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Barney's Farm Critical Kush DWC

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Approved by Barney's Farm
3
44
15
2016
4y ago
Critical Kush
Barney's Farm
Growth Technology
Nutrients
VEG
Black 600w HPS Lamp High-Intensity Discharge/600W
LUMii
FLO
Black 600w HPS Lamp High-Intensity Discharge/600W
LUMii
Tent
Converted cloakroom
Converted cloakroom
Mineral Wool
Custom
Expanded Clay
Custom
Indoor
Room Type
12-12
weeks 1-3, 5-7, 7-8, 10-13
13 liters
Pot Size
Start at Harvest
G
Germination
5y ago
1/6
Nutrients 1
IONIC Hydro Grow - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Grow
0.1 mll
curious_jules Off we go with my first near-pure Indica, Critical Kush from Barney's Farm, as delivered (quickly and painlessly) by Grizzly Seed Bank. Intention is to start the grow in rockwool, after what I hope is a 3-day germination in vermiculite (it actually took only 2 days), which rarely lets me down. Will then go under 12/12 600W sodium light schedule. Several other plants are in different stages, so this is a compromise solution - I'd normally start under 250W of blue light, 24/0. After a month or two, I hope to transfer to a DWC pot vacated by flowering Expert Haze sisters. (Yes, no doubt I'll end up buying yet another!)
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Used method
Other
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation
5y ago
7 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
300 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
75 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
IONIC Hydro Grow - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Grow
0.1 mll
curious_jules Fastest-developing plant I've seen to date. She's a bit leggy, but for I've seen plants take a month or more to reach this height and leaf development. Having a 12/12 schedule 600W sodium lamp is helping, and the increasing temperatures as we head into spring. No sign of root reaching beyond the (large) rockwool cube, but that's normal. Sometimes it takes several months for them to properly get going in these cold climes.
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
2
Week 2. Vegetation
5y ago
9 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
300 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
75 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
IONIC Hydro Grow - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Grow
0.1 mll
curious_jules Edging along. Less leggy now. Would probably benefit from longer hours of light, but my Haze is in third week of flowering and 12/12 is mandatory just now. Haven't filled the DWC pot yet. Once a week I dip the rockwool in a weak Ionic Hydro Grow solution. That's all she gets, for now.
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
3
Week 3. Vegetation
5y ago
10 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
300 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
75 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
IONIC Hydro Grow - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Grow
0.1 mll
curious_jules A little pale for my liking, possibly because I start with a weak nutrient solution (EC well below 1 mS/cm) but she's coming along steadily. She got a full tank of nutrient solution this week, where previously I'd been dunking the rockwool in a weak bath of Ionic Grow.
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
5
Week 5. Vegetation
5y ago
20 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
300 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
75 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
IONIC Hydro Grow - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Grow
0.1 mll
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
6
Week 6. Vegetation
5y ago
25 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
5.5
pH
300 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
75 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
IONIC Hydro Grow - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Grow
0.1 mll
curious_jules She's survived the burn from a few weeks ago and is getting into her stride. Roots forming well. Pale leaf canopy compared to her various sisters. My first indica, so not sure what to expect :-)
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
7
Week 7. Vegetation
5y ago
30 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
300 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
75 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
IONIC Hydro Grow - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Grow
1 mll
Liquid Oxygen - Growth Technology
Liquid Oxygen
1 mll
curious_jules Still a fragile pale little thing, but beginning to get some serious roots and growing steadily.
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
8
Week 8. Flowering
5y ago
35 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
400 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
19 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
0.1 liters
Watering Volume
75 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Liquid Oxygen - Growth Technology
Liquid Oxygen
1 mll
IONIC Hydro Bloom - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Bloom
1 mll
Ionic PK Boost - Growth Technology
Ionic PK Boost
0.5 mll
curious_jules She remains pale, but she's seems very healthy. Buds forming now. Increasing the nutrients.
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
10
Week 10. Flowering
4y ago
55 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Weak
Smell
700 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
19 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
1 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Liquid Oxygen - Growth Technology
Liquid Oxygen
1 mll
IONIC Hydro Bloom - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Bloom
1 mll
Ionic PK Boost - Growth Technology
Ionic PK Boost
0.5 mll
curious_jules Beginning to shoot up now. Had been sharing the light with three sisters, now just the two of them and she's loving the attention.
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
11
Week 11. Flowering
4y ago
1/3
55 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Normal
Smell
1000 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
19 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
1 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Liquid Oxygen - Growth Technology
Liquid Oxygen
1 mll
IONIC Hydro Bloom - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Bloom
1 mll
Ionic PK Boost - Growth Technology
Ionic PK Boost
0.5 mll
curious_jules Buds still quite small, but their smell is quite powerful. Lower leaves are yellowing.
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
12
Week 12. Flowering
4y ago
65 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Normal
Smell
1000 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
19 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
1 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Liquid Oxygen - Growth Technology
Liquid Oxygen
1 mll
IONIC Hydro Bloom - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Bloom
1 mll
Ionic PK Boost - Growth Technology
Ionic PK Boost
0.5 mll
curious_jules A week of surprisingly strong growth, where the buds have developed enormously. From really puny little critters to quite fat and impressive in one week. Done nothing unusual that would explain the change. She continues to drink a litre per day, with 10ml of Liquid Oxygen. She has about 15ml of nutrients each week. I keep the PH at about 6, give or take 0.3.
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
13
Week 13. Flowering
4y ago
65 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Normal
Smell
1000 PPM
TDS
20 %
Air Humidity
19 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
10 °C
Night Air Temp
13 liters
Pot Size
1 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Liquid Oxygen - Growth Technology
Liquid Oxygen
1 mll
IONIC Hydro Bloom - Growth Technology
IONIC Hydro Bloom
1 mll
Ionic PK Boost - Growth Technology
Ionic PK Boost
0.5 mll
curious_jules Her foliage is now fully yellow, bar the very highest leaves. Not as much bud development as I saw last week. Pistils are browning on some buds, but not the highest and largest ones. I will give her one more week and then probably harvest.
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Used techniques
12-12
Technique
13
Week 13. Harvest
4y ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Critical KushBarney's Farm
Rated
9/10
Rated
Spent 79 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
9922.33 g
Bud wet weight per plant
1
Plants
0.5 m²
Grow Room size
Normal
Difficulty

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PPM
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Night air temperature
Substrate temperature
Pot size
Lamp distance
1/2
curious_jules Needs another 1-2 weeks of drying time before I can pass judgement.
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Equipment Reviews
IONIC Hydro GrowGrowth Technology
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8/10Rated
IONIC Hydro BloomGrowth Technology
Rated
8/10Rated
Liquid OxygenGrowth Technology
Rated
8/10Rated
Ionic PK BoostGrowth Technology
Rated
8/10Rated
Black 600w HPS LampLUMii
Rated
10/10Rated

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Dean1
Dean1 commented4y ago
Hi mate what’s with the liquid oxygen can you go all the way through with it does it have other advantages apart from root problems I was advised to use it on a root problem I was having with a couple of plants it cleared the problem and I stopped using it have you got any more information on your own personal advantages to using it thanks and looking good fat bud
curious_jules
curious_jules commented4y ago
hey @Dean1 - first, I am no expert! I choose to use daily liquid oxygen on the basis of advice from an expert on avoiding infections (mind you, the same expert also recommended liquid silicon, which played merry hell with my PH, and i no longer use that). I figure it provides value for money if it saves me getting a root infection - i'm shelling out a lot of dough over the course of a plant's life to run a 600W lamp for 12hr per day, and the liquid oxygen is very cheap by comparison. They also say it provides extra oxygen to the roots, but both of my current DWC pots have twin air stones so that's not a big consideration for me. Good luck, my friend!
GanjagrowingGal
GanjagrowingGal commented4y ago
You’re in for a belter crop! I just got 7.7oz off one of these 👌🏼😍
GanjagrowingGal
GanjagrowingGal commented4y ago
Just be careful of bud rot cuz the buds get soooo thick and big, mines did it right at the end so managed to save it 😊
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