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[Arminius]

The ECSD, and USD have been placed in jars and are curing for the next couple of weeks, but it is very smokeable right now; low nutes and a week flush make a difference... Both smoke real well, super sugary, and very intense high. 76 day ECSD is going to be a regular in my head stash. I will post pictures later.
I was gone for the weekend at a Celtic Faire in Sonora, lots of smoke, and good music. Before I left I pulled an all nighter getting the next 6 ECSD in their screens.
The Blue Dragon might be having some lock out issues. I got the claw at 600 ppms (.5), and the ppms stopped dropping. Flushed, and defoliated for the last time. They are in the middle of week 7, and I need to get them kicked back in gear.
After I post harvest pics, I will be letting this thread drop off and create a new thread next week or so. I will keep a link to this thread as the "build" thread, and focus on dialage on the new one.

 

[DHF]

The good , the bad , and the ugly......That`s why we appreciate honesty Bro.....

Hardta diagnose "Clawin" in a fast hydro setup cuz it can be "many" things....

Hope yas get em hoonin again as well as good harvey numbers too Arm....

Keep dialin Bro....Respect...DHF........

 

[megayields]

Hardly wait for some pics, sorry for the clawin?.....I also forgot to call you yesterday cuz I was busy getting ready to travel again for 2 weeks....keep it green bro!

 

[Arminius]

Hardly wait for some pics, sorry for the clawin?.....I also forgot to call you yesterday cuz I was busy getting ready to travel again for 2 weeks....keep it green bro!

Meant to call you too, but getting home at midnight Sunday, then daylight savings... Needless to say Monday was a wash. I have a Pop Warner meeting tomorrow night, if you get a chance during the day tomorrow give me a call.

 

[Arminius]

The good , the bad , and the ugly......That`s why we appreciate honesty Bro.....

Hardta diagnose "Clawin" in a fast hydro setup cuz it can be "many" things....

Hope yas get em hoonin again as well as good harvey numbers too Arm....

Keep dialin Bro....Respect...DHF........

Thanks for stopping in Freds! I am suspecting it is a PH issue. My continuous meter broke about 3 months ago, and I am still waiting on a replacement... My hand held broke as well, so I have been assuming the PH was optimal, like it had been. Went and picked up a new meter and my PH at 7 weeks into flower was ~5.2! I brought it up to 6.4 for now, and hopefully should see the ppms start dropping again. I tried the PH test solution, but I never felt comfortable using that. I had a bad gut feeling that I was flying in the dark, next time trust the gut!

 

[Arminius]

I am going to take pictures of the last harvest right now. The yield was below expectations, but I had several issues this round. The stunted Chocolope yielded 4oz for two plants, the USD and ECSD both yielded 3oz per plant, for an even pound. To calculate the gpw will be a pain in the ass, since the second bulb did not even come on til stretch, and the chocolope's never used it. For the sake of comparison, I think it is about .5 gpw. I ended up with 6-8oz of quality trim/larf that will go to my extractor. Every time I tried to trim some larf, I would say to myself "this shit is getting trimmed off next time!" I presume that I could have picked up at least another 3-4 ounces if I trimmed the laterals, and suckers as I should have...
Be back later with pictures.

 

[Arminius]

Chocolope Harvest Pics

Chocolope Harvest Pics

Here is the Chocolope. 2/6 plants using one 600w yielded 4oz. The smoke is very trippy, and racy. I have one of the plants in re-veg in case I want to run it again.

 

[Ichabod Crane]

Dang man I never got a lighter out of my buds. Just some stems leaves and a few random seeds.

 

[Arminius]

USD Harvest Pics

USD Harvest Pics

Here is the USD. 2/6 plants using approximately 900w yielded 6oz. The smoke is POTENT! I am not sure if mine would test the same as Bobbles, but it should be damn close. Took it all the way to 76 days, and I think a day later would have reduced potency. The trichomes are between 10-20% amber with the rest cloudy. I have cuttings in the cloner that will fill the third donut hopefully...

 

[Arminius]

ECSD Harvest Pics

ECSD Harvest Pics

The ECSD yielded the same as the USD within a couple of grams with the same conditions and light usage. The smell is intoxicating, the smoke leaves you asking "am I too high?" Last night my arms were all warm and tingly... I have 6 monsters that have started to stretch in flower now, I have a feeling I will be bending tops over on that round.

 

[DHF]

Bro.....If I was there I`d haveta turn yas over my knee for runnin RDWC without a properly calibrated PH meter......but....

Them girls look killer all trimmed out into their lil golfball asses....USD as well as the ECSD are money in the bank....

Fuckabuncha racy trippy speedy Chocolope......for this old fart anyways...and I`m sure folks love that shit in medville , but fer me......

I gotta have insomnia/arthritis meds and the hybrids do it for me cuz I couldn`t ever bring myself ta grow slow ass indica dom`s that`d definitely help my conditions but take forever to harvey....so.....

Arm.......Do this for me AND you.....If your buckets are truly recirculating and exchanging buncha juice volume , when yas swap out/top off , "whatever" your Rez schedule is set your PH @ 5.5 and let it drift to 5.9 as the plants eat and not another point higher before rinsin and repeatin , and your bitches will thank yas for it guaranteed.....

When yas go over 6 in a fast hydro setup , lockouts and imbalances happen quick , as well as if the plants aren`t eatin and PH drops as in what you`re experiencing right now....and yeah....

The clawin`s definitely PH related but hydro`s easily adjusted as long as the plant`s haven`t suffered too much.....but 6.4 PH is the range for peat moss/soiless/more acidic medium substrate , not fast hydro.....Anyways....

Keep up the good work and stay on top of yer PH Bro...

Peace....Freds..........

 

[Arminius]

Thanks Freds! Yeah, I am kicking myself in the ass for not replacing my PH pen. My continuous meter broke 3-4 months ago, and I was expecting a quick replacement, little did I know, Hanna recently changed it's return policy...
Anyways, have a new meter in there now so that I can continuously monitor the PH as well as the EC.
I take your point about the Chocolope, and may just keep the Chocolope for head stash, I will see what the feedback is.
Once again, thanks for your feedback, always great advise, even if some of it is baby shit, and I should/do know better.

 

[megayields]

Hell Arminus I would have LOANED you my ph pen if you needed it (slaps forehead)....that shit looks great, we are still curing ours......I'm back in town...long story but will be here till Monday or possibly later.....but that USD/ECSD and Chocolope look awesome, now you are going to have to test mine for me as well

 

[bobblehead]

I am not sure if mine would test the same as Bobbles,

Mine didn't even test as well as originally reported... They changed the numbers around on me a week or so later, but it was still at 20%. My ECSD tested higher. Chem D tested just below the USD, and the yield is tremendous... Congrats on the nice harvest.

 

[Arminius]

Mine didn't even test as well as originally reported... They changed the numbers around on me a week or so later, but it was still at 20%. My ECSD tested higher. Chem D tested just below the USD, and the yield is tremendous... Congrats on the nice harvest.

Thanks bro! Was gonna say, my ECSD seems more potent. I love the stink of the diesel... Can't wait to see my first mono-cropped Sour D turns out. They have put on 8" in the first 10 days, and should have at least 3 more weeks of stretch.

 

[bobblehead]

Thanks bro! Was gonna say, my ECSD seems more potent. I love the stink of the diesel... Can't wait to see my first mono-cropped Sour D turns out. They have put on 8" in the first 10 days, and should have at least 3 more weeks of stretch.

My ECSD grown in the same room tested higher.... Not much... 1.5%...

 

[megayields]

Did u test the StrawDD?

gratsz on the ECSD ARMINUS sounds like everything is moving ahead....sigh...wish I was home.

 

[Arminius]

gratsz on the ECSD ARMINUS sounds like everything is moving ahead....sigh...wish I was home.

Wish everything was moving ahead, well I guess ahead and not out of control... I am the new Pop Warner President in the Valley, it was either I step in, or no season this year... Then with rain, and emergency jobs, then a bacterial infection in my Blue Dragons killing their growth in mid flower, there is more, but that is enough for now...
I do have everything in hand, it's just a fucking nightmare juggling act. But yeah, I am happy with where I am at right now, just more work and stress than anticipated. Oh, I might pick up a job at our local hydro store, can you say "employee discounts"?

 

[megayields]

Wish everything was moving ahead, well I guess ahead and not out of control... I am the new Pop Warner President in the Valley, it was either I step in, or no season this year... Then with rain, and emergency jobs, then a bacterial infection in my Blue Dragons killing their growth in mid flower, there is more, but that is enough for now...
I do have everything in hand, it's just a fucking nightmare juggling act. But yeah, I am happy with where I am at right now, just more work and stress than anticipated. Oh, I might pick up a job at our local hydro store, can you say "employee discounts"?

Ok sorry bout my whining to you then ....man jusT when you think U have problems. I am truly sorry about your Blue Dragon loss, I know how carefully you monitor your grow, your meticulous. I DO hope you get the job though lol....I need two digital ballasts desperately!

I will call you as soon as I get some sleep and return to SC.

 

[Ichabod Crane]

Well maybe I can cheer you up some. In December I got some cuts from a friend. He was on his way to Florida for the winter. He asked me to root them and give him some plants when he got back so he could hit the ground running when he got back. The cuts had mites and I and I wiped them out fairly quickly, like in two days. So I finally got some into flower and guess what. They are male cuts. I wiped out 13 plants, two that where in flower. 5 where to be flowered in two weeks and the rest where just up planted from beer cups. But hey It's warmer here then there.