Searching for Gold, Columbian Gold

DarthD3vl said:

how many watts were you running on your last grow? how much did that ppm run you?
thats something I think I need for my next dwc badly

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Last grow was over 1000 watts, this grow, just under 960 watts. PPM meter is a Hayley Primo, $30.00 bucks, my PH meter sensor needs to be kept a solution and needs calibration from time to time.

student said:

Nice Grow Man !!!!! Plus rep +

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Thanks, glad you stopped by

Dropastone said:

Good move on the PPM meter. IMO they are a must for any grow. By the way your ladies are looking sexy.

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Their doing that cola budding/building right now, lots of trichomes, smells devine

Looking fantastic man! They look healthy and happy! nice work!

Have to add these close-ups I got today during A.M. check, lots of trics at only 30 days into flowering of a 71 day grow, about 1/2 way there in the flowering stage. The dominet Gold is growing some awesome bud/cola/nuggets, the photos do not do it justice. Counted 16 tops w/massive cola growth at least 10-12 inches down the branch. The Blue Widow is now showing her dominance as well. She has at least 9 tops w/cola growth. According to her strain growth spec's she is fattens up the last 2 weeks of flowering, but shows all sorts of promise for some solid bud-nuggets growth 4sure..

Photo 140005 is the Blue Widow, the rest is my Gold

SWEET. very nice, do you check res temps too, or is room temp fine or doesn't matter? rep+

Great shots man! Never thought we'd have so much fun photo shooting our girls huh? They look delicious!!!

Crystal Toy said:

SWEET. very nice, do you check res temps too, or is room temp fine or doesn't matter? rep+

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I use an aqua heater, rez. temp stays around 78-82 degrees, room temp with all 14 CFLs burning stays at 85-90 degrees. I use 2 small 8 inch fans to blow room temp air into the closet. Never exceeds 90 degrees, one of the purpose for using high wattage CFLs, no serious heat issues.

Potentrx7 said:

Great shots man! Never thought we'd have so much fun photo shooting our girls huh? They look delicious!!!

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I hear ya, I could take photos all day and post them. Tried the mag. glass thingy, did not work for me. My digital has 2 close-up functions and auto focus when you put slight pressure on the button before taking the shot/photo . Digital cameras can get some awesome detail imo...day 31 of flowering

Just love growing w/CFLs.
Burning six 105 watt, 2700k, 5000 lumen, four 65watt, 2700k, 4500 lumen, three 43watt, 6500k, 1800 lumen and three 46watt, 2700k, 1800 lumen in my 12 sqft grow closet, just under 1000 watts/+60,000 lumen. Day 32 of flowering

Also I'm burning four 85watt, 6500k, 4800 lumen and six, 43watt, 6500k, 1800 lumen in my new grow-area for my clones, growing w/soil...not aero-hydro

U have a great setup keep up the great work wats up with kc today

TitoM said:

U have a great setup keep up the great work wats up with kc today

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Thanks TitoM, long time no see/hear..Can't beleive we lost, SD played really well. The KC Chfs will get it together, think at least to the play-offs, but if SD keeps that push going, might be watching them instead

Got twin buds of Gold, other 2 photos Blue Widow

thoughs are looking mightly sexy ;] how many weeks ?

student said:

thoughs are looking mightly sexy ;] how many weeks ?

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Thanks

Its about 10 1/2 weeks so far from seed to now. I vegged for only 5 complete weeks, placed them in a 12/12 light schedule then, now they have been in that schedule for 33 days.
My 1st grow I vegged for 9 weeks, flowered for 10 weeks before the harvest or 19 weeks from seed to harvest. But I also changed my light schedule from 12/12 to 14/10 and it made a world of difference in trichome production.. This grow, I'll switch to 14/10 on Christmas weekend...maybe alittle sooner

Photo of 1st grow at 42 days, check the trics...and color

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faderharley said:

Thanks

Its about 10 1/2 weeks so far from seed to now. I vegged for only 5 complete weeks, placed them in a 12/12 light schedule then, now they have been in that schedule for 33 days.
My 1st grow I vegged for 9 weeks, flowered for 10 weeks before the harvest or 19 weeks from seed to harvest. But I also changed my light schedule from 12/12 to 14/10 and it made a world of difference in trichome production.. This grow, I'll switch to 14/10 on Christmas weekend...maybe alittle sooner

Photo of 1st grow at 42 days, check the trics...and color

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Is there a big difference between 12/12 and 14/10 light/dark.
Which is better and why? thanks,
BTW they're looking great, really healty, keep up the great work

is that that 14 hours of darkness or light ? i might try this when i flower , hmmm

student said:

thoughs are looking mightly sexy ;] how many weeks ?

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Thanks for the stop by student. As of today, 12/15/10, 76 days into the grow about 11 weeks.

The Blue Widow will fatten up her colas/buds the last 2 weeks of flowering. Photo 19 shows one of the Blue Widows cola/bud that has pistils/flowers going down the stem. Where as the Columbian Gold buds/colas just keeps filling in w/buds, photo 0017 and photo 0018. Both strains are just awesome to grow aero-hydro w/CFLs imo....

The Gold is now releasing a much more pungent sweet smell. The B.W. is also starting her own distinctive smell as well. Both strains are easily to grow...

Crystal Toy said:

Is there a big difference between 12/12 and 14/10 light/dark.
Which is better and why? thanks,
BTW they're looking great, really healty, keep up the great work

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I read that the female plant will sense the light change, via fall is approaching, so what she does is produce more trichomes so she can become pollenated before the freeze...So i go from 12/12 to 14/10 or 14 hours w/lights off, 10 hours w/lights on. 2 days before I harvest or 48 hours no light at all, then I harvest

student said:

is that that 14 hours of darkness or light ? i might try this when i flower , hmmm

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14 hours off, 10 hours on. 48 hours before harvest, no lights, she will produce a last effort trichome production and yes it does work.

Thanks faderharley, gonna give it a try, sweet pics, very nicely done. can't wait for the taste report and yield.

faderharley said:

I read that the female plant will sense the light change, via fall is approaching, so what she does is produce more trichomes so she can become pollenated before the freeze...So i go from 12/12 to 14/10 or 14 hours w/lights off, 10 hours w/lights on. 2 days before I harvest or 48 hours no light at all, then I harvest


14 hours off, 10 hours on. 48 hours before harvest, no lights, she will produce a last effort trichome production and yes it does work.

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iv herd inconsistant light paterns turns plants hermi , have you ever had that happen ?

student said:

iv herd inconsistant light paterns turns plants hermi , have you ever had that happen ?

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Not so far, but have read about feminized plants going hermi due to stress. The reason I move the CFLs around is to help ehhance a even grow and try to get the main colas that 360 degree lighting. On this grow I am not going to worry about the undergrow buds or the buds under the main canopy. In fact I may just cut them away so all the main colas can all the nutes and lights.
Right now I have 20 CFLs in that grow area. I added 2 more doubled up Y socket 23 and 26 watters. That takes me well over 1000+watts, over 65,000+ lumen. Also decided to switch to 14/10 this friday instead X-mas weekend. I would like to achieve an increase of the trichome production, some more fattening, cutting back the time should really help...

hey man, you know you dont have to cut off the lower buds, when you harvest you can only harvest the ripe bud on top and leave the bottom half of plant alive and finish flowering the lower buds or revert back to veg. just a suggestion, I know your getting ready for a perpetual grow so you may not have room.

DarthD3vl said:

hey man, you know you dont have to cut off the lower buds, when you harvest you can only harvest the ripe bud on top and leave the bottom half of plant alive and finish flowering the lower buds or revert back to veg. just a suggestion, I know your getting ready for a perpetual grow so you may not have room.

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Thanks DaathD3vl, I am going to re-veg the Blue Widow and the dominet C.Gold, not sure what I'll do w/the other 2 Columbian Gold.
On my 1st harvest, the plants were still producing flowers and growth when I had cut. I can see how easily it can be to re-veg them, however I would like to move them into a deeper tote. I can unclamp the lid they currently are in and move them over to a deeper box w/o to much root loss. Do you think I could cut the roots a few inches from the base of the grow-pod/basket w/o killing them?? Cuz that's how I'd really like to move them, either way, do plan to keep them, clone from them.