420Amard
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my suggestion is less water man give them like 250ml a day man. and do it in a circle around the plant or something the watering sitting there will cause root rot real quick as well as raise the humidity. sometimes less is more
SpaceF Grow 4 - Perpetual Organic - 8 Feminized Strains - 1000W LEDs
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Thanks , I water only when the pot is light, except for one or two that take water slower than the others... that's around 1.5 to 2L per plant every 2 or 3 days (now i will have to water individually each plant when its pot is very very light). Less than that does not allow the whole container to be wet, not to speak of the nuts which are not enough now (not enough roots in a 11L pot, as they are all big fem strains, like XXL or something)
wwhateley
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Holy crap that's insane that you got mushrooms! Didn't think it could happen. Maybe that corner isn't receiving enough air circulation? Like it's making some humid air pouch in that area?
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Yes it happens and actually i wonder why it didn't happen sooner
I must change the air management in that tent.
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oh, about mushrooms, it is the season here.... psylo season too So, the spores certainly come from the outside brought by the wind. Nothing to worryabout for the moment, but it is a good proof that atmospheric conditions changed dramatically since last week, and growing routine must be changed accordingly.
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420Amard
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Looks great man 
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Using straws to repair broken stems
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- Take a st raw and cut small section of the length of the stem you need to repair, then cut it open from top to bottom.
- keep the straw open between your fingers, and place it against the stem, then let it close around the stem.
- 1 straw is not enough: 3 layers seems enough (depends on the straw you use).
- On the pic below, the stems were broken, and the buds were falling down. So i repaired them with a straw.
- They are straight up again.
- The stems were broken by yoyos. Straws can be used as an "armor" to prevent harm by yoyos.
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- Take a st raw and cut small section of the length of the stem you need to repair, then cut it open from top to bottom.
- keep the straw open between your fingers, and place it against the stem, then let it close around the stem.
- 1 straw is not enough: 3 layers seems enough (depends on the straw you use).
- On the pic below, the stems were broken, and the buds were falling down. So i repaired them with a straw.
- They are straight up again.
- The stems were broken by yoyos. Straws can be used as an "armor" to prevent harm by yoyos.
wwhateley
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Well done on that stem repair! Your pictures look great. When are you going to harvest?
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Thanks!
I don't know, schedule was until oct 15/20 but I think that only washing machine will be ready for that date.
The other one are still growing buds. especially Blue Dream and GSC. With Lemon HB, those 3 may need another 3/4 weeks....
wwhateley
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Oh alright!
I don't know much about it yet but looking at your trichomes pictures I saw some cloudiness so I imagined it was going to be soon!
I don't know much about it yet but looking at your trichomes pictures I saw some cloudiness so I imagined it was going to be soon!
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I will wait for 15-20% amber . Now , the average for most plants seems still "crystal clear" (may be 70% clear / 30% cloudy.... too much clear anyway )
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if you want to follow the auto-night-queen grow, i've created a new journal just for it. I prefer this thread to be focussed on the end of the fem session for the moment (with all the great pics ;-) ) The ANQ will be back when it's worth it.
1 AutoNightQueen in 20L soil + leds and stuff
1 AutoNightQueen in 20L soil + leds and stuff
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DAY 90 // Flo + 54
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Today, we are going to look into the maturation of the trichomes and if it has a relation to senescence.
Only the buds of the Washing Machine and the Ayaweshca Purple look soon to be finished. The 3 other strains are still young (see previous posts for pics).
First, you will see the pics of the buds that I am going to study with the macro lens, and then the macro shots.
But in fact, you don't need macro, because none of the plant in the tent show any sign of senescence (leaves becoming colored like in fall/autumn).
Therefore I should not need macro to be sure that the trichomes are *not* ready.
In the following weeks, I am going to use senescence as a primary factor to know when it can be cropped, unless all the trichomes turn amber before that, which I think would be weird because it doesn't follow the plant's plan.
Here's a group picture where you can see all strains. Only the one at the front look like they are ready.
However, notice that no leave is showing any sign of senescence. Deficiency here and there, but they are all green.
Now, the bud of the washing machine. Thrichomes are white all over, there is no part which is apparently brown, as it generally happen on top buds.
crystal clear
crystal clear
Mostly crystal, a few cloudy. The "amber" look like the trichomes bulbs have fallen (stuck on my fingers?)= and so we don't know. let's say that a very few are amber.
Lots of clear, a few cloudy, and a few that begin to be amber (it looks like it is begining to be brownish at the center of the trichome bulbs).
may be this one will be ready in 10/15 days. "Ambering" can happen quickly, in 3 or 4 days, so the washing machine will have to be watched closely in a week or so.
The Ayaweshca Purple. Like the other one, it is very white and does not show brown parts.
Crystal clear but a few are becoming cloudy
I am not sure it is amber or light reflections. it is mostly crystal clear and may be there is a bit of ambering. let's say it is "beautiful but not ready yet" !
Still very clear, some are becoming cloudy
Definitely crystal clear, a couple of amber that do not really count.
So, mainly crystal clear, a few sign of cloudyness, amber is not there yet : it will probably take longer than waching machine.....
IN CONCLUSION
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This post shows that the right time for cropping is indicated by various factors such as senescence of the leaves and trichome colors.
However, as long as the plant does not show any sign of senescence, it is not really necessary to check the trichomes, because the absence of senescence means that the trichomes are not matured.
At least, that's what I will look into in the following weeks, I can't get enough of those pictures from the trichome dimension
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Today, we are going to look into the maturation of the trichomes and if it has a relation to senescence.
Only the buds of the Washing Machine and the Ayaweshca Purple look soon to be finished. The 3 other strains are still young (see previous posts for pics).
First, you will see the pics of the buds that I am going to study with the macro lens, and then the macro shots.
But in fact, you don't need macro, because none of the plant in the tent show any sign of senescence (leaves becoming colored like in fall/autumn).
Therefore I should not need macro to be sure that the trichomes are *not* ready.
In the following weeks, I am going to use senescence as a primary factor to know when it can be cropped, unless all the trichomes turn amber before that, which I think would be weird because it doesn't follow the plant's plan.
Here's a group picture where you can see all strains. Only the one at the front look like they are ready.
However, notice that no leave is showing any sign of senescence. Deficiency here and there, but they are all green.
Now, the bud of the washing machine. Thrichomes are white all over, there is no part which is apparently brown, as it generally happen on top buds.
crystal clear
crystal clear
Mostly crystal, a few cloudy. The "amber" look like the trichomes bulbs have fallen (stuck on my fingers?)= and so we don't know. let's say that a very few are amber.
Lots of clear, a few cloudy, and a few that begin to be amber (it looks like it is begining to be brownish at the center of the trichome bulbs).
may be this one will be ready in 10/15 days. "Ambering" can happen quickly, in 3 or 4 days, so the washing machine will have to be watched closely in a week or so.
The Ayaweshca Purple. Like the other one, it is very white and does not show brown parts.
Crystal clear but a few are becoming cloudy
I am not sure it is amber or light reflections. it is mostly crystal clear and may be there is a bit of ambering. let's say it is "beautiful but not ready yet" !
Still very clear, some are becoming cloudy
Definitely crystal clear, a couple of amber that do not really count.
So, mainly crystal clear, a few sign of cloudyness, amber is not there yet : it will probably take longer than waching machine.....
IN CONCLUSION
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This post shows that the right time for cropping is indicated by various factors such as senescence of the leaves and trichome colors.
However, as long as the plant does not show any sign of senescence, it is not really necessary to check the trichomes, because the absence of senescence means that the trichomes are not matured.
At least, that's what I will look into in the following weeks, I can't get enough of those pictures from the trichome dimension
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Day 92
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--- Buds are really getting bigger and I don't even dose nuts anymore. direct from bottle to water. there's probably 3/4 ml of everything, (biogrow, thrive bloom, bioheaven, top max). I finished the bio-heaven bottle and don't need it anymore.
--- Washing machine and aya's purple will get clear water, while the other will get 1 or 2 more nut treatments. The Lemon HB, I think it will be there another month.....
Aya & WM on the foreground. They are becoming "cranberry" or "grape" rather than "purple".
Aya
Blue Dream
I don't know if u see the difference, but i think it's bulkier. buds are quite dense.
cul8r!
NB: as usual, you should press "[ctrl] + [+]" 3 or 4 times in order to zoom in a little (more details and immersion ;-) )
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--- Buds are really getting bigger and I don't even dose nuts anymore. direct from bottle to water. there's probably 3/4 ml of everything, (biogrow, thrive bloom, bioheaven, top max). I finished the bio-heaven bottle and don't need it anymore.
--- Washing machine and aya's purple will get clear water, while the other will get 1 or 2 more nut treatments. The Lemon HB, I think it will be there another month.....
Aya & WM on the foreground. They are becoming "cranberry" or "grape" rather than "purple".
Aya
Blue Dream
I don't know if u see the difference, but i think it's bulkier. buds are quite dense.
cul8r!
NB: as usual, you should press "[ctrl] + [+]" 3 or 4 times in order to zoom in a little (more details and immersion ;-) )
wwhateley
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Fantastic job here spacef! Very interesting what you said about senescence and trichomes. There isn't a lot of information about it out there so feel free to document it as you see it happening 
420Amard
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looks great man I'm still peanut butter and gelly of you space if only my missus would grant me a bit more room
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In the middle of each grow, I just want to remove that 4*4 tent and put a 4*2 or something like the gorilla's 2.5*2..... but as the session's end approaches, i am planning for the next, a purple session now , and i have a Six-Shooter gift seed, and the cranberry-auto looks lovely, and...., and..... (sigh).... The plan is to remove the 4*4 tent at the begining of 2017 and replace it by a smaller one and go for a rotation between two individual tents to get 1 plant every 1.5 month ...
The problem is that the small tent are not tall, and with 5W LEDs, it is much better to have 2m, and only gorilla tent does it, and it's quite expensive (they have proper windows though ;-) ) .
I do not know if there are other makers that make smaller tents of at least 2m tall (and with windows to avoid opening the door each time).
The problem is that the small tent are not tall, and with 5W LEDs, it is much better to have 2m, and only gorilla tent does it, and it's quite expensive (they have proper windows though ;-) ) .
I do not know if there are other makers that make smaller tents of at least 2m tall (and with windows to avoid opening the door each time).
looks great man I'm still peanut butter and gelly of you space if only my missus would grant me a bit more room