Blueberry Muffin

22 Jul 2021 Flush, flush, flush. Continuing the flush today, but it’s slow going. My buds look darker, and I’m afraid to take more trichome pics for fear to see my time management blunder. She’s been ready for harvest for the past couple of weeks and the TDS has dropped down considerably, but it’s still not ready. Today starts week 15 of a grow that should have taken less. 🤷‍♂️ Oh well, eventually I’ll get everything perfect! Today she got a gallon of water chilled to 59.3F, that had an initial pH of 8.1. I added a total of 14 gtts, or close to 1.3ml of pH DOWN in 2 increments which adjusted the pH to 6.7. TDS going in was 69 ppm. The runoff pH was 5.9, and TDS runoff was 619 ppm. Just a small change in the runoff TDS level today compared to previous days. If the TDS runoff maintains this small level of drop after the next watering then I’m going to begin the harvest since it will seem like I’ve hit the bottom of what I can expect to flush out. If it drops more, then I’ll have to think more on it to decide exactly when to harvest. So far she’s still looking pretty good. 25 Jul 2021 This is a late entry for Sunday, July 25th. I went out of town that day and didn’t get the entry written or uploaded till today. I was hoping to be in the middle of the harvest right now, but still haven’t gotten started. It just goes to show that the best laid plans are sidelined by life’s unexpected issues! She is still looking wonderful, but I want to get her harvested before it gets too far past the perfect time. On Sunday I gave her a gallon of water chilled to 43.7F with an initial pH of 8.5. I added 15 drops (gtts) of pH Down (1.5ml), which adjusted the pH to 6.4. The TDS going in was 69 ppm. Runoff pH was 6.4, and TDS runoff was 535 ppm. The tent temperature was 82F, with humidity was 54%. I’m going to flush again today to see what the TDS runoff is. If it’s lower than the 25th, then I will determine if I should continue. If it’s about the same as before, then I’ll start the harvest. We’ll see in about an hour or so what the new numbers are. 27 Jul 2021 Today is the last time I’m going to feed this Lady. She’s had enough time, and she’s ready to give up her buds!! I flushed again today to get one last look at her to see if she’s ready, and I believe she is. Today she got a gallon of chilled water (56.4F) that had an initial pH of 8.4. I added 15 gtts (1.5ml) of pH DOWN, which adjusted the pH to 6.7. The TDS going in was 74 ppm. The runoff pH was 6.4, and the TDS runoff was 484 ppm. I believe that that is enough, and I’m going to start my harvest tomorrow. I took some more pics of her trichomes and they are still looking awesome! The temperature in the tent today was 82F, and humidity was 45%. I’m really looking forward to what comes next!! Harvesting my second plant!!! 28 Jul 2021 I have finally harvested my Blueberry Muffin. It’s about damn time! This note is just to let the 3 Growers following this diary, or anyone else who may be interested in this lovely plant that this will be my last update till the harvest is completely done. At which point I will complete the Harvest entry to end this diary. Stay tuned!