These are ACDC clones after 10 weeks of 12/12. Fed with Gen. Organics, Bio Thrive Bloom at about 2 Tbs. per 4 - 5 gallons. pH in 6.0, out 6.4, using Blumats to distribute the solution . They are growing in one half of a 2' x 4' grow tent, in 5 2 Gallon cloth pots, with 300W Viparsana LED lamp. There's a 100 cfm in line exhaust fan, a small desk fan for air movement, and a 30 pt Fridgidaire dehumidifier for the odd day that the humidity gets high.
Should be ready to harvest based on expected time for this strain, though trichomes still seem clear to my inexperienced eye. Previous generation of these was harvested at 8 weeks and appeared similar though it had smaller buds, possibly due to being defoliated a little less than the current crop (which still needed more). It seems also now the trichomes have less of a pronounced 'head' on them. Did I blow it and wait too long?
Prev generation produced acceptable quantity and quality of RSO, in that it seemed as affective in treating my wife's Parkinson's symptoms as the Chronic High CBD (75% CBD, 3.5% THC) we'd been buying at the dispensary (Kind Peoples Coop, Santa Cruz, CA), but I aim to do better.
I've tried adjusting watering + or -, but neither seemed to improve the appearance. My instinct then is to just harvest it even though the trichomes don't seem 'ripe' yet. Should be at least as good as the last crop, given the generally larger buds, and 2 weeks longer.
I'm interested in thoughts on this. Here are some of mine:
Maybe this strain just gets that way once it's putting all it's juice into buds for a while.
Plants are too crowded, and need more support. Possible remedies the next crop: Get another 300W lamp so I can use the whole 2' x 4' space. Start 12/12 lighting while the plants are smaller. Add a screen for ScroG. Be more on top of defoliation, and pruning low lying buds as well.
I've read, that trichome appearance at harvest has more effect on THC than on CBD, and that CBD content is not as affected by the exact harvest time either. Perhaps trichome appearance in a strain like ACDC that's expected to produce ~1:20 THC:CBD doesn't reflect the development and eventual degradation of THC to CBN, since relatively little of that is happening anyway.
Should be ready to harvest based on expected time for this strain, though trichomes still seem clear to my inexperienced eye. Previous generation of these was harvested at 8 weeks and appeared similar though it had smaller buds, possibly due to being defoliated a little less than the current crop (which still needed more). It seems also now the trichomes have less of a pronounced 'head' on them. Did I blow it and wait too long?
Prev generation produced acceptable quantity and quality of RSO, in that it seemed as affective in treating my wife's Parkinson's symptoms as the Chronic High CBD (75% CBD, 3.5% THC) we'd been buying at the dispensary (Kind Peoples Coop, Santa Cruz, CA), but I aim to do better.
I've tried adjusting watering + or -, but neither seemed to improve the appearance. My instinct then is to just harvest it even though the trichomes don't seem 'ripe' yet. Should be at least as good as the last crop, given the generally larger buds, and 2 weeks longer.
I'm interested in thoughts on this. Here are some of mine:
Maybe this strain just gets that way once it's putting all it's juice into buds for a while.
Plants are too crowded, and need more support. Possible remedies the next crop: Get another 300W lamp so I can use the whole 2' x 4' space. Start 12/12 lighting while the plants are smaller. Add a screen for ScroG. Be more on top of defoliation, and pruning low lying buds as well.
I've read, that trichome appearance at harvest has more effect on THC than on CBD, and that CBD content is not as affected by the exact harvest time either. Perhaps trichome appearance in a strain like ACDC that's expected to produce ~1:20 THC:CBD doesn't reflect the development and eventual degradation of THC to CBN, since relatively little of that is happening anyway.
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