DillWeed's 2009 summer grow journal: Two Lbs. or Bust! (2x1000 watt HPS in grow tent)
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Thefira
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We'll be waiting...Big update coming later on today everybody. I haven't updated in a week, but I promise it will be worth it.
Bob Marley Chiefs
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yup we are ready! Bring the bud porn!!!Big update coming later on today everybody. I haven't updated in a week, but I promise it will be worth it.
DillWeed
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Day 56:
July 27, 2009
(Day 14 of 12/12)
Today was a big day for my girls. I gave them all the good old lollipop. I trimmed off all of the branches about a foot from the soil line and down. I can already tell this is very beneficial for the sake of air flow. I now have my oscillating fan set to medium instead of low and it works just perfect. Hopefully this will send more energy to the tops and fatten up the colas even more than last time when I didn't trim a single branch. Now for the pics!
Pics 1-6: the last shots of the plants before I lollipopped them.
Pics 7-10: a few shots of the colas starting to form on a few different plants.
Pics 11-16: the first shots of the plants after I lollipopped them.
July 27, 2009
(Day 14 of 12/12)
Today was a big day for my girls. I gave them all the good old lollipop. I trimmed off all of the branches about a foot from the soil line and down. I can already tell this is very beneficial for the sake of air flow. I now have my oscillating fan set to medium instead of low and it works just perfect. Hopefully this will send more energy to the tops and fatten up the colas even more than last time when I didn't trim a single branch. Now for the pics!
Pics 1-6: the last shots of the plants before I lollipopped them.
Pics 7-10: a few shots of the colas starting to form on a few different plants.
Pics 11-16: the first shots of the plants after I lollipopped them.
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bigjesse1922
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It looks great Dill! For only 14 days into flower you have an impressive amount of pistils!
I can't wait till I can flip the switch to 12/12
I can't wait till I can flip the switch to 12/12
wordtothewise
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Dang, theyre looking beautiful. Good job Dill!
Highhunter
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vay nice! 
DillWeed
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Thanks, guys! Now that I have done the lollipop bit and all of the bud sites are now formed, I am going to go back to veg nutes for the next two feedings to help heal the plants at a faster rate. I'll go right back to the bloom nutes immediately after that to help those fat colas grow!
bigjesse1922
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bigjesse1922
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True lollipopping involved totally removing the bottom 1/3 of the plant growth.
It also involves trimming growth points off that protrude greater than 1" from the stem of the plant.
The concept is usually used in a SOG style operation to form single, solid buds with no lower popcorn bugs. What Dill is doing is pruning, IMO, although I have myself referred to this process and lollipopping.
To truely lollipop, you will end up with one solid head nug that forms along the stalk almost exclusively.
Pruning to increase airflow is HIGHLY suggested. Also, since Dill is growing 15 plants and space will be limited....it is important to remove some of the lower branches that will get no light and not form any dense buds, which will allow the plant to redirect that energy to the massive, pop can sized colas that Dill is famous for
It also involves trimming growth points off that protrude greater than 1" from the stem of the plant.
The concept is usually used in a SOG style operation to form single, solid buds with no lower popcorn bugs. What Dill is doing is pruning, IMO, although I have myself referred to this process and lollipopping.
To truely lollipop, you will end up with one solid head nug that forms along the stalk almost exclusively.
Pruning to increase airflow is HIGHLY suggested. Also, since Dill is growing 15 plants and space will be limited....it is important to remove some of the lower branches that will get no light and not form any dense buds, which will allow the plant to redirect that energy to the massive, pop can sized colas that Dill is famous for
DillWeed
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Actually, all twenty are still in there!
All 12 of the White Widow plants turned out to be female so I let them live. Should be a sweet harvest.
bigjesse1922
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I stand corrected!Actually, all twenty are still in there!
All 12 of the White Widow plants turned out to be female so I let them live. Should be a sweet harvest.
Congratulations! You're the proud parent of some dank ass little ladies!
bigjesse1922
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Son of a bitch!I found a fucking hermie in my tent today. It was a "feminized" Great White Shark too. I want to punch Arjan in the nuts right now. Fuck.
Had the pollen sacs opened up at all? Pics?
You pulled it I assume?
Sorry man. Its just a bump in the road to 2 lbs tho brother!
DillWeed
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No, luckily I caught it in time. Still sucks though.
I am thinking about putting the plant in another room and just monitoring it every day and pulling off the "balls" as they develop. Do you think that would be fine? How could the plant possibly get pollinated if no pollen ever opens up? Does this make sense or is it just wishful thinking on my part?
Why take the risk of saving one plant that has the ability to pollinate the other 19?
Cut your losses, it's only a 5% and that's not material. Focus on the large pictures.
bigjesse1922
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My thinking is nature will prevail
You could TRY, I supppose.
You could TRY, I supppose.