Week 13 9th week of flower.
Light settings
12/12 on at 9.00am off 9.00pm
Light power= 100% 240w
Radiator settings
LIghts on
Turn on if temp drops below 21.5c
Turn off if temp goes above 21.5c
Lights off
Turn on if temp drops below 18.0c
Turn off if temp goes above 18.0c
Extractor settings
temperature 23c with 1c steps
Humidity 35% with 2% steps
Max speed 10
Min speed 4
VPD aim 1.0-1.4
DLI aim 35-40
Wednesday 19/4/23 Day 85 (Day 57 flower)
Massive defoliation.
Thursday 20/4/23 Day 86 (Day 58 flower)
Nothing
Friday 21/4/23 Day 87 (Day 59 flower)
Flawless 2ml/L
Ec=0.4 Ph=7.1/7.1
5 drop Ph D Ph 6.3/6.0
Autofeed 8 runs (2,3,5,10,15,15,15,15 total 80 mins)
Flawless Ec=0.4 Ph=6.3/6.0
2L left
Roughly L each.
#2 0.1L runoff
Autofeed 8 runs (2,3,5,10,15,15,15,15 total 80 mins)
Water Ec=0.2 Ph=6.3/6.0
2L left
Roughly L each.
#2 0.1L runoff
Saturday 22/4/23 Day 88 (Day 60 flower)
Sunday 23/4/23 Day 89 (Day 61 flower)
Cut scrog net and moved plants about.
Monday 24/4/23 Day 90 (Day 62 flower)
Raised plant #2
Tuesday 25/4/23 Day 91 (Day 63 flower)
Manual water 2.0L
This is the last weekly update for the grow as they are all being chopped sometime next week. The next update will be the harvest update in a few weeks time once its dried and had a 2 weeks cure.
#2 Tropicana Cookies is nearly ready for the chop. Mainly cloudy trichomes and still some clear and hardly any amber.
Power used for week
Light
(2.69+2.68+2.68+2.68+2.69+2.69+2.68)=18.79Kw
Extractor
(0.58+0.58+0.58+0.58+0.58+0.58+0.58)=4.06Kw
Fans
(0.92+0.95+0.97+0.94+0.90+0.93+0.92)=6.53Kw
Dehumidifier
(++++++)=Kw
Radiator
(1.39+1.45+1.38+1.45+0+0+0)=5.67Kw
Water pump.
(0+0+0.03+0+0+0+0)=0.03Kw
Total for the week=Kw
Back in a few weeks with harvest and smoke review.
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