Ptk2k's Indoor - Cheese - Delahaze - Grow Journal 2015

[ptk2k]

Strains: 2 Cheese from VIP Seed Co. (different phenos)
40% Indica/60% Sativa
Genetics: Cheese x Afghani Love
(Feminised)

1 Delahaze from Paradise Seeds
70% Sativa/30% Indica
Genetics: Mango Haze x Lemon Skunk
(Feminised)

Lighting: 600w MH/HPS

Relative Temp: 65 F-80 F

Relative Humidity: 35%-55%

Medium: Fertilone Soil in 5 gallon pots

Nutes: General Hydroponics Flora Series

Doing extreme LST, out and up method. Trained along planks for all main colas.

(Germinated 8/20)

1 week
(Delehaze in front)

3 weeks
(2 Cheese on the left, Delahaze on right)

5 weeks

8 weeks (now)

Let me know what you all think and I'll do my best to keep posting every week or two!

 

[Mtn Dew]

Looks to be a fun ride. Hope you don't mind me sitting in on your beautiful girls as they grow "out and up". Got my pen and paper handy for some note taking. Thanks...

 

[ptk2k]

Looks to be a fun ride. Hope you don't mind me sitting in on your beautiful girls as they grow "out and up". Got my pen and paper handy for some note taking. Thanks...

Don't mind at all! That's what we're all here for, right? Learning & improving our methods? Appreciate the kind words bud

 

[Robert Celt]

Glad to see you decided to journal your grow

 

[ptk2k]

Glad to see you decided to journal your grow

Yep! Thanks for the encouragement

 

[BpoBrad]

Nice Subbed, I have a blue dream bag seed that over stretched a bit I'm interested in seeing how this works out.

 

[ptk2k]

Nice Subbed, I have a blue dream bag seed that over stretched a bit I'm interested in seeing how this works out.

Thanks man! & that's a big reason I decided to grow using this method-- all my last crop overstretched.. TREMENDOUSLY. Waited way too long to flower, basically had to make bouquets of colas and tie them to a corner so they wouldn't hit the light. It ended up working out though. Bend that mf if you gotta!

 

[ptk2k]

Hey everyone! Quick update here! I have the day off so I decided it'd be a perfect time to do some tying down on my ladies. Due to a couple branches snapping here and there, I will be refraining from tying each branch down on it's own, and start to tie them down in more of a bouquet style. With how fast these babies are growing, the branches were growing over the string in a matter of two or three days! Not anymore :: Check 'em out!

Here's before today's tying.

And after.

These girls are going crazy! Almost time to let them grow up!

Let me know what you think!

P.S. Here's a sneak peek at my second (homemade) tent, now up and running. Maybe I'll start another journal?

 

[ptk2k]

Here's the girls later in the day, perking right back up from their tie down.

 

[BpoBrad]

Start another journal dude, I've been thinking about starting my holygrail, the bulk is an ass kicker for sure!

 

[ptk2k]

Hey everyone! 11 weeeks into veg now! So, yesterday during a little lollipopping, I noticed preflowers on a lot of the main branches on all three plants! What could this be? Are they root bound? Are they just showing they're ready to flower or need to flower? Because I planned on letting them grow up another foot or so The light schedule hasn't changed at all... Could it be that the branches showing preflowers were shaded under other branches when I tied them down together? Does this mean I should stop stressing/tying? This is the first time I've seen preflowers before flipping to 12/12! Someone inform me!

 

[ptk2k]

anyone?? :/

 

[Robert Celt]

Morning ptk2k

Pre-flowers will start to show any time after about 6-7 weeks from seed. This is just an indication that the plant is now mature and "could" be flowered, but doesn't mean it "has" to be flowered.

Many growers will watch for these pre-flowers to "sex" their plants long before they are ever put into a bloom cycle.

 

[ptk2k]

oh okay! I won't worry then. much appreciated

 

[ptk2k]

Hey everyone! Everything's going great for these ladies, however I decided to start a journal for my three girls under LED. Hope you enjoy

Incredible Bulk, Money Maker, & Holy Grail 69 - LED

 

[Stanovich420]

Uuhh...looks nice
Can see many tops there

 

[ptk2k]

Pardon my french, but FUUUUCK. We have spider mites, people. I have a little 4 foot grow box with random bagseed plants I was experimenting with, when I noticed a little cobweb... followed by numerous mites. Like a LOT of mites. So I threw out all the experiment plants and decided to check the main grow.. And wouldn't you know. I found about 20 of the little shits under leaves on my Delahaze. Not on the Cheese plants though... I'm thinking I'll do the organic habanero pepper spray to kill them. I don't want to have to order Neem & wait as I'm kinda freaking out. All and any advice would help a bunch, and help me get some sleep as well haha. 11 weeks of vegetation for this?! I don't think so. FUCK OFF MITES!!! BY THE POWER OF ALL THINGS HOLY, BANISH >

photos of the current damage

 

[ptk2k]

Whipped up some pepper spray.. 7 habaneros simmered in a pint of water. Just gave them their first dousing. DIE BASTARDS!

 

[ptk2k]

Hello fellow potheads! Quick update on my girls here, just made a few more batches of pepper spray, soon to blast all the leaves again.

From what I can see, the mites have decreased at least 90% since the first spray. But from what I've read, I know they can be bitches- how persistent they can be, coming back even a week after you thought you killed them all.. Everything I've read makes it seem like these mites are similar to those damn trick candles you blow out then they relight themselves.. So I'm prepared. I'm gonna win this war! Also, should I spray the plants in my LED grow on the other side of the house just to be safe? Here's the girls now. I moved the Cheese that was originally on the left side to the middle, seeing as the other plants were overshadowing it in the corner...

My plan is to be 100% sure I got rid of these demon fucks before I start flowering in a couple weeks. Side note, does anyone know why my Delahaze (plant on the right) looks a bit droopy? Could it be because of the spray down from yesterday? Or is it just the mature Sativa look? Let me know what you guys think! & Pray to the Ganj Lords these bastards perish. Have a good day everyone!

 

[ptk2k]

Turns out she was just thirsty haha, perking right back up as usual. Just gave them their second blast of pepper spray, and decided to spray the plants in my LED grow as well, just to be safe, seeing how the spray is organic. Hopefully we won't find any more of these fucks