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Grape Ape - first cannabis garden

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Grape Ape
Custom Breeder & Strain
LED/300W
Custom
LED/300W
Custom
Indoor
Room Type
Defoliation
weeks 5, 7, 10
ScrOG
weeks 7-18
FIMing
weeks 4
Topping
weeks 5
LST
weeks 5-7, 9-10
Strain
00seeds2 - 00 KUSH
Grape Ape
Custom Breeder & Strain
Growing it
Normal
Resistance
Strong
I've been greatly surprised by the outcome of my first cannabis garden. The plant was overwatered throughout my learning curve and was resilient when I learned how to do a proper drain to waste. The node structure was tight and very dense. I will do a better haircut to cut the larf and improve the energy directed to the colas in future grows. The plant was 10" when the bloom cycle began and stretched about 8". Grown in a 5 gallon fabric pot with a peat mix. The humidity was high throughout flower and there were no problems with PM or mould. I thought there was a bit of PM late in vegetative growth but no issues progressed after a single sulphur spray.
The Outcome
Week 18
Harvest
What's on the scales?
98
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
693
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
1.52
mΒ²
ftΒ²
Grow Room size
0.33
g / watt
64.47
g / mΒ²
98
g / plant
0.66
plant / mΒ²
197.37
watt / mΒ²
Tastes like
Berries
Earthy
Fruity
Feels like
5% Sativa 95% Indica

Positive effects

Hungry
Relaxed
Sleepy

Negative effects

Dry eyes
Nutrients
Had a good run. Some pH issues in the medium. Not the fault of the nutrients. All was gravy after leaching midway through veg. The additives seemed to really improve things at the start of flower. The root zone was block full of small fibrous roots. The branches had nuggets every inch. There's a lot of crystals top to bottom.
Didn't use the ProCal as it is the same as the Micro. I'll use it up when I run out of the Advanced Nutrients. The Massive seemed to do well. Probably could have ran nutrients for an extra week (7) and taken the plant to 9 weeks to get better lower development. A better light/haircut might be a significant factor.
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MountainMatt MountainMatt
4 years ago
Marijuana is a really cool plant. I was impressed by the Ape all the way through the grow. The vegetative cycle was long but worth it in the end with 3.5 dry ounces to smoke and a small amount of trim to run into butter. The lower buds are all that I've smoked so far while I wait for the good buds to cure up for a couple weeks. The high is stoney and relaxed. Things can get done as long as you don't sit down. The couch lock is real. And the munchies seem very far away once I sit down. The dry herb smells super fruity and tastes like grape when I roll a doobie. The bong yields less flavour but packs a good punch. Packed a second bowl and forgot about it for an hour. I will be growing Grape Ape for a couple more rounds to try and really get to know how she grows best.
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Grow Questions
MountainMatt
MountainMattstarted grow question 4 years ago
Is it okay for seedlings medium to dry up a bit at the surface or is it better to keep moist? She hasn't truly wilted. Just taking her time standing up after the last watering.
Solved
Leaves. Wilting
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Cannibalgardens
Cannibalgardensanswered grow question 4 years ago
The stage that she's at and the size of that cup you don't wanna soak her it's fine for the top soil to become dry ,don't want to drown the roots . They can be droopy after watering and low night time temps . She looks healthy nutes are good nice job brother and goodluck ...she would be good for a transplant by now ..
MountainMatt
MountainMattstarted grow question 4 years ago
The pH of the runoff continues to drop below 6.0 with each feed, resulting with me trying to bounce it back every other watering. I would like for the pH to be more stable. Any ideas why this might be happening? I am using Advanced Nutrients pH perfect - Grow, Micro, Bloom.
Solved
Feeding. Other
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Fruitgrower
Fruitgroweranswered grow question 4 years ago
That probably means you have a very acidic soil. You can add some lime stone to the soil and water with higher pH like 6.5-7 and keep checking it but to be totally honest I hardly ever measure my pH levels anymore πŸ˜‚ but I only grow 2 plants at a time. I haven't noticed much difference but my ph come out 6.5 from the tap lol
MountainMatt
MountainMattstarted grow question 4 years ago
Orang tips on calyxes? Seems a bit soon. Not all over the plant. Only some bud tips at this point. A few chewed leaves but no signs of bugs that I can find. Some signs of the claw suggest too much nitrogen? Dialing the nutrients to half power. Any ideas or suggestions welcomed!
Solved
Buds. Other
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Mr_Weeds_Autos
Mr_Weeds_Autosanswered grow question 4 years ago
Hey Growmie ... After seeing the pics and you stating the leaves ar clawing, I would say that this is definitely heat stress, so you did right by raising the lights to prevent any further damage to the buds. If no more damage happens everything with be fine and you won't even notice it was there once she starts kicking off those great purple colored buds. Good Luck with the rest of your journey and remember ..."Happy Growing" and "Free your mind one puff at a time".
MountainMatt
MountainMattstarted grow question 4 years ago
Drying ganja for the first time. Buds are in the dark with temp steady at 70F. Humidity steady at 55%. Trimmed fan leaves, but left all sugar leaves. Plant is stinking like wet grass on the 3rd day of drying. Will this smell break down or am I needing to make some adjustments?
Solved
Buds. Other
Techniques. Other
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Lovemabud
Lovemabudanswered grow question 4 years ago
Completely normal the smell is, the first few days the smell is generally pungent. Just make sure there is fresh air coming in and air is circulating. A oscillating fan will do. Smell will only get better as she slowly dries out.
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raptor65
raptor65week 8
Looking great mate πŸ‘, All the best in your grow and the new year,πŸ˜‰Hope you have a great harvest πŸ˜ŽπŸ™
raptor65
raptor65
@MountainMatt, Back at ya mate πŸ‘
MountainMatt
MountainMatt
@raptor65, Cheers eh!
raptor65
raptor65
@MountainMatt, But you are learning 😁 Have fun mateπŸ‘ Best of luckπŸ™
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MovingOn
MovingOnweek 18
Nice, dude! What's it smell like?
MovingOn
MovingOn
@MountainMatt, I have had hay smell before. It usually happens when you dry too fast in a low humidity environment. On my current grow, I'm going to use my tent and put in a humidifier to keep it at 60% RH at about 65degF (18degC). Also I'm not going to use a circulation fan, and I'm going to keep it pitch black in there.
MountainMatt
MountainMatt
@MovingOn, do you have any experience dealing with the hay smell? going into the 5th day of drying and she's not giving off very much of her grape flavour...
MountainMatt
MountainMatt
@MovingOn, like real fruity grapes. Reminds me of blueberry pancakes. She's not super stinky, but covered in a good layer of trichomes top to bottom. I'll put some more details in the harvest report in a week. Thanks for following along eh!
MG2009
MG2009week 3
I love to smoke Grape Ape, I am following and can't wait to see her flower. Happy growingπŸ™
MG2009
MG2009
@MountainMatt, No,not yet but it is very enjoyable smoke great for evenings. I do want to pick up some seed,or a good clone but got lots of other seed I need to grow out first lol! Oh what a problem to have. I need a greenhouse to get caught up lolπŸ‘
MountainMatt
MountainMatt
@MG2009, I've never smoked it before! Hoping for a serious lockdown effect. Have you ever grown it?
StunFlower
StunFlowerweek 18
Congrats on the harvest. Great looking bud! πŸ™Œ Looking forward to your smoke report. Now you've got me even more anxious for mine to finish. πŸ‡πŸ¦
MountainMatt
MountainMatt
@stunflower, Cheers eh! Im stoked to see how purple yours goes. I feel like I could have let the flush run to 9 weeks, but the top buds were prime for the chop.
Denzul
Denzulweek 17
Some beautiful looking buds. Lovely colors and nice layer of frost.
MountainMatt
MountainMatt
@Denzul, thanks! Chop is near
StunFlower
StunFlowerweek 15
She's really progressing nicely, buddy. Bring on the dank πŸ™Œ
MountainMatt
MountainMatt
@stunflower, anticipating the harvest!
StunFlower
StunFlowerweek 10
She looks really nice. You're doing well. All the best through flowering. I just started a seedling of this strain myself. πŸ‘
MountainMatt
MountainMatt
@stunflower, Cheers eh! I'm following you along to see what yours ends up as. Wishin you the best with your green thumb!
MovingOn
MovingOnweek 6
Best of luck! Are you sure this is your first grow?! Haha. Looking healthy and it seems you've done your research. I'll follow along, I like it when people actually record their grows with their weekly experiences.
MountainMatt
MountainMatt
@MovingOn, thanks eh! I've been nerding out quite a bit. Now I just need to learn some patience while she veg's out.
Mr_Weeds_Autos
Mr_Weeds_Autosweek 5
Nice looking plant ...
MountainMatt
MountainMatt
@Mr_Weeds_Autos, Thanks eh! Stoked on her as this is my first go round.
LuckyLuke
LuckyLukeweek 18
Looks great! Wish you an amazing smoke! :)
Resin_Randy
Resin_Randyweek 15
Grape ape looking great mate πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ€