Want to Know If Your Plants are Finished?

phyzix

phyzix

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dajosh42069 said:
Ok, so I changed my setup a little from whats in the picture.
My problem is this, my light bulb recently went out, and I was forced to replace it with a flood light bulb (as pictured here at the bottom on the floor)

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And it's producing a lot of heat.
SO i've added an extra fan, as well as allow the curtain to stay open and allowing fresh cool air to get in. This is a shot of the 2 fans (1 large 1 small) and the flood light setup.
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This is the digital thermometer that I have, so that I can try to maintain a temperature under 80° F. But you can see in the bottom corners the Highs and Lows it's recorded since being setup.
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And last of all, my other light that go on the top for the top nugs to feed on. They aren't anything special, but the problem, is that i'm forced to work with materials that I have on hand, without going out and buying anything special.
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So with that knowledge, i'm sure she's been suffering from light stress, and maybe even heat stress. Although the high on the term is NOT the norm for her, she's usually around 82-83 @ the most. But is the flood light rate any higher (Lumen wise?) and is it worse then an EXTREMELY dim clear bulb???
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Is the floodlight halogen? If so, replace it with CFLs ASAP, or preferably HPS/outdoor sun
 
BusterBawls

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dajosh42069

dajosh42069

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CFLs? I still haven't managed to work out all the shorthand used on the site.
You mean a florescent light??
Thanks for the advice!!
 
BusterBawls

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dajosh42069 said:
Alright...I read about 45 pages so far....
Enough to know that it's NOT ready, But 1 or 2 of the buds DO look ready, and I'm curious if I should pluck them off and give em a dry and a sample, or if I should leave them on until the rest are ready.
She's a Random Bag Seed, and my FIRST EVER grow, so bear with me...
She I never topped her, and I didn't do any research until I changed her to 12/12. So she stayed in veg for something like 7-8 months. And in that time the the lights were hung above....so that paired with relatively weak lighting caused her to shoot up to about 7.5-8 ft. I'm SURE she's had and probably has light stress. She's been @ 12/12 for 14 weeks now, BUT did endure 1 light cycle mishap where her dark cycle was interrupted.

Now, DIS SPITE ALL THESE FORCES WORKING AGAINST HER, SHE HAS PRODUCED!!! She never hermied, she never gave up. And now, her buds swell with pride (and resin). I estimate another 2-4 weeks until she's done. But i'd like the opinion of another. I'm unable to look @ the Tricromes closely enough to discern clear, cloudy or amber. So hair browning is really all I have to go on....
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First Off I can't help but to bust your balls a wee bit.
I'm gonna make an EPIC FAIL poster out of the pic of that plant and hang it in my grow room!
Ok I'm sorry but I had to laugh when I seen the pics. You seem like an intelligent person, so I'm gonna tell ya to go buy the mj growers guide. Read it. Educate yourself. Save your money till you get about 1500$ to waste, then buy the right lights, right odor control, ppm & ph meters, and some feminized seeds. Then try again.
Now for your plant. Best thing you could do for that plant is to put it out of it's misery. This buds look like 1-2 weeks old. Way too small for 14 weeks in. What you should have done if you have no money is to cut it up into clones and keep then under some high output florecents, start them on 12/12 on march 1st, put them outside after the last frost, by mid may they should be ready to harvest. What I would do if I was you right now, is put it in your window And transplant it outside after the frost. You also might want to tie it down to something or it will blow away. Look into supercroping. That long ass stem can be bent a lot and might actually produce. Seriously think about saving it and putting it outside this spring. Hope you don't take the ball busting personally I just couldn't help it especially when I seen that lamp on it's side. You have very low lumens. You can't use regular lightbulbs homie.
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dajosh42069

dajosh42069

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The lamp was still hanging from when it was vegging, and although you say you can't grow with a normal bulb...somehow, I have buds growing....:mrgreen:
And while they're not comparable in quality to others that may have been posted on this site, in this forum, or even on this PAGE :lol:, it's all a learning experience, and to begin with, for me, a passive one. I NEVER planned to take it to flower as I had, and still really have...nowhere to grow. And with that, I was all set to give it away. But, I had a change of heart and set her up.

And as i'm barely able to keep a roof over my families head, buying all kinds of things ISN'T an option. So I made due with what I had.
Eventually, I WILL have the time, money, and space. And I'll have a good crop.
And you my friend, will probley still be an ass. ;-)

Thanks for the advise, but I think i'll leave her rooted for now.
No offense intended toward you either of course.bongsmilie
 
dajosh42069

dajosh42069

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I do however, appreciate the advise on cloning it and starting a crop from her. I'll keep it in mind.
Thanks for your input.
 
phyzix

phyzix

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I'm glad you have your priorities in order dajosh. Now go work some overtime, pick up a decent light setup so you will yield more than you waste in electricity, and while your at it get something nice for your wife/kids ;)
 
BusterBawls

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dajosh42069 said:
The lamp was still hanging from when it was vegging, and although you say you can't grow with a normal bulb...somehow, I have buds growing....:mrgreen:
And while they're not comparable in quality to others that may have been posted on this site, in this forum, or even on this PAGE :lol:, it's all a learning experience, and to begin with, for me, a passive one. I NEVER planned to take it to flower as I had, and still really have...nowhere to grow. And with that, I was all set to give it away. But, I had a change of heart and set her up.

And as i'm barely able to keep a roof over my families head, buying all kinds of things ISN'T an option. So I made due with what I had.
Eventually, I WILL have the time, money, and space. And I'll have a good crop.
And you my friend, will probley still be an ass. ;-)

Thanks for the advise, but I think i'll leave her rooted for now.
No offense intended toward you either of course.bongsmilie
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Well I'm sorry to tell you that if you want to grow weed, you must spend the cash my friend. I am just busting you balls. That is my name. I can't be mean to you cuz I kinda feel bad for ya. I've been there, no cash, no op, no equipment. However, aside from it not being cost efficient to spend 60$ on a 30$ bag of weed. If you took all the cash you spent on electricity to grow that plant, you could have bought a bag of good weed that weighs twice as much as your gonna get off of that ol'charley browns Christmas tree. Yeah I'm a but of an ass I suppose, but I'm a high off my own weed ass. And I'm Saying all this with a smile on my face, so I'm not trying to bring you down. You kno what you got, there's a lot to learn. Grow big or go home. Work that ot, don't get discouraged, and always keep improving your op. Research research research.
 
lochem

lochem

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BusterBawls said:
Well I'm sorry to tell you that if you want to grow weed, you must spend the cash my friend. I am just busting you balls. That is my name. I can't be mean to you cuz I kinda feel bad for ya. I've been there, no cash, no op, no equipment. However, aside from it not being cost efficient to spend 60$ on a 30$ bag of weed. If you took all the cash you spent on electricity to grow that plant, you could have bought a bag of good weed that weighs twice as much as your gonna get off of that ol'charley browns Christmas tree. Yeah I'm a but of an ass I suppose, but I'm a high off my own weed ass. And I'm Saying all this with a smile on my face, so I'm not trying to bring you down. You kno what you got, there's a lot to learn. Grow big or go home. Work that ot, don't get discouraged, and always keep improving your op. Research research research.
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everything said here is 100% true. couldnt have said it better myself.
scratch the bagseed ditch the shwag if youre gona grow, gro big or go home. hate to put it like that but its just too much hassle+too much heartbreak+too much headache+NOT ENOUGH DESIRABLE RESULTS = at best, a learning experience...
which is ALSO worth it. my first gro turned from bagseed to really healthy strong... MALES. why? unknown genetics. but i didnt get heartbroken.. and neither should you.
when you have the time and cash to invest, invest it well and read up!
here's the other side of the coin:
good lighting+good nutes+ good soil/medium+ good temp/humid. control+ good ventilation+ good genetics (prob most impt)+LOVE & CARE = BIG BEAUTIFUL SWEET BUDS that you always see in these photos...
remember it doesnt take a pro botanist or horticulturist to get results like the photos you see all around this forum...
happy growing and LOVE YOUR PLANTS
pz
Lochem
 
t0rn

t0rn

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lochem said:
wow that IS dark...any idea on the strain?
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Seed was from some Rootbeer Kush (probably a made up name, never heard of it and can't find info) that I got from a local dispensary. The plant smells nothing like the weed the seed came from so it must be some different pheno.
 
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