re: Brightlight's Strain Fest - Organics & LED
Stellar recap of top level plants my friend. You've brought me closer to these strains, with your detailed descriptions, and your shared experience. I hope mine turn out as well. Truly top shelf produce.
I think we've touched on the subject before, but I agree that some strains go better green at harvest, than with a fade. The thicker leaf ones seem to hold more N, and have certain Indica genes in them. The thinner leaf (not width, but thickness) plants seem to more often be hybrids with a good amount of sativa, and they seem to want water more often, with less N (like feral sativa), and a fade at the end. My leaf and feeding strategy for each is different. I'll defol the thinner leaf plants more, and often feed them lower levels, but deeper into the cycle.
I think Chitin is also an N fixer, so it may extend the 'green' too. Curious if you have found any similarities.
Stellar recap of top level plants my friend. You've brought me closer to these strains, with your detailed descriptions, and your shared experience. I hope mine turn out as well. Truly top shelf produce.
I think we've touched on the subject before, but I agree that some strains go better green at harvest, than with a fade. The thicker leaf ones seem to hold more N, and have certain Indica genes in them. The thinner leaf (not width, but thickness) plants seem to more often be hybrids with a good amount of sativa, and they seem to want water more often, with less N (like feral sativa), and a fade at the end. My leaf and feeding strategy for each is different. I'll defol the thinner leaf plants more, and often feed them lower levels, but deeper into the cycle.
I think Chitin is also an N fixer, so it may extend the 'green' too. Curious if you have found any similarities.
I thought green at finish equated to too much N in flower. Then I see ripe knock out bud on real green plants that's tasty & smooth & learn some strains do better green than fade. So probably personal preference & the strain & specific plant.
Since you're growing Dark Heart Nursery clones, they might have Gelato & Sunset Sherbet available. Very popular these days.....hard hitters. You did great for your 1st indoor grow...the plants felt the enthusiasm & love. Go sub to DK, conradino, Graytail, CareStaker's journals, know you're already with NCW. You'll know why when you get there.
Agree all the way. I'd add even more lights if electricity was cheaper around my parts....over 18 cents/kwh. 
Like the white light to work under....only pause was the wasted light in the green-yellow range. Have heard of a study in Japan that says plants actually do use some green & yellow. Also that phosphor coating absorbs & becomes another source of wasted light. That it equals/surpasses DE 1000w HPS in both light & penetration swayed me. Have also learned a breeder I follow & have high regard for is using them. His pics show it will grow.
Your ECSDH looks unlike any of the ones I've seen. She doesn't look tall, so she's not like the clone pheno I caught once and lost. She is looking more like the haze pheno I had, but with longer fingers, less roundness to the leafs, and your fingers are thinner on the fans with longer petties. The bud structure looks like a middle expression of the two that I have seen. That would be my pick if I could wave a magic wand over them lol....so I think you got a winner. Soon enough!