Hello, welcome to Final Grow
My name is Oriana and my job is to accompany you on this trip
A journey of discovery and growth
Self-cultivation is an art and a passion,
but it is also a science
We will be teaching you, step by step, everything you need to obtain the best results
and we'll be showing you the most innovative products
If you want,
together we will get started learning the basics
and also gain a deeper insight into the world of more specialized cultivation
Indoor growing
This is the space we will be working with
On one hand, we need to assemble our grow room
and understand exactly how each of its elements work
On the other,
we will focus on the actual growing process
This is the place in which we will grow our plants
The work that we do is purely scientific
We will choose the products that we consider to be the best and put them to work
We will analyze the data and draw conclusions from that
Does this seem complicated?
Well, don't worry because that's what we're here for
Also, we have decided to take it one step further,
taking the brand that we will be trusting to take care of our plants, and analyzing it in detail
This is a very important lesson,
since there are multiple factors to consider:
efficiency, expertise,
as well as ecological factors and good practices.
In order to do this, we're travelling to the Netherlands
In the modern age, the Netherlands have been the birthplace of the industry's revolution and research
as an innovating region in horticultural techniques
Out of all of the companies in this powerful agricultural industry,
we went with Plagron
They are one of the most respected veteran brands in the industry,
with more than 25 years of experience,
and they have put great care into three fundamental areas:
raw materials,
research
and strict quality control policies
Our visit to their facilities, laboratories and production plants
will allow us to see what different relevant aspects are taken into account
in the development of products, depending on the style of growth we are looking for
So, with what we learn there and what we learn here,
we will have a more global understanding of indoor growing techniques
What do you think of the plan?
Plants breathe
Like us, plants need movement and the continuous renewal of air
in order to feed and grow, pest free
and blooming with health and happiness,
and for that, just opening a window is not good enough for them
We can go for a walk,
but, this poor little thing can't go anywhere
For this, and for all of our plants,
a good ventilation and extracting system will suffice
How do we get our grow room started?
The first thing is cubing
Cubing means measuring the space in cubic meters
The ventilation system that we have will depend on the measurement in cubic meters
And the formula is very easy,
just measure and multiply:
width x length x height
The result will be the cubic meters of air
that we will need to remove at least every three minutes
These are the appliances that we need for good ventilation:
an exhaust fan,
a filter,
ventilation ducts that connect them,
an ozonizer,
and a cooling fan
The most important: an extractor fan for air circulation
We trust this task to a brand that we have complete confidence in,
Hyperfan
Hyperfan extractors are lightweight and have a compact design
Their engines,
with a dual flow brushless impeller,
make them the most efficient in the industry
and their speed can be adjusted according to the needs of the crop
It has the lowest energy consumption in the market
Once the extractor fan is assembled, we'll move on to the filter
Each extractor fan will need the appropriate filter
We choose Falcon filters for their power and reliability
The filters are made out of aluminum for lighter growing,
and they are of professional quality for a low price
They consist of flexible aluminum tubes
with iron fiber with active carbon inside
When air is absorbed by the tube,
the charcoal filter breaks down odor particles causing them to disappear
The most suitable ventilation ducts tend to be the flexible
and insulated with different layers of materials in order to prevent noises and leaks
These ones from Sono Connect are great
Sono Connect is a type of flexible tube with acoustic and thermal protection
It reduces the noise generated by the extractor fans
Its construction is based on a system of layers that makes it very effective
The Aluconnect tube has more of a plastic insulating material,
plus a layer of soundproof fiberglass,
plus another layer of aluminum exterior,
which makes it effective for reducing noise
And the always effective ozonizer,
ideal for supporting ventilation and for the safe removal of the air
To be safe, we will use this Ozo3 ozonizer
This is an Ozo3 ozonizer,
one of the most reliable niche brands on the market
The ozone gas oxidizes the surfaces,
and when it picks up a suspended odor particle it oxidizes and destroys it
The ozone released into the air kills fungi, bacteria and viruses
We can place this in our air extraction system
It is a reinforcement for the filter that we have installed
It's a good idea to install it, because any failure in the filter,
even a tiny pinhole,
will cause odors to be released onto the street,
so we make sure that, whatever happens,
air is ventilated out that is 100% decontaminated from odors
Why is it necessary to have a fan?
It is necessary to keep the air moving so that it doesn't become stale,
but the most important task in indoor growing
is to supply natural air flow
Keeping the plants in constant movement
encourages their stems to grow strong,
otherwise we'd have to spend a lot of time
staking each stem with sticks and netting
The important thing is that it reaches all of the plants
It will always be pointed at the growing area but oscillating, not fixed
As I was saying, with a fan we will see at least three improvements:
dropping a few degrees in temperature,
allowing our plants to breathe in better air,
free of dust, fungus, and bacteria,
and they will get stronger
by constantly resisting air flow
This Cyclone fan is small and silent, but very powerful
Its small size means that you can place it anywhere in your growing area
It is quiet, but powerful
It packs a lot of power and adjusts to three speeds,
without creating more noise
As you can hear,
it is very quiet
It rotates about 180 degrees,
thereby creating a good air flow in each growing area
In our case we have a powerful extractor fan,
which will circulate the air without problems,
but, just in case,
we can use an intractor
and a Hyperfan Standard will work wonderfully
This Hyperfan Standard can handle very powerful flow rates
and has a cutting-edge design
But their main advantages are:
less electricity consumption
and smooth, quiet and efficient functioning
With a state-of-the-art multiphase motor,
it is fitted with smart bearings that reduce friction
and lengthen its life
as well as a speed controller that adjusts speed from 35% up to 100%
Hyperfan systems are always a professional choice
and very easy to use
With indoor growing we have complete control
over the light received by the plants,
that's why tried to offer you a of well-balanced choice of options,
taking into account factors such as the ratio
between energy savings
and crop yields,
and heat, which can cause the plants severe stress
The first thing that we need is to know is which reflector to use,
because our selection of the rest of the elements will depend on this
We ended up with this model Sun System DeBoss
There goes the light
As its name suggests, a reflector's function is to reflect light from the bulb,
amplifying it and distributing it across a larger surface area
That is why there are so many different prices because, as you will see,
they not only vary by quality, but their design also comes into play
To take advantage of maximum levels and a good yield,
we need to keep the plants as close as possible to the light source
and a good reflector will allow us to take full advantage of
the power and intensity of the lamps
Made of top quality aluminum,
and completely sealed with glass,
with hinges and double seals for an airtight seal
It is specifically for double-ended lamps
Once you know what reflector you're using, choose a bulb that will fit
Their power is measured with square meters
Some prefer to use these throughout the entire flowering phase,
and 1000 W don't seem to be too much for them
Others get by with 400,
because they place more value on energy savings
We opted for moderation
and met in the middle
We stick with this Solux Lec 630 W double capped bulb
The most popular choices in lamps
range from fluorescent tubes,
used for plants and cuttings,
to the halides or LEDs
The most common have always been high-pressure sodium lamps,
because they combine high efficiency with a long duration
Both of these, like halide lamps,
require a ballast to allow cultivation
in both the growth and flowering phases
Our experts recommend that we launch ourselves into ceramic or LEC technology
Ceramic bulbs are the most advanced on the market
and produce the closest light quality to that of the sun,
which enhances the development of trichomes and terpenes in the bud
These lamps have double the power of sodium
consuming nearly half the energy,
and also reducing the heat released by 50%
A dimmable ballast allows you to choose the light power at each growth phase
In order to get a little more continuous, quality light,
we chose: a Solux electronic ballast
This device is a ballast
Its function is to change the current input to what you need for the lamp,
which will need our LEC bulb
In addition, electronic ballasts,
unlike magnetic ones,
do not flicker,
which is much better for the plants
As we mentioned
we will be combining these with double-ended lamps,which are also Solux brand,
to obtain the best result
We use this Colossus ballast because it works so wonderfully
It weighs less than 4 pounds
and can be mounted on the wall
It has a quick start feature
that gets it to full power in just a minute
Its safety circuit protects both the ballast and the lamp
It has more light output
More light output means a better harvest
You can control the intensity of the light,
so you don't have to change the bulb
In short, ballast plus reflector
combined with a ceramic LEC light bulb
To adjust the temperature and humidity,
we can use a thermohygrometer,
or opt for a more professional solution
such as this Uci Digital HortiTec controller,
which allows us to automatically control
all of the factors involved in cultivation
The blue plugs are for the extractor fans, intractors and fans
You can set different temperatures for day and night,
as well as the speed of the fans until it is reached
This power strip with 6 yellow plugs is for grow lamps
You can connect four 600 W bulbs
or six 400 W bulbs to it
On the LCD screen, we can see the temperature, humidity
On the LCD screen, we can see the temperature, humidity
and the different outputs are activated with icons
Using this same screen,
we can program all of these parameters and access
the alarm list
and recorded historical data on all the crops
By the way, the screen lights up in green so as not to disturb the plants in their dark phase
And, with the simple push of a button,
the Uci climate controller goes into manual mode
This function allows you to turn any of the outputs on or off whenever you want,
without having to alter the programming
Once we have this,
it will be essential to mount our own switchboard
From one power source we can connect a switchboard,
so that this circuit operates separately from the rest of the house,
and we don't, for example, lose power to the refrigerator or the aquarium when we are not home
We take all of the cables:
from the pumps, ozonizer, lights,
and put each one in a connection,
so that we will have a self-contained, secure electrical installation
Safety is the most important thing when working with electricity,
especially when there is water in the equation,
so don't forget a grounded connection
and to protect the cables from water
Because we're going to have water and lots of it
Seriously, the next time you see me I will be like a watering can
Since we already have air and light,
we need only the third fundamental element for our plants,
water
It is important to use quality water,
suited to the plant depending on its growth stage
And for that, we will need a reverse osmosis filter
We chose one of the best brands: Growmax
This is the Mega Grow 1000 model by Growmax,
capable of providing us with 40 liters of pure water per hour
It removes up to 95% of salts, heavy metals, herbicides and pesticides,
volatile organic contaminants,
nitrates, nitrites and up to 99% of chlorine
It comes with: a complete installation kit with tubing for connection to the water inlet,
a pipe for osmosis water,
a pipe for water disposal,
each 3 meters long,
connections for indoor and outdoor water taps,
a key for opening and closing the filters,
and a user manual in 6 different languages
All of the Growmax Water osmosis equipment
has been designed to minimize water wear to the drain,
with a ratio of approximately 2:1
pH levels go from 0 to 14
value of between 0 and 7 is acidic,
and one with a value of between 7 and 14 is alkaline
Pure water, at room temperature,
has a pH of 7
and is considered neutral,
but plants like slightly acidic substances,
so a pH closer to 5.5
may also be considered neutral for them
The important thing is that a higher salinity affects the roots
and could cause them not to absorb as many nutrients as they should,
which is why we remove lime, chlorine, salt, and grime
with our reverse osmosis filter
These types of monitors are an insurance for the home grower
and soon they will be our best friends
Look how pretty it is!
Using these sensors, we will get measurements every 24 hours,
of important factors such as the conductivity,
temperature and pH
This Bluelab Guardian monitor
gives you 24-hour measurements
of factors such as pH,
electro-conductivity,
and temperature
If a parameter deviates from the usual measurement,
the screen will light up as a warning that something is wrong
It also has:
a screen with large numbers for easy viewing,
selectable values for conductivity and temperature,
an automatic calibration button for pH,
memory that won't be erased even if you lose power,
and a waterproof design
As you can see we now have control of the elements:
air, water, light
But to be a true demigod,
we need to master at least one more
Earth
And here is where our journey really begins
Since we have prepared our grow room,
we can get down to business,
planting our seeds and beginning to grow
For our growing we opted for Plagron's 100% natural line,
ensuring healthy plants
with good growth,
optimal yield
and good flavor from organic fertilizers
It was developed especially for cannabis cultivation, both indoor and outdoor
It is an organic medium,
made of black and white fibrous peat,
which provide an optimal structure for the development of the roots,
perlite which improves aeration and water retention,
worm humus which ensures an exceptional growth
and improves the substrate's absorption capacity
And Bio Super Mix,
a solid fertilizer designed by Plagron,
which contains live fungi and bacteria, vitamins and minerals,
which together ensure a supply of nutrients
for development without delays
and plants that are healthy and strong
And now that I'm going for my seeds,
it's a great time to go back to Holland
and hear, straight from Plagron,
the secrets to substrates and their lines of fertilizer
Let's go have a look, and afterwards, time to germinate
The origin of the brand?
Actually that's quite a nice question that you ask me this...
Because it's much more simple than most people think
In fact, it's got everything to do with this
I'll show you
This is called,
in Dutch,
this is called "plant soil"
If you look at the name Plagron it's actually two Dutch words
One is "plant",
and the other is "soil"
In Dutch it means Platgrond
Put the two together, an then you get
Plagron
Let me tell you something about our philosophy
And what you smell actually
is our organic fertilizers which are being digested,
what normally would happen in the soil
This smell, the ammonia you smell,
for me it is a very special smell,
because it means we are creating something
that normally would have done in nature
Which is actually plant food,
and that's what you see laying here
This is our Supermix, for instance
One of our other products is Ground Control,
which is one of the basic ingredients we use
in our Royal Mix and our All Mix
And on the other side you see a combination of bat guano
So, everything
we bring to our customers has got an actual story behind it
This is our kitchen. From here here originates everything we are going to make,
and that's actually quite special, because the thing is everything we make
is organic,
which means we cannot use minerals
which means everything we have got here is very exotic
For instance, bat guano
originates from Cuba,
from Indonesia
and from New Zealand
We've got volcanic ash
which comes also from New Zealand
which means... We've got a lot of different ingredients
from different regions of the world,
which makes this place very special
This is actually the head of the company
which means everything which is very important
is being done here
And let me explain to you why our head is very important to us
The main reason is actually,
actually are two main reasons
One, new products,
and the other one
is of course keeping quality as people expect it to be
But let me show you how we do this, okay?
Let's go in the other room
Here is where we're making new products and also we are controlling
every product which is produced in the factory,
that's according to specification,
and actually this is quite a simple test
Like on this side you see two ovens
Well, in these ovens what do we do?
We simulate the effect of climate
here within the factory
Which means we export products all over the world
Sometimes in a container we deal with temperatures above 50 or 60 degrees
But, what do we want? That our products are 100% quality
when they arrive to a client
Therefore, everything is simulated here
and we, yeah, then we know for certain that the products will be
in good quality arriving to our clients
We've got here different plants standing
at this moment, on this side
we've got a test I think with the bell peppers,
, where we're using different kinds of basic nutrients
with little variations
And at the end what we're gonna do is we're gonna look very closely the plant
How big is the leaf surface,
how big is the root surface,
how many fruits are on
and also the breaks of the fruit which are on
This makes it possible for us to make a comparison between
different kinds of products and then we can see in practice how they will perform
For us at Plagron it's very important that we also think about the environment,
and this is for two main reasons:
one is of course we want to leave something behind
for our children which is very good to live on,
and the other thing is we're eating our own products,
which means everything we do must be healthy
Therefore, everything is checked on heavy metals,
it's checked on plant pathogens,
on human pathogens,
it's checked on viruses, so everything
which leaves the factory is 100% safe
and good for the environment and good for the people who use them
Every product we bring to the market
is in a continuous process of being developed
to better formulation
This, for instance if you look at the Terra Grow
here we've got different mixtures
of the Terra Grow and Terra Bloom
which are evolving within the year
Every time we listen to our customers,
we listen to our own people
and also our own ideas
are being put into new mixtures
We're evolving an old nutrient
to new formulation
instead of introducing a new product
we chose for the fact that every year we improve the nutrients
we already have
to a better standard
Maybe we want to have a nutrient which performs better with less light,
or maybe we want to improve the nutrient in such a way
that you get less diseases for your plant,
or maybe you want to improve the plant
just that we can have a specific
component being produced into the plant
So, there are more questions than answers
So, I don't think in our lifetime we will
develop enough
to have our end goal
It's never ending
We wanted to do something which was a combination
of our knowledge
with giving something back
And we found a project in Africa
in which we could contribute,
in such a way
that it would be not giving plain money
but giving a bit more
So, in Africa at this moment
we are running a project
with a school
in which we teach the children
how they should treat their plants,
what kind of nutrients they should use,
and how they should treat their soil
to get at the end of a year a result they could eat
And this is something we want to give back
These are the stars of the show,
the seeds
This is perhaps the fundamental choice of the grower
as there is a wide variety available
For this, it is critical that you research it,
that you try things out
Tastes, properties,
feelings you'd like,
such as real gourmets
Ideally you will to look for some seed banks
that take time professionally selecting the genetics of the plants
We have gone with one of the best,
Élite Seeds
And we have chosen this variety
This are feminized cannabis seeds
of the Llimonet Haze variety
This is a hybrid plant of 95% sativa and 5% indica,
rich in CBD
But the best person to tell us about its virtues, is its true mom,
Ana Ramón of Élite Seeds
Élite Seeds is a seed bank
of high quality feminized seeds,
which was founded in the year 2007
Our goal is to produce and deliver varieties
that reach all growers with specific cannabinoid contents,
so that people aren't just choosing between some citrus sativa, or a sweet indica,
but they are also able to choose how high they want to get
The selection process begins with research into these types of varieties,
which is a very difficult process
Because it is like looking for a needle in a haystack
We talk about a lot of the countries where pure varieties originated from
We dive into all of these varieties
and look for the cannabinoids that we are interested in
Once we have succeeded, we also begin a very difficult process
of obtaining plants from this descent,
which are morphologically desirable for growers,
and which have the characteristics of the highest quality cannabis
By this I mean that they produce a hard, compact, resinous bud,
with a terpene quality and a highly concentrated aroma,
and that they are plants that are fun to consume, right?
The seeds that we have given to Oriana are a CBD-rich version of our mythic sativa,
Llimonet Haze
The THC version is a very powerful sativa that is powerfully psychoactive
It is a plant that can even be hallucinogenic when consumed
For people who have a certain hypersensitivity to THC,
when they smoke it they feel introspective effects,
or lose control over their buzz, right?
So, our goal with the CBD rich version was to tame
this subversive THC effect a bit,
and get a plant that offers the most characteristic effects of sativas,
as it can have a euphoric, cheerful and active effect,
and also have a very lucid effect
that would allow tasks that require concentration
And what we have achieved that with this version of Llimonet Haze,
in this case rich in CBD
The variety that Oriana is using has an approximate 1:1 ratio
That is to say, it contains approximately the same amount of THC as it does CBD
and it is a plant that has a very balanced,
and as I said before, very lucid effect
And now yes, here comes the real exciting part
We're going to germinate
And to do this we will use this hands-on germination kit from Plagron
Plagron's Seedbox is a kit for germinating seeds which contains:
A seedbed or mini-greenhouse with 12 peat pellets
and 250 ml of Seedbooster Start,
a germination accelerator and root stimulator
which guarantees a 99% success rate
And as you will see, the process is very simple
In the first place, we open the box
and take out all of its contents
Always following the very simple instructions
And the first step will be to mix 250 ml of water provided by our reverse osmosis filter
with the 250 ml of Seedbooster that comes in this bottle
Once the liquid is poured,
it is important that you mix it well,
and now that we are ready,
we will pour it evenly over our peat pellets
Now about 15 minutes have passed,
and the peat pellets have already absorbed all of the liquid
As you can see, now our little capsules of life are looking moist and spongy,
and it is now time to add the Llimonet Haze seeds
So, with a lot of care and clean hands,
we will be putting them, one by one,
into the top hole,
which is about as deep as the size of a fingernail
So very carefully, okay?
Now we will cover them very carefully
And the next step will be
to close our greenhouse
and leave them to rest until they work their magic
And now, the time has come for independence
Here we have what will be their home,
the place where they will grow happily
If you look, they have already practically doubled in height
If we look at them from here,
they're already standing about two finger-widths
above the height of the box
Meaning, we can finally put them into their designated planter
We have chosen this Rutomatic model,
which has a very curious design
that is very effective at the same time,
because it will allow the roots to grow radially
But for this to work perfectly,
what are we missing? Filling them with a substrate
What substrate?
I have filled the planter
with Allmix substrate from the 100% natural range
We have made a small hole here in which to place the peat pellet
and we can leave it more or less covered up to the middle of the stem
And it can stay here, relaxed and settled in to its new home
Each type of substrate has a custom line of fertilizer
You can't nurture a coconut with a soil substrate, for example
To know how these products should be used week to week,
manufacturers always give us these practical charts
How do you use them?
These charts are designed for all types of indoor and outdoor growing
and for all types of plants
We will rely on these to add basic recommended nutrients
and additives to the irrigation depending on the plant's development each week
The doses are suggested,
and we will use them loosely depending on crop's development
According to the chart, the fertilization
is designed not to exceed the appropriate pH levels
Remember,
these are between 5.5 and 7
We'll review the environmental conditions of the growth phase
The first thing to consider is light
During the growth phase we must leave the plants
with the lights on for 18 hours
and off for 6 hours
Temperature
The temperature should not exceed 25 to 26 degrees
Humidity
The humidity of the environment should be 50 to 60%
Irrigation water
The pH of irrigation water should be between 5.5 and 5.8
in order for it to absorb nitrogen,
which is what our plants eat during the growth phase
Fertilization
We should not add fertilizers, at least, not until our plant has about 6 leaves,
and from there, add it in slowly
We're going to prepare the first watering that our plants will receive,
a very important moment
And how will we do this?
With one liter of clean, pure water from our reverse osmosis filter,
to which we will add different Plagron products
that contribute to the irrigation water's properties
The good thing about this natural product line from Plagron
is that it does not affect the salinity, the acidity or the alkalinity of the water
Yes, what we need to make sure of during the whole growth process
is that the pH is kept at adequate levels
Meaning between 5.5 and 7
We will insert the sensors from our monitor to see what reading it gives us
Pay attention to empirical evidence
We have prepared 2 ml of Power Roots
to one liter of water
Mix
And we will insert the sensors
to see what reading it gives us
To get the perfect recipe,
we have followed Plagron's chart
The chart tells us the dose for every 10 liters of irrigation water
We will adjust this number, in our case, to one liter
We added 2 ml of Alga Grow,
1 ml of Power Roots,
and before watering our plants
we have to mix it very well
And to make it less awkward,
we will put the contents of the pitcher into my watering can
and it will be easier to reach all of our plants
Power Roots from Plagron
is specially designed with a base of Norwegian Kelp,
to strengthen the roots
Kelp is a seaweed rich in iodine, potassium and vitamin B
Alga Grow from Plagron is a compost-based 100% organic nutrient,
which provides a rich source of nitrogen and abundant trace elements,
which accelerate development in the crop's first growth stage
The stems will grow strong, at a good pace,
and we will be sure not to have any left over,
because Alga Grow contains algae extracts,
pulp from sugar beets and amino acids
It is entirely organic and easily absorbed by our plants
And now, let's water them
At this stage we can also add Vita Race,
just once a week and always as a spray
It can be used for growth and flowering,
to supplement the diet of your plants with iron,
sprayed directly onto leaves and stems
By spraying our plants, they will grow taller and stronger,
growing good stems and branches
that will withstand the weight of the buds in the flowering stage
Apply it all over the plant being sure to soak both the top and bottom of the leaves
When does the blooming phase begin?
2 weeks after transplanting, we must change the photoperiod to 12-12
12 hours of light,
and 12 hours of total darkness
Light
We should give the plants a photoperiod of 12-12
Humidity
The humidity should not exceed 40%
50% maximum to avoid fungi
Irrigation water
We will have to raise the pH of the irrigation water to 6.5 – 6.8
At these levels, the plants eat more phosphorus and potassium
which is what flowering plants need to generate big flowers
So, we enter the flowering phase,
in which our plants double or triple in size,
and this means another change in fertilization
We are entering the flowering phase, preparing for the first irrigation during flowering
According to the Plagron chart,
we will have to change the proportions of additives that we put into the irrigation water
We prepared 1 liter of reverse osmosis water to which we will add Alga Bloom
This is a stimulant for flowering
made entirely with algae,
so all that we add will be natural components
This will help the flowers to be more robust, dense, and aromatic
And according to the information on the chart,
the measurement is 4 ml
4 ml for our liter of water,
40 ml for 10 liters
Now we will add Power Roots
which is also a stimulant, but for the roots
With it, we will get super strong roots, which will withstand anything
and have a greater absorption capacity
We're going to add 1 ml
And this is the irrigation water that we will use for the next 3 weeks of flowering
Now, simply pour it into our favorite watering can,
and water!
During flowering, we will continue applying Vita Race
to the leaves
until the buds have a shape and a size that is more or less tight
From then on, we will no longer spray them
The plants take about 10 days to realize that they are in the flowering phase,
so they continue to grow, but they are preparing themselves
This is called prefloration
Here we should begin to use a flowering stimulator
together with a growth one
Plagron offers us this great Green Sensation
which enhances the development, the consistency and the flavor
of flowers and fruits
Green Sensation is a growth additive from Plagron,
a natural product that gives the plants an extra push in the last flowering phase
without using any type of chemical fertilizer
You can use it during the last 4 to 6 weeks
and it will provide the extra needed PK
along with a large amount of sugars
which fill our cell walls, giving more density,
weight and taste to the bud
We are already in the sixth week of flowering
The plant is doing perfectly at this stage,
and now the flowers are ready to get fatter
The leaves have a glossy green color that indicates health
and they are large,
which is great,
because that means more leaf area, and more capacity to receive light
Another detail that we see here
is that there is a very short internodal distance,
which is why some of the flowers are able to come together
into a glossy main bud
The time has come to change the irrigation again
We have one liter of water from our Grow Max reverse osmosis filter
and from now on
we will just continue to use Alga Bloom
and add Green Sensation
We want the Alga Bloom to continue to fuel flowering,
so according to the chart we will add 3 ml
3 ml per liter
30 for 10 liters
And since we want to focus all of our energy on the flower,
this product will cause the buds to grow
heavier with resin and look gorgeous
We will be adding 1 ml of Green Sensation
every week of the fattening period
1 ml for every liter
10 for 10 liters
These wonders of nature are already in their seventh week
and if you look, you see more brown tips in their white hairs
They have just the right amount of biomass,
that is to say, in the leaves and stems
We see that there are reddish stems and parts
in areas that receive more lumens
Careful!
Because in this phase there are people who try to add phosphorus and potassium
to accelerate the maturation process,
which is when all of their white hairs turn brown
But Ana Ramón insisted
that we not speed this process up too much,
because as long as there are white hairs, that means that the bud is getting fatter
And that is what we want
As I mentioned,
this is due to the short internodal distance
Here, this bud is already developing
with all of these satellites orbiting around it
A true spectacle of nature
Now let's remove any of these leaves that don't look so good
so that all of the plant's energy can be focused where it is needed
It's week 8 already and we have one final question
When do we cut?
Only you know when it's time to harvest
If you want to get buds that are hard and tight,
aromatic,
full of resin and that won't shrink as they dry...
I have one piece of advice
Patience
In order to know when to cut, we must make sure
that the calyxes are filled with resin,
no more white hairs are growing,
and, that the plant no longer drinks up water, it's not thirsty
Our plants are definitely there
How can we detect deficiencies in our plants?
As a general rule, the leaves turn yellow when there are deficiencies,
and when they are over-fertilized,
they take the shape of a claw
If they feel stiff, there is an excess of salts
When the bud is beginning to be a brown color,
we'll stop adding fertilizer to the irrigation water
That way, we can make sure that when we cut our plants
in about 10 days or so,
we will not be able to detect the flavor of any products that we have added
When our flowers can't get any bigger,
and when our plants don't drink water,
the time will come for cutting
And for such a special occasion
we have invited Ana Ramón of Élite Seeds
Hello! How are you?
Hello Ana! Welcome home What do you think of the state of the plants?
Well, I see that you have them in good shape
I see that you have a hand for growing,
a green thumb as we say
Thank You
They're looking good, they're generally very healthy
What do you think about their general health?
I see them as worthy representatives
of the characteristics of this Llimonet Classic CBD variety
As you can see, they have formed a bud that has come together
The flowers have a short internodal distance,
despite being a sativa, a haze,
which normally has a morphological structure with few stems
with more separation between stems
With a basis of work of nurturing and plant improvement,
we have achieved a structure which,
while still having a haze aroma and its euphoric effects, is cheerful, active,
and has a certain structure kind of like indica, right?
So that the bud comes together,
to be a thick, hard, compact head,
not too lanky,
with lots of internodal distance,
like we are generally used to seeing with the morphology of most sativa plants,
but yes, it preserves, as you can see, all of that citrusy, lemony haze aroma,
then at this point we should focus
on the state of the hairs all over it, mostly in a state of maturation
The tips of the hairs are brown
and then it goes down to the bottoms and these are dehydrated
to the point that they are brown and totally thin, totally dry
Then look at the state of the hairs and we could also,
with a magnifying glass, look at the state of the trichomes
The trichomes are little lollipops
which contain resin
They are like lollipops, if they are seen under a microscope,
of course, not to the naked eye
But viewed through a microscope, they are shaped like a lollipop,
as in a stick and a ball
The ball, when the plant is not mature, its contents are transparent,
and as it matures they become milkier,
and, when they are mature enough, they take on amber color tones,
until all of the trichome
is an amber color
This, depends on your tastes. Right?
The amount of hairs and the amount of trichome amber per sample
There are people who like to cut sooner because they want a more euphoric, more active effect
And there are people who like to cut a little bit later,
because the effect is a little more corporal
Also, if you cut later, the plant
will always be a little sweeter
It will always be more mature
And in this case we have plants that are highly medicinal
Tell us about these CBD and THC proportions
Let's see, these plants contain
virtually the same amount of CBD as THC
They tend to contain a little more CBD than THC
THC is the psychoactive component of cannabis
and CBD has an absorbing psychoactive effect
So, when we grow plants with a 1:1 ratio,
that means that they contain almost the same amount of THC as CBD,
and these are plants that are going to have an effect
that is very lightweight, very lucid
and you can also benefit from the cannabinoid CBD,
which is also super interesting in its use for wellness
The most sought-after is a combination of both
Plants that contain both
A balance
A balance, yes, as always, just like anything in life, isn't it?
Well, let's get cutting
Should we start?
Yes. We'll get started
There are several ways of doing this
And "there's more than one way to skin a cat", right?
But I normally go about it this way
When I'm going to cut a whole plant, and I'm not just cutting the ripe parts,
but everything is pretty much the same,
I usually start from below, right?
So, we cut branch by branch
from the bottom up
We leave the jackpot for the end
We're going to find two types
A leaf that is not going to contain any trichome resin
That is, if we touch it
It's not sticky
It's not sticky. That's right
We don't see trichomes of resin in the stem, or its base,
therefore it is leave that isn't really useful because all of its active components
are mainly found in the resin glands,
so this leaf we could,
get rid of it or put it in the compost bin
to make compost,
or we can make a poultice out of it,
something that you don't need a lot of the active component for,
but just the plant, a soap, scented soap, for example
We'll hold onto it Ana, you never know
If we have some free time one of these days to make soap
Well, yes of course
And that way we take advantage of everything
This leaf came off whole, right?
We've already finished here look, and leaf has practically no trichome either
Let's get rid of that one too
We'll put then over here
Here we've finished with the, let's say, least attractive leaves. Right?
It is not that we don't like them but the more trichome, the better, right?
More substance
Now let's go for the leaf that has trichome
This leaf depends. For example: I never mix marijuana with tobacco,
I smoke it pure, so I leave in the leaves with trichome,
because they work as a base to combine with the bud
But we're going to trim it a little bit neater, like for contest
We've reached Oriana's stem
See where the stem is?
The stem of the leaf
And being careful not to take off half of the bud,
just take off the stem of the leaf
Bam! It's still intact. See?
We can make ourselves a butter... an oil
Remember that resinous trichomes,
the active components in cannabis, do not dissolve in water,
they only dissolve in fats and alcohols
And I've ended up at the tip, but as you can see,
the trichome resin reaches up to the end
We'll keep it, okay?
All that I have left comes virtually to the end
If you wanted it to look prettier or more professional,
you would take off the tips
That would make it more refined
Refined and with a certain aesthetic
And what's our next step?
Our next step would be to put it in the dryer. Right?
So, here are some conditions that are very obvious:
an airy, dark room, to the extent possible
Right
Cool and dry
That would be ideal
The most important thing would be:
aeration and dryness,
also a cool temperature, because it's too hot
it will dry too soon
The plants (buds) we would have to leave hanging
for about 12 or 15 days
With a clothespin?
Do you have any mechanism so that they don't get out?
I just use the branch
and put it on a clothesline that way
Put up a clothesline
We put it up on a clothesline, with our first branch,
as long as it's not the thickest but, yes, the first one. Huh?
Since then with the same bud, pin, pin, pin
What a good idea! I didn't think it was that easy!
But sometimes we do question whether
we should follow the chart to a T,
Yes
or see if, at a certain time, the plant
doesn't need exactly those amounts
What can we do?
Well the growing charts are always a rough estimate
Since not all varieties have the same flowering times
and growing periods
we will have to adapt the chart
to the specific variety that you are growing
You also have to let the plant tell you
If the plant is a very dark green color
and shows symptoms that it is eating too much
Then... you should lay off on fertilizers
Try irrigating them with fertilizer, then without,
with, without, on and off so, alternating
You should always listen to the plant
On one hand, fertilization charts
are rough estimates
That is to say,
sometimes you have to adapt them to the variety you are growing,
but they are exact when it comes to the products
If a brand of fertilizer recommends the use of a few specific products,
don't try to be innovative,
because sometimes that can be harmful, right?
And stick to the products that are recommended by the brand
If there was another product that the brand though was necessary
for the fertilization cycle,
I can assure you that it would be included
And, as you can see, carefully and step-by-step,
the plant is now ready for us to hit the jackpot
How shall we continue, Ana?
With the same care that we were using
Don't be intimidated by its size or appearance
Let's keep going. And, we are going to cut this
a little bit bigger than other branches we just did, right?
And you also cut in a very defined place
for here under a knot
I cut it under here so that when we hang it up
we have a bit of room for hanging. Right?
Then we will keep going, like we did with the other smaller branches
We removed the leaves that do not contain resinous trichomes,
that is to say the first round of leaves. Right?
And you already see that it is hard to find leaves without resin, because...
Even the big ones have a little!
It just shows the quality of the plant's genetics
and that it has a very significant
resinous trichome content so that even the leaves end up containing it
How much? Do we cut these from here? Or use more of it?
These can be cut, and like you did so well before,
we're going to remove the very tips of them
Right
Which doesn't contain any,
and the stem
and the first part of the leaflets
We will have to cure it
We will begin the curing process
Of course
Which is just as important as all of the steps that we have taken up until now
Here a wrong move
could lead to a bad result
Meaning...
You could even lose the harvest
Of course. And we don't want that to happen
Because we've spent a lot of time and effort
Of course. You've cured so much
For this curing process what advice should we follow
The first thing would be to have the plant hanging upside down in a dark,
ventilated, cool room
for about 12 or 15 days
Then we will do what we call...
make sure that the plant... let's see
this is what I say in my house, I don't how technical the language is,
but I call it,
"make sure the marijuana has that crunch",
that it's crunchy
So, what I do is, after hanging it upside down
about 12 or 15 days...
I grab a stem, right? A thick stem
and I bend it in half, right?
As you see, right now the plant...
It's flexible
and it doesn't just "snap"
and break off the bud, right?
Would that be like the "snap" sound like when you cut a fresh green asparagus?
Exactly
When the plant is good,
it's good to put the buds in a jar to cure,
that would be after 12 or 15 days
on the clothesline, I go to the clothesline,
take a stem,
and the twig will go "snap"
and it will break,
so I can take it off
And when it crunches like that
it's time to
stop and go bud by bud
with the scissors, bam, bam, bam
Cut the branch
To put in jars. We'll cut each bud
and put it in an airtight glass
or plastic jar
Keep in mind that plastic jars tend to be translucent
Leave it in a dark drawer
They shouldn't be in the light
Right. Leave it in the dark
I don't know if it's best to wrap it up to be safe
That's not necessary, if it was in a dark pantry
that would be enough
There is a very important step
that you pay special attention to
This is the preservation of these jars. Right?
Be very careful of the plant's moisture,
because it could lead us to another problem with the process
With humidity. Exactly
Right
Especially in areas like Valencia for example
In Madrid this doesn't occur
Madrid has a very low humidity,
so they the opposite problem that the plant breaks apart
In that case what you can do,
if the plants curing in your jar are too dry
would be to use a wet cannabis leaf
Put it inside, so that...
So that the moisture is absorbed and re-balances
Exactly
Brilliant
We always have to understand that even though the plant is dry,
it's not over
It is still going to be influenced by environmental conditions
and you can go from having a quality plant,
at the crunch stage, to having it ruined
Right?
Always be aware of that never open the jars on a humid day
Always keep the outside humidity in mind,
and we should open the jars once every 10 days, once a week
Well, there we have it
We've got it
What a beauty! Right?
It's great
I... I want to adopt it
Adopt the little bud
This is something that each one of you can do at home because
remember Ana that it is a practice that we will be doing
in our own house
For our own use
Very important
It is important, because, as consumers,
the way to always have a supply
will always be growing for self-consumption to the extent possible
Meaning that we don't have to get cannabis
from anywhere other than our own hands,
our own land,
and that we are there at every step of the cultivation process
This is always going to be, in a situation of illegality
like ours today, the safest way to consume cannabis,
without having to buy from...
Weird places out there
Weird places out there, and you can grow to keep yourself fully stocked
As you have done
Hard work, consumption, responsibility, knowledge...
Smart use, knowledge
And everything that we always suggest,
and that everything falls within common sense
It's not complicated at all, just use common sense,
reason and knowledge,
which are essential for the type of use that we are talking about
Friends, friends, you have just heard the wise words of Ana,
and her invaluable advice
We're going to say goodbye to you for the moment,
because we will continue to see you on Final Grow
And you know that you will be watching every step
along the way in order follow along with ease at home
And with our harvest, our work here is done,
but we could not say goodbye to Ana, without analyzing the results of the crop
It's been a few days
and we contacted her,
as she has already analyzed the samples and has the reports
The moment of truth has arrived
Well let's see the results
from the samples that you brought
of Llimonet Haze Classic CBD
I can tell you right away that
there were very high levels of cannabinoids,
both THC and CBD,
which means that the plants have been well cultivated,
as we discussed the other day
And I'll tell you the amounts of each of the specific samples
We're going to talk in percentages
Let's start with THC levels and then we will follow that with CBD levels
Sample number 1 of Llimonet Haze Classic CBD
grown by you
is 8.2% THC
and 11.8% CBD
The total amount of cannabinoids is 20%
Sample number 2 of Llimonet is 7.9% THC
and 10.8% CBD
A total amount of cannabinoids of 18.7%
which is also very good
Sample 3 has the high percentages of 9.8% THC
and 10.7% CBD
with a total amount of cannabinoids of 20.5%
This level of cannabinoids is very high, as you can see
Sample number 4 is 7.8% THC
and 11.9% CBD
In total, the sum of cannabinoids is 19.7%
You can see that these results are very good
These varieties will have a very lucid effect
and a quite authentic cannabinoid content
If you want to learn more about these strains and others
such as some new strains that we have released with high contents of minority cannabinoids
such as THCV and CBDV
you can visit our website
Thank you for everything. Everything is very well cultivated, really
And so, we've come to the end of Final Grow
Our goal was to show you that it is not that hard
to discover to the world of self-cultivation,
to be self-sufficient for recreational or medicinal purposes
We would like to thank all of the brands that have collaborated with us
And thank you for following along with us
Grow happy and flourish
Bye!
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