Week 10: Final Stretch with Tangie and Gorilla Cookies
Transition to the Balcony
With Blue Dream and Banana Purple Punch unfortunately showing signs of mold, I’ve made adjustments to protect the remaining plants. Typically, I left them outside continuously, but I moved them to the greenhouse during rainy spells. The constant exposure to morning dew seems to have triggered the mold issues. To minimize the risk of further bud rot, I've decided to move Tangie and Gorilla Cookies to my balcony. This change aims to provide a safer environment and reduce the risk of mold development.
Tangie:
Tangie is no longer producing new shoots, but the buds are swelling and getting bigger day by day. Almost all the trichomes are cloudy, so I will switch to Finalpart with the next feeding. Frost is forming nicely on the buds, and the plant gives off a delightful smell of fresh orange peels. The anticipation to try this strain is high. The planned harvest is in approximately one to one and a half weeks.
Gorilla Cookies:
Bud production for Gorilla Cookies has picked up speed significantly. The plant has a very unique bud structure, unlike the other ladies. The fan leaves are turning yellow, indicating it’s almost ready for harvest. The sugar leaves are nearly completely covered in resin, with most trichomes cloudy and a few already turning amber. The plant exudes a very skunky aroma and is almost as sticky as a fly trap.
Nutrient and Watering Adjustments
For both Tangie and Gorilla Cookies, I’m administering Finalpart to finish their development. To minimize the risk of bud rot, I’ll continue with Finalpart for one more week before starting a three-day flush period.
Pest Management and Plant Health
To combat pests like thrips, I have hung yellow and blue sticky traps. Fortunately, there have been no further aphid issues. This proactive pest management strategy has kept my remaining plants healthy and thriving.
Final Thoughts
I’m truly grateful for all your support and encouragement throughout this grow. Your likes and kind words have made this journey even more rewarding. Thank you for being a part of it and for your ongoing support.
One love, one ♥️🍀🥦
I found small flies + white dots (almost silver) on leaves and aphids in between the buts. Remove top buds and the leaves. Gave her a shower and sprayed some light dose of neem oil
What else can I do to save her? Or should I chop her? Buds not ripe yet.
Hello Smoking_Joe_Frasier,
You are right, these are thrips.
You can kill them pretty easy with one of the options mentioned in the article below,
https://www.growweedeasy.com/cannabis-plant-problems/thrips
Happy Growing Buddy! 💚
Congratulations on the harvest
Just in time to avoid big losses 🙏
Humid conditions can cause budrot too, not only rain. I had it 3 times already.
One rain will not destroy your crop but continuous bad humidity conditions, low temperatures and rain all together will
U can have the most mold resistant plant ever but she wont make it trough 2 weeks of shitty weather
I'm gonna make a nice shelter again soon for the flowering period
@Clutch,
You’re absolutely right, my friend. My Blue Dream had a really big main bud that was almost begging for bud rot. After all I'm grateful for a yield of good ganja. I'm really looking forward to smoke those ladies
My whole apartment is smelling like a cannabis dispensary. Wish you good luck with your grow. May Shiva be with you
@ChefDan420,
Thanks mate, first time trying LST. I'm satisfied how they look. Also i'm curious if there's a big difference in the yield of the trained and untrained plants.
@RasendeRollo92,
Danke mein Bester, macht mir auch tierisch Spaß mit der Community hier.
Wenn jetzt ab morgen auch noch das Wetter besser wird, kann ja nichts mehr schief gehen.
Die Ladies gehen in die Vorblüten und einige Anpassungen sind von nöten.
Ab morgen beginnt meine 5.Woche, also schau mal wieder rein 🏼
Sehr interessanter und detaillierter Report. Ich setze meine Damen auch tagsüber aus dem Gewächshaus heraus; gestern ging das, heute war zu viel Regen, aber nächste Woche wird noch einmal einen Schub geben.
@Sejanus21, danke für dein Feedback.
Ich lasse momentan die Damen komplett im Gewächshaus, da die Temperaturen dort höher sind. Ist bis jetzt ein armseeliger Sommer. Die nächste Woche zählt, meine Babes zeigen erste Pistils. Wenn das Wetter passt, hoffe ich auf einen satten Stretch. Dir auch viel Erfolg Growmie 🍀🥦
From my experience, doing some easy LST like bending the shoots away from the plant does no harm nor slow growth. Especially outside this will prevent other stressors. Due to the width you will have better airflow later and can prevent mold etc. .. additionally you will also get a much better canopy and therefore an improved harvest.
If you want to strengthen your plants further, you could add something like SiCaMag by Plantboom.
Last, you could consider getting a solar fan for around 40€, to further prevent mold and strengthen your stems.
@DayDream07,
You guys convinced me to give LST a shot 😉. I thought about adding silicate or mycorrhizae, but I’m sticking with the Tripart series and Calmag for now. Let's see how far I can get with these.
Thanks for the fan tip, but unless it's raining, they're outside catching some wind. I want those stems to be gym-level strong!
Honestly I see where you’re coming from with not wanting to stress the plant
But LST and spreading the plant will only help you in the end. 95% of the time I’m willing to bet. Other 5% is other environmental/genetical problems
@CuriosityWebster,
Thank you for your opinion. You convinced me to start an LST experiment on one of my plants. No risk no fun. Can you give me a tip on when is the best time to begin?
sehr hübsch! Wie läuft es mit dem Gewächshaus und der Belüftung / Luftfeuchtigkeit? Das könnte ja besonders in ein paar Wochen interessant sein. Happy Growing!
@DayDream07,
Hi Daydream07, bis jetzt sieht alles soweit gut aus.
Ich hatte anfangs die Zugänge komplett geschlossen, da die Temperaturen nicht so hoch waren. Da die Luftfeuchtigkeit aber zu stark gesteigen ist, musste ich die Eingänge zumindest halb öffnen. Abends schließe ich wieder alles. Bist jetzt klappts gut. Im Hochsommer kommt alles auf und das Gewächshaus dient nur noch als Regenschutz.
Dir auch Happy growing 🍀🥦
@DutchJardinero,
Thanks Growmie, the weather will get better. For the flowering time, my ladies will move to the greenhouse. So no worries here 😉
Wish you also happy growing my friend 🥦🍀
Looks pretty good!
Im roughly in the same stage as you. I testet LST and within 2 days they adjusted well to it, allowing the plants to intake more sunlight.