Hashfest

Transplant day from the cup to the 5gallon pot. Starting week two strong. Just pHd water to start with. Hope the soil isn't too hot for these ladies.

Switched up from sixteen hours to 17 hours, this week. Will go to 18 the following week. Ladies just getting cal-magd water with a light breeze. Looks like they will get the whole tent soon, as other plants close to harvest.

Plants are shaping up nicely. Topped today. Plus weekly microbe feeding.

These three sisters got LSTing with one getting topped for a second time and a little top dressing this week (with a cup of worm castings and some Mammoth microbials). This is Asal (honey). LSTing this week. Have 8 stems spreading over 4 nodes. Didn't have the heart to chop it further down to 4 stems on 2 nodes. Maybe next grow! This is also Asman (Sky) LSTing this week. Have 6 stems and 3 nodes. This is also Benesh (Wisdom). Benesh was the biggest of the three and needed chopped down a bit to 6 stems on three nodes. Will move light closer as there was a bit of stretching between that third and fourth node. The fourth node got the chop.

Chopping back a node as I let them stretch more than I wanted. Felt like I was circumsizing the plant before, but realize now I have to be a little more fearless when chopping in the early stages.

Asal got a trim to open up the air flow and a LST to spread the canopy a little more. Thinking I am done with the lateral spread at this point. Benesh got the same treatment. Asman has been taking the hits when I have overdone the LSTing. Thank goodness for masking tape and time to repair!

Light LSTing and removed a few lower leaves and suckers. Around 3-6 leaves/suckers on each plant. Sprayed Neem based insecticide to kill off some fruit flies. Starting to think about shifting to flower. Top dressed each plant with a tablespoon of worm castings and dry organic bloom nutes.

Moved to flower. Light trim on lower leaves. Removed outer and lower suckers.

Scrogging this week to promote the canopy spread. Added a new Californian Lightworks 250 led.

Defoliated the ladies below the scrog net. Rescrogged the ladies to spread the canopy. Topped dressed some worm castings, molasses and some Dr. Earth bloom booster as a thank you for giving up the future larf.

Going into the fourth week of flower and the canopy is spreading nicely. Ladies are very healthy. Alternating watering with water and cal-magd+microbial mix in addition to a light weekly top dressing. This is my best grow so far: No burned leaves No burned tips No leaf curling from over watering No yellowing leaves at the top or bottom set of leaves from nutrient deficiencies No bugs

Top dressed Asman and Asal with a tablespoon of Dr. Earth Bloom and 3 tbs of worm castings. Added terpinator, microbials and molasses to calmag'd water. Benesh got fed last week with the same load/mix and is doing great. No defoliation or much training early this week. Did some heavier defoliation on Sunday to give more of the bigger and higher buds space. Will make a TCHA tincture off of the defoliated buds, which I will add to later. Lovely mint and chocolate aromas on my fingers after the defoliation.

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Connected the outflow from my shroom tent into the grow tent. Got that sweet CO2 pumping into the grow tent! Who needs exhale!? Just waiting for the buds to fatten up at this point. Will connect the Martha tent exhaust next week to feed the ladies some CO2 from the shiitakes. Top fed Dr. Bloom and worm castings all three plants. Gave the three of them a good soaking with cal magd water and microbials.

Upping the molasses and microbes to fatten up dem buds. No problems with the grow that I haven't been able to address. Probably around two to three weeks to go Scoping the trichomes. All is good.

Getting closer to harvest with Asman. Benesh and Asal look like they can go another week before I will see some amber trichz. Shiitake popping fast in Martha tent which is venting into grow room. Should have some nice shrooms for eating next week. 😍🤓

Plants are drinking less and leaves are yellowing. Looks like senescence gradually taking hold. I think these ladies can still go a little longer. Noticed the buds fattening up significantly on two of the three ladies. Bit of a fruit fly problem, just now. So, using neem spray and lots of sticky traps. Ripe tops chopped and wet trimmed. Strong lavender, then lemon with notes of rosemary and mint. Mmmmmm. Onto the dry in a paper bag (trying for the first time). Other plants not ready yet.

Drying stage: trying the initial dry using brown paper bags. Seems like it is a nice slow way to dry the buds. 14oz of primo nuggets. Now, for the cure. Larf (still have some finishing up in the tent and two bags in the freezer).