Sweet Seeds Black Jack - Newbie DWC

@Freddd, agreed on the bullshit in the community, you want to have a 2400% markup from ingredients just start a cannabis nutrient line with a stupid name. Do people really think that first shot looks better? I do see shots like that too but figure they just didn't care when they took it, can't make out any detail because the highlights are all blown out from the undiffused flash on the trichs.

@Absurd, also there is much bullshitting going on in the weed community, done through photos. For example I have just uploaded to more photos to Lemon Pie, take a look at the last two, the final shot show 3 pretty nice looking colas, but the shot before them is the same colas shot at the same time. One is shot on my new iPhone with standard lens and colour correction done with Camera M, and the other is shot on a D70 with a moderate tele and auto flash. The ones shot with the flash look completely and totally different, they look way more packed, but it's all an optical illusion the correct shot is the one on the iPhone, but if I had to put them bot up in a cola competition I'd use the shot that is less accurate but looks way better.

@Freddd, as far as I understand you got it right, all you want are the gland heads, not even the stalks, so the whole goal for the best hash would be as little friction as possible of the plant matter so it doesn't break into pieces small enough to fit through the final filtering screen. Frenchy goes on about letting almost all of the ice melt so there's just a tiny bit left to hammer the plant when he turns on the washer to agitate. That's why I freaked out at first at that dry ice video because it looked like he was really going at it with super dry crumbly plant, thought it was going to turn into the kief I get out of my grinder. That said, I agree his results look WAY good enough to justify saving a shit ton of time and effort doing the cold water Frenchy method. 500% more work to get that extra last 5% of quality kinda thing 😄

@Verbalist, oh yeah, whole life cycle is endlessly fascinating but I agree. 👍 Just learning how to train plants so I'm in there all the time right now checking up, trying to imagine how their structure is going to turn out.

@Absurd, ikr the conditions hella different and whole different strains. 😅 But the thing was its nice to compare someone elses proggy to your own which is basicly at the same stage - at least close to each other. Even tho yours probs going to mature faster cuz u growing in hydro. Anyway both on early stage/pre-flowering stage right now which is IMO the most interesting part. You start to get the picture what kind of ladies u pull out 😎

@Verbalist, Thank you! I've been doing the same thing looking at all the other black jack and hydro grows. I guess just keep in mind we're growing different genetics in 100% different conditions 😛 You got some real nice growth with that veg light in soil, one of these days I need to try some northern lights, hear nothing but good things. Hoping for continued good health to all our ladies! 👊

@Freddd, thanks bud! She seems to be taking quite well to the bigger lollipop/defol I did this week(8) too, can only imagine what kind of upside down head of lettuce this would look like without all the pruning.

@Sweet_Seeds, Cheers Apolo, it's my pleasure! She's been good to me so far despite the abuse, really looking forward to flowering.

@Absurd, good on you buddy it's always great to be enjoy your own grown buds best feeling ever keep it up buddy 🤘🏻🤘🏻

@DevilsBud, thank you so much! Enjoying it right now 👌 Testing and analysis for my upcoming smoke report 😜

@Absurd,ahahah just a month more then bank date, almost like and outdoor! Its a learning process, but nice Lst anyway👌

@ManicMiner, thank you so much! Have to give most of the credit to genetics though. This pheno grew just right for training in a bubbler bucket without trellising, see my other plant for a horror show of training 😆 Ooof, I'm chopping today so counting from 12/12 I'm at the end of week 13 of flower and it's only ~80-90% cloudy 😑 think sweet seeds says 9 weeks on this one.

@Absurd, yes, both my seedsman and seedsman#2 grows have been getting an average higher pH, I too hesitated for ages, I've heard some rational explanation why it's 6.5 in soil but 5.8 in hydro, but while 5.8 won't harm them, neither will 6.3 and higher is better if it doesn't harm the plant, and it doesn't. With the light, I go by my cheap lux meter now. 50k LUX for flowering is fine, and also on both my grows I have kept the lights at a decent distance, especially so with the QB96 because it's 185W and compact, with a flat panel light 14" would be fine.

@Freddd, ~33cm high seems to be nice even canopy coverage (~ 60cm x 50cm) with these panels, I know they pump more spicy photons in the direct center but seems like a win if I can get similar dli to raising them, but with less electricity and heat. I keep thinking I want to try >pH 6 with these, my purple haze responded well to that late in flower, and now it would help me drop the P concentration which would be nice. Certainly worth a shot if this plant keeps getting that kind of necrosis, but that could have been a few other things. Are you seeing improvement on all your plants? or was that how you finished the lemon pie?

@Freddd, thanks bud! SUPER happy with the results, now I just need to not fuck up the cure 😅

@Kitties_and_Colas, thank you so much!

@SegaYGriega, thank you!