So I just harvested my first plant yesterday! Some info about the grow: Strain: Seedsman Auto Blue Lighting: Single 200W dual-spectrum CFL bulb + reflector Medium: Soil - Canna Professional + 30% perlite Water: Tap water and lemon/lime juice for Ph up Nutrients: (All Organic) Vertafort time-release pellets, Canna Bio Flores, Blackstrap Molasses Age at harvest: ~12 weeks Here's the oldest picture I still have of her, at roughly week 7 (2 weeks into flowering) Two more photos of the main cola at week 8 And between weeks 9-10, including one of the full canopy (plant was less than 50cm tall!) And a couple at 11+ weeks And finally, the harvest, trim, and the main cola after being trimmed Will update with shots of final cured bud in a month. Let me know what you guys think and if you have any educated guesses of dried yield! I was surprised by the amount of buds I got of the plant with it being so small, and lucky it worked out after it spent the first 3 weeks of its life struggling along in a windowsill! Couple issues are that time-release veg nutrients caused leafy bud growth and lack of autumn colors, and the CFL had too poor penetration to develop the insides of buds. I'm not sure if I may have harvested too soon as well, because although when checking before harvest they seemed almost all cloudy with 10% amber (and the odd clear left dotted around), after harvesting now they all look more clear again :S Live and learn I guess, looking forward to my next harvest, a CBD Crew Med GoM Auto #1, which is more of a strain I'm interested in (this one was just a freebie from a friend).
Tough to say on the yeild. Probably around an oz. I also started out with a large CFL. I later found out that it was better to go with a 150 watt HPS. You should switch to one. You can get a sunsystem 150 watt all in one light/ballast/hood for under 100$. Maybe even 60$. You'll thank yourself later lol Now I know that people have great success with CFLs but I dunno...I think it's better to go with a small HPS.
I was considering moving to a new light (and getting a tent rather than using a cupboard) for my next plant, but was thinking of going with an LED as the low heat and power consumption is attractive to me
Just finished the QWISO extraction of the dried trim. Was so excited I didn't weigh the trim before starting, but got a return of about 0.56g. Looks good to me, about to do the all important smoke test. Pics.. The bud is on day 3 of drying and I think it's gonna be day 5 at least before it's ready, was aiming for a slow dry. Gonna be hard to wait out the 4+ week cure..!
Just finished drying today and jarred up for the cure 33g total yield, which I'm happy with! Have tried both the QWISO and a bit of the uncured bud, the potency is mid-range but the effects are very pleasant The ground bud already has a lovely smell, which I'm hoping will be intensified by the cure (and maybe a little more potency), and the QWISO has a great smooth caramel flavour. Looking forward to many more future harvests!