Update on my grows

[dphipps1020]

So I just wanted to post some updated pictures. Weed porn for all! I am not going to post too many details unless you guys really want them but I will say 6/10 of the flowers are at week 8 I think and they smell amazing. I will be transplanting the rest of the girls into the final pots probably in the next few days. Feel free to ask if you have questions. Tips and advice are welcome too. Happy growing everyone!

[dphipps1020]

Wouldn't let me do more than 15 pictures so here's the last 5.

[SoOrbudgal]

GEE only 15huh? some don't get to post but 1-2 just sayin

[dphipps1020]

Yeah only 20 pictures this time 😂 only 26 ladies this time around too. I have the advantage of living alone in a decent size 3 bedroom home and I take full advantage.

[Gingerbeard]

Cool. I'm going to keep an eye out. Looks like you have the skinny on growing with different light types.

[dphipps1020]

So it's been a while since I posted some pictures, figured it's time. Some of the ladies in the big tent were super cropped today. Still need to transplant most of them and separate the hydro again pretty soon but otherwise still going strong. I'm honestly thinking I like the LEDs more than the HID lights, at least for flower. Seems to be making fatter buds and the color of the whole plant seems darker, like the LEDs make the green come out more. It's pretty strange honestly. Plants are all healthy, except for a few saggy spots sometimes from under watering which fix themselves pretty quick after I water. Cut one of the girls down a few days ago. Was a little earlier than I wanted but I'm running out of weed from my last harvest so I figured I'd cut one and keep the other 9 going for a little longer.

[bboyfromwayback]

What LED are you using? I’m still using a old HPS/T5 system that’s over 15yrs old. It grows good, dense buds but it runs hot and uses 516W’s. I tried a cheap LED I got on Amazon that had great reviews but I wasn’t impressed and it bleached the tops of my plants white in one day. I’m using it on some auto’s now but they don’t count in my book.

[dphipps1020]

Probably something similar to what you had before. There's a picture below where you can kind of see one of them.

[dphipps1020]

Also finally took the unruly girl out to trim her up. Here's some defoliation before and after pictures from yesterday.

[SoOrbudgal]

Can hardly tell from here what you did looks the same? Just a bunch of different angles

[dphipps1020]

I know she does look the same. She's just really thick honestly. I took all the big fan leaves out, as well as some of the bud sites that wouldn't get much light. I threw out about half a kitchen trash bag worth of trimmings but at probably over 3 feet wide you can't really see through her still. I'll try to see if a top angle will show up better. Not taking her out this time though, that was a chore last time. The pictures aren't in the right order though so that doesn't help either.

[dphipps1020]

The ones with the ashtray are the after pictures, if that helps.

[dphipps1020]

So I cut off a little of one of the girls about 4-5 days ago for a sample (same one I chopped down). Still have quite a bit of popcorn going on but the buds seem a lot more dense this time around, they're actually pretty solid. I must say I like this strain and can't wait for the cured product, eventually. There's no way I'll be able to smoke it all before at least a little bit of it is fully cured. I've only smoked about half a bowl and I'm already pretty ripped. I'll most likely be cutting down one of the girls every few days, for the next few weeks. That will empty a 4x4 for the beast and she'll be starting 12/12 hopefully within the next 2 weeks. Any longer and she may outgrow the space. Going to see how the girls in the big tent look in about a month and will probably be switching them over. I want a little more height out of them, maybe another 8-12". Some of them are already almost 24" tall but I'd like to take advantage of the space so I'm going to push it a bit. Maybe it's just the weed talking and things will change but for now that's the plan.

[SmashGuitar]

Looking great dphipps1020

[dphipps1020]

Thank you

[dphipps1020]

Here's some top angles so you can maybe see a little better.

[SoOrbudgal]

That's huge canopy looks like 2 of mine sorta glad my OGKush is not as large. 3 large photos enough in my tent.

[dphipps1020]

She's drinking 5 gallons of water every 3-4 days, it's crazy!

[dphipps1020]

Crammed my remaining 7 flowering plants into a single 4x4 and moved the beast in the other. It's going to be a tight fit but I think it will be manageable. Freed up some room in my 8x8 temporarily until I get the other hydro setup in there and get my transplanting done. I am in a dilemma though. I'm not sure whether I should take clones of the multiple strains I have going, or if I should just grow them and hope they sprout a seed here and there. I'm guessing since I got them all from bag seed they should give me a few seeds, especially if I stress them out a little bit. Getting a few from my Straight Lemonade still so I'm stocked up there. I would really like seeds from at least a few of the strains I have going so I don't have to make mother plants yet. What would you guys do? I don't feel like I have the room for clones right now, not for another month at least. I can make it work if I need to though I guess.

[dphipps1020]

Reorganized and got my hydro separated finally! Was trying to push branches down a little bit on one and wishboned it so I tossed her. I really didn't feel like trying to put her back together and see if it hopefully holds. Still have to transplant soon but at least everything else is done so far. Even did a little super cropping which is why the hydro looks like that. Looks better in there to me now though.

[dphipps1020]

The beast has started popping pistils everywhere. She's at 28" tall now and still going. So excited for this one, it will be my biggest yet! Tried to get decent pictures of her, including a top view of the manifold. I got the best picture I could given the height. Lights are at the max but I think it will be fine for a few still. I can make them higher if I need to but I don't think it's necessary yet. I'll post the other tents separately.

[NickyChicks]

I'm sure you've said somewhere but what strain is this monster?!

[dphipps1020]

It was a clone from a Str8 Lemonade plant. Was a seedy oz I got from the dispensary (never had one that bad) and got quite a few seeds so I have planted more than a few. Will be smoking a lot of lemon smelling and tasting weed for a while. I've cut down 5 and still have 5 flowering. Pretty good strain honestly. Still getting a few fresh seeds too but nowhere close to what I got originally. May be willing to part with a few seeds if anyone is interested. I think it's a sativa dominant strain and the bag I got tested about 25% if I remember right. I love the smell of the flowers too, kind of hits you in the face when you open the tent.

[dphipps1020]

Down to 6 flowering, have a few weeks to go still. Seedlings are doing fine, probably going to transplant soon. Finally got the rest of my veg tent into the final pots. Probably going to give them 2-4 more weeks and I'll be flipping them. Not sure what I'm doing with the clone yet which is why it's still in the cup but it has roots.

[dphipps1020]

Getting there... Probably a couple weeks and I'll flip them.

[SoOrbudgal]

Those are looking close to ready for flipping. Going to get tight LOL but you can do this alittle shifting around as they grow

[dphipps1020]

They actually have a little room between them it's just not very noticeable with the angles. Definitely not going to wait much longer though. I kind of want roughly 6 more inches on them before I flip but mainly trying to let the roots dig into the amended soil a little first so they explode. Been getting antsy though cause some of them are pretty big and already showing pistils on most of them. Can't wait for the flower stage, should be an interesting mix of aromas, citrus, coffee, cheese, and more. Kind of wanting to get some clones since there's 10 strains in there and a few of them I don't have many seeds left, if any at all. Just don't really have the room for all that right now. I may take them as soon as I flip so they'll be ready as soon as the big tent is empty, hopefully.

[dphipps1020]

About 35" tall and still going!

[NickyChicks]

Looking good!

[dphipps1020]

Thank you!

[dphipps1020]

Just another update. Had to raise the lights finally. She's about to start week 3 of flower in a couple days. Already fills the tent and just getting bigger. Did another defoliation on the 31st to get more light to the bud sites. Can't wait to see the buds in a few more weeks.