Sweet Jack 47 FF

👉The plant is taking off and that wonderful time of seeing noticeable difference every time I visit the tent is here. The first leaf set was large and the second set is well on its way. I hope the XL in this plant tests the limits of the 4x4 tent. I doubt it actually will because all my autos have gone 90-100 days, even the sweet seeds ones that said 65-75 days was likely. Perhaps when grown a certain way they are that fast. I'm in no hurry, 100 days is fine. I just want good big buds. 👉To get those good big buds I will be frequent fertigating 2x a day at the mid to upper EC range of the mix schedule for General Hydroponics Drain to waste feed chart for the Flora Series nutrients. I will use the entire line. I started the week off with single fertigation events each day and mid week started 2x a day. I measure the run-off with a pH/EC meter. I have done two low EC irrigations when the run-off EC was 30+ the inflow. The low EC irrigation events help keep the media balanced throughout the pot.

👉 Looks like its going to be a short, leafy bush. Mixed nutrients at upper end of range of the recommended strength. The run 0ff is consistently 2/3 of inflow. I gave low EC irrigation events back to back mid week. The Run-off has a stable pH and predictably reaching 30+ over inflow every 3 days. Tomorrows fertigation will be preceded by a low EC irrigation. The leaves all look perfect and no issues are apparent. I love all parts of the grow, but the vegetative stage is fun because its noticeably bigger each time I visit the Weird Jimmy Memorial Grow Lab.

👉Lush green growth. Going to be a stout leafy bush. Under the food factories the branches are developing and I have helped them along by tucking the larger food factories. The main stem hasn't stretched much at all. the first branches are just above the media surface. The roots started poking thru the bottom sides of the pot early in the week. The roots have also solidified the surface so feeding isn't causing erosion. The first pistols appeared mid week and the growth nodes all around the plant have accelerated their activity. By mid week I moved to the transition mix of the General Hydroponics Flora series drain to waste nutrient mixing chart. The fertigation log is in the pix.

👉The plant has gotten very bushy, hasnt stretched upward or out, but its growing densely. Leaves are a solid dome and underneath its fairly empty. It has several branches with growth tips that are at the same height as the main growth node. I took some fairly up close picture of some of the flowering growth nodes. You can see the the structure of the early flowers clearly. Its also starting to produce a slight aroma, just a plant smell with just a slight hint of the funky stank that yet to come. Have removed just a few leaves off the very bottom that were totally shielded by the leave directly above them. Im surveying the interior branches for shaded leaves and future larf sites. I will prune the larf sites slowly as I go. 👉Fertigating twice a day I was getting about 35% run-off. by mid-week it started consuming more fluid as it grew. I was seeing possible early signs of nutrient issues, possibly cal/mag defficiency, I decided to slightly increase the pH of the nutrient solution from 5.8 to 6.0. I also had a couple days where I couldn't give one of the fertigation events. This help reduce the saturation of the media and help mitigate any over saturation that may have contributed to the slight wrinkly lower leaves. The run-off EC has trended downwards. This is only slightly surprising, as it show that the plant is consuming the nutrients. Fed transition mixture at beginning of week, today's batch was the early bloom mix (week 5 on the GHE flora series drain to waste feed chart. I may increase the EC strength in the next batch of nutrients slightly to the upper limit suggested on the chart.

👉The stretch is full speed. Rapidly growing limbs and leave was making this a solid mass of green shrubbery. I started to peer inside the dome and began removing leaves a little at at time. It was growing so fast that I was taking ore leaves than I though I would but I had to keep up. Ive also trimmed many of the interior secondary branches that were likely larf sights. The plant hasn't seemed to mind. I probably still have a few of these branches too prune. When I too the pictures for this week I turned off the lights. The plant seemed to droop as it normally would when the lights go out. Getting good color pictures, even with the warm white LEDs, doesn't produce the best pix so I'm taking pix with the light off. 👉The plant has been consuming a lot of liquid from the media. The run-off also has shown that the plant is consuming nutrients, its been lower than the inflow for much of the week. I also increased the strength of the nutrient mix to give the plant all it could take. This has made the run-off EC rise, but it isnt skyrocketing. I have done 2 low EC fertgations with cal/mag only. The pH of the run-off has also stayed balanced and is always close to the inflow. While run-off statistics for many is relatively inconsequential, doing the high volume frequent fertigations the statistics of the run-off tell how well the media is balanced. The pot currently is packed top to bottom with roots. It takes a while for the fluid to flow thru the media. If the plant has absorbed a lot of fluid, the coco will be empty sponges and soak up the fresh fluid. Having enough fluid to have run-off also rinses the media and keeps it balanced. Anyway, Ive wasted enough time writing this segment which no one will read except me.

👉Fast flower development is most noticeable thing. The aroma has noticeably gotten stronger. I did remove a couple of small larf site minor branches. I dont see anymore that are on the inner part of the leaf dome. I am also done removing healthy leaves. The branches are stiff and strong as is the base of the plant. The plant is showing signs it may live up to its XL moniker. I hope I can help it get there. 👉Its been consuming the solution at a gradually increasing rate. I have been giving the week 6 nutrients from the GHE flora series drain to waste feed chart. Ive been mixing at full strength with no dilution, this puts the EC at the upper limit of the recommended strength. I have done two low EC fertigations that had cal mag only and one with 1/2tsp magnesium sulfate. The run-off is fairly stable without spiking. I may need to do an ultra low EC rinse. I am trying to stay ahead of potential issues as opposed to reacting.

👉The plant has slowed stretching and begun to start bulking up the flowers. The leaves are abundant and I have stopped removing any that arent damaged or under the dome. The leaves up top started showing some nutrient issues. Most likely Phosphorus deficiency. I have done a few low EC fertigations because of that and because the EC of run-off started spiking faster. Part of the EC run-off spike can be attributed to the exterior of the pot accumulation of nutrients dried on it. The nutrient issue was addressed not just by low EC/high volume fertigation events, but also by adding full dose of Liquid Koolbloom (for phosphorus) and calmag in the low EC solution added, and a double dose of Liquid koolbloom in each batch of nutrient mix. I hope Ive correctly addressed the issue. The damage to the upper leaves is done and is more apparent every day. I tried to stray ahead of nutrient issues but I guess I wasn't quick enough to react to it. All part of gardening. 👉Going forward I will continue with extra phosphorus and calmag in each batch. I will also continue low EC fertigation events. The plant is consuming a lot of fluid so the high volume/low EC solution events help keep the plant happy.

👉Bud are now the focus of this plants growth. The flowers are looking to be the typical sativa shape. The aroma has gotten much stronger and the smell of nirvana is the rewards for my efforts. To touch the buds and bring my fingers to my nostrils to examine the magical aroma I experience a sweet sexy light pine and sexy stripper aroma. Reminds me of the Blow Mind auto (sweet amnesia haze) that I grew. Very frosty as well. I believe Ive resolve the phosphorus deficiency. I have increased the frequency of low EC events and always include Calmag and Liquid Kool Bloom in the solution. The plant is thriving and lush. Going forward I will keep the frequency of low EC events as needed and keep the solution at full strength for fertigations.

👉The aroma is getting stronger by the day. At any moment I expect my wife to start complaining about how she can smell it. When It gets to that point I know the end results will be perfect. The plant looks healthy, and is thriving, the buds have slightly foxtailed, this is normal for a large plant in a small pot, even a small cloth pot will have a stressful effect. But it is frosty as birthday cake. The Queen cola is going to be epic. Long pointy colas abound and the branches dont need any support. Sticky to the touch and the resin on my fingers lingers for hours...reminds me of my college days after a fun filled Friday night. I have performed multiple low EC events followed by full strength events. Without the low EC events I would have nutrient burn and potentially more nutrient issues.

👉The plant has been filling the room with sweet intoxicating cannabis perfume. Very reminiscent of the Blow Mind I grew last winter. Frosty as it can be with the frost stretching out onto the sugar leaves. The plant is looking like its at the final ripening stage. Ive begun doing some trichome hunting with a 40x eye loop and most of the trichomes are clear, and a few more milky ones each day. No ambers have been noticed. I will begin hunting for them with the usb microscope. The grow lights really make it hard to get good pix with the phone (screws with the ccds color expectations), The DSLR has macro rings and I will begin trying to take some quality pic with it too. 👉The plant has begun to reduce its fluid intake. This could be because it doesn't need it or the roots have packed the pot so tightly not as much solution can be absorbed by the coco. The larger run-off helps keep the media buffered. I have also been giving low EC doses followed by full strength doses of solution almost every day. I will be switching to the week 11 Ripen mix from the GHE flora series drain to waste feed chart. I mix it at full strength with no dilution. The resulting EC is at the high end of the recommended range of solution EC. I have been taking leaves that are fading or damaged from the plants insatiable desire for phosphorus. Lots of leaves. Time for the buds to finish and fill out.

👉The plant is fading slowly. Some color to the calixs starting to show up, and some leaves fade to a brownish purple. Mostly all pistols are red, few fresh white ones left. there is a fair amount of foxtailing and the buds are a bit airy. I have begun trichome hunting in earnest with a USB microscope. I search the top colas in areas shaded from the grow light. I am seeing mostly cloudy, with very few amber and a few too many clears. This is a sativa dominant strain and I enjoy a very strong and uppy sativa high, so Im looking for very few clears. The plant looks like its just about ready. The pictures here arent representative of the plant overall, just the ones I took the time to get a picture of. 👉Switched to Ripen mixture and will do a series of low EC fertigations. I will also be plucking leaves as they fad. There are tons of food factories (leaves) and harvest looks like it may be a little tedious, but leaves are what makes the plant happy so they stay till the plant is done with them.

👉As far as aesthetics go, this plant aint pretty when compared to some more perfectly formed flowers. But beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To me its gorgeous, with a seductive aroma and a super frosty shimmering exterior. The buds are not tight, and compact, but are elongated and airy with fox-tailing. The leaves have faded across the top and the trichomes are almost perfect (almost all cloudy with very few clears and a smattering of amber. I may harvest it in the next 3 days depending of the plant and my schedule. 👉I have reduced the fertigations to 1 time a day. at the beginning of the week I was giving it a low EC strength fertigation, and at mid week I resumed un-dilluted solution. Run-off has stay in balance. I will fertigate up to harvest time.

👉The final dry weight, which was 369g (13oz) is just buds, no trim or larf. Just Good big buds. Great plant overall. Had a phosphorus issue that lingered, it foxtailed at the end and in the last day hermie bitz appeared on almost every branch end cola. Sturdy branches, lots of food factories. Wonderful aroma that wasn't as stanky as most. Spend 4 hours trimming. Started at the bottom and worked my way up. I put the end cola of each branch on its own label clothes pin and hung on a rack. Each cola was weighed wet and cataloged. after 24 hrs I started putting each cola in a paper bag and the net buds in a larger bag. It took 5 days to reduce the dry weight to under 30%. When they hit this mark they went into the jars which were labeled according to their documented location. I figured the weigh reduction percentage by comparing weighs from the initial wet trimmed weight. In each jar I also added a hygrometer. Surprisingly the RH of almost ever jar was under 58%. None of the jars required any burping to remove excess humidity. At that point I added moisture 62% moisture packs and put the jars in the closet. I sampled bud J till this writing. It didn't start getting tasty till the 4 week mark.