[Indoor] [Led] [Soil] [SCROG] Green Crack Auto - Fast Buds

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brazilianfarmer

brazilianfarmer

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Hello guys !

So, I did a big defoliation as recommended

I just followed my feeling about it, so I hope I did not over or under do it.

I did remove a lot of small branches and leaves of all size and shapes

Here is what it looks like afterwards :
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Let me know what you think about it !

We'll meet in a week to see how things went 😁😅
 
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brazilianfarmer

brazilianfarmer

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Sup' team ?

One week after last defoliation, here is what Sylvia looks like :
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A bunch of new leaves already 🥲

The buds look like they are slowly fattening up after all !

The temps are down this week so this is amazing for me as it allows me to have better temps in the tent

Min : 22°
Max. : 26°

Hygro is stable, between 49-52%

In terms of fertilizer, I'm 100% using only bloom fertilizer now

4ml/L of sensi bloom
2ml/L of big bud
2ml/L of bud candy

So this is it, slow and steady !

Lots of orange hairs already but I'd say about 60% of hairs are still white.

The buds on the main stem are starting to be of a noticable size.

Last defoliation, I had to cut down some little stems under the canopy that we're starting to flower.

It was a sad thing to do, but it think it helped the bigger buds to develop better.

After it my fingers smelled craaaazy good 🤤🤤🤤

I'm freezing all the stems, little flowers and leaves that I took off to do some canna butter later 😈


That's all for today fam' !
 
brazilianfarmer

brazilianfarmer

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Hello guys !

A lot happened since last update 🥲

Everything began when I spotted some weird white spots on many of my leaves :
Whitepsots

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After a small research, I conclude there was 3 possibles explanations :

1. Powdery Mildew: This is a very common fungus found on cannabis plants. It forms a fine, powdery white layer on the leaves. If present, the white spots will progressively spread if left untreated.

2. Spider Mite (Red Spider): These small spots could also indicate the presence of mites, such as red spider mites, which feed on the leaf sap, leaving behind tiny white dots. If you look closely under the leaves, you might spot small webs.

3. Nutrient Burn or Excess Fertilizer: If the water you use for watering contains too many nutrients, or if you use too much fertilizer, it can cause white spots on the leaf surface.

As my leaves already had a burnt end, indicating a small nutrient burn, ans as I did not found anything after close leaves inspection, I deduced I had nutrient burn.

So I stopped giving her nutrient for one week straight.

Then, 3 days ago, I opened the grow tent a multitude of small white little flies where flying around !

Oh shit, it was spider mite 😠😠😠

So I run to my drawer, took what I though was Neem Oil and start spraying a very generous quantity all over Sylvia.

Only after a few minutes smelling a horrible smell from that "neem oil"... that I realized that, in the panic, I picked the wrong bottle...

It was straight on chemical insecticide !

I immediately took a plastic bottle, created a hole on its cap and start spraying each flower an each leave with a strong water jet, in order to get rid of as much chemicals as possible.

Since then, I performed 2 other deep cleanings.

In the process, I probably lost a lot of trichomes, but my fast reaction, combined with multiple deep washing, I hope, will be enough to save my harvest of the chemicals...

Since then, I realized that Sylvia have lots of yellowish leaves.

The yellow starts from the border, while the central nerves are still green.
They are dry at the touche, and some of the pointy dents look like burnt.

Which look to indicate a deficiency in P and K, due to the fact that I stopped giving her food, thinking I was over-fertilizing her, while it was these goddam spider mite.

So I started feeding her again correctly.

But all these deep washing may have cause some over watering symptoms because Sylvia's leaves are all bent down.

So I'm going to reduce the quantity of water I'm giving her, and do some little wholes in the subtract in order to better the roots ventilation.

That's it folks !
Lots of mistake at a critical moment of the run... I hope it will not spoil all these efforts.

Here are the pics :
 
brazilianfarmer

brazilianfarmer

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Hello team!

Here’s this week’s update.

We are at day 56 of flowering, and I think Sylvia has entered natural senescence:

  • General yellowing of the plant
  • Trichomes are turning milky white
  • Some small leaves are turning purple
If one of the pros on this forum could confirm this with the following photos, I’d really appreciate it :)

Growing conditions:

Temperature:

Min: 73°F
Max: 82°F

Humidity:
Min: 45%
Max: 55%

Watering:
3 liters every 48 hours (making sure the soil is dry before watering)

Nutrients:
4 ml/L of Sensibloom
2 ml/L of Bud Candy

I’m thinking of stopping the nutrients starting today since the harvest is coming up soon.From what I can observe, a good 90% of the pistils are brown, and I think around 70% of the trichomes are milky.

It’s not easy to check, even with a jeweler’s loupe with 100x zoom. But my impression is that they are mostly milky, although I haven’t seen any amber trichomes yet.

Ideally, I’d like to wait until there’s about 10% amber trichomes to be sure that everything is at least milky.

So, I’m going to take a chance.I’ll stop the nutrients and aim for a harvest in about 15 days.

And I’m hoping the remaining trichomes turn milky with a bit of amber (but not too much, I don’t want to be knocked out on my couch—I’m aiming for an energizing effect with this strain).

Here are the photos:
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RhastaBlasta

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The leaves looks problematic, but if the harvest it soon - I guess it's not a problem...
 
brazilianfarmer

brazilianfarmer

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Hey team,

I was struggling to evaluate the state of my trichomes with a jeweler's loupe, so I decided to order a USB microscope to get a closer look.

And OMG, it was the best decision of this grow!!

With the jeweler's loupe, the trichomes all looked translucent, and I was starting to wonder if there was something wrong with them...

But after inspecting them with the microscope, I found that most of the trichomes are milky white ✌️

With a nice density of amber trichomes.

On the biggest buds, there are probably 20-40% amber trichomes.

Here are some pictures I managed to take:

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They are not the prettiest pics, but they are what I managed to take haha

Seeing the army of amber trichomes (which aren’t the ones I’m looking for), I decided to chop Sylvia immediately and finish up this grow :)

Here are the photos before the cut:

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Here’s the chop!

I decided to do a whole plant dry to maximize moisture retention since the temperatures for the coming days are expected to be quite high, and I don’t have air conditioning.


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brazilianfarmer

brazilianfarmer

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Hello team!

Sylvia has dried well, no mold so far—fingers crossed! :)

The drying was a bit stressful with 90% humidity here for 15 days… so I packed the closet with humidity absorbers.

I positioned the fans to create a column of air circulation without blowing air directly onto the buds.

I used the SCROG net to space out the buds well and improve airflow by attaching them to the net with wire, keeping them apart from each other.
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The 30th of October, I did the branch test, and everything was nice and dry 👌

So, I moved on to trimming.

Here’s the result after 4 hours of trimming.

It’s not the prettiest you’ve ever seen, but it’ll do for me 😅
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And now, everything is in airtight jars with Boveda packs for curing!

I’m burping them twice a day for now, and there are already some amazing smells 🤤🤤🤤


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Harvest result...

188 grams of dry buds!

I have to say, I’m pleasantly surprised.

I had set 100g as the minimum goal, 150g as a high goal.

And we end up with 188g for this very first grow!!

Let’s just say I’m happy :)

There are definitely things to improve, but for a first try, I’m pretty satisfied with the result ☺️

See you in 6 weeks for the smoke test 👀
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organicbr016

organicbr016

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brazilian power !!
Hello team!

Sylvia has dried well, no mold so far—fingers crossed! :)

The drying was a bit stressful with 90% humidity here for 15 days… so I packed the closet with humidity absorbers.

I positioned the fans to create a column of air circulation without blowing air directly onto the buds.

I used the SCROG net to space out the buds well and improve airflow by attaching them to the net with wire, keeping them apart from each other.
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The 30th of October, I did the branch test, and everything was nice and dry 👌

So, I moved on to trimming.

Here’s the result after 4 hours of trimming.

It’s not the prettiest you’ve ever seen, but it’ll do for me 😅
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And now, everything is in airtight jars with Boveda packs for curing!

I’m burping them twice a day for now, and there are already some amazing smells 🤤🤤🤤


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Harvest result...

188 grams of dry buds!

I have to say, I’m pleasantly surprised.

I had set 100g as the minimum goal, 150g as a high goal.

And we end up with 188g for this very first grow!!

Let’s just say I’m happy :)

There are definitely things to improve, but for a first try, I’m pretty satisfied with the result ☺️

See you in 6 weeks for the smoke test 👀
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BRAZILIAN POWER !
 
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