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Made some rookie mistakes and lost one from drying out 😞 the other may have drowned because I left in shot glass of water for 48 hours. This is their temporary home until big enough for the yard. Premixed 1/2 tbsp of nute dust in the lower portion of homemade pots filled with the red bag of pro mix. I made the pots with water bottles cut in half then duct tape around to protect the roots from sun
Growth is beginning to speed up on these ladies. I’m only watering once every 4 or 5 days to help the roots stay healthy. I’m even starting to see the beginnings of side branches
This heat wave is really hitting one of them heavily. I will keep them in a more shady area and keep a frozen water bottle next to the container to keep the roots cool. I’m also seeing some yellowing on the cotyledons, so they will be needing nitrogen soon. Stem rub is giving off faint floral and citrus smell
This week is going much better. The last week has been giving the lady’s a break from the heat and some much needed rain. Whipped up a grass clippings compost tea with collected rainwater and top dressed some more premium gold. It fixed all deficiencies expeditiously. Started a weekly IPM of neem oil foliar spray. Starting to see a couple roots at the bottom of the containers so transplant coming soon.
Ladies had a stress free transplant and are adjusting well to the new space. This strain seems to be a heavy feeder so far so I upped the nutrient level by adding 2 fresh banana peels to my weekly compost tea recipe. Stem rub smells like an orange rolled in gas. Sisters have had a good month of veg and it’s time to get in the gym to prepare for (hopefully) some chunky buds🏋️♀️🏋️♀️
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Week 5. Vegetation
7 months ago
50.8 cm
15 hrs
34 °C
Weak
68 %
21 °C
23 °C
4 L
Nutrients 3
Grass clippings 13.02 mll
Watermelon juice 5.21 mll
Premium Gold All Purpose Fertilizer 4-4-4 7.81 mll
This week the girls have been recovering quickly from the recent stress. I snapped a large hole in Whitney’s stem so I put a bandaid around the wound for 3 days and now it’s closed up so I took it off. I plan to give each plant a different training regiment to see what gives the best yield. Whitney will get only super cropped, Patti will get only Fimmed, and Lauryn will get mainlined. I added a mulch layer of grass clippings to protect the roots from the heat, and made my compost tea with a few pieces of freshly squeezed 🍉 just as an experiment. Lots of rain coming this week so I top dressed some more premium gold as well as some fresh coffee grounds to deter pests.
I left these ladies alone with Mother Nature this week. It rained pretty much everyday and they are loving it. I fimmed Patti a little too far down but she still managed to regrow. Stem rub is giving off a hint of bubblegum. Lauryn may not make it but ima transplant her and hope for the best. I gave her too much fox farm grow big without properly diluting then flushed twice.
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Week 7. Vegetation
7 months ago
More photos +1
96.52 cm
15 hrs
31 °C
Weak
65 %
21 °C
23 °C
4 L
Nutrients 3
Watermelon juice 7.925 mll
VitaCoco coconut water 7.925 mll
Premium Gold All Purpose Fertilizer 4-4-4 7.81 mll
The sisters are getting taller daily and not showing any signs of preflowers yet so I’m excited to see what kind of stretch we will have. Lauryn seems to be slowly bouncing back after the transplant so I’ll leave her alone for awhile until fully healed. Just in case she doesn’t make it I popped another bean. Training round 2🏋️♀️🏋️♀️
These girls have had a rough week. A couple days after inflicting hst a strong thunderstorm with 30 mph winds hit and left them leaning hard. Whitney’s main branch is looking hurt pretty bad. Tropical storm Debby came through a couple days later and gave these girls a beating once again. Ants began swarming Whitney’s gaping main branch so I had to chop it to prevent infection. I’ve also added some sticks to support the base of each plant and a fresh layer of grass clippings mulch. I attempted to take a few clones from Whitney’s main branch just for practice.
I supercropped the main branch a week ago and it’s been rained on a lot is it rotten to the point of no return or do you think if I leave it alone it will get better? I lifted it up to show the underside in the second picture.
Amico mio prova a lasciarle senza toccarla magari si riprende. .era meglio lasciarla piegata senza tirarla su..a me una volta per voler tirar su un ramo, mi si è rotto completamente. ...una volta piegata meglio non toccarla più. .. suerte
The rains from tropical storm Debby have been very frequent and these ladies are not liking it. Showing signs of deficiencies in oldest growth but most likely due to overwatering. Did a light defoliation of all affected leaves. Growth has slowed heavily. I top dressed veg/bloom nutes and watered it in with a banana peel compost tea. Lauryn is taking it slow and steady but is recovering well enough. Stem rub smells of pineapple and fuel
The sisters haven’t changed much this week. Whitney seems to be progressing the fastest with buds forming all over. Lauryn is heavily stunted and not showing much interest in flowering any time soon. Aretha has caught up to and surpassed her big sister Lauryn in every way. Gave them a banana peel compost tea then a molasses tea 3 days later. Started a new watering/compost tea schedule of once every 3 days since the rains have become less consistent.
I have been seeing some small patches of powdery mildew on a few leaves of Whitney and Patti, so I did another round of defoliation and increased the frequency of neem oil to twice a week until I see improvement. Gave the sisters their weekly compost tea then top dressed a layer of flower nutes a few days later. I spoke too soon about Lauryn, she is finally showing pistils. Aretha is stretching out nicely and towering over big sister Lauryn.
I’m very impressed with the sisters this week. A lot of bud stacking with tight internode spacing. Aretha has officially started showing pistils. Whitney is getting chunky and frosty very fast. The garden is starting to smell like bubblegum. Did another light defoliation to expose more bud sites.
This week the microbes have been putting in overtime for the ladies. I have been giving them a compost tea concoction every 3 days. The first one was a 16 oz water bottle full of unsalted pasta water and a splash of fermented watermelon juice mixed with a 2 liter of rain water. The second was a mix of 1/2 a tbsp of molasses with half a cup of coconut water in a 2 liter of rainwater. The buds have been swelling nicely and stacking well I am very impressed with these genetics. I have cut off the neem oil and have continued selective pruning to expose bud sites. The garden is beginning to smell of cologne and incense.
The Harvest moon is here and someone had to get the axe. With all that frost and weight on her Whitney had to be the first victim. With a week full of rain showers on the way I had to make sure she wouldn’t rot. I gave one last top dressing to the rest and I’m going to try to let them ride it out till October
The girls are still hanging in there. I’ve been shaking off branches in the am after it rains. Nearly all the pistils on Patti have turned red and the other sisters are beginning to ripen. Gave them another homemade bloom booster and I’m just going to let them ride it out
The ladies have been hit by tropical storm Helene. Wooden support at the base of the stalk was used on Patti so she came out unscathed. Aretha fell over onto Lauryn and I had to pick them both up. Aretha grew through her pot and is firmly rooted into the
native soil. It’s been too much rain to water this week so I have left the sisters alone to prevent overwatering. Lots of red pistils and trichomes on all the plants but I really want to push these girls as long as the weather will let me
The sisters have fully recovered from the beating from the tropical storm. Nearly 90 percent of pistils are red and the harvest window is approaching. Slight bit of nute burn on Patti but the others are loving it. Water only for the rest of the run. This week the ladies will have some cold stress training.
These ladies have been consistently stacking bigger buds and nearly all pistils have turned dark. I harvested Lauryn on day 49 of flower and so far she has the smelliest terpenes during the dry. It smells of old wet sweaty socks. The cold stress has really helped push them into finishing fast and I’m not sure just yet I may chop one and leave another for a while. The fade is becoming apparent on all but most aggressive on Aretha. I gave her a bloom compost tea just in case of deficiency. Having a few nights around 38 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit and they are holding up well.
The full moon of October has gone by and Patti was finally ready. Gave her the chop on day 67 of flower. Having a lot of good weather this month so I will keep pushing Aretha to see just how colorful she can become. This strain was definitely bred for the outdoors I am very impressed so far.
October is ending and her days are numbered. I can’t tell if it’s a potassium deficiency or just the fade so I gave one final tea. I’m loving the purple hues on this particular phenotype. Pests have reduced drastically when u spray off the plant with plain water in the early morning sun at least once a week. Chopped on September 30th.This has been a great run and I can’t wait to grow this cultivar again.