The looks and smells are promising, with pistils beginning to turn amber. Hoping they’ll bulk up even more within another week or two, but I am not by any means unhappy with what I am observing in my grow space. Great smells - the Gelato has a thick silver sheen of crystals and the White Widow is looking super dense and likewise coated. Hope to start pumping in some chilly air to potentially enable a bit of color to come out as harvest approaches. Smooth sailing all, let’s finish this.
That widow is a killer strain. I am getting ready to chop mine in a couple days. Pushing her an extra week made a huge difference. Good luck finishing them up
@MotherNaturesSon, right on...I was looking at the ThermoPro TP65A...got that stealth grow box, so was trying to make sure I could gauge the temp when i get setup...thanks
Hey did you actually do this whole grow with just flora plus rapid start and snow storm? any explanation on the thought process that led you to do that would be kind of nice aswell. great diary btw.
@Capoolyzooly, I do believe the UV increased overall resin production, but you have to be cautious to not damage the plants. I had them turn on for the middle 4 hours of the light cycle to mirror the midday solar peak you’d find outdoors.
If you’re considering UVB, just make sure the lights are over a foot away from the buds, and if you’ll be working with the plants while they’re on, wear polarized sunglasses to keep your eyes safe. Best of luck on your future grows!
@MotherNaturesSon, Ah i see, last question, how long were you using the reptisun UV's during each day, it seems like the uv bump really did something for you, cheers.
@Capoolyzooly, Hey thank you, my main nutrients aren't shown on the harvest pages because they’re not included in this site’s database, I guess. They are listed in earlier weeks, but generally my main ingredients were Jacks 321 and epsom salt, which together provide everything that the plants need. I believe that the bottled nutes shown did prove beneficial as additives though. Cheers
@MotherNaturesSon, Sound like some good ones. I'm going to be doing some slurricane, sugar cane, and apple sundae next. Always exciting to start up some new strains!
@Wicked_Stix Thanks man, not sure how I’ll be pairing them in the tent for their grows, but out of the new strains I have I’m most looking forward to these:
Dinafem - Blue Kush
Expert Seeds - Cali Orange
Advanced Seeds - Gorilla blue
Dr. underground - American Beauty
RQS - Purple Queen
Dutch Passion - Bubba Island Kush
@johnnyblatez Hey, supposedly colder nighttime temperatures (upper-50s) will help bring out colors in strains with that potential, especially purples. It mostly comes to genetics and being in late-flower with healthy plants tho.
As for why, I’m not entirely sure but I believe it’s related to the plant’s growth changing with the seasons. The strongest purples seem to come out in outdoor grows from what I’ve seen, where nights often get cold towards harvest.
As far as other effects, during flowering I figure that colder temperatures would signal the plant to mature and ripen towards its finish in other aspects as well.
Also, if the air is too cold too soon it could instead cause stress, where early purpling is a bad sign of deficiency among other problems
Thanks for having a look dog
My gelat og put on a crazy stretch compared to the widow also. Her nodes spaced perfect to put on huge colas though. Both strains have potential to put on amazing buds