Bigboy's Winter indoor grow.

bigboybuds

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Howdy you fine folks of RUI. I have been lurking for over a year now, and have a few successful grows under my belt, so I figured it was about time I started a grow thread of my own. I have soaked up a LOT of knowledge from this site, plus a few books, and still learn by trial and error. I am not claiming to be a pro by any means, as I know I will continue to learn for many years to come. I am always open to advice as well. :leaf::leaf:

Here we go... I am getting rid of some old mother's, and starting new ones from clones already taken and rooted.

The line up.

2x What I call Stinkberry. 1 mother 1 clone. I very nice bag seed I have grown through a few cycles now. Smells like stinky berries throughout flowering. I let her go 9 weeks+ (usually about 65 days) from flip, for a nice relaxing buzz. Great for before bed.

2x Great White Shark (GHS) 1 Mother 1 clone. A nice pheno with a great bud:leaf ratio. Killer buzz. I let her go 9 weeks+ (usually about 65 days) as well.

4 x God's Treat (Jordan of the Island's) 1 mother 3 clones. An awesome short strain, where the Sativa buzz really shines through. This is currently my go to Wake & Bake/Daytime smoke. Recommended is 6-7 weeks, and could be taken at the end of 7 for sure.. but I usually give her 8 for nice ambers.

1x Chemo (Jordan of the island's) 1 clone. One of my favorite strains to date. A Hard hitting indica that grows FAT dense nugs, with FAT trich's. One of those strains that give your trimmer's a run for their money. Have to clean them A LOT during harvest...:eyesmoke: She goes 8.5 weeks for best results (IMO). Don't plan on doing too much after some of this bud. Have a drink close by too.. Seems to get me really cotton mouthed..

4 x Blueberry Kush. 4 x seed. (Mother hunting) A close grower friend gave me these. Not sure the breeder, but he has been growing it for a while now, and it tastes like blueberry muffins/pancakes, with that oh so familiar Kush taste mixed in there. I have gotten baked many times on it, but this is my first time growing it. Of the 4 I popped, I am still waiting on sex, but cloned the one I would make a mother. Another 8.5 week strain.



Soil

Connoisseur. Made by Fafard. http://www.fafard.com/Products.aspx

All 3 mother plants are in 5 gal pots. 3 clones in 3 gals, and the 4 x seed plus 3 more clones are in 1 gals. Two of my mothers are under a ScRog, the rest normal, but have either been topped/LST/Super cropped or all 3. (Minus the 4 x seed. Would like to see how they grow before I go messing with them).


Nutes

Using Mostly Advanced Nutes. My watering schedule is currently Sunday's and Thursday's. They are usually begging for it by Thursday, and they get a nice feeding both night's.

A + B sensi (PH perfect) Veg / Bloom.
Bud Candy
Voodoo Juice
B-52
Big Bud.
Over drive
Sensizym
Piranha


Light

400w MH for veg. 18-6.
1000w Air cooled HPS (Magnetic) for flower.

My light is cooled by a 4inch 85w In line fan. It pulls cold air from the room outside my flower room (which is outside in a shed) then blows it through the air cool tube and outside, through a dryer vent. I have a heater, with a thermostat set at 18 d/cel, when lights are off. With lights on, temps range from 75-80, depending how cold/warm it is outside. Seems to hover around 78, with 55% RH.


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Here is a quick comparison from the time I started veg, till a few days ago, when I flipped to Flower. Things will start to get interesting from here on in. I will try my hardest to update with pics once a week at least.


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bigboybuds

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Today was end of week 1 (flower). I fed them all some Bud Blood on the day of the flip. First time using the stuff, and have to say I am impressed. I have grown 4 of these 5 strains, multiple times, and never had the start so quick. 1 week exactly, and they all are showing hair, and are starting to form first bud sites.

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Temps have been running pretty steady between 75 & 80. Its pretty cold outside, so humidity is not an issue. Will be mixing up a batch of week 2 nutes later tonight, and will feed them before lights out.

On another note, as mentioned above, there are 4 Blueberry Kush plants in here, all 4 from seed. I was mother hunting, and cloned the only on I would have kept for a mother.. Well, after looking today closely.. I found these on the beast I cloned. Look real hard..I found them with a scope.

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So super stoked that its female. ANDDD.. It turned into a natural 11 set'er....:) I haven't had one yet, and heard they were keepers. This mother will be around for a while I think. Hard to see them, but there is 11.

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I think everyone has a favorite plant each crop.. Well this is my favorite girl this run. She is a pretty old mother (God's Treat) and has produced lots of clones. She is mainlined (at least I think she is??), and has about 40 tops. Its my first main-line, and I am curious to see how much of difference it makes.

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Everything is in stretch mode.. Gained 3-4 in. on most tops.

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All in all, everything is going to plan. No problems to speak of yet.. But I am sure something will arise soon.. Its going too well..:P
 

RetiredMatthebrute

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subbed for sure.... you may have some inspiration for me as i have a similar sized room and cabt figure out what to do. i like your shelf idea i may have to bring that and the giant ScROG into play....

what are you usinf under the ScROG all clones?

A+ grow m8 + rep and subbed
 

bigboybuds

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Thanks for stopping in guys!!

This room is 6x7 ft. Its actually a room I built inside my outdoor shed. When I walk in my shed door.. about 4 ft in, there is a wall, and another door.. Nothing to code mind you.. just a diy job.

Here is what it looks like, so you get the idea.. walking in the main door of my shed..The door behind the plant is the flower room door.

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View in when you open the door: Veg box (light tight!) is what you cant see to the right. Rigged the old dresser to swing open on hinges.. The front is the door.. Inside has been gutted, and made into a stealth box.

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Under the scrog is the Stinkberry mother, and the Great White Shark Mother. Both were started in the summer.
 

RetiredMatthebrute

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yeah i have a 1kw in a 4x6 DIY framed out room and a 32"x32" tent with a 360w CFL unit it in for veg. have a 400w electronic ballast but need a MH bulb so just using the FL rig for the time being till i can get the funds to get a new bulb
 

bigboybuds

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This is my first run with this 1K HPS. I started with one of those cheapo dimable ballasts from e-bay, and it only made it half way through my second grow, before it blew. I have a durable magnetic now, so I am hoping to see a difference between the two.
 

RetiredMatthebrute

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yeah i dd the same thing, bought a cheapo 400w light kit for under 200 bucks, first went the igniter for the HPS and now its not firing my MH bulb. Im hoping its just the bulb blew because i really would like to continue using it for my veg cab.
 

bigboybuds

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Well that week went by really quick. Today is the end of week 2/ Start of week 3, and I just finished Watering them with a full strength week 3 mix. I eased in the big bud last week, and they took it really well. Bud sites are well formed, and growing at a nice pace. Stretch has slowed way down, and I think is about done. The scrog has filled in nicely, and should end up being a sea of Donkey dicks. All 4 Blueberry Kush ended up being female.. There are definitely 2 different pheno's. One is a beautiful thriving pheno, and the other is a slow growing, pale, lanky pheno. I thought the two were going to be males, but just a crap pheno. I will most likely still grow them out, just to make sure. The pic below with the 4 plants in the 1 gal's are all the same seed. I cloned the biggest one for a mother. Still no problems to report.


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mrwood

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Nice grow !
And thanks for the reference to God's Treat (Jordan of the Island's). This is a new one for me and sounds tasty - look forward to more updates on this strain!
 

bigboybuds

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Nice grow !
And thanks for the reference to God's Treat (Jordan of the Island's). This is a new one for me and sounds tasty - look forward to more updates on this strain!
Thanks for stopping by Mr. As mentioned above, God's treat is my current go to Wake & Bake/ Daytime smoke. Nice and uppity. Short strain compared to the sativa effects.

Here are a few updated pics of my God's Treat mother plant I am flowering.. My fave plant of the grow so far.

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truckster

Member
I just came across this and i love the pics man.:weed: Great creations of mother earth you have there too although i have never smoked a stinky strain,i love all the weed aromas lol. Man someone should invent a calender like hightimes but nothing but killer scrog photos for each month:shock: I bet you would buy one. I know i would pin it up next to my Nicole Aniston centerfold for sure. Cheers Fellow!!!
God Bless America
:joint:
 

truckster

Member
IMG-20120621-00037.jpghere is a cool pic i took of a mini scrog in our dorm room 2`x2`. SWEET harvest cpl grams!! I bet you get and ounce dry off yours i would say:joint:
 
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