PaintedbudMan's Garden 2017

Re: PaintedbudMan's Garden 2017

Awesome growth there budman. Those healthy girls are filing that space up quick! See any pistols yet?
Nick, yes all over the place. These are well into flowering now. Started seeing first pistols at ~4 weeks. I'm starting to see some very light trichromes with a microscope (maybe with a magnifying glass too, or i may be fooling myself). Based on what is said by nirvana these all should top out at under a meter(40") except maybe the Lemon OG Haze. I've got 50" (1.25M) with a bit extra if absolutely necessary. Based on past experience my guess is I've got 4-8 weeks till harvest depending on the strain (bubblicious maybe 4-5 weeks but lemon og haze may be more like 7-8 more.
 
Well another week has come and gone. It is once again time to check in on my garden and see how it grows. Once again growth has beeen good, no stellar would be a better word. The girls have all shot up and started sending out pistols everywhere. Buds are developing. Still small and delicate but growing and swelling. Soon to take on weight and start ripening. MMMMMMM GOOD! My guessis 3-7 weeks before harvest .... bubbliciuos looks to be ahead of the others in the maturity of its buds and 3-4 weeks out the others a couple weeks after that. Now on to some pictures and individual performances for the week.


Swiss Cheese Auto - 1 Meter tall (~40 inches) grew 13 inches last week

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Lemon OG Haze Auto - 26" tall grew 8 inches last week

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Bubblelicious Auto - 25" tall grew 7 inches last week

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Blueberry Kush Auto - 36" tall grew 13" last week

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and all the girls together

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2 of the girls have all shot up once again this week. Two didn't grow much but those two (bubbliciuos and lemon og haze) are further along in the budding process and will finish first. My guess is still 2-6 weeks before harvest. I have had some minor pH problems. When feeding the girls I always test the pH of the effluent as well as what I add. Just recently the pH has spiked high on the effluent (measured at 7.5-7.6 sometimes). I did what I call a mini flush. I ran 5 gallons of clean pH adjusted water through the system then 2 gallons of nute solutions for each plant. I had adjusted both the water and nutes to 5.7 to 5.9 to try to bring the pH down but even after this the ph was still above 7. I'll probably continue this process a few more times to see if i can get the pH down to where it should be. The Bubblicious is about ready to switch over to pure water in preparation for harvest.

Does anybody know if it is normal for the pH to run high in the flowering stage?

Now on to some pictures and individual performances for the week.


Swiss Cheese Auto - 1 Meter tall (~53 inches) grew 13 inches last week

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Lemon OG Haze Auto - 29" tall grew 3 inches last week

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Bubblelicious Auto - 26" tall grew 1 inches last week

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Blueberry Kush Auto - 48" tall grew 12" last week

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and all the girls together

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Holy crap budman them girls are taking off! looking great though. Hopefully the stretch is about over.

my ph usually rises a bit toward the end of flower so i just give lower ph when feeding. I try to stay 6.2 - 6.5 in soil. They look healthy. I think your doing the right thing trying to drop the ph some.
 
Thanks Nick. I think the stretch is ending. I can tell that it isn't growing 1-2 inches a day any more. I'm within 6 inches of my lights. I've been here before and didn't see any issues. I'm going to start giving the bubblicious straight pH'd water from here on in preparation for harvest. I'm guessing next week I'll start that on my Lemon OG haze. 2 weeks after that the big girls will go under the knife ..... cant wait!! I'm expecting a reasonably big harvest (crossing all my fingers and toes on this one) based on the number of buds on the plants. Guessing over 2 OZ per plant .... hoping for 10 total. By the way I am amazed at the rapid growth on this grow. Just look at these photo's they are one week apart ending with yesterday.

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Well is almost the weekend. I bought some new glassware, about doubled my collection in the last 2 weeks. Found some great deals and some unique pieces. Thought Id share some of it with y'all. I've also included my most unique piece (just arrived today), don't know how it smokes but it is pretty. I'm in the process of cleaning up all the well used pipes but I have a way to go until they sparkle anything like when they were new :bong:

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Nick,
wesellpipes.com

They had a 50% off sale that ended yesterday but I was informed that they are extending it till may 31st. fast free shipping, excellent quality, reasonable prices most of the time but at 50% off the prices are great.:party::party:
 
join the party Guy. and thanks the girls appreciate the compliments :thanks:
 
Week 9. Growth has all but stopped. the buds are fattening up. a couple of weeks until harvest. Having some severe pH pH problems. I'm seeing lots of brown spots and ;leaves on my swiss cheese auto, but the buds are fattening nicely. Here are the pictures from yesterday. Enjoy the bud porn.


Swiss Cheese Auto - ~56 inches grew 3 inches last week

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Lemon OG Haze Auto - 31" tall grew 3 inches last week

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Bubblelicious Auto - 28" tall grew 2 inches last week


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Blueberry Kush Auto - 53" tall grew 5" last week

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and all the girls:

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Week 10. Was a very busy week last week. I saw significant pH problems continue in 2 of my girls running 7.2-7.4 The other two are now back into the 6's Regardless they are looking good and developing buds nicely. Looked at the trichromes and they all need a little more time. No significant height increase. Everyone is now on a diet of pure pHed water until harvest which I believe will be in about 2 weeks. Here are some pictures to enjoy.

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Harvest has started. I cut the colas off the two big plants (blueberry kush auto and swiss cheese auto) last weekend. I was out of weed and they were drying out and starting to bleach at the tips (too close to the light I think). Then this weekend I started harvest in earnest. Based on something I read someone else doing I harvested the top half of the same two big plants and left the soft fluffy underbuds on the plants for the next week or so. Based on one description the lesser developed buds will continue to fatten and give you a bump in yield. Plus these two were so big they were shading the other two auto's I had in there with them. I am hoping a week or so in good light will fatten up their buds some as well now that they are out in the light.

So far I am estimating that so far I will have harvested ~3.8 oz dry from the Swiss cheese auto and 2.6 oz from the blueberry kush auto(still drying but based on ~77% loss in weight from wet weight). Rough estimates of total yield from this grow is in the range of 8.5-9 oz when dry. Individual estimates are swiss cheese auto - 4.0 oz; lemon og haze auto - 1 oz; Bubblicious auto - 0.75 oz; and Blueberry Kush Auto - 3.0 oz. These are estimates and I will update them as i get real numbers (these too will still be estimates as I am smoking as I harvest/dry/cure so I'll be off some anyway but it'll give a good idea). If all continues close to plan I am ecstatic about the results. Initial taste testing on the bud from the colas say the Blueberry kush is more potent and more flavorful than the swiss cheese but bot are good-very good on potency and the blueberry kush has a wonderful flavor on the exhale. mmmm mmm good. I'll keep y'all updated on smoke report as I get a good sampling.

ttfn and as always :green_heart:keep it green:smokin:

Here are a few photo's of the harvest in progress and a few bud shots.

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News and pictures such as those make me so incredibly jealous, lol. Awesome fkn job!
 
Harvest has ended. A week or so in good light fattened up their buds alot and improved my yield a bit I think.

So far I am estimating that so far I will have harvested ~5.0 oz dry from the Swiss cheese auto and 4.6 oz from the blueberry kush auto. This is dry weight going into cure. Rough estimates of total yield from this grow is in the range of 11.6 oz when dry. Individual estimates are swiss cheese auto - 5.0 oz; lemon og haze auto - 1 oz; Bubblicious auto - 0.8 oz; and Blueberry Kush Auto - 4.8 oz. These are estimates for the bubblicious and the lemon OG haze but the other two are actual wieghts. I will update them as i get real numbers . I am ecstatic about the results way better than I ever expected.

ttfn and as always keep it green

Here are a few bud shots from the Lemon OG haze ... my last girl to go under the knife.


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