Thanks for passing on your knowledge. I have purchased a viparspectra 600w (270w actual draw). I will see where that gets me with this grow. here's to hoping the northern lights does get going :) have a good one.
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First grow! Auto White widow / Auto NL
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- 25g for the White widow. Starting curing.
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25g for the White widow. Starting curing.
They are mostly small nuggs, but they sure do smoke well (before curing anyway).
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2019-04-03 - I have trimmed and weighed the White widow buds: 25 grams. We gave it a smoke before curing - It gave a great head high, eyes were heavy, very giggly. I have a biased opinion here, but I was impressed with the buzz I got.
2019-04-02 - The Northern Lights plant is beginning to get ready for harvest from what I can see. She is diverting energy consumed to the flowers (which are getting bigger) and not supplying to some fan leaves which are beginning to yellow and dry up. I have kept up with watering and am not too concerned for the time being. Trichomes are starting out on the flowers, not on all buds yet. Based on the current size and time remaining for this plant, I think it will yield more than the white widow. We shall see. One observation I had was that the main stalk, which has a big slant (due to height restrictions and LST) has some flowers growing toward the light, and those seem to be the plumpest. Interesting.
2019-04-01 - The white widow plant has been drying for 4-5 days, starting to crisp up but not quite ready (branches aren't snapping yet).
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Grow Questions
brutal_bubstarted grow question 5 years ago
Alright - I need to know, is it time to harvest or close to? I have some photos in my diary that show some dark amber trichomes, a fair bit I'd say.
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Techniques. Defoliation
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Experimentgreenanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hey B so i notice with my plants i see ambers pop up on my sugar leaves much sooner than my budsites. When the resin glands develop those bulbous tops like in your 1st photo that's a good sign harvest is near. If you're seeing mostly all with round tops and they have a milky color you're good to harvest any time now. It's really just preference. Ed Rosenthal says anything past bulbous and clear you're losing thc...i don't see it that way because i like a little thc degradation from the milky/ambers it gives a little less risk of panicky weed.
Another good sign to watch for is the pistils swelling and then discoloring and curling in, i think if you have like 60% changing along with the trichrome change you're ready to chop. Have fun with the trimming βοΈ
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brutal_bubcommentedweek 25 years ago
G4NJAG4NGcommented5 years ago
@brutal_bub, that's what we're all here for, whether veteran or newbie we're all in it to help eachother out π
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brutal_bubcommented5 years ago
@G4NJAG4NG, Thanks again - much easier when I can get the help from a community like this. The whole process is a blast.
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G4NJAG4NGcommented5 years ago
@brutal_bub, well what can I say mate, looks like your bossing your first grow π well done! π
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gdogfunkcommentedweek 85 years ago
SCROG stands for Screen of Green. So, by topping twice and using LST to spread the branches out, when you install the trellis, the bushy plant can grow and fill up the screen. This allows all of the smaller secondary branches to grow up and become full colas. You will have MANY more bus sites because you are filling every square inch of the trellis with plant material. Check out my recent diaries for a look at what I mean. I also have a timelapse video of the veg cycle in the last week of veg for most diaries.
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brutal_bubcommented5 years ago
I will do that! thanks for the help. This community rocks.
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G4NJAG4NGcommentedweek 15 years ago
Good luck on your first grow! I have to agree about the grow light, you will need a little more juice for a tent that size, maybe just an extra one so both plants have enough coverage? Don't get me wrong that light will do just fine for the first 3-4 weeks but when the plants go through there stretch phase they will also widen, meaning the light intensity will be less on the bud sites at the sides. I love LEDs because they are so efficient but ive recently switched to HPS for flowering, coverage was my only let down with LED, and lights that could cover the space needed were $$$$ π―πΆ but if your on a budget then stick with the one, you will still get a nice yield from it and your first grow is all about learning and making mistakes (at least it was for me), then once you've done your first grow its up to you if you want to invest more into it π stay lit! P.S northern light might be a bit slow germinating, I plant them regardless and they normally pop up after a couple of days, try using the water cup method next time, it's never failed me π
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gdogfunkcommentedweek 85 years ago
Looking good! I highly recommend looking into a SCROG setup for your next run in that tent. You will be able to maximize your yield for the space you have available. Iβm in a 3x3 tent and have been able to yield 8.5oz off one of the two plants in the tent, also using LED!
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brutal_bubcommented5 years ago
Yeah, I'm gonna go with a scrog for the next grow. sounds like the logical next step.
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CRiSPrGrowcommented5 years ago
@brutal_bub, you thread the shoots through it thereby breaking the natural apex dominance , causing more growth in the side branches and increasing the yield overall through more flower nodes - not to mention much easier canopy control
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brutal_bubcommented5 years ago
@gdogfunk, Geez, that sounds awesome. A scrog is something I want to implement for my second grow for sure, it's simple enough, does it simply allow for the colas to seperate more from the fan leaves or is the other purposes?
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The_Projexxcommentedweek 65 years ago
Looks good man ! Your well on your way to starting the flowering process ! :)
-Happy Growing!
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The_Projexxcommented5 years ago
@brutal_bub, yeah boii thats what you wanna see :D :D Keep up the great work !
Thanks for responding!
-Happy Growing!
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brutal_bubcommented5 years ago
@The_Projexx, Thanks - I am now seeing white pistils starting on a few spots. Feels good :)
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Thee_HoffGuyycommentedweek 105 years ago
Looking awesome!!! Can't wait to hear the smoke reportπ looks tasty great work!! Happy Growingπ
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brutal_bubcommented5 years ago
Thanks, it is getting near the end. Here's hoping to some good weed :)
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CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 85 years ago
those spots are calcium deficiency from the flower stretch, just add a bit of calmag if you can... anyway great work for a first grow, mine did not go this well at all lol π
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brutal_bubcommented5 years ago
Thanks for the kind words Bulbi, I will see about getting some calmag to fix that up.
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The_Projexxcommentedweek 75 years ago
Nice bushy plants man :D :D <3
-Happy Growing!
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brutal_bubcommented5 years ago
@The_Projexx,thanks man! This does get pretty exciting, the bud sites are really starting to protrude from the rest of the cannopy now. Wild.
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M3dicinalcommentedweek 15 years ago
Looks like you are having the same luck with your Northern Lights seeds that I am having with my Gorilla Glue seeds. I will be following your progress. Good Luck! π
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grower_not_showercommentedweek 15 years ago
I'm sorry to tell you but you're gonna need a lot more light for two plants and that space. That LED is 300w which means it's actually about 135w real draw. You would need 4 of those. If you want to stay with blurples, you can get a 1200w one, which will be about 550 actual watt. I would recommend either getting 500w QB LEDs from alibaba.com or get a 600w HPS.
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brutal_bubcommentedweek 15 years ago
Thanks, yeah the widow is now above the surface! If the NL seed is alright I should see it in a few days. Here's hoping! Thanks for the interest, it's a fun hobby already.
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brutal_bubcommentedweek 15 years ago
Thank you for your input. For a tent that is 2x4x5 I would need four lights of equal power to successfully grow two plants? Is that calculation done based on cubic feet in the tent, or temperature demands, or soemthing else? Admittedly I am a noob when it comes to this, but what I did was check the reviews/questions on amazon and there were plenty of people with a very similar setup to mine that stated their grows went well. I also read up on requirements for my size of tent and most of what I read stated about I know most recommend quantum board kits but I just can't throw that much more at my setup.
In your opinion, would a second light at 135 actual draw be enough to get by?
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