John Stonedwell

Hi folks, 

So currently sitting on day 63 of flower and it looks like I avoided a total PM cluster f*ck.

The Bubblegum and her clones were removed from the tent and harvested on day 60. Only a couple of days shy of her 9 week window. Trichome was for the most part cloudy and PM only isolated to a couple of leaves that were removed prior to hanging.

I will also have to look at the N balance with the next grow. As pointed out by @The_StonedTrooper might have had a little bit too much.

Now in the final week and will systemically check trichome for the harvest window. 

Tortoni #2

Tortoni #1

GSC

Palomino + clone

Twisted Helix 

Tent view

Bubblegum 

1 hour ago, PsyCLown said:

 

 

I love this family photo. Way to fill a tent brother man 

@The_StonedTrooper and @Bay Seeds thank you for all the help guys.

Really gets a guy down when you get this shit so close to the end of the line. And just to harp back to my previous post. Not enough defoliation and air circulation all round and now I spotted this on the one Bubblegum clone.. only isolated to lower leaves...

Turned a rather all right day into a shit storm... 

I will sit tonight and remove all the leaves that have a spot on. Seems it mostly only affected the Bubblegum... I only have to nurse these ladies for 2 odd weeks so I am hopeful this shit doesn't spread. 

3 minutes ago, Bay Seeds said:

If you get them all you should be fine. 

I just picked up now that all the Bubblegum plants have it. Really disheartening at this point in the game.. 

4 minutes ago, The_StonedTrooper said:

There is absolutely no fade on the lower leaves.

The air flow, can also cause a plant to do that, where was that plant in comparison?

True no fade as yet on the clones. Mothers have a slight fade. 

The clones are in plastic pots and the mothers in fabric. Not sure whether that could have played a part. 

She was bang smack in the middle of the tent where there was limited airflow as I don't have oscillating fans. 

I went and had a look now again and all the Bubblegum plants have nanners. Just some more than others. Total fucking buzz kill this late in the game. 

Should I cut it all and and will the smoke still be any good?

3 minutes ago, Bay Seeds said:

pull them off with a tweezer

Thank you for the advice.

Will that ensure that the other plants don't get pollinated? I am just afraid I might miss a banana and then the whole tent goes tits up with pollen and seeds. 

3 minutes ago, The_StonedTrooper said:

Toooooo much N

Thanx for the heads up. Just funny that she was on the same nute schedule as the other 2 clones and mother plant.. and they dont show any signs... My BioGrow nutes were limited to between 2 to 3.5 ml per liter. 

Houston... we have a problem 

I was chilling with my plants today and something caught my eye on the one Bubblegum clone. 

So there is one Bubblegum mother plant and 3 clones currently in the tent. And I am quite certain I saw some nanners on the one clone. The other doesn't seem to have.

I've heard hermie traits can be due to the strain cross not being as stable as it should be or due to stress. Not sure which one is applicable for this issue... 

I am a bit worried as to what to do now? 

We are currently sitting on day 59 of flower so should I chop the perceived hermie or what to do?

Some guidance will be appreciated here...

Some pics of the possible problem.. 

15 minutes ago, The Grass Baas said:

Great grow man. I read back abit and saw you get roughly 650 a m2. That is incredible. I'm trying the scrog thing out with 4 plants that are growing in Coco. It will be my first scrog aswell as my first coco grow. Seeing your plants react so well to the scrog is atleast helping with the expectations. This is honestly a goal for most growers to achieve. Well done 

Hi @The Grass Baas I like your name. Excited to see what your scrog will deliver. Share some pics or start a grow diary  

19 minutes ago, GGG said:

Next will def be a Super Cheese cut that's been around for a couple years in one bin and the other bin a Orange Kush Cake , these 2 are already big so just want to replant and veg 2-3 weeks , but we will see , thing change as we tag along

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I like that super cheese strain. I have a very big love for exo cheese and the smell and flavour that comes with it.

I will also run a cheese next round and very excited to see if it fits the profile I am after.  

Looking forward to your next grow man. 

8 minutes ago, GGG said:

Thx John , forgot to say the Terps is strong and very nice on both the SF and Wedding . In winter it's Soooo much easier to keep temps at 26 or less or how I want it and that helps keep the smells . Summer is a whole different story as I do not run a AC

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100% with you man. I also kak my pants in summer as my grow space is also not climate controlled and when I see that tent hit 30° or over I just see the smells disappearing.

So what is lined up for your next run?

20 minutes ago, GGG said:

These got the chop after 9,5 weeks , minimal attention and the FF Super Soil only got FF Probiotics and FF Fire Juice.
I'm going to do a second grow in the soil and will only top up the totes as needed to the top.
Did a wet trim and left some with just fan leaves taken of and will take of sugar leaves when dry with a Cannabrush to compare.

Can't wait to see the yield , usually I get 650/sqm

1. White Wedding
2. Strawberry Fields
3. Zurple Punch


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That White Wedding looks like a wedding I want to go to!

Smashing job bro 

23 minutes ago, PsyCLown said:

@John Stonedwell Based on my experience, with the frosty stuff I have grown so far - bud size seems to be something which is affected.

Get tons of frost, but bud size and yield seems to take a bit of a knock unfortunately.

 

Defoliationg helps, everyone has a different degree to which they are comfortable with. I say on your next grow, try multiple methods on the same strain (or cut) and see how it goes.

Strip the one plant literally bare just before you put it into flower and see how it bounces back and create a lot of extra nodes, leaves and colas during the pre-flower phase and then do another defol after that (around 3 weeks after putting them into flower).

 

So far, yield does not seem to be affected in a negative way and helps open everything up nicely for better light penetration on the bud as well as better air circulation. Buds which do not get direct light often seem to be lighter in colour and not look as good.

 

You can take a look at my current grow diary to get an idea of what I do, try it at least once.

Try removing different amounts and see what works best, it may vary between strains as well.

I do defoliate quite a lot heavier than most from what I have noticed, trying different levels on the frosty in house stuff as well to see how they respond.

 

Looking great though, a bit of burn on the Palamino though on the tips of the leaves. Bubblegum looks to be clawing a little as well.

I like to taper off on the nute strength towards the end of flower as I do not flush and the nutes can build up in the medium over time. So towards the end I start to drop the strength a bit to help avoid the crispy leaves towards the end of flower. I do not stop feeding altogether and I do not drop it drastically, 10% to 30% reduction in strength can make a big difference even.

Very wise words my friend. Thank you for the constructive feedback. 

I will keep that in mind for the next dance. 

I concur.

I just use the breeder time frames as guidelines as they mostly wanna sell shit that "flowers quickly" but in reality that is far from an accurate representation.

I sometimes wonder whether the breeder counts pistil development as the start of flower or the flip to 12/12.

I also check the trichome and most of my plants go over breeder guideline. Some even up to 2 weeks over the guideline. Especially when they say 8 week flower..

Morning folks.

Day 58 of flower and I am not really seeing the buds fattening up as nicely as I would like. Trichome development on most of the ladies looks epic but rather perplexed as to the size of the buds. Might have been the cold as my grow is not temperature controlled. Or it might be the reasons noted below...

This whole growing thing is a never ending learning curve and I got schooled on this grow as well. 

3 things I will have to adjust with the next grow.

- defoliate, defoliate, defoliate. Too many bud sites/nodes covered with growth stealing energy from the mains. @Prom thanx for the heads up.

- veg the plants longer to establish distinct mains and allowing for better defoliation. Shout out to @PsyCLown and @ORGANinc. for picking up on that

- soil got too compact due to too many top ups. I think that might have inadvertently limited root growth and expansion. 

Well lessons learnt and probably a lot more to learn as we move along. I also think I might have gotten a slight overwatering issue with the Bubblegum, she doesn't drink that much...

Still got 2 odd weeks to go so let's hope for some fat nugs coming to the party...

P.S Garden of Green - GSC what a waste of space...

Twisted Helix 

GSC 

Palomino 

Tortoni #1

Tortoni #2

Bubblegum 

Favourite clone (Palomino)

Tent view

46 minutes ago, Pants said:

Shortest grow log ever


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Still we had hope at a time when we needed it bro 

Morning folks.

Day 53 of flower and I took out the ladies for some inspection and feedingone thing that really stands out for me is the fact that it seems the clones are maturing quicker than the mother plants?

Pride and joy currently in the clone stable is the Palomino. I love the fact that the sugar leaves are cupping with excessive trichome. Just looks beautiful. 

1 minute ago, Adansonia digitata said:

TJ has ALOT to lose if he doesn't perform here coming back from the doping ban. That said Cory has a super opportunity to shine for the boss man Dana. As we saw with Kris "the punching bag" Moutinho(LOL), fight of the night can change your world in minutes. That hunger may just give him the edge over TJ.

Fully agree with you man. He pulled a Lance Armstrong and got caught for good. Fuck weed suspension but EPO is on amother level. 

I got Cory all the way. His last 2 fights against Marlon Moraes and Frank Edgar was exceptional. He has the full arsenal of MMA skills to challenge for the title. His loss against Sterling taught him a lot. 

But then again who can put up a fight against Yan and expect to win (except if he disqualifies himself. Lol)

6 minutes ago, Adansonia digitata said:

The Misses LOVES watching the fights. we will binge tonight! 

 

Glad you can check it out. Have fun and enjoy man 

30 minutes ago, Ill_Evan said:

Omg thank you for letting us know, I couldn't find anywhere to download it. I'm going to steal the DSTV Now password from my parents and catch up tonight! 

Yeah yeah bra. And the online DSTV Now catch up has all 7 episodes to watch. 

3 hours ago, Adansonia digitata said:

I haven't been following, there are not enough hours in the week unfortunately. 

Fair enough man. If you do get some time in between all of the episodes are on DSTV catch up. There have been a couple of cracking fights thus far.

Who do you have for this weekend between Cory and TJ?

3 hours ago, Ill_Evan said:

Duuuuuuude I've been meaning to catch the latest one with Craig Jones  that dude is my Aussie spirit animal.

Yeah man. Team Volkanovski has really clawed back from their first string of losses. Craig Jones is an exceptional Jiu Jitsu coach.

@Adansonia digitata do you follow TUF?

50 minutes ago, Thrive said:

Small holding in Hogsback.  Will message you John to find out where to send the wood vinegar.

Thank you very much for the kind gesture.

Excited to try the wood vinegar and some more of your products in the near future 

I would take a guess it is a farm close to Hogsback?