Shov's Christmas Grow

[SantaClawz]

Mmmmmm....afghani...
Your grow is a thing of beauty, nice to have a variety.

[Shovelhandle]

The temps in the grow have been 10º lower than normal. I'm using 100% flourescents with electronic ballasts, so not much heat there. This has effected the grow as some of the buds are smaller and growth is slower. For the size of this grow I could add an HID ficture but no funds for that. A 1500 watt electric heater with fan and t'stat is overkill. So, I got a heavy duty GE Halogen 70W flood lamp. This will suply some additional lighting and lots of heat!
I have a couple of themometers set up, so I'll see how it's working out.

Thanks,

Shov

[Shovelhandle]

The Z-ghanis are not as ready as I wanted, so today I put the one plant having the most difficulty with the cool/dampness into the dark for 36 hrs preharvest. I changed the 70 W halogen flood for a 100W and that brought the temp up to 70-75º. Much better. Inspection with a microscope shows 50/50 clear and cloudy trics as well as a little bit of red spots in some.

Here's a photo of the one little Bubblegum in front of four of the Z-ghanis.
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Shov

[MVP]

Great problem solving with the 100W flood, and that Bubblegum looks yum-yum tasty!

MVP :jointsmile:

[Jerry Garcia 2007]

You got me salivating.
AWSOME job Shov!!!

How tall are they?

[iriebowl]

looks great shov. by the way im thinking bout harvesting this week and was wondering what the all dark period before harvest does?

[smokenss]

they look fucn gr8 top job shov:smokin:

[rottenfork]

they are some fat buds shov, good job how long more you going to give them? a week or two ? they look just about cooked haooy christmas eh!!!

[Shovelhandle]

Garden temps have been 75-85º lately, that's real good.

I have the first plant trimmed and hanging after 48 hours of darkness as suggested by BOG, Jorges and other smart peeps, some say it's an old wives tale.

How tall are the plants? Well, they have been broken over, so they aren't as tall as they would otherwise be. I'd say 18" average but they would have been 36" had they been left alone. Why did I do this? To keep the buds closer to the lights.

They look just about cooked in some photos, but under the microscope the trics are still 50% clear. The hairs are mostly dark though. They have been flowering for nine weeks, I think most of them will need 1-3 more weeks, especially that Bubblegum.

I don't think I will have any of this ready for the holiday, but luckily I still have stash from the last indoor grow (my summer/outdoor grow was stolen).

Thanks for the kind words,

Shovelhandle

[Jerry Garcia 2007]

Sorry to hear about your summer grow being stolen, Nothing pisses me off more than having my plants stolen. I have had it happen too. So to counter a compleat loss, I now do several small to medium size gardens in differant locations far enough apart so if one is found they won't find the rest. This year I hope to do a bumper crop outside with cloans.

Also thanks for the reply I was wondering because mine are slightly taller 20" to 28" tall right now at the end of their 3rd week of flower. This gives me an idea of what to expect.

again great work shove!!