majingluecommentedweek 152 years ago
looking good! ๐ฏ
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1st Photos GrowDots/Blumats GMO
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2Indoor
Room Type
Defoliation
weeks 7-9, 11
ScrOG
weeks 7-9, 11-17
FIMing
weeks 5-7
100%
Coco Loco
Grow medium
11 L
Pot Size
Strain
GMO aka Chem Cookies
Growing it
Normal
Resistance
Strong
Only a tough grow because the big girl went absolutely nuts stretching in flower. Beautiful grow otherwise, just have the head-room and be willing to wait a good 70 days (unless I stunted them, which is possible- one girl was way too close to the light). I'll have more to say, and more numbers soon but super frosty, super stanky and the bud structure on all three sure look a lot like the GMO strain (my wife is freaking out every time I burp the jars). Even if not, this is heavy indica, narcotic-headband weed, dried down to 64-65% in only 6 days at 65-73F and 55-65rh. So freaking happy with the results and potency, even before the cure. Thanks Mamiko! DAMN!
EDIT: 1 Month after harvest and I'm still amazed. We've picked up some dispo 'Platinum' quality flower just to compare, some 20% GG4, and neither of us (the wife or myself) are touching it.
I'm a daily smoker of 35 years. I'm not exaggerating that this is 1-and-done top shelf potency (until the very end of the day). Finally saw a gleaf selling "Chem Cookies" in a neighboring state (Va still suffers from poor quality because dispos have to grow their own in-state): 30% THC. Check Allbud- 28-30? The harshness and potency was overwhelming at first, and after getting COVID last year I just can't say much about taste and smell (other than skunky, diesel) but now cured for a month- holy hell! Smoother, but still sticky and stinky af. ๐
The Outcome
Week 17
Harvest
What's on the scales?
495
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
Harvested
3
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
1.11
mยฒ
ftยฒ
Grow Room size
1.03
g / watt
444.03
g / mยฒ
165
g / plant
2.69
plant / mยฒ
430.57
watt / mยฒ
Tastes like
Diesel
Pine
Pungent
Feels like
20% Sativa 80% Indica
Positive effects
Euphoric
Happy
Relaxed
Medical effects
Anxiety
Insomnia
Stress
Reviews. Nutrient
The big girl was so big she needed more than Grow Dots was giving her by Wk 4 of flower but should be an easy fix with a feeding of KoolBloom next time in Wk 3.
Recharge
Grow Dots
My guess is that it works, but it's too expensive when Recharge does the same thing (I learned 1/2 way through) and 1/4 of the price. Stinks too and can be messy by comparison.
My go-to from now on. I'm dialed in with these, running the CalMag (in a Blumats rez) until the end of flower (I dial up until Wk 4 of flower, then dial back), and I add Sweet in Wk 3 of Flower ramping up to Wk 6-7 (typically but with this 72-74 day strain, maybe until Wk 8-9 would work better).
Did I use this? Oh yeah- briefly but changed my mind/brand after a single week (ran out of BB). It's fine - cool name, but I'm using Sweet from now on.
Reviews. Lamp
Even the strawberry-shaped buds a foot beneath the canopy are rocks! Without that quality coverage/penetration I would've ended up with 1/2 this much, and only the very tops would have that density. Trust me - I've used under-powered lights and I suffered for it. Get 400w or more for your 3x4 or 4x4 or else! ;) Just amazing features- having all that heat outside the tent in the summer is huge (growing in a shed).
Reviews. Tent
Not the thickest, but that pliability has benefits too. Being able to roll the door open to get more air, release the humidity, etc is really helpful. If you don't care much about light leaks (in my shed set-up, the rest of the shed or "lung room" is dark anyway) it's a great option, and easy to modify (I took out the shelf). It's short though- and that's why I'll end up upgrading in January. I controlled the canopy as best I could this run, but this strain went crazy quickly and ended up 11" from the light. Had to keep it dialed down to 75% in the final weeks.
Only 6 and 7 days to dry in 65F 60% rh and all three were right at 63-65% rh in the jars right away so - no need for packs. Really amazing haul, and this quality would cost me about $4-6000 at the dispo. Happy harvesting homies!
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majingluecommented2 years ago
@Skynet, in no time!
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Skynetcommented2 years ago
@majinglue, Thanks so much! Getting antsy as hell!
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Wandacommentedweek 142 years ago
I'm following this because of the Grow dots. I see they're becoming a little problematic. I hear they work best on autoflowers in coco/perlite because of the way they time release. I'm going to do a side by side on a couple of autos my next round and see what's up.
Good luck, your flowers are looking pretty good โ๏ธ๐๐ฑ
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Skynetcommented2 years ago
@Wanda, Thanks! I think some of it's the strain- wants to touch the light and eats a ton, and now it looks like could take at least 9 weeks flowering to finish.
I think the bigger issues were mostly my fault. The other 2 Growdots plants were well-fed but I should've seen how pale the monster was getting in wk 2-3 of flower and just used a PK booster- the bigger mistake was turning off the Calmag in coco loco and then letting her get 10" from the light.
I've run some Growdots in everything including just peat moss with some perlite and they work in everything but you're prob right that they work best with autos- 1 pot, no transplanting, 11 weeks. Happy experimenting! ๐๐
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Grow_N_Smokecommentedweek 142 years ago
Very nice growth! Awesome looking buds! You're on the right track, that's for sure. I'm gonna follow along, can't wait to see the end
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Skynetcommented2 years ago
@Grow_N_Smoke,
Thx dude! Can't wait myself! After only growing autos for a year, these last couple of weeks are torture!
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Demarocommentedweek 112 years ago
Looking good big bro. ๐
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Skynetcommented2 years ago
@Demaro, They're still alive! ๐ฒ
Thx homie. Happy harvesting!
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Wandacommentedweek 172 years ago
Good job!
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