I end up with 6 or 7 oz of stuff I really don't want to smoke.
I think I will try Crabbybacks method of drying the whole plant, but what I'm on the fence about is should I try soil this last time. Phatsesh I'll see if I can get a camera and maybe do a grow log on the next grow. As always every ones advice is appreciated.

I would do a soil grow to compare. At this point you have nothing to lose. And you know how to finish.

If the buds smell good fresh when touched then they should end up that way. Wish I could say what it is. You sounds like you got your shit together. It just ain't happening in the end product.

Sorry just thought of a friend on Key-lation to remove crap from his blood and clean it. He said everything tasted like metal. He lost a good bit of weight.

Very strange this problem is.

Dude,

This is due to the water you are using. TOO much chlorine and hard metals in your water. Switch to distilled water, and then use cal mag (yes, everyone who is posting on here...I am saying to use cal mag).

And you need to be flushing with this water too. I had this problem once when I lived near the California Delta. The local water came from our delta tributary that has had chemicals and electrical plant wastes dumped into it over that last 600 years.

Do remember in school they used to tell us, "You are what you eat." Virtually the same thing. This is just my 2 cents on this!

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Happy Growing :hippy:

-Martyr Projekt

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That definitely could have been the problem my first year because I used tap water that had a TDS of 110-120, but for the 2nd year I purchased a RO system which I've used for the last 12-15 months. Also I'm adding CalMag with the RO water. I keep the PH between 5.8-6.3 and change the 12 gallon res every 10 days. I feed the plants just ph adjusted water for the last 10 days and change that plain water every 2 days. Thanks for the input.

Your last post threw up a whole lot of red flags to me. You said your lst 10 days is PH adjusted water...and you are using a reverse osmosis filtration system.

Glad to see you are using cal mag, that helps. But, this is my concern. It sounds to me like "YOU" are adjusting the Ph of your water. Instead of using water that is PH neutral like distilled water. The point of the 10 day flush is to use ZERO chemicals. If you are using ph up or down at all...it defeats the purpose. And, this would account for your plants not totally flushing the nutes out of your system.

I would also clean my res...before flushing. I actually have a res for flush that I will use at the end. Keeps the added chemicals from building up in your res floor. Just a thought!

I would even change the water 3-4 times over the 10 days of flush. I would buy distilled water instead of "treating and adjusting" your water. It will make a difference.

Unless, I am totally baked and misunderstood you. LMAO! :D

Don't give up broseph, it is time to hunker down and not end up like all those tools on craigslist selling their gear. There is always answers to every problem. And, if you're in Cali...I can give you my information, and I am always glad to give advice. Although I am growing for the first time indoors, sometimes there is a mistake being made somewhere that two stoned minds can figure out better than one! :jointsmile:

peace brotha...and good luck on this next one. You will for sure be an expert once you get yourself dialed in!

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Happy Growing

-Martyr Projekt

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martyr a couple of grows ago I was just flushing with the RO water and nothing else but I had read somewhere that you should flush with PH adjusted water. It kinda made sense to me because I know that the plant can't take in nutrients if the PH is too high or low, so I thought maybe if the plain water was PH adjusted it would flush better.

I am going to try just distilled for the last 10 days now thanks for the idea. I scrub my res after every change, but to be safe it couldn't hurt to use a clean new for the final flush. Dude, you live in heaven on earth being in Cali. I'm stuck living in great state of Mass. which feels like East Germany from the 60's. Think of us trapped behind the iron curtain next time you smoke a fatty.:(

One thing I just struck me after reading a post from Tinytoon on a different thread was that I have been using 1" Rockwool cubes that I then transfer to 4" ones. I have been rinsing them out and then using them and not soaking in PH adjust water, could that cause the crappy smell and taste?

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One thing I just struck me after reading a post from Tinytoon on a different thread was that I have been using 1" Rockwool cubes that I then transfer to 4" ones. I have been rinsing them out and then using them and not soaking in PH adjust water, could that cause the crappy smell and taste?

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I don't think so. That would just make for unhealthy plants early on because you might be chasing your PH up or down. We saok them to get them adjusted to our PH liking. You would have known if that was your problem and only till they got adjusted.

how long do you flower for, each strain? 10 % amber may be to much if your shooting for that

what dont you like about the flavor of each, is it the same? is it metalic, dry,
grassy?

I think you should give up and give me your stuff :thumbsup:

I usually flower for 8-9 weeks on average. All my seeds tend to be indica dominant. I'm having a tough time trying to describe the smell and taste. What ever I'm doing wrong effects every harvest, it all reminds me of a grassy hay smell. Believe me if I could find a safe way to do it I'd send you a big bag! Hell I don't want it.:)