White dwarf auto's 600watt hps grow ( first grow attempt)

[Eire1916]

After some advice and now that i know i have a bit of time before harvest i have just fed a full dose of organic bloom nutes.

Hopefully they will take to it , here's hoping to swollen buds this week before the big chop

 

[Eire1916]

New Babies coming along

 

[Jay_normous]

New Babies coming along

Plants look great..
Newbies look very healthy..
What day you on now...??

 

[Day0737]

Looking great. I'm just about to start an auto grow with a 600hps so I have been watching this thread. Can I just ask what light cycle have u kept these on? I think I read somewhere that u don't have to change to the normal 12 on 12 off as they auto bloom at about 2 weeks old.

I'm now just trying to decide what strain to grow as like u I'm after the biggest yeild I can get.

What type of feeds are u using?

 

[WvMade]

lighting is 20/4 but you can do 18/6

 

[Easter1916]

lighting is 20/4 but you can do 18/6

Right lads i have been having trouble logging in over the last week so i just had to set up a new account.

Lighting has been 16/8 for the whole grow.

Today is day 53 for my white dwarfs , been checking the trics every day waiting for harvest time , i dont think i will get an ounce a plant but who knows what might happen in the last few days but im happy as long as i get some quality smoke

 

[Easter1916]

Looking great. I'm just about to start an auto grow with a 600hps so I have been watching this thread. Can I just ask what light cycle have u kept these on? I think I read somewhere that u don't have to change to the normal 12 on 12 off as they auto bloom at about 2 weeks old.

I'm now just trying to decide what strain to grow as like u I'm after the biggest yeild I can get.

What type of feeds are u using?

Well day0737 id keep away from the dwarfs and look for a high yielding auto im sure there out there , I grew them in plagron bat mix soil which is suppossed to have all there nute needs for the first 6 weeks then i just fed them with a plagron bloom nute a couple of times.

 

[Easter1916]

Anybody have any advice on the best thing to do with the plants for the last few days should i leave them in total darkness for 2 days before cutting ?

 

[Easter1916]

Just checked the trichs with 60 - 100X magnification and i can see the first sign of them turning amber ,most of them are still mainly cloudy with some clear so maybe they need another week yet.

Happy days

 

[Jay_normous]

Just checked the trichs with 60 - 100X magnification and i can see the first sign of them turning amber ,most of them are still mainly cloudy with some clear so maybe they need another week yet.

Happy days

Sounds good to me, just enough time to flush them...

I have read somewhere that leaving them in the dark for 24 hours frosts them up but have never given it a go as I can't be arsed waiting..

Lowryder 2 gave me a good bit, but any auto-flowering plant wont give you as much as normal plant..

 

[liblah]

put a tea spoon of honey in a litre or luckewarm water and flush with that, plants respond very well to organic sugars, ever heard of molasses? some peeps swear by it , some say 20% more yield when they use it towards the 2nd half of flowering, iv only used a small bit of molasses once and its results arent obvious but if your lookin for something easy to feed them during flush id go with honey or molasses based on... natural goodness?
i would also not water the last 2or3 days of a 10day flush just so the plant has less moisture in it and dries faster.
if your tempted to try some now then whip a bud or two off and leave them on the radiator or on the telly or beside your laptop or PC fan, near any hot part of any appliance will dry it nice n crispy in not too long,
looks so good im sorta excited for ye!

 

[Jay_normous]

put a tea spoon of honey in a litre or luckewarm water and flush with that, plants respond very well to organic sugars, ever heard of molasses? some peeps swear by it , some say 20% more yield when they use it towards the 2nd half of flowering, iv only used a small bit of molasses once and its results arent obvious but if your lookin for something easy to feed them during flush id go with honey or molasses based on... natural goodness?
i would also not water the last 2or3 days of a 10day flush just so the plant has less moisture in it and dries faster.
if your tempted to try some now then whip a bud or two off and leave them on the radiator or on the telly or beside your laptop or PC fan, near any hot part of any appliance will dry it nice n crispy in not too long,
looks so good im sorta excited for ye!

Interesting Libah, must give the honey and water a shot... thanks..

If you really need to smoke the weed like now then i use this method. Much better than any other quick dry methods i've used..
Necessary items

*Tupperware container with lid.

*Buds fresh off the plant (cut into small pieces, don’t shred them – cut into nice little chunks).

*3-paper towels.

*Microwave with power setting options.

*Water.

First, take 1/4 piece of a paper towel and lay it on the bottom of the Tupperware container. Then put your cut up weed on the paper towel. Next, take two paper towels, fold them several times and get them wet. Wring out most of the water. You want the paper towels wet but not dripping. Now, you lay the paper towels over the top of the Tupperware making sure that you completely and evenly cover the top. Then take the lid and squeeze it almost all the way on. When I say almost I mean to get all sides and corners on tight except for one corner to allow the steam to exit. Now your ready to put your steam dryer in the microwave.

Set the microwave power to 40 or 50 %. I recommend 40% -- I tried it on full power the first few times and it didn’t work nearly as well. Now set it for a minute and let it go. Take it out and let the steam evaporate out and let sit for 15-20 seconds. If the bottom paper towel (the one that the buds are on) is wet change it. If the two paper towels you were using are dry make sure to re-wet and wring out and put back over top and put lid on in same way.

Now microwave at 40-50% for another minute and repeat process for typically 3-5 minutes. This is the best method if you need the herb in less than 20 minutes.

This is only a when times are bad... and should really be left to dry and cure properly..

 

[Easter1916]

put a tea spoon of honey in a litre or luckewarm water and flush with that, plants respond very well to organic sugars, ever heard of molasses? some peeps swear by it , some say 20% more yield when they use it towards the 2nd half of flowering, iv only used a small bit of molasses once and its results arent obvious but if your lookin for something easy to feed them during flush id go with honey or molasses based on... natural goodness?
i would also not water the last 2or3 days of a 10day flush just so the plant has less moisture in it and dries faster.
if your tempted to try some now then whip a bud or two off and leave them on the radiator or on the telly or beside your laptop or PC fan, near any hot part of any appliance will dry it nice n crispy in not too long,
looks so good im sorta excited for ye!

Good info about the honey Liblah i might try some 2morrow , do you think there still is a week left in them even tough i see the first signs of amber in the trich's ?

Q. I have saturated the soil this morning flushing them with nothing but PH adjusted water can i flush with too much water as in doing it everyday or does it not matter now that they are finishing ? It takes like 4 days for the soil to dry out so im not sure if i should repeat the flushing tomorrow ?

 

[Easter1916]

Interesting Libah, must give the honey and water a shot... thanks..

If you really need to smoke the weed like now then i use this method. Much better than any other quick dry methods i've used..
Necessary items

*Tupperware container with lid.

*Buds fresh off the plant (cut into small pieces, don’t shred them – cut into nice little chunks).

*3-paper towels.

*Microwave with power setting options.

*Water.

First, take 1/4 piece of a paper towel and lay it on the bottom of the Tupperware container. Then put your cut up weed on the paper towel. Next, take two paper towels, fold them several times and get them wet. Wring out most of the water. You want the paper towels wet but not dripping. Now, you lay the paper towels over the top of the Tupperware making sure that you completely and evenly cover the top. Then take the lid and squeeze it almost all the way on. When I say almost I mean to get all sides and corners on tight except for one corner to allow the steam to exit. Now your ready to put your steam dryer in the microwave.

Set the microwave power to 40 or 50 %. I recommend 40% -- I tried it on full power the first few times and it didn’t work nearly as well. Now set it for a minute and let it go. Take it out and let the steam evaporate out and let sit for 15-20 seconds. If the bottom paper towel (the one that the buds are on) is wet change it. If the two paper towels you were using are dry make sure to re-wet and wring out and put back over top and put lid on in same way.

Now microwave at 40-50% for another minute and repeat process for typically 3-5 minutes. This is the best method if you need the herb in less than 20 minutes.

This is only a when times are bad... and should really be left to dry and cure properly..

Im itching now to dry it out and the misus is even more anxious to cut off a bud I hope she dont see your post she will be firing up the microwave she mad to smoke up a few scuds of our first homegrown , im going to dry and cure the traditional way ~ patience will hopefully reward me

 

[Jay_normous]

Q. I have saturated the soil this morning flushing them with nothing but PH adjusted water can i flush with too much water as in doing it everyday or does it not matter now that they are finishing ? It takes like 4 days for the soil to dry out so im not sure if i should repeat the flushing tomorrow ?

I make sure that at least %50 of the container size runs off and then repeat a few days later, personally i wouldn't do it everyday..
Q. what Ph is your water..? Must test mine, although I use rain water.

 

[Easter1916]

I make sure that at least %50 of the container size runs off and then repeat a few days later, personally i wouldn't do it everyday..
Q. what Ph is your water..? Must test mine, although I use rain water.

PH is @ 6 , i might only get to flush once or twice more so before the cut but using organic bloom nutes that should not be a problem whereas if they were chemical based i could of ended up with very harsh smoke.

 

[Jay_normous]

PH is @ 6 , i might only get to flush once or twice more so before the cut but using organic bloom nutes that should not be a problem whereas if they were chemical based i could of ended up with very harsh smoke.

Very true my friend... You must be proud for your first grow..

Done your homewrok on harvesting and curing yet...??

 

[Easter1916]

Very true my friend... You must be proud for your first grow..

Done your homewrok on harvesting and curing yet...??

Well Jay i cut & dried a small bud the way you told me in the home made steam dryer , it worked a treat i smoked 4 J's from it and im stoned all day , I put it in an extra minute id say but still was a great bit of smoke , proud as punch and i know they are only going to get better when i cut them dry & cure.

Id take any advice you have on harvest and curing you have been bang on with everything else u shared. Ill be re-reading posts i have visited before about harvest time for the next couple of days , i got some honey 2day like Liblah suggested for there final flush

 

[Jay_normous]

Well Jay i cut & dried a small bud the way you told me in the home made steam dryer , it worked a treat i smoked 4 J's from it and im stoned all day , I put it in an extra minute id say but still was a great bit of smoke , proud as punch and i know they are only going to get better when i cut them dry & cure.

Id take any advice you have on harvest and curing you have been bang on with everything else u shared. Ill be re-reading posts i have visited before about harvest time for the next couple of days , i got some honey 2day like Liblah suggested for there final flush

No worries Eire/Easter.. I'm delighted your first grow was a success... you now have the bug!!

Other people may have other ideas about things, thats the good thing about growing.. at first you take some advice and over time you can then fine tune that best for your grow..

When I harvest I try and leave it in the dark before giving it the snip..
Once cut, trim it all down and hang up on string or lay on wire mesh, want it about room temp and nevr have a fan blowing towards it and dont put it in the hot press...
let drying do its time other wise it will be harsh. about 7 - 10 days should do it.. test by snapping a branch, it should break but not sanp in half..
then to cure it.... I use a jar and cram a good bit in to it.. Burp it twice a day for 20 mins...
Keep the whole process away from strong light.

As you can tell I smoked a bit of homemade steamed weed!!!

 

[Easter1916]

No worries Eire/Easter.. I'm delighted your first grow was a success... you now have the bug!!

Other people may have other ideas about things, thats the good thing about growing.. at first you take some advice and over time you can then fine tune that best for your grow..

When I harvest I try and leave it in the dark before giving it the snip..
Once cut, trim it all down and hang up on string or lay on wire mesh, want it about room temp and nevr have a fan blowing towards it and dont put it in the hot press...
let drying do its time other wise it will be harsh. about 7 - 10 days should do it.. test by snapping a branch, it should break but not sanp in half..
then to cure it.... I use a jar and cram a good bit in to it.. Burp it twice a day for 20 mins...
Keep the whole process away from strong light.

As you can tell I smoked a bit of homemade steamed weed!!!

Thanks for the harvest advice , keeping away from the buds for the next week is going to be a killer.