1st Go-Round - CFL's and Bagseed

[RamblerGambler]

Albatross- I appreciate the compliment. And bagseed can surprise you, the plant with the densest nugs was actually the runt of the group. And I accidently butchered 2 main branches by accident and she still turned out beautifully. Gotta love these plants.

camoxnhx- Sure thing. This is only my first time and I know there a more than a few out there with some serious knowhow, but I'll stop by and offer any assistance that I can.

[BigLeagueJew]

Hopefully they'll finish sometime in the next few weeks, it being about week 7 or so.

BigLeague, amazing how many cfl logs there are these days. How far along are you?

Hey man haven't been around this thread in a while, subscribed now though. Looks good. I am not very far along yet, about 4th week maybe? I will be glad if my plant turns out like yours.:jointsmile: How many CFLs did you use?

[RamblerGambler]

I have two 4-light fixtures with Y splitters, each with (4) 23w in the middle and a 42w at each end. In hindsight I should have gone with straight 23w or 26w instead of picking up those 42 watters. At $10 a pop you can pretty much buy a box set of smaller bulbs. Oh well, live and learn.

When the lights come back on tonight I'll try and take some more pictures. I finally got around to purchasing one of those 60-100x adjustable magnifying glass from Radioshack, and I'm reassured to see the end is near.

[RamblerGambler]

A misplaced usb cable caused a bit of a delay in the updates. It's looking like the end for the older girl. The trichomes are clouding up and there's a spattering of amber appearing. I'll give it until sunday, then she's got a date with destiny. I do have a bit of a conundrum though. I'm trying to decide whether to follow my nute schedule for the final week, or just keep going with molasses and water. It's been nutrient free for the last two weeks in preparation for harvest, so I'm not sure if I want go and muck it up. Any guidance would be much appreciated. In the meantime, enjoy a couple bud porn pics.

[RamblerGambler]

The "special" girl continues to plod onwards. She continues to drop her fan leaves and the pistils are showing the first signs of darkening up. Its looking like an 11 week plant for sure.

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looking good rambler!

don't get discouraged if you don't get all of the comments that you would like on your log. just because people don't comment doesn't mean that they aren't lurking. some people don't have the time to comment on everything, but they will be there when the time warrants. also there are so many grow logs started that don't go anywhere, so the further they go along the more interest they will garner. i didn't think anyone would read my first one either, but low and behold i got plenty of readers and comments.

i wouldn't give your second lady any more nutes. why bother? it won't make that much of a difference, IMHO. the clean taste would be better. the molasses does wonders. at least for me it did. it seems like the next day, after using the molasses, that my plants went nuts the night before with growth. a lot of it was undergrowth, but still.

keep up the good work!

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[RamblerGambler]

Thanks for the tips shake! And yes, I did expect more. But you know what? The entire process of keeping this log was probably one of the more informative parts of this grow. It amazes me how little I knew at the beginning as opposed to now. And god knows I've barely scratched the surface when it comes to ganja knowledge. Hopefully my 2nd attempt will be better - I'm currently in the process of growing a mother from a clone of Sensi Star. The future looks bright...

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i hear ya rambler. i mean i knew i knew nothing starting out. once i started though, i realized just how much that i didn't know!

i'm only on my second grow, but i try to gobble up all of the info that i can. and i try to pass it all on as well. gotta give back, ya know.

besides, i don't think i could stop if i could. it's a lot of folks on this boards fault for getting me hooked damnit!!!

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[RamblerGambler]

It's just about time to harvest the older girl. She's been yanked out of the cab and placed into darkness for the next 36 hours, at which point she will face the executioners axe. Needless to say, I'm very excited.

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can't wait to see your ladies guts, you pshyco serial killer you!

have you noticed a difference between putting your girl into darkness and not, before harvesting?

i saw in a video that they increased the light to 14 hours the final two weeks before harvest. wonder if that works?

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