Jack Herer Auto - 1st Run

Valmont505 At this point they are white tops and growing up the stalks. I do see some small amounts of trichomes starting to develop.

Valmont505 Upon advice I am waiting it out - Update with new Scope Pics & unfortunately the 3rd planet is no longer with us. It got a severe case of rust fungus so I decided not to fight it and move it experience learned and be more careful with my night humidity & temps which I constantly fight in my setup ...

Valmont505 I am in a tight spot. The outcome could end in disaster and all my hard work as a 1st time grower who is coming to the end of his 1st run, could be RUINED. ... here goes - The ladies started off a bit slow, as I had some challenges as a 1st time grower. I lost one plant due to severe Rust Fungus. Night time temps to low and high humidity. It was rampant and I did not want it to effect the other healthy 2 plants. The remaining 2, I believe they are in Week 11. They look like they need a couple of more weeks but under scope I do see some clouding to the tri's -- and the saga continues, I just tried to upload the scope pics & POOF! they went ? .. who knows where ... this turning out to be the perfect storm. I am not growing Bananas for F sake. ... Ok, so I have to travel for 9 days, starting Thursday next week. I do have a Moistenland automatic watering doodad & it works well. I will have to use my bathtub for a 9 day water reservoir, or a clean trash can. I am thinking of starting the flushing at the time I leave, that gives them 3 more days of light nutrients before I leave. When I return it will be the end of week 12 and not sure what to expect ... I do have a camera in the tent and can remote control-ish the temp/humidity but not the lights -- I feel guilty leaving them at such a critical time-- I am afraid of coming back plants that were flushed to early & losing a potential good yield, or worse! I see that the Flower is 8 weeks -- The buds have thickened up but have more time to go - so I will continue the normal nutrients. I think -- Updated photos today -- bottom ones - still wondering what to do while I am away. I have a good res with a water timer I also added 2 air fizz stones from my DWC setup Any suggestions or thoughts would be appreciated.

Valmont505 So as it turns out the week went pretty well. I did as much as I could to control the humidity remotely but when the lights are off humility jumps up & it's difficult to control. I have been running a 20/4 light schedule so they only endure 4 hours at a time. It ran from 47%- 56% to 73% at times - mainly when lights on -- 54% . Need a better solution. I set the watering for 4 minutes @ 12 hours & it was definitely to much. I had made some watering rings that I think just enabled some mildew perhaps -- green shit on top of the soil. I also used the spikes and when I came back they both were super heavy -- 1 was in about 2 " of water so it got a lot of mildew on the outside of the grow bag. To tired now -- add more later -- I am going to only pH water from now on -- needs to clean them out a bit -- tri's still look clear across the board

Valmont505 This is a the start for flush or at least for some pH water for a break - the makeshift reservoir I made worked really well -- I had one location to check temp & Humility on 2 devices and watch the water levels -- drop quick -- I need to adjust the schedule for this coming week & get rid of the green build up -- Update - I checked out my makeshift reservoir & it did really well because there was no nutrient residue at the bottom when it ran out - it only ran out for a day or so before I returned - I do believe the fizz stones were key and I will use them again this week. I am testing the AC Infinity fan control for Humidity. I have always run it at a constant (5) because the temp sensor it came with is not so reliable & I don't want it spinning like crazy when I am away. Starting running pH controlled water from now on - may be a bit early, but I have hit them pretty hard with the nutrients throughout their life cycle. I am surprised to see clear tri's - I am starting to see predominant cloudy trichomes -- amber is starting to populate as well. I am currently giving them pH water only and I have decided to check them for harvest this coming Tuesday. I will scope them tomorrow as well.😊

Valmont505 I decided to take down 1 of the Jack's. (Punchy) was 34" tall & tbh, had fair amount of LARF. I looked at the trichomes & I do think this could have gone another week. The advantage of growing multiple plants of the same strain, is take noobs like myself, can experiment & learn. I will let the other Jack (Bob) - 28" go for another week, as it had similar looking trichomes. I sacrificed a bud & cracked it open to look under the scope. Cloudy for sure, but the amber was a bit thin. Back in she goes & I will take a look in a couple of days. I have to admit I felt a bit guilty or bad as I cut down Punchy. Ha, f that! I 'm gonna smoke IT & I will love it! I just want to do the plant right as I had put a lot of time in the grow. Once cured, I will sample it to a plant that went a week longer. I started with DWC, but had to scrub that project because I could not control the water temps consistently. Soil was for sure easier. After listening to some podcasts & talking with friends, I think my next run(s) will be in coco. Now that my setup is pretty much complete, I anticipate the next runs to get easier in regards to technique & having worked out all the technical specifics. The nutrients, different strains, grow mediums will always keep my interest. I learned so much on the 1st run - so many videos so many articles - I have to say - you just have to go for it & not stress about it throughout. It's important to take the time to learn how to control your environment if your indoors. I went from a 3 x 3 tent at the start, then switched to a 4 x 4 tent after flower. It changed the whole dynamics of my gear & it took time to adjust it, especially since I travel often. In the end I am happy as a 1st run - I don't expect a high yield from Punchy but with all I learned - not bad for a 1st run. Comments welcomed.

Valmont505 Both plants are now in drying mode --- Harvest weight in a few days

Valmont505 The yield was not so great but I managed to harvest many nice future nugs. I don't need to grow massive amounts as a personal user, I want QUALITY! & that is exactly what I got -- well for the most part -- I had my share of larf -- I am happy with 5+ ounces of nice trimmed bud, cured just the way I LIKE IT! This is why I do this -- The results are so much more rewarding and the quality is there! Hell YAH! I am curious as to the difference in the 2 plants - I will do some official testing when curing is sufficiently completed. All comments welcome -- I wish I could have gotten more advice during the grow -- but hey -- it was my run so -- you teach the monkey he will learn