hugaddiction
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4 x 4x8 tents, 2 x 4x4 tents. 10 x Growers Choice E420. One of the 4x4s was for Veg to collect clones, 9 lights dedicated to flowering.
3 x 35 pint dehumidifiers, no AC.
Ran lights at 25% during veg and 100% during flower. Plain Coco, no perlite. Food Macros only Emerald Harvest A & B, no additives.
Seeds were an assortment of gear I made. Started with 560, lost 60 from root rot issues with grow medium at beginning of project.
Initially used prefilled bags but had to transplant into bagged coco.
Eight 10x20in clone trays can fit under a light if you don't have a fan on the ground. Each clone tray fits 8 x 6in pots. I find this the easiest size to use as it allows for normalized growth of the plant in one container and you can make it 24hours without having to water more than once.
Switched from 24hr to 12hr light after 4 weeks from planting. Due to the varying size of plants across strains plants are organized by height. Because the plants range in sizes I am hand watering each plant/tray individually.
Uniform canopy is important not just for light penetration, but also for being able to access plants in all parts of the tent.
Clones taken starting at 3 weeks into flower after males and most herms have been culled. Did not clone anything that had undesirable characteristics at this stage. Clones are from lateral branches, only one per plant. Plants additional lateral branches would be harvested later on if initial clone failed. Preserved 1-2 lateral branches for late cloning while lolipopping. If plants did not present a lateral branch for cloning, I did not take the top off (top is best indication of plant potential). If necessary would wait for reveg opportunity and pull plant at 7-8 weeks into flower if standout traits warranted further preservation. (not necessary in this project)
As culling progresses space opens up for plants to get bigger. Defoliating and lolipopping helps minimize plant mass and issues with humidity/temp. As I got far enough into flower for terpene profiles to be detected I began culling clones from clone domes in veg tent. Do not want to keep a single plant that is not outstanding, my initial goal is to narrow down to 10 (5% of population).
Plants harvested at 10-12 weeks of flower. 16 weeks total grow time from seed soak to final plant chop. Initially kept 12 cuts, 3 years later still running top 3.
3 x 35 pint dehumidifiers, no AC.
Ran lights at 25% during veg and 100% during flower. Plain Coco, no perlite. Food Macros only Emerald Harvest A & B, no additives.
Seeds were an assortment of gear I made. Started with 560, lost 60 from root rot issues with grow medium at beginning of project.
Initially used prefilled bags but had to transplant into bagged coco.
Eight 10x20in clone trays can fit under a light if you don't have a fan on the ground. Each clone tray fits 8 x 6in pots. I find this the easiest size to use as it allows for normalized growth of the plant in one container and you can make it 24hours without having to water more than once.
Switched from 24hr to 12hr light after 4 weeks from planting. Due to the varying size of plants across strains plants are organized by height. Because the plants range in sizes I am hand watering each plant/tray individually.
Uniform canopy is important not just for light penetration, but also for being able to access plants in all parts of the tent.
Clones taken starting at 3 weeks into flower after males and most herms have been culled. Did not clone anything that had undesirable characteristics at this stage. Clones are from lateral branches, only one per plant. Plants additional lateral branches would be harvested later on if initial clone failed. Preserved 1-2 lateral branches for late cloning while lolipopping. If plants did not present a lateral branch for cloning, I did not take the top off (top is best indication of plant potential). If necessary would wait for reveg opportunity and pull plant at 7-8 weeks into flower if standout traits warranted further preservation. (not necessary in this project)
As culling progresses space opens up for plants to get bigger. Defoliating and lolipopping helps minimize plant mass and issues with humidity/temp. As I got far enough into flower for terpene profiles to be detected I began culling clones from clone domes in veg tent. Do not want to keep a single plant that is not outstanding, my initial goal is to narrow down to 10 (5% of population).
Plants harvested at 10-12 weeks of flower. 16 weeks total grow time from seed soak to final plant chop. Initially kept 12 cuts, 3 years later still running top 3.
that's a shit load of work few have the ambition for. I'm truly happy for you. Looks like you've finally found your diamond in the rough. Well deserved!!!