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Led grow less water and nutrients, but more cal and mag.
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ColoradoHighGrower
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Sorry for the delay- you're probably already harvesting, so don't worry about flushing this round. By "flushing," most mean they just taper off notes and only do ph'd water last week or so. This helps the plants naturally fade (consume excess stored sugars and chlorophyll) a bit before harvest. Stop feeding the slower plants now, if still under the light.
ColoradoHighGrower
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A lot of folks "lollipop" all veg and flowers off the entire lower 2/3 of the plant to focus energy on the top color. Others just let them do there thing with some light defol for air movement and help avoid mold. Kind of a personal preference thing, but also depends on the strain. LARF is good for making butter though
ColoradoHighGrower
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Check a few spots- top nugs and sugar leaves always go cloudy/amber first. Some people do a partial harvest and then leave lower half of plants under lights for an extra week or two to help finish lower buds.
Brandon137
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Ok I have sort of started doing that I've been giving them half strength.
I haven't harvested yet the rest of the lost cost hash pant is still finishing and as well as the cbd they are supposed to finish at 60 days according to the breeders which is next Wednesday. I planned on taking a look at the tricomes this weekend and make a decision. The purple Skywalkers are a 9 to 10 week so I was going to have a look at them to. I currently have a cardboard box dryer set up for what I have already harvested off the lchp just about to start trimming them up maybe tomorrow that'll be 8 days since harvest. I'll try to take some more pics tomorrow. I'm on afternoons this week at work so I have been tight on time.
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Harvest time!!! Flushed thid massive girl for 18 days. Shes so heavy she cant hold herself up ( in cupboard she was tied up ) candy kush autoflower, veg under 600w lamp and flower under sp250 ! Trichomes are 30%amber
Soooooo happy with the outcome so far! Just wander what weight she will be dry?
Soooooo happy with the outcome so far! Just wander what weight she will be dry?
Brandon137
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That plant is huge looking good did you flower under the 600w and the sp250 or just the sp250?Harvest time!!! Flushed thid massive girl for 18 days. Shes so heavy she cant hold herself up ( in cupboard she was tied up ) candy kush autoflower, veg under 600w lamp and flower under sp250 ! Trichomes are 30%amber
Soooooo happy with the outcome so far! Just wander what weight she will be dry?
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When veg i just put a 600w lamp there, and when flower i took away the 600w lamp and hang the new sp250 to replace it. i should put both of them in the room. 
Brandon137
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That would be cool to see the results with them both I guess I'd be curious to see what your dry weight is. I think I'm going to probably have a light harvest since I already chopped one plant to earlyWhen veg i just put a 600w lamp there, and when flower i took away the 600w lamp and hang the new sp250 to replace it. i should put both of them in the room.
but by the looks of it I must say the sunsystem 150w I had on the back two plants did a much better job of fattening up the buds as compared to the reflector 96 even before early harvest the back two looked like they had more bud sites. Hers some pics from this morning Some of the early harvest lost coast hashplant still drying. I have one of the tent vents hooked up to the box and the two handle holes open. Rh has been between 45 and 55.
The plants have been very thirsty the last week or so one plant was wilted this week.
And some of the bigger nugs
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Of course i'll show you then bro i see your buds looks not soo ideal since the early harvested, maybe next time you can manage it better. Btw the picture attached there is great, are they from sunsystem 150w?
i see your buds looks not soo ideal since the early harvested, maybe next time you can manage it better. Btw the picture attached there is great, are they from sunsystem 150w?
Brandon137
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Yes those buds were under the 150 I have now moved the lights around to get more light to the back two plants the front two are looking to have mostly cloudy heads and some clear but no amber only on the top buds do I see amber and only about 10% ish. According to hso they should be ready in 60 days which is on Wednesday. Also I feel as if I can't fully say the mars sucks because now that i think about it it was closer to its max recommended hanging distance where the hps has been more in the middle. Guess we will see on the next grow.Of course i'll show you then bro
Before the mars hydro was at the front once I take the front two out I'm going to center the back two a little better over the lights.
Brandon137
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Also so far it looks like I'm going to have around 40 grams once I cut and dry the rest of the lost coast hashplant. I currently have low 30`s I just began curing the early harvest got 4 medium sized jars filled to about 75% full. Makes me wonder how much I would have actually had if I waited. When I fill my jars with store bough an ounce usually fits on one of those jars quite nicely. But that's good store bought. Quality since legalization hasn't been great which was a big push for me to start growing. I was sick of paying 200-300 an oz for dry popcorn lol.
ColoradoHighGrower
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Canada's market is fucked. We can get decent b-rated nug for $30/ounce here in Denver Colorado. I still grow though
Also, dry slow slow slow! I'd take the exhaust vent out of your dry box, and increase your rh to 65% for your drying space. Should take about one week before the stems start to break instead of just bending. Then put into jars and start to burp/cure.
Brandon137
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Wow 30$ that's insane! I only wish it was like that here however now that I've started growing I dont think I'd want to stop.Canada's market is fucked. We can get decent b-rated nug for $30/ounce here in Denver Colorado. I still grow though
Also, dry slow slow slow! I'd take the exhaust vent out of your dry box, and increase your rh to 65% for your drying space. Should take about one week before the stems start to break instead of just bending. Then put into jars and start to burp/cure.
And ok I will pull it out for the next set of flowers my RH was approaching the 60% range without the dehumidifier should I just leave it off? Also should I have a fan blowing into the box? I trimmed the rest of the early harvest on Saturday which was 11 days of drying. The smaller branches didn't snap when bent but were almost there. I think they still needed maybe some more time I've been leaving the lids off the jars for a few hours at a time because I found that the buds have been clumping together.
ColoradoHighGrower
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Nice- yeah, 62% is your target RH inside the jars after all drying/burping is done. At that point, you can deal the jars and let them cure for as long as needed/desired without needing to worry about mold. If you dry buds to an RH below ~55%, then they won't cure.
I like very light indirect air movement (no fans blowing directly at the drying buds), and an RH of 60-65% in my drying space. This can be tricky if drying in same room as flowering other plants, since you usually want a lower RH of ~50% for flowering.. That all said, really depends on the strain (size/density of nugs) and if you trim before drying, etc. I'd just go slow as possible, and keep an eye on things frequently at first, till you get your system figured out. Drying is definitely an "art form" that you will need to get the feel for. Always best to jar early while still too wet, and then have to burp/dry a bit more before sealing for the cure. If you over-dry, no cure and you get fairly harsh to smoke "green bud"
I like very light indirect air movement (no fans blowing directly at the drying buds), and an RH of 60-65% in my drying space. This can be tricky if drying in same room as flowering other plants, since you usually want a lower RH of ~50% for flowering.. That all said, really depends on the strain (size/density of nugs) and if you trim before drying, etc. I'd just go slow as possible, and keep an eye on things frequently at first, till you get your system figured out. Drying is definitely an "art form" that you will need to get the feel for. Always best to jar early while still too wet, and then have to burp/dry a bit more before sealing for the cure. If you over-dry, no cure and you get fairly harsh to smoke "green bud"
ColoradoHighGrower
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Weed could be free here, and I'd still grow my own (for many reasons). Your homegrown is gonna be WAAAY better quality than that LP schwag 
And more satisfying to smoke and share your own
And more satisfying to smoke and share your own
Brandon137
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Ok sounds good I will try to get my rh up a bit for the next round of chopping. It would be nice if all of my plants were ready at the same time would save a lot of headache. I'm trying to deal with smell to and the chepo carbon filter is definitely going to get an upgrade for next round going to take a break to save some money for the new filter and some new ducting. I'd like to get 6" for the intakes on the tent I'm hoping that will help with the negative pressure. There isn't much negative pressure now but that's with 4 intakes I'm hoping to cut that down to one or two hopefully lol. And I'm going to go with an 8 inch filter of some sort. I'm also saving up for some new soil and organic amendments. Oh and let's not forget the tea brewer. I think I'm just going to make my own brewer and save a few bucks.
Brandon137
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Well pulled the dinamed cbd out of the tent tonight leaving her in the dark till after work tomorrow then I'm gonna cut her down to dry here is a few pics lots of small bud sites hiding in the middle 
Brandon137
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Any guess on dry weight see who gets the closest?
ColoradoHighGrower
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Bout a pound 