ICE BOMB!

Baby pics! Bomb seeds were kind enough to offer me some seeds, so I thank them and hope to keep a diary that will do these plants justice! So when I perused Bomb seeds catalog, this strain quickly became my top pick because it sounds ultra tasty in terpine profiles I love, it’s a heavier leaning indica hybrid which is my preference for nerve pain and sleep, and it sounds like it’s a high yielding, hardy and forgiving plant that does well indoors in the fall, and won’t grow too huge for my space. While I love ultra high THC strains, they can be difficult to microdose to keep it effective on pain. I also liked the way the buds looked! From their catalog: “When creating Ice Bomb we wanted a strain full of flavour and a heavy coating of ice white crystals. It is a three way hybrid of Vanilla Kush, White Rhino and our original Bomb #1, making it extremely potent and one of the most exciting new genetic crosses available. The finished buds are incredibly resinous and are covered in a thick bed of ice white crystals full of THC. When cured they have an intense flavour and smell that is an appealing blend of chocolate with hints of vanilla. Ice Bomb is indica dominant, staying quite short but also extending outwards to form a fantastic bushy plant that will tend to produce a large single kola, whilst still producing heavy yielding side branches. During flowering the buds and leaves can develop a purple sheen making it particularly attractive. Ice Bomb is very consistent and hardy and it will grow well even in difficult or less favourable conditions.This strain is ideal indoor & out and will thrive in SOG and SCROG systems. Indoors the plant is a good producer with yields up to 500g/m2. THC and CBD are both very high (THC +20%) making it ideal for medical use with relaxation in mind.“ As I learned from some mistakes on my first grow, I approach this one with several intentions to try the following: * Grow from seed! Hardier roots, less risk of spider mites already resistent to marjuana friendly insecticides * Check Ph & PPM of water!!! Adjust the PPM according to the size of your plant, container size and amount of light. * Switch to bottled water on discovery that the PPMS were too high. * Feed individual each plant, mixing in the right alchemy for each individual plant * Use good, well aerated soil with a good nutrient balance for cannabis and transplant a few times to minimize use of nutrients and subsequent salt buildup in the soil. * Use humic acid, mycorrhizae and root microbes to help develop better roots and nutrient uptake because big, fat white starchy roots make for big, fat, tasty buds! * Use Cal-Mag during veg and Sul-po-Mag at bloom in my bottled water. * Proactively treat for bugs using soap spray, neem oil. *Fans! More fans to simulate wind, giving the plant exercise, airflow to keep mildew away and keeg bugs from getting snug. * Keep a cleaner space and home. Do indoor garden tasks before doing outdoor gardening tasks to avoid tracking in bugs and mildew. *Add diatomaceous earth to the soil to make the soil less hospitable to fungus gnats and top dress with Gnatnix. * Individual trellises for each plant for easier pruning and care. * Flush to remove built up salts. * Defoliate strategically and train during a long veg! Part of the advantage of photoperiods is they allow you time to develop many cola and budsites through iterative topping to grow more weed!