monster.green.thumb
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2-300 per grow?!?! HUNDRED?
yikes. ur doing hempys right?
yikes. ur doing hempys right?
FlowaMasta'a NEW Jack H x Skunk - 1 Plant 600HPS + UVB Monster Scrog!!!
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flowamasta
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yea $300 tops. why is that expensive? if it is, i think it's worth it! The way i look at it, almost a guaranteed 8-10 ounces minimum
yeah man, $30 for perlite, $30 for hydroton, $20 hoses + fittings $150 for prokit, if i don't have clones to swap...
I like fresh lines/pump/nutes they are all cheap and all get salt build up that is near impossible to get rid of.
Not to mention elec bill...+ another $300 (3 months) not total ofcourse....just an addition to the whole bill.
flowamasta
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Flushing flushing flushing 
week 4 coming right at you!! live on Rollitup!!!........
week 4 coming right at you!! live on Rollitup!!!........
flowamasta
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Day 20,
She's getting a thorough flush tonight, last week using potash then i'm onto CYCO swell. I've noticed if i add swell too early, they can tighten up and not grow as much, i use it more when the calyxs are developing and the resin production is really starting to happen....something to look forward to.....love the swell, it changes the colour of the heads.
Flushing with 2.5 ml of florakleen, circulate through the system for a good 20 mins, well it's done now, then i filled it by closing my return line off filling it to the brim of the first underneath pot. As soon as it gets there, i open the tap and turn off the pump, then i dispose of everything that comes out. I then refilled my res, and fresh nutes bubbling away, she's going to have an awesome night on the fresh nutes, she's drinking heaps lately and i'm going through nutes! ahhhh that fresh pineapple smell, it really works!
a close up of a lower nug below
She's getting a thorough flush tonight, last week using potash then i'm onto CYCO swell. I've noticed if i add swell too early, they can tighten up and not grow as much, i use it more when the calyxs are developing and the resin production is really starting to happen....something to look forward to.....love the swell, it changes the colour of the heads.
Flushing with 2.5 ml of florakleen, circulate through the system for a good 20 mins, well it's done now, then i filled it by closing my return line off filling it to the brim of the first underneath pot. As soon as it gets there, i open the tap and turn off the pump, then i dispose of everything that comes out. I then refilled my res, and fresh nutes bubbling away, she's going to have an awesome night on the fresh nutes, she's drinking heaps lately and i'm going through nutes! ahhhh that fresh pineapple smell, it really works!
a close up of a lower nug below
lordjin
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Your expenses are quite minimal considering your average yields.
flowamasta
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Most definitely i would say, even saying that i'm expecting less than 1 lb by far this grow, i just tucked my head in, and the colas closest to the light are damaged by being so close the the lamp, not burnt, but discoloured on the leaves, still producing trichs, i can't do anything about it, as i can't raise my lights any further... can bleaching be bad?? i can't move these heads, they are solid as foundations. They aren't getting burnt, i can touch my glass and its not hot. If i try to move my light i risk it not being supported at all. ride it out?? the heads shouldn't get much taller i don't think?? just fatter i hope
lordjin
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Ah, perfect time for me to bring up the bleaching I faced when my Platinum OG grew past my light. See below.
Note the cardboard shields I made for the bleaching buds (circled in white). This worked to some extent as the bleached parts started regaining their color. But I think I shielded them a bit late in the grow because they never fully greened up.
edit:
Oh, those albino bleached buds get you just as high. Just lack visual appeal.
flowamasta
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Girlmy my my flowa your girls are looking brilliant! i have been away for a while but its nice to come back and see some sweet ass bud pics as all my girlies are cut down now .... they sure are tasty thoughcheers man keep up the good work
Thanx heaps Curly!! I'm quite impressed by her, a little worried i won't make as big of yield, but if i get some quality instead i'll be happy!Wow! just got online now, but can't wait to see your pics man!
Glad to have you here as always
Thanx Jin! it's only 4 or 5 colas, but they are smack bang inline with the lamp, and my shade doesn't have the little 'V' groove on the reflector, so in the middle is quite uneven light spread. It's pretty much how she vegged, inline with the lamp, and i spread her out from thereAh, perfect time for me to bring up the bleaching I faced when my Platinum OG grew past my light. See below.
Note the cardboard shields I made for the bleaching buds (circled in white). This worked to some extent as the bleached parts started regaining their color. But I think I shielded them a bit late in the grow because they never fully greened up.
edit:
Oh, those albino bleached buds get you just as high. Just lack visual appeal.
I will be getting another hood though. lesson learned. and damn, the get dusty 
so my next i will look into better, something that i can clean more easily, and has a better light distribution.Good to hear it doesn't hinder potency...weird though huh?!
Thanx F.M! I'm strapped for $ atm, damn bills
but we all plod along don't we somebody's gotta grow it
flowamasta
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Cheers Cap!! here comes some more obsessive photos!Fuckin Beautiful as always Flowie..!!!!!!!!
Flash Off.....Day 21 Flowering
Flash On!!
Here is the nug copping most of the UVB lamp, trichs are going crazy! and the white pistils of some colas are pointing directly at the UVB lamp!!
The baby trichs look like little shiny spikes!!! had to show them, i've never seen them like this before!!!???
I don't know how the trunk got like this.
Here you can see how the pistils are directly getting affected by the UVB lamp! amazing or what does anyone think they make a difference? I'm leaning towards the idea, that they do in fact play some part!!
flowamasta
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go for it Gas, cheersI was actually looking into it and UV has been proven several times to greatly effect THC accumulation. It seems to only effect THC though and none of the other cannabinoids. Want me to post up a few scholarly papers?
She looks beautiful btw.
Gastanker
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UV-B RADIATION EFFECTS ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS, GROWTH and CANNABINOID PRODUCTION OF TWO Cannabis sativa CHEMOTYPES
The effects of UV-B radiation on photosynthesis, growth and cannabinoid production of two greenhouse-grown C. sativa chemotypes (drug and fiber) were assessed. Terminal meristems of vegetative and reproductive tissues were irradiated for 40 days at a daily dose of 0, 6.7 or 13.4 kJ m[SUP]-2[/SUP] biologically effective UV-B radiation. Infrared gas analysis was used to measure the physiological response of mature leaves, whereas gas-liquid chromatography was used to determine the concentration of cannabinoids in leaf and floral tissue.
There were no significant physiological or morphological differences among UV-B treatments in either drug- or fiber-type plants. The concentration of Δ[SUP]9[/SUP]-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ[SUP]9[/SUP]-THC), but not of other cannabinoids, in both leaf and floral tissues increased with UV-B dose in drug-type plants. None of the cannabinoids in fiber-type plants were affected by UV-B radiation.
The increased levels of Δ[SUP]9[/SUP]-THC in leaves after irradiation may account for the physiological and morphological tolerance to UV-B radiation in the drug-type plants. However, fiber plants showed no comparable change in the level of cannabidiol (a cannabinoid with UV-B absorptive characteristics similar to Δ[SUP]9[/SUP] THC). Thus the contribution of cannabinoids as selective UV-B filters in C. sativa is equivocal.
Relevant section of this paper: [h=1]Chemical ecology of Cannabis[/h][h=1][/h] [h=2]David W. Pate[/h] "Another stress to which plants are subject results from their daily exposure to sunlight. While necessary to sustain photosynthesis, natural light contains biologically destructive ultraviolet radiation. This selective pressure has apparently affected the evolution of certain defenses, among them, a chemical screening functionally analogous to the pigmentation of human skin. A preliminary investigation (Pate 1983) indicated that, in areas of high ultraviolet radiation exposure, the UV-B (280-315 nm) absorption properties of THC may have conferred an evolutionary advantage to Cannabis capable of greater production of this compound from biogenetic precursor CBD. The extent to which this production is also influenced by environmental UV-B induced stress has been experimentally determined by Lydon et al. (1987). Their experiments demonstrate that under conditions of high UV-B exposure, drug-type Cannabis produces significantly greater quantities of THC. They have also demonstrated the chemical lability of CBD upon exposure to UV-B (Lydon and Teramura 1987), in contrast to the stability of THC and CBC."
- John Lydon[SUP]2,*[/SUP],
- Alan H. Teramura[SUP]1[/SUP],
- C. Benjamin Coffman[SUP]3[/SUP]
The effects of UV-B radiation on photosynthesis, growth and cannabinoid production of two greenhouse-grown C. sativa chemotypes (drug and fiber) were assessed. Terminal meristems of vegetative and reproductive tissues were irradiated for 40 days at a daily dose of 0, 6.7 or 13.4 kJ m[SUP]-2[/SUP] biologically effective UV-B radiation. Infrared gas analysis was used to measure the physiological response of mature leaves, whereas gas-liquid chromatography was used to determine the concentration of cannabinoids in leaf and floral tissue.
There were no significant physiological or morphological differences among UV-B treatments in either drug- or fiber-type plants. The concentration of Δ[SUP]9[/SUP]-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ[SUP]9[/SUP]-THC), but not of other cannabinoids, in both leaf and floral tissues increased with UV-B dose in drug-type plants. None of the cannabinoids in fiber-type plants were affected by UV-B radiation.
The increased levels of Δ[SUP]9[/SUP]-THC in leaves after irradiation may account for the physiological and morphological tolerance to UV-B radiation in the drug-type plants. However, fiber plants showed no comparable change in the level of cannabidiol (a cannabinoid with UV-B absorptive characteristics similar to Δ[SUP]9[/SUP] THC). Thus the contribution of cannabinoids as selective UV-B filters in C. sativa is equivocal.
Relevant section of this paper: [h=1]Chemical ecology of Cannabis[/h][h=1][/h] [h=2]David W. Pate[/h] "Another stress to which plants are subject results from their daily exposure to sunlight. While necessary to sustain photosynthesis, natural light contains biologically destructive ultraviolet radiation. This selective pressure has apparently affected the evolution of certain defenses, among them, a chemical screening functionally analogous to the pigmentation of human skin. A preliminary investigation (Pate 1983) indicated that, in areas of high ultraviolet radiation exposure, the UV-B (280-315 nm) absorption properties of THC may have conferred an evolutionary advantage to Cannabis capable of greater production of this compound from biogenetic precursor CBD. The extent to which this production is also influenced by environmental UV-B induced stress has been experimentally determined by Lydon et al. (1987). Their experiments demonstrate that under conditions of high UV-B exposure, drug-type Cannabis produces significantly greater quantities of THC. They have also demonstrated the chemical lability of CBD upon exposure to UV-B (Lydon and Teramura 1987), in contrast to the stability of THC and CBC."
flowamasta
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wow!! that is some very intelligible information! I know i should be using more UVB, next grow i'll figure something new out again....who else is so stoned they cant read or think properly 
F.M.I.L.Y
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Me....those nugs are starting to get chunky on top!wow!! that is some very intelligible information! I know i should be using more UVB, next grow i'll figure something new out again....who else is so stoned they cant read or think properly
flowamasta
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stubby little buggers at the moment lol! short n fat kinda looks like my second grow, less dense though, should be good
