my single, multiple bucket RDWC Maui Blue Dream grow journal

[ken dog]

this is day 21 of flower... 3 weeks since flip.

 

[ken dog]

day 28 of flower...
EC fell from 1.1 to 1.0... pH rose from 6.1 to 6.2.
nutrient level is down 3 gallons... exactly what I put in last week.
Tomorrow, I will raise the EC to1.2... and see how the nutrients adjust the pH, and take it from there. As long as the pH falls between 5.8, and 6.2, I will be happy.

13 more days till flush, 20 more days till harvest. :)

 

[ken dog]

here's a teaser... I just harvested this tonight from my ebb and flow... It is a Maui Blue Dream as well.
it was grown with Heavy 16.

 

[neverbreak]

love the ingenuity with the setup bro, nice handiwork. she's lookin great!

and that is a damned fine lookin bud bro!

neverbreak

 

[ken dog]

love the ingenuity with the setup bro, nice handiwork. she's lookin great!

and that is a damned fine lookin bud bro!

neverbreak

thanks neverbreak... I appreciate it.:)

 

[ken dog]

four and a half weeks into flower... starting to stack.

 

[ken dog]

here is a five week into flowering update...

 

[ken dog]

here's a five and a half week update... I had to add 3 gallons of nutrient solution today, as well as two days ago.
the EC has remained steady throughout the grow, & I have just now raised it to 1.7... I will not go much higher, I will just prevent lock out by keeping it at least 1 .7, maybe up to 1.9 over the next two weeks, depending on when it is ready to start flushing.

this may take a little longer than anticipated... I was shooting for 41 days, but it may turn into well over 50.
the pH is 6.0.
The nutrient temperature is around 71 degrees, since I put the chiller over to the 8 xl unit. I have supplemented the nutrient temperature by putting a bottle of frozen water in the reservoir, once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

 

[ken dog]

day 48 update...

 

[ken dog]

today I added 3 more gallons of water because the water level had gone down that much... I raised the EC to 2.1.
the pH is holding steady at 5.9

to get my EC to 2.1, for 3 gallons of water, I added 25 milliliters each of Bloom A and Bloom B, 50 milliliters of Bud Booster, and 5 milliliters of Roots.

after 48 days into flower, no sign of trichomes changing color yet.
I am surprised.

 

[ken dog]

day 55 update... add 3 more gallons, and raised the EC to 2.6... pH holding steady at 5 .9

to get the EC correct, I added 40 milliliters of A and B, and 75 milliliters of bud booster... and 10 milliliters of roots

 

[neverbreak]

lookin good bro.

neverbreak

 

[ken dog]

thanks neverbreak.
here's a day 60 update... eight and a half weeks... I hear this is supposed to be a nine week strain, even though I have had the same plant mature in 6 weeks.
I think the quick maturity is due to the fact that I have had several Indicas in the same ebb and flow table with the longer maturing sativas.

I believe the roots influence each other, and when one goes into flower, it sends the rest into flower prematurely.

it already drank 3 more gallons, I will have to add more nutrient solution today.

 

[ken dog]

I continued to raise the EC when I added 3 gallons this morning... I do not want to lock them out.

before I changed the nutrient solution, the EC was a little over 2.8... I raised it even more... to about 3.0.
to get that EC value, I added 50 milliliters of Veg A, 50 milliliters of Veg B, 90 milliliters of Bud Booster, and 10 milliliters of Roots.

the pH came out at 5 .9, and the pH before I added the solution was 5.8

the temperature of the nutrient solution is right around 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
here is a picture taken just a moment ago... I have cut the net away.

 

[ttystikk]

So the longer they go, the higher you raise EC, but when will you flush? On a nine week strain, aren't you running short of time, or do you think something else is at play?

 

[ken dog]

So the longer they go, the higher you raise EC, but when will you flush? On a nine week strain, aren't you running short of time, or do you think something else is at play?

I think they may be even longer than 9 weeks... Because half of the trichomes haven't turned red yet.

I anticipate I will start flushing the next time the nutrient solution needs topping off, which should be in about three to four more days.

nobody else has this strain, so I am just extrapolating from the flowering times on Maui Wowi, and Blue Dream.
I am watching this very closely, because I do not want to go past 50 percent red on the trichomes... as this will give me 7 to 10 days of flushing before the stems start to go rubbery, and the flowers start to droop.

 

[ken dog]

here is a picture taken just a moment ago... as far as I can tell, the trichomes are not 50 percent red yet.

I anticipate a couple of more days, but so far this grow, I have been completely and totally wrong with regards to how long things will take.

I have a feeling that I will finally see the true potential of this strain of Maui Blue Dream.

 

[ttystikk]

here is a picture taken just a moment ago... as far as I can tell, the trichomes are not 50 percent red yet.

I anticipate a couple of more days, but so far this grow, I have been completely and totally wrong with regards to how long things will take.

I have a feeling that I will finally see the true potential of this strain of Maui Blue Dream.View attachment 354262

I just noticed you crossed two very long maturing strains together, so I can see why patience is called for. It's already looking amazing!

 

[ken dog]

thank you ttystikk, I appreciate it.

 

[ken dog]

there's a 9 week update.. day 63

as tyystikk was saying...
the Blue Dream is a 70 Day flowering strain... the Maui Wowi is also known as a late flowering strain.