RDWC ( kind of ) 400W Shiva Skunk grow log (newb+pics)

[erwingruber]

Well hello everyone ,
I have some pictures and some updates for you.
Today i trim more of the weak budsites that Mr.Jones told me to remove
one week or more before but i cannot cause my partner not allow me.
I notice that this budsites is by far smaller and so far from the light
with no chance to see the lamp , so i remove some of them , i also trim
the girls from the scrog net and up cause they are too tall , i think that
they strech * 3.
I know that i am asking a lot of my girls but for now i can tell you that i am
disapointed from the bud production i am 27 days from 12/12 and i have 20 days
more to go with nutes and after that 10 days flush .
I am curious how much bud they can pack on 20 days and if they will finish
in 45-55 days that Sensi seeds advertise for Shiva Skunk.

Photos

What i trim

Budsites

My jungle

 

[Mr.Jones]

hey hows it goin?
are they finally putting on some weight??
your trim looks fine!

 

[tricky1]

I like your jungle, the wild side

Well hello everyone ,

I know that i am asking a lot of my girls but for now i can tell you that i am
disapointed from the bud production i am 27 days from 12/12 and i have 20 days
more to go with nutes and after that 10 days flush .
I am curious how much bud they can pack on 20 days and if they will finish
in 45-55 days that Sensi seeds advertise for Shiva Skunk.

U should folow your plants not a schedule.

 

[tjo]

hi erwin
how your garden goin?? i hope the things goes well for you!
update us.

 

[erwingruber]

@tricky1
Yes i am always harvesting by looking for amber trichs
but i have the flowering period of the breeders as an
indicator.


Hello everyone ,
Job keep me away from my girls
for the last few days.Tommorow
i will make them a visit and i hope
that i will find them seriously FATTER.

I am also going to cut clones from
my Shiva Mother i will need 12 of them
for the next round so i will chop 15 or 16.
It is going to be tough for the mother
plant to give so many clones cause it is
young but i believe that it will survive.

I am planing to throw in my tub 12 clones
with one week or two weeks veg and then
12/12 do you think that i am going to counter
some serious issues ?


ps
Guys those Shivas is smelling somewhat like honey
so so so so beautiful smell i cannot descripe it.

 

[tjo]

I am planing to throw in my tub 12 clones
with one week or two weeks veg and then
12/12 do you think that i am going to counter
some serious issues ?

nice thought but do it without veg at all..1 week veg is a lot for your space if the plant is a clone..

 

[erwingruber]

Hello everyone ,
In my last water change i add
half R/O half tap water mix @ 110(.7) ppm
trying to stabilize my daily ph updrifts.
Of course with this water mix and @ 1280(.7)ppm
my daily ph updrifts continue.
I also cut 15 clones from my Shiva mother that
i am going to put straight in 12/12
and they are looking fine.

I have some bud formation pictures and some canopy
pictures for you and one picture where it is clearly
noticable how far my 400Watt penetrates my canopy.
Ideally for a suchesfull scrog i must have the half
height from now above the screen it is marked with yellow
lines so i can help newbs like me to avoid my misteakes.

I am also dispapointed from the bud formation cause
i can hardly count 20 grams of bud with my eyes.

Enought talking pictures

canopy

400Watt penetration

and some bud formation

Thats it for now soon i will post some updates soon i hope.

 

[Mr.Jones]

hell yeah!
its goin down now!

i wouldnt calculate with the flower times sensi gives - they need at least another 3 weeks - do not start to flush!!!! raise the ppms - start flushing when you can spot the first amber trichs ...

shiva skunk isnt a big yielder but you look good there - just be patient!

 

[erwingruber]

Sensi recommends 45-55 days , i will start flushing for a week when i see the first amber trichs but anyway in 20 days from now i am exactly @ 55 flowering days now i am in day 33 of flowering.Maybe they are ready to flush @ 55th day and flush for 5 or 6 days , chop them down at 60 days .

Shiva skunk is not such a big yielder but counting 20 grams now i need 180 grams more to reach the ,5gpw and i was hoping something more from that.
Anyway we will see.

 

[Mr.Jones]

Sensi recommends 45-55 days , i will start flushing for a week when i see the first amber trichs but anyway in 20 days from now i am exactly @ 55 flowering days now i am in day 33 of flowering.Maybe they are ready to flush @ 55th day and flush for 5 or 6 days , chop them down at 60 days .

Shiva skunk is not such a big yielder but counting 20 grams now i need 180 grams more to reach the ,5gpw and i was hoping something more from that.
Anyway we will see.

relax - i see alot more than 20g

and flushing for 5 days is plenty in a dwc

 

[zuma]

I agree with Mr.Jones, imho your plants still has way to go, i think they need 40 days or so.

 

[tjo]

i agree with both..make patience and stop worry without reason.
your plants needs one month more at least..
i grow this strain in the past.forget what sensi says and count
1-2 weeks more..im sure my friend and you will see that..so make a join and patience..
by the way your plants has bigger buds then mine..ok now?? lol

 

[erwingruber]

OK.if this is the deal i will have some
issues keeping my clones alive but i will handle.

Why they are cheating on us with those flowering times ?
they say 45-55 and i say ,ok based that on hydro plants mature earlier i will be
done on 55 max 60 days and now i must recalculateto 65 to 70 days....
anyway the microscope will give the final answer.

tjo based on my logic and only and not to exrperience
i am waiting your strain cause it have almost double flowering
time than mine it will mature somewhat slower than mine
in the first 3-4 weeks and after that your strain it will
continue packing weight while mine it will begin turning
orange and dying.

But as i am writing those lines i forgot that you
have a BIG sun over you ladies ,

Anyway i cannot wait anymore an that's why i am worrying
i cannot wait to see them both CHOPPED down , cause i have
another issue that you know about.I have only few buds more
from my balcony BB maybe 3-4 days more.

 

[Mr.Jones]

OK.if this is the deal i will have some
issues keeping my clones alive but i will handle.

Why they are cheating on us with those flowering times ?
they say 45-55 and i say ,ok based that on hydro plants mature earlier i will be
done on 55 max 60 days and now i must recalculateto 65 to 70 days....
anyway the microscope will give the final answer.

tjo based on my logic and only and not to exrperience
i am waiting your strain cause it have almost double flowering
time than mine it will mature somewhat slower than mine
in the first 3-4 weeks and after that your strain it will
continue packing weight while mine it will begin turning
orange and dying.

But as i am writing those lines i forgot that you
have a BIG sun over you ladies ,

Anyway i cannot wait anymore an that's why i am worrying
i cannot wait to see them both CHOPPED down , cause i have
another issue that you know about.I have only few buds more
from my balcony BB maybe 3-4 days more.

yeah they cheat a hell of a lot! but well its just the way it is - the only thing you can be sure about is that your clones will have the same flowering time ...

stop smoking till you harvest - it is so worth it.

also to calm you a little - shiva skunk is quite dense and heavy - so you might underestimate your yield by the volume of the buds ...

keep it up
MJ

 

[erwingruber]

i haven't visit my girls for some days now ,
my partner says that they fatten up i cross my
fingrers to see something so i can stop crying around .
Tomorrow i will have some photos for you.

 

[Mr.Jones]

my partner says that they fatten up

haha i hope its ok to say: told you so!
you plants look very good - shiva skunk is a pretty safe bet - youll have an awesome harvest!

 

[Deft]

You will get a lot of bud from this run, looks like my first DWC. I got ~6oz from a 250.

 

[erwingruber]

@tjo
i now see that you agree with me and i can but
12 clones in 12/12 in my tub but without veg time,
what about the rootmass i think to give them 2 weeks
so they can establish a good root system wich is your opinion ?



Hello everyone thanks for the support i am just hoping to
be above 0,5gpw .

Today i have some photos and some updates for you.

First think i notice is that the sweet and fruity smell of the
buds become more "heavy" and skunky somewhat it is no more like
the smell of a flower.The girls fatten up indeed and i realize that
i am crying around cause the last image of alive buds that i have i my mind ,
is those 70+ grams (2,5 ounches) buds from my balcony big bud .

Second think i notice and more important is that if all the "good" buds
in my closet is maybe 8 - 10 the 7 - 8 of them is from one and only plant.
Every branch from this plant is like a big top cola.
What i mean is that simply one plant will outyield FOR SURE AND FOR FAR
the rest three of them.
The main stem of this plant is at least 3 times fater
from this of the other plants and the side branches have budsites bigger from the topcolas of the other plants.
I must found a way to keep those genes alive.I will hardly find some clones
to cut from it now but i will need evey help and lot of luck to make them
root , cause i am one month+ in 12/12 schedule.I am thinking to cut 2 or 3 clones ,
do you think that i will need more clones so i can keep at least one alive ?




I am happy for my girls now and i will show you some pictures of my
jungle..sorry for the hps tint

No comments for closing i am just need you advices and your positive
energy to keep alive those genes !

 

[tjo]

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@tjo
i now see that you agree with me and i can but
12 clones in 12/12 in my tub but without veg time,
what about the rootmass i think to give them 2 weeks
so they can establish a good root system wich is your opinion ?

my opinion is that when one rooted clone is healthy and has root
sustem then, you can put him to 12-12..my thought..




No comments for closing i am just need you advices and your positive
energy to keep alive those genes !

dont panic my friend..
when i realize before 3 years that my ssh was great and i wanted to keep it i was in 10 week flower...i cut a bud and i root it..

cut as many as you cant from the lower branches and have some more patience..in 3 weeks i bet for roots..
so keep alive those genes and stop worry..
just do it....and do it better!

by the way your plants doing great..you should be happy now!

ps i have somewhere photo for that bud i rooted..

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[erwingruber]

I will cut some tommorow but cloning from flowering plants working with low sucess rates ,
anyway what about the veg time for my clones to establish a root system in the next run ?