Second grow - Sour 60

[Boner]

You don't even need the ph pen if you don't want to spend for it...Go to the pet store and get the ph testing drops...they're cheap and accurate enough...if the fish won't die, the plants won't either...

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Glad you got your ph sorted.

[ZBeebs]

These pics were taken 57 days since planting the seeds, and 47-52 days since sprouting.

No way they'll be done in 60 days.

#1 - nice, dense buds. Should have an ounce or more when dried.






#3 - must be the Ruderalis in them...tiny buds, no cola to speak of...






#4 - I had high hopes for this one (since it split I thought I'd get two colas) but instead I have this crap. Little tiny buds.






#5 - looks like thick, dense buds to me. Going to get at least an ounce or two out of this one. If they all grew like this I'd run autos again!






#7 - somewhere between the others...no huge buds, but not the wispy tiny ones on the others...






#10 - another small yielder...




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[ZBeebs]

So far, except for the two budding nicely, I am NOT impressed.

My guess is MDanzig let these go too early. Lots of talk from him about "3 foot tall plants!" and "huge buds" which definitely seems to be the case, in about 1/3rd of them. He should have been more honest and said that mixed in the nice ones you get GARBAGE. Did I just get unlucky? Who knows...but half of these plants are going to produce next to nothing...I'm tempted to kill them now and leave the 3 best getting all the light...but then I figure I can just turn those into oil...

And we're past 60 days now. Not even close.

They are getting plain water today, then I am going to add Cha-Ching to the Pure Blend Pro Bloom. they will get two doses over the next 10 days, then it's flush time, and ph'ed water only. I plan on harvesting based on trich production, not time...so those underperforming ones might get left in there a couple extra weeks...Maybe they will start to catch up?

I'm going away this weekend, and will have to water them extra...they have needed water about every 36 hours, the pots are very light at that point, and when I let them go to 48 hours I started to see some drooping. I will be gone for approximately 60 hours so they'll get about 3/4 of a gallon before I leave...right now, they get about half a gallon each watering...

[ZBeebs]

I added the carbon filter today as well.

[ZBeebs]

Pics taken today, 65 days old, 55-60 days since sprouting. I was away for the weekend and hadn't seen them in a few days...looks to me like they've grown significantly in a few days...

#1 Looking good...






#3 Looking a little better...the top isn't huge but there is decent bud growth happening






#4 A little better, but not much...






#5 Still packing on buds...this one is looking real nice...has some burn, more than any other plant but otherwise looks and smells good!






#7 Looking better...






#10 Also looking better than before...





They got a dose of Cha-Ching as well as a half dose of the Pure Blend Pro grow formula...Some of these are further along than others...half will get one more dose of cha-ching then flushed with water only until harvest...the rest will get nutes for a while longer...

[ZBeebs]

Took these pics today...72 days since planting the seeds, and 62-67 days since sprouting.

I only have pics of 1,5,7 and 10, the camera crapped out...will fix that shortly...

These four all got 2 gallons each of plain ph'ed water today. They'll get the same in a couple days, maybe once more after that...planning on harvesting these four next Sunday or so.

The other two that aren't in pics are way behind the rest...significantly less bud production...They are still getting nutes, and will be turned into BHO.

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#5





#7





#10

[Midzy]

Would you grow Autos again Zbeebs?
the thing that puts me off autos is the long light period (18-24hrs of light) you gotta give em.

[ZBeebs]

Would you grow Autos again Zbeebs?
the thing that puts me off autos is the long light period (18-24hrs of light) you gotta give em.

The only reason I ran autos this time is because I only had 90 days to grow, dry and store (I can't tell the wife we're not taking our usual vacation this year because my plants won't let me). I wouldn't have been able to do that growing from seed any other way.

I have been running the lights 24/0 since the beginning, so I'm using just as much electricity as a normal grow I think...It's all about time.

The ultimate test on if I'll do it again will be yield and quality of smoke...But I don't really have plans to do it again. Next grow will probably be Barneys Farm LSD.

[Midzy]

Would you grow Autos again Zbeebs?
the thing that puts me off autos is the long light period (18-24hrs of light) you gotta give em.

The only reason I ran autos this time is because I only had 90 days to grow, dry and store (I can't tell the wife we're not taking our usual vacation this year because my plants won't let me). I wouldn't have been able to do that growing from seed any other way.

I have been running the lights 24/0 since the beginning, so I'm using just as much electricity as a normal grow I think...It's all about time.

The ultimate test on if I'll do it again will be yield and quality of smoke...But I don't really have plans to do it again. Next grow will probably be Barneys Farm LSD.

thanks Zbeebs yeah I remember you saying you were on a tight 4 time grow, and yeah your right the ultimate test will be best judged on the final result I hope your budz are potent and tastey

24/0 think is a bit much for me, I think I will stick wiv normal 12/12 plants.

I got a feminized B.Farm LSD going now, I will let ya know how she turns out

[ZBeebs]

Gave them 2 gallons of water each again last night, hoping to do that one more time before harvest...So I might not chop 'em until monday or tuesday of next week...At least the 4 good ones in the last pics...

Those other two might get an extra week or two...Since I started slamming them with lots of nutes, there is more bud growth all over both of them...Not heavy, dense buds I'd want to smoke, but they are definitely putting on weight and starting to add trichs like the other ones...Those two will be BHO only...

Funny though...even though I am giving those two a full dose of Pure Blend Pro and a full dose of ChaChing (which says "once a week" on the package) every watering, there is no burning of the leaves...while other plants who didn't get nearly this much burned much more...wonder why??

[ZBeebs]

Today is 76 days since planting the seeds...I don't think they'll be ready on Sunday...there are still lots of white hairs...and cloudy trichs...no amber...maybe another week...60 days? Don't think so...

[ZBeebs]

Just peeked in on 'em...leaves are turning yellow, they are feeding on themselves...

I probably could have kept the nutes up another couple days, maybe a week...these are the things you learn through trial and error I guess...I have been thinking that every day of 24/0 light is like two of 12/12...so I guess when I decided to start flushing I thought they'd finish up quicker...

I also didn't expect them to go so far past 60 days from seed...it's more than two weeks past that now, I might not harvest for another week or two... Maybe I screwed something up somewhere, but fucking come on... I think MDanzig is full of shit.

I am leaving the country for a week on the 10th of August. I need these in jars by the 1st so I have time to burp them and get them stable in the jars before leaving. That means I really need them hung up and drying around the 23rd or so...So forget what I said above, I think I actually have to chop these in 5 days, whether they're ready or not...

[ZBeebs]

I watered them this morning, and took a look at the trichomes with my scope...I saw some amber (about 10%) on #5 and #7 so I chopped the lowest braches off of those two, 6 branches off of each. I will take down the rest of those two in two days, and probably take the lower branches of #10 and #1 as well, then one more watering before taking down the rest...

The last two aren't even close to ready right now, and will get chopped just two or three days before I go away...I will hang them, then freeze them just before we leave...to be made into bho...

No pics again, sorry...I thought the memory card was fried so I got another one, but same problem...I've only had this camera since December...

[Cisco]

So how did these turn out then dude ?

[ZBeebs]

Wow...I've done a terrible job keeping this updated....

The four plants in the previous rounds of pics are now in jars. They were chopped over the course of a few days, and I hung them in another room in the basement...72 degrees and about 60% humidity. After 6 days they were ready for the jars...

I have 412 grams from those four plants in jars, been burping them for a few days. I am confident they will be fine while I'm away from sept 10-18 as humidity levels in the jars are right in the cure zone, low to mid 60's... Not a bad yield from 4 plants, and autoflowers! If they actually took 60 days I'd be thrilled, but it wasn't even close...I spent more on electricity for this grow than I did on my last one with regular feminized seeds, and only finished up a couple weeks sooner. Autoflowers have their place but I don't think that place will be in my tent in the future...

The last two plants are still going...Finally some significant bud growth, but it's mostly airy buds...these will be BHO anyway because I didn't flush them, they've been getting nutes the whole time. Funny too, because while they are just finishing up now, some of the leaves have withered and died way too early, like two weeks ago...it's like part of the plant is trying to stick to the 60 day timetable...but the buds still are maybe 10% amber trichs...and lots of white hairs...I will chop these in the next day or two, and then on Friday they go in the freezer to be made into bho when I get back from vacation...

I haven't smoked any of the bud yet, but I gave some to a friend tonight who commented that he could smell it in my pocket before I gave it to him...should be a good sign...I did suggest he put it in a glass jar and burp it for a few days more at least before smoking it...

I have smoked some BHO I made from the trim and it's crazy strong (first hit is like getting punched between the eyes) and very sweet tasting.

Once the buds have a good cure I'll post some pics...I'll also try and grab a pic or two of the bho...