Week 2
Light settings
18/6 on at 6.00am off 0.00am
Light power= 42% 101w
Radiator settings
LIghts on
Turn on if temp drops below 21.4c
Turn off if temp goes above 21.5c
Lights off
Turn on if temp drops below 19c
Turn off if temp goes above 19.1c
Humidifier settings
LIghts on
Turn on if humidity drops below 61.9%
Turn off if humidity goes above 62%
LIghts off
Turn on if humidity drops below 49.9%
Turn off if humidity goes above 50%
Extractor settings
temperature 24c with 1c steps
Humidity 65% with 2% steps
Max speed 8
Min speed 1
VPD aim 0.4-0.8
Wednesday 1/2/23 Day 8
8.30pm
Turned pots 90 deg.
Filled humidifier
Thursday 2/2/23 Day 9
9.45pm
#2 Height= 8CM Dist= 72CM DLI=15.0
Lowered light.
Increased light power to 46% =109w
#2 Height= 8CM Dist= 63CM DLI=18.1
#2 Feed 0.35L Ec= Ph=6.3
Fastbuds photoperiod testers arrived.
Friday 3/2/23 Day 10
1.00pm changed batteries in sensor.
Turned pots 90 deg.
Saturday 4/2/23 Day 11
4.30pm
#2 Feed 0.33L Ec=0.285 Ph=6.3
#2 Height= 9CM Dist= 62CM DLI=19.1
Sunday 5/2/23 Day 12
8.30pm
Humidifier 1/3 full, empty/refill.
Moved
#1 to centre
#2 to right
#3 to left.
Monday 6/2/23 Day 13
Did nothing.
Tuesday 7/2/23 Day 14
8.30pm
#2 Feed 1.5L Ec=0.285 Ph=6.3
Run 60ml Ec=1.64 Ph=5.3
#2 Height= 12CM Dist= 58CM DLI=19.5
Round up for the week.
Overall its been a productive week again. I have managed to keep the VPD in check again this week with the aim to keep it between 0.4 and 0.8. I have also kept on top of the DLI better this week.
#2 Tropicana Cookies FF is possibly the furthest along but not by much, considering she stretched a little last week she has grown champion this week. I'm expecting her to proper kick into gear next week.
Power used for week
Light
(1.82+1.83+1.96+1.96+1.96+1.96+1.96) =13.45Kw
Extractor
(0.06+0.05+0.06+0.06+0.05+0.05+0.05) =0.38Kw
Fans
(0.33+0.29+0.29+0.29+0.3+0.3+0.3) =2.1Kw
Humid
(0.21+0.13+0.12+0.13+0.1+0.12+0.15)=0.96Kw
Radiator
(1.19+0.52+0.3+0.0+0.04+2.06+1.85) =5.96Kw
Total for the week=22.86Kw
Back in a week.
Thanks for stopping by.
@Inganjawetrust, really simple mate. Bucket with water/nutes, water pump, tubing, 4way manifold, drip emitters. Suck all the Run off out the saucers with a big ass syringe. Need to sort that out to be automatic.
@GrowingGrannie, this one and the cheesecake are big bushes. I'm a week behind on my diaries, just finished 1st week of 12/12 and she has got way more bushy.
I messed up and accidentally got Trop Cookies autoflowers. So, i'm going to live vicariously through your grow. It's looking great so far! I'm excited to see how these fast flowers finish.
Good luck, bruv!
@ernest_twwg, she is bushy mate, real bushy. I don't have the space so I'm glad I flipped to flower when I did. I could imagine another few weeks in veg and she would have filled the tent on her own.
Great notes. Good to see someone else has a love of VPD charts. I have a custom spreadsheet in google sheets that graphs my VPD. I also have a lung room vs tent comparison with weather conditions added as well.
I am currently charting annual VPD conditions for "paradise" growing locations such as The Emerald Triangle in California, Hindu Kush Mountains, Thai Highlands, etc.
@Hashy, the camera sensors on phones are the best option without buying something like an ePar meter. Stretch occurs during early flower naturally (varies by genetics).
To induce stretching, one would need to increase the amount of far-red light (IR) to activate the plant's shade avoidance system. The ratio of red light to far-red light determines this. Check out Bruce Bugbee's "Far-red: The Forgotten Photons" YouTube video.
I actually cover up the IR diodes on my lights during early flowering to keep the stretch in check.
@ironf1st, lol I'm literally half way through my 1st joint of it. Iv not tried the auto version of this strain so I don't know how it would compare to it but I'm getting a very sweet taste from it, like a bit fruity as well maybe citrus. Its bloody nice I'll give it that, pretty damn strong as well.
Hey Growmie,
Thanks a bunch for growing our Fastflowering genetics, and sharing this diary with us :)
We hope that it was a nice experience, and that you enjoy the harvest!
Have a good one