Alt0's Grow (1st timer)

Alto

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they're looking awesome! almost there, we're going to crop around the same time!
I will be in harvest for a few weeks it looks like, Some will definitely be done sooner than the rest. Been keeping up with your grow as well Matsu. Its looking good dude.
When you plan on flushing? o_O ;P
I was thinking about this, some plants will be ready for it sooner than others.
I could probably start flushing Emily next week even....What I think I will do is if a plant looks to be very close I can take it from the reservoir and flush in a separate container, using Drip Clean or FloraKleen (as available)
then plain water until done.
I may have to do that for each as its ready, but should the last few be close I will flush the whole garden and finish up (with a plant or two more amber and the rest more cloudy. I will just have to keep watching and do it as I see its needed.
Looking excellent man! Really getting fat!
Fat AND Hard. Its amazing to me just how dense the buds seem to be.
No4 is a bit fluffy still but the rest when you lightly squeeze the main bud its solid.

Thanks guys for stopping in, and for the support I have gotten from day one.
 

Alto

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Heh Cheetah stoned is a good thing! :joint:

I also will start adding some FloraNectar to the reservoir this weekend to finish out the nutrients part of this grow.
It adds sweetness :roll:
FloraNectar contains all natural raw cane sugar, molasses, malt syrup, select plant based esters, L-amino acids, organic acids, polyflavonoids, vitamins and essential minerals.
This unique blend of ingredients helps your plants regulate enzymes that trigger specific reactions involved in maintaining optimal metabolism. This allows your plants to achieve a balance between respiration and photosynthesis in high intensity growing environments where the rate of respiration can sometimes exceed the rate of photosynthesis.
As a result, FloraNectar ensures optimal metabolic rates during the flowering and fruiting phase when nitrogen levels have been reduced.
And unlike other companies that are quiet about their sweetener formulas they come right out and say that its Raw Cane sugar and Molasses.
with some other goodies as well.

A few weeks of that should help with increasing the odor of the girls and help the ripening process.
without building up nasty chemicals that need to be flushed. I will cut back on other nutrients soon and increase the sugars as I near the end.
:mrgreen:Sweet...
 
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toolage

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i'm so jealous! i wish my plant had trichs like that!!! i'm so proud of you alto, you're almost there! keep up the ace work man i'll be here till the end!
 

Alto

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Date: 6/15 –6:30pm
Flowering Day 34 –Total days 64

Room Conditions:
LIGHTS (400W HPS) ON 12/12 (9am to 9pm)
Distance from top of Growing Medium 30"

Temperature – 78.3F (86.9/74.5)
Humidity - 48% (62%/40%)
Room/Light vent running-
YES - 24/0
Small room fan
24/0 (on high, between bottom of plants)

Water Conditions:
Reservoir Aeration running-ALWAYS
Temperature – 72F
PH –
5.6

PPM – 1800


Nutrient Solution:2 GAL. (new mix 6-14)
20.0ML Flora Nova BLOOM™
2.0ML Floralicious Plus™
1 tsp KoolBloom™

20.0ML FloraNectar™

Changed nutes by draining tank with hand pump and refilling with funnel.
Roots have developed quite a lot recently (no idea why)
and do not want to damage them by removing girls from the reservoir
not long to go now

No Pictures until later today
A trip to the hydro shop yesterday
got a Ltr of FloraNectar
™ which is a sweetener that will aide in the development of buds
by supplying sugars to the plants.
Might help with the smell (or lack of it) as well.
I was also able to get a Ltr of FloraKleen
™ as well for upcoming flush
All the girls are looking prime and getting thicker
frosting is covering even some fan leaves on a few.
I will take some images later today when the lights are on to demonstrate
I also plan on seeing just how well I can photograph trichs for you to see.
I can see them well but want to share for advice
wish me luck in this as it will be a first trying to get that close up.
Hope everyone’s grow is doing well
And as always…
Thanks for the support riu.org
 

thegigglepimp

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Sounds excellent mate that FloraNectar should boost them even more!! Ive been trying to take photos of triches with my new microscope. With the scope and naked eye you can see so much its amazing yet with the camera its so hard to get anything crisp and the field of vision seems to be much more limited. Anyway im sure you'l find a way around this! Keep up the good work mate!
 

Alto

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Anyway im sure you'l find a way around this! Keep up the good work mate!
These are as close as I have gotten so far
took these just now, different plants
the ones that show the trichs going all the way across fan leaves are Sandi
Heh and a bud shot or two

Hope everyone is doing well
 

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thegigglepimp

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Excellent man, thats so much better than what ive been able to get haha Your buds are looking fantastic! Your definitely in for some top class smoke! Keep it up mate!
 

Alto

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Missed the update last night but I added about a gallon of fresh water PH adjusted to 5.0 as PH was climbing.
Removed yellowed leaves from near bottom of all plants.

No4 is turning yellow all over
Might be a problem, but only for No4 as all the others are looking great
and actually adds the look of fall to my garden which is appropriate.
I am not going to do anything about it.
However, I noticed something rather odd last night when I peeked in.
The yellowing leaves on No4 are light sensitive somehow?
where they overlap the areas where a leaf was covering a lower leaf is still greenish
while the areas that saw the full light are very light yellow.
many of the leaves (if you move them around), are "striped" from this.
There will be images showing this tonight.
All this is happening on only No4 and is mostly on lower leaves
new growth and plant tops (she has 6 of them) are all good still.

Cutting back on nutes by adding "only water" now as I top off
PPM last night was stratospheric. Reaching nearly 2000.
In about a week I will do a reservoir of FloraKleen for 2 days
(being sure to closely watch the PPM so no toxic levels of anything build up in the reservoir)
Then plain water in the reservoir until the end.
Gonna flush them well :mrgreen:

Bud mass is still building at a noticeable rate,
especially on Jess who is slowly becoming one huge bud still.
Frostiness is increasing as well covering more of the larger leaves
on everyone.
Most all Trics are cloudy on all plants now other than Jess
who is starting to get cloudy but is still mostly clear.
Jess has also gained another full inch and has taken the height lead at 32 inches.
She is to the side of the light and so I did not raise it.
Her actually growing somewhat past the light fixture allows her side
with all those lovely bus sites to get a lot of light and they are filling in really densely.
NOTE:
I will be taking an unscheduled break from the grow op after this grow
My family has decided to put my grandmother into a nursing home
(well they decided that not her) and so not wanting this to happen I have
invited her to come live out her days with my wife and I.
She is 93
While this will not prohibit me from growing, I am going to take some time off to adjust and settle before I start another crop.
My wife and I are really looking forward to her coming
She is very lucid and sharp still, but where the mind is well, the body is taking the aging poorly.
The reason "they" wanted her to move into a "home" is because there is a concern that she will fall or otherwise injure herself
and being she still has her own apartment there would be no one there to assist her should that happen.
Now there will be.
I am certain that once settled it will be no problem to get a grow going
more on that as it happens.
Hope everyone is growing good and life is treating you all well.
Thanks for your support
:peace:
 
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proheto8008

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How do i add to your rep Alto? You deserve props for that. They love us and take care of us, then we throw em in a home and leave em to die. I cant belive that shit is acceptable to people.
 

Alto

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How do i add to your rep Alto? You deserve props for that. They love us and take care of us, then we throw em in a home and leave em to die. I cant believe that shit is acceptable to people.
Heh thanks, its good to hear another that thinks like I do.
I'm not young anymore myself (although, I will argue that with you)
No props are needed for doing what I should
but you can add to my rep for my grow by clicking that little scale in the top right corner of any of my posts. :peace:
 
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thegigglepimp

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Hey man great update. That light sensitivity on no.4 is intriguing i wonder what it could be. If you'd been using something like Dutch Master penetrator then it could be that but your not.. Hmmm got me thinking now lol i'll check back for photos later. Other than that all sounds excellent man! Your definitely in for some top notch green and you dont half deserve it after all of this effort youve put in!

And i respect the fact your having her move in with you what a bold thing to do! Enjoy your day man!
 
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