Stealth Cabinets

BudBaby said:

Cheers mate. I think ill just keep adding water now to be honest and see how i go.

I was gonna wait until 30% trichs were amber, how do i work out though when there a week from harvest? Is it when most trichs are cloudy but none amber?

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I ws reading a reputable publication the other day that was saying looking at the trichromes wasn't enough of a factor to tell potency. They said to think of resin like lava as the plant is producing it is pumping out large volumes of resins at high rates then as it slows down it starts to take the cloudy color and ultimately as it has pretty much stopped into amber. It said to watch for multiple signs such as over 50 percent hair change along with 50/50 cloudy to amber ratio, combined with general flowering times of the strain, as well as signs of nitrogen deficiency.

Truely I don't think you can accurately judge when it is going to be a week from harvest unless you've grown out the strain previously under the same conditions. I'm excited already to start my 2nd round of this strain because I already know so so much more about it.

I cant see the picture stealthy mate. Also i need to order my fan and filter for my drying tent, shall i just get a low powered 4" ruck and filter to match?

Thanks for the advice pazuzu420. https://www.rollitup.org/members/pazuzu420-310439.html

Just lollipopped the ladies in the veg cab and thought i would post a pic.

BudBaby said:

I cant see the picture stealthy mate. Also i need to order my fan and filter for my drying tent, shall i just get a low powered 4" ruck and filter to match?

Thanks for the advice pazuzu420. https://www.rollitup.org/members/pazuzu420-310439.html

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Hi dude, post a pic of the drying cab and Ill double check those items, they should be fine.. but I'll double check to be on the safe side.. I will post a link to the pic you cant see? .. or find another similar one the Lollipopped Veg girls are looking good.

Does the room smell at all before you open the cab doors? Has the Mrs been ok with ya project so far? - STELTHY

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Here's a few helpful pics n vids, hope they help - STELTHY

stelthy said:

Hi dude, post a pic of the drying cab and Ill double check those items, they should be fine.. but I'll double check to be on the safe side.. I will post a link to the pic you cant see? .. or find another similar one the Lollipopped Veg girls are looking good.

Does the room smell at all before you open the cab doors? Has the Mrs been ok with ya project so far? - STELTHY

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She has been chilling out alot more now mate thank fuck, ive got one ona block in there and if its a hot day you get a very slight wiff now and again bt its nothing that will bring attention, infact i was saying to her last night how pleased i am with odor control

Its a tent im drying in mate, havent got a pic as i havent set it up yet lol been realy busy. Its 120cm wide x 80cm deep x 2mtrs high, ill have 2 x drying nets in there which just fit.

I think the low powered fan will be fine but ill await your confrimation

BudBaby said:

She has been chilling out alot more now mate thank fuck, ive got one ona block in there and if its a hot day you get a very slight wiff now and again bt its nothing that will bring attention, infact i was saying to her last night how pleased i am with odor control

Its a tent im drying in mate, havent got a pic as i havent set it up yet lol been realy busy. Its 120cm wide x 80cm deep x 2mtrs high, ill have 2 x drying nets in there which just fit.

I think the low powered fan will be fine but ill await your confrimation

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Confirmed ... Remember to have the fan on real low... cos the buds need to dry as slowly as possible over the course of a week or 2, before Jarring them up ready for curing - STELTHY

Right ill need another speed controller then, i hope i dont get the same problems i got in the veg cab with it being on low power

Here a few update pics Ladies seem to be fattening up a bit, the plant i let veg tall before topping is by far my biggest plant so i can wait to see what my 20" vegged ladies will turn ouot like. In the group shot my biggest plant is right front as you can see and has 4 main cola's, the left front plant seemed fine but hasnt produced much bud

Any idea on what i may yeild off the biggest plant mate?

A couple of the top leaves are beggining to yello a bit so im not sure if this is a sign they may be getting close to finishing.

BudBaby said:

Right ill need another speed controller then, i hope i dont get the same problems i got in the veg cab with it being on low power

Here a few update pics Ladies seem to be fattening up a bit, the plant i let veg tall before topping is by far my biggest plant so i can wait to see what my 20" vegged ladies will turn ouot like. In the group shot my biggest plant is right front as you can see and has 4 main cola's, the left front plant seemed fine but hasnt produced much bud

Any idea on what i may yeild off the biggest plant mate?

A couple of the top leaves are beggining to yello a bit so im not sure if this is a sign they may be getting close to finishing.

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Lookin' good dude, I'd say if you yield over 2.5 oz on your biggest plant you'll have done well for your 1st go... I'll take a guess and say 3.2oZ for that one the buds should keep swelling for a while, have you got a cheap USB microscope/magnifier... If you zoom into the trics like on the video I posted above and post your findings we should be able to tell how far they are and how long left untill harvest

Leaves do sometimes go yellow towards the end.. but it could also be a Mg (Magnesium) deficiency or a Nitrogen deficiency.. if only one or 2 leaves have gone yellow and the leaves in question aren't curling up or down.. chances are they're fine and as you say its just cos they're getting ready for harvest.

Looking at the colour of the buds from the pics, they still look like they have at least 2.5 weeks left, but thats where your Jewlers Loupe or a USB scope would come in handy - STELTHY

I think 'FDD2BLK' has a thread called summink like 'Are you ready for Harvest' or something like that you could try and locate that thread and post some pics and give him some info and he should be able to tell you when to chop em' - STELTHY

Ok mate thanks, i have a crappy 30x loupe already but ive got a 60-100x led one coming hopefully tomorrow or friday so i will be able to take a better look then and ill post up results. Im fairly pleased so far although i think this is week 10 so they are a little behind but i guess led take a little longer to flower than hps plus they did get root damage whenn transfered.

Stealthy mate whats the best thing i can use to look at my trichomes? I have a 30 x jewelers loupe which isnt powerfull enough, i have this little lef 60-100x thing but its really really hard to use it properly and takes forever to check just one bud.

BudBaby said:

Stealthy mate whats the best thing i can use to look at my trichomes? I have a 30 x jewelers loupe which isnt powerfull enough, i have this little lef 60-100x thing but its really really hard to use it properly and takes forever to check just one bud.

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I just use a powerful magnifying glass I bought from the opticians, I have got this toy gadget thing that zooms upto 400x but its not very steady.. a good quality strong Magnifying glass will do the trick..or a 200+ zoom USB micro-scope cam.. then you can upload your pics to your computer, Zoom in even further if need be, and share your pics on this thread... they are about £100 I think.. I'd love to get one but am a bit strapped at the moment, lol - STELTHY

I cant really spare that sort of cash mate, this scope is ok ive had a mess around with it a bit now, can only see a very tiny bit of the bud at a time so ill look into the magnifying glasses.

Some of the trichs are starting to go cloudy now mate, not sure whether to give it say 3-4 more days and start flushing.

BudBaby said:

I cant really spare that sort of cash mate, this scope is ok ive had a mess around with it a bit now, can only see a very tiny bit of the bud at a time so ill look into the magnifying glasses.

Some of the trichs are starting to go cloudy now mate, not sure whether to give it say 3-4 more days and start flushing.

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If you aim for 75% Cloudy and about 25% Amber then start your Flush... the time you finish the flush the trichs should be about 50/50 which is spot on - STELTHY

Griffta said:

The lights are good man. I got 4.4 oz off my 4 crammed together plants in a tiny tent. It might not be a record breaking haul but considering it was my first ever go at this and the problems I've had along the way, I'm more than happy. There was no topping or training, and as you can see from the pic with the cider bottles they weren't that tall, so there's def room for improvement. IMO its either the strain or they'll swell, but dont worry about the lights

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.... Wow those are some FAT crystals. LEDs look to be getting better and better

Fan and filter for the drying tent have been ordered today so i may fit that up tomorrow and take some pics as im not sure where to put the fan and filter?

I had to tie some of the cola's up yesterday as they were bending badly PH is still dropping though and ec is only 1.2 now so i think thats it for nuites now ill keep topping up with water as the ladies dont really seem to be taking in hardly any nuites, im guessing this is the reason my ph is dropping as there taking on to much water.

How are your Res. temps ?? Mine are climbing due to all this 'Sunny weather' they should be approx 20oC and mine are around 26oC, I may have to invest into a chiller Kinda expensive though.. Whats your Res. temps like?? - STELTHY

Im not sure mate i havent taken them, ill have to get a thermometre.