Cali OG Kush grow diary (journal) week10 by Irishvirus

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so many questions. i accidentally fed mine (same strain) blooming nutrients at the beginning. I had pistils and tiny calyxs within the first two weeks. they've been smelling pretty good on and off aswell since week 3. there was one day that the smell of champagne coming off plant #1 (see diary) was so intense it was like sticking your nose into a glass of champagne. this all seems to be relatively rare, i wonder if this all happened because of how i fed them in the beginning. im now comparing my notes to yours, comparing how you're feeding to how i am. I am on day 7 of flower today, about to do my 2nd res change transitioning from veg to flower and I'm nervous I'll do something wrong. it looks like you did it all right, and I see my current ratios are close to yours. we'll see how she goes. I will update my diary tonight.

couch_lockedcommentedweek 17 years ago

Good luck on your first ever grow. Seems to look like everything is going smooth so far. I have run DWC in the past, but given how hot and humid it tends to get where I live, I had problems keeping my rez at a decent temp. DWC has the potential to put out some nice plants. Looks like you have the nute ratios down, so I'll be watching to see how this turns out for you

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couch_lockedcommented7 years ago

@Irishvirus,I'm sure they will. If you can keep your rez that cool than you are doing ok. A little trick you can use is freezing water in bottles and dropping them in every so often. Works but kind of impractical when you work lol anyway good luck again

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Irishviruscommented7 years ago

@couch_locked,Thanks for the input. I was having trouble keeping rez temps down at first but I moved some things around and put my air pump outside of my tent directly on the cold cement floor. It keeps the rez temp just above 70°. Took my time gathering equipment and did a good bit of homework so I'm hoping things go well.

Jaindohcommentedweek 157 years ago

looking great for a first grow not able to look at the trichomes its hard to tell but most growers want to harvest early because they look done remember that the buds will be like 3-4x the volume and mass as they will be dried so i reccomend you harvest by looking whether the trichomes are cloudy or not super resiny and good branch development; liked and followed

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Tazardcommentedweek 127 years ago

Love em Roots. Key to yield imo!

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DabCrabcommentedweek 57 years ago

Theres nothing I love more than logging on and seeing a beautiful little sapling in my feed. She looks like such a gorgeous little girl and I can't wait for the surprises she has in store for us. I'm excited to see where this grow goes and how it turns out. I'm even more excited to see the methods of training and the nutrient regiment you have planned for her. I wish you the best of luck in this grow and I'm ecstatic to see what happens. Best wishes buddy, Cheers.

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Irishviruscommentedweek 157 years ago

Its actually some sort of bacteria colony that's is very hard to kill. If I would have gotten this early on it would have been the end. I'm flushing so I just keep rinsing the roots and changing the rest every few days.might try grapefruit seed extract on it.

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Irishviruscommentedweek 157 years ago

Im getting algae every few days and I'm thinking it was due to a lack of air. The roots are all balled and may have slowed the air flow in some way so I took my stone off and sank the hose . seems to be more air moving around. I also lowered the water level so there's not so much to oxygenate.

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TheRealBBrowncommentedweek 57 years ago

looks like they are coming along nicely! Best of luck to you, This strain didn't stretch much for me, just a heads up..

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TheRealBBrowncommented7 years ago

@IslandGrower420, That makes me feel good knowing I'm not the only one that ran into this! I must say that the one I had come in like an indica was sure hiding a lot of frost under the thick foliage!

IslandGrower420commented7 years ago

@TheRealBBrown, totally what i got going right now as well.... got three Cali OG Kush in DWC in week 6 of veg....2 are sativa like being tall and lanky with thin leaves, but the third one is dark green fat and bushy and pure indica....total opposite to the sativa ones...got great comparison pics I'm going to put up in a grow journal in a few weeks...

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TheRealBBrowncommented7 years ago

@Irishvirus, That does give me a sense of these genetics maybe being just a little wonky. I have 3 going but the look like 2 different strains completely! One tall (not super tall) and lanky, the other short and bushy. They even have different grow characters.

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TheRealBBrowncommentedweek 37 years ago

I really like using the zip ties! I fell like I restrict my plant less!

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Irishviruscommented7 years ago

@TheRealBBrown, mine are staying short too, no stretch at all. I'm using a 315w cmh bulb for both veg and flower. Its a full spectrum with a good amount of blue light but its going to be up to them when they flower. I'm predicting 6th week for the beginning of flower. I was thinking with only having a single 315w bulb and no reflector I was gonna run into stretching issues but no. It doesn't like heavy nutes either. I've got one two weeks behind my this one and its looking like a different pheno.

TheRealBBrowncommented7 years ago

@Irishvirus, Are you seeing some significant growth yet? I know with mine they seemed like they didn't grow tall like the normal sativa strain would. Even when I started to flower they really didn't stretch at all. How long do you plan on vegging for? I'm almost to week 8 of flower and my Tri's are still mostly clear. I have a few more of these seeds left. Look forward to bouncing ideas back-and-forth on this one.

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TheRealBBrowncommented7 years ago

@Irishvirus, I have the same thing going on. Plant #1 and #3 look the same in grow pattern with #1 being much larger than #3. They are both coming in with great size buds and a sweet aroma and sativa traits ands looks like it will yield decently. As to where #2 seems to be growing a lot like an indica. Super stinky as well. I will be uploading more photos today.

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biggreens420commentedweek 137 years ago

Looking wicked as I said before but even better now love a frosty strain nice work

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biggreens420commented7 years ago

@Irishvirus,I was on my first grow but it surprised me can only mean your gonna get better at it bro she looks beautiful

Irishviruscommented7 years ago

@biggreens420, thanks I'm really happy with how it turned out. I was expecting more speed bumps with it being my first grow but not many issues the whole way through. Definitely learned a good bit.

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Tazardcommentedweek 77 years ago

She’s looking good. You might rinse the clay next time. 😉

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Tazardcommented7 years ago

@Irishvirus, I thoroughly washed the bag of clay with the wife’s strainer. I then left them to dry and then stored them in a cardboard box. When I need some I just toss them in pH’d water for 24 hours with my rockwool cubes. I’d suggest that when starting a crop after you clean everything soak your rockwool and clay in a generous amount of pH’d water and setup the rest of the system with pH’d water and run it for 24 hours before using. Also don’t put H2O2 in your tank if you use ANY organic nutes or supplements. 👍

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Irishviruscommented7 years ago

@Tazard, I did for a little but in my excitement I think I might have rushed it. I've since read that giving them some time to soak and a thorough rinse is best.

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biggreens420commentedweek 47 years ago

Nice going so far nice roots coming through is that her final pot

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biggreens420commented7 years ago

@Irishvirus,sounds good bro

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Irishviruscommented7 years ago

@biggreens420, Yep this will be her home from now on.

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TheRealBBrowncommentedweek 177 years ago

These look great! Can’t wait to see what you have on the scale! After seeing this, I should have been a little more patient a waited another week!

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Irishviruscommented7 years ago

@TheRealBBrown, the calyx really swell up nice and fat in the last week.

Tazardcommentedweek 17 years ago

You can also direct the incoming air (or air from A/C) to the tank with a little ingenuity. I think below 71 is good. I would consider adding Hydroguard as cheap insurance. Also be sure you have removed the chlorine or chloramine from your water (check local water company to see which they use).

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Irishviruscommented7 years ago

@Tazard1, I'm lucky enough to have my tent in a cool area and my rez usually stays at about 67.6 daytime. I was getting a little slime and I got the hydrogaurd. I'll never go without it. That stuff is great.

Tazardcommentedweek 57 years ago

They will grow much faster if you get humidity to 60%.

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Irishviruscommented7 years ago

@Tazard1, There's a reptile fogger I want to get but funds are low at the moment.

CaliGrowncommentedweek 47 years ago

Nice setup! She’s looking like she is happy as a clam. Would say snug as a bug in a rug... but eff those little bugs

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Irishviruscommented7 years ago

@CaliGrown, yeah I would really like to avoid any those little bastards.

vancitybuzzcommentedweek 147 years ago

WOW those look great. I had my litecoin one click away from buying these seeds but after doing deeper research I learned that Durban Poison was the perfect match for me. I am excited to see what kind of weight you get and to see the cured buds. Thanks for posting!

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MELLADONcommentedweek 147 years ago

very nice grow 👍

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Tazardcommentedweek 147 years ago

Man she looks great. You got her for all she had!!!

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biggreens420commentedweek 127 years ago

Looking beautiful these have come on some loving the frost

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TheRealBBrowncommentedweek 107 years ago

Looking good man, I know I was hoping for a nice stanky smell on mine as well, but that didn't happen they way I was hoping it would. However, now that I am all jarred up, when you open the lid it smells of sweet citrus! Best of luck, the ladies are looking great!

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