What do people know about the 48/72 hour last days of darkness before harvest day

legalisemarijuana86 said:

Now there in when should I go in and check on them or should I leave them in complete darkness or will I be able to pop in and check my hygrometer

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not to sure but check away won't hurt nothing

Thc247 said:

i feel ya pain in summer everyones gotta do so much extra cooling its hard to keep temps in check but i would rather reduce my lights and keep temps in check than have loads of light and temps too hot imo

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I agree, had the ballast on 25% the whole last week

@TheWeedNerd said:

I wondered the same thing, just popped in with my phone light to check, prolly just wouldnt hit em with full lights

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u can check when u want mate a bit of light wont hurt for u to see in there just dont leave a light on wen u come out but so close to harvest i cant see it effecting anything anyway

@TheWeedNerd said:

I agree, had the ballast on 25% the whole last week

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and even thou it will effect yield compared to having on full power the heat and keeping temps in check will reward u more than u lose imo

Also chopping right before lights on allows for faster cure as starches are in the roots at night.

Thc247 said:

i feel ya pain in summer everyones gotta do so much extra cooling its hard to keep temps in check but i would rather reduce my lights and keep temps in check than have loads of light and temps too hot imo

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ye... its getting up in the 90's this way, which has me a little worried what august will be like. @theweednerd you don't run at night time after the peak hours?

Thc247 said:

u can check when u want mate a bit of light wont hurt for u to see in there just dont leave a light on wen u come out but so close to harvest i cant see it effecting anything anyway

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Cheers thc247 bro just been and checked and temps popped down to 22.2 now so quite happy now I can finally go to bed and chill

coughphee.connoiseur said:

ye... its getting up in the 90's this way, which has me a little worried what august will be like. @theweednerd you don't run at night time after the peak hours?

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i always run at night in summer months also i use an ac and my extraction is over kill for my size tent but with a controller its the only way i can run 2400 w hps in a 2mx2mx2m tent and keep my temps perfect if i run in day i can hit some high numbers

legalisemarijuana86 said:

Cheers thc247 bro just been and checked and temps popped down to 22.2 now so quite happy now I can finally go to bed and chill

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no probs i know how it feels i have had many many night lieing in bed thinking the worst but most times i was worrying for nothing but its best to be on top of what u can glad u can get your head down now without worrying !! keep us informed of how things go there

Oh shit mate that's a nice little set up you got going there

Thc247 said:

i always run at night in summer months also i use an ac and my extraction is over kill for my size tent but with a controller its the only way i can run 2400 w hps in a 2mx2mx2m tent and keep my temps perfect if i run in day i can hit some high numbers View attachment 3701471

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OH MY.... 2400w's in a 6.5"x6.5"?

legalisemarijuana86 said:

Oh shit mate that's a nice little set up you got going there

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thanks mate apreciate it
check out the sig to get the full diary and honestly i can say that for the first time in all my years of growing i dont need anything else for my setup i started with budget equipment and learnt over time if i pay the money i get the propper equipment and with the propper equipment my life is so much easier u get what u pay for however i did alright on the budget equipment i have so much less stress with my setup now i can set my controller and not worry lol

legalisemarijuana86 said:

Oh shit mate that's a nice little set up you got going there

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INDEED!

Thc247 said:

thanks mate apreciate it
check out the sig to get the full diary and honestly i can say that for the first time in all my years of growing i dont need anything else for my setup i started with budget equipment and learnt over time if i pay the money i get the propper equipment and with the propper equipment my life is so much easier u get what u pay for however i did alright on the budget equipment i have so much less stress with my setup now i can set my controller and not worry lol

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Yep i just subscribed or made it a watch or whatever, can't lie tho I'm getting jelly right now lol I'm currently under reconstruction... with that being said I'm logging off to continue some blue prints...

Lol I'm defo taking all you say into consideration that's for sure this is same as me get a few quid and buy better I just had 600 HPS sun master ballast and hood and a expel air extraction system with a filter and 10" oscillating fan and a digital hygrometer and when I get a few quid I'm going to upgrade because I agree with you a million per cent about you get what you pay for for sure I'm just excited now to bang some incredible bulk in a few days I've heard awesome things about the strain

coughphee.connoiseur said:

Yep i just subscribed or made it a watch or whatever, can't lie tho I'm getting jelly right now lol I'm currently under reconstruction... with that being said I'm logging off to continue some blue prints...

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superb will b good to catch you over there soon !!
and keep me informed with how things go 4 u

why not just turn off the lights . and wait 7 to 10 days to total dry ? and you can see there is no difference .