SoOrbudgal
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Yes they are buds and doing fine from the looks of them.
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COCO COIR Grow Journal - Blue Mystic (Nirvana)
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Eigholte
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End of Week 4 Flower (A&B), End of Week 10 Flower (C)
Things are coming along nicely! Lets start with Plant C: This week, a lot of the pistils flipped over to brown, and the first hints of amber appeared on the calyxes themselves. I believe I have hit the start of the harvest window! I will give the plant at least one more week, maybe two if I'm not completely sold next weekend that the buds are ready. Despite the light burn, I am still really pleased with these buds - such nice thick colas!
And the flowers are taking on that "late-fall" look. Some of that is the light damage, but some of it seems to be just the progression towards ripeness.
The SCROG is coming along nicely. I cleaned up the undercarriage today and removed a few little branches that didn't make it up into the net.
If all of these buds turn out like the top colas in C, then I may just be swimming in bud. Not a bad thing - I realized this week that one of the friends who I know also vapes regularly wasn't around when I was giving tours - poor guy probably doesn't know that all he has to do to get free weed is ask. We're having a get together at my place this week, so maybe I'll mention that fact. I can probably even send him home with some caramels (Made from Nebula's recipe on GWE, with 10g fresh bud, 12g ABV, and ~20g post-extract weed to a cup of butter/one batch of caramels. They're a little potent).
The SCROG buds are getting a really good start on their trichrome production - nice and sparkly!
So far, so good!
Looking forward to sampling the bud from C. Can't wait to find out if I enjoy the effects of Blue Mystic. But I know I really enjoy the scent/flavor from handling the plants/getting resin on my hands... so odds are good!
Things are coming along nicely! Lets start with Plant C: This week, a lot of the pistils flipped over to brown, and the first hints of amber appeared on the calyxes themselves. I believe I have hit the start of the harvest window! I will give the plant at least one more week, maybe two if I'm not completely sold next weekend that the buds are ready. Despite the light burn, I am still really pleased with these buds - such nice thick colas!
And the flowers are taking on that "late-fall" look. Some of that is the light damage, but some of it seems to be just the progression towards ripeness.
The SCROG is coming along nicely. I cleaned up the undercarriage today and removed a few little branches that didn't make it up into the net.
If all of these buds turn out like the top colas in C, then I may just be swimming in bud. Not a bad thing - I realized this week that one of the friends who I know also vapes regularly wasn't around when I was giving tours - poor guy probably doesn't know that all he has to do to get free weed is ask. We're having a get together at my place this week, so maybe I'll mention that fact. I can probably even send him home with some caramels (Made from Nebula's recipe on GWE, with 10g fresh bud, 12g ABV, and ~20g post-extract weed to a cup of butter/one batch of caramels. They're a little potent).
The SCROG buds are getting a really good start on their trichrome production - nice and sparkly!
So far, so good!
Looking forward to sampling the bud from C. Can't wait to find out if I enjoy the effects of Blue Mystic. But I know I really enjoy the scent/flavor from handling the plants/getting resin on my hands... so odds are good!
Eigholte
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End of Week 5 Flower (A&B), End of Week 11 Flower (C)
This week, we have some good progress! Plants A and B are settling into the SCROG nicely, and I am seeing good bud development. I may not get the three monstrous colas that I did off of plant C, just due to the fact that there are way more bud sites on these two for the plants to spread their resources between, but still, looking promising for some nice sized colas when all is said and done!
And the bud development on those looks like this:
So far, I seem to have a good 4" section that looks to be developing as a nice cola. Fingertips for scale.
Barring a catastrophe, I will harvest C next weekend at week 12. I could harvest now, I think I'm seeing around 10-20% amber, but I feel like one more week might be appropriate. I did, however, sneak a small sample bud that I am air-drying at present, just to see what that ~10% amber early harvest is like, and try to suss out what the effect/flavor might be. Still really hopeful that I'll like this one just based on the scents I get when handling the plants/resin.
And my attempts at trichrome photos have been complicated by low battery on my hand-microscope. Lighting is poor, but hopefully you can get a feel for what I mean when I talk about this being fairly barely 10-20% ambers. You can see a few golden blurs on the top photo, but I'll be honest, these photos are not really representative. They're just where I could get my camera and the lense to agree to photograph in low light. Ah well, will order new batteries for next week.
This week, we have some good progress! Plants A and B are settling into the SCROG nicely, and I am seeing good bud development. I may not get the three monstrous colas that I did off of plant C, just due to the fact that there are way more bud sites on these two for the plants to spread their resources between, but still, looking promising for some nice sized colas when all is said and done!
And the bud development on those looks like this:
So far, I seem to have a good 4" section that looks to be developing as a nice cola. Fingertips for scale.
Barring a catastrophe, I will harvest C next weekend at week 12. I could harvest now, I think I'm seeing around 10-20% amber, but I feel like one more week might be appropriate. I did, however, sneak a small sample bud that I am air-drying at present, just to see what that ~10% amber early harvest is like, and try to suss out what the effect/flavor might be. Still really hopeful that I'll like this one just based on the scents I get when handling the plants/resin.
And my attempts at trichrome photos have been complicated by low battery on my hand-microscope. Lighting is poor, but hopefully you can get a feel for what I mean when I talk about this being fairly barely 10-20% ambers. You can see a few golden blurs on the top photo, but I'll be honest, these photos are not really representative. They're just where I could get my camera and the lense to agree to photograph in low light. Ah well, will order new batteries for next week.
Eigholte
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End of Week 6 Flower (A&B), End of Week 12 Flower (C) - HARVESTED C!
So, this week I took down plant C. It was bittersweet - good to get it harvested, but probably could have gone longer EXCEPT - there was legit mold in the bigger colas. Shame.
I cut those sections away aggressively, so I have probably lost a lot of weight. Shame - they were such big colas! But on the bright side, I think I learned something: The mold hit the sections that were light-burning, only. Turns out when leaves die, they make great mold-food. So one issue (lightburn) begets another (mold). My first two grows had neither issue, this one got both.
I think it's probably a pretty good argument for keeping a good eye on ones' grow. To quote a local legend, "Like boots, or hearts, when it starts it really falls apart". I think the same can be said of grows.
Here's what we got in the end, after harvest, from Plant C. Strangely, still some of the nicer, denser buds I've ever produced despite the missing colas. Weight TBD, posters for flavor:
Plants A and B are still SCROGing along at week six.
The buds are forming. No monsters just yet - but maybe that's for the best! Easier to keep mold out of it, and easier to keep the lights further away!
So, this week I took down plant C. It was bittersweet - good to get it harvested, but probably could have gone longer EXCEPT - there was legit mold in the bigger colas. Shame.
I cut those sections away aggressively, so I have probably lost a lot of weight. Shame - they were such big colas! But on the bright side, I think I learned something: The mold hit the sections that were light-burning, only. Turns out when leaves die, they make great mold-food. So one issue (lightburn) begets another (mold). My first two grows had neither issue, this one got both.
I think it's probably a pretty good argument for keeping a good eye on ones' grow. To quote a local legend, "Like boots, or hearts, when it starts it really falls apart". I think the same can be said of grows.
Here's what we got in the end, after harvest, from Plant C. Strangely, still some of the nicer, denser buds I've ever produced despite the missing colas. Weight TBD, posters for flavor:
Plants A and B are still SCROGing along at week six.
The buds are forming. No monsters just yet - but maybe that's for the best! Easier to keep mold out of it, and easier to keep the lights further away!
SoOrbudgal
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Looking good there Eigholte I hate it when there's mold. Those are looking frosty 
Eigholte
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What's funny is that it's usually incredibly #%!^ing dry here - but we're having a freakishly hot and wet summer this year. It's been great for mushroom hunting though, and given that one of the local hallucinogenic species decided to just pop up in my compost bin, I suppose I can't complain!
But I might switch to doing just one spring and one fall grow, because I would have to invest in an AC unit if I wanted to grow in these conditions again.
But I might switch to doing just one spring and one fall grow, because I would have to invest in an AC unit if I wanted to grow in these conditions again.
Eigholte
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Thanks, SoOrbudgal. A and B are looking great for trichome development compared to C. And C is no slouch - a quick dried sample suggests I have a smoothly flavored (minimal chlorophyll!), reasonably potent bud on my hands, with effects that include a pretty good sativa-like head high, paired with just relaxation for the body effect. A nice balance, I think!
Eigholte
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End of Week 7 Flower (A&B), -1 week post harvest for (C)!
So, here are the present details for C!
Final dry buds: 33g
Water-cured trim, after cure and dry: 13g
Not terrible! Would have been better without losing my largest colas to mold. But I still have a very large amount off this one plant, with two more plants yet to harvest.
And based on preliminary samples, I think I am going to like this one! I have my White Kush supplies from my first grow down to a low level at this point (8 months after harvest), so it will be nice to be able to top up the "High THC" stash jar.
Plants A and B are still SCROGing along, and appear to be okay. I have a little bit of yellowing happening, but at 7 weeks into flower, again, I wonder if it's a problem vs just aging. I do think I need to up the watering frequency on those two plants, however.
Such bud, much frost!
So, here are the present details for C!
Final dry buds: 33g
Water-cured trim, after cure and dry: 13g
Not terrible! Would have been better without losing my largest colas to mold. But I still have a very large amount off this one plant, with two more plants yet to harvest.
And based on preliminary samples, I think I am going to like this one! I have my White Kush supplies from my first grow down to a low level at this point (8 months after harvest), so it will be nice to be able to top up the "High THC" stash jar.
Plants A and B are still SCROGing along, and appear to be okay. I have a little bit of yellowing happening, but at 7 weeks into flower, again, I wonder if it's a problem vs just aging. I do think I need to up the watering frequency on those two plants, however.
Such bud, much frost!
rangerjake
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Looking good and looking forward to hearing more. I have one Nirvana BM finishing week 3 of flower after a super long veg as well. She's a monster already, in SCROG, and only about 12-14" below my max height 315w LEC. Have you found much continued stretch and upward growth between weeks 4-7 with yours? Hoping to keep it around where it is as I think this is about the limit for space before I enter the light burn territory. I know the ideal for this light is another 4-6" (total 18").
Eigholte
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Hi rangerjake. My experience with the untrained Blue Mystic (Plant C in this journal) suggests that they grow only slowly upwards during those weeks. The untrained plant may have put on an extra 2-3 inches after the main stretch. For me, given that the plant was already too close, that was still a problem, however, and I did get fairly significant light burn.
However, with the plants in SCROG, I have noticed a little less growth in that time maybe around 1", best guess?. Maybe it's due to having more growth tips to 'spread out' the available energy for growth compared to my untrained plants. Eg, my SCROG plants probably have around 12 actively growing colas, compared to ~4 on the untrained plant.
However, with the plants in SCROG, I have noticed a little less growth in that time maybe around 1", best guess?. Maybe it's due to having more growth tips to 'spread out' the available energy for growth compared to my untrained plants. Eg, my SCROG plants probably have around 12 actively growing colas, compared to ~4 on the untrained plant.
Eigholte
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End of Week 8 Flower (A&B)
So, Plant C is curing in the jar. Still a little green and not done curing by any stretch, but that didn't stop the spouse from taking a sample today for QA during a Critical Role binge. The trim from Plant C became an extract, but I haven't quite finished the QA testing on that. Testing in currently in progress with an anticipated T-20 minutes to liftoff. 
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Plants A and B are doing well. I am seeing good frost on the buds. But I'm starting to see what looks like heat/light damage on the fan leaves directly under the LED on this grow. I am beginning to wonder if this strain likes it a little bit cooler in flowering. (Maybe it's better suited to a winter grow in my place?) So far, no signs of damage to the buds or sugar leaves. But I'll be watching this like a hawk. I have my LED up at max height right now, so there isn't room to adjust, really, but perhaps I can rig something.
The canopy:
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The little colas:
So, Plant C is curing in the jar. Still a little green and not done curing by any stretch, but that didn't stop the spouse from taking a sample today for QA during a Critical Role binge.
The trim from Plant C became an extract, but I haven't quite finished the QA testing on that. Testing in currently in progress with an anticipated T-20 minutes to liftoff. :tasty:Plants A and B are doing well. I am seeing good frost on the buds. But I'm starting to see what looks like heat/light damage on the fan leaves directly under the LED on this grow. I am beginning to wonder if this strain likes it a little bit cooler in flowering. (Maybe it's better suited to a winter grow in my place?) So far, no signs of damage to the buds or sugar leaves. But I'll be watching this like a hawk. I have my LED up at max height right now, so there isn't room to adjust, really, but perhaps I can rig something.
The canopy:
The little colas:
rangerjake
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Super helpful information Eigholte. Mine being in SCROG there are lots of main cola growth tips. I trained it in a modified quadline and gave it a super long veg, so I'd say right now there are no fewer than 12-16 colas. We are at a manageable height- again about 7" at the least and 12-14" on most others below the lights. It seems a lot of the stretch has happened and the flowering is developed with only the fattening and density of the flowers to take place over the coming weeks. If this is the case I think I will be fine without too much light burn. Using the back of hand test I can hold my hand under the lights at 6" almost infinitely without the heat becoming an issue. So I am hopeful that I will just make it in the safe zone.
Eigholte
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End of Week 9 Flower (A&B)
The grow is trucking along. I am seeing some light-burn signs in the centre of the grow, which is strange. Maybe part of that may be overall temperatures in the tent, which have been 25-27C lately. This particular season hasn't been great for heat control, in particular.
However, I think these plants are likely to make it without suffering the same fate as plant C. I am seeing the first ambers forming on the Calyxes, which marks the start of my harvest window. Today I fed them pH'd water with just the CalMg, Sweet Candy and PK boost supplements in there, to start the last two weeks or so of flush. I may feed them a lighter feeding later this week before going to water only for the last full week.
The buds aren't as massive as the few, giant colas on Plant C, but they've got good density, and look very frosty. I am hopeful!
The grow is trucking along. I am seeing some light-burn signs in the centre of the grow, which is strange. Maybe part of that may be overall temperatures in the tent, which have been 25-27C lately. This particular season hasn't been great for heat control, in particular.
However, I think these plants are likely to make it without suffering the same fate as plant C. I am seeing the first ambers forming on the Calyxes, which marks the start of my harvest window. Today I fed them pH'd water with just the CalMg, Sweet Candy and PK boost supplements in there, to start the last two weeks or so of flush. I may feed them a lighter feeding later this week before going to water only for the last full week.
The buds aren't as massive as the few, giant colas on Plant C, but they've got good density, and look very frosty. I am hopeful!
rangerjake
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Looking good! I know Nirvana likes to profess that if you keep your nighttime temps in the 18-21c range during flower that you end up with that lavender hue coloring that makes the flower look pretty. Hard to tell in your photo, have you seen any of this? It sounds like your daytime temps are on the higher end (mine too, maybe even a little warmer than you- 27c), where are your dark temps? Mine are typically in that 18-21 window. No lavender yet (at week 5 of flower).
Eigholte
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End of Week 10 Flower (A&B)
Sorry for being a little late, it was a crazy weekend. Like the rebel I am, I stayed up nearly all night playing WoW Classic with some friends. (*cough* Nerd!).
Anyhow, the plants are trucking along. The yellowing/early light burn got somewhat more significant, but I think I'm only 1, maybe 2 weeks TOPS from harvest. I'm seeing ~10% ambers, ish, and the trichromes are nice and plastic-y looking. Also, no signs of mold! Huzzah!
To answer rangerjake's question from last time, here's what the temp/RH have been running this week: Toasty, in my opinion, especially for flower.
And the buds are fattening up a little. I am also really enamored with the sparkling - much trichrome, such high?
Also, the Canna-caramel batch I made with my "miscellaneous" trim, ABV and some White Kush from my first grow is getting good reviews from friend - although a full candy seems to be able to induce colorful visuals, and seems to send even my more experienced friends into a couch-dive. I am thinking I should make another batch, "strain specific" this time from the Blue Mystic, just to see how that differs. Could be fun!
Sorry for being a little late, it was a crazy weekend. Like the rebel I am, I stayed up nearly all night playing WoW Classic with some friends. (*cough* Nerd!).
Anyhow, the plants are trucking along. The yellowing/early light burn got somewhat more significant, but I think I'm only 1, maybe 2 weeks TOPS from harvest. I'm seeing ~10% ambers, ish, and the trichromes are nice and plastic-y looking. Also, no signs of mold! Huzzah!
To answer rangerjake's question from last time, here's what the temp/RH have been running this week: Toasty, in my opinion, especially for flower.
And the buds are fattening up a little. I am also really enamored with the sparkling - much trichrome, such high?
Also, the Canna-caramel batch I made with my "miscellaneous" trim, ABV and some White Kush from my first grow is getting good reviews from friend - although a full candy seems to be able to induce colorful visuals, and seems to send even my more experienced friends into a couch-dive. I am thinking I should make another batch, "strain specific" this time from the Blue Mystic, just to see how that differs. Could be fun!
rangerjake
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Thanks for remembering that temp/hyg info! I guess you are a little warm for the temps they say "should" produce the blue accents during flowering. While I was around those temps for the first couple weeks of flowering (72f-82f), for the past two weeks, and likely for the remainder of flowering (4 weeks) it is about 64f in the dark 75f in the light. Keeping my fingers crossed for those blue accents!
Eigholte
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Sorry for letting this one go, guys. Life got INSANE on me in the last 2-3 months, and updating fell by the wayside in favor of other priorities.
The grow is finished and harvested now. The final yields were:
Plant C: 33g bud, 13g trim (Some loss of bud due to mold)
Plant A: 39g bud, 15g trim
Plant B: 39g bud, 15g trim
Grow totals: 111g (3.9oz) bud and 43g (1.5oz) of dried, water-cured trim.
This plant isn't quite as THC heavy as my white kush grow, but it seems to hold its own. It's a bit of a blend between a head high and a nice way to relax - though it's not especially sedative.
Also, I threw a clone outdoors to see how it performs. We've had a few frosts at this point, so the clone is unlikely to finish flowering and it is looking a little rough. However, the photo shows some of the lavender hues that are mentioned by Nirvana if this strain is grown with cooler nights:
EDIT: Oh, and for all my purposeful attempts to get fem seeds, I didn't seem to have anything I pollinated take. HOWEVER! Plant C hermed on me late in the grow due to all the light stress - I found a well developed set of 'nanners at harvest time. In addition to that, I was sharing airflow between the tents... So, when harvesting plants A and B, I found about half a dozen seeds, all at the light-tan-coat stage of development.
So maybe I'll try germinating those someday, for fun, and seeing what happens with that unusual tri-whorl trait I found here in the second generation!
The grow is finished and harvested now. The final yields were:
Plant C: 33g bud, 13g trim (Some loss of bud due to mold)
Plant A: 39g bud, 15g trim
Plant B: 39g bud, 15g trim
Grow totals: 111g (3.9oz) bud and 43g (1.5oz) of dried, water-cured trim.
This plant isn't quite as THC heavy as my white kush grow, but it seems to hold its own. It's a bit of a blend between a head high and a nice way to relax - though it's not especially sedative.
Also, I threw a clone outdoors to see how it performs. We've had a few frosts at this point, so the clone is unlikely to finish flowering and it is looking a little rough. However, the photo shows some of the lavender hues that are mentioned by Nirvana if this strain is grown with cooler nights:
EDIT: Oh, and for all my purposeful attempts to get fem seeds, I didn't seem to have anything I pollinated take. HOWEVER! Plant C hermed on me late in the grow due to all the light stress - I found a well developed set of 'nanners at harvest time. In addition to that, I was sharing airflow between the tents... So, when harvesting plants A and B, I found about half a dozen seeds, all at the light-tan-coat stage of development.
So maybe I'll try germinating those someday, for fun, and seeing what happens with that unusual tri-whorl trait I found here in the second generation!
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SoOrbudgal
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Nice to hear from you again Eigholte, life can sure get in the way of our hobbies you take care.
you take care.