Chicita Banana vs. GodfarherOG

Craftman 8 plants are now about 2 weeks old, and I divided them for the first time the day before yesterday. But 7 of them are now about a week old, and I transplanted them into aeropots today. So far, I'm satisfied with the growth... I'm still waiting for a few replacement seeds from Weedseedexpress because only 4 out of 18 from the first delivery germinated. I think my seed shipment was messed with at customs and destroyed by gamma rays, but Weedseedexpress has great customer service, and once it was established that it wasn't my fault, I'm getting replacement seeds sent to me. The customer service people at Weedseedexpress are really cool and know what to do; they are definitely worth recommending. I ordered 2 times 5 seeds for 88€ there and got the same amount for free. Additionally, I had a total of 25 seeds in my mailbox three days after the order, which means I got 15 seeds for free, and after I told them that 7 seeds were broken, I promptly received another 12 seeds three days later...

Craftman I cropped them last week and they all developed good side shoots, but since I want to keep them pretty small, I'm going to cut them directly above the shoots today and try to use the cuttings as clones. This is the first time I'm trying this; until now, I've always thrown away the cuttings... I hope it works because I don't have enough plants for my big tent yet. So far, I only have 15, but there should be at least 25 - 35 plants to be economical and get a good harvest...

Craftman I cropped them last week and they all developed good side shoots, but since I want to keep them pretty small, I'm going to cut them directly above the shoots today and try to use the cuttings as clones. This is the first time I'm trying this; until now, I've always thrown away the cuttings... I hope it works because I don't have enough plants for my big tent yet. So far, I only have 15, but there should be at least 25 - 35 plants to be economical and get a good harvest...

Craftman I repotted 10 sticks into larger aeropots today, the rest will follow in a few days when the shoots are big enough to find their position.. I am very satisfied with the current development, and if it continues like this, I can send them all into flowering in about 10 to 14 days...

Craftman They have all developed very well, and I can hardly wait to finally send them into flowering. So far, I haven't been able to test the LEDs until harvest, nor the fertilizer from Advance Nutrients because I had to chop everything down and dispose of it early during the last grow, as I received some nasty mail from the customs office. My wife wanted to surprise me with magic mushrooms, but unfortunately, they were found....

Craftman Today I repotted the last 4 plants, then all the plants were fed, and I sent them all into flowering. It's the first time I'm trying out mainlining, so I don't have any experience yet on how tall the plants need to be...

Craftman I'm very satisfied so far, the second week of flowering has begun and they are growing very quickly and well. I hope they were big enough when I sent them into flowering. I haven't done mainlining like this before. In the last week, they have practically exploded and doubled in size. With 2 plants, the edges of the leaves are a bit lighter than all the others, but so far it's not alarming so I don't need to worry about it yet. If it gets worse, I need to figure out what it could be. Either nutrient excess or maybe watering too often...

Craftman The third week of flowering has begun, and slowly but surely the buds are developing; they have now reached a height of 30 - 40cm and have also developed enough side branches. Two out of 20 have become a bit pale, and the edges of the leaves are much lighter than the rest of the plants, but they otherwise look healthy. I've given them extra cal-mag this week and last week and I'm keeping an eye on them...

Craftman Today I had to trim the plants a bit to make sure enough light reaches all the buds. 2 out of 20 are a bit pale at the leaf edges; since it's only 2 of them, I think it comes from the organic fertilizer I mixed into the soil earlier. This week, they’re only getting molasses from me to avoid overfeeding them; otherwise, they look pretty good, and this time I also don't have any flies in the tent...

Craftman I removed a few more leaves today to make sure enough light reaches the lower buds. So far, the girls look healthy, and I hope the buds grow a bit more in the last 4 weeks..

Craftman As you can see, my girls have dropped quite a few leaves, but to ensure enough light reaches everywhere, all the obstructive leaves need to be removed. There are about 3 weeks left until the harvest, and all the plants have at least 8 main stems that are all full of buds; however, they can still grow a bit more and get thicker. I can hardly wait and I'm curious if the chicita banana really tastes that fruity..

Craftman Unfortunately, I couldn't take any new photos in the last 2 weeks because I had problems with my smartphone. Today, I harvested the first plants of "godfather OG" and I can hardly wait to try them; a few are not quite ready yet, so I'm leaving them for a few more days. The "Chicita Banana" also need another week. However, the buds on all the plants haven't grown very large, and I'm afraid my yield this time won't be very bountiful...