Blue Dream Nightmare

Dr. Who

Dr. Who

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Lord Kanti said:
Just saw your post. It must have gotten buried. The only noticeable insects I have are a few little grass hoppers that recently arrived, and the praying mantises I keep around.

In the pic there is the plant in question in the foreground, blue dream in veg in the background near the grapes, and other strains in between. They all look pretty green with exception to the Blue Dream.
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greasemonkeymann said:
I think your bluedream is over fed man, that new picture has the claw going on...
even though it's not dark green, there is something weird with that.
Never seen the bluedream slow down at all, well, except mites...
I literally have grown the bluedream for probably 20-30 runs, clones well, grows fast, yields tons, killer smoke, tastes fabulous.
Now... off topic... the doubledream? that's is a helluva plant too, a croos of the BD and the dream star (i think) damn heavy yielder and the end product tasted and smokes just like the BD. Not as hearty of a plant though, but close.
Good shit. But I have a soft spot for sativas.
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Yeah over feed, bit of a pH lock starting from it.

I strongly suspect possible Root Aphids....IF the others begin to display the same symptoms !!!!
 
Lord Kanti

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Dr. Who said:
Yeah over feed, bit of a pH lock starting from it.

I strongly suspect possible Root Aphids....IF the others begin to display the same symptoms !!!!
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PH too low? What should the water be set to if running in soil?
 
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greasemonkeymann

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Dr. Who said:
Yeah over feed, bit of a pH lock starting from it.

I strongly suspect possible Root Aphids....IF the others begin to display the same symptoms !!!!
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you know I've never had root aphids, or even seen them for that matter.
Fungus gnats either.
Only thing I ever get is mites.
Albeit damn near every fucking grow... But i'm in the middle of a redwood forest that is crawling with like three different types of mites..
 
Dr. Who

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Do this.....NO flushy !
simply water only Ph'ed to 6.7 for a week...restart nutrients and use a Ca/Mg and a Silica (Si will help regulate P) 1/2 strength the nutes and raise if need be.
 
Lord Kanti

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Dr. Who said:
Do this.....NO flushy !
simply water only Ph'ed to 6.7 for a week...restart nutrients and use a Ca/Mg and a Silica (Si will help regulate P) 1/2 strength the nutes and raise if need be.
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How much calcium and magnesium do I need? I have 150 PPM CaCO3 and 50 PPM Calcium, but only 2 PPM Magnesium. Should I just add Epsom salts as another poster suggested?
 
Lord Kanti

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Silica Blast is on sale for $9 a quart and has great reviews. I figure a gallon ought to keep my whole garden happy. Any thoughts on adding this particular supplement to my feeding, or is silica silica?
 
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Dr. Who

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I don't care for Botanicare....it's VERY weak......

Dyna Gro Pro tekt or Armor Si from G&H is the best and you use less..
 
Michael Huntherz

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Lord Kanti said:
I canceled it and figure I'll get silica at the local hydro shop. The price is better and the girls that work there are smoking hot! I just have to actually put on pants today and leave the house as a trade off...
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I like your priorities. The wife of the couple that owns my local hydro shop is smoking hot, I feel dirty every time I leave for coveting dude's wife. Dirty, not guilty.
 
Rasta Roy

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I grew the blue dream seeds you're talking about, and they definitely don't measure up to the hype of the strain.

The ones I had were prone to fungus gnats and disappointing me. Yield was always decent but potency and taste was nothing special. Plus I had to make sure to do soil drenches with fungus gnat and root aphid killers and use diamatacious earth on the regular. Blue dream is not worth it. If you want a blueberry cross that is a little less challenging I would go for a blue cheese variety.
 
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Michael Huntherz

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Rasta Roy said:
I grew the blue dream seeds you're talking about, and they definitely don't measure up to the hype of the strain.

The ones I had were prone to fungus gnats and disappointing me. Yield was always decent but potency and taste was nothing special. Plus I had to make sure to do soil drenches with fungus gnat and root aphid killers and use diamatacious earth on the regular. Blue dream is not worth it. If you want a blueberry cross that is a little less challenging I would go for a blue cheese variety.
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I already grew the Blue Cheese, it is hella nice. I am growing the HSO Blue Dream soon, as well. I hope I have a better experience with it.
 
Sire Killem All

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Rasta Roy said:
I grew the blue dream seeds you're talking about, and they definitely don't measure up to the hype of the strain.

The ones I had were prone to fungus gnats and disappointing me. Yield was always decent but potency and taste was nothing special. Plus I had to make sure to do soil drenches with fungus gnat and root aphid killers and use diamatacious earth on the regular. Blue dream is not worth it. If you want a blueberry cross that is a little less challenging I would go for a blue cheese variety.
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this is the first i ever hear of someone blaming fungus Gnats and aphids on a strain instead of..... Soil/ Environment..... :lol::rolleyes:
 
Rasta Roy

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Michael Huntherz said:
I already grew the Blue Cheese, it is hella nice. I am growing the HSO Blue Dream soon, as well. I hope I have a better experience with it.
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Hopefully you have better luck with phenotypes than I did! If you're ordering from attitude you should check out the Kilamanjaro if you're looking for a sativa. It loves to be trained and topped so even basement growers can manage it's sativa stretch (just don't flower her too tall if you got low ceilings). Great taste, and it's got that euphoric talkative high that social smokers like. Pakistan Valley from the same world of seeds seed bank is on the opposite end and also worth checking out. All indica, super bushy. Bulks out awesome and when you fertilize with bat guano it is some of the best tasting bud I've ever smoked! I got them both for breeding purposes but am pretty happy with them on their own! Can't wait to have a little more space so I can start doing some botanical sexin!
 
Rasta Roy

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Sire Killem All said:
this is the first i ever hear of someone blaming fungus Gnats and aphids on a strain instead of..... Soil/ Environment..... :lol::rolleyes:
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That's a fair point lol. I just had other strains that would grow beside it and the problem never started with them. And once I stopped growing it it stopped being a problem. I had the same problem with critical mass.
 
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