I’ve been waiting to get a clone of this strain from my friends, finally successful! Credit goes to the usual former GrowDiary slacker Max Pointy for the clone, but his brother who bought the seeds and started cloning. This is Bubblegum by Sonoma Seeds. This company seems fairly large, but is just not on GrowDiaries. The genetics are Indiana Bubblegum.
Day 21 since being cloned. I had my pick of a small litter, which I was strongly recommended to let veg. longer before doing anything like transplanting. I said eff that and gambled, and transplanted... and lost. I did not see any roots and the clone wasn’t in that great of shape anyway. I shouldn’t have rushed it, and I shouldn’t have rushed a new grow diary.
But I’m a man of conviction and will fully display my failings on cannabis social media. I completed the transplant using VPW20 soil, sheep manure compost, worm castings, a tiny bit of blood and bone meal, and Myka microculture. If this clone fails I may take from the other Bubblegum clones (my plan was to keep one and give two away to my other friends) and merge it into a new diary, or quietly delete this one in shame. If it grows, then woohoo! PLEASE be patient.
My intent is to grow this strain alongside a Black Gum (Original Sensible Seeds) and directly compare.
@@Aiiogrow,yep. Just to be clear: its an ethyl group alcohol, just typical moonshine you make in a traditional still. Fractionally distilled to 90+% ABV.
It seems to have saturated and killed the mites with regular spraying, especially under the leaves. If it gets really wet it does need some air circulation/fan breeze. It doesn’t evaporate that fast that it can’t cause damage if soaked.
It does kill gnats on contact, but it seems to be more effective at discouraging them more than anything. That, combined with other measures, also worked with gnats. Like if you water and have flies that emerge, you can have the alcohol spray ready to fire. It will kill some, injure some, discourage some, etc.
It is a consumable though, I went through alot getting on top of all the problems. You have to be content making large quantities, which my source is.
@@BeanswithPork, Always nice work from you. Wish I had your green thumb, I fail at keeping my plants happy n healthy thru out the grow cycle every time I tried soil (perhaps it's the soil?).
@TheUsualSuspect, I noticed the soil matters, alot. A really light, good draining soil with small particle size is perfect. If it has mycorrhizae its a bonus (otherwise gotta add microlife). That has to be the bulk lest you risk poor drainage, too much nutrient, other problems. It also has to be available in bulk and affordable.
Sunshine Soil #4 or HP ProMix soil is reliable. Mostly peat moss and perlite.