First Grow

Started with simple heated propagator and some lovely Pineapple Chunk seeds. As this was grow number one i decided through extensive online research that P.C was a relatively tough strain with a good yield history. As per the norm i also got a couple of freebies in the shape of the fat banana a USA hybrid. I decided to take the plunge and pop these in a coco soil and place these bad boys straight on to the windowsill. I know people will screaming no why would you do that but as a wise man once said KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID.

Well Yes indeed it survived. All good and nearly out of there cribs and in to the Tent. All good otherwise. No immediate progress to speak about. Starting to become what is classed as a plant.

OK so week 3 and we are off the windowsill and in to the custom built home. It is worth pointing out that i have gone for a completely organic setup using only bottled ashbeck mineral water throughout from seed to finish. Tent size 1.2m x 1.2m x 2.0m Set up with 5 x Pineapple Chunk 1 x Fat banana Also please note that with the nutrients this is based on per liter of water. Bio grow is a 2 part application mixing Part A and Part B together before watering. (Hence 20ml Total)

This week has been a week of extreme growth, Since moving to the tent it has shown incredible growth in both height and density. So much so that i have decided that it is time to flip these baby's over and see how they go.

First week of flowering. Not a great deal to report here except for the starting of flowering pistils in early days. Growth again very healthy in both height and depth.

Again not a great deal to report. Still growing in all directions. Beefing up and starting to really take shape.

Again not a great deal to report. Still growing in all directions. Beefing up and starting to really take shape.

Not a lot of growth this week. But big progress on the bud front. Massive growth all over early days but very exciting none the less.

Not a lot of growth this week. But big progress on the bud front. Massive growth all over early days but very exciting none the less.

This has been an explosive week both in terms of size and in terms of Trichome development. Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas springs to mind.

With Trichome development at its peak with a frosty covering all over. a good 25% of pistils have turned and by looking through my 40x lens i can see some lovely cloudy heads. And on that basis and a good long one to help me decide i made the decision to start flushing out my baby's well before harvest date.

With a good Flushing out my little chunks are now ready for the chop. I think a combination of Anxious and Excitement begin to overtake, whilst all the time a nagging voice in the back of my head whispering 'are you sure its the right time'. This little voice i must admit has been a preoccupying factor and by far the most difficult decision so far. Despite this and the little voice screaming away i have decided that i am to stick by my guns and Harvest these Chunky delights as planned! Wish me luck the time is nigh.

The day has arrived and the harvest commenced! Lets start right there at the beginning. Harvest day i think was more stressful than waiting for my children to be born. Are they ready? Maybe? Yes? No? Give them another day, week, month. So stressful. Well it finally happened and i bit the bullet. Obviously i had to hire a helping hand. Enter my beloved! So with a quick tutorial and prep talk i headed off and nervously snipped a large branch from the nearest bush. (Egg now officially broken) The long night began, and i kid you not what a long night the tv played for almost 3 hours before i realized it was on and quickly changed it to some music which i must admit lifted my spirits. So it happened that i would quickly strip down the larger leaves in 2 x stages quickly taking of the large sun leaves and then following after and snipping the vast majority of anything i could get my heavy hands on leaving the smaller sugar leaves. Now gentlemen reading this i have some fantastic advise for you now: If you can acquire the help of a female this i found was invaluable as when i had a go at taking the sugar leaves down to just leaving the heavy trics i ended up taking huge chunks of bud even to the degree of chopping one in half 😂 My Mrs was key to this process! Now that admission is out of the way i can also heavily recommend gloves! I again in my manliness (Stupidness) decided to just crack on regardless . And what a plonker i was before the end of the night i could barely move my hand it was that sticky. As the night trolled on it was time to take down the last bush both excited and relieved my tent was now empty been so long since i could move around in there strange feeling. Time check when all finished was about 3 AM tired and relieved i headed out to hang my drying rack and fill with my lovely buds. The drying process as you may or may not know is very long and very tiresome and it really does push your patience to the limit. You just want to know WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE, after about 5 days and yes i cant believe i was that patient i had to quick dry some just so i could sample the flavor! I was not disappointed straight away the taste on the back of the throat so smooth slight citrus hint then after a mellow fruity aroma. .A great head high without the couch lock. Contempt i left the rest to dry thoroughly and placed them in to jars for curing. Overall for my first grow i don't think i could of expected much better, i am slightly proud that it has come to fruition and i have learnt staggering amounts along the way. I hope to keep on growing and improving as i go along and maybe pass on a little of my wisdom along the way. I hope if you have read this you will like it and i hope i have spread a little wisdom in your direction. I am still awaiting some larger buds to fully dry before i weigh and post details but i will update once this is complete. Happy Growing