Sour Jack 2018 (IV)

BeanswithPork —

BeanswithPork 60 days from seed. After taking this picture I moved it to the flowering tent so next week should have some visible stretch. I elected not to defoliate/lollipop at this point, thus far I have only tied the main stem and selectively cut a handful of fan leaves.

BeanswithPork 68 days from seed, one week since the 12/12 flowering shift. It has shown some stretch and the undergrowth is quite bushy, I am considering defoliating underneath after two weeks of flower.

BeanswithPork Day 74 from seed. I did not allow the plant to get very large in the vegetative state, but I am happy with the girth it has gained in stretch despite the colder conditions. My previous experience with Sour Jack in my current grow conditions would suggest it will take a bit before buds get triggered to grow.

BeanswithPork Day 80 from seed. Three weeks of 12/12 flowering. I have been tinkering with all my grows, and moved the flowering plants closer to the light to increase temperature and maximize intensity. The Sour Jack is still far enough away I am not concerned. It exhibited a good amount of stretch in the third week of flowering and it is starting to form bud sites. I did some minimal defoliation under the canopy to increase airflow and allow me to water it more easily.

BeanswithPork Day 88 from seed, four weeks of 12/12 flowering. Early in the week I fed with 0-10-10 Alaskan Morbloom. Slight discoloration on some lower leaves, nothing major. The buds are clearly forming.

BeanswithPork Day 96 from seed. The buds are lookimg great. The resin is starting to really smell like fuel/diesel. After last week I fed some Wholesome Brand organic blackstrap molasses. No evidence really, just buying into common online anecdotes. I went with the typical measurement found online and found I got what I think is some iron toxicity burn. Nothing major.

BeanswithPork Day 102 from seed. 6 weeks of flowering complete. Five weeks left to go. This plant looks great, just like the other plants of the same strain I grew. I fed more 0-10-10 Alaskan Morbloom today, so I will be monitoring for signs of nute burn.

BeanswithPork Day 110 from seed. This is week 7 of flowering. Crop King seeds says 9 weeks of flower, I’ve gone 11 weeks with this strain. This debate is going on with other growers as well. Its clear this plant is at the limit of some nutrients, I had slight tip burn from the Alaskan Morbloom last week, and some more signs of excess from molasses. I dialed back the dose and still got some burn/dying lower leaves. That being said I could hypothetically be two weeks from finishing and so yellowing/dying lower leaves would be expected. Should I harvest in two weeks? Four weeks? Will I even make four weeks? The resin is very strong smelling of diesel. Absolutely intoxicating.

BeanswithPork Day 117 from seed, 8 weeks of flowering complete. 1-3 weeks left depending on the plant and my patience. Keeping in mind that MaxPointy gave me the Laughing Buddha plant, this Sour Jack is the best plant that I have personally grown start to finish. A nice flush has this thing looking really good.

BeanswithPork Day 123 from seed, 9 weeks of flowering completed. This is the prescribed flowering window by Crop King. It still seems like the buds are more massive each day. I may balk at harvesting this weekend and wait longer, we shall see. I’ve just been giving water.

BeanswithPork I got positive reviews the last time I harvested and shared this strain. I will be purchasing more seeds eventually. I’d like to transplant to a larger pot and spend longer in the veg. state next time. Love the fuel smell. I overdried a bit. Recommended strain.