Grow Room JD's Coco Micro SoG.

[Mr.Sparkle]

Cut, trim, dry, cure, wouldn't bother about the stem in water routine unless you want to keep it as centerpiece on your dinner table, a mighty tasty one at that, but when you actually look up the science of things, what's in the plant is already in there as far as immobile nutrients, and by chopping off the roots technically the zone of control were would normally flush if you did such things is gone and there really isn't an effective way for your plant to equalize its sugar stores.

Saying that though i do stand by that a proper slow drying and cure routine does definitely make a difference in final taste.

Flushing not so much... But that doesn't mean we need to feed heavy right up to the end either.

Also seeings how you kept a pretty level grow and didn't overfeed, your assumptions are correct in you don't really have anything to worry about, now if the plants were almost burnt to a crisp from a lockout or burn from too much nutrients then thats a different matter.

And again this part is always the hardest, that and getting a good cure, but once you have a stash then it isn't much trouble when the next cycle comes around

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Hey Mr.Sparkle. The idea behind the stem in water is just to use pure osmosis effect. The xylem and phloem of the plant will just circulate fluids that will equalize salt level between the water and the plant. I used to do that but, to be honest, I never felt much of a difference it's more about peace of mind. But, you are right, with low/medium levels of ec during the grow, I shouldn't actually bother at all. That would shorten the waiting period. I can't wait to cut her down and have a taste of it.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Howdy guys. First cut yesterday evening. I harvested the apex of the STB2. After inspection with the microscope, I have seen much more amber trichs on the apex but not so on the lower buds so I just harvested the apex and will give a few more days to a week to the rest of the plant. The apex was 8g at harvest so roughly 1,5/2g dry, not great but not bad either for the conditions. I vaped the trimmings after a quick dry so the taste is way off but the high is great, I expect the bud to be quite nice after curing.

I am really impressed with the speed of that plant. She is ready only 8 weeks after planting the seed which is quite impressive to me as I only grew photos up until this grow and they always took 3 to 5 months to be ready. The other STB is a tad slower and will probably need another week or 2 to be ready. I'll inspect her trichs later today to see how she stands.

I am sold on autoflowers for good. I already can't wait to start my next session a few weeks from now in an improved micro-growbox.

JD out.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Little update. Not much to say, things are going on smoothly, plants are healthy and work on their buds. I expect that grow to be over in about 3 weeks.

JD out.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Hey guys. Again, not much to talk about. The SS#1 are starting to look promising. They have plenty of flower clusters hopefully they will start flattening soon. The KVS still take their sweet time, The G is here just for show and the what's left of the mostly harvested STB and the other STB will be soon cut down. The second STB is quite a disappointment as it doesn't swell up. She looks and smells nice but the harvest on this one is going to be ludicrous unless she's a surprise late bloomer. We'll see.

One of the SS#1 and the G.

The KVS's

The other 2 SS#1 looking very promising too bad I don't like their smell, though, something like turpentine mixed with cat piss and a hint of pine. We'll see after curing, maybe it will improve.

The STB's

JD out.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Hey guys. Big update today. I finally received my CREE XHP50 LEDs so I upgraded my box. The 3 XHP50 (6500k/19w/12v) were mounted on a proper radiator with thermal plaster and are cooled laterally by the same 200mm multi-function fan. The temps climbed by 2 degrees C in the box at 27/28C which is still very manageable. The new LEDs clearly produce much more light in a blue heavy spectrum. Because of the way I mounted them I managed to gain almost 2 full inches in vertical space which is great.
Since I had to gut my box for the upgrade, I used this opportunity to reinstall the 12v electronic timer to run my lights in 20/4 mode and upgrade my carbon scrubber by adding a push fan so I can use more carbon. The old version was working well but started letting smell filter out a little bit lately so I had to take action.
Overall I am very please with the upgrade.

Cue the plants update.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Now for the plants update. Not much to talk about, the SS#1 are showing potential, the tiny STB will soon be cut down, the KVS are still slow blooming and the guillotine is a joke (to be fair, this plant is definitely not adapted to my setup, I'm sure that, in proper conditions, she's a very nice plant).

SS#1

SS#1

SS#1

STB

KVS. This one is not working much on her buds yet but she produces lots of trichs on her fan leaves.

Guillotine.

Thirsty KVS.

JD out.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Hey guys. The second STB and one SS#1 have been harvested since last time, they are both dry and curing right now. So far I harvested about 11g of medicine. The first STB was 4.5g, so is the SS#1 and the second STB is 3g. Not great but definitely not bad as I will easily be within my goal range of 15g to 25g after I finish harvesting the last 5 plants, I even expect to pass the 1oz mark if the KVS fill up as they should. The next 2 SS#1 are almost ready, they received their first plain water watering today and will be cut down in a week to 10 days.
The KVS are soooooo slooooooow blooming, it's bugging me as I can anticipate at least 3 more weeks before they are ready. I will probably start next session after I harvest the last SS#1 and the G and just leave the KVS finish on the sides of the box to avoid wasting time.
Next grow will most certainly be 3 x regular Snow Ryder (short stuff seeds) in 1l fabric pots with pure coco.

The harvested SS#1.

SS#1, she is very top heavy.

Second SS#1, this one is fox tailing quite a lot.

Guillotine.

KVS.

Second KVS.

JD out.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Hey guys. The guillotine has been cut down a few days ago and the last 2 SS#1 have been harvested today. The G gave me 1.5g dry, lol! She never was able to cope with the conditions in the box and that's too bad because I love her cocoa/coffee smell. The SS#1 where much more generous as they gave me 25g and 27g wet, so a nice 5/6g dry from each one. Pretty nice so far, only the 2 KVS remain and they show potential but I will not wait after them before reloading, I'll start 3 new seeds tomorrow, probably SnowRyder or Dr. Feelgood.

The SS#1 's just before harvest.

The KVS are still taking their sweet time. They suffered of drought a little bit as I missed watering a few times but they are doing ok and hopefully they'll start maturing soon.

JD out.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Hey guys, next generation is in the starting blocks. 3 SnowRyders (short stuff seeds) are in their jiffy plugs waiting to be moved in their 1l fabric pots at first sign of life.
Coco (Ugro) has been prepped with RTI Mykos, Myccomadness, calmag, maxicrop seaweed and a few drops of A+B H&G, GH Micro. Total ec at about 0.6 and pH at about 6.
The bottom half of the pots has been lined with 1" thick biochemical filter sponge to maximize air exchange and get rid of the wet spot that forms under the fabric pots which is a true pathogen farm. I don't like clay balls (dust, pH) so I decided to give filter sponge a shot to see how it goes.

JD out.