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Quick Note - So first of all I would like to apologize for skipped weeks as this is a journal in progress and a last minute decision to upload and track so I will have to give some speed updates to where I currently am at which is day 31 since the light cycle changed to 12/12.
So here we go.... Good day fellow growers, enthusiasts and connoisseurs alike. I have been deeply involved with Cannabis and hydroponics and have been studying and working with it since around 1998. I was very hesitant about creating a grow journal but because of my expertise and the yearning and passion I have for teaching and helping others especially my associates, business partners and other special interests I felt that by doing so I could help them grow by showcasing their products within these grow diaries.
I am currently overseeing around 60 (give or take) individual grows as a part of my business in the medical side of things for patients that opted to grow their own medicine as a designated grower however for now I will be taking you for a journey with this specific grow and strain as it is currently the only strain I am running from a old but new seedbank that will be a household name within the next 2-3 years once they come out of privatization.
So here we go...
1. Grow Room - Custom built 12' x 20'
2. Grow Medium - Custom Built 12 site RDWC (specifics will not be given as this is a patent pending brand new design created by me for a company I am affiliated with)
3. Lighting - Rayonled GLMF720W UV/IR Grow light (Up until now I was a end game 1000 Watt HPS grower but now with Rayonled I will never look back) I will provide a link below for light specifics as I feel as someone with 22 years experience I can safely say that these lights are hands down the best I have every used. And as someone that is in charge of over 60 grows I can promise you I tried and seen basically ever light on the market.
4. Nutrients - I will be using as I always have since their inception in 2001 and also will be available for public purchase in the next 2-3 years TRZ nutrients. They have always given me superior results and I can attest that they are hands down the best choice for Cannabis especially for hydroponics and I as well tried them all GH, AN, Fox, H&G, and so and so forth. Nothing compares.
5. Strain - Chokeberry Kush - This is a brand new strain created by Vinland Seedbank. Vinland Seedbank has been around for a long time but very private as they served medical patients only. But with patience this strain and many others will be readily available in the coming months public purchase. Chokeberry Kush cannot be confused with Choke Berry as they are not the same. Chokeberry Kush is a strain that was created in recent months by Vinland Seedbank and the parents of this magnificent strain some people may know as Strawberry Cough and Razzleberry Kush. It is currently only available as regular seeds but once Vinland makes their seeds available for public sale they might also have feminized and auto versions.
If anyone watching has any questions I will be more than happy to provide answers to the best of my ability.
Link for the best light on the market is here ----->https://rayonled.ca/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=13
These photos were taken yesterday and we are now up to date and from here on out everything will be slow and steady and I will try to keep everything as updated and as current as possible. These photos were taken yesterday which was day 25 since the light cycle changed to 12/12.
Also take note that this is not my light height. I raise them a bit for the pictures as I try to keep them at the manufacturer recommended height of 12-18 inches for best possible growth, penetration and eventually yield.
Pictures were taken on day 28 since the light cycle change to 12/12. (4 weeks) Things are looking amazing. Just purchased 2 more Rayonled GLMF720W UV/IR lights. Can't wait to get my warehouse full of them. Gonna be some nice to see hundreds of these lights in action.
These plants are so stable and easy to care for that if they could prune themselves and harvest themselves i wouldnt need to do anything at all. Just another reason I would never ever in a million years grow any strain from any other seedbank other than Vinland seedbank. Between them and TRZ nutrients the genetics and solutions balance themselves.
The girls are nearing the end of their life cycle and their vegging mom was so proud. I lifted her up and carried her in the room to see her babies in full final phase bloom. Her leaves moved as if to say thank you for taking the utmost of care of her babies... or maybe her leaves moved because i passed in the wind of the powerful fan. Anyway right now today is day 42 since the 12/12 light cycle change and im gonna aim for around day 48-50 for harvest. So another week and she will be ready. Her leaves are bleeding blue. It started around 5-6 days ago and each day you can almost watch the blue move from the bud out to the leaf tips. I have multiple 8 inch inline fans and the room is sealed but yet even when im outside i can still get a small hint of the dirtiest sweetest chokey cut throating kush dank with mouth watering salivating raspberry undertone scents.
Almost harvest time. Another happy patient waiting in the wings. I am not one for creating these online diaries as I do them privately for my company and clients, but I do feel that it would be beneficial to the companies and products that I use to complete my tasks and jobs. I am a designated marijuana cultivator for medical patients that have opted to grow their own medical marijuana so I guess from here on out I will post my activities for anyone to follow. I have been doing this job for almost 25 years and I feel it is time that I bring to light my skills and knowledge so that others may learn from my experiences. Not only am I a designated marijuana cultivator, but I also am a Cannabis curriculum developer and assessor. I am part of a team that designs and decides what Cannabis Cultivating teachers will teach. We develop and assess various types of reading and study materials that will train future workers for the Cannabis industry. So I mean if anyone has any questions that they cannot find the answers to online or because there are to many conflicting answers I would be more than happy to answer them in my free time. Currently I am supervising and in control of just over 60 individual medical patient grows so I will try to keep what I can documented and uploaded in the coming months. Some of our clients have some really nice strains and phenotypes from many of the seedbanks from around the world so I will also try to keep what I upload and post as diversified as I can.
Well it is easy to look like a pro when you have the best genetics on planet earth. I for years have been a drifter until I got involved with Vinland Seedbank. I have grown basically every single breeders strain out there. And when I say every I mean you can go to a bank like attitude or seedsman and look at their breeders list and yes I have grown 1-5 strains from each and every listed seedbank that is there. And while I did come across a few decent strains, they were nothing compared to the few that I have grown from Vinland. I honestly cannot wait until they go public so that you all can try their genetics as well not to mention I want to be able to have better access to them myself.
Anyway this grow was a breeze. I think i might have put a total of 3-4 hours of actual work into this grow. (work as in drain and feeds, training and pruning - not counting harvest and trimming) that's how easy these plants / genetics were to care for. We had 0 problems throughout the whole grow. Not even as much as a ph imbalance. I was a little delayed in getting this uploaded as we harvested this on August 18 around 1 day after my last upload so these pics of the buds are just the dried bud. They were just put into jars today so we will give them 6-7 weeks of curing before packaging for our client. We are estimating around 28-29% THC content which would be around the same as it was on the last harvest when we sent it off to our lab at which point it came back at 28.7% THC. The yield was just under 8 pounds dry (124 ounces) so it worked out to around 10 1/2 ounces per plant with 12 plants in total. This strain is a monster considering it is of kush lineage. It is definitely the apex predator of cannabis and a triple threat. 1. Almost 30% thc 2. Massive yielder (One of the biggest yielding plants out there) 3. Fast Finisher (this strain can be harvested as soon as day 38-42 from the 12/12 light cycle switch) we try to push it until 45-50 to the patients desired ripeness.
Anyway its has been a blast. I mean if we have enough views will would be more than happy to share more of our grows as we have many of them ongoing. If you are a breeder and think you have something that can outdo Vinland Seedbank and or this strain in particular hit us up as I will have no problem pushing your strains to the limit and also we have the capability of truly showing people the full potential of your genetics. We only use the best equipment, nutrients, environments and growers. Who knows maybe with your genetics in our hands we can help promote your strains and give your some good views. Because lets face it if your genetics are good we will make it show.
Thanks for all that liked, followed, shared and commented. Everything helps and it is really good to see how many people have a passion for cannabis and growing. Catch you all next time.
@BioBuds, you got that right lol. i ran this strain a few months ago when it first became available and it is definitely a beautiful one. the buds smell like a mixture between strawberry and raspberries with some sweet candy and kushy/hashy type undertones. i harvested the last go around day 55 since the 12/12 light cycle but the breeder gives a +/- 45 days and they are spot on because around day 40 is when you can start to see the odd amber trich. it is a very impressive strain and i cannot wait to share it all over again with everyone. They sugar leaves around 40-45 days looks at if they are bleeding blue from the buds outwards to the tips when ripening.
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