Week 14 from seed begins and finds Blue Dream continuing to fade. Last week SD was harested and BD was repositioned under the light, netting and supports were added for her sticky heavy flowers. Defoliation of yellowed leaves continues, around 15-20 daily. Temperatures have dropped outside and the room is also cooler.
Pistils are mostly orange ~60-80%. Lots of good trichome pictures today from mutiple flower sites; seeing mostly cloudy and some clear. She is in the window for harvest, I would like some amber (less then 10%), but not sure I have the patience to wait. Her smells are a bit of pine & some citrus (?) perhaps.
16-11-2024 Day 92. FinalPart day 20. PH ~6, EC 1120, 3L with good run-off. Removed a leaves and adjusted a support.
17-11-2024 Day 93. FinalPart day 21. PH ~6, EC 1100, 3L with good run-off. Her volumes have slowed to 3L per day, perhaps a little less. Removed a few leaves. During defolation my fingers are just covered by sticky goo! She smells of pine and faintly of either citrus or berry. Very subtle smell, no sweet smell noted. Trichome pictures remain cloudy with some clear.
18-11-2024 Day 94. FinalPart day 22. PH ~6, EC 1110, 3L with good run-off. Trichome pictures today from mutiple second tier flower sites show cloudy with some clear and occasional amber. Getting closer, more leaves are fading, pistils are ~80%.
19-11-2024 Day 95. FinalPart day 22. PH ~6, EC 1050, 3L with great run-off, volume can likely be decreased. Pistils are around 80%+ orange, waiting for a bit more amber. Smells of pine with either citrus or berries are becomming more pronounced. Will grab some trichome pictures today/tonight.
Beautiful looking plants!πππ½ They looks super healthy and the growth rate is perfect!
Was looking at your dairy since day one, love your detailed explanation!
We share similar grow styleπ½
Was wondering how do you like the dualpart series form terra aquatica?, I use their tripart for some time now.. Wondering if it'll be easier to use the 2 part one
Good luck and have fun growing brother π±
@1_Plant_Wonder,
Thanks again for your kind works of support, much appreciated as a new grower. These two have been an amazing experice to date!
I have used both the tri-part and dual part coco now on two grows; The 3 vs 2 bottles does simplify the process and I am likely to purchase the dual part coco again when these bottles run out. With my water and autos I run ~40% strength nutrients at ~1200 EC using the dual part coco.
I had also considered the Canna line as they are also a two bottle setup and there are some examples of sucessful plants with Canna.
Been following along with your Purple Punch as it is on the list to grow in the near future...
Take care and enjoy the journey! π
@SwissKush,
I am hoping for some face melting! π΅π Thanks for the feedback, I still cannot believe they are mine! They smell great.....getting closer.
Plants looking fantastic!ππ½
Once most trichomes becomes cloudy, it won't be long before the amber starts to appear, and then flushing, so if you think you're a week /week and a half before that stage, start with final part;)
(Usually terra recommend 10 days of final part before flushing, but with autos everything is faster, so a good week of final part will do to my opinion)
But MY question is, would you continue using Calmag along with finalpart? Or not..? That I truly don't knowπ
Good luck! π
@1_Plant_Wonder,
I think the Sour Diesel is ~2wks from finishing based on other diaries with coco/ hydro/similar size. I was thinking FinalPart for 12 days and then 2 day FlashClean followed by ~ 2 days of water flush to run-off EC the # escapes me, but based on cocoforcannibas recommendations.
Good question on the CalMag and FinalPart. Both plants have minor rust spots. TA on the Coco formulas suggest no additional CalMag is needed, and I think FinalPart would be the same. My experience is even buffered coco with a specific coco fertilizer formula still needs CalMag added to any water you use to dilute to get your EC. Now with FinalPart you are basically just feeding bloom nutrients. Would not adding CalMag block some other needed micro nutrient during the final 2 weeks of flower? I don't know, but someone on the forum would perhaps. For now since there is already some signs I was planning to add it to the next feritgation with any water used to dilute to EC. I was thinking I could always fade it over the next week or so.
There are a few trichome pictures of SD at end of week 10. Mostly cloudy and some clear. I will grab some more photos with the USB microscope camera tomorrow. It is a challenge to get good photos..