Wanna Ask The Old Farts A Question?

[Dr. Purpur]

I usually get a pound to a pound and a half in a 4 x 4 tray in a tent unless its certain strains I use a 1000 watt hort eye in each tent. I have a couple 250s I used to grow 2 x 2 area. Rule of thumb over here is 1000 watts can usually guarantee a pound of kush every 60 days plus veg, and a bit more if your on top of your game. I have some Hazes Nevil sent me that hate it indoors. You want to stick with quick budding lines if your indoors and looking for weight

 

[LyryC]

Thanks Doctor, If I get a QP I'll be all set till the next harvest, hoping for more

 

[LyryC]

Whats your take on purple stems that are not genetic? They just showed up this weekend.

I think the HPS is playing games on my girls and they want to flower, they smell ready. currently on 18/6 and scaling down to 12/12 by 2 hours per week so the 7th its 16/8 and then the 14th 14/10 and 1 week later 12/12. Introducing bloom nutes with the 14/10 light change but only the base, not additives.

Thanks in advance!

 

[HempKat]

One pound seems feasible once dialed in. Ever run Green Crack AKA Cush? I'm basically mono cropping this first grow of mine and am curious about any details, specifics, observations or general information pertaining to the strain.

Appreciate your insight and that you keep your forum alive; I am a younger gentleman and my generation looks past the experience of Old Farts well... really we are so caught up in the bullshit we look past everything that is important these days... and as always, they don't want to listen!

Alas no, I've never worked with Green Crack, I've heard many talk about it but I've never grown it or even have had a chance to grow it. From what I've heard it has a very speedy kind of buzz hence the name, which if true then I probably wouldn't like it. Not that I like particularly down highs either. I'm more in the middle liking a buzz that mellows you out but seems to give you an energy boost at the same time.

As for the forum, well it began in a time when alot more people were getting into the growing scene and it was very confusing because there was alot of great info to be found but alot of bad info was mixed in. Also there was alot of specialty info that would be useful to certain folks but bad to others. Added to that was the fact that alot of people would talk about thier methods as if it was the only way and anyone doing things differently were risking their crops. This made it confusing and frustrating for new growers just wanting to find the easiest yet effective way to get a grow going. So the idea of the old farts thread was born because there was a group of old farts sitting off by themselves all loaded with simple basic knowledge of growing and the person who came up with the concept, another user by the name of DJ Nuts fortunately had been taught that when you wanted good, simple, straightforward advice on getting things done, go to an Old Fart.

 

[HempKat]

Whats your take on purple stems that are not genetic? They just showed up this weekend.

I think the HPS is playing games on my girls and they want to flower, they smell ready. currently on 18/6 and scaling down to 12/12 by 2 hours per week so the 7th its 16/8 and then the 14th 14/10 and 1 week later 12/12. Introducing bloom nutes with the 14/10 light change but only the base, not additives.

Thanks in advance!

Purpling in plants that don't normally purple is usually an indication of temps getting a bit too cool in the dark period. It can also be a sign of a deficiency but I forget the nutrient off the top of my head that is usually deficient when purpling shows up.

 

[LyryC]

I found little info that Potassium is the nutrient deficiency to show such signs. My lowest temp is 70 in the closet so I don't think temperature is the problem.

To be completely honest, I really don't care right now. I used to trip out over every little thing but came to realize that the plants are working for me, not against me and that they want to resolve their own problems as well. So now I just give them what they need, which they have right now, and let nature take its course.

Figured I'd ask since the Old Farts know the most

Green Crack is a great high if your busy, to mellow out after work its not a good idea. From other forum members who have ran the strain I shouldn't expect it to be a high yielding strain but if I work my magic right I'll have the flavor and potency regardless.

Thank you almighty old fart! lol

 

[Loose Cannon]

Avoiding Mold

Avoiding Mold

Hey Hempkat, I'm in the final 2 weeks and, of course, want to avoid some of the problems experienced in years gone bye.
What are the best precautions to avoid the colas from molding?
I'm thinking temp, humidity, and circulation are the keys but can you elaborate any experience you've had and what levels, if I'm correct, are needed?
Thanx for being here.

 

[HempKat]

Hey Hempkat, I'm in the final 2 weeks and, of course, want to avoid some of the problems experienced in years gone bye.
What are the best precautions to avoid the colas from molding?
I'm thinking temp, humidity, and circulation are the keys but can you elaborate any experience you've had and what levels, if I'm correct, are needed?
Thanx for being here.

Well definately the key to a good grow is having temp, humidity and circulation at good levels. That's your environment and if that is right it helps prevent things like mold. I can't think of anything you probably don't know above that other then avoid misting plants in flower unless your circulation is real good but even then IMHO misting a fat cola is asking for trouble. Kep the growroom clean (remove leaves that fall off and dirt that gets spilt). I also like to remove leaves I see that are all but dead but still hanging on so as to allow the light to reach healthier areas better.

As for temps I like to keep it anwhere between 75-85 and 78 being optimal for lights on and in the low 60's lights off. Humidity I like to be at around 60% lights on and 30% lights off. Circulation is just a 16" oscillating fan not blowing directly on the plants. Ventilation depends on the size of ones space so to put it in generic terms I guess I'm at about 3 room changes per minute but ideally it should be 5 room changes per minute.

Anyway proper temps, humidity and ventilation/circulation (air movement) will go a long way towards minimizing pests, mold and plant disease.

 

[Loose Cannon]

I appreciate your time. Thanx!

 

[hashcraver]

Good morning Hempkat.

 

[HempKat]

Good morning Hempkat.

Hey Hashcraver, long time no see, how you doing? I hope all is well for you and the Mrs? If I don't hear from you before then have a Happy Turkey Day. Thanks in part to you (from my experiences at the Big Roast) I'll be smoking a Turkey this year. Actually it was last year that was motivated by experiencing your use of a smoker at the Big Roast. This year is more due to the fact that last year's Turkey turned out so good.

To anyone reading this by the way, if you find traditional baked turkey to be boring and you've tried frying a turkey and weren't impressed. Then I strongly encourage you to try smoking a turkey. It keeps the turkey moist and tender and gives it a much much much better flavor. The only down side being that you have to cook it outside and if you use a charcoal smoker it takes much longer. If however you use an electric or propane powered smoker though then the cooking times aren't so bad (about 6 hours for a 20lb bird).

 

[Dr. Purpur]

Smoked Turkey rocks!

Smoked Turkey rocks!

I did one on a New braunfels side box smoker, using cherry and pecan. After the skin gets the perfect color, be sure and cover it with foil to insure it doesnt get super dark.

 

[HempKat]

I did one on a New braunfels side box smoker, using cherry and pecan. After the skin gets the perfect color, be sure and cover it with foil to insure it doesnt get super dark.

Thanks for the tip, although last year it never got super dark. It did get darker then a normal baked Turkey and that was using a charcoal smoker. This year I'm using an electric one so I'm thinking it'll be slightly less dark since the electric one cooks so much faster and there is no charcoal involved.

 

[hashcraver]

Once you get cookin with it hempkat, you can make all your outdoor cooking in it. I did 4 chickens in it at once and got the golden brown and no wood added. Just had that wonderful flavor and done in a couple hours. I have a new one in the box still and was thinking about making up some chicken soup in the water pan. Let the chicken drip in and cook all the veggies right in the smoker. Smoked Chicken Soup, might be good, might not

We are doing better then our football team this year, GO BLUE.

Now picture me in a suit/tie and saying " Hello Senator, do you know much about Hemp?" Man is the coming year going to be fun.

 

[paladin420]

Love love them new braunfels!!!!! Great place in Texas if you ever get the chance to stop in.

Stroytime
One Easter I was doing the family dinner for the x wife's fam. Smoking a nice bird in a Webber the skin got quite dark. When the x-sister-in-law saw it she rolled up her nose and said,"I won't be eating any if THAT"!! Being a charming host who always tried to make his mother proud I politely replied," fuckin right you are not" just put some more hot dogs on for her with the kids.
You should hav heard her backpedal when I peeled back that skin and started cutting. Juices and aroma's to make anyone proud.


No the bitch only got a hotdog. Wife even backed me up. Mustve been early in the dance

 

[hashcraver]

Good morning Paladin

Life is good smoking about anything.

 

[HempKat]

Once you get cookin with it hempkat, you can make all your outdoor cooking in it. I did 4 chickens in it at once and got the golden brown and no wood added. Just had that wonderful flavor and done in a couple hours. I have a new one in the box still and was thinking about making up some chicken soup in the water pan. Let the chicken drip in and cook all the veggies right in the smoker. Smoked Chicken Soup, might be good, might not

We are doing better then our football team this year, GO BLUE.

Now picture me in a suit/tie and saying " Hello Senator, do you know much about Hemp?" Man is the coming year going to be fun.

Yeah, you're right, I think now the only time my old propane grill will get used is if I'm throwing a big party and have too much to cook using just my charcoal and electric smokers.

Well all I can say is keep up the good work, it's people like you that are really helping to bring about change in marijuana prohibition. These are definitely interesting times for the movement. Just be careful hanging around those politicians that you don't let any of the corruption rub off on you.

 

[LyryC]

Can baking soda be used in the grow room to absorb moisture and odor?

 

[HempKat]

Can baking soda be used in the grow room to absorb moisture and odor?

I don't see why not but it won't be enough to control either I think unless maybe you have a micro grow or you're talking a whole lot of baking soda. To give you an idea of what I mean when my grow is running which is in a 8'x5'x8' space has one 1000W HID a 16inch fan for circulation and usually around 18 3-4 foot plants, I pull about 2 gallons worth of mositure out of the air every few days trying to keep humidity below 60% RH. I of course use a dehumidifier for that though instead of baking soda.

Now as far as odor control goes the two most effective methods I know of is to use a carbon scrubber or an ozone generator. Ozone generators do have certain health risks that in my mind make them unsafe to use so in my opinion carbon scrubbers are the only choice.

Now I do understand why people might want to find other solutions dehumidifiers generally cost about $150 and up for a decent one and a good manufactured carbon scrubber sufficient for a space like mine can easily get over $200 maybe even a good bit more since I haven't priced them in several years. You could go the route I did and build one from DIY plans that can be found on this site, for under $100 if you can find a good bulk source for the activated charcoal that does the actual filtering of odor. Still that can be alot of money for folks getting into this growing thing, especially if they also have to buy lights, nutrients etc to get started. Here the thing though, odor control relates directly to your safety, both from law enforcement and people willing to steal all your hard work. Moisture control is less critical to your safety in that regard but it can help protect you from losing a crop to bud rot. So to that end, my advice is don't cut corners on your equipment other then DIY if you feel confident you can do it right.

 

[cody2white]

Love love them new braunfels!!!!! Great place in Texas if you ever get the chance to stop in.

Stroytime
One Easter I was doing the family dinner for the x wife's fam. Smoking a nice bird in a Webber the skin got quite dark. When the x-sister-in-law saw it she rolled up her nose and said,"I won't be eating any if THAT"!! Being a charming host who always tried to make his mother proud I politely replied," fuckin right you are not" just put some more hot dogs on for her with the kids.
You should hav heard her backpedal when I peeled back that skin and started cutting. Juices and aroma's to make anyone proud.


No the bitch only got a hotdog. Wife even backed me up. Mustve been early in the dance

Lmao hell yeah. Thats awesome sir! I just went through this with my bird.