Date: 5/2/22 - Day 22 of flower
Strain - Purple Haze photo clones x 4
Grow space - Vivosun 48x48x80 tent in basement
Light height and reading - Vivosun VS4000 400w LED @ 100% 14 Inches away - 55k LUX
Extraction - AC Infinity 6" extraction fan with Controller69
2x 6" oscillating fans + Tower oscillating fan + 12" floor fan
Nutrients - Mega Crop, Rhino Skin, Voodoo Juice, Pirhana, Hydroguard, z7, Purpinator, Big Bud
Medium - 8" Netpots with clay balls in RDWC system (5x13g buckets)
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm)
Weekly Temperatures
Temperatures are remaining steady down in the basement. It looks like the basement stays 1-2f cooler than the main floor with the A/C on. So, if it's 72 upstairs it's around 70 in the basement. With the lights adding some heat it's working really well for the tents. As long as the dehumidifier keeps working...
I've fallen into a nice routine with the RDWC, checking and adding 3-4 gallons every 2 days. I realized today they've been in the RDWC for over 5 weeks (37 days). I've added 5 gallons of water and 58 gallons of full-strength nutrients. The RDWC holds 45 gallons so I've gone through 140% of the reservoir.
I'm not seeing any issues with the plants, but I'm starting to worry about getting the res out of balance. I'm thinking about draining 1/2 of the res (20 gal) and filling that with new nutes. Right now I'm watching the plants to see if they need anything.
The roots are still looking good, at least what I can see through the hatch.
I can find a couple of spots (mostly wind burn), but overall they're looking great. The buds are stacking and are getting frosty and sticky. They're starting to smell more each day too
This bud is hiding in the front-right corner of the tent so it's missed in most of the pictures
I think they're just about done stretching. I measured them today at 35", so they only stretched about 5". That's about normal for my plants, but I though since these were bigger that I'd get more stretch. Not that I'm complaining, these girls are covered in pistils and trics
I'm going to need to get in there soon and clean them up a little, especially in the middle.
I do have one concern. There is a bud right in the middle of the tent that turned mostly orange a couple of days ago. Now it looks like it is either foxtailing or pushing out nanners. Should I be worried about this bud? Could this just be a little light stress?
Finally, thanks again to whomever nominated this journal for GJOTM, and for all of those that voted. I'm honored to be chosen for this title and hope I can finish this out strong. Thanks as well to all of those that have helped me through my grows, and all of those that keep such wonderful journals on this site. I copy all of the best things from you guys
Plant of the month with Jenny in the same month was surprising. She was definitely my favorite plant (and still is
). Getting BOTM for my first grow, POTM for my second, and GJOTM for my third is a dream come true. I did nothing yesterday but eat, smoke, and play Catan with the family
I won every game
When you're hot, you're hot!
BTW, I started a new journal for my
next grow. I'm growing my first non-420 seed, Barney Farm's Mimosa x Orange Punch. It's going to be slow to start, as I'm growing a single mother right now. I'll take clones and move them over to this tent when these ladies are finished. Hope to see you over there!
I'll remember this for the future, though.
