Diary Complete Palomino and friends

[John Stonedwell]

Good day folks.

So the flowering cycle is now in full swing and I can see several bud sites popping up all over the place. Currently sitting on day 20.

I really do like the flowering stage so much as you can see a lot of progression within the space of a week. All the ladies have shown quite a good stretch and I am sure there is still more stretch left in them.

Between the 2 Tortoni's the one I popped last is actually stretching and growing bigger than the 1st Tortoni seed that was popped. So Tortoni #2 is actually catching up to the tallest lady in the tent, the Twisted Helix...

The one thing that REALLY excites me at the moment is the Twisted Helix.. I am already starting to see sprinkles of tricome on the bud sites. I haven't had a strain before that expressed such early tricome development so this is getting me real giddy. All the other ladies are also looking stellar and will soon start introducing TopMax to the feeding regiment. 

Palomino 

GSC

Twisted Helix 

Bubblegum 

Tortoni #2

Tortoni #1

Tent front view

Tent side view

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[PsyCLown]

Really eager to see how the Twisted Helix turns out  

[John Stonedwell]

1 minute ago, PsyCLown said:

Really eager to see how the Twisted Helix turns out  

Me too my good friend. Me too 

[The_StonedTrooper]

They are so happy and look so healthy and sexy

[John Stonedwell]

3 minutes ago, The_StonedTrooper said:

They are so happy and look so healthy and sexy

Thank you very much man. As you know like they say happy wife happy life! Lol

[Twix Aphen]

Nice selection of varieties going in here. Does the resinous one have much of a smell yet?

[John Stonedwell]

4 minutes ago, Twix Aphen said:

Nice selection of varieties going in here. Does the resinous one have much of a smell yet?

Hey bud.

It's quite funny that you ask as I actually went on a little smelling investigation earlier today but no distinctive terpenes pushing through just yet but I have a feeling that it will be a diversely stinky bunch at the end of the day 

On a happy note the Tortoni #2 and Bubblegum has also started showing some nice snow covered tops 

Bubblegum 

Tortoni #2

Twisted Helix 

[Twix Aphen]

1 hour ago, John Stonedwell said:

it will be a diversely stinky bunch at the end of the day 

It looks like it. They are growing very fast now too

[John Stonedwell]

Hi folks.

26 days into flower and things are looking good. Did a bit of inspection and feeding today.

All the ladies have started pushing tricome development except for the GSC. Not sure whether it's the strain that grows like this or whether it's a poor iteration by the breeder/seed bank...

Nevertheless all the other ladies are happily showing their flowering prowess. I will update with some bud pics of all the strains in the week.

Bubblegum 

Twisted Helix 

Clones

Tent view 

[MrE]

Just have to add my 2c. That's freaking awesome.

[John Stonedwell]

1 hour ago, MrE said:

Just have to add my 2c. That's freaking awesome.

Thank you very much man! I appreciate the kind words 

[John Stonedwell]

Hi folks.

So it is time for an update. Currently sitting on day 30 of flower and the smells are starting to get interesting and the buds are taking nice shape with some sprinkling of trichome across the board (except for the GSC... patience is a virtue here.)

The leaders in terms of the terpene profiles would be the Twisted Helix and the Palomino. The most pronounced of the two would be the Palomino with an exceptionally nice papaya/mango smell lingering. The Twisted Helix on the other hand is pushing some apricot vibes (possibly due to the lineage including Irene Apricot)

For the pics I took a top shot of the mothers and then a bud shot of the clone except for the Tortoni #1 and #2 as I don't have clones in the tent for them.

Something I have picked up is that the trichome development on the clones are progressing quicker than the mother plants.. Might be due to the size of the plants but I am not sure??

My buddy also did me quite a solid and sent me a split screen pic of my previous run compared against this one and I am very impressed with the difference,  especially on the leaf colour and canopy..

Palomino 

Palomino clone bud shot

GSC 

GSC clone bud shot

Twisted Helix 

Twisted Helix clone bud shot

Tortoni #1

Tortoni # 1 bud shot

Tortoni #2

Tortoni #2 bud shot

Bubblegum 

Bubblegum clone bud shot

Tent view

Tent view previous grow vs current

[donnob]

Whoa @John Stonedwell I must say, your plants look great!

[John Stonedwell]

Just now, donnob said:

Whoa @John Stonedwell I must say, your plants look great!

Thank you very much bro, I appreciate the kind words.

With a Rookie ranking I'll take any positive vibes 

[The_StonedTrooper]

1 minute ago, John Stonedwell said:

Thank you very much bro, I appreciate the kind words.

With a Rookie ranking I'll take any positive vibes 

Oh stop it, haha...

You impressed the pants off me too.

Keep it up, you have the gift brother 

[donnob]

1 minute ago, John Stonedwell said:

With a Rookie ranking I'll take any positive vibes 

That ain't no rookie grow though

[The_StonedTrooper]

It's no wonder your name is stoned well...

If I grew so well, I'd also be stoned well

[John Stonedwell]

Morning folks.

So I am currently sitting on day 36 of flower, just over the 5 week mark.

Plants are looking real happy and I am starting to see some nice leaf colours pushing through and mains starting to elongate. With today's feed I gave the last BioGrow for this flowering cycle as the N balance in the bloom will be sufficient to carry the ladies through. Mistake with the previous grow was to pull the grow too early. 

The tent is starting to smell like all kinds of awesomeness but man that Palomino is knocking the socks of the rest of the ladies. I am perplexed as to the levels of candy fruitiness that lady is expressing.. ots really out of this world!! Very happy that I have 2 seeds left of that strain. @Totemic is the terpene expression on point from your experience? 

I was also able to take some flash bud shots of some of the clones showing nice trichome development. 

Excuse the droopy leaves, the ladies were thirsty prior to their photo shoot. 

Palomino 

GSC

Twisted Helix 

Tortoni #1

Tortoni #2

Bubblegum 

Twisted Helix clone

Bubblegum clone

Palomino clone

Tent view

[Totemic]

There will be a few phenos that range between Chocolate Gelato and Blunicorn dominance. Sounds like it smells like a Gelato dominant pheno with a high myrcene content. My favorite terpene, and the one I'll always select for. 

[John Stonedwell]

4 minutes ago, Totemic said:

There will be a few phenos that range between Chocolate Gelato and Blunicorn dominance. Sounds like it smells like a Gelato dominant pheno with a high myrcene content. My favorite terpene, and the one I'll always select for. 

Well shit that makes me a happy camper!! Thank you for the reply man! I love your gear!! 

[John Stonedwell]

Morning folks.

So I am currently sitting on day 44 of flower and things are starting to take shape nicely.

We have had a couple of very cold days and nights in the Gauteng space so I am not to sure whether that is reason for the awesome leaf colouration or whether it is the normal flowering fade.. or a bit of both?

The GSC is still lagging with the trichome development but atleast she has got a damn nice smell so should hopefully smoke just as good. 

From the looks of things the Bubblegum might be the first lady to get the hehe chop as her bud development seems to be taking the lead. Already starting to see some pistils retracting into the calyx.

I have to take the clones out to feed and take some nice pictures of the mothers and that allows me to take some flash shots which I really enjoy.

Excuse the excessive amount of pictures but my ladies love the limelight 

Palomino 

GSC 

Twisted Helix 

Tortoni #1

Tortoni #2

Bubblegum 

Bubblegum clone

Twisted Helix clone 

Palomino clone 

GSC clone

Tent view

[Twix Aphen]

1 hour ago, John Stonedwell said:

Bubblegum clone

They are looking superb. I really like the look of this bubblegum. I bet she smells wonderful

[John Stonedwell]

@Twix Aphen thanx a lot brother man. I have to admit in terms of looks the bubblegum is also one of the sexiest plants I have ever grown/seen. The leaves look like they were photoshopped.

On the down side though her smell is not that of undeniable bubblegum. Still a rather confusing terp pushing through but hopefully she is a plant that will showcase the true terpene expression as we near the end of the flowering stage.

I am really really hoping for the bubblegum to shine through. Next round I will be running some white bubblegum by OSG bought from @Golden-Goose. From what I have read this should be a more accurate representation of the bubblegum that hit the shelves back in the 90's...

Who knows? Only time will tell

[Weskush]

I had 2 Blueberry x Bubblegum plants last season and they were the most impressive strain that i've grown outdoors to date, vigour, pest/disease resistance wise and yield wise and not to mention smoke wise. Wonderful terps and a strong high that lasts. Chronic was also right up there growth and yield wise. Not so much smoke wise.Highly recommended

[John Stonedwell]

@Weskush that blueberry x bubblegum cross sounds delicious. 

One day I would also like to get as close as possible to the original blueberry. Heard great things about it.

A bud of mine grew some chronic once. Was some of the best outdoor I have ever had.