First Grow

Week 7: Another week to learn so much! Now using dehumidifier set at 60% (63% reality @20 deg C) but a game changer! 31 July - LST! Better late than never. All plants watered approx 1L each. 1 Aug - installed new AC Infinity exhaust fan! Temps too cold to use…using oscillating fan to get air movement. 2 August - Smaller pot plants watered. Seemed dry. Dehumidifier working wonderfully but temps getting low again so having just got an InkBird temp regularly which I’ve hooked up to my oil heater. Set to turn on at 17 deg C and to heat until 20 deg C. Working well! Just don’t want temps getting too low. LST adjustments made and looking AMAZING! So bushy! So happy. :) 3 August - further progress! 4 August - got new quieter & more energy efficient dehumidifier but takes too long to make changes. (Flux from 40-70 humidity when set to 60% humidity!). Will experiment with a couple things on it but otherwise might either return it or get an InkBird humidity controller and set as constant so faster reaction? 5 August - AMAZED BY MORPHOLOGY CHANGE IN JUST 5 DAYS!! all plants watered thoroughly, no feed this time to avoid too much as leaves looking very dark. LST adjustments done. As discussed yesterday: - 1st test: set to 55% humidity. To see if picks up higher humidity earlier but hopefully not drop any lower on lower end!. Test result: no success. Too slow to respond to highs and lows. - 2nd test: using basic on mode to see if brings humidity down fast enough. Result: yes, fast and can on and off no problems. Therefore, could get InkBird humidity controller and use that? Will do a 3rd test tomorrow to see if dehumidifier can be turned on/off using such a device by simulating it on the heat controller I already have! Stay tuned for results! :D 6 August - 3rd test and SUCESS! temp controller was able to turn dehumidifier on and off fully automated so very happy - getting an InkBird humidity controller tomorrow as a result to dial the humidity in better since built in humidity sensor too slow to change resulting in slow changing 20% swings. KILLED one suspected male plant. Funny how I called it a ’sativa looking’ one from early veg and sure enough male (99.9% sure!) - see photos. Happy I picked up on it early. - thinking about flipping end of next week as environment is dialled in nicely, plants looking happy. Desperate to start the countdown! Will defoliate a little more next week before flipping (cutting low lying leaves with no light exposure).