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Fluffy buds
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9fingerleafs
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During the summer months the heat and the extended light period make it impossible to get round dense buds. They get elongated and fluffy.
You would have to do some light depravation. Providing at least 12 hours of complete darkness and still the temperature may be enough to stretch them
You would have to do some light depravation. Providing at least 12 hours of complete darkness and still the temperature may be enough to stretch them
9fingerleafs
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That's just mono potassium phosphate (mkp) it's great for ripening and accelerates the swelling and weight gain but it does not change the structure of the bud
9fingerleafs
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Ohh yeah. It does work. I use pure mkp for the bulk up just like you.
But if you keep your light on 13 or 14 hours a day during flowering and turn off your ac and you'll see the problem we outdoor growers have flowering in the summer. The plant just keep stretching like it does during the transition to flower resulting in sparse elongated buds. It's not a density issue by itself. The calyx clusters grow separated from one another and no matter how swollen and dense there's space between them. Sometimes even several millimeters. Its obviously also strain dependant but in general this results in a perceived lack of density/shape
But if you keep your light on 13 or 14 hours a day during flowering and turn off your ac and you'll see the problem we outdoor growers have flowering in the summer. The plant just keep stretching like it does during the transition to flower resulting in sparse elongated buds. It's not a density issue by itself. The calyx clusters grow separated from one another and no matter how swollen and dense there's space between them. Sometimes even several millimeters. Its obviously also strain dependant but in general this results in a perceived lack of density/shape
9fingerleafs
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I just took some picture of s couple of strain that got too stretched due to what I'm explaining. The calyxes are hard and meaty. Swollen but sparse. I out your handle of the piece of paper so you know I just took them. Normally buth these strains are very dense but this was the hottest summer I've ever grown in and it shows
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9fingerleafs
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Also went outside and took some pics of the plants that are still flowering. Showing the shitty structure. Elongated colas and foxtailing
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9fingerleafs
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Very welcome my friend. It's really hard to grow outdoors outside the July to October window. I'm going to post a video of my little operation so people get an idea of what I'm doing