[Esskie]

As the main strain in my garden has been G13 since the beginning of the summer, there's a decent stash packaged up for the 'long cure', I have more seeds to grow it again whenever?, I decided it was time for a change of strain.

Normally I keep four pods at the end free for my little 'strain excursions' so I can grow upto 4 x large, 8 x med or 12 x small plants in these four 12L pods, normally theres never anymore than 2 per pod if growing from clones but I tend to only grow solo plants in the four end pods as strains can be anything from sats to indicas & everything in between!.

Anyway, this grow is now 5-6wks from germination so I'll post what pics I have taken so far to bring the grow report upto date and then procede as normal with a weekly update or two?.

This is a hydro grow all the way using rockwool with clay pebbles too in the flowering system.
Atm thet're in my vegroom in a Quantum-10 system under 250w (2 x 125w EnviroLites). This is my first grow in the Quantum-10 so it's been a 'grow of discovery' for me in that respect.

Basically the veg system is a 10 plant site system which is an Aeroponic/NFT/CFT(Constant Flow) Hybrid and I have to say it's certainly doing the job! (btw, if anyone is interested in more info about these systems get in touch with me).

In the pics below you can see how the nutrient solution is given to the plants, after a very short time the roots are down into the rez anyway so by this stage pump failure won't result in tears at bedtime!.

Here are the first pics of the system minus plants.

Esskie.

This is the Quantum - 10


Heres how the irrigation works, each of the crossbars is hollow & holds water.


This is where you lace the 3" rockwool cube, there is a piece of capillary matting like material sits on here which the plant then roots through.


This is a kind of weird looking pic of the twin EnviroLite reflector & 2 x 125w EnviroLites, I have a 2700k (red) & a 6100k (blue) bulb as opposed to 2 x 6100k bulbs but this system will be used for small seed grows in between thus the reason for the 2700k being there.

[Esskie]

There are 2 strains of Afghan in this grow as it happens,
I started 5 x Nirvana's Afghan and 5 x Pukka Seed's Afghani Gold, the Pukka seeds are described in the catalogue as follows:

An Afghani#1 male & female of the best clones were chosen to produce this sensational seed. An exceptionally strong smelling Afghan. This is an original genus strain crossed with the finest, the strongest and the smelliest Afghanis of them all.

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I'll be perfectly honest, a couple of packets of G.N's Afghan would have done me but, as usual my significant other had the last word . Infact I'm still unsure as to how I was Shang Hai'd?, the deal was I got a pack of Pukka Skunk (SuperSkunk x SuperSilverHaze) as long as we grew the Afghan first. I'm suspicious ?, things are never that simple? LoL.

Anyways, we had a 7/10 germination ratio with 4/7 being females (but remember I don't actually know this yet as I've went back in time to do this grow report .

After who knows how many failed seeds due to contamination from handling the, very fragile newly germinated seedling so I always start my seeds in their starter cubes now. I use the 1/2"/25mm ones (they fit my aerocloner's plant-sites) to start them in by pre-soaking them in a solution of H2O, H2O2 and a tad SuperThrive for vitamin - B1.
Any seeds started are done so in the aerocloner as the conditions are ideal in there for rooting cuttings and starting seed. Anyway I didn't have to wait long for the first of them to sprout, the first had sprouted in less than 36hrs.

Regards, Esskie.

Heres the first of them up for air


Here are 6 youngsters at 1-2 days old, I actually had them by the window when this pic was taken as, although it was cold outside, it was a lovely crisp, bright & sunny morning so I let them have some of the big communal HID in the sky


If I remember correctly (without checking my book) these ones were the first to sprout.

[ezozo]

Hi Esskie
I am looking for a good nice Afgan and I will love to see yours growing

I never heard about Pukka Seed's Afghani Gold where did you bought them ?

anyway grow on
zozo

[Esskie]

Hi there ezozo,
Yeah, I love a nice dank ghani myself mate, as you might have picked up from the 1st post, the plants are now 5wks old but I'm just starting the thread from the beginning as I have weekly pics to date.

Btw, I enjoyed your SC99 thread mate, I have a packet of B.O.G's SweetCindy99 here to do sometime & I have to say I am looking forward to it .
How long did they take to finish dude?, is it as good/better than/as C99?, I have/love C99, have done C88 a loooongtime ago and like all of that particular line from the Ice Princess.
I believe that Ice is also related to this same line?

I never heard about Pukka Seed's Afghani Gold where did you bought them ?

Erm.... would you believe Pukka Seeds?

Ok here are the week-1 pics, as you can see they're still under fluorescent tubes and aren't into their 3" cubes yet either.

They're still only being fed pH'd water, H2O2 & a few drops of SuperThrive per couple of litres. I try to maintain a pH of 6.0, or within 0.2 of it anyway.

Esskie.

Here are the babes at 1 week old. I'm not going to post lots of pics of 1wk old seedlings as they all look the same & we've all seen seedlings before.

[Harry Gypsna]

I am planning on civing pukka seeds "Gian Haze a whirl", sorry to hijack, mind u, some of pukka seeds strains are expensive, 165 quid a pack, thats too much, i can afford it, but when the best(bog) cost less than that it seems silly, i like the sound of the pukka skunk tho( i got their catalogue on my lap) and not bad price at all.
Hello by the way to u another uk grower,

[Esskie]

Hi there Harry Gypsna,
I totally hear you there mate!, IMHO Pukka are out to make as much £$? as possible, you mentioned you had the catalogue there yes? - check out how much they think people are going to pay for Sensi's HashPlant!!!!! .

As you say though, the Pukka Skunk isn't too bad at £40 (Regular) & that was what I was after but it cost me a packet of Afghan Gold to get them.
It's clear who wears the trousers here huh? LoL.

Seriously though, they are one of the most ridiculously priced seed companies there is!, and yes! Bushy Old Grower (for eg,) has genetics which are equally as good,(if not better?) at a fraction of the price.
Infact, most other's have equally as good genetics at a fraction of the price, take the Sensi HashPlant for eg, a strain I've wanted to do for eons now.

Geezzaa sells a pack for £75. Now I don't know about you?, but thats the cheapest I've seen that particular seed anywhere. Even direct from Sensi it only costs £80-£85 so where TF do PS get off doing them at nearly 185??!!.
I bet you they don't sell too many packs of those? LoL.

From their own strains though, like yourself, I do like the look/sound of the Gaian Haze but 7wks to finish for a Haze cross makes me think just how much sativa is in there you know??.
A couple of others they have I'd like to do are the Big Bud Afghani, the Afghani Skunk although I have a pack of Mr.Nice-Devil which is Afghan x Afghan/Skunk anyway & it's probably pretty similiar?, the other one I would like to do is the G12 Skunk.

Absolutely nothing to do with having a straight G13 already, or the fact it's got G13xHP in the cross or any other connection whatsoever, merely based on what info I have on the strain.
It sounds like a cracking strain, Maple Leaf happens to be another old time strain I would like to do, I done it once already but only 1 plant and I didn't get a chance to have a proper 'play' with it you know? but the G12 is on the pricey side.

Btw, it's yourself who has the SC99 grow thread up huh?, I have a pack of those & heaps of C99 just itching to be started, and of course after reading your grow report etc, the urge is even stronger now LoL.
I'm well into the infamous Ice Princess's progeny, C88 (& before, 50 & 75 not that you ever see em nowadays), C99, Ice etc. They're all supposed to be from this same mother.
I like those lines and would always consider growing any of them again but that was the first time I've ever bought seeds from Pukka and those were tied up in a present for someone but I won't be rushing out to buy anymore thats for sure!, mind you they do send out their seeds in very cool little seed tins LoL.

Oh btw, hijacking?, not at all dude, I'm always open to hearing other's views & opinions my friend and I have to say I agree with you! .
Regards, Esskie.

[Harry Gypsna]

It aint me with the SC99 m8
I too was thinking the Big bud/Afghani by pukka sounded nice, and looks a great plant, saying that, ive rarely grown a plant and t looked owt like the pics on the pack or in the catalogue, they dont tell u that the pic is only one phenotype of a few, haha, cheeky swine aint they. Esskie, esskie, i know that name from sumwhere, ur not a UKC member r u by any chance, when u mention Geeeeeeeeza as well.
The gian hazr thing about flower time, i thought the same thing, but i still thought it just sounded great.(im a sucker for the citrus smells and flavours) keep it green m8, and be lucky, harry

[Esskie]

Oh!, sorry HG, my mistake mate,
It's ezozo who has the SC99 grow thread, theres a link to it in his sig.

Hey ezozo!...I've had a pack of big fat, plump BOG's SC99 here for nearly a week now and I don't know how much longer I can resist them so I might come a knockin for some of it's likes & dislikes etc if you don't mind mate?.
I'm right in saying yours weren't in hydro yes?, (thats terrible!, I was only looking at the thread a few nights ago & am having trouble remembering!). Mine will be after my Sensi H/Plant grow & I'll just flower the females in the ghani grow I just started to get em done, I'll prolly take half a dozen clones though just for a few Afghani to accompany the HP.
Hell!, Afghani, HashPlant and SC99?, the 1st two would probably finish within reasonable time of each other? but the SC99 might be a tad longer huh?.
Three decent sreains to grace the stashbox all at once though.

Anyway, here are some more pics of the Afghans from 1-2wks right up until last week.

This is a top down shot taken at 1wk while still in the starter cubes & being fed only H202, a little SuperThrive(I must use that gear for everything!) which was to be followed with a very weak Formulex solution at approx 0.90-1.10EC


This one has turned ou a cracking plant, and it's a female too


The same seedling as in the last pic but from the side,


A reasonably healthy root system on them immediately prior to being placed into their 3" cubes.


Roots!


ATB, Esskie.

[Fuzzy&Sauce BBG]

Esskie-Great... You made a great choice in that system... Amazaing My friend.. They will grow wonderful in that system... Keep hitting us with those pic's...

Quantum-10 system Wonderful....


Sauce

[Esskie]

Well thanx heaps there Fuzzy&Sauce BBG,
All kind comments recieved most humbly , did you used to be on another forum with a different username? or have we spoken before?. I get this weird feeling that we have?. Maybe not but who knows?..........

Yes, I have to admit that the Quantum was one of the best buys I've made for my garden for a while mate!, well, that & the 250w of lighting that hangs above it LoL.
Are you familiar with the system?, I suspect you are? as I just had a quick looksee at your profile?. I am really quite impressed with the system as I say, the 'micro-climate' in the rez/rootzone etc, is spot-on!, even the root's hair-roots have hair-roots! .

Believe it or not dude, you can actually root clones in this system or germinate seeds!, now I reckon I'd be pretty hard pushed to find any non-aeroponic system that could root clones without a humidity dome as quickly if at all?.

Tbh, F&S, I initially bought it as a small vegging system for vegging 10 clones at a time as I try to maintain a staggered harvest every of 10 plants every 4wks. This means ensuring there are 10 established clones ready to go into the Quantum-10 for vegging to replace the previous 10 when moved into the flowering room/system, you know they way it goes.

But, yes, the Quantum def does help get the plant's root system really well established and, of course, a healthy root system means a healthy plant 99 times out of 100.
I'll be taking more, probably the last of the ghanis in the veg system?, pics of them tomorrow so I'll snap a couple of the roots for you to see just how much they've grown since the last root shots taken at 4wks.
They're (oh wow??) approx 5-5.5wks old now since sprouting, I never marked any dates or anything for these as I'm not planning on doing anything more with them than take an Afghan x Afghan seed grow.

Btw, if you, or anyone! wants/needs more nfo about the Quantum system?, whether it be the 10 site like mine or the other sizes?, PM me for more indepth details & prices etc, .

ATB, Esskie.

Heres somemore pics from Week 2-3, enjoy:


Just days before going into veg


Again, a day or two prior to their 1st sight of a 3" cube and nutrients!