Banana Kush (405w COB 3x3)

Planted seed directly into wet soil and it popped 2 days later. Have had this strain around for a bit but am finally getting it started. Feel like it will be a nice addition to the variety I've started for this round.

I'm really happy with how this one's performing. All the little ones seem to be taking well to my home made CFL custom design.

This one is getting a minor discolouration on the one leaf as well a minor deformation on the other leaf. Am going to start introducing a cal mag supplement next feed as it's been a persistent issue I typically run into. Turned on another CFL this week (5 out of 6), will turn on the next one most likely after next transplant.

Finishing up week 4, just transplanted them up to 6 inch pots Saturday. Increased feeding strength too, adding in DNF Diamond and DNF Cal mend to the mix. It turned out to be a bit higher ppm than I was going for but figured it was still alright. Lifted the light away from them a couple inches, they were starting to show signs of stress, so will see how they react.

They have all really taken off after the transplant. I'll be looking to plant them up to their final size in about another week. I gave them a feeding of just DNF Cal Mend and Hygrozyme at 6.2 pH. They are starting to get a bit of a smell to them. I'll be topping them soon too and will have to move them into the bigger area as they are running out of space fast!

Topped all of them a couple days ago and will be planting them up into their final size before the end of this week. They've responded well to the topping

Finally was able to plant them up into their final size, am about a week later than I wanted to be for planting them up due to space limitations. They're now in the 3x3 and under COB lights instead of my CFL creation. They have recovered really fast already from being transplanted earlier today.

Am late with this week's update due to holiday activities. They have responded well to the final transplant, will be starting flowering in about a week. Have removed the separating wall to give them an extra 1x3 ft space, as that side section won't be in use until this round is completed. I started with a very minor LST, applying some wire to the pots in preparation for more aggressive tying down later this week in attempt to maintain level canopy. They are starting to emit some nice smells when I check on them now. Would of liked to have sent them into flowering already, but due to hold ups, they will receive a bit of an extended veg.

They have all rooted really well into their final pot size so I have initiated 12/12 starting today. They are all starting to get their unique scents and surprisingly strong for still being in veg. Am really looking forward to seeing how they all fill out. I have continued performing LST with wire that I wrapped around each pot. I am going this route because last time, I did a net method, which really limited the ability to move them around and being able to pull them out to properly work on them. I have also given them a small defoliate to start off the initial phase of flowering

The Banana Kush has been a beast, growing big and bushy. It's required some work to try and keep it from getting too tall. Nothing too noticable with the smell yet, but the leaves also look like they're starting to get a slight glisten already. It is located in the top right of the overhead pic. It's exactly 1 week into flower now and you can already see the crowns starting up. The individual plant pics were taken prior to being fed, so they were displaying signs of thirst, but you can see they perked up well in the next pics which were taken following day after feeding. I have replaced 3 of my 23w CFLs with 40w 2700k bulbs in the supplemental lighting, which I added in response to removing the dividing wall for veg area which I'm not using at the moment giving them a 3x4 area. They have filled in the area, even with the extra space. I lifted up the light about 3 inches to ensure not to light burn anything. Overall am impressed with how they've performed their first week of flower. Happy growing!

Finishing up week 2 of flowering, gave them last feed of veg food followed by a feed of cal mend and Hygrozyme. Noticed a couple unsightly damaged leaves which I removed and haven't noticed any more. They have completely filled in the extra space I gave them and really starting to produce a smell. I removed a good amount of fan leaves to allow maximum exposure to all the crowns. Nothing overly notable for any of the strains other than minor adjustments with LST and trying to keep the light at a proper distance to avoid burning them, they're really wanting to stretch this last little bit! Anyways, still enjoying every bit of watching what these strains are to become and happy that they all seem to be remaining healthy. Happy growing!

Finishing up week 3, they've already recieved their first bloom feed and their second bloom feed. They are drinking it up fast, within 4 to 5 days, which I'm happy about. They are filling out really fast now and have seemed to slow down with the vertical growth. I'm still frequently removing fan places that are covering bud sites, even after the defoliation. I'm really happy with how they're coming along so far, have tried to alter my methods based on previous mistakes I have made and feel like it's working so far. Thanks for checking in, happy growing!

Overall, everything is going great with these ones. They're consistently drying out completely within 5 days. They've filled the whole area in really nice and each flower site is bulking up. The trichome production on all of them is amazing, I instantly get sticky if I try to reach in for anything. I'm starting to get blasted with their pleasant aromas when I open the tent. Thanks for checking in and happy growing!

The banana kush is coming along really nice, sativa like leaves, but the buds are getting big! And they are completely coated. It's starting to get a sweet smell and have hopes of it turning banana like. I let it get too big too fast and am paying for it now with trying to train it to stay within its space. Just finishing up the 5th week of flower and couldn't be happier with how much they've filled out and how coated they all. I've increased their feed a bit with the cal mend and bloom a + b as well as left pH higher around 6.3. They're starting to mature as you can notice the white hairs starting to turn orange. They keep getting stronger in smell and the carbon filter is starting to pass some of the aromas through. Overall I'm really pleased with how this batch is coming along and am really looking forward to sampling this variety. Thanks for stopping in and happy growing!

The Banana Kush has been a bit out of control, but it's seriously bulking up now and looks to be very potent. It's staying heathy and starting to mature. It actually is starting to smell like unripe bananas!! I have high hopes for this one. Finishing up week 6 of flower, have been giving them 2 feeds with 1 water, which has been working at keeping the run off low. I'd like to get 2 more good feeds in before starting the clear. They are still very consistent with drying out within 5 days which is nice to see them soaking it in. You can smell when they wake up now and it's overpowering when you open the tent. They're all completely coated, really looking forward to this variety and this run! Thanks for checking in

A bit late posting for this week, so it's actually been 7 weeks and 2 days in flower. I gave them their final feeding last week and first flush yesterday. It went in at 490ppm and the run off was almost 1000. This one looks like it is threatening to fox tail, though the buds have already nicely filled out. I'm still getting that ripe banana fruity smell, not too overpowering though. It's maturing well too, indicating this run will soon be over. Thanks for checking in happy growing! I'll have better pics next time too, couldn't pull them out because I had just watered them yesterday

The Banana Kush is coming along great. I feel like it might be in the top 2 for yield, the buds are huge! I'm not getting any kushy smells off it yet, but it is really sweet smelling, as I've mentioned before, like ripe bananas. It's looking like it's proving to be as potent as it claims, but sampling will obviously be required to really determine that. Finished 8 weeks of flower so far and just fed second clear feed. Will probably wait about another week to cut this one as it's starting to look finished. The solution went in around 490ppm and out at 900. The leaves are starting to get some colour. I'm going to have some fun trimming this beauty

This strain grew very vigorously and healthy, had the thickest stalk by far. It grew a bit out of control from me and I believe I could of gotten a much better yield had I trained it better from the start. It yielded a total of 87 grams out of the grand total of 414 g from all 4. Regardless of yielding less than the rest, I would still rate it as a top performer. The amount of crystals covering these buds are insane, so much that I don't even want to admit it... But I thought it had started growing mold, so washed some of it only to find out I had been enjoying this wonderful product and mistaken how crystal-y it was for mold. Can't be too upset I guess for that. Bottom line is that this strain is a winner! I also was able to get almost an ounce of some killer full melt bubble out of the trim and a little piece of goo was made out of the dry sift from trim bin which I can't even smoke in a pipe because it melts and clogs hole.