How is my grow doing?? my first grow ...advice or questions?? MANY PICS

sneakerhead702

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Im growing Strawberry(left) and Blueberry(right) Kush....there 4 weeks into flowering (almost 5 weeks) and i grow them under a 400 watt HPS i use fox farm every thing from soil to nutes and i just want feed back or questions from you guys. Thanks:joint:


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GrowersBook.com

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Plants are looking great. Whatever you are doing, you are doing right.

Your buds should be about double by the time you harvest probably in the 9th or 10th week, and as long as you flush them right you should have some very quality tasting product.

With those 2 strains I would recommend start flushing at the 7th week if you want to harvest at the 9th week, or start flushing at the 8th week if you want to harvest at the 10th week. That's because one of the biggest "secrets" in growing is a 2 week flushing period.

Contrary to some peoples belief, and a lot of posts on this site, flushing doesn't meant losing any weight at all. In fact when I flush my plants they usually gain weight instead of losing it.

Why I hear you asking? The answer is simple, sugars and carbohydrates.

Flushing a plant doesn't mean you can't give it anything, it means you are flushing it of all the salt buildup, and nutrients in the form of dissolved solids that have accumulated in your growing medium. I don't care if you are growing in soil, hydro, or are using chemical nutrients or organic ones, flushing makes your bud taste better.

One of my personal favorite secrete flushing recipes is using Mollasses (Humboldt Honey Extra Strength from Humboldt Countys Own) combined with Carbohydrates (Liquid CarboLoad by Advanced Nutrients) although if you are on a budget, just use the Molasses, it will still provide you with an awesome taste, with NO WEIGHT LOSS.

I flush my plants for 2 weeks with this solution, and can guarantee you the best quality tasting bud you will ever have along with NO WEIGHT LOSS.

You could also look into using the "Sweet" line of products from Botanicare in place of the Molasses as it is a Carbohydrate supplement. Particularly you might want to look into the "Sweet Berry" product for flushing your plants to intensify the berry aroma. But, I have never used that during flush before, so I can't guarantee the no weight loss claim.

Happy Growing!
 

jaydiesle

Active Member
how big were they wen u put them to flower they look logit bro good wrk im on my first grow right now
 

sneakerhead702

Well-Known Member
Plants are looking great. Whatever you are doing, you are doing right.

Your buds should be about double by the time you harvest probably in the 9th or 10th week, and as long as you flush them right you should have some very quality tasting product.

With those 2 strains I would recommend start flushing at the 7th week if you want to harvest at the 9th week, or start flushing at the 8th week if you want to harvest at the 10th week. That's because one of the biggest "secrets" in growing is a 2 week flushing period.

Contrary to some peoples belief, and a lot of posts on this site, flushing doesn't meant losing any weight at all. In fact when I flush my plants they usually gain weight instead of losing it.

Why I hear you asking? The answer is simple, sugars and carbohydrates.

Flushing a plant doesn't mean you can't give it anything, it means you are flushing it of all the salt buildup, and nutrients in the form of dissolved solids that have accumulated in your growing medium. I don't care if you are growing in soil, hydro, or are using chemical nutrients or organic ones, flushing makes your bud taste better.

One of my personal favorite secrete flushing recipes is using Mollasses (Humboldt Honey Extra Strength from Humboldt Countys Own) combined with Carbohydrates (Liquid CarboLoad by Advanced Nutrients) although if you are on a budget, just use the Molasses, it will still provide you with an awesome taste, with NO WEIGHT LOSS.

I flush my plants for 2 weeks with this solution, and can guarantee you the best quality tasting bud you will ever have along with NO WEIGHT LOSS.

You could also look into using the "Sweet" line of products from Botanicare in place of the Molasses as it is a Carbohydrate supplement. Particularly you might want to look into the "Sweet Berry" product for flushing your plants to intensify the berry aroma. But, I have never used that during flush before, so I can't guarantee the no weight loss claim.

Happy Growing!
thanks for the input and good advice i already flushed once like a few days ago imma flush them again like said 2 weeks before harvest + REP
 

dogie425

Member
they look great man sounds like you have it under control best of luck will have to sub this. i am thinking of getting me a hps light not sure how big i want 250 or 400. i like what i seeing from yours man making me think i can't go wrong with a 400 lol
 

sneakerhead702

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they look great man sounds like you have it under control best of luck will have to sub this. i am thinking of getting me a hps light not sure how big i want 250 or 400. i like what i seeing from yours man making me think i can't go wrong with a 400 lol
thanks for the compliments...but yea the more lumens the better man
 

dogie425

Member
how hard is it to cool ? how big of an ac unit is it taking and what is the high temp outside for u. my outside temp is around 103 f and i haveing problems keeping everything cool and just running cfls
 

sneakerhead702

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how hard is it to cool ? how big of an ac unit is it taking and what is the high temp outside for u. my outside temp is around 103 f and i haveing problems keeping everything cool and just running cfls
sometimes its hard to keep it cool but i have a cooltube with a fan blowing hot air out of it and a i have a inlinefan inside my grow room taking hot air out the tent. because my lights turn on at 2:00pm and turns off at 2:00am...so when there on i just keep my tent open for a while because i run my A/C in my house which helps cool it down....so ill keep my tent open for like a hour then ill close it for a couple hours ...that helps me kool it down
 

IslandDelight

Active Member
You could always spend the extra money for lights with cool tubes. run inline and booster fan to keep the hot air out and vented, if your budget allows.
 

dogie425

Member
well my budget is pretty tight right now but i could use the heat from a hps during the winter to keep my bedroom warm lol just won't be able to use it during the summer but that is what cfls are for lol
 
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