The pressure is on! I had an HID bulb burn out in the main tent which required other lights to be moved around. The new bulb is on the way but as a result of switching lights around, I've decided to begin flushing the runt and the giant for a week 7-8 harvest. I'll still harvest the main three around week 10, but the LED I have over the smaller plants is probably just strong enough to keep them from hermie and not much else. I'm also out of bud and its about time i start living off my own stash.
First week of flush will be 2ml Terpinator and 4ml Signal (both K and terp boosters) and the week after just plain water.
Worse yet, I picked a couple buds off the main plants and 1/4 were developing seeds. I don't see any bananas so I don't know if a bud happened to pick up some pollen from god knows were, or if one of the main plants is hermie. Still the buds were super sticky, like won't wash or rub off sticky which is excellent.
Either way, the girls are loving their nutes, still being watered every other day with between 1/2 and 1 gallon. Since last week the girls have finished all vertical growth and now are simply fattening up. Even under the LED which typically produces more colorful bud, I'm still not seeing any purple.
I'm almost curious if the breeder I got this one from induced purpling via magnesium deficiency as opposed to genes. I guess I'll have to wait till the flush to find out.
I also broke a top :( but I've got it drying so theres that. Looks pretty dank tbh
The main tent runs 9am-9pm. When I got home at 1pm the light was out. I assume it never started this morning. They are now under LED.
Will they hermie?
Whats wrong with my ballast/light?
Hey no the light being out for half a day wont make them hermie. It usually takes more stress than that. I wouldnt worry about that. And as far as your light I would assume the bulb went out depending on the age of your equipment. You can usually see the burned element. You can check the light socket with a cheap volt meter but I wouldnt advise it unless you are experienced with electricity. Hope this helps.
Looking good ! I am also growing GDP clones mine are outside in 3 gallon pots with coco coir and perlite.
Can't wait to see how your's come out happy growing!!!👍
As of 8/9 I retried the HID and ballast which struck successfully, twice in a row. So now its back in the main tent, but I'm leaving and LED in there just in case.
Temp tents with LEDs absolutely plummeted, this morning with lights on I was looking at 61, compared to the standard 85 I'm used too.
I really need to save up and transition fully to LED.