Lighting Blue Himalaya Diesel CFL grow

[BK1988]

Question for everyone... how long after confirming sex should a male be pulled from the room? I plan on using his pollen for a seed run on my first female... my plan was to separate the male put it by a window and then collect pollen in a mason jar then apply it with a paintbrush to a female. Let me know ive never done this before.

BK

 

[BK1988]

2 confirmed males which have both been pulled from the room i killed one and kept the better looking one and put him in near a window and will collect pollen form him when hes ready. Theres one still left and it hasnt shown yet which makes me think/hope its a she because they say males show first. also i germed 3 more seeds and they went into the dirt tonight. My photo strains are having some issues which i believe is from the PH of the OF the bag has been sitting around for about a year so im wondering if the peat is making the soil too acidic... i am going to transplant them into bigger pots with Happy frog and monitor the PH closely

i did the slurry test ? i believe its called where you put 1 cup of soil in 1 cup of water for an hour and then test the ph of that water and my happy frog is around 6.3-6.5 so its perfect. so im hoping that when i transplant the photos they will turn around i will also use some superthrive as i always use it when i transplant. They have plenty of time to bounce back as they wont be going into flower until im done with all my BHD.

So ive hit some bumps along the way but thats expected as its ben almost a year since my last grow and i am clearly rusty. Thats okay though i think i am getting on top of things and im hoping that these next 3 BHD get off to a better start then the last 3. I think im not going to feed them until they show sex this time around.

Anyways ill update when its offically week 3 for the 1 left hopefully ill have some pistols to show you and the seeds i just germed will be above soil.

BK

 

[old dog new tricks]

What's up, BK? Have a friend in Cali growing BHD's in week 8 from seed. Very heavy feeders, especially for autos. Also using nutes. Feed Tiger Bloom @ 1 tsp per gal. @ day 10, and slowly ease up to full general feed ratio (3tsp per gal) by day 21. Look into "Hempy Buckets" here 2 AFN. He is on his 3rd grow in hempy's and loves them. Passive hydroponics with no moving parts. Finally, Molasses and kelp are your friends. Molasses @ 1Tbsp per gal. from first sign of flower. Kelp, as a foliar spray from veg. 'til start of flower @ 1/4 tsp per 32oz of water. Crazy chunky nugs @ harvest. Can't grow here because it's not legal yet. If that ever changes, thanks to my friend and forums like this, I'll be ready. Hope this helps. Peace.

 

[old dog new tricks]

Also look into organic and vegan compost teas for growing. Cheaper, easier, cleaner and the end product is so much improved as far as smell, taste and overall health of plants. Not getting "Preachy", just food for thought. Good luck to all.

 

[BK1988]

old dog...

Thanks for the reply... the hempy buckets are something i have looked into an plan on trying in the future once i get my room dialed in... also i plan on going completely organic after i finish up all this stuff i will probably end up throwing away the nutes as i dont love them and im not in love with the soil either... i think by the fall i will be mixing my own soil and going with Blue Mountain Organics line of nutes. The PH swings in products have bit me a few times already in my short career and i would prefer being 100% organic.

BK

 

[BK1988]

Woke up this morning to pistols! now i just need to transplant her and keep her healthy. Two of the germed seeds popped but one of them is yellow like before i dont know what is going on i did everything exactly the same and ive had 2 seeds pop up yellow. dont know if its me or the seeds as ive never ran into this problem before. im hoping it bounces back but im pretty sure its gonna die like the other one.

My photo strains Mazar Kush and OG13 are looking much better after a transplant and dose of superthrive so hopefully they recover well in the new soil.

Pics tomorrow for week 3 update

BK

 

[old dog new tricks]

Hello again, BK. Just to comment on the hempys. As stated before, my buddy is on his third grow with them. Almost any problem you run into, from over fert. to any deficiencies you may encounter can be dealt with immediately. All he does is give it a good flush, let it take in nothing but H2O for 24 hours, and then go right back to regular dose of nutes, and within the next 24-36 hours, it's like nothing was ever wrong. It's amazingly simple. He no longer has the need for ph meters, ppm, etc. Soil is definitely not so forgiving. Not quite sure about your germination problem, but there are some real expert growers here. Maybe look up FullDuplex or Muddy. They seem to have everything dialed in. No disrespect to all the other top notch growers here. Those were the first two that came to mind since I've read so many of their posts.

 

[BK1988]

old dog, yeah maybe once i have a 2nd tent up and running i will try out the hempy buckets on some photo strains i want to do. for autos i would like to get 100% organic nailed down first.

BK

 

[BK1988]

Week 3 Update

So things are looking good since transplanting into a 2 gal container. I was impatient and couldnt wait for the airpots so i guess those will be used some where down the line... maybe ill just send them back when they get here. any ways new growth looks good... not sure if i am going to feed next watering or not since its new soil should be some nutes in there but i might give her just a touch of grow big like 1/4 or less. Just because she is showing some signs of being hungry.

The photo strains really took well to the transplant. they are looking really good. Im happy that i got past the early hurdles thrown at me and am again excited and happy with the way things are going.

heres my proof



As you can see they are looking much better then they were... still not sure what the deal is with the yellow seedling and still waiting on one to pop not sure if it will its been 5 days. ill leave it for 2 weeks then toss it. Anywho i switched up some lights so i have alot more 2700K spectrum rockin in there addeded a few 42w and a few 26w so now temps are a solid 83 i might pull another 2 6500K to cool it off a bit as the leaves are showing the slightest bit of stress from the heat.

comments appreciated
BK

 

[BK1988]

PS if you put your face close to your screen you can see pistols in pic 2... and i do mean close