Date: 10/12/22 - Day# 59 of Flower (W8D4)
Strain - Barney's Farm Mimosa x Orange Punch photo clones x 4
Grow space -
VIVOSUN 48x48x80 tent in basement
Light height and reading -
VIVOSUN VSF6450 645w LED @ 80% 14 Inches away - 55k LUX
Extraction - 6" extraction fan
3x 6" oscillating fans + Tower oscillating fan + 12" floor fan
Nutrients - Advanced Nutrients Flawless Finish, Hydroguard, z7, Epsom
Medium - 8" Netpots with clay balls in RDWC system (5x13g buckets)
Water - Carbon-filtered well water (100ppm/8.0pH)
Weekly Temperatures
Fall is here in Virginia
We've had a couple of cold nights and I'm trying to take advantage of that. I go down to the basement in the mornings and evenings and open the one window. It cools it down pretty well without messing with the humidity too much. The tent is staying under 52% humidity as these ladies finish up.
Last weekend I drained the res and filled it with pH'ed well water + AN Flawless Finish. These ladies are still drinking but are definitely slowing down. I'm not adding anything to the res except the occasional bowl of ice. They are 6g down now and the tops of the roots are exposed more than they have ever been.
Sorry for the long post but I haven't had a chance to catch up here in a week. The past week has all been preparing for harvest this weekend. I figured we could get a jump start on the harvest by getting rid of the big fan leaves. So my defoliation crew (me, my wife, & my son) got to work last night. We couldn't get the middle of the tent without touching the buds, so we just got what we could reach. You can really see the purple now in contrast to the light green below.
Before Defoliation
After Defoliation
As you may notice, the main colas didn't fill in the way I expected. They're really long but the buds at the end didn't get very big at all. All of the little buds along those 16-18" stems are rock hard, though.
Interestingly enough, some of the lower colas in the corner are much bigger & fatter than the main colas. Look at these colas that are lower in the corners compare to a main cola.
I'm not sure what that means, though. Did the main buds just stretch a lot more than they could fill? Did the top buds get too much light/heat? Or did I just pick the wrong strain to try no-larf? I'm keeping the mother (Linda II) around and I think I'll try growing this again under the 100w AeroLight.
Everything is coated in trics. Not just the buds, but the fan leaves as well. I'm not sure I've seen fan leaves like this before. Both the front and back of the leaves are covered in a coat of long sticky trics. I put 2 gallon bags of trim in the freezer, and there will be plenty more this weekend. I'll be picking up some dry ice in the next couple of weekends.
And of course a few tric pictures. The first couple are from a fan leaf and stem. The rest are from a tester bud that was accidentally chopped.
I'm really looking forward to getting this grow dried and cured. I've had a few tester buds, and the flavor is incredible. It's very citrusy, almost like a lemon head candy. And it hits really nice. Where have I been getting tester buds? Why, from the bud growing up out of the hydroton at the base of the stem, of course
First, though, the harvest this weekend. I'll turn off the lights in the tent for good tomorrow night and let them sit for 24-36 hours before harvest. The drying closet is 56f and ready for some bud. I've decided to skip the wash this time. My reasons:
1. The tent was thoroughly cleaned after the last grow.
2. The tent has carbon fiber filters on all intakes.
3. I've rarely opened the tent in flower.
4. They were grown in DWC with no soil, dirt, etc.
5. I haven't had to treat or spray them at all - no bugs
You can see how much dust and dirt the carbon fiber filters catch. They're vacuumed every month.
I've washed all of my previous grows. One of the reasons is that I've heard the washing helps even out the cure. I'm going to try this harvest without washing and see if I can tell any difference. That also makes it easier to spread out the harvest a bit. We'll start Friday night and go through the weekend until we're done.
I'll post pictures of the harvest this weekend. Enjoy the rest of your week and stay medicated, everyone!
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