BrixNewb's First Grow & Beyond

neikodog said:
Hey bud, looking good over here! Glad you 2 made it back safe. So did you like Montego Bay better than Negril?

Just a tip, you might want to try about 2-3 tablespoons of the blood meal on your teens, it will help slow that fade and if you run them again I would try a super drench right after you finish the CAT drenches too.

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Thanks man, I need any help I can get, so if you see something out of whack feel free to drop a tip, I am all ears. I appreciate it and I will hit them both with a Super Drench. Are you top dressing blood meal? I am not upcanning them at all, so I can't do the blood meal on the bottom. One of them actually got blood meal on the bottom and the other didn't, I wanted to see the difference at the finish line.

EDIT: Montego Bay was not much to write home about. It is a big city, we ventured down into town and there were some cool things about it, but generally it's an impoverished city. We definitely enjoyed Negril a lot better, but we found plenty to keep us entertained for the time we were in Montego Bay.
 
BrixNewb said:
Thanks man, I need any help I can get, so if you see something out of whack feel free to drop a tip, I am all ears. I appreciate it and I will hit them both with a Super Drench. Are you top dressing blood meal? I am not upcanning them at all, so I can't do the blood meal on the bottom. One of them actually got blood meal on the bottom and the other didn't, I wanted to see the difference at the finish line.
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blood meal helps some strains better than others..use sparingly. :)
 
Tead said:
Wow.... doesn't look like your girls missed a beat while you were away.... very nice!
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Tead, I SWICKed them while I was away. When I got back I was really shocked at how good they looked. If I had stayed and tended them daily as usual they probably would have looked WORSE than they do now. So yeah, maybe I need to leave them for long periods of time more often.
 
BrixNewb said:
Tead, I SWICKed them while I was away. When I got back I was really shocked at how good they looked. If I had stayed and tended them daily as usual they probably would have looked WORSE than they do now. So yeah, maybe I need to leave them for long periods of time more often.
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im glad the SWICK worked!
 
DrZiggy said:
Brix, was there any growth(algae, funky stuff) in the perlite?
I noticed after several feedings during SWICKing for weeks with Docs drenches I got some. It didn't seem to affect much.
You might not have being it was once and you didn't use different drenches. :)
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I had some in the veg SWICK were light was hitting the perlite. In the bloom tent the containers were mostly covered by the pots and not much light was getting through the canopy. I actually have it outside, I could get some pictures if you want. And yes, they only say 1/4 strength Trans water.
 
BrixNewb said:
I had some in the veg SWICK were light was hitting the perlite. In the bloom tent the containers were mostly covered by the pots and not much light was getting through the canopy. I actually have it outside, I could get some pictures if you want. And yes, they only say 1/4 strength Trans water.
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TY.. they may be helpful to those interested in using SWICK and Doc's Kit when they are away..:)
 
DrZiggy said:
TY.. they may be helpful to those interested in using SWICK and Doc's Kit when they are away..:)
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I went and looked and the algae actually appears to be in the veg bucket under where the pots were. I believe the water was too high and the pots were too low. But yes, the SWICK definitely worked to keep things humming along while I was gone. I did have someone tending to the grow also as well and a watering did occur. But 11 days with minimum maintenance works for me.
 
I got my COBs in the tent finally. Right now I am running 12 CXBs @ 50 watts each in my 4x4 bloom area. I have a 4 COB Vero setup in the veg tent running 400 watts. I will be doubling up the grow area within the next two or three months, so I have another 12 COB CXB unit waiting. Had a blown dimmer that gave me trouble for about an hour or so, but I disconnected it and now we are rocking and rolling.

So Bubba Kush made it over into bloom the other day when I took down the Blue Dream. Has some crispy leaves from when I went to Jamaica to meet the High Brix gang, but new growth is looking great.

The two Blue Dream girls are looking good. With the new light I am easily spotting a little bit of light green on the leaves, so I think I may try an OG Drench on them, Neiko suggested that and who am I to disagree with the man?
 
I see green algae growth in my perlite hempy buckets quite frequently. It stays on the top layer (green algae... chlorophyll is made for sunlight) and doesn't seem to cause any issues. I've been seeing it for many, many years now and it's never been an issue.


I'm headed out of town next week and would love to implement a SWICK. Seems like 20 2L pots might be a bit much for such ideas tho.... I think I'll just let my buddy water 'em.
 
I have never SWICKed before and I shouldn't be needing to for a while now, so I have no worries of the green stuff. I do however have a bunch of perlite I don't see myself using if you have a need for it.

Sent you a PM as well.

I scavenged the dimmer from my other identical panel and fixed my COB light. Now I just need to get another dimmer from the manufacturer. No worries!
 
BrixNewb said:
I got my COBs in the tent finally. Right now I am running 12 CXBs @ 50 watts each in my 4x4 bloom area. I have a 4 COB Vero setup in the veg tent running 400 watts. I will be doubling up the grow area within the next two or three months, so I have another 12 COB CXB unit waiting. Had a blown dimmer that gave me trouble for about an hour or so, but I disconnected it and now we are rocking and rolling.

So Bubba Kush made it over into bloom the other day when I took down the Blue Dream. Has some crispy leaves from when I went to Jamaica to meet the High Brix gang, but new growth is looking great.

The two Blue Dream girls are looking good. With the new light I am easily spotting a little bit of light green on the leaves, so I think I may try an OG Drench on them, Neiko suggested that and who am I to disagree with the man?
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Just a clarification, I suggested a super drench after the CAT drenches. OG drench....I'm not sure Blue Dream needs it, I'm still figuring out the OG drench. For now my guideline for OG drench is if it's a gassy strain I give OG, if it's fruity I pass on it.

I don't want to screw up your grow bud!
 
neikodog said:
Just a clarification, I suggested a super drench after the CAT drenches. OG drench....I'm not sure Blue Dream needs it, I'm still figuring out the OG drench. For now my guideline for OG drench is if it's a gassy strain I give OG, if it's fruity I pass on it.

I don't want to screw up your grow bud!
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Gotcha. I actually just realized that OG Drench is not something you make using other kit components, but something you buy. I do not have OG Drench. I think they are asking for a little De-Stress and maybe some Rescue.
 
BrixNewb said:
Gotcha. I actually just realized that OG Drench is not something you make using other kit components, but something you buy. I do not have OG Drench. I think they are asking for a little De-Stress and maybe some Rescue.
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The rescue and the super drench are both heavy in transplant, I don't know how much it will help now but next time if you grow those give a super drench after the CAT drenches, you want to get it in there before the fade starts. How much longer do they have to go?
 
neikodog said:
The rescue and the super drench are both heavy in transplant, I don't know how much it will help now but next time if you grow those give a super drench after the CAT drenches, you want to get it in there before the fade starts. How much longer do they have to go?
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They are only about 4.5 weeks from the flip right now, so 5.5-6.5 weeks left. I forgot to Recharge them both. One just got Cat Drench and the other isn't getting it. Want to see if I can tell a different, both clones from the same mother, flipped a day apart.
 
So I just put my Blue Dream harvest into jars. She gave me about average, 3.3 ounces. This was my first time lollipopping and I am seeing quite a difference. I got the same yield I normally would, but my buds are much denser. They are taking up about half the jars they normally would. I am very surprised to see this result. I am sold on lollipopping.
 
Last night I screwed the pooch! I was SUPPOSED to give Blue Dream #2 a second Cat Drench, but I wasn't paying attention and ended up giving her a Growth Drench instead. I am all ears about where to go next with this one.

I also top dressed the Recharge and EWC (I know a bit late). Also decided to throw some Bloodmeal on top as well, just about a tablespoon. I heard some great grower was doing that, so I decided to see how it goes. Fingers crossed.
 
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