Group Hempy Grab Bag

[tripps]

I thought I'd post a thread for anyone interested in growing Hempies (can we please standardize the spelling of the plural?) to share their grows, experiences, questions, and tips. I've done it for about half a year, had really good luck with it. I'm just finishing up my winter grow, and 'be starting up until fall, but this will give me somewhere to post up some pics, as it's too late to start a journal, and maybe for others who don't want to do a full fledged journal.

Well, I did say pics, so here's some.

A White russian in a 5 gal ( well, 4.4 or something, kitty litter bin)

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15561&stc=1&d=1213231057

White russian in a 1gal Hempy

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15562&stc=1&d=1213231039

Nebula in a 1 gal Hempy

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15563&stc=1&d=1213231039

32 oz White Russian, this is an older pic, I'm mad, I meant to do a new one and forgot,

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15564&stc=1&d=1213231039

Well, everyone loves a picture, hope you enjoyed.

[CB]

I thought I'd post a thread for anyone interested in growing Hempies

gonna have to vote on this one tripps :eek:

jk.... gonna get into this myself but probly wont be until after i start the garden up after the late summer shut down here... just cant get aug temps down enough in the attic :mad:

will be 'bout and sure to have a few ? and/or request till then


peace

[CylonBud]

Tripps plants those are the cats ass man! The WR and Neb look divine. :D I'll have to talk to you more about this hempies. That crop is looking great. :D

[becky420]

AMAZING DUDE!! surely you are going to put a pic up to vote on ya? :p


:gthumb::gthumb:2thumbs2thumbs:grow:

[Shadows]

Damn Tripps, you're setting an awefully high standard for this thread. Lot to work up to from here man but it looks very promising!!

EDIT

Hey tripps, what ya think about adding what fertilizers you use and how you manage them? If its a grab bag thread, lets give'm something to reach for :)


Here's what Im using in mine

This is for Veg (so far has been used to 1/2 tsp per gallon)
http://www.sunbulb.com/images/Orchid_Plus08.jpg

And I havn't got there yet but this is for flower
http://www.sunbulb.com/images/Bloom_Booster08.jpg

good to see they've got new bags out, I need to update stock :D

[tripps]

I used that orchid bloom booster last year on my outdoor garden MJ plants, I thought it worked well. In hempy, I use GH 3 part, grow, micro, and bloom. I use full strength per bottle directions to start, then adjust for specific strains from there. plus, in flower, Pro Silicate (tip o the hat to Freakshow) , 15 ml (some strains) Dr Hornsby Big Bud ever watering, and 8-10 ml molasses or EJ catalyst (dissolves easier than molasses) every other water, and a couple drops cal-mag every other water also. My WR like that, Nebula do OK, every few waterings they get only 1/2 strength if I see em starting to overnute, and my Texada Timewarp tend to overnute even on 1/2 strength, they just plain don't like nutes. Also the transition watering of 10-10-10, I started doing 2 weeks, now I do 3 weeks, as mine always seem to yellow out to soon, at least compared to peoples pics I see.

Edit:Well, not to start, I mean I try to work up to that and see how they take it. LOL I don't wanna cause someone to fry their seedlings or clones.

[Shadows]

Also the transition watering of 10-10-10, I started doing 2 weeks, now I do 3 weeks, as mine always seem to yellow out to soon, at least compared to peoples pics I see.

Good point, with the BGO products in soil, I used the veg alone til week 3 then used 1/2tsp of veg every other feeding til the chop. N is still a necessity in flower, especially during the stretch which is nothing more then an accelerated veg cycle. No reason to start pumping them with P, until they have buds forming that need to be pumped.

[tripps]

Good point, shadows, I don't feel I have it nailed yet at all, I am going to slide my transition and flower formulas a little to the right on the timeline, if you know what I mean. Thanks, made me think about it.

[tripps]

Well, I thought I'd finish off my Hempy journal here. I need 3 weeks to finish, I got a late start and my grow ran too long, I'm burning 2000w in less than 300 cubic feet, I have 850 cfm exhaust, but I never intended it to function in summertime. My problem is the nice cool dry air I was drawing in to cool, is now 100% RH air. My RH hit 69%, and I'm worried about bud rot in those big, fat colas. At the end of lights out I was down to 54%, I thought not bad. I went in and checked just before lights on, 84%, holy shit! I moved my dehumidifier in there, but, like an air conditioner, they throw a lot of waste heat. So I'm living a balancing act, running 93 degrees, not optimal, but tolerable. RHn running about 45%, dehumidifier, set for 50%, not running, at 88 degrees, when I checked about 2 hours after lights on.

Big momma, my WR, needs a girdle now, the fat old bag-

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15607&stc=1&d=1213405291

More recent pic of my 32 oz experiment, a WR, as it was a first run, I was conservative. As I ended up working out of town, and just coming home weekends and Wednesday nights, it is for the best that I was. If you could water 'em daily, I feel you could go a good bit larger. My Nebula and White Russian had very little stretch, maybe 50% at best, maybe a little less for the N, and a little more for the WR.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15608&stc=1&d=1213405271

Well, I'm always bragging on these White Russians, I though I'd show that the Nebula are no slouches either. They really seem to take an awful long time to finish, I wish I would have checked some dates in my journal before I tossed my last hand grenade, I don't know if I'd go back anyway. Anyway, here's a couple Nebula, still almost a month out, believe it or not, I gotta see amber, I'm an end of the day, medicinal couchlock guy, I wanna go to sleep LOL



http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15609&stc=1&d=1213405271

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15610&stc=1&d=1213405271

[CB]

hey tripps, nice job bro :D saw a piccy you posted yesterday I think (think it was you) and noticed dead leafs on top of your ballast:eek:

also with the high RH tie'n the plant like that will block the airflow around the bud site's no?

peace and grow on

[tripps]

Maybe, but I got it as open as I can, I had to support 'em they were bending dangerously. What a problem to have, eh?

[analog]

I had to tie up my Blueberry to a stake just today in fact.

She's getting real top heavy, 2 weeks to go, so I added a
ong piece of bamboo to my Hempy bucket and used some
12 gauge wire to secure just the main cola .

[analog]

Well, I thought I'd finish off my Hempy journal here. I need 3 weeks to finish, I got a late start and my grow ran too long, I'm burning 2000w in less than 300 cubic feet, ...



Real nice there stud. Something for me to aspire to.

Looking forward to HID all through veg and flower this next grow.
Such a difference.

[tripps]

Ha, CB, nothing like an extra set of eyes. Twice, as it were.

I posted to my journal Monday morning before work, I knew that plant was sagging, but I figured it'd be OK. Before I logged out a friend posted "what are you going to do to support that plant?" I looked at the picture, went down and looked at the plant, she was right, I was being dumb/lazy not addressing it. I went out, in my bathrobe, at 4:30 am, and found a tomato cage. I cut the horizontal rings so I could open it like a clamshell.

When you posted that about restricting airflow, I gave the quick easy answer, but then I looked at the picture again, and, once again, trudged down the stairs to do what I knew I had to do. I was able to open it up quite a bit, you were right, you looked at the picture differently than me. How's this, a little better, I hope? :D

PS-yeah, my rooms a mess, shop vac tomorrow. Right again. LOL

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15611&stc=1&d=1213410656

[CB]

Ha, CB, nothing like an extra set of eyes.

HA! tell me about it.... only have 1 myself so need all the help i can get.... good friend had his grow catch on fire and the outcome wasn't good at all..... really makes me pay att. to fire hazards now. just cant be to safe with all that wattage(run up to 2500 in lights here at times)

think burnsy called me on that a couple years back with leaf all over the floor.... said what if bug lands on the hot 1k and ignites and falls on them:eek:

just never know

and the Girdle looks alot better to me bro;)


peace

[CezarCronic]

Tripps my good friend looking so sweet bro i love those plants man:greatjob: , I'm also glad to be here and see your progress , I'm making my journal here too :trust:and we can have lots of fun :high5:. i love this site bro and all we need now is Justa grower:damn: here to have all the fun we need hhahahahaha:dancers:


Be checking all progress friend :peaceman:


C.C...:bandit:

[tripps]

Hey Cez, hey analog (ya slipped a couple in there I didn't see, like I know you sometimes do to the wife) Just dropping a note to self, so I don't forget- seed minis-119 gr, with seeds removed, TT mom-76 gm, TT-1 26 gm (110 wet, I never would have guessed that, over 75% weight loss?)

Analog, you mentioned you guessed so low because you had had high RH too, do you think that makes them hold extra water? I never did a before and after weight before, but I expected a little over 50% loss. Could be the strain, tho, compared to other strains, the dried bud seems a little "airier" than the finished but wet bud would have presaged, it was fat and hard. (I'll let that one go, someone will be on it LOL) Breeder does say "not recommended" under indoor characteristics. I will do some before and afters with the WR and N too, I predict (hope) less loss.

[Shadows]

Transplanted my first Hempy today. Kind of messy like dirt, but topping things off is much more efficient. Im used to back filling a few days later in dirt, this is pretty well set when your done.

[CylonBud]

Loven the Shed's spread Country crock bowls you use Shadows. Seem to be a real good size for plants. Never thought of it myself. Cool. :D

The transplant looked pretty effortless from here. Looks like the roots are holding the Hempy mix together pretty good. Do you drain 'em and let it dry a bit before pulling it out of the pot? :hmmmm:

[Shadows]

Loven the Shed's spread Country crock bowls you use Shadows. Seem to be a real good size for plants. Never thought of it myself. Cool. :D

The transplant looked pretty effortless from here. Looks like the roots are holding the Hempy mix together pretty good. Do you drain 'em and let it dry a bit before pulling it out of the pot? :hmmmm:


You use what ya got right? lol

Drain'm? no, but this lady was watered the day before the transplant. It was just time for more space. Speaking of time, time to see how she took to the new digs :D

[tripps]

No pics today, just a quick update. Well, now I know my generator will run my flower room. LOL Widespread storms knocked out my power at home, I'm 120 miles away, working out of town. I only have one neighbor, for 18 years, and he was a friend before he bought the house next door, that's why he bought it when it came up for sale. He doesn't even smoke, but he knows I grow, he went over and set up my generator, 8.5 kw peak, 6.5 kw continuous operation, even went down and reset my timers and stuff. Now that's a neighbor! Good thing my veg room, 1050 watts, is down, and the furnace doesn't need to run, he said no strain at all on the generator. 2000w shouldn't be, but I might be pushing my luck in winter, that is one of the things that limits how big I can go, we are on the end of the line and lose power often, this was actually one of the easiest winters ever, we were out 8 days last fall from a freak Oct 13 (Friday LOL) snowstorm, 36" , and have mostly all new poles.

[majestyk5]

glad u have a freind like that.too bad u cant share with him. i sure you'll think of some way to thank him

[Shadows]

Speaking of time, time to see how she took to the new digs :D

Well, looks like she took to a stall. Still looking healthy, just hasnt sprung up since the xplant.

[CylonBud]

No pics today, just a quick update. Well, now I know my generator will run my flower room. LOL Widespread storms knocked out my power at home, I'm 120 miles away, working out of town. I only have one neighbor, for 18 years, and he was a friend before he bought the house next door, that's why he bought it when it came up for sale. He doesn't even smoke, but he knows I grow, he went over and set up my generator, 8.5 kw peak, 6.5 kw continuous operation, even went down and reset my timers and stuff. Now that's a neighbor! Good thing my veg room, 1050 watts, is down, and the furnace doesn't need to run, he said no strain at all on the generator. 2000w shouldn't be, but I might be pushing my luck in winter, that is one of the things that limits how big I can go, we are on the end of the line and lose power often, this was actually one of the easiest winters ever, we were out 8 days last fall from a freak Oct 13 (Friday LOL) snowstorm, 36" , and have mostly all new poles.

Yep same storm caused me 5 days of hell. Besides my own home I have 4 apartment buildings. I had to run the sump pumps on them every couple of hours with my inverter and also my generator (Some have heavy duty pumps the inverter wont touch). I have a 5500 watt generator and it has 12hrs continuous run time on a tank of fuel. I think everyone in WNY has a generator now after these last few years of freak power outages. :eek:

She stalled out Shadows? That sucks. Maybe in a day or so she go again.;)

[CezarCronic]

Man I live in the Tropics and is Hot all year round , this months are the worth temps , my flow room has a 3 ton AC unit and temperatures during light on are about 30°C or well over 80°F .

I have blown the Transformer fuses in my street block 3 times with my grow room at pick hour:p so i change the timers to turn off at 7:00 pm in flow room :rolleyes:, my grow room pulls heavy amps , i have measure my lines in full motion and they suck 115 amps each a total of 230 amps , to have a gen to deal with this power needs to be huge :eek:

Power outages are very common here:( but they last short times , must of the time lines are to old because they don't replace them in time:rolleyes:

[CylonBud]

Where are you CezarCronic. (not specifically just general like country or region) It sounds like how it is with the power in my wifes homeland in Indonesia. It's a bunch of tropical islands on the equator near Australia. Powers always going out for a bit there especially midday when it hot! It's always hot there. :D

[CezarCronic]

Where are you CezarCronic. (not specifically just general like country or region) It sounds like how it is with the power in my wifes homeland in Indonesia. It's a bunch of tropical islands on the equator near Australia. Powers always going out for a bit there especially midday when it hot! It's always hot there. :D


I'm on top of the Equator Line man , one set of lamps on the right and the other set on the left site :rofl2:

Venezuela near the Ocean coastal area very Hot :shuby::sunny:

[CylonBud]

Very nice CezarCronic. Perfect for the plants. My wife's country (her island Java) is just south of the equatorial line. :D

[tripps]

Not a lot new, running decent RH with dehumidifier off and fan off during lights out, swinging 35% -55%, but that should be fine. Harvested a couple runts for smoking material, a WR that nevr grew more than single leaves, and a Nebula in a 3/4 gal container, not a size I'd use again. 16 g each.

Couple bud shots, first a WR I will chop tonight or tomorrow morning, I like almost 50% amber, so I let them go weeks beyond what I used to, or some others do. Never much trim, leaves are mostly gone, and 2nd another WR still putting out Natty Dreds, LOL.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15857&stc=1&d=1214153522

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15858&stc=1&d=1214153487

[CezarCronic]

Tripps that Bud looks awesome man:eek: ..Its that Nebula or the White Russian???

[Mr Burns]

One word matey. Awesome 2thumbs

[majestyk5]

yeah seems those russian do that. atleast all mine have. funky looking

[tripps]

Well, I harvested a nice WR-1 last weekend, 188 g wet, we'll see how much it loses. Man, I hope I didn't grow out the wrong pheno of those, I had 2 females, WR-1 and WR-3, the 3 showed sex first, so that's what I mostly went with, they were visually pretty similar. I harvested the WR-1 mom first, it was the sweetest smelling and tastiest weed I've ever smoked, actually smelled like candy, though I've never heard that of WR before. I've held off on a smoke report, as all the stuff I've harvested so far has been runts, or spidermited, or something. I only grew one of the WR-1 clones, and it was the first to finish, and has that same sweet, sweet smell, I hope it comes through in the WR-3s when they get a little closer, but at least I saved the genetics of the WR-1 in my seed run, but no guarantee it will carry through. The 1 gal Hempy pot is still sitting in my flower room, they often resprout after chop, if it does I am going to try to reveg til I see how the WR-3 finishes out. Tough to make choices when you are starting with a new strain, next time I'll know not to put all my eggs in one basket til I see how they finish. That finished bud in my last post was the WR-1
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[majestyk5]

havn't grown alot of wr but they are a sweet, tasty treat.

[CezarCronic]

Tripps what about pics man :D you know we love pics ??

Great to see you got some awesome smoke drying man ;)

[Shadows]

Group Hempy thread, seems only right to ask my Q here :)

In my flower side, I can fit 2-2 gallon containers and I like to have a few strains to choose from when running at full capacity.

My question is, which would be better for me
1- keeping 4 strains and and running 1 per 2 gallon container, keeping them going in rotation so every 4 weeks is a new strain

-OR-

2- Keeping up to 8 strains (which is possible here just tight) and running 2-4 per 2 gallon container. Again I'd be on a 4 week cycle, but every 4 weeks I'd have 2-3 strains coming down instead of only 1.

Personally, 2 is more appealing to me because i like having options of what to smoke:D

[tripps]

Well, my :2cents: is 4 1 gal containers. :rotf: I dunno, more than 1 per pot and you're in uncharted waters, I've heard that's not good in soil, even clones off the same plant don't always grow at the same rate, I'd bet 4 1 gals, tall Hex containers like I get from Dollar General or The Dollar Tree, would work.

[tripps]

Just a budshot, a Nebula clone mother, looked about done over 2 weeks ago, switched to water, just kept putting out more white hairs. :shrug: No hurry, I guess, I sneaked her a few ferts on the sly the other day.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=15964&stc=1&d=1214629091

[CezarCronic]

Tripps that nebula really looks awesome :mmmm: .. :eek:dude .. congrats man very dam good bro:peaceman:

[CylonBud]

Those buds look sweet! It's a real good smoke too. :smoke1:

[Foxy]

Well done Matey, that looks like some dense, yummy stuff alright. 2thumbs

[tripps]

Well done Matey, that looks like some dense, yummy stuff alright. 2thumbs

What's the world coming to, Foxy, we got Burnsy doin' Hempy! :rotf: For his prize Ruderalis strains!:D

[Foxy]

What's the world coming to, Foxy, we got Burnsy doin' Hempy! :rotf: For his prize Ruderalis strains!:D

Are you kidding me?? Some people eh?!?! I think I'll start a poll about whether he should or not. Polls are always safe, what could go wrong??? :flog:

[Cranky]

it fuckin stops right here!

[Foxy]

it fuckin stops right here!

:rotf:

You sound like my girlfriend did earlier today when I suggested we should buy a jet-ski. :shrug:

[Cranky]

jet skies,boats,,,,,yas aint rockin this one.

[Cranky]

just grow,have fun!

[tripps]

Just a couple pics of my original moms, going to chop them this weekend, I went back and checked my journal, 13 weeks under 12/12. I could have easily harvested 3 weeks ago, if I didn't have my microscope I would have, but they've still been putting on weight, and I didn't see any amber at all till 10 weeks, Nebula on right is near 50% amber, WR I haven't checked lately, but I think she's coming down either way.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16036&stc=1&d=1215087195

A shot of 4 WR and 4 Nebula on my end table, the Nebula have the smoother, more rounded tops, the W Russians are still putting out dreds, but slowing down. About 10 1/2 weeks I think, start flushing tonight when I get home.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16037&stc=1&d=1215087195

Lastly my 32 oz cups, around the same age, I think everything I have has gotten it's last nutes, water from here on out.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16038&stc=1&d=1215087195

[CylonBud]

Looks like you will be in some good smoke for a while. Great job on the grow.;)

[tripps]

Man, no wonder, as I told Burnsy, he started his last grow after me and finished before, I'm guessing, before I had my microscope, and understood about amber, that I would have considered the Nebula mom finished 3 weeks ago, and the WR mom finished 2 weeks ago. I like couchlock smoke for end of day, though, and wait til they're at least 40% amber. I checked my journal, 13 weeks since they went into flower. Nebula will get chopped tonight, WR maybe Sunday night or Monday morning, then I can shut down a 600. Everything on water only now, nothing in the flower room is less than 10 weeks into flower.

Nebula, 13+ weeks and still putting out new calyxes and pistals

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16046&stc=1&d=1215129364

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16047&stc=1&d=1215129461

A couple White Russians, 10-11 weeks

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16048&stc=1&d=1215129461

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16049&stc=1&d=1215129461

I have to assume that published flower times are the minimum time to get decent smoke, that's all.

[CezarCronic]

Tripps what can i said bro ..Its to beautiful to describe :mmmm::greatjob: ,

To tell you the truth i check for amber with a magnifying Glass and is a little hard to see them but will do better then the naked Eye ;).

very good and bushy Plants man . :D

[Foxy]

They look great n tasty Dude! 2thumbs

Nebula, 13+ weeks and still putting out new calyxes and pistals

I have to assume that published flower times are the minimum time to get decent smoke, that's all.

I doubt anything's wrong in your case, but sometimes if a plant just keeps growing indefinitely (as in new pistils and flowers), that means too high temps or too much light/temps. Mainly though you'll see the never-ending growth coming out the top colas only, and sometimes only the top colas directly under your lights. ;)

[tripps]

They look great n tasty Dude! 2thumbs

Nebula, 13+ weeks and still putting out new calyxes and pistals

I have to assume that published flower times are the minimum time to get decent smoke, that's all.

I doubt anything's wrong in your case, but sometimes if a plant just keeps growing indefinitely (as in new pistils and flowers), that means too high temps or too much light/temps. Mainly though you'll see the never-ending growth coming out the top colas only, and sometimes only the top colas directly under your lights. ;)

Well, sounds like you described it exactly. Due to running later in the season, ambient temps are hovering just under 90, where I had maintained 75 previously. Plus I run well over 100w psf, and yes, it's just the top colas. Spot on as always, Foxy.:)

[tripps]

Harvested my Nebula mom today, and I have to say, I'm amazed at the size of it. Maybe because it was next to the WR mom, it didn't look that impressive, but it's a monster in it's own right, just a really, really heavy plant, gonna go 5 1/2, 6 oz dry, I bet, the pics don't really do it justice. Last pic is a WR 1 gal Hempy I harvested too, little under average size.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16069&stc=1&d=1215229915

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16066&stc=1&d=1215229916

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[CezarCronic]

Dam tripps that is one beautiful Plant bro :eek: very dam good man 2thumbs

[Foxy]

Jeez that's a big ol' girl!!! :wow:

If you start struggling to smoke her all then I'm sure we could all come round and help you?! ;) Just thinking of you Matey. 2thumbs

Regarding the never-ending growth, it's no biggie mate, you can just ignore it if you want (I often do if it's only a slight) and harvest by watching the lower cola trich-heads. ;) If you wanna do something about it then just lift your lights way up once the main calyxes have fully swollen, or what I do is halve the amount of light in the room and lift the lights up for the last 2-3 days but I know that might be tricky for you 'cause you've always got plants on the go.

A shop over here told me to try reducing the lights on time to 14 on/10 off or less for the last few days after swelling but I haven't tried it.

But, if you do try any of this stuff wait till all the main calyxes have swollen ok!!! :deal: In my personal opinion those few days when they are swelling is when the vast majority of bud-weight is packed on so that's when I give them the most light... Don't go lifting or turning off your lights during swelling, or you'll be swearing at me at harvest time!! :mad3:

As I say though, you could just as easily ignore it, your results show that you're doing everything right and producing some amazing bud. 2thumbs

[Foxy]

Sorry..... I meant 10 on /14 off.. :slap:

[tripps]

Funny, I read it that way, (10 0n),LOL. Actually, I also wondered if my "timer creep" might have been a factor, I have 2 timers, 1 runs a little faster, so sometimes it gets 15-20 minutes ahead of the other til I resynchronise it. I have an intermatic, new in the box in my barn, prob been there 15-20 years, next year I'll run 30 amps to it, and split a couple 20 amp circuits off it.

[that guy]

Impressive plants, Tripps. What was the final height of the plant?

[Shadows]

Harvested my Nebula mom today, and I have to say, I'm amazed at the size of it. Maybe because it was next to the WR mom, it didn't look that impressive, but it's a monster in it's own right, just a really, really heavy plant, gonna go 5 1/2, 6 oz dry, I bet, the pics don't really do it justice. Last pic is a WR 1 gal Hempy I harvested too, little under average size.


http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16067&stc=1&d=1215229916




Geez bro:eek:, you figured out some plant steroid, and just not sharing with us?

She looks fuggin awesome. Great job

[CB]

Geez bro:eek:, you figured out some plant steroid,


no chit.... looks to be some nice tight bud there:D

[larfin1]

Very nice lookin buds there tripps . :mmmm: :pass:

[tripps]

Impressive plants, Tripps. What was the final height of the plant?

Sorry, forgot to answer, maybe 20" from the top of the pot.

[tripps]

Mrs Tripps says I should bring her flowers more often.:D

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16217&stc=1&d=1215826475

I split her into 3 pieces for air circulation, though it hurt to break her up.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16218&stc=1&d=1215826474

Funny, both Hempy and Rip publicly stated more than once, Hempies don't work in 5 gal pails, but then again I Just saw Hempy posting a couple days ago that you shouldn't transplant up, just start 'em in full size containers, so, a perfect example of "don't believe everything you read on the internet", different stuff works for different people, seems to be especially true with growing MJ. BTW, the Nebula mom dried to 7 oz, 5 grams, I'd say this one is double. Side note to self: small WR-30.5 gm.

[Fred Lemonjello]

Nice one Tripps!!:sunny:

Fred

[CB]

hey tripps, nice plant there bro:D

gonna fire up a couple in 5 gallon buckets this fall when i have more time to spend in the grow. will be 100% organic as well:D

keep the info coming peeps


:coffee:

[CezarCronic]

:wow::yikes::woohoo::band:2thumbs:greatjob:


To much to admire bro :grow:, can't said enough , its to big man :bananna:2thumbs:

[Foxy]

I have inline pictures disabled unless I click on them, so with no pictures, this is how your post read to me:

Mrs Tripps says I should bring her flowers more often.:D

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I split her into 3 pieces for air circulation, though it hurt to break her up.

:yikes:

That is a truly awesome plant Buddy, amazing from top to bottom! All looks pretty dense too?! Very well done Matey! 2thumbs

[Mr Burns]

Mrs Tripps says I should bring her flowers more often.:D
I could do everything your wife does and more :hippy:
Although, I'd probably need a meth lab to get through it so maybe not eh :)

Impressive tripps :gthumb: Truly stunning and it shows you listen to me :p :cool1:

[tripps]

and it shows you listen to me :p :cool1:

You, along with Foxy and San, were a big help to a noob, and I won't even make a smart comment, just "thanks".:)

[Shadows]

Funny, both Hempy and Rip publicly stated more than once, Hempies don't work in 5 gal pails


I was reading all his jabber on hempies too, but interpreted it that there was no difference in yield or growth rates using a 5 gallon instead of a 3gallon. I'd have to see a side by side, similar clones taken, transplanted and flowered, 1 in a 3 gal and 1 in a 5, to believe the additional root space or nutrient availability didn't have a positive effect on the 5gal's yield.
Then to consider, well you can veg an extra week in the 5 gallon and raise the drain hole to accommodate a larger res capacity, well just seems to say, there's no way the 3 would keep up.

incredibly impressive plants Tripps. :D

[tripps]

While the Nebula and WR are 2 dif strains, they were almost identical in size and yield in 1 gal hempy, I'd maybe give the WR a 5-10% edge in yield. They were about the same age and size when they went into flower, the dif being the WR got put in a 4.5 gallon pail Kitty litter pail, square, not quite 5 gal, but close, Nebula stayed in the 2 3/4 wastebasket. The Nebula yielded 7 oz, I'd be surprised if the WR didn't go 14 oz.

[tripps]

A few harvest pics. Huge advantage of the budsicle style with a long flower, I constantly pulled dead leaves off as they died, trimmed about 3 1/2- 3 3/4 pounds ( haven't dried to final weight yet) in about 3 hours. My last year outdoor grow, in contrast, yielded about the same weight, 3 lb 14 oz, probably spent 20-24 hours trimming. Also didn't use scissors after the first couple, I got my technique down, and pulled, rather than snipped the leaves off. Got a couple grams of "finger hash" that way too. Anyone know how to get resin off a keyboard and touchpad?

Remarkably consistent plant size, especially considering it was 2 different strains. Heard so much about stretch, plus I needed the veg room space, but if I did it over I would have vegged them longer, probably only stretched 40% in height.

Nebula

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16282&stc=1&d=1216174422

White Russian

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16284&stc=1&d=1216174413

White Russian front, Nebula back

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16283&stc=1&d=1216174413

I don't want to say I have a lot of bud, but when I decided to move them back in from the barn to the empty flower room with a dehumidifier, I filled my wife's laundry basket to the top, and had to go back for a second trip, I should have taken a pic!

Ha, a seed must have fallen off one of my seed minis, the table was slightly elevated above the rest, and sprouted. Probably was a clone only, holy grail, superplant, now we'll never know.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16280&stc=1&d=1216174413

Oh, and my 32 oz experiment, I'm guessing maybe 12 grams or so for the bigger one.

http://www.homegrownbud.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16281&stc=1&d=1216174413


BTW, never a nanner or stray seed in the grow, as far as I can tell, good, stable strains both. And proof you don't have to be as super careful as some seem to think about pollen, I fertilized my seed minis, blew any excess pollen off, and carried them right back down to the flower room. Multiple times each, actually.

[CylonBud]

They way my WR and NEB are taking off I can see why you get such good yields. I can wait till i'm chopping and drying them. Nice great buds ya got. Great smoke too. :D

[CezarCronic]

Very nice bro;) , they look very big man:eek: , got to know the secret man big yield :shake: Enjoy a very good outcome :mmmm:

[Foxy]

That's a great result Matey, with some lovely looking buds to inhale. ;)

Interesting you prefer a dry trim and how it's less work for you.... I may have to try that soon... :D

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[tripps]

Interesting you prefer a dry trim and how it's less work for you.... I may have to try that soon... :D

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NO NO NO! I don't. I tried it with the 2 big ones, don't like it at all. Leaves don't stand out to be snipped, and they toughen up so they don't pull off easy either. Was recommended, tried it, didn't like it. Pulled the leaves off these before drying., except the 2 big ones.

[majestyk5]

ive tried it many ways and so far doing when first cut i can get more of the leaf. but it is messier. so prolly like with everytrhing its a trade off:D

[Mr Burns]

I could grow that with my hands tied behind my back, my shoe laces tied together and a broom stick up my arse :crazy:

Anyway, I wanted to talk about dry trimmimg. Being a semi convert I only remove the big fan leaves and trim the sweet leaf when almost dry. I've found this faster and if your sweet leaf is covered in triches you can trim up to where they lay thick. I find triches easier to see when dry than wet so it works for me fellow herbalists :)

:greatjob:

[Foxy]

NO NO NO!
Now you sound like my girlfriend too... :D

I could grow that with my hands tied behind my back, my shoe laces tied together and a broom stick up my arse :crazy:

You could have just typed:

I could grow that on any usual Friday or Saturday night.

Don't listen tripps, she's just jealous. :shrug:

[Mr Burns]

I could grow that on any usual Friday or Saturday night.
The question was regarding plant growth, not what growth comes from call girls on a weekend. Mr lonely..... :2cents:

Don't listen tripps, she's just jealous. :shrug:
Being a bitch, who knows best tripps :shrug: (Answer this wrong and I'll never wash your lunch box again) :D