Kiss Trifecta

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 1️⃣ June 4, 2023 These were planted a few weeks ago, but due to an accident, my labels got knocked out of all of my pots. Additionally, I had problems germinating this particular strain, and it took me 4 attempts. The last attempt I planted 3 seeds in one pot, hoping one of them would germinate. Guess what? Not only did they all germinate, but one of them had a twin. The runted twin was pulled up when transplanting them outdoors today. We'll just have to see if these babies like growing together, and if not, we'll fix things later on. 2️⃣ June 5, 2023 I added two pictures today, about 5 hours apart. You can see they are growing anyway! 3️⃣ June 6, 2023 They might be full of holes due to planting them too early/close to the soil line, but they are still growing. 4️⃣ June 7, 2023 Still growing. 6️⃣ June 9, 2023 We've been having thunderstorms for a few days, so didn't get to take any pictures yesterday, but it's clear for now, and they are growing stronger! 7️⃣ June 10, 2023 They all seem to be picking up the pace now, and are starting to interfere with each other's sunlight. I'll try to do some training tomorrow to get them growing nicer together. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 9️⃣ June 12, 2023 They are 6in tall today. Yesterday, their feeding program was adjusted now that they are stable and seem to have a well-established root system. Soon, we should start to see them show us what they are made of. I wanted to take it slow and make sure they were well-adjusted to the outdoors before letting them take off. This is because they were very young when an equipment failure forced me to move them outdoors. Today, we tied them off to give them the full capacity of the sun and to start training them to grow away from each other. We also (finally) mulched these plants. This will help the micro-biome under the soil to maintain a more consistent working environment, by allowing the soil to not dry out fast by direct exposure to light and heat. Infact, the other outdoor neighbors of these girls were mulched about a week ago, and we have all different types of mushrooms growing around the mulch. I love seeing obvious visible results like that. It tells me that the soil is healthy and, accordingly, how to modify my feeding program. The images were taken before the mulching and training. We will see those additions in the next update. 1️⃣1️⃣ June 14, 2023 Sorry, but it is back to storming pretty constantly around here (see image). I'll get proper images as soon as weather permits! On the plus side, I haven't had to manually water in a long time. :) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 1️⃣6️⃣ June 19, 2023 Finally, a beautiful day for a picture! 1️⃣7️⃣ June 20, 2023 I didn't spend much time outside today as I was getting quite dizzy from the heat wave, only enough time to get a quick height measurement: 7in tall Edit: Back at dusk for some pictures! 2️⃣0️⃣ June 23, 2023 It's 91F today and they're loving it! 2️⃣1️⃣ June 24, 2023 At least 10 days of pretty major thunderstorms here. It's never been like this before. Well, I'll try to get out and take pictures over the next couple of weeks when it isn't pouring. For now, here's what they look like at 8in tall now. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 2️⃣5️⃣ June 28, 2023 Still growing 💪 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 3️⃣5️⃣ July 8, 2023 I removed the ties a couple days ago, as they were not responding well to that, and they are mature enough to just let them grow together with some defoliation. Today I am seeing the death of 1 bud site, and the start of others. I am seeing large pieces of leaf chomped off by a pest. I am not sure if these two issues are related, but I also see signs of 2 macro nutrient deficiencies, so I will be increasing the feeding dosage. I will be keeping a close eye on this and try to keep it from spreading to the best of my ability. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 3️⃣8️⃣ July 11, 2023 I don't think these girls were into being all tied up. Looking nice today. 4️⃣1️⃣ July 14, 2023 The kiss trifecta thrives in a shared space. These things are starting to take off now :) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 4️⃣4️⃣ July 17, 2023 I must say, they look kind of cute growing together, sharing space like responsible plants. I haven't measured their height in a while, but they are up to 31in now! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5️⃣1️⃣ July 24, 2023 Pruned small, low branches facing towards the middle of the group today. Sprayed them down with a diluted habanero pepper water, as I am getting sick of the aphids and leafminers not slowing down whenever we get a good rain. 5️⃣4️⃣ July 27, 2023 My yard is pregnant with girl triplets! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 6️⃣3️⃣ August 5, 2023 They're growing. Maybe starting to flower soon, but not yet. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 6️⃣8️⃣ August 10, 2023 Still waiting... 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 7️⃣3️⃣ August 15, 2023 Alright, the last plant in my outdoor garden is flowering, hooray! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 7️⃣8️⃣ August 20, 2023 Buds forming now. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 8️⃣5️⃣ August 27, 2023 Looking good. We're getting there! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Day 92 - September 3, 2023 Stacking nicely! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Day 99 - September 10, 2023 I'm actually a bit surprised at this "plant" (it's really 3). They all grew identical to each other (I cannot make out any particular phenotypes by looks or smell as of yet). They each cooperated with its siblings throughout the grow, and grew together happily as if they were a single plant. We can see that this week they are starting to focus on bulking up their mains and ramping trichome production up. They are also taking on an increasingly more piney smell, but nothing skunky or cheesy yet. I expect another month or so looking at them, but I don't really know how long this strain usually requires to fully mature (I did not check or look at pictures...I usually wait until I am done with the first grow because I like surprises :)). 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Day 106 - September 17, 2023 All I can say is wow. This week was a week of bud growth. She finally has the typical thick skunk colas that a cheese hybrid should have. Several of them. Day 112 - September 23, 2023 She is thick with resin and massive single bud colas. I am going to keep a close eye on the weather and make sure that it doesn't get too humid. If I see a lot of moisture in the air, she is getting cut early. Out of all the outdoor plants I grew this year, I am really rooting for Kannabia's Kiss and Mataro Blue from my other diary. These plants look beautiful, and I lost too much this year to bud rot already due to my crappy location. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Day 114 - September 25, 2023 I can't wait to break open one of these buds. Day 115 - September 26, 2023 I took some flashy shots right at dark. Day 118 - September 29, 2023 She's looking really good, and her smell has increased immensely over the last few days. Three days ago, I couldn't even smell much of her over her next-door neighbor Mataro Blue. Now, it's the opposite. She is emanating a sweet skunky/piney smell that is hard to describe, and is certainly still developing its aroma. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

Welcome back my friends! I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Kannabia Seed Company! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 ABOUT THIS GROW SERIES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 This diary is part of my Kannabia grow series. In this diary, we will be growing: ✅ Kiss 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 PROGRESS UPDATES 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Day 120 - October 1, 2023 Very powerful smell. Still a ways to go. I'd say 2 weeks, but we'll let the trichomes decide. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 LINKS 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 🔗 https://us.kannabia.com/en/kannabia/kiss

So all three Kiss beauties were chopped down on day 124 from seed. They were chopped with mostly cloudy trichomes, but a amber one here and there. We couldn't wait any longer as their buds were incredibly dense, and we started to see some bud rot forming on some lower colas. That means... to the chopping block. Here is what I did, for no particular reason other than I had a ton of chores to do this week, and all of this was done in between a lot of other work that needed to be done for my gardens (and other random house work): On day 124, all three Kiss plants were chopped and hung upside down to dry in my cool (50-60F) garage for about 24 hours. The next day, the tedious washing process began. I try to wash all my outdoor crops, but it isn't always possible due to the time involved for some pretty sizable harvests, and the time I allow plants to be outside of a climate-controlled drying room. To wash plants I do the following, which is pretty common practice with maybe a little deviation...I have been doing it this way for years and I'm not sure where I learned it: 2 buckets, 1 with warm water, 1 with cold. I add ice to this second bucket to keep it cold, because, like I said, this is tedious. In the warm bucket, drop in 1/2 cup of lemon juice and 1/2 cup of baking soda. I stir it around with a branch and you want to see bubbles. Make sure not to use that fake lemon juice crap that is made from oil or concentrate. Lemon juice and baking soda have anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties, and the oxidation from the reaction helps do a deeper clean. Remove branches from main stem. Cut in half etc if need be to be bucket height in length. Dip them into the warm water, swirl them around gently, remove and let drip, and then same thing in the cold bath. Then hang to dry, for 1 more day. Edit: after typing this out, I realized that it isn't that tedious at all. The tedious part is hanging each half or third (depending on the cut for bucket height) branch individually to dry again. The cleaning part is quick and easy. Why do I clean my buds? Doesn't this hurt them? I clean them because outdoor air pollution, bugs, bug poop, and other garbage that clings to the trichomes. A quick clean with a mild citrus wash will remove most of the funk, and you won't notice in the finished product if properly dried and cured. It won't ruin buds if you're gentle and don't knock trichomes off or handle the buds. I keep all fan and sugar leaves on throughout the wash. I don't want the buds exposed to too much during the post-wash dry. The next day after the dry, they are ready for the trim. For many years, I have grown only 2 or 3 plants, until the last couple years I have been growing like 10-20, because it has become increasingly more difficult to get a decent harvest in this part of the world. This year, I grew 20. Only 4 made it to the end, but they were all pretty sizable. So, I decided to purchase one of those automatic mechanical bowl trimmers. I WISH I BOUGHT ONE OF THESE YEARS AGO I was done with what you might call "trim jail" for a single 5.5oz (dry) plant in 10 minutes flat, from growing in the ground, to perfectly trimmed. Yes, I actually trimmed one of these Kiss plants without first hanging it to dry, cleaning it, and hanging it to dry again. I wanted to do the recommended trimming method with this product. It includes a wet blade and a dry blade. The idea is to chop it wet roughly, which actually did a pretty damn good job without mutilating any buds, and then dry it on an herb drying rack, and bring it back for a second pass with the dry blade. At the time of this writing, I have trimmed 2 of the 3 plants, 1 wet, and 1 dried and washed. The bowl trimmer is the best 100usd I ever spent for my growing hobby, hands down. It works, and it doesn't destroy buds. It turns days into minutes. What more can I say? The pictures above are from the plant that was chopped wet and fully dried on an herb drying rack. In the images, I just removed them from drying and I am weighing them before they enter the curing process. I haven't decided yet if I will run them through the dry blade yet. We'll see how they look in a day or two. I will come back to this harvest report and update the weight for the next 2 plants when they are dry. I am pleased to say that 5.5oz for one of three plants that were thrown in a hole all together unattended for the whole summer, is a pretty respectable harvest. These 3 plants, along with Mataro Blue from my other Kannabia diary, were part of an experiment I ran for the first time this year: I did not maintain these plants one bit: 3 plants, about a week old, growing in the same pot, were thrown outside in fairly early spring, to battle the weather and try to survive. The weather was brutal, especially throughout the summer, with record rainfalls. Again, the plants didn't get tended to by me. That means they did not get nutrients their entire life. Not even indoors. Never did any of them show a single yellowing or deficiency, not even in flower. They were also growing in a very sandy soil equivalent to masonry sand. This is not a high tilth black soil. It's blond, and it looks devoid of all value for plants. Yet, Kannabia's genetics made it 18 entire weeks, 17 outdoor, without nutrients or a proper growing medium. Impressive I'd say. Go Kannabia! The two jars pictured are gallon-size mason jars. I filled 1.5 jars with the first part of the trifecta. I will be streaming in updates for the other two plants below as they are ready. Edit October 10, 2023: I decided to give plant #3 away to a friend because I ran out of space and time to dry it properly. Plant #2 was dried and jarred yesterday. Plants 1 and 2 combined dry weight is 400.5g or about 14 1/8oz.