Group 'White Russian' picture ensemble.

[Mr Burns]

As theres a high percentage of us that are flowering 'White Rusians', how about sharing pictures in this thread as a direct comparison that we can all scroll through.
Anything goes, but a standard size magazine next to the plant would be good to gauge sizes and appearance by.

19 days of flower. 45 days since they broke soil as seedlings.

Burnsy.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=255&stc=1&d=1132320061

[peakguy]

Having a hard time getting my pics shrunk down enough to post one to show the size. Here are a couple shots I took in the grow room this morning; sorry about the color. Will try to get the full plant shot up later.
peace

[peakguy]

here are a few shots of this same girl a few days ago, and you can see how much growth there has been in less than a week. This girl broke through the soil on 9/9 and today is day 20 of flowering. She is 40" tall, a bit over 1 meter. She has a more sweet fragrance than the Grape Krush plants growing with her.
peace

here she is.

[dredank]

here they are shitty pics its 85 degrees and im sweatin too much. so ill take better ones like next week when shes fuller.

[peakguy]

I still can't figure out how to shrink down the overall pic to get it all on here in one section. Just to get something here, and to give you something to do while stoned, I have posted the pic in sections. the first is the top, the second is the middle, and the 3rd is the mag off to the side of pic #2.
peace

[Mr Burns]

Seeing all these plants, I can't see a duff one in sight :shrug: So I'm right in thinking I'm not amongst total morons :gthumb:
You know, I like plant pics but sometimes wish I hadn't seen them, however that's one nice string of White Russians wouldn't you say?

Peak you can shrink em in paint under tools, image, stretch/Skew and then they shrink square with no cropping. You can still flip, crop and edit and is on most operating systems.

Christmas tree sir?


http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=288&stc=1&d=1132354602

[peakguy]

Look at you Burnsey, figured out my puzzle!! I will mos def try your suggestion for shrinking as you are now my image mentor;)
First I shrink the pics tonight, then I go to work on an avatar.
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[high2dsky]

awoohoo, cant wait to see those major buds.:cool:

[dredank]

That russian i posted is a mutant wonder, as a youngin, she was whorled instead of opposite as normal cannabis is. Thats why she looks so crowded around the bottom 1/3 or the stalk. I'll get a good picture up sometime, im just so stoned these days with the recent harvests or ice, blackberry, indoor and outdoor hindu kush, im just stunned by the variety at the moment.

[high2dsky]

the harvest of bubble gum i had went by sooooooooo quick. its tru u live and u learn . now i know to harvest way more next time, or at least grow way more. isnt it the best blzing yur own grow. hell yeah it is.

[dredank]

diiaamn peak, thats a nice tree2thumbs

[Mr Burns]

Dre, I know you mentioned the shape of your plant but it looks fine to me. The reason I say that is take a look at them all, cause regardless of shape (and I wish my WR was half the height) they are all 100% healthy.
Maybe I'm rambling? but I'd far rather see a healthy plant of any shape and size, than a monster looking like it's being grown at Chernobyl :peace:

The magazines work for a gauge. I'm sometimews disapointed with my own pics when they don't give a scale, but they looked superb.

I might hook mine out of the room completely for a photo tomorrow.

B.

[dredank]

Well thanks burns. Yeah i hope my plant fills up and turns out over 20 grams:( but belive me your plant is just fine, great actually, I say if you have any trouble with it being too close to the light, just tie the top down, and open up a little crown of branches at the top, you will yield a whole lot more with those open branches to a high wattage room like yours2thumbs And i hope the branches ffrom the whroled (3 branches to a node) section of the plant reach up higher and get some good light and fill up to some good sized nugs:bong:

[Mr Burns]

Dre.
You're right about bending it. I was about to leave the main stem to protrude up through the gap between the two shades. I was hedging my bets on the ones under the shades making a better yield with the low shade rather than raising it for 1 WR? I'll give it a tweak tomorrow and get a pic up.

Heres the pic I promised. Out of the room and showing the first yellowing leaves. See the shape? Better than I thought now I can examine it, but still taller than I expected with 5 weeks flower left.

Burnsy.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=325&stc=1&d=1132512366

[dredank]

wow burns that very very nice, wish i could be bloomin that, you gonna have alot of fine herb when that gals done;) just leave the light to match the majority and fiddle with that russian gal to fint right under there2thumbs

[peakguy]

Mr. B, because my white russian is so bushy, she would be a light hog if the Grape Krush plants weren't so verticle. I rotate the russian a couple times a day. It is interesting to see that some of your fan leaves are turning yellow, as mine started over the weekend and seem to be fading pretty quickly. Think I may have burned them a bit with last feeding, but the bud sites are doing well and have not changed color at all.
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[Mr Burns]

Agreed Peak.

Thing is, I'm growing in 10 litre pots, so not only can they complain earlier than a bigger pot, but the yellowing increases more rapidly. Watering becomes a juggling act too when it's warmer.

How long has yours been in flower Peak?

[peakguy]

I think today is day 23 of flower, almost 1/2 way done. It is cold here now and I hate to take the plants out of the grow room to photograph unless I have good natural light and it has been overcast for a week or so.
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[Mr Burns]

Peak. I just looked back :coffee: and were both on day 23 of flower :cheers:

Hows about that for a coincidence? :rolleyes: So have you grown this starin before? If so what was the duration of flower? Early? Late? questions questions.....

Burnsy.

[dredank]

56 days, then look @ under 15-30x mag for trich colors2thumbs

[Mr Burns]

56 days you say. Pretty average 8 weeks then :shrug: I was hoping for a 6 week answer but :laugh: sucker me.

I never look at trichs myself. I get a sort of feel and go for the chop. Pistol color is a gooden but not accurate, but I just go for it. Maybe I ought buy a kids microscope and have a gander.

Still, half way eh? that makes Xmas day harvest day! Bugger, what if old fatso with the beard catches me between the shed and the house?:cold:

Burnsy.

[peakguy]

Roger that Mr. B, I am anticipating a harvest around Christmas week for the White Russian and maybe a bit later than that for the Grape Krushs. I have never grown the WR before. I am kinda like you when it comes time to cut. I do take a look at the trichs, but mostly just go when I feel right about it. I like the main cola a bit early and then move the remaining plant up closer to the lamp. The room is smelling very dank right now, and it is hard to believe these will go another month. The russian should be huge by then.
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[high2dsky]

so your giving yourself a nice harvest as your Christmas gift. did dat last year for my pops. gave him a nice phat OZ. of bubble gum. his lil old heart nearly collapsed after his eyes sparkled in awwwwwwww. to say the least we got high too the sky all the way to the moooooooooooooooooooooooon. peace>:peace:

[Mr Burns]

I like the main cola a bit early and then move the remaining plant up closer to the lamp.

I'm gonna give that one a go. Mind you, looking in today I needed to raise the shades that hang over the Chronic which now means they're catching up with the solitary WR. I'm not bending the WR now cause the shades might leave it behind.

The room is smelling very dank right now

Peak. Mine just don't smell? OK they have an aroma but nothing like my last grows. Maybe it's the venting? Even touching the young buds I don't get that lemony smell. Maybe it's the moisture/condensation masking the hairs?

[peakguy]

Mr. B, not sure why your cabinet shouldn't be smelling pretty dank by now. I have never smelled chronic on the root, so perhaps it just is not a strong smelling plant. I bet if you got the russian girl outside the cab and stuck yer nose in her, she would smell nice.
Here are some updated shots of my russian. In the first shot, she is on the left and you can see the fan leaves turning yellow already. The next couple shots are of the top and lower part of the main cola(I'll bet Mr. B can put those two together for a nice shot of the cola), and the last shot is a side bud.
peace

[peakguy]

The first shot above is not the white russian, she is the one on the left below.

[dredank]

2thumbs :peace:

[Mr Burns]

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=402&stc=1&d=1132697001

Me WR don't smell that much but by the time I get to em the extractions been on for at least 4 hours.

We need a picture splicing tutorial. Easy as pie if you wanna know how.

Burnsy.

[peakguy]

I have to figure out how to tweak my photos better, but right now just concentrating on the grow room. I vent my room by opening and closing the door a several times a day, so if you are venting your room, that probably would explain why no dank smell.
You can see from the full pic how large the main cola is getting on the russian.
peace

[peakguy]

Mr. B, saw in your other thread that you have just pruned up your plants a bit, and had to laugh as I trimmed up the russian this weekend also. Did not want to post pics on your thread and thought your pruning pics might migrate over here. But I pruned for a different reason than you, on my russian the fan leaves are turning yellow so I am getting them out of the way. I don't take them off until they have gone all the way yellow and don't seem capable of photosynthesis, and especially if they are blocking any buds. You can see from the pics how yellow she has gotten. Because the Grape Krush plants are so verticle, I don't have space issues under the lamp.
The leaves around the bud sites are still green and the buds are going great guns. She smells more sweet than dank. The shots below were taken on day 29 of flower. The first one is the bottom, just to show difference following a bit of pruning. The next shot is the middle of the plant to show a nice side shoot, and the last shot is the main cola.
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[dredank]

Wow peak I havent seen your plants in a while and they have filled in very nicely, mine still looks about the same, but eh purple one outside is looking nice, i'll get some pics up soon, your grape krush plants look amazing too by the way, very nice shade on the leaf2thumbs

[Mr Burns]

They're lookin real good. Sorry not to have posted much but I've had an exam to prepare for and take. I'll get some better bud pics up tomorrow but in the mean time, I prefer the WR to the Chronic. It's a much much better looking plant and takes up less vertical room than a Chronic. I imagined from what I'd read and been told, that Chronic would be short, squat and kinda twee. :shrug: However any one of the 8 I have take up more room than the WR :hmmmm:
To be honest, the way the side branches pop up like a trifid and sit aloft the leafy canopy is impressive too. None of that looking at nuggets and wondering why on earth they don't stick their heads up and out, on a WR they're up there and bathing in the sodium lighting.
So, WR is where it's at, and I haven't even smoked it yet 2thumbs

[peakguy]

Thanks for the good advice and interest Mr. B. The plants are in 5 gal. containers in a soil mix of 1/2 Foxfarm Ocean Forest mix (big on the west coast here) and 1/2 miracle grow potting soil. I don't use a lot of nutes. This russian was not provided any nutes until she was 5 weeks old when I gave her Advanced Nutrients micro @ 2/3 recommended strength. Two weeks later she was given micro @ 1/2 strength and Advanced Nutrients bloom @ 1/2 recommended dose. Not quite 2 weeks later it was micro @1/4 strength and bloom @ 1/3 recommended dose. That is it.
So, it is hard for me to figure that this is a nute burn. Still, when the next 5 go in the soil, I think I may abstain from any feedings. As far as adding any N, I think this late in the game (less than 4 weeks to harvest), I don't think running low on N should be a problem. But, who the hell knows? Tonight I did run about 15 liters (4 gallons) of water through her.
The temps are a bit of a concern, but I don't have the ability to heat that room any more than it is, really. The high temp is about 77 (25C) and the low is about 56 (14C), so it is not what I would like, but it is also what I would have for an outdoor harvest here in Oct. Since I have only a few weeks until harvest, I can't justify a heater, and my next grow will face long days and light leaks, not cold weather.
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[Mr Burns]

Peak.

my next grow will face long days and light leaks, not cold weather.
Whys that?
Also, I'm not convinced that temps need to be as high as we think. If you could keep it over 18C I still reckon it should rock. The only problem with temps sub 20s is humidity or moisture I would have thought? I don't mean enough to show signs of damp, just enough to effect the plants?

[peakguy]

I agree Mr. B, I am not too concerned about the temps, really. I don't get any consensation and have a dehumidifier in the room. The RH is usually below 40%, sometimes creeping up to 44-45% after watering. I love the smell in the grow room now.
The reason my next grow will face warm temps and light issues is because my grow room is in a small shop on the place. By the time my next grow is flowering it will be heading toward those long days in June, and by then it is 80F here (27C). I will probably start my next set of seeds in Feb. That grow will be a duplicate of this one in that the same 2 strains will be planted. There are a few things I plan to do differently next time around based on what I learned from these ladies.
peace

[Mr Burns]

What about a nursery cab? Build one of these and speed em up. You could even grow a couple up in one but I use mine for clones and a short veg.

It would cut a lot of time down for you and is easily collapsable?

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=530&stc=1&d=1133388751

[peakguy]

I think your cab is a pretty sweet set up, but hopefully my next grow will be my last in my current room. I want to remodel my house next year, and if I do, I am building a 3 room suite - a flower room, a veg room, and a workspace/storage area. Then I can do it up right.
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[Mr Burns]

if I do, I am building a 3 room suite

:eek: Well I'll be waitin for that one! I find having the clone/veg cab a godsend but to have a room to clone and veg in would be a dream, along with enough room to walk through it? I had a chair in my last grow and could sit in there which was a blast and I'll be looking to do the same myself again.

I ahve to admit that unless you have a cramped grow room sorted before putting plants in it's a nightmare. I reckon next time I'll build a carousel.

[peakguy]

We have been kinda neglecting this thread, Mr. Burns. I can't get any new pics of my russian (flash won't go off in the room, I can't create enough shade, and she is not coming out into this cold air) and hate posting those yellow buggers. Can't see anything. The russian is getting nicely frosted. The buds are well set, but at this point have not swollen up much. I have pruned off a good percentage of the fan leaves secondary to their turning yellow and getting wilty. I have also pruned a few of the surrounding GK fan leaves to open up the center of the canopy. I plan to prune off a bunch of the little tiny buds on the bottom 1/3 of the plant this weekend to move all energy up the stalk, and that will basically be that until I take her cola. My guess is that she won't be watered more than a couple more times.
She has some amber hairs all about the plant, less than 20% overall, and less on the top. The trichs are still forming and getting larger, and all are still quite clear, some of the large ones are almost brilliant.
I can pick out your russian on your recent thread posting, and she looks a bit different than mine. I am still trying to figure out a way to get a decent pic of her in the grow room.
peace

[Mr Burns]

Peak
I just picked your post up and as I needed to water the next grow of which some are sitting along the back wall, I pulled out the centre two and got some pics of the WR.

Sh's about 4ft and the yellowing seems more in the pic than real time. I'm a little dissapointed with the bud growth though. Not that it's bad but just that over the last three days the Chronics seem to have taken flight with ever swelling buds. The WR seemed to have legs early on and run out of steam yet the chronics seemed to have found energy reserves and are spurting growth and firmness.
No red hairs of significance yet. I need to look to see any of significance but he WR is ahead in the red hairs which has me thinking the chronics are going to fly past the WR in yield.
I've pruned a couple of nuggets myself and popped em in the burnsonator drying rack. I've also bought some air tight storage jars so I can stash this away and not run out this time round!
See what you think Peak, and just to show how camera angles can change the way a cola looks, take a gander at the cola top in the first pic. It looks as thick as your upper arm. Now look at the second and it looks like a different plant? It's nice to put up a good representation of your plant but it's also nice to see just how it could be!!

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=677&stc=1&d=1134130241 http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=680&stc=1&d=1134130409
http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=679&stc=1&d=1134130416

[dredank]

A little russian sidebud so far...

[peakguy]

Mr. Burns has cut his white russian and my main cola goes in the next 5-8 days depending on trich changes. Last night I checked and they are all still real cloudy, but no amber yet. I checked on the top inch last night. Here is a shot that show how she looks a few days ago, she is all trimmed up to let light deep into the canopy. She is real frosty and smells nice and sweet. This morning I smoked a few tiny little buds I cut off the bottom while trimming a couple weeks ago, and they gave me a nice buzz. She is completely trimmed up now, and is ready for the finish line.
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[dredank]

Heres a WR clone I cut down today2thumbs
Im happy with the result, I didnt think it would turn out this nice. This clone looked pretty strange when it was younger, her pistils were all crooked:eek: , and it was developing pretty slow, she started to really improve when I put it outside and the sun fed it:D
The first pic was taken on 11/7, 6 weeks ago. So It flowered for about 7.5 weeks;) The other two pics were from right after the chop.
:peace:
http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=923&stc=1&d=1135201566
http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=921&stc=1&d=1135201373
http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=922&stc=1&d=1135201373

[Mr Burns]

Nice pics.
My WR has only lost the main cola. The side colas are still up and thriving with ever increasing yellowing. I'm not sure that WRs can get firm buds without manipulation? I'm not saying 'whispy' buds are acceptable, but from the WR pics I've looked at they don't seem to pop out max? Not a bad thing.

Heres the WR less cola. The one on the right is a late Chronic.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=942&stc=1&d=1135267793

[peakguy]

here is the cola from my white russian, took it last night. The rest of the plant is still going, and I will probably cut it up in sections over the next 7-10 days. The cola is real frosty and sweet smelling. The buds are pretty tight, although they did not swell up real big. Still, I think I will yield out pretty well on this plant.
The pics show the overall cola, the top, and the bottom part.
peace

[Mr Burns]

Nice color bud Peak. Mine are still quite white and I'm having trouble getting a scope for getting maturity spot on, so it'll be guess work as norm.
I can't see mine lasting another week and I'll get some pics up.

[dredank]

One of the little WR clones, nice looking buds with large calyx's2thumbs I think its around 5 week flowering:p
:peace:
http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1035&stc=1&d=1135637955

[Mr Burns]

I'm gagging for a 30x scope. I can only get this close...

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1048&stc=1&d=1135708678

[peakguy]

I can't see close up (I set up the lens with my glasses on, then take them off to look through the lens), so I need the 60-100 to be able to really see the trich heads, but that pic you posted is pretty good. What do you think, I would cut based on what that looks like. The ends have a nice bit of color, and they continue to develop following the cut.
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[Mr Burns]

I'm not sure Peak. I'll see if I can get a 30X scope today.
Pics to follow.

[peakguy]

Here are a couple pics of the russian colas all trimmed up. They are pretty frosty, still smelling sweet, and drying well. I don't have any way to come up with a yield weight - no little scale, but it looks decent so far. Just about all the russian is in glass now except for all the smaller buds that I am just drying to smoke now.
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[peakguy]

okay, here is the other shot, enjoy.
peace

[dredank]

Peak, those are some real pretty colas2thumbs
Thats much better than decent man, thats a :gthumb:
congrats on the top notch smoke:woohoo:
:peace:

[Mr Burns]

Agreed DRE. I do like the color. Looks like what my hair should be in about 10 years.

[dredank]

:peace: Heres a shot of one of the WR clones ~week6

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1301&stc=1&d=1136858703

[dredank]

Another WR clone around week 6:p ,
got some nice colors fast:eek: , light green, red, and purple:D
:peace:
http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1390&stc=1&d=1137289379

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1392&stc=1&d=1137309622

[CB]

got some nice colors fast:eek: , light green, red, and purple:D
[/IMG]

you been fuck'n around with photo shop a bit :p

J/K bro :D

nice look'n bud indeed........seems you have the GH dail'd in ;)

grow on bro

[dredank]

you been fuck'n around with photo shop a bit :p

J/K bro :D

nice look'n bud indeed........seems you have the GH dail'd in ;)

grow on bro

:eek: None of that phony business over here cheap:D just cold nights, and a good strain;) Thanks though:p

The GH has its own rules and im learning them as i go along:racer: Works wonders in the winter2thumbs , but i think it would get too hot in summer or spring to use it. I have already seen temps raise to 100F in there when it was sunny out:sun: and only around 77-79F outside.
Or I can use a bunch of fans or something:rolleyes:
:peace:

[CB]

Or I can use a bunch of fans or something

exhaust fan might do the trick ;)

just started some wrXwr so will have pics soon ....

grow on