Additive recommendations??

Hey people, I've nearly finished my 1st grow, just curing, it was only a small one due to limited space and I definitely made mistakes throughout but the main issue I have is that it has that 'homegrown' smell and taste and isn't that strong. I only added Canna a and b due to not wanting to try too much and mess it up, but for my next one , I want to try some addictive, alongside Canna A and B to make the bud stronger and denser. What would you advise? Thanks in advance.

Fix those "definitely made mistakes" get a bigger space to grow in, then get a better light.

I'd recommend no additives. Stronger weed comes from better genetics and properly grown, dried, and cured plants. Denser bud comes from better genetics, better
lights, and properly grown plants.

Additives aren't some magic fix.

Fair enough, thanks guys.

Total waste of money.

freshtodeath said:

Hey people, I've nearly finished my 1st grow, just curing, it was only a small one due to limited space and I definitely made mistakes throughout but the main issue I have is that it has that 'homegrown' smell and taste and isn't that strong. I only added Canna a and b due to not wanting to try too much and mess it up, but for my next one , I want to try some addictive, alongside Canna A and B to make the bud stronger and denser. What would you advise? Thanks in advance.

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'homegrown' smell and taste means you did not cure the buds properly.

SkEE87 said:

'homegrown' smell and taste means you did not cure the buds properly.

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Or possibly let them fully Ripen.

After 12 years of growing I only use

Base A/B
Epsom salts
Calmag (not always needed)
MKP
pH down

That’s it!

you come to the conclusion quite quickly that a lot of additional products on the market only serve to lighten your wallet!

SkEE87 said:

'homegrown' smell and taste means you did not cure the buds properly.

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Thanks, they are still curing as we speak, but the testers I tried weren't all that, but it may get stronger over time.

jondamon said:

Or possibly let them fully Ripen.

After 12 years of growing I only use

Base A/B
Epsom salts
Calmag (not always needed)
MKP
pH down

That’s it!

you come to the conclusion quite quickly that a lot of additional products on the market only serve to lighten your wallet!View attachment 4930463

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Ok thanks, im going to forget about the additives, get stronger lights and keep practicing my technique.

More light during the grow makes denser buds.

Lowering your temps, and potentially decreasing light intensity in the last few weeks also helps to increase smell and flavor.

Additives - yes, more knowledge and experience. If you know the sport golf you understand that all the toys and additives and help are useless. YOU are the difference, not the inputs.

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It may be painful to expose yourself to criticism, but if you SHOW us the bud you harvested we can give you specific tips on what you can improve easily.

ComfortCreator said:

More light during the grow makes denser buds.

Lowering your temps, and potentially decreasing light intensity in the last few weeks also helps to increase smell and flavor.

Additives - yes, more knowledge and experience. If you know the sport golf you understand that all the toys and additives and help are useless. YOU are the difference, not the inputs.

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I was thinking of trying this on my blueberry plants. My HLG 300l rspec is at 200watts (tops out at 250, I think) and seems to be more than enough for them 13-16 inches away. Currently they are in 5 gal pots and finishing up week 5 of flower...when and how would you suggest lowering the light intensity?

Dank Bongula said:

I was thinking of trying this on my blueberry plants. My HLG 300l rspec is at 200watts (tops out at 250, I think) and seems to be more than enough for them 13-16 inches away. Currently they are in 5 gal pots and finishing up week 5 of flower...when and how would you suggest lowering the light intensity?

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A pro here taught me to lower it by 25% and then up to 50% in the last 14 to 17 days before harvest. If they are almost done, you will see how even though you think more light helps, they will do even better this way.

This assumes you hit them hard through most of flower.

Last run I kept temps at 80f or lower and decreased to about 76/77f to finish and had the lights down about 35% at the end from max. The stink level was off the chart, and no foxtailing.

If you plan to run the blueberry say 12 weeks I would start around week 9. If going 14 weeks around week 10. If only going 10 weeks prob around week 8. Have fun with it and if you are like me and push them hard you will like what this does too.

If you have the vertical height available I would suggest raising that light up now and recalibrating at 18 or 20", it will only help ime. I.e. maybe 200w at 12" is same as 250w at 18" and you will get better coverage without risk of burning the tops.

Please note all this is said knowing you already KNOW your sxxx so none of this is "how to", just some thoughts I have.