Sorry for the long post, but I have added as much info as possible.
Short:
Made changes to tent for summer
Flower development since change is abysmal
Is it glass in hood effecting intensity?
Change to RO(although plant is healthy as..)
High temps(my diagnosis)?
Symptoms are similar to light leak, without the herm flowers, but i cannot find a leak.
Pls help
THX
LONG:
First some general info:
Afgan skunk from clone on day 5 of week 5(8-10 weeks norm)
In a 1x2m tent, running a 400w hps(less than 6 months old) in an air cooled hood.
OUT: Filter>fan>duct>hood>duct>window
IN: window>filter(outside tent)>duct>fan(inside tent)
RO, canna AB coco, GH silica(adding this in preperation for heat stress) canna coir. 500-800ppm, 5.8 - 6ph. *Temp day: 28-34d*, temp night: 24-30d, humidity: 50-80%.
The problem I'm having is that since making upgrades to my growtent for summer, Bud production is slow, airy and has no vigor.
Note on overall plant health: its great, no dead leaves, no discoloring, little to no purpling(tells me cal/mag is ok?). There is some stretch from heat stress but at the end of the day all vegetative parts look great, but flower development is abysmal.
The changes I've made are:
*(these are to battle the summer heat here)Inlet and exhaust fans(hyper 6inches), Air cooled hood, New carbon filter(phresh)
*Switched from tap to RO water(Haven't noticed any deficiencies in veg or bloom, in fact all the little niggles I used to have are gone since the switch, plants haven't looked better, in veg anyway.)
*(I'm hoping this is the cause, because then i know how to fix it)Change in seasons to summer, i pretty much put this plant into flower at the height of our summer(25-45degress). I know full well that this is way too hot, but there's not much i can do without AC except for optimizing my tents air exchange as best as possible. My plan was to knuckle down and bare it and I get what I get till cooler weather, but wasn't expecting them to look this bad.
*(I'm hoping this is NOT what it is)This looks almost like symptoms of light leak, but with zero male flower development(is that possible?) I check and double checked(sat in the tent for nearly an hour and still couldn't see any sign of light leak(complete darkness, can't see hand in front of face).
*Lastly, could it be the change to the air cooled hood, mainly the glass on the hood. I have been reading that adding glass in front of a grow bulb can reduce its output, also have read that adding airflow around the bulb compounds this. Can there be that much of a reduction that its causing this poor growth?
Week 4
Week 5 MORE PICS IN NEXT POST
Cut from same mom from previous harvest, same age comparison:
This is how it should be looking:
A note about the strain im growing, all plants are clones from an afghan skunk mom from seed. I have been growing this since before the switch without problems, so I kinda know how the pheno i have grows and that it will produce good fruit, so im ruling out the strain.
Ill post some pic of a past harvest before the changes.
Massive thanks for any help
Short:
Made changes to tent for summer
Flower development since change is abysmal
Is it glass in hood effecting intensity?
Change to RO(although plant is healthy as..)
High temps(my diagnosis)?
Symptoms are similar to light leak, without the herm flowers, but i cannot find a leak.
Pls help
THX
LONG:
First some general info:
Afgan skunk from clone on day 5 of week 5(8-10 weeks norm)
In a 1x2m tent, running a 400w hps(less than 6 months old) in an air cooled hood.
OUT: Filter>fan>duct>hood>duct>window
IN: window>filter(outside tent)>duct>fan(inside tent)
RO, canna AB coco, GH silica(adding this in preperation for heat stress) canna coir. 500-800ppm, 5.8 - 6ph. *Temp day: 28-34d*, temp night: 24-30d, humidity: 50-80%.
The problem I'm having is that since making upgrades to my growtent for summer, Bud production is slow, airy and has no vigor.
Note on overall plant health: its great, no dead leaves, no discoloring, little to no purpling(tells me cal/mag is ok?). There is some stretch from heat stress but at the end of the day all vegetative parts look great, but flower development is abysmal.
The changes I've made are:
*(these are to battle the summer heat here)Inlet and exhaust fans(hyper 6inches), Air cooled hood, New carbon filter(phresh)
*Switched from tap to RO water(Haven't noticed any deficiencies in veg or bloom, in fact all the little niggles I used to have are gone since the switch, plants haven't looked better, in veg anyway.)
*(I'm hoping this is the cause, because then i know how to fix it)Change in seasons to summer, i pretty much put this plant into flower at the height of our summer(25-45degress). I know full well that this is way too hot, but there's not much i can do without AC except for optimizing my tents air exchange as best as possible. My plan was to knuckle down and bare it and I get what I get till cooler weather, but wasn't expecting them to look this bad.
*(I'm hoping this is NOT what it is)This looks almost like symptoms of light leak, but with zero male flower development(is that possible?) I check and double checked(sat in the tent for nearly an hour and still couldn't see any sign of light leak(complete darkness, can't see hand in front of face).
*Lastly, could it be the change to the air cooled hood, mainly the glass on the hood. I have been reading that adding glass in front of a grow bulb can reduce its output, also have read that adding airflow around the bulb compounds this. Can there be that much of a reduction that its causing this poor growth?
Week 4
Week 5 MORE PICS IN NEXT POST
Cut from same mom from previous harvest, same age comparison:
This is how it should be looking:
A note about the strain im growing, all plants are clones from an afghan skunk mom from seed. I have been growing this since before the switch without problems, so I kinda know how the pheno i have grows and that it will produce good fruit, so im ruling out the strain.
Ill post some pic of a past harvest before the changes.
Massive thanks for any help
