GT42019 2nd Journal, Girl Scout Cookies, Seedsman & Budgetled

Greenthumbs42019 · Jun 30, 2020

Anyone? I have always fought with high temps, now that it’s on the low side I’m in foreign waters.

The Phantom · Jun 30, 2020

I wish I knew, this is out of my wheelhouse as well.

Greenthumbs42019 · Jun 30, 2020

Ever do super cropping? I have pinched stems to slow growth and make the branch more sturdy. Never bent one over and tied it down tho, especially during early flowering.

The Phantom · Jun 30, 2020

I have not unfortunately.

Greenthumbs42019 · Jun 30, 2020

Hey @InTheShed would you supper crop if you were in my shoes? I read ur write up on it but wanted your thoughts. Thx

Mr. Krip · Jul 3, 2020

At 3 weeks since flip she should be done stretching and is OK to supercrop, but if possible, I'd recommend LST'ing the taller branches if you wanted to try lowering the lights. If you only want to raise temps, you can probably just turn down the exhaust fan to let more heat build up.

Greenthumbs42019 · Jul 3, 2020

Mr. Krip said:
At 3 weeks since flip she should be done stretching and is OK to supercrop, but if possible, I'd recommend LST'ing the taller branches if you wanted to try lowering the lights. If you only want to raise temps, you can probably just turn down the exhaust fan to let more heat build up.

Thanks MrKrip, I have played with the exhaust some and even running on a 1 the temp never gets above 71/72. With the pre-filter off the carbon filter the fan runs so much more efficient. I may need to get a laser temp gun to really see what my VPD is to be sure. She has always looked perky since the flip, so she seems happy.

Mr. Krip · Jul 3, 2020

It's supposed to be summertime...Where are you located? Antartica? :rofl:

The cooler temps aren't going to hurt you, but you'll be better off with higher temps, if possible. Where's all the cold air coming from? Any chance you can decrease some of the intake?

InTheShed · Jul 3, 2020

Greenthumbs42019 said:
Hey @InTheShed would you supper crop if you were in my shoes? I read ur write up on it but wanted your thoughts. Thx

Your tops don't look dangerously close to the lights and LEDs aren't that hot anyway, but if you want to balance the canopy I agree with Mr. Krip. Bending should work just fine.

Greenthumbs42019 · Jul 3, 2020

Thanks @InTheShed for the reply, I can try LST but might be too “wood” like for that so the super crop may be needed. I have the lights turned down so some of the far away smaller tops aren’t getting enough light I don’t think to produce dense buds.

Greenthumbs42019 · Jul 3, 2020

Mr. Krip said:
It's supposed to be summertime...Where are you located? Antartica?
The cooler temps aren't going to hurt you, but you'll be better off with higher temps, if possible. Where's all the cold air coming from? Any chance you can decrease some of the intake?

I have a window ac running almost 24/7, but yes in the northeast of USA it’s summer and hot most days. Also have everything located in the basement in our bedroom, and we sleep better with the ac on pretty cold. Wife has hot flashes which doesn’t help either.

Mr. Krip · Jul 3, 2020

Is it an active or passive intake? If active, turn it off and, if passive, try reducing the opening. It will slow down the amount of cold air going into the tent.

Greenthumbs42019 · Jul 3, 2020

Mr. Krip said:
Is it an active or passive intake? If active, turn it off and, if passive, try reducing the opening. It will slow down the amount of cold air going into the tent.

Passive intake and 3 fans moving air inside, they aren’t very powerful.

Greenthumbs42019 · Jul 3, 2020

So I went ahead and made some changes hope I did it ok. Guess I’ll see how she responds. Was able to turn up lights maybe 5-7%. This pushed the temps closer to 74 so far.

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Mr. Krip · Jul 3, 2020

Greenthumbs42019 · Jul 4, 2020

Happy 4th to all who celebrate! Lots of fireworks going off tonight. I like it, dogs not so much.

Bent a few more branches to really even out the canopy.

Greenthumbs42019 · Jul 6, 2020

Update day 26 of 12/12 lighting. She still seems happy even after I beat her up a little. Tops I bent have turned up and are testing the tie downs slightly. Smell is coming on strong now.
Temps & Rh are better now since I turned up the lights slightly but definitely still on the cool side.

Greenthumbs42019 · Jul 10, 2020

Cruise control for the most part now. She has been drinking and eating a good amount each day. I have to add water/nutes in both the am and pm when I check on her, ph has been steady for most part 5.7-5.9. She still does the big ph swings right after a res change for 3-4 days then steady again until the next change.