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Indoor DN's World of Seeds Northern Lights x Big Bud Grow - Soil - LED - Area 51 XGS-190
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Miniature Update
Hey guys/ladies... loving the compliments appreciate it.
She's matured a lot the past couple of days. Making me a little anxious. It certainly appears to be very resinous, although yield still concerns me. I sound like a broken record, but my "placebo paranoia" continues. I guess until I vape it, I'm stuck wondering about its potency. I've never actually had this strain before, but I've been smoking for over ten years, so I've still got a fairly well-developed "weed palette" to judge it's overall strength. I'll be making another run at Sweet's Dark Devil after this lady is cut and cleared out, which I'm vaping now. With that I'll be able to make a direct comparison, but you get so much variation from one plant to the next that it almost doesn't matter. Regardless, it does smell and appear as if it's going to be pretty friggin' dank.
Well... I just watered in the last NPK feeding tonight. I actually considered starting my Finale Feeding (the last two weeks) but I decided to stick it out these last four days of the Flowering Schedule. The last two days don't have NPK nutes, but there's still the Bud Factor X, BloomBastic, and things like that so they're still important. I made a deal with myself that I'll give her an extra four days before I start harvesting no matter what haha.
My Vegetative Schedule is 24 days and my Flowering Schedule is 40 days. Sometimes these autos just don't go long enough to fit all of that in with adequate flushing. But, most nutrients are based on 6 week flowering schedules, so it's tough. I'm trying to become better at recognizing a plant's progress and adjusting the feeding schedules accordingly. In terms of the two weeks of Flushing.... I'd rather call it the Finale. I feel like it's more appropriate because I'm not really flushing in the classic sense. The Grand Finale has been good to me in the past, so I'm psyched about having the time to use it. With that and the Bloom Final I'm really excited to get the Finale Schedule going. I'd like to start cutting on the 27th. Not sure she'll make it, but we'll see. I'll have pics in a couple days. It should work out perfect in terms of monitoring the progression of the effects of the Finale.
Hey guys/ladies... loving the compliments appreciate it.
She's matured a lot the past couple of days. Making me a little anxious. It certainly appears to be very resinous, although yield still concerns me. I sound like a broken record, but my "placebo paranoia" continues. I guess until I vape it, I'm stuck wondering about its potency. I've never actually had this strain before, but I've been smoking for over ten years, so I've still got a fairly well-developed "weed palette" to judge it's overall strength. I'll be making another run at Sweet's Dark Devil after this lady is cut and cleared out, which I'm vaping now. With that I'll be able to make a direct comparison, but you get so much variation from one plant to the next that it almost doesn't matter. Regardless, it does smell and appear as if it's going to be pretty friggin' dank.
Well... I just watered in the last NPK feeding tonight. I actually considered starting my Finale Feeding (the last two weeks) but I decided to stick it out these last four days of the Flowering Schedule. The last two days don't have NPK nutes, but there's still the Bud Factor X, BloomBastic, and things like that so they're still important. I made a deal with myself that I'll give her an extra four days before I start harvesting no matter what haha.
My Vegetative Schedule is 24 days and my Flowering Schedule is 40 days. Sometimes these autos just don't go long enough to fit all of that in with adequate flushing. But, most nutrients are based on 6 week flowering schedules, so it's tough. I'm trying to become better at recognizing a plant's progress and adjusting the feeding schedules accordingly. In terms of the two weeks of Flushing.... I'd rather call it the Finale. I feel like it's more appropriate because I'm not really flushing in the classic sense. The Grand Finale has been good to me in the past, so I'm psyched about having the time to use it. With that and the Bloom Final I'm really excited to get the Finale Schedule going. I'd like to start cutting on the 27th. Not sure she'll make it, but we'll see. I'll have pics in a couple days. It should work out perfect in terms of monitoring the progression of the effects of the Finale.
Day SixtyFive
Hola guy/ladies...
I hate it when the plant looks like this. I remember my first grow, panicking like crazy when leaves started dying...not realizing that it's just part of the plant's life cycle. The bottom half of her is still pretty damn green though, and the stems still look very green and very healthy. I still don't like her looking like she's dying tho.
She's drinking up nearly two liters of water a day. I've started the Finale Feeding... giving her 7mls of Earth Juice Sugar Peak Grand Finale and 1.5mls of Bloom Final. Tonight was the the second night of that, so these pictures should work as a great reference in terms of bud development over the next two weeks. It's pretty incredible what 10+ days of this stuff can do. I'll never go back to finishing with straight water. I'm needing these buds to put some weight on. They are gooey and stinky that's for sure. As of right now I plan on cutting on the 27th which will be two weeks from this coming Saturday. That'll give her the full two weeks of Grand Finale and Bloom Final...plus a few days of either clean water or just Bloom Final (still haven't decided). It seems like it's fairly concentrated (hence the low dose per liter) but supposedly it won't affect taste or smoothness even if you use it right up until the end. Plus, as I mentioned I cut over a four day period, and this is also supposed to promote the maturation of lower buds throughout harvest. I found out about the Bloom Final in a thread where this particular grower uses Grand Finale, Briximus Maximus (Foliar finishing spray by same company), Bloom Final, and Purple Maxx all in the last two weeks of his grows. He stated that even with all four he couldn't tell a difference in taste or harshness. Humboldt's nutes kinda sketch me out, and I don't feel like messing with foliar feeding.
Regardless, I'm jacked up because this is the home stretch! So, I'm just gonna keep an eye on her over the next two weeks and let nature take it's course. With a little boost from me of course. Which reminds me I just lied because I'm still considering stripping away as much foliage as possible for the sake of light penetration. I've never done this before and I'm nervous about it. I don't want to stress her. But, I've seen where other growers do this, and the benefits of the light exposure seem to outweigh any negatives. Also, I've read and heard that if you strip less than one third of a plant or trees foliage at a time you greatly reduce the chances of stressing it. So, which I think I mentioned, I'm going to do the majority of the trimming over a four day period. Hopefully, spreading it out like this will have positive effects. I'm still going to leave anything that is more than half alive. The necrosis decreases from top to bottom, so it should work out well.
I'm looking forward to finishing this grow. I already know I'm going to love this smoke. I can tell by the smell. I wouldn't be surprised if I can't help but continue to grow this strain. Here she be...
Day SixtyFive
BSandT
Hola guy/ladies...
I hate it when the plant looks like this. I remember my first grow, panicking like crazy when leaves started dying...not realizing that it's just part of the plant's life cycle. The bottom half of her is still pretty damn green though, and the stems still look very green and very healthy. I still don't like her looking like she's dying tho.
She's drinking up nearly two liters of water a day. I've started the Finale Feeding... giving her 7mls of Earth Juice Sugar Peak Grand Finale and 1.5mls of Bloom Final. Tonight was the the second night of that, so these pictures should work as a great reference in terms of bud development over the next two weeks. It's pretty incredible what 10+ days of this stuff can do. I'll never go back to finishing with straight water. I'm needing these buds to put some weight on. They are gooey and stinky that's for sure. As of right now I plan on cutting on the 27th which will be two weeks from this coming Saturday. That'll give her the full two weeks of Grand Finale and Bloom Final...plus a few days of either clean water or just Bloom Final (still haven't decided). It seems like it's fairly concentrated (hence the low dose per liter) but supposedly it won't affect taste or smoothness even if you use it right up until the end. Plus, as I mentioned I cut over a four day period, and this is also supposed to promote the maturation of lower buds throughout harvest. I found out about the Bloom Final in a thread where this particular grower uses Grand Finale, Briximus Maximus (Foliar finishing spray by same company), Bloom Final, and Purple Maxx all in the last two weeks of his grows. He stated that even with all four he couldn't tell a difference in taste or harshness. Humboldt's nutes kinda sketch me out, and I don't feel like messing with foliar feeding.
Regardless, I'm jacked up because this is the home stretch! So, I'm just gonna keep an eye on her over the next two weeks and let nature take it's course. With a little boost from me of course. Which reminds me I just lied because I'm still considering stripping away as much foliage as possible for the sake of light penetration. I've never done this before and I'm nervous about it. I don't want to stress her. But, I've seen where other growers do this, and the benefits of the light exposure seem to outweigh any negatives. Also, I've read and heard that if you strip less than one third of a plant or trees foliage at a time you greatly reduce the chances of stressing it. So, which I think I mentioned, I'm going to do the majority of the trimming over a four day period. Hopefully, spreading it out like this will have positive effects. I'm still going to leave anything that is more than half alive. The necrosis decreases from top to bottom, so it should work out well.
I'm looking forward to finishing this grow. I already know I'm going to love this smoke. I can tell by the smell. I wouldn't be surprised if I can't help but continue to grow this strain. Here she be...
Day SixtyFive
BSandT
This one has progressed in an odd sort of way. Despite the necrosis on the leaves the hairs and trichomes look like they still need more time. I'm gonna keep a close eye on her and see how she progresses. Not to mention, I just stopped some heavy feeding, so if I don't get enough of the Finale Feedings through her the smoke will be harsh. I've tied off the two outer most branches and a third branch that began to lean way out as well. This was more because they were rubbing the edges of the tent than anything else, but better safe than sorry. Oh and they were getting too close to the UV-B. The bottom half of the plant is still quite green and a lot more of the buds are exposed to the light from the clearing off upper foliage. So, I'm hoping I can push her for a bit longer.
JAYAR
Found in Anarchy
I see, my train of thought is that if you flush now, the main tops will have nothing to feed on since the fan leaves are done and they'll eat themselves, but im not sure how it works. Tbh bro I'm skeptical on the whole unflushed weed is harsh theory. I've tested it a couple times and couldnt tell the difference between a flushed/unflushed bud.
I think that a few days of water cleansing is good though because at the very least no nutes will get pulled into the buds from the stems as they dry and cure.. but two whole weeks seems excessive. As you can see idk lol.
I think that a few days of water cleansing is good though because at the very least no nutes will get pulled into the buds from the stems as they dry and cure.. but two whole weeks seems excessive. As you can see idk lol.
Yeah see that's why I use the Grand Finale and Bloom Final because I've had better results with that than straight up flushing with clean water. Normally, I'd say 10 days of flushing will get her done. I go two weeks because that's what the Grand Finale and Bloom Final call for...and I don't feel like I'm cheating the plant because the Grand Finale is still NPK 0-6-4 and the Bloom Final has a bunch of other goodies in it even tho it's essentially 0-0-0 (rounded down). But, I did have a plant finish much faster than I planned my last grow... so I only got I think four nights of hitting with the Grand Finale and I was giving it heavy feeding right up until then. Noticeably harsher than any weed I have grown thus far. Still tastes pretty good and smells nice. But, definitely harsher. Not unbearable by any means, but still noticeable and less pleasant than previous harvests. So, I'm trying to find that happy medium where I get as much out of the plant as possible without negative affects to its taste and smoothness. That's another reason why I'm taking this a full two weeks, because I've only recently abandoned flushing for this whole Finale deal so I'm still getting a feel for it.
The Grand Finale - Day 75
Well...here it is guy/ladies...This will likely be the last update before harvest. I'm almost positive I'll start cutting tomorrow night. I always get this odd tinge of nostalgia when harvest time comes. Autoflowers really are perfect for me as 75 days still seems like an eternity. I have no patience whatsoever. But yeah, each grow spans a period of time that's long enough where I feel like I've put a lot of myself into it. I learned that on a grow I screwed up, every grow is precious haha. Sounds lame, but it's so true. Once that thing is passed being a sprout you and your lady are truly in it for the long haul. Gotta love it.
I guess I'll do a sort of grow recap. First off is the UV-B. Without having vaped any of this yet (can't f'in wait) I obviously can only go by appearance. I will say that the two outermost buds do look gnarly on their sides that faced the UV-B most directly. Another thing of note, the little bud leaves look even more dead on those outer buds. Now this could be because at times these two buds were easily within the six inches I had planned to keep them at. The appearance of these leaves is hard to describe. As the other bud leaves died they turned a sort of golden brown (the pics show this quite well), whereas the UV-B bud leaves were a darker brown and appeared more "used up" I guess. I really don't know as of yet what conclusions to draw from this. As I said those two outer buds themselves do look...danker...I guess. I plan to mark these two buds so that I know when I'm vaping them. I'm hoping that there will be some sort of discernible difference in potency between these two buds, being that they received the most intense UV-B exposure.
I love the light so far. It's going to take a few grows to really see it perform as each plant varies so much. There's not much to say... I just think that with the price, warranty, and quality of these lights if you're in the US they can't be beat.
I'm still tweaking my feeding schedule. It's changed a bunch so I'll have to re-post it sometime. I'd like to get a grow out of the new schedule first to see how it goes. This plant will be replaced by a Sweet Dark Devil as soon as the tent is cleaned up. My other tents going to end up with a Dutch Passion Blue AutoMazar when the AutoUltimate is finished.
I already ordered another bag of Canna Terra Pro+ ... my AutoUltimate grow hasn't finished yet but I already prefer it to
OF. Soil is so beat beyond sixty days, and I just feel like the CTP+ fits the way I grow and is superior overall. I look forward to using it in future grows.
The Grand Finale and Bloom Final went really well. I'm happy with the way the buds stacked on more tight growth. They're dense as shit too. I'm excited to trim this stuff up and see how it is dried. I ended up with 12 watering of the Grand Finale and Bloom Final. I really can't wait to vape this and see how smooth and clean it vapes and tastes. This is the first time I've gotten substantial time to use both products so it should be interesting.
In terms of harvesting it's just me, so I cut over four days usually. I'll cut the cola first, lower the light, and then go at the plant cutting the most mature buds first and working my way down. I like it because the lower buds mature a surprising amount in a short time. I definitely think she's ready to go as I can see the green starting to fade from the stems. Even the hairs on the new growth have colored up and the trichomes have matured to a nice white.
Well, I'd say that's about it. Oh... I didn't even really have to cut any leaves away as she used em up and they came away easily. The exception being a few lower leaves, which you can see in the pics. I'm glad I waited ten days it's excellent to see the changes in such a short period of time. The cola really put on some extra mass over the past week. I enjoyed this grow, and I look forward to my next NLxBB...which the smoke will decide when and if that happens.
Anyways... Here she is...for the last time!
The Grand Finale || Day 75
Blood.Sweat.Tears
Well...here it is guy/ladies...This will likely be the last update before harvest. I'm almost positive I'll start cutting tomorrow night. I always get this odd tinge of nostalgia when harvest time comes. Autoflowers really are perfect for me as 75 days still seems like an eternity. I have no patience whatsoever. But yeah, each grow spans a period of time that's long enough where I feel like I've put a lot of myself into it. I learned that on a grow I screwed up, every grow is precious haha. Sounds lame, but it's so true. Once that thing is passed being a sprout you and your lady are truly in it for the long haul. Gotta love it.
I guess I'll do a sort of grow recap. First off is the UV-B. Without having vaped any of this yet (can't f'in wait) I obviously can only go by appearance. I will say that the two outermost buds do look gnarly on their sides that faced the UV-B most directly. Another thing of note, the little bud leaves look even more dead on those outer buds. Now this could be because at times these two buds were easily within the six inches I had planned to keep them at. The appearance of these leaves is hard to describe. As the other bud leaves died they turned a sort of golden brown (the pics show this quite well), whereas the UV-B bud leaves were a darker brown and appeared more "used up" I guess. I really don't know as of yet what conclusions to draw from this. As I said those two outer buds themselves do look...danker...I guess. I plan to mark these two buds so that I know when I'm vaping them. I'm hoping that there will be some sort of discernible difference in potency between these two buds, being that they received the most intense UV-B exposure.
I love the light so far. It's going to take a few grows to really see it perform as each plant varies so much. There's not much to say... I just think that with the price, warranty, and quality of these lights if you're in the US they can't be beat.
I'm still tweaking my feeding schedule. It's changed a bunch so I'll have to re-post it sometime. I'd like to get a grow out of the new schedule first to see how it goes. This plant will be replaced by a Sweet Dark Devil as soon as the tent is cleaned up. My other tents going to end up with a Dutch Passion Blue AutoMazar when the AutoUltimate is finished.
I already ordered another bag of Canna Terra Pro+ ... my AutoUltimate grow hasn't finished yet but I already prefer it to
OF. Soil is so beat beyond sixty days, and I just feel like the CTP+ fits the way I grow and is superior overall. I look forward to using it in future grows.The Grand Finale and Bloom Final went really well. I'm happy with the way the buds stacked on more tight growth. They're dense as shit too. I'm excited to trim this stuff up and see how it is dried. I ended up with 12 watering of the Grand Finale and Bloom Final. I really can't wait to vape this and see how smooth and clean it vapes and tastes. This is the first time I've gotten substantial time to use both products so it should be interesting.
In terms of harvesting it's just me, so I cut over four days usually. I'll cut the cola first, lower the light, and then go at the plant cutting the most mature buds first and working my way down. I like it because the lower buds mature a surprising amount in a short time. I definitely think she's ready to go as I can see the green starting to fade from the stems. Even the hairs on the new growth have colored up and the trichomes have matured to a nice white.
Well, I'd say that's about it. Oh... I didn't even really have to cut any leaves away as she used em up and they came away easily. The exception being a few lower leaves, which you can see in the pics. I'm glad I waited ten days it's excellent to see the changes in such a short period of time. The cola really put on some extra mass over the past week. I enjoyed this grow, and I look forward to my next NLxBB...which the smoke will decide when and if that happens.
Anyways... Here she is...for the last time!
The Grand Finale || Day 75
Blood.Sweat.Tears
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Harvest Night
Phew...it's late but I got a start on the cutting. Thought I'd at least throw up a pick of one freshly trimmed. Smells great, feels dense and sticky. Actually, so far the bud is exceeding my expectations and I'm very excited for this to dry and cure. I'll keep it short. Thanks to all for rep, comments, praise, etc... Night guys / ladies...
Harvest Night
B.S.and.T
Phew...it's late but I got a start on the cutting. Thought I'd at least throw up a pick of one freshly trimmed. Smells great, feels dense and sticky. Actually, so far the bud is exceeding my expectations and I'm very excited for this to dry and cure. I'll keep it short. Thanks to all for rep, comments, praise, etc... Night guys / ladies...
Harvest Night
B.S.and.T
Got any smoke reports on this one yet? How did she weight?
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