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-4x3 plants; next time I probably will reduce to 3x3
-28 Days of vegetation
-Once topped in 3. week of veg.
-Once defoliated in mid 4. week of veg.
-First use of Bio Tabs program:
Everything used as recommended but added some 'Silicium Flash' in the lower part of the pot.
Additionaly I also added 'Living Char', 'Java Lava' and 'Ocean Side Compost' from Almicanna in lower doses to upgrade the Light Mix.
In the first week, some plants have shown a slight deficiency which I think was due to the not yet adjusted soil (since it is the first grow in the pots), which was however very small and with the single application of the 'BoomBoom Spray' could be remedied. From then on the babies grew like crazy and had already in the third week finger-thick stems. The leaves were also bigger than my hand by the third week and were all healthy throughout.
As a preventive measure, I also sprayed 'Hydroliq-Grow' a few times, which has additional plant strengthening and disinfecting effects (also organic).
At the beginning of the third week of flowering, I will lollipop them and defoliate again. After that I will stretch a net.
From 4. flowering week I will give each plant once a week 500ml of the Bio Tabs Compost Tea combined with the PK 5-8 Booster.
Temperatures constantly between 23.5 to 25 degrees during the day and 19-21 degrees at night.
Since flowering, the plants have gained a lot of height and are also very thirsty. The ladies also smell much more fragrant when you open the tent. Also as you can see there is one smaller plant in the front row. That one is the London Pound Cake X Zoap which is round 1 and a half week older than the other plants. I replaced one fat Freddy's with it (unfortunately I don't have a larger tent/room for growing).
If necessary, 1.5-3.5 liters of water.
I use normal tap water which is only aerated by an aquarium pump for a while (but I don't think that would even be necessary).
Once watered with Orgatrex (5ml/L).
Sprayed once with Hydroliq Grow.
The lamp has been running at 75% since the start of flowering.
Lollipopped in the middle of the third week.
Added 500ml water plus 10ml Bio PK 5/8 and 2.5ml/l Orgatrex ONCE per plant.
Watering every two days around 2l water. Sometimes more, sometimes less and sometimes also the next day again a bit- just how it seems to me.
Two small fans blow air backwards below the leaf line and slightly upwards. Above the lamp, also at the front, there is a swivel fan in the corner which blows air downwards.
The Fat Freddy's Cat are all between 88-97cm tall.
The Mimosa X Orange Punch are
between 83-90cm high
The London Pound Cake X Zoap is 33cm tall (but also 1.5 weeks younger and shorter in flower)
It has become much colder outside, at night a small additional heater has to run in the room (outside the tent).
One plant at the back got a too big stretch. I hope it's over, because the Tent is only 2m high and It don't have any more space to lift the LED. Also I wanted to set the light at 100%, from the 4.flowering week but the plant already shows light stress, I will consider, what I will do against it.
Most of the plants have finished their stretch and are now putting all their energy into flower formation.
The lollipopping has allowed very good aeration and a nice canopy of heads is forming. Although there are a few differences in size, and the London Pound Cake X Zoap is also 1.5 weeks younger, the light yield appears to be sufficient. The Zeus is now also running at 100%. Some plants are too close to the light, but that can no longer be changed. I might thread some heads through the net a little differently in the third week, but that's it now.
Once a week I water the compost tea with Orgatrex 5ml/l and Bio PK 5-8 Booster 3ml/l.
Also once a week per plant 500ml with 10ml/l of the booster.
The tuber boost increased significantly from the 5th week onwards.
It has become colder outside, but the climate in the tent has remained fairly constant. During the day around 25 degrees, at night around 19 degrees. In the meantime, beautiful head buds have formed which appear very compact and firm. The smell on the fingers is now also intense if you have to remove a few leaves for better light penetration.
Watering is still done three times a week with compost tea, water and PK Bosster plus water alternately. If watering is necessary in between, then with normal water (~23°C).
Soil temperature:~18°C
The slightly younger London Pound Cake X Zoap can be clearly distinguished by its tuber structure and seems to be ready at the same time despite being 1.5 weeks younger.
The three Mimosa X Orange Punch are partially peach colored and the Fat Freddy's are darker and partially purple colored. Flowering was given as 8-9 weeks, which I think is correct. But I think it's more like 9 weeks, as I want to let the plants mature properly.
The leaves are now also turning purple in places and in general some parts are starting to 'leaf out'.
As I have already said, the plants have generally grown too tall and maybe 12 is too many, which is particularly noticeable in the middle and lower part of the plants, as they are quite compact and quite light, which suggests that there is not enough light.
As the plants are now concentrating almost exclusively on flower formation, I have again removed some leaves that are too large in the upper third to the middle to give the lower flowers better lighting. Overall, however, all the plants have developed really well and I'm already looking forward to the final result.
Photos taken on day 56 of flowering (last day of week 8 of flowering)
We are entering the last week as planned. Today is day 57 of flowering, day 50 for the London Pound Cake X Zoap. Since last week, all the plants have gained a lot more trichomes. Nasha's Fat Freddy's Cat is becoming more and more purple, Mimosa X Orange Punch is becoming more and more peachy and London Pound Cake X Zoap is turning a light shade of pink. Meanwhile, the larger leaves around the tubers are already curling with resin and the smell in the tent is very intense. Only water is used. Some plants have an incredible resin production and some flowers are still swelling, which can be seen in the light green areas of the otherwise dark flowers. Some plants look more mature than others, but that's the way it is when you use seeds. Temperature is still around 25 degrees during the day and around 19 at night. One Fat Freddy's Cat plant has developed an 'albino tip', which according to my information it can be genetic, for example when plants are backcrossed for recessive traits and can be due to environmental factors such as growing too close to a powerful lamp, which is also the case here. However, only this one plant has this trait and it is only particularly pronounced on one tip and less pronounced on another.
The 9th week of flowering is now over.
I have not found any mold or anything else. The climate is constant.
Against my will, however, I have now had to start partially harvesting some of the plants. This is necessary because the difference in maturity between the upper and lower parts of the plant is too great. This is of course due to too much growth and too little space. As I said, next time there will be 9 plants instead of 12. This will also allow more light to reach the lower flowers, which are still very bright now. However, I only cut off parts where the trichomes were already well matured and milky to slightly brown. I think I will gradually cut off more over the next few days, as I think the lower parts of the plants may still need up to 2 weeks. But you can also see from the main buds that some are still swelling and growing.
Apart from that, there is now a strong smell when you open the tent. The flowers are very thick and rock-hard and have become very sticky. Even lightly touching the plants makes your hands sticky and extremely smelly.
When you touch the Mimosa X Orange Punch, you think you've put your hand in Fanta. The Fat Freddy's Cat also has the classic Cali note and tends towards earthy, while the Mimosa smells a little more fruity. So far, however, both varieties have been very convincing. The London Pound Cake X Zoap also smells very strong. The flowers are a little smaller here, but it is also a week younger.
The 10th week of flowering is over.
Apart from two or three main buds, all the upper flowers have been harvested. As already described, this was necessary to allow the lower buds to ripen, as they hardly got any light and the difference in ripeness to the upper buds was too great. However, the lower flowers have developed well and I am about to harvest the rest of the plants.
So far, however, I can say that the flowers have grown really hard and compact and smell strong. More about the already dried flowers in the next harvest report.
Cultivation:
Fat Freddy's Cat is the first strain I have grown from Nasha Genetics. All the seeds germinated and grew stably and without any problems right from the start. All the plants have also developed many side shoots. Despite the fact that the plants were grown from seed, all but two plants have a similar phenotype and have grown relatively the same. The stretch was over 100%, which also caused me some problems. In addition, the plants wanted to stretch out a lot, which was not entirely possible due to the 12 plants. Although I tried to counteract the lack of space by lollipopping generously, the light yield was too low towards the end, which is why I had to start harvesting the upper parts of the plants earlier, even though I don't really like doing this.
General information on the flowers:
The flowers are very compact, which means a high risk of mold and flower rot, especially towards the end. I therefore advise anyone growing this variety to keep a close eye on the climate and the flowers towards the end!
Visually:
Visually very beautiful, colorful flowers, almost all of which have turned a dark shade tending towards purple. The flowers of 2 plants have remained rather lighter in color. Beautiful colas have formed, some almost rectangular, some foxtrailers.
Scent:
The smell is earthy, floral towards lavender with a classic Cali note.
Taste:
The taste is similar to the smell - Cali taste with earthy floral notes. You can taste the 70% indica! The smoke is pleasant and flatters the palate. No scratchiness.
Effect:
The flowers are very potent and the long-term consumer also gets his money's worth!
The high is a pleasant, long-lasting mix of body and head high, you can feel the potency!
Average 91.53 grams per plant
I had three different phenotypes.
The first one was light green and turned yellow in the end. This one had the most fruity smell.
The second turned purple/peachy and had very beautiful and compact flowers, but didn't smells very terpy. The third got an almost silver/grey appearance and had also an intense smell but kind of different to the light green one. While the first one smelled really fresh fruity the third was also fruity but kind of with earthy/skunky notes.
The London pound cake X Zoap, had an extreme terpene profile (Zoap genetic) and tasted extremely fruity/sweet. The yield was not as high as the other plants and the flower structure was not quite as firm. However, the plant was also 1.5 weeks younger.
I only gre the Mimosa x Orange Punch once. Really strong orange and citrus smell, but lacking in taste. The high was extremly strong though, not for everyday, because my head and body became like jelly. She was sativa leaning with a near endless ceiling for effects. Didn't want to grow her again, cause the structure was far off from what i expected. Seeing all those nice looking versions makes me want to give her another chance though.
@Flipsie, Of the three seeds I had, each plant had a slightly different pheno, though all had an extreme smell, with 2 having clearly lost terpenes after drying. It still smelled strong, but no longer tasted like much (but still good). I also have to say that proper drying was key. The plants that I didn't hang up for a long time and instead cured in Curing Bags for a few weeks, were much more flavorful and also harder.
Also I had the feeling that by growing organically with BioTabs and a few things from Almicanna, all the plants generally had a very good flavor and flower structure.
@DeadJoke, thank's mate 🙏🏼
Yes, the photos were taken on the last day of the 7th week of flowering. So far I'm really impressed with BioTabs! The plants have developed very well right from the start. The large pots also contribute to this, of course.
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