Mars 1600 LED, 5x5 tent, 4 plants

Sad news. I was doing some branch support on the big girl outside when 10 minutes later I heard a crack and the top 1/3 fell over. I screwed up and supported lower branchs by hanging them off the main trunk up higher. Really I screwed up by not setting up a big cage for the whole thing early on. Lesson learned, I really didn't think it'd get anywhere near this large. So a buddy helped support the top while I gorilla taped it back into position. Going to hammer in some taller Tbars to support the top but not sure if it'll survive wind and whatnot.

Here's a pic of happier times, yesterday right before it fell over.

 

Thought I'd throw up a few pics of the lady in green outside. The lemon kush is really starting to produce trichomes. The buds are going to be insanely thick the way it's shaping up. Probably over 30 big main colas and then untold numbers of other budded branches. Crazy time.

 

Ha! So true. Now that it's legal here in Oregon, I'm going to have a lot more help with the harvest and processing.

 

I kept it at highs of ~82 and lows of ~72. I had an 8", 400 cfm, exhaust fan running 24/7. I actually had to run a heater during lights off in the winter as the tent is in an unheated/non-ac basement. The heater was triggered by a thermostat.

I've had a monster cannabis bush outside all summer in 90-100+ and it loves it. I think the main thing you need to focus on is fresh air, humidity, and temps at the plant tops from radiant heat.

 

I think I'm going to be harvesting the big girl outside this weekend and subsequent days. Some parts are getting amber trichs while others are cloudy/clear. Half the bush has dark green foliage while the other half is turning light green. Weird.

Here are some pics...

 

Ya, they can definitely fatten up a good bit more but I do prefer a much more light, creative, energetic kind of high. I also have a short window to harvest (having kids and all) and this weekend is it. This isn't about weight for me anyway. I'll give a lot of this harvest away and still have plenty for me. And I'll be starting a new run of 4 plants indoors soon too. Some of them are pretty amber though so I think it may be time regardless...at least for half of the bush.

 

Well, I planted this girl (as a 4 leaf start) outside in mid April so she's had plenty of time to do her thing. I actually had to protect her from a couple of frosts but she's tough as nails. I definitely recommend this Lemon Kush from Female Seeds Co. When I grew her indoors she was the toughest, most easy going plant of the bunch too. Also, of the three strains I grew indoors, this is most people's favorite so far.