Bringing Cush Back!
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Merry Christmas ICMag
Merry Christmas ICMag
Day 29 Update
Done with Bud Ignitor.
Still haven't installed my new duct.
Carbon filter came in the nick of time, smells funky and I needed that to be contained.
Dropped in the screen today, moved the floppers by the wall to rig them with some plant velcro.
I don't plan on moving the plants again until harvest. I might need to raise or increase the support for the floppers by the wall, and hopefully I'll be raising the screen at least once.
time for pictures!
Pic 1 is of just 1 of the floppers, check out that rhino skin at work!
Pic 2 is of the same plant after she went under the screen, those nugs were BENT getting them in that screen. learning lesson : screen is always needed, set it up right away!
Pic 3 is of the girls in their cage
Pic 4 and 5 are different screen perspectives.
Pic 6 and 7 are of the Nute burn
I know a few of my girls are suffering, and I am unsure of the source of the burn. Have since decreased base nutes and additives with a few more measures.
Pic 8 is of the same top cola I take a shot of for each update. Its directly under the light.
Pic 9 is of a cola floppin ^_^
Pic 10 is last but not least of todays antics, its a picture of one of the buds that at one point, fitting into the screen was in the shape of a n lol. They are currently bent over like 90 degrees but I bet in a day or 2 they will be upright and firm.
Thats all folks.
Merry Chrismas!
Merry Christmas ICMag
Day 29 Update
Done with Bud Ignitor.
Still haven't installed my new duct.
Carbon filter came in the nick of time, smells funky and I needed that to be contained.
Dropped in the screen today, moved the floppers by the wall to rig them with some plant velcro.
I don't plan on moving the plants again until harvest. I might need to raise or increase the support for the floppers by the wall, and hopefully I'll be raising the screen at least once.
time for pictures!
Pic 1 is of just 1 of the floppers, check out that rhino skin at work!
Pic 2 is of the same plant after she went under the screen, those nugs were BENT getting them in that screen. learning lesson : screen is always needed, set it up right away!
Pic 3 is of the girls in their cage
Pic 4 and 5 are different screen perspectives.
Pic 6 and 7 are of the Nute burn
I know a few of my girls are suffering, and I am unsure of the source of the burn. Have since decreased base nutes and additives with a few more measures. Pic 8 is of the same top cola I take a shot of for each update. Its directly under the light.
Pic 9 is of a cola floppin ^_^
Pic 10 is last but not least of todays antics, its a picture of one of the buds that at one point, fitting into the screen was in the shape of a n lol. They are currently bent over like 90 degrees but I bet in a day or 2 they will be upright and firm.
Thats all folks.
Merry Chrismas!
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TribalSeeds
Fuck!
No fliers, never seen one with wings. Only way I found out was I flushed one plant and there were tons of red ass'd root aphids in the flush... Went through each cube to see a few crawling around.
I don't have a HUGE infestation. The voodoo juice has been helping me and the hygrozyme is probably the only reason I haven't noticed sooner.
I can't use any chemicals like Bayer Fruit Veg Citrus with less than 30 days left in bloom. And that stuff requires 45 days before harvest.
I don't have a HUGE infestation. The voodoo juice has been helping me and the hygrozyme is probably the only reason I haven't noticed sooner.
I can't use any chemicals like Bayer Fruit Veg Citrus with less than 30 days left in bloom. And that stuff requires 45 days before harvest.
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TribalSeeds
Fuck!
Merry Xmas, btw!
Botaniguard might be an option.
Hygrozyme, h202 or those other beneficials dont do a damn thing to aphids.
Merry Xmas, btw!
Botaniguard might be an option.
Hygrozyme, h202 or those other beneficials dont do a damn thing to aphids.
And theres your answer on why Ive decided to use a proactive approach to pest control.
Sorry to hear about the ra bud.
hahaha dude its okay, but hahaha that made me laugh.
Happy Holidays sir! How's the house comin along?
Hygrozyme is helping the plants by providing more nutrients to use and cleaning up the dead matter. Its not doing shit to the aphids, but it is helping the plants with dealing with them.
And Voodoo Juice protects my roots, isn't a guarantee but it provides a layer of beneficials for the aphids to work through first.
Mini Update
Mini Update
12/29/12 Day 34 Week 4
tomorrow will be the first sunday I haven't had a single responsibility weighing me down, in a long time.
I'm going to have a BIG update tomorrow.
Tmrws update includes:
Another major mistake made by me through a lack of experience and guidance that I will talk about in detail. This will address the Nute burn and Nutrient use.
Root Aphid History/Showdown.
Looking ahead, planning and preparing for harvest.
For now I put up two pictures to show you how everything is coming along right now.
Tune in tomorrow for more pictures, details about whats been happening and stories to learn from, laugh at or be stupefied by, remember, I started growing weed with AN Connoisseur bloom nutes ^_^
Mini Update
12/29/12 Day 34 Week 4
tomorrow will be the first sunday I haven't had a single responsibility weighing me down, in a long time.
I'm going to have a BIG update tomorrow.
Tmrws update includes:
Another major mistake made by me through a lack of experience and guidance that I will talk about in detail. This will address the Nute burn and Nutrient use.
Root Aphid History/Showdown.
Looking ahead, planning and preparing for harvest.
For now I put up two pictures to show you how everything is coming along right now.
Tune in tomorrow for more pictures, details about whats been happening and stories to learn from, laugh at or be stupefied by, remember, I started growing weed with AN Connoisseur bloom nutes ^_^
So you took the tops off at 49 days, how long did the rest of it need to finish?
Thx for stopping by, your cush looks dank!
Ok on my next run here coming up i'll be using Connie, Koolbloom both powder and liquid, Kushie Kush, Bud Candy, Silica Blast
S_a_H
What Not To Do
What Not To Do
So when it came to vegging, I got it all screwed up on what to do when it came to feeding plants. Started using Connoisseur because I was advised to only for the adviser and I to realize its only for bloom later on after the Nute burn was extreme and I wasn't over fertilizing.
After learning from that mistake and locking in the Sensi Grow I then learned that plants like to eat too! I used to only feed with small portions of water, 100ml for a rockwool cube that should get 250ml. Made the same mistake with the big Hugos but beyond all my bullshit, the plants still grew strong, just not fast.
After a good while in Veg I was really comfortable with growing, feeling confident I still wasn't sure what to do when it came to flowering and so I asked around. I got good information and bad, I got actual help, and complete rubbish. After sorting through all the info I felt confident again that it wasn't all that different from what I was doing and proceeded to flower.
My good growing friend didn't advise me with flowering and how to feed and use the nutrients. I had other friends who through my interpretation were not as credible as my friend who brought over the flowers he grew, who tried to guide me with only a few of their ideas taken into consideration.
Well my friend came over this week, and boy, did I hear it again. Was funny but also upsetting knowing I wasn't doing as actually good as I thought I was. After 10 minutes of discussing and going over my feeding methods my friend pointed out all my mistakes causing the biggest problem I have, Nutrient Burn.
What I haven't been doing correctly due to my lack of ambition for the truth is using the additives and a feeding program for the plants. I was feeding with additives every feed, wasn't flushing bi-weekly, and I wasn't using my Hygrozyme correctly.
The constant stacking up of the additives with the base every day has really put a toll on the plants. At first it wasn't alarming and looked like a little burn from the conni as expected. But this past week and a half the plants have been burning up. Top that off with no periodic flushes and not using the zyme to its full capabilities has shown.
What To Do Now
After figuring out what I was doing wrong my friend sat me down and we created a program to finish my flowering phase properly.
First off is a bi-weekly flush. Today I will flush the plants, I probably won't flush again because next flush will be week 7 and I was advised not to flush that week and straight feed to finish up flowering.
So day 1 of flowering should begin with a flush, this washes out leftovers from the veg phase, helps the plant clean up and gets it ready for the bloom nutrients. Day 2 is Base nutrients only. Day 3 is Additives and the base. Days 4-7 are Base feeds only. Day 8(week 2) you don't flush but instead you feed with water and hygrozyme only, or what ever enzymes you use. Then you Begin as if it's week one again, day 9 base nutes only, day 10 base + additives, day 11-14 Base only. Then repeat, biweekly flush and biweekly zyme feed. Keeps the medium clean and plants healthy, creates a strong feed pattern and is the easiest way to use Nutrients properly, for me. This process repeats up to week 7 in which there is no flush because week 8 is pure flush.
There you have it, the entire reason why my plants are bunt the fuck up, because I didn't take the time to acquire this knowledge beforehand. But it made me raise a question about vegging with additives and it goes the same, just once a week, and then I realized, I used too many additives in Veg too...
Pictures included to show the damage. The bud hairs are even burnt up, unless this plant has mature hairs at day 35.
What Not To Do
So when it came to vegging, I got it all screwed up on what to do when it came to feeding plants. Started using Connoisseur because I was advised to only for the adviser and I to realize its only for bloom later on after the Nute burn was extreme and I wasn't over fertilizing.
After learning from that mistake and locking in the Sensi Grow I then learned that plants like to eat too! I used to only feed with small portions of water, 100ml for a rockwool cube that should get 250ml. Made the same mistake with the big Hugos but beyond all my bullshit, the plants still grew strong, just not fast.
After a good while in Veg I was really comfortable with growing, feeling confident I still wasn't sure what to do when it came to flowering and so I asked around. I got good information and bad, I got actual help, and complete rubbish. After sorting through all the info I felt confident again that it wasn't all that different from what I was doing and proceeded to flower.
My good growing friend didn't advise me with flowering and how to feed and use the nutrients. I had other friends who through my interpretation were not as credible as my friend who brought over the flowers he grew, who tried to guide me with only a few of their ideas taken into consideration.
Well my friend came over this week, and boy, did I hear it again. Was funny but also upsetting knowing I wasn't doing as actually good as I thought I was. After 10 minutes of discussing and going over my feeding methods my friend pointed out all my mistakes causing the biggest problem I have, Nutrient Burn.
What I haven't been doing correctly due to my lack of ambition for the truth is using the additives and a feeding program for the plants. I was feeding with additives every feed, wasn't flushing bi-weekly, and I wasn't using my Hygrozyme correctly.
The constant stacking up of the additives with the base every day has really put a toll on the plants. At first it wasn't alarming and looked like a little burn from the conni as expected. But this past week and a half the plants have been burning up. Top that off with no periodic flushes and not using the zyme to its full capabilities has shown.
What To Do Now
After figuring out what I was doing wrong my friend sat me down and we created a program to finish my flowering phase properly.
First off is a bi-weekly flush. Today I will flush the plants, I probably won't flush again because next flush will be week 7 and I was advised not to flush that week and straight feed to finish up flowering.
So day 1 of flowering should begin with a flush, this washes out leftovers from the veg phase, helps the plant clean up and gets it ready for the bloom nutrients. Day 2 is Base nutrients only. Day 3 is Additives and the base. Days 4-7 are Base feeds only. Day 8(week 2) you don't flush but instead you feed with water and hygrozyme only, or what ever enzymes you use. Then you Begin as if it's week one again, day 9 base nutes only, day 10 base + additives, day 11-14 Base only. Then repeat, biweekly flush and biweekly zyme feed. Keeps the medium clean and plants healthy, creates a strong feed pattern and is the easiest way to use Nutrients properly, for me. This process repeats up to week 7 in which there is no flush because week 8 is pure flush.
There you have it, the entire reason why my plants are bunt the fuck up, because I didn't take the time to acquire this knowledge beforehand. But it made me raise a question about vegging with additives and it goes the same, just once a week, and then I realized, I used too many additives in Veg too...
Pictures included to show the damage. The bud hairs are even burnt up, unless this plant has mature hairs at day 35.
Root Aphids SUCK!
Root Aphids SUCK!
History
Straight up, I had root aphids from clone. The very first clone, back in April of this year.
At first my clone provider was a good friend and we chilled and after I got a new pot and some crap Miracle Grow soil, I started LST and then one day tons and tons and tons of tiny little red bugs, tiny as fuck were crawling around. Dem niggahs was root aphid babies, looking for the next pot to fuck. But I only had that one plant, in that one pot.
I told my clone provider, and this guy, this guy told me they were good bugs for my soil and plant... mother fucker. I recently gave him a nice lecture on what to do and not to do when it comes to helping others.
So I had this green crack growing man, it was sexy, pictures of her from back in the day provided. Everything was good for a long time, I was cloning with root riots, using rockwool detla 10 cubes instead of more pots with soil. It was really all gravy till about end of august this year. That mother plant and miracle grow soil only lasted so long. I was really attached to her but holy shit did she get twisted.
Took my last batch of clones and saw her farewell. She had mushrooms growing out of the soil, and spring tails all over the place, it was a mess and no chance of saving that plant.
So everything is gravy until early october. I always checked the roots on the bottom of the cubes to see how they were doing and one day noticed tiny little black lines on the roots. They were fucking crawling lines! I freaked got pesticide, Bayer Fruit, Citrus and Veg and flushed. The tiny black things turned out to be spring tails, but it was too late. BUT I noticed a Red Ass'd Root Aphid. It looked like a mite of some sort, did some research on MITES not aphids and found that brown mites would be a good predatory insect for the rootzone, idk what kind. So I was like well fuck it, I got a good pest, and the pesticide, im all gravy. Sprayed everything down with fungicide the day after I removed the pile of decay and mold from the room.
Now its fucking 2013 and whats on my plate folks? THOSE DAMN'D ROOT APHIDS. Little ****s have been buggerin around in my garden this whole fawking time... or was there a flyer that got into my home and garden... regardless the case, I have root aphids and its pretty much too late to do anything, day 35 in bloom.
I can't use the pesticide for the Aphids. I don't have an outbreak, or a swarm, a massive infestation, or visually impacting problem from them. I know they are doing damage but I have a few teammates in this battle. My voodoo juice/piranha provide a layer of protection from the bacteria colonizing onto the roots. The hygrozyme is cleaning up the dead shit in the medium and turning it into more nutrients helping sustain new growth.
I still have new root shoots on the cubes, they are always pumping out new roots, and in all directions, some roots have grown up out of the roockwool on top only to be air pruned.
The root aphids aren't strong in numbers, I can only find one or two per cube on the outsides, unsure of how many are working on those rootballs.
I'm finishing up this grow, cleaning house. Everything is getting a clean, especially the carpet. I'll be lining my grow space next run with Orca or panda film to ensure the room is air sealed, water proof and even more reflective. I fear the carpet and carpets are the #1 factor in causing problems for grow rooms. Between housing mold, moisture, and pests, its function-less, hate the stuff.
This post was just for me to fall back upon and to provide a little insight into my plants lives because its interesting to see and know all the facts some times and piece the puzzle together to be happy with or unhappy with the end result.
Root Aphids SUCK!
History
Straight up, I had root aphids from clone. The very first clone, back in April of this year.
At first my clone provider was a good friend and we chilled and after I got a new pot and some crap Miracle Grow soil, I started LST and then one day tons and tons and tons of tiny little red bugs, tiny as fuck were crawling around. Dem niggahs was root aphid babies, looking for the next pot to fuck. But I only had that one plant, in that one pot.
I told my clone provider, and this guy, this guy told me they were good bugs for my soil and plant... mother fucker. I recently gave him a nice lecture on what to do and not to do when it comes to helping others.
So I had this green crack growing man, it was sexy, pictures of her from back in the day provided. Everything was good for a long time, I was cloning with root riots, using rockwool detla 10 cubes instead of more pots with soil. It was really all gravy till about end of august this year. That mother plant and miracle grow soil only lasted so long. I was really attached to her but holy shit did she get twisted.
Took my last batch of clones and saw her farewell. She had mushrooms growing out of the soil, and spring tails all over the place, it was a mess and no chance of saving that plant.
So everything is gravy until early october. I always checked the roots on the bottom of the cubes to see how they were doing and one day noticed tiny little black lines on the roots. They were fucking crawling lines! I freaked got pesticide, Bayer Fruit, Citrus and Veg and flushed. The tiny black things turned out to be spring tails, but it was too late. BUT I noticed a Red Ass'd Root Aphid. It looked like a mite of some sort, did some research on MITES not aphids and found that brown mites would be a good predatory insect for the rootzone, idk what kind. So I was like well fuck it, I got a good pest, and the pesticide, im all gravy. Sprayed everything down with fungicide the day after I removed the pile of decay and mold from the room.
Now its fucking 2013 and whats on my plate folks? THOSE DAMN'D ROOT APHIDS. Little ****s have been buggerin around in my garden this whole fawking time... or was there a flyer that got into my home and garden... regardless the case, I have root aphids and its pretty much too late to do anything, day 35 in bloom.
I can't use the pesticide for the Aphids. I don't have an outbreak, or a swarm, a massive infestation, or visually impacting problem from them. I know they are doing damage but I have a few teammates in this battle. My voodoo juice/piranha provide a layer of protection from the bacteria colonizing onto the roots. The hygrozyme is cleaning up the dead shit in the medium and turning it into more nutrients helping sustain new growth.
I still have new root shoots on the cubes, they are always pumping out new roots, and in all directions, some roots have grown up out of the roockwool on top only to be air pruned.
The root aphids aren't strong in numbers, I can only find one or two per cube on the outsides, unsure of how many are working on those rootballs.
I'm finishing up this grow, cleaning house. Everything is getting a clean, especially the carpet. I'll be lining my grow space next run with Orca or panda film to ensure the room is air sealed, water proof and even more reflective. I fear the carpet and carpets are the #1 factor in causing problems for grow rooms. Between housing mold, moisture, and pests, its function-less, hate the stuff.
This post was just for me to fall back upon and to provide a little insight into my plants lives because its interesting to see and know all the facts some times and piece the puzzle together to be happy with or unhappy with the end result.
Harvest Prep/Plan
Harvest Prep/Plan
So its day 35, and the humidity is hovering in the low 60s and high 50s.
I got good latex medical gloves to wear, bags for the trim, plant waste, cubes, and a new 5 gallon bucket to collect the little nugs. Got new Pint glass jars.
I have the screen from my window that I plant to use as a means of drying the larf. I also plan on relocating and positioning the screen used to cage the girls as support. That screen will be used to hang the big plants.
I have trimming sheers and can only think of a dehumidifier as my missing key tool in this procedure.
I want to cure most of my bud, but will dry out an ounce to medicate.
Trim is going to a friend to make me BHO.
Looking for advise on how to properly harvest the plants. I will begin my research and will have my good growing friend helping.
Maybe even a step by step tutorial or guide for reference? I like to combine, compare and learn from all methods and angles on these subjects so please chime in if you'd like, I would appreciate it.
I'll be updating my harvest plans. Anything else I need to harvest, trim, dry, and cure buds besides a trim machine?
Harvest Prep/Plan
So its day 35, and the humidity is hovering in the low 60s and high 50s.
I got good latex medical gloves to wear, bags for the trim, plant waste, cubes, and a new 5 gallon bucket to collect the little nugs. Got new Pint glass jars.
I have the screen from my window that I plant to use as a means of drying the larf. I also plan on relocating and positioning the screen used to cage the girls as support. That screen will be used to hang the big plants.
I have trimming sheers and can only think of a dehumidifier as my missing key tool in this procedure.
I want to cure most of my bud, but will dry out an ounce to medicate.
Trim is going to a friend to make me BHO.
Looking for advise on how to properly harvest the plants. I will begin my research and will have my good growing friend helping.
Maybe even a step by step tutorial or guide for reference? I like to combine, compare and learn from all methods and angles on these subjects so please chime in if you'd like, I would appreciate it.
I'll be updating my harvest plans. Anything else I need to harvest, trim, dry, and cure buds besides a trim machine?
12/30/12 Day 35 Week 5
12/30/12 Day 35 Week 5
Alright time to set things right!
Today's antics comprise of a FLUSH!
Delta 10 cubes watered with 250 ml will get a 500 ml flush.
Delta 10's on Hugo's get fed with 500 ml and will get a 1 Liter Flush.
On the road to recovery. Tomorrow is going to be a Base only feed.
Oh and this flushing business is going to make me get a nice table, and tray set up to flood and drain or use a ebb/flo system with.
12/30/12 Day 35 Week 5
Alright time to set things right!
Today's antics comprise of a FLUSH!
Delta 10 cubes watered with 250 ml will get a 500 ml flush.
Delta 10's on Hugo's get fed with 500 ml and will get a 1 Liter Flush.
On the road to recovery. Tomorrow is going to be a Base only feed.
Oh and this flushing business is going to make me get a nice table, and tray set up to flood and drain or use a ebb/flo system with.
T
TribalSeeds
You arent gonna need a dehuey to dry that crop.
Up to about 70% is fine.
Just move some air around.
RH will be around 30% next few weeks in SoCal.
Up to about 70% is fine.
Just move some air around.
RH will be around 30% next few weeks in SoCal.
I know, its my biggest dilemma right now. I can't find a good used Dehuey and new ones are a hefty investment I'm not prepared for.
