atu grow 8: Afghan Kush (WoS), OGKush (RQS), NL (RQS), Tangerine Dream (BF)

[Juicyj89]

Can you post a pic of the underneath of your plants? Just kind of want to see what your base and branches look like. Thanks.

[alltatup]

Juicyj89

On my previous grow, I trimmed them up too high and missed out on a larger harvest:



On this grow, I trained the branches away from the middle, and I exposed the interior space to more light.

I did strategic defoliation following the tutorial much more carefully--mainly trimming that inner space, but always conscientious to expose bud sites to light.

After I switched to 12/12, a bunch of smaller colas sprung up and made it to the light, so consequently, I'ma have more cola tops in the light.

Finally, I didn't do what I did on the previous grow, so the colas go down lower.

[Juicyj89]

Yeah that looks good! So are you going to do any defol during flower or no?

[alltatup]

I defoled slowly during 1st three weeks of 12/12, leaves kept coming back with a vengeance, so I kept defoling.

They have stopped growing fan leaves and I see the sugar spike leaves emerging. So I'm being more conservative about snipping. If I can tuck, I do.

[oldjarhead100]

no shadows in there nice job I tend to get carried away with defoliating my self lol

[Euroaznscotty]

Looking gorgeous! Textbook defol and you should see some nice results! They've grown so much since last pics. Kudos.

[alltatup]

Thanks Euroaznscotty I'm really paying a lot more attention to more things, and re-reading the defol tutorial over and over until it sinks into my thick, old stoner head. Tryna keep learning; keeping the mind active (and vaping lots of home grown bud) prevents senility...

[GlitterFarm]

Wowza! Your girls are beautiful. I'm intrigued by the hydroponics, looking forward to seeing your results. 🙏Namaste

[alltatup]

Namaste right back atchya, Glitter!! ;-}

[NAKEDGARDENER]

Thanks sis for giving me the link, been reading through and I’m very impressed indeed and also a little jealous of your setup. Nice grow matey. Subbed.

[alltatup]

NAKEDGARDENER Jealous!!! How could you be? The box sets quite a limitation of how much I can grow...

[NAKEDGARDENER]

It looks very efficient, almost like a lab.

[NAKEDGARDENER]

PaganRich I’m not saying that it was Aliens. But it was Aliens...

[NAKEDGARDENER]

Such an awesome grow atu, well done matey.

[alltatup]

Finishing out week 4 12/12: They grow up so fast.... Sigh....

This time of 12/12 has really flown by: I sorta can't believe it's been a month.

I'm continuing to measure a couple of colas: one Tangerine Dream cola stretched 1.5" and one Afghan Kush cola stretched 2". They still flexin...

One thing I did not achieve on this grow: a nice even mesa-like canopy... Funny how the NL (left rear) had one dominant cola pop up, OGK (right rear) had twins pop up taller than the rest.



9fingerleafs There are a few 9-finger leaves on the AK and on the TD. This one is dedicated to you (from AK). It's the only leaf that went variegated.

[NAKEDGARDENER]

Red, yes on both.

[Redwasp]

It's weird that it's always white widow. But not every white widow.

[alltatup]

oldjarhead100 If anyone around here grew outside this past summer, their crop was ruined by the 2 weeks of rain in July.

[Juicyj89]

So that's not tmv?

[NAKEDGARDENER]

alltatup. No no slower growth, funnily I must have two seeds from same mother as two of em have it, and it’s more likely they are from same mother rather than same phenome.

[Chefbjy]

As I stated earlier could very well be ph fluctuation. If you went from one water source to another which I saw you said in another post NAKEDGARDENER. And if you're using gh ph up and down I've seem some crazy things happen with that stuff in good soil with good buffers. Just a thought ✌.

[NAKEDGARDENER]

Chefbjy no I don’t use the gl ph up/ down, just bicarbonate since it generally needs lifting rather than making it acidic but from time to time I did use small amounts of white distilled vinegar to lower ph. The bottled spring water that the plants only got most of their veg stage has a ph of 6.90. and I had never ph tested it during the first few weeks, then I switched to my well water which is tapped and that ph is just under 6.5. I tend to agree and suspect it is a ph fluctuation or since I know the seeds are from the same plant then it could be that they share this due to their genetics. So far though I haven’t noticed anything wrong with growth etc.

[Redwasp]

The biggest bud I've ever grown had the same type discoloration.

[alltatup]

Redwasp Yeah, the albino buds: I wonder what they're like, powerful like the Winter brothers...

[Redwasp]

Lol yeah. People always talk about bag appeal. I want to see a bag of albino. Would probably be really pretty.

[furrysparkle]

Honestly I’m not sure if it would be easier or harder to work with an albino strain

[Redwasp]

alltatup Sorry about that. I doubt anyone remembers. I thought I had more pictures of the plant in that post "Holy ------- Cola. But here is the one I could find. It does not show the leaves very well. Sorry. But you can see it did not stunt its growth.

[alltatup]

Californiakid What was that, a half-gallon beer they sold????? That's a lotta beer...

[Chefbjy]

They used to have a beer called crazy horse in the 90s that came in a 64oz jug. That's what I thought about Californiakid 😉

[Californiakid]

Yep I remember crazy horse as well. 👍 Old English #8 also had a 64. Seems like to sell malt liquor in the 90s you needed a jug.🤣

Yeah 64oz is a couple more ounces than a typical picher. Lol

[alltatup]

Installed the T-5s today. This is the beginning of week 5 12/12, which is like week 4.5 flower. So we're peaking on nutes this week, and will slowly start lowering the dose.

[alltatup]

Yeah, I like it: it goes in after week three of flower.

[NAKEDGARDENER]

Sweet. Might look into that myself. Nearly tried sidelighting until I learned it was pointless.

[9fingerleafs]

yeah im skeptic too, i think if the underside of the leave could process light the same as the top the leaves wouldn't turn and twist to "face" the light. but ive never tried it either so i dont really know

[alltatup]

Weekend update: Starting week 6 12/12

I flushed the girls for two days when I saw a tiny bit of nute burn on some tips. We are coasting downhill now, and I've begun lowering nutes. Buds are growing and filling in the internode spaces. Triches are smelling awesome; got the humidity set at 45-40%.




And here's the small grow box which is like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder how I keep from goin under... Everyone got way too tall for this stupid little box. The Blue OG in front is supposed to grow like an Indica. My foot, I had to supercrop it all over the place.

[9fingerleafs]

its snowing on those buds (:

[Tika]

Beautiful @alltatup...lonely bud shots!

[Euroaznscotty]

Looking like a jungle in there!

[Redwasp]

Very nice looking plants.

[alltatup]

Thanks, Redwasp tryna keep up with you!!!

[Redwasp]

You are doing a very great job. Keep doing what you are doing. Beautiful plants.

[oldjarhead100]

Looking good ATU yup that one is a wild child good luck with it lol, We were supposed to have a frost last night burr still have stuff in woods and yard but yard is covered . oh no its here

[alltatup]

I knowhow you feel. We are going low 50s at mifht this week. Yikes!!!

[SinsemillaScientist]

We hit 34 here in missouri i was shell shocked lol

[D.A.A.S.69]

The low last night was 70, at my house, supposed to have first cool spell of the year, tonight.
Mosquitoes will tote your ass, off down this way.

[alltatup]

PISTILS BEGINNING TO TURN COLOR, WK 7:

The girls are doing swimmingly (what an odd expression). I am fascinated by watching the pistils begin to turn and change color: I don't ever remember observing each stage so carefully; I guess I have enough stuff under control now that I have more time to focus on other things, like triche development and pistil transformation.

What an amazing, extraordinary plant she is, filling my house with perfume. No visitors (except my one vaping buddy) allowed. Excluding y'all, welcome any time...

[oldjarhead100]

Heres a smile for you ATU it was 25 Sunday night yikes , those girls look amazing but when do your plants not look amazing ,even unexpected stuff looks great (Purple haze x Malawi ) which I just finished up thank you very much

[alltatup]

oldjarhead100 Wowie, you still had some PHxM? Now that will keep you warm on a cold winter's night.

Temp's slowly inching its way down here: it was a chilly 41 yesterday morning. But days are in the 70s. Best time of year. Got my firewood all stacked.

[PaganRich]

Very pretty lasses you`ve got there Atu. Been an excellent grow