4/20. Plant seems happy enough after the flush and pruning yesterday evening.
I’m not very good at following step by step instructions so my three mainlined plants all look a bit different. I was good up until 8 colas and then at 16 it went a bit wonky. This Candyland is maybe a bit too defoliated, the Bubble OG is about right, and Hash Bud is maybe still a bit too leafy. Never grown these before, nor done mainlining, so these plants might be too short for 16 colas to be a good choice. Whatevs, find out.
Apr 22: foliar Friday using Extreme Blend, and FPJ at half dose. Also some Epsom salts and a bit of Borax (<1/4 tsp in 3.5 L jug) as it could be a boron deficiency. This can cause the thickened lower leaves that this plant has and seemingly calcium deficient spots on big fan leaves. Likely not pH problems as I’ve been on top of that. Seems like the peony ring will work to separate the colas during flowering.
Apr 23: Borax did the trick meaning it was a B deficiency. Lower leaves are much better and the whole problem seems to be resolved. Doesn’t take much, but if B is lacking it’s very bad for plants.
Apr 26: the manifolding looks really good on this one. At least 16 quite evenly sized growth tips going so this could’ve awesome if I can keep it going outside. Maybe another week or 10 days and it should be warm enough to go outside for the afternoon at least.
Mars-hydro.com for the FC-4800 light and tent which makes my first indoor run pretty easy. Great stuff you should get and start the best hobby in the world.
@Northern_Ent, I've been growing since jan 21 and I gave about 10-12 plants that's haven't been documented and alot of autos I don't document. I havent rant any autos outside but next summer I'm planning to run some autos in a huge raised bed I created. My photo lineup now consist of all plants finishing middle to late sept so I can beat the fall chill here in nyc that happens late September or very early at times. I am planning to run a few Humboldt next summer that will finish in October but I'll plan ahead to transition them indoors for the final month
@Kloud9gardenz, yeah I’ve got motivated reasoning going on being near Edmonton, but outdoor is controlled by latitude and overnight temperatures. Cold nights are worst on young autoflowers but most others can easily handle a cool night. It also seems to prolong the veg cycle for autos so they end up a bit bigger I think. My autos outdoors always seem to take longer than most. But trying to do this at scale I need fast flowering photoperiods. Right now weather is good but my grow area is shaded and the sunlight is too weak to produce many trichomes so I need options to finish in September at the latest for good buds. I seem to have found some strong candidates this year. 👍
Autos are way easier and produce more than enough for most outdoor home growers. Oh, and all my cannabis growing experience is from the last four seasons with everything documented on Growdiaries. Always learning, or trying to.
@Northern_Ent, yeah you have way more experience at the outdoor game than me but I'm not going to grow anything that big that requires a longer and warmer flowering period. Im very skeptical about keeping my girls in temps under 65 for prolonged periods of time especially with wind chill. I'm glad this was started later in season so I had the option to bring it indoor and finish up
I see people bash GOG all the time but their Candyland is great. I've grown it two summers now and both times it's been pure grape soda smelling/tasting and the high is great as well, like strapping a rocket to your back. 😂
@StridersHeat, yeah this Candyland is impressive. One of the four doesn’t look like much but the others are great. Looking forward to harvest and the weather looks good for a while longer. 🤞
@Bigdaddystinky, just harvested in Part 2. New record yield, but that might actually be beat by several others this year. The 11Roses x Super Skunk in the field is impressively huge and might finish in time. How’s it going, BTW?
@Bigdaddystinky, thanks. I kind of feel like in university when studying for a test there comes a point where you think you don’t understand any of it, but then you write the test and it’s fine. Hopefully it all comes through. All based on stuff learned on Growdiaries ….
@Scandinavia, I’ll start force flowering (12 h darkness for three weeks) on about July 4 meaning all photoperiods should be done by the end of September.
@GYOweed, hey thanks for the comment. It prompted me to open up the Extreme Blend that is to be used for the main outdoor crop this season. At 1 tsp per US gallon for a once a week foliar spray it is very efficient. Have to see how that works. No barley at the moment, so trying a sprouted popcorn seed tea in a few days once it finishes sprouting.
@NatureSolutions, thanks. I suppose I will run out but I’ll be force flowering it in early July and should be done by September. Check out video I just added for coyowolves howling. Cheers.