It was time for a bit of defoliation to increase light penetration and help the plants to divert their energy. Still not much of a smell which is great since I don’t have to use the noisy extraction system.
Hey friend looking good clean tent. Would it be alright if I offer some pointers to help you out? So cannabis plants love heat and humidity. The buds hate it, I notice you got good humidity going so great work with that. But if we look for a bit warmer of temps with lights on and off we will get more vigorous growth. 79-84 MAX with lights on and no more than 9 degrees less with lights off. If we allow for more than 10 degrees less with lights off at this stage we will get a lot of stretch. If you have not done so look up VPD, Vapor pressure deficit and how it relates to growing cannabis. All new growers should learn this and how to read and use a VPD chart. Also, grab yourself a PAR meter and a thermal laser temp gun like the fluke 62 MAX. These are great tools for helping you read your plants better and grow to their needs.
As we progress into flower temperature control is vital to getting the type of bud development we are looking for. Too hot of temps and our buds will be big and airy and prone to fox tail. Too low and we lose out on a lot of size but get density and tons of cake. Anything over 81 should be avoided after weeks 2-3 of flower. 77-79 seems to be a great temp for lights on to get the best of both worlds size and density. When our plants finish their vertical growth by weeks 4-6 of flower at this stage we want to then allow for larger temp swings. Now we can open it up past more than 10 degrees less with lights off as it will now send extra energy into the plants budding process and resin production. Each passing week opening it up more and more until harvest. Mastering this technique will really help you get a good finish on your product.
I hope that helps you out! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask I am here to help anytime I can. Check out my 200 light 7,000 plant diary & follow my profile I am currently producing a youtube tutorial series if that sounds like something you would be interested in hop over and subscribe to my channel! Take care and welcome to the community.