2020 Summer Outdoor

All of these plants were started indoors and put into the ground the first week of June. I Fim'd everything at week 6 when it reached a 4th node before transferring outdoors. Some really took to it some did not. I have Either LST or HST everything at this point. The plants that did not take to the FIM'ing I let go for a bit and have knuckled for HST. Soil is a 1/3 x 3 mix of Local Green House Specialty Blend Screen, baked and treated Top Soil Large grain size play sand I want each plant 2.5 every 2-3 days and do nutrients every 7 days at this point. Temp, rainfall and slugs to date have been my biggest issue. This is my second year using BF genetics with the free throw ins. 14 live and 13 in the wild. Having trouble uploading everything but ill post what I can

Week 10 and all have fully recovered from transferring to outside and show signs of increased veg growth except the two who were dug up by a critter. Added recharge to the mix and noticed and very positive change, would def recommend. We had fair weather this week so I kept it to just the 2 nutrient visits. Slugs are currently the only issue. I use a 3 n 1 “all-cide” every 6 weeks but I’m going to need repellent. All 3 Dos si do look to be a great hybrid pheno I am super excited about that. The Kush sisters are a case of complete opposites. One took to fim and LST while the other hated it. I fimed her again in hopes she will branch out like her sister.

The weather has been good with daytime between 78-82 and nighttime temps in the 58-64 range just no rain besides a light evening shower. This requires a 3 gallon Water/feeding per plant every other day. This week I had to include my second treatment of my “all-cide” which includes a 9-14-9 loading. This caused me to reduce the others down to 1/4 strengths besides the recharge. Thinking of adding calmag of some kind but I have not seen signs I ‘need’ it. Gelato A2 and Critical Kush A3 are being topped and cut for mainlining. Kind of late on the gelato but these 2 plants are far behind do you other factors so I felt fine taking the leap and learning. Any tips are helpful! Otherwise just a solid week of LST, super crop knuckling recovery, defoliating and setting ourselves up for the meat of the outdoor season. The slug problem has almost disappeared. I was informed to start cutting them in half when I see them. This somehow warns others to stay away? Idk but it has started to work one bug overall this week as opposed to the 3 per plant when I first went outside. Any tips or observations are welcome! Happy summer folks may she always shine on your garden!

Crazy busy week!!! Took clones on Wednesday hoping for a good conversion rate so fingers crossed. CloneX, razor on the tip then cubes. The weather has been favorable for the outdoors. Mid 80s during the day with lots of sun then 65 and slightly cloudy at night with rain every other day. With the high humidity the slugs have returned in full force. I picked up some repellent and will see what can be done. I have continued to cut them or remove them from the site. I also am loosing the double black to a worm infestation of some kind. I will be cutting her down to clones and removing what’s left from my location. Hoping the clones can help me salvage this one a bit. The critical and gelato I topped to practice mainline on both took to it great but I cracked a stem knuckle on both doing LST. Dumb. Be patient, I’ve used some wrap on them and ordered the healing tape to help reinforce the point until it further heals. Otherwise everything is trucking along. Tried to get some shots of the stems. Any questions just ask. Happy growing!!

I have left them unpinned the last two weeks to allow them some upward growth. This week I will continue by reapplying LST now that the branches have gained considerable strength. I have been defoliating the inner parts of each plant as it is required. The inside branch and secondary node growth has been so amazing on several of the ladies over the last two weeks. Adding some CalMag to the mix this week to make sure everything stays healthy and continues good growth through vegetation. The weather has been an absolute bitch. Low 90s during the day with clear skies and low 70s at night. Humidity has fallen pretty hard into the mid 50s. Also had to apply some true Bayer insecticide locally for the slugs and silk worm protection. The double black has fully recovered and I seemed to have cleared away the infestation. Thankfully the plants are far spread out enough but I needed something stronger to help fight my on going pest battles. I hope the weather changes for every persons sake in my area. Right now we are currently at 7 days with no rain with another 14 to follow. I am hopeful things will change. Good Luck and Happy Growing!

Week 14 The weather has been great the past week. The weather people were calling for drought like conditions and we had storms every other day lol. I took the opportunity to do a flush week. I am about a third of the way through our season here and I always like to clean them out especially after having had to use the stronger pesticides. The silkworms have stayed cleared off the Double Black thankfully, though the plant is heavily damaged and will produce a small amount. I had to treat all plants with a Bayer level pesticide and it has prevented a spread. I hate to use something like this especially in a wild setting but my location and pest level left little option. Speaking of pests, the slugs have returned with the heavier rainfall. Nothing too bad, at this point they feel like old friends. I plan to top the G13xBBHB this week as it is reaching higher then the surrounding plants. Had to cage the heavy grapefruit because its branches have stretched so much in the fight for light. really excited for the taste of this one as the smell is far more pungent than any of the other plants so far. Also all the Dos Si have 9 leaf fans which seems pretty cool. Any questions just ask. Peace. Love and Hugs!!! Happy Growing

Trying to maintain a low profile and continue to direct the growth. Really happy with the v bush shape they have started to take on. Sorry for the lack of pictures it’s been more about getting water then photos. But I will try to update with more shots. 90+ and no solid rain since July 10th. Lots of water hauling. I had another worm burrow in Dos-Si A2. I ran a coat hanger up the hole killed the worm and wrapped it with healing tape. So far so good. No slugs due to the dry weather but aphids to worms have been rough with the heat. This week I topped the G13xBBHB finally. Hoping it helps with the height issue and causes some good branch development. I fimmed crit kush A1 and A2- these plants look like they are almost ready to start flowering however we don’t hit 12 until middle of next month. 11 Roses continues to impress me and I am really excited for everything in general. All the DoS-Si are insane just huge and lush as hell. Which brings me to defoliating. I have heard so much on this topic and I am not versed enough to say anything but try new things and keep notes. The critical And grapefruit did not like having leaves taken but almost everything else has. The double black that suffered the initial worm infestation is still moving slow and is heavily stunted. Going to let it roll on and probably try to make some ice hash from it. Any bag recommendations would be sweet. Sun/Fri feedings- Grow Big Recharge 1/2 dose Calmag Guano +casting Tues feeding- A+B Synthetic with 3% mineral loading Diamond Nectar humanic Any questions just ask. Peace hugs and love!! Update 19/7/20- added more photos and am thinking of increasing water volume. The critical kush A1 and A2 are showing signs of heat stress. Pretty poor timing considering the stacking appearance and extra pistols are starting show up. The gelato A1 and A2 are not pictured and neither is the double black 98. The gelato are fine but a bit of a disappointment currently through no fault but my own. Poor placement almost cost one one plant and the other in the garden is fine but looking for more room. Good chance I will have to put it in ground this week if I want anything positive out of it. The double black is fine and doing well for a plant gutted by worms. Just slow and def not going to produce much except a few good sticks it looks like.

7/26/2020- Everything just keeps moving along. The days have started to wind back down here so we are starting to get some pre-flowing formation and definition taking place. The Critical sisters,the Gelato and the runted double black have all started to show signs or begin to flower. All of the plants have also started to gain some strength in the scent department. The 11-Roses and Heavy grapefruit are currently the most aromatic with a heavy spice smell to the roses and just straight gasoline from the grapefruit. The weather has been pretty dry still. Daytime temps in the low to mid 90s and nighttime around 65-70 with roughly 50% humidity. This means tons of water hauling if you want to have success. Half the plants are probably averaging less then 1.5 gallons a day right now which really sucks. I wish I could provide more water but there are obvious reasons some of these are a stealth grow. Ferts getting dosed 2-3 times a week depending on how the weather is going. Silk worms have started to become prevalent so I have had to stay pretty vigilant on the bug front. Still trying to hold off on using a pesticide as bees are in overtime right now I no longer have Gelato A2 or some of the higher end clones I have been gifted or traded for. A buddys crop was toasted while he went on vacation due to neglect so I shipped him some cuts and stuff I had in pots to make sure his effort wasn't in vein so I will no longer provide updates on Gelato A2 unless he sends me something. I am excited to see some flowers start to form and take shape. I feel like these plants are in such a good spot right now and I am feeling very blessed. Just hoping I can still get everything across the finish line. Peace hugs and love! Happy Growing!!

8/2/2020- Everything has started to flower. The formations building on everything are really starting to take shape and I can see how the training on such fine genetics is going to really help. I have removed any primary nitrogen feed from the line up and switched to an intermediary and the fox farm blooming agent. I also used one last shot of my 3 in 1 "all-cide" product to help protect from the end of season bug swarm and possible mold build ups. (9-14-9 loading) Silk worms and aphids are really prevalent right now along with baby grasshoppers. I have abstained from using a high level pesticide as there has been no significant damage and my ability to check every other day has helped me clear any problem. Save the bees!! slugs when its a little damp otherwise nothing too bad. The weather has been good but not great. Still a significant lack of water over-all. I think we are 12 inches off from last years total currently. This has kept the bucket hauling high especially with the thirst they pick up during flowing. The critical kush have been especially thirsty, like damn save some for the fishes. 85 during the day and 65 at night with 30-50% humidity, pretty perfect for the ladies. Our light schedule just suddenly fell off a cliff and we have moved to the beginning of the end. Fingers crossed and hold on to your butts!! One of the biggest worries when you are in the bush is the surrounding weeds begin to turn a light green yellow shade against the rich green of weed it can make your plants really stand out. keeping them trained low is important thought a real challenge. Any questions just ask. Peace, love and hugs!! May she always shine on your garden!

8/8/20- Everything is at 14 days of flowering besides the Double Black which is 21 days. Plant maintenance has been pretty low at this point. Mostly just resetting the pins for the LST and taking the inner leaves to allow for airflow. I can see that ventilation on a few are going to be tough. The Dos-Si, THC Bomb and 11 Roses will take some additional work. They were very lush and rebuild fast from prior pruning. Weather has not been as detrimental. We've had several days of good rain that allowed for a soaking of the ground soil. Unfortunately that did come with a drop in day time temps from the 90s down to high 70s and mid-50s at night with humidity in the 60-100% range. We should experience a return to higher temps shortly. Bugs have not been a huge issue. Slugs are few and far in between and the aphids, grass hoppers and silk warms have also been easy to clear. Birds have also been slamming on the bugs preparing for migrations. Gelato A2 was unfortunately trampled on by some deer. During my spot picking I knew that there was a common bed down spot further up the way of water. Thought I would be ok but everything is on the move right now preparing for winter. Lost 2 good branches and some minors. The plant recovered well but I am sad at the loss. I have removed any nitrogen based veg promoting fertilizer and added in Earth Juice Bloom(15 ml/gal) and Bud Candy(8-10 ml/gal) to the line up. I added the earth juice because it contains organic components my synthetic does not. Bud Candy was a recommendation from people who moved locally from large scale operations out west. They also said that yes molasses does the trick as well but tends ITHO to build up too much and alter cured taste. Again this is only an opinion. I will try the Bud Candy first and probably run Blackstrap next year and see for myself. Any questions just ask! Peace, Love and Hugs!!! May She always shine on your garden!

8/15/20- The weather has been dry with daytime temps 85-90, night @ 60-70 depending on cloud cover. No significant rain , without any in the forecast either, certainly calls for work. Things are looking happy and healthy though and I am excited at the good growth in everything. The double black is doing the worst but still being surprisingly perky for something that was wholesale gutted. I am interested to cut the stem on this one when everything is said and done to see how bad the damage really was initially. The Dos-Si are amazing and I am really happy to have 2 different phenos that both look incredible. The Gelato and the G13xBBHB have just started to slow down on the stretch. And frankly they both have exploded in fruity sour smells. The critical has also picked up a lemon like scent that was pretty uplifting. I tried to get a shot of every strain and a current flower but my phone uploading sucks. Everything is currently close to 21 days and I am trying not to wish the last of my warm summer days away for fall. Had a frog friend defending my 11 Roses which is just another monster in the brush. Aphids, Thrips, baby slugs and some crazy ass looking grasshoppers combined with butterflies and bees. My 3-n-1 "all-cide" still seems to be at least keeping the thrips and aphids away or in control which I can deal with. Had to do some heavy ass HST on the THC-Bomb I will try and take a picture in a few days to show the difference in look. Stay safe and may she always shine on your garden!

8/25/2020- Another great week of flower development. All sights are apparent and now it’s a matter of gaining circumference and density. Everything except the Double black is at 30 days of flowering. I did some heavy defoliating a week ago, imagine a half assed lollipop job. Get some airflow and sunlight in deep and also to remove any grass, weeds or poison ivy growing underneath my plants. No real bug issues except on the THC Bomb and critical A3 I think because of proximity to flowering berries. Weather has been 85-90 during the day with 62-72 at night 60-70% and 85-100% respectively on the humidity. Limited rain with lots of watering in between. I consumed the bud candy so switched it out for Fox Farm Bembe since it fits my product line. I’ve consumed all my recharge as well at this point and will be removing it from the line up. So it’s the fox farm stuff + calmag + earth juice bloom. Scent and tricomes are certainly increasing and the difference a week is making is just great. I will try to get more pictures when I go back out to water again. Phone update has had me jacked up recently. Just happy with the progression! Peace hugs and drugs!!!! 8/27/2020- Added some pictures. Spiders are trying to take residence on Critical kush A3 to collect the flying bugs from the berry bushes. I pulled most of the berries and the spiders to try and keep the issue in check.

8/30/2020- We are at about 28-30 days of flowering which means we are almost halfway there for the outdoor season. I fully expect some of these to be done around the 60-65 day mark as the critical, BBHB, Double Black are all a little ahead or faster flowering. The fragrance on everything has really started to pick up with the front runner for best smell changing every week. The critical is still just a mess of lemon scents, BBHB is also very fruity. The killer this week though is Dos Si A3 hands down. IT has not only added some serious weight within a week but there is a chocolate mint smell coming from this plant I did not know weed could produce. I like briefly laugh/cried with happiness I was that blown away. Just one of those moments when you can start to feel the hard work pay off. Weather has been 80-85 during the day with 58-63 at night. Humidity is 65-70 during the day and 80-90% at night. Late in the week we experienced strong storms and heavy rains for 4 days in a row. These storms put some hurt on the Critical Kush A3 and BBHB. I was able to fix/support both but had to put a tomato cage next to the Critical to save two large colas with side branches. The weight of these plants is really something. The next few weeks are set to be pretty prime weather wise so I am excited. Bugs have been minimal. Some small spiders and some slugs from all the rain but otherwise even the aphids have moved off as the birds have been feeding in force for the migrations coming. I did some heavy defoliating this week on the Dos si, 11 Roses and THC Bomb as they all needed it. The Critical self defoliating is so cool, especially for beginners as it teaches you where to look and cut from. Just trying to keep the excitement in check and finish strong. Peace, love and hugs may she always shine on your garden!

9/4/2020- Weather has been pretty humid with lots of rain. 75 f during the day with just about 100% humidity around the clock. Unfortunately this caused the runted Double Black 98 to rot and with a serious quickness. This obviously has to do with worm infestation from early during its vegetation and the fact it is meant to be grown indoors in a more controlled climate. Next time I will just pull any infested plant as it is not worth the risk late in the season. In any event there are some pics of the plant as an example of what to look for. If you grow outdoors I am sure you have seen the white spider egg nests on curled up leaves. Or the white fuzz left behind by thrips I think. So bud rot looks pretty similar to that, just an off white fuzz that turns anything it touches brown. You can also spot it on the sugar leaves as a white patch, looks similar to a thin or watered down white bird shit. Anything on the plant not affected is going into the trim pile for this year to make dry ice hash. Because I am still a bit a beginner and after the 98 situation I consulted with a buddy who spent years out west and in the great north about any possible follow up issues. He suggested a look at my level of defoliation vs how I grew and if I have removed enough leaves during flowering to prevent a humidity build up. If you can see light through it then you are good was his instruction. Also don't be afraid to step back and look after taking some leaves, it can prevent you from cutting too much off. So I took his advice and did some serious defoliation on several of the plants. All of them except 3 needed what I would consider a good bit of work. Now they have better shape and ventilation which has put my mind at ease. Overall it was a really good learning experience and I am still just as excited to finish strong. While I was out I snapped a pic of Dos Si A2 and one of her flowers. A3 still is battling the critical, 11 roses and the BBHB for best smell as well but it is a close race. I will throw more pictures up when I go out over the weekend. Pretty sure next week is my last week of ferts and I stopped the calcium last week. Things are starting to get close I just need to make sure they get that density built up. Hard not to get gun shy. But we will be moving to flush on 9/11. Peace, Love and Hugs! May she always shine on your garden! 9/7/20- Weather has still been a mixed bag but with certainly less rain. I had to continue to go through every plant and look for signs of mold or rot. I have removed several small low hanging branches that could potentially cause an issue. I honestly probably should have removed these long ago but just another bit of inexperience showing. After removing any signs and fixing any poor pruning work I should have done I sprayed any relevant sights with a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution cut 50% with water to try and clear of any lingering spores or infection. I applied this to the plant directly for 3 days in a row. We have strong rains moving in today that should wash the plants clean. My last application of any fertilizer was also today. I plan to start flushing them at this point as to make sure the natural taste is the only thing coming through. My 70 day date is 9/27 so I am just waiting for them to add weight and start checking trichome color.

All flush from here. Weather has been complete shit. Wet and cold with high humidity. I’ve finally learned how to defoliate Correctly but too little too late. Bud rot is for real I’m pinching and clipping to try and stem the tide but things are going to have to come down early and that sucks ass. My own inexperience is certainly a huge cause. Every year is an opportunity to learn and grow though. I will be getting the dry room set up and things are going to start to move fast. Everything is fragrant as heck but the BBHB is the queen. I’ve smelled some scents but the look and smell on this lady are insane.

9/23/2020- Due to recent weather conditions and other contributing factors I had to start pulling and drying this week. Bud rot was becoming way more of a just snip and clip here and there issue. I’m still a newbie so I pushed until everything was at least milky if not a touch amber here and there and cut it. The only plants left in the wild are the heavy G, G13xbbhb and critical A3. They are all multiple days or longer from being completed. The BB is going to be a stunner for sure. Cutting, trimming, drying then into a bin is a 4 day process for each plant. After a couple days in large bins it gets put into jars. Trying to collect data as I go and will update with harvest weights on everything. Dry room is held at 72-78 degrees and 30-35% humidity. Trim trays and a clean 5 pack of scissors are a must have. Also some fine ass ladies to help you with them fine ass ladies never hurts. Cali-reggae tunes, Go-Go, the growlers and In this Moment are pumping from the box. So far the Dos and 11 roses have been the heaviest. The blue gelato the most fragrant.