Grrr I just checked on something, when I put my vent for my exhaust in I did not take into consideration the amount of space the louvers take when the fan is on, so when the screen is closed it clears no issue but when exhausting, the louvers pop up and catch the frame of the screen and have to be pulled down open the screen door. After not thinking this one through completely I started to think more on will this effect door operation for entering and leaving since I use this door daily to feed the chickens and gather eggs. Bubble wrap would work great if I did not need to open the door but I am screwed if I open the door for clearances. I Thought about putting it on the outside of the glass but then I would not be able to use the screen. Perhaps a space blanket may be the better choice since it is thinner and would fit between the doors as I open them. Decisions, decisions.
The curtain idea actually may be my best option, since I like look out the window at my other girls (the egg laying girls) and I could just use a clear plastic to form an air barrier to insulate.
When I 1st bought my flower tent I was all paranoid since I did not like the zipper design, it does not have a flap over them so light can penetrate in through since when the lights are on inside I can see light if I look at just the right angle. To test how bad it was going to be, I turned off all the lights inside the tent and turned on all the lights outside the tent, climbed in and had the wife zipper me in. Surprisingly it was dark in there. Where the plants are I could not see anything. total black out. If I put my face right up to the zippers and looked at just the right angle yep I could see light but as far as what the plants would see, I decided it was a non-issue.
I know we will be spending T-day with my brother and his family and am looking forward to it. I hope you all have a great holiday with your loved ones as well. We all have so much to be thankful for, and for me, you guys are part of what I am thankful for.
I honestly believe that is a personal choice, some people just tuck the fan leaves out of the way to prevent them from blocking the light, others defoliate to get more light down to the lower buds. In my case I did it because I found a few leaves with spider mights and decided to go "Rambo" or as some called it "Rambud" on them. I took any and all leaves that remotely looked like they had any sign of mites, then went a bit further. I believe that the choice of do you or don't you is for you to decided. But if you do decide to do it, may I suggest go in small steps, a little each day and watch and see the reaction of the plants. If it is something they do not like, they will show you in one way or another.
Ye I am planning on doing a flush just not exactly sure yet when I will start it. Though when I do I will do a flush of 5 times the volume of the pot each time I water. Maybe more depending on the PPM reading I get when I do it. The scrod is going to be a bitch since I will have to do it using a shop vac.
Yeah, I'm still a bit iffy about the whole bud washing technique. Won't you wash off a lot of the triches? Any way good luck with that. I'll be watching.
Bud washing is not near as evasive as the video I watched yesterday on removing powdery mildew of buds. In the video he was using a spray nozzle and opening up the buds and spraying the hell out of them, then zoomed in on the trichomes. Yes some damage to the trichomes but not anything like you would imagine, pretty insignificant in my opinion, plus in the wash technique it is not as violent of a washing. Thinking the only way to be 100% sure if it is a good idea or not is to look at a bud and get an idea of how loaded with trichome it is, then wash it using the technique, then look at it again after it is washed to do a comparison. Though I honestly believe it will be just fine. Will be doing just that though myself to be safe though..Yeah, I'm still a bit iffy about the whole bud washing technique. Won't you wash off a lot of the triches? Any way good luck with that. I'll be watching.
May take a clone or two off them before I flip grow #2 but hard to say, I am really looking into a different strain for grow #4 so I might not. Maybe to trade for a different strain if I can line up someone who has something to trade ahead of time. As for the height, yeah that does have me slightly concerned but if push comes to shove I will chop a foot off if I have to. Stems are getting so thick even up high they will be hard to get under a scrog. Oh well, I will deal with that bridge when I get to it.
Just kidding, those would be way to big for my outdoor grow, though they would be monsters if I did.
