TK's Fall grow thread.

[Guest]

I am going to do a consolidated grow thread that covers the entire selection of plants I have in this fall run. I will also post in the respective vendor forums if they are their strains.

So here we go, I have moved 18 plants into the flower room this morning onto the 3x3 flood table and the mix goes like this:

2-Raspberry Creme(********)
1-Great White Shark(********)
3-K2(Nirvana)
1-Northern Lights X Kush(********)
3-Lifesaver(Bog)
3-Grapefruit (Heirloom)
1-Herijauna(Reeferman)
1-Ultimate Moonshine(JLP)
3-Willie Nelson(Reeferman)

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-3_18_plants_day1.JPG

Today they are getting strait water with no ammendments at all. They start on their 12/12 light schedule tonight at 8.

I will be using Pure Blend Pro bloom, Cal-Mag, Liquid Karma, Silica Blast, and Top Max bloom boost from Bio Bizz.

I flood about 30-45 minutes every 3 hours when the lights are on and one time for about 30-45 minutes during the lights off.

I have a dual 600w(1200w total) hps air-cooled fixture with a 440 cfm vortec fan drawing into the attic space.

The Willies are the only ones that will run long I think but I also have the Raspberry Creme which is a sativa pheno and 1 indica lifesaver and 2 sativa phenos. So i might end up with 7 plants that could potientially run long to like the 80+ day mark.

We are off to the races

Tex

[tricky]

nice mix there texas have fun
:wave:

[Guest]

ahh the thread i've been waiting for :)

can't wait to see how it all turns out

THC

[GreatLakes THC]

I love the system you're running TK. I'll probably be going that way before too many grows, I'm still using a DWC system for a bit.

I've pulled up a seat,
GreatLakes THC

[wickyd]

lookin good TK, let me know how the raspberry cream comes out!

I wish I had the room for a 3x3 setup!
haha

good luck!
wickyd

[BigToke]

Good job Tex, if ya don’t mined I’m going to be sitting in on this one.

[Harry Gypsna]

This is gonna be interesting methinks.

[Guest]

Is that the Grapefruit I sent ya TK?
Just curious....
;)

[Guest]

Meduser, this is a clone that I got from a Canadian gene pool that a member had here, so it might be the same strain that you sent me.

I am going to run some your beans this fall for sure.

Tex

[bartender187]

Cashin in my ticket for the show. And by the looks of the mix its going to be one hell of a show :D

keep the growin green,

bartender187

[Guest]

Added nutes last night for the first two weeks of flower. I added Pure Blend Pro bloom and grow, Cal-Mag, liquid Karma, Silica Blast, and Top Max. They are already showing new vigorous growth.

I mixed the bloom and grow formula equally at about 10-15ml per gallon(total), add Liquid Karma at about 5ml per gallon, add Silica Blast at about 1ml per gallon, add Cal-Mag at about 10ml per gallon, and Top max at 5ml per gallon. This is basically a half strength mix compared to bottle recommendations in some cases.

This mix brings my initial ppm in 38 gallons(40 gallon res) to roughly 1000-1100 on r/o water and 1200-1300 on tap(depending on area,mines like 190ppm) I run this mix for one maybe two nights which is about 4 to 8 water cycles and see what they do. You'll see real quick if anything is amuck.

Remember that I am at 1400-1600ppm coming out of veg, so the quick 1100ppm is nothing to them. I like to let them catch their breath with a weak(approx 60%) nute mix, then I crank it up.

So I let them go for the day or so at 1100ppm and if all looks good, I ramp it up using the bloom and the topmax to bring it up to the desired 1300-1400ppm's I am looking for in the first two weeks.

I watch the plants because I know that PBP is weak in Cal-Mag, thus the ammendment, and I can regulate the amount of Cal-mag I add based on there appearence and growth rate. I usually add at like 3-5 ml per gallon, very little but you can watch the impact right before your eyes almost.

Hydro works fast, when you screw up you see it fast and can correct it fast, when you do good, you can see it and dance for joy faster and more frequently.

The third week is a different nute regime but I will post that then.

Tex

[wickyd]

I wish I had a space for a good reservoir and ebb/flow table, you make your setup sound delicious! and you're giving out all the lovely secrets!

good luck! and glad to see you're keeping it green!
wickyd

[lowalpine]

Hooked on your setup. I've had my eye on reeferman's herijuana for a while now and I definatly can't wait to see how these turn out. Totally pro my friend, this is the definition of down to a science...

[Guest]

Tex, can you describe your table setup... pots and medium for this grow?

A shopping list would be great ;)

[flipmastermike]

Hey TK, I just wanted to say i love the new forum And am gonna keep an eye on this grow, I am interested in seeing what you do on a 3x3 ebb and flow with those strains. This is gonna be fun to watch. And thanks for being so informative in your posts TK.It helps me out.:)

[Guest]

I use a 3x3 ebb & flow table with 5.25" square pots.

The media and the best thing ever is Ready Gro from Botanicare.

I buy the Ready Gro one or two bags at a time and the pots I usually get 5.25" square pots 30 at a time.

Tex

[Guest]

So Tex the Ready Gro does well in hydro huh? I was keeping up with BG's thread before he got popped. (made me go buy a Vaportech). So does it stay settled when your table is flooded no run off or anything? I'm thinking of using it in my NFT. Is it heavy? Let me know.

Blatant

[Guest]

After the first flood cycle it pretty much masses into a tight unit. I do get mybe like 50 or so of the little perlite looking things in the tank but they float so they never get near the pump.

It will fall out the bottom holes of a pot for a bit until it clogs up.

I transplanted 18 plants in like 25 minutes, which is rockin for me

Yo B, pm me an addy and I'll send some to play with

Tex

[Harry Gypsna]

Originally posted by Blatant
I was keeping up with BG's thread before he got popped.

Blatant

Oh no, sorry to sound dumb, i saw sumthing about BG having a problem but i didnt know that, thats too bad, such a nice guy, willing to help, which is sumthing that can be said for this place, the qualityof person it attracts, but anyway, am very sad to hear about BG, what a good dude.

[flipmastermike]

Originally posted by Texas Kid
I use a 3x3 ebb & flow table with 5.25" square pots.

The media and the best thing ever is Ready Gro from Botanicare.

I buy the Ready Gro one or two bags at a time and the pots I usually get 5.25" square pots 30 at a time.

Tex

Ready gro from Botincare?? I still have a whole bag left over. It came with a small 8 mini sog ebb and flow system I bought last year. I have since sold the system but I still have the ready gro. I will have to give it a try .Thanks TK! :)

[Guest]

Here is some K2 at 13 days in well everything is 13 days in

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_K2_1.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_K2_2.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_K2_3.JPG

Grapefruit
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_GF.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_GF_1.JPG

img]http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_GF_2.JPG[/img]

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_GF_3.JPG

Herijuana
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_Her.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_Her_1.JPG

NL x Kush
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_NLK.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_NLK_1.JPG

Ultimate Moonshine
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_UM.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_UM_1.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_UM_2.JPG

Great White Shark
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_GWS.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_GWS_1.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_GWS_2.JPG

Raspberry Cream
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_RC.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_RC_1.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_RC_2.JPG

[wickyd]

Hey TK, let me know how the UM works out for ya, after all the stress, that one turned out male, so I killed it. I now have the two resilliant WYD females waiting on a ballast fix.

I heard the K2 was a soaring up Sativa High, good luck with that!

Grow on TK!
wickyd

[Guest]

Willie Nelson
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_WN.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_WN_1.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_WN_2.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_WN_3.JPG

Lifesaver
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_LS.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_LS_1.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_LS_2.JPG

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64910-15_LS_3.JPG


Two weeks into 12/12 and there ya have it for all in the table. Everything is kickin pretty good.
I will change the res this weekend and flush a day and then kick the bloom nute regime for week 3-6.

Tex

[Guest]

lookin good man, glad to see everything so healthy, it's a trip watching your thread feels so familiar :p

THC

[zeppelindood]

hot babes ~ :cool:

[Guest]

Pulled all plants last night and gave them a serious thinning of lower leaves and giant fans. I like better light penetration to the lower as well as air circulation throughout the forest.

I flushed the res. and replaced with 37 gallons of water. I added Pure Blend Pro flower, Cal-Mag, Silica Blast, Liquid karma and Top Max until the res was sittin at about 1100 ppm. Normally I would have run a couple of flood cycles before I added the nutes but I was high and before I knew it I had already added the nutes, oh well. (Do as I say , not as I do.hahaha).

I bent the Willie Nelsons over today and started trainin them down a little. They seem to be real plyable in the stem so you can just bend them over and tie. I snapped one big ass main stem almost in half but it is going to make it, you watch.

I will run the nute level here for a few days and watch the plants and then add from there.

Tex

[hieagle420]

Hey TEX
Looking good there my friend...YOu still haev the NYCD that BG sent ya??? if not i got it and will be happy to send it to ya... :abduct: Keep It Green and Stay Safe.. HE

[Guest]

update? :D


THC

[Guest]

Sorry for no update. I have been crazy buzy lately and I took some killer meds this weekend and wasn't worth a shit all weekend.

Everything is kickin and I will try and get pics up for the weekend

Tex

[Guest]

Check my gallery for new pics.

Check the awesome NLK, I love this plant

Ultimate Moonshine looking killer as well as the Lifesaver, Raspberry creme, and all hail the Willie Nelson

Tex

[clearcutter]

The Willie Nelson is looking good. Can't wait to read a smoke report on it.

[Guest]

Some more pics if it works right

Ultimate Moonshine
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_UM_2-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_UM_2.JPG)http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_UM-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_UM.JPG)http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_UM_1-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_UM_1.JPG)



K2

Tex

Guess not, no thumbnails. I can't figure it out yet Hehe





http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_K2-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_K2.JPG)
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_K2_2-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_K2_2.JPG)http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_K2_1-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_K2_1.JPG)

[Guest]

Nutes in the closet
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_Nutes-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_Nutes.JPG)

Raspberry Creme
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_Raspberry_Creme-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_Raspberry_Creme.JPG)
http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_RC_3-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_RC_3.JPG)

Tex

[Guest]

Northern Lights x Kush from ********

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_NLK_2-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_NLK_2.JPG)http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_NLK_3-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_NLK_3.JPG)http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_NLK-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_NLK.JPG)http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_NLK_1-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_NLK_1.JPG)
One of my favorite ladies

Here is the herijuana just before I chopped her cross dressin ass

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_Herijuana-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64911-14_Herijuana.JPG)

Tex

[Guest]

I pulled something like 3.5 oz off the last one FF

Kush Kush Kush

Tex

[Teresa]

As always looking killer T.K. !!!!

[Guest]

Your to kind T

Post some of those trees you grow up there in the Great White North.hehe

Tex

[PNW_grown]

man texas, you ever take a break??? :) I always enjoy stopping by your threads cause its always something new and fun... good luck man. hey, make sure you let me know when you start that arts blend. I really cant wait to see what you do with it. There are a few others that i sent it to who have started grow threads, but i look forward to yours. peace and good luck bro

[Guest]

Thanks PNW

I am going to run the Art's blend real soon. I will probably drop the beans in the next two weeks

Tex

[fallenangel]

beutifull grow!!! what wattage light do you use tex??

[Guest]

I use (2) 600 Hortilux hps bulbs in a super spectrum daul bulb housing

Tex

[Guest]

Tex you big show off. Shit looks good man. Hydro good. I cant wait to switch fully back to hydro and get back to them yields like yours. Keep up the good work!

Blatant :wave:

[fallenangel]

wow !! 1200 watts divided by 9 sqft= 133.333 watts per sq ft !!! wow !! no heat problems?

[Guest]

My space is actually 4' x 4' x 9' with the 3x3 table in the middle so I am closer to 75 watts per sq.ft.

Heat is not a problem, I have a 440 cfm cannister fan pulling directly from the fixtures holes and my rooms are sealed so it actually pulls a vacuum between the two rooms.

Tex

[Guest]

Nice, This grow is gonna be rockin'

Will be checking on this

[fallenangel]

ahh . i looked at your first page and it looked like your table was pushed to the walls....

[Teresa]

Your to kind T

Post some of those trees you grow up there in the Great White North.hehe

Tex


Maybe it is high time to start up a thread getting close to flipping what should be my biggest grow to date :) .

[Guest]

Post'em up T

And flip the lights to flower for god sake.hehe

Tex

[Guest]

yo tex.

you didnt toss those grapefruits did ya?

they are fine, but there is a chance that they may hermie late into flowering, and it is very minimal, easily taken care of.

THC

[Guest]

No way THC, they are looking killer and smell really nice.

I start to flush this weekend so I am a week or so out from the chopper

Tex

[Guest]

good deal :) they're great right away dried, but it takes a month or so of cure time to really get the wicked flavor goin on.

THC

[Bonzo]

hello texas kid! very very healthy, i am thinking of going organic, sounds like a good thing. would love to see all your plants in the table, it must be a bit crowded! your lighting setup has convinced me to bigger with my new lights.once again looks great dude.

[Guest]

Here is the Northern Lights x Kush from clone, a real fav!!!!

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_NLK1-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_NLK1.JPG)

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_NLK2-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_NLK2.JPG)

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_NLK-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_NLK.JPG)

Here is the Raspberry Creme from clone, great smell, smoke, and appearance but weak yield

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_RC1-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_RC1.JPG)

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/6496-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/6496.JPG)

Here is some Lifesaver

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_LS21-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_LS21.JPG)

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6LS3-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6LS3.JPG)

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_LS2-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_LS2.JPG)

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_LS-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-6_LS.JPG)
I'm really diggin the blue finish of this Lifesaver, Mwhaaaaahaaaa
The choppin blocks a callin
Tex

[wickyd]

how many days flowering are you into now on those TK? The buds looks ginormous, I hope mine grow that size.....

wickyd

[Guest]

65 days today and tomorrow I will toss into darkness

Tex

[Guest]

Here is a pic of the NLK kickin. I like to run this plant longer than most but I like the buzz that way. A real crowd pleaser.


http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-16_NLK-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-16_NLK.JPG)


Tex

[Guest]

Here some hangin out to dry. I did it in stages this time, doing a selective harvest of whole plants every three to four days.


http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-16_hangin_1-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-16_hangin_1.JPG)http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-16_Hangin-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-16_Hangin.JPG)

Lifesaver and Great White Shark

Next round gettin ready, Sour Bubble 2BX and Blackberry S1

http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-16_SB_and_BB-thumb.JPG (http://www.icmag.com/gallery/data/500/64912-16_SB_and_BB.JPG)

Tex

[Guest]

hell yeah she is dude, that's a very nice plant there..... everyone round these parts loves her too.

you all finished with everything else then, dried and ready to go?

happen to have any dried bud shots? :D just curious as to how everything turned out.... looks like you did a masterful job, and shall be balls deep in the rewards for the forseeable future :D

take care

THC

edit : oops , looks like i was a bit early on asking :D

[Guest]

Absolutely THC, a virtual buffet line of budz down here. I still have the 3 Willie Nelson, 1 Ultimate Moonshine, and I NLK under the lights.

I have harvested, dried, and put all in jars for further curing except for the Great White Shark and the Lifesaver hangin. I still need to manicure and jar up those two plants. The Great White Shark is a friggin monster plant, great producer as well, can't wait to smoke. The Raspberry cream ended up at about 3 oz's from the 2 plants but what a smell.

Grapefruit, grapefruit, grapefruit, now there is something to write home about. I love this plant! Killer big fluffy but dense budz, killer smell, excellent high, and the buds look like something right out of the Cannabible. Ooooooweee man, this is nice. Thanks to the "THC" clone angel :wink:

K2 is another that will kick you square between the eyes. Sugar coated nugz and a friggin crippling buzz. Do not operate heavy machinery on the shit for sure. 1 killer bong rip and your toast. Very nice, the taste and smell as well as the bag appeal are crazy. Thanks again to that "THC" angel

I will jack with my macro setting on the camera tonight and see if I can make something happen.

Tex

[Guest]

har har har, good to hear brotherman, glad the ladies treated you right , knew they were heading into good hands :D

i love to see what others can do with the stuff i got goin too.... gives me something to strive for i guess :yummy:

i'm extremely happy that you like em, cause i know i really loved those few southern belles i had a chance to play with.

THC

[mrwags]

Hey TK just curious, Those babies you got ready for the next round? How often do you flood them. My first time using ready grow and yes ebb and flow was curious have been going by the lifting of the pot so far and keeping notes.


Mr.Wags

[Guest]

Seems like everytime I post on one of your threads TK I'm using adjectives like awesome, incredible, outstanding, phenominal, impressive, striking! As always bro......... :yummy:

[Guest]

I'll add to your praise Tk, very nice grow. I wish I could get my setup dialed in like you have. Gotta get a bigger light for one thing.

Great Job.

[Guest]

Thanks all for the undiserved praise. At least I can do this pretty good now.hehe

Wags, I flood for 30 to 45 minutes every four hours or so when the lights are on and ontime right in the middle of the dark cycle. By the time I put mine into the flood the roots are pretty much at the bottom of the pot so I only flood a very shallow amount. I flood like an 1-1/2"-2" up the side of the pot. One spacer in the drain tube hieght for the flood table. I am going to cut back on my flood cycles though, because these are basically my schedules for Hydrotron and I think the Ready Gro holds alot more moiture over time. We'll see.

Tex

[mrwags]

That is what I have Found Tk. I have these pots hold moisture for 3 days. I've gotten some Skunk Specials and Some Nl X BB from Gypsy. The Nl rooted like little bitches but the Skunks are taking there sweet little Time. I to am only flooding 1 -1 1/2 inches up (Got that From your Last grow) but Got some yellowing from the lower leaves and felt I was watering to much. Backed off the watering waited for the pots to get light ( a day or 2) and the yellowing stopped. I even took and filled and empty pot and put under the light (400 Hortilux blue) and after 3 days at 77 degrees an inch and a half of the bottom was still soggy and evenly wet throughout the pot. Please don't laugh TK but when I post my own grow (no hijacking here) I've copied about everything I could (except talent years away on that one) even down to the aerocloner,the rapid rooters,pbp,lq,cal mag,and of course Ready Gro in the same size pots. If I fail now it's my own damn fault. I've been floodind once a day now and was afraid I was doing something wrong?


Mr.Wags

[Guest]

Waggs, I flood more times than that now with no problems. You might look at your ph level and get it up a little to uptake the Mag in the nutes, that might help with the yellowing.

I think I will cut my flood cycles back just to see what happens but this is my third run with the Ready Gro and these cycles with great results.

No failin allowed here bro, we are all here to help. Even if you trash the grow you learn alot each time so all is not lost.

Good growin

Tex