Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W LED

[trichtone]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Yeah trimming small buds FTL

I can't stand trimming littles...

I bet it will take hours and hours and hours for those XJ's. Plus it doesn't help that I am total AR and want every bud to look perfect. It is a curse

 

[trichtone]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Hey Trich, Let me start by saying mad props to you and your insane GLH grow. this is exactly what I wanted to do ever since I got my first GLH light is to run two 300W units in a single tent and just kill it like you are doing. Those PK have some enormous colas to them its no wonder they fell over and the XJ-13's are some giants in their own right. I cant wait to see how everything ends up, but by the looks of the PK I would say its gonna be amazing. Keep it up man.

By the way I was gonna say with the pH and flushing, I think I have read in many places that the pH of the soil/water/medium will determine the availability of nutrients within that medium to be absorbed by the plant. Let me try to say it this way. When you have a high pH like your saying in the 8.0 range the nutrients become locked out and stay within the soil instead of being flushed out as desired. I guess what I said at first may be wrong because Im not entirely sure how this corresponds to plant uptake, but it makes me beleive that if those nutrients are stuck in the soil they are also in equilibrium with the nutrients inside the roots of the plants. Meaning that higher concentration in the medium will lead to a higher concentration in the roots leading to a higher concentration in the plant altogether. Just my thoughts on it though and I have no evidence or references to back this idea up.

Wait your running straight hydro without any medium right? so I guess dont listen to anything I just said because Im not sure if it applies.

Thanks FTW! Definitely good principles to live by and it applies to hydro as well. For all of the grow, except for this last flush I kept the PH between 5.8 - 6.0 (sweet spot for hydro). Since this is the last flush for the PK's I don't want any nute absorption. I was concerned that an 8.0 PH might mess up the roots, but I think I got good confirmation that they should be ok. Fingers crossed.

I am telling ya bro that you are going to love having two 300W GLH lights in your cab. The ladies really love the intense light. Plus if your cab is small enough I think the reflection off the walls really helps with light penetration.

 

[trichtone]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

hey bro let me just say i am amazed with his grow. those PK look very nice, and thats not a high yielding strain really, you knocked it out of the park. those buds look so dense and tight, looks like their already dried and ready to smoke.. Now its time for those XJ's to pack on the weight, be patient with them they put on their weight on the last few week from what i seen on my last grow. you should go AT-LEAST 70 SOMETHING DAYS!

Thanks bro! I am loving those PK's for sure. The nugs are as hard as rocks. I am really happy how dense they are. Your XJ's (at the same point) do look to be quite a bit bigger than my buds (and frosty as hell). What is really different with my plants is the amount of LST'ing I had to do with the tops. I have a canopy of tiny buds all over the place. I am hoping that they put on some weight soon. I am shooting for 77 days with the XJ's.

Man I can't tell you how bad I want to smoke one of those buds. What really sucks is that I haven't smoked in over 3 weeks. I am looking for another job (still have one, but my company is laying off) and I my line of work almost every company requires a piss test. I can't wait for prop 19 to pass. I hope that will change some of the employment requirements. What really sucks about not being able to smoke is that I will be harvesting the Pk's in about 5 days. I have been dreaming about smoking some of that scissor hash. I almost look at it as a right of passage. Something all farmers get to do after a successful grow. Maybe I will try and save some. hehe...I will stop my bitching.

 

[trichtone]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Oh and damn nice crops there

Thanks! I am almost there. I can see the finish line.

 

[IrishBoy]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Thanks bro! I am loving those PK's for sure. The nugs are as hard as rocks. I am really happy how dense they are. Your XJ's (at the same point) do look to be quite a bit bigger than my buds (and frosty as hell). What is really different with my plants is the amount of LST'ing I had to do with the tops. I have a canopy of tiny buds all over the place. I am hoping that they put on some weight soon. I am shooting for 77 days with the XJ's.

Man I can't tell you how bad I want to smoke one of those buds. What really sucks is that I haven't smoked in over 3 weeks. I am looking for another job (still have one, but my company is laying off) and I my line of work almost every company requires a piss test. I can't wait for prop 19 to pass. I hope that will change some of the employment requirements. What really sucks about not being able to smoke is that I will be harvesting the Pk's in about 5 days. I have been dreaming about smoking some of that scissor hash. I almost look at it as a right of passage. Something all farmers get to do after a successful grow. Maybe I will try and save some. hehe...I will stop my bitching.

ya bro u have to remember that my grow was under 600w led light, ur under 300w..

i here you about the piss test, sucks but you have to man up and do what u have to do, thats ur living right their.. just hold off on smoking and be safe. just think by the time you smoke you will have some nice cured buds to smoke on.. it will be amazing when their cured..

 

[Planter]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

awesome pics bro. your plants look good and healthy, im jelious. sorry to hear about the mites, i hate pesticides and fungicide.big pains in my rear. lol. pk looks delicious

 

[GrowingGirls]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

I know it's already been said, but DAMN those PK buds are TIGHT. I wanna grow that now.

 

[trichtone]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

ya bro u have to remember that my grow was under 600w led light, ur under 300w..

i here you about the piss test, sucks but you have to man up and do what u have to do, thats ur living right their.. just hold off on smoking and be safe. just think by the time you smoke you will have some nice cured buds to smoke on.. it will be amazing when their cured..

Haha....that is right. Totally forgot that yours was 600W.

My first smoke after the break will be nice for sure. I can't wait to taste some of that cured bud!

awesome pics bro. your plants look good and healthy, im jelious. sorry to hear about the mites, i hate pesticides and fungicide.big pains in my rear. lol. pk looks delicious

Thanks Staffy. So sorry to see what that damn PM did to your grow.

I know it's already been said, but DAMN those PK buds are TIGHT. I wanna grow that now.

Thanks GG! The PK was pretty low maintenance and grows fairly short. It may do very well in your ScrOG setup.

 

[grandaddie77]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Pretty soon you'll be enjoying the Purple Kush. Looks something like this...

It's some FIRE.

 

[trichtone]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Pretty soon you'll be enjoying the Purple Kush. Looks something like this...

It's some FIRE.

I hear ya bro! Only 3 more days until harvest. I can't wait!!!

 

[trichtone]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Quick Update. Day 60 Flower.

Only 3 more days until harvest of the PK's. I can't wait. The flushing seems to be going well as I am starting to see nute deficiencies on the PK's.

The XJ's keep on growing. They are really putting on alot of bud sites. The buds are just starting to swell up. I hope they really start putting on the weight. If they do I should have a nice haul. Fingers crossed.

Oh yeah, the buds are putting on some serious trichs. The buds a getting frosty.

Now to the pics.

Purple Kush #1 Bud - Day 60 Flower

XJ-13's - Day 60 Flower

XJ-13's top - Day 60 Flower

 

[Hephner]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

looks great man keep up the good work

 

[IrishBoy]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

those XJ's look hella frosty man, but i can say they are going to go over 70 days for sure, they should be putting on allot of weight by now.. their huge bro, branches everywhere.

 

[trichtone]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Quick Update. I am harvesting the PK's tomorrow. But, I did find two big nugs on one of the main cola's that had Powdery Mold. Son of a bitch. I cut the two nugs off. I didn't find anymore and I am hoping that was it. I guess I will find out tomorrow.

 

[GrowingGirls]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Quick Update. I am harvesting the PK's tomorrow. But, I did find two big nugs on one of the main cola's that had Powdery Mold. Son of a bitch. I cut the two nugs off. I didn't find anymore and I am hoping that was it. I guess I will find out tomorrow.

Ugh. Good luck!

 

[langa78]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

trich hey man sorry havent been in for a while...boy oh boy you have some monsters there my friend looking yummy well done pal

 

[grandaddie77]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Quick Update. I am harvesting the PK's tomorrow. But, I did find two big nugs on one of the main cola's that had Powdery Mold. Son of a bitch. I cut the two nugs off. I didn't find anymore and I am hoping that was it. I guess I will find out tomorrow.

Those PK's definitely look ripe, can't wait for the total and smoke report.

 

[trichtone]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Ugh. Good luck!

trich hey man sorry havent been in for a while...boy oh boy you have some monsters there my friend looking yummy well done pal

Those PK's definitely look ripe, can't wait for the total and smoke report.

Thanks All. It has been a busy few days harvesting and checking for mold. I am posting an update right after this.

 

[trichtone]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

Update Time. Harvest of the PK's - Day 64 Flower.

Hi all. It has been a very busy couple of days harvesting the PK's. So this was my first experience with a harvest. I have to say that it is very kewl trimming up my buds and seeing the fruits of my labor. Even though trimming the buds can take a long time (10 hours in my case - more about that later). I still enjoyed the process greatly.

Now to some of the bad news. As I had mentioned I found mold on my buds and that prompted me to do a harvest. I was on the fence on letting PK's hang out for a while longer because the trichs were still hanging out at 25% amber and 75% cloudy. But with the mold that made up my mind. I figure that I lost 25% of my total harvest from the PK's. The worst of the news is that my largest cola was hit the worst (you will see it in the pics). It took quite a while to trim up the buds. I checked every bud over with my magnifier to make there was no mold. If a bud had any sign of mold, I removed it.

The XJ's seem to be doing fine. I checked all over the plant and I found no mold. The XJ's are much airy and less dense than the PK's hopefully that will limit any mold growing on them. I think the XJ's have at least 2 more weeks. The buds have packed on more weight in the last couple of days so that is encouraging.

Now to the pics

Purple Kush #1 - Day 64 Flower - Harvest - Here are some pics of the plant as I did my rough trimming and then some bud porn.

Purple Kush #2 - Day 64 Flower - Harvest - More bud porn

Purple Kush #1 - Day 64 Flower - Harvest - Here is a pic of the one that got away. I was so sad to see that my biggest cola had mold and none of it was usable.

Purple Kush - Day 64 Flower - Harvest - After all the trimming was completed and they are hanging to dry.

 

[grandaddie77]

Re: Trichtones First Grow | XJ-13 and PK | 600W GLH LED

I know you can freeze the moldy buds and use them for hash(freezing the mold kills the spores), but I wouldn't in my case, I'm allergic to PM so it's not worth it. At least it wasn't a total loss trichtone, they look ready to me.