GHS - BIG BANG grow journal

[grow4joe]

be careful you dont drown em, just sounds like your giving em tons of water

buds are looking great, knew the one on the left would catch up and pass the right

yea man, i thought the same ting, but the girl on the right (who i flushed yesterday) is looking great man..

She surprised me at how quickly she shot up..

 

[grow4joe]

OK, so i went to a few stores in search of some distilled water and in my stoned state i have come home to find i have bought 15 litres of de-ionized water!
I've tested the PH of the water and its reading 5.8 so thats a good start..
is this water ok to give to my plants?
Mite be a silly question but i don't wanna harm my girls..

 

[i like smokin]

thought id drop by for another peek and ur lookin good m8, the discoloured leaves, the 1 i grew did the same but i put it down to nute burn n the fact im a tool, is there such a thing as genetic deficiency? ,been lookin at my grow pics and your tich production is well ahead of what mine was at same time into flower. think the water is the same as distilled just made in a different way maybe, cant wait to se what u yeild from these girls defo leave in the dark for a few days before harvest i did and there was a difference not huge tho, best of luck!!!!!



smoke on.

 

[Huh??]

Deionized water has no salt but can still contain bacteria and such,I'd probably use it if I had to though.

 

[grow4joe]

thought id drop by for another peek and ur lookin good m8, the discoloured leaves, the 1 i grew did the same but i put it down to nute burn n the fact im a tool, is there such a thing as genetic deficiency? ,been lookin at my grow pics and your tich production is well ahead of what mine was at same time into flower. think the water is the same as distilled just made in a different way maybe, cant wait to se what u yeild from these girls defo leave in the dark for a few days before harvest i did and there was a difference not huge tho, best of luck!!!!!



smoke on.

Thanks man..
I can't believe the rate the trichs are forming, its insane!
my last grow the trichs weren't even this heavy when i cut, let alone at 40 days!
gotta love it..
its down to salt build up from the nutrients, gotta flush it away or it stops the plant taking up nutes.. pretty sure that sums it up..

Can't wait till weigh day!

Deionized water has no salt but can still contain bacteria and such,I'd probably use it if I had to though.

Yea its all i could get in the short time.. but atleast i will learn in future... get my water supply in bigger quantities before it either runs out or freezes!

But I come also as a bearer of good news
i've melted down 12 litres of fresh snow and will be giving this to the lady on the right tomorow once i adjust the PH.. so atleast she will be flushed good and propa' with nice fresh water and the other will have to have the deionized water for this time...hope she does ok..

 

[grow4joe]

Day 40 today and ive been melting snow all day! Got 12 litres though so 'im chuffed
Finish off the flush on both tomorow, bit worried about using deionized water on my girl on the left but its all i have right now.. fingers crossed..
anyone else used this before for flushing?

Lots of nice bud pics, just look at the trichs forming on the leaves!



edit: Forgot to mention i've raised the girl on the right slightly more.. .... incase anyone thought it suddenly shot up 13cm's

 

[HookedOnChronic]

+rep for the smartest stoner idea ever lol, melting snow never crossed my mind once for some reason

 

[grow4joe]

+rep for the smartest stoner idea ever lol, melting snow never crossed my mind once for some reason

Nice one man...
I done it last time it snowed but it took ages..
This 12 litres i melted yesterday took me all day!
My heating broke so ive been using the kettle and electric heater.. took me like a good 4 hours or so, geting the ph right and everything, i found the best way is to always leave about a litre or two of warmed up melted snow in the bucket or what have you and the snow melts alot faster..
I read somewhere that says its the best stuff to flush with..

 

[grow4joe]

Day 41 today and the flush has been complete..
All seems well
I'll take some more pics tomorow, didn't have alot of time today.. all that flushing!
Enjoy the weekend everyone!

 

[weedyweedy]

Looking perfect G4J! Seems just like yesterday when I saw them growing up as seedlings Look how they've grown!

 

[grow4joe]

Looking perfect G4J! Seems just like yesterday when I saw them growing up as seedlings Look how they've grown!

Thanks man..
I can't believe how fast this grow has gone!
and i thought 3 months would take ages!

 

[grow4joe]

6 weeks old today!
Hoping to take dem to 10 or 11 weeks but who knows.. early days yet still..

Things are good since yesterdays flushing, should i give em' the normal week seven dose of nutes on the next feed or should i lower it slightly?
The tops are getting fat! but the lady on the left isn't producing as much resin yet but i'm hoping its should take off in a few days like the other one did in..

More bud porn....................

 

[grow4joe]

Any ideas on how i can get the smell down...the girls are really strating to pong and its too much for my carbon filter to handle..
Ive got lavender sprays (nothing gets sprayed in the grow room) which are strong and scented candles around here and there, a window is a jar in the grow room for fresh air etc.. and i've got a flannel with vicks on it on the radiator!
its not enough.......
if i was to get another ex. fan and carbon filter and run it in the grow room but not inside the tent, that should work right?...
So the air coming out of the tent is being filtered and then coming out into the grow room where another fan awaits to suck up and filter that air and then dumping it through the window...
any opinions?

 

[laceygirl]

Any ideas on how i can get the smell down...the girls are really strating to pong and its too much for my carbon filter to handle..
Ive got lavender sprays (nothing gets sprayed in the grow room) which are strong and scented candles around here and there, a window is a jar in the grow room for fresh air etc.. and i've got a flannel with vicks on it on the radiator!
its not enough.......
if i was to get another ex. fan and carbon filter and run it in the grow room but not inside the tent, that should work right?...
So the air coming out of the tent is being filtered and then coming out into the grow room where another fan awaits to suck up and filter that air and then dumping it through the window...
any opinions?

What about a De Ionizer.????

 

[grow4joe]

What about a De Ionizer.????

Do you mean an ionizer, isn't a de-ionizer for water?
but good idea anyway i never thought about that, need more money though cause i'll have to get a good'un..

 

[eager apprentice]

have you seen the DIY ONA buckets for odor control in the DIY threads? - just stick a fan on top of a bucket blowing down into the bucket, drill holes in the bucket around the sides (around the upper part of the bucket), put some of the ONA Gel mixed with water - some people throw in some of those water absorbing crystals which prolongs the life of the mixture - put in to the bottom of the bucket and that helps alot apparently - you would put that into the room just outside of your tent to filter the carbon filtered air before it went outside.
Or try making one of the DIY carbon filters and sticking that onto your ducting once it is out of your tent? just a thought - since i have looked into odor control i have read allsorts mate.

Good luck, im really keen to see what you come up with cos i will probably follow suit!! Its ace having someone who is doing the same as me but is further ahead as i can really learn from your experiences.

 

[grow4joe]

have you seen the DIY ONA buckets for odor control in the DIY threads? - just stick a fan on top of a bucket blowing down into the bucket, drill holes in the bucket around the sides (around the upper part of the bucket), put some of the ONA Gel mixed with water - some people throw in some of those water absorbing crystals which prolongs the life of the mixture - put in to the bottom of the bucket and that helps alot apparently - you would put that into the room just outside of your tent to filter the carbon filtered air before it went outside.
Or try making one of the DIY carbon filters and sticking that onto your ducting once it is out of your tent? just a thought - since i have looked into odor control i have read allsorts mate.

Good luck, im really keen to see what you come up with cos i will probably follow suit!! Its ace having someone who is doing the same as me but is further ahead as i can really learn from your experiences.

Great stuff man, nice one..
Gunna look into it tomorow after ive had my beauty sleep.. (if you see me you would know, i haven't had any for a while.. )

but seriously, good info man, i'll post some pics when i have a play about..(man that sounds rude).. ... because i'll most probably try a few tings when i get abit of cash in.. moneys tight at the minute...
I would +rep you man but it seems i have to spread the love else where first..

 

[oscar de grouch]

I second that ionizer idea. I have a GH BB grow goin on and I have a bathroom sized ionizer in the closet where she is kept. Still has a slight odor, but its easily masked by an plug-in defuser down the hall.

Anyway, I wanted to ask (forgive me if I skipped over this information somehow)... How tall were they when you began to flower compared to now at 6 weeks? Just wondering what to expect in the comming weeks as far as room goes

 

[laceygirl]

I second that ionizer idea. I have a GH BB grow goin on and I have a bathroom sized ionizer in the closet where she is kept. Still has a slight odor, but its easily masked by an plug-in defuser down the hall.

Anyway, I wanted to ask (forgive me if I skipped over this information somehow)... How tall were they when you began to flower compared to now at 6 weeks? Just wondering what to expect in the comming weeks as far as room goes

Sorry about the Ionizer thingy? Not enough cones today...

 

[DWR]

looking real good man ! Bet u cant wait for the apple taste mmmm