1/25 HVAC system at grow room went haywire and the temps in the growing area were 94° when I arrived and plants sustained those temps for 24+ hours. Plant leaves were severely folding up around the edges. In the one days time since they were cooked, the leaves have started to go back to normal. Like an idiot listening to random forum advice, I did not feed these gals or treat the coco with anything other than ph'd water and thus I had developed some nasty purple stems and growth appears to be severely stunted. I have since began feeding and the purple stems are correcting and they are growing again. GSC has been fed and was planted in coco charged with mild nutes and calmag. Definitely know better for next grow. Also, going to back off a little on nutes for GG as she is showing mild signs of nute burn on her tips.
1/27 moved girls into their new home. 4x4x6.5' grow tent with 600w mh and will switch to hps when flowering starts. Theyre in an enclosed patio and air temps have been hitting high 40s at night. I have kinked the exhaust ducting to reduce flow, placed thermostat controlled heat mats, and monitoring temp. RHe has been exceptionally low today at 17% so I added a water tray and rh is climbing back up. If I can't sustain temps, I'll move back inside. Root zone temps are staying at 70° air temps 66°. Adjusted light to avg 43k to 51k lux per plant according to my light meter app.
1/27 fed everyone. Prepped and charged 5th pot, can't decide between Fast Buds WCOG or Dinafem Sour D.
1/28 added a temp controlled/thermostat outlet and plugged in the 6" inline can fan pro 420cfm and set temp to 74°. This thing is brilliant and is working flawlessly. Temps and RH are happy. I have a large oscillating fan blowing 24/7 inside for air movement. Upped nutes and fed to counter yellowing. Gave first dose of great white
1/29 popped a Dinafem auto sour diesel, if it sprouts, it will to far behind these plants. I will start it's own journal.
1/30 plants responding well to increased ppms. Yellowing is going away. Upped ppms from 550 to 700 for this feedingame
1/31 concerned about GG growth pattern. It has a very unusual and dense nodes, not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing as from what I've read on mutations, most reduce yield, however some can greatly enhance yields. Time will tell. 21 days in, gotta take her all the way home.
Look at those big dark nuggets! Ive heard of a water cure, but never a "quick wash"! Thats neat. Bet its like the water cure but much faster. I wonder how flavor retention will stack up to an air cure. Can't wait for the smoke report
@Agronomist, I was a bit skeptical at first, but I saw too many trusted grower testimonials in other forums that I had to try it. The trichs really stood out after washing. The washing is supposed to enhance flavor by rinsing away 3.5 months of dust, over spray, insects, etc and create a smoother smoke. I sprayed diluted milk during flowering as a pm preventative (nasty cold rain rollled through for 3 straight days) so I wanted to ensure any residue was washed away.
The bud wash turned out great. It was unreal the amount of dust and debris that floated out of the buds. Drip dried the buds on a "clothes line" with a fan blowing over for 24hrs and dried out the excess moisture from the wash and then placed into my drying racks. Smoke was very smooth. Was an interesting experiment but not quite sure it was worth the extra effort. Maybe if you have a pet hair situation or really dusty grow area then I could see incorporating this into your harvest routine but I think it was a one time thing for myself.
Being 2560 miles away from my stash is rough, but I have met quite a few kind people here on Maui and have sampled some nice home grown intense sun raised buds. HI needs to get with the times