PC grow case
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v12xjs
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Hey BTK3ill. What made you choose those seeds?
I've never grown a bluberry strain but love the fruity smoke.
You may need to keep an eye on the flowering time as the breeder states they are not stabilised yet. If they are not feminised it may also pay to germ more than you need too as some will be boys. I'd germ 4 and hope for 2 girls.
You want to look for flowers between days 15 and 25. Any that haven't shown sex by then will not be autoflowering and will require a dark period to trigger flowering.
I wouldn't keep any boys personally due to the instability.
I've never grown a bluberry strain but love the fruity smoke.
You may need to keep an eye on the flowering time as the breeder states they are not stabilised yet. If they are not feminised it may also pay to germ more than you need too as some will be boys. I'd germ 4 and hope for 2 girls.
You want to look for flowers between days 15 and 25. Any that haven't shown sex by then will not be autoflowering and will require a dark period to trigger flowering.
I wouldn't keep any boys personally due to the instability.
yeah thanks man i plan to germitate 4 then throw them in the box hope for 2 males keep it on a 18/4 light schedule and if it doesnt start to flower by day 15- 25 u suggest i put it on on 12/12 until it does?
past times
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hey man, its good to see your getting your grow started. i will be following along on this and the blueryder that BTK is growing. Lowrider was a great up giggly high for me. with the Lr2 it helps to give a real low dose of veg nutrients (like an 1/8 the dose) at a week in. and also keep the nutrients light throughout the grow. i finally put up a thread with my pc scrog https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/164898-pc-scrog-6-week-flower.html.
good luck with the grow
good luck with the grow
KaliKitsune
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I would just like to take a moment to step into this thread and give you guys a neat little bit of info you might find handy.
Unless that HID you're running is 250 watts or more, you will be better off with a high-output CFL.
MaxLite 5000K 200w CFL - 23,000 lumens - 85 CRI at 92 PAR
Agrosun Gold MH 250w - 20,000 lumens at unknown CRI and unknown PAR (tried looking.)
PlusRite 2000K Flora HPS 200w - 22,000 lumens at 22 CRI (red focus) and unknown PAR.
Only the HPS gets close and only at the 200w line. Past 200w and the HPS will pulls away. Past 300 and the MH will pull away.
Until you get into that higer wattage range, you should PROBABLY stick with high-output fluorescents for 200w and lower.
Unless that HID you're running is 250 watts or more, you will be better off with a high-output CFL.
MaxLite 5000K 200w CFL - 23,000 lumens - 85 CRI at 92 PAR
Agrosun Gold MH 250w - 20,000 lumens at unknown CRI and unknown PAR (tried looking.)
PlusRite 2000K Flora HPS 200w - 22,000 lumens at 22 CRI (red focus) and unknown PAR.
Only the HPS gets close and only at the 200w line. Past 200w and the HPS will pulls away. Past 300 and the MH will pull away.
Until you get into that higer wattage range, you should PROBABLY stick with high-output fluorescents for 200w and lower.
v12xjs
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That's right. The auto's will flower whatever happens but unless the bagseed and non auto blue's get 12/12 they will just veg.
I have my fingers crossed they all turn out auto as these are the ones that will show all the traits you wanted. It's handy you have 2 boxes though as you'll be equipped to deal with any eventuality
It's hard to know when to trigger flowering on unknown genetics, especially in a pc case, but you'll pick it up really fast once you have a grow underway.
Let's see those pics!
v12xjs
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im trying to borrow a friends cam so i can post someThat's right. The auto's will flower whatever happens but unless the bagseed and non auto blue's get 12/12 they will just veg.
I have my fingers crossed they all turn out auto as these are the ones that will show all the traits you wanted. It's handy you have 2 boxes though as you'll be equipped to deal with any eventuality
It's hard to know when to trigger flowering on unknown genetics, especially in a pc case, but you'll pick it up really fast once you have a grow underway.
Let's see those pics!
but so as im starting the blues i out them on a 12/12 straight away?
past times
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From what i was told the plant will have better yield if kept on 18/6 for the majority of the time...May be different now but the whole idea behind the autoflower is that you didnt have to change light cycles?
v12xjs
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The reason I suggested a 24/0 light schedule was because it looks like there's quite a bit of light leakage in the case which can cause problems with the plants during the dark period.
The auto flowering plants will still flower fine, but non auto's will never flower in that kind of regime and if they get light during a dark period they are likely to turn male on you.
I would continue with the 24/0 for all seeds knowing that by day 25 you will know what is going to autoflower and what isn't. At that point I would remove anything that isn't showing sex and put it in the other case. I would also remove the males as they are probably not a reliable father.
In the other case you will still need to sort the boys from the girls so they will need to go on a 12/12 cycle for sexing. This will take a further 2 weeks or so. At this point you can again remove any males and now both boxes contain flowering girls.
This should be really good for your education as you will hopefully get to grow both auto and non auto strains. It will also help your stash tin
The light proofing is really important for non auto's so check out your flowering box when it arrives and holler if you need any advice on light proofing it.
If you only get 1 non auto then past times seems to have perfected the pc scrog so follow his journal for that. Otherwise, LST would be my choice.
Just a note on bulbs. the auto's will be cool with any bulbs but my experience suggests 1 blue and 3 red bulbs is best once they show sex. It's the same for the others too, so take a bulb out of the veg box and put it in the flower box to give you some blue in there. Put the red bulb you just got from the flower box in the veg box and then replace 2 of the 3 remaining blue bulbs with red ones.
That bagseed looks very healthy and well suited to a pc grow as it's very short. Hope it's a girl
The auto flowering plants will still flower fine, but non auto's will never flower in that kind of regime and if they get light during a dark period they are likely to turn male on you.
I would continue with the 24/0 for all seeds knowing that by day 25 you will know what is going to autoflower and what isn't. At that point I would remove anything that isn't showing sex and put it in the other case. I would also remove the males as they are probably not a reliable father.
In the other case you will still need to sort the boys from the girls so they will need to go on a 12/12 cycle for sexing. This will take a further 2 weeks or so. At this point you can again remove any males and now both boxes contain flowering girls.
This should be really good for your education as you will hopefully get to grow both auto and non auto strains. It will also help your stash tin
The light proofing is really important for non auto's so check out your flowering box when it arrives and holler if you need any advice on light proofing it.
If you only get 1 non auto then past times seems to have perfected the pc scrog so follow his journal for that. Otherwise, LST would be my choice.
Just a note on bulbs. the auto's will be cool with any bulbs but my experience suggests 1 blue and 3 red bulbs is best once they show sex. It's the same for the others too, so take a bulb out of the veg box and put it in the flower box to give you some blue in there. Put the red bulb you just got from the flower box in the veg box and then replace 2 of the 3 remaining blue bulbs with red ones.
That bagseed looks very healthy and well suited to a pc grow as it's very short. Hope it's a girl
yeah i have it to where its goign through the dark period when i go to bed. but yeah the light scheduele was all messed up earlyer for about 3 days so idk i wouldnt be surprised if its a male but i also go some free G13 lab seeds free with the blueryders i think im gonna germinate the 3 blues tonight hope for 1 or 2 to end up female. also is it only when it starts to mflower that it really gives off smell cause right now on the bag seed i have no filter or odor gel in there now and it smells fine