Cfl Dwc Grow (stealth Dresser Recon Mission)

four two zero · 09-21-2008, 10:37 PM

Hey guys I got a few shots of the buds a little closer and clearer then usual so it's quite exciting. They are looking really good and from closer inspection I'd say the trichs are not quite there yet and still need a few more weeks to finish off. The lower lighting that I set up really had some good benefits in the short time they have been there and I look forward to seeing more bud production before harvest!

Enjoy.

Also, don't the buds in the first three pictures look like a pineapple or a coconut with the gold stem on top of it? I noticed that when I was high and thought about how there's supposed to be a pineapple express strain and that it looked like that but then I saw in the new High Times that someone already submitted photos of pineapple express right after and my dreams were crushed. haha

four two zero · 09-23-2008, 08:31 PM

More bud closeups...they are looking real nice and frosty...

also check out shorty's main cola....it keeps getting thicker its ridiculous

sentravapor · 09-23-2008, 10:36 PM

looking good man. those buds look pretty coated in crystals.

four two zero · 09-24-2008, 07:07 PM

here's some more pics...indoor and a few of the outdoor slowly moving along

#1 - A shot of one of the biggest 'lower' buds on big lady filling in nicely
#2 - the top of my girl outdoors looking frosty in the earlier stages
#3 - side view of the top of the outdoor (small but smelling potent as hell!)
#4 - the lowest node on the outdoor (look at those crystals caking on!)

I'd say the outdoor plant is probably going to take another month to fill in nicely. There is a benefit to this I can tell because the trich formation is way ahead of what my indoors looked like at the same point and also the smell is so potent and strong and it's not even halfway done yet!

scott06 · 09-24-2008, 07:11 PM

420 do you realize that people have looked at your grow journal almost 2,000 times already....obviously you are doing something that people want to learn from....congrats on those beautiful budz

four two zero · 09-24-2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by scott06

420 do you realize that people have looked at your grow journal almost 2,000 times already....obviously you are doing something that people want to learn from....congrats on those beautiful budz

I am very happy that there are this many views!!! I think this journal and sentravapor's journal should be inspirations to people who either have never grown before or think it's too expensive. It's awesome to let you guys experience my first grow alongside me and see that you can get GREAT results using cheap CFLs and random FREE bag seeds.

Get yourself off the black market and start growing fresh bud!! No more dealers, no more empty wallets, no more driving all over to get your bud!!! NO MORE WASTED GAS!!!! haha

I had never attempted to grow a plant before or even so much as consider harvesting one even when I started these. With the combination of what I've learned from these forums and the internet I have learned more things then I know what to do with. The marijuana plant is a beautiful thing and a very educational and FUN experience. You might even take some of the knowledge gained while growing this plant into your life and use it in the future for more then just growing weed.

The benefit to this plant is that instead of the flowers being a visual gift you get the addition of FEELING and EXPERIENCING the plant. It's amazing how different every high is and how each plant has it's own personality. You grow very attached to your plants and feel the need to over-care for them because you appreciate them. I don't think I have paid this enough attention to my girlfriend either haha.

I've also learned a great deal of patience. I dealt with so much anxiety about when the plants would be done, emergency transplants, nutrient problems, and various other small annoyances. But I stuck through everything and realized how great the plants were doing because of all the hard work and attention I gave them. I became a lot more patient from when I started these plants up until now just seeing that they are almost finished and the samples were great. I will probably tear up a little bit when I finally cut the plants down. Followed by me lighting up the cured product and having the biggest smile on my face ever!

Thanks for the support guys!!!

Happy Growing!

P.S. I noticed that all of the pictures from the beginning of my grow journal that I used to EMBED into the post were not working and that might of affecting those trying to see the entire grow and I apologize!! I fixed it! ENJOY!

four two zero · 09-25-2008, 05:19 PM

Update
Flowering Day 51 (Day 80 from Seed)
Sunrise: 6:47am
Sunset: 6:47pm

Starting today the actual light hours for outdoors in New York is exactly 12/12 but my plant still has been flowering since a month ago when it was about 13/11. But it's been moving along slowly and at the same time it has benefited from the long flowering process. Just look at all those crystals packing on! I caught up with the actual exact day that I'm up to with these plants and figured I'd share that with you along with some nice pictures of the outdoor. Enjoy!

#1 - overall shot of the lady outdoors
#2 - a closeup side shot of her sexy top
#3 - another shot with her top off! woo
#4 - look at those crystals!! even more caked then last time!! YUM

four two zero · 09-26-2008, 09:14 PM

Update
Flowering Day 52 (Day 81 from seed)

Took the plants out of the dresser last night to clean up the dresser and upgrade it a little bit to make room for the haze crossbreed that is ready to start flowering. Let us hope for another beautiful girl! These seeds came from a friend that successfully grew some pretty dank haze which he got from a seed bank off the net so this will be my first bank seed plant.

I can already see the difference in quality of seed just from the rapid speed of growth it has been showing me. I topped the plant to induce some new shoots to develop in hopes for the final product to be a plethora of nice and big main colas. ;) We shall see! I will keep you posted.

four two zero · 09-27-2008, 01:35 AM

I decided to take the very last sample before harvest and document the drying & curing process and fill you in on the taste and smoothness of the smoke. I made a simple drying box out of these post office shippers that I have. I cut two openings on each side for airflow and left the box topless only because I slide it under my couch which blocks the light from above.

Drying & Curing

Day 1

I started the process by snipping off one of the smallest of the most mature shoots and began to trim and manicure it. Some people like to keep the fan leaves on for the beginning of the process but I chose to remove all of them and trimmed off some of the bud leaves to give the buds a uniform look.

Next I wrapped the end of the stem around one of the strings inside the drying box and used a paper clip to secure it. For the first day I chose to have minimal airflow by allowing only free moving air to enter the drying box. I'm sure you can get away with putting indirect airflow on the buds from the very first moment but I am going to introduce the airflow slowly starting the second day.

Starting today and soon to be a daily routine, I pulled out the dryer box and turn the bud 180 degrees just to keep the drying process even. I will continue to do this once a day for each day of the drying process.

I have attached day one's photographs.

The bud straight freshly cut off the plant
Overall shot of the shoot trimmed
After the manicure
Overall shot of the dryer box
Close-up of the secured baby
Hanging out to dry
My custom lid for the glass jar I converted into my curing jar (i was high and bored, leave me alone! haha. it was too perfect to pass up and i had paint markers to waste)
The jar itself

I will document each day of the process along with pictures and info in case anybody cares to see the first sample cured and smoked! Thanks for looking.

sentravapor · 09-27-2008, 01:54 AM

hahah great jar lid! and nice little dryer box

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