Help Wanted, Weed Not Cloudy

[Franklin]

It's a virus, been around for decades but really hitting marijuana grows hard right now. If you get it in your grow system it's like getting a virus in your house, mostly everyone's going to get sick, you keep bringing people into your house and they'll keep getting sick

[The3rdman]

I go thru the threads periodically and catch up. Thanks for the suggestion.

[The3rdman]

What about soil and water pH - mine is between 6.6 - 6.8 and my watering pH is between 6.2 - 6.7. I use Happy Frog with a little compost and some dry ferts.

[The3rdman]

The buds are very dense.

Watering pH between 6.2 - 6.7.

[The3rdman]

I don't think so. I have used pre-2021 (2018, 2019, 2020) seeds and I think you said this dudding issue is from 2021?

[The3rdman]

The wall voltage of the lights is 500 watts for a 2 x 5 while the manufacturer states 5000-watts. A little confusing whether to specify watts from the wall or the light rating from the supplier when discussing light intensity. But 500-watt LED seems much brighter than a 600-watt HPS.

[The3rdman]

SoOrbudgal,
The lights are Vivo-sun LED VS1000 and VS4000. Some say 5000-Watts and others say what counts is how much wattage is at the wall (500 Watts). The lights are very bright.

I go 12/12 when plants are about 12 inches. The age of the plants at flip are about 5 weeks.

I am not harvesting too soon and plants are receiving plenty of light.

[Blowdout2269]

The3rdman - I've previously been lurking on this discussion. But, I feel inclined to make a suggestion.

You have recieved a lot of helpful advice from our members, as swell as questions. Many questions. Questions that have gone unanswered. My suggestion is to read the previous responses and answer some questions. This is very likely to result in a plethora of helpful information. Good luck!

[n1netyn1ne]

Hello,
I'm no expert myself but

Have you checked pH of ALL the water going in?. (i've recently stepped up my own game.. as correctly pH'ed water going IN makes the world of difference.. like insane difference..)

GWE site says for Soil the pH of water going in.. should be between 6.0 - 7.0 pH...
but otherwise i myself aimed for tighter levels between range of 5.8 to 6.3 pH. (either way .. they do seem to like it slightly acidic)

For your past grows... have the flower buds been plumping up and stacking up nicely? (you want them filling up with that resin..then the trics should get cloudy) or do they remain thin and airy buds with clear trics? ...if thin and airy... maybe a nutrient lockout was preventing full development and delaying tric ripening.

flowering nutrients will be different than veg growth nutrients... and they all get absorbed at different pH levels...even that TPS Signal needs correct pH of 5.8-6.0.... if the pH is wrong for proper nutes adsorption .. nothing gets absorbed properly.

lighting spectrum is also a huge factor in any photosynthesis... i would measure the actual wattage being drawn from the wall..or it might not be the best color spectrum to trigger full blooms.

I agree as mentioned any pics from the current setup or past grows will surely help in review the situation.

[Franklin]

My thoughts are still dudding due to continual viral infections from contaminated equipment or not waiting long enough in flower. Or wait... Are you inhaling? 😁

I'm a little unclear as to whether ANY of your grows have had potent weed?

As pointed out above, the 7 to 9 weeks is for flowering period, not for the full run.

[SoOrbudgal]

Well i hope this next few questions won't offend you but here's a list of I wanna know questions : Name of light please and true watts from the wall. Could be it's not strong enough. How old are your plants right BEFORE you flip light to 12/12 for bloom? The seed seller is what i interpet as 90days after you see first showing of hairs or beginning budlets. I do not count 6 wks of vegging at all. They can go 120 days in flower. You may just be shorting yourself do to light and or not being patient enough. Weak light takes longer to ripen.

[Bluey]

The lighting is full spectrum LED, 5000 watts, 18 inches from canopy as recommended by the manufacturer.

I think I see the issue...5000w of light 18" above canopy will burn your buds before you can.

I grow in a 45 sq ft area and am only using 2000w give or take at 26" above canopy.

What model and brand of light/s are you using and what is your canopy size...approx is fine.

[The3rdman]

The lighting is full spectrum LED, 5000 watts, 18 inches from canopy as recommended by the manufacturer. I also use a LUX meter to check light distribution. Nobody except spouse knows I grow.

[Mr.furley]

Understandable and fair, most likely your going to get a better answer with pictures then the "in my my head" view. Not sticky huh? What about you light height from plants, you burning off the terps and cromes?? Maybe detail us more of that info.

Pictures of the current grow could also be helpful just for a idea of the full set up. Someone else asked, but anybody else ever smoke you weed for a review?

[The3rdman]

The cloudy issue is definitely related to something I'm doing/not doing. I do photoperiods. In my last grow, I had two 7-9 week strains. I ran them for 12 weeks. There wasn't much change in the trichomes from week 9 to 12. Trichome development looked promising at week 6 but did not seem to mature much beyond that. It does get aromatic. Also, the weed itself is not very sticky. When trimming, I don't get much resin on my shears. The plants from last grow were robust and produced about 12 ounces of flower.

I was going to start photographs after the stretch as there is not much to see just now.