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gwheels · Jan 1, 2017

Today it dawned on me...where am I going to dry that diesel. The good news is the cold room is 10 degrees C or 50 F and i think that is about as cold as you would want to dry it.

I am glad I didnt put the tent out there. I think keeping it warm would have been a pain in the pocketbook.

My other option is doing it in the tent but i need the light on for the others. So that is not so good.

The girls are looking less droopy. The pots tell me they probably have 2 more days until the next watering. The brown pots needed water today.

Raw Diesel ready in 2 weeks. Today I checked it good. Trichs are candy cane shaped and are about 90% clear and 10% cloudy. I like to get them to be 20 to 30% amber if it looks right. I might feed her one more time and stick to molasses.

The quarter pounder (brown pot) is setting buds now and is in preflower. I will start bloom nutes this week with a bit of growth.

The 3 trans siberian (white russian with ruderalis) are in preflower and they need more growth nutes. I think they are looking better today. I told them it was going to be ok.. :)

The shot adreniline is about week 3. Brown pot start light nutes this week

And a quarter pounder on week 2 in a brown pot this one is getting cal mag and root stuff only for another week.

I will do two plants every 4 weeks and see how that is for timing. I have a bunch of auto seeds to use. A lot of them are single seeds of a strain. And they are the strongest ones i could find at my seed bank.

incogneato · Jan 1, 2017

gwheels said:
Today it dawned on me...where am I going to dry that diesel. The good news is the cold room is 10 degrees C or 50 F and i think that is about as cold as you would want to dry it.

I am glad I didnt put the tent out there. I think keeping it warm would have been a pain in the pocketbook.

My other option is doing it in the tent but i need the light on for the others. So that is not so good.

The girls are looking less droopy. The pots tell me they probably have 2 more days until the next watering. The brown pots needed water today.

Raw Diesel ready in 2 weeks. Today I checked it good. Trichs are candy cane shaped and are about 90% clear and 10% cloudy. I like to get them to be 20 to 30% amber if it looks right. I might feed her one more time and stick to molasses.

The quarter pounder (brown pot) is setting buds now and is in preflower. I will start bloom nutes this week with a bit of growth.

The 3 trans siberian (white russian with ruderalis) are in preflower and they need more growth nutes. I think they are looking better today. I told them it was going to be ok.. :)

The shot adreniline is about week 3. Brown pot start light nutes this week

And a quarter pounder on week 2 in a brown pot this one is getting cal mag and root stuff only for another week.

I will do two plants every 4 weeks and see how that is for timing. I have a bunch of auto seeds to use. A lot of them are single seeds of a strain. And they are the strongest ones i could find at my seed bank.

I had the same problem with my pink diesel x amnesia auto lol. I ended up putting her in a modified cardboard box with a small pan of water at the bottom to keep the rh up. Worked great. I had 65-68° temp with 55+ rh. Nice 7 day dry and curing in a jar now

DrMcSkunkins · Jan 1, 2017

I run an extra filter and duct from a bottom intake hole in my flower tent into a nearby closet, that filters the air in the closet and provides a clean intake for my flower tent. So I have two filters run by one fan, it works okay for smell.

gwheels · Jan 2, 2017

I checked this morning. All of the brown pots are dry (watered yesterday) and the black pots are ready to water tomorrow.

Brown pots need water every day. The black ones are twice a week. I think I like the black ones better but the brown ones make it easier for overwaterers. :)

Tonight half will be fed and the other half tomorrow. And the diesel is changing. It looks like buds I see on this website. Tight and full of beautiful brown and red pistols. I think it will beat my 35 gram record. :D

And it smells like skunky diesel. I think it is the best smell in the world

justiceman · Jan 3, 2017

Looking good man! I hope that diesel blows your current record out of the water! That cold room should be alright. It's not ideal, but I think too cold is better than too hot. It will probably just take longer to dry.

I too like the idea of a perpetual auto flower harvest. Very cool.

Irietime · Jan 3, 2017

gwheels said:
I can't stop taking pics

I know how that goes, my phone used to be full of pics of my daughters and now I have to scroll through cannabis pics to find the ones of my kids.:speechless: Don't get me wrong though, I'd squash everything for my kids

gwheels · Jan 6, 2017

Friday Jan 6 pics. the first pic is my week 4 plant (shot adrenline) :), the next two show all that is growing. and the other is a leaf of the plant at the back. This is a magnesium deficiency i think. I have started to ensure I cal mag my reverse osmosis water to prevent it from happening. The droopy plants were just watered this morning. I will get the watering right or i will invest in a soil moisture indicator so i can get it right. The raw diesel will be harvested in a day or two. I just spotted a couple of amber trichs this morning. And it is looking done. The buds are the only green thing left on it. :) I accidentally brushed my arm against it and I better have a shower before I go out. I smell like I wrestled with Pepi le Peau

gwheels · Jan 6, 2017

For harvest..I have not flushed the raw diesel. I have only fed it organic nutrients. Tomorrow I will flush it once and chop it on Sunday. I have read quite a bit and some say flush and some say don't flush.

With organic soil and nutes is the flush necessary?

I kept feeding them and now they are covered in crystal. I think it worked better than the last batch I grew where i flushed for 2 weeks and the buds didn't fatten up so much.

It will be good to get the diesel out of there so i can space things out better. What an awesome problem to have.

And I hope i get the droopy plants under control. Those trans siberian (white russian) are growing a bit weird. I am sure it is the operator. :)

DrMcSkunkins · Jan 6, 2017

Ive noticed that if I dont feed them straight water for at least 5 or 6 days the dried bud makes the back of my throat tickle when vaped. Its a little harsher and has more choke factor, especially in the mornings.

Irietime · Jan 6, 2017

gwheels said:
For harvest..I have not flushed the raw diesel. I have only fed it organic nutrients. Tomorrow I will flush it once and chop it on Sunday. I have read quite a bit and some say flush and some say don't flush.

With organic soil and nutes is the flush necessary?

I kept feeding them and now they are covered in crystal. I think it worked better than the last batch I grew where i flushed for 2 weeks and the buds didn't fatten up so much.

It will be good to get the diesel out of there so i can space things out better. What an awesome problem to have.

And I hope i get the droopy plants under control. Those trans siberian (white russian) are growing a bit weird. I am sure it is the operator. :)

I would say flush a least a few days before cutting down. My last grow I jumped the gun on chopping because I spotted a little bit of mold starting to grow, so didn't flush at all. The look and smell of the bud is dank, but it's def harsh on the throat. I personally think the flush is important. Just my thought on the matter. Good luck peace

justiceman · Jan 6, 2017

Some thick girls right there. Looking great! That Raw Diesel is really fattening up aint she.

Ya that leaf looks like a cal def.

Here's my take on flushing with organics. It is not possible to flush away organic inputs. Flushing nutrients away from the medium is for hydroponics and soluble salts. Simply watering with plain water as normal for the last 1-2 weeks should be more than sufficient for the plant to use up a lot of the remaining nutrients left in organic soil. Judging by how yellowed out that Raw Diesel is I'd already say you did a fine job of "flushing" her. She looks amazing.

Irietime · Jan 6, 2017

justiceman said:
Some thick girls right there. Looking great! That Raw Diesel is really fattening up aint she.

Ya that leaf looks like a cal def.

Here's my take on flushing with organics. It is not possible to flush away organic inputs. Flushing nutrients away from the medium is for hydroponics and soluble salts. Simply watering with plain water as normal for the last 1-2 weeks should be more than sufficient for the plant to use up a lot of the remaining nutrients left in organic soil. Judging by how yellowed out that Raw Diesel is I'd already say you did a fine job of "flushing" her. She looks amazing.

Ya when I say "flush" I mean with straight water, I should have been more clear:)

gwheels · Jan 6, 2017

Started flushing with straight RO water today. :) it needs water every day so Monday it goes in the darkroom. it is turning amber fast :D I cant wait to try that bad boy out.

gwheels · Jan 7, 2017

Raw diesel.is.now in the dark. It is about 30.% amber.

And I need the room. The Russians are stretching faster than anything I have grown so far.

gwheels · Jan 7, 2017

And the girls are happy with the space

justiceman · Jan 7, 2017

:fire:Raw Deisel Auto:fire:

Such glory to behold!

gwheels · Jan 8, 2017

I am pretty sure I Ned to get some ph up to avoid deficiencies I will get some potassium carbonate to address the situation and am using a bit of baking soda until it come see in these plants should grow a lot bigger and look healthier

gwheels · Jan 10, 2017

For my waterings now I am actually taking it easy on the nutes to keep the PH right. The General organic line will drop you from 7.5 PH to 4.8 PH with a normal feed. I am using another product I have for NPK bloom and it is a natural non liquid formula but 1 tsp per gallon and a bit of cal mag and my water hits 6.4 to 6.8 PH and I can nail it at 6.5 or 6.6. I am certain it has been my nemesis. Plants were showing nitrogen deficiency and they are getting it. And the quarter pounder is awesome and resiliant. The trans siberian not so much.

justiceman · Jan 10, 2017

Have you tried aerating the nutrient solution with an airstone for a day to see if that raises the PH? Also are you using tap water? Good to hear the girls are coming back for you!

gwheels · Jan 10, 2017

I run reverse osmosis water in a bubbler 24/7. I use that water which starts at 7.5 to 7.8 with the bubbles. I will have to get some PH up but I am no where near a hydro shop. I almost did it on amazon 3 times but I want to be sure I use the best PH up for the plants. Most useful and least harmful (not baking soda). :). But for now I am going to adjust my nutes to see if dialing in the PH this way results in more lush green and less nitrogen deficient green which has been the problem with every plant so far. The blue pen sure helps.

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