DIY Stealth Cab, Hydro, LED & Multiple Strains in Small Space - Oh Boy!

[Mr. Krip]

Hey Mr. K - they look like they've been fattening up to me. I wanted to add that your vegging plants look really really healthy and happy. Stood out to me how good they looked. Nice job, buddy!

Thanks, Bro!

 

[Mr. Krip]

Gee, I thought that was what I said. I've seen it used in many grows too.
It is definitely not snake oil?

Mr. Krip does not use a product until he does his own research.

It sounds to me like you guys are in violent agreement!

 

[chrgrsfan]

It sounds to me like you guys are in violent agreement!

I was commenting on future grows (which is what I thought your were brainstorming about) when I post about Bushmaster & I thought that was what OMM was referring too. Alas he was referring to current grow & I think he thought I was also, which I was not. My Bad. Happy Grows ~H~

 

[Mr. Krip]

Wow! Miss a day, miss a lot around these parts!

Thanks Xlr8 for cheating and showing us the dimes-eyes-only kripileaks

Chop that damn plant already we're sick of looking at her

Here's another pic of her, just for you, Brother Blue!

Notice anything different?

She lost some weight!

 

[Mr. Krip]

AK HARVEST #1 - 87 DAYS 12/12

That's right, all...I took down the bigger colas today, so here's what she's looking like now:

And, the pics above were taken AFTER these were taken! :

Here's the buds after the initial trim:

And here they are in the drying box:

I apologize for the quality of the pics, but no flash on the camera and not great lighting in the room.

I didn't take wet weights but did enjoy the scissor hash immensely and will post weights after they dry and get the final trim.

I'll harvest the lower buds either with the haze, or when they start looking more developed (whichever comes first!).

I can't thank everyone enough for the help and support I've received from everyone here on 420. As soon as this stuff cures, I'm smoking a "virtual fatty" with you all!

Happy Harvests!

K

 

[George Parker]

Man, that's crazy how much you got from JUST the tops. It's like you had two more plants hiding underneath them.

Also, those side branches are insane! They're bigger than a lot of main stems I've seen

Congrats and I will take you up on a virtual bowl or several

...also... the new journal is up

 

[George Parker]

AK HARVEST #1 - 87 DAYS 12/12

That's right, all...I took down the bigger colas today, so here's what she's looking like now:

And, the pics above were taken AFTER these were taken! :

Here's the buds after the initial trim:

And here they are in the drying box:

I apologize for the quality of the pics, but no flash on the camera and not great lighting in the room.

I didn't take wet weights but did enjoy the scissor hash immensely and will post weights after they dry and get the final trim.

I'll harvest the lower buds either with the haze, or when they start looking more developed (whichever comes first!).

I can't thank everyone enough for the help and support I've received from everyone here on 420. As soon as this stuff cures, I'm smoking a "virtual fatty" with you all!

Happy Harvests!

K

Lets bring this back to the top of the page shall we

 

[chrgrsfan]

AK HARVEST #1 - 87 DAYS 12/12

I'll harvest the lower buds either with the haze, or when they start looking more developed (whichever comes first!).

I can't thank everyone enough for the help and support I've received from everyone here on 420. As soon as this stuff cures, I'm smoking a "virtual fatty" with you all!

Happy Harvests!

K

Well bet you never thought it would come, did you K~?. Glad to see you made it with those sickies to the end. I will look for your smoke report, but I am out here for a while. Although I wanted to stay around long enough for your first harvest, since I was there in the beginning. Well you have learned lots & have been rewarded for your hard work. Let me know when you start one from seed! If you need me you know where to find me or PM me, I should get it. Later gater, my friend & Happy Grows ~H~

 

[Mr. Krip]

Man, that's crazy how much you got from JUST the tops. It's like you had two more plants hiding underneath them.

Also, those side branches are insane! They're bigger than a lot of main stems I've seen

Congrats and I will take you up on a virtual bowl or several

...also... the new journal is up

Thanks, DIME! Yeah, I'm pretty happy with her yield, in spite of my recent questioning of the LED's effectiveness.

I'm guessing I have somewhere between 2-3 z's drying right now and I'm amazed at how much is left on her! It's got to be at least another oz. or more dry, although, much of it may turn out airy (the stuff left, not the stuff hanging!) and wind up in the trim pile AND I really shouldn't "count my chickens...".

Overall, I'd have to say I'm extremely happy with the LED, especially considering the small space I'm in. And, considering it's my first harvest, I'm sure I'll figure out a way to get flower times down and quality and yields up with the right combination of variables.

 

[Mr. Krip]

Well bet you never thought it would come, did you K~?. Glad to see you made it with those sickies to the end. I will look for your smoke report, but I am out here for a while. Although I wanted to stay around long enough for your first harvest, since I was there in the beginning. Well you have learned lots & have been rewarded for your hard work. Let me know when you start one from seed! If you need me you know where to find me or PM me, I should get it. Later gater, my friend & Happy Grows ~H~

Thanks much, H! All of your help was greatly appreciated and a big reason I made it this far.

Actually, the PE Mom was started from seed in Rockwool. Other than the stunted Lucy I threw out, I had NO success at all germinating in the STG cubes, so, those are out for me in the future.

I probably won't start any new seeds (hopefully! ) for another six months or more. The next couple of grows will be trying to maintain both the AK and the PE in a perpetual using clones. Then, I'll have another try with my last Lucy seed. If, by some chance, the Royal Haze really "knocks my socks off", then I may take a clone from the hempy haze and try to preserve that for some more grows, but I'm definately more into the indicas for both growing and smoking!

Best wishes my friend, and I'll check up on you!

 

[OldMedMan]

Thanks much, H! All of your help was greatly appreciated and a big reason I made it this far.

Actually, the PE Mom was started from seed in Rockwool. Other than the stunted Lucy I threw out, I had NO success at all germinating in the STG cubes, so, those are out for me in the future.

I probably won't start any new seeds (hopefully! ) for another six months or more. The next couple of grows will be trying to maintain both the AK and the PE in a perpetual using clones. Then, I'll have another try with my last Lucy seed. If, by some chance, the Royal Haze really "knocks my socks off", then I may take a clone from the hempy haze and try to preserve that for some more grows, but I'm definately more into the indicas for both growing and smoking!

Best wishes my friend, and I'll check up on you!

WTG! Mr Krip!

Just beautiful! And more to come. I think the yield was great! All those colas.

Good luck on the next two biggies your going to put in. What a great surprise, your work has paid off big!

 

[Barry Manilow]

Thanks, DIME! Yeah, I'm pretty happy with her yield, in spite of my recent questioning of the LED's effectiveness.

I'm guessing I have somewhere between 2-3 z's drying right now and I'm amazed at how much is left on her! It's got to be at least another oz. or more dry, although, much of it may turn out airy (the stuff left, not the stuff hanging!) and wind up in the trim pile AND I really shouldn't "count my chickens...".

Overall, I'd have to say I'm extremely happy with the LED, especially considering the small space I'm in. And, considering it's my first harvest, I'm sure I'll figure out a way to get flower times down and quality and yields up with the right combination of variables.

Wow Mr. Krip what an awesome harvest

I'm totally impressed with your light. I'd love to see what it does with a plant that's not so leafy, that's why you've got the fluffy buds imo. The penetration seems excellent. Maybe these buds will start fattening up but I imagine you just want her to finish.

 

[Thew1sest]

Those nugs are huge man!!! How are they drying up? I like the dry setup.

 

[Mr. Krip]

WTG! Mr Krip!

Just beautiful! And more to come. I think the yield was great! All those colas.

Good luck on the next two biggies your going to put in. What a great surprise, your work has paid off big!

Mahalo, OMM!

I'm very happy with the yield, just by eying it. I knew there was at least a dozen good sized colas on that plant, and I didn't count them all and I guess it depends on what's considered "good size", but I took down something like 16-18 on the first chop. Plus, there's still some very nice buds left. I'm very interested to see if more time will have any significant effect on them.

Earlier today, I spread open what was left of the canopy to try to maximize light penetration with the new space. In fact, I think I may have given new meaning to, "stick it where the sun don't shine"!

 

[Mr. Krip]

Wow Mr. Krip what an awesome harvest

I'm totally impressed with your light. I'd love to see what it does with a plant that's not so leafy, that's why you've got the fluffy buds imo. The penetration seems excellent. Maybe these buds will start fattening up but I imagine you just want her to finish.

Thanks, Blue! Hopefully, the larger buds won't be as fluffy, and if they are, hopefully they'll at least taste good & knock my socks off!

Actually, I think a big part of the large yield was doing the 21/45 day defoliations (I picked that up on your thread!) to get more light to all the buds.

 

[Mr. Krip]

Those nugs are huge man!!! How are they drying up? I like the dry setup.

Thanks W1se! It's only been 24 hours and they seem to be drying slowly and in good conditions, which is exactly what I was hoping for.

The RH is right around 50% with the box basically sealed shut and using just the fan and passive intakes for ventillation, and temps stay between 72*-75*F.

There is virtually no detectable smell in the room, although I added one of those Glade plug-ins to the room to help mask any odors. I could take a guest right in the room and they wouldn't smell anything unusual, although, they may question the slight him coming from the big box!

The buds feel drier than they were yesterday, but not crispy on the outsides yet. I'm actually hoping the dry will take at least 5-7 days, since the slower process will get rid of the clorophyl and help improve the taste. Then, I'm gonna try to cure for at least 2-3 weeks after that before I really start "digging in".

 

[Mr. Krip]

BUBBLE HASH & CANNABUTTER TRIM QUESTION

Now that I have my first bag of trim from yesterday, I'm starting to think ahead about using it for bubble hash and cannabutter/cooking, etc.

So, is this best done with fresh/frozen or dried/frozen trim? If dried, how do you dry your trim? (yeah...those with dirty minds will get a kick from that last question...DIME, I do mean YOU!)

The stuff from yesterday, I just threw in the freezer fresh, but once I do the final trim, I'll have a bunch dried. Should I just add them to the same bag or keep seperate?

Thanks!

K

 

[George Parker]

No, no... the dirt is in my EARS . But yeah it's a short trip from there

Not sure what is best as I have yet to make either, but dry is what I have seen being used. I just ended up making some kief with part of my fluffy ounce. Butter is up next .

The stuff I'm using is dry as hell.

 

[chrgrsfan]

Couldn't help but see that last post. Try looking at Subcool's(of TGA Subcool seeds, he is on GP) full melt bubble hash video. Some very interesting video, made me re think my method(although my way was very close to his) & will modify slightly to match his. Hope it helps, & Happy Grows ~H~

PS- make Hash first to use leftovers in cannabutter processing with other swag!

 

[Mr. Krip]

Couldn't help but see that last post. Try looking at Subcool's(of TGA Subcool seeds, he is on GP) full melt bubble hash video. Some very interesting video, made me re think my method(although my way was very close to his) & will modify slightly to match his. Hope it helps, & Happy Grows ~H~

PS- make Hash first to use leftovers in cannabutter processing with other swag!

Thanks, H!

Here's the video for anyone interested:

YouTube - BubbleMovie.wmv