Kaya666

Resilience: Extremely good. Took transplanting like an absolute champ & survived a day and a half with a heavy black 40-gallon trashbag over her head. No herming or rampant leaf yellowing like the last 2 times. She reacted worse to plain water than any of my weirdo feedings but ultimately seemed very hardy & resistant. // Final Height: 33 inches. // Notes for Next Time: I'd only do a couple things differently in the future: 1.) Extend nitrogen feeding through pre-flowering and/or start it a little earlier during veg to prevent yellowing leaves & the need for more N later in flowering. Felt like I gave N a little bit late, delaying flower bulking & reducing overall aroma/trichomes. But it had to be done to stop the yellowing leaves. I'd assumed the soil that causes "nitrogen burn" (lol) in cannabis plants would supply all her N needs. I was wrong. // 2.) Avoid defoliating (which I didn't do this time anyway) so plant would have enough extra leaves to lose safely if they start yellowing/dying. Trimming a couple scraggly fans as needed is fine for me but not taking a shit-ton at once as a training technique. // 3.) That said, I would train her somehow (LST, etc) to keep height down, as a 33" plant was NOT practical at certain times. Ideally, I'd like to find an LED grow bulb (not a board) and maybe experiment with some nutes. I'd want a bulb that screws into my splitter and/or current fixture, otherwise I wouldn't even fuck with LEDs & would just add 1-2 more CFLs for the sake of convenience & saving $$$. Stick with what ya know. // I'd absolutely use the Miracle Gro soil again before some specialty brand like Black Gold (used for previous 2 grows) or Fox Farms and would transplant her again if not feeding bottle nutes. My rationale for that was: more/new soil = more nutrients after using up everything in the Solo cup. I would use the pH strips liberally again, as I suspect that's where I fucked up with my past grows re: the yellowing (nute lockout). // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HARVEST Cut the top cola down in 3 separate rounds 12 hours apart. There were 3 "pieces" of that, then I left the bottom of the plant to continue growing, which it did until the Friday after next (the 14th, aka 2 weeks later). I wet-trimmed because it's highly humid here and I don't want mold. The rest of the plant was harvested 14 days later & also wet-trimmed. // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DRYING Hybrid refrigerator ("Lotus" dry) + regular hanging in closet: I didn't buy a special fridge for this purpose nor was mine spotless, but it was mostly devoid of food & smelled decent. Lots of baking soda in bowls & sprinkled around to reduce moisture & absorb bad smells. The bud box went on a bottom shelf & was kept shut by the shelf directly above it, and when I took it out it was open in my dark closet with 2 fans moving air. // I started by hanging the buds in my closet for the first 12 hours after harvest to give them a jumpstart on drying, then hung them in the box by taping the stems to pipecleaners. I took the box of buds out for 15 mins twice daily at first, then reduced it down to 10 minutes once daily. I did this because there's no real air circulation in the closed fridge. But they were drying EXTREMELY slow so on Day 10 I started an 18/6 schedule: 18 hours in the fridge and 6 out while lights were off for my remaining plant. I wiped the inside & outside of the cardboard box with isopropyl alcohol & peroxide multiple times to help prevent fungal growth/bacteria. So they were mostly fridge-dried (80%) but also closet dried some too. // I'd also use this drying method again because it just makes sense. The fridge gets both darker & colder than I can make my living space. Buds lost all smell almost instantly after going in the fridge but were full of pungent fruity terps when broken up & smoked. And they retained nearly all their original vibrant color! They DEF kept more of the good stuff than my previous closet dried buds. // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CURING Buds were cured in sealed glass Mason jars at room temperature & stored in a dark cubby. I opened them to "burp" for 30 minutes 2x a day in Week 1 and am going to reduce that to 1x per day in Week 2, then 20 minutes daily in Week 3 and beyond. // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FINAL YIELD: Unknown at the moment as the bottom half of the plant is still drying, but the top half weighed more than either of my previous harvests at 5.6 grams. Will update!

*Standout Traits: Thick middle cola, downward clawing leaves. *Positives: Rapidly-growing fat buds, fast maturation, short & stocky, amazing tart/fruity smell. *Negatives: Asymmetry, prone to yellowing & leaf trouble (spots, burns), sensitive to underwatering, small yield. IPCBD appears to take on many different heights & shapes depending on grow conditions & phenotype. I went into this expecting a taller & more robust plant since I was growing in a regular sized pot as opposed to a Solo cup. Was a bit surprised she stayed so short & stocky, though this wasn't a bad thing since stealth was important. However, I was somewhat bothered by other weaknesses in the form of orange leaf spots, crispy tips & leaves that yellowed rapidly in Week 7. She also exhibited some major asymmetry--the left branch grew much bigger & farther out from the main stem than the right & several buds were smaller on one side despite frequent rotation to ensure equal illumination. She was actually *more* finicky than my Solo cup plant and yielded a mere 0.3g more in dry weight, which was disappointing. Despite the cheap-o grow setup I expected an increased yield due to the larger container if nothing else...more room for the roots to stretch out. That said, I'm pleased with the overall quality considering the conditions I was working with. Once the budlets formed they exploded quickly & never slowed. She responded well to ponytailing & leaf-tucking and bounced back from stem-pinching even when I accidentally perforated her stem. I also appreciate the short grow time very much. Would gladly grow this strain again if I had the seeds. Overall, IPCBD is a sensitive plant that likes frequent feeding in flower but will reward growers with a thick main cola even under less than ideal conditions. She finished in 75 days under weak CFLs & created quite a stink for such a small girl. She would make a great addition to any grow room, even if it's just to fill a small corner of your tent.

This strain is incredibly hardy & resistant to less than favorable conditions. I grew it in an 18-oz Solo cup under 2 CFL bulbs with 20 watts of blurple LED as side lighting. No grow tent or box. No light timer. No bottled nutrients or fertilizers. And I still got an incredibly sticky, healthy (if small) plant out of the experiment. She never stank too strongly, which was great for stealth purposes. No bud rot, mildew or pests despite living in a humid & bug-infested climate. Total cost of grow equipment (including seeds): $68.71. Sour Diesel Auto is a great choice for first-time growers who lack the money/space/experience to grow difficult strains at a professional level. I'm sure the results would've been even better if conditions had been optimal, but she was kept small on purpose for stealth reasons. This is the first cannabis plant I've ever grown to completion & it was a great strain choice.