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SouthernHaze
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Ok so looking at my roots since I've put my clones in my unit n noticed a very slight reddish brown tint. Kinda thinking I didn't clean my hydro ton well enough cause a rinse with water n the color left and tiny pieces o what looks like hydro ton sut remained in my sink. Characteristics of anything bad or poor housekeeping? Any advice?
-JohnG
These go to my drying cabinet. A small oscillating fan and a small heater swirls slightly warm air through the cabinet. Air is exchanged once an hour for 18 -48 hours with the heat on. Another cycle of 12 hours with no heat follows. "Pulsing" the air exchange ratchets down the moisture, while maintaining maximum aromas and oils. It allows the outer layers to dry and then draw moisture from the stem and center in hourly cycles. If you "bake" your buds - besides degrading the THC, you are loosing a lot of flavor and high volitility terpenes that makes the difference between uber shelf and the rest.
At this point stems should snap easily and the buds crisp. They are inspected and removed from stems and turkey bagged to final moisture level. At this point the game becomes about keeping O2 levels as low as possible. Canned, sealed, jarred, or vacced. I'd like to try Nitro packing someday.
-SouthernHaze
If it rinses off in the sink, you are in luck. Cause root rot sure doesn't. I rinse new hydroton at least 4 or 5 times before it stops giving off the brown dust. I use white buckets with my rocks that are clean and orange ones with dirty ones. I soak dirty rocks from breakdown for up to a couple weeks in a very light bleach solution. They are then rinsed and strained twice before put into white buckets with pure water for a week before strained for the final time, then put dry into white buckets for reuse. The procedure sounds a lot more difficult than it is, tho I do have 5 or 6 buckets of rocks always kicking around.
You have to remove all the critters and veg material, while also removing the bleach before reuse.
-AK
These go to my drying cabinet. A small oscillating fan and a small heater swirls slightly warm air through the cabinet. Air is exchanged once an hour for 18 -48 hours with the heat on. Another cycle of 12 hours with no heat follows. "Pulsing" the air exchange ratchets down the moisture, while maintaining maximum aromas and oils. It allows the outer layers to dry and then draw moisture from the stem and center in hourly cycles. If you "bake" your buds - besides degrading the THC, you are loosing a lot of flavor and high volitility terpenes that makes the difference between uber shelf and the rest.
At this point stems should snap easily and the buds crisp. They are inspected and removed from stems and turkey bagged to final moisture level. At this point the game becomes about keeping O2 levels as low as possible. Canned, sealed, jarred, or vacced. I'd like to try Nitro packing someday.
-SouthernHaze
If it rinses off in the sink, you are in luck. Cause root rot sure doesn't. I rinse new hydroton at least 4 or 5 times before it stops giving off the brown dust. I use white buckets with my rocks that are clean and orange ones with dirty ones. I soak dirty rocks from breakdown for up to a couple weeks in a very light bleach solution. They are then rinsed and strained twice before put into white buckets with pure water for a week before strained for the final time, then put dry into white buckets for reuse. The procedure sounds a lot more difficult than it is, tho I do have 5 or 6 buckets of rocks always kicking around.
You have to remove all the critters and veg material, while also removing the bleach before reuse.
-AK
SouthernHaze
Active member
Ak-
That's what I was thinking . Preciate the fast response. I guess I rinsed a time or two too few... Rookie mistake
That's what I was thinking . Preciate the fast response. I guess I rinsed a time or two too few... Rookie mistake
Nugs are coming!
I'm just about done with the buds. I'm processing the data and getting ready to finalize this run.
Here's a tease:
After drying, most of the purp is hard to see with a thick layer of encrusted trichomes on them.
I'll be back soon!
-AK
I'm just about done with the buds. I'm processing the data and getting ready to finalize this run.
Here's a tease:
After drying, most of the purp is hard to see with a thick layer of encrusted trichomes on them.
I'll be back soon!
-AK
oldergrower
Member
End wk 8 bloom
End wk 8 bloom
Updated grow diary. Everything excellent.
How is everyone else doing????
Great thread AK, very positive and informative just what these forums are meant to be. Thanks again for your time, vision, and investment in the community here.
End wk 8 bloom
Updated grow diary. Everything excellent.
How is everyone else doing????
Great thread AK, very positive and informative just what these forums are meant to be. Thanks again for your time, vision, and investment in the community here.
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Nugs are In!
Numbers and Such
Nug:
Nug:
Numbers:
The runt weighed 1.3 and the biggest girl was 2.5. Most ranged between 1.6 and 2.1. The average was 1.8. The range was 1.2. The data made a nice bell curve for 18 points.
The total weight was 32.3 oz. That works out to .9 gm/watt.
Conclusions:
The buds are beautiful. Tasty, powerful and full flavored, they have the total package.
Removing the outliers my range was .5. This means the plants were pretty even. There is some room for performance improvement. The plants would have performed better if they were about 4 inches higher and there wasn't a runt. This would get us closer the target 1 gm/watt.
I am very happy with the results of the grow. And really .9 gpw on a strain thats really more about being uber shelf is pretty good.
As always, your comments and questions are welcome.
-AK
Nug:
Nug:
Numbers:
The runt weighed 1.3 and the biggest girl was 2.5. Most ranged between 1.6 and 2.1. The average was 1.8. The range was 1.2. The data made a nice bell curve for 18 points.
The total weight was 32.3 oz. That works out to .9 gm/watt.
Conclusions:
The buds are beautiful. Tasty, powerful and full flavored, they have the total package.
Removing the outliers my range was .5. This means the plants were pretty even. There is some room for performance improvement. The plants would have performed better if they were about 4 inches higher and there wasn't a runt. This would get us closer the target 1 gm/watt.
I am very happy with the results of the grow. And really .9 gpw on a strain thats really more about being uber shelf is pretty good.
As always, your comments and questions are welcome.
-AK
nice nice. Good numbers, I really cant wait to see the yield in the other thread. Cola sized Colas and such.
rbdf
rbdf
SouthernHaze
Active member
updated journal
everything seems to be going well the ladies are looking like they are getting stronger now.
heres some data:
everything seems to be going well the ladies are looking like they are getting stronger now.
heres some data:
oldergrower
Member
Lookin good
Lookin good
SH, looks like u r getting off to a nice start. GL
Lookin good
SH, looks like u r getting off to a nice start. GL
SouthernHaze
Active member
Much appreciated og
Looking like a good start SH!
20.75% THC!
Just got this back today:
I'm pleased - there are higher numbers - but the smell, taste and looks combined with these numbers is the complete package.
Once again, a tip of the hat to the CSG guys!
-AK
Just got this back today:
I'm pleased - there are higher numbers - but the smell, taste and looks combined with these numbers is the complete package.
Once again, a tip of the hat to the CSG guys!
-AK
SouthernHaze
Active member
Fucking drooling.i definitely wanna try their stuff out. Nice numbers Ak. N awesome strain connoisuer genetics. Applause
oldergrower
Member
-SouthernHaze
All you have to do is bring that good start across the finish line and the CSG guys will hook you up with some free gear! Keep up the good work.
-oldergrower
Looking forward to watching you bring these in for a landing!
Make sure to put up plenty of shots as you bring them in.
Great job man!
-AK
All you have to do is bring that good start across the finish line and the CSG guys will hook you up with some free gear! Keep up the good work.
-oldergrower
Looking forward to watching you bring these in for a landing!
Make sure to put up plenty of shots as you bring them in.
Great job man!
-AK
ganjalfthegreen
Member
First off, I know i havent posted much but I have been lurking daily on this thread and now find myself needing some input... Tried to keep it short but didnt happen. sorry...
Germinated a number of seeds, dropped into glass of water, after 2 days 98% had tails showing, then tried the "puck" method and transfered into the cloners..
This did not prove to been as fast or efficient as planting into soil until big enough to go to the cloners or system...
Yadda yadda, as of two days ago most had long (6"+) root tails, first set of leaves (small) with some showing small second set starting... Leaves looking green and good.
Decided to introduce seedling stage nutrients. Using Hollands secret due to location and unavailability of DM nutes locally (sorry Aero
) PPM at 380..
Now i sketched about bacteria, pythium, etc. and added h2o2. I think this is where i went wrong?
CLoners have 10 L capacity each, Read about 3 mL per gal added at res change then 1.5 ml per gal every other day, but didnt stop to think if this was appicable to cloners added 4 mL of h2o2 to each.
Tap water here is awesome, low PPMS. Sorry to our friends south of the boarder for the metric / standard.
Checked in the following afternoon, 4 in the one cloner are yellowed completely, as well as 3 in the second cloner. f**k.
As per reading Aero's notes, immediately changed both reservoirs, headed back later tonight to check on.
Im leaning towards the h2o2 being the culprit of the yellowing, is this right? Should i even be adding any to the reservoirs with the plants being so small and fragile?
Room temp is 73, res temp is 68. Humidity is low at 23%. Thanks so much, will be posting pics of the system build, etc. at a later date.
Ganja...
Germinated a number of seeds, dropped into glass of water, after 2 days 98% had tails showing, then tried the "puck" method and transfered into the cloners..
This did not prove to been as fast or efficient as planting into soil until big enough to go to the cloners or system...
Yadda yadda, as of two days ago most had long (6"+) root tails, first set of leaves (small) with some showing small second set starting... Leaves looking green and good.
Decided to introduce seedling stage nutrients. Using Hollands secret due to location and unavailability of DM nutes locally (sorry Aero
) PPM at 380..Now i sketched about bacteria, pythium, etc. and added h2o2. I think this is where i went wrong?
CLoners have 10 L capacity each, Read about 3 mL per gal added at res change then 1.5 ml per gal every other day, but didnt stop to think if this was appicable to cloners
added 4 mL of h2o2 to each. Tap water here is awesome, low PPMS. Sorry to our friends south of the boarder for the metric / standard.
Checked in the following afternoon, 4 in the one cloner are yellowed completely, as well as 3 in the second cloner. f**k.
As per reading Aero's notes, immediately changed both reservoirs, headed back later tonight to check on.
Im leaning towards the h2o2 being the culprit of the yellowing, is this right? Should i even be adding any to the reservoirs with the plants being so small and fragile?
Room temp is 73, res temp is 68. Humidity is low at 23%. Thanks so much, will be posting pics of the system build, etc. at a later date.
Ganja...
SouthernHaze
Active member
I just used tap water and a tiny tiny bit of the zone and silica ( cause I was sketched too justusing water and mine stayed lush and green . From my short experience it's prob that peroxide. My temps were higher too. Just my two cents.
Been lurking as well Ganjalfthgreen . Trying to observe and learn as much on my own as possible before picking brains . Aero 20.75% ! Wish i had a lab in my state lol . And congrads on another great run . OG i see you coming in for landing , Almost home man . SouthernHaze nice cloner and great start . I have been running my system and also in process of building a couple more systems for each strain i intend to run . Also setting up spaces for each , a lot on my plate . I have learned so much from you guys already most important , Constant observation and note keeping . I also ran across clone problems which set me back . My mother room under prolonged 24 light suffered dearly and wasnt putting out healthy clones . I wouldnt recommend lights 24 my room is on 18-6 now and i will be taking cuts soon .
