Nirvana AK-48 600 Watt Ebb & Flow
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Abnjm
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Long time no see. Hope you've been busy smokin some of your latest harvest...Starting to look how we want em
Keep it up!!
Res is at 1200 ppm / 2.4 eC @ 5.4pH. Here's some pics just after lights out this morning:
I moved the light to about 14" above the canopy due to some slight bleaching on a couple of the colas.
Buds are starting to show a tiny bit of sugar:
Only the mom and the two #4 clones (far left) are showing any vegetative growth:
I think my next grow might be from seed....
Wavey Crockett
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Dude. Thanks for reading it! I hope what I've written down can help you. So far, AK-48 has been a great strain to grow. The plants are developing nicely, and they are very low maintenance....so far.
Sounds like we will have the same set up. Have you decided on dirt or hydro yet? I did hydro my first time, and had good results. (12oz off of 3 plants.)
Thanks again for stopping in!
No problem, thanks for writing it. I've decided to go with a soil medium for this grow, but in the future I'll definitely be trying to do some hydro grows.
wonderblunder
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Hmmm, coco looks moist. As long as they are still standing you should be good. It always takes longer than planned.... That tent just filled up. canopy looked like mushroom before, now its all level and beautiful....... those clones will survive, I have had uite a few start losing leaves, and then just jump back....
Steadmanclan
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that's exactly what i said 4 years ago when i started doing this indoor... ive never made it out of the soil, and im sure i don't need to. but, there is the advantage of growing speed, and a possible shorter flowering time with a slightly bigger yield from hydro. the only advantage soil gives is in the improved flavor of your flowers. the flavor and aroma are enough to keep me in the dirt. but i still wish i had the room and the money to set up a hydro table next to my existing bloom tent, and see what the real difference would be... oh well.. some day
Abnjm
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I soaked the coco in a light nutrient solution when I transplanted. I fed each plant 100ml of the nutes four days later, and I mist them twice a day. I think I had good starts on all the clones, but I dropped the ball on maintenance just before I repotted. I'm hoping the new media will get the slow ones moving along....
It's official, my four plants have filled the 2' x 4" tent from wall to wall. The sides of the grow that bump against the shorter sides are perfectly squared. I'll take a pic to show you when the lights come on tonight. After the initial LST and SuperCropping, the only canopy management I've done is tucking the fan leaves. Other than the stretching colas, the canopy is perfectly flat. In addition, I've moved the light to about 14" above the middle of the canopy to reduce hot spot bleaching, and give the outer buds a little more love. I'm glad I followed your's and Ninja's advice to LST and SuperCrop, this is by far the best canopy I've had on any of my grows. I hope it equates to monster yields!!!
Abnjm
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Dude. If I had of known you were a dirtbag, I would have not listened to your advice!!! LOL!
I've thought a few times of going the opposite direction myself and attempt a dirt grow. I've read they are superior tasting plants. Unfortunately, I'm very happy with the flavor of my buds, and I'm still learning a lot about hydro....
violator kush
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jesus thats a crazy
grow cant wait to see the end of the grow five leafs man
grow cant wait to see the end of the grow five leafs man
Abnjm
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Five Leafs! My first award from this grow! I'd like to thank the academy and all the little people......jesus thats a crazy
Thanks for stopping in VK.
wonderblunder
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I think they will be fine. Just give them a little time and they will blow up. Im about to add the water to my 5kg Coco Coir brick. Smart pots a ready. Bought some materials for 4 more tables. One per 7 gallon pot...... It is coming.......
baggednismo
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There is nothing wrong with growing from seed again, maby a G13 strain this time? still contemplating my next seed choice but im thinking thai super skunk is a definite. That canopy from what i can see in the top pic looks great.
Abnjm
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Just placed an order for 11 Serious Seeds White Russian and AK-47. I think I also get the 5 freebie beans from The Attitude.
I am very excited about growing these strains......
socialsmoker
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great pics !!! the buds r filling n nicely !!!what about your clones? r u going to grow them or the new strains?
Abnjm
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I hope to have enough clones to do another AK-48 grow while I'm working out what I want to do with the AK-47 and White Russian.
Steadmanclan
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isn't white russian something like AK-47xWhiteWidow or WhitRhino?? it's one of those i'm pretty sure...
Abnjm
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Yep. White Russian is a AK-47 x White Widow cross. I've read very good reviews about the AK-47, and I have friends that rave about the smoke. I've also read good things about the White Russian. It's supposed to be dank smoke and a heavy producer. Now I have to decide which ones I'll pop first and how I will cull the males (and get pollen for ninja) and then choose my mother plant. This will be my first non-feminized grow...
Abnjm
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Didn't check the rez this morning as I will be changing it out this evening, and I took the pumps and chiller off-line to clean them at my own pace. Pumps and chiller are currently running a mix of 15ml H2O2 (35%) per gallon of water to give them a good cleaning. The pump bag did it's job because the nutes I dumped out of the chiller were clear with no chunks.
Colas are maintaining their 39" height, and the rest of the canopy is flat at 34". Tent temps range from 65F to 79F at 40% RH.
Pics taken just after lights out:
Side view. Undergrowth is clearing nicely with the raising of the light.
Tried to show the flat side of the front of the plants. Looks like a wall of weed:
Some buds:
Made some changes in the clone tent. I'll write a separate post for them.
Colas are maintaining their 39" height, and the rest of the canopy is flat at 34". Tent temps range from 65F to 79F at 40% RH.
Pics taken just after lights out:
Side view. Undergrowth is clearing nicely with the raising of the light.
Tried to show the flat side of the front of the plants. Looks like a wall of weed:
Some buds:
Made some changes in the clone tent. I'll write a separate post for them.
Abnjm
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I decided to do a little experimentation last night and turned the other 4 T-5 bulbs on.... Woke up this morning to 91F at 35% RH in the veg tent.
Turned the other four off this morning, and the tent is back to 81F at 55% RH. I will need to purchase a fan prior to vegging these plants under all 8 T-5 bulbs...
Here's the group:
I ended up putting my buddy's clone in coco because it looked pretty sickly, and I think it would have died if I hadn't potted it. No worries though, he will always have access to my moms for cuttings...
Here's my #1 AK-48 Mom showing a little vegitative growth:
Here's the clone I'm trying to save. I hope she makes it:
Clones from plant #2 not showing much:
#3 not doing much either:
#4 clones looking good! This was the weakest plant from germ, and looked a bit retarded at the beginning. Now it has the strongest clones...
Turned the other four off this morning, and the tent is back to 81F at 55% RH. I will need to purchase a fan prior to vegging these plants under all 8 T-5 bulbs...
Here's the group:
I ended up putting my buddy's clone in coco because it looked pretty sickly, and I think it would have died if I hadn't potted it. No worries though, he will always have access to my moms for cuttings...
Here's my #1 AK-48 Mom showing a little vegitative growth:
Here's the clone I'm trying to save. I hope she makes it:
Clones from plant #2 not showing much:
#3 not doing much either:
#4 clones looking good! This was the weakest plant from germ, and looked a bit retarded at the beginning. Now it has the strongest clones...
wonderblunder
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They are going to be fine..... Just wait it out........ I would give them some foliar feeding......
Abnjm
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I have been mixing a small spray bottle with 1ml SuperThrive, 1ml Floraliscious +, and 5 ml of SM-90.
What do you use for foliar sprays?
Thanks for the advice!