Hi All,
1st time grower here. First off, can't thank BudzBuddha enough for hosting this forum and providing all of the valuable data with tried and tested examples contained on these many pages over the years for a novice like myself to consider as I start out on my journey. Virginia went legal last year so at 63 y/o I decided I needed a hobby! I am near the end of my 1st grow. I have 2 plants in a Spider Farmer 2x2 using their 1000 LED operating 18/6 throughout. The girls are in 5 gal containers with FFOF, perlite, vermiculite, and mycho for my base. I planted the seeds directly into the 5 gal pots after having dug out and backfilled a starter area using HF and perlite. I have top dressed with a mix of FFOF, HF, Dr. Earth's Flower Girl, Veg and General Purpose every 2 weeks varying the emphasis of Flower versus Veg depending on where in the life cycle each plant was. I started late with feeding Stretch beginning at week 7. I water every 2-3 days.
Had a rough start. The 1st plant is Gorilla Glue Auto I'm pretty sure, lol. I am now ending my 14th week today from the seedling sprouting. I call this one Stretch because at the beginning I had my LED 24" from the plant and Stretch true to form stretched out so much that one morning I opened the tent and seemingly heard her call up to me "help I've fallen and can't get up!" So I crimped her stalk a couple times and "replanted" her. Probably stunted her growth but hey she survived!!! The 2nd plant was a freebie seed (Green Crack) from the vendor and started as a seedling but never got past the 1st set of true leaves. So I re-started a 2nd plant then with Fast Bud #2 Auto and she is 3 weeks behind Stretch. She completed her 11th week yesterday and I call her Stumpy.
I think I should start to plan the flush. I believe I'm close but wanted to get opinions/thoughts from you all. Both girls have trichomes which are starting to go milky but they have a bit more to go before the vast majority are really milky, let alone start turning amber. I'm planning for a 2 week flush and am hoping I can be flush both girls simultaneously but that isn't necessarily a big thing. I'd like to start the flush in the next 2-3 days in keeping with the watering schedule. (I fed them each last week so next week so they are due another feeding next week.) Do the pictures I've attached below support my case for starting the flush sometime in the next 2-3 days? Or should I slow my jets down a bit, feed the girls next week and then start the flush shortly thereafter? Also while the process of flushing is underway will the plants continue to grow and the trichomes continue to develop; thereby supporting my desire to get this going sooner rather than later? Thanks for any thoughts you can provide me on this occasion!
Oh and by the way I plan to dry and cure in my master closet. I have run a trial and can keep the humidity in the closet in the 52-62 RH range running the humidifier 24x7. At this time of the year the temps in the closet seem to be in the mid to upper 60s consistently. I can also maintain near darkness at most times through the drying process. I am venting from the closet into my attic through the opening made when the house was built. Finally there is an exhaust fan to move air out of the attic. Don't know how the smell will be can't wait to fine out! It's all been a fun experiment for me so far!!!
Here are the girls together in the tent. Stretch is to the left and Stumpy is on the right.
Here is a solo of Stretch and a look at her trichomes from the main cola.
Here is a solo of Stumpy and a look at her trichomes on the main cola.
Thanks for any thoughts and the time you've taken to assist me. If you reply and I do not respond immediately please forgive me. I work overnights and cannot access a forum like this where I work. So my time here is somewhat limited.
Tom
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