Harvest a Pound Every Three Weeks!

For those interested in the Blue Cheese I've been growing...

These are the most mature buds off 3 plants. 7.5 weeks total flower time. Too tired to trim more! Six months ago I never would have believed this....

They smell just like the breakfast cereal Trix!

AWESOMJE! REPVIP!! I just choped a couple of my cheese buds down tonight too... I LOVE CHEESE!

do you have co2 in your room?

also my cheese is on week 10 and the trichs still dont look totaly ready...maybe mine takes longer i guess?

repvip said:

For those interested in the Blue Cheese I've been growing...

These are the most mature buds off 3 plants. 7.5 weeks total flower time. Too tired to trim more! Six months ago I never would have believed this....

They smell just like the breakfast cereal Trix!

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Those look delicious!

repvip said:

For those interested in the Blue Cheese I've been growing...

These are the most mature buds off 3 plants. 7.5 weeks total flower time. Too tired to trim more! Six months ago I never would have believed this....

They smell just like the breakfast cereal Trix!

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reps for a great harvest!

Thanks all!!

Special thanks to StinkBud of course!

I have a CO2 generator, but I just leave it on the pilot light only. I have exhaust fans running 24/7 for some time now due to the smell CO2 generators are evil--they put out way too much heat and humidity. So.. you need a closed space, that ends up way hot and humid. Then you need AC/dehumidifier--it's a vicious cycle. Tanks are the only way to go. However, even with tanks I would have to seal the room and add AC for the summer--this is only temporary for me--cheaper to just exhaust 24/7. Long story short--no CO2 plans for me.

These few plants are the phenotype that I like best out of the Blue Cheese seeds I got. The others either finish very early (6 weeks!) or way late (~10 weeks). I think the variation is due to being an F1 cross. It's cool but just another pain in the ass, haha.

On the plus side--I already dried and tried the early finish'ers--simply amazing. I'ver never had organic produce taste different than regular, but organic bud is the shit! I'm fairly positive nobody I even know has had bud this good before I know I haven't!

oh yeah, one more thing--the trich's are hit and miss depending... I have a ton of underdeveloped bud because I forgot to trim this first crop. About 10% of the trichs on those are cloudy/the rest clear. Lower, bigger buds are about 25%/75% and a few of the biggest top colas are 50/50.... I probably harvested early, but I'm still proud.

repvip said:

For those interested in the Blue Cheese I've been growing...

These are the most mature buds off 3 plants. 7.5 weeks total flower time. Too tired to trim more! Six months ago I never would have believed this....

They smell just like the breakfast cereal Trix!

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wow I cant wait, I got 3 b. cheese fem seeds to try yet.

BIGTIMEROOFERR said:

hey stinkbuddys
my ph starts at 8.0 i bring it downto 5.8 and it goes up to 6.5 about everyday is this normal if not please help
thanks

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You MAY have something growing in there!

You may wish to dump the res and clean with mild bleach.

Milt

I have to ask the newbie question, but what exactly is a phenotype? Is it a sub classification within a strain? It's not part of the kingdom, phylum, species, etc... classification?

westmich said:

I have to ask the newbie question, but what exactly is a phenotype? Is it a sub classification within a strain? It's not part of the kingdom, phylum, species, etc... classification?

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Not dumb... some of us haven't had genetics

Genotype would be the make-up of the genes.. or DNA

Phenotype is how those genes are expressed physically

and a better quote from google "An organism’s genotype is the set of genes that it carries. An organism’s phenotype is all of its observable characteristics—which are influenced both by its genotype and by the environment. "

King Phillip Came Over From Germany Stoned hehe
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

repvip said:

Not dumb... some of us haven't had genetics

Genotype would be the make-up of the genes.. or DNA

Phenotype is how those genes are expressed physically

and a better quote from google "An organism’s genotype is the set of genes that it carries. An organism’s phenotype is all of its observable characteristics—which are influenced both by its genotype and by the environment. "

King Phillip Came Over From Germany Stoned hehe
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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Awesome info, thanks. Let me ask a follow up question, then. Are phenotypes expressed differently among the siblings of the same parent plants? So, if you crossed A and B and then started plants from those seeds, the various phenotypes would express themselves. But once you find a phenotype out of those plants you like and clone it, you are locked in at that point, correct.

Yeah--siblings will have the same gene makeup(the same genes.. maybe combined different)--very similar genotypes though. Nobody refers to individuals as genotypes though... because phenotype is what you see physically... so it's always "this pheno" or "that pheno" blah blah haha

Was a little worried you would pick up on that, hehe

Most people will tell you yes--you are locked in at that point and can clone the same phenotype.

It's a trick because it's not 100% true... i.e. identical twins aren't always identical, right? Same genotype... but different phenotype.. which is because phenotype has to do with environment as well. However, for our purposes there will basically be no difference. Right, as long as you treat them the same.

westmich said:

I have to ask the newbie question, but what exactly is a phenotype? Is it a sub classification within a strain? It's not part of the kingdom, phylum, species, etc... classification?

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No dumb questions here bro.

I like to think of it like brothers and sisters. They all came from the same parents but each kid is a little different.

You know how some kids look more like their father and some look more like their mother. Same exact thing with pot plants.

For example: AK47 has two distinct phenotypes. One is an Indica type and a the other is more of a Sativa.

AK47 phenotypes have won 1st place at the Cannabis Cup in both the Sativa and Indica category. It's the only strain to have ever done that.

You may have to search through hundreds of seeds to find the perfect phenotype.

That's why clones are so special. Once someone finds that one rare plant they can keep it going forever.

This one phenotype of Blueberry I have is over 25 years old and maybe older.

hey stink
i use city water
ppm is 150 out of tap
the temp in the res is 24 deg. c i dont know what that is in f my ppm meter only has c
thanks stink for all the help i would be lost
ps
all 3 systems do this

Thanks for all of the info. I'll have to do some homework on this. I wasn't planning on getting into genetics when I started growing, but what the hey...I need to get my head around this.

BIGTIMEROOFERR said:

hey stink
i use city water
ppm is 150 out of tap
the temp in the res is 24 deg. c i dont know what that is in f my ppm meter only has c
thanks stink for all the help i would be lost

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150PPM is great for tap! Mine is around 500PPM.

Try some H2O2 in your system or take it apart and bleach it, your pH should not drift that much every day.

DubB83 said:

150PPM is great for tap! Mine is around 500PPM.

Try some H2O2 in your system or take it apart and bleach it, your pH should not drift that much every day.

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thanks dub

Hey guys! First off, let me thank you all, most notably Stinkbud, for this thread! Until I started reading here, I was sure that as a newbie there was no way I could construct my own grow system and feel that it would actually work. My guess is that you are going to save me about $3000 over the other plug and play system I was looking into!

I have a question about pumps. I have been looking at my local hardware shops and home improvement store but cannot seem to find a 396 gph pump. Is there a specific model you are using? I have found units that shoot all around 396, do I need to be exact? If no, how much wiggle room is available?

Thank you again!

Senator said:

I have a question about pumps. I have been looking at my local hardware shops and home improvement store but cannot seem to find a 396 gph pump. Is there a specific model you are using? I have found units that shoot all around 396, do I need to be exact? If no, how much wiggle room is available?

Thank you again!

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Any pump around 400 GPH will work. If you look in the pond and pool section you will usually find one or two.

The EcoPlus pump is nice because it's less than $25 and has a filter built in.

It's not such a fine filter that the nutrients are filtered but the big chunks of material will be.

Good luck with your grow bro!

Senator said:

Hey guys! First off, let me thank you all, most notably Stinkbud, for this thread! Until I started reading here, I was sure that as a newbie there was no way I could construct my own grow system and feel that it would actually work. My guess is that you are going to save me about $3000 over the other plug and play system I was looking into!

I have a question about pumps. I have been looking at my local hardware shops and home improvement store but cannot seem to find a 396 gph pump. Is there a specific model you are using? I have found units that shoot all around 396, do I need to be exact? If no, how much wiggle room is available?

Thank you again!

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Like StinkBud said anywhere around 400gph unless you want more sprayers.

Be sure to get a magnetic drive pump with no oil, this is important for the health of your plants and is also lower maintenance.

K usually im just a lurker but i had to post and say this thread alone is a masterpiece in its own, so many questions and answers on every aspect of god everything its surreal, alot of this information is better then any book one can read, any video one can watch as if you have a question unlike those other two things you will get a answer or several quick some dont agree but hell you get several ways to look at it and figure out works with your situation, again i tip my hats to all those who have taken time to answer questions, those who have thanked them!