Beginning of week..
I went ahead and topped her. I wanted her to just have 6 mains.. For such a small cup.. It shouldnt make it too hard to water in between all the ties and whatnot. The branches are still super small.. But topping and leaving the fan leaves to each node will help the branches form.. Once the branches has a couple sets of leaves, it should be fine to remove the fan leaf that was feading that branch.. Let them grow a few nodes.. Lollipop a bit and hopefully that's when flowering will start with this girlie.. Even if not.. Even if she stays super small.. I think Ethos is going to blow these other strains out of the water. The size would be my fault for doing this 12-12 from seed.. Maybe if my other strains finish before these begin to flower.. I can get the light schedule up to 18/6 for a couple weeks longer.. Hmm.. I think they can make it another 2 weeks without flowering.. Hopefully.. Blah.. Even if not.. Still a fun learning experinece!
Next day..
I went ahead and removed the very first node branches.. They just didnt look as healthy as the second node.. So I just went ahead and removed them. So now only 2 sets of nodes.. Or 4 main tops. The very top branches are barely sprouting out.. I should have let her get a little taller before doing this.. Meh.. Itll be fine I'm sure.. I've done worse lol.
Mid week..
She is doing fine.. The newest set of branches had kinda stretched out a stem now so these bramches should start growing like a champ.. Just been watering with the nutes I keep mixed up 1L at a time which can water the plant alteast about 4 times with enough runoff to test pH and PPM.. They are coming out just as much as they go in.. That's a good thing so far.
Almost end of week..
Its the day before the last day of the week lol.. The new top 2 set of leaves have grown quite a bit in the last 2 days along woth the root growth. I cant wait till they are longer and I'm able to start tying them down.. LST is always so much fun.. Looks like shit when your done.. But give it a week and you will see the results of your patience! Anyways.. May update once more tomo or just wait to start the new week. Cant wait to see what ETHOS has to offer my garden!
End of week..
There is one branch that I thought had topped itself.. Turns out it is just a mutated leaf.. Very weird mutation.. Gonna let it go for another week or so to see what it looks like matured. Other than that.. Just another week down.. I dont think Im gonna raise any nutes yet.. She seems perfect where shes at. On to the next!...
12-12 from seed.. Middle of week 5. Plant is topped at 3rd node and 1st node is also removed.. Leaving only 2 nodes (4 branches).. In 12-12FS, is there a preflower phase? Like a week or 2 of just preflower.. Then after that the flower stretch and whatnot?? Anybody know???
If you 12/12 from seed the plant wonโt switch to flower right away it will still grow for about 4-6 weeks before showing sex.
After plant shows sex it will start to pre flower for about 2 weeks. During this time the plant will stretch usually 100-300%. Then plants will start putting on buds.
Growmies!... Is Neem oil OK to use in coco when 6 - 7 weeks into flower? Pests are in the medium, not the foliage. I read that the plant can absorb some taste/smell from the Neem.. Anybody have any experience with drenching medium with Neem this far into flower? And results?...
No I wouldn't do that. A little dawn soap and water would be better than neem oil and just enough to wet a couple inches down as soap contain Phosphate. Cheers
@Harukisan,
Thanks growmie.. I think she could have produced more if I would've actually vegged her.. I was impatient one day, was already flowering a plant and popped this seed.. So I just rolled with it lol.. But I wish I could've vegged her longer.. I think she could have yeilded a bit more.. But still happy with the results.. I think most of it was in the genetics. I can't wait to start another! Got 9 more of these seeds!!!
@Docteur_8,
Have you seen my plant being grown in the suitcase.. A little under 1 sqaure foot of space.. 8 tops under 3 e27 bulbs?? Its named "*TC*" its just a couple of bag seeds that I crossed and feminized.. Bout halfway thru flower now.. But it seems pretty promising so far
@BermudaCower,
I dont think it "tricks" it.. The size of the nugs is just genetics.. It is bigger than a solo cup.. But this isnt gonna yield 80 or 100 grams or anything.. Maybe if I didnt top her so early on she would have.. But I think that growing in cups only restricts the vegetative growth.. Once in flower, the plants genetics are set to flower how they are gonna flower.. Ive done a few cup grows in the last 2 years.. This isnt the only one.. Many have stopped growing in vegetative growth.. But once budding I dont see any difference in flower.. Thats why Im doing the white widow auto in a 9oz cup in another diary.. If the buds come out about the same. Then I think my opinion stated up may be the case.. Still testing this theory tho lol
@BermudaCower,
Oh and to answer the question "why?"... Idk.. Lol.. Just to see if it can be done.. It actually saves alot of nutes.. i think at least.. I can use 1L bottle of nutes/water in 2 or 3 days in veg and 1L in 1 or 2 days in flower.. It was just 12/12 from seed so I figured she didnt need much room for her roots.. She filled the cup up pretty nicely tho!
@Pizzarolls,
Thanks growmie! I told you! You gettin pumped got me pumped! I think she senses it and is pumped, too!! LMFAO! Man.. Don't flower too early whatever you do lol.. I wish I wouldnt have done 12/12 from seed with this one now.. I need to be patient and stop poppin more beans while I'm waiting on one to finish lol but yes.. This girl is queen of DANK in my book so far!
@DoDrugs420,
I like to refrigerate the water for the last 2 or 3 weeks.. And only water RIGHT before lights out.. Helps the colors come out even when its hot asf and cant get the temps down for shit.. Just giving cold water before lights out seems to do the trick too.. Kind of a hassle to rememebr ypu only have 15 mins to get it ready if you haven't already.. But other than that.. That's my go-to instead of putting a shitload of ice cubes on the medium and then have to worry about pH and runoff and whatnot.. Was alot easier since this was a cup grow too.. But yes she was some DANK!
@Ferenc,
Thanks gorwmie! This is my first time with ETHOS.. And will not be the last! I can't wait to grow one of these in a gallon fabric pot! Once I'm finished with my current grows I'm gonna do a 3 - 4 plant grow once I get my new tent and light setup.. This one will be 1 of the 3 or 4 plants for sure! Such amazing genetics!
@SommerVirelli,
Thanks growmie!.. Yeah, I know how important the airflow is.. And she is producing some dense nugs so she is gonna need some good airflow for sure.. Thanks again growmie! ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐คค๐คค๐คค mmm she is gonna be so tasty!!! The smell is so incredibly insane!!!!
@SommerVirelli,
I have NEVER smelled cannabis like this!!! I can't imagine what other magical things she will do from now until harvest! Such a bad ass strain.. I've got to check out more ETHOS for sure!
@Pizzarolls,
Thanks Pizzarolls! Lol.. Damn, now I legit want some pizza rolls. I'm in love with this strain here.. First time with ETHOS.. and for sure will not be the last!
@SommerVirelli, I was thinking the same thing.. She's stretching now. I'm still probably not gonna start counting flowering weeks till next week tho mostly cuz I'd rather harvest a little later than too early.. I'm still trying to find my sweet spot when it comes to harvesting time frames lol. Thanks growmie!
Just coming back to this.. "Hey.. don't you wanna go down like some junkie cosmonaut?.. a million miles bellow their feet.. a million miles.. a million miles"... love that song... but it reminds me of my junkie days.. been clean almost 4 years thanks to cannabis ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฅ๐จ๐.. I let this cure for a really long time like 6 months if not a few longer.. and wow.. just as amazing as it was when she was first cured.. just an amazing strain all around.. taste.. high.. it made me a bit paranoid.. but I had just got back into cannabis.. wouldn't cause that for me these days.. it was still enjoyable af.. just an update while I jam to the song for a few rounds.. lol