Flush week is here! Or was here lol. I was behind on my journal's and I've actually already chopped the girls (pics included) and will update soon with a harvest week as soon as they are finished hang drying. The trichomes were cloudy white with roughly 20-30% amber trichomes and some wonderful terp aromas from each. 100K has a smell and taste (we sampled a bud dried in a paper bag, was fantastic) has a similarity to Slapz from the same release and it is honestly a great flavor and aroma to have. She also has hints of nutty earthiness underneath from her White Truffles and they blend well together. Grandaddy's terps vary going down her branches so far. At the top her grapey berry aroma is dominant where as the lower buds are more heavily of flowers (violets, i agree with leafly on that aroma description for GDP) with hints of the berries. A sample from a paper bag was mostly of violet flowers and smoke smooth with a deep relaxing high. Better info to come with the harvest week update! Plants were left in 48 hours of darkness with attention to airflower kept to prevent mold
Our drying set up: The tent light is off, with oscillating fan removed. Only an intake was left on the bottom (removed oscillating fan after 1st day was too much) with a small monkey fan pointed across to keep it moving along the floor, with the exhaust running up top to keep even airflow around the buds. I'm trying to avoid any direct airflow on the buds. The trellis net is lifted to the top of the tent, to hang the branches from easily with plant wire.
Our drying conditions: The branches are hung individually after snipping off larger fan / water leaves, we try to leave some of the smaller leaves to help protect the buds and their terpenes. Our environment we try to keep in the mid to low 60s, but never higher than 68 (I prefer 66 degrees farenheit) and the humidity we keep around 60 to 60% but no higher, and preferably never lower. This is to protect the terpenes and cannabinoids from evaporating due to heat or dry conditions. I changed to this method after some research and owe the idea on temps and humidity to Matt from Mr Canucks Grow on Youtube, it's a more recent video of his from within the past year and was very informative.
Amazing results, especially if that's how you've been giving the nutrients. Flawless finish. Kills all other activity in your sub. Well, it does when it goes in after you've stopped nutrients.
Your buds look great. I'd flush them plants at least 4 days on just water. You don't want any Terpinator left in your bud..
Good luck
Checking my diary I realized I missed explaining something lol. The flawless finish wasn't in the nutrient mixture, I started using it at the end of week 14 and had given one last feeding earlier in week 14. So all of the nutes were together except for the flawless finish which I used separately. I went with a half hour soak first, watered the pot as normal with the flawless finish until saturated and after a half hour flushed about 10 gallons of water through each 7 gallon pot.
Thank you! I appreciate it, still new to growing my first was a set of closet autoflowers. Finishing the last week on journal the flowers are drying now and almost ready for trim and to weigh. I ended up flushing them for about 9 or 10 days and the fade was beautiful especially on 100K she's becoming one of my favorites. Started as bright scarlet (I think from Red Runtz parentage) but darkens to practically black and I love the way it accentuates all the white frost on the buds and some of the leaves
Thank you! My first run had temperature issues but I have an AC window unit for the room now and with temps in better range I definitely have denser and frostier buds this round
Thank you! Gotta spend some time updating my diaries i forgot them a bit but kept track with pictures. Different strains, it'll be easier for me moving forward keeping diaries lol
