"Connoisseur's Choice ~ Epic Multi Journal from the Seed Freaks"

mellokitty

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omg, i LOVE trimming!! (yes yes i'm just that sort of freak)...
i'm lucky enough to have an amazing all-"girl" crew (i put "girl" in quotes because i'm the youngest by a long shot -- and i'm in my 30s :lol:) -- in bc, you can make a decent living just trimming for an hourly wage...

(some of these bitches be crazy -- 2 of them have adult children they raised trimming weed full time)
 

THESkunkMunkie

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omg, i LOVE trimming!! (yes yes i'm just that sort of freak)...
i'm lucky enough to have an amazing all-"girl" crew (i put "girl" in quotes because i'm the youngest by a long shot -- and i'm in my 30s :lol:) -- in bc, you can make a decent living just trimming for an hourly wage...

(some of these bitches be crazy -- 2 of them have adult children they raised trimming weed full time)
It's cool you've got a "workforce" to help, I do all the growing/room maintenence work and the bulk of the trimming myself lol. But sometimes I'll get in my brother in law and cuz to help harvest when I have more than 3 girls comin out at once. Other than family I can't trust anybody else to come and help me really, friends can turn on you that I know all too well ;-).
 

mellokitty

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It's cool you've got a "workforce" to help, I do all the growing/room maintenence work and the bulk of the trimming myself lol. But sometimes I'll get in my brother in law and cuz to help harvest when I have more than 3 girls comin out at once. Other than family I can't trust anybody else to come and help me really, friends can turn on you that I know all too well ;-).
indeed. i find it always helps to have some "dirt" on whoever helps you out... in bc this is relatively easy because *everybody* grows so there's a lot of "i'll show you mine if you show me yours" going on. :lol:

as far as my "crew", back in the early 2000s when we were full-time, high demand, "can you get here yesterday" trimmers, there were 7 of us. now, with downsizing, and girls moving away, retiring, etc. we're down to 3, and we mostly only get together to help each other out. BUT, you know you've got good chemistry when you can toss a lit joint around to each other instead of getting up to pass it. ;)
 

Bluejeans

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Trimming blows....I'm a little OCD so I have to try and get every little leaf and after about 15 minutes of workin the scissors, my hand cramps up something fierce. I usually just throw the dried, untrimmed bud into jars and trim a little bit as needed...not ideal, but gotta do what ya gotta do.
Aww trimming was fun! For about 10 mintues... LOL

I started out in that same OCD fashion, determined to trim every leave down inside at the stem and that first top nug I trimmed is a thing of beauty. The rest don't have fan leaves and are missing a fair amount of sugar leaves, but there's a fair amount of the smaller, tighter leaf material still in there on a lot of it...but it was all COVERED in trichs so it should add to the overall smoke experience. That's my justification anyway...

I have one little container of bud material that accidently got snipped as I got tireder and tireder (that word doesn't look right...) that I have set aside as my first smoke as soon as its dry enough to light. Can't wait!
 

greengenez

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Aww trimming was fun! For about 10 mintues... LOL

I started out in that same OCD fashion, determined to trim every leave down inside at the stem and that first top nug I trimmed is a thing of beauty. The rest don't have fan leaves and are missing a fair amount of sugar leaves, but there's a fair amount of the smaller, tighter leaf material still in there on a lot of it...but it was all COVERED in trichs so it should add to the overall smoke experience. That's my justification anyway...

I have one little container of bud material that accidently got snipped as I got tireder and tireder (that word doesn't look right...) that I have set aside as my first smoke as soon as its dry enough to light. Can't wait!
I'm not sure but I think it's more tired. Doesn't look right to me either.Although it could be the bongers. Lol
 

Bluejeans

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I'm not sure but I think it's more tired. Doesn't look right to me either.Although it could be the bongers. Lol
Actually, I think you are right... I should have said more and more tired, rather than tireder and tireder (that word is even difficult to type! it must be wrong).
 

greengenez

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Actually, I think you are right... I should have said more and more tired, rather than tireder and tireder (that word is even difficult to type! it must be wrong).
Lmao, That's happens to me all the time. (typing and slowly freeze mid-spelling)
 

Crash666

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I really dislike trimming, but it has to be done and done right! It was fun for about the first hour on my first grow years ago, but I quickly learned just how bad it sucks! Gotta hate the occasional bud that gets snipped accidently, the girl and I call them casualties. Seems like it's always after hours of trimming when I start hauling ass and getting clumsy that I start getting casualties. The casualties go in the trim pile for hash making later on at our place.
 

Bluejeans

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I really dislike trimming, but it has to be done and done right! It was fun for about the first hour on my first grow years ago, but I quickly learned just how bad it sucks! Gotta hate the occasional bud that gets snipped accidently, the girl and I call them casualties. Seems like it's always after hours of trimming when I start hauling ass and getting clumsy that I start getting casualties. The casualties go in the trim pile for hash making later on at our place.
Once I got a rhythym going, it wasn't too bad. I did leave more leaves on there than I might have if I were 25 years younger and could even see the damn things...but the sugary leaves I left on there will probably smoke rather nicely as everything was coated in a thick layer of trichs. And since this one is all to head, bag appeal be damned!
 

THESkunkMunkie

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"FireStarter" ~ @ Day #70 total.

Flowering coming on strong with "P#1" (Day#20) getting early frost production setting in already, even coating some of the bigger leaflets too!!. "P#2" (Day#01) is just starting into flower now and I'm starting count on this one from today. I have also noticed a few of the bigger fan leafs starting to curl!? I've put the light a little higher now as I think the heat from the HPS bulb may be the cause of that so I'm not too worried all in all tbh, but if anybody knows for sure please chime in, I'd really like to know (Cheers!!). And I've also staked both plants now too to open out the overall structure a little more.
Nutes/levels for flower:
Week#2 ~ A+B, "N","Cal", C'zym ~ E.C-1.6, ph-5.8/6.1
Week#3 ~ A+B, "N","Cal", C'Boost, C'zym ~ E.C-1.7, ph-5.8/6.1















^^ "P#1" @ Flower Day #20






^^ "P#2" ~ @ Flower Day #01

I'll have more soon as ready, Thanx for looking.
Stay Up!!
 

colocowboy

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I have had og crosses do that, it grows out though not like the effect of something. I had one where it did that on every other leaf and half the leaf was yellow or marbled until the hook grew out then it turned normal and green.
 

Bluejeans

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My Vanilla Kush isn't doing so good. I think I damaged some roots when I was moving her into her new bucket and now she's just not going well at all. Any chance I can save her?

She is 23 days from seed and I use GH nutes. I had just bumped her up to full veg and she didn't like it, so I flushed her reservoir and put her at half strength. I don't have a ppm meter yet (I know...).

The picture doesn't show it well, but the roots are sort of brownish...

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Bluejeans

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By comparison, the Red Cherry Berry, which was germinated at the exact same time, looks like this (she is exactly the same age as the other one):

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Bluejeans

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My Vanilla Kush isn't doing so good. I think I damaged some roots when I was moving her into her new bucket and now she's just not going well at all. Any chance I can save her?
I really do think that I damaged her roots and started to wonder if there was any old root material causing problems. Not wanting to cause any further damage, I didn't move her hydroton around, but I did hold her over the shower and flushed her really good with pH'd plain water. There was a piece of root floating in the reservoir. After rinsing her really really good, I cleaned her bucket extra good adn put her in plain pH'd water with her air stone. I added a little SuperThrive to the water, but nothing else. I'll see how she does. At this point, I don't think anything I did hurt her and hopefully it will help.
 

THESkunkMunkie

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I have had og crosses do that, it grows out though not like the effect of something. I had one where it did that on every other leaf and half the leaf was yellow or marbled until the hook grew out then it turned normal and green.
Thanx mate, Shadders tells me "Casey" reacts like that sometimes from over doin the nutes. It may have been caused by a salts build up in my medium so I'm gonna flush this one more often now, as I'm keeping them pretty low on the E.C. already. But I think I've found her tolerance limit tbh ;-). She'll bounce back and it's only happening on a few of the larger fan leaf blades, those 2 pictured are the worst affected.

Hey skunk looks great thanks for posting that, got some ? Does it seem to be a heavy feeder, and how tall were they when
You flipped them?
She's pretty light on the nutes HR and they were about a foot tall when transplanted.
I'm logging my FS grow @CZ, you can see all the stages so far in the "Sure Fire" grow logs section with nutes I've used and feed levels etc, my memory is hazy as hell this morn and I'm smashed again on a wake n bake atm too mate :eyesmoke:.

I really do think that I damaged her roots and started to wonder if there was any old root material causing problems. Not wanting to cause any further damage, I didn't move her hydroton around, but I did hold her over the shower and flushed her really good with pH'd plain water. There was a piece of root floating in the reservoir. After rinsing her really really good, I cleaned her bucket extra good adn put her in plain pH'd water with her air stone. I added a little SuperThrive to the water, but nothing else. I'll see how she does. At this point, I don't think anything I did hurt her and hopefully it will help.
To me it looks like they've suffered burn from the nutes being at full strength, start at half dose and slowly work up weekly. You need an E.C & ph meter ASAP too tbh mate, hydro needs to be constantly checked daily and closely watched for E.C/ph drifts too.
You've done right as you've done with the flush and adding the superthrive should help bring round any stress induced too. Once the root ball gets goin again add in a half dose of nutes and build them up slowly from there.
Are you following any kind of feed chart?? They should only ever be used as a guideline to your feeding plan. You have to adjust the doses you give accordingly to how your plants react with each feeding. They will tell you what they need ;-).
I always start at E.C - 1.1 and build upto 1.4 weekly through veg stage and 1.5 - 1.9 through flower but it varies from strain to strain and each have different needs/wants and nute tolerance too.
It's what keeps us on our toes and why some growers preffer to stick to just mastering one strain at a time.
But for me it's the fun of trying something fresh each round and trying to push myself further as a grower with each strain I run, I get an orgasmic rush from growing all these different strains & plants at a time more than actually smoking them sometimes :mrgreen::peace:.
 

colocowboy

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That is good info man, I was driving the shit out of that girl I mentioned. She was hardcore and I was looking for the limit on her.
I assumed it was genetic since she was doing it from the start but in hindsight it was ocean forest amended and that can be hot.
Cool, cool, glad it's working out :D
***BTW your passion for your ladies shows!
 

Bluejeans

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To me it looks like they've suffered burn from the nutes being at full strength, start at half dose and slowly work up weekly. You need an E.C & ph meter ASAP too tbh mate, hydro needs to be constantly checked daily and closely watched for E.C/ph drifts too.
You've done right as you've done with the flush and adding the superthrive should help bring round any stress induced too. Once the root ball gets goin again add in a half dose of nutes and build them up slowly from there.
Are you following any kind of feed chart?? They should only ever be used as a guideline to your feeding plan. You have to adjust the doses you give accordingly to how your plants react with each feeding. They will tell you what they need ;-).
I always start at E.C - 1.1 and build upto 1.4 weekly through veg stage and 1.5 - 1.9 through flower but it varies from strain to strain and each have different needs/wants and nute tolerance too.
Thanks Munkie...you're advice is always so helpful! I'm proud to say that today is payday and I'm getting supplies. I pick up my ppm meter today, some pots and medium for the clones, some more hydroton for my budding new Kaya Gold, and another DWC bucket to have as a spare for res changes.

I looked in on VK this morning and I was amazed! I snipped off the worst of the bottom leaves last night after the flush and when I lifted her lid this morning, her water smelled fresh and vitaminy (thanks to the Superthrive -- I love that smell...) and she had no less than 3 new 6" long bright white roots. Whew! I think she'll be okay. I added 1/2 nutes this morning and I'll see how she does with that. By evening when I get back home, I'll be in possession of a new ppm meter and I can kick this grow into overdrive!

It's what keeps us on our toes and why some growers preffer to stick to just mastering one strain at a time.
But for me it's the fun of trying something fresh each round and trying to push myself further as a grower with each strain I run, I get an orgasmic rush from growing all these different strains & plants at a time more than actually smoking them sometimes :mrgreen::peace:
.

Well, I'm not looking to "master" anything at this stage. I just wanna grow and smoke as much bud as I can before I die. My original goal -- and I still think it is a good one -- is to grow 100 strains. I'd then like to save one nice nug from each grow and to celebrate reaching my goal, I'd have one huge smoke party with all my friends and family and we'd smoke 100 buds one night...

I've discovered certain preferences simply through viewing bud porn...

I'm into short compact really bushy plants
I get turned on by long spiky leaves
I get orgasmic over colors on the leaves and buds
I love the look of long flowing hair on a bud
And I'm more enamoured of round fat buds as opposed to tall skinny ones.
 
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