Home stretch

[dphipps1020]

Rounding third base and on the home stretch for a few of my ladies. Some heat and light issues along the way but it's somewhat managed now. I believe my Mocha OG is foxtailing pretty bad but there's not much I can really do about it now. Last couple weeks before harvest and I thought I'd share some weed porn. Hydro girls aren't doing great, pretty sure they all had started to get root rot from the heat, and one was too close to the HPS so got a bit burned. Worked out the root rot I hope, so I should still be able to harvest a decent amount. Enjoy the porn.

Picture 1) Mocha OG
2) possibly UK Cheese (3-4 weeks left I believe)
3) Lemon Poison (3-4 weeks as well)
4) Guptilla
5) Chemodo Dragon
6) Lemon Meringue
Hydro are all Straight Lemonade
There's a couple littler ones in there too but they just barely started flowering.

[D.A.A.S.69]

Looking great, nice job.

[dphipps1020]

Thank you.

[9fingerleafs]

Agree. Incredible buds. I loved n5. Looks very kushy and thicc.

[dphipps1020]

Thanks. The Chemodo Dragon isn't super thick yet but still have at least 2 weeks to fatten up. I think by far my favorites are the Mocha OG (super thick and very dense, high THC bagseed), and the Lemon Meringue (also pretty thick and dense). The Chemodo Dragon is right in the middle on thickness but there's probably a little more popcorn underneath than there should be, very nice smell though. I think the Lemon Poison is going to be a good contender for top yielding plant and it's half the size and still has a way to go.

[dphipps1020]

Maybe the Mocha OG is supposed to look like that? This is really my first decent grow so I haven't had a lot of experience with different strains yet. I have been feeding molasses since about week 3 or 4, definitely wish I'd have started sooner. I feel like some of these might surprise me toward the end though. Super excited and can't wait to try them. Should have at least 2 oz from each this time. Next time will be better for sure. I started some plants I will be using for mothers so I will have plenty to fill the tent with. I also ordered some seeds and will probably use one from each for a mother. Going to try my luck with some autos too, chose the auto option for my free seeds. Will be updating in a couple weeks, harvest time.

[SoOrbudgal]

dphipps1020 molasses does seem to improve the bulk of buds. Great idea running mothers, I am keeping a GSC mom for clones she is producing strong phenos.

[CaptainWiese91]

Looks really delicious 😍. All American strains - need to try some of those strains one time 👍🏻

[dphipps1020]

It's definitely cheaper than buying seeds, and cuts the grow time a little bit too. I figure if I can get a few clones, the seeds pretty much pay for themselves. Also, having mothers, I can choose what strains I want to grow. They're all good strains so far but I want a few more. May even swap one or 2 out for a higher THC strain if I run into one that I really like. Goal is to have 9 mother plants and right now I have 6 started. I will be using the 4 strains I bought so I have to choose one of the current ones to get rid of. It will be a hard choice because they're all pretty good lol

[9fingerleafs]

You can get almost too comfortable with clones. Then when you have an issue with cloning your whole operation can be delayed because you get used to get plants ready to flower in 3 or 4 weeks and suddenly you need to start a seed and wait 8. After battling pythium I try to germinate new seeds every two weeks just to have seedlings in case cloning it’s not working. When going thru lots of seeds it’s easier to take 4 clones of every plant you grow and pretty soon you can have unlimited clones and only keep cloning the chosen ones. You can accomplish a similar result with only one or two seeds, never having to keep any mothers. just take 4 clones the first round. 4 weeks later you take 4 out of each and you have already 16. You can reach the maximum amount of plants you can grow and take a single clones of each plant before flowering and have a perpetual operation. But again. One single batch of clones that don’t work and you get set back two weeks

[dphipps1020]

I agree. I usually do seeds but I've been cloning quite a bit lately to cut down on seed usage. My problem with cloning from a plant already growing is that usually I don't have the room for anything else because I already usually have seedlings going. I definitely agree with you though, it only takes one batch of clones to fail and it throws everything off if you're relying on them. I'm hoping with so many I won't have that problem too much though.

[SoOrbudgal]

I love to clone strong plants great success this past winter didn't need to use my seeds at all. Fall in love with a strain or two and I keep them. Autos are just a fun way to pass the winter time growing indoors. Nothing like a 8ft.+ outdoor photo in the summertime if you can grow them.

[dphipps1020]

I wish I could. Last time I tried outside wasn't that great. I didn't take care of it like I should have, but I also had grasshoppers eating my plant so it was doomed from the start. Not only that but it gets cold too fast here. By mid to late October we're already getting snow usually. Not much, but it's still cold enough to freeze the plants. I'll either have to find a short flowering strain, or try autos. Never done autos before but I have a few coming with my seed order so that should be fun. I had the option of fem or auto for my free seeds so I figured why not. I have some Amnesia auto and Blueberry auto coming and it worked out because those were a couple of strains I was looking at. The others should be good too, GSC, Gorilla Blue, Critical Orange Punch, and Cali Bay Dream, all fem. First time buying seeds and I went a little overboard lol

[SoOrbudgal]

Well it's a summer thing I been doing for a very long time outdoors, kinda a habit now can't remember when I didn't grow outdoors? Then found GWE learned about indoor lights now that's a winter in door hobby. Lots of variety of seeds so many new ones I would like to try but I continue to clone LOL . I have enough photo fems and autos to last me 2-3yrs but it's so tempting to purchase more.

[dphipps1020]

Same. I probably have enough seeds already for a few years too. Hell, I probably have over 100 GG seeds alone, plus the other random seeds I've been collecting. I really want to do an outdoor grow but I wasn't prepared at all last time so next try I will be. I also have the slight issue with my yard being pretty wide open so you can see it from pretty much anywhere I plant it. While it's legal here and I don't have to worry as much, I still worry. I actually worry more about someone coming by and stealing it than I do about getting in trouble for it. I want to build a greenhouse before I try again, something I can lock up. Eventually I'll get my chance to do an outdoor grow, but for now it's on the back burner.

[SoOrbudgal]

Right to be very smart about it. I've always tried to be discreet about them. Younger years we got ripped off never did a open grow like that again. All my neighbors are cool they grow we trade strains. But I still conceal them alittle, I would probley not grow outdoors if I lived in town unless I had a huge dog.

[dphipps1020]

I have 5 huge dogs but only part of my yard is fenced in for them. I wish all my neighbors were cool like that but I live by a bunch of older people that I'm pretty sure don't partake. One neighbor is fine that I know of, but the one on the other side is mostly who I worry about stealing my girls. I live in a cul-de-sac but you can see most of my yard from the main street you take to get to it. So basically anyone driving down the road can see if I have them out there. I have a spot that's perfect but you can see it from my front door so it's still a little iffy. Funny though, I had some cops knock on my door when I had my little plant out there and they said nothing about it. I know they saw it too cause they looked at it when I was talking to them. I love living where it's legal!