Trifecta - Mimosa | Bling | Nepali Pink

Welcome home, girls!

Recovered from some earlier stress when I HST'd too early on one of them (Bling) and the other main trunk snapped on the Mimosa! Here's how they grew through the past 3 weeks

I HST'd two of them (Mimosa & The Bling) a little too early/much, resulting in some repair/recovery to the main trunk. After hardening and knuckling up, they progressed for the past few weeks. Recently though I did notice Powdery Mildew on the Mimosa plant. Quickly washed off spots and thought it was done and over with...wrong! Got worse and spread to The Bling. Napali Pink seems to be doing well, although it is a tropical Hawaiian strain, so good genetics for resistance. Not only did it spread to it's roommate, but also spread to the other tent that is in flower (see my 24K Gold Grow Diary)! I ended up spraying the Mimosa and Bling with a 60/40 milk/water solution. If that doesn't work, I will use a H2O2/water solution. Fingers crossed I can stay on top of this PM!

So all three are doing well. Still showing signs of PM, but ordered some potassium bicarbonate to treat and hope that will get rid of it. If not, will have to seek out an actual fungicide. PM also hit my other grow that's in flower!

Finishing final week before the flip to flower. All three ladies looking great. Swapped out taller legs for plant stand supporting Napali Pink (NPK, 13"), compared to The Bling (17") and Mimosa (15"). I pulled all smaller nodes starting at base and working up to 1/2/3 nodes, trying to maintain a tight node spacing for future bud development. Eliminated sucker branches. Released tension wire holding down NPK to get her to catch up with other two. I should have potted up, but plan to tomorrow (Day 2 of Week 1 Flower) to their finishing size of 7 gal fabric pots. Expecting some excellent root growth, resulting in hopefully bigger buds! Mimosa - she was the one to have first caught Powdery Mildew, having accidentally left her outside when I transplanted a few weeks ago. Sprayed her down well with potassium bicarbonate/veg oil/Dawn/water solution. Eliminated PM, but some leaves burned in process. Nevertheless, she bounced back well. She is also the tallest in the bunch at 18" tall. Napali Pink (NPK) - she was added in about a week after the other two; Hawaiian cultivar of Hindu Sun/Kauai Electric/Alaskan Thunderfuck; she is also the most hardiest and was the only plant to not get PM! Attribute that to her tropical roots, making her less susceptible to PM. She is the shortest at 13". Changed out the legs of the plant stand to accommodate and bring her up to same height as others. The Bling - this one surprised me big-time! I was ruling her out initially, after suffering some bad trauma (her main stalk was damaged), which caused her to grow 3-blade leaves! Weeks passed and she bounced back. She also contracted PM, but not as bad. A very lanky strain, with some weird node spacing. Trying to tighten up by defoliating to top node on all stems. She responded well and has since started to grow normally again, with 7-blade leaves.

Finished Week 1 of Flower and they are all looking beautiful and full! I once again, maximized my tent/lights! Really loving the HLGs. I just ordered the HLG 300L Bspec for my next veg grow, along with another 3x3 tent. Would have loved to make the jump to 4x4, but no space yet! Back to the plants. I had to do some HST to a few taller stems and they recovered well by the end of the week. Accidentally snapped off a top, but hoping to get more colas as a result. Health overall is good, saw a few patches of PM and quickly spot sprayed with Potassium Bicarbonate solution and no further issues. Also implemented Kyle Kushman's advice on snipping branch tips to form tighter nodes for the buds. Left a fair amount of leaves as suggested. So far, seeing great results and just started seeing more bud hairs. I also up-potted one more time to a 7-gal to finish and glad I did. The extra room for roots will prove beneficial in bud development, along with leaving some of the leaves on the stems as it progresses. CORRECTION! Since I started my profile and first grow diary, I was putting in total nutrient measurements for the WEEK rather than an individual feeding! Anyway, I realized it and made the corrections, starting now!

Finished week 2 of flower. I have been inspecting every single leaf for PM and have found a few spots, but quickly spot treated with solution. I have learned that PM is a SYSTEMIC disease and the spots on leaves are a symptom of an already infected plant. So the best thing I can do is keep the symptoms in check by spot spraying and its working! Only a few burned leaves as a result, but nothing like my first grow where it was widespread! Defoliated to thin out a bit and allow for better airflow. Light LST to a few of the taller stems to maintain an even canopy. Overall, I am happy with the way my 2nd indoor grow is progressing.

Finished Week 3 of Flower and watching it like a hawk for any hint of PM. Did have to spray occasionally on a few leaves, but total spots found were less than 10 for all three plants. I perform DAILY inspections, LEAF BY LEAF, ensuring I do not suffer the same fate I encountered on my first grow. Did some light LST'ng, but more really like pulling down slightly, any very tall stems. Removed remaining fan leaves that aren't on a node with an active bud site, mostly all bottom level leaves. All in all, some great bud growth. I can say The Bling is a very lanky and upright plant. I still have all the LST wires attached as there is still tension for it to grow straight up! Mimosa has the most bud sites and even growth. Napali Pink is also growing well. Has been unaffected by PM from early on through today. If you are looking for a hearty, PM-resistant plant, Napali Pink is it.

Finishing Week 5 of Flower with these ladies. Been a daily routine of mine to check for PM and spraying accordingly. All three plants have been fattening up nicely. Used dental floss to bunch together stems and fit better in the tent. I am definitely going to add another monkey fan or two and do my best to prevent it on the next run. Missed last week's update, so you will see the growth! Happy growing!

Finishing out week 5 of flower and continuing my daily treatment for PM. Using Athena Mildew Control, an organic reactive treatment spray that you can use on the entire plant up to harvest. Realizing PM is systemic and is like herpes...it never goes away! All you can do is spot treat on a daily basis, the outward symptom of PM, which is the white patches/spots. Treating primarily Mimosa, but also parts of the Bling as well. Napali Pink - As usual, is impervious to this type of PM and is thriving, with huge fat buds that still continue to get fatter and tighter by the day. They haven't even fully swollen up yet either. If the smoke is great, which I am sure it will be, this is a strain that I highly recommend growing. It has excellent branching structure with upward growth with very little help. Takes nutrients well and not too fussy or needy with any of variations of NPK or micros. I would say based on the looks of the buds and trichs, she will be a last to finish, but well worth the wait, as I have so. Many. Fat. Ass. Buds!! Mimosa - such an amazing daytime strain that I would loove to always keep on hand, as this strain is on of my All Time Favorites! However, with such prized buds and terp profile, she is vulnerable to PM. She has had it the worst, and always continue to spot treat it daily. She is gaining this cool hue of purple along the outer edges of the leaves, as well as what I thought was PM, but surprisingly turned out to be a shit ton of trichs! Buds are fattening up nicely and think she will be the 2nd to finish out of the bunch. If I could grow her again, I will, but will be sure and do a preventative treatment for PM during her entire life cycle. The Bling - she has been a trip growing, as she is very viney and lanky, but her branches firm up nice and strong. Practiced some Kushman Chiropractic on some of the stems with success. Had to spot spray, but not as bad as Mimosa's PM. Since I defoliated all leaves covering bud sites, along with huge fans, the buds have actually grown in height and girth! This one never ceases to amaze as she has come back from a bad HST. She is so heavy with trichs, it looks like it snowed on the buds. I am hoping to get a good yield but between the three ladies, she will come in last for that. Used bamboo stakes to secure all branches/bud heads; used zip tie and paracord to secure to bamboo. Now every single bud gets light! Also testing out a Diminishing Light Schedule and now down to 11 hrs of daylight this week. Will continue to reduce by 1/2 hr each week until I hit 9 hrs of daylight. I will hold at that. Otherwise, patiently waiting for harvest!

Mimosa is a very weak plant when it comes to diseases. You have to stay on top of signs of PM. I know for sure NOT to use H2O2 as that is what changed the pH and probably altered smell and taste. I am still in about 2 weeks into cure, so praying the smell and flavor returns! I also think this is a strain that should have gone deep into week 8 or even 9. I had high hopes, but my fault I pulled too early! :(

Overall, the Bling strain grew very weird initially, however, it did suffer some trauma and grew 3-point leaves for awhile. Resistance to PM was not good, but was able to keep it at bay until harvest time by daily spraying of Athena Mildew Control. I prefer to use this as I was using H2O2 and it burned leaves because of the pH change. My other harvested plant, Mimosa did not do as good from that spraying, but more on her in my other post. Getting back to Bling - I felt the buds thickened up nicely in the end, with hues of purple calyxes coming out as well as with some leaves. Smells wonderful and looking forward to smoking some after the cure. More to follow...

Wow, what an amazing strain to grow and harvest! She grew so well and never caught PM from her roommates the entire grow! Her buds were fucking thick and fat, as well as tall. Smells wonderful and HIGHLY RECOMMEND growing this strain...you will be greatly rewarded! She grows easy, trains easy for LST/HST, and produces dense thick buds. More to follow after the cure....stay tuned!