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Growing In Hell, Literately.

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Soil
Grow medium
15.1416 l
Pot Size
Strain
Gorilla Glue #4
Custom Breeder & Strain
Growing it
Normal
Resistance
Strong
I chopped her down after 11 days of using swamp cooler after the A/C unit broke because on that 11th day I had planned to finish the week til harvesting but a storm was in the forecast and the humidity was gonna be up and the swamp cooler wasn't going to work so I felt that morning was the day. Good thing too cuz it was a very humid day and the swamp cooler wouldn't have worked as my plant had never been in that situation before it's whole life because before I could switch to A/C when too humid but not anymore so it seemed like fate that forces beyond my control decided for my plant to get chopped down that day within a day or two from a 12 week flowering. The plant is essentially white except for the shade leaves sticking out green from white stalks of white cloudy crystals, even the orange hairs seem to disappear among all the whiteness and it looks more covered in like cane sugar now making the crystal more noticeable and the plant way whiter then compared to earlier it looked like diamond crystals and where harder to see unless in the right light or angle. The plant really turned around that last week or so as it blew up in crystals and the purple was coming in more and more on the leaves, I'm assuming because the nutrients were being starved out. I don't really like seeing purple on my bud as I've always associated it with badness or nutrient deficient bud but that's just my personal preferences and I know has to do with genetics too. It was a lot more work than I had planned for to get that plant ready to hang to dry as the leaf cutting was endless and I don't even want to imagine to more detailed leaf cutting later before jarring it. I stopped cutting the leaves off as my area could be getting drier air soon and I watched a video saying if the air is too dry to leave on the leafs as it helps with a slower drying time and the video also said you don't want to bleed chlorophyll all over the buds too which I could see happening so I stopped. The plant doesn't give off too much of a smell unless I get right up to buds or I grab it, squeeze it, shake it up it blows up with a very pungent fruity smell, It's a weird good smell I haven't really ever smelled before like I want to say how some people like the smell of dirty shoes type thing, a good piney pungent smell mixed with a fruity Trix Cereal type aroma, an addicting smell, it's hard to describe, but once you take a bud in your fingers and rub it smells a stronger fruity weed smell. It's probably just the combination of fresh cut leaves with the buds mixing together and although it smells really good right now, it's just not a smoking bud smell more like a wet fruity cut flower smell. Can't wait until all the leaves are mostly removed and dry enough to start the curing process. Was worried I'd get that infamous "hay' smell like my first plant did but this plant has smelled good for months so I didn't know where the "hay' smell would have come from on this plant and don't know where it did that time either. I will post pictures after it's dry and I start to put it in jars to cure.
The Outcome
Week 22
Harvest
What's on the scales?
1270.0601
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
Tastes like
Fruity
Pine
Pungent
Feels like
35% Sativa 65% Indica

Positive effects

Creative
Euphoric
Relaxed
Reviews. Nutrient
The Boomerang comeback formula was a toss up on when and why you use it. Be careful not to use too close to harvest because i believe it causes a lot of new growth to form and if your plant is far enough along mature wise then its obvious the new growth happens atop the older growth and pine cones up with a lot of new white hairs too, This again is just a guess and only seem to happen to the top of the plant that always lacked bud growth and had the plant really dense up but this still made me go probably a week longer then I wanted to with the harvest time as parts of the plant has more amber then I wanted to see. I also wonder how much amber develops after the harvest happens do some of the trichomes still turn amber after the harvest? Just curious as when I look now it has a little more amber not a lot but a noticeable difference from harvest time. I'm almost positive the Bembe is responsible for the fruity smell of the buds and the fruity sweet taste when smoked because I've had Gorilla Glue #4 from the local dispensary and that's actually where the seed that this plant was found from and it was a lot like mine in appearance but did not have the fruity smell or sweet taste just a piney earthy smell/taste and was really really good and one of my favorite strains, so I'm really happy mine turned out the same or maybe even better. I always thought Gorilla Glue was named after the tape because it was so sticky from always being covered in mass amounts of trichomes and would stick to any surface, just like how my weed does too hehe "nice", just like Gorilla Glue Tape promises, but nope it's named after getting you stuck to the couch "a couch lock effect" I guess not it's stickiness. Oh well got it wrong.
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IncognitoGreenThumb IncognitoGreenThumb
6 years ago
The moisture level was around 65% and will probably take a couple weeks to get to a premium smokeability but I know I'll be sampling it along the way and already have actually and had a real "head change", I was shocked because especially considering I smoke all day everyday and haven't had a real head change in ages, well I guess ever since getting weed from dispensary for the first time way back, this must be next level stuff I guess, geez, lol it's good rainbow rock candy/gorilla glue #4/Amy's Green Drop whatever Ive called it over these 20 something weeks.00
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Grow Questions
IncognitoGreenThumb
IncognitoGreenThumbstarted grow question 6 years ago
After reading the week description above and also saying I finally updated pics to include the different parts of the plant at different ripeness, I ask when should I harvest? If it's just the 4 pictures up there then I've been lazy to go out and take new pictures starting week 7
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PharmaZanswered grow question 6 years ago
Yes I would agree with others you have around 4 weeks left if you want to take it to it’s full potential and terms of a mixed body and head highs. _______________________Definitley flush for the full 2 weeks in 2 steps. First water with the volume of the pot in Luke warm water (20c) drench the pot without too much run off. Wait 10 mins follow up with another load of water 1-2x volume of pot. IMO the water does not need to be PH adjusted when flushing soil.✌️🏻
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IncognitoGreenThumb
IncognitoGreenThumbweek 21
Also I'm pretty sure the storm caused an imbalance in the p.h. of the soil causing a nutrient lock out too. Not sure if the boomerang helped with that but I'll be a little more involved in future grows testing the soil and such but with this outdoor side of the house in ground plant side project grow I'm not that "testy" I guess I'd put it this time.
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrow
@IncognitoGreenThumb, super interesting case study... can't help you but I'm learning. solution : harvest what's ready, and leave what's not until it is... that way you dont have to compromise...
Stick
Stickweek 22
"Congrats on the harvest ! So you have the answer to your question ! You can now pick an answer 😘" @OutForReal this is not a valid answer to me... 😑
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreenweek 21
The plants looking great. I use fox farm too, when you said you used the comeback formula would that be the boomerang? I've used it on mine when they've had hard times and it seems good...but I'm not flowering like you are, so I'm not sure of the effects. I'm glad I got to see your diary. 😊💚
Experimentgreen
Experimentgreen
@IncognitoGreenThumb, mine were on their death bed with heat stroke the other morning, and I watered em with that boomerang and other stuff, and it was so funny watching them visibly pick up over the next 30 min. Probably heat stroke and thirst.
IncognitoGreenThumb
IncognitoGreenThumb
@Experimentgreen, It was the boomerang comeback formula and it definitely helped because my plant was struggling. I ordered it the second after the storms hit and once I feed it to her after waiting for it in the mail for 3-4 days she looks like a different plant now but bounced back within 48 hrs after giving it to her, as in that next days morning she was perky and a brighter green again, not so droopy and yellowish.
ChefDan420
ChefDan420week 22
Looks good 🌬️🌲🌬️🌲🌬️🌲🆒👍🏼
PharmaZ
PharmaZweek 22
Congrats on the harvest👍🏼
growdoctordc
growdoctordcweek 21
You appear recovered and temps are much lower, we’re glad to know
Kvothe
Kvotheweek 20
Wow! I am surprised its still there... Such a strong winds. It shall return back to normal in a week from stress. You might try to add some root simulator, protector for the stress to your solution.
Quexos
Quexosweek 19
Was that the baobob that hit AZ last week? I saw the footage on our local news. 😱😞
OilyEliteOrganics
OilyEliteOrganicsweek 19
I put my plants under a 600w by the window that way they get both sunlight from the sun and my 600 metal halide . that boost the grow very well its called hardening. Not only that but if a fairy comes by and sprinkles some fairy dust that should help..... For future grows.
BucketBrigade
BucketBrigadeweek 19
That is quite an adventure. I'm glad to read that you are ok! I'm sure the plant will recover just fine as well. A new greenhouse does sound like a good idea!
growdoctordc
growdoctordcweek 19
Holy F’ing shit! That read like a mystery novel. I was riveted! Dust devils and mini twisters are abundant and random in the US SW desert. Such extremes! That, combined with little natural water - it’s a miracle anyone lives there at all! Best of luck with this grow, and the future green house. Consider moving, if that is an option. Global warming. Colorado river drying up. It does not bode well for residents of the American Southwest for the next few decades. Good luck friend
BucketBrigade
BucketBrigadeweek 18
I think the curling and brown tips I see in the photos are due to excessive nutes. I don't think it's the sun. Those brown tips won't go away when you flush, but any new growth should look normal once you do. I know you are close to harvest, the flushing will do her good. By the way, she is a very nice looking plant!
growdoctordc
growdoctordcweek 16
Best of luck under your challenging conditions, mate!