I was first sad that I had to harvest all three girls at different times if I wanted my trich levels almost equal on all three. But then I realized that if I harvest them on the same day(ish) --
♥️ RED -- grew the fastest and has the most amber. She will be a "later" harvest and will give me that couch lock high.
💚 GRN -- was a late bloomer due to minor stunting. She will be the "early" one with least amber-developed trichs, giving me more of that head high.
💛 YLW -- will (hopefully) be a balance of both since it will be the "on time" harvest since it's had the most "normal" growth.
So, instead of being sad... I am now quite happy on the diversity of smoke I'm going to get. Silver lining all the way!
A note on Dutch Passion Autos -- I am thankful that the elongated grow season with these genetics gives more time for the plant to heal from the multiple errors newbies such as myself make. I now realize a grow season of 13-16 weeks for an auto is considered too long, by today's standards.
Now that I have some grow experience, I might not be too keen on growing 16 week autos again... In my next grow, I am hoping it doesn't take that long. Fingers crossed!
Sending good vibes to all growers and plants out there. Wishing you all a happy growth and an even happier smoke!
I'm wanting to harvest the earliest possible -- long story, time constraints. Question: seeing my plants now, what's the earliest I can harvest without sacrificing too much potency?
I know early harvest means more head high, later means couch lock. I'm okay with that trade off.
Seems like you should have a comprehensive round up of think different here with that broad spectrum of trchome development, probably worked out for the better mate by the sounds of it 😉 glad you successfully got to H well done!
@DreamIT, whew!! That calms my nerves a bit. If you have the same RH, w all ur grow experience, then hopefully I should be okay too! Thanks IT! I always appreciate you taking the time!
@Vincent_Van_Grogh, No, never heard of it, but I don't rule out that it's possible, you always discover a lot of new things. However, if the area where you grow already has good ventilation, 50-55% humidity is good and you have no problems with mold (this is the average humidity I keep in flowering) 🤘
@homerjgangia, got any advice or pointers on lowering RH at late flower without buying a humidifier? I want to avoid mold/ bud rot but can't get it below 52-55...
@Lacrima, got any advice or pointers on lowering RH at late flower without buying a humidifier? I want to avoid mold/ bud rot but can't get it below 52-55...
@weed__mee, got any advice or pointers on lowering RH at late flower without buying a humidifier? I want to avoid mold/ bud rot but can't get it below 52-55...
@Vincent_Van_Grogh, haha so you know it's not ice and snow money🤣🤣🤣🤣🤜🤛 and our cars aren't moose🤣🤣. No problem my friend and we will see ya around for sure bro
@Rock_n_Roll_Randy, saw the dehumidi pics! Thanks! I'm familiar with the loonies and toonies bro! Went to UBC for university (I'm not Canadian). I actually blame BC chronic for making me a pothead. Hehe! Grass there is just waaay too good! Thanks for taking the time Randy... See around the chat or so!
@Vincent_Van_Grogh, my dehumidifier is about 5 yrs old bro. And I think it was about $150 canadian dollars. Canadian dollars are made of ice and snow🤣🤣🤣🤣
They’re looking great! Watching something grow into something from nothing is exciting to me. Just knowing what they’re growing into increases the excitement and anticipation for me. Enjoy it, I do! I saw a comment from another grower on someone else’s diary the other day that I believe hit this notion on the head. The grower wrote, “Smoking weed May not be addictive, but growing it is.” I was hit by the truth in that statement as it reflects my own ideas and thoughts. Beware you may get addicted to growing too. 😎 Good luck, and happy growing!
@The_Good_Twin,that's makes sense man! Yeah, so even if it's in this range.. as long as there is air movement I should be good. Will add additional oscillating fan and turn up intake to ensure air is in and out quickly. As long as I see most leaves rustle regularly I should be good then (?)... Whew! *Wipes forehead from relief*
@Vincent_Van_Grogh,
An RH of 52-55% should be alright. The research I’ve done says that a RH of 65 to 62 is best for drying once you’ve harvested, and that a RH of 52-55 should be dry enough to prevent most molds from appearing. I live in a climate where my own RH never gets above 55%, but generally hangs around 38-55% depending on the outside weather. In my own opinion, 52-55% RH should be fine to prevent mold from forming. I’m NO expert, but from what I’ve read, you should be fine.
@The_Good_Twin, got any advice or pointers on lowering RH at late flower without buying a humidifier? I want to avoid mold/ bud rot but can't get it below 52-55...
@Nenay, seems like that's the consensus. That I should worry as long as the leaves rustle and air moves freely in the space -- along w high intake fan speed to ensure air is in and out quickly! Thanks man! I appreciate you confirming this!! Hope your girls are doing well!
@Nenay, got any advice or pointers on lowering RH at late flower without buying a humidifier? I want to avoid mold/ bud rot but can't get it below 52-55...
@spyder, got any advice or pointers on lowering RH at late flower without buying a humidifier? I want to avoid mold/ bud rot but can't get it below 52-55...
@TrickOrTrip, got any advice or pointers on lowering RH at late flower without buying a humidifier? I want to avoid mold/ bud rot but can't get it below 52-55...
@Cannabeast40, you read my mind! Just about to prop up another oscillating fan in there! This should work with higher intake speed. We shall see! Thanks man!
@Vincent_Van_Grogh, if you can fit another fan in there, so it gets really windy, it shoud be fine at 50 ish.
and turn up your ductfan might help a couple of %
@SeaGrow, INTERESTING! that makes sense from a physics standpoint... Lemme try and see if I can get some dry ice! That's a very creative solution... I would've never thought of that! God bless GD for allowing my idiot grower heard to ask vets like you!!! Thanks for the time man!!
@Vincent_Van_Grogh, try with dry rice.
Put dry rice in few pots and put that pots with rice around your plants, it is posible to go down for a few percents with that technique 😉✌️
@@Waylate, DampRid, huh? Alright, will definitely look into those... Someone said dry ice... Seems more complex... Thanks for taking the time to advise this noob! I appreciate it!
@Vincent_Van_Grogh, I have used DampRid moisture removers, I hung the bags in the tent and used the bigger tubs also.
Keep them growing healthy and Good luck
@@Waylate, got any advice or pointers on lowering RH at late flower without buying a humidifier? I want to avoid mold/ bud rot but can't get it below 52-55...
Hi there! Looking nice. Would it be possible to upload a pic without the grow light on? The veins on the leaves of "RED" look a little bit concerning to me. I'm still a noob, but the disparity in colour between the veins and the leaf itself makes me think you are missing magnesium, but it could also just be the light. In my experience and from reading a bunch of diaries, Mg deficiency doesn't tend to appear so early, more like week 4-5-6, so it's a bit of a strange look. If you could get some snaps with the light off it will give a better idea of the plant's health.
Looking great and wishing you the best of luck for the next stage. I can't wait to see these ladies stretch out, if this is your first grow you'll be in for a treat!
EDIT: On closer inspection I'm pretty sure it's just the light. I opened full size image and could see clearer, looks perfectly healthy so ignore my comment - except for the good wishes :)
@Vincent_Van_Grogh, I'd probably wait another week or so. You'll notice a bit more of the same growth rate for next 7ish days, and then the plant will begin to stretch, growing as much as 1 inch per day!! Thats a good time to start defol as you'll have a better idea of where the budsites are, and therefore what you need to defol for light penetration!
Rule of thumb for me, with autos at least, is not to take more than 4 leaves at a time, and I try to leave 48 hours between clippings. Others go a lot harder than that, but autoflowers are delicate creatures so I tend to err on the side of caution - with everything, defol, nutes, training.
@Vincent_Van_Grogh, hey, my pleasure! Take all my advice with some salt, I'm still learning too!
With regards to deficiencies in general, I don't think there are any you need to worry about for the first 4 weeks or so. There is enough nutrition for the seedling/veg stage in the seed itself, as well as the soil medium. In my experience week 4/5 is when defs begin to show their signs, so if you can be ahead of the curve a bit and apply amendments in the previous weeks you can start to move towards "optimal" growth. I think this instinct will only come with experience, growing different strains in different conditions and working on your "green thumb"!
On the red stems/mag def side, that is a sign as far as I'm aware but as above, not in the first few weeks. Late veg/early bloom stage in the case of autoflowers which is all I've grown so far. For instance, my current 7 day old seedling has a red stem but I don't think we can say that's down to a deficiency. Calcium and magnesium are closely linked in their uptake within the plant, as far as I know, and often people have calcium defs which lead to magnesium lockout. Depending on your water source you may have a decent calcium content anyway, so mag defs are less likely to occur in the course of a grow. Soil does tend to be more forgiving on the nutrient side of things as far as I know, but definitely use a light hand with nutes early on. You can always add more, but you can't take it away very easily.
Good luck with the grows and thanks for the kind words!
@Island, got any advice or pointers on lowering RH at late flower without buying a humidifier? I want to avoid mold/ bud rot but can't get it below 52-55...
@Vincent_Van_Grogh, Unfortunately, I didn't keep any diary for that grow. In fact, I didn't document a single thing from that grow except the yield. Got 246 grams out of two plants.
@love_2_grow, yeah dood... She's very forgiving and fun to try stuff with.. not unlike our first gf... Lol! How are mine faring compared to your TD's? Lemme check your diaries...
@ManosVerdes, got any advice or pointers on lowering RH at late flower without buying a humidifier? I want to avoid mold/ bud rot but can't get it below 52-55...
@Vincent_Van_Grogh,
Hi, ive found this article about VPD.
Maybe it serves you!!
https://www.cannabissciencetech.com/view/understanding-vpd-and-transpiration-rates-cannabis-cultivation-operations
🙏🌿🌿🌿🙏
@Vincent_Van_Grogh,
Luckely it was only last days. But the drying proces is pretty slow 2 for now. And ive got unwanted visitors installing new counters for gas and electricity, so i had to abort the bloom a bit early.🙄
🙏🌿🌿🌿🙏
@Organic_LarF, good point! Hehe! Outside air is definitely a little less humid. So intake is good! Hehe! Yeah, those are pics for master growers and their fat buds of this strain. I'm a noob... I can only hope! Thanks again for the time! Hope the kids are learning a lot a you teach them the green thumb ways!