Aussie Caramelo outdoor grow

Well its been a long while since an update, but we had such a mild and wet Spring here and a real cool start to summer so you all know what that does to outdoor plants in the ground right? Slow growth was driving me nuts so I didnt bother with any updates til now. Prob a few weeks late thou as she has turned into a really weird lil plant. Bugs ate her during one nasty wet spell in spring and actually ending up FIMing her for me when she was def too small for it so now she is some kind of future mutant spider monster type plant in training. First lot of rain since early december or late november so figured Im stuck indoors so lets post an update, even if pics were taken in the rain just a few mins ago. As you can see she has multiple main stalks now, like at least 7 or 8 thus the spider monster lookin plant deal. Amazing part is they pretty much all same height now with minimal training just diff stalk diameters on each stem, so having seen plants like this in hydro I know if she grows like the sativa she is then she will be a killer mutant looking sider plant when in full bloom. Also have pics of my ZkittleZ I trained for fun into a fan shape with two main stalks from a young age and just bend and shape them to the sides with tie downs (string to tent pegs in ground) And a Bc hash plant untrained for now but will be topped next week and a few crosses I did with a sour diesel X lemon haze that was variegated in the leaves-I'll post a pic another day but its clear its not a trait worth chasing as the plant I found the trait in was a hermie and all off spring that show the trait have hermied out even after crossing and back crossing to the sour diesel a few times. This is the last time im trying one and so far it looks to be a hermie also yet again. So enjoy the pics.

G'Day mates, its that time of the week again-Our Update from Down Under. Well the girls have likely entered pre flower or Pre pre flower if thats a thing, if its not it is now k. Last dose of grow boost given with a mushroom compost tea and next week will switch to a half dose of grow nutes and a half dose of bloom nutes given together. But for now just LOOK at the size of the hashys fan leaves-Seriously people can you tell me if thats normal for a plant that size to have leaves almost as big as the plant itself? Lucky I put her in super late (December she went into the ground from her lil pot) How big would this super cash cropper get if I put her in the ground in October like I wanted to? YIKES!! No wonder they say she can throw 3Lbs if you know what your doing. And had to tie down the Caramelo as she was going to shade herself to ruin, notice most of tie downs are just heavy bolts tied to the wires-not even in the ground, and if she can manage to LIFT these 2 OZ bolts off the ground as I have seen other plants do, well the buds will be MASSIVE!! The other plants were indicas though so lets see if this 70% sativa girl will have the stem strength to lift em.

Back again for another update from down under. Well Its been a week of unusual weather here-actually most of Australia is having bizarre weather ATM with flooding rains mixed in with high 30's heat and damaging winds. This is in part why I now grow more smaller and better trained plants rather than a couple of larger tree's. One bad storm can literally snap a tree in half so unless your ladies are protected from the wind you WILL have issues outside. Train them, keep them low to the ground and stake them just to be safe ok. Mine are just greening up and bushing out nicely this week, not much more to report other than wondering how much longer before they show me those lil white hairs-cmon ladies its nearly feb and your not flowering yet? Any day now im sure. Hash plant is growing a 1-2cms a day easily, ZkittleZ is bulking up now while Caramelo just seems to be growing more and more shoots-Not used to sativias grown like this-do I cut some off to improve quality or leave em alone to improve quantity? I cant even count how many heads there are now. But the big news is my lemon haze variegated X sour Diesel hybrid seems to be staying female so far- no leaf color at all but the first 3rd gen hybrid that doesnt look like either parents but more of a middle ground of the two, its stayed female so far!! Normally only the ones that looked really sour D like stayed female but this one has a lighter leaf color than normal Sour Ds, but also more the leaf shape of the lemon haze side. Please stay female lil miss. See ya all next week.

Whats up from Down under again growmies....what a week!! more unseasonal (read- stupid bizzare tropical rain for 4 days straight and MASSIVE humidity issues...im outside remember??) Miss Caramelo has an issue, going into flower and it starts raining and raining and so on...and now shes stunted. She was showing signs of over watering on day 3 of the rain and just looked so sad for the next 2 days after that. Now she is at least looking herself again finally today so fingers crossed she just falls back into flower as before. Her stems look quite nice thou, the rain did help for a few days at least. You think that was bad...**laughs** I wish that was the worst!! Look at my not so little ZkittleZ trunk- notice the bandage and cable ties holding her trunk in one piece? It was two at one point in the last few days....She split right down the main truck about 3 inches long. And right when she had really hit her stride in flower stretch, must have been 2-3cms of growth a day until the split, But it hasnt seemed to slow her down too much, the heavy rain didnt seem to bother her either...actually I also half snapped a main branch while fixing her and after bracing that with a literal stick, its fine. Nothing seems to bother this girl, I bet I could bash her with a shovel and she wouldnt mind too much either. This is now my go to strain for hard to kill and still grows just fine. ZkittleZ a.k.a The Terminator. Hashy is now almost the tallest plant in the yard, from the runt to the mini beast. And speaking of beasts- introducing my Mini Zkittlez. A clone of the larger one I took a few weeks back just for a laugh to see how it takes. So a cutting taken and placed in soil outside in an Aussie summer with no plastic cage or box, kept in semi shade for 2 weeks and watered maybe twice or 3 times. Average humidity was 40% the first week. She seems fine but the heavy rain didnt help her settle her roots the best. But all in all just look at the view-Hows the Serenity?? Green everywhere just going into flower now.

Well its a late update from down under.. and its been shit. No other words for it. After all that un seasonal tropical rain a month back my Caramelo was hating life with water logged roots and was wilting badly for more days than id like, she recovered just fine... or so I thought. Thats when I noticed the Spider mites and a small patch of mould rot on a pre flower bud, so I grabbed my trusty Lime Sulfur bottle and made up what I THOUGHT was my usual 1/2 strength mix to use.....But turns out due to a new smaller bottle and me using the wrong mix to start with (I normally use 1/2 the 30ml per lt mix for seedlings even on fully mature plants to avoid burning em, But I used the 50mls per ltr ratio at what I thought was 1/2 strength) AND my old bottle turns out to be 1.25ltrs and my new one was 750mls!! So long story finalized is I used 1.25 X the normal strength mix and burnt the shit out of ALL new shoots and pre flowers. Thus why im only posting a vid of the cat with the ZkittleZ who is loving life harder than any plant Ive had before -So will be focusing a bit more on her for a while now.

Well its another update from down under.. and things are getting better with the Caramelo. She got badly burnt from my mistake of using too strong lime sulfur spray to treat spider mites and mold issues before they could take hold. And its kinda worked. lols...the mites are still there but reduced alot in number but I was almost ready to chop her after I saw how badly burnt all her new shoots were. But Im glad I decided to wait a bit as she has recovered faster than expected and while im sure she still has issue at the root level from the rain drenching her for near on a week- she basically stunted after that and never showed much stretch at all when switching to flower-she grew maybe 15cms in height total after that so Im assuming some kind of root rot has her and any harvest will be a bonus. In saying that Im still not going to be suprised if she suddenly dies or gets badly infected with bud rot out of the blue as Im nursing her hard just to get her to this stage and in my experience a nursed plant may produce a yield but it will be weaker than its meant to be and reduced by around 50% of the yield you should have got. if she was indoor id have ripped her out after the sighs she was stunted presented and started over with a new plant. But out doors I dont have that luxury so I will nurse her thru and hope for the best but expect less than average results. Zkittles though is loving life and just LOOK at her!! When you realize she was the same size as the Caramelo when the rain hit and now look at the difference- thats why i say when you see obvious signs of stunting-rip the plant if you can and start over, it may recover but if it was serious then the plant will never show its true potential and you may think those genetics are shit. Ive never grown the Caramelo before now so if i judge it on this result I will say the genetics are shit when the plant likely had root rot from 3 weeks before even switching to flower. And the BC buds hash plant is FINALLY flowering too now. For a 90% indica it sure is taking the longest to flower. I wonder if its the old school genetics at play here-This strain been around since the 70's while the ZkittleZ is a modern hybrid so maybe the newer genetics really are all they are cracked up to be. Thats why I love doing side by side grows out doors with diff genetics and see what they can really do. You should see my mates BC hashys- lmao, he said he wanted bigger plants than last year as he got "bonsai" plants from someone else. Now he has to tie down trees that are growing over his 6ft fence!! And they only just went into flower last week. But on that note- Will update more now as things progress towards harvest. Cheers for stopping by and if your still reading this-nice work, most pple cant read shit these days so double points for making it this far.

Whats up again from down under growmies... Well its been a quiet week for me, plants are on auto pilot atm, nothing much to do aside from watering them with a light feeding mixed in. Starting to have to water more often now and the plants are making it obvious they are happier with more frequent watering's so thats what they are now getting. Caramelo has recovered even more from my mistake of over strength lime sulfur spray- lost a few bud sites that were totally burnt away and now there is a space on the stem where a popcorn bud should be but its not. But aside from that shes looking good. Hash plant is really getting going into bud now, for a near pure indica she has taken the longest to start flowering- hope thats not a sign she will be a light yielder...still if its old school hashy bud thats makes your eyes so red you look in the mirror and think "woah zombie!!" then I'll be pleased. And Zkittlez- what can I say. Just LOOK at her!! How the hell is this plant only 4 and a bit weeks into flower?? If you told me that plant was in week 6 id believe you. And smell is amazing. Sweet and sour just like candy. And can be smelt from 20 feet away easy...lols.

Whats up from Down Under Growmies... Another update and well-pics speak for themselves hey. The lil hidden garden isnt looking so lil these days. Kinda looks like a bud factory now, lols. 😆 Zkittlez-you have my undying love for making me take a shower every time I touch you and leaving so much stinky sticky resin on me, If I dont shower I get funny knowing looks at the shops later on. Cheers for that. And cheers to greenhouse feeding co and their method of drying out plants during bloom to speed up the flowering process-seems to work outdoor too guys. Just LOOK at the buds on the Zkittlez, I felt bad not watering as much as I wanted to, until now. Caramelo has bounced back hard- but still has no smell I can pick up on but its hard to smell anything but Zkittlez anywhere in the backyard. Damm girl settle the Frick down already!! But considering the damage she took -im near speechless at how much bud she has on her too. Dragging behind is the Hashy plant. Poor thing has been ignored most of its life, was planted late, like months later then the rest, and hardly fed oh yeah and her "hole" wasnt prepped at all. I just stuffed a lil sugar cane mulch in the hole- like two hands full and sorta mixed around and then back filled. Then the seedling was stuffed into a hole poked in. And look at her- topped her once and thats it. She has the smallest buds but she went into flower at least 10 days later than the rest- poss even up to 14 days later so thats fair. But she smells so unique I cant really describe it. The Zkittlez is that platinum blonde stripper with a huge rack that never shuts up and talks way too loud, So the hashy is that sexy as fuck shy, and quiet library chick that bends over more than she needs to to pick up a book when she knows your looking. Shes subtle but its sooo good, sweet and diff to most buds. And frosty as too considering shes younger looking than the rest. This grow has been fun. Cya all next week.

Whats up from down under again- its update time. Well what a week. Had to rip out my Caramelo, the name sake of this diary. When your plant is in direct sun and the heat makes the whole area around the plant smell like moldy bud- even if u cant see more than a few tiny finger nail sized patches on a couple of buds only- that plant is done for. She had 4 more weeks minimum being sativa heavy, And it was just the right thing to do. Whole plant weighed 1450 grams wet. Speed dried the buds in a hot tin shed for 4 days and they are super frosty,super under developed but stink like mold. So the lot is going in the trash. My project plant- the lemon haze X sour D (sour lemon?) has started flowering for sure now, id call it week 2-ish, while Zkittlez just got her last dose of nutes- P-K booster with nothing else, just some humaboosta to aid uptake. Shes hit the home stretch, 10-14 days or so to go now. Hash plant also has some bud rot issues but is fighting back and its not spreading much at all. Id say its cross contamination from touching the Caramelo- and why its a good idea to space plants out so they dont touch if at all possible. I only planned 2 plants and left space between them, but the hash plant was a runt I kept and put in late in the middle. Lucky I did to make up for Caramelos loss. Mini Zkittlez is also budding nicely- might get a whole 2 grams off her if Im lucky!!

Whats Up from Down Under growmies?!! Another update- And its been a week thats for sure. I noticed a few spots of bud rot on some of the Zkittlez main colas- after that rain last week- so being week 7 in flower heading on into week 8, I decided to chop the affected buds and a few around them. After sniping out the mold, its hung up drying now. After speed drying a few nugs to see, it was obvious she wants a week more to put on a bit more weight, she dries out to weight next to nothing but damm is she clean as a whistle!! Very fresh and sweet smell, and taste with a racy head high thats on the short lived side. That also suggests she needs at least a week more if not 10 days. But what can ya do? Its a few Oz easy if it kept its weight. Quite enjoying the smoke though so cant complain. Id be annoyed if it was for sale as it weighs next to nothing, but its not. I ran it super light on nutes the whole way, and prob stopped bloom nutes a week too soon looking back, so light weight is to be expected in early bud. A dose of humiboosta this week was given to help release any remaining nutes in the soil and give the plant a boost in carb production for its last week or so. Hash plant is looking good considering its issues, its fought off mold on its own it seems, I snipped off a few buds that had issues, but all in all its doing well for a runt I fed even less than the others. Colas are looking very fox tailed but also filling in quite well despite that, will be interesting to see what the final buds look like. Gave a final dose of light Bloom nutes and Humaboosta for her last two weeks or so. Project Sour lemon D got a heavy dose of bloom nutes as she basically wasnt fed until I saw the buds were actually buds and not bananas. So second proper feeding since she started flower a few weeks back. And decided to do this weeks diary in the Twilight light, as I noticed the Zkittlez had a Visitor that was settling in for the night to do some hunting, so added a few pics and a vid of him/her also. Enjoy!!

Whats up growmies. Update time. Id say its the last week before harvest, 10 days max. So a very light dose of nothing but water. If i didnt add a nute to the feed section, I wouldnt get a green smile, so they need to fix that. We do go a whole week without feeding u know GD. Dont give me a unhappy face cause my plants are happy and nearly done. Hash plant has at least two more weeks thou. Sour lemon D has maybe umm, 4?? 6?/ I dont know. Its being weird. Its in like week 3 and the rest are near done... but its at least 4 weeks. Its getting colder here now. low to mid 20s daily from now on in til harvest and low teens at nite. Temp shift time if the genetics have it in em. Lookin forward to it. Peace out growmies.

The Hash Plant from BC Buds was a left over from some I gave to friends. It ended up getting very little attention and training and was lightly fed too. Still yielded a well well over 20 Oz Wet weight, closer to 30 Os wet weight of amazing bud that smells like incense when dry and cured a bit. Such a unique smell, its def something really old school and I love it. The effects are like being hit with a sweetly scented incense stick the size of a baseball bat to the face. A big change in scent from the sour milk left in the sun smell it had during flower. Yikes that was a smell and a half and then some. I almost needed a mask and goggles to trim her, not even kidding. Terps as strong as Sour D but more savage/mean in the kick to the eyes and nose. Will I grow again? Not outdoors with that smell, was far too strong and too mean to risk it again here, but indoors, I would for the effects. Its nite nite in a few puffs. Lovely stuff. I would de fol a bit more in flower as it did get a lil bud rot but the sheer size of the buds was understandable. She had some of the biggest buds on a small plant ive ever seen. Unfort didnt get pics of the final buds as I never got pics when I lost my phone during harvest. Thanks for following along and waiting for the final update!!😁 But overall I say I easily cleared my goal of at least 20 Oz Dry Weight of top shelf bud from my 2 plants. Couldnt be happier. Id train the Hash Plant and de fol it more next time, and with 20+ seeds of it on hand, there will likely be a next time. Just have to figure out how to deal with that god awful smell in the last 4 weeks of flower- While the Zkittlez was one of the sweetest and best smelling strains ive ever grown, the Hash Plant doesnt play around with her terps, they are loud, mean and nasty and will make your eyes water. Dont say I didnt warn ya!! 😁