Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

[StinkBud]

Finally the harvest is done A massive thank you to those who have helped me along the way. Stink - Thanks for your creation and wisdom.

I have only one flower system, don't need to do the perpetual harvest as I just don't need that much.
This whole grow was with Ionic nutes instead of the botanicare line. Next will be botanicare.
This was done with a modified version of the stink system. I use two 3 foot fence posts with 4 flowers in each. 8 total plants with this grow but I would only really say its 6 plants as two of them were tiny when planted and didn't produce any significant bud.
Flowering was under one 600w HPS. Veg and clone under a cfl shop light.

The pictures show the start to the finish. So very happy with my first grow. I do not know the total weight but one of the buds was 4.5oz after two days of drying.

You're stoked! Great first grow bro! It gets better every time. All you guys are making me feel like a proud father!

Just wait until your buddies get a taste!

 

[StinkBud]

I have a run that is ready to flush for a week or so, still don't know if they are ready as the pistils aren't browning?

So how much Sweet? I hesitate to put in 2000 PPM.

I remember someone said "150 ml of Sweet" but I can't find any reference to PPM levels in flush.

I want to see if it will "smooth out" the smoke and need a little help.

Big Thanks Stinkbud. 600 pages, Wow and everybody is pretty civil too, a first for forums, eh?

I've been running 450ml of Sweet and straight water for the last week of growth. PH 5.8.

Last time added an extra 250ML of Sweet 4 days into the flush. I can't believe how good the buds taste!

I'm trying a mix of Citrus and Berry this time. I've never tried the Citrus flavor of Sweet before.

Wait until the pistils start to turn before you flush. Be patient. I know it's hard but it will be worth the wait...

 

[StinkBud]

Well, stinkies, what do you think? About the light.

34 days left, 22 days right under 350w LED!

My personal, preliminary opinion is...

Seems to be working fine.

Nice Rep! Do you move them under the HPS the last few weeks?

The LEDs really seam to keep the stretch down.

 

[imburne]

I went to literally 6 places in the middle of the night with no luck trying to find the HT magazine.. Even went to walmart to get that and it was not there.. So I go to the garden section in the back and its closed so I could not get the fence post either. Plus I need to re-up today... Someone bless me with the power of the Stinkbud!!

 

[StinkBud]

Even I have problems...

I'm checking out my veg plants and notice one of them is starting to wilt. I check everything twice and it all looks good.

The next day that plant is almost dead and others are starting to wilt. Again I double checked for pests, PPM, PH, root rot....

On the third day I gave up. I ditched all the dying plants and changed the res. I cleaned everything and started from scratch. I also added Hygrozyme.

Everything is fine now but WTF? Sometime you never figure out what went wrong but the cure is usually the same. Flush and start from scratch with Hygrozyme.

What did I learn? As soon as you see a plant start to wilt for no reason don't fuck around. Ditch the plant, flush and clean everything and start from scratch. I could have saved 4 big plants if I had done this right away.

Good thing I have clones coming out my ass!

 

[Maybetomorrow]

Today I had to top a plant because it was just hitting the light. I tied it down twice and it just wanted to get bigger. I don't have the room to give it which sucks but I hope it doesn't turn hermie on me. I took a branch of one of my ice plants about a week ago. Its rooted and is in the flower room but she is about 7 inches tall. She is flowering on the top would this finish before the original mother just because its so small? Thanks in advanced.

 

[imburne]

Cheap CO2 Controller.. where are u?

 

[southern homegrower]

how far away do some of u put a 1000 w air cooled light from the top of ur plants

 

[dagobaker]

thanks for everything stink
my widow is more indica although the leaves look sativa
i seem to have always vegged 24/7 for some reason and they finish within 8 weeks on the cloudy side and 9 weeks and ur amber coming out ur butt
the romulus (dreamgoddess x romulan) takes at least a week longer.......it seems way more indica leaf wise but it stretches a ton
to all stinkbuddies.........when u add co2 and ur growing through aero expect a ton of stretching.......my romulus stretches way more and i had to tie my lights to the ceiling and its still stretching.....i had to tie the damn thing down ...lol
i never got more then .4 grams per watt........my first non co2 was .75.........and now i added co2 im expecting 1 gram or more............everyone should be growing aero
just keep your ec at 2.8 and your ph at 5.8 and your golden

 

[NewHiddenGrower]

Even I have problems...

I'm checking out my veg plants and notice one of them is starting to wilt. I check everything twice and it all looks good.

The next day that plant is almost dead and others are starting to wilt. Again I double checked for pests, PPM, PH, root rot....

On the third day I gave up. I ditched all the dying plants and changed the res. I cleaned everything and started from scratch. I also added Hygrozyme.

Everything is fine now but WTF? Sometime you never figure out what went wrong but the cure is usually the same. Flush and start from scratch with Hygrozyme.

What did I learn? As soon as you see a plant start to wilt for no reason don't fuck around. Ditch the plant, flush and clean everything and start from scratch. I could have saved 4 big plants if I had done this right away.

Good thing I have clones coming out my ass!

Could it be lack of air? because few of my plants are doing the same

 

[LionsRoor]

this is a huge widow and romulus harvest
romulus and 1 plant hempy grown and the rest of widow aero grown (stink system)
still working out the kinks but im getting closer every harvest

Yeah - bountiful!

 

[whysohigh]

any one ever have some white mold lookin shit floating at the top of their nutrient mix? is it no good to use now?

 

[LionsRoor]

Not sure how I missed these pics - or how I managed to stumble upon them now - but I am glad I did. Looks choice, Dirt! I can almost taste it.

 

[imburne]

That's great that you brought up the amount of air on the roots.. In the fencepost there really is no fresh circulating air on the roots. Can that stagnant air have a affect on the plant? Will introducing fresh air through a low cfm computer fan on one side help?

 

[LionsRoor]

That's great that you brought up the amount of air on the roots.. In the fencepost there really is no fresh circulating air on the roots. Can that stagnant air have a affect on the plant? Will introducing fresh air through a low cfm computer fan on one side help?

Yo Bra - they receive plenty of air - no need to fan 'em with more... consider how much more oxygen an aeroponic system has around the roots, than roots in a pot of soil. While the roots do need oxygen, they must remain wet at all times. You can fine tune the oxygen by adjusting the frequency and length of waterings.

 

[imburne]

Thank you for that answer.. Its been in the back of my mind for a while now.

 

[NewHiddenGrower]

14 Holes veg unit.

Some of the plants in the veg unit got so big it blocked all the light for the little plants.

Now its 3 weeks and some of the plants are sooo small and little.

Should i move the little ones to flower? Or should i leave the little ones to veg longer.

 

[LionsRoor]

14 Holes veg unit.

Some of the plants in the veg unit got so big it blocked all the light for the little plants.

Now its 3 weeks and some of the plants are sooo small and little.

Should i move the little ones to flower? Or should i leave the little ones to veg longer.

Hey NewHidden - I had that same issue too with my last batch... I put em all to flower and now it's harvest time - but a couple small ones never did squat! I have a 5' plant with an ounce+ of bud on her, right next to a 12" runt that has like a bong hit sized bud on it!

In the end - I could have simply left this plant out of the system and given the others more room in the root zone and above. I don't think they hurt anything by leaving them.

Often times, these runts never catch up - so your efforts on them may be a waste. I would suggest moving on with the ones that are ready... as veging too long has consequences as well. You would then have to top/trim the big ones while waiting for the small guys (which may never catch up!).

 

[Maybetomorrow]

I just order another ballast and reflector but it won't be here until the end of the week. Could I just move the veg unit out to the flower unit ( under the 600w HPS ) during the flower on time, just before the light turns off I move it too the clone/veg room to get another 6 extra hours of light to keep them in veg stage. Will that do until the end of the week?

 

[LionsRoor]

I just order another ballast and reflector but it won't be here until the end of the week. Could I just move the veg unit out to the flower unit ( under the 600w HPS ) during the flower on time, just before the light turns off I move it too the clone/veg room to get another 6 extra hours of light to keep them in veg stage. Will that do until the end of the week?

Yes - that would work but it sounds like more work than it's worth! Just leave em under the light they have now (some sort of CFL, etc?), the CFL lighting will keep the stretch down while they veg another week. A weeks growth in the Stink system can mean 12 inches in the fast growing veg state. Consider topping, trimming accordingly to keep the final height in check as you finally move them to flower.

Here's a thought:

A weeks worth of additional veg growth can provide another round of cuts. Even if they don't fit into your Stink schedule, you can root 'em for friends. If you intend to root in the Stink system and then move them to another medium to grow out, I have found cutting out the sides and bottom of the net cup - leaving just a collar to hold the neoprene insert - allows for easy transplanting. I like to move em to Solo cups with coco. My friends can easily pot em, etc... I figure if medicine is growing everywhere, it can only help the cause!