Vigorous growth continues. I started low-stress training. I think I got a nice spread on the branches. It is still much larger than the other two plants.

Week 5

I was a little late posting this week. My apologies. Anyway, vigorous growth continues. I was starting to get a little pungent in the tent. I was going to flip to 12/12 this week, but I decided to go another week because the other two plants (Shane and Daryl) are a little behind in size.

Week 6

So I flipped to 12/12 today and added the red LEDs on the Viparspectra, which brings it up to 600 watts—noticed a few pre-flowers last week. Today, it has so many little flowers, though. I’ve never seen this many pre-flowers before the flip. It should be interesting. I also did a little defoliation earlier in the week.

Week 7

Well, the stretch is underway. It was getting a bit bushy in the tent, so I did a little defoliation followed by some light LST. Abraham was showing a little yellowing of lower leaves, which seemed too early, so I included some Buddha Grow nutes to boost the nitrogen. Branches look like they will need support once the buds swell.

Week 8

Buds are starting to form. The branches are long and thin-ish. I’m guessing they will need some extra support once the buds start packing on some weight.

Week 9

I removed a few more leaves. She was getting kind of bushy. She’s also a bit lighter green than the other two ladies. I’m guessing she’s not getting as much nitrogen as the other two, which are growing in coir. It’s still healthy looking with the barest hint of nute burn.

Week 10

I’ve been riding a fine line regarding nitrogen. She’s slowly yellowing on the bottom leaves, which I know is normal, but I was giving her a little grow nutes during feeding to keep her from yellowing too much too soon, as my last grow. The other two, growing in coir with different nutes, aren’t yellowing as much. You don’t want to give too much nitrogen at this stage for fear of affecting the flavor and leafyness of the buds and starting to bulk up a little.

Week 11

Things are coming along relatively well. I got a bit of yellowing going on. I’m not worrying too much about it yet. I think I have it under control—boosted nitrogen just a little. Buds may be a little smaller than I would expect at this stage. I did read somewhere that bud size is generally a little smaller, but trich production is better with LED compared to HPS. I’ll just have to wait and see what I end up with.

Week 12

So, I’ve read that LEDs produce smaller yields than HPS but more trichomes. This seems to be the case so far. Also, the trichs on the colas are turning amber much faster than I expected. I wonder if this is also due to the intensity of the LEDs. Does anyone have any similar experiences with LEDs?

Week 13

Things got a little hectic, and I fell behind on posting. Anyway, this is the last week of flowering. I chopped a few colas early because they had so many amber trichs. The rest will come down in a week. I think I’ll end up with a reasonable harvest.

Harvest Week 14

I was pleased with the yield, considering that due to my first time with LED, I kept the light a little too far from the plants. I harvested over two sessions because the larger colas seemed to have many amber trichs. I should have just been more patient. I think I would have had a larger yield. She seemed a little nitrogen-hungry early in flowering, so I boosted nitrogen levels a little, which slowed down the early yellowing. Easy to grow otherwise. It’s only been cured for about a week now, so I can’t comment on the flavor, but the buzz is nice, with a hint of citrus on the exhale. I can’t wait to grow again.