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Light settings
12/12 on at 9.00am off 9.00pm
Light power= 62% 150w
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 19c
Dehumidifier settings
LIghts on
Turn off if humidity drops below 60%
Turn on if humidity goes above 60%
LIghts off
Turn off if humidity drops below 62%
Turn on if humidity goes above 62%
Extractor settings
temperature 24c with 1c steps
Humidity 58% with 2% steps
Max speed 8
Min speed 3
VPD aim 0.7-1.1
Wednesday 22/2/23 Day 29
7.30pm
#2 Dli=20.3
Thursday 23/2/23 Day 30
10.00am
Feed for 3hrs
5L used.
1.6L each
Need to try a different pump.
Friday 24/2/23 Day 31
8.00pm
Everything looks fine.
10.00pm
Extractor settings
temperature 24c with 1c steps
Humidity 55% with 2% steps
Max speed 9
Min speed 3
Saturday 25/2/23 Day 32
7.00pm
#2 Height= 24CM Dist= 45CM DLI= 22
Sunday 26/2/23 Day 33
1.15am
Feed for 1hrs different pump.
Different pump is better.
10L Ec=1.59 Ph=6.3/6.3
2L left
2.6L each roughly.
#2 run 0.8L Ec=3.15 Ph=5.7
4.00pm
Radiator settings
LIghts on
Turn on if temp drops below 23.0c
Turn off if temp goes above 23.0c
Lights off
Turn on if temp drops below 19c
Turn off if temp goes above 19c
Monday 27/2/23 Day 34
7.30pm
#2 defoliate some lower stuff.
Tuesday 28/2/23 Day 35
#2 Height= 27CM Dist= 42CM DLI= 22.2
The 1st week of flower has flown by. I'm quite happy with how things have gone with the grow so far. The environmental system seems to be keeping conditions a lot closer then I could manage using guess work and timers, probably the best investment I have made for growing.
#2 Tropicana Cookies FF has just started to stretch a little during the last few days, she is very bushy and has had quite a bit of defoliation throughout the week to allow some airflow through. I have also removed lower nodes that won't make it through the screen. I'm thinking she will start showing pistils over the next few days.
Power used for week
Light
(1.85+1.79+1.79+1.78+1.75+1.75+1.75)=12.46Kw
Extractor
(0.16+0.12+0.14+0.15+0.14+0.17+0.18)=1.06Kw
Fans
(0.39+0.39+0.41+0.4+0.39+0.39+0.40)=2.77Kw
Dehumidifier
(1.26+0.62+0.73+0.04+0.11+0.55+1.61)=4.92Kw
Radiator
(1.59+2.70+2.28+3.6+2.86+3.15+3.23)=19.41Kw
Water pump.
(0.0+0.01+0.0+0.0+0.01+0.0+0.0)=0.02Kw
Total for the week=40.64Kw
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