Summary - The theme of this week is “1-2 days away”… Improved airflow through center of plants - a bit late, but oh well. Glad to see these are closer to 8 weeks than 9 with excellent late progression. 90 days at end of this week, and I can shave at least 7-10 days off the vegetative period - excludes cloning time - irrelevant / zero space / overlaps easily, if needed. ~12 weeks and a bit bigger than an average autoflower. Think i can push 75-100g per 15"x15" plant depending on resulting density of nugs.
Awesome plants -- Super healthy, super easy to grow, vigorous, consistent genetics from 4 different seeds. The physical differences in my 4 can easily be attributed to different intensity of light and its impact on internodal spacing. Simply put, i torched 2 of them while still fine-tuning usage of newer lights.
Daily Notes:
83 / 49 Days - Well, these have put on the jets. While #4 has the worst leaves, relatively speaking, it has the chunkiest buds. All of them look fairly similar, but #2 still looks ahead of others a tad. Since trichomes look the part, once the buds ripen a bit more, I’ll chop these down.
I like surprises, and the very fast, late development is great to see. Some areas trichomes are a bit sparse, other areas are densely populated. 56 days or less is within realm of possibility. I like the smell on these. Something different than what I have already. By the eye, consistency of each seed is incredible. The physical differences seen in the 4 I germinated are due to differences in light intensity. That’ll make it more difficult to discern which is the keeper, but not a bad thing, obviously. Shouldn’t impact taste or potency which are the two primary concerns. This can be paired with Gorilla Blue runs in future.
84 / 50 Days - At this point I can’t tell which is more developed than others. #2 still looks the happiest as judged by leaves. These need an irrigation after 4 days - same as last 3-4 times considering context of an early irrigation followed by a delayed irrigation - averages 4 days.
85 / 51 Days - Degradation continues, but still very isolated. A few tips look bad. Some yellowing in various locations of a couple isolated tip-in yellow. Some blotches. Even so, extremely happy with health of all 4 plants approaching 8 weeks into bloom. Proper runoff and a far superior substrate than before are clearly having a positive impact.
#2 is still the most robust. Back/left is starting to look the most developed - ahead of #2, but I can’t easily scope her. Seems a bit more ripe all of a sudden - when things retract a bit and look more nug-like. These will pair well with Gorilla Blue, if 53-56 day bloom period.
86 / 52 Days - Can see progression each morning. Ripening visually as the trichomes ripen. Most strains I’ve grown look ripe and take 10-14 days for the trichomes to finish. Think this will be ready as soon as it looks the part. PM Swear I see more glass today than yesterday. Pulled out front left to scope back left - similar. Looks equal or ahead of #2 at this point (front/right, others are labeled too).
87 / 53 Days - #2 doesn’t look the most robust anymore, yet still very strong. #4 is ugliest, but possibly the largest nugs. Back/left (think#4) and #2 look the most ripe. Trichomes show daily progression. Still more glass than I prefer. This will come down to taste test and potency as one would rationally conclude.
88 / 54 Days - Starting to see more blemishes in canopy, but very limited. Strongest canopy I’ve had in a bit. Glad to get back to normal with a good substrate. Got a good look at the back/left’s trichomes. Still needs time. #2 is a hair closer. Since there is no major difference in bloom periods, winner will be 100% about quality as usual. I don’t foresee more than a 1-2 day difference, which could be as much about a lack of rotation (start doing that, dummy) as about genetics.
Bent 2-3 shoots from center and weaved down below for better airflow. Raised bench gives a nice view of the undercarriage. Bent 1 branch that should have remained up top, but, meh. Before thise I’ve been bending each branch outward a bit. They hold up well to weight, otherwise. I’ve made them a little weak last week or more.
89 / 55 Days - Senescence… as strong as canopy is, it is showing cracks in the armor. Expected to water today, but they aren’t ready.
Been checking out a few Sweet Seeds grows as this is my first time running there strains and i have been very impressed during veg. Can see yours isnt letting you down either.
Further thoughts on timing -- Going to see what the trichomes look like tomorrow in the AM (same time of current pictures) before making final decision on topping.
Hi mate, why do you check the trichomes before topping.
@@NobodysBuds, I love watching the new diaries from seeds. I catch myself checking back waiting for the next update. Good luck! Mine will be a couple months as my tent is currently about to be switched to flower.
@@NobodysBuds, I have been looking at Earth Dust - it is a 2 component organic dry amendment check out the website - https://thegreensunshineco.com/product/earth-dust-all-natural-plant-nutrients/ I am with you, mixing nutrients is a pain!
Coco is overrated anyways. Was never a big fan of that hippy fad. Pro-mix HP w/m is where it’s at for soilless as far as I know. All that’s missing now is to ditch jack’s and go organic. I used to think I needed “soil” for that. Never looking back at chems again though still looking around me. I can’t say enough good things about Gaia Green personally. It was a game changer for me. None the less your plants are looking great regardless. Cheers 🍻
@@NobodysBuds,bro i hope it only a bit of the plant absolute stinker when all that hard work goes to waste. My mate recently ad same issue but thankfully it only affected one branch which was in corner
@@NobodysBuds, if i ever will go with autos - it will be @FastBuds first ;))
@SweetSeeds provided me with 3x strains, 4x each, will have nice run to valuate theirs beans ;)