aphrodisia Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Hi Ganja XL. Thanks for stopping by. I use a Manrose extractor fan in my grow box. Its capable of 85m3/hr and my grow box is only 3ft x 2ft making a total of 6 cubic feet. I have an intake hole at the bottom of my box opposite to the extractor fan high on top so I have a pretty good rate of airflow throughout the box, plus the LED fans also stirring up the air.I don't lollipop as such but I tend to tidy up as I go along, clearing up the undergrowth to allow maximum air circulation, pulling off yellowing/damaged leaves, etc. When it comes to around the six and a half week mark I start defoliating a little to allow more light through plus it also helps when it comes time to trim .I can definitely see two phenos of the OHS going here. The two plants in the pic below are both OHS, but as you can see one is short and bushy and the other is turning into something of a lanky monster (I think Im going to end up having to tie her down ) with long bushy leaves and slower to start showing pistils. It will probably take longer to mature too but its looking like its going to be a big yielder (I hope !) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Not much to update, plants are still developing ok, although a bit concerned about one of the OHS as it seems to be lagging a bit behind the other one in pistil formation. Will keep an eye on it for now it seems healthy and lush enough. I have grown what turned out to be two duds before in my time, one a freebee Afghani that never developed any buds and one a World of seeds Space that again never flowered anything even after 8 weeks, so I hope this doesn't turn out that way as well, still Dutch Passion has pretty good genetics so I shall have to wait and see.Now on day 24 of flower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Day 26 and my babies are coming along nicely, bud formation is coming along nicely. One of the OHS it seems is a predominantly sativa pheno judging by how its flowering, I can see short little pistils starting to form on it now, hope she doesn't take too long to finish but she could also hopefully be a big yielder should be interesting to see how it develops, compared to the other OHS which is already developing tight bunches of pistils and forming bud structures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 some more pics for day 29 of flowering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Hi everybody, time for a quick update. Not a lot happening at the moment. Bud formation is ongoing and not really much to see. The fun starts after week 6 or so when the buds have actually formed and are starting to fatten up.At the moment you just see tons of white hairs everywhere. Will next update when they have developed a bit more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 Hey ! I see purple leaflets starting to show on the purple kush. Lovely jubbly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 I can now see some purpling beginning to take place on one of the purple kushes and its also beginning to get resiny just about halfway through flowering. I managed to take some pics with the lights off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420smartz Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 your buds look like they coming along nicely man good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 I just had a close look at the taller of the two orange hill specials and I have to say I am pretty disappointed in its development so far. Its miles behind the other OHS in bud formation/development. Although it looks quite thick and dense in the pics (side view) this is because its so leafy and not down to bud formation. I thought Dutch Passion said this strain has been stabilised over 6 generations ?Guess I lucked out on that one. So far all its showing are these tiny stubby pistils and not very many of them at that compared to the other OHS, and at nearly 40 days of flowering too. Im in two minds to pull it to make more space for the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 I just finished updating my thread on the 420magazine forum and thought I better update here too. Now exactly six weeks into flower and hopefully another 2 to 3 weeks to go. Buds haven't started swelling yet as it is still mostly all white hairs although some are starting to brown off now.Have given up on the one OHS but I wont pull it as I thought I might as well make some hash oil out of it (its about all its good for). I bought a five pack of the OHS and germinated these two. I really hope the remaining three beans don't turn out like this one. The above pic shows the purple kushes and the dodgy OHS from the side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Good news people ! The good folks over at Dutch Passion have very kindly offered me a free 3 pack of seeds to compensate for the disappointment of this genetically mutated OHS which is pretty decent of them.Day 45 of flower and things are still progressing. Leaves are gradually starting to yellow now and hopefully in the next couple of weeks the buds should start packing on some weight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dust Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Thanks for all the updates man those ladies are looking nice and bushy! and judging by the color ytou gave them some good love, almost getting till the end now you started cutting on the nutes already? Have a good grow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Hi Dust ! Thanks for the compliment, looks like we are in the home stretch now. Not a lot to update at the moment but I have made a few minor changes today at day 50 of flower. I have taken out the LEDs and whacked the HPS up to 600w for the last 2 weeks or so of flower and keep my fingers crossed the heat isn't too great.Gave them the last feed today too so its going to be nothing but plain water from now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Decided to take them down today at day 55. Trichs on the purple kushes were mostly cloudy with some amber. Besides that I noticed signs of mould developing on one of the purple kushes yesterday and had to take off a cola and salvage what I could, hehe.Will post some final weights when they are all dry. Hope you have all enjoyed the grow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Ok time for the final update. After hanging for 5 days to dry and another five days in paper bags after trimming the final results are in. Have to admit Im a bit disappointed with the results as the freaky OHS cut down on my yield but I will have to redesign my grow in future, probably get myself a proper grow tent. Anyway the Purple kushes together weighed in at 94.7 grams dry and the normal OHS came in at 38.5 grams dry, I didn't bother weighing the other OHS as hardly anything to weigh and its all going in my trim.The first pic is of the OHS in a jar and the pic of the 2 jars is of the purple kushes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost'sshadow Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I have found that 20% of trimmed harvest weight can be counted on by the time they go into jars for the curing process. sometimes a bit less. furthermore mold problems can be countered by tweeking the atmospheric conditions and keeping the room humidity between 40% during the dark cycle and 30% during the light. if you reside in a humid environment De-humidifiers should be employed during the late stages of flowering. being here in the desert SW of the USA we mist to bring the humidity up just before cutting the lights off and again first thing. by 2 hours or so into the light cycle the humidity has fallen considerably . it seems the moisture in the soil keeps it just over 30% except on days where we have let it totally dry out. (usually prior to feeding or flushing) PS it looks like you cut some really nice bud there guy . Enjoy "smoking your own" as nothing much beats it. peace out Ghost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 Hi Ghost, thanks for stopping by. Yes nothing beats the satisfaction of smoking your own dank that you grew yourself and the OHS and purple kush came out really well, just wish there was more of it is all LOL..The purple kush is really frosty as hell, break it open and its tons of crystals inside the bud. Going to let them cure now for around five weeks before smoking any as from experience I have found that this is the magical moment when something happens to the buds and peak potency kicks in, I think some say this is the moment the buds get de-carboxylated. I need to rethink and redesign my entire grow though. Considering I was using 580w of mixed Led and Hps lighting in a 3ft x 2ft space I was counting on harvesting a bit more than I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost'sshadow Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 40 -80 watts per foot square seems to be a good commercial metric. 40 w/ft2 seems to be the cut off according to most horticultural design specs ive seen. we use a bit less in our flower room up side of around 35 w/ft2 and seem to produce OK weights per cycle. I prescribed more but the patient didn't want to go there because of equipment and power costs. but we do use supplemental light as seen in my thread its kind of rudimentary at this time( 2 4ft - 2 tube T12 strips) but I have purchased a couple 1x4' 4 tube t5 VHOs which may be used for that purpose .it seems like your in the proper realms and could expand w/o having to install more or upgrade. 3x3 or 3x4 should be OK 4x4 may be a bit under powered but not extremely so. PS make sure to burp those jars often you dont want mold growing in those curing jars . thats the worst fucking thing imaginable..I mean its just soul crushing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 I tried a small sample of the OHS, and while not even properly cured yet, I don't normally get the full effects of my buds till at least 5 weeks have passed but the effects of the OHS can be summed up in the pic below 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost'sshadow Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I dig the fabulous furry freak brothers .especially Phineas and Fat Freddys Cat classic stoner comics from Austin TexasI grew up near there in the 70's isnt it funny that smokie's nose is a giant spliff? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420smartz Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Congrats on the harvest and nice journal hope you will start another soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oppersmoker Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 Nice journal indeed! Congrats with the buds.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aphrodisia Posted June 4, 2015 Author Share Posted June 4, 2015 Thanks for all your comments. When I start a new grow I will post it here guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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