GR's Fall 19 Grow
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TintEastwood
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Looking good. 
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gr865
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Thanks Buddy,Looking good.
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Glad you are watching, I respect your opinion and your feedback.
This is going to be fun, although I know that in two days I will be doing a heavy trim, and my fking back is killing me, so getting down and stretching above is going to be a bitch. My GF will be here and shit she is in so much better shape than I, thinking of have her do some of it in the nude. Now that will be fun.
gr865
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Did a little of the 21st day trim on the 20th day, breaking it into two days for less stress on my back.
G13 Haze, Sativa dom, just starting to flower.
And the Indica dom, Original Skunk started showing flowers on 9/18.
Will finish the trim tomorrow, need to get GF to get in the tent and pluck some, She is lite enough and can move better than I ..
G13 Haze, Sativa dom, just starting to flower.
And the Indica dom, Original Skunk started showing flowers on 9/18.
Will finish the trim tomorrow, need to get GF to get in the tent and pluck some, She is lite enough and can move better than I ..
gr865
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Day 25 of 12/12
As I stated in post #80 my hydro guy gave me a bottle of House and Garden pH Osmosis/Stabilizer.
I started using it in this past weeks rez solution. Used the method recommended on the label with limited results, so I called H&G on Monday and the guy I spoke with told me something completely different. I am trying his method with this new batch of nute solution. Here is the spreadsheet on this batch.
I added the Epsom and CaliMagic, then the H&G followed by the nutes and supplements. You can see what I add and what the change in ppm as they are added. Hoping the pH continues to drop over next week prior to adding it to the rez.
I have about 4 gallons left in the rez and will run a flush tomorrow with the remaining solution. I then have a can of solution that I made on 9/30. Both of the last couple of rez's, where made with purchased RO, as when I was replacing the filters on my RO machine one would not seal and I had to wait for the co. to ship another one. This mix was made according to the rep's recommendation so shall see how it goes.
Couple of pic's from today.
As I stated in post #80 my hydro guy gave me a bottle of House and Garden pH Osmosis/Stabilizer.
I started using it in this past weeks rez solution. Used the method recommended on the label with limited results, so I called H&G on Monday and the guy I spoke with told me something completely different. I am trying his method with this new batch of nute solution. Here is the spreadsheet on this batch.
I added the Epsom and CaliMagic, then the H&G followed by the nutes and supplements. You can see what I add and what the change in ppm as they are added. Hoping the pH continues to drop over next week prior to adding it to the rez.
I have about 4 gallons left in the rez and will run a flush tomorrow with the remaining solution. I then have a can of solution that I made on 9/30. Both of the last couple of rez's, where made with purchased RO, as when I was replacing the filters on my RO machine one would not seal and I had to wait for the co. to ship another one. This mix was made according to the rep's recommendation so shall see how it goes.
Couple of pic's from today.
gr865
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Update:
Day 32 of 12/12
All is going well, running around 1.2 to 1.3 EC, started using House & Garden pH Osmosis/Stabilizer and it helps, takes a couple or 3 days, for the pH to go from 5.8 to 6.1 which I can live with.
Mixing two tanks of 21 gallons each and letting them sit after adding nutes/ph 3 to 4 days prior to adding them to the rez. After adding to the rez the pH is adjusted and it holds for a few days before needing adjusting.
Last weeks picture 10/2
Seven days later, 10/9. The stretch is about complete, the 4 Indicas have completed stretch and beginning to fill in. The 4 Sativa's are still stretching and are weeks behind the Indicas in the fill in department.
Have been removing fans that block bud sites and will be doing the 42 day trim on 10/19. After that it will just be fan removal. Next week, starting day 37, will run a rez with the 5th week KoolBloom application. I split the weeks rate into 5 to 7 days, applying lighter rates daily throughout the week.
GR
Day 32 of 12/12
All is going well, running around 1.2 to 1.3 EC, started using House & Garden pH Osmosis/Stabilizer and it helps, takes a couple or 3 days, for the pH to go from 5.8 to 6.1 which I can live with.
Mixing two tanks of 21 gallons each and letting them sit after adding nutes/ph 3 to 4 days prior to adding them to the rez. After adding to the rez the pH is adjusted and it holds for a few days before needing adjusting.
Last weeks picture 10/2
Seven days later, 10/9. The stretch is about complete, the 4 Indicas have completed stretch and beginning to fill in. The 4 Sativa's are still stretching and are weeks behind the Indicas in the fill in department.
Have been removing fans that block bud sites and will be doing the 42 day trim on 10/19. After that it will just be fan removal. Next week, starting day 37, will run a rez with the 5th week KoolBloom application. I split the weeks rate into 5 to 7 days, applying lighter rates daily throughout the week.
GR
TintEastwood
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Stacking those sticks!
Very nice.
Very nice.
gr865
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Update: Day 38 12/12
Height control has been an issue, the G13 Haze, a Sativa, continues to stretch. How many times can you Super Crop a plant? :laugh:
Other than that they are doing just fine. Being gone for 5 days I could sure see a difference in the ladies. When I got home yesterday, the G13 Haze was growing very close to the lamps so I did a lot of tying down, some more Super Cropping, and a lot of just bending.
G13's Sativa's
The Indica's
Con't
Height control has been an issue, the G13 Haze, a Sativa, continues to stretch. How many times can you Super Crop a plant? :laugh:
Other than that they are doing just fine. Being gone for 5 days I could sure see a difference in the ladies. When I got home yesterday, the G13 Haze was growing very close to the lamps so I did a lot of tying down, some more Super Cropping, and a lot of just bending.
G13's Sativa's
The Indica's
Con't
gr865
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Update: Day 44 of 12/12
Did not accomplish much today.
Well anyway I have an excuse, like I need one, I made a fresh batch of "hard candies" today, and though through testing I found them to work better than I expected. The quality is questionable but the quantity is very good.
I did add my second week of Liquid KoolBloom. I brake the LKB into three rez's, so about 12 days instead of the 7 day period that's recommended. In the first rez the rate was 5.25 ml/gal, I increased that rate to 5.5 ml/gal in the tank today and the next tank will be 5.5 ppm also. I do not use the full recommended rate, have found it tends to burn plants.
I have a call in for the House and Garden tec rep to get a recommendation on the use of the H&G pH stabilizer, it has not been doing as they say it does. Tried the method on the bottle and the one that the rep recommended and not working.
My only concern is plant to light distance, hope I have it under control, but it close. Hell my vertical grows the lamp is with in 6 or so inches in late flower. Little different fan setup but I think it will be okay, just gonna need some more bending and tying.
Just post update the other day, but they look wonderful and the fragrance is beginning to flow.
A little bit of Bud Porn y'all!
Did not accomplish much today.
Well anyway I have an excuse, like I need one, I made a fresh batch of "hard candies" today, and though through testing I found them to work better than I expected. The quality is questionable but the quantity is very good.
I did add my second week of Liquid KoolBloom. I brake the LKB into three rez's, so about 12 days instead of the 7 day period that's recommended. In the first rez the rate was 5.25 ml/gal, I increased that rate to 5.5 ml/gal in the tank today and the next tank will be 5.5 ppm also. I do not use the full recommended rate, have found it tends to burn plants.
I have a call in for the House and Garden tec rep to get a recommendation on the use of the H&G pH stabilizer, it has not been doing as they say it does. Tried the method on the bottle and the one that the rep recommended and not working.
My only concern is plant to light distance, hope I have it under control, but it close. Hell my vertical grows the lamp is with in 6 or so inches in late flower. Little different fan setup but I think it will be okay, just gonna need some more bending and tying.
Just post update the other day, but they look wonderful and the fragrance is beginning to flow.
A little bit of Bud Porn y'all!
gr865
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Update: Day 50 12/12
Was able to get about 5 more inches in height by stretching the top of the tent a bit. This give me about 15 to 17 inches from lamp to plants, can and have to live with that till harvest. Angled the lamps inward and they seem to be fine.
During my recent 4 day trip my assistant came by to check pH prior to each watering, refill the rez as needed and just keep a general eye on the ladies. When I left on Thursday I had forgot to put the irrigation on auto so when he arrived on Friday morning to check them he called and said there was no runoff and I told him to check the timer and he said it was off. Had him turn it on for two three minute cycles 5 minutes apart. So saw no damage for the missed one night watering.
I was getting some heat stress and a bit of nute burn. My runoff ppm has been high and pH low. input at 700 and today's runoff at 880 ppm with a pH of 5.62. So this morning I added two gallons to the 3 plus gallons left in the rez too bring the ppm down to 505, pH of 6.0 and flushed the pots. Finish flush runoff was 601 ppm with a pH of 5.93.
I am at week 7 so I will begin lowering the ppm with each rez fill till final flush and going to run my pH at 6.0. Looks like the Indicas will be close in the next couple of weeks and the sativas could take up to two plus weeks more.
They are starting to fatten now that total stretch is over, the Sativa's stretched for about 30 plus days.
Here is day 44 and day 50 for one of the Sativa's.
Was able to get about 5 more inches in height by stretching the top of the tent a bit. This give me about 15 to 17 inches from lamp to plants, can and have to live with that till harvest. Angled the lamps inward and they seem to be fine.
During my recent 4 day trip my assistant came by to check pH prior to each watering, refill the rez as needed and just keep a general eye on the ladies. When I left on Thursday I had forgot to put the irrigation on auto so when he arrived on Friday morning to check them he called and said there was no runoff and I told him to check the timer and he said it was off. Had him turn it on for two three minute cycles 5 minutes apart. So saw no damage for the missed one night watering.
I was getting some heat stress and a bit of nute burn. My runoff ppm has been high and pH low. input at 700 and today's runoff at 880 ppm with a pH of 5.62. So this morning I added two gallons to the 3 plus gallons left in the rez too bring the ppm down to 505, pH of 6.0 and flushed the pots. Finish flush runoff was 601 ppm with a pH of 5.93.
I am at week 7 so I will begin lowering the ppm with each rez fill till final flush and going to run my pH at 6.0. Looks like the Indicas will be close in the next couple of weeks and the sativas could take up to two plus weeks more.
They are starting to fatten now that total stretch is over, the Sativa's stretched for about 30 plus days.
Here is day 44 and day 50 for one of the Sativa's.
gr865
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Update: Day 63 of 12/12
Started flush on Monday for the BlueBerry and Original Skunk #1, hand watering twice a light cycle as compared to the irrigation cycle which is 4 times a light cycle. 125 ppm @ 6.0 pH. Will be turning on the irrigation to these four plants tonight and begin flushing the G13 Haze also. Not sure exactly when I will harvest both the BB and OS#1 are 75% +/- cloudy to clear, not seeing any amber trichs yet. The BB is Indica dom while the OS#1 is Sativa dom, so I expect I will be harvesting the BB first and give the OS#1 a few more days. Maybe start harvest mid-week or so.
Con't
Started flush on Monday for the BlueBerry and Original Skunk #1, hand watering twice a light cycle as compared to the irrigation cycle which is 4 times a light cycle. 125 ppm @ 6.0 pH. Will be turning on the irrigation to these four plants tonight and begin flushing the G13 Haze also. Not sure exactly when I will harvest both the BB and OS#1 are 75% +/- cloudy to clear, not seeing any amber trichs yet. The BB is Indica dom while the OS#1 is Sativa dom, so I expect I will be harvesting the BB first and give the OS#1 a few more days. Maybe start harvest mid-week or so.
Con't
gr865
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Today, 11/22, after, 4 days hanging, 36 hours in a plastic bag, then hung for another 36 hours, I cut the buds off the branches.
26.95 zips of jarred buds, starting cure, so weight should drop a bit, but not unhappy. That would be 1.2 grams/watt. This is about my usually haul, from 24 to 26.5 zips per grow.
The buds are not as tight as I usually get but I think that is because of the heat in the tent, ran out of room and the plants got too close to the lamps. But I am happy with the weight, will take some of the fluffy buds and make FECO.
26.95 zips of jarred buds, starting cure, so weight should drop a bit, but not unhappy. That would be 1.2 grams/watt. This is about my usually haul, from 24 to 26.5 zips per grow.
The buds are not as tight as I usually get but I think that is because of the heat in the tent, ran out of room and the plants got too close to the lamps. But I am happy with the weight, will take some of the fluffy buds and make FECO.