So I finally was able to switch Ms. Borealis over to flower. This took a lot of work as I needed/wanted to get my second 2โx4โ frame light working with a full set of LED strips and a second 240w driver on it. I also wanted to update the old 2โx4โ back to a full 20 strips as I robbed some, and I needed to update them both with moving all the AC to DC power driver off of the lights to a remote panel outside the grow room. Moving these driver will help to reduce the heat produced in the room as these drivers produce a lot of heat. Moving that heat outside the room will allow the tents to stay more stable in temperature and the room will need less A/C cooling (lower electricity bill).
I gave her a major defoliation on F4, the pictures are pre and post defoliation (about 2 hours apart).
She is eating lots and has spread out a little more then I wanted her too. Little concerned I may have to many nodes on the go, but hey I might as well swing for the fence right?
Her nutes are now more complicated with the addition of the transition to bloom nutes.
@amazongrow, Dengue is no joke either, I now about that one and it scares me too. I don't know much about zika other then the whole zika hype around the olympics. I think I'd deal with the changes of a bear then these little ass mosquitos that sneak attack.
The information out there on main-lining now is incredible. I've been growing weed for less then a year and I seem to be able to do it well enough. Just takes reading and filtering out the BS posts by some of the wanna-be's.
@NomNom, Yes, it is amazing, but it's also pretty hot and humid most of the year. Not very good for outdoors. Im growing some inside my apartment in a 2x2 tent, just finishing a White Amnesia and will be going for a Norther Lights / Sensi Seeds in the next week. I will have a diary and let you know when it starts, looking forward for some great advice on the main-lines =)
Ive tried main-lining a few times before, but the buds and plants turned out too small, and that was my mistake. By watching your grows I think I might get better now.
If you like hot weather, lots of rain, high humidity and adventure, just pack some mosquito protection and come for a visit. =)
I have 37 years and never got malaria! it's mostly over the deep forest, but lots of 'dengue' and 'zika' here. You got to be prepared, it's not like Disneyland, you know? LOL. ;)
@amazongrow, Fuckin-A, must be amazing down there. I've never been but that whole malaria thing scares the crap out of me.
I'll flip her probably at week 10-12, not sure yet gotta see how they grow and fill in the tent.
You growing anything down there?
I can't stop looking at these buds... amazing grow! Do you find Northern Lights to be a heavy feeder? From what PPM/EC do you go through in flower, beginning to end? =)
Keep it up!
@NomNom, Thanks for taking the time to answer! I can only imagine how precious your garden is. I myself have coriander, sunflower and lots of basilico and rosemary! My grandmother passed her love for the green beings to me! I grew up in a wonderful garden!
Cheers from Brazil =)
@amazongrow, She got fed around ~900-1,000 ppm (1.8-2.0 ec) during flower, except for the last ~2 weeks. I'm harvesting her next week and when I'll be posting her feed logs when I finish up the diary. The logs will have the mixture I fed, how much I fed/watered, days, run-off, etc.
It's spring here and I just have so much to do around the garden/house that I'm behind on the diaries.
I don't find the this Northern Lights particularly hungry, she is about "normal" for feed and PH compared to the other girls I've grown. The Laughing Buddha was more hungry.
Out of this lot of 4 I'm growing right now the Painkiller XL is the one that is odd, I have to water her with PH water of 7 and feed her with PH of ~6.8 and her run off is always down in the 6.1-6.2 that is drastically different from my other 3 girls right now (Northern Lights, Atomic Bomb, and Laughing Buddha) that I lower the PH of the water to ~6.1-6.2 and feel at PH ~6.2-6.3 and the run off from those girls is in the 6.5-6.6 range. For some reason the Painkiller pushes her PH down where all the other girls push their PH up.
Nice plant and grow! I grew this strain twice (before joining grow diaries) and while it says it has a short flowering period, the buds did not get as big as I hoped the first time with only 49 days flowering. On my second grow, I let the plant go a full 8 weeks of flowering before flushing, which allowed for a lot more and better bud growth.
@CanadianFillmore, Thanks for the information. I'm finding she is small on the bud growth compared to my other girls, and that is a surprise considering she has the shortest flowering time.
I already decide that I was probably going to let her go ~4 days long, but with your new found knowledge I might stretch that further.
@BarrieGrower, Thanks, this one the training got away from me a bit because I was trying to let the Atomic Bomb (in the same tent) recover from a crack.
My best trained one right now is actually my "Funny Monk" grow. If you like nice training you should check that one out.
WOW, just WOW, brow. What a gorgeous and strong lady!
When do you start the main, cut at the 3th, after the 6th has come? Mine is at the 3th, but I don't think I will main this time, I have some visitors coming in on july 15 so I think I will just top the main and sides and get 10-12 colas... what do you think it's the minimum number of veg weeks for a proper mainline? i know it depends on lots of factors, but... let's say an avarage =)
Tchau, do Brazil =)
@amazongrow, Hi, I cut at the 3rd after the 5th has come, unless I want to clone her. If I want to clone her I clip after the 7th node has come and I take the top and clone it. I honestly don't know what the minimum number of veg weeks for a proper mainline would be. I just haven't grown long enough to have that number. If the seed is strong and the plant is happy I think you could get to a 8 nodes by week 8, be my guess.
beautiful stem structure, they look lovely.. can you guess their yield? congrats, mate! in the next grow im following your steps for a proper mainline.. no rush! =)