Hammerhead's Flashbang- C x Firestorm #18 test grow

OrgAeroMan · Jun 25, 2020

Hammerhead said:
Are you getting any aromas yet?.. All of the ones I have are becoming an issue from the stank. I don't use a scrubber in veg. Im gonna have to hook up a scrubber out there..

Yes, there is a collective skunky pungency when I open the tent, but not much from stem rubs or smelling the plants themselves. I just ordered some labels that should be here in a week, but I'm not sure if I should wait that long. They are really close to being cloned, so I might pick some up today and get it done. The girls could use a good clean up anyway and space is getting tight!

OrgAeroMan · Jul 3, 2020

Here are the girls, their bottoms cleaned up. Clones taken (the 42 on the right), and the greatest size difference. Most are in between the two extremes with some real good uniformity. The clones have maybe another week, and since I took 3-4 from each, I can be fairly confident I will get at least one strong clone per mother. :jump:

Boyd Crowder · Jul 4, 2020

coming along nicely

OrgAeroMan · Jul 11, 2020

Here are the girls all spaced out in the 4x4. Just waiting on another HLG 320 to flower. I'll probably also pot them all up to 3 gals, lollipop and do a light defoliation while I'm waiting on that.
All but a few clones have made it, and any phenos with more than one clone will be flowered as soon as I see the first signs of vertical growth. I saved the failed clones' labels, and will collect replacements when I lollipop.
As you see, the growth is vigorous and lush green. The only dead leaves I have gotten were my own fault for under-watering. All were lower growth and were going to get pulled anyway. Pretty stress free grow so far, even with temps in the 90s and humidity around 70%. Pretty stoked to see these flower, as they smell pretty good in veg.. :hotbounce

Hammerhead · Jul 11, 2020

Awesome, Look forward to seeing what you find in those. I'm diggin the few im runnin

star crash · Jul 11, 2020

Looks good ...

OrgAeroMan · Jul 11, 2020

Thanks fellas, getting pretty close to pulling the trigger here. I hope they get more heatsinks at HLG soon, they are getting huge! Any idea on the amount of stretch once flipped, Hammer?

star crash · Jul 11, 2020

It’s going to be up to you to find that out

Hammerhead · Jul 11, 2020

OrgAeroMan said:
Thanks fellas, getting pretty close to pulling the trigger here. I hope they get more heatsinks at HLG soon, they are getting huge! Any idea on the amount of stretch once flipped, Hammer?

I just flipped mine a few days ago. Both Parents are not big stretchers.

nickman · Jul 11, 2020

Looking good man

OrgAeroMan · Jul 12, 2020

Hammerhead said:
I just flipped mine a few days ago. Both Parents are not big stretchers.

Oh, right on, some are almost 3 feet already and I didn't need them to triple in height!

Hammerhead · Jul 12, 2020

It always depends how big you veg. Were both gonna find out soon

OrgAeroMan · Jul 13, 2020

The girls got put into 3 gallon pots/bags, and sprayed with GrowSafe for the second time. To each 5 gallons of used soil mix I added 2/3c Garden Tone, 1/3c EcoScraps 5-5-5, and a scant 1/3c Greensand. The numbers in the tent have again been reduced, now to 16 of the biggest and baddest. The remaining 6 are with the outdoor plants, 3 of the runts from before and 3 larger runts from today. I still have to defoliate and collect clones from the mothers that didn't root the first round. I will give them a few days to recover from the transplant and spraying, then give them a good thinning. :dance013:

unregistered190 · Jul 13, 2020

Looking great OAM! Those are some happy gals

OrgAeroMan · Jul 15, 2020

Today marks the first dark period the ladies will be getting. I raised the light from about 12-14" to 18", to get more even coverage with the one light. I also cranked the panel from 50% (lowest setting) to 75% (middle setting) raising the ppfd from 250-300 to 500 and the wattage from ~150 to ~250.
I have another 320 Rspec coming, thanks to our buddy Joe. Thanks again for the great deal on a super high quality light! HLG kicks ass, I have had zero complaints and nothing but fantastic results.

OrgAeroMan · Jul 16, 2020

Here are the girls after being lollipoped and defoliated. I got about a shopping bag out of there and they have a lot more room and airflow... for now!

OrgAeroMan · Jul 22, 2020

I received my HLG 320 today, and she is up and running! A very sexy pair indeed!
The last shot is one I can't seem to make happy, she'll be getting her walking papers tomorrow and a healthier specimen will take her place. Just pH-ed water since the up-potting , so I will probably feed tomorrow with 3T of Garden Tone top dressing each.

OrgAeroMan · Jul 23, 2020

I just top dressed with 3T of Garden Tone, and watered it in with 3T Alaska Fish Emulsion and 1T Epsom Salts / 5 gallons of water. Still looking pretty great, especially after the the sickly one got the boot. It was one of the two that wasn't a fan of the intensity of the LEDs. The other one has some slight taco-ing going on, so she may get replaced with another as well.
I'll probably hit them again with GrowSafe tomorrow, on account of plant exchanges, to keep pathogens at bay. I don't like to move stuff from outdoors to in, for obvious reasons, but they are just healthier in general. All of the outside stuff was hit tonight, aside from the one that went in of course, so now all of those have to be done. Better to be safe than sorry, and it's not that big of a hassle to do 16 well trimmed plants.

Hammerhead · Jul 23, 2020

Mine are still doing fine. Patiently waiting

OrgAeroMan · Jul 26, 2020

Another pretty decent defoliation with tonight's watering. They are all waist high or so, and now have a bit more room to transpire without drenching their neighbors. If I can get an oz or more from each (which should be pretty easy), I can hit a pound for the first time in one run in the 4x4

I've come pretty close, but always end up just shy like 13-15 and change. I always put quality ahead of quantity, so as long as its good the numbers don't matter as much. Then to whittle down the winner(s)! There are a couple that I couldn't get cloned, but I will keep trying. I'm having a real bear of a summer cloning for some reason. It could be the 40 degree temperature swings every day, or the humidity that goes from 45-100% a few times a week. Everything gets torn apart and sterilized, and even the neoprene pucks were replaced. I'm going to take some temp readings and maybe adjust the cycle timer accordingly. Pretty much stabbing in the dark at this point, everything seems as it should.... I'll get back to you guys with the temp, and maybe we can crack this thing. It's been a real ball-bag.

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