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 23c
Turn off if temp goes above 23c
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 25c with 1c steps
Humidity 55% with 2% steps
Max speed 10
Min speed 5
VPD aim 0.8-1.2
DLI aim 28
Wednesday 8/3/23 Day 43 (Day 15 flower)
Autofeed 4 20 minute runs
Water 12L Ec=0.22 Ph=7.0
2.5L left
Roughly 3.1L each.
#2 run 1.0L Ec=1.79 Ph=6.1
Big defoliation.
Been real cold.
Thursday 9/3/23 Day 44 (Day 16 flower)
Nothing
Friday 10/3/23 Day 45 (Day 17 flower)
Spread out #2
Alter Feed system.
Start squeezing 2nd tent in the space.
Saturday 11/3/23 Day 46 (Day 18 flower)
Autofeed 4 20 minute runs
Feed 12L Ec=1.77 Ph=6.5
2.5L left
Roughly 3.1L each.
#2 run 0.3L Ec=2.3 Ph=6.1
8.00pm
#2 Height= 34CM Dist= 43CM DLI= 24.0
Raised light
#2 Height= 34CM Dist= 47CM DLI= 20.9
Sunday 12/3/23 Day 47 (Day 19 flower)
Nothing
Monday 13/3/23 Day 48 (Day 20 flower)
Nothing
Tuesday 14/3/23 Day 49 (Day 21 flower)
Autofeed 4 20 minute runs
Water 12L Ec=0.22 Ph=6.8
2.3L left
Roughly 3.1L each.
#2 run 0.3L Ec=2.38 Ph=6.3
8.00pm
#2 Height= 37CM Dist= 43CM DLI= 23.0
Raised light
#2 Height= 37CM Dist= 46CM DLI= 20.8
That's the 3rd week of flower done, grow wise everything is ticking along nicely. The weather took a turn for the worse this week so the radiator has been working a lot. All 3 pants are showing pistils but 2 of them are still quite squat and bushy. I have been lifting the light to try and get the short ones to stretch a bit more.
#2 Tropicana Cookies FF is still looking a bit funky leaf wise but she is super healthy, she has started stretching a bit more during the end of the week so hopefully she will be level with the others.
Power used for week
Light
(1.83+1.83+1.83+1.83+1.83+1.84+1.84)=12.83Kw
Extractor
(0.34+0.27+0.23+0.19+0.31+0.49+0.34)=2.17Kw
Fans
(0.48+0.48+0.48+0.49+0.50+0.50+0.52)=3.45Kw
Dehumidifier
(0+0+0+0+0.2+0.81+0)=1.01Kw
Radiator
(6.87+6.36+4.33+2.85+3.38+3.94+4.17)=31.9Kw
Water pump.
(0.02+0+0+0.01+0+0+0.02)=0.05Kw
Total for the week=51.41Kw
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