July 31: Another hot week here in Alberta. Smoke from regional forest fires in the area. High temps but haze doesn't allow full sun.
So far in this grow no nutrients have been added whatsoever. Aside from watering a couple of times from well water, these ladies have received only rain water. No special treatment.
Surprised by the weight and thickness of buds. Lots of resin and very sticky almost oily. The nose on this variety is exceptional and extremely strong smelling; sweet berry funk. High terps make for tasty bud.
Only downside is dirt and sand. It appears lower buds are quite dirty. Has anyone washed their buds off? May need to do this.
Some leaves are starting to fade which means harvest isn't far off. Maybe another 2 to 3 weeks to go.
@NorthernAutos, lol, yep. Best autos I've grown are Mephisto and FastBuds ๐๐ฅ. Going out today with some feminized Double Grape pollen to make seed stock for next year๐
Itโs crazy hot right now. And about five weeks ago the problem was freezing overnight tempsโฆ.these plants have experienced about a 40 C range this year. Iโm spraying water on a hail net to let it evaporate and mostly just hoping they make it. Will also use some kelp extract as several online sources recommend this to recover from heat stress.
@Northern_Ent, thanks for the ideas/input. Interested to see how this turns out. Indeed heat stress will be a factor. Unfortunately I tend to these only once a week. Watered in heavily last weekend and soil generally had good moisture content already. Should be ok. Risk now is whether extreme heat stunts veg growth and the plant goes into survival mode and puts all energy into reproduction/flowering...