JackHerer

gr3g4l Out of 5, it seems that only 3 are going to make it, and one of them has turned out special. I'm afraid it's going to be a long grow. To help with proper root pruning, I thought a cooling rack could be useful. With this, I lift the pot off the ground, and the roots that remain at the bottom, in the soil, will be pruned just like the rest. On the fourth day, I can see more clearly that the two that are struggling to come up will be discarded. I'll focus on the three that sprouted, giving them more growth time to fill the space, more time and 11L pots.

gr3g4l This week I'm still not sure how this grow will go, I don't know whether to go for apical prunings or to bend the trunk. Plant #1, unlike what I thought, seems to be growing at the same pace as the other two, I would even say a bit faster. On day 12, I did the first apical pruning and pruned the first nodes, the ones with a single leaf and also the cotyledons. TRANSPLANT On day 14, I transplanted to an 11L fabric pot, changed the grow tent, switched the lighting, and increased the wattage to 150W. For the first few days, then later 200W, and in flowering 300W.

gr3g4l This week they start showing a very nice state and enjoy a new humidifier. First checks of temperature and humidity with the humidifier at minimum, as can be seen in the photo from the day before, day 15, it has barely consumed any water so we will increase the flow and time on the analog timer. This will also raise the humidity a bit more without so many highs and lows. After about 5 days I pruned again, leaving only one node per plant and a bend of little branches. At 21 days I pruned again from the first node of each branch, leaves, and buds.

gr3g4l New topping of the apicals and one of silicon. At 26 days, fed up with the weights, I got rid of them and they'll keep growing just like that. I don't plan to do much more, later on we might bend a branch to guide it and remove some suckers. At 26 days, the Lumatek power was also raised to 75%. About 220 W. approx. and they'll stay like this until the photoperiod changes.

gr3g4l the week starts with the pruning of fan leaves. and ends with bending branches. The nº1 that sprouted three branches per node is going solo, it's struggling to grow and I have to keep pruning and bending as it grows. The nº2 and nº3 both finish the week ready to take off.

gr3g4l This week we continued bending and pruning a few branches. Apparently, the number 1, the Triploid (three branches at the same node), which became diploid (two branches at the same node) after pruning the first apical, seems to have reverted back to Triploid, and this could complicate the other two branches that are more advanced, so I decided to cut it and keep it diploid. At 40 days, I pruned the second nodes of each branch again, leaving them ready to transition to flowering in a couple or three days. Plus, I secured the branches to the pots to start getting rid of the benders, as they are getting small. At 41 days, I decided to change the position of number 2 and put it in the place of number 1, the triploid. Number 2 is growing a bit more vigorously than the other two, and number 1 seems to be staying a bit smaller. Number 3 would be an intermediate.

gr3g4l At 43 days old, we started the seventh week by changing the light cycle to 12/12h.

gr3g4l This week they showed their first pistils. I take advantage of the increased humidity outside and the fact that they showed the pistils to remove the humidifier; now it bothers me inside the cabinet lol We're still bending some branches.

gr3g4l This week I did a couple of low trims and their leaves, and later a final check and trim of fan leaves if necessary, and just keep on flowering calmly, without any more stress.

gr3g4l A calm week with few changes. A final trimming of a few fan leaves was done and that's about it. This week, around the middle, it started to show the trichomes clearly; until then, it was hard to see them.

gr3g4l Calm week, the only thing I notice is how some of the pistils or stigmas are starting to brown - The buds keep fattening up. I've been dealing with a bit of over-fertilization for a couple of weeks now, some burnt tips, and I don't want it to get worse, so I'll keep feeding gently without going overboard with the EC. One of them seems to be particularly affected by the amount of light and shows signs of albinism.

gr3g4l A quiet week, nothing more. It might just be me, but I'm not seeing much trichome development, rather little. Maybe I didn't use Delta9 in this grow, and it's noticeable. They still have about a month left, so it might improve lol. Buds as hard as rocks. Some branches are already starting to droop under the weight of the buds.

gr3g4l This week it was necessary to put some stakes to support the weight of some buds. Also this week, the seventh at 12/12h, I'm starting to see the formation of Foxtails in number 2.

gr3g4l one more week with not much to do or say.

gr3g4l watering week and nothing more. I love growing at this time of year. It's true that the electricity cost is higher with the heaters, but I save on treatments and the work that pests like spider mites, thrips, flies, etc. bring. This grow only requires one Solabiol as a preventive during the growth stage. It's great.

gr3g4l With 64 days and looking at the state of the trichomes, I would say I'm going to start watering with just water, about 3 more times, where I'll add two of citric acid for one of ascorbic acid. And in 7-10 days, I'll harvest.

gr3g4l This week at 73 days of flowering, I decided it was time to harvest them. I couldn't let more days go by since there was a high risk of botrytis, and the trichomes were already quite mature, maybe even too much. I had never encountered Jack strains with such fox tailing, but they smell heavenly. Until the very last day, they were always inside the cabinet, and possibly because of the extraction, I couldn't perceive the pleasant smell they emit, which is intense. A bit earthier than I thought. Buds as hard as rocks, a bit exaggerated. At 74 days, they're in the drying room, with an 80w heater plus a couple of fans with indirect ventilation, extraction, and passive intake.

gr3g4l Still drying, I'll comment a bit more later. Sorry for the inconvenience xd. After 15 days of drying, still needing a few more days to dry and clean up the little twigs and leaves.....406 g in total. With 32 days of drying, it's already crunchy and ready to smoke, 384 g. After several tastings, I still can't define the flavor. It should be an incense flavor with earthy notes, but right now I don't perceive any special flavor. I understand that I need to let it cure for a few days, and we'll see what it turns out to be.