On to QS! Here be the Final couple weeks of Quick Sherbet compiled into one update. She had a wonderful finish and I look forward to sharing the harvest notes next. She's been sampled and I can already mark this as an easy 8/10๐. So! Here's Days 50 to Day 63 (The "Final" pictures were taken 2 days prior to chop. Only a couple are of her last day) The Deets:
The Good:
-Extremely unique girl and as the days went on nearly her end, she just continually surprised me and put on a great show.
-She is stinky, stinky, but I still can't put my whole finger on what's going on here. Deep pepper but weirdly sweet smelling? I don't know man, really need a cure and sample to figure this one out.
- She stacked very well in her end days. There was fox tailing but I see that is more of a genetic trait than and environmental issue (Heat/Light). She just kept pushing more and more new pistils even when it was clearly the end for her.
-The way she held herself was probably the best I've seen out of any of my plants so far. She was super tall and got some stoner bends so I figured she would just fall apart near the end. Instead she just shored up and put out the thickest laterals I've personally seen in my tents. I braced her and yoyo'd her for air and light penetration, but when I removed these to move her, she held very well. Swayed back and forth like a tall tree in the forest. Strong but still malleable.
-PHENOS!!!!!!!! Purples and blue hues! This is my favorite part about this specimen. She was beautiful and I took a lot of bud shots of her. Never had these colors come through on the bud before and was very pleased to pull new colors that I've never had before. I hope she knows I appreciate the show and probably does. I sat and stared at her more than any other. Didn't degrade, perpetually prayed... One very special girl.
The 'Meh':
-There was no Meh's with this girl really, just a little too warm and the seeding issue that led to some paranoia. When I checked this girl for any signs of seeding I didn't find any. It was a huge releif, but her and the remaining two were heavily observed. Took more maintenance and time to ensure they weren't on their way out. A pain, but worth it.
Notes of the Week:
-Feeding numbers above for feeding were the last administered, about 8-9 days before her final day. This goes for all 4 girls.
-Glookies is under observation but seems okay. Gelato seeding seems to be isolated and no one else is showing new signs of seed development. Chops are still scheduled the same, but Glookies will be run down faster to avoid any further issues and chopped before MS now.
-Project #5 is already underway and doing pretty well. Trying new things again so there's speed bumps, but will hopefully get through it like I have before. Time will tell. Gotta pull back on the new methods again though. Too many new things at once.
-It's been about -30 to -40 degrees for two-ish weeks and RH is a stupid 10-15%. Wreaking havoc on the girls and I'm struggling to keep things in balance. This is part of why I'm struggling and the girls aren't 100%. Supposed to warm up soon but the weather man keeps frigging lying to us! Tell us the truth Jerk!
Cheers! Imma go look at everyone else's plants now! See you in the comments section๐. Thanks all for stopping by and I genuinely hope you had a great week out there, that the projects are going well and that you're all happy and healthy. Much love to you all and happy trails๐โ
you are always welcome... and its necessary to show mistakes,, and in besat cast the solutioms... growing is like life... sunny days and some days with blizzard and troubles
But thats the way we learn....
and there is enough to learn loool
@JinksyGrows,yes you can..........hydrofarm is $168 and its good enough.........considering that you just bought osram leds..........your electric bill will return your investment
@grzesiekkuzniak, LOL! Yep! I would love one but can't afford one. Hoping in the near future, as I keep testing systems, I can get my hands on an actual PAR meter and stop screwing around with ballpark conversions๐ . For now I'm hoping to find someone local that I could just borrow one from here and there, lol. Soon!
Watering is really the hardest Part to do it right ....... for me it is like that........
Your Girls really love your Handling, thats easy to see
Kep it up... be a proud canadian and always pop some Seeds
@Mrs_Larimar, Besides seedlings I feel I'm getting better at watering! Now just gotta stop stunting the babies, hahaha. Happy to be Canadian and will keep poppin' and spreading the good word๐.
@Mrs_Larimar, She's NUTS! She will be moved to her own unit now๐. No matter how many bends I put in and light I put on her, she's just growing out of control!! It's awesome to see and I can also see I will have to up my EC to provide... I'm legit excited๐
@TheUk420Show, Thanks man ๐ช. Really happy to have this beast. And thankfully no, this isn't the lamp from the contest. Happy to say that system is loooong gone now, hahaha๐ ๐.
Cheers and Merry Christmas ๐๐
@JinksyGrows, I'm doing supercrop on my plants when they stretch like this and they always stretch like this. but supercropped branches keep elevating :))
@HighRoller909, Holy crap man, too real with this one girl๐ฌ. She's under her own special lamp now in a tent by herself ๐ ๐ . Gotta do what we gotta do. That or super crop. Hahaha.
@Polaskis, Put em' up! Both the Exotics love their lights man. Persistent prayers. Only now have they stopped a bit due to bud mass pushing them down, but that doesn't stop them from trying๐๐
@SuggaShane, No doubt man๐ . Got nothing against the SF series, I really do love them, but this here is some crazy ass tech and is mostly sold/used in commercial LP's๐. Really gotta watch her intensity, especially with UVA. This lamp is actually for a 5x5 too, so there's definitely wasted potential. Probably could have done with the FM6, 480W, but this one allows me to expand without buying more systems๐. I talk to much today... Thanks man! Cheers, lol!
@Mrs_Larimar, Hahaha, you're totally right. Maybe take out the Mehs for a bit too. Nothing bad going on at all๐. I'll take the compliment !!๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ. You know me too well, I think, hahaha.
@SommerVirelli, Thanks man! Literally came in yesterday and I'm running the initial tests before hanging. Holy crap balls it's blinding๐ ๐ ๐ . Can't wait to grow bigger now man. This lamp will be in a 4x4 but does fully cover 5x5 for veg and bloom๐ . I have a dimmer, no worries, hahaha.