Day 56 Flower โ final update before chop.
Thisโll be the last live update for this run โ Iโm planning to cut next week and will drop a proper harvest post once everythingโs dry and weighed. Gotta say Iโm stoked: buds are looking sick, smells are off the charts and after 8 years I canโt wait to finally burn my own harvest.
Quick real-talk: biggest headache this run was the night humidity (box was sitting in a wet cold garage โ nights were brutal). I ordered the Spider Farmer heater ages ago expecting it to sort that, but shipping got messed up and it never showed on time. If I didnโt already have their inline fan and controller I probably wouldโve cancelled and gone another route. Still โ despite the rough nights the plants pulled through and the colors/terps turned out gorgeous.
Lights/Setup note (what I saw):
LED for veg worked great โ compact, short internodes, dense canopy.
HPS gave the flower its extra stretch and way denser colas โ difference was obvious in top size and nug density. Next round Iโll run veg under LED and flip flower to HPS for that chunky, heavy bud structure.
General impressions & vibes:
Resin city. Most tops are sticky and frosty as hell โ touch a cola and your fingers get that gooey, sweet grime immediately.
Colours are stunning: purples, bronzes and deep greens โ especially on the kush phenos. Cold nights helped bring that out even though they stressed the tent a bit.
Canopy filled nicely โ lots of even colas across the screen. Smell is absolutely lovely: sweet, cake-y, kushy funk depending on the corner.
Strain-by-strain notes (photos + what I noticed)
Wedding Cake Portland โ sweetest, creamiest nose. Tops are tight and resinous with nice amber pistils coming through. Made some of the chunkiest, most fragrant flowers in the tent. Beautiful frost.
Kush Crasher โ most frosty of the bunch. Leaves and buds look like they were powdered with sugar. Strong kush terp profile, darker leaves. Real eye-catcher.
AK-47 โ classic structure, reliable resin and nice citrus/earthy notes. Good mid-bud density, chunky and fragrant. Very consistent.
Double Krush โ leaner colas but loaded with crystals. Has that layered aroma profile โ kush backbone with sweet overtones. Looks like itโll smoke quite smooth.
Wappa โ star of the show for me. Fat main colas, gorgeous purple bronzing and a sticky, punchy aroma. Dense, hard buds that scream quality. If thereโs a top-shelf winner in this round, itโs Wappa โ chunky, potent and beautiful. Big shout: Wappa brought the goods.
Detroit Runtz โ sweet and fruity, bag appeal for days. Colas are a touch lighter but super sparkly and smelly, classic runtz vibes.
Run summary / final thoughts
I made mistakes (low nights + humidity were a pain), but overall the plants handled it โ produced crazy-looking, fragrant, sticky flowers. I flushed with plain water the last week and let the plants finish their thing. Next run Iโll tweak light strategy (veg LED, flower HPS) and sort the heat/humidity earlier so Iโm not battling the box at critical weeks.
Big ups to the girls โ they pulled through and rewarded me with proper frosty buds. Also big frowny face to Spider Farmer for the late heater delivery โ if youโre reading this, sort the logistics โ shipping delays hurt growers (Iโd been waiting since mid-November). If you want to make it right, you know where to DM.
Closing lines for Wappa:
Wappa was my pride this run โ chunky as hell, super sticky, colors that pop and a terp punch thatโll make heads turn. Proper show-stealer. Canโt wait to chop and see what she smokes like.
Harvest next week โ will post dry weights and final pics. Stay tuned. โ๏ธ๐๐ฅ