RGS Royal Gorilla Auto--1st Grow!

Day 38 and looking very good indeed. My only significant worry is that the humidity is rising considerably. Probably not a surprise considering the growth, but I’m up in the mid-50s and that’s likely to rise further as the plant grows more (right)? I bought an Infinity AC fan but haven’t put it in yet. Might that do the trick?

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cannabis-humidity-chart
Ranges for humidity by stage

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Yes, so I’m OK at the moment, but I’m worried that as I go into flowering it’s more likely to go up than down as it gets leafier. So I’ve put in the fan an hour or so ago, and while I’m hesitant to trim the auto, I think a little less foliage might help as well, so I may lose a few lower leaves and hope that helps.

Fans wont help heat or humidity. They just blow it around. Unlesz your pumping your air out or into the room. Maybe pickup a de humidifer.

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Fan in, bigger fan leaves out. There was an immediate drop of nearly 10% RH, but we’ll see how it takes. Hope I didn’t stunt her, but I was pretty careful.

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Well, if the pruning hurt her, she’s not showing it. And the RH has come down 10% to the mid-40s. Looking good for now!

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Things are still looking good, but the RH change is not all I cracked it up to be. Here’s my question: a hygrometer at the bottom of the grobo, under the canopy, registers around 55% humidity, while the one 3/4 of the say up the grobo, well above the plant, registers 40% (I reversed the two instruments to check that the issue was placement, not instrument fault)–which one of these is more ‘accurate’? As I get into flower (as is starting to happen), should I be worried about the 55, or feel comfortable with the 40? Thanks!

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Thanks @SilverGrobo . Outside the box and the one above the plant both read 40, so I’m going to assume that’s OK. Will be watching closely though!

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We have pistils!! Day 44

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Going through the big stretch and shooting upwards. Looking really good now. Considering taking more fan leaves off, but hesitant to mess with what is now consistent and impressive growth. Any thoughts?

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Clean her up a bit. Nothing major but open up bud sites to light

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Thanks @Todd.grobo. Can I take the ones I’ve circled below, even though their stems are right up against a bud site?

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Getting there now. All looking nice and healthy, stretching is over (i think), and the bud sites are starting to fill out nicely!

I got a dehumidifier and am trying to keep my RH at 35-45%.

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Every fan leaf with a stem longer than an inch should get removed to bulk up your buds.

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Thanks! Will do!

OK, gave it a pretty solid haircut. Hope it wasn’t too much, but I think it’s OK. Followed your advice–all fan leaves with stems more than 1" long. I also took one or two shoots off the bottom that weren’t looking too strong. Fingers crossed for the home stretch. According to the recipe I should be around 3 weeks away or slightly less.

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Much better lets see how she stretches now!

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Still looking good–seeing first trichomes!

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Definitely in the home stretch now. Trichomes still developing (and look fully clear, from what I can tell). Flush theoretically starts Monday, according to schedule, but my drain and fill is supposed to be tomorrow. Should I do normal drain and fill tomorrow and then again Monday? Should I just ride out with my current water till Monday? Should I extend flower a bit? So many questions!!

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