Big Gorilla Melon 🦍🍉 Outdoor Synganics

LoopyTerps 16/04 The seedling received a mix of outdoor sun and a small cheap indoor panel to increase photoperiod for growth.

LoopyTerps May update. Vegetative phase going well. Plant was topped around May 18.

LoopyTerps June 6 update. A clone was made with a topping for a friend. The clone rooted very quickly, it did not even withered during the first days, was full of growth hormones. Power roots and Pure Zym are not added with all the watering, only 1 out of every 2 or 3 watering.

LoopyTerps June 13 update.

LoopyTerps July 3 update. The very hot weather force me to water more but the plant is doing very well under +40C temperature.

LoopyTerps Early July update: Veg phase coming along well during multiple heatwaves. Plant is in stellar form.

LoopyTerps All good. Growing well.

LoopyTerps On July 31, I added some worm humus and a handfull of organic amendment. The stretching phase is coming along well. A nice tree is shaping up. This one gonna be great I hope.

LoopyTerps She's healthy. hoping to see the first flowers soon.😀

LoopyTerps August 14 update : The stretch is coming to an end, the flowers are a bit late but that's fine. I love the structure of the plant, bushy and vigorous. I did not use any LST techniques or nets. It's a bit dense in place and I defoliate a little bit everyday in addiction to removing lower branches (mild lollipoping). I may add some stakes for support later in flowering if needed, but it seems like the plant grew solid and thick stocks so she will be able to support heavy buds. Added some more worm humus by surface scratching.

LoopyTerps August 22: Buds are starting to take form. She's super healthy and she's liking a lot the combination of mineral feed and organic elements with worm humus. No strong smell yet. I'm going to start adding very small amount of Green Sensation soon. Next week should be interesting ! Happy growing 😎👌

LoopyTerps September 3 update: My pheno has pink pistils ! That's so cool. Buds are develloping well. I had to move the plant in a less windy spot and I put stakes on my lady so they she withstand the wind better. That allowed me to open her a bit better for light penetration and airflow. I started to add green sensation to shift the feed to flowering. I'm only using half the recommended dosage for now because this stuff is potent.Ec is around 1600, that seems good. Very happy so far, hoping to see a lot more resin in the next weeks.💪

LoopyTerps Sept 14 Update: Flowers are bulking nicely, the resin production is also shifting gear. The weather has been good for now. I haven't spotted any bananas or hermies. The pink pistils are gorgeous. I spray Bacillus thuringiensis religiously every 3 to 4 days at dusk to prevent the main pest : Caterpillars (likely Cydalima perspectalis) who have an habit to destroy buds and spread rot in late flowers. Happy growing ! 😉

LoopyTerps Everything is going smoothly. Flowers are gorgeous. It's should get even prettier with fall colors and temps going down at night. The weather has been very dry and sunny which is amazing for my plant but unfortunately very bad for the environment and biosphere. Wishing for good rain after the harvest, which should be in about 2 weeks. I'm slowing down the application of BT. I haven't spotted any caterpillars yet. Plant seems resistant to caterpillars. We will confirm that at the harvest. The aromas are starting to get louder, it's kinda fruity gorilla glue smelling. I love it but don't get the melon scent yet. See you next week with bulkier flowers 😉 Happy growing !

LoopyTerps Getting close to the end. The buds are dense and sticky. I still have pink pistils, but some will start to get brownish soon. The terps are develloping well, getting some gorilla glue terps with some kind of fruity twist. I am starting to progressively reduce the EC to 0 towards the last week, to save on nutrients and deplete the substrate. The weather will start to be a lot more humid soon and I'll decide to harvest early if I see mold spots. The trichomes are mosly cloudy with some still clear. We are approaching peak THC. I'm still debating a quick wash with diluted H2O2 at the harvest to get a cleaner end product but I fear to loose to much resin glands in the wash bucket. Very happy with this outdoor season so far. Happy growing 😄