1 x Super Lemon Haze {CFL}{Soil}{Indoor}{5gal}

your dry weight is gonna be some where around 30% of ur wet weight. hope it helps u guess how much u have it's hard to tell yield from a pic. it's more related to canopy size

kremnon-Thanks for the estimate. It's getting so close to harvest now I can't wait to find out!

Day 51 (Overall Day 101):

It's been a while since my last update - sorry! I was traveling and busy for the better part of the time. I'll try to be more regular now, since Hazel is rounding the bend and just hitting the home stretch!

I think she's looking great. She's bulking up noticeably, her pistils are browning, and her newly added weight is pulling her apart and giving her a different look.

I'm still hitting her with full nutrients 2 out of 3 waterings. For Super Lemon Haze, GHS's website says a flowering of 9-10 weeks. As it stands now, we are just starting week 8. I'm pretty sure the estimate is on track for a harvest 3 weeks from now. Ill toss up some pictures for any insight.

Now, about harvest - I know the way to tell properly is the bulbs of the trichomes. Those little handhelp microscope dealies - are they the best way to get in there for a close look? If so, are they expensive, and does anyone have advice on getting one?

Here are the pics from today. Enjoy!!!

looking good chipp you can get the microscopes at radioshack for about 10 dollars works good.

wyteberrywidow said:

looking good chipp you can get the microscopes at radioshack for about 10 dollars works good.

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Thanks for the info. I picked one up for 9.99+ tax actually!

Day 57 (Total: 107 days):

Getting close... With the little pocket microscope picked up, I haven't noticed any trichome cloudiness yet really, but since I've still got a bit over 2 weeks left probably, I think that's probably normal.

Everything is progressing well, and she is continuing to bulk up. Soooon!

Here are some pics from today.

Chipp said:

Thanks for the info. I picked one up for 9.99+ tax actually!

Day 57 (Total: 107 days):

Getting close... With the little pocket microscope picked up, I haven't noticed any trichome cloudiness yet really, but since I've still got a bit over 2 weeks left probably, I think that's probably normal.

Everything is progressing well, and she is continuing to bulk up. Soooon!

Here are some pics from today.

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Looking great chipp. I was wondering how many lights you were using? and how many watts they were. Also if you could explain how you were hanging them.
Thanks for your help. I am getting ready to start my personal cfl grow and im just looking for as much advice as possible. Great job again!

sow217 said:

Looking great chipp. I was wondering how many lights you were using? and how many watts they were. Also if you could explain how you were hanging them.
Thanks for your help. I am getting ready to start my personal cfl grow and im just looking for as much advice as possible. Great job again!

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Hey sow,

to answer your questions:

- I started with 2x42W CFLs (6500K), then as she grew I added more. I now have 13x42Wx~65 lumens/watt in there. It's around 31 K lumens I think
- For the ones on the ground i just have them in lampholders, and for the ones above, I'll take some pictures and show you in a day or two.


Day 61:

She's getting there. I'm noticing some trichome maturity, but it's hard to get a stable view with my 30x pocket microscope. My macro mode on my camera almost does better...

She's getting her last full strength feed this Thursday. After that, I'll start to flush her out throughout the last week, harvesting just before she needs another drink. I think that should be a good plan. ANyways, check out these pictures I took today.

Chipp said:

Hey sow,

to answer your questions:

- I started with 2x42W CFLs (6500K), then as she grew I added more. I now have 13x42Wx~65 lumens/watt in there. It's around 31 K lumens I think
- For the ones on the ground i just have them in lampholders, and for the ones above, I'll take some pictures and show you in a day or two.


Day 61:

She's getting there. I'm noticing some trichome maturity, but it's hard to get a stable view with my 30x pocket microscope. My macro mode on my camera almost does better...

She's getting her last full strength feed this Thursday. After that, I'll start to flush her out throughout the last week, harvesting just before she needs another drink. I think that should be a good plan. ANyways, check out these pictures I took today.

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Thanks for the info. It's all looking great. How much does ur lights add to ur electricity bill every month? also how are you cooling your set up? thanks again for ur responses

sow217 said:

Thanks for the info. It's all looking great. How much does ur lights add to ur electricity bill every month? also how are you cooling your set up? thanks again for ur responses

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Hey sow,

here are some quick estimates:
-I pay about 6.5 cents/kwh I think. so, 0.042W*12hr/day*30day*13 lights*0.065 cents/kwh = 13 dollars extra / month.
Add the costs of fans (1x exhaust, 2x intake, 2 cylinder fans inside to push air upwards, and one larger fan outside of the box to keep my basement air moving.
-Overall, I'd put it at around +25/month during vegetative, and ~18-20/month during flower
Of course, early in veg you will have less lights, so it will be cheaper

In the climate i live in now, its around high 70's each day so far. All I do to deal with cooling is make sure there's very good airflow. Again, I'll take pictures of the fans today or tomorrow for you.

I'll get a post with pics up soon too.

Hey Chipp,

Nice Lemon you've got there....bet ye can't wait for a taste?
Had a read through the journal,Great photos & sorry to hear about Eve.(Fuckin Thieves).

Looking good chipp see its filling in nice.6.5 cents a kwh?I'm getting chareged 16 cent you got it good where you live.

wyteberrywidow, I just checked my hydro bill and turns out it's 5.6 cents/kWh... Woo Canada!

pinkfloydy, Thanks for stopping in! Yeah man, it's been so long since I've started this, I just can't wait to pop some of Hazel in my volcano

sow, I've got some pictures up below - just a couple of the fans if you were interested.

Day 64:

Very close! I gave Hazel her last hit of nutrients yesterday. She's on a water-only diet now until harvest, and the next 2 waterings I will do more of a flush, and give her 2x the amount per watering. The harvest date I've pegged is either July 25th or July 26th, depending on my free time. After that, its 3-4 days hang-dry, 2-3 days bag-dry, then 2-3 weeks glass jar cure. This stash is 100% personal, but I still want it to look awesome

Anyways, here are some pics I took yesterday (Hazel is sleeping right now). Just one pic of the entire plant, which doesn't really serve much purpose, then a couple pics of my exhaust/intake fans for sow.

1. All of Hazel. Her bottom buds are really pulling down!

2. The top of the box - exhaust fan
3. Intake #1
4. Intake #2

And to think when I first started this grow I was going to make the box 2ftx2ft instead of the 2.5ftx2.5ft I have right now... Even the 2.5ft is about 1/2 a foot too small...

very nice man keep up the good work

+ rep man cant wait to see the finished product, she really is beautiful!

Guess topping that plant worked out well for you! Good to kno. +rep

I've got a HPS/CFL combo going, so this is interesting because it's basically what I set out to do. Just one wide, topped Indica plant 3-4 feet high yielding a qp

Maybe I can start my own grow journal once this one is over. I've got:
150 watt hps
6 x 23 watt cfl (26 watt output) 2700K
1 x 26 watt cfl 6500K

and plenty of room in my closet for at least hazel's size

all I want to know is YIELD. Because I could totally duplicate your setup, but I need to reliably get a qp from it. So if you don't get a qp, I gotta veg mine longer and use this as a guide

+rep
good shit brotha. nice cfl grow. i jus put white rhino from green house seeds into flowering with cfls. definatly wantin to take pics now.

jedipimpmasterflex, Guustav, Farmer Pat: Thanks for stopping in guys! It's nice to see people appreciating your hard work...

FLABOY1: Yeah, you know I didn't actually top her as I wanted, lol.... I topped above the 3rd node, giving me 6 possible tops. What I wanted to do was top above the 2nd node, giving me 4 tops. Now, I've got 3 main colas! Pretty weird!

miketool21: Cool man, keep me posted if you start a journal. I'll make sure to keep this thread updated with my harvest technique, yield, smoke (vapourize, actually - I'm an avid volcano fan) report, and so on.

Day 67:

Almost there! I'm chopping in a couple days (SEE BELOW!), and she's only getting water every other day now. I've got some close up pics for you guys.

Anyways, Question: What are your opinions everyone? Should I chop Friday, or chop Sunday??? Either day is fine for me, and I'm just wondering. Do you think she is ready? Green house seeds says 9-10 weeks, and Friday is week 10 + 1 day. I know these things can't be held to that close, but I'm just saying.... Anyways, the trichome pictures I've attached aren't really to guess when she is ready to harvest - they are just for fun.

I think I'll chop Friday.. no.. Sunday? I'll decide by tomorrow night. Any help guys?


Until tomorrow...

Those trichomes look clear/amber mixed. Super Lemon Haze is a sativa so you want to harvest before the trichomes go too amber for a nice energetic, uplifting high. I would say chop the bitch down immediately unless you are going for amber trichomes. You probably don't want the couchlock for which amber trichomes are purported. Harvest in the morning, before any THC degradation. The yield is not going to change anymore (no new calyxes or calyx growth), the only good thing that is happening in the late flowering stage is the resins are maturing, if you want them to.

I am personally waiting for my beautiful purple kush trichomes to turn amber. They have just begun. I need to get a cable to connect my camera to my pc so I can start up that journal. I've also got a bubbleberry flowering but the journal would be about my baby purple kush clone, for which I am basically going to copy this journal with the exception of a little bit of HPS.

chipp! don't use that soil anymore buddy!. to strong for seedlings. try making your own with sphagnum peat moss about 75 % a little perlite and a little vermiculite all about 3 dollars a bag at garden store. do not use potting soil. to hard to control nutes. get back to me with any questions. peace