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Crystal candy first week of flowering
All cc are around 3ft tall
1 cc fim and setup like a scrog lollipop (lolliscrog)
Gorilla girl just starting to flower
2x gg are 3ft
2x gg are over 5ft
Tropicanna poison should begin this week.
All tp are around 3ft tall
1x tp was lolliscrog without fim
Watering is done multiple times a day (up to 5x)
Morning watering is
1 tsp per gallon Tiger Bloom
Second watering is
1tbs per gallon big bloom
All middle waterings are
1tsp per gal tiger bloom
Last watering is
Plain water
Soil is
Miracle grow
Open to desert sand/clay
Plant pots
Plants were planted in 1 gallon nursery pots. After a few weeks holes that fit around 2 gal of dirt were dug. Bottoms of planters were cut off and planter placed to rim in the ground. All plants are & have been rootbound for quite some time.
Location info
Off grid desert grow. Northern latitude
Weather
90f - 115f daytime
50f - 70f nigh
Wind
15 - 60mph
Seeds planted
May 18
4x Gorilla girl f1 fast
4x Crystal candy f1 fast
4x Tropicanna poison f1 fast
All seeds sprouted by
May 24
Pests are
Grasshoppers
Cutworms
Mormon crickets
Leaf cutter bees
Beneficial predators are
Assassin fly
Assassin bug
Frogs
Preying mantis
Lady bugs
Problems so far and how resolved
Cutworms: used diatomaceous earth on soil top and killed visible ones at night. Frogs moved in and helped take care of the rest
Grasshoppers: predator assassin flies moved in.
Leaves on gorilla girl were lime green: used 1/2 tsp miracle grow all purpose to 2 gal water for two weeks resolving nitrogen deficiency.
Info on initial cutworm problem. The miracle gro soil that was purchased was infested with cutworms. Once the first seedlings popped out of soil all seedling containers were put under 24/7 light. Unknowingly this saved every plant I had as it kept the cutworms under the soil for the first 2+ weeks of the plants life. I did not know my mg soil was infested and without the constant light the cutworms would have surfaced and began eating the stalks/leaves.
Picture info will start being posted here to reduce self commenting.
8-9-21
Added pics of all the crystal candy f1 fast & gorilla girl f1 fast. 2x CC are packing on the size like mad. Gorilla Girl f1 fast are just starting to form. GG is going to have some huge buds as the sativa dominant trait makes some very tall plants with large internodal spacing (in flower) resulting in light coverage to pretty much every flower.
STOPPING nutrient use for a few days in preparation of using more nutrients in the coming weeks. Just being safe as my environment leaches away each watering very fast and this can cause unwanted buildups that I would rather not have mid flower.
Camera is
Moto e6 crap phone but seems to be ok for pics.
CHECK BACK DAILY FOR NEW INFORMATION AND PICTURES..
Please refer to week 1 flower for grow details..
Week 2 start date 8-10-21
This comment will be updated daily during week 2 with all relevant information.
8-10-21 Nutrients have been stopped for the next few days.
8-10-21 Crystal Candy f1 fast pictures added.
8-11-21 Added Crystal Candy f1 fast full plant photo
8-11-21 added crystal candy f1 fast flower pics
8-12-21 added crystal candy flower pics
8-12-21 added full plant crystal candy pictures
8-12-21 Gorilla Girl full plant pictures
8-12-21 Assassin fly under crystal candy killing grasshopper. (Yes I see the yellow leaf :( lol)
8-12-21 Predator and pest update. Lady bugs have taken up occasional home in my garden but so have leaf cutter bees. Not sure if there is a case of them burrowing in marijuana stalks but they have been known to borrow into rose stalks so I'll have to keep an eye out for that.
8-13-21 Started nutes back up
8-13-21 Added a few Crystal Candy pics
8-14-21 2tbs big bloom per gal, 2 tsp tiger bloom per gal all but last water that will be 1tsp Epsom salt per gal (Crystal Candy and gorilla girl only). GG and TP are tiger bloom only for the moment.
8-14-21 added crystal candy pics
8-14-21 will add other pics later
8-14-21 Added garden picture
8-15-21 lady bug on crystal candy added
8-16-21 crystal candy pic added
CHECK BACK OFTEN AS PICTURES AND COMMENT INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED DAILY.
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FROST. WEEK OF FROST.. FROST
8-18-21 Have had Frost's the last few days. Day 2 of frost. Frost is expected the next few days so I'm x'n my fingers.
8-18-21 pics added of Crystal Candy
8-18-21 TROPICANNA POISON tba later
8-18-21 pics of Gorilla Girl added
8-20-21 Crystal Candy pics after another frost added
8-24-21 Dropping Fox Farm nutrients and swapping to Miracle Gro bloom booster at 1/4 tsp per gallon starting tomorrow. It's late in the game for such a drastic change but I'm doing it. Usually go cheapest everything in my public grows as to show ANYONE can grow anyways. But in 100% honesty this year it's more of the wallet saying NO. I am running a total of 17 plants outside, 12 here in this diary so with each plant eating 3 gallons a day that's 51 gallons of water a day. That's a lot of chemicals every day.
DIARY UPDATED DAILY. CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR UPDATES.
8-25-21 took pics of Tropicanna poison, Gorilla Girl & Crystal Candy.
8-25-21 Dropped Fox farm and now using mg bloom booster at 1/4 strength.
8-25-21 Doing 4 tsp molasses to 2 1/2 gal water for 2x feedings to help soil.
8-25-21 plants seem to be doing ok after a week of frost. Some yellowing and leaf death but all in all still doing good.
8-25-21 All strains are now flowering.
8-26-21 more pics
8-27-21 morning pic added.
8-28-21 Nighttime temperature keeps dropping into the low 40s (fahrenheit) resulting in massive root damage as I am beyond root bound. Frost's still happening every morning.
The Crystal Candy doesn't seem to mind the Frost's or cold nights at all.
Thee Gorilla Girl is very slowly taking damage but nothing to be alarmed about.
The Tropicanna Poison has taken the most damage loosing most of it's leaves on the bottom portions of the plants. The only exception is the lolliscrog plant. I am thinking that the mass of plant material so close to the ground is trapping the rising heat from the ground under the foliage.
8-28-21 Crystal Candy pics. I'll post more of others soon.
8-29-21 NO nutrients today.
8-30-21 .5tsp per gallon of mg every watering today except for last watering. Last watering will be plain water.
8-30-21 scrog part of crystal candy lolliscrog taking frost damage finally. Unsure if I am going to remove and let top finish alone.
8-30-21 MG seems to be working out. No noticable stretch or fluffing.
9-1-21 Added some Gorilla Girl and Crystal Candy pics.
9-1-21 NO LONGER using nutes on Crystal Candy.
9-1-21 two of the Crystal Candy seem to be farther along then the other two. Probably another week left on them.
9-2-21 giving Gorilla Girl & Tropicanna Poison .5 tsp mg per gal all day except last water.
9-2-21 removed back side of Crystal Candy lolliscrog due to frost damage. Waxed cut ends.
9-4-21 no nutrients to be used on tp or gg until 9-7-21
9-6-21 pics added
9-6-21 killed 1x gorilla girl because it was hermaphrodite
9-7-21 more pics
9-7-21 cold nights and morning Frost's taking a toll on productive leaves.
9-7-21 Crystal Candy leaves have began to loose color. 1x Crystal Candy will be done by 9-10-21.
9-7-21 resuming .25 tsp mg per gal.
9-10-21 harvested 1x Crystal Candy before sunrise 🌞
9-11-21 harvested 1x Crystal Candy before sunrise 🌞
9-12-21 Harvested 2/3 of 3rd Crystal Candy before sunrise 🌞
9-13-21 Added plant pics
9-13-21 Added 4th day Crystal Candy hanging pics. Yes there is still leaf material as I need it to extend drying time. Leaves began to wilt and dry up over night. Hopefully I'll make it to 6-7 days before there ready to cure.
9-13-21 Gorilla Girl being fed plain water now along with last Crystal Candy
9-13-21 harvest and dry weight will be added at dry day. Diary asks for wet weight and not removing buds from stems for weighing while wet.
9-20-21 added gorilla girl and Tropicanna Poison pics. At end of pics
9-20-21 frost was worse than ever last night. Woke up to completely frozen plants with ice buds.
9-20-21 plants recovering but lost loads of leaf material.
9-20-21 Harvested last Crystal Candy
9-20-21 Harvested all Gorilla Girl.
All harvests will be posted when drying complete.
9-22-21 added crystal candy and gorilla Girl drying pics
9-22-21 drying room is at max capacity and a make shift room had to be created and filled.
9-24-21 added Tropicanna Poison pics
9-24-21 last of the crystal candy to be weighed and put into curing jars
@EpyxZ, I am sorry to hear about this incident.
In principle, this type of situation usually appears when the plant presents some type of stress. Some are more sensitive and with a minimum of stress can present this type of problem. In some cases it may not happen with the others, but it is also possible that it could happen again.
Sweet smokes,
- Apolo
@Sweet_Seeds, no problem. Thank you for taking the time to check my diary out. Visit back often as my diary will become very picture heavy as soon as flower is more pronounced.
Que maravilha ✌️ Boa sorte no cultivo e aproveita o desenvolvimento 👍
E no final que tenhas uma grande colheita 🌱🌱
Se quiseres passa pelo meu diário e deixa o teu apoio
Your weather sounds like mine near Edmonton in Canada. We’ve had five or six nights at 1 C which finished the tomato and potato plants, but the cannabis is fine. Your Crystal Candy is way bigger than mine. Are you really hitting 32C with frost at night, or like me forgetting to update the temp and hours of light? Anyway, cheers to outdoor growing.
Okay, scratch my comments about weather as I see you’re in a desert. That’s a lot of watering. 😳 In week 1 your “lolliscrog” is pretty awesome. Good job.
Good luck with your grow I hope you get the best taste of buds and healthy plants! Take care and stay lit! I will drop by sometimes to check on your process! Say hello if you ever visit my page!
Peace & Love - L.S.T 🙏🏼🌟
Very interesting! I have yet to try any fast version strains.. Just ordered some Aura Genetics (nothing but fast version strains.. Limited to 100 packs per strain) and can't wait to get one of them going! Been thinking of making some myself with Colloidal Silver.. Very curious to see how fast versions turn out.. Also.. Miracle Grow?!?!? Is it working ok for you? No issues? Not too much nitrogen in flower? Almost every purple strain I grow, I have to completely cut out Nitrogen.. Almost. Leaves start clawing and turning very dark green.. Almost blueish.. But man, your ladies are lookin great! Good job!