Thanks, MNS friends, all of you, for your input and suggestions and for helping to keep this on track.
@cyoheights and @musashi - Your argument is sort of like
this scene from Animal House.
LMAO this made me laugh... Musashi my brother we have different growing styles...I like to take care of pest both chemically and organically as I find that I can deal with adults pretty quickly and then deal with larvae stages on an organic level as far as fungus gnats all in one day... but as long as we are all growing lets leave it at peace....
Wasn't gonna share this on here as I did not want to ignite another shit storm but...
My biggest tips for haze strains n any strains in general are...(this is all for coco but I think similar levels can be used in peat or promix)
Keep phosphorus low at around 35ppm for the first 2-3 weeks allows for shorter inter-node distance and less stretch, from there you can bump phosphorus levels to 60 or remain in the 40's doesnt matter so much as long as its in the 40's for the last half you will have smooth smoke...building phosphorus for the first half of flowering slowly till week 5 for a 9 weeker is how I do it if going above 60. I find a small bump increases flower set and does something to increase the high just a touch... You can also get a plant to finish earlier with phosphorus boost and lower nutrtient levels but I did that when I began growing sorta forgot my ratio's n stuff (I like to keep my nutrient balanced and even strait throughout the grow now) it decreased yields though I remember that, but the plant finished sooner n I wasn't increasing my K+ levels during the later half of flowering back then though I was actually reducing it. so you can experiment with that on a cut you have had for a little n know well. Boosting with potassium silicate in the last 3wks in levels on bottle in my organic grows n slowly reducing induced a smooth cigarette like burn quality but drastically shifted the pH of the medium upwards. Ok if your already using an acidic nutrient like PBP n might be ok if you have your phosphorus levels as high as you do. but haven't experimented with using it with balanced nutrients n it caused all my trichs to go cloudy pretty instantly so I know the silica is deposited in trichs... I dont use it anymore but you can experiment with it. After that I've experimented with boosting with potassium sulfate twas nice but you have to be careful of your level of sulfates as too high does the same thing phosphorus does ie causes a joint to not hold its fire n smoke to be a little heavy on throat. Best to balance nutrients from beginning.
I've also been experimenting with each micro individually... N I find that increasing Boron levels to 0.4ppm for the first half of flowering induces a heavier proliferation of calyxes and at a earlier time without effecting flowering time(ie increase yield) any higher than that induces tip burn. I keep my boron levels steady at 0.4 throughout the grow...but you can try boosting first should have the same effects...Molybdenum draws nitrogen into the buds increasing yield. Wouldn't go over .08-.04ppm. Molybdenum is a tricky one to play with as it is needed in such low levels its better to make a concentrate and dose twice a week with both of these... but know ur ppm in ur base nutrients first...Wait till Musashi reads where I get my boric acid from LMAO
For making a Boric acid concentrate I add 12.8g to 591.47mL of RO water giving me 1ppm per mL or 0.02g/mL
For making Molybdenum concentrate I add 0.58g of sodium molybdate dihydrate/591.47 giving me 0.1ppm/mL
I have mines in separate bottles as I was experimenting with these separately at first n still have a bunch of concentrate left but you can do the math on these numbers n combine them in the proper ratios in a single bottle.
Zinc induces heavier trichome set n combines with calcium in the trichomes but I have't experimented with ppm levels enough to give you a correct ppm ratio Or to tell you how it effects smoke quality. So I would advise against using it till I'm done experimenting. I do know that it will cause your trichomes to go cloudy before they are fully ripe if used in late flowering. On hand I have a 15%zinc chelate from JR peters that I make concentrates with.
Haven't gone through the rest of the micros yet...
Mg...Mg is a tricky one also as I find that too high a level or boosting it late in flower actually decreases the high. Better to tolerate deficiency in the later half of flowering if your already deficient I wouldn't go above 60-70 for most strains. I'm usually at high 40's during the later half of flowering but 60 is safe....
Keep humidity levels at 60-70% for the first 3 weeks of flowering then slowly over the course of 2-3 weeks reduce it down to 40%. My temps are usually around 75-80F but I've seen decent flowering a bit cooler. This allows for the fastest growth possible with or without CO2.
Hit with tea diluted or undiluted once a week after you have bubbled for 24hrs till your ready to flush... I find that amending the tea with eathworm castings caused a Nitrogen draw. Bat Guano caused unpredictable phosphorus levels and I'm honestly not sure about brewing with bat guano as I'm pretty certain that pathogenic bacteria that can survive and proliferate in aerobic conditions. Most flavor Ive gotten was from using it twice a week from wk 3-5 for 10wk strain along with PBP directly in the feed, then inoculating with molasses tea the day after when I was doing organic grows. But I let it go because of unpredictability. I manage 6 different rooms and need consistency. I don't like amending my tea with anything other than molasses and an inoculate but you can experiment if you so choose.
Other experiments I'll choose to leave out of here until they are complete and I'm certain of the effects....
Oh one word about the triacontonol in cannaboost is its a perfect product for first half of flowering as for increasing yield and proliferation of growth and roots, but used too late in flowering will induce a leafier butset. ok for some strains not good for most in later half.
N if you can I would line all my pots with landscape fabric 1/4 of an inch thick or more... It allows for air-pruning directly in the pot. A real proliferation of roots and increase of yield can be witnessed from this simple step surprisingly. I was a little shocked at how well that simple step worked. Guess an even better step would be to make your pots directly out of the material but that would be too much work for me right now. I'm guessing it would mean just slightly more watering though but havent ran it like that yet to tell ya.
Any pruning and training should be done prior to flowering...cutting an apical during flowering really reduces yield...Low stress training can be done in flowing like tying down or scog... the highest stress I would give plants that were too tall in flowering would be folding the apical or apicals twice so that its pointing back up but the same level of the rest n tying the stem to itself. Puts twice the amount of budsites on that same stem in the proper light zone. My friend bugged out when I did that in his garden n its turning out to be his highest yielding plant out of the group Lol He said he didnt even know you can do that. I also practice leaf pruning but too much on that to write here right now. Really allows you to stuff them in there and increase yield per plant if done right. Done wrong can also decrease yield n really stress them out.
I hope I've helped even if just minimally. I have to check out for a little as I have a good bit of work coming up, but I'd really like to see this finished and I am interested in the phenos you do find...best High was the (indica pheno) was the metallic june-plum pheno n the best sativa pheno was the maple incense pheno out of my pack. Best tasting I think was either the greenapple or the ginger candy phenos. I'm interested to see what you find in both this pack and your f2's as I'm certain with some further exploration they are better phenos in this line than whats been stated on the site thus far.
Best tip would be know your plants, read your plants, balance your nutrients, and keep improving...Good luck with your grow my brother...
PS... really like the LED's was planning on getting same ones later down the line. Cutter right?