I am excited to see what kind of yields you were able to get out of these as well. Seeing you finishing up reminds me more that I myself don't (shouldn't) have much longer. How long did it take you to trim by the way and are you planning on making hash at all?
Yeah, I'm interested in seeing what kind of yield I get too. I don't think it's going to be as good as I had hoped, but then again I held my expectations in check so we'll see! I only had 2 plants to trim, and the Jock Horror was only like half a plant top be honest (due to the light falling on it a few months ago), so I'd estimate that it took me about 2 hours, maybe a little less (90 minutes?) Plus, I got tired toward the end and my trimming skills suffered! Also, not planning on making any hash - no experience doing that and it didn't want to get into something I have no idea about.
I only weighed one bud wet - the main cola from the Bubblicious and it weighed 83gr so dry it should way about 20gr give or take. That's almost an oz from that one bud, so just by eyeballing it I would say I'll have around 4oz?
This is my first grow so there are a lot of things I could do different. Lighting is perhaps the biggest thing. I used two 150 watt HPS lamps but they only produce 16K lumens. Having 2 of them doesn't mean I have 32K lumens unfortunately. Lumens is a measure of light intensity so having more lights just means more coverage, not more light intensity. I might invest in a 400 watt switchable ballast next time around. Also, I need an area that is easier to access my plants - closet was a bit too small. Heat became an issue toward the end of flowering as well. I was able to keep the closet door open during veg but the smell became too much during flowering. Lastly, I never even got a pH tester so I have no idea what the pH was during the grow!
Originally I thought I was growing autos so in part the lighting decisions I made were based on that. Two 150 watt HPS lamps would have been more than enough for a few autos. I mean they actually did fine on these full-size plants, but light penetration isn't very deep and as a result I had a lot of small buds towards the bottom of the plant.
So we live and we learn! I have a bunch of seeds from Attitude left so I might plant a couple of the Crimea Blues I have from Barney's Farm. I'll probably use bigger containers (3-gallon instead of 2) and I might switch soil from Black Gold to Humboldt soil. I really do like the Humboldt Nutrient products.
I'll post my yield results in a couple weeks when the buds are dry and have jar-cured for a bit. Thanks for watching and I'll start a new grow journal when I plant the Crimea Blue seeds. Peace.
