Solo Cup 2020 - Nobody01

Smell - chocolatey now, but will be more flowery and fruity later. Taste - Earthy, spicy, woody Potency - Not one seed has been weak. This one looks as strong as the better ones i've germinated. A bit disappointed i did not clone it. Looks pretty for a purpel-ish bud. Smokes well. Not the tastiest in my opinion. I'm not a big fan of the earthy/woody taste. __________________________________________________________ Alright, I feel pretty good about this result. Never tried anything like this before. Surprised I only needed to water 1 - 1.25 times per day toward end. Shows how a simple setup can provide great results with good behaviour. I was religious about a 20% runoff each time I irrigated. Each time i irrigated i provided the Nutrient formula given by the PPM screenshot each week. Every single time with 20% runoff... No buildup, no problems ==> healthy plant all the way until the end. The formula is not perfect as there are blemishes, but i can make very small and precise adjustments, if it is grown again. Expecting well over 30 grams (10/26 This was a bad guess, 20-25g is a better guesstimate as they shrink up). The nugs once trimmed and pruned off larger branches essentially covered a 8.5x11 piece of papre as i carried it to the mesh rack. Some of the lowest nugs, while tight, are smaller than i wouldn normally keep. I'll toss those into the rosin bin at some point. The pictures mostly go in order of occurence. Pre-trimmed plant, trimming, removing nugs, and final product pictures and macros. Always a cup each week clearly photographed with "solo" written on the cup. Some new growth popped up, so i tried to determine harvest by older growth. There's a surprising amount of amber given how the stigmata are still long and extended. ____________________________________________________________________ Last of bloom notes: 91 / 61 Days - Looks nice.. 92 / 62 Days - Okay, crossing fingers this isn’t infected. Looks fine on outside. No oddly isolated yellow sugar leaf, etc.. but saw none of that on others. Fairly certain largest contributing factor was the size of the colas lately. Even with GP, the most impacted was the fatter / shorter colas. Mentioned it a week or two ago in that diary too… Not enough circulation in middle and I was late to correct it. 93 / 63 Days - Still looks great externally. Really need this ounce of weed, lol… I’m going to be low for 2-3 months. Scoped every single top bud and multiple lower buds -- no microscopic hairs, only trichomes. 94 / 64 Days - It should look the part by the last day. 95 / 65 Days - Top bits are ripe as judged by trichomes. I’d like to see more swelling. The leaves are dying, though. Senescence despite fertile substrate - nearing end. 96 / 66 Days - Plumping quickly. Will try a harvest based on looks this time. Trichomes on outermost portions may not represent the average of the whole very well. Anything older is bound to be more mature. PM -- new growth starting to spiral out a bit. So, I may chop tomorrow. Getting mixed signals on the scope. Seems hairy, but glistening in light. Drying notes 97 / 67 / 0 Days - Chopped, trimmed and drying for 4-7 days. 98 / 67 / 1 Days - SSDD 99 / 67 / 2 Days - SSDD 100 / 67 / 3 Days - Put the popcorn buds in 16oz jar. Filled it to the brim -- +1 of the smaller top colas. Let this sweat for the day and if too soft at night, I’ll toss back into mesh rack. Still waiting on the new 55% integra 2-way packs. (62% is recommended for storage of marijuana, FYI. What I am doing may not be best but relative to my context might be for me.. feeling it out) Opened midday. Didn’t sweat much, if at all; leaving them jarred. 101 / 67 / 4 Days - Emptied jar back into mesh. Felt soft this morning. Placed larger nugs into jar with a couple smaller bits -- akin to a humidi-pack. All jarred at 5pm. Should have 2-way packs in jars by tomorrow evening. PM - weighed 39.09 grams. It still has at least 10g to lose. 102 / 67 / 5 Days - down to 35g. Lost ~10% overnight. So, still losing weight at the ~20-25% rate. Let it sweat it out a bit and repeat process. 25 8g 2-way packs arriving today. I expect another 5-6g loss or more, unless they are denser than I think. It does not fully fill a mason jar, which is typically about 1 oz at ~80% full. I like being wrong... 55% packs came today. Was ~35grams before 2-way 55% humidity pack was placed into jar. At ~6pm, the contents weighed 37.16 grams. So, it was dry. It has gained weight because it was too dry. It might be a bit higher than 37 grams, but we are calling it a day. 37 grams... not too shabby.