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Welcome to my Summer Grow which is probably a little ambitious considering this is only my second ever grow 😄
However Here we go....
The plan is to conceal 3 fully grown plants by making them hard to notice with a scog net.
The strains are from YANTRA Seeds Australia 1 white russian aka ( white widow x Ak47) and 2 jack herer
I will be entering this in the diary of the month contest when it's finished even tho it has two strains
Because in november 2018 a diary with 42 different strains entered and won a place in that months DOM contest.
I dug a large hole roughly 5 by 3 foot and aprox 4 feet deep, into which the fabric pots with plants will be placed into the hole with a string net and then covered with a 3 metre long protective mini polytunnel as we get a fair whack of cold and wet Autumn weather here in Southern Australia
The seedling itself doesn't need nutrients at this stage however the roots do So I add some Cyco ryzo to the water in the mini dwc bucket.
This method really help's accelerate the plant's rootball before I plant into the grow out pot.
One of the AK47/WW seedlings is a freak instead of nodes and leaves etc this plant is just a stem with a leaf growing straight out of the top 😆
I have been busy this week topping and training the plants getting them ready for the
String Scrog net that they will grow into.
Next week I will begin to get them lowered into the hole Under the polytunnel and let the games begin
It is about week 4 or 5 of veg and as you can see I have topped them to help create the plant structure I need for a properly grown Scrog.
The plants are clearly liking the organic grow fast stuff Im using along with a home made worm tea and mollasses mix
That is bubbled for 3 days then applied to the foliage
I have a very healthy worm farm that produces around 60 litres of worm tea a fortnite 👌👍👊
The plants are tall enough to go into the hole now
I have them growing some nice branches and will begin tucking immediately
Our summer is ramping up now with some hot weather forecast
Temps can and do hit the 40 degree celcius during summer here but I'm hoping that by having the pots below ground it should help keep the roots cooler during the heat of the day
Starting to really grow now and I find I need to tuck and tie branches down to create the filled screen effect
I really enjoy this style of growing and I will definately do it again but maybe with a more indica dominant strain as I am now a bit worried about the stretch
we are now up to date 3rd of Feb 2019 , My mate who has been growing for years told me today to start looking for preflowers as His crop's usually start to flower early to mid feb so hopefully the fun will begin soon.
After advice from another gd member spinner caribean I have kept trying to fill the screen before flowering so far so good with only a cpl of small spots left vacant
How will I know when I can safely stop tucking the branches under the net without comprimising potential yields,I have never done anything like this before so overall how is it looking. 😬
Your friend told you to keep an eye on pre flowering and he is roght because it will be the right time to stop tucking your branches as the plant will begin her stretch which is the phase when she's starting to get taller so if every holes of the nets are filled it will be all right. So the answer is : when you will see the 1st pistils 😊 . THE overall look nice but you could have tuck the branches a bit more ✌️🏼
Well I checked this morning and found the 1st female preflowers showing so as far as this particular diary is concerned I am now into the flowering phase week 1.
However I would love to know when I should start the flowering nutrients I plan to use , Now or in a weeks time ....
Update my question answered thanks again spinner caribbean... will give one more feed of the grow fast organic nutrients from professors nutrients then switch to ozi magic monsta bud and ozi tonic
Ok so the girls are stretching a bit with some of the shoots going over 30cm in height above the net.
I"m not sure what to do or if I even need to do anything??
Otherwise plants look super healthy I gave a feed of half strength grow nutes then another feed of half strength flowering nutes and will start giving only flowering nutes soon.
I am hoping the stretch is almost over and the real flowering growth begins..........
Things are looking pretty dense vegetative wise .... Should I consider removing any foliage or should I leave them for another week and re assess the situation then??.....................
Overdrive!!!! the main stems are over 60cm high towards the back and the foliage under them
& across the net is pretty dense.
I sprayed my special mix of diatomaceous earth , bac foliar spray and water for the final time and will be moving an
electric fan into the area soon.
My only worry is wether I should remove a lot of the leaf that doesn't get a lot of light
but if I do will it stress my plants or hurt the final yield ???
Looking at the above pictures Should I remove some of the leaves to get more air circulation and light in ???
And if so which leaves and how much should I remove at this stage??
Thankyou 👍👊
Hey brother, looking good there! I would suggest to remove all the very lower leafs and bud site,.. in order to redirect flowering hormones towards the tops, mid section or the plants. This will ensure a larger denser yield of quality bud, as oppose to some popcorn air buds from below. Regarding defoliation... I'd ensure the stretch has fully halted... then look to remove any large fan leaves directly covering bud sites, for starts. Then work your way down the stems taking away any large fan leaves that seem to be in dark cramped conditions, or impeding bud site light penetration. Take before and after pics, you should definitely see a visible difference after your done. And have a pile of fan leaves to decompose! Of course don't go overboard...but make this defoliation practice purposeful... (allowing more light and air to reach lower mid buds)... check out a grower on here called Takeshy, refer to his gorilla zkittlez grow, he's got some pics of a before and after defoliation, to give you a visual.
Hope this helps Regards Bigface
I put the electric fan in the polytunnel on thursday all seems to be going well (Fingers crossed).
Due to recent wet weather I have cut right down on watering so that the grow area doesn't become too damp.
please ignore the white residue on the leaves it is not mildew but diatomceous earth to discourage bugs
Keeping my fingers crossed as everything seems ok to me Except the unfortunate but unpreventable lack of full sunlight 😁
I'm thinking that I will have to allow an extra 2 weeks or more to the flowering time to make up for it??????
I stripped a heap of the lowest leaves last week and the girls didn't seem to miss a beat. 😀 They are drinking a fair bit of nutrient enriched water ph'd to 6.3, but keeping mold issues in mind I only give them the feeding after the sun has well and truly risen and never late in the day so that the plants are never in an over moist environment.
I am trying really hard with this grow as it is going to be my medicinal supply for several months 🙏
See ya next week 😃
(the white residue on the leaves is diatomaceus earth to repel bugs and insects )
Another week passes by and I am noticing a lot of good things happening.
Mainly the stickiness and aroma coming from the buds 😋
The white russian has a very nice sweet fruity smell whilst the jack herer has a tangy pine o clean smell that is far from unpleasant 😁
I will need to keep a close on on the humidity from now on as the buds get denser and stickier
Wow six weeks in already!!
The girls are smelling incredible and are covered in sticky trichomes
Some of the branches are starting to slightly bend so I will need to think about
installing the second net for support.
They are drinking everything I give them at the moment which is aprox 18 litres each plant each week
or thereabouts. 👌
The buds are fattening nicely .. so nicely infact that two of the biggest cola's bent under thier own weight before
I could add the second net ( which is now in place. ).
Luckily the bent branches did not snap and have developed a knuckle similiar to when you hst a branch.
Some of the buds have been pollinated so I'm suspecting a rogue set of ball's have sprung up somewhere 😆
I am not stressed as I will have some seed for future grow's. 😎
The AK47 X White widow smells sweet and skunky and is reasonably sticky, however the Jack herer buds smell piney ,
tangy and fruity and are already incredibly sticky with lots of trichome development 😋
Please tell me how you all think this grow is going and thankyou for taking the time to read this
Peace and the right to grow for everyone 👊
The Jack herer buds seem to be almost at thier peak with the pistils changing colour rapidly and trichomes are all clouded.
The white russian buds are still producing white pistils and a few clear trichomes remain.
We had nearly a full week of favorable weather here however today (13/4) There is a low pressure system approching with rain forecast over the next few days atleast so the poly tent has been has been zipped up and the fan turned on full to keep the humidity down.
Until next week #OneLove 😀
week 9 of flowering was a test of my new learned skills and my patience to wait it out.
We had 5 days of drizzly damp weather followed by two days of bloody cold temps 😨
Yesterday 19th april was the worst with 40mm of rain overnight then a hail storm followed by temps around 5 celcius
In between showers I checked the plants and noticed one bud had early signs of bud rot so immediately cut it off and started the final flush with plain water and a tiny bit of mollasses.
I posted a question regarding wether I should harvest the thicker buds now or wait it out but so far that question remains unanswered.
So my decision is to wait and see what the next few days do weatherwise if it continues being wet I will harvest if the sun comes back out for a few days I will let them mature another week to 10 days ..........................................
To be continued
10 weeks today and I have chopped them down 😀
The jack herer has about 30% amber trichomes and the white russian about 10% amber.
The smell coming from the drying room is incredible!! 😻😍😀
I stripped everything down in the grow area and will probably use the area to prepare some super soil for next spring
The buds will get a weeks drying and a trim so expect a harvest report next week 👌
I can't wait to smoke some of this stuff and blast off 😅
The white russian strain is incredibly sweet smelling with a fruity taste when vaped
When smoked the sweetness is still there without the fruity flavor but very smooth 😛
A real head stone with a distinct buzz not quite dizziness but close that mellows down to a relaxed yet energenic
Feeling 😎 I would class this as a daytime smoke.
Now for the jack herer...
There is a lot written about this particular strain and how good it is etc etc and now after trying it I can
fully understand the hype.
This stuff is potent!! I smoked 3 cones with a normal bong and had a mini blackout 😆
for a few seconds before my mind caught up with real time 😂 or so it seemed at the time.
The flavour is of an intense piney skunky menthol type and the smell is sweet and piney
Incredibly smooth to smoke and really knocks my sock's off
Definately not recommended before bed as you will probably be up all night thinking about anything and everything 😅
This grow took nearly 6 months of my Time , patience and really tested my skills as a gardener.
However I loved every stage of it 😀
I am proud of achieving my goal of over half a pound of sticky buds plus a lot of usable trim
I am happy with how things turned out and very thankful to all those who helped along the way
One day (hopefully soon ) Australia will decriminilise growing weed and I can really test my skills without the need to hide
plants in not so sunny locations which would dramatically increase yields 😀
Until then I will continue my guerilla tactics and give the law the finger 👆
#### SMOKE UPDATE 23/5/19 #####
The buds have been curing in mason jars with 62% boveda packs for a few weeks now and boy the smell seems
to slowly be getting more intense.
The taste has improved immensely as there is now none of that uncured weed aftertaste I was getting before
Love the White russian as a chill smoke but the jack herer get's the thumbs up from me as my fave smoke out of the two.
UPDATE 8th June 2019 ################
I added some pictures of fully cured bud
THe flavour profile has developed perfectly and I enjoy smoking this weed as an early morning hit whilst walking the dog
It burns a lot crisper now it's cured and leaves no black ash whatsoever Loving it!!!!!!!!!! *******************************
💪💪
It seems to me and plenty of other growers on here that reward should only be given where reward is due
Some of the the last few diary of the month competitions have awarded growers that were lucky to have got half an ounce of useable material and basically showed no real talent other than being able to write a whole lot of self promoting dribble and take a 1000 pictures. whilst diaries lose that had grows of multiple ounces of high quality well grown and perfectly trimmed cannabis. Any way that's my rant over I don't expect to win and I won't care when I don't
A big enemy for outdoors is high humidity and rain over a long time into dense buds. I dont know how much the Rh is in your country, or if its raining for a week and having high rh near the end of grow. In northern europe its a big problem, Most time iam not able to let them grow as long as they need to, and have to harvest ealier because the danger of mold is very high around september , when all buds are big and nice
@Mrs_Larimar, sticky tape (don't even bother with the more expensive stuff, just use cheap masking tape, maybe colour it with some turmeric if it's not yellow enough) definitely works for decreasing fungus gnat populations, some sugar traps near that too. I also used some custom "pesticide" (on the soil, more as an aromatic or olfactory deterrent than anything) made from a variety of plants I've got growing here or have at my disposal and dumped a bunch of river sand over the top soil.
Fungus gnat infestation pretty much annihilated in a few days. All of those things I think contributed to some extent to getting rid of the gnats. Caterpillars are probably worse though (if you're dealing with a bunch of large plants), they'll eat straight through flowers and get like 10x larger in a day, and their droppings (while technically worm castings and maybe even full of thc) promotes fungus of course. It doesn't help if they're the fcking same colour as the plants and tend to only be easily visible and active at night. I also leave predators mostly, yeah, even try to attract them. Spiders, wasps, ladybugs, mantis, etc.
Since my plants have been flowering for a while I don't spray at all. When they get excessively wet, shaking them helps too. Which I'd actually recommend people to do fairly often (outdoors) as it dislodges a bunch of (caterpillar, etc) crap and debris, clears water (in case of fungus worries) and probably acts like very low stress training, which could strengthen the plant a bit.
*Sidenote: I tried a bunch of stuff directly on caterpillars and NONE of it worked, pure vinegar, lemon juice, cayenne pepper, hydrogen peroxide, etc. Absolutely no effect on the caterpillar so I wouldn't even bother trying to use sprays or something on them (those light green caterpillars, I forget the name), they are incredibly tough, eat any of that stuff and just shit it out within a minute or so. The sprays and pesticides might however have a better effect on deterring the moths and killing eggs though. I can't say, too noob to know that.
@@@Ssomeguy,ok thy good to know, but i dont spray it, i give it in the waterings...... but i overthink that now.......The best results i get with a combination of predatores, sticky traps and neem in the vegetation
@Mrs_Larimar, I've had some issues resulting from exactly that, like a week's worth of rain, constantly. The combination of cool, dark and humid does no good unless it's for a short time. Fungus gnat infestations, caterpillars, a tiny bit of mould, ants farming scales and larvae and shit, etc.
But I have learned a lot.
*BTW, call me crazy, but I noticed something about caterpillars and the most recommended pesticides which is quite ironic. And I'll explain why I avoid it (BT).
BT was initially sourced from caterpillars/moths (popularized right after ww2). BT (modified) kills bees, spiders, wasps (notice that much of these are caterpillar and moth predators) and a number of other things such as beneficial nematodes, microbes (unless I'm horribly mistaken).
Yet, it's recommended as an "organic" agent against caterpillars/moths. Bayer/Monsanto logic right there, and I ain't buying.
Updated today 6th april 2019
How are they looking
@@Ssomeguy@Bigface@Mrs_Larimar@OutForReal
I would like to get half a pound any chance of that or am I dreaming 😃
@DILLIGAF,
It’s a pleasant dream!
- I haven’t grown autos so I can’t truly speak to the matter, but don’t they finish before ever reaching that size? Is Jack auto or photo?
You’re outdoors, so that helps yield multi fold compared to indoors. But it’s tough to get a half pound from photos that live for seven months. Abundant Aussie sunshine I’m guessing yields huge if you get started early. Best wishes for a great harvest, mate!
I’m excited here as it’s the ideal time to plant outdoors. I tossed 600 seeds around DC Saturday. Gonna grow it everywhere! No one will be able to stop it!
@Mrs_Larimar, Thankyou it was a great experience and feels good to achieve something after nearly 6 months of waiting I am glad they got that extra 7 days to flush and mature 😀
Hey bro so about the flowering nutrient it's common to continue to give some grow nutrients during the 2 first weeks of flowering as it is the stret h phase and the plant will need plenty of nitrogen to makes new stems. However the flowering nutrition always provide some nitrogen so what you could do is to use the grow nuts during the 1st week then during then second use a mix of both to continue with the flowering only from week 3. But also keep an eye on the plant , as soon as you can see that she is stop growing vertically you can switch whatever the week is 😊😜
@OutForReal, Hi mate it absolutely seems to be helping as I have not seen any signs of insect attack or mites etc and it's also a natural source of silica for the plants root system
so very happy with the results so far.
I am being fairly frugal with the watering on these girls as i want to keep the environment as dry as possible to combat mold because the pots are below ground level.
I haven;t noticed any sign of stress as the days have been cooler lately😀
@DILLIGAF, Wow it's been 4weeks since our last talk bro , sorry I wasn't around ! Your plants are looking great now , do you think that diatomaceus heart did help ?
@OutForReal, hi mate nah it's diatomaceous earth mixed with H2O and I gave one last foliar spray while I had the chance.
I have been using it successfully on my vegie garden for years to deter bugs and the pesky wildlife from having a chew on my plants... seems to work really well for the vegetables so I am using on the weed too.
Do you think I may need to remove some foliage at some stage ?
Cheers
@DILLIGAF,
They're looking healthy.
Though I'm a newbie, I've noticed that my plants (random bagseeds) just keep on layering the flowers (some at 9-10 weeks flowering and still going), so essentially it's like the inner parts are being cured so slightly lower THC (not significantly, considering the light exposure is low) but higher CBD/CBN, and the outer parts more THC (from my understanding). Another thing to consider there, as my plants are still bulking significantly and some are kinda bendy due to weight now.
*Edit, sorry, didn't notice your mention of DE, which I've also used quite a bit of.
Thankyou @OutForReal I have taken your advice and tried to fill in the net completely
I now have an area 1.6 metres by 1 metre pretty much fully covered
Personally I've also had some issues with heat and lack of sunlight, weather in general. Like peak temperatures for my plants exceed 30 degrees celsius normally, but they're obscured by walls, tall trees, experienced winds that have knocked over plants in 20l pots, torrential rain for like a week, etc.
For light, simplest (apparently) thing was to use some reflective surfaces around them (in this case, white walls and white pots which helps reduce the pot heat too), which definitely seems to have helped for light...but, since that, it's also why peak temperatures can reach more than 40 degrees celsius almost daily for the ones not in pots, so it's a bit of a tradeoff (though I'm pretty sure it keeps a lot of pests away too). It does seem like it was worth it though and it's a nice indicator of how tough the plants are.
For an example (21+ weeks, some plants approaching 4m, with about 60cm space around them, and barely flowering): https://growdiaries.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/static/post/photo/19262/917998_african-bagseedscustomsativa.jpg
@DILLIGAF, yeah I've been using similar amounts of molasses and some other carbs, I've given my plants like bottlebrush and hibiscus teas too. (oils for microbes, some sugars and terpenes) and that combination smells absolutely incredible. It's like, the sweetest smelling stuff (in a good way) you can find.
@@@Ssomeguy, yes I added some mollasses to my last feed I used about 2 spoonfuls per 9 litre
watering can .. mix well then add the 10mls of monsta bud mix again and ph to 6.3ish
@DILLIGAF, I can't quite remember, but did you add molasses recently?
Yeah for support, another scrog layer would probably work, unfortunately it's a bit inconvenient considering circumstances for me.
@Mrs_Larimar, lol that's ok a lot of people mistakenly think of oz as all arid country but that is really only the interior desert country.
I live in a southern area surrounded by forrests , rivers and we get about 1000mm of rain annually 😀
@Mrs_Larimar, Hi there yes we had some icy hail and terrible winds but the gods must be watching because we will now have 6 days of sunny weather so i will let them go until next sat and harvest @ 10 weeks Thanks for your lovely comments 😀👍
Its atunnel you grow into=? with opened endings=?. always let the endings open to give them airflow. I would pick away the small leaves in the bottom area and the tiny branches. Then you can tuck away all the leaves who block the light to the flowers, ( no so many because they get light from around). Iam no friend of heavy defoilationg and lollipoiing outdoor grows. There is no need to. You can take away all leaves you think blocking the light to the buds. Happy outdoor growing!!
@Mrs_Larimar, you have a fair point about heavy defoliation outdoors, as the sun comes from many angles, naturally allowing better light penetration to bud sites, than regular indoor lights hanging above canopy. Although a bushy plant is a bushy plant and will sure benefit from some defoliation to allow better air flow and space for buds to develop.
Nice lookin girl ya got there mate 😊 good ta see another aussie on here n yes your mates right should be seeing pre flowers now both my girls are starting to do there thing now looks like gonna be a good year downunder hopefully get nice late summer with any luck
@DILLIGAF your plan to bring in that electric fan is sound, will help to keep humidity down and provide better circulation, preventing hotspots, and stale air pockets within the grow space. Helping you to keep late flower mould at bay, mould spores hate breezy conditions as they cannot settle.. although in Oz I'm sure it's going to be pretty dry and arid conditions even come late summer? I'd be in Ganga heaven if I had opportunity to utilise the great Aussie ☀️ on my girls. Can't wait to see how these come along in the forthcoming weeks
Regards Bigface
DILLIGAF
