5 OG's, Medic Grow Fold 8 LED, Prescription Blend Nutrients & Me!

[Buds Buddy]

Off to trim jail !

 

[Buds Buddy]

Well only got 1/2 the plant trimmed & hung up. The other 1/2 just got hung up & I have to trim today. Guess I only got out of trim jail for work release.

 

[KGB]

I feel your pain @Buds Buddy, I never thought back pain from being hunched over the trim table would be an issue for me.

 

[Buds Buddy]

I'm not sure if I said what the dry weight of the Re-Veg Cherry on Top was.... But it was about 5 oz. total. 3 oz. of decent size buds & 2 oz. of small stuff. Not a great yield, but it is pretty good smoke.

Last weekend I harvested the "OG KUSH". She's almost dry now. Here's some pics of her drying. As you can see a few branches aren't trimmed in the pics. I cut the branches off & hang them. Then trim the branches little by little over a day or three. I actually never trimmed up one of the branches just to see if it changes anything.

Should be able to get a dry weight real soon.

 

[Bill284]

I'm not sure if I said what the dry weight of the Re-Veg Cherry on Top was.... But it was about 5 oz. total. 3 oz. of decent size buds & 2 oz. of small stuff. Not a great yield, but it is pretty good smoke.

Last weekend I harvested the "OG KUSH". She's almost dry now. Here's some pics of her drying. As you can see a few branches aren't trimmed in the pics. I cut the branches off & hang them. Then trim the branches little by little over a day or three. I actually never trimmed up one of the branches just to see if it changes anything.

Should be able to get a dry weight real soon.

Congrats on the haul Amigo.

Stay safe
Bill

 

[Buds Buddy]

Today the "FIRE OG" gets harvested. I cut a bud off this plant about 5-6 days ago to dry & test. This stuff is really good.
I figured if it was that good 5 days ago it must be ready for harvest. So her 36 hours of dark time is up at noon so I'll be back in trim jail. Here's her final pics before harvest.

So now I'm down to just the "SKYWALKER OG". She looks kind of lonely in that big ole tent. She wont be ready for another week I'd say.

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Some real beauties, Buds!

Congrats on the completed harvests and the harvests about to come.

 

[Rexer]

Congratulations Buds, that's some sweet plants and great looking smoke!

 

[sstressed]

May as well add a few group shots.

So the "SKYWALKER OG" has about 90% White Hairs still & she isn't real bushy so I may or may not do just a minor defol on her today. Still debating on that one.
The Re-Veg was putting out some Red Hairs, but when I looked at lights on today it was covered in a bunch of fresh white hairs again. I hate & love when this happens. I hate it because it makes it hard for me to determine when to harvest. I love it because the buds get fatter. She's got some nice fat buds now that are weighing the branches down.
I'll probably work on her today while I debate the SKYWALKER defol. Not much trimming to do, but there's some branches that need tied up before they snap.

i'll be very happy if/when i can grow plants with this structure and size. simply beautiful.

 

[sstressed]

Well only got 1/2 the plant trimmed & hung up. The other 1/2 just got hung up & I have to trim today. Guess I only got out of trim jail for work release.

ahhh memories. me happily trimming my first HID grown plants. the stickyness, the smell, the feeling of success .






























a few years later; fuck, look at all those buds i have to trim.

 

[sstressed]

My "SKYWALKER OG" isn't looking too great right now. She got several more of those "P" def. looking leaves. Doesn't make sense it's a def. because when I lower the "Big Data" it goes away for a while.
Not going to say these are bad nutes. But they will take some getting use to if you choose to use them. I'm going back to MC, Alchemist Stout MSA, Natures Care Nitrogen & CalMag. I had the healthiest & most sticky, potent plants ever with those ingredients.
Also going to follow this journal to a Tee next grow. Photos, Soil, Mars Hydro Grow
That grow was fantastic with my smallest yield being a little over 9 oz. Doing away with the Bar Lights too. Buying 4 Mars Hydro TS1000's so I have a light per plant.
I wont be doing a journal. I will post some pics every now & then.

MC?

Fox Farm Marine Cuisine Dry Fertilizer ?

It's been so long since i tried something new. imma feed em what you feed em. saves me some reading as i have many hours of reading/research to do with my old hobby brought into the future of legal growing.

 

[sstressed]

I'm not sure if I said what the dry weight of the Re-Veg Cherry on Top was.... But it was about 5 oz. total. 3 oz. of decent size buds & 2 oz. of small stuff. Not a great yield, but it is pretty good smoke.

Last weekend I harvested the "OG KUSH". She's almost dry now. Here's some pics of her drying. As you can see a few branches aren't trimmed in the pics. I cut the branches off & hang them. Then trim the branches little by little over a day or three. I actually never trimmed up one of the branches just to see if it changes anything.

Should be able to get a dry weight real soon.

little leaves protect trichs. and helps slow the dry/cure time. i often leave the last level of leaves most people trim. when you're ready to vape those buds, the leaves cupping the buds just pop right off. like a jacket.

 

[Buds Buddy]

MC?

Fox Farm Marine Cuisine Dry Fertilizer ?

It's been so long since i tried something new. imma feed em what you feed em. saves me some reading as i have many hours of reading/research to do with my old hobby brought into the future of legal growing.

If you look at post# 484 You will see the chart of what I'll be feeding on all my grows from here on out. I just ordered a gal. of MSA Stout $70 on the bay (Mega Crop is low on this), a Gal. of Natures Nectar Nitrogen $49 W-Mart.com, Already have plenty of Cal Mag & Mega Crop (MC). I should be good for 3-4 grows.

 

[sstressed]

If you look at post# 484 You will see the chart of what I'll be feeding on all my grows from here on out. I just ordered a gal. of MSA Stout $70 on the bay (Mega Crop is low on this), a Gal. of Natures Nectar Nitrogen $49 W-Mart.com, Already have plenty of Cal Mag & Mega Crop (MC). I should be good for 3-4 grows.

sweet. thank you young man.

 

[sstressed]

If you look at post# 484 You will see the chart of what I'll be feeding on all my grows from here on out. I just ordered a gal. of MSA Stout $70 on the bay (Mega Crop is low on this), a Gal. of Natures Nectar Nitrogen $49 W-Mart.com, Already have plenty of Cal Mag & Mega Crop (MC). I should be good for 3-4 grows.

this packaging alone would cause me to purchase this. i think this is the right one.

 

[Buds Buddy]

this packaging alone would cause me to purchase this. i think this is the right one.

That's the one I use.

 

[Buds Buddy]

Here I go again ! Darn computer wont let me resize & post pics again. I think this thing is ready to be replaced. It's 12 years old so I'm sure it's outdated. I'll get pics up soon. I harvested the "FIRE OG" over the weekend. She's got a few days left to dry. Looks like about 5 oz. again. I'm pretty disappointed in this grow. Used a bigger pot & 4 extra weeks of veg than I usually do & still got the same yields. I get 5 oz. with a 5-6 week Veg & a 5 gal. pot so I feel I've wasted time I didn't have to. Oh well.... No more Medic Grow Light for me. Not happy with the results.
Anyway, I'm down sizing on things to make my grows cheaper & to make life easier on me. I have a 4x4 tent so I'm putting it up & using my Mars Hydro TSL 2000 in it. I also just ordered 2 of the Viparspectra PAR 1500 lights for it.
I was going to buy a 2nd TSL 2000 but after looking at the PPFD Charts I went with the PAR 1500. Doing away with the AC too. I had better yields when I wasn't using it. Just using Intake & Exhaust Fans this time. Keeping my Humidifier & Dehumidifier for the 4x4. Only doing 3-4 plants at a time from now on. Friends & Family will just have to grow their own from now on.... lol.
Been stocking up on supplies for future grows. Just ordered another 2500 gram bag of MC. Bought a Gal. of Nitrogen & 1.5 gal. of Silica. Planning on doing a new grow on the 1st. Possibly Auto's.... Haven't decided for sure.
I'll get the pics up ASAP. Sorry for the delay.

 

[Roy Growin]

Hey BB - nice grow but I agree with you, I was expecting more too
They looked absolutely fabulous before the defol, perhaps you were slightly late or overdone for this strain?
I don't use big pots, A/C or fancy nutes etc and it doesn't make a great deal of difference - 4oz from a crack in the pavement is fine by me

 

[Buds Buddy]

OK guys, I need to clarify something I said earlier in a post about the Fold 8 light. Reason being is I really should have said any bar light in general. Here's my reasoning :

I'm not sure what it is with the light. I'm guessing it has something to do with Spectrum & PPFD. What I've noticed over the years is the lights that have more of a reddish color seem to produce bigger buds & colas compared to lights that are more on the bright white side of things. I've also noticed that a single light over each plant produces way more bud then a bar light. So for that reason I decided bar lights in general are not for me. I'd rather have an uneven canopy & more weed. It's not just your light. It's any bar light at all that I will not use again. I've had 3 different ones & none of them produce like a light over each plant. I'll clarify that on Friday when I update the journal. I think it's just a matter of choice & what a grower is looking for in their grow. Yes, there are other factors to consider in a grow. But the only things I changed from this grow from my others is the light, nutrients, pot size & length of veg time. Now, I did have issues with the nutes a couple times during the grow & that could be part of the problem. Never the less, I've just decided to go with what has worked best for me. In fact I'll just copy & paste this in my journal as I think it explains things very well. Thanks !

 

[Roy Growin]

OK guys, I need to clarify something I said earlier in a post about the Fold 8 light. Reason being is I really should have said any bar light in general. Here's my reasoning :

I'm not sure what it is with the light. I'm guessing it has something to do with Spectrum & PPFD. What I've noticed over the years is the lights that have more of a reddish color seem to produce bigger buds & colas compared to lights that are more on the bright white side of things. I've also noticed that a single light over each plant produces way more bud then a bar light. So for that reason I decided bar lights in general are not for me. I'd rather have an uneven canopy & more weed. It's not just your light. It's any bar light at all that I will not use again. I've had 3 different ones & none of them produce like a light over each plant. I'll clarify that on Friday when I update the journal. I think it's just a matter of choice & what a grower is looking for in their grow. Yes, there are other factors to consider in a grow. But the only things I changed from this grow from my others is the light, nutrients, pot size & length of veg time. Now, I did have issues with the nutes a couple times during the grow & that could be part of the problem. Never the less, I've just decided to go with what has worked best for me. In fact I'll just copy & paste this in my journal as I think it explains things very well. Thanks !

I know exactly what you mean - right now I have a plant half lit by white LEDs and half under a full-spectrum burple, (ie with red, blue, white, IR etc)
The side of the plant lit by the white LED has skinny little buds with hardly any frosting
The buds on the side under the burple lamp are thicker and covered in much more resin
I also use three lamps side by side rather than one so each plant has light directly above it