Dropa Dope My First Grow Journal 400 Watt RDWC 02/17/2010

Dropastone

Dropastone

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CLOSETGROWTH said:
She's getting that frosty look... Luv it.

Pretty soon them clones are gonna out grow that bucket..
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They already are and the root structure is getting pretty big too. I'm gonna make another trip to the hydro shop in the next few days to get another 3 gal bucket and two lids like what you use with the net pot already built in. I've decided to just grow one plant out at a time from now on and I need the bucket so I can veg one of them clones for the next 6 to 8 weeks. One clone will go into the 5 gal for flower and one into the 3 gal for veg. I also cleared another spot for the third clone to go outside. I guess I'll have to just toss the the fourth one unless I can find another spot for her out side.

On another note my meter is on the fritz. After this whole time thinking my brand new meter was working properly even though my ppm wasn't jiving with the GH nute calculator. I've been PMing this guy on another thread called Lucas ppm ???. He started working with me and we found out my meter is registering 25% heavy. Lucas @ 0-8-16 per gallon should be 1326 ppm @ a .7 conversion and mine is reading 1660 ppm. So for quite some time now I've been underfeeding the whole time. I ordered some Hanna cleaning and calibration solution the other day. I got the calibration solution yesterday but the cleaning solution wont be here till Wednesday or Thursday. If that don't fix the problem my meter is still under warranty so I'll just have to return it for repair and who knows how long that will take.

I've never cleaned it, just calibrated it with GH 1500 ppm calibration solution.(which may be the wrong calibration solution as well) So I'm hoping after I clean my probes and re calibrate my meter with the recommended Hanna solutions. I'll be back in business.

It seems I can't get anything to go my way during this grow but I am getting it dialed in for the next.

Alright I've babbled on long enough.

Peace to all my homeys.
 
Dropastone

Dropastone

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WeSmkDro said:
did the seed mean that some of your crop got pollenated? Sinsemella : /
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I really don't think so, I pulled them males way early in the game and if it did get pollinated I think I would have seen more than just two seeds. I went over her with a fine tooth comb after I noticed them and all I came up with was just the two. It could just be the genetics of the plant. I may be wrong but I hear even if a plant doesn't get pollinated she could still produce some seeds. Lord knows she's been under some stress for quite some time now and that could have triggered some seed production.

If anybody has any thoughts on this I would like to hear em.

Peace.
 
CLOSETGROWTH

CLOSETGROWTH

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Dropastone said:
They already are and the root structure is getting pretty big too. I'm gonna make another trip to the hydro shop in the next few days to get another 3 gal bucket and two lids like what you use with the net pot already built in. I've decided to just grow one plant out at a time from now on and I need the bucket so I can veg one of them clones for the next 6 to 8 weeks. One clone will go into the 5 gal for flower and one into the 3 gal for veg. I also cleared another spot for the third clone to go outside. I guess I'll have to just toss the the fourth one unless I can find another spot for her out side.

On another note my meter is on the fritz. After this whole time thinking my brand new meter was working properly even though my ppm wasn't jiving with the GH nute calculator. I've been PMing this guy on another thread called Lucas ppm ???. He started working with me and we found out my meter is registering 25% heavy. Lucas @ 0-8-16 per gallon should be 1326 ppm @ a .7 conversion and mine is reading 1660 ppm. So for quite some time now I've been underfeeding the whole time. I ordered some Hanna cleaning and calibration solution the other day. I got the calibration solution yesterday but the cleaning solution wont be here till Wednesday or Thursday. If that don't fix the problem my meter is still under warranty so I'll just have to return it for repair and who knows how long that will take.

I've never cleaned it, just calibrated it with GH 1500 ppm calibration solution.(which may be the wrong calibration solution as well) So I'm hoping after I clean my probes and re calibrate my meter with the recommended Hanna solutions. I'll be back in business.

It seems I can't get anything to go my way during this grow but I am getting it dialed in for the next.

Alright I've babbled on long enough.

Peace to all my homeys.
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Ya, them meters gotta be cleaned and calibrated every month, or else salt builds up on the probes and will give you false readings ect.

Thats a good idea to get all them goodies, its a "Must"

Also, have you checked the water that you work with? ph, ppm levels?

My tap water reads under 50ppm, and the ph is 6.5 which is decent.

Good luck bro :)
 
CLOSETGROWTH

CLOSETGROWTH

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Dropastone said:
I really don't think so, I pulled them males way early in the game and if it did get pollinated I think I would have seen more than just two seeds. I went over her with a fine tooth comb after I noticed them and all I came up with was just the two. It could just be the genetics of the plant. I may be wrong but I hear even if a plant doesn't get pollinated she could still produce some seeds. Lord knows she's been under some stress for quite some time now and that could have triggered some seed production.

If anybody has any thoughts on this I would like to hear em.

Peace.
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I believe it was caused from excessive "stress"...

Ive seen a few grows that will show male characteristics near the end of harvest...

But, thats probably a genetic trait?
 
Dropastone

Dropastone

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CLOSETGROWTH said:
Ya, them meters gotta be cleaned and calibrated every month, or else salt builds up on the probes and will give you false readings ect.

Thats a good idea to get all them goodies, its a "Must"

Also, have you checked the water that you work with? ph, ppm levels?

My tap water reads under 50ppm, and the ph is 6.5 which is decent.

Good luck bro :)
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Yeah bro I bought a water distiller a while back. It distills 1 gallon in about 4 hours. It takes me two days to produce 10 gallons of water and that is enough to last me a week. According to my meter it's 0 ppm (but who knows now) and the pH is 5.8 (I would imagine that's off too because that's never been cleaned either) but after I add nutes it goes down to 4.6. Using 1ml per gallon of pH up and it's back to 5.8. When lights come back on tonight I'm gonna clean a recalibrate the pH meter and I'll know more then.

According to pictures I see in the plant problems section, it looks to me that my plant suffers from the pH being to low or to high/pH lock out. Or it could be that I was just under feeding her the whole time, who knows. I'm still blaming the hydro shield in my res for a week because that's when all the problems really started to happen. However I have noticed her looking better ever since I started giving her the Lucas at full strength, 1660 ppm according to my meter. Some leaves are getting greener and looking more and more healthy day by day.

This has been one hell of a learning experience and I'm sure I'll only get better and better over time.

Check ya later brah.
 
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donkey.420

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Dropastone said:
I really don't think so, I pulled them males way early in the game and if it did get pollinated I think I would have seen more than just two seeds. I went over her with a fine tooth comb after I noticed them and all I came up with was just the two. It could just be the genetics of the plant. I may be wrong but I hear even if a plant doesn't get pollinated she could still produce some seeds. Lord knows she's been under some stress for quite some time now and that could have triggered some seed production.

If anybody has any thoughts on this I would like to hear em.

Peace.
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have you smoked any seeded bud? breaking up schwag is a good way to catch a seed or 2
 
Dropastone

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lol man, I'll I smoke is seeded bud at the moment. Around my neck of the woods we don't get to smoke that dank bud you guys are smoking. If it does come around it's like a hundred for a 1/4 ounce and I will never pay that kinda money for weed. The bud I'm growing now was pollinated last summer and I got about 100 seeds out of a 1/4 lb. But when I first stashed those seeds 10 years ago you were lucky to find 1 or two per ounce. Although I was dealing back then, like five pounds a week and at the time this was the best weed in town. That's why I chose this for my first grow.
 
CLOSETGROWTH

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Dropastone said:
lol man, I'll I smoke is seeded bud at the moment. Around my neck of the woods we don't get to smoke that dank bud you guys are smoking. If it does come around it's like a hundred for a 1/4 ounce and I will never pay that kinda money for weed. The bud I'm growing now was pollinated last summer and I got about 100 seeds out of a 1/4 lb. But when I first stashed those seeds 10 years ago you were lucky to find 1 or two per ounce. Although I was dealing back then, like five pounds a week and at the time this was the best weed in town. That's why I chose this for my first grow.
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Dang, wish I was up there with a few lbs.. Id make a mint huh?

Hey D, we need to sport the Typhoon, and head down thatta way!!!

It would be a fun cruise, hopefully without any added blue light specials.

Maybe next year?

Then again..Probably not worth going to jail, or losing my truck.

The bud around my area is straight up garbage, and when a few homies smoke my dank, the word spreads like wildfire, and thats when i get nervous as hell.

People are willing to pay 400 a zip for Glass Slipper.
 
CLOSETGROWTH

CLOSETGROWTH

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Drop,

Once you get things dialed in, you will be repped as the man wit da Chronic! :)

But, dont get too famous.. if ya get my drift.

Like R. Kelly sings.. "Keep it on the downlow"
 
Dropastone

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donkey.420 said:
haha no, i'm talking about the seed in the bud you're growing right now.
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Haha I got you now lol

CLOSETGROWTH said:
Drop,

Once you get things dialed in, you will be repped as the man wit da Chronic! :)

But, dont get too famous.. if ya get my drift.

Like R. Kelly sings.. "Keep it on the downlow"
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Always man, I don't sell anymore it's not worth all the traffic. I'm only growing for personal. I might sell a little bit but it would only be to the person I mentiond earlier because he can move shit quick.
 
Dropastone

Dropastone

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CLOSETGROWTH said:
Dang, wish I was up there with a few lbs.. Id make a mint huh?

Hey D, we need to sport the Typhoon, and head down thatta way!!!

It would be a fun cruise, hopefully without any added blue light specials.

Maybe next year?

Then again..Probably not worth going to jail, or losing my truck.

The bud around my area is straight up garbage, and when a few homies smoke my dank, the word spreads like wildfire, and thats when i get nervous as hell.

People are willing to pay 400 a zip for Glass Slipper.
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Ha I guess I didn't mention it. I got a guy that could probably move everything you and donkey could put together but I don't think you two need my help. Your doing just fine on your own.
 
WeSmkDro

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that glass slipper looks like straight fire! lol. plus thats a badass name for a strain. sounds like a strain i would cherish.lol.
 
CLOSETGROWTH

CLOSETGROWTH

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Dropastone said:
Haha I got you now lol



Always man, I don't sell anymore it's not worth all the traffic. I'm only growing for personal. I might sell a little bit but it would only be to the person I mentiond earlier because he can move shit quick.
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Thats Illegal Man.. Im straight, legit, and on parole. lol! :roll:
 
WeSmkDro

WeSmkDro

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on parole for growin? lol. Yeah ... i have a feeling that that glass slippers will get much bigger than it is now. we need to get a rapper to rap about it. lol. thats how strains blow up overnight! haha.
 
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