Bag seed cmh 315 grow

[Happysmoke]

If you think a flush would help, i'd go ahead and flush her out. Can't do anything but help. Flushing definitely won't interrupt any flowering activities as long as you replenish whatever you flush out.

Also, on that one plant you think looks "weird".. i'd just keep an eye on the lower branches/nodes for little herm nutsacks. That's what some herms have looked like, and i didn't catch it until later. Very early brown hairs are another giveaway of herms. But hopefully it's not that, and hopefully you're good to go.

When the lights came on tonight I checked the plants and found very very slight burning on the Durban Kush tips.

So based on the dark green, droopy leaves that now have slight burn, along with y'all's advice, I decided to flush. I typically water 1/2 gal. A day with whatever is on the schedule. I started with 2ml/gal. cal mag and water. At 3/4 gal. I started getting runoff. I added another 1/4 gal and got these readings.
pH in 6.5 out 6.25
Ec in 138 out 4160
Ppm in 68 out 2200
Temp in 62.4 out 65.3

So I flushed another 1/3gal. Got lower numbers, dumped and then tested tail 5% or so and got these numbers.
Ph6.0 ec 2200. Ppm 1150
These are back to roughly what all were running the last time I did a runoff check a few weeks ago. We will see how it goes from here. I will let her dry out well before watering again and may skip the next worm tea feed for her? I used dry ferts so am I mistaken in thinking I don't need to add anything back? Maybe Mychos? I am running FFOF and mother earth Coco 1:1. Dr Earth bud and bloom.

I will watch out for balls on the Leia, haven't seen any yet but keeping my eye out.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Happysmoke]

The Durban Kush seems ok, no signs of stress. Pot was still Abit heavy yesterday so I did not water it. It was empty like usual today so I watered h2o + cal mag with the rest. Just water tonight and have tea brewing for tomorrow. All look ok, flowers building ok, frosting pretty nicely. I have been running the blurples for extra light to get extra coverage/ red. It seems to raise tent temp about 5deg so I have to turn the fan all the way up to keep 75-77. I turn it off if humidity gets to low or temps get to 78.

 

[Happysmoke]

Week 5 of flower update. Lots has happened since my last post. I found a banana on the biggest black cherry OG plant and upon inspection I saw there were more light leaks next to it. The mylar was actually flaking off the inside. I immediately sealed them and ordered a new tent. I bought a 4x8 vivosun. It came with some leaks in the stitching(WTF?). Too late, I have no way to house the plants while I wait for another. I went ahead and blacked out the windows in the room and I lock the door to make sure it won't have light leak issues anymore regardless. Ugh.

I also bought another Vivosun cmh 315 light. I was going to go for the Philips bulb but it will have to wait because of cash shortage after buying the larger tent. I ended up with another ushio 3000k which I am happy with. Also bought a vent fan, filter, and hose to set up the old tent as a dryer when time to crop.

As far as the bananas, I have been plucking them for several days now, I have only pulled maybe 8 and only had one today so hoping it is over as the bud won't be ready for 3-4wks still?

All other plants are doing well. I feed worm teas with molasses once a week. Only watering between feedings. Here are some pics of today.

 

[Hidd3nGr0w]

Your stuff is looking good. CMH seems to be working well for you.

 

[Happysmoke]

Thanks, I am finding it easier to deal with the heat than hps. It seems about equal to some blurple LEDs I have. This is my best grow so far, also has been the easiest even with the tent issues. Can't wait to see the final result.

 

[Happysmoke]

Everything going pretty well. The girls are liking the upgraded tent and additional light. Still using the 6" fan and it keeps 75-77 deg with the window open a crack. I am feeding airated worm teas with molasses about every 4 days. Watering 1/2gal. A day each in between feedings. Black Cherry OG #3 has not had anymore bananas but watching for more. Flowers are looking very frosty. I am currently trying to decide weather to clone, reveg, or just buy seeds for the next grow. I have the old tent almost setup for drying, it just needs a dehumidifier. Anyway here are the girls.

 

[Hidd3nGr0w]

Thats some nice looking flower. Big ups!

 

[Happysmoke]

Thanks @Hidd3nGr0w, I am super happy with them so far. This is my best and easiest grow by far to this point. Stoked to open the tent once a day, it's my therapy. Glad I gave this another try.

 

[Happysmoke]

6th week of flower update

One of the black cherry og's is slowly putting out bananas. I picked a couple more this week. Getting them pretty early so maybe won't get seeds?

The rest of the girls are doing good. They smell amazing and are pretty frosty. The Leia plant is tall, spindly and very sativa late but it's now starting to bulk a little bit. The leaves are also yellowing. A couple plants are getting some nice purple colors. Feeding worm teas once a week and watering with cal mag other days. I water everyday but it varies from day to day and plant to plant as I used 2 different soil mixes for testing. Anyhow, that's enough rambling, here are some pics.

 

[Hidd3nGr0w]

Some frosty flowers and still a few weeks left. Looking good with the finish line in sight!

 

[Happysmoke]

Week 7 update

Fan leaves fading to yellow on leia, buds are not tightly stacked but are building a bit. Frosting nicely now.

Durban kush turning purple, nice dense buds, frosty and absolutely pungent.

Bday seed (I think this might be star killer), nice piney funk.

Black Cherry OG #2, nice colas, dense, very pungent with fruit and terpintine scent.

Black Cherry OG #3, large plant, lots of side braches, turning purple, yellowing fruity scent but not like #2, nothing fuelly, also buds are thinner. This is the one making bananas.

Silver Cindy, extremely frosty, small round buds with fat girl calyxes, very dense. Not a huge yielder but nice bag appeal. Took a small larf bud, dried and sampled, very nice taste, smooth.

I think maybe growth is slowing on most plants even though they are supposed to go quite a bit longer, some should have another month to go or more, others I think are within a couple weeks. I am feeling a bit impatient and have a pocket scope on the way so I can see how the trichs are coming along.

 

[02trueblue]

not to be the bearer of bad new, because i know from experience - but the slow growth if probably from herm issues or from being pollinated from the few banannas. It'll still turn out dank!

 

[Happysmoke]

Yeah, I think your right. I took a sample branch from the Durban Kush as it was thin and couldn't hold the weight anyway. After slow drying for 6 days I trimmed it and found a mature seed. Oops, I didn't realize it would deminish yield so much or I may have yanked the Hermie at first sight. Live and learn. At least I have some fem seeds for the next grow. Well, if I understand that part anyway. Lol.

 

[Happysmoke]

Tomorrow is the first day of week 9 of flower. All the girls are in various stages of trichome development. A couple are pretty close to harvesting and some others may still have a few weeks. The garden is showing lots of different colors with so many strains. I am hoping to harvest the Durban Kush and one of the Black Cherry OG's in a week or so. The rest will be a bit still I think. They are all on a strict water diet since last week. Keeping temps around 73/64 and humidity around 50/35. I dried a sample branch from the Durban Kush, took 7 days in cool temps and is super pungent, tastes clean and has a very energetic high with clear trichomes. A couple plants look like they might have a deficiency but with it so late in flower I was thinking it best to let em go. Anyway, here are some pics.

 

[Hidd3nGr0w]

Looks like the inside of a box of crayons. Nice work man, wish we had smell-o-vision!

 

[Happysmoke]

Looks like the inside of a box of crayons. Nice work man, wish we had smell-o-vision!

Thanks man, not quite the yield I had hoped for but quality is high. Now I just have to get the dry and cure right.

 

[Formallyhap]

sativas don't feed heavy like most indicas

 

[Happysmoke]

Week 10 update
Finally!!! Chopped the first lady tonight. The Durban Kush came in first with the top 3/4 of buds showing 5-10% amber. Decent density on the colas and about 1/2 way down the plant, leaving about 10% of buds a bit airy. So I figure the cmh 315's are penetrating well to about 16" or so when hung about 18". I will adjust a bit next run.

I ordered some bubble bags for trim. I am trimming initially and trimmed each branch a bit different to experiment. I left sugar leaves on each so my trim dries with the buds.

I will be chopping the Black Cherry OG plants over the next week. The Leia and Silver Cindy might be a bit longer. Here are some pics.

Durban Kush before chop

DK hung up

Perspective shot

 

[Happysmoke]

sativas don't feed heavy like most indicas

I did not know that, I thought it was more strain dependent than a sativa/Indica trait. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Hidd3nGr0w]

Beautiful plants and colors! Nice pull on the DK