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now i begun to use plagron alga grow, but accidentally the fertilizer was bad stored so it's effect was unefficient.
in the following weeks the plant had some nitrogen deficiency until i bought a new alga grow bottle.
this is the reason why my vegetative phase was so long.
now finally alga grow works well, you can see how the green mass increases.
i needed also to le the plant occupy all the 100x100 grow box, considering i'm growing a 95% sativa strain
in the first flowering week i used the same fertilizing planof the veg phase. unfortunately i have no photos of this first week. i also changed the way i gave water: i gave more water each time but i waited until the soil became dry to refill. this to low-stress the plant and speed up the flowering stage. summer is beginning, so i have very high temperature and it will increase until the harvesting.
the 8th flowering week begins with a flush of 20l into a pot of 15l. the plant looks too green for the phase we are, so i needed to do this now. i stopped fertilizing also, but not royal sugar. in the first pic you can see a really smart method to do a flush. the flush brings the EC level from over 2000 to 1100 uS/cm. if there is need i'll repeat it few days before harvesting.
I decided to wait more time to let the leaves lose more pigments, I will harvest around August 10th. Some branches have collapsed under the weight of the buds, which have become very hard.
Hi @realganjasmoka! On the one hand, it certainly is a good idea to harvest in the morning (before lights turn on), since terpenes will be at their peak, and trichomes will be fresh (heat & light can deteriorate them in the daytime). On the other hand, the 24-48h of darkness is supposed to increase trichomes production, but in my opinion it's a grower myth. I tried, and did not see any real benefits. Some growers will swear it's efficient, some others will tell you it's pure bullshit. My recommendation is to make your own opinion, by harvesting 50% of the plant, putting the plant into 48h of darkness, then harvest what's left. This way, you'll see by yourself if this had a positive effect onto your buds. Now about the watering schedule, it's related to your drying process. If your environment is a bit hot&dry, you might water her until her last day. If your drying environment is almost perfect, then you don't need extra water in the stems/buds, you can stop watering 2 to 4 days before harvest. Hope this will help, keep us up-to-date and happy growing 👊
realganjasmoka
