I tried to sell Bubba today, but no one wanted it. No surprise there since it's all covered in mildew. For now I'll have to pick out some of the more unaffected buds and simply throw away the rest. I estimate that I'll lose at least half of the batch, leaving me with 400 grams of Bubba instead of 800 if I'm lucky. That cuts into my total yield dramatically, and my profit for this harvest will be close to nothing if everything else still sells. And there's no guarantee that I can still sell the remaining Bubba or the other strains either.
VEG
Water
pH 5.8
I watered the HPS Veg lightly so as to avoid overwatering. The temperature in the veg is cold, so it won't add too much humidity even if I water heavily, but I don't want to stunt the plants. There's a lot more space between branches and underneath the canopy after I trimmed and cloned yesterday. A few of the trees look like they've been trimmed too much, but given that I still have a few days to set up the Master to receive these plants, it shouldn't be a big deal.
MH Veg is progressing rapidly. I trimmed all the Bubbas and left only the top three branches on all of them. I haven't trimmed the other strains yet because I want to clone them first. I only have a few weeks before I have to flower this rotation, so I have to be careful about the timing. If I clone too soon, the clones might be underdeveloped and won't survive. If I trim too late, these trees won't have adequate time to recover before they have to be flowered.
Not much going on with the clones yet since they were just made yesterday. The older Phantom clones that survived the mildew attack are also showing a total reversal. All of them were dipped in fungicide, and I also left some of the cloning water in the tray to soak the rockwool. One of the clones actually rooted, which is a good sign that these clones are going to make it to the net cups.
MIDDLE
Water
pH 5.8
I have this strong feeling that not using Phosphoload was a mistake. The quality seemed to come out a lot better than usual in the Master, and without PM I would've been able to sell all of it without any problems.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Master Harvest 3.2
It's been a while since I updated this because I've simply been busy as fuck. I harvested a week and a half ago and I've had to juggle harvesting, cleaning, cloning, more cleaning, and basic chores around the house over the past week. Since Christmas just passed, I also had to show my face around with the family for a couple of days. I would've rather enjoyed staying my ass home and completing all my work.
The Master hit roughly 3.2 lbs for this month. The weight distribution is as follows;
Bubba - 800 grams
Abusive - 300 grams
GG - 350 grams
Candyland? - 120 grams
I say roughly 3.2 because there will be shake. Considering that I didn't expect anything over 2, it wouldn't be a bad harvest, except that there's mildew all over the Bubba, which I happen to have the most of. I tried to sell a small amount of it to one of my more loyal customers, and he noticed the problem right away and refused to buy. It was a rushed trim job, but it's still demoralizing. I'll have to do a better job of eliminating the mildew, otherwise I'll have to either find another way to deal with it or drop the price completely, if that would even work. The market isn't too hot for mildew-infested weed.
MASTER
The Master looks a lot better going into the next rotation, but I spent part of today trimming the bottom leaves. I told myself I would leave it alone this time around, with all the research I did on trimming during flowering, but it would really be a waste for those branches to stay on the trees. I didn't trim the Middle and it seems to have caused a bottleneck in growth somewhat. I changed the tarp this time around. The old one was nasty and probably covered in mildew. I also mounted the wall fan by the entrance to the bathroom. It seems like this has helped the humidity problem a little, although not much. I haven't set up the dehumidifier yet, so that's one more thing I'll have to do as this rotation progresses.
The trees themselves are looking healthy as they should. I didn't water as often as I usually do because of time constraints (and some laziness). I figured they wouldn't need that much water since they were just transplanted. The lack of watering didn't seem to harm them as much, if at all, but they're generally more forgiving during the first few weeks of flowering anyway, so I shouldn't take it for granted. While I trimmed, I also rearranged a lot of the top branches to allow more light distribution. This was a huge problem with the previous Master rotation, so I'm trying to fix that problem this time around.
MIDDLE
The Middle still looks promising, but I'll have to keep a close eye on mildew and spider mites. It doesn't seem like there's any problem with the growth so far, only that it's smaller than I would've liked. (What a surprise) I didn't use Phosphoload this time around for fear of stunting growth too much, but I may have made a mistake. Hitting 3.2 in the Master changes things a bit, especially with regards to the Bubba. I noticed a lot of the buds had what I would call "calyx crowding." It's like more calyxes being bunched up together on the same bud, adding density and weight to the flower. It completely destroyed the other trees, so maybe there's a certain time frame in which I can use it? For now, I'll just have to compare the results of this rotation to the Master's. Hopefully it'll be better.
I chose not to trim these trees because the canopy was looking a little thin to begin with, but now I feel like that might have been a mistake since the flowers don't seem to be as big as they should be. I also used a lot of Big Bud this time around, so hopefully that will have some positive effects on the yield.
VEG
This room is an absolute shitshow. For starters, the HPS Veg that I tranferred from the MH is now overgrown. I transplanted them into the PW Heavy pots and now they're growing even more aggressively. I've decided to use this towards an expanded Master rotation rather than for the Middle. Considering I have about three weeks to veg for the Middle, this shouldn't be a problem. I have 14 trees total under HPS, of which I can only use 12 for a decent flowering. I figured I can use either two 1000 watt HPS bulbs or one special Gavita bulb for this. If I decide to go with HPS with the reflectors I have now, I'll have to purchase another two bulbs which could cost up to 350 bucks, not to mention I'd have to draw another 2000 watts and add additional ventilation. I also suspect that I'd have to find a way to cool the room even more, since HPS bulbs tend to produce more heat. If I decide to go with a single Gavita, it'll cost me about the same amount of money but would draw less power and produce less heat, but I'm still somewhat skeptical about how it'll perform. I'll have to test it here, side by side with two HPS bulbs, to know what they're really worth.
The MH Veg is looking good. I have a total of 25 pots in PW Mid pots. I think this was a good move, since the growth seems to be accelerated ever since I transplanted. I should stick to this type of rotation from now on. I haven't trimmed these plants yet because I need the clones from them. I lost a lot of the Abusive clones I wanted from the previous trays I made, and I want to continue using it for future rotations. It's a popular strain and I need to be very selective from now on regarding the strains I use.
Clone trays are a different story. I think leaving the humidity domes on them was a bad idea. Mildew completely infected the Phantom tray, which turned out to be a disaster. Ideally, I wanted about 60 clones to survive for the net cups, but now I only have close to half that amount. A lot of them also look pretty weak, and I had to throw some away today. I even had to plant the older clones I made about a month ago, which is even more upsetting since I know those Phantom clones would've been strong had they survived.
I made a new tray today consisting of mostly Phantom, with some GSC and No-Q, which is probably also GSC. I dipped each one at the cut in a generous amount of Clonex and then dipped the heads in a fungicide solution before stabbing each clone into the rockwool plugs. Hopefully this will help the plant resist any mildew that might infect it in the weeks to come. I expect that these clones should root in about two weeks, when the Middle cuts down. This will still fit into the rotation I've set up here. I have two weeks until the MH goes to flower, and I have a few days to set up the Master to receive the HPS Veg. If I wait a few days to clone off these trees, I'll have about a week and a half until they have to go into the Middle. They'll be shorter than usual, and I'll have to time the topping and trimming accurately to allow enough branches to fill out, but I have 25 trees to work with instead of the usual 16, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. In all likelihood, the increased number of trees might actually be much better.
I still have some leftover Phantom clones that survived the mildew attack, not to mention lack of water. I threw away all the duds and dipped the remainder into the same fungicide solution and I added the cloning water, (with root accelerator) into the tray. Hopefully these will root in a few days to replace the net cups I had to throw away.
All in all, not really a successful month, but not horrible. I had a decent harvest, but I'll have to keep working on the Bubba to get rid of all the mildew so I can actually sell it. I have enough money to take care of bills for now, seeing as I probably won't be able to clear out my entire inventory before the bills are due. The Middle room comes down in a few weeks, and with proper maintenance I should be able to get a decent harvest out of there as well. It doesn't look like the 4+ lbs I wanted, but then again, the Master initially looked like it was only going to give me 2 lbs, so I'll have to just wait until the final weigh-in. The Veg seems to be coming along, although I'll have to adjust the rotation slightly to accommodate for the fact that I'm short on plants for an entire room.
I think I'm going to go forward with the Gavita plan, as I'm calling it. If these 13 trees are under HPS for another two weeks, they'll be massive and disproportionate. I don't have the space to accommodate these trees in the veg. They're already just as tall as the trees in the Master anyway, despite being nearly two weeks behind in terms of flowering time. This plan hinders on the ability for the MH veg to catch up, but I can stretch their veg time if I have to, even if I have to trim and clone them. This will also be a good opportunity to test the Gavita against the HPS, and from then on I'll have up to 30 trees for an entire rotation, which was the first step towards expansion anyway. All of this is pointless without more 4+ harvests, and I'll definitely be able to get there with another light. Ironically, one problem has presented multiple opportunities.
I'll have to stay more current with posts from now on. It's no coincidence that my work seemed to fall off as I stopped posting.
The Master hit roughly 3.2 lbs for this month. The weight distribution is as follows;
Bubba - 800 grams
Abusive - 300 grams
GG - 350 grams
Candyland? - 120 grams
I say roughly 3.2 because there will be shake. Considering that I didn't expect anything over 2, it wouldn't be a bad harvest, except that there's mildew all over the Bubba, which I happen to have the most of. I tried to sell a small amount of it to one of my more loyal customers, and he noticed the problem right away and refused to buy. It was a rushed trim job, but it's still demoralizing. I'll have to do a better job of eliminating the mildew, otherwise I'll have to either find another way to deal with it or drop the price completely, if that would even work. The market isn't too hot for mildew-infested weed.
MASTER
The Master looks a lot better going into the next rotation, but I spent part of today trimming the bottom leaves. I told myself I would leave it alone this time around, with all the research I did on trimming during flowering, but it would really be a waste for those branches to stay on the trees. I didn't trim the Middle and it seems to have caused a bottleneck in growth somewhat. I changed the tarp this time around. The old one was nasty and probably covered in mildew. I also mounted the wall fan by the entrance to the bathroom. It seems like this has helped the humidity problem a little, although not much. I haven't set up the dehumidifier yet, so that's one more thing I'll have to do as this rotation progresses.
The trees themselves are looking healthy as they should. I didn't water as often as I usually do because of time constraints (and some laziness). I figured they wouldn't need that much water since they were just transplanted. The lack of watering didn't seem to harm them as much, if at all, but they're generally more forgiving during the first few weeks of flowering anyway, so I shouldn't take it for granted. While I trimmed, I also rearranged a lot of the top branches to allow more light distribution. This was a huge problem with the previous Master rotation, so I'm trying to fix that problem this time around.
MIDDLE
The Middle still looks promising, but I'll have to keep a close eye on mildew and spider mites. It doesn't seem like there's any problem with the growth so far, only that it's smaller than I would've liked. (What a surprise) I didn't use Phosphoload this time around for fear of stunting growth too much, but I may have made a mistake. Hitting 3.2 in the Master changes things a bit, especially with regards to the Bubba. I noticed a lot of the buds had what I would call "calyx crowding." It's like more calyxes being bunched up together on the same bud, adding density and weight to the flower. It completely destroyed the other trees, so maybe there's a certain time frame in which I can use it? For now, I'll just have to compare the results of this rotation to the Master's. Hopefully it'll be better.
I chose not to trim these trees because the canopy was looking a little thin to begin with, but now I feel like that might have been a mistake since the flowers don't seem to be as big as they should be. I also used a lot of Big Bud this time around, so hopefully that will have some positive effects on the yield.
VEG
This room is an absolute shitshow. For starters, the HPS Veg that I tranferred from the MH is now overgrown. I transplanted them into the PW Heavy pots and now they're growing even more aggressively. I've decided to use this towards an expanded Master rotation rather than for the Middle. Considering I have about three weeks to veg for the Middle, this shouldn't be a problem. I have 14 trees total under HPS, of which I can only use 12 for a decent flowering. I figured I can use either two 1000 watt HPS bulbs or one special Gavita bulb for this. If I decide to go with HPS with the reflectors I have now, I'll have to purchase another two bulbs which could cost up to 350 bucks, not to mention I'd have to draw another 2000 watts and add additional ventilation. I also suspect that I'd have to find a way to cool the room even more, since HPS bulbs tend to produce more heat. If I decide to go with a single Gavita, it'll cost me about the same amount of money but would draw less power and produce less heat, but I'm still somewhat skeptical about how it'll perform. I'll have to test it here, side by side with two HPS bulbs, to know what they're really worth.
The MH Veg is looking good. I have a total of 25 pots in PW Mid pots. I think this was a good move, since the growth seems to be accelerated ever since I transplanted. I should stick to this type of rotation from now on. I haven't trimmed these plants yet because I need the clones from them. I lost a lot of the Abusive clones I wanted from the previous trays I made, and I want to continue using it for future rotations. It's a popular strain and I need to be very selective from now on regarding the strains I use.
Clone trays are a different story. I think leaving the humidity domes on them was a bad idea. Mildew completely infected the Phantom tray, which turned out to be a disaster. Ideally, I wanted about 60 clones to survive for the net cups, but now I only have close to half that amount. A lot of them also look pretty weak, and I had to throw some away today. I even had to plant the older clones I made about a month ago, which is even more upsetting since I know those Phantom clones would've been strong had they survived.
I made a new tray today consisting of mostly Phantom, with some GSC and No-Q, which is probably also GSC. I dipped each one at the cut in a generous amount of Clonex and then dipped the heads in a fungicide solution before stabbing each clone into the rockwool plugs. Hopefully this will help the plant resist any mildew that might infect it in the weeks to come. I expect that these clones should root in about two weeks, when the Middle cuts down. This will still fit into the rotation I've set up here. I have two weeks until the MH goes to flower, and I have a few days to set up the Master to receive the HPS Veg. If I wait a few days to clone off these trees, I'll have about a week and a half until they have to go into the Middle. They'll be shorter than usual, and I'll have to time the topping and trimming accurately to allow enough branches to fill out, but I have 25 trees to work with instead of the usual 16, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem. In all likelihood, the increased number of trees might actually be much better.
I still have some leftover Phantom clones that survived the mildew attack, not to mention lack of water. I threw away all the duds and dipped the remainder into the same fungicide solution and I added the cloning water, (with root accelerator) into the tray. Hopefully these will root in a few days to replace the net cups I had to throw away.
All in all, not really a successful month, but not horrible. I had a decent harvest, but I'll have to keep working on the Bubba to get rid of all the mildew so I can actually sell it. I have enough money to take care of bills for now, seeing as I probably won't be able to clear out my entire inventory before the bills are due. The Middle room comes down in a few weeks, and with proper maintenance I should be able to get a decent harvest out of there as well. It doesn't look like the 4+ lbs I wanted, but then again, the Master initially looked like it was only going to give me 2 lbs, so I'll have to just wait until the final weigh-in. The Veg seems to be coming along, although I'll have to adjust the rotation slightly to accommodate for the fact that I'm short on plants for an entire room.
I think I'm going to go forward with the Gavita plan, as I'm calling it. If these 13 trees are under HPS for another two weeks, they'll be massive and disproportionate. I don't have the space to accommodate these trees in the veg. They're already just as tall as the trees in the Master anyway, despite being nearly two weeks behind in terms of flowering time. This plan hinders on the ability for the MH veg to catch up, but I can stretch their veg time if I have to, even if I have to trim and clone them. This will also be a good opportunity to test the Gavita against the HPS, and from then on I'll have up to 30 trees for an entire rotation, which was the first step towards expansion anyway. All of this is pointless without more 4+ harvests, and I'll definitely be able to get there with another light. Ironically, one problem has presented multiple opportunities.
I'll have to stay more current with posts from now on. It's no coincidence that my work seemed to fall off as I stopped posting.
Monday, December 21, 2015
Weak Harvest, Master Too Tall
Actions:
-Finished harvest
-HPS Veg transplanted, transferred to Master
-New tarp in Master
-Feed/water
-Full veg rotation
VEG
300ml base
1000-1100 ppm
HPS Veg was too tall this time around, but may have been ideal height five days ago when the harvest was supposed to have been finished. I'll have to trim bottom branches and constantly adjust tops to evenly bend, thereby executing a correct SCROG. My other option is to allow the tree to simply grow to its full height without any restraints, but possibly at the cost of light penetration to the lower part of the canopy.
MH Veg is also overgrown, and I'm conflicted about what to do with it. Although this veg was initially meant for the Middle rotation, I may have an opportunity to open two more lights in the Master for these trees, as long as I can control the temperature in that room. I could also expand into my bedroom, but that'll take more time, effort, and money, although it'll be the only time I'll have to make any more modifications to the setup for at least six months. My main option is to continue the rotation as planned, but with two rounds of cloning; one tomorrow and another round in two weeks, to contain vertical growth and sprout more heads. With four weeks to go, they should have enough time to recover and I'll have maximized light distribution in the Middle with a shortage of trees.
Clones look like shit. The Phantom tray has been afflicted by heavy mildew, and I had to throw about ten of them away. It seems that dipping them in fungicide is now mandatory. Only a couple of these rooted. Some of the other strains rooted just fine or better than usual. The older trays are still holding on, surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly, at this point. These fuckers were dipped in fungicide, so it's no wonder they've made it this long (almost a month).
MIDDLE
300ml base
150ml Terpinator
6 tbsp Big Bud
100ml Overdrive
1400-1600 ppm
I decided to introduce Overdrive at 2/3 strength while still using Big Bud at full dosage. It's possible that I may have been underfeeding during the mid-flowering stage of the rotation. 1400-1600 ppm seems like the right range for mid to late flowering, as said on forums and other sources. Without a combination of Big Bud and Overdrive, PPM might be reduced to 1200-1400, which might be inadequate considering the plant is entering its prime physical and reproductive state. It's too soon to gauge the effects this may have had, but I can always simply flush if the PPM is too high.
Colas are already looking bigger in this room than they were in the Master, although that isn't saying too much since the Master colas were pitiful. Thankfully I haven't seen a single tree with unusual development other than the ones being covered from light.
Mildew has returned, and of course, it's all over the Bubba. Fucking Bubba. Fucking mildew. Fuck everything.
MASTER (DAY ONE)
300ml base
This room is tall as fuck. There's going to be some heavy training over the next few weeks in this room, but I'll have to refrain from cutting as much as I usually do. The only consolation I have is with the amount of branches all these trees have despite all this overgrowth. If I had harvested sooner, I may have avoided this problem, but it's soon enough that I can take appropriate action. I'll most likely rely on proper SCROG or simply just allow everything to grow into the trellis. Humidity will be the main concern here. I cannot afford to have this room, or any for the matter, affected by mildew. I'll have to keep air flow constant as well. I've mounted a wall fan at the corner of the room blowing halfway into dead space, and another into the canopy. I'll have to put the other fan in the opposite corner to evenly shift the air. I'm also considering opening a hole in one of the AC tubes to point into the wall fan so it can blow cool air into the canopy.
The challenge in this room is going to be controlling the height. I could use Phosphoload in Week 2 to keep the trees short, but this will immediately halt vertical growth. I can only use it if I feel like I have the appropriate amount of heads to get a good yield. If I decide not to use it, I'll have to rely on bending the branches up to Week 3 to get a proper spread on the canopy. I also have to trim bottom branches tomorrow as well, which will probably stall growth for the next few days.
I'm also fucked with regards to the timing. Today is the 20th (or 21st) and I'm on track to harvest this rotation on February 21. If I decide to cut down a week early, it'll be February 12. Not exactly an ideal date to be working my ass off.
Harvest Notes
The Bubba was surprisingly bigger than expected. Many of the colas were actually hidden by excess foliage. Most of them were also pretty dense. The problem is that they're all covered in mildew. I tried to trim most of the mildew off, but there are still many colas that will have to be trimmed even further before I can sell them.
The GG is fucking horrible. Had it not been soft, it may have contributed to the yield significantly, but the weight is so light that I might have a problem selling it. There also seems to be an absence of aroma despite all the Terpinator I gave it. One of the trees didn't even grow beyond the mid sized pot; an indicator of some type of root disease. Either way, I'll probably have to break even, or actually take a loss on this yield.
There is another strain here that wasn't identified. Colas were tiny, but THC was more abundant on these trees than others, although it could've been because there was less surface area for the THC to cover. Colas were also pretty dense, and hopefully they won't shrink too much so I can actually sell these too.
I estimate that this yield is probably in the 1.5 to 2 range. Shitty, but it's enough to keep me going for now. Throughout the harvest I noticed that many of the trees still showed pretty decent growth despite all the trouble it went through. Bubba, in particular, had some beautiful well-rounded colas as long as it had sufficient exposure to light. This has led me to believe that light distribution played a key role in the yield here. Bottom colas were unsurprisingly small, but not by much.
-Finished harvest
-HPS Veg transplanted, transferred to Master
-New tarp in Master
-Feed/water
-Full veg rotation
VEG
300ml base
1000-1100 ppm
HPS Veg was too tall this time around, but may have been ideal height five days ago when the harvest was supposed to have been finished. I'll have to trim bottom branches and constantly adjust tops to evenly bend, thereby executing a correct SCROG. My other option is to allow the tree to simply grow to its full height without any restraints, but possibly at the cost of light penetration to the lower part of the canopy.
MH Veg is also overgrown, and I'm conflicted about what to do with it. Although this veg was initially meant for the Middle rotation, I may have an opportunity to open two more lights in the Master for these trees, as long as I can control the temperature in that room. I could also expand into my bedroom, but that'll take more time, effort, and money, although it'll be the only time I'll have to make any more modifications to the setup for at least six months. My main option is to continue the rotation as planned, but with two rounds of cloning; one tomorrow and another round in two weeks, to contain vertical growth and sprout more heads. With four weeks to go, they should have enough time to recover and I'll have maximized light distribution in the Middle with a shortage of trees.
Clones look like shit. The Phantom tray has been afflicted by heavy mildew, and I had to throw about ten of them away. It seems that dipping them in fungicide is now mandatory. Only a couple of these rooted. Some of the other strains rooted just fine or better than usual. The older trays are still holding on, surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly, at this point. These fuckers were dipped in fungicide, so it's no wonder they've made it this long (almost a month).
MIDDLE
300ml base
150ml Terpinator
6 tbsp Big Bud
100ml Overdrive
1400-1600 ppm
I decided to introduce Overdrive at 2/3 strength while still using Big Bud at full dosage. It's possible that I may have been underfeeding during the mid-flowering stage of the rotation. 1400-1600 ppm seems like the right range for mid to late flowering, as said on forums and other sources. Without a combination of Big Bud and Overdrive, PPM might be reduced to 1200-1400, which might be inadequate considering the plant is entering its prime physical and reproductive state. It's too soon to gauge the effects this may have had, but I can always simply flush if the PPM is too high.
Colas are already looking bigger in this room than they were in the Master, although that isn't saying too much since the Master colas were pitiful. Thankfully I haven't seen a single tree with unusual development other than the ones being covered from light.
Mildew has returned, and of course, it's all over the Bubba. Fucking Bubba. Fucking mildew. Fuck everything.
MASTER (DAY ONE)
300ml base
This room is tall as fuck. There's going to be some heavy training over the next few weeks in this room, but I'll have to refrain from cutting as much as I usually do. The only consolation I have is with the amount of branches all these trees have despite all this overgrowth. If I had harvested sooner, I may have avoided this problem, but it's soon enough that I can take appropriate action. I'll most likely rely on proper SCROG or simply just allow everything to grow into the trellis. Humidity will be the main concern here. I cannot afford to have this room, or any for the matter, affected by mildew. I'll have to keep air flow constant as well. I've mounted a wall fan at the corner of the room blowing halfway into dead space, and another into the canopy. I'll have to put the other fan in the opposite corner to evenly shift the air. I'm also considering opening a hole in one of the AC tubes to point into the wall fan so it can blow cool air into the canopy.
The challenge in this room is going to be controlling the height. I could use Phosphoload in Week 2 to keep the trees short, but this will immediately halt vertical growth. I can only use it if I feel like I have the appropriate amount of heads to get a good yield. If I decide not to use it, I'll have to rely on bending the branches up to Week 3 to get a proper spread on the canopy. I also have to trim bottom branches tomorrow as well, which will probably stall growth for the next few days.
I'm also fucked with regards to the timing. Today is the 20th (or 21st) and I'm on track to harvest this rotation on February 21. If I decide to cut down a week early, it'll be February 12. Not exactly an ideal date to be working my ass off.
Harvest Notes
The Bubba was surprisingly bigger than expected. Many of the colas were actually hidden by excess foliage. Most of them were also pretty dense. The problem is that they're all covered in mildew. I tried to trim most of the mildew off, but there are still many colas that will have to be trimmed even further before I can sell them.
The GG is fucking horrible. Had it not been soft, it may have contributed to the yield significantly, but the weight is so light that I might have a problem selling it. There also seems to be an absence of aroma despite all the Terpinator I gave it. One of the trees didn't even grow beyond the mid sized pot; an indicator of some type of root disease. Either way, I'll probably have to break even, or actually take a loss on this yield.
There is another strain here that wasn't identified. Colas were tiny, but THC was more abundant on these trees than others, although it could've been because there was less surface area for the THC to cover. Colas were also pretty dense, and hopefully they won't shrink too much so I can actually sell these too.
I estimate that this yield is probably in the 1.5 to 2 range. Shitty, but it's enough to keep me going for now. Throughout the harvest I noticed that many of the trees still showed pretty decent growth despite all the trouble it went through. Bubba, in particular, had some beautiful well-rounded colas as long as it had sufficient exposure to light. This has led me to believe that light distribution played a key role in the yield here. Bottom colas were unsurprisingly small, but not by much.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
How I Fucked Up
Action:
-Replace clone tray water
-Water
-Fungicide Middle
-Calibrate pH meter
VEG
Water
pH 5.9
~17 gal
HPS Veg has shown relatively rapid vertical growth over the past few days, peaking at about one foot from the reflector. The canopy as a whole is almost too tall for Veg at this point, and these trees need to be transplanted within the next couple of days to prevent disproportional growth. In the future it will be necessary to do a second trimming/cloning to stall growth. I will have to trim/clone this veg anyway, but it would be more ideal to trim earlier to allow the plants to recover so growth isn't stalled during flowering.
The veg tables are also showing their limitations; plants seem to be growing taller rather than wider since the table sits in the corner of the room. However, this hasn't been a problem until this week, which probably could've been prevented if I had trimmed this veg last week to stall growth. Ideally, the plants would have recovered from trimming by now.
MH Veg is also growing taller and wider, as is expected. Distance between the reflector and canopy is about one foot. Although this shouldn't be dangerous in terms of light intensity since the ballast is running at 750 watts, the heat is still substantial enough to curl the leaves. Branches are wide and thick, which is good. I'll have to top/trim/clone when I trim the HPS veg, since the rotation is about to shift. I will probably trim again two weeks into HPS as part of a pre-flowering preparation.
Older clone trays are about a month old now and the success rate has been better this time around, with a rough estimate of about 70%. I'll know the exact number once they're planted. The newer clone trays are two weeks old now, and are showing signs of a mildew infestation. Some clones deteriorated at the base rather than the leaves and branches, which means that dipping clones in fungicide during cloning was a success. A few of the other clones that most likely weren't dipped in fungicide are showing mildew infestation at the leaves. Interestingly, a few of the clones have rooted above the rockwool as a result of 100% humidity, although this also helped the mold spread more rapidly.
MIDDLE
Water
pH 5.8
Fungicide (2 caps/1.5 gal)
Spider mites have returned, which is odd considering fungicide was sprayed aggressively above and below the canopy merely three days ago. There is a dangerous amount of yellow mite trails on the leaves and I will have to spray this room throughout the week to prevent further deterioration. Mildew is mostly absent from this room.
There also seems to be a pungent aroma emanating from these plants now, more so than previous harvests. It's hard to determine if this is merely the result of consistent growth or heavy use of Terpinator, but either way it's a good indicator of a favorable yield. Bubba is increasing in size rapidly, whereas the other indica-dominant strains seem to be noticeably less so. I've opted not to use Phosphoload here because I don't want to hinder cola production as I did in the Master. Whether or not I use Overdrive in the next feed will largely depend on how this room progresses over the next couple of days. If colas are still underdeveloped, I will wait until next week and continue with Big Bud.
MASTER
I've opted not to water today so the soil can dry for tomorrow, as most of the pots seem moderately moist. Upon examining the buds, I've noticed that many of the main colas in this room are Bubba, and are either leaning sideways on the trellis or propped closer to the light than other trees. It's possible that ineffective light distribution was a factor in underdevelopment of colas, but it's more likely that it was a combination of factors that lead to a low yield. On the bright side, THC production has stayed constant, and the colas are covered in THC, which will be the determining factor in how these flowers are sold.
HOW I FUCKED UP
Here I will identify the reasons why this room had a lackluster performance this rotation, and I'll order them by how much of an effect I think they had:
Trimming
If all the other mistakes were made here without trimming, this yield may would have probably been much higher. These trees were trimmed during Week 3-4 to promote growth on the upper portion of the canopy, but what happened instead was that the trees themselves were weakened to the point that it probably took close to an entire week (if not longer) to recover. During the first few weeks (pre-flower) light trimming may have been acceptable, even encouraged, to regulate growth, but during a time when the trees had already halted vertical growth and were trying to produce colas, trimming was counter-effective. On a technical note, the tree may have been stripped of valuable chlorophyll, among other nutrients, to effectively photosynthesize, thereby causing a bottleneck in the metabolic functions of the plants. Whatever the case may have been, it is imperative to limit trimming to veg only, and instead physically train the plants to allow for light penetration if the plants grow disproportionately.
Phosphoload
I intended to use Phosphoload as a means to boost cola production while not recognizing the chief function of Phosphoload as a plant growth regulator rather than a bud booster. Phosphoload may have been beneficial during the first few weeks to inhibit vertical growth, considering that this rotation consisted of overly tall plants, but it probably would've been better to avoid using Phosphoload altogether since I already had contained the growth with the trellis. Phosphoload should be used if the plants themselves are already formed in a manner that has allowed for even light distribution and height needs to be contained.
Growth Manipulation Techniques
Using the trellis to bend branches down here would have produced favorable results without Phosphoload, but the trellis still needs to be used more as a structural support tool rather than a growth manipulator. During past rotations, bending heads down didn't guarantee that lower branches would grow taller. The trellis only served to keep the heads lower than their natural height, but much of the top foliage still outgrew the bottom. It would have been much safer to instead bend all the branches outward from the center stalk, if at all. With proper training techniques implemented in veg, however, I wouldn't have to physically bend any branches at all, and the trellis would merely serve to keep the plants from falling over, as was initially intended.
Veg
Incorrect veg techniques and timing between trimming and cloning was also a factor here. From what I remember, these trees were left to grow tall and lanky, which is clearly a result of bad timing. Had growth been contained in veg, accounting for trim recovery time and vertical growth rates, I wouldn't have had to trim or bend branches in the first place. Phosphoload may have even been able to regulate growth for efficient light distribution, which also could have resulted in a higher yield.
-Replace clone tray water
-Water
-Fungicide Middle
-Calibrate pH meter
VEG
Water
pH 5.9
~17 gal
HPS Veg has shown relatively rapid vertical growth over the past few days, peaking at about one foot from the reflector. The canopy as a whole is almost too tall for Veg at this point, and these trees need to be transplanted within the next couple of days to prevent disproportional growth. In the future it will be necessary to do a second trimming/cloning to stall growth. I will have to trim/clone this veg anyway, but it would be more ideal to trim earlier to allow the plants to recover so growth isn't stalled during flowering.
The veg tables are also showing their limitations; plants seem to be growing taller rather than wider since the table sits in the corner of the room. However, this hasn't been a problem until this week, which probably could've been prevented if I had trimmed this veg last week to stall growth. Ideally, the plants would have recovered from trimming by now.
MH Veg is also growing taller and wider, as is expected. Distance between the reflector and canopy is about one foot. Although this shouldn't be dangerous in terms of light intensity since the ballast is running at 750 watts, the heat is still substantial enough to curl the leaves. Branches are wide and thick, which is good. I'll have to top/trim/clone when I trim the HPS veg, since the rotation is about to shift. I will probably trim again two weeks into HPS as part of a pre-flowering preparation.
Older clone trays are about a month old now and the success rate has been better this time around, with a rough estimate of about 70%. I'll know the exact number once they're planted. The newer clone trays are two weeks old now, and are showing signs of a mildew infestation. Some clones deteriorated at the base rather than the leaves and branches, which means that dipping clones in fungicide during cloning was a success. A few of the other clones that most likely weren't dipped in fungicide are showing mildew infestation at the leaves. Interestingly, a few of the clones have rooted above the rockwool as a result of 100% humidity, although this also helped the mold spread more rapidly.
MIDDLE
Water
pH 5.8
Fungicide (2 caps/1.5 gal)
Spider mites have returned, which is odd considering fungicide was sprayed aggressively above and below the canopy merely three days ago. There is a dangerous amount of yellow mite trails on the leaves and I will have to spray this room throughout the week to prevent further deterioration. Mildew is mostly absent from this room.
There also seems to be a pungent aroma emanating from these plants now, more so than previous harvests. It's hard to determine if this is merely the result of consistent growth or heavy use of Terpinator, but either way it's a good indicator of a favorable yield. Bubba is increasing in size rapidly, whereas the other indica-dominant strains seem to be noticeably less so. I've opted not to use Phosphoload here because I don't want to hinder cola production as I did in the Master. Whether or not I use Overdrive in the next feed will largely depend on how this room progresses over the next couple of days. If colas are still underdeveloped, I will wait until next week and continue with Big Bud.
MASTER
I've opted not to water today so the soil can dry for tomorrow, as most of the pots seem moderately moist. Upon examining the buds, I've noticed that many of the main colas in this room are Bubba, and are either leaning sideways on the trellis or propped closer to the light than other trees. It's possible that ineffective light distribution was a factor in underdevelopment of colas, but it's more likely that it was a combination of factors that lead to a low yield. On the bright side, THC production has stayed constant, and the colas are covered in THC, which will be the determining factor in how these flowers are sold.
HOW I FUCKED UP
Here I will identify the reasons why this room had a lackluster performance this rotation, and I'll order them by how much of an effect I think they had:
Trimming
If all the other mistakes were made here without trimming, this yield may would have probably been much higher. These trees were trimmed during Week 3-4 to promote growth on the upper portion of the canopy, but what happened instead was that the trees themselves were weakened to the point that it probably took close to an entire week (if not longer) to recover. During the first few weeks (pre-flower) light trimming may have been acceptable, even encouraged, to regulate growth, but during a time when the trees had already halted vertical growth and were trying to produce colas, trimming was counter-effective. On a technical note, the tree may have been stripped of valuable chlorophyll, among other nutrients, to effectively photosynthesize, thereby causing a bottleneck in the metabolic functions of the plants. Whatever the case may have been, it is imperative to limit trimming to veg only, and instead physically train the plants to allow for light penetration if the plants grow disproportionately.
Phosphoload
I intended to use Phosphoload as a means to boost cola production while not recognizing the chief function of Phosphoload as a plant growth regulator rather than a bud booster. Phosphoload may have been beneficial during the first few weeks to inhibit vertical growth, considering that this rotation consisted of overly tall plants, but it probably would've been better to avoid using Phosphoload altogether since I already had contained the growth with the trellis. Phosphoload should be used if the plants themselves are already formed in a manner that has allowed for even light distribution and height needs to be contained.
Growth Manipulation Techniques
Using the trellis to bend branches down here would have produced favorable results without Phosphoload, but the trellis still needs to be used more as a structural support tool rather than a growth manipulator. During past rotations, bending heads down didn't guarantee that lower branches would grow taller. The trellis only served to keep the heads lower than their natural height, but much of the top foliage still outgrew the bottom. It would have been much safer to instead bend all the branches outward from the center stalk, if at all. With proper training techniques implemented in veg, however, I wouldn't have to physically bend any branches at all, and the trellis would merely serve to keep the plants from falling over, as was initially intended.
Veg
Incorrect veg techniques and timing between trimming and cloning was also a factor here. From what I remember, these trees were left to grow tall and lanky, which is clearly a result of bad timing. Had growth been contained in veg, accounting for trim recovery time and vertical growth rates, I wouldn't have had to trim or bend branches in the first place. Phosphoload may have even been able to regulate growth for efficient light distribution, which also could have resulted in a higher yield.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Reaffirmation
During particular stretches of unfortunate events, such as low yields, it's important to consider all the reasons why we choose this line of work. Certainly there are plenty of other career paths and business opportunities that exist outside of the cannabis industry, all of which would require a substantial amount of time and effort just to get a foot in the door. It goes without saying that I've been through these "trials and tribulations," as they call it, after my first two years in the business, having suffered many losses and setbacks along the way. Some could even argue that my business is a "failure." I haven't seen the kind of monetary profit one would expect in an industry that mirrors the resurgence of alcohol in the 30's and the dot com boom of the 90's. At times, it seems like there is little to no advantage in doing what I do now, other than to avoid having to join the corporate rat race.
So why do this? Because profit doesn't have to always be monetary. Today I woke up a half an hour past noon. I stayed in bed for another two hours before I got up, took a shower, got dressed, and made a half hour drive to a Vietnamese restaurant for a bowl of pho and cup of iced coffee. I didn't call in sick. In fact, I didn't call anyone. I didn't have to be anywhere other than where I wanted to be. And it's Tuesday.
But with minimal tasks comes the thought of minimal progress. It's been said that you don't get anywhere by sitting on your ass doing nothing all day. Certainly there are things to do, such as general maintenance and planning for future projects. I still have a list of tasks that haven't been completed, although I've always been good at completing any set tasks within a specific amount of time regardless of when I start them. So where do we draw the line between generous time management and lethargy? How do we differentiate between "patient planning" and laziness?
The difference lies in how we define "work." Does work have to involve physical labor? Is it the amount of work we put in defined by the time spent on a particular set of tasks, or even the amount of tasks being completed within a certain amount of time? Do we define progress as the physical result of the work being completed? A restaurant manager might feel that they did a good job if all of the customers left the restaurant content with the food and service, whereas the owner might feel otherwise if there weren't enough customers to keep up revenues. A web developer for Amazon might be content with their performance after resolving a few lines of code to improve functionality of the website, whereas their CTO might feel that the entire code itself is fundamentally flawed.
Businesses such as these measure the quality of work by their peers, their competition, and their ability to sustain themselves, but therein lies one of the biggest difficulties of a sole proprietor. Without a general consensus of peers and competition, I have to constantly review my own work according to my own standards, which leaves little room for patting myself on the back even after hitting 4.5 under 4000 watts. I'm successful in my ability to grow decent product, but a failure as a business owner to keep profits high, and if I was to measure my own ability as an entrepreneur, I would be an absolute failure; entrepreneurs tend to measure themselves by net worth, and my business isn't an asset.
Looking forward, it almost seems like this business is inherently doomed. Legislation for cannabis isn't going to affect me directly, but if dispensaries have to adhere to government standards and customers refuse to buy from places that don't, I will have to adhere to the legislation as well, otherwise my market will be limited to non-compliant businesses. Powdery mildew and spider mites are going to be common problems even among experienced and well-funded growers, and there will definitely be compliant solutions to them, but I can only hope that these solutions will still be cheap. At this stage of my career as a private cannabis grower, I simply cannot afford to adhere to the rules without improving my yields.
There are other solutions. The cannabis industry is still growing, and a lot of money is going to be invested in cannabis in the near future. Every harvest is a resume that I'm sending to other growers and business owners. As long as the product is good and I am judicious with my choice in associates, I feel that I won't have to fold up my business in the near future. If I maintain production at a sustainable rate and progressively increase it, I may have a chance at something bigger. Staying the course I've set and meeting my own personal benchmarks is the best course of action at this point.
So why do this? Because profit doesn't have to always be monetary. Today I woke up a half an hour past noon. I stayed in bed for another two hours before I got up, took a shower, got dressed, and made a half hour drive to a Vietnamese restaurant for a bowl of pho and cup of iced coffee. I didn't call in sick. In fact, I didn't call anyone. I didn't have to be anywhere other than where I wanted to be. And it's Tuesday.
But with minimal tasks comes the thought of minimal progress. It's been said that you don't get anywhere by sitting on your ass doing nothing all day. Certainly there are things to do, such as general maintenance and planning for future projects. I still have a list of tasks that haven't been completed, although I've always been good at completing any set tasks within a specific amount of time regardless of when I start them. So where do we draw the line between generous time management and lethargy? How do we differentiate between "patient planning" and laziness?
The difference lies in how we define "work." Does work have to involve physical labor? Is it the amount of work we put in defined by the time spent on a particular set of tasks, or even the amount of tasks being completed within a certain amount of time? Do we define progress as the physical result of the work being completed? A restaurant manager might feel that they did a good job if all of the customers left the restaurant content with the food and service, whereas the owner might feel otherwise if there weren't enough customers to keep up revenues. A web developer for Amazon might be content with their performance after resolving a few lines of code to improve functionality of the website, whereas their CTO might feel that the entire code itself is fundamentally flawed.
Businesses such as these measure the quality of work by their peers, their competition, and their ability to sustain themselves, but therein lies one of the biggest difficulties of a sole proprietor. Without a general consensus of peers and competition, I have to constantly review my own work according to my own standards, which leaves little room for patting myself on the back even after hitting 4.5 under 4000 watts. I'm successful in my ability to grow decent product, but a failure as a business owner to keep profits high, and if I was to measure my own ability as an entrepreneur, I would be an absolute failure; entrepreneurs tend to measure themselves by net worth, and my business isn't an asset.
Looking forward, it almost seems like this business is inherently doomed. Legislation for cannabis isn't going to affect me directly, but if dispensaries have to adhere to government standards and customers refuse to buy from places that don't, I will have to adhere to the legislation as well, otherwise my market will be limited to non-compliant businesses. Powdery mildew and spider mites are going to be common problems even among experienced and well-funded growers, and there will definitely be compliant solutions to them, but I can only hope that these solutions will still be cheap. At this stage of my career as a private cannabis grower, I simply cannot afford to adhere to the rules without improving my yields.
There are other solutions. The cannabis industry is still growing, and a lot of money is going to be invested in cannabis in the near future. Every harvest is a resume that I'm sending to other growers and business owners. As long as the product is good and I am judicious with my choice in associates, I feel that I won't have to fold up my business in the near future. If I maintain production at a sustainable rate and progressively increase it, I may have a chance at something bigger. Staying the course I've set and meeting my own personal benchmarks is the best course of action at this point.
Pre-Harvest
Action:
-Feed/water
-Fungicide
VEG
300ml base
1000-1100 ppm
pH 6.0
HPS Veg is wilting more with every watering. Sub-branches are beginning to stretch more aggressively since last week. It's now apparent that early topping is necessary as an effective manipulating technique to inhibit vertical growth along with promoting sub-branch growth. I will need to transplant these as soon as possible.
MH Veg is also showing strong growth n branch circumference and overall foliage despite the shortage of plants here. Interestingly these plants are also growing wider than usual, although this is probably attributed to the shortage. Top branches seem to be producing more "Christmas" tree-like formations. By next week these trees should be topped to avoid any disproportionate growth.
T5 is growing at a much slower rate than all the other plants, which is expected. At least two of these plants are showing vertical and horizontal growth, while the rest struggling to produce more foliage. Powdery mildew has returned on the Bubba, as was also expected.
Clone trays are starting to show signs of deterioration. Older clones should already be rooted for the most part, and will be planted within a few days. The newer trays are showing some slight yellowing, but are mostly healthy. One Bubba clone on the newest tray elevated towards the HPS light has actually rooted. This tray consisted of only clones made with plugs in pH balanced water infused with the rooting supplement. It's unclear what the exact concentration of Clonex was used with these set of clones, but it most likely played a significant factor. So far, all the trays have had water changes every 3-4 days, with water exceeding no more than 2 cm in depth. Humidity dome was left closed throughout the process.
It's important to note that the main difference between this "Bubba" tray and the other trays is its proximity to the HPS light. This tray is elevated about two feet higher, while the other trays were placed in closer proximity to the T5 and MH. It's probably safe to assume that placing clones within a certain distance from the HPS could provide more favorable conditions than placing them near the T5. More research needs to be done to examine the difference effects each light might have on the clones, as well as with the entire grow as a whole.
MIDDLE
300ml base
150 Terpinator
6 tbsp Big Bud
Focus on growth has completely shifted from vertical stretching to cola production. Buds are becoming more prominent in size and weight. Fungicide was sprayed during the previous water, although there are very small signs of powdery mildew spreading among the Bubba, if at all. THC crystals are also forming heavily on the top colas. A point of concern in this room is the canopy size; many branches that were supposed to reach the second trellis haven't done so, while the foliage is only heavy among the trees in the front of the room. This could affect the final yield, but for now I believe it would actually be inefficient to add Phosphoload, as vertical growth as already stopped completely. This room is also approaching its 5th week, so the next feed will include Overdrive.
MASTER
Flush
Spraying fungicide aggresively (2 cups/gallon) seemed to work in washing a lot of the powdery mildew off the flowers, but I'll probably have to include a hydrogen peroxide bath when harvesting to clean as much of the buds as possible without harming yields and sales. Bubba seems to have ripened past its ideal harvesting stage as the pistils have turned from a light orange to a darker orange.
Growing Bubba has proven to be one of the more problematic strains to grow relative to other strains, given its lack of resistance to powdery mildew, difficulty in growth manipulation, and its 6-7 week flowering time. Interestingly, I've never had a problem selling Bubba, although there are many variations of the strain circulating in the markets. The problem lies in its inability to integrate into the system I have for growing mostly indica-dominant strains in addition to its low yield relative to other strains. If every Bubba tree was substituted for Abusive, True OG, Phantom, or Sour, the final yield would not only be greater, but the finished product would be easier to market. If Bubba is to be grown, it should be kept within a reasonable amount to simply fulfill a minimum order quantity, topping at maybe 1/2 pounds at most.
-Feed/water
-Fungicide
VEG
300ml base
1000-1100 ppm
pH 6.0
HPS Veg is wilting more with every watering. Sub-branches are beginning to stretch more aggressively since last week. It's now apparent that early topping is necessary as an effective manipulating technique to inhibit vertical growth along with promoting sub-branch growth. I will need to transplant these as soon as possible.
MH Veg is also showing strong growth n branch circumference and overall foliage despite the shortage of plants here. Interestingly these plants are also growing wider than usual, although this is probably attributed to the shortage. Top branches seem to be producing more "Christmas" tree-like formations. By next week these trees should be topped to avoid any disproportionate growth.
T5 is growing at a much slower rate than all the other plants, which is expected. At least two of these plants are showing vertical and horizontal growth, while the rest struggling to produce more foliage. Powdery mildew has returned on the Bubba, as was also expected.
Clone trays are starting to show signs of deterioration. Older clones should already be rooted for the most part, and will be planted within a few days. The newer trays are showing some slight yellowing, but are mostly healthy. One Bubba clone on the newest tray elevated towards the HPS light has actually rooted. This tray consisted of only clones made with plugs in pH balanced water infused with the rooting supplement. It's unclear what the exact concentration of Clonex was used with these set of clones, but it most likely played a significant factor. So far, all the trays have had water changes every 3-4 days, with water exceeding no more than 2 cm in depth. Humidity dome was left closed throughout the process.
It's important to note that the main difference between this "Bubba" tray and the other trays is its proximity to the HPS light. This tray is elevated about two feet higher, while the other trays were placed in closer proximity to the T5 and MH. It's probably safe to assume that placing clones within a certain distance from the HPS could provide more favorable conditions than placing them near the T5. More research needs to be done to examine the difference effects each light might have on the clones, as well as with the entire grow as a whole.
MIDDLE
300ml base
150 Terpinator
6 tbsp Big Bud
Focus on growth has completely shifted from vertical stretching to cola production. Buds are becoming more prominent in size and weight. Fungicide was sprayed during the previous water, although there are very small signs of powdery mildew spreading among the Bubba, if at all. THC crystals are also forming heavily on the top colas. A point of concern in this room is the canopy size; many branches that were supposed to reach the second trellis haven't done so, while the foliage is only heavy among the trees in the front of the room. This could affect the final yield, but for now I believe it would actually be inefficient to add Phosphoload, as vertical growth as already stopped completely. This room is also approaching its 5th week, so the next feed will include Overdrive.
MASTER
Flush
Spraying fungicide aggresively (2 cups/gallon) seemed to work in washing a lot of the powdery mildew off the flowers, but I'll probably have to include a hydrogen peroxide bath when harvesting to clean as much of the buds as possible without harming yields and sales. Bubba seems to have ripened past its ideal harvesting stage as the pistils have turned from a light orange to a darker orange.
Growing Bubba has proven to be one of the more problematic strains to grow relative to other strains, given its lack of resistance to powdery mildew, difficulty in growth manipulation, and its 6-7 week flowering time. Interestingly, I've never had a problem selling Bubba, although there are many variations of the strain circulating in the markets. The problem lies in its inability to integrate into the system I have for growing mostly indica-dominant strains in addition to its low yield relative to other strains. If every Bubba tree was substituted for Abusive, True OG, Phantom, or Sour, the final yield would not only be greater, but the finished product would be easier to market. If Bubba is to be grown, it should be kept within a reasonable amount to simply fulfill a minimum order quantity, topping at maybe 1/2 pounds at most.
No Post
Actions:
-Feed
-Master flush
VEG
300ml base
pH 5.9
1000-1100 ppm
~15 gal
HPS Veg was more wilted than it's been so far, which is an indicator of increased metabolic activity. This rotation should be transplanted before next week to prevent any halt in photosynthesis, although it can probably wait until Monday at the latest. Sub branches are getting longer as well, and a light trimming will be necessary for bottom branches. Clones from this trimming session will be the most ideal to use for future rotations.
MH Veg is also drying at a faster rate, which is a good sign, although there is a concern that these pots might not be sufficient for continuous growth over the next month. I will probably have to transplant these sooner than usual, which shouldn't be a problem given that there are only 14 that are going in this rotation anyway.
T5 is progressing slower than anything else in the room, but steadily. GG, Abusive, and Mystery (probably GG) are growing tall and lanky, but fairly even. Bubba is growing compact, with almost no space between branches. This warrants constant trimming on the Bubba.
MIDDLE
320ml base
150ml Terpinator
6 tbsp Big Bud
pH 5.9
1200-1400 ppm
~18 gal
Top colas are quickly increasing in volume. Middle colas aren't that far behind tops and still growing. It's worth noting that pistils seem to be stretched out further than usual, which usually is a good indicator that the colas are developing as they should. There aren't any signs of wind burn despite the oscillating fan being in close proximity to the right side of the canopy, although the back right corner of the canopy has barely breached the first level trellis. There seems to be a higher concentration of heads reaching past the second level trellis in the middle of the canopy.
It's also worth noting that I haven't sprayed fungicide in the Middle in about a week. There hasn't been a noticeable sign of powdery mildew infecting this room other than in the back area. It's possible that fungicide hinders growth substantially, so I will refrain from applying it too often with this rotation.
MASTER
Flush
No data recorded.
-Feed
-Master flush
VEG
300ml base
pH 5.9
1000-1100 ppm
~15 gal
HPS Veg was more wilted than it's been so far, which is an indicator of increased metabolic activity. This rotation should be transplanted before next week to prevent any halt in photosynthesis, although it can probably wait until Monday at the latest. Sub branches are getting longer as well, and a light trimming will be necessary for bottom branches. Clones from this trimming session will be the most ideal to use for future rotations.
MH Veg is also drying at a faster rate, which is a good sign, although there is a concern that these pots might not be sufficient for continuous growth over the next month. I will probably have to transplant these sooner than usual, which shouldn't be a problem given that there are only 14 that are going in this rotation anyway.
T5 is progressing slower than anything else in the room, but steadily. GG, Abusive, and Mystery (probably GG) are growing tall and lanky, but fairly even. Bubba is growing compact, with almost no space between branches. This warrants constant trimming on the Bubba.
MIDDLE
320ml base
150ml Terpinator
6 tbsp Big Bud
pH 5.9
1200-1400 ppm
~18 gal
Top colas are quickly increasing in volume. Middle colas aren't that far behind tops and still growing. It's worth noting that pistils seem to be stretched out further than usual, which usually is a good indicator that the colas are developing as they should. There aren't any signs of wind burn despite the oscillating fan being in close proximity to the right side of the canopy, although the back right corner of the canopy has barely breached the first level trellis. There seems to be a higher concentration of heads reaching past the second level trellis in the middle of the canopy.
It's also worth noting that I haven't sprayed fungicide in the Middle in about a week. There hasn't been a noticeable sign of powdery mildew infecting this room other than in the back area. It's possible that fungicide hinders growth substantially, so I will refrain from applying it too often with this rotation.
MASTER
Flush
No data recorded.
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