These plants have only grown an inch or two over the last week. Their real stretch seems to have been around weeks 7 and 8, well before they showed any signs of moving into flower. Still only watering every 2nd day with around 3 quarts per watering, and applying half strength Fox Farms Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom every 4th day. I've thought about bringing those nutrients up to full strength between now and the flush, but in the end have decided against it. Considering I'm growing in FF Coco Loco which is fairly nutrient rich on it's own, my concerns about overdoing it are greater than my dreams of even bigger buds. Today is the first day that the sugar on the sugar leaves was heavy enough to really see with the naked eye, so I went for a closeup shot (last photo) to see how well I could bring the trichomes into view. For anyone that is curious, I shot the photo with a Xenvo Pro 15x macro lens clipped onto an iPhone 11.
So far, so good!
I’d say that prohibition for decades created a steady supply/demand that set black market prices as they are.
Yes it should have easily gone down in price since legalization has taken hold in the last decade but there are so many factors involved.
Black markets still hold a huge sway on prices, someone in a legal state can just scoot their “legal” product across state lines to illegal markets.
I don’t think we’ll see a significant price decrease commercially (or otherwise) any time soon.
@ButchMcQueen, no problem! It is so rewarding to do it yourself, as with many things in life. But you can’t deny the price savings in growing your own cannabis vs buying.
PS- I do believe that in time legality and market forces will bring prices down but I’d wager it won’t be for several years
@Ezzjaybruh, Those are some points that I hadn't thought about, but they make perfect sense to me. Legal or not, demand is what demand is, and supply is what supply is... and the price responds accordingly. That price being what it is, I'm amazed more people don't grow their own. As I'm learning, there is some work involved, but I'm finding it both satisfying and rewarding. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Hey Butch, good luck with the ILGM White Widows as your first grow! I'm reaching the end of my first grow too. Feel free to look at my diary for comparison and educational purposes. I like to be rather thorough in my diary unlike some others. I am using different materials and techniques than you so far. I look forward to learning from your experience as well. 👍
@JabzXtreme, Just wandered my way through your journal and I must say I'm pretty impressed! Seems to me that you were pretty ambitious going in and that its really paying off for you. Looking forward to seeing how your harvest results turn out. Best of luck!