Pleasantly surprised by early sample after drying for 8 days. Tastier than expected pre-cure. Sweet and fruity with slightly piney undercurrents in the vaporizer. Packs a pretty good punch at this stage - looking forward to see how things develop as it cures.
Pretty trouble-free to grow all in all. Lessons learned...
- be more vigilant with water levels: I tended to let things get pretty low and I think I suffered a bit for that in terms of root development
- defoliate! I think if I trimmed her out more - especially in the early flower stage - my buds would have developed a little better. I had a lot of scraggly stuff that ended up as fodder for my 'butter bucket'.
All and all, I loved the growing experience and am so looking forward to starting my next project; probably a Northern Lights and Great White Shark autos - but likely not until mid-September once holidays, etc. are out of the way. Can't wait!
@stunflower, itβs a bit out of control lol. I tried to keep enough in different stages to keep me busy and some days itβs HOURS of chores. But still within the guidelines. The DWC rabbit hole is an way to fall into. Mine is an NFT, ebb and flow hydro hybrid. Only seen a couple guys do it this way and Iβm impatiently watching it myself.
@ThatoneAKguy, I wish I could offer some sage advice about light distance but I'm a complete noob at this and I think I've had a fair bit of luck so far. I've just followed manufacturer's recommendations - 24" during veg; 15-18" during flowering. My plant didn't do much stretching at all until it went into flower. I haven't yet tested the lux of my light. I'm curious to do so. I wish I had done more research prior to buying the light though - I was blinded by the low price and high wattage. I was initially planning to do my first grow in my wife's Aerogarden (40 watts) - then I fell down the DWC rabbit hole and plans changed. It's been a fun ride so far. Good luck with your many projects - I'll be watching with interest! π
@stunflower, the power of the DWC! I keep thinking that my hlg lights too close wonβt make em stretch in veg Iβve got them at 22β hoping to get them to reach for the sky. Am I right or should I just stick it to them?? Do you ever test lux? Mine is 25-28,000
@Puffer_Bill, LOL! She does indeed look like Medusa. Some demon buds would be sweet. I probably should have thinned her out a couple of weeks ago and I'm a little nervous defoliating her at this stage of the game - I read so many conflicting things about defoliation. I guess I'll just let her go and we'll see how it all turns out in a few weeks. Can't wait. π²
Looking good ... Just got done harvesting a Northern Lights Auto & a AK-49 Auto myself. I wish you the same success.Good luck with the rest of your grow