DWC Peyote Gorilla

7 September 2023, I caught a couple of genetic/environmental anomalies in my grow, the debate could go either way: 1) bananas have popped out on at least one bud site. Looking back at pictures it was captured in a very early stage as of 24 August. Although unfortunate it is not uncommon for a female plant in late maturity to develop these male appendages (which in this case didn’t have time to cause the plant to produce unwanted seeds) they are very stealthy sometimes, you have to pay close attention 2) some lower buds are showing signs of new/late growth in white pistil hair development. This is also unfortunate but not uncommon in late maturity. A most fascinating plant that is constantly trying to procreate. My assumption is that more likely than not, Seedsman estimates a flowering time that includes a 14 day transition (simple math in this case matters). The only debate here is that during this 2 week period the plant will grow faster than any other time in its life, very vegetative, after about 10 days of this phenomenal growth it develops pistils to let us know she is a female, and then begins to slow her growth down. After that, she changes her entire appearance, transforming into something else, just as beautiful but much more glamorous, forming colas. This is how she will grow the remainder of her life, it is called flower or bud. It is this time when true flowering begins. The nutritional requirements change, etc, etc. If I’m growing this medicinal herb for the better part of 4 or more months, she will need to go to the limits of her potential with stable genetics. I believe I’ve pushed the envelope with this strain, she has done well. I have no complaints. 8 September flush, filled with nutrient clearing solution and put in the darkness for 2 nights (36-48 hours - see flash picture). There is debate about this practice, my take is simple, resins are only produced in the hours of darkness, it’s not hurting the plant, the plant needs to flush. I don’t think there is much, if any to gain, certainly nothing to lose. In the end I know the taste and high will be the best as I can possibly produce and I’ve eliminated/considered this as a factor. Do what works for you and your situation. Taking everything into consideration; picture details of the trichomes, smell, pistil color, flower time, and comparative success, she is ready. I’ll harvest on 10 September 2023. So it will be next week, not this week, when I explain my drying, curing, and long term storing techniques. What we as growers should hold in thought is a polite word for critique, which should not be hard to do if one has never invested the time of task to begin with - my philosophy.