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Yeah Chief, I think changing the water every day or two would keep the smell down. I'm gonna do this first one with just plain water though. I've got a plan to try a side by side test on some AKs I have vegging now. They are cloned from the same plant, so it would be a fair comparison - one...

Chief, did you drown yours with just plain water, or did you add molasses or anything? BKB has me thinking on that issue...I may have to try a side by side test on the next girls that I put into flower (have a pair of AKs that are siblings from the same momma). One with water, and one with the...

Got a 40x LED lighted pocket scope on the way...should only take a couple days to get here I hope (gotta love ebay). If my eye is good, the scope is going to show that she is ready to go. I'm going to wait the few more days until the scope arrives, just to be sure. I don't want to take her...

Looking good Chief...I agree - they don't look like they will need to go another 30 days!

At this point, cutting off buds will only get rid of that seeded bud (which is still good, even if a bit less potent now). If your plants are growing seeds, then they got pollinated at some time before you culled all the males - the deed was done long ago. Chopping things now will not stop the...

I'm thinking that the AK is ready now, as she kinda looks like the first one did (only a week earlier than last time). From what I can tell, there are a decent number of amber trichs already on her. I'm looking into getting a better scope - right now I only have a 15x, and I'd like to get a...

Thanks for the info on the NL seeds Chief! I plan to veg for 8 weeks - I've done all mine like that so far. I don't want to short change myself on yield by rushing a small plant into flower, and since I use CFLs all the way, it takes a bit longer for them to get as big as they would with HID...

I'm gonna think it over...I have another week to decide before I start, but I will at least give her molasses when she has a feed again. Maybe I will do a mix for the first couple days of drowning, then dump that out and go with plain water for the rest. That should give it a good shot right...

Chief, are the NL and MK you gave me from Nirvana? Just trying to check out the strains, and there are quite a few Northern Lights variations listed. It looks like the NL may be an early finisher, if I'm in the right strain library (it says it can be ready in 6-7wks). Was wondering if you...

I read your thread on the drowning with molasses... It sounds like it was a bit better than with just plain water, huh? I don't really mind the smell of molasses, but what do you think about maybe changing to either just clear water - or a fresh bucket of the molasses water - after a few days...

Do you think the molasses makes much of a difference? I've been using it on a regular basis when I feed - almost every time since very early on. How much did you use per gallon of water when you did the drowning?

Thanks BKB - I was thinking I should be stopping with the nutes on the next watering, but since my AK has had issues with fading leaves for a while now, its good to know I can continue with them. It lost a lot of leaves, so I've been trying to keep the N up a bit more than it was getting with...

Looking good! Trimming all depends on what kind of space you have for the amount of plants you're growing, and if there is enough light to get to the whole plant. I don't like to mess with things too much, but I know some prefer to trim the lower branches to force the growing efforts into the...

It's still a bit too soon to tell for sure, but it does have a ballsy look to it... Give it a few more days and you will know. You've got time between it showing as male and being able to pollinate your girls - takes about a week or more for the male flowers to mature and produce pollen. You...

Thanks BKB! That makes sense just fine - and was exactly what I needed to clear up. I took the first grow of AKs in stages...8, 9 and 10weeks(for the popcorn buds). It was good at both the 8 and 9 weeks, so I will split the difference probably. I've just finished the 7th week on Friday, so I...

Looking good Chief...a whole month more? They flower for 11 weeks, huh? I thought they were another 7-9 week strain... I topped the one I got from you, and I plan to do a little lst on it too (so it will be nice and fat like another girl I'm working on). -Mandi

Chief - Once I put them into drowning mode, will they continue to mature and get more amber trichs, or just fatten up on buds? I'm trying to figure out how much difference the time used to drown her will make in the THC levels...will she head more towards a 'couch lock' high, etc? I'm not...

Quick update on the girls... AK48 is now at 6 1/2 weeks flower and getting some decent weight to her colas. I don't think she will give 2ozs like the first grow, but she might be close if I can fatten her up some more in the next 2 weeks before harvest. She's sucking out the N and dropping...

Hey Chief, when you say to drown your plant for 7-10days, do you mean that is AFTER they look to be ready for harvest...or do you figure that 7-10days while they're drowning into the time where you THINK they will be ready to harvest (like 'I think they will be good in another week, so start the...

Sharing - If you have any pet stores around you that have aquariums on display, you may be able to get an empty box from them for free. I have friends with access to this kind of stuff, and they got me a (brand new) box for a 30gal aquarium. Its about three feet tall, and I cut it into two...