The tap roots were almost too long by the time they'd spent 24 hours in water and 24 hours in a wet paper towel. One of the Apple Cups broke ground in maybe 6 hours. I'll likely just go 18 hours in the towel next time, but hopefully that's a sign of good genetics.
This is THE run, the THIRD photo run (that I've had success with) and I'm mostly dialed in with my grow so I'm finally confident enough to germ the good (pricey) beans this time. I may ship one Apple Cup off to a friend, and the 3rd Apple Cup is looking funky (but healthy) so we shall see. I'm already regretting not running at least one Mamiko Chem Cookies because it's the only really great smoke I've had success growing (twice) while other strains haven't impressed. But I always wanted to grow a good Gary Payton cross, a good Apple Fritter cross and anything InHouse just to see for myself. So far so good!
They look happy and I'm extremely happy that I'm starting them in a closet inside (94 degrees this weekend, and even with AC, the closet grow temps are hitting mid-80's). I won't have to worry about the big tent (in the shed out back) and running that window AC for two whole months, up until about the end of veg, near the end of Aug-first-of-September (here in Va we get nearly perfect growing weather in Sept and Oct if you've got a good dehumidifier). Thanks for visiting and good luck out there!
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Am I crazy to expect any potency when growing from seeds? Last run looked perfect for the 61 days in flower but now = weak af after spending $$ on genetics. This after 3-4 runs of perfect looking weak-ass weed. I'm about to sell my lights out of frustration. Flower longer? Help?
Interesting.. definitely would experiment with trich maturation if you haven’t already.
Bud looks done to me tho.
You got 3 different breeders here, so should have something decent from them.
All 3 were bunk? I mean like can you quantify it? Like just not quite hitting that spot but still getting you high - or just not getting you high unless you sit and smoke an ounce?
I recently sprung for breeder clones that have been a nice significant step up from growing from seed. Maybe check into that?
I dunno man I feel for ya tho if you don’t seem to be getting decent smoke from a great looking grow like that.
Your weed is fucking amazing and I refuse to let you quit! Just need little tweaks because your grows look fantastic and you clearly have a talent. Just need deeper insight to polish the rough edges.
@Ultraviolet, Thanks so much for the support Ex! You bring up some great points I had not considered, and to be fair- things are probably not as apocalyptic as first reported. My wife and I have been able to sample each a little more this morning and there are definitely keepers worth curing. I've been hurt before lol repeatedly with my grows but with everything dialed in I honestly think my expectations got the best of me more than any other grow. I've had some friends talk me off the ledge today so I won't sell off everything yet but I really appreciate the motivation here.
You are solely focused on production, once your trichomes start popping up they are sensitive to radiation, like anything. I noticed you keep your temps high right until harvest. Terpenes such as myrecene start to degrade above 67, half life's slowly eroding, weakening as time goes on. In nature the long nights that trigger flowering come with cooler air, this preserves also comes with higher levels of blues, which are responsible for manufacture and levels of terpenes and flavonoids. There are stessors you can use to trick the plant into accumulating and storing up rather than releasing. In nature once flowering has started and no fertilization of the females has occured the plant will go into overdrive in a last ditch attempt to attract pollination. Knowing when and how to manipulate this function is the key to "strong" weed.
Last week's of ripenenin should be spent no higher than 70 and 60 at night if preservation is priority.
@PersonalSmok3s, Thanks so much bud! It's been a great run.
I've got some Robin Hood Red Hot OG in the works but I'm with you- more Exotic Genetics grows are def in my future!
Have a great weekend and keep cranking out those awesome diaries!
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