Hello all,
I have been wanting to log a grow for awhile and today when one of my orders came, I saw a chance to grow out and document an exciting new release. As of this posting on 10/07/22 the current freebie from NASC is a Twenty20 Mendo strain they developed for a Speakeasy series for the seed bank. The name spoke to me and I had to have it. Double Whiskey Sour is Double White x Whiskey Zulu. I will be soaking this seed in standard tap water only for about 24 hours. I will then put into a Root Riot rapid rooter cube and put in a germination tray with dome in tent for couple days and hope to see a sprout. I use the rapid rooter cubes instead of direct sow so I can better ensure temp and humidity as well as avoid the hotness of the Fox Farm for a seedling and give it a little buffer. I try to transplant pretty soon after sprouting to avoid transplant shock and count day one as first full day with those all so recognizable leaves out. I hope to do a decent job with weekly updates and photos. I will also be logging this grow on the AFN Network to earn my Cultivators Club Badge under same user name.
Some information about this grow:
Pot: I usually grow perpetually with 1 gallon pots as I like variety and stuffing my tent. But since I am documenting this grow, I want to give this one a bigger battery and more chance to perform. So I will be using 3 gallon fabric pot. I have some square ones AC Infinity ones I have never used that I plan to try out.
Media: I use Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil. I know it is hot for seedlings so I use Root Riot rapid rooter cubes thinking it helps buffer in early days. I sometimes get some funkiness I chalk up to hot soil when they are in first weeks.
Nutrients: I have been working my way through lines trying to find my one. This plant will be first to see the Cold War Organics powdered nutrient line. I will be using Coming of Age, Angel's Touch and Bud Bread as my primary nutrients. I will be "saucing my bases" with some Ruby Ful#$%, Carbonaria and Winter Frost all from New Millennium, Fish Shit and Cal Mag. I feed every other watering and I will throw in some recharge on water only days here and there throughout grow.
Methodology: I top my plants pretty young. I don't count nodes, I look at plant and decide if its time or not lol Sometimes its day 14, sometimes its day 20. Rarely later than that. I will use tomato clips to start the LST process fairly young and then go with tie downs to try to even out as well as I can. The pots I am using have slots on all 4 corners for bamboo stakes and that's how I plan to support if needed.
Dry & Cure: I will go for about 20% amber or so. Don't go too strict on that I don't even scope until the bud looks mature to the eye to me. I will let her go longer but with using Winter Frost, I have been seeing 75-80 days max but using bigger pot may push it closer to 85. She will tell me, this is just a guess. I chop plants whole and hang upside inside 4 ft lawn bags in closet as close to 60/60 as I can get for 10-14 days. Then a dry trim, possibly burped in brown bag for day or two if needed then sealed in a Grove bag for at least a month.
OK, I think that's all to kick this off. Lets see how it goes :)
NICCCCCEEE!!!!!! π―β π₯ππ» Just got one of these seeds in the mail today. I pray mine looks like yours when itβs her time. Great job cuzπ―β ππ»
Wow man those are some huge stacked up colas! Funny that many ppl still think autos canβt yield. I just started one of these on 1/9 and only pray she ends up as crazy as yours!