- Update -
Crystal Candy Auto #1
Day - 84
Pineapple Express Autos #1 and #2
Day - 84 PEa1 / Day - 83 PEa2
Critical+2.0
Day - 105 / Flip Day - 45
March 5
Hello Hello everybody!! Whats goin on and happy tuesday! Ive got lots of stuff to tell you about today so without delay lets get to it!
CCa2 is hanging and drying nicely in my drying box. I will probably be jarring her by the end of the week.
CCa1 has matured well over these past few days and after zooming in and getting a closer inspection of her trichomes she is further along than I thought. I have noticed most of her pistils have changed now and she has slowed right down on water consuption so ive decided tomorrow will be her final day. I will place her into darkness tomorrow morning for 24hrs and then chop and harvest her. Here are some trichome shots for you all to see and make sure im not crazy!!!
Now speaking of harvesting and darktime I have been placing all my autos into 24hrs of darkness before I chop. Why? no particular reason ATM but I am doing a comparison on my criticals which should help me decide from here on out how I harvest and hopefully lend you all a hand in deciding if its worth it for you or not!
Whats the comparison you might ask? Well ive been reading more about dark periods and I have been wondering if its really worth it. Some say 24-48hrs others swear by 72hrs of darkness before a chop. Maybe you guys have some thoughts or input? Anyways my intended plan is going to be this...
Come harvest day on the criticals. One of them I will pull out cut down wash and hang as per my normal routine but the other I will place into a 72hr dark period before cutting and washing to hang dry. Now what im hoping to learn is what does this actually do if anything?? Ive read it helps terpene profiles, and the star of chlorophyll breakdown quicker because of the extended dark period. Honestly Im interested to find out if indeed there is a bonus to this dark period or if its just an added waste of time to your harvest.
Anyways... Back to the update! I was actually surprised when I was inspecting all the plants this morning and noticed how heavy PEa2 was. She hasnt been drinking I found out and taking a closer look at her buds I have found her to be mature enough to make the call! I have placed her into my 2x2 for 24Hrs of dark before harvesting tomorrow. Her buds are frosty and shes got a sweet pleasant smell to her right now. Im excited to try my first ever Pineappe Express! Here is a few photos of her buds and trichomes today before I placed her into the darkness.
PEa2 isnt there yet though. Shes got lots of white pistils still and is drinking quickly. She has been bulking up nicely over the past week and Im confident she will strongly outweigh her sister PEa2. Heres a few bud shots of her today hanging out in the tent.
Alrighty then... that sums up the autos so lets talk about these lovely Critical ladies for a minute!
They both needed a feeding
today so in a gallon of distilled water I mixed up:
-5mL CalMag
-8mL Bloom A + B
-8mL BudCandy
-8mL OverDrive - First Time
So this was the first time I added Overdrive to the critical ladies. This is a late phase bloom booster so im hoping to see a bunch of bulking and fattening over the next few weeks until they are ripe and ready for harvest! Ill leave you with a few bud photos from today when I was watering and a little video to go along with it as well if you feel like something extra!!
Enjoy and Stay Medicated!
Critical+2.0 Flower Day 45
Believe it or not, I'm not even high yet so I don't really have an excuse. LOL
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