freidog
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Really nice plants and some great photography!
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Great update santb! I reckon your plants stopped drinking because of high humidity. Had exactly the same happen in my last grow.
rhetorrikz
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Looks great man!
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santb
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Cheers guys!
Yeah Blaze, high humidity is definitely involved here. I did turn my fans up a bit, and added another internal circulation fan just in case... My hygrometer/thermometer is a crappy one as I said; maybe it is more accurate than I give it credit!
They do seem to have bounced back pretty quick, so a combo of cold and high humidity... Not as bad as when hot. But harder to catch early..? All plants displayed symptoms in patches and slowed down during that cold snap; except the GTH... She hasn't really missed a beat.
Plus I know I was over watering now, even at once a week. And over-feeding. Good lesson learned about coco.. Really does hold moisture well. But can make for a cold root-zone in winter.. Maybe slightly smaller pots next time. Definitely more frequent, less quantity watering from now on..
EDIT: I keep reading how MJ is more tolerant of high humidity than most growers think... Sativas should be able to handle it better, I guess... But I keep reading around the interwebs that even 70%RH is fine.. So anyway, I wasn't too worried about RH, as my ventilation, while not perfect, is pretty good.. I put some aluminium fly-screen on the bottom to get ready for carbon, and I keep finding little bits of leaf and stuff sucked up against it, so it is certainly working. Hopefully, the extra circ fan and turning up the speed Has sorted that out..
Yeah Blaze, high humidity is definitely involved here. I did turn my fans up a bit, and added another internal circulation fan just in case... My hygrometer/thermometer is a crappy one as I said; maybe it is more accurate than I give it credit!
They do seem to have bounced back pretty quick, so a combo of cold and high humidity... Not as bad as when hot. But harder to catch early..? All plants displayed symptoms in patches and slowed down during that cold snap; except the GTH... She hasn't really missed a beat.
Plus I know I was over watering now, even at once a week. And over-feeding. Good lesson learned about coco.. Really does hold moisture well. But can make for a cold root-zone in winter.. Maybe slightly smaller pots next time. Definitely more frequent, less quantity watering from now on..
EDIT: I keep reading how MJ is more tolerant of high humidity than most growers think... Sativas should be able to handle it better, I guess... But I keep reading around the interwebs that even 70%RH is fine.. So anyway, I wasn't too worried about RH, as my ventilation, while not perfect, is pretty good.. I put some aluminium fly-screen on the bottom to get ready for carbon, and I keep finding little bits of leaf and stuff sucked up against it, so it is certainly working. Hopefully, the extra circ fan and turning up the speed Has sorted that out..
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OK, got the good camera out but my light sux down there, so had to do a bit of editing.. But they should be a bit clearer and I can get closer with a better lens. I'm practicing for harvest photos. Hopefully, I can take those in natural Light. So here goes..
I ah ended up with more than I intended but what the hell; I'll put em all up. They SHOULD be in order, with the strain of each series labelled first...
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santb
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OK so today will be the start of week 8 since flip. About halfway through week 6 of flowering..
Gave each about 2 litres of aerated tap water and a light dose of kelp, and a sprinkle of organic high P/K orchid food on top of the soil. GTH got slightly more food but not much.. With the Kelp (just bought it yesterday) I am hoping to stimulate growth a bit while it's warmer or at least stimulate the microbes and/or allow better uptake of the P/K..
They are growing. Still plenty of white pistils and a few new ones at some tops.. They are swelling up steadily..this is where I start to get more nervous.. They look like they have at least 3-4 weeks to go; GTH probably at least 4-5, based on breeders notes. The longer the better, to be honest.
Some quickpics from this morning just before lights out DAY 37.
Gave each about 2 litres of aerated tap water and a light dose of kelp, and a sprinkle of organic high P/K orchid food on top of the soil. GTH got slightly more food but not much.. With the Kelp (just bought it yesterday) I am hoping to stimulate growth a bit while it's warmer or at least stimulate the microbes and/or allow better uptake of the P/K..
They are growing. Still plenty of white pistils and a few new ones at some tops.. They are swelling up steadily..this is where I start to get more nervous.. They look like they have at least 3-4 weeks to go; GTH probably at least 4-5, based on breeders notes. The longer the better, to be honest.
Some quickpics from this morning just before lights out DAY 37.
Very nice Buds, Brother! +REPS! 
Jacobsenji
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WHOA ! Very nice. Great job dude. . . .
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Very impressive looking flowers mate, they are coming on strong now 
Black Thumbs
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Looking awsome mate,the race to the day end is awsome
37 days from flip? If so, they are nice and big already.
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santb
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Cheers guys. Sitting staring at the pics all the time trying to decide how big they'll finish..
Blaze; 37 days flowering, 49 days since flip.. They are all 55-65 day strains, except the GTH which is 65-80, so I figure 1-2 more weeks of growth before they fatten up a bit.. Already quite firm. SOG buds are very solid.. Hoping the GTH will just keep stacking for another month!
Pics show no real die off of pistils yet, and plenty of white ones so they should go the distance.. Thinking harvest will be in 4 weeks give or take..
Blaze; 37 days flowering, 49 days since flip.. They are all 55-65 day strains, except the GTH which is 65-80, so I figure 1-2 more weeks of growth before they fatten up a bit.. Already quite firm. SOG buds are very solid.. Hoping the GTH will just keep stacking for another month!
Pics show no real die off of pistils yet, and plenty of white ones so they should go the distance.. Thinking harvest will be in 4 weeks give or take..
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santb
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Cheers, Dep. I got 3 120mm as extraction, hooked up to a speed controller and one 120mm and one 140mm as circulation fans.. They are efficient, quiet, small and use bugger-all power.
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santb
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I'll get photos of it today. I also use a variable voltage switching adapter. From 3V-12V.. But that was a bit of over kill with the speed controller.
I usually leave it on 9V, but turned it back to to 12 to try to reduce my humidity..
My extraction fans are only 45CFM but the cab is only about 35Cftm, so I have plenty available..
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santb
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Shit, I forgot the photos of the fan setup.. Tonight!
A few more photos... I tried to get them in order, then I remembered the lighter, then I forgot to label them before upload. Great start.
Anyway, they're coming along nice. Pistils are turning. Hopefully still a week or 2 of growth left; they're still getting steadily taller.
Here goes.
A few more photos... I tried to get them in order, then I remembered the lighter, then I forgot to label them before upload. Great start.
Anyway, they're coming along nice. Pistils are turning. Hopefully still a week or 2 of growth left; they're still getting steadily taller.
Here goes.
Starting to fatten up nicely now...beautabulious...
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santb
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A bit of a face-slap moment this mornig when I realised I shoulda had the lower plants up on pots/stands to get them closer to the light.... Will do it tonight for the last leg..
I see what you mean about that GTH. She looks epic! Nice one mate.
Jacobsenji
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I had one GTH bean n it was the only dud I've had.
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Black Thumbs
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Looking great mate,love how they all look like they have potato heads on them in the lights on pics