2nd Ever Grow: 130 watts Hans Led, Day #40 12/12, JTR & 818 HB

Checking in here with my 2nd ever grow.
Day # 92 from seed, Day # 40 12/12
3'x3' Secret Jardin tent
2 x 65 Watt Hans Led
tga supersoil
Vortex fan with carbon filter.
cal mag (and lots of it)-->no mag deficiency this time
Temp 80-88 F and RH 50-55 %

The first JTR 5 pack I ordered from Attitude was destroyed by the US government. My fault for not doing stealth.
Got the 2nd 5 pack from Healing chakra dispensary in north San Diego. 3 females.
L back-JTR topped & LST'd
R front-JTR topped (Not sure why it looks the worst ? rootbound??)
center-JTR natural
The 818 Headband ( R back) was from bagseed.
Aurora Indica (L front) was the only feminized seed.


Group

JTR

JTR/818HB

818HB

Looking good! IMO you could hang the panels closer to the canopy, or maybe it was just for the picture?

vladimiroslav said:

Looking good! IMO you could hang the panels closer to the canopy, or maybe it was just for the picture?

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Hey Vlad, thanks for stopping by. Just did some quick measurements.

The plants are between 14-19 inches tall.
The lights are as high as they can go, and are 9 inches above the tallest bud (HB) and 14 inches above the shortest bud.
Throughout both grows, I have kept the light 10-13 inches above the plants.

Would lowering it a few inches actually affect the ultimate weight ?

GrowYourFace said:

Hey Vlad, thanks for stopping by. Just did some quick measurements.

The plants are between 14-19 inches tall.
The lights are as high as they can go, and are 9 inches above the tallest bud (HB) and 14 inches above the shortest bud.
Throughout both grows, I have kept the light 10-13 inches above the plants.

Would lowering it a few inches actually affect the ultimate weight ?

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Yes IMO ........wide primary diode angles with no secondary optics on a low wattage panel=== keep it as close as you can...

Looking good there. I run a Hans 85W as close as possible without burning tops. You could lower them a couple inches and see what happens, if there's no burning it's good. It's good to find that sweet spot.

Hi Out There, just a quick update. Thanks guys for stopping by and chiming in.
Day #104 from seed , Day # 52 12/12
I lowered the light a few inches about a week ago.
JTR's seemed to not mind the closer lights but I don't think I can say the same for the 818HB. Leaves crispy, droopy, and discolored. I guess it could be fading, either from running out good soil, or 'natural' but that would be a little early.
Raised the light above the HB to where it was before.


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818HB:


JTR's:

Nice. This is why I like multiple panels because you can change the enviorment based on YOUR needs

Good work bro.

How did this end up? I am assuming you harvested by now?

Update: Getting close
Day # 127 from seed, Day # 75 12/12

The bad: the 3rd JTR and the 818HB lost all their leaves, and I assume had the whole maturation process stopped as well. There are crystals in the buds, but the buds smell like straw and are on the brownish side. (Dried out as I have left them in their pots in the tent)

The good: JTR I and JTR II as well as the aurora indica are finishing up nicely and will be ready to cut down in 1-2 weeks, I think. I have looked with the jewelers loupe but only see clear trichomes, despite the outward signs of leaf fading. Will keep checking.

Do you have a scope? The indica is going 9+ weeks?!?!

vitamin_green_inc said:

Do you have a scope? The indica is going 9+ weeks?!?!

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Do not have a scope, but on the first grow I harvested the indicas on day #77, and I think it was still a little early. Was going to wait til day # 82 or so.
I will cut off a little bud (off the indica) to look better with the loupe.

OK, so all done.
Cut all the plants down over days 77-81.
Overall, not a home run like the first time.
We had a major heat wave in socal over the last 2 weeks, and the buds were drying in 40-45 % % RH and temps in the 90's.
I let them go too long, and they are all very dry now. The wettest, the JTR1, is struggling to maintain 52-53% RH in the jar.
(As a comparison, the Blue Mystic that was harvested in March still has a RH of 68 % in the jar)
According to the well respected post 'a perfect cure every time', if the RH is <55 % no curing takes place, and the buds will not shake the straw smell.
As a side note, the AI and especially the Blue Mystic from the first grow took pretty much 3 months to start to get the taste that I was looking for.

Total yield on the dry buds is 77 grams. (First grow was 120 + grams) [Guess that's what happens when you dry out all the moisture]
JTR1-28
JTR2-12
JTR3-5.5
AI-14
818HB-16.5

They all seem to have decent potency, but, despite being dry and on the brown side, the 818 HB lifts you instantly, and puts you in a totally different place than all the other buds.
I will drop the $20/a seed on the next,next grow to try again on the 818HB
Next grow already has broken soil, Barney Liberty Haze x2, Moneymaker x2, SSH x1, cannatonic x1--->all fem


JTR1


JTR2


AI


818HB