2nd year adventures

[ocgreen]

I say plunk a Dutch Dope and see how it goes! I am so happy i found MT. The high is very similar to some Gelato dispensary bud I picked up before I started growing. Mostly a calm and clear headed type buzz. Not for everyone though.

But if you're giving away a 3ft GSC I hope they come back a few months later with a big bag full of "thanks".

 

[ocgreen]

Thanks BR2K. It's finally down and drying

 

[ocgreen]

Buds in the F37 2x4 (480W LED) look like they're maturing rapidly but not growing. It's the strangest thing. But basically it seems like ever since I gave them a good defoliation around F21 they started "maturing" (e.g. majority of pistils going orange rapidly) faster than others from same mother plant at same stage of flower in different tents. The 2x4 also has purple around edges of leaves which I dont see in the other two tents. Any ideas what's happening?

Photos of 2x4 tent and bud closer up:

Buds in 3x3 also F37 cloned from same mother:

The 3x3 is more what I would expect at this stage. Some may argue that I should defoliate more but my experience with 2x4 has left me reluctant.

All in my head? Or what's going on here?

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Outstanding

 

[ocgreen]

Some of you may have noticed I was dealing with a spider mite problem last few days (that I got help with as part of a separate thread).

after reading some articles and anecdotal feedback on forums I thought my crop was toast and I would never rid myself of these resilient bastards. But I made some changes:
- removed any damaged leaves
- washed stems and any remaining leaves with 50/50 iso/water
- increased airflow
- stopped using extra lights (less heat)
- turned off dehumidifer (they like dry areas)

3x3 wasnt too bad and looks like it will be ok

4x4 was pretty bad. So many leaves removed and stress from.the mites. I expect this tent will hermie. Still want to try and rescue it and see where it goes

2x4 is a real letdown. Note how they're dropping and look so sad. And of course this was the tent with the prettiest buds --- lots of purple.

Ended up cutting a few colas entirely as it seemed like the mites were concentrated in the corners of tent on those colas. Also removed a lot of damaged leaves. Not sure if any of this will survive the roughly 18 days until harvest but will learn something

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[SoOrbudgal]

I don't think I have ever noticed any infestation of mites indoor. I am so sorry this happened to your tents I sure hope these can be salvaged. Is it possible to post a terrible looking infested bud or some damaged buds what they look like with spider mites. I know in tutorials they show damaged photo but if we can see them in a going thread maybe good learning for folks and see if damage is reparable. Only if you feel like doing so OC.

 

[ocgreen]

I dont see any webs or anything. Doesn't look like any buds are damaged but basically a lot of fan leaves in one tent had white flecks all over them. misdiagnosed as some type of nutrient deficiency and ignored it like a fool. Probably tracked them from tent to tent at some point.

The colas/branches I cut off... well, those ones basically had all leaves with little white flecks on it (even the ones closest to buds) so I figured why chance it and chopped it off. They didnt have the crazy webs or infestations i see online. But some of the leaves looked like this underneath 🤮

Here are two photos of the worst colas I didnt cut off in 2x4

I need to get a magnifying glass and really take a closer look at this tent. Not sure any of it will make it.

I dont know if it's a coincidence but I think big contributing factors to the outbreak was that I added a bunch new lights (more heat), dropped humidity. Makes it ideal conditions.

Can try to take more photos as needed if that's helpful.

 

[UndergroundFarmer]

Do you know a grower with a CO[SUB]2[/SUB] tank to lend? I've heard of flooding the tent with it to suffocate the little bastards. You just have to be careful not to suffocate any living things you want to keep.

 

[ocgreen]

I dont think so. At this point I am just so thankful that I seemed to have caught it really early in the 3x3 and a good chunk of the 4x4 was unaffected. Time and a good magnifying glass will tell if i can hold it off long enough in 2x4 for good buds to fatten up and ripen

 

[ocgreen]

Rather than compete with the heat of summer while growing indoors, my plan since last summer was to shutdown for a couple months.

But recently I realized that I will miss the process of gardening and opted to build a planter/create my first ever vegetable garden using the square foot method.

Current plan:

4th row l to r: cucumber, nasturtiums, cucumber, broccoli, peas, cucumber, nasturtiums, cucumber

3rd row: tomatoes, basil, dill, tomatoes, ?, ?, lavender, tomatoes

2nd row: herb trio, ?, marigolds, chives, herb trio, marigold, lettuce, lettuce

1st row: kale, radish, carrots, marigolds, ?, carrots, lettuce, lettuce

Containers: squash, zucchini, strawberries, peppermint, rosemary, raspberries

Should be fun!

 

[SoOrbudgal]

It is fun ocgreen enjoy

 

[JohnEmad]

nasturtiums are edible if I remember correctly. probably wouldn't eat the marigolds though. )

 

[ocgreen]

The nasturtiums and marigolds are supposed to help with pest prevention. Wife wants to put the nasturtiums on salad but personally not excited at the idea of eating flowers

 

[ocgreen]

No signs of mites in 3x3 still. Final week (flush) before harvest

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Losing the battle in the 2x4. Will try washing that bud maybe just to see how that turns out. Maybe make some hash from the washed bud. Most likely I will just toss any branches with leaves or buds that looked like they were impacted.

4x4 is under control but some colas have signs of mite damage. Basically working to limit the numbers and keep a good majority of colas/leaves from getting touched. Plan is to possibly wash any colas that have any signs of mites. But again, probably just tossing anything with signs of mites.

Next time I will post an update about the batch before last of Mokum's which has been curing for about two months now and is AMAZING as well as my recent 8x4 harvest which I'm STILL trimming every night. I think it will be my record g/watt and g/sq ft as expected.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Pictures didn't show up

 

[Canuck147]

Give him a break he's having a tuff time - i can imagine - never thought i would get used to it - but - i no longer have a problem having to cull bad bad plants. I dumped 2 a week ago cuz they were from a hermied plant and were producing loose and larfy buds that i do not have a use for . Garbagemen took them away this morning.

 

[ocgreen]

Let's try this again

Decided the next stuff I'm growing is Grand Daddy Purple by Blimburn Seeds and Northern Lights by Sensi Seeds

Here's a pic of some cured Mokum's Tulip I am really happy about

Shame about the 2x4 but really I have more weed than I ever had in my life x5 so I cant complain about 2 plants not turning out

 

[ocgreen]

Vodka and some really strong pot may have contributed t0 the technical difficulties we're encountering 😆

Happy.Friday! Been a long wek

 

[SoOrbudgal]

OMGawd what the hell happened to those buds that is the frost like no other I've seen in many years. I mean it i'm not sure if I ever seen a coating like that. Grow some for meeeeeeee Oh shoot I did not read the above post without the pics. Oh man sorry you lost all those plants.

 

[UndergroundFarmer]

The Bruce Banner and the Skywalker OG I just grew under my new LED are about as frosty as the top five pics but can't match the MT. I've never seen kief collect in the bottoms of the curing jars like that.