Second Grow - Magnum 357 - OG Kush

Hello fellow Green Thumbs.

I have been lurking here for quite a while and finally decided it was time to start a journal here.

I just completed my first Legal grow and I quite enjoyed myself. The whole experience went really well for me and I really like all the information we can share on a busy forum like rollitup.

So for this grow I will be using a single 357 Magnum LED in a 2x2x5.25 tent. I have 2 OG Kush clones I cut from my last batch. I am planning to do a SCROG this time and I think I will pick up some large Air-Pots tomorrow. I beleive with what I have learned and and some changes I will yield better off 2 plants this round then the 4 I had last time.

I will take some picture of the 2 little ones tomorrow after I transplant but for now I will give you guys a quick run down of my last grow to keep you entertained until I got new stuff to post.

Alright, well as promised here is a nice stash of Pictures for everyone now that my camera is back. Think I will take them out for clearer shots tomorrow but for tonight I am beat.

Here you will see my little homemade Clone Box, my Tent, my Nutes and my homade Carbon Filter. Enjoy.

Just to update the count we have:

Tent:
2x OG Kush Clones
2x Mystery Bagseed Plants

Clone Box:

3x Bagseed Clones
2x OG Kush Clones
1x Juicy Fruit/NL/Skunk cross sprout (starting for a friend)
2x Juicy NL/Skunk cross sprouts (starting for a friend)
1x Juicy NL/Buddha cross sprouts (starting for a friend)
2x Blueberry Skunk sprouts (starting for a friend)

Started giving the big girls some Kool Bloom and Floracious Plus couple days ago. The ladies didn't start off in ideal conditions but they have come a long way since.

Day 32 of Flower

Well as promised got them out of bed for a little photo shoot. Did a little cleaning up of some of the areas that were not getting life. I am planning on doing only 2 next run. I originally started with 3 Seedlings and figured 1 or 2 would be Male and as it turned out only 1 was male. Long before I could tell sex my buddy offered me the 2 OG clones so I ended up with 4 ladies. Think I may go straight OG the next run but we'll have to see what Mystery Bagseed turns out like.

Any way here are the usual suspects.

Day 33 of Flower

Well guys small update. Sorry for the pics being so so quality I was in a bit of a rush. So I switched my hanging for my lights over to chain. I used to have Yo Yo's but they really dont go very high, so much wasted wire at the top that they don't real in.

Also my 2 OG Kush are way shorter then my 2 Bagseed so I proped up the OGs with a little adjustable Dish Rack I picked up at Walmart a month ago. I used to have all the plants on 2 of these racks to make flushing easier but one of the dishrack feet pierced my trays so discontinued that setup. I now have it 2 trays thick so shouldn't be any further piercing as the trays feel more sturdy now. I now have a pretty level canopy so I am much happier.

Day 39 of Flower

Well brought out the ladies earlier today and cleaned up their playpen. Took some decent pics of them. Enjoy!

Day 41 of Flower

Well I did a good flush yesterday as we are getting close to the end. Had to tie some of the buds to the top of the tent as some are getting to heavy for their branches.

Also I recently ran into debate about when the "Flower Period" officially begins. I had always said since the first day of 12/12 but seems a lot of people say as of first pistils. So anywhere previous in this journal where it says what day of Flower it is, that means since 12/12 switch.

Day 62 Since 12/12

Alright guys

After a long night of work on Day 75 since 12/12 switch I have completed Harvest and wait on the dry and then cure process.

Not sure how much I might end up with but I must say I am quite happy with the results as I really didn't put much effort into this and as stated before I started with less then ample conditions.

That being said I did not run into any major issues and I have now set the low end of a benchmark for myself and learned a lot to apply for the next round.

Things I will change on my next run is:
Will be running a SCROG
Will be running 2 plants instead of 4 as space was really tight and won't need 4 plants for SCROG
Will of course be trimming all the undergrowth so as to focus on the main buds
Will be running a more controlled Nute schedule instead of just winging it
Will be using larger pots to finish instead of the 2G ones, maybe even Air Pots, havn't decided yet

I am sure there is more I will change as well as I go

Well enough talk here is the Bud Pron(not a typo

Well guys I am all dried and part way into cure now. A few friends sampled and were quite impressed with the results and I have to say so am I.
I ended up with 153g from just a single Magnum which is only 180w so I think that is pretty awesome for my first grow. Let's see that works out to 0.85g/w very respectable for a first run. Also one of the 4 plants was quite the runt and didn't yield much.

I really didn't nitpick much on this first one and learned a lot of what I can do better next time.

Smoke report:

The OG Kush was a big winner with the friends, they reported just having great buzzes and we had a lot of laughs like we haven't since we were kids. I like both strains but I am happy this is the strain I am running exclusively on my next run as it has such a beautiful smell and is smooth and a nice buzz overall.

The Bag Seed I am suspecting it is something like Chemdawg judging by it's smell and appearance. I find this one a little stronger and better for the late evenings as opposed to the more social buzz I got from the OG. Buds were very dense in both strains.

Well won't keep you guys waiting any more, here is the bud pron.

Here is the 2 OG Kush clones I had in the clone box starting Veg. They have been in the tent now for a week or so and I'll hit yall up with some updated pics tomorrow.

Hope you guys enjoy. Please feel free to comment.

Alright guys, I am going to pick up some Air-Pots today and do the transplant and will have some pics up tonight. Also I found a place that has BubbleBags so I am going to go pick those up on Thursday and make some BubbleHash so stay tuned!

Hey guys!

Better late then never I always say.

Well hope you enjoyed my first grow and will stick around for my second to see if I can break the 1g/w mark, that's my goal at least.

So as I was saying on my last journal I am switching to 12.5L Air-Pots, only doing 2 plants instead of 4 and will be running a SCROG.

I just finished transplanting into the Air-Pots and snapped some shots of before and after. I also have one pic showing the size of the 2G Pots I was using before compared to the 3.3G Air-Pots I am using this time.

Hopefully I can hit the Depot later and grab the screen for the SCROG.

Enjoy!

Well guys, looks like I will be picking up some BubbleBags today. Gonna go with the 1G 8Bag kit.

Also last night I picked up a Wet/Dry Shop Vac so I can clean out the excess water in the tent a lot easier after watering the plants. I went by the Depot to pick up some hexagon Pet fencing to make my SCROG but decided I didn't really like the stuff, to many sharp edges.

You guys have any suggestions for a nice 2x2 SCROG screen?

Alright,

So here is a bunch of random pics I just snapped. We got my BubbleHash, the stuff I found to be my SCROG screen, the left over Mash from last night, my 8 Bag BubbleBag kit and the 2 Garbage pails I used. Let's stop there for a second, I had a hell of a time trying to find buckets or pails that would fit the 1G bags, but these garbage pails are perfect, so word from the wise, bring your BubbleBag with you if you are going out to buy a pail for it.

Then we have a pic of my new ShopVac, makes cleaning up that excess water under my plants so easy now. Then we have the growth update.

Enjoy!

Does anyone else wish there was a LED section on this forum?

subd nice grow

fartman said:

subd nice grow

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Nice fartman, 155 views and your my first comment haha

looks like your last grow rocked ,should be more people coming soon lol

The grow looks great

glad you came to riu to display the past grow you had to.

That O.G should be a fantastic yielder for you in the future.

Id keep around a nice healthy mother for that O.G if I was you.

Looks like you killed it the first time around

fartman said:

looks like your last grow rocked ,should be more people coming soon lol

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Thanks bra. It's always nice to be appreciated haha

lrg said:

The grow looks great

glad you came to riu to display the past grow you had to.

That O.G should be a fantastic yielder for you in the future.

Id keep around a nice healthy mother for that O.G if I was you.

Looks like you killed it the first time around

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Yeah that's a good call but unfortunately I don't have anywhere to house a mother quite yet, so I just keep clipping clones from clones just before the 12/12 switch. I am thinking about trying out some strains I have been really interested in though since I started this. Can't deny though this OG Kush has been very good to me, has a great smell and keeps getting lot's of compliments, so would be nice to retain it but....I think the Chorus to Zeppelin's Ramble On says it best.


Ramble On, And now's the time, the time is now, to sing my song.
I'm goin' 'round the world, I got to find my girl, on my way.
I've been this way ten years to the day, Ramble On,
Gotta find the queen of all my dreams.