Gee's First Grow - Supersoil Fully Organic LED 2017

[TheFertilizer]

I got their Bangi Haze as a freebie and gave half of them to a buddy who was getting started, and he cooked them lol So now there's only 4 of them and I don't really like my odds of getting a female out of that. I might use them for stud purposes or something like that.

 

[Pennywise]

Never know you may get your female out of 4

 

[Gee64]

I checked the trichomes this afternoon and they are quite milky today. Yesterday they were crystal clear. So its lights out for 72 hours (which supposedly may or may not produced higher thc depending who you listen to) but I figure it cant harm anything so Friday morning its choppity chop.
Im going to reveg the one OG Kush/Haze thats turned purple as well as the one Durban Poison that has big meaty buds and the one Green Crack that has big meaty buds and then cut a clone from each as they were all the heaviest producers by a country mile of the 3 plants of each of the 3 strains I grew. Ill perpetuate those 3 for now until I get better stock to perpetuate. See you guys on Friday... Muhahahaha....

 

[Gee64]

Snuck in last night for a few quick pics after about 32 hours of darkness. The effects of total darkness must be seen to be believed. I have to admit that I was quite skeptical about 72 hours of darkness upping thc by up to 30% but WOW heres the pics. The before was 3 days ago. The afters are only 32 hours of darkness with 40 more hours to go.

Cali OG Kush/Haze before

After

Durban Poison before

DP after. You can see the rest of the plants behind equally white. All shots were with a flash after lights out. Im a believer now. I never took pics of the Green Crack but its pretty much the same.Gonna be a very white Christmas

 

[Pennywise]

I never jumped on that bandwagon but seeing is believing, I'll give 3 days of darkness on my current crop. .

 

[Gee64]

I was truly amazed PW. I didnt really think it would work but I figured it cant hurt and I wont be free to harvest til Friday so what the heck. Someone posted a report done in a lab on it claiming 30% more thcbut it varied by strain. I thought "Varied by strain" thats a cop out but heck Ill try. Every plant is like this. Yessssssss!

 

[Gee64]

The CropKing DP isnt as chunky as the OG or GC but its so resinous its actually wet. The crystals smear when you touch them.

 

[Pennywise]

I watched a panel discussion the other day and they were talking about terpenes loading up in the plant when you do a lights out at the end of the grow.

 

[Gee64]

Oh I didnt know that. So smell and flavor could be enhanced too? Geez that would be terrible!

 

[Pennywise]

Lol that's what I thought too

 

[Tony Urban]

Makes you wonder if more darkness during flowering (11/13 or 10/14) would have a similar effect over the longer term. In addition to 2 or 3 days darkness pre-chop.

 

[Gee64]

yeah it sure does. Alot of people swear by 11.5/12.5 Maybe Ill try it. Ive heard 11.5/12.5 makes a big difference on sativas.

 

[Planter420]

WOW that cali OG Kush/Haze looks amazing, well done bud!

 

[Tony Urban]

yeah it sure does. Alot of people swear by 11.5/12.5 Maybe Ill try it. Ive heard 11.5/12.5 makes a big difference on sativas.

Hmm I think I will make the change tonight

 

[Gee64]

Awesome! a guinea pig. Let us know how it goes Urban.

 

[Pennywise]

I'll be watching

 

[TheFertilizer]

I remember trying the 48 hour darkness thing before too. Someone I know told me that if you get the temperatures really low that really helps too. I just don't really have enough side-by-side comparisons to say it really made a difference, the biggest difference in frost-factor I've seen in my grows I've always seen DURING the grow. Sad to say it, but so far a combination of GH, Humboltd's Own and FoxFarms nutrients gave me the frostiest nugs I've ever had. So far with the organic lines I've tried ( EarthJuice, and just recently my own soil mix ) I haven't really seen the same level of frost, although it's not really lacking and could be a genetic difference as well. Really hard to track this kind of stuff without running the same clone, with the same nutrients, so on and so forth.

Were you talking about how DocBud advocates for letting them sit in the light for photosynthesis to keep occurring for a certain amount after they've washed? Because I thought I heard of that being a downside to the 48 hour darkness thing, but I've always hung in the dark immediately.

 

[Tony Urban]

Awesome! a guinea pig. Let us know how it goes Urban.

Roger. Knocked it down to 11.5 of light last night. In two weeks I will drop it another 30 minutes. Try and simulate the natural loss of light.

 

[Gee64]

Im going to hang in the dark. From what Ive read and youtubed it gives the buds a much nicer brighter look. However the articles all said you have 5 to 8 hours after chop to get them into the dark before they start to lose color so maybe you can do both?

 

[Pennywise]

Merry Christmas Gee!