Golden Cobra and Super Silver Haze CBD 2-300wLEDs & 600wHPS in soil 2017

[Dogweed]

6th week and I did a thing.

I switched to 12/12 and added the 600w HPS light to the middle of the tent and moved the LEDs to either side of it. I rearranged the plants so the SSH is in the back and the Cobra is in the front. Each getting their own LED with the HPS in the middle. The temps immediately jumped to the upper 80's so Im dealing with that once again. Im able to keep it to the lower 80's with the HPS at 50% but Im hoping the weather cools a bit more and I can bump the % up a bit on the light.
Earlier in the week the SSH was showing signs of slight Iron Def. so during the next 2 watering I lowered the ph a bit and it seems to have rid the problem.

so far heat has been the biggest issue in the 3 grows I've done in this tent. Im seriously considering buying either 1 large or 2 medium sized LED's and using only LEDs. Or I might even reverse what I have now, and get a 600w LED and add 2 150w hps. A friend of mine uses 1 300w led and 2 150w hps for a single plant in his tent and he averages 6-8 oz in a 2x2 tent.

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[Locked]

Looking super healthy. If you have the money I would just go all LED. Once I switched I didn't once think about firing up another HID light. I use HO T5's for Veg and all LED for Flower. I got sold on the benefits of LED and have not looked back. jmo

 

[Dogweed]

So I missed a week but all you missed was the transition of them showing no hairs to a bunch of hairs. Also the SSH has become an absolute fish when it comes to drinking water. She'll take a gallon a day and still want more. While the Golden Cobra is still happy with 1/2g every other day.

Feeding is starting to switch into the flowering nutrients. Week 6 and 7 of the FF feeding scheduled so far.
Today I did substitute the FF nutrients for 3-4 drops of BloomBastic. Might be a bit early for this but i don't use it much through out the flower, maybe 3 times between now and flush.

The SSH is giving me lots of tops nice and evenly spread out. While the Cobra has a few really nice tops but a lot of them have found themselves crowding each other. The next time I update there's a good chance I'll have everything re-tied down. Any suggestions on when I should or if I should defoliate?

Top photo is Golden Cobra
Middle is Golden Cobra in front and Super Silver Haze CBD
Bottom is the SSH canopy

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[Lesso]

Looks nice. Real healthy

 

[Dogweed]

Thanks Lesso, I'll admit this grow has gone pretty smooth so far. I find proper ph can eliminate most problems before they even begin.

I believe this is the 9th week of growing and the 2nd-3rd week of flower (20 days after the 12/12 flip)

The Cobra is starting to cotton tail nicely. I do wish that I had let it grow up a bit more before I tied it over to LST. There is a lot of bud tops densely packed together, if I gave it more time it probably would have spaced out a little nicer. The Silver Haze on the other hand has very evenly spaced tops.
All in all they are still going strong and are starting to enter the fun stage of growing...

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[Dogweed]

Did some defoliation today. They look so sad now, but will appreciate it later.

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[Dogweed]

10th Week and Im roughly 1/2 way through flower.
Earlier this week we had a power outage for a few days, luckily I have a gen and didnt lose any sleep over it. I did turn off the HPS while the power was out just to keep the strain off the gen. I dont think the plants even knew it happened.

At this point both plants have slowed way down in the vertical growth, Im going to assume they are close to done growing and now are in full flower mode. This week was also the last week they get "grow" in the feeding and @ 1/2 strength.
The Cobra is frosting up nicely. Im looking forward to seeing how frosted they get, Moxie specializes in extracts so I have high hopes for them.
I also included a picture of my feeding notes. Where you see a week # that means I followed the FoxFarm recommended dose of that week. And anywhere it just has a Ph#, it's just water.

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[Dogweed]

Another week down,

So in the last 2 weeks Ive lost power a couple of times, nothing major but the last time I had the window open and the room dropped to 50* for a few hours before I was able to hook the gen. back up. The tent has also been dropping to 65-63 at night. I loaned out my little tent heater so not much I can do until I get it back. However since the weather has cooled off significantly, I was able to push the 600w HPS to 100% power and keep the day time temps around 78-80. Bringing the total light wattage to around 840w in a 1m tent.

The SSH has been a little sad looking lately. The leaves seem to droop a bit, almost like over water or the early stages of under water. But Ive let it go an extra day without water and doesn't seem to wilt any more but never picked up either. The bucket was definitely dry, it was super light to pick up. Today I gave it an extra watering to see if it reacts to that. The color seems good, maybe slightly light colored but it only looks like that when you compare it to the Cobra which is a dark green.
Other than the water, anyone have any ideas? maybe the cold nights?

On a more positive note. The Golden Cobra has really started to frost over and has formed an aroma of tangerine. The smell is a very sweet citrus, you can smell the tangie just being around the tent even with a carbon filter. Im getting supper excited about this one. I love fruity sweet buds.


Top photos are Super Silver Haze and from the unfiltered HPS shot down its Golden Cobra

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[Dogweed]

The Super Silver Haze is starting to show signs of distress. Leaves have turned down and started to yellow. Im not entirely sure what it is yet. The pH from the run off I got this morning was 6.3 from water that went in as 6.6, so I think Im good as far as pH. My 1st thought is the heat from turning the HPS up is roasting it, so I raised the lights a few inches (they are about maxed out now). My 2nd thought is that it may want more nitrogen? Its last feeding with grow nuts was Saturday and 1/2 strength at that. Its still getting fed, just not anymore grow. Im wondering should I feed her a little longer than the cobra due to its longer flower period?

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[Dogweed]

12th week and not much has changed since last week. The Cobra has bulked up a bit but otherwise looks and smells about the same as last week. Still has a pungent Tangie citrus smell to it and the hairs are becoming bright orange. I have to double check the dates I started it on but I believe I'm 2 weeks from harvest. Getting to be the fun time.
The SSH did react well to going backwards 2 weeks in the nut schedule so Ill continue from there. It was my mistake for starting 2 seeds with a big difference in flower times and keeping them on the same schedule. The flowers are developing nicely though and are starting to form a slight citrus smell (could just be the tangie).

 

[Rosebud]

What a delightful journal you have here. Thank you so much for doing this. What a treat. mojo for the finish.

 

[Dogweed]

Thank you Rose, its been fun keeping a journal.

13 weeks in and 2 weeks left on the Golden Cobra and 4 weeks left on the Silver Haze. Beyond that, the plants are happy happy. the Cobra is just entering the stage where it shows the lack of nutrients. I'll do a flush in a day or 2 just to loosen up the salts. The buds are super dense and covered in a nice layer of frost. The SSH is doing just fine too, its buds are much longer and are starting to form their own nice aroma, its hard to describe but its sweet and earthy with a slight spice to it.

Now I just have to figure out how Im going to harvest and dry the cobra. I typically use the tent to dry in to keep the smell down, but I rushed this grow and over looked the flower times for each. The SSH is going to be going for a few weeks past the Cobra so... I might build a box and run my intake air for the tent from the box to draw the odor in, but that may be way too much air movement and dry it out in a few hours. I also have an extra carbon filter and inline fan I may put everything in a closet and just recycle the air through the filter.

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[Lesso]

They stacked up really nice for you. Good work. I used to use a large refrigerator box to dry in. I ran a line through each side and hung branches on coat hangers. I put a small fan at the bottom of the box and aimed it at the wall for air movement. It worked pretty well.

 

[Dogweed]

Week 14
This last week, Ive been getting the tent a bit too cold for my liking. It dips down to about 61-63 through the nights and once it got down to 57. Id like it at 65, but the plants seem to be doing alright.
1 more to go for the Cobra according to the #'s, but she'll probably go another week and a half to 2 weeks. She's been getting only water and a little bit of sledgehammer for the last couple days. I'll hit her a time or 2 more like that then just straight water until chop chop. Her smell is amazing, I cant get over it. I do have a bias for citrus smells though.
The Silver haze is doing good. Shes filling in nicely and I suspect she will have some fat buds in 3-4 weeks. Her odor is more of a spice.

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[Dogweed]

Boy I thought today was gonna be the day to take the Cobra down but she is still a little clear. As far as the grow goes, nothing has changed much, everything seems to be pretty consistent. Temps with lights on rises to 80 then drops to 75 once the fans turn on. With lights off 60-63. Watering has been just ph'd water for the cobra for the last week or so and the SSH will be on a water only diet within the next few days. I think 1 more feeding for her will do.

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[Dogweed]

12/21 HARVESTED the Cobra!

And boy oh boy does she smell! I took the dog for a walk 1/2 through trimming and when I got back into the garage I could smell it. The Tangie really came out in this one. The citrus is almost eye watering. I was also pleasantly surprised to find all of the bud that hid under the top canopy to be rather well developed. Usually I will leave the lower buds on a few extra days to allow them to get their color and bulk up a bit. But these guys where pretty good and colorful so I took them too.
The overall job of trimming was very easy for this girl. The tops were mostly bud and not a whole lot of leaves. The leaves that were there were easy to get at. Only thing that slowed me down was the amount of scissor hash and finger resin.
Now its just 5-12 days of drying then to the jars! I would call that plant a success! Cant wait to give you guys a smoke report. MERRY Christmas!

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[Dogweed]

Happy NEW YEAR everyone! Hope you're all bringing in the new year right.

So the final tally for the cobras weigh-in is 125g. Kinda was hoping for closer to 200 but its a really nice 125. Most of the buds from the top down to the bottom are consistent, not much lagging behind on the lower buds which was nice. When you pop open a jar you get hit with a warm sweet citrus smell. Reminds me of Tang. Its too early to give a good smoke report but early "tests" give me a good uplifting head high with a mellow body. The taste is ok at first but it will come out with curing. Right now the inhale is very citrusy but the exhale seems stale, then you get hit with an after taste that matches its smell. Over all so far I like this bud, I will definitely be excited the next time I pop one of these seeds.

The Super Silver Haze is hanging in there. I stopped feeding it way way to early. She should still produce but Im pretty sure I cut the final weight back quite a bit. The buds are super sticky and smell awesome of sour lemon and spice but they seem a bit light and airy. I was planning on taking her early this week but I might let it go until next weekend and hope she bulks up a bit.

No matter how good or bad last year was, here's to a better 2018!! Happy New Year!

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[bombbudpuffa]

Incredible grow Dogweed. I'm sorry I missed it until now. Looks like that LED did it's job. Nice, fat buds.

 

[Dogweed]

Thank you Bombbudpuffa, it feels like this grow has gone on forever. But on that note, this will be the last update while I have a living plant. I plan on sending the haze into a dark period on Wednesday and cutting her down Friday or Saturday.
Here are a few pictures of her as she is now. Not much has changed, she has started to fox tail slightly but not much and the trichomes are still mostly clear. About 75% clear, 25% milky.

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[Dogweed]

With this grow coming to an end, its time to start planning the next one. Would you guys/gals like to see another journal pop up with a couple other strains? I think Im gonna drop a Candida from Medical Marijuana Genetics and a freebie Lemon Cake from Heavyweight. Both have 9-10 week flower times so I shouldn't run into the issue where one plant is harvested 3 weeks before the other.