Assassin's grow progress data here:

[greenatik]

the brown hairs can be an indicator of multiple things. heat stress, hermie (light leaks), but IME, touching and squeezing the buds!

thanks for the info. do you keep a steady PH? if i mix my nutes up ahead of time my ph fluctuates like crazy. do you bubble the mix?

[AssassinDJ]

so YOU mix the coco and soil together.? iv been thinking of runnin #4 peat in the bed and top it with ocean forst.


week 4 i usually start to see some tinge but when i harvested the other day a couple of nugs here and ther had some burn and were kinda crunchy

make sure its not a light leak or other stressor, cause hermies

No, sorry i wasnt clearer, i'm buying Black Gold brand soil, but its a new type called CocoBlend, it comes pre-mixed.. But the peat thing sounds interesting too!

Snap, now im worred about light leaks in my little closet.. gonna go lightproof more when they wake up now..

the brown hairs can be an indicator of multiple things. heat stress, hermie (light leaks), but IME, touching and squeezing the buds!

thanks for the info. do you keep a steady PH? if i mix my nutes up ahead of time my ph fluctuates like crazy. do you bubble the mix?

Thanks, both of you guys for the info on the brown tinge, i'd never heard this before... :thumbsup: Right now im hoping its heat stress, and i'm about to purchase a blower for my intake to try and get temps down... If its light leaks, im going to find out tonight and fix that too..

As far as the PH, i really only have a crappy wand-type meter, and i measure with some "mud" from my water solutuion, and soil, and it seems to always read between 6.5 and 7.0 but i really dont trust the meter at all... Its one of those deals that allegedly tells you: Light Strength, Soil Fertility, PH, Soil Moisture, and with only three metal probes, and no battery..

I dont bubble the water, i just fill a barrel and then measure out the nutes, add them in, stir up real good, let sit overnight, stir again, and commence feeding.

I used lemon juice from fresh lemons to get the PH down a little in the soil when i first started because it was reading above 7.0 on my meter, and i was afraid it was too high.. I'm not very experienced with PH control, but it seems im doing ok so far?

[phatsesh101]

i just saw the black gold stuff today but i just went with #4 cause im behind schedule and i get a bail for 30$ about 7 cft. anything else would cost me double.

i did pretty much the same nute prep as you, then i bought a meter and now i have ph prob

got my stuff and now am gonna build my bed. i think im gonna go 2'x 2'1/2 x 10'' and make two, or do you think just a single 4x4. with two i can alternate harvests. have you had any probs with root space

[AssassinDJ]

i just saw the black gold stuff today but i just went with #4 cause im behind schedule and i get a bail for 30$ about 7 cft. anything else would cost me double.

i did pretty much the same nute prep as you, then i bought a meter and now i have ph prob

got my stuff and now am gonna build my bed. i think im gonna go 2'x 2'1/2 x 10'' and make two, or do you think just a single 4x4. with two i can alternate harvests. have you had any probs with root space

My bed is 4.5ft x 2.5ft and i squeezed 6 in there... The roots are a nice solid mass at the bottom of the bed, but i dont notice any problems from rootlock.

FME, the more space for your roots, the bigger your plant will grow, the less rootspace, the smaller plant you have.. For my space, i have the right amount of roots... for a bigger space, i would want bigger beds/pots tho.

[phatsesh101]

how long do you veg? how deep are your beds?

i meant 2 4x2.5.

i think i can i double my finish weight in a bed

[AssassinDJ]

Ok now we are finally caught up to date on this grow log. These pics were taken earlier today, at around day 22 of flowering... Most of them show small examples of the brown tinges on the hairs i mentioned before. I'm pretty sure its heat stress now, my temps when i got home today were in the low 90s I hope i can install a blower on the intake, and push the temps down to low 80s at least....

[AssassinDJ]

phatsesh101

how long do you veg? how deep are your beds?

i meant 2 4x2.5.

i think i can i double my finish weight in a bed

I vegged this time for basically 3 months, partly because i was experimenting with scrogging methods, and also in order to cut a nice batch of clones...

The bed i'm using is 12 inches deep, but im only using around 7-8 inches of soil... Next time i'm going to fill the bed right up to the top, and try to go even BIGGER

[AssassinDJ]

Yesterday i put a climate display in to help me troubleshoot the heat problem, and now i'm just paranoid about my high humidity levels Mold is my arch enemy, and im going to be a sad panda if i have to burn this crop in the backyard :wtf:










I'm also experimenting with bud fimming, something i have been studying as of lately, and since i have abundant top colas, why not mangle a few in the name of science :stoned:

[AssassinDJ]

Been a few days, thought i'd post an update...

they are only 4 weeks into flowering, and i am already getting VERY impatient...



As you can see, Trichs EVERYWHERE!! :rastasmoke:

Cant get enough magnification with my cam to see milkiness or not tho..

My other main issue right now, is my girl's longhair cat who lives in the same space as my closet project.... Hasn't been an issue until those flowers started getting sticky.. and the warmer weather made her start shedding..... as you can see, theres literally hundreds of little hairs plastering onto the buds....

I've been picking them off with tweezers, and keeping my fans turned up seems to help a little.. Also, since im only growing for personal use.. (heavy personal use) so i guess i dont mind smoking a little kitty fur.. its just annoying to see happening

[bonedaddy420]

something easy you could do is just cut a bit of foam to fit over your intake and that should keep the cat hair on the outside, but you'll have to make sure you clean it to keep the flow.