Shes getting long enough that I can start LST training the branches. She is only getting daily hand watering but will migrate to supplemental RODI watering as well this week. I will continue hand watering as usual here is the plan for this week:
-Wednesday: 5ml of FoxFarm Grow Big mixed into 1 cup of Aquaponics drain water and 1 cup of worm tea hand watered with a turkey baster around the base of the plant
-Thursday: 1 tsp Azos mixed in with 1 cup of Aquaponics drain water and 1 cup of worm tea hand watered with a turkey baster around the base of the plant
-Friday: 21 tsp Mykos mixed in with 1 cup of Aquaponics drain water (fish poop!) and 1 cup of worm tea (made with black molasses, worm dirt, and RAW Kelp powder) Hand watered.
-Saturday: 2 tsp Aurora Uprising Grow sprinkled evenly around the top soil and 1 cups of worm tea hand watered
-Sunday through Wed: 1 cups of worm tea every day hand watered and RODI water from the automatic drip system
Training will continue as LST, HST, and light defoliation. Once I move it into the tent (should be this next week) I will start SCROG training and prep her for the 12/12 cycle.
Shes still stretching out, keeping her low to the ground though so its not mayhem in the tent later on. Topped the main cola at what looks like node 8. The branches are kind of thin and scraggly like my 24k clone had. I HST/pinch the skinny stems they start to thicken up so they can hold the buds later.
@Beangineer, I have great results too im fully switched to organics no more bottled nuts just sprouted seed and wormcasting/guano teas makes you feel a part of the process too its great way to grow!
@TechnoNinja, this is one of the first runs using Aurora Organic nutes in combination with my worm tea and other good stuff. I am pretty impressed with the results!
@Tweezer, thanks! I am planning on cross breeding this with a few other strains once it grows out. I hope it tastes similar to the Dutch Treat strain from Western cultured as that was what I was trying to find originally. I will hit one of the bud sites with some feminized pollen I made from the Catalina Winemixer strain from Green Point Seeds (from Colorado). Hoping to get a gnarly hybrid with some decent sour/lime flavors!
It is not uncommon to see the leaves start to change color, die and fall off plant as you stop with the regular feedings, just the plant draining of the stored foods, they are close, I tend to harvest when Trichomes are at 90% Cloudy and 5% Ambers but everyone is different, my wife prefers more Ambers, - they are looking great and should not be much time now!
@MrJones, hopefully I will start seeing some amber trichs soon. None yet even though there is a significant amount of foliage and sugar leaves are starting to die off.
@FlavourLover, definitely interested to see how our strains turn out. Looks like we are both doing indoor, soil grows with a few different components. The other similar strain I am excited to try now is Sour Ripper from Ripper Seeds that @biggreens420 graciously recommended. I wonder what some crossbreeding would do between this SD strain and the Sour Ripper!
Hey, congrats on harvest. Iโve run Sour D before, it can continue to throw off new white pistils for another few weeks While the older red ones receded and fall off. Is that what you mean by the bud going dark? Just trying to help, maybe invest in a magnifier to check Trichomes as those are more reliable indicator for harvest. Good luck with your next grow cheers