Day 99 (12/11/2021): Week 15th started, 58th day of 12/12 I'll harvest JH/CH/BB3 on sunday (or monday). Not sure yet for AKL but I would like to avoid 2 crops/drying places.
Day 100: JH and CH are ready. Couldn't check BB3 and AKL is almost ready. I'll check again tomorrow => harvest or trim fan leaves and harvest on monday or tuesday.
During the last week, all the buds still fattened a lot..
Day 101: I finally got the wedryer out and harvested both Jack Herer (90% milky 10% amber). It took the afternoon and I had no time left for the Cookies haze who are ready too ( as well as BB3). Well, they won't mind 1 or more 2 days.
I'll certainly wait untill novemeber 18th for AKL: It has cloudy trichomes , a little amber and too still many transparent. It's supposed to take 65/70 days and seeing how she grew in the last week , I don't want to miss anything those last days might bring.
Jack Herer 1 gave 540 g of wet buds. I forecast 135 g dry
Jack Herer 2 ( the "sick" one" )gave 440 g of wet buds; I forecast 100 g dry.
And I had 0,4g of excellent finger hasch just smoked. Jack Herer I missed you, so glad to have you back ๐
Day 102: No pics today: I harvested Cookies haze 1 ( 380g of wet buds) and the light went off while I was stil harvesting CH 2. After finishing to trim what was cut, there is another 375 g of wet buds. Remains +/- 1/3 pf the plant. I'll finish tomorrow and create the harvest week.
I could see trichomes falling in the trim bag . For sure more than 200g dry to come from both cookies haze. Plants have a different phenotype and slightly different smell more fruity pungent on CH2 more Sweet on CH1. I'm really impressed with Kannabia products ! Their Amnesi K lemon is going to be the most productive plant of the grow and judging by its smell, should not disappoint - at all -.
For the next grow,I planned to taste Ace Seeds ( Malawi / golden tiger) but..I don't feel ready yet and will rather (unless surprises after testing... and there won't be .. the Cookies haze finger hash is very very good :) - I update immediatly ! -) grow Kannabia again: Amnesi k lemon,sativa dream, maye cookies haze gain + Easy haze from philosopher seeds and Moby XL from Zativo seeds.
BB3 will certainly be harvested tomorrow... if there is enough place remaining in the Wedryer. If not, I'll harvest it with the AKL Thursday or friday.
Day 103: Watering 5L; pH 6,2 with Elycitor 0,3mg/L and Power clean 6ml/L for AKL who remains alone in the tent.
I finished harvesting CH2 who gave 60 more g of fresh buds => 380 +375+60= 835 g of freh buds for both Cookies haze (and loads of trim and micros buds).
I also harvested the Bruce Banner 3 and surptise !! Because it is much shorter than the other plant and of its position in the tent, I didn't see how developed she was. It gave a good 560 g of wet buds loaded with trichomes and alos lots of sugar leaves and micro buds : After harvesting 5 plants I already have 2,3 kg of leaves and micro buds to make hash/edibles. I had a bit of finger hash again: It's strong and tasty. Good surprise with this Growers choice seed.
On the contrary of the other plants, AKL is still thirsty and I will give her +/- another week. I think that it will produce a lot and altogether I forecast a global 650/700 g of dry buds ๐. I'm sure that it can be better with the exact same set up and plants, not talking of what it could give with 200 additional watts... Makes me glance more and more at the upgraded SE 7000 ๐.
Day 104: Nothing to mention !
Day 105: After 72 hours, my brain started to work again.. Now that the net is gone what prevents me from exposing the branches a bit better ?? That's what I did :).
AKL is really a generous,strong and beautiful plan. Very very smelly ( 1st lemon, then sweet then citrus and sour), very sticky, developing long big buds. It should be from far the best producer of this grow.
64th day of 12/12, still thirsty 2 days after I watered her,=> I will water again tomorrow and harvest when the soil is dry.
Your detailed pictures are incredibly helpful and illustrative. I'm about to try a scrog net for the first time in about a week or so, would you recommend any reading or videos to help? I saw you mention about a 20cm distance between the net and the top of the pot. Is there a specific reason for that distance?
@happykat,One more thing, because you can't decide how long will last growth, because they don't like stress and because they're dedicated to outside grow, I wouldn't start an autoflower scrog indoor. Fems or clones.
@happykat,
Among lots of googled resources I bookmarked this one: www.youtube.com/watch
For the +/- 20cm distance from top of the pot to the net, several reasons:
- You want to keep enough height to place an humidifier / dehumidifier and fan(s) under the net.
- 6 plants in a 4x4 needs 6 18/6 weeks + 2 1st weeks of 12/12 to fill the 4x4 surface if you top twice.
I wait until both main "colas" have 3 nodes to top again above their 2nd node and place the net a. At this point plants 's height is 20/25 cm and lowers to 20/22cm because of the net starting to train them.
Following this schedule results in the 20/25cm height
- Keeping the distance around 20/25 cm helps a lot to control height's plants with the scrog technique. A little bit more and I might not be able to keep at least 50 cm between the lamp and the canopy,
... A little bit less, plants won't grow enough to fill the whole grow surface.
- Not less than 20 cm also because you'll have to do some cleaning under the net before switching to 12/12 and until first pistils clearly appeared => You'll need as much access as possible from front and sides 's tent openings ( I have a tent opening on four sides for this reason).
Also, once the net is filled, watering becomes harder (especially with a tent with only 3 openings), you'll have to water from under the net, 20cm + potsheight isn't too much ๐
Think well of your plants placement/orientation before installing the net: After your started to move branches above below the net, the pots won't move until the cut.
Make sure that you ventilate properly under the net once your cleaning is done.
You'll have "lots" of work from the moment you place the net to the end of the stretch moving branches and leaves above under the net to fill the grow surface and expose as well as possible as much bud sites as you can.
That said, it's rather easy and intuitive. Once you're decided.. It happens ! And it's really worth: Yeld increased by a good 25%..
Happy scroging ๐
So good job man. How do you feel with CO2 bag? Do you notice it helps? I'm interested in but I didn't try it. Maybe in future but still researching. What's your experience? Wish you the best of lucks with your grow
@HappyWeeds,Hi, CO2 bags helped when Tยฐ went above 28 ยฐC and plants grow a little stronger and quicker during veg. I noticed the effects on growth comparing this grow to the n-2 grow ( 2 bags for this one, 1 bag for the n-2), same genetics (J Herer same seeds pack),same light, same soil, same nutrients etc..: Plants are about a week more advanced after 10 weeks of life. That said, those bags are way too expensive and I don't get full potential CO2 advantages only because my air extractor is on 24/24 and I have no idea of he realCO2 level /PPM. I use them mainly for summer with Elycitor for summer heats.
@happykat,Yes it is, more or less depending on the strain grown.
Have a look at these quick explanations: https://www.growweedeasy.com/flowering-stretch