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Starting off the week with a quick height check, and I notice that Mishka is 28 inches high (71cm in the first pic)! All the bud sites seem to have developed over the past week with very visible pistil growth.
Now, one problem is that given the limitation of my grow tent, I cannot raise my lights further up and am stuck 6" from the top. I can already see light burn on one or two of the leaves at the top, but I'm expecting to fail with the top buds for this grow to compare and have a sense of the maximum I can push certain strains in terms of PAR (Photosynthetically Available Radiation). Planning to buy a PAR metre soon to get more details on the lighting and plant growth.
In terms of bud sites, I haven't done an exact count, but it's somewhere around ~20 bud sites. Given the top nug gives me 7g (fingers crossed!) and the ~20 sites give me 5g each, I'll be happy if I can get at least 100g for my first harvest!
Another issue I've noticed is keeping the humidity down (currently I'm sitting at ~75%). I didn't realize that it would be so tough to keep humidity down, especially now that it's summer in Toronto where relative humidity outside is already ~40% going up to 60% on cloudy days. I've ready for flowering, humidity should be kept ~40% to prevent bud rot, but because of watering and plant transpiration, it seems I would have to buy a dehumidifier for the next grow.
@exclusiveX420, Really good advice mate! I didn't think the humidity would naturally stay in the high 90s. I don't know why I even bothered buying a humidifier!
I have ordered a Humidifier (the TaoTronics one on Amazon) for the next grow!
@Ganjafarmer420flowers, I'm the same so far. This site has helped a lot! I'm getting inspired by strains, methods and pretty much everything to do with growing! I have to admit, I thought this would be a hobby, but I really see it as a lifestyle at this point! Growing is a lot of fun, seeing the change in your plants literally everyday.
@tislam95,no I can't see it causing you any issue as long there is plenty of soil I gather the roots will only grow to what they have available. Like I say I'm a novice like you just keep reading reading reading and having a play
@Ganjafarmer420flowers, I wanted to see how far General Hydroponics only would take me. I'll start using CalMag in my second set of grows (in a month or so).
Please consider getting a dehumidifier now to keep running just outside of the tent. this is a very risky humidity level! Keep high air flow too do not go easy on the air flow esp now until u can release some humidity. This is dangerously high for mold/rot! 🙏 Good luck ! 👍
@exclusiveX420, Really good advice mate! I didn't think the humidity would naturally stay in the high 90s. I don't know why I even bothered buying a humidifier!
I have ordered a Humidifier (the TaoTronics one on Amazon) for the next grow!
@Smokin_Joe, I usually take the daily picture after watering. So that's why most of the pictures show the plants being wet. I've maintained humidity between 40-60%. Usually at the lower 40s, as I don't want an algae infestation and pests.