Hi guys.
Here's a quick update on the 4th season and the Orange Sherbet.
All in all this grow is a blast. I thought that since I'm running unreleased strains, I might fall into some problems but other than the Mimosa Lemon which is a rather a joke than a cannabis plant it's all good :D
The plants are fresh after 140L water change with fresh nutrients. They dig it a lot. I took these shot at night, that's why some plants might look sleepy (no, I don't mind turning the lights on for a few minutes at night to take a few shots).
the Orange Sherbet will be the first to harvest. It already smells great because it's the first plant that developed trichomes. Next week, the plants should start smelling a lot better altogether. Right now, the only misinterpretation that I made was the Hadouken that's still in veg, don't know why since it's also a FastBuds strain but hopefully it'll switch soon enough because when it does, it'll be the biggest plant with the extended veg period.
There is also one plant in the bunch that's an outlier! It's an unreleased strain from FastBuds and it's by far the strongest genetics I've seen so far. Very vigorous and it takes everything I give it and it looks ultra happy and healthy.
I'm also super pumped for the following 4 weeks because I'm about to start shooting close ups next week when all the plants develop enough trichomes :D CAN'T WAIT!
Other than that, it seems like the best season so far with some bomb ass genetics.
Stay tuned because shit's about to go down next week!
XOXO
Cremo
Hey there!
Thanks so much for running a diary for our genetics. Let me know if you need any assistance, we would more than happy to help
Happy Growing 🙌
@fast_buds_jessie, thank you Jessie. I'll run 5 of your strains this season, 4 testers + Orange Sherbet, so you'd make me really happy if you could DM me the list of released and tester strain names, so I'd be able to know what I'm actually growing :D It would mean a world to me :)
Love having artists like you on the site. Not only are you a talented grower, but your photographic abilities truly capture the tremendous beauty of this plant species. Mesmerizing shots -- Thanks for sharing w/ the GD community! 🙏 😁
@TCH0808, that's great that I could help you with taking shots. I know it all sounds more simple than actually shooting the photographs but if you give yourself enough time you should be able to produce some cool pics. Unfortunately shooting is just one part of the equation and you usually have to develop them after the shoot with your phone app or something more sophisticated like lightroom or camera raw from Adobe :)
@Cremo, Perfect! Thank you for such a thorough run-down -- Really, big help 😁 Chopping and photographing soon! We'll see what I come up w/. Thanks, Cremo 🙏
@TCH0808, hi there buddy. It doesn't matter what kind of equipment you use to photograph your plants or anything for that matter. The most important thing is lighting and composition in my opinion. I'm super limited with my photography because most of my plants are in 70L hydro tanks which makes it unable to take them out of the flowering room to take shots on a black background. But if you work with pots then just place a black sheet in the background or any other color for that matter (maybe besides the color of you plant), place your plant half a meter to a meter in front of the background and place a light source on top and a bit to the front of the plant so that all the leaves and buds are exposed. Remember not to put your plants to close to the background because your light will also expose that colored sheet and it will be a lot more visible. If you don't have any lights than take your old cellphone with a flashlight and put your phone that you'll take pics with on a tripod to make it steady and take shots with longer exposure so the plant will be well lit with that little light from a cellphone LED. Remember also not to touch your plants for at least 30 seconds to a minute before you start shooting so the plants' branches are all standing still ;) Hope this helps a bit.
XOXO
Cremo
@LegacyMarketFarm, thank you. I really appreciate it. I shoot mainly with a Sony a7RIII with a Sigma art lens 24-70mm and for macro shots I use an old Tamron 90mm. Love to take trichome shots. :D It was so heavily covered in trichomes, the whole plant smelled super tasty :D