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This Cherry bomb is said to have a sweet fruity flavor that explodes in your mouth. Well I am excited to find out!
I soaked the seed in RO water for about 24 hours until it popped. Then I placed it in a rockwool cube that had been soaked overnight in pH 6 RO water. It broke the surface 4 days from soaking it. Starting her under a 23w 6500k cfl. I will start it on a pinch of nutrients on day 3. Will be transferring to the dutch bucket soon.
Day 4 after a 24 hour test run of the new system the girls have been transferred to the dutch buckets. Will be pumping nutrients 24/7.
I did her first water change on day 10 upped the nutrient dose and increased the reservior to 12 gallons. Gave her the first dose of armor si and humic acid. I topped her on day 12 to start 4 main branches. Will most likely top again and start training in about a week depending on how she wants to grow. The goal is a maximum of 5 weeks veg if they cooperate. Of the 6 strains she is a little faster than the rest so far. They are under 240w qb and a galaxyhydro pulling about 140w for now. Will be adding more qb when I spread the buckets out.
Was a smooth week. Did a flush and fresh nutrients. Kept the nutrient dose the same since everyone looks happy. Started training and trimmed a few leaves and branches off. I plan to switch them to flower after week 5. Will probably top this one again since she is growing pretty fast. Still pumping nutrients 24 hours.
The cherry bomb doing well. Gave her a flush and fresh nutrients. Been tying the branches down a little as they grow out and pulling a few leaves every couple days to keep them from blocking light. Will be switching them to flower next week.
Day 34 Gave her a flush and fresh nutrients. Added a little maxibloom. Switched lights to 12/12.
Nutrients per gallon
.5 tsp maxigro
.25 tsp maxibloom
.25 tsp armor si
.5 tsp calimagic
.1 tsp 90/10 humic/fulvic acid
Ph to 6.0
Been on 12/12 for a week. Just waiting for her to start showing some pistils. This is a bushy plant. Been plucking a few leaves every day but she will be getting a heavy defoliation soon.
Nutrients per gallon
.5 tsp maxigro
.25 tsp maxibloom
.25 tsp armor si
.5 tsp calimagic
.1 tsp 90/10 humic/fulvic acid
Ph to 6.0
Pumping nutrients 24 hours
She has been on 12/12 for 2 weeks now and starting to flower. She is one of the slower ones to transition but making progress. I raised the light a little to try to get some stretch on her for more open bud structure. Couldn't be happier with how these 6 girls are playing well together so far. Going to start them on some liquid Koolbloom next week.
Nutrients per gallon
.5 tsp maxibloom
.25 tsp maxigro
.5 tsp calimagic
.25 tsp armor si
.1 tsp 90/10 humic/fulvic acid.
She is the slowest to flower and not stretching much but looking good. I am still pulling a few leaves off her every day because she wants to be bushy. I gave each plant a 10 gallon flush and fresh nutrients. Started them on liquid koolbloom.
Nutrients per gallon
.75 tsp maxibloom
.2 tsp liquid koolbloom
.5 tsp calimagic
.25 tsp armor si
.1 tsp 90/10 humic/fulvic acid
The cherry bomb is a little behind the rest of the girls in flowering progress but she is doing well. I think she is about done stretching and the buds are developing. I gave them a flush and fresh nutrients. Getting anxious to sample all of these buds!
The cherry bomb is still the slowest moving of the bunch and she didn't stretch as much as I expected. she has needed more defoliation than any of the others because she is bushy. I think her stretch is pretty much done and she is building up some buds now. Will be keeping their nutrients the same unless I see signs of them wanting more of less. All of the girls seem pretty happy at the moment.
The challenge with this cherry bomb has been keeping her defoliated enough to get light to the lower branches. I mostly lost the battle on that one but she is looking like the tops will be some really nice buds. The buds are getting a little wider every day popping out fresh calyxes. All of the girls are a little darker than I would like so I added a couple gallons of RO water to the reservoir to dilute it a little. Starting to get a sweet fruity aroma on her.
This plant started off one of the faster growing plants of the bunch, but she ended up one of the slower to flower and stayed pretty short. I really didn't have high hopes for her when compared to the other strains, but she is starting to look impressive. Her calyxes are starting to puff up quite a bit and she is building some nice fat buds. I think she has at least a few weeks to go so she could end up being a nice one. Just going to keep the juice pumping and the lights beaming...
Buds are swelling up pretty fat on this girl. She still has some time to go though. Trichomes are mostly cloudy but still quite a few clear and only a couple amber. I think she has another week before she will be ready to flush. This plant didn't look like her buds were going to do much but I was wrong on that. She has some beautiful indica buds on her and a nice amount of frost. 💣💣
The 3000k +660nm quantum boards are performing better than any light I have used ☀️🕶️
I brought the temp down 72 day and 65 night
I am attempting a water cure on this cherry bomb. I have a plant drying and a few plants that will be coming down soon. I don't want to get backed up trying to keep up with trimming everything before it gets too dry. I have been seeing a lot of info on how water curing can be great IF done correctly. It is supposed to flush the buds much better than conventional medium flush and supposed to give you a much smoother smoke. The negative is it can really diminish your flavor. Since I have a nice sized harvest I figured I would find out for myself how it works. This cherry bomb is a great candidate because the buds are huge and it would take a long time to get a proper dry and cure on them normally.
I chopped her down and wet trimmed the buds. I tossed them in a bucket of distilled water ( yeah, crazy I know lol)
The plan is to keep the water between 65 and 70f and change the water daily for 7 days. Then they should be ready to dry and smoke. I am using a plate to hold the buds under water since they want to float. I will try to agitate the water as little as possible to minimize trichomes breaking off. Almost can't believe I am doing this, but I am committed now... let's see what happens. I will try to add progress through the week.
Update. Day 4 of water cure and so it seems to be working as it should. I changed the water once a day for the first 2 days but the water looked pretty nasty so I am changing the water 2 to 3 times a day now. The dirty looking water is supposed to be normal since it is leaching chemicals, chlorophyll, and other impurities from the buds. The water has a really sweet floral aroma like fresh flowers when I change it. The buds still appear to be in great condition which is a surprise. I added a couple pictures. I have also been doing more reading on the process and these buds should end up with almost no smell and more potent since they lose more weight vs air curing. And they should end up with a really thick smooth smoke that won't make you cough. At this point I am really glad I tried it and will update again in a few days when they come out of the water.
Update: after 7 days of water curing I have removed the buds from the water and layed them out on a screen to dry. I have a fan blowing directly on the buds until they get dry on the outside. Then I will remove the fan and let them finish drying. The water they were soaking in started to get a cucumber aroma the last couple days of curing.
These buds grew out fat and frosty! The water cure was 100% success! The buds ended up with a mild chocolate mint flavor. After taking a hit you get an immediate strong head rush and a real sativa like high that leaves you with some energetic overall happy feeling. This weed really brightens your day. It seems like it could be great for depression and overall lack of motivation. Here is an overview of the water cure she went through...
I am attempting a water cure on this cherry bomb. I have a plant drying and a few plants that will be coming down soon. I don't want to get backed up trying to keep up with trimming everything before it gets too dry. I have been seeing a lot of info on how water curing can be great IF done correctly. It is supposed to flush the buds much better than conventional medium flush and supposed to give you a much smoother smoke. The negative is it can really diminish your flavor. Since I have a nice sized harvest I figured I would find out for myself how it works. This cherry bomb is a great candidate because the buds are huge and it would take a long time to get a proper dry and cure on them normally.
I chopped her down and wet trimmed the buds. I tossed them in a bucket of distilled water ( yeah, crazy I know lol)
The plan is to keep the water between 65 and 70f and change the water daily for 7 days. Then they should be ready to dry and smoke. I am using a plate to hold the buds under water since they want to float. I will try to agitate the water as little as possible to minimize trichomes breaking off. Almost can't believe I am doing this, but I am committed now... let's see what happens. I will try to add progress through the week.
Update. Day 4 of water cure and so it seems to be working as it should. I changed the water once a day for the first 2 days but the water looked pretty nasty so I am changing the water 2 to 3 times a day now. The dirty looking water is supposed to be normal since it is leaching chemicals, chlorophyll, and other impurities from the buds. The water has a really sweet floral aroma like fresh flowers when I change it. The buds still appear to be in great condition which is a surprise. I added a couple pictures. I have also been doing more reading on the process and these buds should end up with almost no smell and more potent since they lose more weight vs air curing. And they should end up with a really thick smooth smoke that won't make you cough. At this point I am really glad I tried it and will update again in a few days when they come out of the water.
Update: after 7 days of water curing I have removed the buds from the water and layed them out on a screen to dry. I have a fan blowing directly on the buds until they get dry on the outside. Then I will remove the fan and let them finish drying. The water they were soaking in started to get a cucumber aroma the last couple days of curing.
24 hours after laying them out to dry I was surprised to see that all of the smaller buds were already completely dry and crispy! After 48 hours all of the bigger buds were dry. Amazing how fast they dried out and the bag appeal is still pretty impressive too. The buds feel really light but are still nice and dense. The smoke is extremely smooth and the potency is definitely top notch. These buds were not flushed at all before chopping them.
My final thoughts on the water cure... I wouldn't use this as my go to method for curing buds because the flavor and aroma are somewhat missing. But with that being said, it does give you some great buds and the entire process took 9 days without the hassle of flushing the plant or monitoring the buds constantly. Some of these buds were about 3 inches wide so it would have taken several weeks to get them dried and cured. If you are in a situation where you need to chop them fast or don't have time for a flush then I highly recommend doing the water flush. The buds are definitely more potent than air cured bud but you do sacrifice the flavor. And you can smoke this without stinking the neighborhood up. Another notable difference is when smoking a bowl of normal bud it feels like you are just smoking plant material towards the end of the bowl with no effect. Not with this bud. You can take a hit of a bowl that is almost ashed and it feels like taking a green hit! When I set out on this water curing adventure I often asked myself "is this the result of having big balls and a little brain"?? 😂😂😂 But it all worked out great.
Was an easy strain to grow. Very much an indica structured plant with heavy sativa effects. My gram per watt is not close the accurate since it accounts for all of the lighting in the grow room.
@mr_h_kovert, for me #1 is potency, then smoothness, and flavor is really least important. It is nice to have the them all rolled into one package though if I can be greedy! haha
What a successful adventure!! Cheers to your big balls and tiny brain because I am about to try this as well with a very small gorilla glue plant a friend gave me.
GG is one of my favorite strains por potency but sometimes it is a tad harsh and so the neighbors can hear my greedy husband choke after filling those vacuum lungs and the smell is so strong it's difficult to hide what hes doing.
The plant is small so it wouldn't be a big loss but perfect for experimentation.
If you have any suggestions I'd gladly accept.
Great job and thanks for sharing your work
@MomnPoppaSeed, you trim them wet and immediately put them in the water. After 7 days in the water I put a fan on them for about 8 hours until the outside of the buds felt dry. After that the buds dried out really fast
@Wicked_Stix, well I found the aquarium heater so my GG is going in the dark.
I have a dry rack I'll use for the dry but do you recommend a fan? We live in high humidity so I don't like to risk powder mildew.
@Wicked_Stix, yeah I'll just use RO water, plenty of it under the sink! Fortunately this room is climate controlled so I'll just stick the bucket in the tent with the lights off, she'll sit right around 70 degrees F at all times :)
@Jwjoh, if you want smoother smoke then this is the way to go. I think the trick is to keep the water the right temp. Not too warm or too cold. I used RO water the last 4 days
I know that this is strange to say but I love to see those little brown tips on the leaves of my plants.
Poppa says that means I've given too much nutrition and need to back off.
To me though, it just means that she has gotten the exact amount of nutrients that she needed.
It may not be as attractive to others but to me it's a beautiful thing.
In the end once dried, we will never know they were there but until then it's a great way to determine she is actually absorbing the proper amount without over feeding.
Maybe I'm wrong but that's just how I feel.
You already know that your grow is awesome so I wont bother elaborating about her beauty once again.
Happy growing
@Wicked_Stix, right, it's not the "perfect " flawless look but in the end fuck the looks we want flavor, potency, and a lot of it !!
And this is exactly why we push them to be thekr best just like all good parents.
As for mastery, I think this is one of the most relaxing, rewarding and forgiving way to spend our extra time and energy.
@MomnPoppaSeed, I totally agree. When I see a little too burn I know I have maxed them out on nutrients and that is where I like to keep them. It is definitely a balance of pushing them hard but not so hard that you fry them. I definitely learn a little every grow and hope to get it mastered in the next 20 years or so haha.
@Blueboy2019, This is my first time trying it. You trim the buds wet and store them in distilled water at 65 to 70 degrees for 3 to 7 days. You change the water once a day. I'm doing 7 days then just dry them completely and they should be ready to smoke. It is fast and it is supposed to give a really smooth clean burning smoke. I will definitely keep it updated with progress on how they turn out.
I've never heard of this method of drying but I love the concept.
Another reason to love photo period plants.
Because we can get so many free plants from one and of course they're so hearty that they can take abuse from our mad science experiments.
Keep posting Gromie!!
@MomnPoppaSeed, I will update with the results of this. It sounds crazy but there are enough good reviews of the method that I think it is worth a try.
Awesome! Gotta love some experimentation. I'd love to try some different drying and curing methods. There is a modified (?) food dryer out there called the My Herbs Now dryer and people get good results with it. Some of the best result I had personally was dried in 3 days under the CMH on 12/12. So I don't believe that hang drying it for X days is the only way.
I know some people who used to ship buds across the border, they used water curing because it was fast and smell free (especially for shipping).
Nice chunkers btw =)
@BillMonroe, Thanks man! I have done a lot of reading on the water cure and couldn't find anyone who tried it that said don't do it so I guess we will find out in about a week.
Wicked_Stix
