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@GrimbolTheDruid
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*If anyone read through my GDP diary, this is going to be mostly the same stuff.
So, sad day friends. I got spider mites and had to throw all my plants out. This is what I think happened:
About 2-3 weeks ago I noticed some freckling on the lower leaves. I looked at it and thought it might be a cal/mag issue so I added cal/mag that week and went about my business. I saw it about a week later and it wasn't getting any better so I added more cal/mag. This continued for about 2-3 weeks until I finally took off a leaf and examined it under my microscope. I saw little bugs crawling everywhere and my stomach just dropped. My fiance did some quick research while I was panic ripping leaves off (see pictures) and she correctly diagnosed it as spider mites.
I debated with myself and my close friend and ultimately I decided to throw all the plants in my tent away. I know that there are a lot of people who will say that there are things I could have done to make it to harvest but what it came down to is the people I take care of and personal pride. I consider myself a caregiver and I give away product for free that I am not going to use to my family and close friends. I thought to myself "Would you smoke this?" and when my answer was "ehhh, I don't know", I thought about how it would feel giving it away and immediately made the decision to destroy them. I take an immense amount of pride in my product and this hobby and if I am not going to stand behind it I would rather just start over. I grow from my heart (shout out to the Grow From Your Heart Podcast!) to help people and make sure my family is not getting unsafe product from sketchy people. To spray pesticides in flower that may hurt people and have little bug carcasses in there just goes against that in every way and is just wrong in my opinion if you are giving it away to others. If you are the only one smoking it then it is one thing to take that risk but not with your patients. I want my medicine to help people, not create or exacerbate health issues.
It is also important to note that the mites had moved from my flower tent into my veg space and took over my auto berry as well. Damn things are crafty and fast.
So that is why I made the decision to destroy them all after 3+ months of res changes, pruning, and manifolding on a slow vegging strain. Feel free to chime in with your opinion but I do not regret my decision. I threw out my new clones, mother plant, and auto berry I had on my veg side as well. Shout out to all the other growers out there that do the right thing by their patients. Caregivers > Cash croppers.
For anyone curious, I removed everything from my tent and scrubbed it all with a 20% bleach/water solution. All equipment has been wiped down and stored in the garage away from any organic materials. I will give them until tomorrow (2 days) to air out and dry and then I will wipe it down again with bleach and wait another 2 days. Hopefully that will make sure everything is dead and will not come back next grow. That next grow should start in about a week.
It sucks but sometimes it happens and you gotta be ready for it. Lesson learned. Never bring outdoor plants into your indoor garden even if it is after just a day or two. A bunch of people on here and Reddit warned me and I did not listen. Now I have learned the hard way and it feels like when your parents "told you so" haha.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by along the way. Stay tuned for a new grow coming soon. It is going to be some cool new limited edition Mephisto Illuminautos. I am pretty excited.
Good luck out there and always grow from your heart folks.
-Grim
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@Nientjexo
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Hello there!
This is my first time trying to grow Fruit spirit.
I am beyond excited to try out this strain from RQS.
I have learned a lot from previous grows so I hope this girl will turn out beautifull.
Happy growing
Xo- Nientje
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@Hightable420
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Stopped with Ripen (should’ve switched to it earlier). Beginning flush with pH tested water for till harvest.
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@SonomaSungrown
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BOOMING.
Have had an unusual amount of thrips and noticed a few Katydid nymphs on Tuesday (7/22), so I hit everything with 1.5tsp Neem Oil and 1 tsp of Dr Brommers soap in a 1 qt sprayer.
I also decided to do my only planned dusting of Diatomaceous Earth.
Executed that on Wednesday, 7/23, and also top dressed with DE to attack larvae.
Thursday 7/24
Mixed up first batch of flowering top dressing.
I put it into a 55 gal garbage can and watered it to get the cooking process started.
Will only let it go for a week or so and then will top dress the girls.
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@TopNotchBud
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Very easy strain to grow. I grew the White Critical Express previous to this grow, I really liked it and wanted to try growing an Autoflower so I went for the Critical 2.0 and it was worth the grow.
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@Mazgoth
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We are close for 2 months,one
Month for harvest far,what do you think guys
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@growdoctordc
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Flowers emerged this week. Under the microscope we see trichomes just beginning to develop as dots on the leaves
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@Jd1971
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Cut down wet weight 721 g :))))))
Bottom half to do in a week or two:)))) will up date all in harvested week
first weigh in 165 g :))))
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@KeemBboomin
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Now that you are all caught up, we are in week three a flower. I just gave them a top dress feet of Gaia green just blown because I still have just a little bit up all purpose in there but other than that I look at them every morning, give a big smile and turn on their favorite Mosark album
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@SlimTee
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Just chopped last night. About 8oz wet weight. Did a good amount of wet trimming, will do a final manicure once it is dried. This grow has been an absolute blast - the girls were good to me and didn't give me much trouble. I am a man of variety, so I always try new things - so not sure if i will grow it again but if I had to, I wouldn't be mad at all :)
Smoked some scissor hash it is sure was tasty! and strong - got me feeling reallllllly nice.
Will update in a week or so when it is dried to report on the dry weight. And then some time after that I will report on the smoke once it cures :)
UPDATE POST HAND DRY: The plants hung for 6 days, and have now moved into the jars. Dry weight of exactly 2oz. 51g buds, 5g trim.
I had no idea that cannabis loses its smell a bit as it dries - so i got super worried at first, only to realize this is normal and the beautiful smell returned shortly. Will continue to update after curing for a taste/effect review.
UPDATE ~ 1.5 Weeks into cure: Looking back it think I did too much dry trimming. It had been cold at that time, and I was paranoid about mold. It dried quite quickly, and I might have been out a day too long. I was aiming to get them in jars and have it sit at about 60-65% humidity - but when they went into the jars it never went higher than 54% and kind of settled down at 48%. But the buds aren't crispy by any means, so maybe my humidity meter was off. They do seem a little too dry though - and the buds are definitely quite airy. My grow light is pretty small, so I'm not expecting super dense buds. From what I've read, I'm worried they might have over-dried past the point of "curing"? Or maybe I'm reading too much into this, idk. This is all a learning process and I'm enjoying it regardless. It was my first grow so I definitely have room for improvement within my current setup.
I couldn't wait to try it so I've been sampling throughout the curing process. The flavor and scent profiles are definitely changing, and for the better - but it doesn't have that same "dank" smell it had when she was a living plant. Not sure if that's normal, but probably just didn't have the best drying process. Obviously this early, I'm not expecting amazing taste and smell, so let's see how some more time does. I will say it gets me stoned, for sure haha. It's got a nice dark green, purple color too it with a decent amount of thichomes visible. Honestly, the smaller plant (#1) that I stunted early on has a better scent/taste already, versus #2 that looked so good. Not saying #2 is a bust at all either. It has this earthy, almost cheesy flavor profile. Interesting.
Back to the effect - it worked to the point where I feel laser-focused writing this update haha. It definitely has a hybrid effect, with a nice euphoric uplift, while helping me relax and ease tension.
I'll try to keep updating this as it cures!
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@Ferenc
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Day 72, 21st of November 2020:
Gorgeous, tall and strechy. Nice nice and nice. Straching has stopped finally and more work on buds. Amazing creation.
All good as it can be seen keep getting older haha.
Buds are on the way getting fat ;)
Fertilization is the same every 2nd day with the mix and the ratio above....
All LST has been removed as the plant remains the same so no need to keep her in "chains".
The lamp is on 11.30 min and off 12.30 min.
Last week was 15 min longer light cycle....
So every week 15 min shorter light cycle until the 5th week. So far -30 min. It switches on at 6 am and off at 17.30 pm.
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@EXZELENS
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D64: Well, as I mentioned in yesterday´s report, she has some kind of deficiency I cannot tell why, so I presume it is salt buildup - which I can see from outside the pot a little more than usual - from the heavy feeding. So in that regard I flushed her and watered until it runs with 6.2 pH water. Did a little defoliation for the last time, from now on she won´t be getting anymore training nor defoliation. I expected her to be a little bigger by now but at least the seems like a fast runner and will probably finish on the estimated time by RQS of 10-11 weeks.
D65: The deficiency don´t seem to have evolved. From day to night she developed some nice purple on the leaves!
D66: The defiency seems to have stopped and she has a lot of dying leaves, I think it´s natural and not related to the deficiency.
D69: She is getting ready.. the thricomes are looking overall about 60-70% cloudy with some clear and amber, some more days, maybe a week and she´s done.
D70: Well, last day of the week and unfortunately last day of the life of this beautiful girl. I guess she had 1 or 2 more weeks still but today I woke up and she had mold – Botrytis -. It was on the low buds, closer to the ground even tho I didn´t even water, but the problem I found out later what it was: 88% humidity during the night. Now, I trimmed her all and put to dry, which will be a problem since the humidity outside is 90% and it doesn´t stop raining in this time of the year.
Let´s see how things go... keep following for the harvest week and review in a few. Thank you very much for reading my diary. Peace ✌️
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@Ton_Trichomen
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day 6 in bloom, just defoliated again, din a 4 large leafs , just energy suckers, out with it! and everything continues to run according to my schedule, tomorrow they will get 1st. the full dosis of fertilizer by Hy Pro where I'm 100% more than satisfied with ...
Thats it ...
day 8 in bloom, defoliation and 1st full dose of nutes have the ladies survived well again, why do i defoliate in the stretch phase? so i interrupt the growth for at least 2-3 days 😉 today i'm going to put the lamp a few inches up again and that's it again.
day 10 in bloom, actually nothing to report first bloom stamps can be seen wait a little longer think 3 4 days ... 😉
Day 15 in bloom, clear flower formation can be seen, feed again today, defoliate a bit again in 3-4 days I think and continue to leave the ladies alone, i see no males, hermas, plagues or insects lucky me ...
this run is really going good so far
day 18 in bloom, today all the ladies are defoliated and checked again and can only say I am more than satisfied the ladies were a bit stretchy at the end, but I have enough room upstairs ... only the sky is the limit ?? wrong on da moon are footsteps🤣
day 20 in bloom, 1st i wish all of you a beautiful new years eve and a much better 2021 for all of us please stay healthy! So now to the ladies, they have recovered very well from defoliation, today they get food again and then I leave them in peace again, the day before yesterday my ph and ec / ppm measured from my drain everything was perfect ph was 6.2 ec 0.4 = 200ppm on my run off thanks to my bro Daan Buds who reminded me to do this ... that's it see ya back in a few days and again all of you a blast full of party and much more fun a better 21!
Soil:
Atami light mix & Plagron Grow Mix mixed!
Temp: 25,5 °C
Lights: 12/12
Humidity: 54 %
Ph : 6.0
Water: 1l 23°C
CO²: No Mercy Tabs
Tds/ppm: ec 1.2 = ppm 600
Nutes by Hy-Pro Fertilizers ml on 1 liter...
HyPro : Spraymix 00ml by 1L.
HyPro : Terra vegi & bloom 2.5ml by 1L.
HyPro : Rootstimulator 5ml by 1L.
HyPro : Generator 0.16ml by 1L.
HyPro : Epic Bloom 00 ml by 1L.
Light distance: 24 inch=61cm dimmed to 60%= 600par
1x MarsHydro TS 3000
Air Van: 800m³ Prima Klima on 20%
AKF : 800m³ can lite
4x 140mm controled Be Quiet pc vans
3 l water cooling airco Diamant...
3.3l humidifier
1.8l dehumidifier
Humidity control:
Inkbird IHC-200
Temp control cooler/heater:
Inkbird ITC-308
My grow room is variable in size
120cmx120cm² Custom Grow space for sog 150cmx150cm for scrog
S.O.G. Sea of Green
Thx to Original Sensible Seeds, HyPro Fertilizers, BTB Grow Supplies, Mars Hydro as our exclusive sponsor of our group The High Community
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@Jays_Not_Here_Man
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A great week for the girls, an explosion of flower growth.
They are not the largest Autoflower’s, but they are robust. The main cola is about 9 inches, with tight bud spacing and stacking. The satellite buds are also nice size with some good density. These girls have not shown any issues with the cronk nutrient/dosage that has been given, while some of the others have been more finicky.
They are feeling greasy, and have a some good terps starting as I open the tent. RH has been kept between 55-58 % while temps have gotten as high as 81, but typically hover around 78 degrees. They are getting close to a gallon of water at feed time, which is about every 4 days. I’m happy with these girls so far as there are a several weeks left in their cycle. Happy Gardening 🇨🇦👊❤️
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@LockDownGrow
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So where off !
Well these seedlings have got off too a great start , I did not pop the seeds into water for the first 24 hours this time , I just placed into a peat pod and within 3 days they broke the soil , so about the same time too germinate than both methods , I started them off at 200 watts of my 600watt dual spectrum bulb
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@Luv2Grow
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All I can say is this girl pretty much took care of herself. Had no real issues till the end when she started foxtailing. I did the best I could to try and lower the temps but it was hot here for a couple weeks. I had read that PE likes it a bit cooler so will definitely grow this girl again but will probably wait until winter where I can control the temps a bit easier. All in all she still provided 345 grams of pretty solid buds. A little bit of fluffy stuff but most were pretty solid.
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@Nvchods3
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se realizo una 2da poda apical a una de las plants la otra solo quedara con la poda apical inicial y se transplanto a maceteros de 11lts.
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@Benzels
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Whats Up from Down Under growmies?!! Another update- And its been a week thats for sure. I noticed a few spots of bud rot on some of the Zkittlez main colas- after that rain last week- so being week 7 in flower heading on into week 8, I decided to chop the affected buds and a few around them. After sniping out the mold, its hung up drying now. After speed drying a few nugs to see, it was obvious she wants a week more to put on a bit more weight, she dries out to weight next to nothing but damm is she clean as a whistle!! Very fresh and sweet smell, and taste with a racy head high thats on the short lived side. That also suggests she needs at least a week more if not 10 days. But what can ya do? Its a few Oz easy if it kept its weight. Quite enjoying the smoke though so cant complain.
Id be annoyed if it was for sale as it weighs next to nothing, but its not. I ran it super light on nutes the whole way, and prob stopped bloom nutes a week too soon looking back, so light weight is to be expected in early bud. A dose of humiboosta this week was given to help release any remaining nutes in the soil and give the plant a boost in carb production for its last week or so.
Hash plant is looking good considering its issues, its fought off mold on its own it seems, I snipped off a few buds that had issues, but all in all its doing well for a runt I fed even less than the others. Colas are looking very fox tailed but also filling in quite well despite that, will be interesting to see what the final buds look like. Gave a final dose of light Bloom nutes and Humaboosta for her last two weeks or so.
Project Sour lemon D got a heavy dose of bloom nutes as she basically wasnt fed until I saw the buds were actually buds and not bananas. So second proper feeding since she started flower a few weeks back.
And decided to do this weeks diary in the Twilight light, as I noticed the Zkittlez had a Visitor that was settling in for the night to do some hunting, so added a few pics and a vid of him/her also. Enjoy!!
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Greetings, fellow cultivators! Week 6 has brought us to a pivotal moment in our Anesia adventure as we witness our green beauties reach new heights of vitality and vigor. Join me as we delve into the latest developments in our thriving veg garden!
Our Anesia girls continue to impress with their robust growth and lush foliage, each plant a testament to the care and dedication poured into their cultivation. From the graceful Future#1 to the energetic Zoomiez, it's a sight to behold and a joy to witness their journey towards maturity.
But the excitement doesn't end there! As we enter the final stretch of veg, anticipation is building for the transition to flower and the promise of bountiful blooms to come. With each passing day, our plants grow stronger and more resilient, ready to face the challenges of the flowering phase head-on.
And speaking of excitement, I'm thrilled to announce that Episode 1 of "Welcome to the Green Oasis" is now available on YouTube! Join me as we embark on this journey of growth and discovery, exploring the wonders of our green sanctuary and celebrating the beauty of nature in all its glory.
So be sure to check out the link in my bio and join us on this epic adventure. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more green goodness, and stay tuned for the next chapter in our Anesia saga. Until then, happy growing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l_e2Jc2Q0E Welcome to the Green Oasis: Episode 1 - Tent Transformation! Direct link with full explanation of whats happening as the video is to big file to upload here
Genetics Red Banana Pudding = RBP
Apricot Oreoz = AO
Zoomiez = Z
Future#1 = F
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Plant nutrition - Aptus Holland - https://aptus-holland.com
LED Photons - Future of Grow - https://www.thefuturofgrow.com/
Controls - Trol Master - https://www.trolmaster.eu/
Watering - Autopot - https://autopot.co.uk/
Tent - Mars Hydro - https://marshydro.eu/
Love and attention - Me, myself and i
As always thank you all for stopping by, for the love and for it all , this journey of mine wold just not be the same without you guys, the love and support is very much appreciated and i fell honored and blessed with you all in my life, With true love comes happiness. Always believe in your self and always do things expecting nothing and with an open heart , be a giver and the universe will give back to you in ways you could not even imagine so
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