1st grow, bagseed/Iced G./Rocklock/Easyryder CFL(maybe CMH too)

bobhamm

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I thought yours were straight LR2s? thanks for stopping by! this last week or 2 is testing my patience!
 

bobhamm

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oh, and thanks for watching... the odd looking cola on the right I admit I have been snipping side buds off(3-4 grams so far) and its getting there, this latest is definitly pretty decent, more so than last week, still looking for ambers
 

bobhamm

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the bagseed is starting week 9 of flowering! but finally some sign of change, pistils are turning red... not brown/withering yet, but at least there is some change
The Iced G and the Coletrain are just chuggin along, IcedG is getting a nice cola and a number of smaller ones decent size
here they are , in order, bagseed,coletrain, IcedG
Bagseed_10_08.jpg Coletrain_10_08.jpg IcedG_10_08.jpg
 

bobhamm

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ok...sunday pic update:
Bagseed, 57 days(in 9th week!) since first pistils....just a few days ago the pistils started dturning red, def not brown and withered but red.
either it indicates its finally ripening or its just a reaction to some cooler nights Ive had in the grow room, down to 63-65 a couple of nights
bagseed_10_10.jpg
no the Coletrain, def has the roundest ;;eaves of the 3 plants, most indica in the advert for the seeds also
main cola, off to the side(in back) because I supercropped it a couple of days ago
Coletrain_10_10.jpg
now the Iced Grapefrfuit, by far the most sativa of the 3(bagseed is in between, in leaf shape) very narrow leaves
and a closeup of the main cola, some of the smaller ones are about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of the main,
plus a closeup of the main cola, in flower for at least 4 weeks, could be five weeks, looks to be at least 4 more?
IcedGrapefruit_10_10.jpg IcedGrapefruit_10_10Closeup.jpg
now my poor stepchildren... been thru a lot of issues, finally got them all sroted out, all the new growth for weeks has been nice and green... 67 days in a 72-77 day strain, I figure 2 weeks on one, 10 days on the other till 30-40% amber?
EasyRyders_10_10.jpg
 
i've heard you need closer to 2/3 amber before you chop. im also doing some easyryders (6) but they are just starting to flower. i know you had some problems but they look pretty good none the less. hope mine turn out as good! +rep
 

bobhamm

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well it depends on what kind of high youre giong for, in my case I figure 40-50% should be good, though I imagine Ill try a couple of different pecentages ... thanks, its been an ugly ride, just goes to show you haow tough these plants are... I have some non-autos going I havent had any issues with (yet) .. I have one ER seed left and I plan to give it a try and see how it turns out given my "experience" with them....
 

bobhamm

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well, day 69 od the easy ryder death wath ... I might have seen a couple more amber yesterday but they always seem to be at the edge
of the photos , so no major change yet, plus the buds seem to be getting a lot of new growth:
ER_10_09%200.jpg
ah well, I have heard of some ERs going 90 days, that would be my luck :) trichs are mostly cloudy on the major buds
All is well with the Coletrain and the Iced Grapefruit, I did see a few redish/drying pistils on the IcedG
prob just normal to have some ? would be nice if it showed signs of ripening though, its at at least 4 weeks, and more like 6 weeks since first pistils
 

bobhamm

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a mini update ... easy to find ambers on the one easy ryder today, still under 10% easy, but at least it is getting somewhere :)
ER_day70.jpg
it looks odd because I burnt the terminus , whatever you call the top growing thingie... too early...apical tip?...need more coffee
but 4-5 days?
and the bagseed seems to be progressing nicely, more red hairs everyday ... maybe 3 more weeks?
its day 60 of flowering for her
bagseed_Day60_flower.jpg
 

Hotsause

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now the Iced Grapefrfuit, by far the most sativa of the 3(bagseed is in between, in leaf shape) very narrow leaves
and a closeup of the main cola, some of the smaller ones are about 1/3 to 1/2 the size of the main,
plus a closeup of the main cola, in flower for at least 4 weeks, could be five weeks, looks to be at least 4 more?
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I am happy as hell i went with Iced Grapefruit. Nice grow Im subbed keep up the good work
 

bobhamm

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I am happy as hell i went with Iced Grapefruit. Nice grow Im subbed keep up the good work
thanks easy ryders had a rough time of it for a cuople of weeks but finishing out decently, Id call it a pass on a first grow :)
yeah so far I really like the way the Iced Grapefruit is going, a little tip burning but thats about it, I was racheting up the nutes till I saw that and have backed off a tad and its looking good, I may topdress with some powdered dolomitic lime this weekedn just for fun :) def gonna get a decent amount off her if she keeps going like this, one main cola and a number of ones that are 1/3 to 1/2 the size of the main one... I have seen a few red hairs on it the last couple of days, not sure if its the cooler nights (though indoors, my temps track whats outside relatively speaking
 

bobhamm

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Bob, I haven't had a chance to read through your journal yet, but I can provide some info that will help you better decide when to chop.

http://www.hempreport.com/issues/17/malbody17.html

To get right to the info, skip down to:

b. Effect of gland age on cannabinoid content


saved it for reading at work :) need to defocus sometimes for a little while. read an article like this at greenpassion yesterday, pretty dang interesting... let me know if you think the IcedG is a pretty sativa pheno...
Speaking of which... definitely a few more reddish withering hairs on the Iced G this morning, not a huge amount but def an increase...
hope that means it wont be a 12 weeker ...
Badseed Cindy is still going red... no real signs of calyx swelling, though I need to get a few closeup shots to see
Coletrain might have gotten a little too much N, looks really good, though a darker green than the other plants,pretty though. its buds seem less... dense? hairs are shorter? it is the most indica dom I have
Easy ryders are just odd, although since this is my first grow I dont have a lot of comparison. I've been looking at 100s of pics over on fdds is it finished yet thread, and have gotten pretty decent at looking and being close anyway relative to the other guesses, and if I was looking at a pic of my most finished plant I would say its done or pretty close maybe 3-4 days? ... but still few ambers on it..sigh ...
 

bobhamm

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oh! I meant to mention that I watered the ERs yesterday , they were dry but not overly so and this morning, my god do they stink...def an increase in odor.. DO NOT GROW THESE IF SMELL IS AN ISSUE!!!111!!!

that is all.
 

enonumus

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oh! I meant to mention that I watered the ERs yesterday , they were dry but not overly so and this morning, my god do they stink...def an increase in odor.. DO NOT GROW THESE IF SMELL IS AN ISSUE!!!111!!!

that is all.
HAHA amen to that. These are some stinky ass plants! In a good way though of course... :).

Looked at a couple of the recent pics you took of your Easy Ryder.... it looks very odd, not at all like any of mine or any of the pics I've seen of them (which mine all seem to mirror except in overall size and minus my leaf problems). I don't know if it's just the angle or the distance or the lighting or what, but those pics just like totally bizarre. I definitely have way more red/amber hairs on some of my plants at around 50-55 days than I see on yours, for whatever that's worth, but I'm not touching anything for at least another week, and some will be going at least 2 more weeks. Hope yours finishes soon!
 
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