TrysHard's Hydro Grandaddy Blueberry Indica Grow 2014

[TrysHard]

Luckily my house stays cool day and night for now. I have mine on from 6am to 6pm, and I drive myself crazy just constantly watching them.

Yeah maybe its best their off, can get some things done then, other watching the grass grow! LOL

 

[PeytonManning]

if you're crazy like me, then it's a good thing. My next grow will be thought out a lot better in regards to light schedule.

 

[TrysHard]

if you're crazy like me, then it's a good thing. My next grow will be thought out a lot better in regards to light schedule.

Scheduling is the hardest thing about my grow. I have a feed schedule, a CO2 schedule that has to coincide with my exhaust fan schedule and then I have to factor in when to turn the AC on, as it serves two functions cools the intake air and also lowers the humidity when its on as the AC naturally takes moisture out of the air. Getting the CO2 and the exhaust fan synced was tough because I was giving CO2 every hour but I want the fan to run for a 1/2 hour to help regulate heat. I wasted a whole tank of CO2 when I turned it on manually to compensate for schedule FU and forgot to turn it off and drained my tank. Plants got and extra helping of CO2 though. I have like 6 timers for my puny grow. Every time I go to the hardware store I buy another and never have problems finding uses for it.

 

[PeytonManning]

Damn. That is a tricky schedule. Makes me kinda glad for my simple little setup. One timer for the light and fan. Luckily my humidity stays at 25 with lights on and 40 with them off. I unhooked my filter once and humidity got to 75, so never did that again. But yeah, sounds like you got your work cut out for you

 

[TrysHard]

Damn. That is a tricky schedule. Makes me kinda glad for my simple little setup. One timer for the light and fan. Luckily my humidity stays at 25 with lights on and 40 with them off. I unhooked my filter once and humidity got to 75, so never did that again. But yeah, sounds like you got your work cut out for you

The RH goes up quickly when the fan goes off. I think I have got a happy median, where I run the fan 1/2 in every two hours. I have checked the temp and it gets to 77 and the RH is around 60 with AC and fan on. With the fan off the temp goes up to 88-89 and RH to 90 but there are two CO2 injection of 15 min each in that 1.5 hours the fan is off. My understanding is with higher CO2 the plants can handle it. When I get to the last two weeks I plan on shutting off the CO2, run the exhaust fan 24/7 with the AC 24/7 this will get the Day temps to 75 with 50%RH and night temps to 66-67 with 30% RH which should thicken the frost up a lot. Based on how they are already frosting at 4 weeks I think I might have some pretty nugs, and hopefully the Blueberry will turn Purple!

 

[PeytonManning]

Yeah I've read somewhere that co2 helps them handle high temps. It'll be nice if them nugs take on that beautiful shade of purple. Granted they'll be nice either way that's for damn sure

 

[TrysHard]

Ok bored grower here posting more pictures these are taken just after lights out 4-25 officially at 4 weeks 28 days into bloom 4-5 weeks left. How much bigger can they get maybe I should enter next months contest:
4-25 Overview:

Cola 1 4-25:

Cola 2 4-25:

Cola 3 4-25 this one has really been improving:

Here is Cola 3 on 4-18 ten days ago:

And here is some Bud Eye Candy:

I added the Heisenberg Tea last night just after feeding and things are looking good I plant on adding a cup per plant at the roots every 3 days for the next two weeks. Plus I think I need to start clones for the next grow.

BTW what I thought was nutrient burn is just a reflection. There are no brown spots anywhere on any of my plants. (I know I just jinxed myself).

 

[Pinkstardust]

Where did you get your granddaddy blueberry indica seeds?

 

[PeytonManning]

Can never have too much bud porn! I'll put some pics up after weekend. I'm guessing I have a longer flowering strain cause I'm 4 weeks in and mine don't look half that good. I started from seed with a 5 week veg. Can't remember if yours were clone or not or the veg time, but whatever it is it's working out great

 

[Calyx Hunter]

Your buds are looking amazing! With all those hairs I can tell that when your calyxes swell as the hairs begin to brown you will have some serious dense nugs.

I am now experiencing bud envy.

 

[TrysHard]

Where did you get your granddaddy blueberry indica seeds?

I did not buy seeds I started with clones. I have been using LA Strainbank, this is my third time around with them. First I bought some OG Kush clones from them for my first grow and I didn't spray the clones and we got spider mites. Was able to get rid of them with 5000 ladybugs. Unfortunately the grow was at a friends garage and we had some differences in opinion on the grow and he was less than enthusiastic with it because he had another friend who had a big grow and he did things differently and after we got started he wanted to tear the whole thing down and start a full scale commercial grow. To make a long story short, I was counting on him to monitor the plants and he didn't and we had to harvest them early. And I moved the grow to my current local. Then I bought some BC Big Bud seeds from them. Used the water cup method and they all sprouted, but I FU and killed them. Then I bought these clones from LA Strainbank

I sprayed and dipped them, and they are totally healthy and have no issues.

 

[PeytonManning]

I wish I had access to clones. That would make things a little easier for me. I thought about partnering up before but was afraid of a situation like you had. Glad you got control of it. It's obviously rewarding you well

 

[TrysHard]

Can never have too much bud porn! I'll put some pics up after weekend. I'm guessing I have a longer flowering strain cause I'm 4 weeks in and mine don't look half that good. I started from seed with a 5 week veg. Can't remember if yours were clone or not or the veg time, but whatever it is it's working out great

They are from clones, I have saved a clipping and i'm growing a Mother who is doing nicely. I am going to take some clones from her soon for my next grow. This will probably kill the mother but that is ok as I want to try a Sativa next with some training. Here is a recent picture of her, I hope in about a week when I need the clones she'll be ready to donate 8 clones.

I vegged my plants for four weeks after I got them. I think the clones were about two weeks old when I got them.

 

[PeytonManning]

She looks so happy, but little does she know what's coming!

 

[TrysHard]

Your buds are looking amazing! With all those hairs I can tell that when your calyxes swell as the hairs begin to brown you will have some serious dense nugs.

I am now experiencing bud envy.

Thanks for the encouragement. This being my first real grow that I've been totally responsible for, I take the encouragement to heart.

 

[TrysHard]

I'm getting ready for next months contests, I think I'll enter the Plant of the Month. I just bought some accessories for my camera. A macro lens with some filters, and a macro extender tubes (which I have no idea what they do but they were only $10 on Amazon I had to get them.) and new tripod. I throw half my pictures away because they are blurry when I go in close. I'm now into bud porn and when these guys are done, I will have some great close ups.

 

[PeytonManning]

Best of luck on the contests. I don't think I'm up to that standard yet, but learning from you guys should help.

 

[TrysHard]

Best of luck on the contests. I don't think I'm up to that standard yet, but learning from you guys should help.

I'm not sure I am either but what the heck. What the worst that can happen you finish 25th.

And if your fishing, I think your plants are very nice and worthy of consideration!

 

[PeytonManning]

I wasn't fishing, but thank you for that! I'm sure we'll be in friendly competition together on future grows

 

[TrysHard]

I wasn't fishing, but thank you for that! I'm sure we'll be in friendly competition together on future grows

You bet! This is the friendliest site around. Most of the best of the month competitors spend all their posts complementing their competition. Too bad we can't have a 420Mag Convention so we could all try out each others medicine for ourselves!