Sorry for the lack of updates towards the end of this diary, my health took a bit of a battering but im on the mend and can finally wrap this up. Forst off ill talk about the strain. The old faithful Critical did not fail to impress yet again. The longer veg to get more tops above the net did mean the buds/colas were not as big but there were far more of them. Being the Critical these top were all solid. I ended up losing around 10 tops to mold, this was a combination of high humidity and not being well enough to be up there as often or for as long as id like during the last 4 weeks. Despite losing the tops this was a record-setting yield, ill get to the exact numbers in a bit as I think Invisible Sun wants to do a comp with the results.
The main idea with the more tops on the plants was to achieve more surface area exposed to the lights and environment. In my opinion, this is very important to get the most out of the resin production and cannabinoids present. And after a test run, this bud for weight has produced more oil than any other strain I've grown including this exact clone strain under the same light. It's a little bit longer to do but 100% has achieved the outcome I wanted to see.
The strain itself produces a sweet pungent aroma that has some real old-school funk to it. The sweetness is literally like sugar, a glycerine type smell. It's sweet throughout veg and flower but by week 5 it's a beast. Resin production is mad, the heads of the trichomes are so large the shape is clearly visible to the naked eye. It's a slimer, similar to only the agent orange that I've grown. Rubbing against the plant will leave a slime trail during flower. When handled as harvest it's a light sand color that's grainy in texture. When slightly agitated it turns to a caramel like texture that stays, I've got finger hash from the trim that's been left out for 3 weeks and is still like caramel. I cannot wait to do a hash run with the trim from this one.
The plants in my opinion were ready for harvest as early as week 7 of flower. I ran them 10 weeks as I always like to overcook the plants. They gor a full 15 day flush.
If my health hadn't had got in the way i think could have got a fair bit more from this growth despite it being my biggest to date. Things like tying up the tops and clearing the undergrowth would have made for a more productive end result. The new diary is about to go live and a proper review of the ISH X Bar will get its own topic.
Total weight for the full grow and the test plants will be posted soon.
What I will say before the full review and weights are revealed is that if I had the money Id replace every light with the ISH X Bar today.
Smashed it! Best wishes dude, hope you get a speedy recovery!
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"Insects and disease are the symptoms of a failing crop, not the cause of it. It's not the overpowering invader we must fear but the weakened condition of the victim."
if I had the money Id replace every light with the ISH X Bar today.
You sound like one of those door to door salesman from back in day, hehehee. Many won`t remember those salesman guys knocking at door flogging hoovers lolz. But I`m really needing a new light myself, prolly some sort of led for Summer so i do really need to get saving up for summink on LED front me thinks.
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"But your still looking at me that same damn way............ Like i just shit in your scrambled eggs" > Negan, Walking Dead
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