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Week 10: Post-Transplant Recovery, Storm Shielding & DP6 Explodes!
Growth Stage: Vegetative
Strains: Durban Poison (DP1 DP4 DP5 DP6)
🌿 Week Recap & Overview
What a massive and busy week for the Durban crew. We kicked things off with a major milestone over Mother's Day weekend, executing the big transplant project to move the main Durban Poison quartet into their massive, permanent 25-gallon containers. It required mixing up a mountain of soil and some serious muscle to get all that custom 50/50 potting and organic garden soil blend ready, but the squad knocked it out perfectly.
Just as the girls were settling into their new shoes, the High Plains threw a classic wrench in the gears with a heavy May storm. We immediately pivoted into full frost-protection protocol. Thanks to the custom DIY furniture dollies, we were able to keep those heavy 25-gallon stations mobile. We bundled them down with sheets, lined them with hot water bottles for ambient heat, and shielded them securely from the elements.
The strategy paid off beautifully. The plants survived the storm completely unscathed, showing incredible resilience.
📐 Growth & Development
The Comeback Queen (DP6): The absolute highlight of the week. DP6 has officially shed the "runt" title and undergone a massive growth spurt. She has charged right up to the front line and is now running as one of the true leaders of the pack!
DP5: Sitting strong and vibrant at 11 inches tall. Her canopy is lush, tight, and pushing out healthy, wide fan leaves with great node spacing.
The 25-Gallon Quartet (DP1 DP4 DP5 and DP6): Recovering beautifully from the transplant and weather stress. The root systems are already exploring their massive new footprint, and the main stalks are thickening up nicely.
🛠️ Garden Upgrades & Routine
Irrigation: The DIY dual-timer irrigation manifold is fully built and ready to rock. The custom-drilled hose rings are set up for individual zones, which is going to make dialing in moisture levels for those massive 25-gallon pots an absolute breeze.
Nutrients & IPM: Sticking to the organic regimen, utilizing FOOP organic nutrients, Veg/Sweetener formulas, and sea kelp tonics to help them bounce back from transplant shock and the cold snap. The African Marigold "security team" is strategically placed and on high alert to keep whiteflies and aphids away from the fresh new growth.
Update: every place of serenity needs a name. Welcome to "The Oasis Project"
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10/18, day 74
While only getting a tiny bit taller, the colas are bulking up, trichomes are developing, and the colors are amazing. She's so pretty! We're starting to take more stemmed leaves off in preparation for harvest, and they are ready to come off, with beautiful yellow fading. There are sooooo many reddish-orange hairs, and it seems most of the tops are being taken over by purples now.
10/21, day 77
Violet's leaves are turning brown and beginning to curl now. When looking at her trichomes, it seems there is not as much amber today as there was yesterday somehow. Every time we open the cabinet, it seems she has changed.
10/23 day 79
Violet has been exploding with trichomes the last couple of days, and I'm just like WOW!! Upon doing more research on trichomes and their development, I found an article that explains things so nicely
(Link: https://www.greencultured.co/cannabis-trichomes-overview/ )
In this article, I learned about the three different types of trichomes: bulbous, capitate sessile, and capitate stalked. The stalked being the tall pretty ones we like to see, which also contain the most resin. At a certain point, the short sessiles develop into the stalked, increasing from 30% to 80-90%. This is kind of far down the article in the section titled "Latest Cannabis Trichome Research." It also explains that the stalked trichomes contain 16 cells while sessile trichomes only contain 8, so the stalked trichome explosion Violet has been having is doubling her medicinal value. I believe that her increasingly strong smell is a sign that this is good information, so I encourage you to check it out. I do not know them, nor have any arrangements with them, I really did just find the article that helpful.
Oh, Violet, our time together is going to be over soon!!
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It’s been a strange week this week, few ups and downs, happy with the leaf development and general health of the girls but i think they might be lacking a bit of height and length between the nodes so I’ve been advised to not increase my wattage just yet and to increase the distance from light. I’ve also in the last couple of days moved them to the outer side of the tent, not like I’m lacking the space lol, in hope that this will encourage them to stretch up and out in search for more light; fingers crossed its a winning combo.
Still only feeding water when soils dried up.
Will deffo put a couple more plants in next time.
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Cut the plants down on the 24th of April, drying room levels are 72°F and around 60%RH, I'm currently on Day #14 of drying and the buds don't feel fully dry yet, the main tops feel crunchy and dry but the lower smaller buds are still quite moist and smell like chlorophyll, I think I may harvest the main tops so I don't overdry and leave the rest in the tent for another few days, either that or put the rest of the buds in a brown paper bag to finish drying. Finished dry trimming the plant ended up with 200 grams dry weight not including trim there's another 2 ounces of trim which if you want to include that would bring the total weight from this 250W LED to 256 grams. I'm super happy with the result of this especially for my first grow and from one autoflower, it can only get better from here on out. FYI Not sure why I can't edit the lights I used but the bloomgro 600W LED is PULLING AN ACTUAL 250W FROM THE WALL so the gram/watt should be .8g/W
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@Earthsower
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100 ml of phd water this week she is still progressing slowly but she may take to the leds so I will hold her the and see if she settles. She has short nodal spacing with five finger leaves. I will wait until the end of the month before I pinch her. She stands at about 15 cm from the soil!
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@Salokin
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Week went again very uneventful. The plant does what she is supposed to be doing (gaining weight) :). Still lots of new pistils appearing overnight, I am checking the Trichomes daily, however, everything remains milky, with only very little % of amber trichomes. Once amber colours start increasing I will start flushing.
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Hello growers day 50 in the garden things are going well she’s getting big still not a hint of purple 😩I swear I’m being had here all other one’s on here are dark purple and mine is bloody green 😂 what is going on? Until next week happy growing and be safe✌️🏻
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Hi liebe Community and Welcome Back! 💚
Nach der dritten Wachstumswochen entwickelt sich die Orange Bud solide. An den Blättern sind ein paar Macken feststellbar, jedoch nimmt das auf die Entwicklung aktuell keinen Einfluss.
Die neuen Blätter sehen sehr Gesund aus und insgesammt hat sich die Pflanze gut erholt.
Die Umgebungsgegebenheiten sind aktuell gut:
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🌞 Temp: 21
🌚 Temp: 18°C bis 19°C
💨 RH: 48%
VPD: 1,00 kPa
💡ppfd: 330 mpm
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Viele Grüße 👋
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Hey guys :-)
She is developing great.
This week was poured 2 times with 1 l each (nutrients see table above)
Otherwise, everything was cleaned and the lady sprayed with Fast Plant Spray.
Since there are still 2 weeks left until there is space in the bloom tent, the topping was made again 😃
have fun with the update and stay healthy 💚🙏🏻
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Water 💧 💧💧
Osmosis water mixed with normal water (24 hours stale that the chlorine evaporates) to 0.2 EC. Add Cal / Mag to 0.4 Ec Ph with Organic Ph - to 5.8 - 6.4
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The aroma of Gelato #41 is simply exceptional, to the point that it fills the entire room with its intense and captivating fragrance. Each cultivation only strengthens my admiration for this strain, which will definitely remain one of my favorites, both for its quality and the sensory experience it provides.
*** Gelato 41 has a sweet and creamy aroma, with notes of vanilla, berries, and a citrus touch. The flavor is smooth and creamy like a dessert, with lemon and mint on the exhale.
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Sep 21: fall is here with 12 h of darkness and red tinted sunlight both of which help with flowering. One problem with growing dope here is the UV light is weak this far North in the fall so for most people it’s better to just do autos outdoors and timing it so they ripen during the stronger summer sun and you’re done by the end of August. But if you want reliable big yields these fast flowering photoperiods are definitely the best choice.
Sep 23: seems a bit off colour so I added some Alaska Fish Fertilizer for N. Always warming the water to about 26C these days to help keep the plant and soil bacteria warm and happy.
Sep 25: this plant and Bruce both got blown over twice today. This is because the small 5 gallon bags aren’t big and heavy enough. The plants are fine. Oh well, the advantage is that I can move them around easily to maximize direct sun.
Don’t take flash pics of your plants unless you’re going to immediately use a 730 nm far red light to put the plants into dark mode. It’s a great trick as a bloom booster and moves up finishing time here by a couple or three weeks.
Sep 27: harvest will be tomorrow because of some bad weather moving in. Tomorrow will be okay but then rain and cold overnight and even snow forecast for late next week. C’est La vie.
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@MoneyMorris
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The plants are looking really healthy, I've been defoliating here and there to get the light to penetrate to the lower leaves and branches. They have started to bush out from topping them last week. I started using Mammoth P Microbes halfway through last week. They seem to have grown a little quicker since adding them. The plants are still being fed 4 times a day at 1 minute each feeding. No signs yet of which is female and male, I am planning on pulling all the males once they show signs.
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@Mosquito_Haarlem
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Heerlijke harde volle toppen en voor het eerst dat ik harsdruppels zie.
Een heerlijke strain om te growen.
De plant wordt in zijn geheel opgehangen en ik zal het droge gewicht wegen.
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Week 7 was a fairly uneventful but stable week.
The plant continues to look healthy and maintains a compact structure with tight internodal spacing. 🌿
Light intensity remained at around ~1000 PPFD, with stable environmental conditions at ~25°C and ~55% RH.
Watering was done every 2–3 days depending on pot weight, using approx. 3L per watering with RO water + CalMag. During this week, the plant received BioTabs Bio PK and one application of Green House Bio Enhancer. 💧
Bud development progressed slightly, with the flowers beginning to swell a bit more, but overall changes compared to the previous week were still moderate. Stacking is slowly starting but not very pronounced yet.
The plant remains fully green and shows no signs of deficiencies or stress. Trichome production is visible but still relatively light compared to other plants in the tent.
Overall, this week marks a steady continuation into mid flower. Development is slower compared to the Apricots, but the plant remains healthy and stable, with potential for denser bud formation in the coming weeks. 🌱💪
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@PlainFieldPuff
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So week 4 of flower has come to an end. I have finally started feeding full nutes with 50% N this morning. Plants seem to be handling it well. The double cola Malasaña in the back has an amazing bud structure, and such a heavy resin production on her, I really wish I had cloned her. I include 3 pictures of that one. Also, I tied down a bunch of taller colas so I could turn up my light to 100% with an even canopy. Buds have not been swelling much this week ! But with the reintroduction of feeding at a regular level I hope to see lots of progress in the coming weeks . Also I noticed substantially heavier trichome production on the plants nearest the UV light, might just be coincidence though. Well have to see the outcome of future grows during a monocrop .
