@Truro, 4 more days of drying at least, it's 6c out there today, so it's a slow process. The heaters are just about keeping on top of it.
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Sensi Skunk Winter Shed First Grow
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8Indoor
Room Type
18.93 l
Pot Size
Strain
Sensi Skunk
Growing it
Easy
Resistance
Strong
5 days of drying has yielded 67g of dry weight. 27g from the cola and top buds, and 40g from the small buds and popcorn...
It's just about dry enough to smoke, but definitely on the damper side of dry.
Still, that's a good 2oz of nice dry weight :-)
Apart from the cola, the smaller buds are all very airy.
The Outcome
Week 15
Harvest
What's on the scales?
67
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
0.24
m²
ft²
Grow Room size
0.27
g / watt
279.17
g / m²
67
g / plant
4.17
plant / m²
1041.67
watt / m²
Photos & Videos
Trimmed and hung
And the mystery bulb identified. Half a turn revealed its markings
Trimmed and hung
Tastes like
Earthy
Flowery
Pine
Feels like
20% Sativa 80% Indica
Positive effects
Relaxed
Reviews. Nutrient
Simple to use, although the provided feed guide was too much by at least a factor of 4, and it took me a good 4 weeks or more to figure out the right dose
Reviews. Lamp
So my first grow was a bit of a learning curve... Some of the main points I picked up for next time:
- Don't overwater it as a seedling. It will stunt the growth.
- Move to a bigger pot sooner, as it gets root-bound in a little tiny pot very quickly
- Put it under a full strength light as soon as it's able - don't mess about with 15w bulbs for too long.
- Don't let the plant get cold! They don't like 20f temps..
- Only water when it needs it
- Don't put too much feed in.. if the leaflet says 40ml/10l, use about 10ml/10l, or less
- Use a PK booster from week 2 of flowering onwards
- A more powerful bulb would have been ideal in these temps. a 300w HPS for example.
- Don't flush it every day during the flush, every other day is fine
- Wear disposable gloves to trim it.. :-/00
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Jerboacommentedweek 157 years ago
biggreens420commentedweek 137 years ago
Might have been with the cold at first what's slowed her down same with some of mine there taking there time to flower lol What's ur next one in line
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biggreens420commented7 years ago
@Jerboa, nice one brother I'll be looking forward to it hope this one starts finishing for you💪
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@biggreens420, It'll be another seed of the same strain. This is my first grow, so I haven't messed about with anything, just let it grow naturally and pulled off a few fan leaves. Basically figuring out the basics, and learning what not to do!
For the next one I'll probably try topping and LST to see if the yield increases. I'll definitely feed it less, and try to defoliate a bit more. The weather might be on my side by then too.
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Jerboacommentedweek 57 years ago
Cheers, it's been a nightmare battling the -7c outside temps, and getting the feed balance right with the weird cold behaviour. She's growing upwards nicely now though
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biggreens420commented7 years ago
@Jerboa, nice to see and hear your getting it sorted
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@biggreens420, I was trying to heat my shed with an electric radiator... the heat just disappeared. She started growing better when I moved the radiator inside the tiny tent, and turned down the fan extracting the heat. It stays really warm in there now, but there's just enough airflow to prevent condensation and mould.
That's in addition to a tube heater directly under the pot, which is raised slightly on some timber.
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biggreens420commented7 years ago
@Jerboa,she looks well I prefer them short and bushy
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biggreens420commentedweek 107 years ago
Looking good dude nice and healthy ur leaves praying
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@biggreens420, I took the light up one extra click on the ratchet, and the leaves dropped back down nicely
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biggreens420commented7 years ago
@Jerboa,the leaves don't look like there having any issues an inch can't hurt her it's a good thing the leaves praying
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@biggreens420, Good spot, the light might be a touch too close... I'll give it another inch :)
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biggreens420commentedweek 87 years ago
Looking forward to seeing some buds
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@biggreens420, Not half as much as I am! ;-D
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biggreens420commentedweek 77 years ago
Looking better every week nice and healthy
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biggreens420commentedweek 57 years ago
Nice progress she looks real healthy welcome to the site happy growing
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Trurocommentedweek 147 years ago
lovely grow man, they're putting on weight nicely! wonder how much different my autoflower will be from yours. great growing!
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@Truro, My light is red spectrum. I vegged and bloomed with it. If I was going to run 2 lamps together, I'd use both red spectrum, as it would probably be the best option for yield. But for a small tent one 300w lamp should be plenty
My tent is only 0.8 x 0.8 x 1.6. With topping and early flowering it should be possible to keep the plant a lot shorter
I've got no problem with heat... I've got a 50 gallon water drum outside collecting rain water. It's frozen solid tonight! That's 50 gallons of ice! :-o I'm having to burn an 1kw oil filled radiator inside the tent to stop the poor girl from freezing
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Trurocommented7 years ago
@Jerboa, it looks like its doing a fine job. your bud structure is top notch, getting really good penetration all round. what do you think about a small grow tent (0.5x0.5x1) with a 300W 6500K as well as a 300W 2700K CFL? Was wondering if having both veg and bloom lights on at once would help with yield. Im sure the limitting factor would be combined heat output but say that could be dealt with - reckon its worth a try?
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@Truro, Since it stopped growing upwards, I've had the lamp about an inch off the top of the cola. Before that, it was 3-4 inches. My CFL is about 10 years old, so I'm highly suspicious of it's lumen output. Still, it's made some bud!
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Trurocommentedweek 157 years ago
Looks beautiful mate. I hope you've read up on trimming and manicuring, you've got quite a job ahead of you with that many buds! Great growing, wish you the best of luck with the next one. I'll be doing Creme de la Chem after easter (;
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@Truro, 4 more days of drying at least, it's 6c out there today, so it's a slow process. The heaters are just about keeping on top of it.
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Trurocommented7 years ago
@Jerboa, hahaha i love it - i'll make sure i trim wet! how is the drying going? completely done?
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@Truro, I had a check on the girl today, and wet trimming would definitely have been easier.. Doh! Next time..
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biggreens420commentedweek 117 years ago
Looking nice this week she's chunking up nicely
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biggreens420commented7 years ago
@Jerboa,yeah true she looks happy under cfl if it works it works
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@biggreens420, Thanks, I had my doubts over the bulb - it's at least 10 years old, and nobody seems to rate CFL over LED or HPS, but it's doing the business! I'll definitely use some bloom booster for the follow-up though.
I might see if I can get a small HPS to use for flowering next time, if the bulbs are cheap enough and fit my reflector.
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biggreens420commentedweek 157 years ago
Glad you learn so much on this grow will only help in the future looking forward to seeing the harvest report and Dry pics that plans for the next one
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@biggreens420, The next grow is germinating as we speak :-) I'll start the diary in a few days - going to fill the space with 2 plants this time, I hope
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TheMachinistcommentedweek 157 years ago
Starting to get that golden glow a bit, good luck on the flush. You going to wait to harvest till the plant starts fading as it eats itself? I think you have to keep the temps warmer for it to properly dry, I've read at least 60F, but with no experience myself I'll be watching to see how it goes for you, good luck!
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@TheMachinist, I'd like to see a bit of leaf fading before I harvest, but the leaves are so dark I don't know if that'll happen.. We'll see in a few days I guess :)
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TheMachinistcommentedweek 137 years ago
I'm loving my cold temps, otherwise my 1000W running at 1200W would require an A/C just to cool the hood lol. Then again I have a whole insulated tiny house to put my grow tent inside, with baseboard heaters.
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@TheMachinist, I'm considering some sort of tent insulation for my next grow. The problem I face then is sucking enough airflow to prevent condensation/mould, while keeping enough heat in to keep the heating bills low! The building it's in is a bit too big to retain any heat, but it does keep the frost off. Roll on the summer :-)
More light is an obvious solution too, more heat as a by-product is a bonus in this weather 👍 Paying for heat with no light is just wasted cash..
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420_liquidsuncommentedweek 127 years ago
Man you should switch your light to 250w hps if you can do.. your plants will get more weight with the Same energy costs.. ✌️🏼
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Jerboacommented7 years ago
@420_liquidsun, True, more yield is tempting, but I'll see how this grow pans out, and whether it's enough to keep me happy... Which basically means whether it runs out before the next grow finishes ;-)
The CFL is really easy to manage, it's cool, no ballast, and I already had it so it didn't cost anything.
It is -2c out there tonight though, so some extra heat might not be a bad thing..
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bobo420commentedweek 157 years ago
Congratulations on the harvest ;)
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biggreens420commentedweek 157 years ago
Nice to see you going into flush bro gonna be good to see what comes of it looking forward to it
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TheMachinistcommentedweek 137 years ago
Coming along nicely, slow and steady 👍
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zaweedeatercommentedweek 97 years ago
Well done, she's looking beautiful - following closely ;)
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Rippercommentedweek 87 years ago
She looks stellar. Great job
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Rippercommentedweek 77 years ago
You are doing a fine job with this lady. Great looking color on her.
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DabCrabcommentedweek 57 years ago
She's turning into one thick girl for sure :D
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