FastBuds Papaya Sherbet Photoperiod

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Grow: This was an outdoor grow, although I started the Papaya Sherbet feminized photoperiod indoors in early spring as the weather was still too cold to put her outside (nighttime temp's were dipping regularly into the 30's℉). The plan was simple... let her grow inside under a 19/5 light schedule until the nighttime temperatures stay above the mid 40's℉, at which point she was moved outside and transplanted into the soil which I had already setup with slow release dry amendments and inoculated with beneficial microbes, followed up with top dressings every 3-4 weeks with amendments and worm castings! The Papaya Sherbet grew for a total of 157 days from breaking ground to harvest, with 63 days of it in flower. She grew very tall, despite having been topped once, hitting over 8ft. tall. Without being topped I'm sure that this strain could reach 10-12ft without a problem. The Papaya Sherbet photoperiod grew without any issues(other than sustaining wind damage in the middle of flower) until late flower when our weather was cool and humid at night, signs of Septoria and Boytris began to appear. With optimal conditions the Papaya Sherbet would have had an epic yield, but unfortunately, because of our weather turning cooler and the RH high, it was a perfect recipe for Boytris to raise its ugly head. Leading up to harvest I performed daily inspections during which I immediately removed any of the branches that had flowers that showed even the slightest sign of Boytris, sealed them in plastic bags and disposed of them. After chopping and before hanging I looked over all of the plant to be sure that the were no more flowers showing even the slightest sign of rot, which I then hung to dry. All in all I probably lost around 8-10 oz. of flower due to rot, so now knowing that the life cycle of this strain runs long due to its Sativa lineage, I would grow it again indoors or in a greenhouse where I could have more control over the soil and environment. Other than that this strain from FastBuds was amazing to grow! The Papaya Sherbet hung for 10 days at which point her flowers were at a moisture level of 13-14% which is where I like them to be for trimming. The flowers of the Papaya Sherbet weren't the most fun to trim, but weren't the worst I've experienced. They, along with all of the 'smalls', provided a nice bag of 'sugar trim' and flowers that I'm looking forward to using to make hash from! After being locked in 'Trim Jail' for a couple of days the Papaya Sherbet feminized photoperiod produced 532g of nice looking flowers and 'smalls'... not too bad all things considered!🤪💚 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________