New CFL grow using Miracle-Gro African Violet Potting Mix in 6" pots

thanks all, my scale will be here in just a bit today. when i cut it down, i'll weigh it wet and dry for comparison. the bud taste ok, its smooth, kinda no taste really, but smells great.it has a light taste of the way it smells which is kinda skunky, but 2 hits and im good to go, LoL.

i got the scale from ebay today, nice piece for $9. i cut a 3rd bud off today and weigh it, 6.8 g's wet. so the other 2 were a bit smaller, im guessing, 5 g's and 6 g's wet by the size of them, so not sure how much dry. i plan on cutting the 5 big tops off on friday and let the rest go a couple more days where i can lower the lights for them. the 1 pic is where i have cut the 3 buds off.

new bean is 76 days old and its been flowering 61 days. friday will be 9 weeks of 12/12 flowering. i think im gonna unplug the lights thursday night so they dont come on friday morning and give them 24 hours of darkness right before cutting friday night. so i'll be busy cutting and trimming for a while. i will weigh it all wet before i start to dry it. also, i have 4 seeds picked out for the next grow, hoping i can start all 4 and weed out the males and i'll just keep growing any females i get. a 2 plant grow would be nice with just topping and no LST this time.

have you been curing them or just dry by hanging?

justparanoid said:

have you been curing them or just dry by hanging?

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these 3 buds, i have just dried them out by hanging them in the empty veg box with the exhaust fans running and checking them offen, the small ones dry out fast, like a day and a half to 2 days. the 5 tops i will dry and try some curing on those.

today is day 77 for new bean, the lights are off and i will cut the 5 main tops tomorrow around 8 pm, thats 24 hours of darkness, suppose to bring out more resin right before harvest. i will then turn the lights back on for a couple more days and lower it for the leftover smaller popcorn buds and get them on monday. i opened the box this morning and the pie pan was full to the top with water. i didnt even use that much flush water yesterday when i watered???? dont know whats up with that. i have the veg box all setup now for drying the buds, im gonna wait till sunday and germ the new seeds then. its gonna be enough taking the girl down and dealing with trimming and drying right now. more tomorrow.

oh, and the bud i cut yesterday that weigh 6.8 was dry this morning at 3.8, not bad, and dam its good!! LoL.

Very nice CD, I can't wait to have my own smoke.

I haven't read the thread but what caused the burn?

not really sure, but ive been thinking about it and i think when i cut ALL the fan leaves off, i didnt change the strenght of my nutes, so, fewer leaves, should have used less nutes. i wont do that again. i know its not the lights cause its all over her, but the buds are still fine.

Concord Dawn said:

not really sure, but ive been thinking about it and i think when i cut ALL the fan leaves off, i didnt change the strenght of my nutes, so, fewer leaves, should have used less nutes. i wont do that again. i know its not the lights cause its all over her, but the buds are still fine.

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i was thinkin about cuttin my fan leaves off for the last two weeks of growth..... u recommend??

kingdavid918 said:

i was thinkin about cuttin my fan leaves off for the last two weeks of growth..... u recommend??

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ok, i went back and looked at my pics, i cut the leaves on day 62, they started turning brown and drying out on day 9, so 7 days, and its now day 78 and im gonna cut them tomorrow, so thats 16 days. your aldready flushing also right? i dont see what it will hurt as mine seem alright, just the brown dry leaves, but its up to you, i dont wanna fuck your grow up, you know.

No it def is not lightburn, were your temps high?

temps never went over 86 at first, but they have been around 82 to 84 for the most part.

well, upon closer inspection, i've decided to go another week. the trichs are just milky, so i think its best i go a little longer. i've checked out radio shack for their scope. they have it in stock right down the road from me. heres a pic and its only $12.50. its funny to read all the reveiws that talk about how well it works for checking trichs, LoL.

well, back to the setup, i have to hook everything back up now.

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ok, i got everything all hooked back up. the flowering box is back to 12/12. today is day 78 and 63 days of flowering. i tied the 5 main branches back down, kinda crazy tho, there all twisted around the box instead of just straight down, looks real any ways, LoL. i guess will still just use plain rain water and keep flushing, so next friday when i cut, that will be 2 weeks total.

i also got the veg box all setup and ready along with another gravity fed water system. i can use it for drying the buds or for starting my new grow, so im still not sure when im gonna start my new seeds. and heres all the pics.

the 1 pic is the way i have both boxes setup and the trick knob i made for the veg box, LoL.

any numbers for the total yield on that plant you just harvested?

theonetitty said:

any numbers for the total yield on that plant you just harvested?

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no, thats still new bean, i didnt cut her down, im gonna wait another week. i will post both wet and dry weight when i do. as for the 3 smaller buds i cut, i figured that was about 10 grams dry so far. this was the last one, and the other 2 were just a hair smaller. that one was 6.8 and then 3.8. i can only guess what the big ones will weigh.

lookin tasty con i think letting her go another week will be good, let her mature into more potent stuff, although im sure the taste tests were bomb, i know mine were.... also i saw where u posted u cut off most or all of the fan leaves.... well i just did something similiar, but i left all the "main" fan leaves

this is wild, it was so easy to twist them around, and it looks so cool. plus, i got the lights right down in her, LoL.

Concord Dawn said:

this is wild, it was so easy to twist them around, and it looks so cool. plus, i got the lights right down in her, LoL.

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Ya goda keep the pimp hand strong CD!

Keep them girls in CHECK!

day 79 for new bean and shes looking happy i didnt cut her down last night, LoL. i got a couple pics of the trichs, not that great but i put my gem loop in front of my phone, i have only seen a couple of amber trichs and most are still milky.

Concord Dawn said:

day 79 for new bean and shes looking happy i didnt cut her down last night, LoL. i got a couple pics of the trichs, not that great but i put my gem loop in front of my phone, i have only seen a couple of amber trichs and most are still milky.

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I think they like it rough CD, gotta make em respect your authority!