A new grow, GG#4/WW/BW

[SoOrbudgal]

Hi GreenState just a thought about going away.. you could place a drip pan under your container water really well and place it in a shady area if the heat is too much of a concern while away? It's what I did to mine when we left for 5 days. They did just fine. I love the blueberries, I do have 3 plants but never get enough between us and birds so I just got some sat. at our local farmers market size of a dime most of them.

[oldjarhead100]

haha I know what you mean chip monks got all of my strawberry plants I fight with the birds over the cherries and the grand kids eat all the blue berries ,I planted the BB for them lol, many years ago I sent some of the grand kids over to the cherry tomatoes and they cleaned it off they ate everything red or not ,I would of sworn they hadn't eaten in a week lol

[SoOrbudgal]

Well my blue berries and strawberries I've kinda just let go. I really need to separate strawberries there small but tasty. They are probley 5yrs old with having varments around they sneek in under my deer fenced garden eat at night all ripe berries nearly. I tell grand kids they are a day too late for having pick and eats.

[oldjarhead100]

I have a robin nest under our deck shes been there for years well yesterday we were on the patio and watched her repeatedly fly to the blueberry bushes and eat a blueberry . I have a walk out cellar to the patio

[GreenState]

Well, my plant survived being unattended for 8 days.....and I survived 8 days of no weed smoking!! (lol). Just lit up a bone of white widow and got quite the buzz(g).
I ended up going ahead and topping between the 4th and 5th node before I left. Rivers look pretty low, must have been fairly dry while I was gone also.
A couple of blueberries are getting ripe, branches are getting heavy.
So I'm glad to be back, although I already miss the ocean!
(Watered after I took the pic--she was thirsty)

[GreenState]

Decided to have some fun and experiment. Topped between 4th and 5th node. Then.....topped all 8 resulting branches.
Took 2 fan leaves off. Growing the GG4 this past winter I noticed the stems were pretty wimpy, so hopefully this will keep her a bit shorter and bushier. Should have enough natural light veg time to get decent results. Could always extend will artificial light.

[GreenState]

double tops everywhere (g)

[HappyDaze]

Stout looking plant....looking forward to seeing it in flower.

[GreenState]

Still developing a flowering plan. We'll see which way the wind blows(g).
51F degrees here this morning, feels fallish!

[s62]

Same here! Lovely weather.
What does the (g) mean in your posts?

[GreenState]

My buddy the hawk was back for a visit a little while ago.
So my plant is starting to take the shape I'm after, lopped off the top fan leaves and lollipopped her up a bit.

[oldjarhead100]

Looking good Green I was up in your area Halafax the last 23 days our sister has been trying to get a deck built for 2 years and people just kept putting her off so we stopped by on Friday and I finished up at 8 yesterday morning ,forgot what a bitch that is in the sun lol

[GreenState]

Halifax is one of my favorite little towns. Lot's of old hippies still hiding out in the woods there (lol).
(the problem with working there is if you need something it's a long haul to the nearest building supply store)

[GreenState]

Sooo, decided to force my plant to flower early and began putting her(I hope) in the closet at 6:30 pm, back out on the deck at 6:30am(7/31/19). Hopefully will allow a few more weeks flowering time in the late fall when frost is always a risk. We shall see, we'll call it an experiment(ha).
Humidity has dropped here today, so decided to burp my jarred up winter grow weed put up in May. Seems to be doing very well with no boveda packs, which I wasn't all that thrilled with.
Bud porn included, Blue widow

[SoOrbudgal]

Outstanding GreenState I flippin love that Blue Widow awesome buds just beautiful. Good luck in the "force" i'm gonna sweat it out as long as I can outdoors, move them to green house if necessary. Won't get frost here just rain which is just as bad. My WW should finish in time not sure about his Burnt Cookie strain but we'll see still got lots of time where i'm at. Peace

[GreenState]

Good morning SoOrbudgal I have 4 jars of White widow also (see more bud porn(g)). It is my favorite tasting of the 3 strains I grew. Nice summertime flavor and high, really enjoy it, not to mention a 4oz yield from one plant.Fluffy stuff. I'll be growing it again starting on new years day.

[HappyDaze]

Wow, those are thick. My W.W. colas were always a long and slender. Have you got some pics of that plant in flower?

[SoOrbudgal]

Darn fine buds. Darn fine yield 4oz on auto i'd be tickled i'v been working on that LOL

[oldjarhead100]

What I harvested in May is gone and I'm trying to make what I harvested in June to last till Oct. lol but I dont think I'll be running low after Oct. lol , Green if your plants arn't to far away then you could use contractor rubbish bags .put them on at night take them off in morning pain in the ass but will definitely help with bud rot

[GreenState]

Thanks OJH, I'll keep your suggestion in my tool box. As long as the plant stays a reasonable size, I'm able to move it inside pretty easily.
I have noticed much less stretch so far as compared to using artificial light, we'll see if that continues to hold! Suspect at this point there is more blue light vs hps, could be the reason.
Jeez, 46 degrees here this morning

[oldjarhead100]

it was low 60s around 8 yesterday morning Its coming the only good thing about cooler temps is its almost harvest time

[GreenState]

HappyDaze This white widow was a fem seed, not an auto. (you can click back a few pages on this thread for more pics.)

[HappyDaze]

Great looking plant. Mine were also Fem photos....I've grown Dutch Passion's version. I've gotta give that strain another try, but maybe from another breeder. I think D.P. was the original, but your knock-off looks really good.

[oldjarhead100]

shes looking great although its kinda hard to see her height lol sorry couldn't resist ,its a ptia trying to hold the tape measure while taking the picture

[GreenState]

Looks like storms coming OJH, batten down the hatches!
A couple of pistils starting to show, 7 days after forced flowering. I'm going real easy on nutes this go around, if you remember I had trouble with the GG4 late in flower growing indoors with fox farm soil. Same soil less nutes this go, we'll see.
So far stretch has only been a few inches in height, but she's getting wider...19" tall X 24" inches wide (lol)
Did some defoliating the other day. 20 fan leaves trimmed

[GreenState]

Made a few changes. First I decided to wrap white tape around my container to help reflect the sunlight...damn container was getting really hot, so the roots were very hot as well.
Secondly, she's been looking a little droopy the last few days so decided to give her a shot of veg(some nitrogen) nutes and she seems to have perked up nicely. This morning she looked much happier, like she was ready for some sunshine. Day 12 since forcing her to flower with 12/12

[oldjarhead100]

shes looking great ,good idea with the tape

[GreenState]

oldjarhead100 Thanks OJH, really pleased with the structure I got from all the topping. I was shooting for 20 main stems/colas, which I have, plus some secondary ones making it to the outer canopy. This GG4 isn't big bud stuff, but the buds are dense like marbles (lol). I've been watching your green house grow, looks like you have your defoliating work ahead of you.
Sure looks like a full house you have there!.
Have to charge up some batteries and get ready for work, closing in on wrapping up another job.
Busy work season this year........The leaves are sure changing rapidly here...yuck!

[GreenState]

After the snow melts.
Emotional support ponies (Belgiums)

[oldjarhead100]

I remember one year in Maine we had a tunnel for a front walkway,it would of been easier to walk out the second floor lol ,I hope the skidoo is visible to others so they get a WTF moment