Welp, looks like shes ready to chop. Got a fungus nat infestation in the last few days of flower as evidenced by the sticky traps and diatomaceous earth. It wasn't a bad infestation but I wanted to make sure I was able to keep it under control hence the usage of the diatomaceous earth. I also spotted a nanner on one of the colas which is pretty strange considering she hasn't been stressed at all and honestly could have gone a bit longer before chop. That being said she is definitely ready. All of the trichs on the top nugs are cloudy and amber with the bottom nugs being mostly cloudy. The colas smell like grape and gas and I'm really excited to smoke her after she dries.
I really don't know how much she is going to yield, although if I had to take a guess, its probably around 2 ounces. It may be more though because alot of the bottom nugs are actually high quality and dense. I'm usually not very excited about harvest because I really hate being put in trim jail but it looks like trimming is going to be really easy and fast. I chopped all of her individual branches and hung them in the tent with the inline fan on setting 1 and the clip fan on setting 1 at the bottom of the tent. I also put the humidifier in there to try to keep the humidity consistent throughout the drying process. In my last setup I was limited to around a 7 day dry but hopefully we can extend the drying process by at least another 3 or so days. Aiming for 60F and 60%RH and currently getting 63F and 54%RH in the tent.
In the next week or so when she is dry and ready to go in jars I'll post the harvest update. In it I'll condense everything that happened and give my impressions on the grow as well as the smoke report. I'll also detail what I think growers should do if they want to get the best results for this particular cultivar from Mephisto. I'm really looking forward to getting these nugs in my jars. See you guys in a week or so!
@Civicgrows, Thanks its been a blast growing her so far. Definitely the most colorful plant I've grown and I'm hoping she tastes/feels as good as she looks!
@Civicgrows, Thanks man! If the Barney's Wedding is anything like the Mephisto's Wedding (looks great btw) then you wont be disappointed. Good luck with the final weeks of your grow homie!
Beautiful job (with the grow and the notes)! I’m in day 16 of my Mephisto’s Wedding run. On your advice I went with a lighter soil (straight Happy Frog rather than mixing in Ocean Forest). No signs of N toxicity and everything running smoothly. Good lookin’ out!
I’m in the first few days of my Mephisto’s Wedding grow. (Just put the seed/radicles into soil about 6 hrs ago). Awesome journaling and photos. I got a feeling your dairy’s going to prove invaluable over the next ten weeks. Judging from your diary, looks like I have some amazing plants to look forward to!! Super excited. Thanks for the guidance.
@Professor_Shaman, Thanks I appreciate it :D. One of the reasons I've started diaries is to help other growers navigate different genetics and growing practices, even if it means showing people my mistakes! As long as you can learn one thing from my diary I would say my job is done but its my true hope that I can give you everything you need to absolutely nail it.
After she's dry I'll post the harvest. In it I'm going to detail what I did wrong, what I did right, and how I would grow the Mephisto's Wedding next time. I hope you're looking forward to it as much as me because I can already tell she's going to knock it out of the park 😀.
Hey, thanks for your journal. Was looking for some information on other Wedding grows, because mine is so stocky but yours confirmed that I am doing the right thing with the heavy early LST. Can you take a look and let me know what you think?
Thanks!!
@WulfBlud, Nice progress on your wedding :D. Most of the bottom nugs were actually pretty frosty. Not as dense as the top but dense enough that I kept a good 80% of them. I personally would not lollypop especially since it looks like you've got good light exposure to the whole plant from your LST and defoliation work.
Looking forward to seeing her bulk up 😀.
@Gold1, Thanks for the feedback, this is the first plant I went staright to the autopot instead of starting the seed in a solo cup so I definitely think that helped get it on track early.
LST was really difficult but I just trained it very lightly every day and it is stretching a bit but I am a little worried the LST may have slowed the stretch and the light penetration is so good that it doesn't want to reach at all. I havent really had such a short plant but we shall see how it does.
@gold1 Do you think lollypopping the plant at all, or even partially for the top two bud sites per branch? How were your yields on the lower nodes and did you trim that away?
I really appreciate your response! I'll be uploading some new pictures today!
@WulfBlud, No problem friend. Glad my diary was of some use to you 😀.
Looking at your Wedding on days 39-41 and you are absolutely killing it! Great LST with what looks like good light penetration to the nodes. It also seems like your plant was able to get in an extra week or two of veg growth before flowering compared to mine. It looks much larger and you should expect a larger yield than I got, especially since you've done a good amount of training on the plant. As for the health of the plant, it looks very good and I don't see any issues with it.
Looking really good so far and you should be good for the rest of your grow 👍. Can't wait to see harvest and I promise you that you will absolutely love the result. Good luck and happy growing my friend.
@Bastardchild, Thanks! You won't be disappointed, the Meph Wedding is incredible and I find myself wanting to grow another one now that I'm down to my last few nugs. Good luck with your grow my friend!