Nice plants but rh has nothing to do with powdery mildews growth it grows in all conditions.Oh I wasn’t speaking in regards to mildew... just want his ladies to be able to breathe.
Trust me... I believe in airflow. Lol!
But RH is very important too.
I tend to go overboard. Lol!
No mildew in there. Lol!
God I’m glad that grow is over. Those mites were hell.I absolutely love all the fan action!
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Understood, I don’t have much knowledge in the mildew realm... never had to combat it. Now mites on the other hand... I have some stories. Lol!
You recovered from it better than most though. It was very impressive to watch you work and I sent off to Arbico for a catalogue after seeing your results.
thanks for chatting i love this stuff.
Thanks Em... you, Shed, and Salt got me through it.
In flower you run a bit lower RH due to the possibility of bud rot. I’m sure there are other reasons, but that’s been my understanding.
In flower you run a bit lower RH due to the possibility of bud rot. I’m sure there are other reasons, but that’s been my understanding.
The folks that argue with the chart say that that it’s referring to the leaf temperature. I’m sure that’s correct, but any common sensual person would know to deviate from the chart accordingly if you are taking an ambient temperature reading.
If you want to be very accurate, you’ll need to get a laser thermometer. I think there’s enough wiggle room to go without though. At least in my case there is.
You should be good around 50-60%. Let the temp drop 10F if you can at night. It makes them do some really neat things. Fall colors come out, and I personally believe it pushes out more trics.
Rumors say that they go into a “finishing” or “protective” state, causing them to explode.
A week before I planned to harvest, I let them dry out almost like I do in veg. (Veg and Flower watering techniques differ), then I do a full watering, but with my last grow, instead of letting them go back into the lights, I held them in the dark. 1 for 24 hours, 1 for 48 hours, 72 hours, and another 96.
Without a doubt, 48-72 hours in the dark before harvest, your buds will develop so many more trics, and will be noticeably stickier.
I harvested 6 total this last run. 2 strains without the dark, and the same strains (sister clones) held over in the dark.
The AK that I held over looked like someone hit it with a clear coat. Craziest buds I’ve ever seen.
I’ll stop now....doobie got me rambling. Lol!
a big noticeable difference, isn't it? Let people know... lets move this out of myth territory and into the light (so to speak)
Jack Herer held over for 48hr in the dark.
You brought up a very interesting fine point, and one that I am going to agree with. I have been doing the opposite, and I tend to time it for a watering day to set them in the dark. I have noted the musty smell afterward and too much humidity in the death tent but failed to notice that this was due to a lack of water use or realize that in the dark, transpiration would have to slow way down. I am going to make sure to have them almost ready to be watered this next time... not quite wilting yet, but knowing it would have surely started happening during the extended dark period if there had been light.
I did not. I let them get fairly dry, then give them a final watering before I pulled them out. They don’t use it up within the 36-72 hour time frame.
