Pineapple Chunk first grow

[seedinglife]

Current Pre-veg Set up is:
24 x 3.5 Litre Pots in a 1/2 stadium around lights.
5/8 x Hugo Rock wool cubes on a tray;
All with a single 4mm Top Feed, recirculating system.
70 litre tank feeding them.

Feed/Nutrients:
2-part Grow;
Root aid;
H2o Conditioner;
Enhancer-booster; Calcium and nitrogen boost for weeks 1-4 of veg cycle.
Watered every 2nd day for 5 minutes.

Lights are:
2 x vertically installed 400w HPS
There are two 6in fans set up on the cool-tubes with filter on the ground: one 6in fan feeding the room.
Tent temperature is between 24-27c lights ON
16-20c lights OFF

 

[seedinglife]

Here are some photos of the PC in coco after 1 WEEK! Havent seen this amount of root growth in either Rock-wool OR Clay-balls at this stage !!!

 

[seedinglife]

As you can see the girls are starting to stretch a little....
Thinking to top them as I have 4 weeks of recovery till they to be flipped to flower in the bigger room.

Hey issack, Just wondering if you have topped any of your PC runs???
thinking I might need to as I think the girls are going to get too big.. Any advice would be much appreciated

 

[watts up]

Looking good seeding life!!,

Have you thought about using metal halide with your veg room?

any way you can rotate the pics?

Watts up

 

[seedinglife]

I have topped the girls to make them at a good height for transferring/flowering into a bigger room.
For the flowering room i can Max out at 700mm (2ft) to minimise tops burning from the lights, therefore 300mm (1ft) for Veg is ideal.
These girls were starting to stretch and would have been too big for transfer in 3-4 weeks.
Great Root development coming through the bottom of the 3.5litre pots.
I used all the trimmed tops as clones (hopefully!). I have dunked them in a clone gel before going into pre-soaked rock-wool,... If they are 1/2 as quick as the seeds we should see some action in 2/3 days.

 

[seedinglife]

The strongest and best formed PC i will be using as a Mum for cloning. I have decided not to top this one. I want to see how big they can/will get with out topping just in case it can workout and I will not have to stress the girls out by doing the topping.

 

[seedinglife]

Looking good seeding life!!,

Have you thought about using metal halide with your veg room?

any way you can rotate the pics?

Watts up

Updated the photos! just landscape accepted on ICMAG!.....

I have had it suggested that that is the way to go for a good Veg aet-up as it gives the perfect spectrum for their growth,... will be looking into it. Thanks for the hint!!

 

[DoubleTripleOG]

There is a pheno of Pineapple Chunk that is elite keeper status. Reeks of mostly cheese and fuel with some fruit hints. Super strong face-melting herb. That pheno isn't the biggest yielder, but make sup for it's yield with superb smoke.

If you find that pheno, you'll know. Finishes in 8-9 weeks. Not many pistils, and the pistils it does have turn a light pink when ripe. Super strong skunk smell in the jar and in the room flowers are dried in. Only found that specific pheno once in a ten pack of seeds. I hope you find it.

 

[seedinglife]

There is a pheno of Pineapple Chunk that is elite keeper status. Reeks of mostly cheese and fuel with some fruit hints. Super strong face-melting herb. That pheno isn't the biggest yielder, but make sup for it's yield with superb smoke.

If you find that pheno, you'll know. Finishes in 8-9 weeks. Not many pistils, and the pistils it does have turn a light pink when ripe. Super strong skunk smell in the jar and in the room flowers are dried in. Only found that specific pheno once in a ten pack of seeds. I hope you find it.

Heres hoping one of the girls turns that way!! Will keep an eye out now! ...and keep everyone posted! update coming: ,,,.....

 

[seedinglife]

54 Days since the seeds were started.
1 week to go and they are in the flower room and flipping.
Great development since topping them, 2-3 inch's of growth coming on strong and fast.

Of the toppings I tried cloning, I got 19/28.
these are now showing strong thick white roots coming through.
I have put some Medium Rock-wool cubes to soak to get transplanted and really established.

 

[DoubleTripleOG]

That first pic, the plant with the wide leave blades. Makes me think you have the special pheno. If it kinda looks like an OG in flower( golf ball sized buds, with a little space between the buds) your on the right track to having some killer smoke.

 

[seedinglife]

Changed the tank for the PC's and they shot through with some vigorous growth, I think the Growth Enhancer is really adding to this....

The size of the fan leaves has gone crazy ! Never had them this big before!!

I transplanted the her to a bigger pot on the mum feed tank to give her some more breathing space.....

 

[seedinglife]

week 3 flower now,....
the girls started yellowing as soon as placed in the flower room, Backed off the Nutes and Lights, they regained vigour and started stretching before i could lower the lights;

To avoid this next time, I will be turning down the lights for longer and lowering them closer to the plants.

Cutting out plastic covers for pots next to help retain moisture.

 

[seedinglife]

Week 6 Flower:
Girls are putting a little weight on now, the stretch has really affected the potential great yields as seen by other growers.
Keeping them cold and so frosting up but think I will need to top again in Veg to really keep these PC manageable in the space.

 

[seedinglife]

Im hoping they can pack on some serious weight in the lst 2 weeks!!! HA

 

[DoubleTripleOG]

Those buda are kinda small looking fro 6 weeks in. But it looks like they are super frosty ! You must be getting some strong smells off them by now huh?

 

[seedinglife]

Pulling the girls up today!
A little disappointed with the total weight and stretch that happened with the PC, I had 6 PK girls in and I think they will out-weigh all the PC!!!
On the positive side they are very frosty! I have never seen so much build up on the scissors or broken so many pairs of gloves!

I have just transplanted a new run of PC into the room, I will be lowering the light, they have been topped a couple of times (as suggested) and hoping to add a humidifier to the room very soon !