First time grow, advice/feedback greatly appreciated!

Ace Yonder

Ace Yonder

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tyke1973 said:
The thing that i like about this post is the dude has not gone into the counless do this do that that comes a long with growing,also the looking for a strain that can cope with a new growers,problems that he may come across.she is looking great nice coulour dude what ec you on,bump her up to 1.3.I will not comment on nutes because i have never used them i am a great lover of canna and advanced combo's.have you got a ec pen,borrow a ph pen and just take one reading if your water is good then that will do.I no longer ph,also i would take the way the plant looks rather than going on info on what you should be doing it looks good has long has your room is keyed,ie temps good good air flow plenty of movement and air been taken out the room and replaced by new has fast has possible.by this i mean i have a 10 " out let that goes to filter and inlet that is 2" smaller on the floor of the floor with holes made in the duct work,exaust up high.you can also start to panic when first growing with temps,thats why i have also gone into takeing at max 3 reading in winter coldest days i take a reading just incase i need to add a heater in the uk thats a defo yes,the other reading is on a warmish day in winter and the third just a random reading.i also do the same in summer but twice one reading on a hot day and a night time lights of reading,i do away with them after that for the reason that they can cause you to make stupid errors like changeing things to try and drop or increase the temps.if the plants look healthy then i just go on that i have 6 x 600 in one room with temps that reach 90/93 dgs but im a great believer that plants can become used to hot temps when i say hot i don't mean 110 dgs.i do flip 3 bat wings for 3 cool hoods in summer this gets me down to 28/30 i happy with that and so are the plants,this is another reason for doing true females and not femanised seeds,more chance of them flipping and giveing you seed.hope this helps.the reason my temps are a little higher in winter is bacause i have tested the yeild on cool hood the large ones not tubes there a waste space,bat wings are far better luman wise but my yeild is still good from cool hoods just about 6 oz less of two plants but 6 oz is nearly a grand.i have medical uses that relay on the medication that i grow for them so i like to get the most i can.Also the number your doing is great to see because most new to growing think the more you do the more you will get in the end nothing could be further from the truth.1 plant per 600 hps light will throw ya about 3/4 lb.growing can become a obsession and there is a lot to think about sometimes holidays have to be put on hold,also plants some times have to be taken down early or even at week 3 of flowering this happend to me a few month ago heart breaking.keep at it you will get there and you will learn far more by doing it your self........................tyke.................................................................................
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Thanks man! I think everything went well considering it was my first grow. I just chopped her, the frosty nugglets of joy are drying right now, you can see pics if you check the last few pages, and a smoke report will be following as soon as she is dry and smokable!
 
Ace Yonder

Ace Yonder

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thecannacove said:
Lmao. How's the wonderful dankness drying?
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Pretty well, looks like only one or two more days to go. The stems have shrunk a ton and they are on the verge of going from sharp bending to actual snapping. I'll post pics in a few minutes, it looks so sparkly
 
Ace Yonder

Ace Yonder

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Just a couple quick shots of the bud drying, used flash this time so you can see the colors, Agent Orange really is a perfect moniker.
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Also here are a couple shots of the trim, which I decided to try smoking some of tonight
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And here is HOW I decided to smoke some of the trim! (And yes, that is hand rolled, I don't dick around with pansy ass rolling machines)
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The smoke was actually very smooth, no coughing, no headache, not even grassy like most trim, although it does have the slightly minty taste of chlorophyll (Which makes sense since it's trim and the plant had no chance to use up the chlorophyll in it, the slow dried/cured buds shouldn't have nearly as much since that's the whole point of curing hahaha). It reeked of oranges the second I started grinding it, and I could smell the orange in the back of my nose every time I exhaled. I am actually ridiculously stoned right now, very pleasant surprise.
 
jointed

jointed

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Sup buddy..:) I've missed ya man:hump:....Sooooo have ya tried a nuggie yet, don't leave a brutha hangin..lol So how goes the quest for information on Velvet Elvis, hell If it was me I'd just take a drive and get me some sugar kiss and probably everything else he has that I could afford..lol He had some serious purps too, can't remember the names, but damn purple as all get out.

Lookin forward to hearin from ya...later bro..j
 
Ace Yonder

Ace Yonder

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Hey! I'll post a detailed smoke update soon, sorry I haven't been on much, been scrambling to deal with a bit of an unexpected speed bump. My wife finally got cast for a new prosthetic leg to replace her old one, which doesn't fit anymore and on which the ankle joint is all fucked up so she can barely walk right now and when she does it is just torture on her back (she is just getting over cortisone injections for slipped discs, and a rather massive kidney infection, so things are still pretty delicate), and we just found out that even though we're double covered with health insurance, we still have to pay over $1000 out of pocket for it (Without insurance it would have been something like 10-20 grand). Money's been tight anyways, especially with all I've invested learning to grow (Which will save money in the long run but right now I'm still in the red, probably will be until after this summer, hopefully I can pull a few pounds and lighten the burden a bit), so we really weren't prepared for a big hit like this. So I've been pretty busy trying to come up with the money because they won't give us the leg until we've got the cash. Once I have this all hammered out I'll be back to posting more regularly, just been too stressed recently to spend a lot of time online
 
thecannacove

thecannacove

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Damn ace, I'm really sorry to hear you're going through rough times right now. Keep doing what you're doing buddy we'll still be here when you're feeling a bit more comfortable. Hang in there man.
 
jointed

jointed

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Hi Ace just thought I'd stop by and let ya know I was thinking about you. I miss ya man...hope all is well with you and your absence isn't bad news..

Also just wanted to let ya know I built a flower room and pulled the trigger on a couple ladies..:)

Well I guess I'll see ya when I see ya...take care buddy....J
 
jointed

jointed

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Ace!!!! What the fuck is up brah!!..:)

So ahh, whatcha think of the new site man..haha..I'll bet ya seen the log-in screen and was like WTF?

Stop by my journal bro...I got two bitches flowering and buds are forming..:mrgreen:

Take care my friend...j
 
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~Dankster~420

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Hello. Just thought I would let everyone know I have a little side by side grow going. No rules or anything, all in fun, wish I could give out prizes to the winner, but its against forum rules. Anyways I would like if everyone could join. I also added a side bonus. Lets see who can get those 3 ounce monster cola's or more ;) 3 ounce contest thread -> https://www.rollitup.org/p/10396937/

side by side thread --> https://www.rollitup.org/p/10392841/
 
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