Week 14!
Wow, it seems like this grow has been going on forever! We're trying to keep it interesting for you all! 😉
We're seeing pretty major deficiencies with Plant #1... although we're pretty sure that some of it is just due to the late flowering "fade".
With this being a "Fast Flowering" variety, Sweet Seeds states that this strain flowers in 6 weeks, so i guess fading at week 4-5 is reasonable.
The buds are looking very good. Maybe not quite as big as we expected but we think that we might have been a bit light on the feeding.
For this week, we're lowering temperatures a bit more and will likely continue feeding this week... possibly starting a 1-2 week flush next week? We'll see!
Day 92 (day 32 of flower):
- smell has gotten much stronger.
- lower leaves of Plant #1 have completely yellowed.
Day 93 (day 33 of flower):
- adjusted the AC duct so that the cold air isn't blowing directly on the fabric pots.
Day 94 (day 34 of flower):
- Plant #2 feels ready for watering. We'll wait until tomorrow to water.
- Temp: 68F (lights off), 77F (lights on)
- RH: 68% (lights off), 55% (lights on)
Day 95 (day 35 of flower):
- removed some of the dead and shriveled leaves from the lower part of Plant #1
- watered both plants with plain, dechlorinated tap water. Plant #1 received about 1 gallon, Plant #2 received about 2.5 gallons.
- did a 'gentle' squeeze test to one of the buds on each plant. They felt very firm and dense and the smell was intense and very sweet, with a pungent note that reminds me of some "Skunk" strains.
Day 96 (day 36 of flower):
- trichomes on Plant #1 are looking about 25% clear, 70% cloudy & 5% amber
- trichomes on Plant #2 are looking about 50% clear & 50% cloudy.
Day 97 (day 37 of flower):
- removed dead leaves from lower part of Plant #1.
Day 98 (day 38 of flower):
- Not much to report!
The week has gone pretty well. We're a little disappointed that we didn't catch the late flower deficiencies that were showing up at the start of the week. By the end of the week, both plants were showing a lot of yellowing of the leaves. We think that we haven't been feeding quite enough and probably haven't been watering as often as we should have, often only watering once a week.
The smell has really been developing this week and is much more intense and complex and pungent.
@timbarin, so far we've only used it the one day, for about 2-3hrs during the warmest part of the afternoon. When the outside temps are above 10C, and with our light at 90% intensity, the tent would reach 84F, instead of the 78F that we're aiming for.
@MrHightimes, Ya, it's kind of weird because for the first few months that we had that pH meter, it needed calibration almost every week! We never knew if we could trust it... but since then, it seems to have stabilized and we haven't had to calibrate it for months. We check it with pH reference solution every few weeks and it's been spot on. We'd love to upgrade to the Blue Labs meter but it isn't necessary quite yet. The only complaint that we might have is that it takes a couple of minutes to get a true reading, whereas the TDS meter we have gives you accurate readings in just seconds.
nice grows! can you tell me how satisfied you are with the AC INFINITI T6? have you used other brands and how dos it compare? I am eyeing one now for the controls set up features, does it clear humidity? heat? and how quiet is it?
thank you for your feedback!
@Stonyways, Hi, we've been really happy with the Cloudline T6 fan. It works very well and has programmable settings. We currently have it set to turn on any time the temperature reaches 81F or any time the humidity exceeds 61%. We're glad we got the 6" version instead of the 4" version, since we can run the fan at lower speeds, which means it's very quiet. It's actually much quieter than our little oscillating fan! It's quite powerful and has no problem managing heat and humidity in our little tent. I think you could easily put this in a 4x4 or 6x6 tent and it would work just as well.
As the female half of "VanCplGrows", i don't have a lot of experience with other fans so i can't really compare it to anything but it does everything that we want and it does it well!
@timbarin, Thanks brother! We're a bit slow with our replies this week but we are happy to be back and happy to have ya following along on our latest grow. Cheers!
@Beachbudz, Absolutely! They may not be the biggest plants for 14 weeks but it's been a great learning process and we sort of prefer the leisurely schedule compared to the autoflowers we were growing before... which always seemed like a race against time, especially if you run into any problems like deficiencies or other. This has been a very comfortable grow for us. 👍