Insane's Heavenly Hash&BnB Grow

[Insane]

Hey everybody. I figured since Im starting a newish grow I'd start a new journal too. Anyway, for those of you who were following my last grow journal you'll know that I had 2 heavenly hash babies and 1 BnB mother. Well since then plans have changed, and today I moved those two Heavenly Hash babies outside onto my porch, yes I know its a bit late in the season but thats ok as these plants have alternating nodes and have been under 24/0 since germination about a month ago, so I believe upon putting them outside they will enter pre flowering fairly soon. Anyway, what to do with that BnB Mom...well, the plan was to build a new bigger grow in which I would keep the mom and have clone crops from her, but that building of that grow is being postponed. Im taking more vacation time this summer and that means less money for the hobbies, so oh well. I was going to move the BnB mother outside but she would get wayyy too big outside and attract a little too much attention. So, today I put the BnB mom into 12/12, her second time going into flowering, she's a veteran of this now lol, maybe I'll even reveg her a second time, but for now, Ive got those two heavenly hash babies (not sexed yet) and the one BnB girl in 12/12 in my indoor grow. Anyway enough talk, heres some pics. Enjoy everybody!

[high2dsky]

ill be keeping my eyes on this grow. good luck with all and continue to grow on mann. peace brutha.:cool:

[CB]

say insane,

will be lurk'n about

plants look great :D

grow on

[ZenLunatic]

Definately looking forward to following along on this one as well... G13 x HP has been on our wish list for ages now.

Looking great bro!

Cheers and good green mojo...

zL

[LdyLunatic]

Insane...........damn!!!!!!!!!! i wanna try this stuff so bad....i wonder if zen will let me germ some more seed ;)

When you coming to the island for a visit man?? :hmmmm: I got some ganja to share :share:

[Insane]

Hey everybody thanks for the kind words, the plants outside are adjusted nicely to the OD climate, and the BnB inside on 12/12 is lookin very happy.
The two plants outside (HH) are 5 weeks old now, and the BnB has been under 12/12 for a week. Enjoy the pics :D

PS Hey Lunatics, I'll be over there soon as I get some money for gas and the ferry lol, my summer vacation always makes things a bit tight. I guess that's the price you pay for sittin on the beach all day huh? :p

[Insane]

Hey people, time for another update on the plants for ya. The BnB inside has been under 12/12 for 3 weeks now and she's filled up the whole grow area. yeah yeah its just a small closet you say, but she's still the biggest plant I've had so far, and she looks like she'll have over a dozen nice tops. I learned something with the 1st BnB grow I did, and thats to switch to 12/12 2 weeks before you think you should lol, and this time round I did and the main stretch is almost over, the plants only gained about a foot this time but considering all the topping I did in veg thats still a lot of jump. Anyway nothing the report on the HH, just that they're looking nice and happy, still no signs of male/female. The weather has been cloudy the last couple days, so they've slowed down a bit but still lookin good. Enjoy the pics :D

[bigsmoker420]

nice going bro im watchin this one thats one big ass mother you got there

[Dawg]

Wow man, those are some great lookin plants dude.

[LdyLunatic]

looking great Insane!!!! You just let me and zen know when you need us there to help trim ;) :D

[Insane]

Hey people, thanks for all the kind words. Not much to update, just thought I'd post some more pics for the hell of it. The BnB (inside) has been under 12/12 for 4 weeks now (give or take a day or two)

The two HH outside are now 7 weeks old and still not showing any signs of sex.

The third pot outside (empty) currently has that bagseed I planted a few days ago, still waitin to see if it'll spring to life or not. Normally I don't plant bagseed but this was really nice bud and since it's summer I'll take advantage of that big free MH outside.

Enjoy the pics people, cya next time. :D

[gorilla]

The plant you have inside is freaking gorgeous. Couldnt believe when i saw the fluoros in the pic. What kind of lights are you running in there?

Love how the outdoor plants get noticably bigger each pic.

keep it up dude

[StoninStanley]

:watch: damn if those are envirolites then you are the man haha but seriously dude, nice NICE plants. have you considered throwing some shop lights around the side to get those big bitches light on the bottom?

[Insane]

Hey guys thanks for the kind words, very much appreciated. I think it's worth mentioning that this is the second time the indoor plant is going into 12/12, as I revegged her after the first harvest. I've heard some people say that plants lose vigor after a reveg, ect ect..but from what I see, this plant has come back stronger than ever.

My lights are a very specific type of envirolite, I use two 125 watt 'Solux High Power' bulbs, made by a company called Broad Leaf. They work great, give off just enough heat to keep the grow at the right temp, and are self ballasted, which is a huge space saver, and gives me some peace of mind when I leave these lights on 24/7 for the veg cycle. Here's a website link to the exact light I use http://www.jonsplantfactory.com/qs/product/-1/4186/164651/0/0

On the website it says these lights are only to be used as side lights, but I think I have soundly disproven that bit of info with my last grow(s). Something tells me that the guys at the store add the "side light" thing just to make you buy an more expensive HPS as well as these solux lights.

Stanley, I've considered adding some 4 foot shop flouros to the sides, but that would take away from plant's space, and it's already filled up the whole grow. That is of course the one downside to these lights, they simply don't have the penetration power of an HPS or MH. Whenever I get around to building my next grow setup I'll most likely be using a 400 watt HPS.

PS I think the key to having healthy plants, is to get fresh air on them. I have ventilation that brings in fresh air directly from outside and then into the grow. My basement smells like.....a basement....however, when I stick my head into the grow closet, it smells like a beautiful summer day ;)

[Insane]

Quick update for today: The two plants (HH, m/f not known) outside are both topped, I dont want em to get too tall, for OD plants I prefer shorter/bushier/inconspicious. The ID plant (BnB) has filled up pretty much the entire grow, she's been under 12/12 for a day under 5 weeks at this point, and she's just now stopped stretchin and startin to pack on the bud. Thats all for now, cya next time.

[ZenLunatic]

Beautiful, healthy looking plants you've got there my friend :gthumb: Great growing!

Cheers and good green mojo...

zL

[Stayin'Sane]

Hey insane, those look great!!! I just posted a shot of some mexican sativa I have going that are 5 weeks old now...and I am pleased to say they look nearly as big and healthy as yours, not quite, but nearly :D

[drumin]

lookin good Insane!!! :greatjob:

[Dawg]

Lookin great like ussual Insane. Can't wait to see the harvest you get of this one.

[Insane]

Hey there everybody, thanks much for the kind words!

The Heavenly Hash plants outside have recovered nicely from the toppings, and are bushing out just as I wanted. They're 9 weeks old and still showing NO signs of m/f, starting to get a bit nervous about those babies, but we'll see.

As for the BnB, well damn. For a reveg, I'm amazed. There are 6 main buds that sit in between the two lights I use, and I've had to tie them all together to keep them from getting too close to the lights! Even after tieing them, I notice a couple days later that they're bending back towards to the lights, so to hell with it. If they wanna get nice and cosy with those lights, they can, some of the leaves closest to the lights are showing signs of heat stress, but nothing serious, and it doesn't appear to be affecting the buds.

Enjoy the pics everybody, cya next time! :D

[CB]

say insane,

plants look good to me :D

guess it's time to break out your P tool and see what happens ;)

grow on

[Insane]

Hey CB thanks for the kind words.
Not much to update today, just thought I'd throw on a couple more pics. The BnB is filling out daily, and the HH are lookin very happy/healthy.

BnB= 7 of 10-12 weeks of 12/12 (at that point it's up to the trichs)
HH= 10 wks veg, no m/f determination at this point.

[drumin]

Hey Insane, lookin nice.

Are you growing that girl with only that CFL?

How did you harvest her so that you could reveg? Did you leave the bottom buds or what? Thanks for the info bro. :rockon:

[Insane]

Hey drummin, thanks for stoppin by.

There's 2 CFLs in there, 125 watts and 12000 lumens each. There's another bulb on the other side of the plant but it's hard to see in the pics.

Originally, I planned on revegging this plant because I had the idea to build a larger 2 stage setup, for which this plant would've been the mother. Unfortunately, those plans had to change due to circumstances beyond my control, so I decided to flower her in my exissting grow.

And for the reveg...

Immidietly (Im talking minutes) after harvesting this plant, I transplanted her into a larger pot with fresh soil around the exissting rootball. This is very important to give the roots more space to grow.

A lot of people seem to think in order to reveg you need to leave bud on the plants, but why? It's the leaves that are all about photosynthesis, I think leaving bud on the plant is a waste of bud! ;)

Just leave a nice amount of leaves on the bottom, enough so that the plant will be able to grow again and sprout new growth shoots. However, if bud is your only growth shoot left, then yes, leave some bud on the plant, and new growth shoots with form from the bud. The plant will look like a mutant for awhile..but who cares when you gaurenteed a female plant?! :D

After this, I stuck her back in the grow under 24/0 light sched and switched her back to a full veg fert, including superthrive. She showed signs of new growth within days of the harvest, and the rest is covered in this journal.

Anyway, to sum up the reveg
1. Transplant the plant into a bigger pot with fresh soil around the original rootball, but DO NOT disturb the roots at all.
2. 24/0. I know a lot of people like to use 18/6 for veg, but this is a reveg. 24/0.
3. Full veg fert, and wait until she's big enough to flower again!

Hopefully this helps, but I am tired after a long day at work, so if I've jumbled my words or confused you, feel free to ask more questions and/or send a PM my way.

[drumin]

Thanks for that bro. :gthumb:

[Insane]

Hey everybody. It's been awhile, but I'm back. Work got un expectedly busy, including me working out of town for 3 weeks and things have just been hectic the last couple months. Anyway the BnB in the previous pics has been harvested and I got about 3 ozs. from it. The two heavenly hash plants I had outside were moved inside, and have been flowering since then, so heres some pics of the HH that are now inside under 12/12 showin cloudy trichs.

[CB]

looks like some pretty dense buds mang :eek:

got some revegers around here and a thread beni started that is pretty cool here (http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/showthread.php?t=630)

stop in and post if'n ya got time

grow on

[Dawg]

Lookin great man.

[drumin]

Nice lookin buds, bud. Welcome back :share:

[Insane]

Thanks all for the kind words. I'll keep you updated right until I give ya the smoke report :D

[Insane]

Hey everyone. Today was chop day for the heavenly hash, and man oh man how heavenly they are. By the time I was done manicuring the buds my fingers with sticky with resin and the tips of my fingers where I'd be working the plants were black, made for some nice finger hash. Anyway I've taken the lights out of my grow to use the grow space as a drying/curing area. I'll probably have the grow up and running again once the HH is ready to smoke. Anyway, heres some pics. The nicest/biggest buds are on the coat hanger, and the popcorn buds are on the home made tray.

[drumin]

Those are some nice fatties dude! :420:

[gorilla]

Agreed.

Very nice growing, Insane. :greatjob: