My Grow Journal

[Rowdybuds]

Thanks brother. Hope all is well.

all good mate, wishing i had gotten some auto's to throw in with my vegging photo's lol changed my tune hey

 

[Merica_Mike]

First week of flower day three.

@Merica_Mike. I finally got around to taking the pictures I said I would.

Some of the tips on the fan leaves & sugar leaves seem to be burnt. I'm not sure if it's because they finally need some nutrients or if it's due to the light being at 27".
They did not look like this till this morning. I raised the light from 27" up to 30" just in case. I also mixed a batch of nutrients as well. I did not feed them yet (soil is still a bit damp)

Aurora recommends letting the mix sit with an airstone for 24 hours so that's what I'm going to do. I do not have an airstone, I have a disk. I mixed the feeding in a 1 gallon jug and I just stuck the air hose directly in because the disk wont fit lol.

I looked at some postings and pictures of deficiencies, but can not seem to figure out what exactly is going on if anything. Everything I've read seems to indicate light burn but still being new I'm not really sure. That's why I decided to raise the light & mix up a feeding. I figured if it is the light, raising it should help. If it's not the light then the feeding mix should do the trick.

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Sorry it took so long for me to get back on brother. This full time job be taking a toll on me. I'd say slight nute burn. Maybe the soil is a little hot. Light bleaching would be more spotty all over the leaf as compared to being at just the tips. At least in my experience. I could be wrong. But hey they still look amazing! Your doing a great job brother!!! I chopped mine a couple days ago because even after a flush my plant was burning up. I dont know why. But I also have kinda neglected her because of my job keeping me away when lights were on and not getting home till they were off. Kinda bums me out but she smells amazing hanging there so we will see. Unfortunately my wife wants the bathroom back LMAO so I'm going to take a small break from growing probably till winter is over. Funny thing though, she never showed signs of being too cold when temps got below 50 at night. She seems to love it. I'll make a post soon updating my grow. Keep up the good work brother!

 

[SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe]

Hi everyone it's been a while since I've done an update. This one will be a bit long so bare with me. here it is.. week 9 from sprout and six weeks into flower.

I had to go away for three nights for Thanksgiving and I was obviously afraid to leave the girls once again. At that point I was watering or feeding every 3 days. I had given them a feeding right before I left so it worked out perfectly. When I got home & checked on them they were just fine.

A few days later I had to go out of state for a week & a half. again, obviously nervous about the girls and watering them. I decided to take a five gallon bucket and fill it with water and use a cotton clothesline from the bucket to the plants. It ended up working perfectly and when I got back they were still alive and well.

Ive been back for a week now.

I followed everyone's advice after the last up date and things got alot better! So thank you all for helping me out. I'm not able to post pictures as the camera on my phone broke when I was away. I also do not have a digital camera. A bit disappointing as I wanted to show you all how good the ladies turned out & to have the pictures for my self, o well.

I made a few mistakes along the way i.e. not feeding them for the first month as I thought there was enough nutrients in the soil to last that long & figuring out wattage/height for my light. Other than those two issues , I can not complain about the grow.

I expected to make some mistakes along the way. As most of you know It's been over 10 years since my last grow and at that time I had only 3 runs under the belt. I do not count those runs as I did not have a proper setup then like I do now. I thought I was going to have trouble dialing everything in, but everything worked out just fine! Other than those two issues I really am very happy with how things went. Now that I know more about my light along with wattage & height during the different grow stages, as well as not relying on the soil for nutrients alone in the first few weeks of vegetation. my next grow should be even better!

It looks like both plants will give me about 2 oz' each or just a bit under when they are cured.

I probably could have done a bit better on yeild, but again, I've never grown autos or used real equipment, soil or nutrients.

The buds are very frosty on both plants. The two main colas on both plants are huge. About a bear can & a half each. The other bud' are a decent size as well.

The blackberry kush' hight is about 28". The buds are tight & a beautiful purple color, they do not smell like cannabis at all! rather a very powerful berry smell & I love it.

The Mexican airlines is just shy of 3'. the buds are a dark/light green & white in color. They have a tiny bit of foxtailing but it does not bother me. It smells like diesel, skunk, dirt & cat piss. I'm glad I have a carbon filter because it is overbearing. every time I'm in the tent it makes me want to puke! I've smoked a lot of cannabis so far in my short life, but I've never smelled anything like it! At least not all four combined.

I do realize that this journal could have had more substance to it. I should have kept it more up to date & showed more content. Things are still a bit tough for me as I'm still learning to walk (almost of the walker). I also deal with pcs & migraines that render me useless most days. Although my situation sucks my spirits since I started this run have gotten alot better. My next journal I will try harder to be more consistent with updates and content.

I will be starting a new journal very soon. I'm just waiting for my prize from #teamvault to get here & then I will decide what I'm going to run next.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My fault for the edits as well.

 

[Rowdybuds]

Hi everyone it's been a while since I've done an update. This one will be a bit long so bare with me. here it is.. week 9 from sprout and six weeks into flower.

I had to go away for three nights for Thanksgiving and I was obviously afraid to leave the girls once again. At that point I was watering or feeding every 3 days. I had given them a feeding right before I left so it worked out perfectly. When I got home & checked on them they were just fine.

A few days later I had to go out of state for a week & a half. again, obviously nervous about the girls and watering them. I decided to take a five gallon bucket and fill it with water and use a cotton clothesline from the bucket to the plants. It ended up working perfectly and when I got back they were still alive and well.

Ive been back for a week now.

I followed everyone's advice after the last up date and things got alot better! So thank you all for helping me out. I'm not able to post pictures as the camera on my phone broke when I was away. I also do not have a digital camera. A bit disappointing as I wanted to show you all how good the ladies turned out & to have the pictures for my self, o well.

I made a few mistakes along the way i.e. not feeding them for the first month as I thought there was enough nutrients in the soil to last that long & figuring out wattage/height for my light. Other than those two issues , I can not complain about the grow.

I expected to make some mistakes along the way. As most of you know It's been over 10 years since my last grow and at that time I had only 3 runs under the belt. I do not count those runs as I did not have a proper setup then like I do now. I thought I was going to have trouble dialing everything in, but everything worked out just fine! Other than those two issues I really am very happy with how things went. Now that I know more about my light along with wattage & height during the different grow stages, as well as not relying on the soil for nutrients alone in the first few weeks of vegetation. my next grow should be even better!

It looks like both plants will give me about 2 oz' each or just a bit under when they are cured.

I probably could have done a bit better on yeild, but again, I've never grown autos or used real equipment, soil or nutrients.

The buds are very frosty on both plants. The two main colas on both plants are huge. About a bear can & a half each. The other bud' are a decent size as well.

The blackberry kush' hight is about 28". The buds are tight & a beautiful purple color, they do not smell like cannabis at all! rather a very powerful berry smell & I love it.

The Mexican airlines is just shy of 3'. the buds are a dark/light green & white in color. They have a tiny bit of foxtailing but it does not bother me. It smells like diesel, skunk, dirt & cat piss. I'm glad I have a carbon filter because it is overbearing. every time I'm in the tent it makes me want to puke! I've smoked a lot of cannabis so far in my short life, but I've never smelled anything like it! At least not all four combined.

I do realize that this journal could have had more substance to it. I should have kept it more up to date & showed more content. Things are still a bit tough for me as I'm still learning to walk (almost of the walker). I also deal with pcs & migraines that render me useless most days. Although my situation sucks my spirits since I started this run have gotten alot better. My next journal I will try harder to be more consistent with updates and content.

I will be starting a new journal very soon. I'm just waiting for my prize from #teamvault to get here & then I will decide what I'm going to run next.

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My fault for the edits as well.

One down many more to go dude get popping asap if you run the king gelato watch out she's a cal mag junkie lol
well done you've blown the growing cobwebs off!

 

[SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe]

One down many more to go dude get popping asap if you run the king gelato watch out she's a cal mag junkie lol
well done you've blown the growing cobwebs off!

I think they are ready to chop now. I'm waiting on a friend to swing over to let me know for sure. The magnifying glass I have sucks. I think they are ready but I want to see what he thinks as he has more than 20 years growing. I'm also trying to get my hands on a camera to take pictures but if I cant get one and he says give em the cut I'm not going to wait. Yes it feels good to get back into the swing of things & now that I know how all my equipment runs to a t, things should be better next time around. Thanks for giving me the heads up on the king gelato!

 

[AngryPirate]

Hopefully it's a great harvest my friend.

 

[SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe]

Hopefully it's a great harvest my friend.

Thank you, I hope so as well.

 

[Rowdybuds]

I think they are ready to chop now. I'm waiting on a friend to swing over to let me know for sure. The magnifying glass I have sucks. I think they are ready but I want to see what he thinks as he has more than 20 years growing. I'm also trying to get my hands on a camera to take pictures but if I cant get one and he says give em the cut I'm not going to wait. Yes it feels good to get back into the swing of things & now that I know how all my equipment runs to a t, things should be better next time around. Thanks for giving me the heads up on the king gelato!

Nice good to get a second opinion, yeah that king gelato has done it on me twice now everything else is fine but that one has to be different lol to different feeds to mix up is a pain but she wants what she wants the blue gelato 41 is turning out nice though.

 

[SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe]

So I ended up giving them the chop last Tuesday I think it was. Any way, I trimmed off all the fan leaves that were on the girls but left the sugar leaves and hung them up in the tent with the two 6" fans running to keep some air flowing around the girls.

The tent was 68f and the RH was fluctuating between 68 & 75%. I gave them a look see a few minutes ago and the buds are all dry on the outside. I pinched a few and they were dry but sticky as all & not super moist but not extremely dry. I think it's time to trim them up and put em into jars finally. They smell crazy good!

My plan is to stick them in the jars and burp them a few times a day for the next few days, then I'll throw in some humidity packs.

I still have no damn camera! I do not see the point of rushing out to buy another thousand dollar phone when Santa will be here in a few days! My chick wont let me use her phone to take pictures. It's ok though & I honestly cant get mad at her. Her company pays the phone bill & she does not feel comfortable with letting me put pictures on her phone. She said no & I walked back into my lil grow cave & left it at that.

I'm hoping to get at least 2oz per plant dry. There are some really big fat buds on those girls!
We shall see though, it's been a long time since I've grown & they are autos. I really am not expecting much but as long as I get at least a oz minimum per plant. That will get me through my next run & will save me alot of money over the next 3 months. It was also a learning experience & I had alot of fun! It helped me take my mind off of things. It gave me something to do other than stare at the boob tube or walls all day. It also brought me here & gave me the opportunity to speak with you all as well as others. So either way I am happy. O yeah, and it gave me the chance to win two contests! So all in all, I'm very happy!

I am dying to smoke them & taste them. I've not jumped the gun and "sampled" either one. I see why people do, its fucking tempting but I'm going to stay away! I've got enough in my stash to last me about a month & a half. So I'll keep them in the jars till then. by the time I run out of what I already have the BBK & M.A. will be perfect to smoke!

 

[SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe]

Beachhhhhh. How go' is brother?
Hey, did you end up trying that coast of maine soil? I saw in a thread that you were checking it out but that thread died a few comments after.

 

[Bosgrower]

Beachhhhhh. How go' is brother?
Hey, did you end up trying that coast of maine soil? I saw in a thread that you were checking it out but that thread died a few comments after.

Coast of Maine Platinum Grower's Blend is great stuff. Hard to find in a lot of places, but worth the effort. For a 7 gallon air pot shouldn't need anything added except ph'd water maybe a little terpene booster. Certainly nothing for the first 5 or 6 weeks. If you're in the Merrimack Valley area PM me and I'll tell you where to get it.

 

[SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe]

Coast of Maine Platinum Grower's Blend is great stuff. Hard to find in a lot of places, but worth the effort. For a 7 gallon air pot shouldn't need anything added except ph'd water maybe a little terpene booster. Certainly nothing for the first 5 or 6 weeks. If you're in the Merrimack Valley area PM me and I'll tell you where to get it.

I actually got a bag last weekend. Not bad on price it was 25 I think. I also had a credit to the shop and they didnt have roots original soil so I went with that. I grabbed a bag of the stonington blend and a bag of their ewc. I have some left over roots original soil as well. I'm thinking about mixing them together. I'm not sure what else I will need. I have a bunch of dry amendments from roots organic and a bunch of bottled nutes. I'm trying to stay away from the bottled stuff. I really hate mixing the nutes it's a pain due to mobility issues. I'm also thinking about going with some sip' this time around to make it a bit easier on me.

 

[SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe]

Well the girls are all dried up and trimmed. I put them in some mason jars with 62% humidity packs. I'll have my new phone on Christmas so when I get home they day after I'll take some pictures.

BlackBerry kush. 112 grams

Mexican Airlines. 88 grams

That's alot more then I expected from each plant so I am ecstatic! I am obviously very pleased with this run. As soon as I post pictures I'll close this journal.

I wanted to say thanks again to all of you for following, supporting & helping me along the way! I'll be starting a new journal after Christmas, just waiting to see what Santa got me & pick up a few more things. Hope you all have a Merry Christmas & happy/healthy new year!

 

[SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe]

I actually got a bag last weekend. Not bad on price it was 25 I think. I also had a credit to the shop and they didnt have roots original soil so I went with that. I grabbed a bag of the stonington blend and a bag of their ewc. I have some left over roots original soil as well. I'm thinking about mixing them together. I'm not sure what else I will need. I have a bunch of dry amendments from roots organic and a bunch of bottled nutes. I'm trying to stay away from the bottled stuff. I really hate mixing the nutes it's a pain due to mobility issues. I'm also thinking about going with some sip' this time around to make it a bit easier on me.

I live in Boston proper but I'm in that area all the time. I'll definitely PM you next time I'm out that way. Thanks for the info

 

[Beachwalker]

Coast of Maine Platinum Grower's Blend is great stuff. Hard to find in a lot of places, but worth the effort. For a 7 gallon air pot shouldn't need anything added except ph'd water maybe a little terpene booster. Certainly nothing for the first 5 or 6 weeks. If you're in the Merrimack Valley area PM me and I'll tell you where to get it.

I live in Boston proper but I'm in that area all the time. I'll definitely PM you next time I'm out that way. Thanks for the info

You can find coast of Maine soils in stock just a couple miles outside of Boston in a hydro store called Root Down hydroponics in Medford right off 93, ffof is about 21 bucks and the coast of Maine brand is about 30 bucks

 

[Beachwalker]

Beachhhhhh. How go' is brother?
Hey, did you end up trying that coast of maine soil? I saw in a thread that you were checking it out but that thread died a few comments after.

It's going all right, Happy Christmas my fellow Bostonian! I fondly remember my Christmases on Beacon Hill, they were very special, I still remember how different and beautiful the same old red brick buildings looked in a fresh snow!

I didn't try it, I use fox farm ocean Forest but the guy at the hydro store told me that if you use a 7 gallon or bigger pot and the Stonington blend from Maine you shouldn't have to add any nutes during the entire length of the grow? He hadn't tried it but that's how its marketed

 

[SoMe_EfFin_MasS_HoLe]

It's going all right, Happy Christmas my fellow Bostonian! I fondly remember my Christmases on Beacon Hill, they were very special, I still remember how different and beautiful the same old red brick buildings looked in a fresh snow!

I didn't try it, I use fox farm ocean Forest but the guy at the hydro store told me that if you use a 7 gallon or bigger pot and the Stonington blend from Maine you shouldn't have to add any nutes during the entire length of the grow? He hadn't tried it but that's how its marketed

Merry Christmas to you & your family Beach. Christmas in boston is beautiful especially with snow. No snow though this year. I kinda miss the snow to be honest we've not gotten anything!

It seems like a pretty good mix. I think I'm going to mix it with the rest of the roots soil and use their dry amendments. I'm going to start the beans in ewc and see how that gos. I was actually going to start the next run last week. I won a vault contest but still have not gotten the package. If it's not here by the time I get back from the festivities. I'm going to just run something else. I wanted to do another run of autos and even though they came out really good I'm kinda sick of them already and I've not even tried the smoke yet lol. I'm not sure what I'm going to do but I'll link you in the new journal when I start.

Have a great day, Merry Christmas my friend!

 

[Bosgrower]

It's going all right, Happy Christmas my fellow Bostonian! I fondly remember my Christmases on Beacon Hill, they were very special, I still remember how different and beautiful the same old red brick buildings looked in a fresh snow!

I didn't try it, I use fox farm ocean Forest but the guy at the hydro store told me that if you use a 7 gallon or bigger pot and the Stonington blend from Maine you shouldn't have to add any nutes during the entire length of the grow? He hadn't tried it but that's how its marketed

For autos 7gal should be OK ... I think they say 15 gal for photos