This was an analog timer, with the switch set to full on. I must have hit it when I was supposed to be changing from 18/6 to 12/12. Instead it went from 18/6 to 24/0. No harm though, just makes for bigger plants!
Not much to update today. PH was in range, plants are looking good. PPM was down, PH was down, just as expected. Filled the res up again, rest PPM and PH. Res temps are still high but roots are looking great. 20170804_222630 by toshin posted Aug 4, 2017 at 10:46 PM 20170804_224015 by toshin posted Aug 4, 2017 at 10:46 PM
Another week goes by, plants are looking good. In this picture I've moderately trimmed the left side plants. Most of the foliage that was shaded by the large fan leaves is lighter green/yellow. By the end of this weekend I plan to have them all trimmed down to get decent light penetration throughout. I will be removing most of the older fan leaves and any stems that being choked out. They are some pretty thick bushes at this point. Switched to full flowering nutrients, in another week I'm hoping to see some nice flowers forming. Raised the lights up 2 more inches and only have about 2 more inches left in adjustment. 20170810_031155 by toshin posted Aug 10, 2017 at 2:47 PM Untrimmed right side plants: 20170810_031218 by toshin posted Aug 10, 2017 at 2:47 PM
Flowering is definitely coming along now nicely. Lights are at their max height now. Nutrients are tapering off from peak but still fairly high now. I am now trying to maintain ph of 5.5-6.0 range. During all of veg I kept it 6.0-6.5. 20170822_161905 by toshin posted Aug 22, 2017 at 5:42 PM 20170822_161915 by toshin posted Aug 22, 2017 at 5:42 PM A little bondage to control height growth and they are leaning over now: 20170822_171601 by toshin posted Aug 22, 2017 at 5:42 PM
Checked again briefly today, the plants had filled in the open spaces from being tied nicely. Tightened them down a bit more to get even more light exposure. Flowers are developing well, water intake and growth is increasing. RDWC is performing well, no more leaks after installing the redesigned fittings.
Despite stupid hot temperatures things are going well. Getting some trichome formation and the buds are growing nicely. I've had to fill the res a few times more often because of this heat wave. Total plant height including bucket is now about 6 feet. 20170905_180428 by toshin posted Sep 5, 2017 at 6:13 PM 20170905_180503 by toshin posted Sep 5, 2017 at 6:13 PM 20170905_180531 by toshin posted Sep 5, 2017 at 6:13 PM
Looking through my photos, many of the buds are slightly yellowed. I am certain this is caused by the lack of light penetration. I will be removing larger fan leaves again this weekend to ensure light penetration to the developing buds. Not going crazy with it, just enough to lighten things up.
Added a new type of LED light to the mix. Large COB grow LED, 50W single chip. As I've tied the plants down a little, it is pulling some out of the light zone. The new light helps fill in. It also is interesting that it is a cooler running LED. It has no fans on it just stamped metal mounting plate. I don't have any measurements but judging by how it looks in comparison to my existing lights, it definitely puts out a lot of light. I've also bought some other LED chips to add heatsinks to and test. Today I also took clones from the mother plant that has been kept in veg. I can reliably clone small cuttings and wanted to experiment a bit on this end of things. I did some cuttings at different sizes this time so we will see how things go. I'm setting up some space where I can get some seeds I have started as well.
Everyone loves a good picture update. Pictures of the new light, and some good development. New light. Works well so far for the size: 20170913_225032 by toshin posted Sep 13, 2017 at 11:50 PM Buds going on all over the place: 20170913_225004 by toshin posted Sep 13, 2017 at 11:50 PM Thats a lot of trich development there: 20170913_224901 by toshin posted Sep 13, 2017 at 11:50 PM 20170913_224954 by toshin posted Sep 13, 2017 at 11:50 PM Far back comparison shot: 20170913_225117 by toshin posted Sep 13, 2017 at 11:50 PM
The weeks go by fast, plants are still doing well. With the temperatures going down, water uptake is decreasing as well. 20170920_131230 by toshin posted Sep 20, 2017 at 6:36 PM 20170920_131240 by toshin posted Sep 20, 2017 at 6:36 PM
Things are going well. Was hoping for a bit faster but not too bad so far! 20170926_141149 by toshin posted Sep 26, 2017 at 3:33 PM 20170926_141217 by toshin posted Sep 26, 2017 at 3:33 PM 20170926_141258 by toshin posted Sep 26, 2017 at 3:33 PM
October already! I've started flushing with first by running some "Sledgehammer" through the system. After I flushed that out, I did one final dose of the tiger bloom. From here on out I am just adding water and adjusting PH. The plants seemed to like the flush. They started taking up water pretty quickly afterwards. These colas just keep getting bigger. Today I ran into a large issue. The plants had all fallen over from the new water weight. The RDWC kept a high water level in the buckets, the roots had no reason to grow deep so they didn't. Another factor is that the floor is not perfectly level here, they all fell "downhill". It wasn't severe and they got tied back up in place. They are smelling pretty amazing at this point. 20171012_231902 by toshin posted Oct 13, 2017 at 1:42 AM 20171012_231940 by toshin posted Oct 13, 2017 at 1:42 AM 20171012_231950 by toshin posted Oct 13, 2017 at 1:42 AM
So yesterday I checked things and found them all falling over again. One stem that I had supported collapsed and started to fall. The colas are getting too heavy for the branches. The accidental extra veg time made them grow too tall. Big heavy colas up top, popcorn buds all the way down. No new pictures, I spent all my time screwing eye hooks into the wall and supporting all the colas up higher. Time to bring out the nice camera and get some close trichome shots to see how close things are to harvest time. Indica dominant hybrid, I'm going for 50/50 amber/cloudy if I can.
Tying things up helped, no more fallen plants. The one cola that kinked where it bent is looking good still. This time pictures with a camera instead of a phone. Things are mostly clear, slightly cloudy. IMG_8481 by toshin posted Oct 17, 2017 at 12:10 PM IMG_8486 by toshin posted Oct 17, 2017 at 12:10 PM IMG_8480 by toshin posted Oct 17, 2017 at 12:10 PM
Things are going to get cut soon. Lost a cola to the wonderful mold problem. It's been cold again and I had forgot to turn the fans back on. Thankfully everything is very close to being done, everything else is healthy. In the next day or two I'll be cutting things up and finding a better place to hang things up for a while. Next grow I am going to switch things up. Bigger and better clones etc.
Weather has saved things. The last couple days have been stupidly hot for october which raised the room temps and killed the humidity. One more cola showed signs of mold and got removed. Humidity in the room is down to 30%. I've got a heater to put in for the winter to keep the temps higher to prevent this. Watching things closely as trichomes are now about 50/50 clear/cloudy. Physically it is difficult for me to harvest, so I am trying to get this to last until Friday when I have someone to help me. In between seeing a neurosurgeon to see if surgery is something that can fix things...
Final couple pictures before they get the axe tomorrow. They've been flushing almost 2 weeks now and the fan leaves are showing it. All the buds are nice and large, even the popcorn buds are the size of cherries. 20171026_204739 by toshin posted Oct 26, 2017 at 8:59 PM 20171026_204805 by toshin posted Oct 26, 2017 at 8:59 PM 20171026_204840 by toshin posted Oct 26, 2017 at 8:59 PM
