The First Hello Diary

After the quite extensive budding I've done, the Ladies show no sign of stress, on the contrary. Already 48 hours later the buds look bigger and denser, with a strong odour exuding. Some of the trichomes have turned dark ripe orange, very pleasant to the eye. Eventually 2 of them cached up and now there are 4 plants that will finish in 8 weeks, the first 2 possibly a few days earlier. The latter look like classic Afghanis. Very beautiful small round shaped hard rock buds. And the last 2 are the largest ones by far and a solid week behind, (shown in photo) with large top buds still showing signs of growing. I actually very much enjoy these variations in a strain, as long as there is a solid base in it. And Barney's never failed me. Now... when I plucked the sucker buds the other day, I have found ONE tiny male flower, opened . Just The One. For me is like the best present. I can only hope will find some viable seeds that I can further play around with. Who knows where the intricate genetic web can take us! Finally got to the point where I used 180 litres of water and 180 of feeding solution in a week. The dehumidifier takes out 10 litres per 24 hours, witch is very satisfying. P.S. Almost forgot, this week I've changed the schedule to 13 hours, with the one to follow at 14 and for the remaining two plants the last few days or week a full 15 hours long night. Update : I´ve dried the buds using the brown bag for 3 days and decarboxilated at 120°C for an hour, checked constantly until beautiful golden crisp. Then sampled old fashion combustion way 0,25 g.......taste wise there was none but none expected. I only felt a slight nutrient or chlorophil or both tingle in the back of my throat after the fourth toke. Considering the conditions...top shelve.After the first couple of minutes, a smooth indica body melt begins immediatly. My back loosens and I get a lovely healthy smile on my face. Barney´s and their afgani genetics strikes again! Three quarters of an hour later, the sativa side showes off and brings me back online, only far more relaxed. Second run of another quarter brings my muscles to a melting point and peace of mind. So all I can do is wish You All a good night ... #Day 88 update : as I was browsing throu the questions area, realized I made a classic rookie mistake - I was watching the calendary since the light flip instead of counting the weeks from the point of actual visible flowers. So I found out my calculation is off by 8 days. Started immediatly a fertilizer solution with what I had left from Canna and completed with my own and fertilized this morning. Checking the runoff ph, it was at 7. This must be a direct consequence relative to the large amount of water and solution used in the last 8/9 days at a steady 6,5 ph. So after 4 solid washes , the runoff came down from 9+ to 7, witch counts as a personal achievement ;-) ! #Day 89 update : so far into this grow, I must take a pause and make the admittance that LED lighting is so much better than HPS ( I have about 1000 days under this kind of lights) all things considered. From the quality of light itself to work temperature to the dimming and daisy chain option on my Mars, plus the plants really look great under them. Less power consumption with more output and therefore enviromental conscious. I must say I´m impressed twice over. More than a decade ago it was not as great. Now I find myself surfing the internet for more and more intel and found some crazy lights out there! So I got rid of the HPS light bulb Today.