Cfl Dwc Grow (stealth Dresser Recon Mission)

four two zero · 09-06-2008, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by scott06

I sure no one is bored with your well documented grow...quite the opposite, it is very interesting following your process and congrats on your rapid success

I appreciate that. I just don't want to be someone who posts pictures of the same thing you saw the other day. Obviously everyone on here has seen a plant flowering millions of times so some amateur first time grow won't impress anyone I'm sure but I guess some people just get too excited and want people to see every step of the way. One thing I noticed though is that even though these seeds that I used are supposed to be low quality bag seeds it seems to me like this bud is denser, thicker, and more potent looking then some of the supposed 'exotic' fluffy stuff that I've seen and also bought. Dealers around here charge double the price for stuff that's supposed to be a better 'exotic' strain meanwhile it's never anything special compared to what used to just be regular hydro. Although all strains come in different shapes and sizes I can already see the crystals caking on all the tops and the amount of bud is way way more then I could ever imagined myself growing. I think this will be a good experiment to compare random bag seed to supposed exotic strain grows especially if both are done with CFLs.

You've guys seen basically what the buds are looking like on a few of the tops. I unfortunately can't get the entire plant in a picture which I want to do so badly to show how many tops these bad girls have! I counted 20 tops on Big Lady and 14 on Shorty which are all budding very nicely. I'd say about 2/3 of the tops are identical to the main colas of both plants which leads me to believe it's going to be quite a nice yield.

For the next week or two I'll probably be keeping you guys updated on the outdoor and my vegging haze plants until these big girls start to REALLY show off what they got. There's supposed to be a hurricane passing through here so I'm hoping it doesn't damage my girl outdoors. We shall see. I'm also in a constant search for a camera to borrow to bring you guys the quality pictures these plants deserve. Stay tuned.

four two zero · 09-08-2008, 12:20 PM

Update
Got some shots of the outdoor today which survived the supposed 'hurricane' that the weather people screamed about for so long. It turned out to be just half-assed rain that made a puddle in the street for a few hours which quickly drained away. Is it me or do the weather people have no idea what they're talking about with their expensive doppler radar bullshit? Anyway as you can see the outdoor is starting to bud up pretty nicely. For the most part it looks like it's just going to be one huge cola seeing as the inner growth hasn't really came out too far but if that's an extra half oz or so to throw into my entire stash I could care less. The more the better. I got two other shots also which looked cool.

Also the Haze plant that I topped is looking awesome! Somehow from just topping it once the plant is growing six tops in place of the one that I cut off and they are all developing evenly. I topped the other plant also because it worked so well and I wish I experimented with this earlier I would of done it to all my plants.

Pappy · 09-08-2008, 12:39 PM

Hey two four zero,

Don't think that just because it's bagseed, it won't be as good as a "purchased strain".

I have been growing clones from bagseed, for about 3 years. It is about as tasty and potent as any "commercial" out there. The only complaint I have, is that it doesn't produce the yield I'd like. But, it is a sativa dominant, so I shouldn't expect a great yield. Nice work. Keep it up.

Pappy

four two zero · 09-09-2008, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Pappy

Hey two four zero,

Don't think that just because it's bagseed, it won't be as good as a "purchased strain".

I have been growing clones from bagseed, for about 3 years. It is about as tasty and potent as any "commercial" out there. The only complaint I have, is that it doesn't produce the yield I'd like. But, it is a sativa dominant, so I shouldn't expect a great yield. Nice work. Keep it up.

Pappy

Yea I slowly learned that throughout the process of growing these first plants that if you just take really good care of your plants and give them a lot of attention it really seems to pay off in the end. Although a lot of people don't deal with height restrictions or the need for stealth and so in that situation a bag seed could be even better because you get the full growth and yield from the plant.

In my case, due to my situation, a low yield and smaller plant in general like mine to me is like a big score for me. I'm just amazed at how you can make a decent compact plant that provides you free fresh and potent smoke that you created yourself and got to watch grow. Even if I got an ounce per plant I would be satisfied but I'm staying positive along with the way things are looking it could be a much bigger yield.

But, I also factored in the amount of water weight that the buds lose during the drying and curing process. I'm not too sure because I'd figure you lose at least half the size & weight based on what I've heard.

Does anybody know the average percentage of weight loss?

four two zero · 09-09-2008, 11:14 PM

Update
Some pictures of the topped haze plant. Looking good

four two zero · 09-10-2008, 06:02 PM

Update
I had to take some pictures of the ladies today because they seduced me into it. I think I did a little bit better of a job of making the pictures more clear so you can kinda see the nice layer of crystals on the bud sites. The hardest pictures to take is getting Big Lady's entire main cola in the shot either because a CFL is in the way or the fact that her main cola has a lot of leaves blocking her nice buds.

Shorty's main cola is RIDICULOUS. I'm guessing because it has less tops there is more energy focused in that main area because it's thick as hell and over a foot high. It looks like whatever strain this is likes to grow fat sticky buds!! Big Lady's main cola spans down to about the 4th or 5th node from the bottom and is a couple of inches longer then Shorty's main cola. The other pictures are just random tops throughout the plant. They are growing so well you could almost mistake them for the main top so if an image file name has a "maincola" in it then it's a shot of the main cola of either Big Lady or Shorty which I also labeled. I really think these plants benefited from the Hydro lifestyle they were vegging in and now is their chance to express it. I pretty much took a shot of most of the best looking buds but there is plenty more to go around.

Enjoy this plethora of beautiful nuggets and try not to drool

4kaan4 · 09-10-2008, 08:04 PM

Hey FTZ,

(pant, pant drool, drool!)

I'll bet you could throw those against the wall and they would stick (which in this instance would be a VERY good thing)!!

Nice looking results. These have done very well for you, indeed.

Later,
4kaan4

four two zero · 09-10-2008, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 4kaan4

Hey FTZ,

(pant, pant drool, drool!)

I'll bet you could throw those against the wall and they would stick (which in this instance would be a VERY good thing)!!

Nice looking results. These have done very well for you, indeed.

Later,
4kaan4

Why thank you sir. I am very excited and surprised at how much bud I'm getting at the same time. I didn't expect this much at all but I think all the obsession over the plants is a good reason why they came out well.

I'm going to purchase a mag lens tomorrow so I can get some close up shots of the buds and see if it improves the ability to see crystals in the pictures. I also might have someone to borrow a digital camera from which should be even better.

Either way I think the most impressive shots are going to be when I cut these babies down and finally get to show the finished product in it's entirety. Plus pictures of the buds all trimmed and hanging out to dry will be awesome. I'm thinking ahead too much! The anxiety is kicking back in!

Stay tuned. Check back tomorrow for some pictures.

four two zero · 09-17-2008, 09:50 PM

Hey guys I apologize for not really updating recently. I started a new job so I've been kind of busy. Unfortunately I didn't get a hold of a digital camera yet but I took some shots anyways. These girls are looking awesome and very frosty!! The main colas of both plants are so thick I don't even believe it and the smell is amazing. When I squeeze a bud and smell its a very sweet and potent ganja smell.

I took about one hit worth of bud off and left it to dry in the dry box I made for this past week. I took the sample hit earlier today and it's more then I could ever wish for. Granted it's too early to judge the final product I was still amazed at how tasty the smoke was and how high I actually got from just one big hit from an early bud. I was blasted for a good hour and I can't wait to see what the actual result will be.

As far as harvesting goes, I honestly feel that Big Lady will be an earlier harvest then Shorty mostly because the trich formation on Big Lady surpasses it by a lot. Big Lady's buds are just caked with layers of crystals and a few of the hairs are turning brown. I got a closer look and about 1/3 of the trichs are kind of milky looking but not quite there yet.

I started setting up lighting towards the bottom of the plant to induce internode growth on each shoot. Basically the bud formation starts on the lowest node of each shoot but a few of them are not getting enough light in order to make them stretch upwards to meet the rest of the buds. I got four CFLs set up on the bottom for each plant which should solve that problem and really benefit the final yield.

The pics aren't that great but you get the idea. More to come soon.

sentravapor · 09-17-2008, 10:02 PM

the stuff looks really good man congrats.

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