MAJOR ALERT guys.. She's been through war and back. And the war is not over...
Yesterday marked Week 5 (day 35).
Out of the blue, my in-laws decided to stay in the neighborhood for 2 weeks so they can visit my wife. While I live in a legal state, they are very conservative and would not be cool with it.
So, when they have come over, I have had to wrap her in a black garbage bag and hide her in my garden shed outside. The weather is currently so cold, I felt bad for her :(. This has happened twice so far and this has happened during her light cycle, for 3 hours one time, and for 5 hours the next. The first time, I hid her in such a rush, that it bent her and ripped out a few leaves, including the kola's :(. The second time I had time to take more care, but she bent like crazy (see photos).
I am nurturing her back to good health, I hope she heals - looks like the top kola bud's pistils are turning orange - too soon? I think she will bounce back, I feel she's a fighter. But, I may have to hide her again - we'll see. 10 days of them visiting left.
So, she looks battered compared to last week, but buds are growing and I hope they continue to. Will update.
@Green_Friends_Inc, I see a lot of people on here stress-training or defoliating their plant quite a lot - while it can produce better structure in the plant I think the main reason that my grow is so fast is because I avoided all of that. The plant needs time to recover when LST'ing or defoliating. She may have even been faster had it not been for the injuries she took in week 5!
Wow dude, the way the colors changed is crazy! She looks like she got a bit fatter too! Still looks like she can go a week or two to swell up as much as she can
Your buds look amazing my friend and I believe congratulations are in order. You put in the work and time over the last few months and it has given you some beautiful results. I wish you all the best in your next grow and I'm so happy for you that this grow has turned out as beautiful as it has. Cheers my friend and happy smoking!
@SensiSmellYahLater, Thanks so much!! Definitely learned a lot with this grow! Just made it even more AMAZING and gave me more PROOF how natural and beautiful this medicine is! Cheers!
Wow dude... i can see so much growth in the side nodes!! Ive been following your grow diary for a while now and I have to say, im pretty impressed. Is her smell still weak? Im thinkin of popping a FastBuds GSC soon, for 9 weeks from seed, thats pretty impressive.
Hey there man! Your baby looks beautiful!
And it seems we both went thru some similar mistakes by underfeeding the plants! (and we're both rising the same strain and using Biobizz!). In my case I used half dose of the recommended amount and "had" to buy AN Revive which helped the plant greatly! (Try to get one! It helps to fix mistakes ๐)
Also, your babies fattened quite fast! Love how they look!
Will keep an eye in your journal!
Take care!
@Black_Magic, Just started yesterday, using pure water. She started flushing herself early a few weeks ago as I had been feeding her half the recommended amount of nutrients throughout the grow until the last 2 weeks (which was a mistake, I should have fed her the full amount). But yeah, finishing off since yesterday with pure water