One down, two to go. It was harvest week for the Livers and the Kush plants are pushing towards the finish.
Livers BX1
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Harvested the Livers yesterday on D97 from sprout. Breeders notes called for 65-70 day finish from sprout but as I mentioned last week, I just learned that autos in DWC take a couple of weeks longer. Honestly, I probably could have let her go another week - there was a smattering of amber trichs but not as many as I'd like to have seen. Anyway, I grew impatient and it will soon be time to start germinating the summer crops so I chopped her down. She's hanging to dry now. I'll be back with the weigh-in results and preliminary smoke report next week.
Critical Kush
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The Critter is a happy lady. She's getting more ripe and putting on weight. Her EC readings have been super steady 1.2 (600-620 PPM) and her PH has been sitting right between 5.9 - 6.2. Not a heavy drinker, she typically doesn't drink much more than a litre/day. Her tops are getting very ripe. Stuff below the canopy still has a way to go. I think maybe two more weeks for her and Pinky.
Pink Kush
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Pinky is looking beautiful and has some nice long legs. I'm seeing actual pink on some of the lower buds which is kind of cool. Pinky fluctuates more than the Critter. Her EC readings range between 1.2 - 1.4 but her PH doesn't swing that much; 5.8 - 6.1. Just a waiting game now - fatten up Pinky!
Until next week. Thanks for tuning in βοΈ
Good luck figuring out your issue. Don't take this as fact lol, but here is what I think is happening and how I would fix it. It almost looks like a Calcium and Phosphorus issue
P messes up a lot of micros absorption (Calcium, mag, FE) and sometimes show deficiencies together. I would do a res change and bump up the P/K and cal-mag slightly, but I would prob feed EC 1.2 and see how she does from there.
Let me know how if you figure it out or how you fix it. π
@Oozle, Wise words. We don't learn how to deal the curve balls unless they're thrown our way. As, you say, at the end of the day it's about the smoke and I think the Livers will be a nice oneπ¨ I appreciate all of your support βοΈ
@StunFlower, bro, she might not be picture perfect, but if she smells good, tastes good, and smokes good, then cheers! I think she still looks fine.. a little messed up, but the buds look great.
I did a reservoir change on the bakers to try and figure it out. All these plants are like a puzzle we are trying to figure out what they want and when they want.. DWC has very little buffer for error.
@Oozle, I very much appreciate your adviceπ After reading your recent post re: your Bakers Delight I'm wondering if light stress isn't a contributing factor to the Liver's woes as well - the light was about 15" above the canopy. I've just raised it to 20". Sadly, the poor plant is looking so stressed now that I don't know that I'll see any significant improvement at this point. If only she looked as good as she smells! Guess I'll have to take my lumps with this run and hope to do better the next time I grow this strain.
@MrGreenFingers, Yes, for now my smaller tent seems to be designated for autos. I had originally intended to use it for vegging but so far that hasn't been the case. I feel fortunate to have scored a few strains from Mephisto - I just happened to catch one of their store openings at the right time. I'm excited to see what develops!
@StunFlower, ah gotcha! I did a sour orange livers a few years back, so have you got a tent for autos and a tent for photos now? Mephisto is great but always out of stock!
I've got a cheap humidifier hooked up to a inkbird controller. It's set up outside of the tents. Keeps the humidity decent. Just have to make sure your room has good airflow, otherwise mildew is imminent.
@MountainMatt, It's an ultrasonic humidifier - I found out the hard way if you use plain tap water the minerals in the water are expelled from the humidifier as fine white dust. It completely clogged my carbon filter within about a week. Hence, the distilled water.
@MountainMatt, I have a small humidifier running (periodically) inside my bigger tent but I really need to find a more sustainable source of distilled water to keep it running. Despite the dry conditions, all plants seem to be doing o.k. at the moment.
Wow, I didn't think the Crit Kush looked that small until I saw that side by side comparison with the Pink Kush. Your roots are super white as always! π
@Oozle, The growth of the Critical Kush really stunted when she was having her issues but the Pink Kush is growing like a beast. Must be those strong @ Barneys genetics πͺ My plants' roots seem to have started getting super white once I started using Diamond Nectar.
Stinks how low your humidity is.
Look on the bright side, at least you figured out 1.6 was too much for your plants at this stage lol. I am always trying to find the limits haha.
Good luck next week.