My 8hr flowering experiment
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torontoke
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Thanks for stopping by.
I have added a couple hours now
Some folks still say less then 10hrs effects the potency but I still beg to differ.
Here's the bottom of a rku that is full of seed so supposedly even less frosty then an unseeded plant
torontoke
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Just saw this again.
The secret to 3-4days of trusting them on their own is hempy pots.
I'm using 3gal cat litter pails with a hole drilled 3" up from the bottom.
I typically water or feed every 3rd day because the pails dry out but it takes 4 or 5 days for them to get bone dry.
The built in mini res at the bottom allows a safe buffer for days away.
ThcGuy
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I put mine in Hempy pots yesterday but I am nervous as hell! I hope I did it right as I'm going away to a wedding tomorrow and won't be back until Sunday.
torontoke
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I think the only real problem I've had with hempys was when transplanting or up potting you really need to make sure the roots are well established so they stay together or else it will just come apart once removed from the pot.
I've even contemplated just sticking them in their final pots to avoid this but then the roots can't reach the res yet.
Johnei
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Woah take it easy on the food bro! 
Looking mighty excellent!!!
{You just gave me idea.. I have nothing flowering this second, but next cycle, I'm going to do 11hrs on, 13hrs off.. that's more than enough light hours, and 13hr dark will have super auxin build up for long night flowering signals hold her in flowering hardcore. this is what i will do. So it was written, so it shall be done. LOL.. I'm even thinking of running whole cycle 10 on, 14 off.. why wouldn't it work, I see no reason. I think more night will grow the fat sticky icky, than more light hrs, especially when they sit in a room almost stagnant with 1000w HID beaming on their heads non stop, not like outdoors.. so even 10hrs light should be plenty I believe... hmmmm}
Looking mighty excellent!!!{You just gave me idea.. I have nothing flowering this second, but next cycle, I'm going to do 11hrs on, 13hrs off.. that's more than enough light hours, and 13hr dark will have super auxin build up for long night flowering signals hold her in flowering hardcore. this is what i will do. So it was written, so it shall be done. LOL.. I'm even thinking of running whole cycle 10 on, 14 off.. why wouldn't it work, I see no reason. I think more night will grow the fat sticky icky, than more light hrs, especially when they sit in a room almost stagnant with 1000w HID beaming on their heads non stop, not like outdoors.. so even 10hrs light should be plenty I believe... hmmmm}
torontoke
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I've been taking it easy on the food.Woah take it easy on the food bro!
{You just gave me idea.. I have nothing flowering this second, but next cycle, I'm going to do 11hrs on, 13hrs off.. that's more than enough light hours, and 13hr dark will have super auxin build up for long night flowering signals hold her in flowering hardcore. this is what i will do. So it was written, so it shall be done. LOL.. I'm even thinking of running whole cycle 10 on, 14 off.. why wouldn't it work, I see no reason. I think more night will grow the fat sticky icky, than more light hrs, especially when they sit in a room almost stagnant with 1000w HID beaming on their heads non stop, not like outdoors.. so even 10hrs light should be plenty I believe... hmmmm}
Hence no tip burns or other visible deficiencies for the haters to knit pick about.
10 and 11 hrs both work so why wouldn't they for you?
GroErr
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Hey, looking great in there so far. As far as seeded plants I find no real difference if I paint selective branches or buds. Only time I've seen a huge difference is if I open pollinate the whole plant. On open pollinated plants there's usually a noticeable difference in bud development and general growth pattern as they're focusing on growing out primarily seeds.
torontoke
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Exactly
That's what I thought
These were open pollinated.
Even the popcorn nugs on the bottom have 3 or 4 seeds visible yet these things are getting frostier by the day.
And size wise I'd say they are bigger too.
The buds I pinched early are easily the fattest too.
Hmmm
I'm pumped to run the offspring and see what comes out of them.
GroErr
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You complaining? lol That is a bit strange for open pollinated plants. I typically open pollinate my clones (not from seed) and see a significant difference in production compared to just flowering them out or hitting a branch. Pollen is ready over here too, will be hitting a few branches on my Blue Harley and Blue Pyramid over the weekend
torontoke
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Lol u should know me better by nowYou complaining? lol That is a bit strange for open pollinated plants. I typically open pollinate my clones (not from seed) and see a significant difference in production compared to just flowering them out or hitting a branch. Pollen is ready over here too, will be hitting a few branches on my Blue Harley and Blue Pyramid over the weekend
No room for complaining in my life
I'm stoked
These should be killer if they grow like these minus the seed.
Don't tell me about any more crosses I already wanna try them all.
And I've officially got a sickness.
Ordered two more packs last night and a freebie because the guy had a pack of those dank Sinatra f2's.
So 4 more packs on the way plus the hundreds from these plants.
Talk about a pheno hunt lol
I'm gonna need more tents
GroErr
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Yeah, getting a decent crop + seeds is a bonus. Most of what I smoke/vape is left over from seeded buds, once I crop out the seeds it's already chopped up. Have a bunch of small jars around ready to roll or stick in a pipe. If I have too much of it around it goes into the hash bin, all of it gets used so I don't see any downside to seeded bud
torontoke
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Me either but that's because we don't sell it I guess.Yeah, getting a decent crop + seeds is a bonus. Most of what I smoke/vape is left over from seeded buds, once I crop out the seeds it's already chopped up. Have a bunch of small jars around ready to roll or stick in a pipe. If I have too much of it around it goes into the hash bin, all of it gets used so I don't see any downside to seeded bud
Not gonna lie I'm giddy today
Smoked a few already and man I'm in a good mood. been spending money like it's my job but what a fun job.
ttystikk
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I think a mandatory safety meeting is in order.Yeah, no worries about seeded bud when you're not concerned about selling it. Sounds like a good day, some tokes and spending money, nice! I'm the last man standing today at work so no goodies for me yet.I will close up shop by 4:20 though
