1st Grow: Russian Rocket Fuel - 250wHPS, GL60 Tent, Soil

[RiddleMeThis]

Ugh... pretty sure one of them hermi'd somewhere. The calyxes are orange, and i sliced one off today, and there was a little green seed in it. I couldnt find the nuts anywhere on the RRF's, I suspect the freebie mystery kush did, but its so damn bushy I cant find it... damnit

So, i'm starting to think of strains for my next grow. Looking for a good heady, happy high. A daytime smoke to help adhd. Something that flowers quickly, and clones easy. I plan on taking clones from first girls, and keep the clones from the pheno I like. Then piggyback clones from the new moms each time. If that makes sense... Anyways, any suggestions are greatly appreciated, cheeers

 

[RiddleMeThis]

Update!

Update!

So, heres a little pic update of the girls (well, suspected shemale in there somewhere, ugh). All is going fairly well, and they seem to be looking good. Only complaints are the smallish size, and hermi, both my fault to a large degree. I have learned a ton from this grow, and despite the problems, I am still happy with the results thusfar. Hopefully I will get some viable seeds from these girls, which I can certainly find use for. On to the pics, thanks guys!

 

[Flying Goat]

Looking good.

 

[RiddleMeThis]

Pictures!

RRF #2 - 7 Weeks

RRF #3 - 7 weeks

Any idea what the yellowing is about? Could just be nature taking its course? Started happening around 6 weeks, thought it might be N deficient, and wasnt sure if I hit them with veg formula long enough(autoflowers were kind of confusing as far as following nutrient schedules).

RRF #4 - 7 weeks - in 3 gal. bag

RRF #5 - 6 weeks

Auto Mystery Kush - 7 weeks

AND, heres some shots of some supposed Sour Diesel. Smells and tastes sweet/fruity kind of, really hard to describe, much different than most of the quality dank around here. Its a great smoke regardless!

 

[Flying Goat]

I just love starting the day with your bud porn, Riddle...

 

[Ramius]

They have come along nicely Good work

 

[RiddleMeThis]

Here are my plans for my next project:

Modular ScroG Wick (never dump run-off) System a la
VerdantGreen
and
*mistress*

I used MSPaint to draw up a diagram of how exactly this setup looks

Not shown are the 4 "wicks" in each side of the square pot, 2" above the bottom of the pot. I will cut the lids of the 3gallon buckets so that the square pots will sit as the diagram illustrates.

Materials:
GL60 Tent (L 24" x W 24" x H 63")
250w Switchable MH/HPS
GH Flora Micro, Flora Bloom, and Kool-Bloom Powder (per Rezdog's Recipe)
Coco & Chunky Perlite (70/30 ratio)


Tent should be able to hold 4 final pots, with ~21" between the top of the screens and safe distance from the light. Hopefully 21" of vertical growspace should be enough? How full would you let the screen get before going to 12/12 with 21" of space above the screen? I know this is strain dependent, but as a guideline, what would you suggest?

Not sure exactly how I should go about repotting since I am doing a ScroG. I would prefer not to put the girls into their final modular ScroG pots until they have shown sex. Worried about how big they will be by the time they show sex (as I am starting from seed, not clones this time around), and whether or not they will fit under the screen. What do you guys think the optimal repotting process would be for something like this? The plants will be handwatered in coco until final potting.

I'll be looking for 4 girls total in this first run, 2x DGS SC99's and 2x DGS Mystic Gem's. I'll take cuts from the girls, once I have enough rooted, ill flower those girls. Once harvested, i'll determine the best mom from each, and start a perpetual harvest using their clones. From then on, ill piggyback clones from the flowering clones.

Also, I will be purchasing a digital pH meter for this. Suggestions anyone?

Thats all I can think of for now. Any critique would be greatly appreciated!

rmt

 

[Flying Goat]

Lurking, as usual...

 

[RiddleMeThis]

Getting digital pH pen today, among other supplies. 4 oldest plants gonna get technaflora recipe for success pre-harvest feed this evening, and then I will start flushing, Starting to see cloudy trich's. The youngest plant will receive 2 or 3 pre-harvest feedings, and then she too will start the flush. Maybe pic updates later. Not much has changed, maybe wait a bit...

 

[FC89]

any updates man? eager too see how the plants are doing!

 

[RiddleMeThis]

Update on the ladies:

I accidentally snapped a budsite on the younger RRF at 48 days, and let it dry for 2 days and cure for 2 days. Weighed 3.6g wet, .9 exactly dry and cured. The smoke was OK, taste wasnt completely there imho, tasted young I guess? My buddies all thought it was dank as hell and once I left the room and came back, it did reak. As far as the effects of the smoke, it was great. Very uppy head buzz, lot of fun.

As far as harvesting the older girls, I am still debating where to start. They are 58 days in now, and have had 2 good waterings with 30% runoff or more. They were all last fed 7 days ago. The buds have started getting much heavier, colas starting to lean. I havent noticed all that much yellowing of the lower leaves yet though, only on the younger RRF which I just decided I was going to harvest at 8 weeks exactly, so shes been flushed maybe a bit early? Looks like N deficiency tbh, but I dont want to give her any more nutes with only 6 days left.

I have been considering chopping the cola's first to allow some light to the lower buds, but dont want to yank them too soon. Thoughts/suggestions? Also, how many waterings would you say it takes to really flush out the chemical taste in soil? Thanks guys, kinda buzzed atm, sorry for the jumble.

Also, forgot to mention, no seeds in the bud that was picked/smoked. Starting to think I am just dumb and somehow convinced myself one herm'd and seeded my crop. Seems to be some nice sensimilla

rmt


Heres some pics
Cab shot

Mystery kush

RRF #2

RRF #3

RRF #4 (3gal smartpot)

RRF #5 (1 week younger than the rest, and the one that the sample came from at 48 days - being 51 days in now, should I worry about the discoloration of her leaves? the others are older, and not showing discoloration like this...)

Assorted budshots

 

[ACBract]

X-Posted from the Soil forum:



The Strain:
Russian Rocket Fuel
(White Russian Auto x NYCD?) by Short Stuff Seeds

- Its an autoflowering plant, yes... I know.. I will be growing a normal strain next time


RRF is Low Life Auto White Russian x Joint Dr. Diesel Ryder according to one of the short stuff staff.

 

[RiddleMeThis]

X-Posted from the Soil forum:



The Strain:
Russian Rocket Fuel
(White Russian Auto x NYCD?) by Short Stuff Seeds

- Its an autoflowering plant, yes... I know.. I will be growing a normal strain next time


RRF is Low Life Auto White Russian x Joint Dr. Diesel Ryder according to one of the short stuff staff.

Good deal, thanks for clarifying!

 

[Nicoli]

Looks good, I wouldnt worry about giving them anymore N.. they'll be just fine.

 

[RiddleMeThis]

Harvested about 2/3 of the cola on RRF #2, and some of the bigger buds on MK #1. I mainly just wanted to clear up some light for the rest of the girl. They may still be a bit young, but according to the strains description, they are an 8-10 week strain, and we're a bit past 8 weeks now. Wet weight was ~30g. Will post pics of dry bud/weight in a few days. I must say, these girls are smothered in crystals and they smell funky/fruity/semi-skunky, although they all differ in smell slightly.

I plan on giving them another watering tomorrow, and will harvest the 2nd batch once they dry out a bit. Going for 3-4 different harvests over the next 10-15 days.

Setup my clone cab today (which is acting as a drying chamber atm). Its just a 35gal 19" tall rubbermaid. I drilled 5 1" intake holes on one side, and cut out a 4" hole on the other, which has 4" ducting taped airtight to act as an exhaust. I will eventually add some computer fans for airflow once I actually have plants in there. There is a good amount of airflow without the cpu fans, enough to pull in a lighter flame and put it out.

Still waiting on the DGS Swt99's to arrive... been 3 weeks, getting nervous

Blah, enough babbling

thanks for stopping in!

rmt

 

[RiddleMeThis]

All the girls got watered today. RRF #2 was in serious need of water, she didnt look too hott. Hoping she perked up a bit, will check in a few hours. 2nd chop will come once the plants dry out a bit.

RRF #4, in the 3 gallon pot, is looking amazing. Incredibly dense, heavy buds, dark leaves with a blueish tint around the buds. Gonna try to snap some pics soon

 

[lowrydergrower]

mmm i am really eager to see the final dry weight on this.

 

[Roortokeage]

what are your temps with that 250 HPS in there LIke that?

 

[RiddleMeThis]

Well, harvested about 75% of RRF #3, and she really looked ready, leaves were yellowing and dying off everywhere except the bud shoots. Chopped her today and shes drying. Today we smoked the RRF harvested ~4 days ago, dried for about 2 days, and cured for 2. Just a small sample, about 1gr., but man did it have us all geeked. My buddy told me this was better than the jack herrer he gets around here, which is actually quite good. I dunno if its that good, but as of right now its certainly some of the best bud i've smoked, just not sure if its THE best. That chemdog I got from the reggae festival last year is still what I am really looking for. Pretty excited to let these buds get a nice cure before really dipping into them. The longer theyre in the jars, the more intense the buds start to smell . Oh, also, when we were burning today, my buddy said it tasted weird, and I asked like what, and he said fruity diesel fuel. Thought that was pretty funny. After 1 bowl pack in my bubbler, 4 of us were pretty good. Shit, I still am. Sorry for the ramble, I will try to actually get some picks up soon!
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So far, the little bit I have harvested and dried has come out to ~10gr.

My temps in the tent with the 250 can get hot since I am venting right into the closet the tent is in. With my window fan circulating air in the room, and the closet doors about halfway open(and still 100% stealthy), the temps are around 65-73 at night, and 74-84(max) during lights on, which is 18 hours. Usually temps stay around 77-80, RH between 20% and 40% without the humidifier, 40-55% with the humidifier.

 

[RiddleMeThis]

Havent updated any pics lately, so heres a few. Im thinking i'll get between 2 and 3 z's.

Just cut

After some cleaning up, ready to be hung to dry

Attempt at a closeup

Dried buds about ready to be cured

Whats left (about 1/3rd of the harvest)

Still havent received my Swt99s, and havent heard anything about the mystic gem's either. Starting to get nervous they might have gotten swiped. The swt99s were purchased 30 days ago. Hope they come!