Week 6 Flower
Up until flush, she was only given PK, sugars and sweeteners, and the microbes (listed above). Everything else has been stopped to ensure a proper flush. She started her flush on Day 40 as I want to get a nice fade on her after a long flush.
My girls are in coco and perlite, in fabric pots sat on benches so they dry out within 2 days. Because of this I can flush a lot of water through them without overwatering. Infact, the amount of water I put through them doesn't make a difference to how quickly they dry. Good air movement around the pots also helps them dry, and stops any stagnant air within the lower half of the tent and within the plants, preventing any moulds. When flushing, I first feed just enough water to create a run off into the tray so I can read the ppm and pH value. Doing this lets you know how your plant has been performing; whether she's been way off in pH and locked out by having a high/low pH and high ppm, or if she's been doing just fine with a pH range within tolerance and around the same ppm value or less than you've been feeding. This girl was in perfect health, with a good pH and ppm. After that, I flush up to 30ltr and then take a second reading from the last bit of run off. The ppm is the main thing I look at this time, to see how low I've taken it from the flush. Personally, I find the girls fade much sooner, and more overall by doing a bigger flush as it takes almost all of the nutrients out of the coco within a few days. That leaves the plant with nothing but her own stored nutrients to feed on for the next 2+ weeks. A better flush means a better, cleaner smoke.
She's stacked up and swelling by the day with huge buds. Not the frostiest strain I've ran, but still covered in trichomes and extremely strong scented. She smells of mixed berries and grapes π I can't wait to try!
Thanks for following and happy growing! πΊ
Stunning nugs.. just gorgeous. I wasn't aware of the cutting down before the lights turn on..makes sense. I've put mine in dark for 1-2 days before trim.
@Lady_NugWitch, cheers mate βοΈ I keep em drying in the dark for 6-12 days (however long it takes to dry) before dry trimming and curing βοΈ Once it's all in the jar I keep em curing in the dark too βοΈπΊ
@Lady_NugWitch, correct mate ππ the reason behind it is because light degrades the trichomes, so keeping it in the dark keeps it fresher, tastier and gives a longer shelf life πβοΈπΊ
Killing it, FF. Great description of your flushing process. Checking run off is one of my key metrics also. Good luck with your harvest.
Looking mighty fine.
Looking nice fox shes bushing well ...iv just chopped a tester off mine and iv got to say this strain is on another level thc wise and shes getting some nice reddish purple coming through on the buds gonna be another keeper strain I think Iv put some pics of it up