Steezy log #1

[steezyd]

So today i picked up a 4ft 6 lamp Sunblaze fluorescent fixture...I was going to rig up a cheap exhaust for the room w/ a regular high powered house fan....but i would need 10inch ducting for it to hook up to the fan cleanly, so it would just be easier to buy a cheap 6 inch eco fan for 50 bucks and hook it up to some spare 6inch ducting...I bought some 5inch pots as well...the box I made is only 4ft long 2 1/2ft wide and 5ft high...

Its the new home for my "OG Kush" clones...

on a side note I/ve been thinking about putting 9 plants under each 1k and only letting them get to about 3ft...instead of the 4fters I have now...maybe a tad over 3ft(3 & a quarter)...but Im not sure yet...any thoughts?

[canniwhatsis]

I've found at least for my blueberry strain, max yield/turnover is achieved by veging in to about 2' tall before setting to flower, they finish around 3' and pull about 3 oz. finished product.


There comes a point IMO where you start getting diminishing returns with larger plants under artificial light, your not getting bigger or more buds, just growing lumber. Each strain is different tho, same with setup.


I'd do SOG from clone's if I could have the plant count. (they finish around 1' tall and yield about .5 oz each) But I'm limited in the # of stems I can have sticking out of dirt, and only 1/2 of that # can be flowering.

[steezyd]

@cannis
I actually grew this chemdog strain for 4 weeks in veg, and they were just under 2ft(about 22-23 inches)and they all almost doubled in size(most just shy of 4ft, others 3and a half)...I'm going to try and keep them under 3 1/2 next time(although im doing a diff strain,lol)...I always figured a ounce for every foot, so i was hoping for a QP off the bigger ones...but who knows, I think the leaf curl/heat stress is going to mess with some things...I actually think there maturing slower because of it. today is day 50 of flower...I should give them nothing but ph'd water for 2 weeks and cut...technically...but they really don't seem ready for that...I'm waiting for an opinion from the guy I got the clones from, but I'm always ready to listen...

[purpleskunk777]

hey steez, looks like youre holding up well. good to see. have you seen any improvement since you put in the a/c?

[steezyd]

It really doesnt seem to make a difference at the moment...its so cold outside that the temps stay between 71-76...a/c kicks on at 77 so i really didnt hear it kick on at all, I also added a 16inch wall mounted rotating fan ...but I "think" Im going to be ok

[steezyd]

So things seem pretty calm on the steezy front, white is turning to orange and plants maturing all around...although everything lower then top15% seems to be maturing faster...probably due to the stress at the top I figure...

"Just a lil about me"
I figure Jan 1st will be harvest day or very close to it...then 2-3 weeks and ahhh....no more mexican dirt weed for me(compressed,awful tasting,greenishbrown)...

Thats probably what Im looking forward to most, just having smoke on command , I have spent so much money on weed...so much just in this past year(thousands...actually makes me "kind of" sad to think about)...let alone my lifetime...I really need a 1/8th-8th a day...gram minimum...and that's just me...Im all over the place as a regular dispensary shopper...I try to go as big as I can(oz, 1/2 oz) but as we know that just not always possible and the 1/8ths start racking up...Im so broke right now though I can only afford these $25 dirt 1/2 oz's

Im sure there are some people who think after harvest Im going straight to the clinic to donate my product.....well 100% fuck that(although a delivery service did cross my mind,but after really thinking about it, thats just not me,and 2k is not enough to really be steady)...I wouldnt mind getting my electric bill back but If I donate,Ill just cut myself short...Ill only do one more run...maybe 2 and then I should have enough meds to get through 2011 and Ill shut her down...(1/2 of harvest for other patient as well)

I think Ill get a shiny new bong for harvest as well...glass on glass...a name brand(splurge!) ROOR...2 cubes of ice, a loaded frosty chemdog bowl...and ahhhhhhh

....a man can dream

now back to this dirt weed.......

[steezyd]

Well If I had to do it over I would hit them w/ nutes for 8 weeks and flush for 2...instead of nutes for 6 weeks then flush for 4 like I ended up doing(oops)..but I have some amber tric's(like 5%) so its should be good...

Ill finish manicuring them tomorrow then post some pictures...

They smell great...I just hope when there done drying and curing they still have that smell...

:S5::chainsaw:

[steezyd]

Everything hanging in the grow room now, I turned off all fans except for the main exhaust, I also put a big plywood board in front of a/c so no direct air gets blown on them.

Its getting a little warm during the day, and I read the best temp to dry is between 65-75F, so I set my thermostat to a little above 70, the humidity is cooperating too at around 45-55, not sure how long that will last though...

Im going to pick uo one of those hanging screens today then Ill hit up wally world and get some glass jars...

Be back w/ for a final word

[steezyd]

well Just about done with the final trimming...and Ive now noticed a few things.

#1 the light stress caused the plants to hermie late in the flowering, and the buds didn't mature as much as they should have in the time frame I gave them
(I know that because someone else had 20% amber tric's at 8 weeks and I barely had any amber trics at the end of week10)...

Im going to try and resolve this by growing bushier smaller plants(3ft I was thinking) as I found out the hard way, even if you have the temperature of the canopy under control, a plant "can" get to much light...

#2 I didnt water them 3-4 days leading up to harvest so the soil was desert dry...I didnt think it would really matter...that was a mistake because the buds were brittle after 3-4 days of hanging and I think they dried to fast because of it...leaving chlorophyll or whatever its called trapped in there, tasting slightly bitter, but not to bad...Ive started to try curing them, but there is barely any moisture to draw out...I actually think Im going to put a tiny piece of lettuce in there to put some moisture in there.

[Shovelhandle]

screw lettuce. put some pot leaf in there.