ultimate procrastinator
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yo where you go packin? I bpacked for a week in the adirondack high peak zone this summer.
those buds be getting fat! haha keep it up man.
those buds be getting fat! haha keep it up man.
Arjan's Haze #3 - 1st CFL grow
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buffalosoulja
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Looking real nice. Bet it will be nice smoke.
damn that makes me excited to hear, and it sounds like everything i could hope for. good luck on your grow as well
yeah, id say mine is about 1'-1.5' tall, and i did the same as you. its surprising how just tying that main cola down produces so much branching. i cant tell anymore what the main cola even is since they all have great, even bud growth.
that is exactly where we went! im not too sure on the details however, since my friends were more experienced and took over as to where we went, but we were in the adirondacks. i gotta say, it was so fucking cold at night! it was pitch black by 7 pm, and we could see frost on the ground by 8. pretty sure temps got to 25 degrees at night, which we didnt expect since we only say the 50 degree daytime weather report...
anyway, yeah, they really did fatten up while i was gone. i raised the lights slightly in case of growth, and then i gave each plant 1.5 gallons of a light nitrogen and P-K fertilizer, along with a lot of molasses.
i just fed it more of that mix today, each .5 a gallon. i think ill let it dry out for a while and then i need to do my first trich check to see where i am at.
yeah, the two options if you have a ballast are high pressure sodium (HPS) and the metal halide (MH). if you dont want to deal with the hot temps and are just doing a small grow like me (stealth mind you), then you can use compact fluorescents (CFLs). during vegetative, you want blue light (temp. rating of 6500K), and then in flower, you want red light (2700K).
i did just CFLs, and i am surprised at how much i might get. it looks like an ounce from each plant, and i only used around 180 watts.
as for nutrients, i used miracle gro's "miracid" formula for vegging, and then for floweirng, i used shultz's orchid nutrient formula. so for veg, high nitrogen is important, and then flowering, high potassium and phosphorus is important. i am also using molasses, which feeds the bacteria in the soil, who in turn feed the plant and allows for big bud growth (in soil!).
hopefully this helps.
hi potineeh, im a first time grower, and its #3!! so far my grow is going good, i have 1 plant about to go into flowering, and 5 clones that are about 2 weeks old. im using a 400wt metallic halide for the veg right now, but i will switch it to a 400 wt HPS for flowering, which we will do at the end of the week. were using plastic storage tubs to grow them in, theyre around 4-5 gallons.
the plant was not well taken care of a month ago when i took over caring for it from friends, ever since its been tough, but its much healthier then a month ago. once i get some pics ill put them up if youd like. any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!
the plant was not well taken care of a month ago when i took over caring for it from friends, ever since its been tough, but its much healthier then a month ago. once i get some pics ill put them up if youd like. any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!
sounds like you have a great setup for success. as for tips, id say love the plant, but not too much. ive been real busy during my grow, so i only get to water every 4th day or so, and i really didnt even give it any significant amount of nutes till flowering (granted, i was using time release soil from miracle gro). just make sure the top 2 inches dries out before you put anything in it.
and molasses works great at all stages, but use less during veg and ramp it up during flowering.
also, id say under fertilize it, that way, if the color isnt looking as green as it should etc., then you know you just need to add some nutrients. it takes the guess work out of "do i need to add more, or take away fertilizer"
probably another 2 weeks. i looked at the trichs, and they are all clear still, so i must still have some time. if the published flower time is right, i started on the 2nd of september, so im expecting to go a little in november.
not sure what a cloudy trichrome looks like, maybe its obvious, but ill probably wait till 25% is amber, just so i can be sure i harvest at the right time for my "uppidty" high im looking for
not sure what a cloudy trichrome looks like, maybe its obvious, but ill probably wait till 25% is amber, just so i can be sure i harvest at the right time for my "uppidty" high im looking for
my god im so close. i did a trich check today. on a good leaf off one plant, it looked like there was still some clear trichs, a few cloudy, and if im not mistaken, i saw 1 amber trich. im looking for an up high, so im going to harvest when its primarily cloudy.
the other plant, i took a crappier, slightly nute burnt sample. it seemed like most were cloudy, so i may be chopping one plant down before another.
i went too gung ho about a week ago with nutes. i didnt give it a lot, but i did 2 consective waters with nutes added, when in retrospect, i only shouldve done one. didnt seem to make a huge difference, but i keep forgetting to keep things simple.
ps the third picture is of my "retarded" bud that wont stop growing vertically. on the lower part of the stem, there is plenty of bud, but above a certain point, its all stalk
the other plant, i took a crappier, slightly nute burnt sample. it seemed like most were cloudy, so i may be chopping one plant down before another.
i went too gung ho about a week ago with nutes. i didnt give it a lot, but i did 2 consective waters with nutes added, when in retrospect, i only shouldve done one. didnt seem to make a huge difference, but i keep forgetting to keep things simple.
ps the third picture is of my "retarded" bud that wont stop growing vertically. on the lower part of the stem, there is plenty of bud, but above a certain point, its all stalk
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i wrestled slightly with one stem, trying to reposition the bud, and i smelled my fingers after, and OH MY GOD, it smells soo good. not in the sense that skunky weed smells good because you know it will get you high, but i wanted to rub this shit all over me. it smelled of fresh pine and lemons and is oh so fragrant. its wonderful!!! im so pleased with this as my first strain, and i havent even smoked it.
NewGrowth
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TASTES Like pine and lemon too. Buds look good man! After this you will be buying and HPS . . . . I really like these haze's
