Day 64 - her buds are huge!
a. her buds are showing the first signs of pink/orange pistils, about 5%
b. keeping the Flower blend for another week, then RIpen for 2
c. the smell is nice, the buds are VERY sticky, resin everywhere, all over the leaves too, will make good hashish.
Day 65 - she still drinks so many nutrients!
a. keep topping off the DWC with alternate water and nutrients, keeping ppm ~ 1000
b. it is like FastBuds says, hash makers will be happy for sure!
c. taking the light's intensity down to 75%, maturing phase has begun, will Ripen next week
Day 66 - her buds are huge!
a. still seeing expansion, stigmas are about 10% colored, 90% white still
b. Trichomes look very milky, I would say about 50% milky white trichome heads
Day 66 - she drinks so much!
a. pumped out the DWC again for fresh nutrients, she ate the PPMs down to 500!
b. the resin is multiplying in all the bud caverns, pistils are changing rapidly
Day 68 - 7L gone from DWC
a. she is still growing so large! I think she still has 30+ days may be
b. ppms are at 800, she is eating all the bloom for sure, the resin is packed on these buds
Day 69 - smell is great!
a. the lights are still at 75% to help mature the buds in the DWC
b. the smell is nice, not too intense because I am keeping the temps in check, cool
c. will start the Ripening process in a day or two
Day 70 - Ripening has begun
a. i pumped out the DWC, and replaced with 4ml/L TA FinalPart / GHE Ripen
b. DWC is at 900ppm for next 2 weeks
@love_2_grow, I would like to master cannabis in soil at some point. I grow many different Amaryllis phenotypes in nice soil, may try some cannabis sometime. Chem degree also.
@SwissKush, Yeah, the geek and scientist in me (I have a degree in Chemistry) is fascinated by the control. But then I remember that I'm also lazy and love growing in living soil since all I have to do is to use plain old water and I even have that automated :D
@love_2_grow, no doubt you will! I personally think DWC is much easier than growing in anything else as you can instantly correct any mistakes in DWC. It is VERY forgiving! There are no watering schedules or worries about over/under watering. Never use an electronic PH tester in a DWC, you will grow runts every time. Use the basic chemical PH test, as long as you are yellow/orange in the beginning, Yellow in Veg, and Green/Yellow in Flower you will grow massive plants, especially the tree's trunk. It becomes very thick in DWC expanded clay in order to support itself better. This grow there are ZERO ties on the limbs, no real LST besides the scrog net. Keeping the PH in check during VEG in DWC makes the thickest limbs I have ever seen. I cant wait until you start your DWC! Please look at any of my diaries, they just keep getting better with experience.. and more lighting POWER! π
@SwissKush,Good advise, but I've been growing in soil and I top almost all of my auto's..
I've consistently gotten bigger harvests from the ones I've topped and trained compared to just letting them grow.
Every time I've let them do their own thing, 1 maybe 2 ounces per plant, after topping and training I'm
getting 3-4+ ounces per plant on average, some more some less. I've seen some grows with the DWC and I'm
going to order one for now and give it a try in the fall when I start growing indoors again. Once everything is done
inside I'll be shutting the tents down and moving outside, but there is still frost in my garden, so I have to wait a bit yet..
Hope all is well!!!
@northernMike, thank you, mate!! Here are my personal tips. Yes, the trick to growing a bud shrub, or bud tree is never top an auto, always HST and use chemical PH test instead of those faulty electric ones. I have seen a 5.5 on chemicals, but the PH meter show a 6.5. I only pump the water out 1 maybe 2 times the entire grow... if you change water every 2 weeks it puts too much stress on the root system. This is all anecdotal experience! has not let me down for 8 grows!
@northernMike, key to DWC is to not overthink it, and never include anything organic into your DWC pool. H202, hydrogen peroxide, 3% that you get for first aid works the best in DWC for keeping anything bad out, plus the plants love the extra molecule of oxygen that is left over, just helps the roots grow larger. Keeping the pool temps under 25 degrees is always best. For PH, use a chemical test kit, not an electronic tester that has to be calibrated. I think that is the main reason why I grow such large plants is because my PH is physically tested in a test tube with chemicals, not an electronic tester. Main thing is to not over think it.. they are plants, and plants love control.. DWC provides the best control when you use minerals only and when your water supply's PH is steady.
@Green_fiend, yes, I think it will be my best FastBuds plant, idk, Gorilla Cookies and Pineapple Express was bomb, so was Bruce Banner... I think this will beat them both.
@DeepWaterGrower, It is a bug strip to catch any flies, mosquitoes or gnats that may enter the tent. I always do it during the months when the bugs are bad outside. π