NorthendNursery

I got ahead of myself and signed my grow up for the wrong contest (grower of the month instead of newbie of the month.) Is there anyway to fix this mistake?

@ShaggyGrower, honestly I just leave the water at room temp(70-80). I guess the solution temp slipped past me

Every time you water/feed them with 60f solution, you're slowing down growth. For much better growth that needs to be 72-76f

@growdoctordc, it's a debate that's gone on for many years mate. Some growers will do a flush then the last 2-4 days will feed nothing and let those pots really dry out. Other growers and myself like to reduce lights on hours as harvest approaches and for the final 72 hours I leave my plants in total darkness :) I have tested with extracts and plants given a dark period of (72 hours) gave an extra 2.5% return so I know for a fact that method works :) All the best Mark..

@growdoctordc, hummm... if we use facts and science like myths busters , Water H2O is part of the photosynthesis process with light and CO2 , how could she make more oil when she can't photosynthesize correctly ? So ... I'm not sure it could be beneficial to dehydrate the plant ... And normally if you did it right, you don't need any mystical ritual like burying a placenta under a full moon or any sh*t like this 😊😄😉

@JUNGLE_B4RNS @DinafemSeeds thanks for the lesson. As our grower is so close to harvest, this question is pertinent. Where do you weigh in on letting her go thirsty for an extra day or two after flush? Stoner myth says she will respond by creating essential oil at a higher than standard rate. True?

As to when to pull her: Always harvest by trichomes, visual ripeness not only varies but will flat out lie to you. This is the guide I use to determine harvest: https://www.growweedeasy.com/harvest

I shall be harvesting my first GD grow this month (White Berry), possible another as well (Dutch Kush). Good luck to everyone as they're some prizes!

Hopefully I will be cropped by the end of the month if all goes well. Good luck to all the entries. ✌️

@JUNGLE_B4RNS, Excellent point and thoroughly agree :) All the best Mark..

@growdoctordc, well... technically all your buds are supposed to be on top of canopy... experimented growers don't need to "expose" lower buds because there's none, they all have been plugged off in week 3 of flowering... 😉 And of course no agriculture or botanical school will learn you this 😊

@northendnursery wrote “I tied the lower branches down for 3 days, the bud sites on the end of the branches have doubled in size from the light exposure... I think...” I love this comment because of the ‘I think’. We really don’t know do we? Stoner/grower myth says buds need light. University schools of agriculture, who admittedly don’t research cannabis but know their shit otherwise, lean toward the belief that only leaves on this family of plants are photosensitive, and exposing the buds to direct light is of little benefit. That doesn’t concur with our anecdotal evidence as growers. What’s the real deal? Anyone? Bueller? Anyone?

@growdoctordc, this may just be this plant but so many leaves are on the "bud sites" so ethier way I believe/hope it helps