First Grow - Photoperiod clones/LED/Soil

@DabCrab,very soon! I have my cutters ready. What's your thought on leaving plants for a full day or so of dark before harvest? I see this recommended but I don't understand why this would improve the end result.

@TheFairyBudMother,it will be much more easier you'll see 😉

@Bstoner, Thanks. It's a pain in the butt ergonomically to see anything so next time I will go with individual trellises.

@TheFairyBudMother,Hahaha 😂😂😂

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, I've seriously considered it!

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, Yeah you told me before, and now I will be lucky to get a few joints. I had a friend encourage me to flip earlier because we all go to Burning Man late August, and I can't trust other people in my house to do fairybudmother duties while I'm away like water, climate adjustment, and check for bugs, balls, bananas, mildew and mold. So I wanted to be sure to finish in early August. I think my friend, who does SOG and maybe it makes sense for him to flip at 4 weeks, also wants to be sure to get in on the harvest. I have a whole list of things I will do differently next grow. Many lessons from this one. Thanks for your help!

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, I do have budlets going now. Like, a lot of them. 💃🏽. But I have 6 - 8 more weeks to go.

@TheFBM,you should get rid of them in 12 days , 9 days should be enough. These bastards reproduce every 3 days , first spraying will kill the adults ( spray under the leaves ) , 2sd spraying will kill the new generation. Keep in mind that it won't kill 100% at each spraying , so it's better to do 1 or 2 more spraying . I really hope you get rid of them before flowers starts to bloom ! Diatomaceous earth is excellent 👍 Just in case , get some ladybug 🐞 when blooming ( a full bag for each plants ) and put them when your lights turns off .

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, thanks for being the bearer of bad news. I've declared war on these little @holes. I got a swamp cooler in there, which raised the RH to about 65 and lowers the temp to 77 which seems copacetic with the VPD charts too. I pulled the lower most infested leaves days ago and got rid of them, cleaned the space with alcohol/water, sprayed the plants with water then soap/neem/eucalyptus, have the fan going a little harder, and covered the soil with food grade diatomaceous earth. I will keep at it as I know these are horrible mofos. For now at least plants look healthy.

@TheFairyBudMother,It was full of information diary for me very usefull,thanks👍

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, I played Pet Sounds for these plants when they were baby plants.

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, I recently saw The Brian Wilson Orchestra perform The 50th Anniversary of Pet Sounds at the Santa Barbara Bowl! I currently live a bit south of where "they're surfing the nose." I have to drive 45 minutes north or south to the pot store or order illegal delivery because my county is still backwards about cannabis. I can legally cultivate with my medical rec. I can't do it outside though even though this is an ideal grow climate. So ridiculous. Luckily I am in an accepting neighborhood.

@TheFBM, Hope you win the war against them, i had fungus gnats, that are so annoying! Growing with a soilless helps with the bugs! Cheers! 👊

@CANNASIM, thanks. I'm pretty sure that's an improvement over spider mites, though I would prefer no pests. I used cold pressed organic neem oil, 1 tsp/gal with Dr. Bronners soap, actually went in with a small paint brush and then sprayed.

@HOW_i_GROW, I guess we will find out soon, eh?

@HOW_i_GROW, All of my clones came from Buds and Roses in LA, and I'm pretty sure they are all Kyle Kushman's veganic strains. I sent an email to ask because @GrowDiaries requested the same info, but they haven't gotten back. I will find out though! I'm hoping to go in and get schooled on using and maintaining a living soil instead of using soil as a substrate for water and direct to plant nutrients.

@ClubRiot, Thanks for the continued encouragement!

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, Thanks for checking in! Wish I could share 😎

@JUNGLE_B4RNS,Thanks! These videos are super helpful. Much appreciated.

@TheFBM,not really, they only pay 80$ for a 1/2 once 😅

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, I hear that's a great neighborhood!

@TheFBM,alright. It's a lot of money for an 1/2 once 😱 Hum sorry ... I can't tell where I leave, let say that I leave somewhere in North Pole between Santa and SuperMan houses 😉