Back with the Lemons, Thanks for coming by!
Day 44 - Height: LP#1 @ 36" / LP#2 @ 33"
The Lemons move into week 7. They have a fantastic smell now! The scent in the room is a sugary, sweet citrus backed up by a spicy black pepper. I pruned off the lower leaves that were turning yellow, many of them were squashed and bent from the walls anyway and some were actually hanging off where they've been pushed about a bit in the space, but it's all good. The buds on LP#2 are really tightening up now, but they're really making the buds on LP#1 look a bit leggy, especially the buds on the side stems. In terms of issues, there is some pretty serious light bleaching going on in the tips of the leaves, but what's done is done, so I'll have to keep an eye out for that in future grows. Otherwise plants look healthy. Leaf Surface Temperature at the canopy is 25c, which is about 2-3c lower than the ambient temps in the space, so I think thats all good, despite the light bleaching they shouldn't be suffering from heat stress too much really. Hopefully going to see the buds fatten up real nice over the next couple of weeks before harvest!
Day 48 - Height: LP#1 @ 36" / LP#2 @ 33"
Day 48 and the Lemon Twins are really starting to get sticky and pack on the weight now. LP#2 can't hold herself up at all anymore, so I've had to string a whole bunch of wires up to keep the side stems vertical. It's nice though because it condenses the footprint in my tent. I did the same with my Kush from last grow and it actually makes my space a bit easier to deal with. I think they must be approaching harvest window in a week or so, but I'm going to let them run a couple more weeks at least before I start checking trichomes seriously. All healthy and nothing bad to report though!
One thing I'm not really sure about and keep trying to research is the effect of light bleaching on plants. Mine always suffer from quite severe light bleaching or nutrient burn on the tips by this point in their lifecycle which actually comes mostly from the heat and light coming back off the reflective walls I think, as it burns the leaves next to the walls the most. My plants seem to grow well and look healthy in all other respects though and they yield well enough, so I don't really know if it's a problem. I need to read a lot more about this.
Thanks for reading, happy growing and take it easy!
Lmk if you ever figure out the burnt tips thing. I have that too. Assumed indicas are weaker bc my sativa is doing just fine with same everything. Also 2 new sat and ind same situation with seedlings
bro! came b/c the xmas contest! both pics are fantastic man! i've just learned a bit of lightbox and illustrator and i'm LOVING documenting my grow as well!!!!
Did u make the xmas Fastbuds logo? i love it, i tried to google it, can i steal it?😜
I'm gonna dress my "tree" up this week and submit something but I wanted to tell you that YOU inspired ME! and good luck!!!!!
@MrHightimes, Ah that's awesome! I followed your grows, really interested how your Night Owl tree will come up! My next grow is gonna be Mephisto so it's cool to see your Strawberry Nuggets 👌
@scotch_egg, thanks alot bro! I made a png in illustrator of it! I won't use it for the contest but I will for my December journals! Looked through alot of your stuff and love it. Also showed off your Xmas entry to so many people today cause I like it so much!
@MrHightimes, ha yeah, I want to get in there with some LST on one grow sometime, but my space is much more taller than it is wide, so I tend to stick to 4 natural xmas tree shapes, rather than 1 or maybe 2 wide beasts from training. I don't mind planting less seeds, but I like messing with as many strains as possible too! I'm kinda debating turning my kitchen into a bit of a jungle so I'm less constrained by space 😬
@MrHightimes, ha, yeah it's a proper drying rack for "herbs" apparently. It's okay, it flattens the buds a bit where they're laying on their sides but tbh it's convenient. I dry in my kitchen because it has the best environment, but the only place to hang it is bang in the middle of the room, so I can't really dangle a load of branches individually cos I'm bound to just knock them down 😂 I do have a laundry bag that's pretty much exactly the same though now I think about it... could've saved some money there lol.
Lmk if you ever figure out the burnt tips thing. I have that too. Assumed indicas are weaker bc my sativa is doing just fine with same everything. Also 2 new sat and ind same situation with seedlings