Colorado Growers Thread

[Balazar]

I have read that sulphur burners are good for getting rid of that. I have not come across it yet though. Isn't mildew more common when you have humidity problems? My flower room never goes over 40%. Colorado is usually pretty dry in the winter. If its cold out and your furnace is running constantly that makes it ever dryer.

 

[Ms_Weekend]

I was at a store that said they have over 10 people a day coming in........Ive never dealt with it but he said it was everywhere........I said something about sulfer burners & he said they dont make those anymore or something like that, might of misunderstood him.

 

[HossCartwright]

Sulfur burners are readily available but only partially effective and smell like crap.

 

[orpanic]

Greencure for PM. Apply during Lights OFF.

 

[mexilandrace]

sulphur sprays will stop PM from spreading, and green cure will get rid of it.

We had a ton of PM problems with our outdoor crop.

 

[aceofspades]

I guess my biggest question was did I start my flush too soon. I guess that is in my experience since most dont have experience with this strain. I just feel like I started my flush to early and may be causing a smaller harvest....I guess its hard to tell, my next run I should have this strain dialed in, its too hard to tell only doing one strain at a time with its first run. Thats why I will do 2+ runs with any strain I run. I guess practice makes perfect!
Appreciate the responses guys.

Ace

 

[Eternaldust7]

The best way to tell that is by the color of the resin glands. Either a 30x microscope or a really good zoom + macro focus on a digital camera. And then it would depend on the kind of effect you're trying to get out of the buds. I think I'm also victim to starting the flush too early... Started mine on the blueberry last week... I have a sneaking suspicion that I hurt my yeild and that I'll be flushing for the next 2 - 3 weeks still also. But, you live you learn. The more experience you have with it the better you'll be. At least that is the way I see it.

 

[Kelly.]

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[Kelly.]

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[orpanic]

Coco, the plants veg quicker, it is a hydo medium, you can use organics with coco, all the folks that do coco that I know do it organic 100%, no cal-mag bs.
Looking good kelly.

 

[Kelly.]

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[fireman22]

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[funkfingers]

the coco is inert right?
what about coco makes them grow faster?

i think my next setup will be a recirculating drip setup, i may have to look into coco.

i have 'heard' organic hydro is alot harder then non organic nutes. any truth to this? maybe a steeper learning curve?

The expenses that go into running organic anything are going to be more pricey... I'd imagine organic hydro would be the most expensive set up you can use, being that plants in hydro set ups can go through a lot more nutes in general. Your set up is looking real nice kelly keep up the good work.funk

 

[MacGyver420]

the coco is inert right?
what about coco makes them grow faster?

i think my next setup will be a recirculating drip setup, i may have to look into coco.

i have 'heard' organic hydro is alot harder then non organic nutes. any truth to this? maybe a steeper learning curve?

first off let me say that UC system is looking great kelly!

growing in coco is a breeze

im using 2 nutes GH micro and GH bloom; i personally dont buy into the whole organics deal your plants will take nutrients any way they can get em (but others will live and die by their organic stuff) - id say the only difference is that it is easier to burn your plants when your growing with chem nutes

check out gratefulhead's thread over in the coco section
http://icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=55683
sooo much good info over there

ive had really really good results so far with 6ml / gal micro and 9ml / gal bloom (ph @ 6) - give them nutes every other day give them plain water (ph'd to 6) everyother day - making sure that i have at least 30% runoff also to get the salts out of the coco

 

[orpanic]

Plants take them up the same, but...
Side by side, I would take the sample that was grown organically; better taste, better high, not harsh.
Folks who use synthetics seem to be more on the cash cropper side, than about quality of the finished product, IME.

 

[MacGyver420]

Plants take them up the same, but...
Side by side, I would take the sample that was grown organically; better taste, better high, not harsh.
Folks who use synthetics seem to be more on the cash cropper side, than about quality of the finished product, IME.

instead of continuing the debate here im going to redirect it to this thread
http://icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=81114

lol! just messin orpanic; like i said some people really prefer organic and there is nothing wrong with that

i think that if your doin it wrong you can grow really nasty tasting weed with refined nutrients or organic growing - no matter which way you go you can also get some really prime top quality bud if your doing it right - to me the ease of refined nutrients and the cost make it a no brainer

ive definatly smoked some organic weed that literally tasted like shit mixed with vomit - then again if you leave the micro too late in flower you can easily replicate that taste with chem nutes

 

[Balazar]

the coco is inert right?
what about coco makes them grow faster?

i think my next setup will be a recirculating drip setup, i may have to look into coco.

i have 'heard' organic hydro is alot harder then non organic nutes. any truth to this? maybe a steeper learning curve?

I don't know anything about coco but I have built six different RDWC drip systems. They work great and are easy to maintain. The only problem I have run into is my plants grow explosively fast and the roots grow right down the drain for each bucket and clog it up. This can cause a flood if you don't stay on top of it. Right now I'm looking for screens for each bucket to put over the drain holes. I'm also looking to improve the design of the system. I would rather have the drain at the top just like BigToke's Bio Buckets.

 

[orpanic]

instead of continuing the debate here im going to redirect it to this thread
http://icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=81114

lol! just messin orpanic; like i said some people really prefer organic and there is nothing wrong with that

i think that if your doin it wrong you can grow really nasty tasting weed with refined nutrients or organic growing - no matter which way you go you can also get some really prime top quality bud if your doing it right - to me the ease of refined nutrients and the cost make it a no brainer

ive definatly smoked some organic weed that literally tasted like shit mixed with vomit - then again if you leave the micro too late in flower you can easily replicate that taste with chem nutes

No worries...
Call me a pot snob or whatever you'd like. I don't mind.
I am more aware of what I put in my body than most. And I like finely grown marijuana that was grown with love. Not that hydro crap people check on once a month, pumped full of H&G or GH.
More times than not, when I try someone's herb that was grown synthetically, it isn't flushed well enough for MY taste, or even if it is, it tends to have an aftertaste to me that is not pleasant, pumped with Phosphorus and leaves that tingle on your gums.
Yes, I've had some organic weed that tasted like shit, not because of the nutrients used (guanos) but rather, they were not dried properly and had a mold/crap taste. I've never seen/had any herb that tasted like shit because it was grown with guanos, I don't buy that statement.

 

[FoCo(No.Co)]

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[IGrowTrees]

I wasn't sure where to put this question, so I'll put it here in the Colorado thread..

I harvested some Flo on the 4th of this month..I let it dry for 5 days and buds were a little crispy/crunchy with some moisture left in the stems while some did snap...now they have been in jars since the 9th, and the buds are no longer crispy and have a very subpar smell...not quite hay, but just not very good..

What can I do to improve my drying/curing technique so these buds dont turn out shitty...?