Almost 7 weeks flowering (54 days)

**Roseman** · 05-03-2007, 05:47 PM

Today I finally learned how to post pics on the threads! I post pics weekly at Grow Room setup, under R for Rsoeman, but I've never known how to post pics in a thread.
I broke all the rules on this grow and went against all the advise on this grow, just trying different experiments. I've done two Sea of Green grows, always started Flowering at 3 or 4 weeks. This time I started Flowering at 9 weeks ! I bought extra extra lights (85 Watt Spiral CFLs) . I learned a lot about the importance of Oxyegen (more than one air stone makes a big difference) I was on 24/7 and as someone suggesteed, I tried 20/4 for a day, 19/5 then 18/6 and 16/8 then 14/10 and then 12/12. I will NEVER gradually switch to 12/12 again, it was a big waste of time. Wasted 6 days. FLOWERING BEGINS AT 12/12 AND NOT AT THE INTRODUCTION OF DARKNESS.
I also did different experiments on Trimmiong and pruning. I hoep these pics are viewable.

**mogie** · 05-03-2007, 05:58 PM

You have some huge stalks on those plants. Well, we now know (no more arguing) flowering begins at 12/12. The Roseman 12/12 rule.

**TheConstantGardner** · 05-03-2007, 06:49 PM

Dude, you got a fan leaf growing out your neck!

I'll listen to anybody that can sprout pot from body parts.

**Roseman** · 05-03-2007, 06:59 PM

so I read at greenmanspage.com to go to 12/12 in gradual one or two hour increments. Quote the Raven!

I started doing sea of green in one tank, one plant died young, which freed up some space. Being a pothead for 38 years, I put off and postponed going to Flowering week after week, until about the 6th week, i had 5 GIANT plants. so i got a 2nd tank and moved two plants to a 2nd tank, both turned out to be females. In my first tank that had 3 plants, two fooled me and turned out to be males. Damned Transvestites. So I got one three foot tall plant in my first tank, and in the 2nd tank is one 2 and half ft tall and the other is 4 and half feet tall! Buds galore. I don't think i will do sea of green again, that is for limited space growers, I feel.

**Roseman** · 05-03-2007, 07:11 PM

this is the 4 ft tall and two ft tall plant in one tank.

And before anyone criticises, I very well know that Mirrors are a No No, but my prescious loving wife didn't know it. I had some pieces of mylar and some white plastic on the walls when she comes home from "a sale" with those mirrors. I am so thainkful she approves of my grow, so as a loving husband, I hung the mirrors for her.

**mattso101** · 05-03-2007, 07:23 PM

AAH, I hear ya about the approval from the the lady. My girlfriend was very apprehensive when I propositioned her about setting up the closet in our one bedroom apt. It took 7 months and my closet has been growing for about three to four weeks now. And she is actually becoming more and more interested in it as things progress. She will be even more happy when we get some free smoke out of it! Check out my journal if you have a chance I would appreciate any consrtuctive criticism
Nice looking plants cant wait till im 7 week into flowering
Peace
Matt

**Roseman** · 05-03-2007, 07:49 PM

My wife smokes but was not intereted in growing. I am so blessed taht she has the 'whatever you want to do dear" attitude. The other day I did catch her with the $9.99 Radio Shack microscope looking at the triches or "little clear dicks" she calls them!
Matt, I'll go look at yours now.

**Roseman** · 05-04-2007, 01:03 PM

Roots after 4 weeks.

**mattso101** · 05-04-2007, 01:09 PM

Hey Roseman you might have said before, How many CFL's and or otherlighting do you have?

**Roseman** · 05-05-2007, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by mattso101

Hey Roseman you might have said before, How many CFL's and or otherlighting do you have?

I started with 2 85 watt bulbs, (4200 lumens each) one red (cool white) and one blue (bright white) spectrum, in ten inch reflectors till about 4 weeks, when I decided NOT to do the Sea of green, but to go crazy, so i got 2 more, giving me 2 of each. Then when I decided to get an additonal tank and move two plants that were about 20 inches tall, I got 2 more, or one of each. I had 4 over each tank. Then when I started flowering, i got two more 85 watt cool whites (red spectrum). Then at about 6 weeks, I got 2 more and at 7 weeks I added 2 42 watts cool whites. I now have two tanks, one plant in one tank and two plants in other tank. On the tank with 2 plants, are 5 lights today, 3 red, two blues, 85 watts each, and on the tallest cola I got two 42 watts right on it. yesterday I burned the tips of the leaves on the cola with too close lights, and the stamens are reddish brown, the triches are milky cloudy and today I am harvesting that one big cola. I didn't get to flush the tank, but will soon for the remaining buds.