modular overkill led striplight build

[Kassiopeija]

Purple or reddish stem discoloration can be sign of P-def, oftentimes when there is too much K around...although there are other reasons around... mostly temps & genetics

 

[Humple]

i have clones of no.3 and no.4 in the making at the kitchen window.
just cant decide for one.
3 is maybe the biggest yielder, 4 have the nicest structure and is quicker by a week.
maybe could had given no.3 more space and the yield would be similar, idk.
both smell nice, hard to decide there.

1 and 2 have their qualties too, but 2 stayed a bit too small and 1 is too lanky.
1 is front right, 2 is front left, 3 is back right, 4 is back left.

i would really need to smoke them to decide.

also have gelato&cookies seeds as some royal gorilla, but i guess i am fine when i pick one of the 4.

I can understand your choices for keepers, but it would suck if one of the others ends up being the best, effect-wise.

 

[cobshopgrow]

i still have all 4 as small mothers, so far nothing lost.
but if 3 or 4 turns out to be good, ill would have some at hand.
effect is the hardest to judge for me, as i have quite some resistance.
beside bud size i really want some good tasting stuff and when I feel a slight buzz.... its awesome stuff.
i dont want to have anything in flower during august anyway, dont need to and its too warm.

watching weather forecast everyday, i hope it dont get to warm while drying, may setup a small fridge for my stuff.
otherwise temps are low for summer atm, pretty nice end of flower now.

 

[Humple]

i still have all 4 as small mothers, so far nothing lost.
but if 3 or 4 turns out to be good, ill would have some at hand.
effect is the hardest to judge for me, as i have quite some resistance.
beside bud size i really want some good tasting stuff and when I feel a slight buzz.... its awesome stuff.
i dont want to have anything in flower during august anyway, dont need to and its too warm.

watching weather forecast everyday, i hope it dont get to warm while drying, may setup a small fridge for my stuff.
otherwise temps are low for summer atm, pretty nice end of flower now.

I hear you, man. Tolerance is a bitch. I'm honestly getting really bored with all these modern hybrids anyway. I'm jumping over to some heirloom genetics, in hopes of finding something truly unique. Going to be popping some Ace Panama pretty soon, I think. Based on the reviews over on ICmag, I'm hopeful it will truly stand out. On the other hand, I've never been very strain-sensitive, so maybe it'll just feel like more of the same. Only one way to find out!

 

[cobshopgrow]

humple, it looks youre a bit spoiled by avaiable genetics n weed.
not a bad thing basically.

i think my hybrids are ripening D64.
breeder is a bit unclear, saying 8-9 weeks often and in the specs he states 8-10.


that one is pretty much done it seems, not?

 

[SSGrower]

Seems 9-10 would be more accurate, there seems always a rush to the finish line. Perhaps there would be not much weight gain and personal preference would dominate.

 

[end_of_the_tunnel]

Looking at lineage on seedfinder eu seems to have lot of OG Kush in the breeding. My experience is limited. Do not know your vendor but some examples on growdiaries.com. I think first result there went to 77 days? Was MSNL brand. Lot of Original Serious Seeds examples too. One Canadian grower really took to extended (14!) weeks.

Tough call, if next clones or seedlings can hold for another week or two. Or if you want to move on with experiments and new stuff. Do not know if you will gain much in harvest by giving it more time. On other hand, could modify final character of smoke by giving it more time.

 

[cobshopgrow]

haha, i was also scanning growdiaries to get a idea.

Green Gelato / Royal Queen Seeds: harvests - GrowDiaries

Top strain yields, bud weight, gram per watt, gram per plant. Green Gelato by Royal Queen Seeds cannabis strain harvests.

growdiaries.com

seeing mostly 8-10 weeks.
not sure if many used EOD and red heavy spetra.

 

[cobshopgrow]

looks like the clones made it all.

 

[cobshopgrow]

not much new in here, its D65.

back left is pretty ripe.


back right "the runt" is a tad slower, overall the right more sativaish side is a tad slower.
plan was to cut the left side first , right side a few days later.
back right is frosting up nicely atm.


blowen away by their smell.


and some Teknik PC red buddies in action finishing the bud.


and we have some pigmentation returning, light level is low now for the finish, just 110W main, 10W red, 30W 4000K and the under canopy 30W red buddies.

 

[Silencio]

Hey cobshopgrow I noticed you're using nylon washers under the strips to separate them from the frame. Do you think this is really necessary? My thinking is they'd get better heat dissipation when in direct contact with the aluminum frame,

 

[cobshopgrow]

on the slim i would recommend that as there is a trace directly under the screw, easy to short them.
the backside still have full contact, so i dont worry that much there,
it hadnt been a problem so far, even on the thermals.

probably in my case it wont be a problem without washer, as the nuts sits in plastic, but its simply better to not scratch the solder stop / white paint.

 

[Silencio]

Ah thanks, I misunderstood and thought you were using washers below the strips as well.

 

[cobshopgrow]

just on top, bottom is FR4 material anyway, thats non conductive for electricity.

 

[PSUAGRO.]

"Overkill" for the win

 

[cobshopgrow]

thanks guys, had to cut a big bud today due to the rot, i hope its not much more.
at least theyre pretty done now.
one is harvested allready anyway.

 

[Dave455]

humple, it looks youre a bit spoiled by avaiable genetics n weed.
not a bad thing basically.

i think my hybrids are ripening D64.
breeder is a bit unclear, saying 8-9 weeks often and in the specs he states 8-10.

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that one is pretty much done it seems, not?

how do trichomes look

 

[cobshopgrow]

theyre milky, thats fine.
was just waiting for even more amber as there is allready.
its really is more a 9-10 weeker and all 4 are a bit different one is a week quicker then the rest.

 

[end_of_the_tunnel]

theyre milky, thats fine.
was just waiting for even more amber as there is allready.
its really is more a 9-10 weeker and all 4 are a bit different one is a week quicker then the rest.

Am really looking forward to the dried smell test. Especially the pistachio one, so curious how that will turn out and if it might retain any of that "nutiness". On the amber/cloudy/clear. Guess its a personal experience. I think its easier for people who are running same clones everytime. Then it becomes easy to judge ideal time to harvest to get the nicest cured product.

The only unusual ones I had were a garlic/onion smell. And burnt rubber. But by harvest time, those smells were gone. :{

 

[cobshopgrow]

am just smoking some quick dried of what could be salvaged from the rotten bud, the pistach, nut, plant.
quite impressed how well it smokes.
flavor is intensive allready, it smokes like it smells, mabye get some more pine when smoked.

my "rubber" plant is allready drying, wanna see too what translates there later,
smelled really awesome when harvesting, said to myself perfect smell.

the runt, number 3 with the gassy exoitc smell is my biggest fear atm, it still smells good but i think it had been more intense yeserday.
intense in a way that it creeps out of your carbon filter and bite in your eyes in the next room.

the small plant number 2 do have a intense aroma too.
overall all are intense, each different, but strong smellers, very good stuff probably.