That Backyard Boogie

24W T5 Fluoro -2.5"-3" from tops Hygrozyme -Added 2.5ml per L -Plants responded well 2nd/3rd set of leaves GMO Zkittlez F1 -#2 shorter.. developed leaves faster -#3 taller..darker stem -#1 less developed than the others -Could be dif pheno types or males...will clone and 12/12 the clones when the time comes

- This week the plants are getting big. ...#1&#2 are more compact while #3 is getting taller, #4 is a different strain, also getting tall - Will start giving them nutes this week. - Gave them each 2 hrs of shaded sunlight. Will be giving them more each day for a week. Last frost date is coming up and I can't wait to get these outside.

Transplanting/Hardening Off - Hardened then transplanted - 7 day Hardening Schedule - Day 1: 2-3 hours shade Day 2: 3 hours shade/direct Day 3: 3-4 hours direct/shade Day 4: 4 hours direct Day 5: 6-7 hrs direct/4 hrs night Day 6: All day direct/overnight Day 7: Transplant overcast day Transplant: - Lucked out that day 7 was overcast - Plants drooping/adjusting - Took a lot of water during hardening Notes: -#3 is tall and developing top heavy, could be a male -#2 is lagging behind others -#1 developing nicely -#4 (dif strain) is adjusting to cold better -Colder temps will slow development -Hoping for a nice warm spell

Week 4 Overcast/Rainy/Colder -Plants are growing slower due to cooler/cloudy weather -#3 seems to thrive in this climate..at least better than the rest -#4 Also adapting ok -#1,2 show yellowing new growth added higher nutes all around -#1 is doing better than #2 - Lower Shoots are developing well on all except #3 - Roots are popping out on some containers..will transfer one last time into buckets in about a week or so -These plants are being toughened up with wind and colder temps - Hoping these conditions won't stunt them - Root zone hasn't dropped below 55° on the coldest days - Bringing them in on really cold nights - Can see the start of a preflower on a couple of them...hopefully I will know the sex of them by next week -They receive 6-7 hrs direct sun on good days..also 10 hrs direct sun when I'm home to move them around the yard - May is on its way and the temps and sunshine are steadily rising

May Day! Overcast Week/Some Sun -#4 is catching up to #3 -#1 Yellowing more than others...started foliar spray on all -#2 is getting busier, shoots developing nicely -Transferring next week..final transfer into 5 or 7 gal pots - Watching for Preflowers still - Stems are solid... developed from a lot of windy days - Warm weather on its way as we are well into spring

First Week of May - Warm Weather really boosted these plants - #3 almost positive is a male Showing Preflower pollen sacs - Transplanted #1, 2, 4 into 5 gallon LST grow bags - Shoots are developing nicely - Going to top soon..trying to spread the plants limbs outward - Overall a great week - Day/Night time temps are working out great - Plants are completely outside now day and night - #2 really caught up..growing rather bushy tho - Continuing foliar feed - Going to up the nutes - Spring is coming nicely and hope for more great weather

May/Mother's Day - Great Weather all week - Started to LST: Tying limbs down and into sunlight - Wavy Limbs - Continuing Foliar Feeding - Upped the Nutes - Overall looks great so far - Looks like all Females - Added pH meter and TDS meter to equipment - June is a week and a half away...bring on the great weather

Great Sun/Few Cold Nights Aphid/Fungus Problem - Tough week...aphids on couple plants #4,#1..Treated with Neem foliar application - Plants have exploded in size! - Brought plants in one night of possible frost - Upping Nutes..cont Foliar Spray both nutes and Neem - #1 have about 12 tops from all over the plant...she is as wide as she is tall - #2 is most def a male...getting rid of it soon - #3 Monster...large top development...removing old bottom fans gradually - #4 Struck by so sort of light brown fungus on the joints..not sure what it is...seemed to stop spreading after Neem application - Will continue Neem foliar spray every 4 days for a couple weeks then back it down to every 7 or 14 days - Nute Foliar spray is 2X a week - Switching to every other watering will be a feed now going to 850-900 ppm - Almost into June when the days will be the longest..can't wait

Memorial Day - #2 Cut Down ..was a male - #3 Given away as a gift to a neighbor - #1 and #4 Remain...those are the bushier of the 4 due to LST..getting the limbs pulled out into the sun where ever there is space..some wavy limbs - Continuing foliar spray nutes and Neem...bug problem all good now..just spraying for maintenance at this point..once a week - Upped the Nutes to 900ppm every other watering - Got More Big Bloom added that back in - #1 is a bush and seems to take whatever Nute increases or watering increase I throw at it - #4 Uptakes water slower now..still on par with schedule but less than #1 - #4 Still has brown growth at plants joints..maybe from cold weather..keeping an eye on it - Overall happy with the two I've kept..which was the plan from the start...2 out of 3 seeds were Females and #4 was a Feminized Plant...#3 is in good hands and right down the street so I'll get some flicks in the future

June June June - Patchy weather.. cloudy rainy - Trimmed back some lower/inner vegetation on both plants - Upped the Nutes to 1000ppm - Still seeing slight yellowing..maybe cause the rain soaking and missing a feeding - #4 still has brown fungus? on joints - Aphid problem in check with 2 Neem oil applications - Warmer drier weather for a few days - Plants take two waterings if sun is bright..thinking of transplanting to 10/15 gal - Both plants showing more Preflower parts on more joints..seems to start after the trimming - Chasing the dark around the yard at night..neighbors adding lights here and there...chasing the sun around during the day lol - Hoping for better June weather - Longest day of the year coming soon..then shorter and shorter

Early June - Not much has changed since last week..same nutes same foliar sprays - Having a problem with this bird topping some of my branches..smh - Gonna expand into 20 Gallon containers..I'm watering 3 times a day..5 gallons isn't cutting it - Steady growth for both Strains - Can't wait to report back on the 20 gallon expansion

June 29th -Starting to grow hairs on both plants yet still seems to be in veg..going to give them CalMag... -Continuing Veg nutes for a week or so - Birds attacked the plants tops two weeks ago..they were eating the bugs that were nestled in the tops...straight up toping my plants smh...put them behind a net now - They are getting pretty big now going to expand the net area in a week or so. -Transfered the GMO into 20 gallon grow bags instead of the barrels -So safe from the birds...adding Cal Mag and then Open Seseme a week after...expanding the net...transfering the Crescendo...off into July

August 13 Long time since a post ...apologies. #1 got split in half a few weeks ago..literally looked like a bomb hit it...I tied and ace bandaged it up and it has seem to be doing fine. They are in full bloom right now. #4 is moving quicker than #1, probably because #1 takes longer to flower so the development is slower. From the buds and hairs I'm guessing that they started sometime in the last week of July and have been going for at least 20 days now. #4 is stripped and defoliated to where I like it. I removed all the branches that weren't producing and defoled..leaving a limited amount of fans. Increasing the Tiger Bloom today to 600ppm from 450ppm. Hopefully they respond well. This week I will be switching from Open Seseme to Beastie Blooms, 1/2 teaspoon. I've been fighting bugs..so I released 3000 lady bugs a few days ago...they are still here yet the numbers are falling to the hundreds. Great results..no leaf hoppers of fungus gnats or aphids to be seen so far. The lady bugs laid eggs on the netting so hopefully another round of lady bugs will kill off the pests. The plants are looking like they have stopped stretching. I'm guessing they're at Day 20 or 3 weeks. #4 is going to be 8-9 weeks...#1 a little longer at 9-11 weeks. This puts me at the last week of September for #4 and mid-October for #1 but we'll see. Besides the birds, bugs, and weather..they have been doing good. These plants are massive for a city backyard but they are fitting in nicely with the garden next to it. I will post each week after this and stay on top of the Days and Development.

August 21 Day 28? or so #1 is moving along slower than #4..buds development slow..I think the previous damage might have affected her. #1 still stretching slower and slower day by day. #4 moving right along getting frosty. No more stretch. Leaves #4 grew back from defol aggressively. #1 Stripped today..will see how it affects the plant. Lighter strip than #4 and I did it in phases..week by week about a third at a time. Ladybugs still around after a week! Can't wait to see more and more development.