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Giovanni831
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A few issues in the growroom for me since yesterday...
I rearranged my lights and ducting yesterday so that the HPS footprint better covers the plants. The reflector puts out a rectangle pattern and it was the wrong way until yesterday. It wasnt covering the ones on the ends very well. Now those girls are all lit up. When I moved them yesterday and seen them under daylight I noticed some bright green, yellowed growth up top. I grabbed some MagiCal from my hydro guy, and threw in a few spoons full. They seem to like it as the leaves are returning to green. I went light on the MagiCal so I could see what the minimum that I could get away with. The bottle said 2tsp per gallon to overcome a deficiency, but I didnt want to throw almost a quarter cup in the res. I will play it by ear, or I guess eye in this case.
So, on a worse note...
I wake up this morning to go open up my room, and check on my drying. I walked in and was greeted with a bunch of humid ass air. It was 65% in there. So I decided to pull some of the buds out of the dryer box to check them really good. I found a small spot of mold on one of them. It was small and thin still, about half the size of a dime. I cut off the whole top of the affected bud so that I made sure that I got it all off. The piece that I cut off was about the size of a golf ball, so I think it was enough.
I took all of the buds out and checked them with a scope, especially the ones directly around the moldy one. I didnt find any more. It was the largest bud, so I am thinking that I may have gotten lucky and caught it just as it began to form. I decided to turn the fan on today in the tub to try to get some more of the initial moisture out. I will setup the timer to turn the fan on for 5-10 min every hour tomorrow and then I should be good to turn it back off.
In hindsight, I have been battling humidity for a few weeks now, so it may have started before the actual harvest.
I am open to suggestions from you guys for how to best proceed. The only thing that I know for sure is that as soon as I post this, I am on my way to Target for a dehumidifier. I have needed one for a few weeks, but money is super tight. I was trying to hold out until I got rid of those clones. Plus the guy is going to pay me to setup a clone display in his dispensary. Maybe I will give him a call today and set that up. The clones will root in the next day or two.
That was about my guess before I started too. Seen a few things that I did on the 2 larger ones that I think helped to turn them into monsters compared to the rest of them.
I dont currently have any pics, but I will take some today and try to get them posted for you. I dont have issues with the repetitive movement, its just kills my back. Like I said, I kinda enjoy trimming. Smoke out and put on some good music, close the door to my room and go for it. After about 2 hours though, I am over it. Time to teach my girl how to trim =). Or finish my project.
Thank you sir!
Thanks brother. My goal was 2lbs wet, so I guess 8oz. Im all rested up now, but will be back at it working to fix the new issues. I guess the work never stops. Im thinking that I should have started off this grow with soil, but I like aero, and will get over the bad mood as soon as I go burn one =).
The two in the middle (#2 & #5) were the ones that got topped the most. I topped them pretty good in veg, then again a few inches at the beginning of flower. That combined with cutting off all of the side shoots turned them into 6 headed beasts. Last harvest I was trimming tiny buds all day and night long. So I would definitely recommend eliminating bottom growth, and severe topping. The ones that I only took off the very tops, grew like shit compared to the ones that I took 3-4 inches off. I averaged about 3oz on the smaller ones, and 5 on the larger two, so I would say that it definitely helped the yield.
They were just over 2ft when they were done. My next ones that are under the HPS are about 2.5ft. and will still get a few more inches of buds. I will guess that they are going to end up about 3ft in the end.
I too am looking forward to the next harvest. Thanks for stopping by bro.
I rearranged my lights and ducting yesterday so that the HPS footprint better covers the plants. The reflector puts out a rectangle pattern and it was the wrong way until yesterday. It wasnt covering the ones on the ends very well. Now those girls are all lit up. When I moved them yesterday and seen them under daylight I noticed some bright green, yellowed growth up top. I grabbed some MagiCal from my hydro guy, and threw in a few spoons full. They seem to like it as the leaves are returning to green. I went light on the MagiCal so I could see what the minimum that I could get away with. The bottle said 2tsp per gallon to overcome a deficiency, but I didnt want to throw almost a quarter cup in the res. I will play it by ear, or I guess eye in this case.
So, on a worse note...
I wake up this morning to go open up my room, and check on my drying. I walked in and was greeted with a bunch of humid ass air. It was 65% in there. So I decided to pull some of the buds out of the dryer box to check them really good. I found a small spot of mold on one of them. It was small and thin still, about half the size of a dime. I cut off the whole top of the affected bud so that I made sure that I got it all off. The piece that I cut off was about the size of a golf ball, so I think it was enough.
I took all of the buds out and checked them with a scope, especially the ones directly around the moldy one. I didnt find any more. It was the largest bud, so I am thinking that I may have gotten lucky and caught it just as it began to form. I decided to turn the fan on today in the tub to try to get some more of the initial moisture out. I will setup the timer to turn the fan on for 5-10 min every hour tomorrow and then I should be good to turn it back off.
In hindsight, I have been battling humidity for a few weeks now, so it may have started before the actual harvest.
I am open to suggestions from you guys for how to best proceed. The only thing that I know for sure is that as soon as I post this, I am on my way to Target for a dehumidifier. I have needed one for a few weeks, but money is super tight. I was trying to hold out until I got rid of those clones. Plus the guy is going to pay me to setup a clone display in his dispensary. Maybe I will give him a call today and set that up. The clones will root in the next day or two.
6 oz was my guess before you chopped. Anxious to see if I'm right.
Do you have any prelim pics of the trimmer? That is something I could use since I have a hard time holding scissors or doing any repetitive movements.
That was about my guess before I started too. Seen a few things that I did on the 2 larger ones that I think helped to turn them into monsters compared to the rest of them.
I dont currently have any pics, but I will take some today and try to get them posted for you. I dont have issues with the repetitive movement, its just kills my back. Like I said, I kinda enjoy trimming. Smoke out and put on some good music, close the door to my room and go for it. After about 2 hours though, I am over it. Time to teach my girl how to trim =). Or finish my project.
Gorgeous buds dude!
And 6 oz is an awesome harvest for sure,never no could be more...but great job!
Thank you sir!
Beautiful done Gio! Those buds look awesome. 6 oz is good! What was your goal weight? Rest up man, give you back a day or two if it needs it. I think we can wait fo the pics. If you need the rest. So which plants did u top? And did u see an increase in yield? Will u top more frequently now? And how tall where the girls when they finished? Well loom forward to the next harvest. Peace
Thanks brother. My goal was 2lbs wet, so I guess 8oz. Im all rested up now, but will be back at it working to fix the new issues. I guess the work never stops. Im thinking that I should have started off this grow with soil, but I like aero, and will get over the bad mood as soon as I go burn one =).
The two in the middle (#2 & #5) were the ones that got topped the most. I topped them pretty good in veg, then again a few inches at the beginning of flower. That combined with cutting off all of the side shoots turned them into 6 headed beasts. Last harvest I was trimming tiny buds all day and night long. So I would definitely recommend eliminating bottom growth, and severe topping. The ones that I only took off the very tops, grew like shit compared to the ones that I took 3-4 inches off. I averaged about 3oz on the smaller ones, and 5 on the larger two, so I would say that it definitely helped the yield.
They were just over 2ft when they were done. My next ones that are under the HPS are about 2.5ft. and will still get a few more inches of buds. I will guess that they are going to end up about 3ft in the end.
I too am looking forward to the next harvest. Thanks for stopping by bro.