Weeks 7-9 (Aug 3-23)
Light - About 20" above each main cola. Ran at 80% on dimmer for the first few days of week 7 then kicked it up to 100% for the rest. 18 on 6 off.
Conditions - Down to 70F/55%. Trying to get the RH even lower in week 8 and 9 but August heat/humidity is being difficult. Running AC, exhaust fan and large dehumidifier non-stop (not-ideal). Emptying dehumidifier tank twice daily. RH bouncing between 40-55% at night and 50-65% during day. Temp steady at 70F.
Feeding - Once a day. Feeding to 20% or more runoff every time. They are really drinking these days, even in week 9. I'm going through 2 gallons every day.
Week 7 (per gallon) - 1.8 Calmag/2.5 Micro/1.3 Grow/2.7 Bloom/1 Rapid Start
Week 8 (per gallon) - 2.2 Calmag/2.25 Micro/.5 Grow/3 Bloom/1 Rapid Start (Increased Calmag because large plant started to yellow, but I think this is natural)
Week 9 (per gallon) - 1.8 Calmag/2.25 Micro/0 Grow/4 Bloom/ 4 Kool Bloom (Pistils turning brown so stopped Grow and added Kool Bloom)
Schedule - Lights on at 4pm, lights off at 10AM. Feeding at 6PM
I think I'm almost at the end, especially on the big plant. As of today the big plant has about 40% brown pistils and the small plant has about 20%. Both smell strong and GREAT! Trichomes are not amber at all on either plant.
Harvest plans: I think it might be time to start flushing the big plant but I'm not sure. I emailed Fastbuds and made a post on the forum here to get some feedback. I think the small plant is about 1 week behind the big one so that will make harvesting a little more difficult. I'd like to try a staggered harvest because lower buds are still immature compared to those at the top of the canopy (didn't do enough defoliation, and made a few other mistakes that caused this).
Unsure about how to go about flushing/staggered harvest. I'm thinking about flushing for 1 week then clipping only the mature buds to dry. But then what? Do I start feeding the now half harvested plant the same amount of nutrients as before flush? Or do I just keep flushing? Will do more research and report back. Can't wait to enjoy the fruits of my labor!
Light - About 20" above each main cola. Ran at 80% on dimmer for the first few days of week 7 then kicked it up to 100% for the rest. 18 on 6 off.
Conditions - Down to 70F/55%. Trying to get the RH even lower in week 8 and 9 but August heat/humidity is being difficult. Running AC, exhaust fan and large dehumidifier non-stop (not-ideal). Emptying dehumidifier tank twice daily. RH bouncing between 40-55% at night and 50-65% during day. Temp steady at 70F.
Feeding - Once a day. Feeding to 20% or more runoff every time. They are really drinking these days, even in week 9. I'm going through 2 gallons every day.
Week 7 (per gallon) - 1.8 Calmag/2.5 Micro/1.3 Grow/2.7 Bloom/1 Rapid Start
Week 8 (per gallon) - 2.2 Calmag/2.25 Micro/.5 Grow/3 Bloom/1 Rapid Start (Increased Calmag because large plant started to yellow, but I think this is natural)
Week 9 (per gallon) - 1.8 Calmag/2.25 Micro/0 Grow/4 Bloom/ 4 Kool Bloom (Pistils turning brown so stopped Grow and added Kool Bloom)
Schedule - Lights on at 4pm, lights off at 10AM. Feeding at 6PM
I think I'm almost at the end, especially on the big plant. As of today the big plant has about 40% brown pistils and the small plant has about 20%. Both smell strong and GREAT! Trichomes are not amber at all on either plant.
Harvest plans: I think it might be time to start flushing the big plant but I'm not sure. I emailed Fastbuds and made a post on the forum here to get some feedback. I think the small plant is about 1 week behind the big one so that will make harvesting a little more difficult. I'd like to try a staggered harvest because lower buds are still immature compared to those at the top of the canopy (didn't do enough defoliation, and made a few other mistakes that caused this).
Unsure about how to go about flushing/staggered harvest. I'm thinking about flushing for 1 week then clipping only the mature buds to dry. But then what? Do I start feeding the now half harvested plant the same amount of nutrients as before flush? Or do I just keep flushing? Will do more research and report back. Can't wait to enjoy the fruits of my labor!
