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3rd Grow - Log
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golfnrl
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June 5
Looked up from under the plant's canopy. Noticed Beverly and Athena both had lower leaves that had dropped. I took a few more that fell from the stalks with just the slightest touch. I'm hoping the plants are using the energy stored in these leaves and then discarding them.
June 10
6 weeks of 12/12 Plants are doing well. Two of the girls, Athena and The Queen even though they are not as tall as the others, are more advanced in the flower stage. Their pistils are mostly brown, Beverly isn't that far behind but Hattie barely has any pistils turning brown and her buds look smallish. I'm noticing that a few lower leaves on all plants are yellowing or draining of color and dropping off. I purposely left some lower foliage in part to watch the plant's natural growth. So, it appears that what I'm seeing is what I've read about as far as a plant storing energy in leaves and then discarding them when the energy is used up. I've noticed that the leaves that are ready to drop have red stems as opposed to green ones everywhere else. Started taking pics of the trichomes. All clear no clouds.
Calamity Jane is doing OK. I pretty much leave her to the elements. I have tried to keep some lady bugs around but I haven't been too successful with that. After I topped her she started to bush out.
Looked up from under the plant's canopy. Noticed Beverly and Athena both had lower leaves that had dropped. I took a few more that fell from the stalks with just the slightest touch. I'm hoping the plants are using the energy stored in these leaves and then discarding them.
June 10
6 weeks of 12/12 Plants are doing well. Two of the girls, Athena and The Queen even though they are not as tall as the others, are more advanced in the flower stage. Their pistils are mostly brown, Beverly isn't that far behind but Hattie barely has any pistils turning brown and her buds look smallish. I'm noticing that a few lower leaves on all plants are yellowing or draining of color and dropping off. I purposely left some lower foliage in part to watch the plant's natural growth. So, it appears that what I'm seeing is what I've read about as far as a plant storing energy in leaves and then discarding them when the energy is used up. I've noticed that the leaves that are ready to drop have red stems as opposed to green ones everywhere else. Started taking pics of the trichomes. All clear no clouds.
Calamity Jane is doing OK. I pretty much leave her to the elements. I have tried to keep some lady bugs around but I haven't been too successful with that. After I topped her she started to bush out.
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Hey! Thought I'd drop by and check out your grow too and gotta say I'm impressed! Looks like no matter how many you've got under your belt there's always something new that'll come up and something you'll need to learn something for.
Looking good, love to see the bushing, hope Hattie does well, she'll give me hope
Looking good, love to see the bushing, hope Hattie does well, she'll give me hope
golfnrl
Well-known member
June 17
6 full weeks of 12/12
The inside girls don't seem to have any issues. Temps, RH, PH, and PPM all in acceptable range. As the leaves have dropped from the lower parts of the plants it's easy to see how much more light gets below the canopy. Really emphasizes the GWE guidance on defoliation, light, and why it's OK to take the lower leaves. I really like seeing in real world scenarios what I read and and am told from experienced growers. Lesson learned. Since this is the first grow where I have topped the plants I thought it interesting to see how the mature stalks look where they were cut at the fifth node. My crystal ball shows me topping future grows as well. It's also interesting how the plants on the left side of the tent have grown differently than the two on the right, considering their height, color, and bud growth.
6 full weeks of 12/12
The inside girls don't seem to have any issues. Temps, RH, PH, and PPM all in acceptable range. As the leaves have dropped from the lower parts of the plants it's easy to see how much more light gets below the canopy. Really emphasizes the GWE guidance on defoliation, light, and why it's OK to take the lower leaves. I really like seeing in real world scenarios what I read and and am told from experienced growers. Lesson learned. Since this is the first grow where I have topped the plants I thought it interesting to see how the mature stalks look where they were cut at the fifth node. My crystal ball shows me topping future grows as well. It's also interesting how the plants on the left side of the tent have grown differently than the two on the right, considering their height, color, and bud growth.
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golfnrl
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June 24
8 full weeks of the 12/12
Three of the four indoor plants (The Queen, Beverly, and Athena) look ready to harvest. Seeing cloudy trichs with just a sprinkling of amber. I'll do the chop in the next day or two. May let the fourth plant, Hattie, work a little longer but may harvest and see if I can tell a difference in the buds.
June 25
Did a thorough look at several buds on all of the plants. Have decided that a jeweler's loop works best for me. Easiest for me to hold steady. Confirmed what I saw yesterday. Cloudy trichs and a sprinkling of amber. Found a few amber trich's on Hattie that I must have missed yesterday. Decided to harvest the plants. The time they have been in the 12/12 is right on the seed suppler's estimate of 8 weeks for flower. Turned off the grow system. Took the grow light out of the tent to make room for the drying rack. When I took the pots out of the tents every plant had bent stems. I hope that's a good sign. It took about five hours to trim. I did a wet trim but left two good sized colas for a dry trim test. I separated the harvest by plant to compare yield. Beverly and Hattie grew the tallest. While Athena and the Queen were a good 8†shorter with Athena just a little taller than the Queen. I can tell just by looking that the Queen and Hattie produced the lowest yield. The Strawberry Cough doesn't seem to have a strong aroma. I hope that isn't bad sign. I'm very curious to see the final yield and hope it's all a good smoke. This is the biggest cola. Came from Beverly.
8 full weeks of the 12/12
Three of the four indoor plants (The Queen, Beverly, and Athena) look ready to harvest. Seeing cloudy trichs with just a sprinkling of amber. I'll do the chop in the next day or two. May let the fourth plant, Hattie, work a little longer but may harvest and see if I can tell a difference in the buds.
June 25
Did a thorough look at several buds on all of the plants. Have decided that a jeweler's loop works best for me. Easiest for me to hold steady. Confirmed what I saw yesterday. Cloudy trichs and a sprinkling of amber. Found a few amber trich's on Hattie that I must have missed yesterday. Decided to harvest the plants. The time they have been in the 12/12 is right on the seed suppler's estimate of 8 weeks for flower. Turned off the grow system. Took the grow light out of the tent to make room for the drying rack. When I took the pots out of the tents every plant had bent stems. I hope that's a good sign. It took about five hours to trim. I did a wet trim but left two good sized colas for a dry trim test. I separated the harvest by plant to compare yield. Beverly and Hattie grew the tallest. While Athena and the Queen were a good 8†shorter with Athena just a little taller than the Queen. I can tell just by looking that the Queen and Hattie produced the lowest yield. The Strawberry Cough doesn't seem to have a strong aroma. I hope that isn't bad sign. I'm very curious to see the final yield and hope it's all a good smoke. This is the biggest cola. Came from Beverly.
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SoOrbudgal
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Heck don't know about the smell some do more than others i guess. I think a bend stalk or stem from weight is dang good. Happy your work is done, now it's waiting for the dry and cure. Be sure and let us know i'm real interested in how the Strawberry Cough turned out.
golfnrl
Well-known member
July 3
After 8 days in the drying rack the buds are very sticky but feel dry to the touch. Temps averaged about 70 and RH 50%. I sampled a small bud. 4 small rips on the bong. It was a nice high. 4 hours later I could still feel it.
July 4
I trimmed the buds that I left for a 'dry trim'. I didn't notice anything with this trim method that stands out as easier or more beneficial than a wet trim. I'll stick with wet trimming.
The drying rack has been set aside. It works great but leaves the buds with a flat side. For future grows I'll hang buds in the tent to dry.
I put the harvest in jars today it breaks down like this. Beverly 4.5oz, Athena 2oz, Hattie 1.5oz, and The Queen 1.5oz. Plus an ounce of popcorn buds collected from all the plants. I turned that into a tincture (first one). I was hoping to reap a bit more. I'll be reviewing the grow to see where I might make improvements. Beverly had the best looking buds. The others had more airy buds. I read some more and found that sativa based strains may not have packed, dense buds like an indica strain may have. Note: Research more to better understand how to produce the best buds. Conclusion: Have only been growing cannabis for about 15 months, but find it a rewarding challenge. Thx GWE community for the assistance along the way. Next grow Banana Kush ILGM.
After 8 days in the drying rack the buds are very sticky but feel dry to the touch. Temps averaged about 70 and RH 50%. I sampled a small bud. 4 small rips on the bong. It was a nice high. 4 hours later I could still feel it.
July 4
I trimmed the buds that I left for a 'dry trim'. I didn't notice anything with this trim method that stands out as easier or more beneficial than a wet trim. I'll stick with wet trimming.
The drying rack has been set aside. It works great but leaves the buds with a flat side. For future grows I'll hang buds in the tent to dry.
I put the harvest in jars today it breaks down like this. Beverly 4.5oz, Athena 2oz, Hattie 1.5oz, and The Queen 1.5oz. Plus an ounce of popcorn buds collected from all the plants. I turned that into a tincture (first one). I was hoping to reap a bit more. I'll be reviewing the grow to see where I might make improvements. Beverly had the best looking buds. The others had more airy buds. I read some more and found that sativa based strains may not have packed, dense buds like an indica strain may have. Note: Research more to better understand how to produce the best buds. Conclusion: Have only been growing cannabis for about 15 months, but find it a rewarding challenge. Thx GWE community for the assistance along the way. Next grow Banana Kush ILGM.
CaptainWiese91
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I’ve always used a wet trim. My opinion this is the easiest way
Congrats on the harvest mate ðŸ‘ðŸ»
Congrats on the harvest mate ðŸ‘ðŸ»
