Munki's Ebb n Flow 3 x 3 SCROG 400W HPS Grow
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Congrats on a great harvest.
Heavyherb
Nug of the Month 2nd and Plant of the Month 3rd Pl
congrats dude WTG
BWC BayArea
Member of the Month: 3rd Place Winner
Nice haul munki. That was a helluva grow for a 400W. The UV make a noticable difference?
jcool09
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Munki,
Great job on the journal and congrats on winning POTM. Now it's time to enjoy the fruits of your labor...
Great job on the journal and congrats on winning POTM. Now it's time to enjoy the fruits of your labor...
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Hey, thanks so much everyone for the congratulations. I greatly appreciate the support you all have given.
I won't know weights or anything probably until the weekend. Some rain last night and today, but expect warm and dry for the rest of the week so the buds should be ready for the jars then. I will get a weight, report the results, and maybe submit a "Nug of the Month".
The UV light was never going to get me more weight. If anything, it would reduce the bud size a bit but the goal was to convert as much of the cannabinoids to THC as I could. It will be difficult to give a definite conclusion from my grow but I do feel the UV is worth it especially if the point of the grow was for hash making. Mmmmmm, hash!
I won't know weights or anything probably until the weekend. Some rain last night and today, but expect warm and dry for the rest of the week so the buds should be ready for the jars then. I will get a weight, report the results, and maybe submit a "Nug of the Month".
The UV light was never going to get me more weight. If anything, it would reduce the bud size a bit but the goal was to convert as much of the cannabinoids to THC as I could. It will be difficult to give a definite conclusion from my grow but I do feel the UV is worth it especially if the point of the grow was for hash making. Mmmmmm, hash!
Sonzor
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Congrats on the plants, journal and plant of the month contest, you deserved it for sure. Good luck with the next...
Mmmmick
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great finish Munki, congrats
and thanks for doing this journal, helped me get set up and decide when to flower.
reps if I can
and thanks for doing this journal, helped me get set up and decide when to flower.
reps if I can
MI-grower
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Congratz on everything bro.. She was a beauty!!
I wish I could smoke 1 with ya
but I'll have my own in due time..lol
Much Love from the Glove
I wish I could smoke 1 with ya
but I'll have my own in due time..lolMuch Love from the Glove
KrissK70
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Great journal, I just read it all and am really impressed with the skill you have shown!!
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great finish Munki, congrats
and thanks for doing this journal, helped me get set up and decide when to flower.
reps if I can
Thanks Mmmmmick. That is one of my big hopes when I did the journal. I wanted people to be able to use it as a reference on what to do (or not to do). Timing the flip to 12/12 is one of the big decisions in ScrOG. Keep us updated on the results of your decision.
Congratz on everything bro.. She was a beauty!!
I wish I could smoke 1 with ya
Much Love from the Glove
Thanks MI-grower. I'll pass it to ya virtually.
Wow. Thank you for taking the time to read it all and the compliment. Long threads like this one are best digested over a few sittings!
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OK. Got an update. The buds dried out maybe a bit too fast but there isn't any mold. Stems would crack at 4 days (yesterday) and today stems would crack at 45 degree angle and practically would break off at 90 degree bend. We are having warm days presently so I decided that they are dry enough to go into jars.
I also have some weights and energy usage totals.
The total electricity usage except for use of fans during the drying period was 1260 KWH. Electrical costs vary by region and our area is veryu complicated with many tiers and differing costs per KWH in each tier.
From this site, Electricity Rate Comparison by State, I can estimate that my cost per KWH was 13.37 cents per KWH so total estimated energy cost comes out to $168.60.
So, what did I get for my $168.60? Here are the weight totals for each plant and the loose buds I had drying on the floor. I removed the large stems, so this is bud weight and I doubt it will drop much if any.
Plant 1 - 116.075 grams
Plant 2 - 101.661 grams
Loose Bud - 6.980 grams
Grand Total - 224.72 grams
So, in terms of energy cost alone, this crop cost 75 cents per gram. There are other costs still to add like the RO water and nutrients. Also, I am ignoring the purchase cost of equipment as it can be reused.
Now, some pics. The first set of trimmed buds are plant 1 with 4 pics (plant on left when it was growing) while the second set go to plant 2 and has 3 pics. I also show the milligram scale I have (it is pretty nice) and all the bud loosely placed in jars. Looks like a lot of bud to me ... oh yeah, cause it is!
I also have some weights and energy usage totals.
The total electricity usage except for use of fans during the drying period was 1260 KWH. Electrical costs vary by region and our area is veryu complicated with many tiers and differing costs per KWH in each tier.
From this site, Electricity Rate Comparison by State, I can estimate that my cost per KWH was 13.37 cents per KWH so total estimated energy cost comes out to $168.60.
So, what did I get for my $168.60? Here are the weight totals for each plant and the loose buds I had drying on the floor. I removed the large stems, so this is bud weight and I doubt it will drop much if any.
Plant 1 - 116.075 grams
Plant 2 - 101.661 grams
Loose Bud - 6.980 grams
Grand Total - 224.72 grams
So, in terms of energy cost alone, this crop cost 75 cents per gram. There are other costs still to add like the RO water and nutrients. Also, I am ignoring the purchase cost of equipment as it can be reused.
Now, some pics. The first set of trimmed buds are plant 1 with 4 pics (plant on left when it was growing) while the second set go to plant 2 and has 3 pics. I also show the milligram scale I have (it is pretty nice) and all the bud loosely placed in jars. Looks like a lot of bud to me ... oh yeah, cause it is!
ahhh very very nice great job bud. 
hmm, 224.72 grams = 7.92676473 ounces, i like it!!
man those buds look great bro, i can't really say much more.
great grow start to finish, cant wait to see what you do next.
wish i was you right now, gonna be dry for a while.
you are no longer a munki, you are now a crazy ass ape who can grow some nice sh*t!! congrats on the heavy harvest!
And damn 75 cents a gram!!
And damn 75 cents a gram!!
Mmmmick
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nice friggin haul Munki, looks mighty tasty too.
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Thanks everyone! Got the 1/4 ounce of loose buds in a container to smoke while the rest cures. Smokes fine now but hoping for a more complex flavor later on in the cure.
I hope the idea of using devices like the "kill-a-watt" meter for measuring energy use is added to the more classic grams per watt measurement.
So what was my gram/watt ratio anyways? 224.72 grams / 400 watt lamp = .562
Not too shabby for a first time. Looks like I have set a pretty high bar for my next grow.
I hope the idea of using devices like the "kill-a-watt" meter for measuring energy use is added to the more classic grams per watt measurement.
So what was my gram/watt ratio anyways? 224.72 grams / 400 watt lamp = .562
Not too shabby for a first time. Looks like I have set a pretty high bar for my next grow.
I like to think grams/watt/month. time is def an integral part of efficiency, like you said you could have 400w light, but if you run it an extra month, you have used more total energy on the plant. love the numbers bro.
redolent420
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Woot Woot, Great job munki.
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