Aberration Goes Ker Bloom! - Perpetual

Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

Thanks guys. It is a chunk of time isn't it? :cheesygrinsmiley:

Code: 
--> Strong clonelings (7):

1. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:	
	 1  t  Pure Blend Pro Grow
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
        1/2 oz Yucca
   Adjusted with Bioactive to 650 ppm
   pH adjusted to 6.21 @ 21.5 C 
	1/2 t  Companion

--> Weaker/younger clonelings (8):

1. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:	
	 1  t  Soil Nute
	 1  t  PGE
	 5  t  Bioactive
        1/2 oz Yucca
   Natural @ 540 ppm
   pH adjusted to 6.26 @ 21.0 C 
	1/2 t  Companion

--> TBD1 (flushing):

1. Flushed: 2 gallons water
   Per gal:	
	 2  T Clearex
   pH adjusted to 6.41 @ 21.4 C (target pH: 6.4)

--> PS, BD, G13xGB, KK2 (bloom):

1. Pre-flushed: 1/2 gal. each
   Per gal:
	 1  T  liquid bone meal
   pH adjusted to 6.26 @ 21.1 C

2. Fed BD: 1 gal.
   Per gal:
	 2  t  liquid bone meal
         2  t  Calcium Syrup
	 2  t  Biggest Bloom
	 2  t  Soil Nute
	 2  t  PGE
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
	 2  t  Feather Tea
	1/2 t  Carbon sweet
	 1  oz Amino Blast
	 1  oz yucca
	 1  T  Notrozime
   Diluted with water to 1230 ppm (from ~1280 ppm)
   pH adjusted to  6.22 @ 20.8 C
	1/2 t  Companion

2. Fed PS: 1 gal.
   Per gal:
	 2  t  liquid bone meal
         2  t  Calcium Syrup
	 2  t  Biggest Bloom
	 2  t  Soil Nute
	 2  t  PGE
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
	 2  t  Feather Tea
	3/4 t  Carbon sweet
	 2  oz Amino Blast
	 1  oz yucca
	 1  T  Notrozime
   Diluted with water to 1250 ppm (from ~1400 ppm)
   pH adjusted to  6.25 @ 20.6 C
	1/2 t  Companion

4. Feed G13xGB, KK2: 1 gal. each
   Per gal:
	 1  t  liquid bone meal
         2  t  Calcium Syrup
	 2  t  Biggest Bloom
	 1  t  Soil Nute
	 2  t  PGE
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
	 2  t  Feather Tea
	1/2 t  Carbon sweet
	 1  oz yucca
	 1  oz Amino Blast
	 1  T  Notrozyme
   Diluted with water to 800 ppm (from ~1180 ppm)
   pH adjusted to  6.29 @ 21.1 C
	1/2 t  Companion

:peace:
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

Code: 
--> Transplantees:

1. G13xGB.1A, G13xGB.1D, G13xGB.1G: Transplanted to 2 gal bags with myco. 
       The bags are rolled down 3" to make them less deep and therefore
       comparatively wider. Whoever does best goes in bloom next. I will
       probably follow with a PS clone.

2. KK2.1C, KK2.1D: Transplanted to 3.5" pots with myco. Newly rooted
       clonelings added to the veg crowd.

3. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:
	 2  T  Bioactive
	 1  t  Big Foot
	 2  t  PGE
         1 oz. Yucca
   Adjusted to 420 ppm
   pH natural (!) at  6.26 @ 19.5 C
	1/2 t  Companion
	 1  t  Bt-i

:peace:
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

On the 11th, I harvested TBD1. My mentor says it is probably White Widow.

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02/12/10:

SchB.1A and BD.1H are both toast for sure. I tossed the remains. Unfortunately, that means that no SchB survived.

I found a bad infestation of spider mites on the tops of PS. I dismembered and bagged her - there was no way I was getting her cleaned up. I guess that's what I get for slacking on the mite control. G13xGB and KK2 look fine and are still plenty early to hit with Azatrol. Only BD cannot be sprayed. I don't find any sign of mites on her, so I will spray everything else tomorrow and hope for the best.

Code: 
--> Transplantees:

1. PS.1A, PS.1D, PS.1E, BD.1C, KK2.1A, KK2.1B: Transplanted to 2 gal bags rolled down, with myco.

2. KK2.1E, KK2.1F, KK2.1G, KK2.1H, KK2.1J,
   KK2.1K, KK2.1L, KK2.1M, KK2.1N, KK2.1P, 
   KK2.1Q, KK2.1R, KK2.1S, KK2.1T, KK2.1U,
   KK2.1V;
   G13xGB.1AA, G13xGB.1BB, G13xGB.1CC: Transplanted to 3.5" pots, with myco.

3. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:
	 2  T  Bioactive
	 1  t  Big Foot
	 2  t  PGE
         1 oz. Yucca
   Adjusted to 420 ppm
   pH adjusted to  6.25 @ 20.1 C
	1/2 t  Companion
	 1  t  Bt-i

--> Veg:

'One gallon' bags:
   G13xGB.1A, G13xGB.1D, G13xGB.1G,

3.5" pots:
   MT1, MT2, MT3,
   BD.1F, BD.1J
   CryLo.1A
   G13xGB.1H

1. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:	
	1/2 T  Pure Blend Pro Grow
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
        1/2 oz Yucca
   Natural @ 650 ppm
   pH adjusted to 6.29 @ 20.5 C 
	1/2 t  Companion

--> BD, G13xGB, KK2 (bloom):

1. Pre-flushed: 1/2 gal. each
   Per gal:
	 1  T  liquid bone meal
   pH adjusted to 6.39 @ 20.5 C

2. Fed BD: 1 gal.
   Per gal:
	 2  t  liquid bone meal
         2  t  Calcium Syrup
	 2  t  Biggest Bloom
	 2  t  Soil Nute
	 2  t  PGE
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
	 2  t  Feather Tea
	1/2 t  Carbon sweet
	 1  oz Amino Blast
	 1  oz yucca
	 1  T  Notrozime
   Adjusted with Bioactive to 1300 ppm (from ~1250 ppm)
   pH adjusted to  6.27 @ 20.3 C
	1/2 t  Companion

3. Feed G13xGB, KK2: 1 gal. each
   Per gal:
	 1  t  liquid bone meal
         2  t  Calcium Syrup
	 2  t  Biggest Bloom
	 1  t  Soil Nute
	 2  t  PGE
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
	 2  t  Feather Tea
	1/2 t  Carbon sweet
	 1  oz yucca
	 1  oz Amino Blast
	 1  T  Notrozyme
   Diluted with water to 850 ppm (from ~1060 ppm)
   pH adjusted to  6.26 @ 20.5 C
	1/2 t  Companion

:peace:
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

oh no. poor schnazzleberry. somethings were just not meant to be.
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

I found spider mites on BD. Damn it! I guess the race is on. I don't want to spray a plant this far into bloom. What do you guys do when a plant is 5 weeks in and you find mites?

Code: 
--> All except BD:
1. Fog for spider mites; in hot water:
   Per gal:
	 4  t  Azatrol
	 4  t  Notrozyme
	 1  T  Ful-power
	 2  t  yucca
   pH adjusted to 6.40 @ 32.4 C

:peace:
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

Aberration said:
I found spider mites on BD. Damn it! I guess the race is on. I don't want to spray a plant this far into bloom. What do you guys do when a plant is 5 weeks in and you find mites?

:peace:
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I would probably cry ... a lot! Very tough time to get an infestation. Hopefully a seasoned veteran can help you. I've only gotten thrips so far and I just live with them.
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

Spider mites get in the bud, so you really have to keep them down. I'm pulling any leaves where I find eggs or live mites. I may pull too many leaves in the long run so I might hand wipe with an Azatrol-soaked paper towel. We'll see. I don't know any other way at this stage except predatories, and they wouldn't be here soon enough.

If I can just keep it isolated to the one plant. I know I won't but hope springs eternal, doesn't it? ;)

Code: 
--> Veg 1:

'One gallon' bags:
   G13xGB.1A, G13xGB.1D, G13xGB.1G,
   PS.1A, PS.1D, PS.1E,
   BD.1C, KK2.1A, KK2.1B.

1. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:	
	1/2 T  Pure Blend Pro Grow
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
        1/2 oz Yucca
   Adjusted with Bioactive to 710 ppm (from ~590 ppm)
   pH adjusted to 6.22 @ 19.4 C 
	1/2 t  Companion
	 1  t  Bt-i

--> Veg 2:

3.5" pots:
   MT1, MT2, MT3,
   BD.1F, BD.1J
   CryLo.1A
   G13xGB.1H

1. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:	
	1/2 T  Pure Blend Pro Grow
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
        1/2 oz Yucca
   Diluted with water to 600 ppm (from ~710 ppm)
   pH adjusted to 6.22 @ 18.3 C 
	1/2 t  Companion
	 1  t  Bt-i

--> Veg 3:

3.5" pots:
   KK2.1C, KK2.1D;
   KK2.1E, KK2.1F, KK2.1G, KK2.1H, KK2.1J,
   KK2.1K, KK2.1L, KK2.1M, KK2.1N, KK2.1P, 
   KK2.1Q, KK2.1R, KK2.1S, KK2.1T, KK2.1U,
   KK2.1V;
   G13xGB.1AA, G13xGB.1BB, G13xGB.1CC

1. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:	
	 1  t  Pure Blend Pro Grow
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
        1/2 oz Yucca
   Raised with Bioactive to 500 ppm
   pH adjusted to 6.20 @ 18.5 C 
	1/2 t  Companion
	 1  t  Bt-i

--> BD, G13xGB, KK2 (bloom):

1. Pre-flushed: 1/2 gal. each
   Per gal:
	 1  T  liquid bone meal
   pH adjusted to 6.47 @ 18.7 C

2. Fed BD: 1 gal.
   Per gal:
	 2  t  liquid bone meal
         2  t  Calcium Syrup
	 2  t  Biggest Bloom
	 2  t  Soil Nute
	 2  t  PGE
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
	 2  t  Feather Tea
	3/4 t  Carbon sweet
	 2  oz Amino Blast
	 1  oz yucca
	 1  T  Notrozime
   Adjusted with Bioactive to 1300 ppm (from ~1140 ppm)
   pH adjusted to  6.22 @ 19.5 C
	1/2 t  Companion
	 1  t  Bt-i

3. Feed G13xGB, KK2: 1 gal. each
   Per gal:
	 1  t  liquid bone meal
         2  t  Calcium Syrup
	 2  t  Biggest Bloom
	 1  t  Soil Nute
	 2  t  PGE
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
	 2  t  Feather Tea
	1/2 t  Carbon sweet
	 1  oz yucca
	 1  oz Amino Blast
	 1  T  Notrozyme
   Diluted with water to 910 ppm (from ~1060 ppm)
   pH adjusted to  6.23 @ 19.1 C
	1/2 t  Companion
	 1  t  Bt-i

I'll have a whole wave of replacements soon.

:peace:
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

Aberration said:
I found spider mites on BD. Damn it! I guess the race is on. I don't want to spray a plant this far into bloom. What do you guys do when a plant is 5 weeks in and you find mites?

:peace:
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I personally either chop or isolate in another area completely. Its not worth losing your whole crop over. If you have another area to keep her in w/ lighting and work your magic til your able to bring her back then your cool. If not then do what you think you can til you have to chop her. Trust me 1 plant can infest your whole crop if your not careful. The Azatrol-soaked paper towel method shoud hopefully help. If not then you could try predatories, but as you stated it may be to late. And from what I understand preditories need to be in the room from start to finish to be fully effective. Hey, trying never hurt any1 or plant right?. Another thing that helps, and yes I know your not suppose to disturb the delicate plants durring lights out, BUT in your case, theres not much of a choice. The trick is to work on them while the lights are out. All you have to do is add a green bulb and go to work in your room. You'll be fine w/ just a green light as green lighting will not bother your plants sleep. Entomology teaches us arachnids tend to be nocturnal. This grren lighting will allow you to attack your spidemites while they are awake. Keep in mind since arachnids are nocturnal, the weeving of webs, reproduction as well all movements will be done while the lights are out(or on via green lighting). So I would give it an hour of darkness, to bring them out, then go to work on the mites. Again this is just a suggestion. I hope it helps. This method has always worked for me when it comes to insects and mites as well as any other problems. :goodluck:
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

Good advice Butcher, I just remembered i read somewhere that some kind of pest strip in the grow room next to the plants helps too. I will try to find that and then post it here and in my journal too.
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

OK I found this in another post I am going to put this in the grow room!

Re: Battling Mites My step by step process permalink


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Have you tried hot-shot no pest strips? i got a really bad case or spider mites a few years ago and these slaughtered them in a few days! you do need to turn your carbon filter off for a few hours each day though and let the poison build up. here,s a link for them Buy Hot Shot No-Pest Strip Online at drugstore.com
Sorry the link didnt copy but I think you can google it and find it, home depot and lowes prolly sells it.
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

The Butcher said:
I personally either chop or isolate in another area completely. Its not worth losing your whole crop over. If you have another area to keep her in w/ lighting and work your magic til your able to bring her back then your cool. If not then do what you think you can til you have to chop her. Trust me 1 plant can infest your whole crop if your not careful. The Azatrol-soaked paper towel method shoud hopefully help. If not then you could try predatories, but as you stated it may be to late. And from what I understand preditories need to be in the room from start to finish to be fully effective. Hey, trying never hurt any1 or plant right?. Another thing that helps, and yes I know your not suppose to disturb the delicate plants durring lights out, BUT in your case, theres not much of a choice. The trick is to work on them while the lights are out. All you have to do is add a green bulb and go to work in your room. You'll be fine w/ just a green light as green lighting will not bother your plants sleep. Entomology teaches us arachnids tend to be nocturnal. This grren lighting will allow you to attack your spidemites while they are awake. Keep in mind since arachnids are nocturnal, the weeving of webs, reproduction as well all movements will be done while the lights are out(or on via green lighting). So I would give it an hour of darkness, to bring them out, then go to work on the mites. Again this is just a suggestion. I hope it helps. This method has always worked for me when it comes to insects and mites as well as any other problems. :goodluck:
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Thanks for the tips. I didn't know they were nocturnal.

I don't have another place to put her. I can let her be for another two weeks. During that time everything else in the room (plus the room itself) can be doused with azadirachtin (Azatrol) every 3 days with spinosad added every other time (every 6 days). After that I can't continue to spray in the bloom room because I don't want to be spraying the flowers. So that gives me a little wiggle room.

At that point I will have to make a call. I can either declare her a loss, declare her an early harvest, or leave her be for another 2 weeks - all depending on how well I can clean her up in the meantime. If the infestation is noticeable by then, she has to come out one way or the other though.

As of now, I have not found anything so bad as webbing. Just mites and eggs on the underside of leaves halfway down the plant. And last night I could only find eggs when I searched. But if I can find the time, I'll probably give her the paper-towel treatment on the assumption that I am missing lots of eggs.

I'm calm about the situation at the moment. At least it isn't as bad as PS. That poor girl had mites starting to gather on the tips. I just need to be more consistent with my preventative measures.

:peace:
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

Heavyherb said:
OK I found this in another post I am going to put this in the grow room!

Re: Battling Mites My step by step process permalink


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Have you tried hot-shot no pest strips? i got a really bad case or spider mites a few years ago and these slaughtered them in a few days! you do need to turn your carbon filter off for a few hours each day though and let the poison build up. here,s a link for them Buy Hot Shot No-Pest Strip Online at drugstore.com
Sorry the link didnt copy but I think you can google it and find it, home depot and lowes prolly sells it.
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Thanks. I'll look into those. Any new weapon in the arsenal is a good one.

:peace:
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

right on bro! thats what I think too, because im having the same problem, Im spraying my plants with Azamax and along with the strips I think I will finally kill them all.....killl them alllllll, killllll themmmmm alllll!!!!!! sorry I jus hate those little sap suckers LOL
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

It may be too late for this but I have heard you can use Penetrator along with azadirachtin to make the azadirachtin systemic which will poison the mites as they feed. This may not be advised this late in bloom - I think you need 3 or 4 weeks for the systemic to break down otherwise you may find it in your end product. This is a good preventative measure for the future.
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

slimm said:
It may be too late for this but I have heard you can use Penetrator along with azadirachtin to make the azadirachtin systemic which will poison the mites as they feed. This may not be advised this late in bloom - I think you need 3 or 4 weeks for the systemic to break down otherwise you may find it in your end product. This is a good preventative measure for the future.
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I'll look for that, thanks!

Code: 
--> Veg 1:

'One gallon' bags:
   G13xGB.1A, G13xGB.1D, G13xGB.1G,
   PS.1A, PS.1D, PS.1E,
   BD.1C, KK2.1A, KK2.1B.

1. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:	
	1/2 T  Pure Blend Pro Grow
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
        1/2 oz Yucca
   Adjusted with Bioactive to 765 ppm (from ~665 ppm)
   pH adjusted to 6.27 @ 21.1 C 
	1/2 t  Companion

--> Veg 2:

3.5" pots:
   MT1, MT2, MT3,
   BD.1F, BD.1J
   CryLo.1A
   G13xGB.1H

1. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:	
	1/2 T  Pure Blend Pro Grow
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
        1/2 oz Yucca
   Diluted with water to 600 ppm (from ~625 ppm)
   pH adjusted to 6.26 @ 20.7 C 
	1/2 t  Companion

--> Veg 3:

3.5" pots:
   KK2.1C, KK2.1D;
   KK2.1E, KK2.1F, KK2.1G, KK2.1H, KK2.1J,
   KK2.1K, KK2.1L, KK2.1M, KK2.1N, KK2.1P, 
   KK2.1Q, KK2.1R, KK2.1S, KK2.1T, KK2.1U,
   KK2.1V;
   G13xGB.1AA, G13xGB.1BB, G13xGB.1CC

1. Fed to saturation
   Per gal:	
	 1  t  Pure Blend Pro Grow
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
        1/2 oz Yucca
   Raised with Bioactive to 500 ppm (from ~450 ppm)
   pH adjusted to 6.23 @ 21.3 C 
	1/2 t  Companion

--> BD, G13xGB, KK2 (bloom):

1. Pre-flushed: 1/2 gal. each
   Per gal:
	 1  T  liquid bone meal
   pH adjusted to 6.39 @ 20.8 C

2. Fed BD: 1 gal.
   Per gal:
	 2  t  liquid bone meal
         2  t  Calcium Syrup
	 2  t  Biggest Bloom
	 2  t  Soil Nute
	 2  t  PGE
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
	 2  t  Feather Tea
	3/4 t  Carbon sweet
	 2  oz Amino Blast
	 1  oz yucca
	 1  T  Notrozime
   Adjusted with Bioactive to 1300 ppm (from ~1250 ppm)
   pH adjusted to 6.21 @ 20.8 C
	1/2 t  Companion

3. Feed G13xGB, KK2: 1 gal. each
   Per gal:
	 1  t  liquid bone meal
         2  t  Calcium Syrup
	 2  t  Biggest Bloom
	 1  t  Soil Nute
	 2  t  PGE
	 1  t  Cal-Mag
	 2  t  Feather Tea
	1/2 t  Carbon sweet
	 1  oz Amino Blast
	 1  oz yucca
	 1  T  Notrozyme
   Diluted with water to 900 ppm (from ~1140 ppm)
   pH adjusted to  6.23 @ 20.7 C
	1/2 t  Companion

--> All except BD:
1. Fog for spider mites; in hot water:
   Per gal:
	 4  t  Azadirachtin 1.2%
	 2  t  Spinosad 0.5%
	 4  t  Notrozyme
	 1  T  Ful-power
	 2  t  yucca
   pH adjusted to 6.39 @ 29.9 C

:peace:
 
Re: Aberration Goes ker Bloom! - 2009

Pictures!

First, a couple random veg shots:

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20100209Aber-01-veg.jpg


Do you guys remember Cactus? He is budding again:

20100209Aber-02-cactus.jpg


And leaving spines behind:

20100209Aber-03-stuck.jpg


Now, a photo overview of all of veg:

20100216Aber-01-veg.jpg


20100216Aber-02-veg.jpg


20100216Aber-03-veg.jpg


20100216Aber-04-veg.jpg


20100216Aber-05-veg.jpg


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20100216Aber-07-veg.jpg


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I turned off the HPS lights in bloom and took pictures by the MH light in there. After that I turned it off in favor of some high floros in advance of spraying them for bugs last night.

Here's the current state of KK2, day 10 of bloom. That is a yardstick, btw:

20100216Aber-10-kk2.jpg


She needs stakes, as does G13xGB, also day 10 of bloom:

20100216Aber-11-g13xgb.jpg


Here's poor BD, at day 40 of bloom. I'm still fighting the good fight with her. I keep the others away and myself too. I still find leaves with eggs and live mites now and then. I keep plucking them. Hmmm:

20100216Aber-12-bd.jpg


Here's a close-up of a KK2 top, so you can judge health. The color repro is fairly accurate:

20100216Aber-13-kk2.jpg


And here is a similar shot of G13xGB:

20100216Aber-14-g13xgb.jpg


Here's a beauty shot of BD. She's so beautiful. O. M. G. :yahoo: :

20100216Aber-15-bd.jpg


Unfortunately I had to scale it down for the site and it isn't the same. That was about as big as this site will allow. So here's a closer look at the lower part of that pic. It's all like this! :grinjoint:

20100216Aber-15b-bd.jpg


Finally, here is BD's buggy underside. This was a bad one. I need a microscope with a mount for my camera:

20100216Aber-16-mites.jpg


Do you see them? Here - let's take a closer look. Mites circled in red, obvious eggs in blue. I think I got most of the mites in the picture, but I got bored with the blue fast, so you can play Where's Waldo if you like. As you can see, they generate a lot of trash too. Just like humans:

20100216Aber-16-mitesb.jpg


I hate spider mites, but I'm pleased with how well you can see them in that last pic. Is that perverse, or what? :bongrip:

:peace:
 
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