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headshake · #76 (**permalink**) Apr-29-2009, 18:31

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Originally Posted by FourTwenty4Life

Agreed. I think they have at least 30 days to go before harvest. They smell amazing though. It's not skunky or piney but more of dank sweet earthy smell.

Open Sesame next week followed by 1 more week of TB/BB and finally flushing the last 2 weeks. 18/6 for the last 24hr light cycle. Harvest at the end of 6th hour of darkness. Chop, Dry, Cure, Vaporize =)

the open sesame should have been used when the ladies got flipped to 12/12.

"Open Sesame® is a high-phosphorus soluble fertilizer that’s designed to bring plants into bloom at your command. Just say the magic words! Open Sesame® provides the optimal level of nutrition with minimal salts and other residue buildups. Whether you’re growing in hydroponic systems, containers, or gardening in ordinary soil, Open Sesame® will go right to work at the root zone and deliver targeted nutrients when the plants need them the most."

not sure how it will work for you this late in flowering.

-shake

FourTwenty4Life · #77 (**permalink**) May-02-2009, 14:47

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Originally Posted by headshake

the open sesame should have been used when the ladies got flipped to 12/12.

"Open Sesame® is a high-phosphorus soluble fertilizer that’s designed to bring plants into bloom at your command. Just say the magic words! Open Sesame® provides the optimal level of nutrition with minimal salts and other residue buildups. Whether you’re growing in hydroponic systems, containers, or gardening in ordinary soil, Open Sesame® will go right to work at the root zone and deliver targeted nutrients when the plants need them the most."

not sure how it will work for you this late in flowering.

-shake

Hey shake I'm not on a 12/12 light cycle. Read the grow log man

lol

I've mentioned before how I'm doing my own nute schedule and the same goes with the Open Sesame. I will be adding some OS today for the first time. They will get one more feeding of OS before the end of the grow. I know it's a powerful soluble so as with the FF trio, I'll be using very little. The last 12-14 days will be nothing but distilled h20 for the final flush.

I need some advice on my light cycle. The breeder and most reading I've done suggests to keep the auto flowers on 20/4. I've seen people grow AF strains on 18/6 but read mixed opinions on weather or not 18/6 makes AF yields smaller or bigger. Since I am on 20/4, I was considering going to 19/5, what do you guys think?? My original plan was just to keep everything on 20/4 until harvest time for the auto flowers, then after harvest, switch the remaining MJ plants to 18/6 for 2 weeks, then 12/12 to start flowering (since they are normal strains).

headshake · #78 (**permalink**) May-02-2009, 16:01

my bad 420. i just remembered reading the comment about 30 days til harvest and forgot that you had those AF strains. i read through a lot of logs.

and i understand that you are doing your own nute schedule, but it wouldn't make sense to use the open sesame if you were 30 days our from harvest. just making sure you don't blow your money.

don't know much about the AF strains. from what i have read though they aren't wonderful for much of anything. i'll look and see what i can find.

there shouldn't be much difference from the 20/4 19/5. and why switch the remaining "regulars" to 18/6 for two weeks. i mean it won't hurt (if you have the space, remember the stretch!).

-shake

FourTwenty4Life · #79 (**permalink**) May-02-2009, 16:38

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Originally Posted by headshake

my bad 420. i just remembered reading the comment about 30 days til harvest and forgot that you had those AF strains. i read through a lot of logs.

and i understand that you are doing your own nute schedule, but it wouldn't make sense to use the open sesame if you were 30 days our from harvest. just making sure you don't blow your money.

don't know much about the AF strains. from what i have read though they aren't wonderful for much of anything. i'll look and see what i can find.

there shouldn't be much difference from the 20/4 19/5. and why switch the remaining "regulars" to 18/6 for two weeks. i mean it won't hurt (if you have the space, remember the stretch!).

-shake

Thanks shake. I know AF strains aren't the strongest or highest yielding but I like the simplicity factor. Plus it gives me an early harvest while I await the REAL ladies

They are coming out with more potent strains gradually. I think over time the strains will adapt more of the cannabis traits and produce stronger buds. For example, Lowryder #2 is superior in high and yield to Lowryder #1. From what I gather, the strongest AF strains are the auto AK47s, Diesel, White Widow, and maybe the blueberry strains. I'm not looking for nug quality from the AFs, just some really good seedless middies.

All the plants transplanted outside in random spots are doing fine except 1 which seems to have been partially nibbled at by something. I'm not too worried since the rest of the plants are in completely different locations.

Temp/humidity inside grow room is 79F/47%. G13 fem is starting to heal from her transplant issue. I will post more pictures on Monday.

FourTwenty4Life · #80 (**permalink**) May-06-2009, 01:59

Some Day 45 pics of the dwarfs. Sorry the quality isn't better, I think it's only a 5mp camera.

albatrossSKY · #81 (**permalink**) May-06-2009, 02:17

looking quite nice, how many days till harvest?

FourTwenty4Life · #82 (**permalink**) May-06-2009, 09:54

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Originally Posted by albatrossSKY

looking quite nice, how many days till harvest?

Thanks albatross. I will be harvesting the dwarfs in 20-25 days.

KillerBudG · #83 (**permalink**) May-07-2009, 02:20

Can't wait to see how much they will fatten up tho. Good luck 420

~One~

~BudG~

FourTwenty4Life · #84 (**permalink**) May-08-2009, 15:46

-I used the FIM technique on my G13 Thai SS a few days ago and it's doing great.

-The G13 SS fem is coming around nicely and I noticed it's staying short and bushy compared to the rest.

-The Barneys Farm 8 Ball Kush is still the smallest of them all but that's because it was started late.

-The dwarfs got their last taste of nutes today with a final power combo of Grow Big, Tiger Bloom, Big Bloom, and Open Sesame using 1/4 strength or less with all. I did notice some minor nute burn today but that's ok because it's nothing but distilled water until harvest now.

-The G13s and Kush are all still getting just Grow Big every other watering.

-I adjusted the HPS light for the last time because the dwarfs are growing bigger.

-Temp humidity is currently 80F/48%.

-I'm aiming for a May 29th-31st harvest of the dwarfs.

-More pictures will be added on Monday, Day 50.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

VapedG13 · #85 (**permalink**) May-08-2009, 22:33

Yooooooooo 4204life...those are some nice looking nuggs..damn dude its seems like 2-3 weeks ago you were just crackin the seed...fast grow man....gives me somthing to think about your about as far along as I am

Good shit man

lunarose · #86 (**permalink**) May-08-2009, 23:12

4204life, I don't think changing your light schedule to 18/6 will affect that AF's at this stage. The longer light schedule is more important for their first month. I'll be harvesting my snowryder about the same time you will be harvesting yours.

FourTwenty4Life · #87 (**permalink**) May-09-2009, 01:00

Thanks VapedG13!

Yeah these dwarfs really took off once they started flowering. I'm impressed with them being that their my first auto flower strain I've ever grown. Man those are some good choices for your next grow, every one of 'em!

In a way I kind of have a second grow going too because as soon as I chop the dwarfs, the focus goes on the remaining 3 indoor plants (G13 fem SS, G13 Thai SS, and BF 8BK) plus my outdoor randoms. It's going to be a good year for buds!!

I'm anxious to read your vape/smoke report on your Purple Kush. I've tried the other strains you're growing though, all amazing in their own right.

Thanks for your help luna. I've decided to switch to 19/5 on Monday (Day 50) and then 18/6 for the final 24-48hrs before harvest. I considered giving them 24 hours darkness before chop because I've heard good things. However, they're mixed in with regular MJ strains so I don't want to mess up their light cycle. I figure the extra hour of darkness that last 24-48hrs can't hurt 'em. Could you do me a favor luna, and PLEASE post some pictures for me of your harvested white dwarfs so I can see how they came out?? I've been anxious to see them for a while. Let me know how the snowryder turns out too! So many new AF strains lately, it's crazy.

I really love the idea of starting AF dwarfs with regular strains....c'mon, how great is it to see some buds and harvest them after about 2 months then around the same time or shortly thereafter, you throw your regular strains into flower mode, and another 2 months roughly goes by before you get to harvest again. You could then repeat and have a nice cycle of bud every 2 months.

Thanks again for the comments guys, I appreciate it. Stay tuned!

FourTwenty4Life · #88 (**permalink**) May-09-2009, 12:30

I measured the dwarfs and just wanted to mention how big they are so far.

White dwarf 1 is exactly 2 feet and WD 2 is 19 inches. I can't wait to post pics on Monday to show you guys how much these ladies have taken off. They're flowering like crazy!

lunarose · #89 (**permalink**) May-10-2009, 00:44

4204life, Glad to hear they are taking off I hope you will be happy with them they are suppose to be big yielders for AFs. I can't wait to see your pictures.

FourTwenty4Life · #90 (**permalink**) May-10-2009, 02:04

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Originally Posted by lunarose

4204life, Glad to hear they are taking off I hope you will be happy with them they are suppose to be big yielders for AFs. I can't wait to see your pictures.

Thanks luna. I still want to see pics of the white dwarfs you grew already. I think I might harvest the bigger dwarf on schedule but then leave the other one to go another 2 weeks 'til about day 84-85 to see if there is any major difference in potency or taste.

This grow has really been a learning experience for me. What no one knows is that I have my own personal grow log I'm keeping for all the outdoor plants as well, I'm just not reporting back in these forums. I will eventually post pictures of anything I harvest from outdoor plants but that's a few months down the road. So the whole experience of actually taking care of the plants, keeping a log for the outdoors, and keeping an online log for the indoors makes me a happy camper.

bigtopsfinn · #91 (**permalink**) May-10-2009, 03:49

Those ladies really took off in the last month... nicely done

I know what you're saying about keeping the plants and logs... I miss taking care of mine

FourTwenty4Life · #92 (**permalink**) May-13-2009, 15:10

At least you're in the phase of enjoying your rewards bigtopsfinn!

So day 52 and nothing out of the ordinary going on. I wasn't able to put pics up because of the site outage but I will add some more tomorrow.

I think giving myself a set harvest date was a bad idea. I would rather harvest when they're ready and not just because a certain amount of time has gone by. I've seen grow logs where people allow their AF strains to go up to 95-105 days and others as little as 52 days. I can say for certain right now that they need at LEAST another 2-3 weeks, especially because I want slightly more amber trichs for body high.

Temp/humidity is currently 77F/47%

Light cycle is 400w HPS on 19/5

Watering as needed with only distilled h20.

filo6942 · #93 (**permalink**) May-13-2009, 15:22

Nto sure if this was asked, but what is the air purifier supposed to do for the plants?

FourTwenty4Life · #94 (**permalink**) May-13-2009, 15:30

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Originally Posted by filo6942

Nto sure if this was asked, but what is the air purifier supposed to do for the plants?

Thanks for checking out my log!

The answer: To keep the air in the room in which the plants are growing in as clean as possible when fresh air isn't coming in. It's kind of like why some people vaporize instead of smoke...same air, just a hell of a lot cleaner.

I hope that answers your question.

lunarose · #95 (**permalink**) May-18-2009, 14:58

4204life, I have outdoors and indoors grows going too it certainly keeps you on your toes.

KillerBudG · #96 (**permalink**) May-19-2009, 01:21

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Originally Posted by FourTwenty4Life

So day 52 and nothing out of the ordinary going on. I wasn't able to put pics up because of the site outage but I will add some more tomorrow.

.....??????

~One~

~BudG~

FourTwenty4Life · #97 (**permalink**) May-19-2009, 02:25

Sorry guys I've been in the hospital for a few days...not going to go into details but life has been rough. Long story short on the pictures...my camera broke but I'm going to borrow one from a friend. The dwarfs are looking fantastic and smell amazing. Everything plant wise is doing just fine. I might be back in the hospital soon so I dont know when I'll update but hopefully by the end of the weekend.

FourTwenty4Life · #98 (**permalink**) May-19-2009, 09:27

I know these pictures are crap quality but that's because I used my laptop camera. I haven't made it out to the store yet to get another camera...too many things going on lately. Enjoy...

headshake · #99 (**permalink**) May-19-2009, 18:31

hope everything is okay 420! keep yourself healthy as you do those girls and everything will be fine!

best of luck!

-shake

FourTwenty4Life · #**100** (**permalink**) May-19-2009, 20:01

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Originally Posted by headshake

hope everything is okay 420! keep yourself healthy as you do those girls and everything will be fine!

best of luck!

-shake

I appreciate the words shake. I've learned you have to play the hand you're dealt no matter how shitty it is.

So I managed to stop and get a 6mp camera which is good enough for me and what I'm doing. Here are a bunch of pics of the ladies, they smell amazing and I can't wait to chop chop.

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