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Growing her turned out unlike any other plant I have grown. She was an after thought seed that was thrown in the backyard late summer. She flourished with very little help or care. Her size probably should have been a little better controlled but the goal was to see what mother nature could do on her own.
The Outcome
Week 21
Harvest
What's on the scales?
402.85
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
1.75
g / watt
402.85
g / plant
Photos & Videos
Secret Formula Stalk 10/14/19 Week 10 day 5 (22 Weeks)
Secret Formula Drying 10/14/19 Week 10 day 5 (22 Weeks)
Secret Formula Hand Trim Machine 10/14/19 Week 10 day 5 (22 Weeks)
Secret Formula Stalk 10/14/19 Week 10 day 5 (22 Weeks)
Secret Formula Drying 10/14/19 Week 10 day 5 (22 Weeks)
Secret Formula Hand Trim Machine 10/14/19 Week 10 day 5 (22 Weeks)
She was harvested on 10/14/19 which was a little sooner than I had anticipated. The growing conditions had started to become difficult with the night temps dropping into the 30's and a week of non stop rain was expected the week after harvest. She was a bitch to cut down and had to be broken into individual stalks for drying purposes. I had hoped for the slowest possible dry with her since she had been so resilient through out the grow and did not show any signs of bud rot like her garden companions. I did not dry her in the grow room where I normally would due to the fact there had been boytrytis in the garden and I worried about spores getting into future indoor grows. So, she was dried in the other half of the basement. This was probably not the best location due to the dehumidifier and furnace. Most branches ended up drying in around 4-5 days which actually was quite fast considering that all plant material was left on. A larg portion of her trim was done via a trimming machine due to the sheer quantity and size of the plant. The machine dows not do the job I would have wanted but I decided to leave it be for now since I noticed that the jar RH was dropping drastically after each hand trim. Because I could not process the quantity as quickly as was needed to hit the cure window, I have about half of the jars that missed the window and are curing at between 55 and 60. This has not affected a single thing in terms of smokabililty. I have enjoyed even the slowest of cure jars and the smoke is clean, smooth and has really great taste. I will continue to do some hand trimming on the pieces the machine didn't satisfy me once we are past week 4 of cure. Overall probably the most enjoyable smoke I have grown to date and also the most incredible plant I have grown in terms of size.
The insides of a small number of future bud sites are showing some strange purple discoloration. My initial thought was that this could somehow be mold however under the microscope it is very purple. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. (see images week 11)
Theres nothing to worry about here friend , this could be due to a variety of things weather or genetics , its hard to tell but I can assure you that your plant is fine and that the purple will grow and grow and it will turn out beautiful . If it was mold it would be stringy and white puffy almost . shes looking happy and fine ! I hope this sheds some light into your grow !
Hey nice looking girls hopefully they are female for ya and with a big harvest make some edible or tinctures lots of options for sure . Gonna follow along they look good and healthy..
I've only ever seen one male and that is a pure Sativa I'm growing. That long straight pre-flower doesn't resemble either. I did have a couple females that I originally thought was male. They had something similar to that long skinny pre-flower but it was curved and on lower branches. The were pure indicas. The first pre-flower pic you showed, the look more like female calyxes. Keep an eye on those to see if the pistils come out of their tips.
@SortOfNovice, Thanks so much for the info. I am kind of feeling like if it were a male I would see some advancement at this point in the season since they have to grow their balls early to pollinate. As long as I don't start seeing some very clear ball action, I am going to just let it keep going and see what we get! I need to get the microscope out there and get a better look. Really appreciate the feedback and I wish you much luck on your grows!
@CoastGrower, Thank you very much! Sent a follow over your way so I can check deeper into your journals. Very excited to see mother natures work. Your girls look like she is being very kind to you!
Hi,
Excuse me...I notice what appears to be calcium deficiency or excess magnesium in those pics. Of course, I can't be entirely sure but it REALLY does look like the balance is off.
Good luck!
@Jayann,
Well if the PH is that high and you don't know the cause, something like urine even...
About dolomite btw, it has a VERY high magnesium content relative to calcium and in general you want to keep the ratio of calcium to magnesium at around 7:1 so unless you definitely need a LOT of magnesium it's not something you should use TOO liberally. Calcitic lime more for calcium.
But I mean, I take it you didn't use that much so it shouldn't be a problem. You might wanna keep that in mind though.
@Jayann,
Excellent, yeah guano would definitely keep that mix more neutral. Plant looks quite a bit more "normalized" now, very good looking plant.
Keep it up!
@@Ssomeguy,
I was just reading about the ways to lower the soil pH organically and it mentioned using products with nitrogen. Looks like I may have gotten pretty lucky in this case. I had also added a top feed of Mexican and Jamaican guanos at the same time and perhaps the ratio of everything was enough to make things right. Unfortunately I can not find my soil pH meter to confirm where things stand but things are definitely looking good!
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