Sweet Cheese #1

Hello and welcome or hello back to my grow report. I have some sad news to share with you. A few weeks ago, still wallowing under the warm rays of the sun. When suddenly terror struck her. Little monsters with eight legs, whose hunger seems insatiable. Spider mites. I treated them as soon as I realized the threat, with a solution of water and canola oil. You should only use this remedy on hard foliage. Always test your solution on one area before wetting everything with it. What happens if the solution contains too much canola oil, you can see in the example picture. Since I was careless and treated my Sweezie only once. I had to watch the return of the suckers to my horror. I recognized it on day 35 after 12/12. Last Sunday. I don't think her genetics would be super susceptible to that. This year they were very widespread. The climate was perfect. Hot, dry with little wind. Now that damage has already been done I unfortunately can't show you her full potential. I noticed what I thought was a nitrogen deficiency four weeks ago. I countered this with a fine layer of horn shavings, over which I placed a thin layer of fresh soil. In fact, it was the spider mites that were happily feasting on her chlorophyll. The flower which seemed to me the most endangered was removed. I like the effect of cannabis harvested too early. To allow her the best possible progress of the attempt to increase the probability of fertilization (Build Flowers). I wetted her with a light mixture of water and canola oil. Leaves and flowers. Gently massaged it into every nook and cranny. For this I use the atomizer from Zamnesia. Warning: If you do this you should not smoke the flowers in any case! There is danger to life! The burned, inhaled oil can and will destroy your alveoli! Since I mainly take edibles, it was and still is the best treatment for me in the bloom. You can still use the flowers to make Edibles without any danger. Of course also hashish. As long as you do not smoke it! The canola oil works by clogging the respiratory organs of the animals. The same happens to you when you smoke it. You could die. Apart from that, it is a great way to save your harvest. I will let her stand until she has no strength left. For reasons given, I will postpone the planned partial pollination until the next Sweet Cheese. We'll see if we can manage 12 weeks of flowering. The red color which you may have noticed, is produced by the Led. Happens every time. Stem, leaves and partially flowers. I like it very much. Dont seem to negatively affect them. The basically non-existent growth after initiation of flowering, seems to be a result of spider mite infestation. Or else is due to the long growth period. Or both. Or something other. What do you think? The scent is now stronger then before. Not much Cheese at the moment. But a really nice sweet Skunk! Remember me of old times. I am confident, we get some cheese in the late bloom. :) Tomorrow there will be an update in my second grow report (Winter Withdrawal). There are some changes and a surprise! See you back here in two weeks with news on Sweezie. Until then. Lets Grow! Edit: I have now partially pollinated her. Day of pollination is day 43 after 12/12. A second time today on the same two flowers. Which I will repeat a third time tomorrow. I did this by nipping the male and raining his dust on a unbleached paper. All in a different room where he stands naturally. After I had properly knocked off. And had turned off the circulating air as well as exhaust air. I carefully picked up pollen with my index finger and combed her hair with it. Then I wetted the flowers carefully with a little water. Three days after tomorrow's last pollination, I set the circulating air active again. Exhaust air continues as always. Look at this male O.O Which, by the way, is called AF4F1. The first male of my first crossing. He has a height of 93cm. And is a week older then AF3F1. The seeds need an average of five weeks. Four at least, up to six are possible.