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Light settings
18/6 on at 6.00am off 0.00am
Light power= 46% 109w
Radiator settings
LIghts on
Turn on if temp drops below 23.5c
Turn off if temp goes above 23.5c
Lights off
Turn on if temp drops below 19c
Turn off if temp goes above 19.1c
Extractor settings
temperature 25c with 1c steps
Humidity 58% with 2% steps
Max speed 8
Min speed 1
VPD aim 0.6-1.0
Wednesday 15/2/23 Day 22
#2 LST
Thursday 16/2/23 Day 23
9.45pm lower light 4cm
#2 DLI= 22.9
Increased power to 54%=126w
#2 DLI= 26.9
Friday 17/2/23 Day 24
1.00pm
#2 water 2.5L Ec=0.24 Ph=6.9
Run 0.15L Ec=0.690 Ph=6.6
Wasn't happy with runoff tray as the plants where to close together so took it out.
Replaced with saucers. They have more space around them now.
5.30pm programed dehumidifier.
Dehumidifier settings
LIghts on
Turn off if humidity drops below 61%
Turn on if humidity goes above 61%
LIghts off
Turn off if humidity drops below 62%
Turn on if humidity goes above 62%
Extractor settings
temperature 25c with 1c steps
Humidity 58% with 2% steps
Max speed 8
Min speed 3
Saturday 18/2/23 Day 25
3.00pm
Put scrog net in place
#2 left side
9.00pm
#2 defol hand size leaves.
Sunday 19/2/23 Day 26
5pm
Started installing drip system.
Monday 20/2/23 Day 27
6.00am-7am
Test drip system
9.45pm
#2 Dli=25.4
Increased power to 62%=150w
#2 Dli=31.4
Tuesday 21/2/23 Day 28
5.30pm
#2 small defoliation
#2 Height= 23CM Dist= 46CM DLI= 30.0
Round up for the week.
This week has been fairly productive, I decided to put a net over the grow to keep the canopy as level as possible. Had a slight accident on one plant. Conditions seem to be fine, I could do with increasing the VPD a bit more and I should have increased the light intensity the day I put the net on.
#2 Tropicana Cookies FF has come on loads this week. Fiming last week definitely kept her from getting to tall, and because I fimed she is producing some cool funky leaves. So far this is my favourite out of the 3. Today is the last day of Veg and I'm flipping the light schedule to 12/12 tomorrow morning.
Power used for week
Light
(1.95+1.98+2.26+2.26+2.25+2.3+2.67)=15.67Kw
Extractor
(0.08+0.09+0.1+0.14+0.13+0.13+0.14)=0.81Kw
Fans
(0.39+0.39+0.38+0.39+0.39+0.39+0.39)=2.72Kw
Dehumidifier
(0+0+0.32+1.34+0.39+0.48+0.58)=3.11Kw
Radiator
(3.88+2.52+0.9+0.58+1.62+1.56+1.35)=12.41Kw
Total for the week=34.72Kw
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