honest genetics

[socaljoe]

Sounds good Joe! I made the same mistake with my first grow. Tried it in a closet with no exhaust, and then I got WPM in veg. So I did more research and got some exhaust, but then I tried to save money and only run the fans and exhaust with lights on, and turn them off with lights out. But then I realized that the humidity does crazy spikes at night, and if the exhaust isn't running, it can cause problems above 60% humidity.

Now I keep the fans and exhaust on 24/7 to avoid air flow problems.

Is the Moso bag helping keep the humidity in check?

Hmm...I hadn't thought about humidity during lights off too much. I have the exhaust set on a timer to match lights on time, just like what you did, I'll need to adjust that.

The Moso bag was helping at first, but no, it's not helping now.

 

[min0r]

So, a little update.

I've officially gone as far as I can go by half-assing my setup. I had to add an exhaust fan to mitigate heat and humidity buildup while lights are on. When the plants were little, it was no problem (duh), but now I'm seeing how important these things are.

Next up, since I'm exhausting from inside to outside, I'll be adding a carbon scrubber...I should've just done this early on as Honest suggested, but knowing my stubborn self, I need to fuck up for something to stick.

funny you say that, my plants just started to slap with the scent of skunk more. mine have grown 6in up so far, another 5-6 in and i'll be happy.

 

[growslut]

Not much stretch on the Honest gear over here. Not quite doubled yet. I was expecting a big leap after the last round of the same size pots shot up to 6 feet tall after stretch. I'll be happy if the plants remain short

 

[socaljoe]

I'm hoping to see mine settle around double after stretch, if they end up 24-30 inches tall, I'd be good with that.

Got my charcoal scrubber in today, now to get it rigged up with the fan in my tiny space, gonna be interesting...I have a plan, we'll see how it works out.

Number one thing on my agenda is to start cleaning up undergrowth and start stripping some leaves to open things up...it's wall to wall foliage right now, and I'm noticing how plant matter has a big effect of humidity and temperature in the tent, I never would've thought. The next 8 or so weeks are going to be interesting.

 

[Stiickygreen]

I can't honestly (pun intended) comment on "stretch". I had pH issue early on in this cycle and I think once things started to balance out they got a nice whap of nutes....and everyone in the garden...across 5 strains...did the "beanpole" gig as their "stretch". No herms/etc. noted.

2 waves of plants....2-3 weeks apart. First wave has 2 Scarletts. 2nd wave has 3 Scarletts. 4 of the plants smell similar. A floral/fruit/cookie thing......hard to truly pin it down. The last plant has a far more pronounced nose...like a yling/ylang/berry/neroli type affair. Time will tell how all of this plays out in the smoke.

 

[socaljoe]

I can't honestly (pun intended) comment on "stretch". I had pH issue early on in this cycle and I think once things started to balance out they got a nice whap of nutes....and everyone in the garden...across 5 strains...did the "beanpole" gig as their "stretch". No herms/etc. noted.

2 waves of plants....2-3 weeks apart. First wave has 2 Scarletts. 2nd wave has 3 Scarletts. 4 of the plants smell similar. A floral/fruit/cookie thing......hard to truly pin it down. The last plant has a far more pronounced nose...like a yling/ylang/berry/neroli type affair. Time will tell how all of this plays out in the smoke. View attachment 4267705
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Nice. Early issues aside, looks like you've done a nice job.

Regarding stretch...if I've got to bend these bitches over and throw a net over to hold them down, then so be it.

 

[socaljoe]

Today is day 11 of 12/12.

Definitely need to do a bit of foliage removal and pruning.

 

[socaljoe]

Got the carbon scrubber rigged up and cleaned out underneath the canopy...I'll probably have to do more, but this is a good start, you may see some tops laid over a bit, did a bit of pinching and bending of taller shoots to even things out a hair.

 

[min0r]

Got the carbon scrubber rigged up and cleaned out underneath the canopy...I'll probably have to do more, but this is a good start, you may see some tops laid over a bit, did a bit of pinching and bending of taller shoots to even things out a hair.

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those stems are SOO thick. i'm jealous.

 

[growslut]

Looking great Joe!

 

[socaljoe]

Thanks guys. I've just gotta keep rolling along and try to keep up.

 

[min0r]

Thanks guys. I've just gotta keep rolling along and try to keep up.

yessir!!
i'll post pictures of mine tomorrow sometime, it looks like your plant has stretched a bit more than mine, any flowers yet? i dont have any. looks like it's gonna be a slow flower for me.

 

[socaljoe]

yessir!!
i'll post pictures of mine tomorrow sometime, it looks like your plant has stretched a bit more than mine, any flowers yet? i dont have any. looks like it's gonna be a slow flower for me.

I'm seeing some pre-flowers, but they're not throwing pistils yet. I figure I'll be seeing pistils in another 2-ish weeks.

 

[min0r]

I'm seeing some pre-flowers, but they're not throwing pistils yet. I figure I'll be seeing pistils in another 2-ish weeks.

that long?? i felt like it was close to 4-5 days into flower that i saw pistils last time, but the genetics were horrible since it was a bag seed i'm assuming.
since the start of the stretch i've had pre flowers growing with my nodes.

 

[socaljoe]

that long?? i felt like it was close to 4-5 days into flower that i saw pistils last time, but the genetics were horrible since it was a bag seed i'm assuming.
since the start of the stretch i've had pre flowers growing with my nodes.

I was talking about true flowers and pistil clusters...I imagine I'll see pistils on pre-flowers any time now. My timeline could be off though, I'm used to flowering outdoors, so things progress differently with daylight hours being different and changing constantly, so I'm sure the plants behave differently as well.

 

[growslut]

In my tents it usually takes 7-10 days for males to show sex and typically 8-14 for females

Still not much stretch but have some pre flowers showing on most Honest plants right now

 

[socaljoe]

Another thing to mention... if plants are sexually mature, they'll show sex under 18/6 as well. Sexual maturity can be noted by alternating node growth. @min0r given the training you did to your plants, I'm pretty sure they're old enough to have reached maturity, that's why you're seeing pistils earlier than I am.

 

[min0r]

Another thing to mention... if plants are sexually mature, they'll show sex under 18/6 as well. Sexual maturity can be noted by alternating node growth. @min0r given the training you did to your plants, I'm pretty sure they're old enough to have reached maturity, that's why you're seeing pistils earlier than I am.

ah, that's a very valid reason. my plants have been planted (in soil) since october, the plants so small now because of several problems i had with my grow that made it malfunction. mostly to do with aeration. they started off really slow in FFOF soil, which as you may know lacks perlite. then i took them out of the soil, and put them into water with nutrients in it using the krakty method for most of november, december is where i actually got a non-malfunctioning setup. i think they've been growing pretty good since.

 

[min0r]

Spoiler

showing signs of some strong genetics with all of that praying.
1 week into stretch btw, i've found one or two pistils here and there. not too many.

 

[socaljoe]

Nice, looks happy.