Oh no! You and HappyWeedz had the same issue with light leakage. Was it on since 12/12? IMO, Happy had to add the amount of days before he fixed the issue to his end flower time. So you might be looking at 20 extra days?

Be curious to see if there is a defintive answer to how long they will need to "undo" the damage.

Good luck!
RKY

It kind of depends on how bad the light leak is/was, genetics, etc. With a small low power yellow led it will probably only effect a small area around the leak unless it was overhead. 20 days is pretty long but I do see flowers so all you can do now is watch for hermaphrodites more carefully and expect delays in harvesting.

Hey all,

So, yeah, the light leakage was from an extension cord that was present from day 1...I just happened to walk into the back room one night (I usually stay outta there during "bedtime") and saw a tiny glow from under the door...

I removed the offending cord, replacing it with an older one without that "special feature" 6 days ago. I've gotta say I have seen a pretty impressive improvement already. Really pissed at myself for not realizing it earlier. I'm thinking this also contributed to the extra stretching I had...the ladies were 10-12" when I turned to 12/12, and the tallest is now at 32"...yikes...

Rocky, it looks like I am indeed going to need to add up to 20 days back to my flowering cycle...so much for a Thanksgiving feast!

SME, to your point about genetics, I definitely see the CBD Critical much further ahead in flowering than the others, it does have the quickest flowering cycle, but it sure seems much less affected by the light leakage than the others. Thankfully no hermies!!

Here are the latest pics.
Family Shot

CBD Critical up close and personal

Northern Light Blue

Blueberry


I have been seeing a bit of a swing in temp/humidity at night lately...daytime 80/45; nighttime 68/60!! I'm thinking keeping the fan on all night may help keep the humidity down at night?

Any thoughts, comments or recommendations are welcome as always!

Thanks folks!

ICB

ICB, I didn't realize how a small light leak could affect the girls if not corrected.... I had newbie issues that delayed my harvest....the light leaks being just one of them.

I had a more than a couple of those power indicator glows as well as a tarp that wasn't really light-proof!! So hopefully if you are delayed, it won't be as long as I was.... I went tape & caulking crazy..and no longer use the tarp..but now dark is pitch-black dark!!!

I had a bunch of clones scheduled to go into the system for another round, and the harvest delay really helped to screw that batch up... My harvest was delayed about a month past what the calendar said...and now I am still scrambling to get another grow going!!

If/When I get to 12/12 again you can bet I will sitting on a bucket, inside my grow space, when the timer clicks the lights off.....at least once.

Also, If you have anything planned to follow this grow make sure you allow for this delay in your scheduling....I am learning the hard way...lol

Good Luck man!!

Happy

Thanks Happy!

Yeah, I was pretty upset with myself for the rookie mistake...despite all the reading, studying, note taking, pictures, etc...oh well, I guess just try not to repeat any mistakes twice.

I'm seeing some nice trichomes, but waiting for the flowers to catch up...day 28 today. (or day 8 post-light leakage)....

Now that I have things really buttoned up, I am seeing some serious heat and RH fluctuations...I turned the UVB light on, and am seeing daylight temps push into the mid 80's despite having 2 fans and the grow room door open into the spare room....RH down to 40.

Nights seeing the temps drop into the high 60's and RH up to 60 sometimes...usually the day I water them...other nights it stays below 50.

I think this is also due to my central air being shut down due to the local weather cycle.

I was hoping that things would be somewhat stable until I began putting the heat on, (forced hot air), which would act as a de-humidifier....

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
ICB

I'll say dehumidifier again and if you need a humidifier for other seasons...get it.

Thanks SME,

I appreciate your encouragement to do the right thing... I seem to like trying for shortcuts or the easy way out sometimes, especially for a (perceived) transient issue..but I know you are correct. I will get a small dehumidifier this weekend.

After reading your comments and others about mold, and knowing that I am very allergic to 2 specific mold types, I'm not going to be stupid and take any unnecessary chances.

Just for peace of mind, could you confirm my thought that it would be relatively easy to spot mold on flowers? I'm thinking white growth on the buds?

Thanks,

ICB

Time for the weekly update! Having finally gotten the light leakage issue taken care of, I am seeing some very nice flowering in a couple of my ladies, (CBD Critical Mass & White Rhino), while the other two (Blueberry and Northern Light Blue) have definitely been affected and are lagging in flower development. The CBD Critical is absolutely covered in flowers and trichomes, I tried to capture it in a couple of pics for this week.

CBD Flowering well

CBD Closeup main cola

CBD Trichomes..delish!


White Rhino


It looks like I will definitely have a staggered harvest, which may be a blessing I guess as I am new to this. Based on all of your feedback about the light leakage, and what I am seeing, I may still from 20-60 days left, depending on strain.

Thanks again for any and all feedback!

ICB

Lookin good Curtis

ICB, looking super healthy lush dark green plants. Lovin it, keep up the good work! How close is your ss400 from the canopy?