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This was an interesting harvest. Everything was going great and the buds/trichomes were still piling on, when suddenly almost overnight plant "C" shifted to about 20% amber trichomes. So I harvested it, and because the other plant wasn't ready yet I decided to try water curing the first one for 7 days. Then at the end of the 7 days, I figured I'd hack down plant "D" and dry them both on the racks in the tent at the same time before moving into jars. The water curing was a huge success! After the first day, the water was cloudy with a slight green tinge. Second day was about the same. Then the water was just a little cloudy each change, no green tinge. Compare it to the diary I just opened around water re-curing some cannabis I bought from the government store, where the water is diarrhea brown :O On day 7 of my water cure, the water was perfectly clear so I decided to hack down plant "D" and get them both drying on racks in the tent together. While water-curing plant "C", I had its trim sitting in a bowl in the freezer. When I hacked down plant "D", I put its trim in the same bowl. After my typical wet-trimming, I hung up Plant "C"'s water-cured buds on the top rack, plant "D"'s buds on the 2nd rack for an old fashioned cure, and random trim from both plants spread out on the bottom 2 racks. The water-cured buds dried within about 24 hours and went into a jar with a 58% humidipack. The buds are SUPER dense and potent! Nice clean high, doesn't kill my throat. The downside is that the taste is really weak and not that great. But everything has pros and cons. Almost no trichome loss in the bucket during the water curing as well -- I was really worried about that! The other buds dried in about 36 hours and went into a jar with a 58% humidipack, where I burped it many times a day for a week. The smell and flavour are much more potent than the water-cured bud and it's a little harsher on my throat, but otherwise I'm not sure there's a detectable difference. However, you can SEE there's a sharp visual difference between the water-cured buds and the jar-cured :) Of course the jar-cured will mature more with time as well. Once the trim was completely dry, I put it in a bag in the deep freezer and dropped it to about -20. I didn't need to use a grinder this way -- I could just mash it all up in the bag with extreme ease! Sifted it through the kief screen, and pressed down 17 grams of lazy-man's hash! After processing the trim through the kief screen, I decarbed in the oven at 200F for 1 hour (this converts THC-A into THC or something to that effect -- if you don't do this, the edibles won't get you very high). I put the trim into a big mason jar and back into the freezer along with my bottle of Everclear. Once they dropped somewhere down around -20, I poured in the Everclear, put the lid on, and shook as hard as I could, as often as I could, for 5 minutes or so. I noticed that as I shook it around, the contents inside would alternate between solid and liquid which was kinda cool :) Shake it one way and it freezes, shake it the other way and it thaws... or something to that effect, anyway. I was able to use a double-coffee-filter to extract about 2 cups of dragon tincture! I threw everything in the coffee filter out -- next time I'm going to do a better job of it as there's a little pile of trichomes that forms at the bottom of the filter which I could put to use. Once I get that down next harvest, I'll have around 99% efficiency milking every last drop out of my harvests! White chocolate is so yummy, as are candy canes... I wanted to combine the two to make some edibles. Looking around for candy cane crush, I decided to check out Amazon. They had the same candy cane crush I was looking at from popular stores, for only a couple dollars more, so I figured sure why not have it delivered. I was planning to get some white Baker's chocolate, but on checkout of the candy cane crush I got a deal for adding on white chocolate Lindt bars for $1.25 a piece LOL! So I bought 10 of those. When the Amazon package arrived, I slowly boiled down 1/2 cup of my dragon tincture in a pot, then used a double-boiler setup to melt down 4 of the Lindt bars in the same pot. Once it was mixed well with the hash oil, I set it aside to cool for about 3 minutes before stirring in 1/8 cup of candy cane crush (plus I ended up adding maybe like a tablespoon more), pouring into a pan lined with parchment paper, and putting in the freezer for 30 minutes. So now I have a nice big chunk of white chocolate candy cane crunch stuff where a piece the size of my thumb gets me super high for like 8+ hours; 17 grams of lazy-man's hash; and 88 grams of bud :) And still enough dragon tincture left over to make 3 more rounds of edibles -- not sure what I'll make next! From now on I'm going to water cure a large portion of all my buds -- not just the ones I grow myself, but ones I buy from the Gummint too!
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things are getting out of control. finally seeing signs of flowering. water every 3 days or say about 2 gal. each will top dress with some more 2-8-4 in a couple weeks
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Already week 7, and itโ€™s starting with much better air humidity which makes it easier for me to stay in the recommended VPD range โ€“ currently 54% at 25 ยฐC at canopy height. With 58, 67, 78 and 80 cm plantsโ€™ average height is about 71 cm. Odour has increased, and sometimes, but only shortly, I get the feeling the coal before the blowers cannot eliminate all of it. While the smell was a bit strange sometimes one and a half week ago, itโ€™s now absolutely yummy, sweet and promising. As is all the sticky stuff adhering to my folding rule when I measure their size. I am a bit confused about the amount of yellowing leaves. That would indicate a nutrition deficit. On the other hand, last feeding (yesterday it was only calmagged water) brought some brown edges to their tips as I wrote. Which could indicate a slight over-nutrition. I am not *that* worried as leaves around the buds all look great (except for mentioned, but not youngest tips), and mature plants obviously tend to concentrate on bud production solely. But week 7 is quite early, or isnโ€™t it? Any recommendations? Maybe I should go with organic fertiliser next time to avoid being stuck between two options ;) As they had run dry already, I gave each one another round of drink. Slightly less fertilised than last week. And I removed the lowest yellow branches and tiny buds that would not make it into the light in time. The Pineapples must have some mimosa genes crossed in. Each time I touch them they bow away their heads in deep dislike. The taller one looks like her head would be too heavy now โ€ฆ It is not, and usually they recover after an hour or so. The Sherbets are pretty unimpressed by all I do. Meanwhile Iโ€™ve been working on the Raspberry Pi BoxControl that should help me stay in better VPD ranges in the future. I am not sure how to translate this all into a more stable solution than based on a breadboard, but the state so far (and how it is supposed to work): Raspi runs headless with control software on autostart. Every minute temperature and humidity are received from a GY-21 I2C chip that should be hanging around plant tops. Data is saved in a database, VPD is calculated and signalled in form of a RGB LED color. Additionally, LCD display rotates through current stats. 3 relay modules can en- or disable misting, dehydration or an additional blower. Maybe I can add a CO2 sensor just for the fun of it (but Iโ€™d have to develop a device protocol myself), maybe even one or two soil moisture sensors. Theoretically you could also have a lighting control, but then, GPIO ports are all used. The display needs a lot of them, and while I can log onto the Raspi on my local network and view its desktop, Iโ€™d prefer to have a quick overview at place. I am not really informed about current models. Are some GPIO extensions or Raspis with extended GPIOs on the market? But so far, thatโ€™s all theory. I never had a PCB developed for my hobbyist projects, I am not the best with a solder station. Never had a Raspi run 24/7 for a really long time. Did a bit more lollipop ping in the evening. Especially tallest Shepard had fun building some more very low buds and branches. I think it can investigate its powers better on different places. Day 51: Itโ€™s getting hard to measure soil humidity with my low tech device. Soil must be full with roots and I donโ€™t want to hurt them much. I can see them at the outlets of their pots too, sometimes a bit dry of course as these parts run dry earliest. Experiments to include the CO2 sensor in my test setup failed. I can read and reset it, but setting measurement mode and reading values donโ€™t work. Maybe because my I2C library cannot use ClockStretchLimit. Running out of GPIO ports anyway and seeing that the soil sensors are analogue devices, Iโ€™ll probably revive my Uno too and have discovered some clever Raspi heads that should make a more stable setup (and some cooling) possible while also adding a handful of PWM ports and an integrated display. Iโ€™d like to include a camera module too and it would be great to have some ports available. A final setup would obviously include a Raspi 4 or 5 to easily enable secure online access. But so far, all working nicely in test setup. Day 54: Sometimes I wonder if theyโ€™re still growing at all, but then itโ€™s good to have the daily pictures to compare bud width which now seems to be the main interest of the ladies, although differences are now clearer to tell between two day intervals. The taller ones look like they are one week ahead of the smaller plants, with even higher fan leaves turning pale now. Which at an estimated seedโ€“harvest time of 8โ€“11 weeks for both strains should be pretty common, I guess. Or am I wrong? Summerly temperatures make the temperatures at canopy level sometimes reach 31 ยฐC, but at least the simple ultrasonic diffusers arrived and I am getting closer to a better environment control. I can at least switch the diffuser inside the tent remotely from my phone, and a deep bowl of water with a lid so the "fountain" produced will not wet the tent floor and one of the fans placed at the bottom now to lift its mist upwards seems to do the trick. Humidity increases while temperature drops, getting the plants into a better VPD level, so all I have to do is wait for the evil A to deliver the necessary Raspi components to have this automated, maybe still while this grow runs. At the end of this week, there was just a bit of height gain for the two smaller ladies who now approach their next 10 cm mark. Overall, I get the feeling it wonโ€™t be that long until harvest. Maybe with the taller ones a week earlier than the others. Thereโ€™s really not that much bud growth anymore, rather refinements โ€“ like buds getting more nodes and color. Iโ€™ll investigate the trichomes every few days but would welcome your estimation.
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Everything is looking amazing! All plants are at 4.5wks -5wks old now. Growth is extremely rapid. PPMS/PH of run off is less than what's going in! Still feeding to run off daily; vacuuming out the water everytime!! They're starting to need close to a gal. each :D I have defoliated & continue to pinch lower plant growth to lolly pop each branch -- I find this the best method hands down for autos.. The canopy for the most part is even with the exception of LSD-25, Fruit Punch, & most importantly; the one GSC (fast buds) -- it is a fucking monster as you can see (tallest plant by FAR). Cant wait to see the buds on what appears to be a Sativa dominate GSC pheno -- this plant was under the same 630w's worth of CMH along with the other GSC -- because it keeps growing, and was starting to developing light burn on leaves closer to the CMH's I've since switched spots with a GG#4 & it's now under two 600w LED's; growth continues to stretch on her, but I'm less concerned now that it's under less intense lighting, with a bigger distance from the lights . Other than that, things are looking to be on track for an epic harvest. Once buds start forming, I will drop the temps on the AC gradually to bring out the colors in GSC/LSD/Fruit Punch -- with lights/fans on full blast I can hold temps as low as 70f / 30% RH with the AC at less than 50% - Will be uploading more pics this weekend!
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Mr. Pipi defoliated a bit after the topdress last week. just some old leafs here and there, not much. And Frost is building up, terps are coming. Mr.Pipi is happy :) AND the colors BOI oh BOI. thats what Mr.Pipi dreamt of. Day 46: Heights : Frank 47cm , Pedro 44cm and Lance 34cm.
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๐Ÿ“… D119/D03 - 13/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying ๐ŸŽฌ Added 22 pics and the timelapse of the harvest ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D120/D04 - 14/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D121/D05 - 15/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D122/D06 - 16/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying. First trim : 3 g and a tiny flower placed in the jar for curing ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D123/D07 - 17/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D124/D08 - 18/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying. I've made the very first try and she's very promising ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜ @Pure_Instinto_Seed_Bank ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D125/D09 - 19/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying. Trimmed 7 grams and start curing of about 10 g for now. She's very sticky and very fragrant with an intense smell. Lot of rosin stucked to the scissor, good sign ! ๐Ÿ˜Š ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D126/D10 - 20/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying. She's quite ready for trimming, I'll start tomorrow ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D127/D11 - 21/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying. Trimmed 14 g from one of the main bud.... Less than expected but very dense, high quality buds ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D128/D12 - 22/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying. Trimmed 11g ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D129/D13 - 23/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying. Trimmed 22g ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D130/D14 - 24/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying. Trimmed 11 g ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D131/D15 - 25/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying. Trimmed 12 g ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D132/D16 - 26/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Drying. Trimmed 16 g + 20 g + 16 g = 52 g. So far 132 g in total and 2 buds missing ________________________________ ๐Ÿ“… D133/C01 - 27/03/24 ๐Ÿš€ Trimmed last 15 g - Total outcome is 147 g. First day of curing
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Pretty exciting week. Been doing last-minute prep to switch from Veg to flower, by moving lights around and adjusting them between blue and red to encourage growth in that last little stragglers. More significant though, we had a power outage in the middle of the day, mid week, that caused me to scramble to find light. This gave an added bonus because I the weather is getting better and I was able to expose my plants to some natural sunlight and air. You can see in the timelapse the combination of blue, red, and white light as I shift things around. NOTE: This week was also the start of the COVID-19 Self Quarantine, so the time at home gave me a lot more flexibility to tend to my babies. Plants have reached as high as 20 inches or more, but topped off the tallest ones because they were overpowering the smaller guys and also starting to droop. Plus I broke one trying to weave through the net. Next Week: Switch to Flower Stage!
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It was truly an honor to raise such a beautiful young lady. Since the first day she has stood out on the others for speed and beauty, managing to become the real Tegridy queen of this round. The buds eventually turned blue-purple and are full of trichomes, they are not very big and full but we have done the strin other times is quite typical, but they are really very beautiful. The structure is very interesting, symmetrical and regular and the tops were perfectly level even without a scrog. It was a pain to cut it but it would certainly be dry to give us unexpected satisfactions. The perfume, the trichomes and the colors have made us energetic, talkative and creative even without tasting it just by looking at it we are crazy. beautiful beautiful beautiful.
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GENERAL COMMENT. WEEK 5 OF FLOWER. Ok guys, this week ran ok for one girl and less for her sister, so i will go on details individually. RQS NORTHERN LIGHTS AUTOMATIC COMMENT. As I has commenting since the beginning I think this could be a nice strain to grow with minimal water and nutes, keep that in mind when growing this strain, i learned the hard way. What happened with this girl is that salt builded up in the medium and de stabilised mainly the PH, creating a super acidic medium, thats my bad, i failed to id earlier. So back to spotting, and a bit of yellowing showing, so some deficiencies, i honestly donโ€™t know how this is going to end. I flushed her 4 days a go with PH water to 6.5, that raised the medium runoff from 5.0 to 5.4-5.6, and flushed again with tap water, is alkaline at 8.1+, runoff is still 5.6, so that raised more concern with that input range getting so acidic runoff is bad, and in the end of flush received a dose of voodoo juice, big bloom, calmag and top candy, that are all organic at regular ph, EC at 1.8. I know the PH fluctuation can worse the scenario. Iโ€™m been apocalyptic is just that iโ€™m feeling a bit turn down now, i was expecting this girl to run flawlessly, heads up will try my best to correct issues, just wished she was like her sisterโ€ฆ
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Started Week 10 Day 64 Fed them some nutes Day 65 Looking good Day 66 Outdoors for 3 hrs in the morning due to blackout T_T Rested like 6hrs zZzz no lights Day 67 Back to 20/4 schedule Everything is good Day 68 Lil defoliation Got some pics and videos for you all Day 69 Cool Juicy Video Day 70 End of week 10 Overrall she is great! Plan on to give her last meal tomorrow Floranova bloom
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Only flower fuel iv upped intake from 1 TBS to 3tbs She is blooming nicely she has a smell like no other i think my clothes smell like it
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The big one got maybe 3 to 4 week late compared to the little, I can see a lot of ember trichome but not all milky on the little one; special thanks to sweetseeds for the seedling gift ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŽ‰ Nutriment: every 3 days
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Sheโ€™s really swelling up. Buds are all with white tric heads but minimal amber. Going for that 15-20%. Pretty late in flower.
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Plants have stopped stretching and started to focus on flower development with pistils reaching Decent resin production so far in this tent, getting loud with the gassy fruity in your face cat piss smoothie
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Blue Zushi - Dutch Passion Day 106 - Watered with 5 litres of RO tap water, with a reduced number of defined nutrients, mixed in order and then pH'd to 6.3. She has reached a stage now (around week 8-9 of flower), where I'm happy to start the flush process, so I'm easing her off the nutrients now and from her next watering, she will get no nutrients at all - this should take about ten days, after which I will harvest her ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป. Not much work done on her this week, just a couple of leaves removed around the top bud sites to improve light penetration ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿป
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11.08.2024 officially D132 from seed. this girls has became a realy fat lady she take 25% of the 5x5 tent. she is bushy like hell even if i have removed all fan leave. Need to do some root prunning as the air stone is completly embed in the root ball, witch is really most darker that it should be, my nuts solution lightly die the roots but not this far. In the process i realized that the air stone was completly cloged, probably what cause the leave burn ,so switch it and add a second one for safety. the remaining root have been wash and get soak in 1% H2O2 solution for few hours. really worried about bud roted, i decide to go for a 2 or maybe 3 shot harvest as lower and inner cola arent definitively ready and can still build up. and some of tops cola show mostly milky trichrome and few amber one. so 1st harvested from big top cola and some smaller side one for a total weight of 733.5g of wet sticky bud. looking for around 5oz of dry bud, so expecting easily 3/4pond from this mama๐Ÿ˜œ
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Hi everyone :-) This week the buds developed super ;-) All are beautiful ๐Ÿ˜. Super genetics ๐Ÿ‘. Blue Cheese pheno 1 is slowly coming to an end :-) This week I will start to use up the remaining nutrients and harvest in 10-14 days ;-) Everyone else needs something else :-) have fun with the videos, stay healthy ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป and let it grow ๐ŸŒฑ
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4/7 9:30AM A little PH drift, too high EC not bad. They are doing great, flowers and resin at about 80 watts almost no heat!!! 4/8 5:42 AM all the plants are looking OK. Iโ€™m gonna do some watering today so I did a watering can animated video. When wizards water 4/9 3PM Did a lot of runoff to get the ph and EC back to normal after drifting. Should be at 1.1 ish