********* Week 11 - February 17 to 23, 2020 (**Days 71 to 77 from head coming out of medium**)
Well another week has come and gone and she is still going💪😃 This was a week of not too much to report as well as it is basically just keeping her medium wet, light low, and let her ripen😃 We also started looking at trichomes closer this week🧐🧐
Her frost developed this week has turned to primarily all cloudy. Tops are starting to show more amber in the buds and the lowers still show a number of clear.......didn’t want to rush her and let her go at her own pace. She is going to be running close to 80 days and expect that to be harvest day. She came on frosty early on in her grow but the lowers still need some more time. Crazy how much frost is on her fan leaves and sugar leaves are just that. Great work Mesphisto💪👍
Removed any unnecessary LST tie downs. She remained in place for the most part and at the end of the week was starting to pull in on herself........doesn’t help lower sites but don’t want her to stress either. Another good point in support of removing more lower growth on the side branches. The tops will not fill in completely on the main colas but she will still have good weight at harvest with all the thick side branches she has👍😃
Discovered another problem with the darn pH pen this week and it was out by 5 full points. This also explains some of the unusual things I have seen and thoughts of her possibly being a little slow the prior week. It had been 4 weeks since last calibration so it wasn’t out that long but long enough. This girl weathered that curve ball pretty good💪🙏
She went into darkness on Sunday Feb 23th for 48 hours. Harvest day is around the corner😛 Goal of a two week flush is being achieved😃......should be smooth smoke!! Will see what using Green Planet’s Liquid Weight, sweeteners, all the way to the end will do as well. Hoping to assist with their flavours in the jar during cure. Also want to see what it does to throat hit and ash colour in the end as well🤞
Skywalker has grown tall and her nugs are firming up. She wont produce two or three ounces type of plant but expect the buds to be great smoke😊 She is a beautiful plant and in the first weeks I was not sure what day 70 would like for example but she is awesome😁 Don't panic in the first two weeks of growth if she seems slow.....stay the course and she is just growing at her own pace! Through germination is where I always find it the hardest to stay patient😀 The beautiful colours coming out in her and the squishing out she did this week has been special to watch!
Next update should be harvest👍
More detail:
Feb 17/20 - Day 71
- nothing for feed today.
- Bud swelling last night and she is looking awesome.
Feb 18/20 - Day 72
- 3L water with Rezin & Liquid Weight @ 2ml/L = 80ppm and 5.8pH.
- Tough to read this girls density as the buds have not packed on size like crazy.
- I have given in an squeezed the odd not-so-pretty bud for density😉
Feb 19/20 - Day 73
- 2L water with Rezin & LW8 = 80ppm and 6.1pH.
- still waiting on further ripening of lower trichomes after reviewing more pictures.
- lower growth is still a little soft so suspect it will stay that way......some dedicated to pressing😀
Feb 20/20 - Day 74
- 2L water with Rezin @2ml and LW8 @1.5ml = 80ppm and 5.9pH
- still a number of clear.....keep going.
Feb 21/20 - Day 75
- Nothing today. Dry out.
- Not sure if she will go into darkness this weekend or not.
Feb 22/20 - Day 76
- 2L water with Rezin and LW8 @ 1.5ml/L = 80ppm and 5.9pH.
- review trichomes again today.
- couple more days
Feb 23/20 - Day 77
- 2L plain water given didn't pH just gave her moisture for the dark period......has been running 5.7 out of bottle.
- Her top trichomes are changing and she is has purple leaves all the way down.
- She looks beautiful from the top down....love purple in a tent with yellows!!
- into darkness tonight for two days. Then harvest on day 79 or 80🤩
Thanks to all for your time and enjoy your week with the ladies in your life🙏😃
That's one big ol fat lady! Nice work. Looks happy and healthy. Mephistos always grow some awesome plants. Keep doing what your doing and best of luck moving forward growmie
@PrairieFrostGrow, definetly gonna be a old lady by the time shes done. If at any point you have problems with buds getting to heavy for branches you could always use bamboo steaks for support or I like to use ratchet hangers
@Denzul,thanks for the share! Being honest though not sure what is going to happen over the next few weeks.....I certainly hope she slows down on growing branches and focuses on bud sites😀 Her branches are thin, about 4 good size sides but the others are smaller. She keeps growing though and stiffening up as well.......as long as she thinks she can hold the weight maybe the harvest won’t be too bad........could be a long run though.....see 84+ days😕😕 time will tell. Thanks again!
@Zzgrowguy,Thanks for the comment.....she has certainly been easy to stare at😂
Your Purple is looking great.......she went straight up on you😀👍
Happy growing!
@Buddo,Thanks eh!!😃
Nothing small in your Mephisto grow!!!! The girls are looking lovely and should reward you handsomely👍
May you buds be big and fat🙏
@BladeCutter, that is a good question right now. Fed full strength yesterday on day 59 and water today, day 60. Her hairs still pointing up however thin. Not that many red yet but a couple of bud have a number of very prominent ones. She has been slow developing all the way through but she feels like she has been picking up speed with ripening this past week.
Hmmmmmmm........She has to have another 14 days in her but I don’t think another 24, as I once did. I am suspecting I should she be oaky going to a minimum 75 days. Then it will be up to her frost development😳😳👍 Checked her runoff today and it was 1050ppm and 6.05pH.
I think I am done feeding at day 59........but day 61 hasn’t come yet😏😉
You are right, she's a good looking girl but seems slow to flower. I expect she will throw you a coming-out party soon and you will be amazed at her beauty.
@BladeCutter, Happy Weekend To You!!! Thanks for the vote of reassurance.....
You appear to be correct. Will be finishing the details in this week today and then add this week in because she did start to set buds the last two days. I switched her into the T5 veg tent and son-of-a-B if she didn't perk right up again and buds started to form!!! New question now is what does she truly want for light??
Freak'in love this plant and hobby🙏👍 Hope your buds are DANK!
Nice work.
You are feeding terpene much earlier than I do.
But I feed my plants up to the last week. Very different conditions though.
Happy growing l.
Shiiit, that looks crazy! Good job man.
I wish mine was that big. But I’m just starting out with autos and a new medium (Promix HP) and having a hard time trying to dial in the green planet dual fuel and watering schedule. Also starting to think 5gal smart pots are a bit to big for me lol