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Hydro Crunch
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 2, 4-5
HST
weeks 4
Defoliation
weeks 5-7, 9
Soil
Grow medium
8 L
Pot Size
1.14 L
Watering
Strain
Critical Purple Autoflowering
Growers Choice Seeds
Growing it
Easy
Resistance
Neutral
The time had come to place the plant in total darkness for 36 hours and then harvest. The trichomes had about 10 percent amber so I did not want any more potent. I dried for 5 days in closet at 52% humidity and a fan blowing on the floor. Didn't think that bigger buds would take longer to dry from small once on each so some of the pop-corn buds dried too much. I will be harvesting the 2 white widows next week. Hard to believe that I will get approx 7 plus ounces from 4 plants in a 2 ft by 2 ft grow tent and this is my first time grow. I think next time I will use less nutrients especially during the negative stage since I was using Fox farms Ocean forest.
The Outcome
Week 11
Harvest
What's on the scales?
127.57
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
708.74
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
2
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
1.22
ft²
Grow Room size
0.21
g / watt
104.66
g / m²
63.79
g / plant
1.64
plant / m²
492.25
watt / m²
Tastes like
Earthy
Pungent
Woody
Feels like
35% Sativa 65% Indica

Positive effects

Happy
Hungry
Relaxed

Negative effects

Dry mouth
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Grow Questions
Chips512
Chips512started grow question 4 years ago
1 of the Critical purple plants started to get brown rusty spots on some of the higher leaves (picture above in week 8). I though it might be a calcium of magnesium deficiency so started to add cal-mag early this week. PPM on run offs was extremely high 3500 PPM so flushed them
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Chips512
Chips512answered grow question 4 years ago
I think the TDS Pen is accurate since It says bottled water less than 50 PPM and my tap water at 190 PPM. I also check the PPM of the feed after each addition of the nutrients and watch the increases. I believe the last PPM of the feed was 1900. PH of feeds 6.25 to 6.4 Only several leaves had brown spots. Hopefully the flushes that lower the PPM to less than 1000 on all plants allows for normal / reduced feeding while insuring my cal & mag are being taken care of. The overall health of the plants looks good and they are ripening, can't wait to see the buds continue to grow in diameter and length . This is my first grow inside a small 4ft by 4ft tent. Not sure what the harvest will be like but I am hoping to get at least 2oz total from all 4 plants, do you think this is probable based on how they look at 8 weeks?
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DeadwebsiteBoringcommunity
DeadwebsiteBoringcommunityanswered grow question 4 years ago
Excess.. It's not from too little of anything.. 3500 is obviously too high.. You've added too many salts and your plant can't possible use all that level of salts/nutrients whatever. Or your soil is very hot to begin with... Osmosis is how our plants absorb nutrients.. Not by direct eating.. Osmosis is very PH and salt sensitive. Why are auto pot feeding systems catching on with a lot of folks? Because plants absorb nutrients from the bottom up. Use less nutrients..
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NobodysBuds
NobodysBudsanswered grow question 4 years ago
if ppm was 3500, more likely lockout. check labels. Calculate how much ppm of ca and mg do you provide? this will allow you to eliminate 1 of the 2 possibilities. If you provide plenty of Ca and Mg it is lockout. 3500 is crazy high... unless the accuracy of pen is off.
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Chips512
Chips512started grow question 4 years ago
Should I try to further defoliate in the middle and lower parts of the plants to let more light to all budding sites? The plants are extremely bushy and it is difficult to reach into the middle to remove leaves.
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Leaves. Too many
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HighAltitudeOrganics
HighAltitudeOrganicsanswered grow question 4 years ago
It’s really something I’d like to give you an answer to but it’s all a guess based on assumptions without knowing enough about your skill, background, etc. So many variables can affect your final dry harvest weight. I generally look at total footprint of grow and how full that canopy is, light input, environmental, etc . For you, I would safely say 1.25-2oz per plant, dried, based on one photo I see of two plants on your kitchen counter (nice kitchen btw) Things like letting your bud get rock hard/dense and fatten up will have huge impacts on final weight. Resist the urge to harvest early. Remember that dried flower can “shrink” to less than half the size of live colas. It sucks when you chop early and end up with airy colas. If your breeder says 8 weeks go with 9. Watch The trichomes of course. Tendency is for people to harvest early when the buds are not dense, and by the time it’s dried you have an underwhelming final weight. I hope you hit a higher number than what I’m projecting, as it’s better to set a low expectation and exceed it. Remember once you chop you are only beginning the next stage of drying and curing. Low and slow. Colder temps and longer dry times are your friend for a higher quality finished product. Have a plan and system in place prior to chop so you;re not spinning wheels T that critical time figuring out your drying process. Cheers
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Ferenc
Ferenccommentedweek 104 years ago
Beautiful @Chips512
Ferenc
Ferenccommented4 years ago
@Chips512, Great job!
Chips512
Chips512commented4 years ago
@Ferenc, There are two Critical purple and two white widow. The Critical purple are 20 inches and 16 inches tall and the white widows are 25 inches and 23 inches tall.
Ferenc
Ferenccommented4 years ago
@Chips512, How many plants?
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Inganjawetrust
Inganjawetrustcommentedweek 64 years ago
Looking good man best of luck 🌱✌️
Polaskis
Polaskiscommentedweek 34 years ago
Good start 👌 🌱🔥🤤
Stoner_INDICA
Stoner_INDICAcommentedweek 84 years ago
It looks beautiful👌😍
Chips512
Chips512commented4 years ago
@Stoner_INDICA, Thanks for the feedback. I have enjoyed my first grow so far and look forward to experimenting more in the future.
Donjuanweedo
Donjuanweedocommentedweek 34 years ago
Hey! Did you do half the recommended dosage from the bottle?
Chips512
Chips512commented4 years ago
@Donjuanweedo, I am using approx 50% of feed schedule published by fox farms using the trio together. I probably started using the extra nutrients prior to the "Ocean Forest" nutrients being almost consumed. The feeding this week using the fox farms trio and Big bud and Bud Candy was approx 1000PPM and the PH level was 6.4. The new run offs of all four plants are now between 1600 and 1900 PPM and the PH run off is only 5.5.
iHateSativa
iHateSativacommentedweek 124 years ago
Happy Smoking Friend
heizen
heizencommentedweek 124 years ago
Nice grow mate, plants are looking good, keep it up, imma follow this one upclose.
DreamOn
DreamOncommentedweek 124 years ago
Looks amazing! Enjoy the puffs! 💨 😎
Pennello
Pennellocommentedweek 104 years ago
Sure you are a first timer? It does not look likke my fellow grower! Best of luck!
Troy_Farms
Troy_Farmscommentedweek 104 years ago
Looking GREAT! 😎
DreamOn
DreamOncommentedweek 14 years ago
Good luck & happy growing! :)