Grape Stomper x OG and a Blue Himalaya 600w Tent Grow
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lorax101
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Watered them tonight with 800ppm again. The week I switch to flower to I water with flower nutrients the first day or grow, or even half half? They were drinking about 3 and a half gallons about three weeks ago, now they are downing 4 and a half. The tallest one is 10 inches so they should be within the foot tall mark this week and I will start flowering when they are ready to be watered next. The supercropping went well, all the stems are pretty much healed, even that one that got the outer wall cracked.
I will post some new pics tomorrow as not a lot has changed, just an inch or two of new growth.
I will post some new pics tomorrow as not a lot has changed, just an inch or two of new growth.
lorax101
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4-12-2011
Alright, everything is looking great. They are over 12 inches now, so I will put in the hps this weekend sometime. I may also supercrop again in the coming days as it seems to have done a great job in evening out the canopy and stimulating new growth. I got a close up of the BH and a close up of a fan leave just to show how beautiful the green color of the Grape Stomper x OG is. The smell has either gone down, my filter has been working better, or I'm just more used to the smell now.
Alright, everything is looking great. They are over 12 inches now, so I will put in the hps this weekend sometime. I may also supercrop again in the coming days as it seems to have done a great job in evening out the canopy and stimulating new growth. I got a close up of the BH and a close up of a fan leave just to show how beautiful the green color of the Grape Stomper x OG is. The smell has either gone down, my filter has been working better, or I'm just more used to the smell now.
lorax101
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4-14-2011
You may sit there and think supercropping is a violent procedure, you must pinch the stem and bend it over. It feels so wrong but it works so right. I can't wait to start flowering this week. I'm going to switch over nutes in this fashion. I will go 75% grow to 25% bloom this week, next week if the growth spurt slows I will go 25% grow to 75% bloom. Than the next week it will be 100% bloom. This is if all goes to plan.
Supercropped again today. This will be my last time of supercropping.
Hey, heres some pictures. First one is a healed stem after supercropping. It's a bad picture but it still shows it. Second pic is the stem right after supercropping.
You may sit there and think supercropping is a violent procedure, you must pinch the stem and bend it over. It feels so wrong but it works so right. I can't wait to start flowering this week. I'm going to switch over nutes in this fashion. I will go 75% grow to 25% bloom this week, next week if the growth spurt slows I will go 25% grow to 75% bloom. Than the next week it will be 100% bloom. This is if all goes to plan.
Supercropped again today. This will be my last time of supercropping.
Hey, heres some pictures. First one is a healed stem after supercropping. It's a bad picture but it still shows it. Second pic is the stem right after supercropping.
lorax101
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Just switched to my hps and changed the light schedule to 12/12. I will water them when they need it, probably on the 17th or 18th. They will probably be getting 50/50 grow to bloom nutes or 75/25 grow to bloom nutes, not sure yet, I have to still do more research.
The MH bulb I was using was 72,000 lumens, whereas, the hps bulb I'm using says it is 90,000 lumens. I think I'm looking at a good start to bloom and I'm looking forward to finding out the sex of my plants.
Also yesterday while I was supercropping, I bent a stem a little to much and it about cracked in half. It was only a side branch, not a main stem, so not really a big deal. I used some scotch tape and taped it back up and will post the results in the coming days.
Edit: The blue himalaya smells wonderful! I grazed the buds yesterday and it got my hands all sticky. I thought it smelt like blueberry cupcakes or some other sweet candy. It should be finishing up here in the next week or two.
The MH bulb I was using was 72,000 lumens, whereas, the hps bulb I'm using says it is 90,000 lumens. I think I'm looking at a good start to bloom and I'm looking forward to finding out the sex of my plants.
Also yesterday while I was supercropping, I bent a stem a little to much and it about cracked in half. It was only a side branch, not a main stem, so not really a big deal. I used some scotch tape and taped it back up and will post the results in the coming days.
Edit: The blue himalaya smells wonderful! I grazed the buds yesterday and it got my hands all sticky. I thought it smelt like blueberry cupcakes or some other sweet candy. It should be finishing up here in the next week or two.
lorax101
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Got home and they were looking pretty droopy, lifted the bucket and they were dry. I decided to go about 80% grow to 20% bloom since this is the second day of flowering. I will hopefully get pictures up tomorrow night. Oh yeah, it was about 950ppm, 6.0ph.
Added some pics, they are super droopy cause I just fed them a gallon each. This first pic shows something I just noticed, while super cropping it I must have pinched too hard and it cracked all the way through, I'm sure it will heal just fine and cause no issues but it just shows how resilient the plants are.
Added some pics, they are super droopy cause I just fed them a gallon each. This first pic shows something I just noticed, while super cropping it I must have pinched too hard and it cracked all the way through, I'm sure it will heal just fine and cause no issues but it just shows how resilient the plants are.
Jerry Garcia
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Nice journal lorax...very detailed and lots of pics!
Don't worry about the stem cracking when you supercrop, I do that all the time. Today I almost completely severed the top 4 nodes of my Deadhead OG when I bent it a bit too far. A little tape and it will heal up good as new. The splitting will be fine though, no need to tape that.
I also find it helps to tie down a branch after supercropping to keep them from straightening back out too quick. With small plants I'll use paper clips formed in a V and pressed into the soil to guide the branch in the right direction. Have you done any tying or LST?
I just planted some Grape Stomper x OG a few weeks ago and they are quite vigorous growers. I'm excited to watch yours flower first!
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Don't worry about the stem cracking when you supercrop, I do that all the time. Today I almost completely severed the top 4 nodes of my Deadhead OG when I bent it a bit too far. A little tape and it will heal up good as new. The splitting will be fine though, no need to tape that.
I also find it helps to tie down a branch after supercropping to keep them from straightening back out too quick. With small plants I'll use paper clips formed in a V and pressed into the soil to guide the branch in the right direction. Have you done any tying or LST?
I just planted some Grape Stomper x OG a few weeks ago and they are quite vigorous growers. I'm excited to watch yours flower first!
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lorax101
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Thanks Jerry! I have not done any LST, just the supercropping. I wish I had any will definitely do it next time, I just found that I don't need to take a lot of time to supercrop and I am an extremely busy person right now and can't get around to LST. I will be growing 5 feminized LSD next and I will for sure lst them and scrog them. I will probably be starting them in about a month so once these are done they should be big enough to put in the tent and start the scroggin.
Also I should be getting some more pics up tonight. They perked up pretty quick after so they were just super droopy because they needed to be fed/just got fed.
THESkunkMunkie
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I topped all my GS-OG's at the end of week 3 from seed then again at the end of week 4 I did both topping/FIM methods again, they've all responded very well to it too mate. The growth on this strain is so vigorous I can't wait to see them in full flower both yours & mine. Nice work on the save with the turn around on them too mate 
, any advice you need just let me know mate I'll help if I can. I'm subbed up here too 
, any advice you need just let me know mate I'll help if I can. I'm subbed up here too
lorax101
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Flower- Day 4
No true signs of sex yet. But I got a couple of nice pictures for ya. They grew about 4 inches so far. And everything is looking fantastic. Some leaves were starting to get rust spots, I'm thinking they had a cal deficiency, but they feeding cleared that up. I am wondering if I should be adding molasses one tablespoon per feeding at normal nutes or should I lower nutes by a fourth or half when I add the molasses. I was thinking about adding it two tablespoon per gallon every other feeding or doing a tablespoon per gallon every feeding. Not quite sure on this one.
I'm thinking the blue himalaya will finish within the next few days but I will get out my 100x microscope in the morning and take a look at the trichs to see what the plant says. I'm looking for about 75% cloudy to 25% amber for this one.
No true signs of sex yet. But I got a couple of nice pictures for ya. They grew about 4 inches so far. And everything is looking fantastic. Some leaves were starting to get rust spots, I'm thinking they had a cal deficiency, but they feeding cleared that up. I am wondering if I should be adding molasses one tablespoon per feeding at normal nutes or should I lower nutes by a fourth or half when I add the molasses. I was thinking about adding it two tablespoon per gallon every other feeding or doing a tablespoon per gallon every feeding. Not quite sure on this one.
I'm thinking the blue himalaya will finish within the next few days but I will get out my 100x microscope in the morning and take a look at the trichs to see what the plant says. I'm looking for about 75% cloudy to 25% amber for this one.
lorax101
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I'm pretty sure I have 4 confirmed females now. They are looking a little droopy again. I was hoping after I put up some pictures in a little bit that someone could help me figure out why, or if maybe I am just being paranoid. It has been 3 days since I watered so I'm not sure if it could be overwatering, or possibly they are just hungry again already.
lorax101
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Day 5- Happy 4-20!
I took a lot of pictures today. If you guys can tell me these pics I took show a female plant I will be quite excited. EVERY plant has at least one site that has these little things poking out that look like hairs. That would be very good but also I will have to get a little creative with the space I'm working with. Also you can see that the new growth looks a little funky and the fan leaves are droopy. Could they be hungry or may it be something a little more severe. Maybe they are just full. Hope you guys will be able to help me figure something out. I'm almost postive they need watered. I will be able to water them bright and early tomorrow morning but if any of you have an alternate suggestion just let me know.
I took a lot of pictures today. If you guys can tell me these pics I took show a female plant I will be quite excited. EVERY plant has at least one site that has these little things poking out that look like hairs. That would be very good but also I will have to get a little creative with the space I'm working with. Also you can see that the new growth looks a little funky and the fan leaves are droopy. Could they be hungry or may it be something a little more severe. Maybe they are just full. Hope you guys will be able to help me figure something out. I'm almost postive they need watered. I will be able to water them bright and early tomorrow morning but if any of you have an alternate suggestion just let me know.
Jerry Garcia
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That first pic is definitely female, so if the others look like that you are doing well!
The plants look thirsty more than they do hungry...as they get larger they go through water much faster so you'll have to water more frequently. They look otherwise healthy so be careful not to overfeed nutrients. It would help if you can get some pics of the plants under a less yellow light, but they just look thirsty.
I know you said you are busy and its hard to keep up with, but if possible you should water before they get droopy rather than after.
Congrats on the girls and happy 420!
The plants look thirsty more than they do hungry...as they get larger they go through water much faster so you'll have to water more frequently. They look otherwise healthy so be careful not to overfeed nutrients. It would help if you can get some pics of the plants under a less yellow light, but they just look thirsty.
I know you said you are busy and its hard to keep up with, but if possible you should water before they get droopy rather than after.
Congrats on the girls and happy 420!
THESkunkMunkie
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Lookin good bro!! Thats for sure a girl in the first pic, congrats!! I have to agree with Jerry they do look under watered & in need of feeding, I can't see any diff's that are causing any problems just a 'lil thirsty imo.
Happy 420!!
Happy 420!!
lorax101
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Yeah, thanks guys. I'm going to water them right now and will start watering them more often. I will probably go to an every other day schedule. And yeah now classes are about over I will have a lot more time to spend with my ladies. Thanks for the well wishes and have a great day.
Just got done watering them and the plant in the first pictures now has a lot more prominent hairs. I glances at the rest as I was watering and I still found some hairs on at least one spot for every plant. I also watered them at 50% strength 50/50 grow to bloom with 1 tbls molasses per gallon. I will probably be adding the 1tbls molasses to every feeding as the information I have been able to find says that it is very beneficial and can be used in every feeding.
Just got done watering them and the plant in the first pictures now has a lot more prominent hairs. I glances at the rest as I was watering and I still found some hairs on at least one spot for every plant. I also watered them at 50% strength 50/50 grow to bloom with 1 tbls molasses per gallon. I will probably be adding the 1tbls molasses to every feeding as the information I have been able to find says that it is very beneficial and can be used in every feeding.
THESkunkMunkie
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Sounds good, if they carry on drooping water them daily till their leaves start saluting the lights again 
Jerry Garcia
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You probably don't need the molasses every feeding...maybe every other feeding. Less is more.Yeah, thanks guys. I'm going to water them right now and will start watering them more often. I will probably go to an every other day schedule. And yeah now classes are about over I will have a lot more time to spend with my ladies. Thanks for the well wishes and have a great day.
Just got done watering them and the plant in the first pictures now has a lot more prominent hairs. I glances at the rest as I was watering and I still found some hairs on at least one spot for every plant. I also watered them at 50% strength 50/50 grow to bloom with 1 tbls molasses per gallon. I will probably be adding the 1tbls molasses to every feeding as the information I have been able to find says that it is very beneficial and can be used in every feeding.
Oh and if you see pistils at one node you know the entire plant is female, no need to check other nodes. So looks like you've got a gaggle of girls!
lorax101
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Yeah, I will probably do molasses on every other feeding. I'm not a big fan of it's smell so that will be nice. And yeah, I'm just hoping what I saw was pistils cause if I wasn't just convincing myself that I saw them and I actually do have all 5 females, I'm going to be pretty damn excited. Just trying not to get my hopes up too much.