My First Grow: DWC in Grow Box w/ 250 HID Bulb (Open Thread)

[neversummer28]

DAMN DUDE... your bud looks fucking awesome. WOW. Seriously that shit is ON.

I was wondering about my little afros too, but when it dries the hairs pull up along side the bud and looks like the herb you get from others (only way better).

I see that ziplock bag with herb in it.... that will be a thing of the past.

The proof is in the pudding. Well by the look of those buds, you, my friend, are a growing master. And things will only get better from here.

Way to hit a home run your first major league at bat. Props.

Man jigs, I need to deflate my head. Haha. Thanks for all the good things to say. I will say, I do wish Jean Grey was a little frostier. I think she is definitely over-ripe, just by a little. Instead of white crystals, she has a lot of red/amber. Lois Lane on the other hand... I'm pleased with how she turned out. I'm going to finish working on her tonight and get her pics up, so stay tuned for those.

And for LBP, yeah, the costumes are great and pretty off the wall. And you actually like those spinning wheels? Those things drive me CRAZY, especially the ones where you have to jump from one spinning wheel to another.

 

[wvoider09]

Damn, those pics look fnking ree-dunk-kulous! Cheers on a fine job!

 

[neversummer28]

yeahh no kidding! That looks fab! Looks like at least 1.5-2.0 oz's easy Nice work my friend, jars all the way from here for you now.

Damn, those pics look fnking ree-dunk-kulous! Cheers on a fine job!

thanks paranoid and wvoider. i'm following both of your grows and looking forward to similar pics from both of you.

 

[neversummer28]

Yeah, I screwed up with the day count again, today is actually day 115.

I spent around 3 or 4 hours manicuring the rest of Lois Lane (AK48 ) tonight and she's all done. Definitely a lot less bud than what I got from Jean Grey. But she has a whole lot more trichs and is MUCH stickier. Check out the pics

I've been neglecting any mention of Mary Jane (Master Kush) these last few days. She's still doing well, more hairs are turning red every day. Her trichomes are all still mostly opaque and don't seem to be turning amber. But she's still not quite there yet so I think I'll be pushing back the harvest date further. She looks like she's doing fine without nutes and is enjoying her new found space. I'll keep her on straight h2o and see how long she lasts without nutes. If she looks like she's getting weak, I'll harvest.

Here are some pics from tonight:

1. Mary Jane: Stretching out enjoying having the whole room to herself.

2. Checkout the size of The Twins

3. Start of the night

4. End of the night

5. Lois Lane's biggest cola takes a break from her manicure to pose for a picture

6. All cleaned up

7. Story: This branch's buds were so friggin' small and this was the last branch I needed to manicure. I was tired of clipping so I tried something new... after clipping off all big fan leaves and most of the smaller ones, I ditched the clippers. I plucked this branch with my fingers and it was actually relatively easy. Not only that, but less kief seemed to come off then when I clipped. I simply grabbed the sugar leaves by the tip and gave it a firm pull, and they popped right out, whole leaf. Pretty sweet! I think you can only do this after the leaves dry out a bit.

8. Lois Lane cleaned up

9. The piles all the way to the left are buds that were too small to clean well, so I pulled these bud off, clipped away as much leaf as possible, and keeping this a separate pipe.

 

[mikadodarkside]

did you flush???

 

[neversummer28]

did you flush???

Yeah, both plants that have been harvested were flushed for 7-8 days. Mary Jane, the one still standing, has been flushing for almost two weeks now.

 

[jigfresh]

Not the wierdst thing in the world... but guess what I had to drink today that I basically Never drink... Diet Dr. Pepper. Nice choice. I don't know if you are the type to watch your weight (i'm not but my wife is)... those artificial sweeteners totally do the opposite of what you might think. They make you actually crave sugar more. Your body gets fooled into thinking it is getting sugar, but you aren't so you crave it and body desires MORE real sugar.

And the hash cube is all mine. I'm the only smoker around.

About your grow/ harvest.... very nice. I'm glad you haven't hit a wall and quit doing such a good job timming. I am actually cutting and jarring the last of my Purple kush. We are working together with the spring loaded cippers. Only I think it'safe to say I'm the only one watching Cricket.

 

[neversummer28]

Not the wierdst thing in the world... but guess what I had to drink today that I basically Never drink... Diet Dr. Pepper. Nice choice. I don't know if you are the type to watch your weight (i'm not but my wife is)... those artificial sweeteners totally do the opposite of what you might think. They make you actually crave sugar more. Your body gets fooled into thinking it is getting sugar, but you aren't so you crave it and body desires MORE real sugar.

And the hash cube is all mine. I'm the only smoker around.

About your grow/ harvest.... very nice. I'm glad you haven't hit a wall and quit doing such a good job timming. I am actually cutting and jarring the last of my Purple kush. We are working together with the spring loaded cippers. Only I think it'safe to say I'm the only one watching Cricket.

yeah, i'm a very active person... you'd never think this from how much it sounds like i smoke. so i try to stay away from regular soda and only have diet stuff every once in a while for the very reason you said. i was stoned, was going out of my mind manicuring, and heard the ice cream truck park outside of my place for 10 mins. needed something to keep myself from getting the munchies, haha.

dude, props to your wife! if she doesn't smoke, and she let's you do this? lucky man!

yeah, i'm definitely not watching cricket. i'm watching a special on cnbc... but get this, it's about america's pot industry. this special is called "marijuana inc: inside america."

yo, any pics of the jarred up purple kush?

 

[jigfresh]

I am beyond lucky. She was the one who suggested I grow. And she is the one with the job, so she bankrolled the whole operation. And she even helps me trim. (yes I count my lucky stars)

I was about to load a super special bowl. It goes like this... Bottom layer of ground Purple Kush (buds), a few bits of Hindu Skunk Hash, a few bit of Purple Kush hash, another layer of Purple Kush (buds), some HS keif, and topped of with HS (buds). It's like a layered cake or something.

I took a couple pics. First is the last PK to be jarred. Next is the full jar (a little less than 2 oz). Last is of tonight's entertainment, beleive it or not that ball turned out to be a wicket (what the hell does that mean).

Thanks for the interest.

 

[neversummer28]

I am beyond lucky. She was the one who suggested I grow. And she is the one with the job, so she bankrolled the whole operation. And she even helps me trim. (yes I count my lucky stars)

I was about to load a super special bowl. It goes like this... Bottom layer of ground Purple Kush (buds), a few bits of Hindu Skunk Hash, a few bit of Purple Kush hash, another layer of Purple Kush (buds), some HS keif, and topped of with HS (buds). It's like a layered cake or something.

I took a couple pics. First is the last PK to be jarred. Next is the full jar (a little less than 2 oz). Last is of tonight's entertainment, beleive it or not that ball turned out to be a wicket (what the hell does that mean).

Thanks for the interest.

man jigfresh, i hope i find myself a wife like yours... you lucky man you!

so how was that bowl? it sounds like a seven layer lasagna... only it's not lasagna (though i bet that would sound good after smoking that bowl).

oh man, drooling over that jar here. so what's the high like with the purple kush?

wicked... so even though i'm not from new england, it has a verb and a noun version. when you use it as a verb (that bowl was wicked good), you're simply saying just how damn good it is. when you use it as a noun (that bud is wicked), it's like surfers and snowboarders saying "gnarly." hope that all makes sense.

 

[jigfresh]

The bowl was wicked awesome (like that). I actually put a layer of White Widow between the two hash's so it was a full 7 layer bowl. I will say that it kept me high till I woke up.

The purple kush high is nice. It's pretty heavy, but it doesn't knock you out. It has some head high to it, but not racy at all... just a nice buzz in your head. The body isn't narcotic... more of a buzz like the head, but with a little 'tickle' to it.

I like the way my Hindu Skunk affects me. It is all I could ask for in a strong Indica, but my Purple Kush is my Favorite smoke so far.

And about my wife - did you ever read the posts on my first journal where I talked about 'how to meet the perfect woman'. If not I can toss you a link to it. Don't know if you will get anything useful from it, but it's interesting at least.

 

[Paranoid420]

man jigfresh, i hope i find myself a wife like yours... you lucky man you!

so how was that bowl? it sounds like a seven layer lasagna... only it's not lasagna (though i bet that would sound good after smoking that bowl).

oh man, drooling over that jar here. so what's the high like with the purple kush?

wicked... so even though i'm not from new england, it has a verb and a noun version. when you use it as a verb (that bowl was wicked good), you're simply saying just how damn good it is. when you use it as a noun (that bud is wicked), it's like surfers and snowboarders saying "gnarly." hope that all makes sense.

Sounds about right NS28. I was born and raised in South Boston. "that was ah wicked pissa bowl brotha" Dont live there anymore but lets say a neighboring state. still got the accent though.

 

[Paranoid420]

Hey jig were you watching cricket on tv on that jar shot? If so what the heck is a googlie?

 

[wvoider09]

thanks paranoid and wvoider. i'm following both of your grows and looking forward to similar pics from both of you.

Dude, you are gonna flip when you see the newest pics in my gallery. I was so inspired by your updates on all that trimming etc. with harvesting the girls and I just *had* to show you my progress so far.

Man from the size of your yield under a 250 watt and the strains that you chose, dope fncking job for a first grow. I wish I could just smell the dankness from those cured buds. I may start a thread, just for bud porn if I have enough energy left.

Good finish neversummer. Reading your journal kept me going... Here's a quick link to my thread.

 

[neversummer28]

The bowl was wicked awesome (like that). I actually put a layer of White Widow between the two hash's so it was a full 7 layer bowl. I will say that it kept me high till I woke up.

The purple kush high is nice. It's pretty heavy, but it doesn't knock you out. It has some head high to it, but not racy at all... just a nice buzz in your head. The body isn't narcotic... more of a buzz like the head, but with a little 'tickle' to it.

I like the way my Hindu Skunk affects me. It is all I could ask for in a strong Indica, but my Purple Kush is my Favorite smoke so far.

And about my wife - did you ever read the posts on my first journal where I talked about 'how to meet the perfect woman'. If not I can toss you a link to it. Don't know if you will get anything useful from it, but it's interesting at least.

jigs, i wish i could find a strain(s) that gets me high for that long. but then again, that 7-layer lasagna, err, bowl, sounds like it would do it for me.

and i think i vaguely remember reading that post while i was catching up on your journals (when i first joined). would you care to share it with everyone here? everyone should have a wife like yours!

and nice use of "wicked." haha. just don't use it out there in cali... people might look at you funny.

 

[neversummer28]

Sounds about right NS28. I was born and raised in South Boston. "that was ah wicked pissa bowl brotha" Dont live there anymore but lets say a neighboring state. still got the accent though.

hahahaha. nice paranoid. i like the lack of "r" sounds... so totally true. i had a few friends from mass, maine, etc and man, some of the things they would say.

"hey, wanna take my caa (car), go oat (not out) to the baas (bars) and get wicked drunk".

alright, now i'm just making fun of how you guys talk. feel free to take away rep, if it's possible, hahaha.

 

[neversummer28]

Dude, you are gonna flip when you see the newest pics in my gallery. I was so inspired by your updates on all that trimming etc. with harvesting the girls and I just *had* to show you my progress so far.

Man from the size of your yield under a 250 watt and the strains that you chose, dope fncking job for a first grow. I wish I could just smell the dankness from those cured buds. I may start a thread, just for bud porn if I have enough energy left.

Good finish neversummer. Reading your journal kept me going... Here's a quick link to my thread.

dub-void, DAMN DUDE! you're right, i did flip. i couldn't believe the progress in a week. you've got some beautiful colas forming. keep it up man, i'm rootin for ya.

i really cannot complain about my yield and i'm REALLY glad i got talked into getting an HID and complimenting it with 4 CFLs. lots of lumens, yet saving a few bucks rather than going with a stronger bulb.

and hey, i'm glad i kep you going. looks like the motivation is just being passed around, since jigs gave me my motivation. this is what i love about ROI... true community here.

keep me posted dub-void.

 

[Paranoid420]

Its all good NS28 Thats how it works my man! Personally I wouldn't trade it for anything! My wife is from Scotland still has a little accent but her folks are hardcore Scots and when they speak its sometimes tuff to understand. I thought for 6 years that there dogs name was Doug. One day they were talking about JC and I said who is JC? they said the dog is JC. I said with a blank look on my face I thought his name was Doug! To this day they still tease me. They always said down dog but sounded like Doug. If anyone has trouble finding the funny in that say dog like a Scott and you will understand. I finally mad a new contact for some stash and am picking up an OZ next week . My last guy got busted he is back in business but will only sell lg qty's And I'm not forking out 500.00 for an oz no matter how good it is.

 

[jigfresh]

Hey jig were you watching cricket on tv on that jar shot? If so what the heck is a googlie?

Alright, so... In cricket the bowler (pitcher in baseball) wants to get the batter out. There are a few ways of doing this but for the most part the batter either has to hit the ball in the air and have it caught (like baseball) OR they have their wicket (the wooden stumps behind the batter) knocked down. These are sorta the main ways the batter gets out. There's others but they don't matter for this aspect.

Now, the bowler is allowed to bowl the ball in the air (like in baseball), But they hardly ever bowl so it does not bounce on the wicket (not only used to describe the stumps but also the dirt patch between the batters). In other words the ball almost always bounces once before getting to the batter.

There are different kind of bowlers, just like there are different kinds of pitchers in baseball. There are 'fast' bowlers and 'spin' bowlers. Both have sub-catagories as well. For out conversation we are only focusing on the 'spinners'. These guys are not the big strong tall men that are fast bowlers, rather they are tricky and have a 'wicked' wrist and arm action that makes the ball spin like crazy. This spin matters so much more in cricket than in baseball, because in baseball all you have are the stiching working against air resistance to tr and get the ball to 'turn'. In cricket the ball has a raised seam going around the 'equator'. This seam is maybe 1/8 inch off the ball, so when you spin the ball and get that seam to hit the ground, that ball is going to change diretion like you wouldn't beleive.

Alright so a Googly... this is a special ball (pitch) that 'leg-spinners' bowl. A 'leg spinner' is a spin bowler that has a normal delivery that 'turns left' on impact. They are called 'leg spinners' because when they are bowling to a right handed batsmen most of the balls they bowl will 'break' or 'turn' from the 'leg side' to the 'off side' or from the RH batsmens backside to his frontside. A Googly is when these 'leg spinners' throw the ball so that instead of turning away from the batter, it turn into the batter. This is acheived by cocking the wrist so that you are throwing the same ball as the regular leg break, but you release it oppositely making the spin the other direction. So it is like a change up in baseball. The ball looks like it is being bowled normally, same arm angle, arm speed, ball position in hand, same run up, release point... only difference is that the ball is coming out opposite.

There is also something relatively new called a 'doosra' (hindi term). This is the 'off spinners' version of a googly. The off spinners usually throw balls that spin into the batsmen, but they turn their wrist so that the back of their hand is toward the batsmen when they release, the ball spins opposite from normal and catches the batter off guard (hopefully).

The point of the google is this. The 'leg bowler' for the most part is trying to get the ball to spin 'away' from the batter. He is trying to get the batter to swing at the ball and basically foul tip it to someone. The batter will be looking for each ball to be delivered in front of him... when the googly comes, if the batter doesn't recognize it, he will step to swing at the ball expected a few feet in front of him, but the ball will have turned 'into' the batter after the bounce, so while the batters bat is out where the ball is expected.... there is nothing protecting the stumps..... and if the googly is a good one, the ball bounces misses the bat and batsman and goes directly on to knock the stumps.

There you go. It's a beautiful game (test cricket at least). But that's another lecture.

Thanks for the interest and for letting me share here.

 

[neversummer28]

It's a lazy saturday and my only free saturday for the month... so what better to do than to start the day off with a bowl?

I just sampled one of Lois Lane's small clipping and here's the early review. I'll write up full reviews of all three girls after they're properly cured.

Lois Lane... the lone wolf, the only AK-48 stuck in a room with two Master Kushes. I believe I harvested her at her peak, the trichomes were just over 50% amber, the rest all opaque, her hairs were about 3/4 red.

First, she tasted awful compared to Jean Grey. A little tobacco-ey and VERY hard hitting, definitely not smooth like JG. I don't think I flushed her long enough, but maybe she'll taste better from curing. Also think she'll be much more enjoyable with an ice bong.

As for the high... she is A LOT stronger than JG. I am absolutely lit right now. It starts off just a minute or two deep in your head, really small and then it just comes on quickly, spread from behind your eyeballs to throughout your head and into your body. It's a really chill high.

Alright, after taking just a couple more hits (to help describe what it tastes like), I am wrecked right now. WOW this is definitely one of the stronger weed I've smoked recently. Gooooood stuff. Looking forward to trying her again when she's ready.

P.S. Jigfresh, why you gotta be jackin my thread? Take that crap and put it in your own...

okay, i'm just messin with ya. he actually messaged me asking if he could answer here. dude, you really know your cricket, sounds like you've been following the sport for some time. really informing write-up, thanks for taking the time to explain all that.