SexBud and Ninja Turtles - DWC

Excited to get my next plants under way. These are feminized, so I won't get the headache of trying to sex them and gives me more room to work with (less plants). I wanted to grow a grapefruit cut for a while, so i picked sexbud, which is a C99 x White Grapefruit. Michelangelo is another plant from Irie genetics, Platinum Tangie x Blueberry Cookies. I also have Raphael (strawberry fields x blueberry cookies), but I will hold off on that until winter. 5/5 seeds popped (2/2 sexbud, 3/3 Michelangelo). I give them the same special treatment as all my other seeds... wet paper towel, ziploc bag, shoe box, then into my veg tent. I soaked my rock wool cubes in PH 5.7-6.0 water for about 4 hours with some drops of Grow, micro, and liquid karma (250 PPM solution). I moved the seeds to the rock wool cubes after they all popped ( 36-48 hours). My humidity is a little low (40-50%) but they seem to be doing ok. I added water to the reservoir today (225-250 PPM solution), but I still top fed to make sure the rock wool cubes don't dry out. My plan is to bring 2 or 3 plants to flower after a 3-5 week veg. Day 4 update - I removed 1 Michelangelo on Day 3 because it looked sad and there wasn't much root growth, especially compared to the other 2 Michelangelo's. The sexbud looks a little behind the Platinum tangie x Blueberry Cookies (Michelangelo), but they are looking better as the week goes on. Once the roots get out of the net cup they will turn happy 😀. I am feeding them about 300 PPM (EC .6) (PH 5.7-5.9) and will increase the PPMs at the end of the week (EC .8) when I put each strain into its' own 4 gallon cooler. Day 7 Update - The Grapefruit (Sexbud) looks a little pale.. it looks a little hungry. They will get their own reservoirs today or tomorrow. I am not going to update until the end of next week to update my diaries on Day 7 of each week, but I will try to remember to take some pics during the middle of the week. Strain info: Michelangelo - Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo Sexbud - C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://en.seedfinder.eu/strain-info/SexBud/Female_Seeds/ Thanks for stopping by 👊

I had the feed at EC .8 (PPM 400) and the sexbud looked a little pale, so I increase the nutrients to 450 and they seem to be doing better. The PH has been stable all week at 5.7-5.9 on both reservoirs. I might have had some root issues earlier in the week, but a res change, great white, and hydroguard took care of any problems. I am smoking the black dog and the good idea fairy keeps popping by. I am resisting the urge to put both Sexbud into the flower tent in a few days so I can start my next auto and give the Michelangelo some space. Until next week! Strain info: Michelangelo - Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo Sexbud - C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/ If you are bored check out the grow from your heart podcast at: http://iriegeneticscolorado.com

I topped at the beginning of the week. they responded well. I also treated them with Trifecta pest control as a preventative measure, getting their defenses up for the flower tent. They both have their tits up pointing to the light, they seem very happy. The Michelangelo is almost like a V. I thought maybe she is "praying for magnesium", so I added some epsom salts, but she looks pretty good overall, so I am not going to mess with the nutrients too much. I definitely have to start tying them down as soon as they hit the flower tent... I have a feeling this michelangelo (plat tangie x blueberry cookies) is going to get tall. They are just under a month old from start today. I will give each plant its' own cooler and I am moving them into the flower tent in the next couple of days. I am making room for my next couple plants that I started germinating last night. EC .9 (PPM 440-465) PH 5.7-5.9 Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo SexBud Genetics:C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/ Thanks for stopping by and grow happy! 🚀🚀

This is a mid-week update because they are heading into flower. My last reservoir change was 18 Aug, so about 2.5 weeks ago. I didn't use liquid karma and the roots look much whiter... all the humic acid and kelp make the roots darker. Today I did a reservoir change and set my EC to about 1 (500 PPM) and the PH is 6-6.2. She was at PH 5.9 450 PPM (EC .9) for the last few days. I really need to get in there this week and start to do some LST. I want to try and keep only 10 tops per plant. I am not happy with how I trained the golden goats, so I am going to be aggressive in my defoliation early flower and hopefully the plants will look much better than the goats. 🐐🐐 End of veg stats: 24 day veg + 7 germination = 31 days from seed 10" tall - both Thanks for stopping by and grow happy! 👊 Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo SexBud Genetics:C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/

When it rains it pours ☂️☂️. I mentioned in another journal my PPM meter broke. This TDS meter is giving me a lot higher readings than the other one (same EC calibration and same TDS pen brand).... so I have been checking the reservoirs a couple times a day to figure out how they are feeding. One of my next grows I am going to ditch the TDS meter completely and go strictly off feed schedule and how they look. Also it looks like my cal-mag went bad. I had a quart stored in a separate room and the cap broke, I must have done it and not noticed. The cal-mag was cloudy, but I still used it. Something seems off on my golden goats, so I will have to do changes on all my reservoirs. I am at about 80% of the feed schedule using the nutrient calculator from Remo's website minus the bloom booster. I don't plan to add that for another week or two and only about .15-.2 EC worth (25-50% feed schedule). My water is almost .2 EC (85-95 PPMs) so my target EC with cal-mag and epsom salts is .45-.55 (225-275 PPM). Sexbud: 11" tall EC 1.2 PH 5.9-6.1 I am doing a reservoir change on the sexbud to switch to bloom nutrients. Michelangelo: 11" tall EC 1.2 PH 5.8-6.1 The Michelangelo seems a little dark, so I may have to lower the feed. I will wait a couple more days before I swap to bloom nutrients. Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo SexBud Genetics:C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/ Thanks for stopping by!

F12 - Defoliation. After defoliation, I added a mix of great white, liquid karma (10ml), and hydroguard directly to the roots to help the plant deal with the stress of the defoliation. The liquid karma has tons of good stuff in it, including b vitamins and getting some bennies for the roots never hurts at this stage. F13- Treated with Trifecta Crop Control as preventative measure against pests and molds/mildews. I started to see a slight calcium deficiency on the sexbud, so I checked my PH pen and it was off by .3-.4. So for the last 5-10 days? my PH has been running lower than I like. Instead of 5.9-6.2 my PH was 5.6-5.9. I always get issues when I run my PH too low. Both plants are at EC 1.2 PH 6.0-6-2 now. Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo SexBud Genetics:C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/ Thanks for stopping by and grow happy!! 🚀🚀

I am updating this diary 2 days early so my whole flower tent is updated on Thursdays. So pics are from F19. Sexbud: EC 1.2 PH 5.8-6.2 17" Tall 20-23" from light She seems to be a little hungry (PPMs dropping by about 25 each day), so I increased the EC to 1.3 (PPM 650) today with a P/K booster and more bloom and micro. Sexbud looks really nice, she loves what I am feeding her and took well to the defoliation. Very thin leaves, easy plant so far 🙏. Michelangelo EC 1.2 PH 5.8-6.2 15" Tall 21-24" from light I added P/K booster, more bloom, and micro today to increase EC to 1.3. She isn't eating as much as the Sexbud, so it may be a slight overfeed.. I will find out in a couple days 😁. Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo SexBud Genetics:C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/ Thanks for stopping by and grow happy!! 🚀🚀🚀

These are at F26 today, both are being fed about EC 1.3-1.4. They are stretching nicely and filling out the tent well. I had a PH drop today to about 5.5-5.7 in each res, so I brought it back up to 5.9-6.0. An hour or two before lights out I will check them again and raise it more if needed. I don't like to raise the PH too much at once if possible, I try to reduce the shock and raise it in stages. I'm not sure if it helps, but it makes me feel better 😁. I plan to add some liquid karma today. Kelp, humic acid, and some b vitamins never hurt, especially at this stage. Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo SexBud Genetics:C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/ Thanks for stopping by and grow happy!! 🚀🚀🚀

These plants are starting to smell really nice, blueberries and fruit. The stretch seems to be about over and I am keeping the light around 20-22" from the canopy. Sexbud: 22" Tall EC 1.2-1.4. EC was set to 1.3 and rose to 1.4 over a few days. I added 2 gallons yesterday to bring EC down to 1.2. I will probably raise it back up to 1.3/1.4 after the next reservoir change. PH 5.9-6.1 - I had 1 PH drop to 5.7, but otherwise the PH has been stable Michelangelo: 19" Tall EC 1.2-1.3. I have been feeding this plant slightly less than the sexbud. PH 5.9-6.1 - Same as sexbud. Relatively stable with 1 PH drop to 5.7. Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo SexBud Genetics:C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/ Thanks for stopping by and grow happy!! 🚀🚀🚀

Both plants are being fed EC 1.3-1.4. PH has been relatively stable, 5.7-6.2. The Sexbud started showing some orange pistils and frost, beautiful plant. Thin fan leaves, nice fruity smell 👍. The Michelangelo is starting to bulk up nicely. A lot of the strain reviews say this is a very orange smelling strain, but I am smelling all blueberry so far. I am sure the terps will change as the plant matures, but I'm loving the blueberry smell. Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo SexBud Genetics:C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/ Thanks for stopping by and grow happy!! 🚀🚀🚀

Sexbud: 22" Tall EC .7 - A few days ago I dropped the EC from 1.3-1.4 to .7 with a res change. She is getting close to harvest and I wanted to reduce the cal-mag and micro. I also removed the bloom booster. 5ml/gal bloom, 2.5ml/gal micro, 2.5ml/gal cal-mag. PH 5.8-6.2. The sexbud looks like she is close. After doing some research, it seems most growers pull C99 cuts during week 8 (F49-56). The sexbud looks like it can swell a little more, but I don't plan on letting it go passed day 60, probably going to harvest on F56. Beautiful colors are coming through and it has the tangy and sweet smell of a grapefruit. Lovely. Michelangelo: 20" Tall EC 1.2-1.3. 5.5ml/gal bloom, micro, 4ml/gal cal-mag, 3.75ml/gal astroflower, 1.5ml/gal hydroguard. PH 5.8-6.1 Still has 3-4 weeks to go. Starting to swell now. Last week I mentioned a very strong blueberry smell. Now she is starting to develop some orange smells as well. More of a sweet orange than a tangy, sour orange smell... if that makes sense haha. Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo SexBud Genetics:C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/ Thanks for stopping by and grow happy!! 🚀🚀🚀

Sexbud: Just like me, it seems like this sexbud is a fast finisher.. 😲. Harvested (F55). She is getting some nice colors and I saw some amber trichomes a couple days ago. I don't want too much amber on a C99 cultivar. 22" Tall EC .6-.7 - Kept the feed around 275-350 PPMs for the last 8-10 days. I started my flush yesterday (F53). As long as I cut down my cal-mag, micro, and remove the bloom booster the last 7-10 days, I have found a 24-36 hour flush is more than enough to burn white during and after the dry. Plus it keeps the plant fed during the final swell. Michelangelo: 20" Tall EC 1.2-1.3. 5.5ml/gal bloom, micro, 4ml/gal cal-mag, 3.75ml/gal astroflower, 1.5ml/gal hydroguard. PH 5.8-6.1 Still has 2-3 weeks to go, Chunky nugs. The smell off this plant is wild. It is straight orange peel and rind. Not sweet oranges, not grapefruit, the blueberry has seemed to vanish, but distinctly orange peels and it lingers on your fingers (lol at the rhyme) for a long time. If I have time later today, I hope to get some macro shots to add! Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo SexBud Genetics:C99 x White Grapefruit Indoor: 7-9 weeks Flavor: Extremely fruity smell and a delicate and intense taste of tropical fruit Effect: A stimulating, creative and energetic high. A social high https://www.femaleseeds.nl/shop/sexbud/ Thanks for stopping by and grow happy!! 🚀🚀🚀

Not a good headline to see this morning: Configuration snafu exposes passwords for two million marijuana growers https://www.zdnet.com/article/configuration-snafu-exposes-passwords-for-two-million-marijuana-growers/?ftag=TREc64629f&bhid=22794125295308979481046407004546&mid=13152087&cid=716676579 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cannabis-growing-community-site-exposes-34-million-user-diachenko/ Looks like grow diaries failed to secure our information and they didn't even let anyone know about it. This is my last grow on this site. Thanks for following along guys! I harvested the Sexbud last week and she is still drying. I took a couple samples and so far 👍👍. Michelangelo should be done by F70. I saw some amber trichomes a couple days ago. I lowered the feed on F59 to EC .9 to reduce the cal-mag, micros, and remove the P/K booster. Tent is filled with the smell of oranges. Strain Info: MICHELANGELO (Platinum Tangie X Blueberry Cookies) Flavors and Aromas: Blueberries, Oranges, Tangerines, Skittles, Orange Julius, Cantaloupe Effects: Energized, Happy, Euphoric Flowering Time: 56-63 Days http://iriegeneticscolorado.com/michelangelo Until next week! 🍊🚀🍊🚀