4 x Laughing Buddha

Larko They are a bit bad condition right now because they have been growing in the closet. Just put them to the NFT.

Larko Looks like these plants need more vegetation than I thought. Bit more light and bit more fertilizers. EC from 0,96 to 1,11 and lights DLI was 27, now DLI 32.(for 18h) There is one led with 3500 Kelvin and other one 5500 K, which is better for vegetation. Scrogging net can also wait more. Thu, 30.1. Roots have been grown and leaves are getting bigger so fast. I adjusted the lights better and DLI has been set 34. Fri 31.1. I’m gonna flip the lights to 12/12 tomorrow.

Larko Lights have been flipped to 12/12. Nutrients are still for vegetation. Going to change them in couple of days. 3.2. I started giving flowering fertilizers. EC1.02, Ph5.9, DLI32 4.2. EC 0.98, Ph 6.1, Rh60%, Reso24C, Tent23C, DLI 30. Growth is huuge 6.2. EC 0.97, Ph 6.0, Rh62%, Reso23C. Tent22C, DLI 30,

Larko 8.2. The growth is tremendous. I hope my 6000 K supplemental lights will keep the growth in check. EC 1.01, Ph6.0, DLI 30, Reso 23C, Tent 23 C, Rh60%. Emerald Harvest's first week of flowering fertilizers are still in use. 10.2. The lowest leaves need to be thinned out. The plants are evapotranspiring so much moisture now. Ph 5.7 is on the decline and I don't understand why. Plants absorb so much nutrients that EC drops by 0.05-0.1 units in 12 hours. The plants are growing so fast now that I have to be careful with the lights. The DLI was 35, so I raised the lights a little. DLI is 31 now. Using Emerald Harvests 2 week bloom nutrients now. I diluted the mixture so that the EC is around 1.0 13.2. The pH is on the decline. It was pH5.6 (!) I raised it to pH6.1. EC 0.98, Reso24C, Tent25C

Larko 17.2. All the girls have started to bloom. The pH was dropping. I changed the fluids and now the pH is rising. 🤷‍♂️ Emerald Harvest is a buffering fertilizer and you probably shouldn't measure it. However, I can't help but measure and worry. EC 0,98 and pH6,6. 19.2. The lights had to be reinstalled. Now the tops get more even light. DLI31-35. DLI measured with the Photone app on a mobile phone and a selfie stick. I'm not very skilled, but the tops of the plants are pretty even. So far.

Larko 22.2. Emerald Harvest flowering week 4 fertilizers according to the instructions. Diluted so that EC 1.11. The main growth phase is over. PH 6.1, Reso22C, DLI34, Day 25-26 C, night 19-20C. All seems to be fine. I added a Hailea water chiller a couple of days ago. The plants seem much more stable. 25.2. EC1.08 pH5.8. All good. The most problem-free growing so far. Still time for problems here. 26.2. EC1.08 pH5.9 Added couple of pics. All good

Larko 1.3. Bloomday 28, all good. Liquid temperature reduced to 20 C. Small flies appeared. The temperature in the tent gets too high. 2.3. Bloomday 29. I changed the water. 2 pumps for NFT and 1 for the water cooler. The Netatmo thermometer says the same as the IR thermometer: 26 degrees Celsius. EC1.01 7.3. Bloomday 34. Spring is coming too soon so I have some problems with temperature. Keeping it 26-27C but lights DLI is only about 35. DLI could be 45 without temperature problems. I have to add water about 3-4 l per day. EC1.05

Larko 10.3. EC1.07, DLI34-38, Tent 27C. All good as I know 11.3. I read the EC values ​​used by other Laughing Buddha growers. I raised the EC to 1.21

Larko 15.3. Blooming week 7 started. I reduced the light to DLI 35. 40 would have been too much. Growth is slow but the girls look healthy. I have never grown anything this sticky. 😀 17.3. Something is going on because the smell has increased massively

Larko 22.3. Blooming week 8 has started. As before, the fertilizer mixture was made according to the instructions for week 8, and then diluted to EC1.15. I tried EC1.3 before but the tips of the leaves started to dry out immediately. I switched back to EC1.1. It's quite mild but this is a sativa strain. Everything has been going strangely well. I guess the water cooler is much more useful than you might think. About a month more…

Larko 29.3. Flowering week 9 has begun. Suspicious when everything is going well. The little flies have started to multiply, nothing else. 2-3 more weeks but I'm already starting to prepare for the final slide. The buds have swollen like a secret. Lights DLI34, EC1.15 pH5.8. 2.4. One plant started showing autumn colors, while the other three are still thinking. The girls stopped absorbing nutrients. I don't know if they have a problem. They all look healthy though. I have improved ventilation and the temperature and amount of light are tolerable. EC1.12 pH5.8 DLI33. 4.4. I bought a filter for the Photone app. The paper filter said DLI28 and this one says DLI26. The actual light output is still a bit lower than I thought. This affects the yield. There's nothing I can do because heat is a problem. One of the girls is showing off autumn colors in the lower left corner. The others are a little behind. Probably 2 more weeks EC1.02 pH5.9 DLI26

Larko 7.4. Week 10 and Blooming Day 65, steady. EC1.04 pH6.0. Winter and frost returned so I was able to increase the light level. DLI32-35. Trichomes are mostly clear. Only a few ambers visible on the top buds.

Larko Flowering week 11 started. The pH started to drop rapidly again so I changed the whole liquid. I haven't used any *Zym which could be the cause. Currently EC0.96 pH 6.0. A few buds are showing amber but also lots of clear ones. Not quite yet. One girl (pictured left) is a bit behind the others and that is causing problems 16.4. Flowering day 74. A couple of ambers, a couple of mattes and mostly clear trichomes. The buds have gained a lot of weight. Maybe we should wait another week.

Larko 19.4. BloomDay 77 and Flowering week 12 just started. Not ready yet. I was advised that the change in pH level can be balanced by adding Root Wizard. The bacteria it contains eats away dead plant debris. I hope it doesn't taste bad. EC0.9 pH5.7. Lights DLI only about 23-27. It’s too low but can’t do anything because temperature. We can do it! 😅 22.4. BloomDay 80. Close but no cigar, I think. Barney’s Farm says Laughing Buddha takes 70-75 days for blooming and these girls are on day 80. Flushing/ripening phase is on. Now there’s more amber, but let’s wait 2 days more. 23.4. BD81. Got new and better objective for phone and now we are close to harvest. There’s still buds where is most of bright ones, and there’s also buds with lot of amber. What do you guys think? Harvest tomorrow or not?

Larko 28.4. I may have dropped this a couple of days or a week too early, I'm afraid. There's nothing I can do about it, and the last week was really tough because of the heat anyway. It was the longest grow I've ever had, but it all went surprisingly smoothly. The girls are now drying out for a few days until I can them. I'll weigh the buds then. 30.4. Buds are now on the cans and bags. Result is 474 gram dry. I’m happy and laughing with Buddha soon, I guess. I try to remember to make smoke report later. Bye chads. Over and out for now.