📆 Week 12, 28 December - 3 January 2024
28 December - Cut daylight time back 2hrs, which puts her on a 16/8 schedule now. This will help in maturing and give the plant more dark hours to produce cannibinoids and terpenes.
29 December - Did another selective defoliation, opening lower buds to light for even maturing.
30 December - Observed all buds forming well, swelling, but on the smaller side, with thick trichomes, milky and clear in color, sticky and very aromatic.
2 January - Noticed almost all white pistils have turned orange and plant is turning purple.
3 January - *Note that next week will be the final week of flower.
📑 Turning down light time and power during the final week(s) of flower. Voodoo science. Some think so and others give it more weight. One can simulate an autumn environment and cause certain brilliant color effects. It is well collaborated that cannibinoids and terpenes are so volatile they cannot survive in bright light (heat) and are produced only when low light (dark) conditions are met. I think nature has given us an excellent example to use. So I try to mimic it.
Whatever you decide to do, consider the possibility of a comparative approach. Just as in flushing a plant prior to harvest, this is a solid practice used in all my grows, it makes a difference. The bottom line, it doesn’t hurt the plant what-so-ever. It can only effect the potency and taste slightly at best, same as in flushing. In my opinion neither one is bro science, rather a master gardener real life experience that distinguishes the difference between a good versus superior product. If I smoke it, it will be the best researched, managed, cultivated and available cannabis to be found anywhere. My personal standards are not easy to achieve and constantly tweaked because of this.
🍽️ Nutrient change on 28 December
🐲 Feeding schedule updated 28 December
🌊 Using reverse osmosis water with EC/TDS at 0
🐉 Nutrient Solution EC 1.3 at 63 degrees F
💡 Light power at 75%
That is it for this week. Thanks for the look, read and stopping by.
Thanks for stopping by @Hologram, from what I’ve seen, usually nothing Runtz about her, but we will see if I have the same type of grow. Quality over quantity in any case, with a smile watching her bloom! ✌️