Justiceman's grow: The quest for Resin

[mikegreenthumb]

looking nice as always bro those colas are fucking thick

 

[justiceman]

looking nice as always bro those colas are fucking thick

Right on man! Dude I am trying hella hard to get these nugs to be as thick as possible. I will probably be administering my PK booster when I water next. I will hopefully increase the size and resin production by the time I harvest!
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/Day428-1.jpg

 

[Shady]

http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/Day422.jpg

Bravo! All your shots are gettin' much better, but I really like this one... Very nice angle, detail, and composition. Buds look dope! Lots of resin... :mmm

 

[mikegreenthumb]

yeah i hear the pk is nice shit i got that meta k that ima mix with high phos bat guano and make my own pk booster


do you use molasses during flush ??

 

[justiceman]

Bravo! All your shots are gettin' much better, but I really like this one... Very nice angle, detail, and composition. Buds look dope! Lots of resin... :mmm

Thanks shady. I have been trying to get up on my camera skills a little bit more. I know at first they were horrible haha. Remember when I use to take shots without white color balance? You gave me a few camera tips to help out in the past as well. Right on for that.

yeah i hear the pk is nice shit i got that meta k that ima mix with high phos bat guano and make my own pk booster


do you use molasses during flush ??

Honestly mike I really like that idea. Meta k mixed with High phos bat guano. I will remember that one most definitely.

I am planning to use about a tsp per gal of molasses in the first week of flush, and then straight r/o in the last week of flush.

 

[mikegreenthumb]

Thanks shady. I have been trying to get up on my camera skills a little bit more. I know at first they were horrible haha. Remember when I use to take shots without white color balance? You gave me a few camera tips to help out in the past as well. Right on for that.



Honestly mike I really like that idea. Meta k mixed with High phos bat guano. I will remember that one most definitely.

I am planning to use about a tsp per gal of molasses in the first week of flush, and then straight r/o in the last week of flush.

what molasses do you use im thinking of switching from gradmas idk if im liking the results seems to give me dark brown spots on leafs

 

[justiceman]

what molasses do you use im thinking of switching from gradmas idk if im liking the results seems to give me dark brown spots on leafs

This is the one that I use. I chose it because it's organic and I can get it anytime I want at safeway. You say that the molasses is giving you dark brown spots? I'm not sure if this is totally valid, but is that "grandmas" molasses sulfured or unsulfured?

I heard it is better to use unsulfured molasses because the sulfur levels in the molasses is too high for certain microbial life. How much molasses do you use per gallon?

 

[mikegreenthumb]

This is the one that I use. I chose it because it's organic and I can get it anytime I want at safeway. You say that the molasses is giving you dark brown spots? I'm not sure if this is totally valid, but is that "grandmas" molasses sulfured or unsulfured?

I heard it is better to use unsulfured molasses because the sulfur levels in the molasses is too high for certain microbial life. How much molasses do you use per gallon?

im not positive on that causing the spotting i notice it everytime i start feeding the molasses idk what it is for sure thou there hella dark and end up at random spots like near the center more thou not edges if they show up again this time ill take a pic of it i just started flushing with molasses i wanted make sure my res had nothing but water in it i should have started about 5 days ago but kinda lazy lately anyway as far as dosage 1 tsp per gal is all i use

 

[justiceman]

im not positive on that causing the spotting i notice it everytime i start feeding the molasses idk what it is for sure thou there hella dark and end up at random spots like near the center more thou not edges if they show up again this time ill take a pic of it i just started flushing with molasses i wanted make sure my res had nothing but water in it i should have started about 5 days ago but kinda lazy lately anyway as far as dosage 1 tsp per gal is all i use

Ya take that pic if they show up because I would like to see it. It sounds like your getting calcium deficiency spots when you use just water and molasses. It seems somewhat inevitable depending on how long one flushes for. You can try adding a bit of powdered dolomite to your next soil mix to help supplement a slow release of cal mag if you want. I'm on the same boat I also use about 1tsp per gal of molasses.

 

[Cain71]

Man that stuff looks great. rockin it. dense dense.

 

[mikegreenthumb]

Ya take that pic if they show up because I would like to see it. It sounds like your getting calcium deficiency spots when you use just water and molasses. It seems somewhat inevitable depending on how long one flushes for. You can try adding a bit of powdered dolomite to your next soil mix to help supplement a slow release of cal mag if you want. I'm on the same boat I also use about 1tsp per gal of molasses.

already in my soil comes mixed in with alot of other beni's

 

[justiceman]

Super Soil

already in my soil comes mixed in with alot of other beni's

Nice man. I actually just mixed up a small 4 cubic ft batch of Super Soil. I might use it outside very soon or save it for later inddor grows and such. It is packed with nutrients and I am very excited to try it out.

Super Soil

Hey everyone so I decided to mix up a super soil earlier today. I cannot wait to see the results. The idea is to fill half of a container with super soil from the bottom up and the other half with your average potting soil like FFOF/LW mix. Some people do 3/4 if the strain requires tons of food, but it is possible you might burn your babies if you put that much. The super Soil is extremely hot! That is why the top half is normal potting soil so the plant can begin to work it's way down to soil that is higher in fertility.

If done correctly the mix should not need any additional fertilizer. It is all a slow release mix that should last all throughout veg and flower. It should not need any cal mag either. Just pure water and of course molasses every now and then, and maybe some compost teas to ensure a thriving micro heard. I have read that if one starts to encounter deficiencies later into flower you need only top dress with some super soil and water it in or of course you can begin adding your preferred type of food. I have also heard adding a slight PK booster at the end can't hurt.

The key after mixing is to let it "cook" for 2-4 weeks in order to let some of the raw nutrients break down a bit from microbial action, and to let the fungi and bacteria settle and increase in size ensuring you have thriving soil biology by the time you decide to use it. I plan to just put it in a 40 gal tote from wal mart for storage but for now I just put a blue tarp over my kiddie pool.

In order to allow it to cook one must add a bit of water to the soil mix in order to let the fungi and bacteria live and thrive, because if you let it dry out to much they go dormant or die off, but if you add too much water you might encourage anaerobic conditions witch = pathogens and such. I plan to possibly water the soil with a very light soluble kelp solution(in order to feed the soil).

I love this kind of stuff. Instead of planting into a ready to go potting soil I literally mixed it with my own hands and put my own energy into it. I feel that it should work quite well and I beleive this is the true way of organics. Building and nurturing soil feels great. It put's me at peace and it smells great!

Here is the mix I used.

Two 1.5 cubic ft FFOF, and One 1 cubic ft LW(4 cubic ft total)

6.25-12.5lbs. worm castings
1.67lb (26.7oz) Steamed Bone Meal (0-10-0)
1.67lb (26.7oz) Bat Guano (Fruit bat- High P)
1.67lb (26.7oz) Blood Meal
1lb (16oz) Rock Phosphate
4 TBS Epsom Salts
1/4 cup and 4 tsp of Sweet Lime (Powdered Dolomite)
1/4 cup and 4 tsp of Azomite (Trace Elements)
2 tsp Powdered Humic Acid(Instead I added 1 cup of down to earth humate soil conditioner, and 3lb of GH diamond black witch says to use 2 to 4 oz of granular per gal of soil and 4 cubic ft is about 30 gal worth)

Here are some pictures. I meant to take a picture with all the additives on top of the soil pile but I smoked to much and ended up mixing it right away. Only after I finished mixing I realized that I should have taken a pic. Oh well I apologize, but next time I do it I will get that picture as well. I do have a pic of the FFOF with LW, and then a pic of the super soil completed as well as a pic of all the additives in there respective bags and containers. Here they are.

http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0620.jpg

I bought a cheap plastic kiddie pool in order to mix up the soil easily. I only needed to use a shovel and the lips of the pool make harder to spill soil over the edges. Keeps everything together. Love the idea.
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0627.jpg

Everything is all mixed up nice and even. All I need to do is add a bit of Kelp water, and then throw it in a tote to let it cook for a few weeks.
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0629.jpg

 

[GreenSociety]

Nice Post Justice

 

[justiceman]

Nice Post Justice

Right on mang thanks for stoppin by!

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Day 49(Week 7 Flower)

Hey everyone so it looks like we are soon coming to the finish line! 7 weeks in and I am guessing she will be done at 63 days(9 weeks), but maybe a tad longer. What do you guys think? I can really tell how the aroma has come out more in these later weeks. They have a sweet hashy smell, along with an undertone of spice. For some reason the runt has much more fruity smell much like a grape but no spice what so ever witch I find quite odd in comparison to the rest. Not to mention she is actually exhibiting some purple hues on her calyxes(I didn't take a pic I'll get one up later) witch none of the others are doing. I am pretty convinced that she might be a different strain altogether, or maybe from a different mom?

So I am going to back off of the Soul nutes. I think I will do one last watering with some molasses, some Roots Organics HPK guano and then call it quits for the nutes. So after tomorrow I will only be giving them water and molasses for the 1st week of "flush" and then just water for the last week of "flush".

Here is what I have been feeding them as of late(PeaK as of late for sure)

Feeding(5/19/10)
note:all doses are per 3 gal but sometimes the exact water amount changes
8ml cal mag
30ml bloom
25ml infinity
20ml bigswell
30ml Peak
27ml cannazym
60ml humega
PPM=1060(about 2.1EC)
PH 5.88
Temp: 20 celsius

Feeding(5/21/10)
note: all doses are per 3 gal
110ppm cal mag
30ml bloom
20ml infinity
20ml bigswell
20ml Peak
27ml cannazym
60ml humega
PPM=1050(2.1EC)
Temp:19

Feeding(5/23/10)
note: all doses are per 3 gal(this was a little bit less in order to get 2.2EC)
110ppm cal mag
30ml bloom
20ml infinity
20ml bigswell
20ml Peak
27ml cannazym
60ml humega
PPM=11000(2.2EC)
Temp:18

So I managed to get them up to 2.2EC. I noticed very small burnt tips on some of the leave so they seem to be well fed for the most part. And their is obvious "heat stress" although I still don't know how that happened since my temps never hit over 78. Hmm maybe my temp gauge is inaccurate or they don't like it at 78 sometimes. I have also heard that high salt conditions coupled with warmth causes leaf fringes to stand, so It could be because of the high amount of Ionics in the medium as well. Overall though this grow has gone quite problem free for the most part, and I can't wait to harvest and make some budder or some bubble:animal0012:

Alright guys here are the pictures.

Day shots
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/Day492.jpg

http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/Day491.jpg

http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/Day493.jpg

http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/Day494.jpg

Night shots
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/Day496.jpg

http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/Day497.jpg

http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/Day49.jpg

http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/Day499.jpg

So whatcha thank?! 9 weeks? I say 63-65 days.

 

[supasticky]

Dude I say at least 12 weeks lol. That is looking fckin kill. And those pictures are quality.

-Supa

 

[justiceman]

Dude I say at least 12 weeks lol. That is looking fckin kill. And those pictures are quality.

-Supa

Man 12 weeks and those buds will look like crap haha. Thanks though. I'm trying to dial in my photography skillz.

 

[mikegreenthumb]

uh ima guess 56 days that looks like itll be finished by 8 weeks hairs have already started to receed to calxs , calxs look pretty swollen

what % red hairs are those looks about 50-60% have you check trichs yet ??

yeah ima go 56-59 days final answer

 

[justiceman]

uh ima guess 56 days that looks like itll be finished by 8 weeks hairs have already started to receed to calxs , calxs look pretty swollen

what % red hairs are those looks about 50-60% have you check trichs yet ??

yeah ima go 56-59 days final answer

Hmm 8 weeks huh? I dunno I might not want to pull them down in 1 week. Plus I am just starting the Flush tomorrow. I'd say the hairs are at about 30% to maybe 40%. I haven't checked the trichs with a microscope yet. i should probably get to doing that. from the naked eye they seem to be getting milky but still a lot of clear ones too. I'd say 59 days is certainly closer to the point of chop. I'm still thinking about 63 though. Does anyone else have an opinion?

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Veg tent Update(Inspired by Shady)

So my lazy self finally finished wiring up the veg tent as well as cutting the fan holes and such. I sure took my sweet time didn't I? But I'm in no rush so I'm not worried about it.

The shell is a 54"H x 48"L x 18"W. The tent's guts consist of one 4' four bulb t5 fixture with 6500k's on the bottom for mothers, and two 4' two bulb t8 fixtures on the top for starts, clones, seeds, etc.

I used two 120mm PC fans as the intake and 2 120mm PC fans as the exhaust. I also used one 120mm PC fan on each side of the flouro's to provide some air movement and to cool the bulbs a bit so that is a total of 8 120mm PC fans. As for the actual wire I used speaker wire(err gauge 24 i beleive?) to wire the fans together. From what I understand I wired them parallel instead of inline so that If one fan goes out the others will still run.

I used two tarp zippers to create a door, and the bottom flap seals together via magnetic tape. I have still yet to figure out the best way to cover up the fans(from letting light in) without restricting their limited air flow, but I will get to it soon. I figure even IF a little light gets in it shouldn't really affect plants inside since it will be a veg tent and not a flower tent.

Let me know what you guys think!

Here are some pictures for ya.

The front(gotta love Beeline, and GH)
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0697.jpg

Inside
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0702.jpg

Exhaust fans
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0695.jpg

Right intake fan
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0692.jpg

Left intake fan from inside
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0703.jpg

Left air movement fan for t8's
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0706.jpg

Left air movement fan for t5 fixture
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0707.jpg

Wiring shots
http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0704.jpg

http://i23.invalid.com/albums/b389/kingoflessthen3/IMG_0705.jpg

 

[mikegreenthumb]

nice shit bro (veg room)

yeah let em go till 63 for sure if you just started flush but ill betcha their a third amber on day 59 just for shits and giggles lemme know k but def let em go 2 week flush they will def make it till 63 with no ill effects

 

[justiceman]

nice shit bro (veg room)

yeah let em go till 63 for sure if you just started flush but ill betcha their a third amber on day 59 just for shits and giggles lemme know k but def let em go 2 week flush they will def make it till 63 with no ill effects

Thanks mike! Ya dude I will definitely let you know what the trichs look like on day 59 just for you man! I have been meaning to buy this Veho USB Microscope that takes 2mp pictures in 200x or 400x magnification! It would be really cool to examine the trichs that closely and literally take pictures of it to show everyone and to know when the perfect harvest time will be. I'll get it sometime in the future. It even takes small videos too!