Hawaii Maui Waui, Hydro Flood & Drain By Gwhunran 2022

[gwhunran]

Hawaii Maui Waui
Day 57 since flip.
Individual bud shots.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 57 since flip.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 57 since flip.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 57 since flip.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 57 since flip.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 57 since flip.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 57 since flip.

 

[gwhunran]

Hawaii Maui Waui
Day 59 since flip

Morning check. No issues. They are ripening nicely. Won't be long now.
Closeups of individual buds in next post.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 59 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 59 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 59 flower

 

[gwhunran]

Hawaii Maui Waui
Day 59 since flip

Individual buds showing development.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 59 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 59 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 59 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 59 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 59 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 59 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 59 flower

 

[Braddah Waiheesohai]

awesome work, everything looks cherry

 

[gwhunran]

I'm seeing mostly clear trichs and they are still drinking. Maybe a little slower.

 

[cbdhemp808]

again... super trichome production! = potency

 

[gwhunran]

Hawaii Maui Waui
Day 60 since flip

Everything checks good this morning.
Taking individual bud pics and zooming in, is giving me the best trich. pics to see changes.
So far I'm seeing a mix of cloudy and clear trichomes, no amber.
They are still drinking as evidenced by daily res. water top ups. Maybe drinking a little less but the last few days have been cooler than normal.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 60 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 60 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 60 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 60 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 60 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 60 flower

 

[cbdhemp808]

No sign of mold I take it? They are looking awesome!

 

[gwhunran]

No sign of mold I take it? They are looking awesome!

No sign of mold or bugs. Several grows ago I got bud rot on the biggest buds I've ever grown. OG Kush.
The next season I mounted a osc. fan on the ceiling and haven't seen mold since. I already was using a front firing box fan.
When I changed out the lights from HIDs to LEDs allowing flower in both rooms, I put a high mounted osc. fan on the ceiling in the other room. I'm also putting the ACs in recirculation mode when the temps get high to pull more moisture from the rooms. So far so good. I also have a small de-humidifier that has to be emptied running.
I went through the stages of grief when I found the bud rot in the kush.

 

[cbdhemp808]

I also have a small de-humidifier that has to be emptied running

Me too, but I haven't set it up yet... going to make a closet-size drying room. I am going to add a drain tube to the reservoir, so it drains itself.

 

[gwhunran]

My tentative plan is to skip the weekly res. change on Wednesday and keep topping up and adjusting the PH until Saturday. Then change the res. to PHed water and flush for 4 days, then go lights out for 36 hours, then harvest. That will put me at 70 days from flip.
If no change in trichs or water consumption through Saturday, I will re-evaluate.

More zoomed in trich. photos later today. I will post some too. This is the easiest way for me to see their color.

 

[gwhunran]

Me too, but I haven't set it up yet... going to make a closet-size drying room. I am going to add a drain tube to the reservoir, so it drains itself.

I am retired now so I have plenty of time to check on mine. I can run the de-humidifier for several days before it needs to be emptied but I empty it once a day out of habit.
I have to make myself only mess with the plants twice a day or I would be living there and the wife would not be happy.

 

[gwhunran]

Hawaii Maui Waui
Day 61 since flip

Morning check, everything fine.

AC put back in recirc. mode to combat higher temps. and humidity.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 61 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 61 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 61 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 61 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 61 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 61 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 61 flower

 

[gwhunran]

Hawaii Maui Waui
Day 62 since flip

Normally this would be res. change day but I am going to keep the current res. going and just keep the PH in the zone and top up with water every day through Saturday then switch to flush. I will continue to take pictures of buds daily to help me gauge the trichs. The girls are still drinking, maybe a little slower. The PH actually went up since yesterday, 1st time in a long time

The light height and power level remain unchanged.

The AC is in recirc. mode due to higher temps and humidity. The fans are set to maximum.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip
Individual bud pics with trich close-ups next post.

 

[gwhunran]

Hawaii Maui Waui
Day 62 flower
Individual bud pics with closeups, my easiest way of seeing trich development.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 flower

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Next images taken outside, overcast skies.

 

[gwhunran]

Hawaii Maui Waui
Day 62 since flip
Individual bud pics outside, overcast skies.

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

Hawaii Maui Waui, Day 62 since flip

 

[cbdhemp808]

Seeing any amber trichs yet?

 

[gwhunran]

Seeing any amber trichs yet?

I can't say I've seen any. I believe they are more cloudy but there are still a lot of clear ones. I am checking daily now.

And they are still drinking. I noticed the water level down a little from yesterday afternoon's top up, on this mornings check.

 

[gwhunran]

Hawaii Maui Waui
Day 63 since flip

Around day 50 of flower, I removed a couple of crowded buds and have been letting them dry out(two weeks). I tried a couple of small bowls this morning as a wake'n bake from a clean pipe.
It didn't taste bad, but not cured
I got a good buzz, which kinda surprised me because I smoke a lot
It's a head buzz with sensation around the eyes, relaxed, not frantic.
The bud was not mature and not cured but still good. I'm hopeful.

Below, picture of my most used smoking tool. A small glass pipe. It may not hold much, but I'd rather have to load it a lot and get the taste of unburnt bud more often.

 

[cbdhemp808]

The bud was not mature and not cured but still good. I'm hopeful.

I am no expert on drying and curing... still have a long way to go in that area. However, I have a feeling that some sacred truths around drying and curing need to reassessed, and new methods explored. For one, people who vape buds instead of smoke them are having a different experience. I use moisture packets to keep my buds very crispy in the jar, because they're infinitely better in the grinder when crispy.