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Last wk 13 Ripening SF-1000
Days 92-98 Flower Day 26-32 flowering 50 or so Days. With IR every wk until the last. The process sped up by a 1.5/2 wks with 70hrs extra light over those 40 days. 1.5 during pre and 2 hrs up until now. Only when I check the trichs at the start of the wk. I seen how ripe was. As I was going off pistils and by breeder days rec for flowering. Not taking into account how much faster IR adds to your extra DLI. buds are rock hard. Not huge. But man, they're like rocks. Flushed last wk. And she threw herself into end of life. So, she a holding on. She was on heavy syns at the end of her life and finishers that have, have to be washed from the bud. I put under my SF1000 the last few days. To soften the blow she was getting from such a high co2/temp environment last wk. She was given a hard flush the start of this week. Myth about flushing or not. The stuff I was using. YOU HAVE TO FLUSH, so, she's been on water the past week. And believe it or not. I flushed the 1st time. Got it down to my tap ppm by 20L and threw the top on for good mes. Day 94 when she dried out. Ran 1L through her. Ppm was 600. Reflushsed, and only the last few days. Her leaves are given in. There's still nutrients left though. She got tested was still 250 yesterday. So, flushed again. And she's getting pult in a few hrs. As always. My diaries will be a few weeks behind so I can get a cure and test. And only then do I fairly rate. Thanks to Pure Instinto. And to all who viewed this diary. Much appreciated to the light provider Mars-Hydro, was a pleasure. And good results. Buds are rocks. Not huge. But rocks. A GRADE for sure. Won't have any shrinkage concerns here.
Harvested
Decided to pull her. She's fully done. Took the 2nd set of her nodes, rough trim & put to quick dry with the plant itself hang drying in shit weather 19-21.5c so she got fully watered before harvest and the RH is kept high at 65-70 to prolong the dry. There is a risk of mold. But with the heat an contest air exchange, its unlikely. Has a lovely cookies sweet smell with a bit of dankness. Also, a floweree smell. Which will go when dried. Really glad so far, even with my high temperatures, now knowing how to dry in summer, I've yet to get any hay smell, (signs the dry went badly against your quality of bud) can be rid of in a long cure but, and early signs of it. Still has an affect on strength. Read the process as something breaks down for it to get like that. And once it happens, there's no getting the potency level back. But, the smell yes. After 2-4 months, depending on the servaity of the hay smell. Here, I'm not sure what will happen yet. I've yet to push a plant to 100% cloudy and 40% ambers.
lights
P1000 50% strenght for Seedling 2-500 ppfd
SP 3000 75-100% strenght for veg/90% of flowering 1000ppfd
FC3000 100% strenght 5% early-mid 500ppfd coner
SF-1000 5% Ripening 400ppfd corner
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I've just added the UR45 to my current setup , looking forward to seeing what benefits it will produceπ what's your thoughts π looking good π Happy Growing
@gottagrowsometime, glad too hear π thanks for the info my friend π I had to do some research on the bar it's self , as Mars is some what vague π but have a good idea on what too do and definitely looking forward to see the benefits of using it π.... Happy Growing my friend π
@Tropicannibis_Todd, it speeds up the time it takes for a fem to flip by at least 50%. This fem took 5-6 days to show pre flower signs with 13.30hr flowering window and 10.20hr off with 5-10m with lights on.. you can change that to 14hrs for fattening. And push it back to 12hrs for ripening or 11 whichever you prefer. But, still using the IR to put to sleep quicker.
If you're using with lights on. Just be careful with it in pre flower. As the stretch will be unreal. It can be used to cause upwards stretch during growth also. But, is can get away from you on pre flower, "well it did for me"..
The UV-A part is great. I've noticed a significant increase in resin. Just be mindful of its strenght. 1hr sessions is enuf, once or twice a day. Still lots and lots to read up on.
Here's a link on it and how it can increase your flowering window. On here they say a 13-11 but you can push it to 13.5 for PF & 14 for fattening::https://www.growlightsource.com/flower-initiator-far-red-phyto-dep-faster-flowers/
@Flyalivebeats, she's doing well my friend. Just uppoted her this week. And will be applying this to get huge colas https://www.growweedeasy.com/nebulas-flowering-stage-defoliation-tutorial
@Aldo90, don't knock it man. Every plant needs a walk in shower lol. Its my dry room. Not used. Found yellow mushrooms growing from an old pot with soil I had sitting there. I've the window blocked off. Was sitting on the crapper. And was like wtf is that growing in the corner. 3 big ass mushies