Really liked the shape of this plant and how easy it was to grow. I also found its genetic mutation amusing as all hell, and as part of a trio of my very first indoor grow plants, I was scrambling to figure out what to do. It was a fun grow, but, there is no way to ever know if I am growing it again. This was an imitation GSC -- not the real deal. It was a freebie with an order I got, so threw it in the first garden mix. Weird plant.
I don't think I will be using these products again. It's so-so, but what I don't like is even using 1/3 of the recommended feed (the recommended is way too high), I go through it much faster than other liquid nutrient brands' products.
I really like this brand and the FloraNova line of products (not to be confused with the Flora line which is not very impressive). It's thick like syrup and the recommended dosage goes a very long way for my small gardens. It also seems to be the best liquid flowering nutrients I've seen considerable improvement with out of all the ones I've tried.
The FC 3000 is a top notch light. It is very power efficiency, never burns my plants, and is incredibly easy to mount and adjust. I went through 2 previous lights that were a nightmare compared to this thing. Highly recommended.
So, after 77 days, exactly 11 weeks, she got the axe. I wasn't planning on chopping her down yet, but this morning her branches were sagging severely, ready to snap, both side branches and top cola. This is mostly because I made a mistake a couple weeks ago, and she went into reveg. I have been trying to get her to finish flowering for a while now, but I'm only seeing her get taller and leafier. This was a freebie seed, and to be honest, I'm getting bored and she is just taking up way too much room in my tent to go to the trouble of tying her down and trying to get her to reflower without any herming. Besides, I took a clone of her which is still kicking.
She was a weird plant. This thing grew dozens of "rootlings" -- seedlings that sprouted by the dozen each day directly from the roots, complete with embryos (cotyledon leaves). Such an unusual trait, that I had to pull one out and transplant it. Check out my Mutant clone diary for more on that. She was forced into flower early due to space issues, and grew to a nice and manageable height of 28 inches right before chop.
Her aroma is unmistakably like fresh strawberries. I actually never tried the original GSC or any of its hybrids, so I don't know if that is unusual. This is from an unknown breeder, as part of a buy-one-get-one deal at a seed bank. Regardless, she smells amazing and I look forward to the smoke!
Hmm, pinging @LegacyMarketFarm ...he is a pro and taught me a lot so far. If anyone would know what is going on with this plant it's him, because I'm pulling my hair out here everytime I pull these seedlings out by the dozen.
@@@@@resimax, I have only seen this once before and not as extreme. With @1Right_Angle I believe in one of his recent diaries he also dealt with this issue. We are dealing with a death in the family right now so my focus / attention is somewhat lacking on this end of things right now. Family first, Or else I would take the time to try and research this for you. Contact 1Right.
I see 0 seed husks as they break the surface of the soil. This is a indicator of something else potentially going on here, With that many coming up. We should see at least a few husks if this was from mistaken seeds or old soil. Is this an autoflower ? I do know / have seen ruderalis growing in its natural habitat that sprouts multiple plants from 1 original source plant. But I am unsure if that is a mutation within ruderalis or if it is something it does naturally being more of a " Ditch " type weed.
I will have to devote some more time to attempt to educate myself on this when I am more free.
@@resimax, thanks bro, appreciate the kind words. You'll get everything dialed in pretty quickly with the indoor grow and environment, I'll be following along for sure 😎
@Sour_D, Thanks for the encouragement. Got a lot of that yesterday after being instructed on how to identify my males confidently, and got rid of a bunch of them before the flower switch, and 2 that slipped into the flower tent because they were vegging under CFL and was hard to tell, but well before any clusters formed, not to mention rupture.
I really needed these words of encouragement. Trying to dial in with a new environment, equipment, and strains is a process in itself. I'm not all that new to growing, but with my own setup and for indoor I am. I was getting frustrated with my setup, mostly due to the limited funds and space, so I have just 1 tent I can veg OR flower in (or I guess both for autos), and only 1-3 of them at a time, depending on size.
Thank you for following and helping out! I found your diaries to be some of the best that I've seen on this site, and the detailed log of everything is a treat to read. 😀
Day 15: I was literally about to write "please transplant" but then I read day 15! She will outgrow that 0.7g pot in a week or less, be prepared for another transplant soon. :D
@NegotiatedBubble, thanks for the kind words.
The plan is to veg her as long as I can before she starts to get too big for adequate lighting requirements (I'm working with less than 2W per foot with these cool white tubes). I'm also not giving her nutes because I don't want her to grow vigorously. It's quite likely she'll already outgrow the pot she's in by the end of the week. But, life keeps going on, even if it is a bit difficult sometimes. Even if she does get too big, she's staying like this until I have free tent space, which is looking to be about 4-6 weeks from now. Should be an interesting project, anyway.
There is no straight answer to this question... other than WTF... I had several pots in a row, when extra seeds would Germ... Go figure was the final shrug.
Thanks Andrew, wish I could have helped more...