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Pineapple Upside Down Cake (1st Indoor)
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Indoor
Room Type
Main-Lining
weeks 1-8
Defoliation
weeks 2-11
LST
weeks 5-8
HST
weeks 5-8
Topping
weeks 5-8
100%
Soil
Grow medium
Strain
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Growing it
Easy
Resistance
Neutral
This was my first indoor grow and my first time starting from seed. Although these were feminizes seeds from a respected breeder, the plant hermed on me during weeks 3-4 of flower. I was diligent in picking off seeds as I saw them, but at that point I was pretty down and out. I checked to make sure it wasn’t light leaks that caused it to herm, so at this point all I can think is the stress of mainlining/manifolding is too much for this strain. Also just a heads up, anything based on Trainwreck has a higher propensity to turn herm but I didn’t know that until it was too late. If I grew this strain again I would only top a few times and would go light on nutes, as she still had some fairly dark green foliage even after 66 days in flower (usually finishes 45-63 days according to HSC).
The Outcome
Week 29
Harvest
What's on the scales?
70.8737
gram
ounce
Bud dry weight
What's on the scales?
297.6697
gram
ounce
Bud wet weight
Harvested
1
Number of plants harvested
Grow Room
1.2954
m²
ft²
Grow Room size
0.47
g / watt
54.71
g / m²
70.87
g / plant
0.77
plant / m²
115.79
watt / m²
Photos & Videos
Tastes like
Cream
Sweet
Tropical
Feels like
45% Sativa 55% Indica
Positive effects
Creative
Giggly
Uplifted
Negative effects
Dry mouth
Reviews. Nutrient
For a majority of this grow, only recharge and water were used in tandem with a living soil recipe. Recharge contains a ton of great beneficial microbes along with being a good source of food for microbes (molasses) and some great amendments such as humic acid. However, I found half way through my grow there are specific microbes/fungi that can be used to help with specific parts of the grow cycle so going forward I will mostly use recharge just as microbe food/for AACTs and rely on OG Biowar for the actual microbes/fungi.
Recharge
This stuff is legit. I don’t know why, but it makes a huge difference in terp and trich production. Great soil conditioner if running a living soil grow.
This stuff is essential. Didn’t learn about it until week 5 of this grow so I only got to use it a few times, but the plants seemed to react well to these microbes. Along with OG Biowar Root and Nute pack (fungi/microbe blend focused on N fixing) mammoth P provides the P fixing microbes which really help make P available during flower for living soil grows. Be careful not to overdo it on the mammoth P later on, as your buds can start to foxtail if it’s used too late in flower.
Reviews. Lamp
This was my first indoor grow and first light ever. Ease of use/setup was convenient, but it’s obvious there’s a quality issue compared to other QB lights. This light ran very very hot (83-85F @ 100% in flower) compared to other QB LEDs I’ve seen. After this harvest I invested in a HLG 135 Rspec that I will be using for flower, And will use the ts1000 as a veg light. This will help to keep the temps in check during flower and minimize temp/humidity swings.
Reviews. Tent
Excellent quality tent. Heavy duty zipper never broke when the zipper on more expensive tents I owned broke in the first few weeks
I pretty much summed up everything above. I don’t plan on growing this strain again (or any HSC seeds for that matter) due to the high herm rates I and others I’ve talked to have experienced. Someone even said that all 5 seeds they popped up of this strain hermed on them, which is just unacceptable when buying seeds at this price point. I expected better from a respected breeder but will stick to tried and true strains from other breeders from now on. Very happy with GrowDiaries and will continue to log my future grows here
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Ferenccommentedweek 74 years ago
HAPPY91commentedweek 284 years ago
Looking great. Keep up the amazing progress. I hope for strong happy and healthy grows. Good luck stay safe happy growing cheers!!!!!
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MrJonescommentedweek 294 years ago
💯👍"TGIF" Way to rock out this run, Have a Great Weekend!👍💯
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MrJonescommentedweek 84 years ago
👍Rock On! What Can You Say Your Grow Looks Great!👍
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DoDrugs420commentedweek 293 years ago
Pineapple Upside Down Cake is exactly what my momma would've wanted me to have.
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DookieNugGeneticscommentedweek 294 years ago
Interesting about the train wreck
I have some pineapple upside down cakes in flower and had to move one out side due to herm
Topped only once
Other 2 are still good so far.
Awesome grow man 👍👍
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MrJonescommentedweek 294 years ago
💯👍Great Looking Harvest and Diray Keep Up The Great Farming!👍💯
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