Jungle Joseph
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It's been freezing here, frosty in the morning (not that I'm up that earlyThanks Joe! I'm really looking forward to her buds. The colder nights have turned her a dark purple. Today in the sun.
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It's been freezing here, frosty in the morning (not that I'm up that earlyThanks Joe! I'm really looking forward to her buds. The colder nights have turned her a dark purple. Today in the sun.
Thanks Shed! It's quite neat that purple vein that sometimes travels up the trichome stalk, I wonder what it's made up of.Excellent trich shots as usual Stunger, and it's interesting that the green SLH has more purple trichomes than the purple MS!
Hi Tra, my camera is quite basic, it has a fixed lens and no zoom, on it's own it is definitely not good for closeups.Good morning Stung
How do you get such good glitter shots?
I try and try.
Thanks for that.Hi Tra, my camera is quite basic, it has a fixed lens and no zoom, on it's own it is definitely not good for closeups.
For magnification I use a 'clip on' attachment by Raynox. I actually have 2 of their products a DCR-250 which @Lady Cannafan uses and has shown --> here. And also a slightly stronger one, the Raynox MSN-202 which I use most often.
These clip ons behave the same as the closeup lenses that folks use to clip on to their mobile phones for increased magnification of their images.
However the Raynox lenses also have a thread and as my camera's fixed lens has a thread for filter use, I utilise a 'step-down ring' to directly screw the Raynox on to my lens for a more secure fit that then won't fly off if I accidentally bump it.
I can even screw the 2 raynox closeup lens together for huge magnification but the resulting depth of focus is massively reduced and without special lighting and tripod stabilisation there is not enough light to make a good useable image.
The other thing, because I am mostly hand holding the camera I try to use a high shutter speed of 1/1000 or 1/2000th of a second to reduce any hand shaking and wind movement of the plants that will result in blurring of the picture.
I would recommend the Raynox closeup lens but if using the stronger one (MSN-202) it would probably be best suited to a camera that can provide a shutter speed of 1/1000th of a second, if hand holding the camera. If the camera is super stable by using a tripod or resting it upon something stable, and the plant is very still then yes, then you should be able to take closeup photos fine with a slower shutter speed.
Well yeah, and that's not even all of it. We don't disclose the entire menu up front for fear of scaring new growers off. But don't you worry, you'll see the full list in good time.Bloody hell..... no one told me that besides the tent, the expensive light/s, fan, DWC pots, nutes etc... that I also need a good camera!!!!
And here's me thinking it would be a cheap hobby!!!![]()
Thanks Azi! The plants should like the trough considering it's got triple the soil of last year's 3 pots.Congrats on another successful harvest from the inaugural trough!
Cheers Sax! The plant never really relished the soil and my training of it, but wow, what a lovely smoke.WOW, the volume of trichomes is fantastic. You must be a proud father indeed, what a great offspring!
Bloody lovely.![]()
You had me at "already a wonderful smoke"! Beautiful harvest!Update - The Super Lemon Haze gets the chop
Greetings 420 enthusiasts!
This morning I chopped the Super Lemon Haze. She was looking tired and her trichomes were close to where I wanted them. Another week maybe for the trichomes would have good, altho according to the breeder notes she would have been ready last month!?
My thoughts in general on trichomes is that I would prefer mostly cloudy with some amber. However, going on the over all appearance of a plant, sometimes the environmental stresses like nutrition, pests, weather, damage etc, work together to age the plant to where it has had enough. At this point the Super Lemon Haze is 6 and a half months old and by my eye I have pushed her as much as I can and she is now showing deterioration where I either chop the whole plant or I take half and leave the rest for a bit longer.
My last tester of her was taken almost 2 weeks ago and at that stage she was already a wonderful smoke, I am super pleased with her smoke/vape quality and will want to grow her again. So today, rather than piddle around with carrying out a partial harvest I decided completely chop her and hang her up to dry.
The trough goes from 2 plants to just 1
Super Lemon Haze bud closeup
Super Lemon Haze trichome closeups
It was overcast and a struggle to get enough light for a decent shutter speed but this gives an idea of her final state.
On this day last year I harvested the sister plant to this year's Mulanje Sherbert. That was after several partial harvests. However this year's plant has been under less stress in the trough compared to last year's pots, and I think that's the reason she is still looking strong so I intend to let her continue for longer while she is enjoying life, and I can see what if any difference this makes to her potency, altho she is a butt kicker already.
I am really behind in catching up with everyone's grows. But thanks for dropping in, and best wishes for a great day!
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Thanks Shed! I feel that the larger soil mass of the trough may have reduced some of the heat stress conditions that plants received in their former 'aerated' pots and this perhaps allows them a longer maturity time before limbs start failing.Stunger on having the patience to let the SLH ripen to your specs (and the MS even longer!), so congratulations on another great trough harvest!
No, I am still greedy for as much as I can get!Since these plants are smaller than previous years, I'm wondering if this is closer to the perfect yield to get you from fall to fall without a lot of leftover from previous years?
Cheers Jiggi! It's nice to harvest but a bit sad to see them gone.Indeed beautiful shots and congrats on the harvest![]()
Thanks Otter! I'm quite rapt with it.You had me at "already a wonderful smoke"! Beautiful harvest!