So can I see some pics. today?
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So can I see some pics. today?
yeah i read back through and noticed it had been a while since you sprayed,it was something i meant to ask so many times before but just kept forgetting
Well since you asked for them then I will use the 7 shots that I can take with my internal memory and try to get some good pictures tonight :).Quote:
Originally Posted by FreeVenice
Orangeman... your plants look damn nice. Those buds are going to be great. I wish I had my plants still, as they would be flowering as well.
I can't wait to see more pictures. I haven't said much during the past few weeks on your grow, because you seem to be doing fine. and others seem to be helping you out fine.
well, good luck, and i'll be checking in later tonight in hopes of more pictures.
peace,
hb
Well instead of waiting for the lower growth to catch up I decided to aid it a bit and I added a 100 watt incandescent bulb. Not like I'm trying to get any explosive growth, I really feel any type of intense light below will help those buds get bigger faster so I added it. Funny thing is the minute I turned it on 3 little pests came out. Looked like flying ants. Don't know where the hell they came from but thank God for Fox Farms Don't Bug me I only had to spray 2 of those things once and they died. The 3rd one lol...it flew on a bug trap that I have been dying to see if it works. It worked, that thing isn't going anywhere. But anyways here are some more pics.
Btw does anyone know if there are timers available with two optional plugs? As in a timer that allows more than one plug to be plugged into it. I have to turn off the incandescent manually but as long as it helps I'll do what I have to.
One pic of those bugs that just came outta no where and of the lower growth and bulb.
Ok what the fuck...either i'm tripping out or timer got screwed up again. It's 8:25 and the last time I waited for my light to go completely off it was at 9:35 am. Why the fuck is it off! What the hell is going on!! If it does that tomorrow should I turn it back on or just leave it...
edit: Well I know the light turned off and then I turned it back on and then back off again but I decided to go down there and turn it on again and adjust the timer. There is no reason why that thing should have turned off, it turns on at 9:25 so dammit it's going to stay on until it reaches that same hour. And this is the same reason why I didn't want any of those fuckin timers with no true time on it. It's hard to set the right time on those timers. Next time I might just buy a digital one.
No offense or anything, but wouldn't an incandescent do nothing? Wouldn't a CFL do much better, for the purpose of trying to increase the smaller buds?
Oh by the way, regarding your timer. Is it one of those ones with the pins that you have the press? If so, the same thing happened with mine. It pissed me off, but I had to destroy my plants, so I never resolved the problem, but I was having the same problem as you. I want a digital timer where I can set the current time, and then set the times I want it to go on and off. It also needs to be grounded though, and wal-mart didn't have any grounded digital timers.
Well of course a CFL would be better lol but I don't have any so hey it's better than nothing. And honestly if you go back to the first few pages rather you realize it or not my plants were growing under 300 watts of incandescents so trust me, they do work. Their only flaw is the heat, other than that it's just as normal as any other light. I mean FFS it is light lol.
Cool grow Orangeman, we have pretty much the same thing 1 week into flower. Also had a bug problem, but lucky we didn't over use the killer. Similar temperature problem aswell, its at about 95d F but we can't put holes in the walls for fans and such.
Enjoy the smoke you get. Homegrown produce.
but is the added heat really needed this time a year from a bulb that doesnt do shit but make things hot?Quote:
Originally Posted by orangeman
cmon man you should know better than that and that 250watt light can and will produce over a 1/4 pound of herb so dont lose hope and get mad over mistakes made from being new at it, my 1st plant wasnt all that great but hey it was mine and i grew it out to what it was.
if you dont already have one get a glass cool tube for you if keeping the light close to the plants is a problem, its a 70.00 investment that wull save you from killing your neibors from being frustrated.
mdhydro.com
Well the more I study my grow, (and yet I'm still reading as I go on for more and more knowledge) the more I am experience and realize different things I never thought that mattered. And rather you realize it or not I have an open space so I am losing a lot of light that could have been directed towards my plants with that 250 watt. The only way I could efficiently use that as in utilizing all the light I have would be to build a cabinet. I don't have an air cooled hood or anything to exhaust the heat from the light so I have to keep them at 15'' which is limiting it's penetration. Trust me I'm the one monitoring my grow and I see the suffering that bottom growth is going through due to lack of light. When I added the new bulb those bottom bud sites just lit up, now that I rotate my plants everyday the bottom growth is developing faster. And no heat is not an issue because I have a fan in there, and I learned how to control the dehumidifier. Now the temp doesn't even rise above 83 degrees. I'm not trying to sound arrogant but me being new has nothing to do with this. Everything I've studied hard for has just lights up like a bulb in my head when I actually encountered it, it's just how I thought it would be and I think I know what I'm doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by invision
Unless you've actually tried an incandescent then I can understand how you would think, because of what everyone else says, that they are rendered useless..not true. In fact I'll start to show the bottom growth to show how it's picking up. And the only way for ME to yield 1/4 lb of herb with a 250 watt would be for me to get an even canopy and or ScroG WHICH I didn't do and do not have have, it's like a tree with lower bud sites, trust me I know how to work my grow and you'll see in the end that everything that I'm doing is going to pay off. I know exactly what I could and can do but this thing is probably only going to go on for a maximum of 3 more weeks so I'm working with what I have. Next time will be better because I know a few things that I'm going to upgrade and change. I got this. :thumbsup:
Orangeman, I'm sure it's doing something (the incandescent bulb) but probably something minor. Yes, now your plants have light, where they didn't before, but that light is not of the right spectrum or anything to do anything sufficient. You can go to wal-mart, and get a low-wattage CFL, for under 5 dollars. You can get a 150-watt equivalent warm CFL at wal-mart for 8 dollars. You COULD flower a plant under that, so by adding it to the lower bud sites, they would increase a lot more, than that basically useless light.
So, do your plants a favor, and get a CFL instead of that incandescent. You'll be happier in the long run.
Oh, and by the way, last year, when I first started, I used an incandecent on my first attempt. It without saying failed. My second attempt, when I used a CFL, it grew like it should.
Yes, a plant will grow under it, but very poorly, and it will not flourish.
Well it's not like I was depending soley on that incandescent to grow my plant I mean I still do have a 250 watt. I'm just saying I don't have a CFL and I'm not going out to buy one so I was just using that. It's not like I'm doing anything wrong I mean they are still growing...but anyways I'm going out of town on Monday or Tuesday...dunno which one so I'm gonna water them one last time next week Sunday or Monday and then that will be the last time. I don't expect them to go for any more than 2 more weeks so I'm gonna start giving them straight water from now on after the next watering. Btw people seemed disappointed when I added the incandescent so instead I removed it and put reflective material on the underside of the floor so that light reflects back up. Anyways..unless it was just growing like it should have I did see some improvement but any who pray for my plants. I don't want to feed them and then come back and they're burned lol but I don't think they should be, they seem to like the nutes.
Btw, is it cool if the lights are warm on the tops? Not hot or uncomfortable...just warm. Because I can't go down there to turn on the fan right now. Some people are staying the night down there.
One question, they say to stop feeding at least 2 weeks before harvest. Well Tuesday makes the 8th week so I've decided to stop feeding the plants already. Since I'm not feeding it anymore it wont slow the bud growth down will it? I don't think I've completely run out all of the nutrients out of the soil yet but I'm not feeding it anymore. I'll probably have pictures up next week.
I took a sample off today. Tomorrow makes week 8. Cuttin next week probably. It hurt when I snipped it off, I didn't even snip off the whole bud, just most of it. I missed some lol. Not to mention the circuit breaker switched off because of too much power for a few mins, but after like 2 mins I switched it back on and the lights came back on. I hope it didn't stress em out too bad :-/. Most trichomes were milky and clear but I saw a trichome or two that seemed a bit black. Maybe it was amber but it was small so it looked like there was black in it.
Well, don't be disappointed or get discouraged if you don't get that high off of the bud you sampled as it looks quite immature, judging by the stigmas. It will have no reflection on the finished product, so if it isn't that great, don't worry it will be, but if it is great already, then you'll be in for a treat once it's finally done. It's looking great as it is.
Peace :rasta:
I think it'll be good.
letem grow longer
Ya def looks like its got a while to go.
Let's see some updated pics. How was the smoke from what you sampled?
indeedQuote:
Originally Posted by horror business
Well a smoke report from the sample bud..
One word....speechless..and that's the word. Nothing else can explain this weed. I guess one reason I never really went towards the indica strains is because well honestly I don't think I've ever in my life had a potency of weed like this. So I was basically forgetting that just because it's indica doesn't mean it can't be trippy. I'm saying that because right now,...man. I'm tripping the hell out. I'm not even sure if I'm gonna make it out of this lol. I smoked a gravity bong hit of it. No more g-bongs for me of this weed never lol. I'm just so happy right now because that was just a sample.
That is at least a week old. I cut it on Monday and i've been drying it and kept it in a air-tight pill bottle for the last 2 days. It was small so it didn't need long to dry, it almost dried over night. Like it's been drying all the way up to Thursday but I just recently a while ago just kept it in the pill bottle and not opening. When I opened it, it actually went from smelling some what fresh and fruity, (it really did smell like some type of mango or somethin no lies) to smelling more like weed..and still a little fruit smell. I smoked the bong and it totally took me by surprise. I couldn't even hold it in, I mean I tried but it just came rumbling out of my mouth and I felt high the minute I exhaled. Now I'm in my own fuckin zone this is crazy lol. I'm also excited to try the other plant, it looks like it's gonna be a treat too.
Honestly now I don't even care about the yield, it's my first grow and I got some god damn bloody good ganja. Even if something crazy happened and they died right now I'd even be happy with what I have. The heads on that other plant (the one I didn't sample) has really grown from the last time I seen them. I'm actually pissed so bad at my self for not getting cloning material and taking clones just in case because that other plant that I didn't sample yet omg, it's developing so nice. I really want to fill in my room with that plant. I could easily fit 4 of those plants in there. Really doesn't take as much space up as the other plant and looks better. The other plant is actually taking a really slow time to fill in though, maybe it won't fill in all the way like the other plant but it'll be some nice smoke, a lot of skimpy buds for it to be cut next week though. Maybe I'll cut the other plant down completely next week and cut just the heads and more mature growth off and let the skimpy ones on it grow some more.
edit: also I'm sorry I forgot to take pics of the dried bud, bud I left out of town and thats why I didn't smoke it, I kept it with me to monitor it though. The only thing I had was a small blunt like on Thursday and this is Saturday, I just got back so immedietly when I got in I broke it all down and put some other bud in it to fill in the bowl more and I smoked it, I forgot to take pics and thought about it right when I broke it down. But I basically cut some of the leaves off, basically all the small bits that didn't have visible trichomes on them. so it basically looked like a small nug. All the hairs turned orange and the calyxes and leaves looked like they had little bits of natural sugar placed on them lol. It didn't even look like crystals, just frosting. It was a nice piece of plant.
glad to hear you enjoyed it. i bet it will be so much better when it's done though. I'm so proud that you made it this far. It brings a tear to my eye to know that I could be sampling my buds if I didn't have to destroy my plants. Oh well, at least I have lowryder and northern lights seeds on their way.
So, was there any couchlock at all or was it all sativa? I love sativas.
The above post was by me, my friend was at my house and was logged in and I forgot he was still logged in when I replied. I just noticed it now though.
Can you post some pictures of your plants?
Sure, I took some pics. Didn't even know it was requested lol. But I didn't get to flush like I wanted last week so I got in at like 10 tonight and I tried flushing. I gave one plant at least 5 gallons of water. Plus I ran it through the sink but the water was still light yellow. I eventually said fuck it and I'm just gonna deal with it. If the sample wasn't that bad and it hadn't even been really flushed that great yet then that little water job should do them some good. I probably am going to cut them down next Sunday. I dunno I might let them go for 2 more weeks. I didn't give the second plant as good of a flush that the other one got but I feel it's better than no effort at all. Besides I don't guess it'd kill me smoking bud with just a little bit of nutrients still in it lol. Not desired but there's really nothing more I can do about it. I also just tied one plant to support it. That whole plant was leaning to the side. That would be the plant that I posted next to a BIC. I guess those heads are heavy lol.
Also the plant with the BIC by it doesn't seem to be making a lot of trichomes like the other one. Should I let it stay alive until it gets frosty like the other? I mean half of the hairs are turning red and the trichome growth on it just seems to be lacking to me thats all.
:hippy:
Oh and btw no it really wasn't any type of couch lock high.
...simply amazing, lol. Seriously, I'm really happy for you that you made it all the way through, even with all the trials and tribulations you faced in the beginning.
Those buds sure look amazing. I love sativas. Keep us updated.
Also I might cut one plant down sooner than I thought. I tried to constantly support it but I just don't seem to have the right things. The buds are getting too heavy I guess. I didn't really think the buds would get as big as they are considering the plant had sorta skinny branches but I was surprised lol. I know I might end up cutting it at the end of this week probably I dunno. I really want to wait and see if more trichomes will come out or something but it's so weighed down. I helped it a little bit, now the branches are hanging in every direction. At first all the buds were leaning to the left, almost ready to break the stalk lol. And thanks Horror, I'm just glad it's almost harvest time lol.
Growing is a fun thing and it's right, it's almost more addicting than actually smokin' it xD. But I really wish I had a real room instead of a small closet. I need more space seriously and a more intense light. I don't know when in the future but when ever I can get a bed room or somethin to grow in I'll probably get a 600 watt. I don't know if I'll make logs in the future but I'm sure as hell looking forward to continue growing. I wish that I wont ever have to buy from dealers again, I hate just thinking about it. It just feels so much better to know where your weed is exactly coming from and you grow it to your likings according to what you want. It's a good hobby :).
The bud structures are that of a sativa. It does not appear indica to me at all. Earlier in veg, your leaves had "indica-type" leaves, which made me, and others believe it was an indica. Well, throughout my extensive research on cannabis phenotypes and geographical locations, I'm thinking that's a mexican sativa. In early veg, they typically have dark green broad leaves. But, as they grow up their leaves get long and skinny, yet still a dark green. Whatever it is, I'm pretty sure it's definitely heavy sativa dominant, by looking at the buds, and the leaves.
Peace, and enjoy smoking that amazing herb of yours.
Yeah that's what I was thinking too, that's why I was so happy haha. I'm probably gonna let it go into the 10th week...I'm gonna let them both go until I start to see just a small bit of amber trichomes because I want to make sure they are ready and mature when cut. Don't want to do it too soon. But exciting thing is the time is close, very lol. I can't wait :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by horror business
orange man, if icould make a suggestion, why not save 1 plant? so you can get monster buds, i mean let it grow for like 50 wks, and ur budswill be huge... just saying man, that would be bad ass
^What! don't do that???
did you cut a clone like I stated a while ago? If not look at the pop corn buds at the bottom of the plant, cut one and re-veg. The plants look great, how is the resin chillin? I don't know if you planned on continuing with a guaranteed female or if you wanted to start from seed again. Did you even plan on continuing??? lol :stoned:
oh and I would go for 11 weeks, those hairs look long. . .
Um, the plant would be dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by BuddyX
Read about the life cycle of a MJ plant, home slice... hate to see more negative rep go your way.
You can veg your way into oblivion, you can only Flower as long as the plant says you can flower. So to speak.
Then all the trichomes would probably be past mature. I don't want a lot of amber trichs and degraded bud. I'm after quality not quantity. And as for as harvesting I don't think I'm going to let it go any longer than next week. Most of the trichomes on the indica is milky. Almost 90% milky (my type of weed! :stoned:). As far as the other plant goes I might let it go longer because the trichomes haven't even began to frost those buds yet. I'm confused because I'm not even sure if it's suppose to. And on the indica the hairs aren't even half way red yet nor have the buds packed together, looks a little odd to me but the trichomes look so mature and at the same time I don't want any ambers to form so I'm confused, I really don't know when I want to chop.....on the Sativa dom there are more crystals on the guard leaves than the buds so I'm probably gonna let that one go longer.Quote:
Originally Posted by BuddyX
Also does it matter if I use big wide pots? I'm probably going to try and get pots the size of my current ones, just wider. Reason why I ask is because I read some where long ago that it'd be better to use taller pots rather than wider pots so the roots have more space to grow downwards but if I had anything taller things would get out of hand, I don't have a lot of space. But I want more root mass because I really want to see if more roots could contribute to the yield. When I get a full bed room I think I might use like 10gal pots. I never liked the idea of having multiple plants to achieve a big yield, I wanna pull as much bud off of one plant as possible. And I don't think I'll be growing with any more bag seeds, bag seeds are fine if you don't have anything else. I'm grateful to have some bud rather than none at all so thank God for the seeds period lol... but I am a really time-wise person and I totally did not expect these plants to be growing for this long. One of them is fine because they are coming down real soon but as far as the other plant it's taking way longer than expected and they are two totally different plants with different needs. Basically I don't like dealing with something I have no clue about. I need a garden with everything almost identical and the same. But any who I took a sample from the Sativa dom plant last night. Hopefully it's very potent and proves me wrong because it really doesn't look that potent but I had to find out how it smokes. Also I have a stick to tie the heads down now because those things really are beginning to get too heavy for the branches to support them.
Oh btw Venice I don't think I'll be re-vegging these plants. And yes I do plan on continuing, I never plan on stopping my hobby of growing Cannabis until I either die or forced to stop i.e. thrown in prison. I refuse to pay for something that's free, every bud that we've ever smoked was grown by some one, somewhere or there would be no weed to smoke. Not like it's going to magically appear... So why can't I be the one that grows my own? But anywho my next grow is going to start in November of this year. This time I will know the genetics of my plants and I already know they're all females. I can't wait :).
Nothing wrong with just cutting of the buds that are ready as its going to take a while to cure might as well let the smaller ones finish up.
Well the buds on the bottom might be skimpy but as far as the trichomes go they are almost just as mature as the ones on the top. I really am not trying to let them live too much longer I was gonna let them go amber but I changed my mind. I plan on doing it Friday or next Mondday..or the minute I see one I'm chopping. Which ever comes first.Quote:
Originally Posted by KL4D4