Redball = Tyrone Stomper F7 x Bruce Banner #3 F3 Auto

EazyRider Germinated three Redball they came up a few days apart although they are all the same now at one week, the final one looked like it wasn't going to sprout properly it only had a tiny tail whereas the others came out the bottom of the plug, so I germinated a fourth one, but the bad seed recovered so I ripped out a test Blue Power that I had going in a mini pyramid and put the Redball in that. So there are now three Redball in large pyramids and one Redball in a mini pyramid. Plugs were rinse until their ppm was down to 2-300

EazyRider These Redball are looking very similar to the Grape Deebo, one looks like it will be a bit shorter, all of them are having trouble standing up, but should be good to go in a few days. I have used a new method for supporting them with the upturned plug holder. Both the Blue Powers in the mini pyramids were rubbish, I put a white label bruce banner in one which had some stem rot problems so I trashed that, and have replaced it with an old favourite Blackberry Gum, and in the other mini pyramid is my spare Redball which is about 5 days behind the other three.

EazyRider they were finally able to stand up on their own after nearly three weeks. All three were topped at day 18, the two with longer internodes were topped at fourth node, the one with shorter internodes but slightly faster development was topped at 5th node but had the first node branches removed. So all three in the big pyramid will have four pairs of branches. The mini pyramid is 5 days behing so she's at d16 today. She also is showing the shorter structure, I have removed the first node branches and will top this one in a couple of days at the fourth node, so the mini will have three pairs of branches which I feel is about right for the mini.

EazyRider Sadly the Redball in the mini pyramid had some root problems and as a result has been put down. The other three are all very vigorous with one of them having very slender leaves and slender branches, although she is still the same size, so you can easily see right through the plant and she has needed no defoliation. The other two have very lush and large foliage which has required some judicious leaf removal to keep the light on the copious branches. I figure they need early light so they know they are important.

EazyRider I had to do a double take because these plants looks like at least six weeks, they had no flowering at all last week and now the spindly stem one on the left, has trichomes on the sugar leaves. This very thin one may be a bit special. The middle one is the largest but the same height as the spindly one. The one on the right has a more compact stature, I'll let it be at the moment and attempt to spread her out a bit at a later time.

EazyRider It looks like the taller plants are topping out around 31 inches, middle plant looks like it could do with some more nitrogen but not the two outside plants so I'm just going to leave them be. I'll get a better idea of what's going to happen in two weeks. Other wise nothing eventful to report.

EazyRider It's getting stinky in here. Everything progressing as expected, middle plant got some extra N all to herself. Should get a good idea of how they're gonna finish next week.

EazyRider All plants growing to type the thin one on the left looks like a craft plant with it's tiny extra frosty buds, middle on is large and hairy and the one the right is smaller and hairy, all three plants are very frosty but the two leftmost plants have their leaves dying off drained of colour at an alarming rate but the smaller one to the right has leave staying dark and green. All the internal leaves are fine. I thought it was nine weeks but it's only eight. Photos are from a couple of days ago at eight weeks.

EazyRider two need another week maybe and the middle one looks like another two weeks. All three very frosty and stinky.