GHS - BIG BANG grow journal

grow4joe said:

Thought I'd chuck a few pictures on here just to liven things up a bit while the weed dry's
I made some flapjacks, or as i have called them, FlapBangs!

Some of the smaller buds are dryer than the thicker ones so I have removed these from the gang and trimmed em' up and placed them upright in jars, with the lids off.. They smell great! They have changed from a fresh, mouthwatering peach smell to a very spicy, thick peach smell! I love me a spicy weed!
The buds I thought were moldy are fine, a little bit airy but they smell great too, even though I quick dryed them!... although they took as long as the others did to dry!..
Well, technically they're not 'dry' yet anyway, just ready for the jar's, opened jars for now, then i'll start closing them up tomorow and burping etc.. ect..

The curing buds are banging
They smell like a cheesy apple! Every time I pop My jar the smell fills the room! I gave my friend some (for a small donation to the 'help the grow4joe organisation ) and he loves it! ::

I still need to get myself a few new jars though!

First two pics are of one of the smaller buds that came down from the hanging rack tonight.. (i say its small, its not actually that small! just small in comparison to the others)

The rest are of the flapbang's i made! I had some trim left over from the cookies, 4.5grams, so I added about 1.5 grams of bud to it..

I roughly ground the bud up with my fingers as I put it in my ceramic pot grinder. (if anyone can jog my memory as to what it's real name is, that would be much appreciated.. )
I then ground it down even more finely, picking out any big bits of stalk. Then I added the rest of the trim and gave it another go with the grinder. I mixed up my flapjack mix with 3tbls of water, 60grams of melted butter and added my ground up weed. I mixed this up for a minute and then placed the mix into a small oven dish lined with baking paper. I placed the oven dish in the pre-heated gas mark 4 oven for 25minutes or until the edges were golden brown. I then split it into six pieces while it was still warm and covered the top with a thin layer of melted milk chocolate and left it to sit in the dish until the chocolate had cooled..

Bon Appetit

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Nice grow joe. I think it's called a pestle and mortar. I've been growing some big bangs myself. they took about 4 weeks to show any hairs, but in the last couple of weeks some of them really took off and are starting to overtake my others that started two weeks before and they stink of skunk. A couple of them still haven't shown sex so I might just cut the down soon.

Tis that day today!

I've just finished trimming the rest of the buds up and my fingers are sticking to the keyboard!
They felt nice and dry, the bigger ones are a bit spongy still, so they will have a night of airing out. The cola is huge! I had to nip out and buy a few more big jars and it still wont fit! I've left it to hang for another night until I get tall jar tomorow..
Some of the big buds had to get cut in half though, just didn't have the room for it all! They are all gonna get aired out again though..
I'm pretty stoned right now, I had a bucket of a very small but crystally bud and it was the s**t!
It tasted really fruity, even though it's not long been off the plant .. I know this stuff is gonna be the favourite!
Can't wait to get a smoke report down.. ::

Now for the good news...you probably wont believe me anyway!
I nearly when added it all up, and my scales don't lie! ( i calibrate them all the time and always checking with my 100g weight.. )

131.4 Grams!!!...
The cola weighed 31 grams!

I had a real job weighing the cola because of the size of that thing!
Insane! So thats about 4.6oz's off one plant! It will lose a little bit more weight through the curing process i'm sure, but it will only be a tiny amount, I'm well chuffed!

Just would like to say a big thank you to all who helped me out along the way, much appreciated, shame you can't sample the goods!
Thanks to all who checked out the grow and left comments and rep..

Bring on round three!

A few pictures of the fruits of my labour! There's a picture of some of the big buds with a clipper, just for comparison...

Happy Growing!

rasclot said:

tasty lookin mate njoy ur flapjacks mate

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Thanks man..
I will, or i should say, I did..

You gunna be making any cheesy cheese sticks with your cheese trim? damn thats a mouthful!
Or will it be some more bubble?

Jamie067 said:

Nice grow joe. I think it's called a pestle and mortar. I've been growing some big bangs myself. they took about 4 weeks to show any hairs, but in the last couple of weeks some of them really took off and are starting to overtake my others that started two weeks before and they stink of skunk. A couple of them still haven't shown sex so I might just cut the down soon.

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Thanks Jamie..
Thats the chicken! I did see one when I was out getting my jars earlier, all smart looking and slightly bigger than my one at home..I think I may have to upgrade!
You got a journal going for your ladies or any pictures?
Wow, 4weeks before any hairs, thats a long time..
They do smell strong! learnt that the hard way!

131.4 Grams!!!...
The cola weighed 31 grams!

wow man that is amazing let me be first to say congrats amazing man even my girl says well done am having we bit o trouble at min with my grow.

those buds look amazing best bud for av seen for a while

Props dude! I am switching from landrace sativa's to indica's currently. I'd be happy with 4.6 off an indica. I'll have 5 growing, whereas I had 2 Sativa's. Although one put out 10oz and the next to go looks like she'll put out 4-6 (but thats what I said when the first came down). Exciting times. Always good to know you really made the plant reach its higher potential levels.

Again congrats.

scottish lad said:

131.4 Grams!!!...
The cola weighed 31 grams!

wow man that is amazing let me be first to say congrats amazing man even my girl says well done am having we bit o trouble at min with my grow.

those buds look amazing best bud for av seen for a while

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Thanks Scottish!
I was shocked at the weight! Imagine if all five made it! I'll have too much green!

Hopefully your grow will be ok..
This place is great when you need some expert advice! Just takes some time sometimes..

OB Cron Kenobi said:

Props dude! I am switching from landrace sativa's to indica's currently. I'd be happy with 4.6 off an indica. I'll have 5 growing, whereas I had 2 Sativa's. Although one put out 10oz and the next to go looks like she'll put out 4-6 (but thats what I said when the first came down). Exciting times. Always good to know you really made the plant reach its higher potential levels.

Again congrats.

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Thanks man..
I love me an indica! Just love the couchlock feeling you know..
I've posted a little bit about the Big Bang on your thread man, if you want to know any more details let me know..

props joe! i guess i was a little low with a 110 gram guess....damn

enjoy the stuff

Thanks Jamie..
Thats the chicken! I did see one when I was out getting my jars earlier, all smart looking and slightly bigger than my one at home..I think I may have to upgrade!
You got a journal going for your ladies or any pictures?
Wow, 4weeks before any hairs, thats a long time..
They do smell strong! learnt that the hard way!

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I don't have a journal because it's so difficult to take pictures inside my setup but I've got a few old pictures and I just took a few more.

The first two pics are a Nemesis that I reveged and 8 big bangs at around 2/3 weeks from seed. I was kind of over ambitious with how many I could fit in.

The next two are my flowering setup from when I put them in. A 125w cfl and some 18w flourescent tubes. The second pic is under the cfl with some netting to keep everything away from the light.

Next pics are the cabinet today; a veg chamber with some clones from the nemesis and some cheese seedlings about a week old; then some random pics around the lights.

It's been really hard to control the growth but with a lot of supercropping I've managed to avoid too much burning (only lost 2 leaves,everything seems safe now) and covered almost every inch of light. One or two of them still have no hairs though, after 6 weeks on 12/12. Not sure if it's just bad genetics or what, there's no light leaks. I think i'll just leave it there and see what happens.

Outstanding!
In just a few months you did a great job with those two ladies!
Props!

HookedOnChronic said:

props joe! i guess i was a little low with a 110 gram guess....damn

enjoy the stuff

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Thanks Chronic! ....
I think we all were a little under!
214grams dry off two plants for my second grow, don't think I did too bad..

Stick around for the next grow, i'll keep everyone up to date on this thread for now..

Jamie067 said:

I don't have a journal because it's so difficult to take pictures inside my setup but I've got a few old pictures and I just took a few more.

The first two pics are a Nemesis that I reveged and 8 big bangs at around 2/3 weeks from seed. I was kind of over ambitious with how many I could fit in.

The next two are my flowering setup from when I put them in. A 125w cfl and some 18w flourescent tubes. The second pic is under the cfl with some netting to keep everything away from the light.

Next pics are the cabinet today; a veg chamber with some clones from the nemesis and some cheese seedlings about a week old; then some random pics around the lights.

It's been really hard to control the growth but with a lot of supercropping I've managed to avoid too much burning (only lost 2 leaves,everything seems safe now) and covered almost every inch of light. One or two of them still have no hairs though, after 6 weeks on 12/12. Not sure if it's just bad genetics or what, there's no light leaks. I think i'll just leave it there and see what happens.

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Great pictures Jamie!
You really know how to maximise your space! Little bit of bondage never hurt anyone!
No hairs after so long..must be genetics..

Huh?? said:

Outstanding
In just a few months you did a great job with those two ladies!
Props!

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Thanks man..
They weren't lying when they said that the BB is a BIG yielder!

A few more snaps just to cheer things up a bit!
I'm going to do the smoke report on the weekend..

Happy Growing!

grow4joe said:

A few more snaps just to cheer things up a bit!
I'm going to do the smoke report on the weekend..

Happy Growing!

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tasty mate

grow4joe said:

Tis that day today!

I've just finished trimming the rest of the buds up and my fingers are sticking to the keyboard!
They felt nice and dry, the bigger ones are a bit spongy still, so they will have a night of airing out. The cola is huge! I had to nip out and buy a few more big jars and it still wont fit! I've left it to hang for another night until I get tall jar tomorow..
Some of the big buds had to get cut in half though, just didn't have the room for it all! They are all gonna get aired out again though..
I'm pretty stoned right now, I had a bucket of a very small but crystally bud and it was the s**t!
It tasted really fruity, even though it's not long been off the plant .. I know this stuff is gonna be the favourite!
Can't wait to get a smoke report down.. ::

Now for the good news...you probably wont believe me anyway!
I nearly when added it all up, and my scales don't lie! ( i calibrate them all the time and always checking with my 100g weight.. )

131.4 Grams!!!...
The cola weighed 31 grams!

I had a real job weighing the cola because of the size of that thing!
Insane! So thats about 4.6oz's off one plant! It will lose a little bit more weight through the curing process i'm sure, but it will only be a tiny amount, I'm well chuffed!

Just would like to say a big thank you to all who helped me out along the way, much appreciated, shame you can't sample the goods!
Thanks to all who checked out the grow and left comments and rep..

Bring on round three!

A few pictures of the fruits of my labour! There's a picture of some of the big buds with a clipper, just for comparison...

Happy Growing!

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Very nice job joe, i was nearly bang on the money with the total weight i said 4.5 oz so close yet so far. I think i should get a small bud for that lucky shot in the dark

Great work mate hope your next grow is a good 1 to.

Keep it coming m8

grow4joe said:

Tis that day today!

I've just finished trimming the rest of the buds up and my fingers are sticking to the keyboard!
They felt nice and dry, the bigger ones are a bit spongy still, so they will have a night of airing out. The cola is huge! I had to nip out and buy a few more big jars and it still wont fit! I've left it to hang for another night until I get tall jar tomorow..
Some of the big buds had to get cut in half though, just didn't have the room for it all! They are all gonna get aired out again though..
I'm pretty stoned right now, I had a bucket of a very small but crystally bud and it was the s**t!
It tasted really fruity, even though it's not long been off the plant .. I know this stuff is gonna be the favourite!
Can't wait to get a smoke report down.. ::

Now for the good news...you probably wont believe me anyway!
I nearly when added it all up, and my scales don't lie! ( i calibrate them all the time and always checking with my 100g weight.. )

131.4 Grams!!!...
The cola weighed 31 grams!

I had a real job weighing the cola because of the size of that thing!
Insane! So thats about 4.6oz's off one plant! It will lose a little bit more weight through the curing process i'm sure, but it will only be a tiny amount, I'm well chuffed!

Just would like to say a big thank you to all who helped me out along the way, much appreciated, shame you can't sample the goods!
Thanks to all who checked out the grow and left comments and rep..

Bring on round three!

A few pictures of the fruits of my labour! There's a picture of some of the big buds with a clipper, just for comparison...

Happy Growing!

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Wow I wish I would have been able to watch this whole grow! Awesome job bro! Come check out my grow I have 3 Big Bang right now that are 4 weeks in 12/12. +Rep

rasclot said:

tasty mate

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Thanks man..

Primz said:

Very nice job joe, i was nearly bang on the money with the total weight i said 4.5 oz so close yet so far. I think i should get a small bud for that lucky shot in the dark

Great work mate hope your next grow is a good 1 to.

Keep it coming m8

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Thanks Primz..
Did you not get your bud in the mail?
nice guess though, good eye!

Barron said:

Wow I wish I would have been able to watch this whole grow! Awesome job bro! Come check out my grow I have 3 Big Bang right now that are 4 weeks in 12/12. +Rep

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Thanks Barron, and thanks for the +rep too..
I will check out your grow, haven't been on my PC for a while untill today..

How's everyone been getting on?
been a while since i've been on here, i've been smoking a lot of weed since the harvest so i think that has something to do with it!

The first girl that got harvested (the right hand girl) is not as good as her sis. (the left hand girl)

The effect isn't as strong and the taste isn't as strong, but its a nice smoke still.
After a couple of :: it takes 10 minutes or so to start kicking in, when it does it's very relaxing and calming, its a good day time smoke, you can still get things done if need be It doesn't last very long though, 45minutes to an hour..
The taste is of very weak apples, probably something to do with it not being properly flushed but it isn't harsh, its a nice, smooth smoke still.
The smell is quite strong still, when i pop the jars it fills the room almost instantly. Skunky smell but it has that 'dry' smell to it aswell if you get me..
Overall i'm happy with the first girl..

The girl harvested last (the left hand girl....keep up....) is very nice indeed..

Where do I start.. everything is spot on with her! With the quality of the buds she yielded I can see how it was a third place cup winner!

The smell is of strong peaches, with a slightly citrus undertone.
She smells sooo good you don't want to smoke her, you want to eat her! Mouthwatering she is..
The taste is the same, peaches. Very distinctive smell and taste this one.
She smokes perfectly, a great smooth and thick smoke. Very tasty.
The effect from this girl couldn't be any better. After one :: you can feel her do her thing already! Really heavy stone, very confusing and it lasts for a good 3 or 4 hours. (if you don't fall asleep! )
You can keep smoking and toking, and the taste you get from her makes you want to do that, but it doesn't really hit you properly until you stop and sit back. She will put your lights out if you smoke enough!
I'm well chuffed with how this lady turned out. Very happy indeed!
If every BB plant turned out to be that phenotype I would definatly grow them again!

Thanks again for everyone who checked out the grow, and a massive thanks to those who followed!

Still waiting for the seeds to come instock....getting real impatient! I will post a link when its all up and running again..

First 6 pictures are of the rest of my first harvest (the right hand girl) the buds are very tight and compact.

The next 7 pictures are the second girl. Very sticky buds, light not so tight but very nice..

The last two pictures is a ball of oil I made from the oil inside my bucket head! Rolled it up with a bit of dust from the trim so it wasn't so sticky. Weighed 0.2!

One thing for sure is I need to get a better camera for the next grow!

What are you growing next?

Barron said:

What are you growing next?

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Strawberry Diesel and Kong. There may be one or two extra's coming along for the ride too but we will soon see...

that a nice bit o bubble hash m8 did you use the bags to get the hash ?