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Herbgarden 40x40x140
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 4-5
Defoliation
weeks 6-7
Soil
Grow medium
Perlite
Grow medium
11 L
Pot Size
Strain
+ Speed Auto®
Sweet Seeds
Growing it
Easy
Resistance
Neutral
A very hardy plant. Had a rough start and middle of life, as I left her in way too high humidity / low light for the first 2 weeks or so of life. She pulled through and began to show some gnarly tips and apparent deficiencies. In hindsight I believe this to be misapplication of my plant feed, so not gonna hold it against the genetics. This is my second time growing this strain and she showed herself to be as resilient as last time. I think in the hands of an experienced grower, with the perfect environment, this could be a 60 day plant. For me it went to day 74 which is about the same as my first time. but both runs were fraught with errors. The smoke is lovely. Not the most dense nugs but I think that is down to my setup, my light not really giving an even footprint to the buds as my LST ended up fairly wonky. The choice nugs near the top of the plant are as good as anything I've seen or smoked. Flavour: liquorice/anise plus some sweet fruitiness.
The Outcome
Week 11
Harvest
What's on the scales?
36
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
180
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
0.16
ft²
Grow Room size
0.33
g / watt
225
g / m²
36
g / plant
6.25
plant / m²
687.5
watt / m²
Tastes like
Fruity
Herbs
Pine
Feels like
50% Sativa 50% Indica

Positive effects

Happy
Relaxed
Sleepy

Negative effects

Dry eyes
Dry mouth
Reviews. Nutrient
Super impressed with the Biotabs starter kit. Took a lot of hassle out of the feeding process and seemed to have excellent results. I did make an error with my application so can't say for certain the efficacy of these products, but even in the hands of a bumbling twit like myself they seemed to do their job. Maybe some extra PK in flowering would be beneficial but overall 5*.
Simple, effective pH-. Works a treat.
Results inconclusive, will need more runs to see how this really affects veg growth. Was pest and disease free throughout the grow some maybe this helped a bit!
Reviews. Lamp
EXCELLENT. Super powerful, low heat, very high quality build with no sharp edges. In my tiny 40x40 setup I couldn't even get this to full power on the (super handy) dimming switch. Recommended for small spaces, think it would manage up to 60x60 with ease.
Reviews. Tent
Commented by
GreenHillZone GreenHillZone
4 years ago
HARVEST & DRYING: I cut the plant down from the main stem and removed large branches to hang dry in my tent with about 18c temp and 55%ish humidity, a tad higher. Extraction fan running all the time, circulating fan 15 mins every 4 hours as it's a tiny space. The main branches were hung to dry and then I was left with a lot of popcorn. I decided to try something different with them and immediately put them in brown paper bags, no trimming, no drying, just fresh, wet buds into the bag. This worked AMAZINGLY well. The popcorn was almost completely dry within 5 days, with an aroma like a long cure. Really impressed with this method. After 7 days of hanging, the main buds were dry trimmed and also paper bagged for another 2 days. I transferred them to cure jars today with Boveda 62s. They already smell and look amazing. There is something magical about brown paper bags. I was worried I'd open the popcorn bags after a few days to find moldy, mushy buds. The only downside is that the popcorn buds did take on a flattened shape, so if aesthetics is your thing maybe this isn't the way to go. For quick dried, lovely tasting and smelling but not so visually appealing buds, brown paper bags are the way to go, IMO. Ended up with about 36g dried, plus maybe another 2g of testers. About 1/3rd of that is "popcorn", but that "popcorn" is about 10x better than the crappy, street quality stuff available to me, so I am counting it in the final weight. Thanks all for reading, thanks to @Sweet_seeds for the genetics, thanks for all your help and advice folks. I am getting prepared for my next run now, open to suggestions for breeders/strains to try next.
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Ferenc
Ferenccommentedweek 74 years ago
Happy Flowering @GreenHillZone
GreenHillZone
GreenHillZonecommented4 years ago
@Ferenc, Thanks Ferenc!
Goodvibs
Goodvibscommentedweek 104 years ago
Soooo good they look amazing 🤙
Goodvibs
Goodvibscommented4 years ago
@GreenHillZone, every time I open the tent the same for me 🤣
GreenHillZone
GreenHillZonecommented4 years ago
@Goodvibs, thanks man, can almost taste it!
Sweet_Seeds
Sweet_Seedscommentedweek 64 years ago
Thank you very much for sharing a new diary with one of our strains. 😊 We hope you enjoy it. 😋 Sweet smokes, - Apolo
Vincent_Van_Grogh
Vincent_Van_Groghcommented4 years ago
@GreenHillZone, first time grower here... Makes it relatable... My mistakes are piling up too and thankfully my girls resilient so far... Top 3 advise for a noob like.me?
GreenHillZone
GreenHillZonecommented4 years ago
@Sweet_Seeds, Thanks folks, this is my second time running this strain and thankfully it is as forgiving as my first run! Noob errors piling up but the plant taking in her stride. Will have more details of my blunders in weekly update on Sunday.
Goodvibs
Goodvibscommentedweek 44 years ago
Looks good man your a few weeks in front of mine. Good luck 🤙
Dirty_Hippy
Dirty_Hippycommentedweek 104 years ago
Beautiful man. I would be watching very closely. They look VERY close from the pics. What % amber are you going for?
GreenHillZone
GreenHillZonecommented4 years ago
@Dirty_Hippy, My default drying environment is on the higher side of acceptable humidity, touching 60%, so I like to get a head start on drying while the light is running. I'm not letting it get bone dry necessarily, just to the point where I'd normally be watering again. There is some anecdotal evidence that shows additional stress in end stages helps increase resin production. You may have heard of people giving 48 hours of darkness before harvest to try achieve this. I'd be reluctant to do this considering humidity, but maybe there's some effect of drought type environment too, who knows. In the end I dont know if it's the best idea or optimal. This is only my second grow, first one in exact same drying environment + conditions, dry pot etc. gave me a 7 day dry plus a couple days in paper bags, and a lovely tasting smoke.. so after all my rambling I guess it's a case of "if it ain't broke!" Thanks for msgs bud, good luck!
Dirty_Hippy
Dirty_Hippycommented4 years ago
@GreenHillZone, Sure thing man. I am curious why let the pot dry out? I like to chop mine full of water because it helps extend the drying process a little bit. Depending on the season and location and ambient RH, I think manipulating the dry so it lasts 7+ days is crucial. I like it to go 10-12 days before I jar. Clearly you know what you are doing, just thought I'd offer that up. Cheers
GreenHillZone
GreenHillZonecommented4 years ago
@Dirty_Hippy, thanks for stopping by. Yours is ticking over nicely too! Aiming for 10-20% amber, shes basically there right now and will be getting chopped in a couple of days! Just waiting on the pot to dry out a little more. I was checking daily and seeing only milky, wondering if my microscope skills were lacking and then boom, yesterday there were heaps of noticeable and unmistakable amber. Looking forward to getting her down and starting the next one! Thanks again for your msg, good luck!
Goodvibs
Goodvibscommentedweek 114 years ago
Stunning good luck with the drying They look amazing 🤙
Goodvibs
Goodvibscommented4 years ago
@GreenHillZone, that’s epic what was your final Weight and how does it smoke 🤙 Happy days
GreenHillZone
GreenHillZonecommented4 years ago
@Goodvibs, thanks man, all finished and jarred up now. Can't believe it's over. On to the next one!
Dirty_Hippy
Dirty_Hippycommentedweek 94 years ago
No Idea how I didn't see this sooner. Nice lookin ladies!! So fun to watch goodvibs kickin ass and now I got yours to drool on too. I'm just a little behind you both so it's like seeing the future. Happy Harvests bro!
Dirty_Hippy
Dirty_Hippycommented4 years ago
@GreenHillZone, Sure thing man. Agreed experience is key. In my experience, humility and failure are the two greatest teachers. One is just hard to do now and the other just sucks till you learn from it. Both have the potential to yield amazing harvests of knowledge. :D Happy Harvest man I got you followed so I'll be watchin :P
GreenHillZone
GreenHillZonecommented4 years ago
@Dirty_Hippy, thank you for the kind words buddy. It really is helpful to see what the future holds when running a grow. I must've read 100 diaries on here before I even planted a seed, but there really is no substitute for experience.. in my experience :D Just taking a look at your speed run now, looks f'n gorgeous. Thanks again for popping in, good luck with the rest of your run!
Goodvibs
Goodvibscommentedweek 114 years ago
Well done sir 🤙🤙🤙
Sweet_Seeds
Sweet_Seedscommentedweek 114 years ago
Thank you very much for trusting our strains, and sharing your experience. And thank you very much again for the score of 8 out of 10!! 👏😍❤️ We hope you enjoy the harvest 👌 Sweet smokes! -Apolo
Inganjawetrust
Inganjawetrustcommentedweek 114 years ago
Great looking colas you have there 🌵
iHateSativa
iHateSativacommentedweek 114 years ago
looks good
Goodvibs
Goodvibscommentedweek 94 years ago
Keep up the good work 🤙🤙
NugLife420
NugLife420commentedweek 94 years ago
Happy growing and good luck!😎