Forum Stomper

renbuds Started light with nutrients. EC=.55, Ph=6.2, PPM=390 while the seedling was in the cup. Mar 11-Transplanted from cup to airpot. Transplant went well with no bad reaction observed Mar 12-Increased nutrients mix to EC=1.14, Ph 6.4, PPM=800 no adverse reaction observed. Mar 13-Started auto watering. Trying to dial in the right number of cycles and lengths of watering (secs). Added additional nutes to get EC=1.4, Ph 6.3, PPM 980. Forum Stomper seems to be handling it pretty well.

renbuds 3/19-Last week I spent alot of time playing with the watering schedule and nute mix. I tried a number of different combos of frequency and cycle length. I think I probably overwatered when all was said done but the Mango Smile handled it well. This week I'm going to try 3x of 7 second cycles. In addition I'm going to simplify the nute mix a bit as well to get EC and PPM a bit lower. Based on mix detailed above I've got EC=1.01, Ph 6.0, Ppm=740. 3/20-Topped between 4th and 5th node. Will monitor reaction. 3/22-Seems to have handled the topping well. Started LST today. Fertigation is set for 3x8 seconds. 3/23-Upped fertigation to 3x15 seconds to keep up with plant's growing thirst. Looking very healthy but HUGE leafs are making leaf tucking a challenge. I think I'm already seeing the impact of using the coco coir, RO water, and the airpots. My last grow in soil worked out great but the plants were nowhere near as thick and bushy as this grow at similar stage.

renbuds -Upped the nutrient load this week. No issues detected. Plant seems to be doing well.

renbuds -Dialed back the nutes a bit this week. Also had first hint of bug damge. Some small chewing on a couple of leaves so I hit it with Neem oil solution twice. Seems to have stopped damage for now. Will continue to monitor. First signs of preflowering so next week I'll switch to Bloom nutes. Ended the week at 11" tall.

renbuds 4/5-Started new bloom nute mix. Ph=6.0, EC=.97, PPM=700. Did some light pruning. Did preemptive Neem oil application after seeing a little bit of leaf damage. Overall the plant is looking good at the start of Week 6. 4/8-Grew a couple of inches since last update. Getting bushier and looking healthy. adjusted the nute solution a bit on last mix..less Bud Ignitor and bit more Cal Mag. 4/10-Did some pruning to get rid of the smaller lower leaves and small branches. It's opened things up quite a bit and I'm hoping it will lead to bigger buds on the remaining stalks. EC runoffs have been right on the money and the plant is looking very healthy as she gets ready to start really flowering. Overall this plant and the Mango Smile have taken everything I've given them, topping, nutes, LST in stride with no issues. Hopefully this will bode well in the end. 4/12-At the end of 6 weeks I'm very happy with the progress on this one. She's lagging a bit behind her Mango Smile grow tent roomie in terms of size and bud development but overall she looks to be in good shape as we enter week 7. I'm looking to see some real signs of flowering this coming week.

renbuds 4/15-Plant is really starting to stretch. Up to 22" now. Look very healthy and you can seed multiple buds sites starting to develop. Did some leaf removal around the bottom third of the plant. I might have started the Bloom nutes a bit early but she seems to be handling it well. 4/17-Refilled the reservoir. EC-1.3, PPM-920, Ph-5.95. Feeding 4x daily at :25 intervals to runoff. Runoff numbers have consistently been within spitting distance of input numbers in the coco. 4/19-Plant is progressing nicely. Really starting to stretch up to 29". Preflowers are slowly turning into buds.

renbuds 4/23-Did some defoliation. Plant is continuing to stretch to 34". Almost as tall as Mango Smile now. Bud sites are starting to take shape. 4/26-FS finally appears to have maxed out its stretch at 35" and started to really flower now. Next week should be really good.

renbuds 4/28-I think FS has stopped stretching now and appears to be slightly taller now at 37" than the Mango Smile in the grow tent. Bud sites are starting to take shape now. She appears to be about 10-14 days behind the MS in development. Next week should start to show what kind of yield I'll get in the end. 4/30-Starting to shape up. 5/3-Last couple of days it seems like the number of bud sites has increased dramatically. She is starting to get frosty now. This plant always seemed to be a week to 10 days behinds its Mango Smile cohort in the tent but seems to be catching up quickly now. Its 39 inches high and I'm starting to think this one could be a good yielder in the end if all these buds continue fattening and stacking up on the many branches. Next week should be good.

renbuds 5/8-Plant is now 41 ". All of a sudden the buds are popping everywhere and getting super frosty. THis plant has felt a week to 10 days behind the Mango Smile in development but seems to be catching up quickly now. I'll be looking to see the buds keep stacking and getting fatter and denser. 5/9-Overall the plant is healthy and growing fast but I've got some weird discoloration on the leaves. 5/10-Took the advice of another grower and reduced nutes to just Cal Mag for a day or two and the yellow leaves problem went away.

renbuds 5/17-this week showed alot of growth on the bud front. Getting frostier and thicker. Starting to see first signs of amber trichomes. Added Overdrive to the nute mix. The Mango Smile that she shared the tent with is in the drying tent now so she's got room to shine now. I'll be monitoring trichomes daily now for signs of more amber and will start flushing in a few days. I think she's got another week to 10 days to go.

renbuds 5/18-Watering by hand now. Buds are continuing to get more frosty and dense. Buds near the bottom of the plant are predictably a little more 'new'. Going to give them a couple of days to catch up. 5/19-Trichomes are starting to turn amber. Started 5 day flush. I think the plant will be ready to harvest around day 84. Based on my recent experience with the Mango Smile plant FS shared the tent with I'm starting to think the Forum Stomper might be in the 4-5 ounce neighborhood. The buds are not quite as fat and dense but there may be a few more of them. We'll see. 5/20-Started flush with Flawless Finish 5/22-Final flush. PPm is under 100 now. No more water now. 5/23-Placed plant in dark tent for 48 hours. Then I'll harvest. I'm thinking I'll get 4-5 ounces out of this plant based on recent experience with its Mango Smile tent mate. We shall see.

renbuds 5/25-I final flushed the plant 3 days ago and then put it in the dark with no water and still not a single yellow leaf. The buds are super thick and frosty and look like they are ready to harvest. 5/25-Decided to harvest today and got great yield. Super dense and frosty. Into the drying tent now for a week.

renbuds This one started a little slow but closed big to be my 2nd biggest yield by a tiny bit. Can't wait to see how she smokes.