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I use cheap fans, too, but most of them only have two speeds that are too powerful for my small tent. I use them in my 2x4.
This is my second one of these. They have 10 speeds, and the slower speeds are better for the small tent. ACI says they shouldn't run continuously, so I use the controller to put them on an intermittent duty cycle--something like 45 minutes on and 15 minutes off. (I run the cheap fans continuously and keep a spare.) Other than setting on/off times, I can't think of a reason to have a clip fan on a controller. They can run without one and oscillation can't be set from the controller. So, if a controller or slow speeds aren't needed, then cheap fans may be the better option.
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dope, appreciate the info!
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It's day 3 of the 6th week since the flip for the Black Jack grow. They were watered with supplements yesterday. I can't find any pistils that are changing color yet. My guess is they have at least another 4 weeks left. I'm still thinking about a partial harvest, but that decision will have to wait. The last time they were fed was about 3 weeks ago.
The Amnesia Haze plants are doing well. They were watered with supplements two days ago. They didn't do much for a long time, but now they're really beginning to grow well. I'm hoping I can keep them in veg till the Black Jacks are done so I can move these to the bigger tent. They'll have much more room there. Then I'll shut down the tent they're in to reconfigure it. I have the new ACI 69 Pro and the inline fan installed, but still need to configure the heater and humidifier for the new controller.
Once the tent is ready, I'll move the little clone plant at the bottom of the picture back into this tent so it can finish in style. It seems healthy, but is slow growing like the others. The internodal distances are much shorter and that's a difference.
The Amnesia Haze plants are doing well. They were watered with supplements two days ago. They didn't do much for a long time, but now they're really beginning to grow well. I'm hoping I can keep them in veg till the Black Jacks are done so I can move these to the bigger tent. They'll have much more room there. Then I'll shut down the tent they're in to reconfigure it. I have the new ACI 69 Pro and the inline fan installed, but still need to configure the heater and humidifier for the new controller.
Once the tent is ready, I'll move the little clone plant at the bottom of the picture back into this tent so it can finish in style. It seems healthy, but is slow growing like the others. The internodal distances are much shorter and that's a difference.
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I finished converting my smaller tent to the AC Infinity controller 69 Pro. I used the same settings for both tents. Now that this is done, I'm tempted to change to a light that can take advantage of the controller's sunrise and sunset feature. The light that's in the tent now may be too powerful for the tent, so I've been thinking about changing the light for a while. If I decide to do it, I'd probably do it before starting my next grows in the fall.
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My usual Saturday grow diary update...
I think I've dialed in my smaller tent. The Controller 69 and the inline fan made the difference. While tweaking the settings on the controllers, I decided to lower the target humidity from 60% to 55% with a 2% buffer. The plants seem to be okay with the change. The temperature is set to 76º with a 2º buffer. It's nice to have the same type of controllers in both tents.
The flowering Black Jacks are developing nice-looking colas and the pistils are beginning to change color. The buds are getting heavy, so I've had to add support for some of them. They're in the 7th week since the flip. There are signs of too much N, but I don't think there's much that can be done about it now. Downward curling leaf tips are most noticeable after watering. The last time they were fed was 3 1/2 weeks ago. I'm seeing very few fading leaves. I'm hoping for a good harvest in a few weeks.
The three Amnesia Haze plants are also doing well. Two of them are waiting to move to the big tent (2x4) for flowering. So, they need to stay in veg for a few more weeks, even though they're close to being ready to flip. I can't flip the tent they're in because there's also a young clone in the tent.
This little clone plant is also waiting for the plants in the big tent to finish. It will stay in the smaller tent. It clearly needs more attention. I believe I'm seeing several problems. Maybe too much N and too little K. It was growing slowly until I started spraying the top of the soil once a day with plain water. Thinking about the perched water table, the pot might be too tall and narrow, so the roots weren't deep enough to reach enough water for the plant to grow. It responded well to moistening the top layer of the soil, but then, with the accelerated growth, nutrient problems appeared. I can't up-pot it yet because there's not enough room in the tent. I am thinking about adding some Great White.
I think I've dialed in my smaller tent. The Controller 69 and the inline fan made the difference. While tweaking the settings on the controllers, I decided to lower the target humidity from 60% to 55% with a 2% buffer. The plants seem to be okay with the change. The temperature is set to 76º with a 2º buffer. It's nice to have the same type of controllers in both tents.
The flowering Black Jacks are developing nice-looking colas and the pistils are beginning to change color. The buds are getting heavy, so I've had to add support for some of them. They're in the 7th week since the flip. There are signs of too much N, but I don't think there's much that can be done about it now. Downward curling leaf tips are most noticeable after watering. The last time they were fed was 3 1/2 weeks ago. I'm seeing very few fading leaves. I'm hoping for a good harvest in a few weeks.
The three Amnesia Haze plants are also doing well. Two of them are waiting to move to the big tent (2x4) for flowering. So, they need to stay in veg for a few more weeks, even though they're close to being ready to flip. I can't flip the tent they're in because there's also a young clone in the tent.
This little clone plant is also waiting for the plants in the big tent to finish. It will stay in the smaller tent. It clearly needs more attention. I believe I'm seeing several problems. Maybe too much N and too little K. It was growing slowly until I started spraying the top of the soil once a day with plain water. Thinking about the perched water table, the pot might be too tall and narrow, so the roots weren't deep enough to reach enough water for the plant to grow. It responded well to moistening the top layer of the soil, but then, with the accelerated growth, nutrient problems appeared. I can't up-pot it yet because there's not enough room in the tent. I am thinking about adding some Great White.
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My Saturday grow diary update:
I'm out of tent space. I have plants in three stages of growth and the younger plants are waiting for the oldest plants to finish. There isn't much to be done till the flowering plants are harvested.
In tent one, the Black Jacks are in their 8th week of flowering. I'm guessing the bigger of the two could be harvested in about two weeks. About a third of the pistils have changed color, so I started looking at the trichomes and most appear cloudy. The rest are still clear. The smaller of the two plants looks like it will need three or four weeks. The big plant is crowding it.
In tent two, there are three Amnesia Haze. Two were grown from seed and the third is a clone, so it's much smaller. The larger plants recently had a growth spurt. They look like they are ready to flower but there's not enough room in the tent. So, they're waiting for the Black Jacks in tent one to be harvested. I'm thinking about bending the tops.
The little clone in tent two isn't getting enough light because it's in the shade of the larger plants. So, it's starting to stretch. It will need to be up-potted soon, too. I plan to put it in a 5-gallon pot. I'll be using mycorrhizae, too.
Some pictures:
Here are the two flowering Black Jack plants in the larger of the two tents. They're the same strain, but they grew very differently. The one on the right is the master of the tent. The one on the left is a slow-growing mutant. I'm thinking of harvesting the big one before the small one to make room in the tent for the larger of the Amnesia Haze.
Here, in the smaller tent, are the Amnesia Haze plants. The two big ones suddenly decided to grow rapidly, after growing slowly since they were seedlings. The one in the back is about six inches from the light. I raised the light as far as it would go earlier in the week. I'm hoping to be able to transfer it to the big tent within a few weeks. I'm not sure if I'll be able to avoid topping or bending the two main stems. The smaller one should be able to stay in this tent for a while longer. Then there's the little clone at the bottom. It should be able to finish in this tent. It is starting to stretch because it's in the shade of the big plants, so after I took the picture, I put it on a stand to raise it up about 12 inches. That should help it.
Finally, here is a picture of a mother and child that decided to graze in front of our kitchen window. They weren't interested in posing.
I'm out of tent space. I have plants in three stages of growth and the younger plants are waiting for the oldest plants to finish. There isn't much to be done till the flowering plants are harvested.
In tent one, the Black Jacks are in their 8th week of flowering. I'm guessing the bigger of the two could be harvested in about two weeks. About a third of the pistils have changed color, so I started looking at the trichomes and most appear cloudy. The rest are still clear. The smaller of the two plants looks like it will need three or four weeks. The big plant is crowding it.
In tent two, there are three Amnesia Haze. Two were grown from seed and the third is a clone, so it's much smaller. The larger plants recently had a growth spurt. They look like they are ready to flower but there's not enough room in the tent. So, they're waiting for the Black Jacks in tent one to be harvested. I'm thinking about bending the tops.
The little clone in tent two isn't getting enough light because it's in the shade of the larger plants. So, it's starting to stretch. It will need to be up-potted soon, too. I plan to put it in a 5-gallon pot. I'll be using mycorrhizae, too.
Some pictures:
Here are the two flowering Black Jack plants in the larger of the two tents. They're the same strain, but they grew very differently. The one on the right is the master of the tent. The one on the left is a slow-growing mutant. I'm thinking of harvesting the big one before the small one to make room in the tent for the larger of the Amnesia Haze.
Here, in the smaller tent, are the Amnesia Haze plants. The two big ones suddenly decided to grow rapidly, after growing slowly since they were seedlings. The one in the back is about six inches from the light. I raised the light as far as it would go earlier in the week. I'm hoping to be able to transfer it to the big tent within a few weeks. I'm not sure if I'll be able to avoid topping or bending the two main stems. The smaller one should be able to stay in this tent for a while longer. Then there's the little clone at the bottom. It should be able to finish in this tent. It is starting to stretch because it's in the shade of the big plants, so after I took the picture, I put it on a stand to raise it up about 12 inches. That should help it.
Finally, here is a picture of a mother and child that decided to graze in front of our kitchen window. They weren't interested in posing.
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Saturday Grow Diary Update — July 15th
All the plants appear to be healthy. I'm waiting for the Black Jacks to finish so I can move the Amnesia Haze to the bigger tent, which has become the flowering tent. The smaller tent seems to work well for vegetation—for a while. So, I seem to be learning the value of having separate tents that are specialized for the stages of plant growth. I just need to do better at timing sprouting and growth to avoid a bottleneck in the queue.
I don't know where I'll dry and cure the plants. I thought about buying a wardrobe box, the type used for moving, but the price for one box is $25. That's $11 more than a 4x8 sheet of OSB sheathing. So, for a moment, I considered making a box, but I still don't have a place to put it. Last time, I used the tent I grew the plants in. I won't be able to do that this time, so it seems I'll need to clean a closet.
Black Jacks: Waiting for buds to ripen can test a person's patience. So, it's understandable how some growers might harvest too soon. These plants are three days into their ninth week of 12/12. I'm optimistic about having a good yield. These aren't getting any more nutrients from here to harvest.
Plant #1. It looks like this plant will finish before #2, probably near the end of July. When it's harvested, Amnesia Haze #1 will take its place. I decided to try molasses. I added two tablespoons of molasses to one gallon of water. I only did it with this plant so I could compare it to the other plant.
Here's a picture of the best cola on this plant:
Plant #2. This one might be one or two weeks behind #1. That might be due to much of it being in #1's shade. I plan to move it closer to the light when #1 is harvested.
Here's a picture of a cola from this plant:
Amnesia Haze: Some growers mentioned how a plant can grow slowly and then suddenly change to rapid growth. These plants did that. They were painfully slow growing during their early life. Now, the problem has become how to slow their growth while they wait for the flowering tent. I suspect they'll take a long time to ripen, too.
Plant #1. I decided to take about six inches off the two main stems. I am conservative about pruning plants, so I've been slow to cut the tops. They're almost to the light, though, so this will have to be done soon, as in, today.
Plant #2. This plant should be fine as it is till the flowering tent is ready.
Plant #3. This is a clone from #1. It's in a one-gallon pot. As soon as there's space in the veg tent, this plant will be transplanted to a five-gallon pot.
Clones. I've decided to try to clone the tops from #1. I don't know what I will do with them if they root. Getting some practice at cloning won't hurt, though, so I'll try it to see what happens. I'm thinking growing them outside might work if they grow with the age characteristics of their much older mother plant.
Here's the last picture of the two too-tall stems on plant #1. The soil for cloning the tops is being moistened as I write this. These obviously need some defoliation. It's hard to do while they're in the tent. So, my plan is to top the big one and wait a week or so for it to recover. Then I'll pull them out and defoliate both. Soon after, there should be space in the big tent.
All the plants appear to be healthy. I'm waiting for the Black Jacks to finish so I can move the Amnesia Haze to the bigger tent, which has become the flowering tent. The smaller tent seems to work well for vegetation—for a while. So, I seem to be learning the value of having separate tents that are specialized for the stages of plant growth. I just need to do better at timing sprouting and growth to avoid a bottleneck in the queue.
I don't know where I'll dry and cure the plants. I thought about buying a wardrobe box, the type used for moving, but the price for one box is $25. That's $11 more than a 4x8 sheet of OSB sheathing. So, for a moment, I considered making a box, but I still don't have a place to put it. Last time, I used the tent I grew the plants in. I won't be able to do that this time, so it seems I'll need to clean a closet.
Black Jacks: Waiting for buds to ripen can test a person's patience. So, it's understandable how some growers might harvest too soon. These plants are three days into their ninth week of 12/12. I'm optimistic about having a good yield. These aren't getting any more nutrients from here to harvest.
Plant #1. It looks like this plant will finish before #2, probably near the end of July. When it's harvested, Amnesia Haze #1 will take its place. I decided to try molasses. I added two tablespoons of molasses to one gallon of water. I only did it with this plant so I could compare it to the other plant.
Here's a picture of the best cola on this plant:
Plant #2. This one might be one or two weeks behind #1. That might be due to much of it being in #1's shade. I plan to move it closer to the light when #1 is harvested.
Here's a picture of a cola from this plant:
Amnesia Haze: Some growers mentioned how a plant can grow slowly and then suddenly change to rapid growth. These plants did that. They were painfully slow growing during their early life. Now, the problem has become how to slow their growth while they wait for the flowering tent. I suspect they'll take a long time to ripen, too.
Plant #1. I decided to take about six inches off the two main stems. I am conservative about pruning plants, so I've been slow to cut the tops. They're almost to the light, though, so this will have to be done soon, as in, today.
Plant #2. This plant should be fine as it is till the flowering tent is ready.
Plant #3. This is a clone from #1. It's in a one-gallon pot. As soon as there's space in the veg tent, this plant will be transplanted to a five-gallon pot.
Clones. I've decided to try to clone the tops from #1. I don't know what I will do with them if they root. Getting some practice at cloning won't hurt, though, so I'll try it to see what happens. I'm thinking growing them outside might work if they grow with the age characteristics of their much older mother plant.
Here's the last picture of the two too-tall stems on plant #1. The soil for cloning the tops is being moistened as I write this. These obviously need some defoliation. It's hard to do while they're in the tent. So, my plan is to top the big one and wait a week or so for it to recover. Then I'll pull them out and defoliate both. Soon after, there should be space in the big tent.
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These hopeful clones are in their third day. They look okay to me. The RH was 67% when I took the picture. There is some slight wilting. I have continued to mist the leaves every few hours during the day.
There are signs of Mg deficiency on the right plant. That must mean that the mother plant needs some Mg. She's due for watering today, so I'll supplement her water. I'm not sure what to do about the clone here. Maybe sprinkling some Epsom Salts on her soil might help.
I'm thinking about how long I should keep some water in the saucers. My last clone seemed to start growing when I let them dry, but that was after about a week. So, it's probably too soon.
There are signs of Mg deficiency on the right plant. That must mean that the mother plant needs some Mg. She's due for watering today, so I'll supplement her water. I'm not sure what to do about the clone here. Maybe sprinkling some Epsom Salts on her soil might help.
I'm thinking about how long I should keep some water in the saucers. My last clone seemed to start growing when I let them dry, but that was after about a week. So, it's probably too soon.
