So this is my second batch of Skunk #1. Grown in Fox Farms Ocean Forest potting soil with Fox farms nutes. The first batch I harvested at 8 weeks and it turned out "fluffy" with no density to it. I was told I should have flowered it longer. This second batch I flowered for 10 weeks. When they were cut down they were very dense and hard, I was happy as hell. Now they've dried and theres no density. You can squeeze it and it's like a sponge and fluffy. Is this just the character of the strain?
Buds are "fluffy" what did I do wrong??? Pics included
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tip top toker
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What lights are you using?
I've found with my cheese (a pheno from skunk no.1 i think) that before the chop they feel rock solid, and afterwards they turn to squish like you say, however come the end of their dry and a few days in the jars and it hardens up again. The lower buds remain fluffy though.
I've found with my cheese (a pheno from skunk no.1 i think) that before the chop they feel rock solid, and afterwards they turn to squish like you say, however come the end of their dry and a few days in the jars and it hardens up again. The lower buds remain fluffy though.
I'm using 4- 180w LED's and t-5 supps on the sides. The Pure Power and Pure Gold I grew turned out awesome and dense as hell, but this.....not so much.
purplehazin
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HID lighting
The problem with assuming that is my Pure Gold and Pure Power turned out great. I averaged about 60g per plant of quality, dense nugs from plants that were only about 20 inches tall
ganjaluvr
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Intensity = dense buds. The more Lumens you got hitting the plant(S).. the denser the buds will become.
But, then again.. genetics plays a part in this as well.
some strains are just fluffier (lighter) than other strains.
For example, a strain that is more sativa than indica.. will have lighter buds.. then when compared to a strain that is more Indica than Sativa.
Indica strains have denser nugs than Sativa strains.
So again, yes.. genetics do play a vital part in this as well.
good luck.
peace.
But, then again.. genetics plays a part in this as well.
some strains are just fluffier (lighter) than other strains.
For example, a strain that is more sativa than indica.. will have lighter buds.. then when compared to a strain that is more Indica than Sativa.
Indica strains have denser nugs than Sativa strains.
So again, yes.. genetics do play a vital part in this as well.
good luck.
peace.
ganjaluvr
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Indeed it does! Good job my friend.
Molasses does in fact, speed up the plants metabolism, therefore, it helps the plant speed up its processes.
It's kinda like comparing human metabolism. Some people take supplements to help speed up their metabolism.. to help themselves get in better shape faster.. or just to feel better. No one person has the same rate of metabolism.
Same with plants, but if you feed them molasses.. it does help speed their metabolism up a bit.nice.
peace.
RavenMochi
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I just know this is a problem I'm going to have, I LOVE sativa's....a shame...I'll just deal with the fluffyness...
MrStickyScissors
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just like he said HID lighting. HPS enough light to each plant
researchkitty
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The guy posts the shittiest lighting combination humanly possible and people suggest MOLASSES? Come on.
Get real lights, grower! That's what the problem is. You want real dense nugs you gotta get real lights. Molasses....... Good god!
Get real lights, grower! That's what the problem is. You want real dense nugs you gotta get real lights. Molasses....... Good god!
right..no point in flowering with t5s unless your good at scrog..600w hps all day
RavenMochi
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Really?! the only strain doing it, all conditions equal, and you come up with "its your lights." And your going to act like someone else is stupid?! If its the lights, why are none of the other strains showing this? being stuck up is good for the ego, not so much for logic.
Seriously, I think its just the strain, if thats the only difference amongst all of them, and thats the only one doing it...welcome to sativa's, you'll be alot happier about it when you smoke it...
colt420san
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i think the strain could be heat sensitive, when i cooled my area i got denser nugs
cee1230
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maybe the different strain needs more light to get more dense buds. i have the same prob with certain strains and i know that i dont have enough light.Really?! the only strain doing it, all conditions equal, and you come up with "its your lights." And your going to act like someone else is stupid?! If its the lights, why are none of the other strains showing this? being stuck up is good for the ego, not so much for logic.
Seriously, I think its just the strain, if thats the only difference amongst all of them, and thats the only one doing it...welcome to sativa's, you'll be alot happier about it when you smoke it...