peaceloveandpaws
Man...sorry to hear about the mold. That's definitely a big hit.. On the positive side though... 4.5 lbs is still a pretty impressive harvest! Do you guys have any idea why or where it came from? I mean your humidity and temps were pretty dialed in weren't they? Bummer.
Like you said though, learning experience. I can only imagine that your next grow will be even more intense. Thanks for all the inspiring pics! Keep up the good work and let us know if you start a new thread!
Humidity and temp were very dialed in from early on. We are pretty sure the reason was just not enough air flow (lack of fans) throughout the canopy. We only used one big fan and two small fans even though we had several more in the closet. I guess we were just concerned with wind burn and didn't realize what was growing inside the buds. Also, our medium was recessed in the pots anywhere from 3 to 6 inches, which caused a lack of light to reach the base of the plant. Both of these issues will be corrected in the next cycle.
As far as the herming, we still don't know. Maybe genetics, or maybe changing the light cycle a few times throughout.
lordjin
Wow. So you woulda' been close to six pounds had it not been for the mold. Pity. But hey, great harvest just the same.
It makes sense, though. When you're dealing with such a massive volume of plant matter, you have to take special care to control the jungle environment. I'm sorry I didn't see that one coming as I'm only experienced with a much smaller scale... I did, however, get a spot of mold at the core of one of my Ice colas on my first grow.
What was your average humidity there during mid to late bloom?
Yes it would have been close to six pounds without the mold. It's sort of hard to say how much we lost because at first we just ripped out massive amounts and threw them away. Later on we decided to trim up the moldy shit and throw it in jars. The moldy buds that we saved weighed seven oz, and we estimate that we the stuff we didn't weigh was probably 10 ounces to maybe a pound.
The humidity in the room was anywhere from 40 to 55 percent late in flower. What do you keep yours at?
Also, I should let you know that we ended up throwing out the moldy buds that we saved. The whole point in trimming and drying them was just a way to see how much we lost.
Ronjonsk8
What an awesome journal!!! I am planning a 3000 watt grow pretty soon, first grow ever. I was wondering what the avg change in your electricity bill was? I'm pretty paranoid about a huge jump in electricity. Any info would help. Anywho, great grow!
Thanks for reading. The average power bill at our house was about $150. First month of grow I think was around $230, second month $280 and the last bill was $210 or so. There was definitely a spike, but it wasn't at bad as we thought it might be.
Dubbz0r
Hey sudy, great journal. Congrats on the harvest! Sucks I missed most of this... I'll be around for the next one though.
Thanks man, I have been away for a little bit, but I am gonna have to get back to reading these forums again. I also need to get caught back up on your journal.