100w CFL Grow: Results

Dinafem Critical+ Harvest Day

After a close peek at the trichomes with a 20x magnifier, I decided it was time to harvest these hundred-Watt beauties. Honestly, the DG x AK cross could have gone another week or 10 days, but I had the free time at that point. (Please note that this was about 10 days ago now, so I have dried harvest weights available below.

So now the payoff: What did we get for our gardening efforts under 100 Watts of CFL lighting?

In the above picture, you can see that the Dinafem Critical+ plant was literally drooping over from the weight of the maturing buds. I’ve placed a bottle of wine next to the plant for scale. As you can see, some of the untrimmed buds had nearly the circumference of a wine bottle! I am thoroughly impressed with the performance of this strain under these humble lighting conditions, and would certainly recommend it to home growers.

Here are the main buds, fully trimmed and ready for drying. There were heaps of “popcorn” buds and trimmed sugar leaf, which weren’t very photogenic, so I’m sticking with shots of the neatly-trimmed main buds. That trim can all be used for extracts or cooking, and there are a quite few respectable small buds in there, too:

Critical + 100 Watt CFL grow buds – fully trimmed.

The dried weight of the large buds harvested from this plant: 21 grams (3/4 of an ounce).

It’s important to note that I quite liberally trimmed away smaller buds and “sugar leaves”, drying them separately in a large paper bag. The combined (quality) dried trim weighed in at 16 grams (a bit over a half of an ounce).

Now for the unique Afghan Kush / Double Gum cross. This was an interesting plant throughout the grow. Here she is, drooping under the weight of the rather long, leafy buds:

Afghan Kush / Double Gum cross – ready for harvest.

Afghan Kush / Double Gum cross , main buds trimmed.

This plant produced an unusually strong aroma of coffee through the last weeks of flowering. Now that the buds have dried, the earthy, roasted smell of coffee has taken on an undertone of fruity bubble gum, much like the father plant. Stay tuned for upcoming smoke reports for both plants along with some closeups of the cured buds.

The yield from this plant in dried buds was just over 13 grams (just under 1/2 ounce). This puts the total harvest (including the smaller buds and good quality trim) at 50 grams (1 3/4 ounces).

Now, I’ll go out on a *drooping* limb, and say that this is quality marijuana. Check your local prices for good quality, organically grown cannabis. Prices vary wildly from place to place, but an ounce of good grass is never cheap. Factor in that you can control your own grow and know what you’re feeding those plants, and a 100Watt CFL grow makes a lot of sense. You can of course up the ante and increase your lighting wattage, and you’ll produce a lot more per plant! However, this grow was meant to show that with the right know-how, you can produce a fine stash for your personal use in just a few months time. Pick up our Ebook on growing your own at home, and you’ll be on your way to results just like you’ve seen here using a simple setup, and much more if you’re aiming high, so to speak.

I’ll be back soon with smoke reports when the harvest has cured properly.

Best Regards,

Glenn Panik

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