There is still about a month of heavy rain in the forecast. This is about a good time to let Critical Mass CBD flower. Young flowers can brave the rain without rotting issue.
Plant 1 and plant 3 are 175 cm tall. Plant 2 and plant 4 are around 160 cm tall.
In terms of robustness, I like plant 3 the best.
Plant 2 grows slowest. It has the most number of side branches but these branches are too small to be useful.
So far, I have avoided trimming the branches. I wanted to keep plant from getting to tall. And bushy plants have good rood spread. However, on week 24, I trimmed of many sucker branches to prepare plant for flowering phase. I rather have big chunky cola than lots of small flowers on tiny branches. I just don’t like trimming work. And less number of branches means less trimming work later.
Since I trim off the branches, I took a few of bigger trim to root. I actually paste some of rooting gel at the end of the stem. And then, I just unceremoniously stick these into potting soil. Let’s see if some will With about a month of heavy rain still in the forecast, this is the perfect time to let the Critical Mass CBD plants start flowering. Their young flowers are resilient enough to handle the rain without worrying about rot.
Plant 1 and Plant 3 have reached an impressive height of 175 cm, while Plant 2 and Plant 4 are slightly shorter at around 160 cm.
When it comes to overall strength and vigor, Plant 3 stands out as my favorite. On the other hand, Plant 2 has been the slowest grower. While it has the most side branches, they’re unfortunately too small to be of much use.
I’ve held off on trimming the branches for most of the growing period, mainly to prevent the plants from getting too tall. Plus, bushier plants develop a stronger root system. However, in week 24, I decided it was time to trim back a lot of the sucker branches to prepare the plants for flowering. My goal is to grow big, chunky colas rather than lots of small flowers on tiny branches. Honestly, I’m not a fan of the extra trimming work that comes with having too many branches, so keeping things streamlined will save effort later on.
Since I was trimming anyway, I took a few of the larger cuttings and decided to try rooting them. I applied some rooting gel to the ends and just popped them into potting soil without much fuss. Let’s see if any of them take root!
Nice breeder and strain. All the best 😉 and yeah thc/cbd ratio are often different than what the breeder say. I had a discussion with a guy that tested a few pure cbd and 1:1 strain with a gemma cert device, he got funky result with the ratio depending phenotypes.
They are pumping med,,
I haven’t seen those basket type pots here in AUS,
It gives me an idea to drill a heap of holes around one of my pots this year to try it 🍻
@Shooey, my biggest 25 gal basket cost around 7 AUD.
It is mainly used to carry farm produce.
At first, I was thinking about drilling holes at bottom of some laundry baskets. But it is much cheaper to buy produce baskets from farm supply shop.
My thing is growing on the cheap. 😀😀😀😀😀
@GYOweed, it's sea purslane. Root supposed to give beneficial hormone and host micorrhizae. It is useful when I transfer to bigger pot. Sucks up excess fertilizers.
This sea purslane plant actually growing along the beach. I actually plugged them out at high tide when they were fully under sea water.
Logic is not fully clear but weeds grow better with them especially during vegging cycle. After a while, weed root overtakes the pot and sea purslane won't grow that well.
I recycle the purslane as a way to keep microbe community going in my soil.