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GrowKindNugs

GrowKindNugs

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hell yeah man, loving everything...the plants look perfect, and awesome co2 setup, i should do that for my last little bit of flowering...

that'd blue thunderfuck sounds amazing, was that a clone only strain??


gkn
 
Green Cross

Green Cross

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GrowKindNugs said:
hell yeah man, loving everything...the plants look perfect, and awesome co2 setup, i should do that for my last little bit of flowering...

that'd blue thunderfuck sounds amazing, was that a clone only strain??


gkn
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Thanks GKN

It's actually a BTF (crossed) male called Matanuska Thunderous Underground x another infamous Alaskan strain called Carolina or Wild Carolina LOL there's a lot of legendary - Hippie culture - behind these strains.

The MTU male apparently accidentally seeded the Carolina, and I am anxiously looking forward to receiving only 1 seed. I'm excited to see what takes shape, because as far as I know this strain comes from legendary stock, and has never been grown before.

Hopefully it's the next miracle plant. If so I'll be cloning her for some time to come.
 
tahoe58

tahoe58

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luv reading about old time or old style genetics and stories. That would have been a great time to be growing ... total counterculture ... thanks for sharing that. Walk on!!~~~ :peace::peace::peace::peace::peace:
Green Cross said:
Thanks GKN

It's actually a BTF (crossed) male called Matanuska Thunderous Underground x another infamous Alaskan strain called Carolina or Wild Carolina LOL there's a lot of legendary - Hippie culture - behind these strains.

The MTU male apparently accidentally seeded the Carolina, and I am anxiously looking forward to receiving only 1 seed. I'm excited to see what takes shape, because as far as I know this strain comes from legendary stock, and has never been grown before.

Hopefully it's the next miracle plant. If so I'll be cloning her for some time to come.
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Green Cross

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skunkman98536 said:
yo green!

looking good man!!

bout har far wud u say>
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Hey skunk, glad to see you made it back safely. I'll have to check your grow for an update...hope you enjoyed your vacation.

I'm guessing 3 - 4 more weeks. It's hard to believe this grow is finally winding down, but the bag seed was started in early April, if I recall...

Thanks Tahoe and everyone esle for stopping by :peace:
 
Green Cross

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I thought I would take a closer look at my unknown indica. This is the suspected pink grapefruit strain, and the larger of the 2.

And I'm definitely seeing some amber Trichs @ only 37 days, so it looks like she's an early finisher.

I'll flush as soon as she's good and dry, and then plain water until harvest - could be as soon as next week. I'm looking for 40 - 50% amber for a good balance of high/stoned; a good night time smoke.

I managed to get a few shots using my cell cam and a 60x - 100x power microscope lol but you can't see much. I only had time to check a couple tiny bud leaves, before the lights went out, so I'll get a better look tomorrow.

There are some areas where I see clusters of amber trichs, and other areas that are mostly cloudy mixed with clear and a few amber. Over all these samples look 20% amber. Let me know what you think :peace:
 

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Green Cross said:
I thought I would take a closer look at my unknown indica. This is the suspected pink grapefruit strain, and the larger of the 2.

And I'm definitely seeing some amber Trichs @ only 37 days, so it looks like she's an early finisher.

I'll flush as soon as she's good and dry, and then plain water until harvest - could be as soon as next week. I'm looking for 40 - 50% amber for a good balance of high/stoned; a good night time smoke.

I managed to get a few shots using my cell cam and a 60x - 100x power microscope lol but you can't see much. I only had time to check a couple tiny bud leaves, before the lights went out, so I'll get a better look tomorrow.

There are some areas where I see clusters of amber trichs, and other areas that are mostly cloudy mixed with clear and a few amber. Over all these samples look 20% amber. Let me know what you think :peace:
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Looking very good, makes the heart beat just a tab faster the closer it gets.:weed:
 
Green Cross

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canefan said:
Looking very good, makes the heart beat just a tab faster the closer it gets.:weed:
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Right on canefan,

I couldn't wait to take a closer look this morning.

I'm seeing 1/2 clear, 1/2, cloudy, and a few (10% maybe) amber. Thankfully the plant was bone dry this morning so I was able to start flushing - I ran 4 gallons of plain water through the 4 gal of soil in the container - and what came out looked pretty clear.

As long as I'm flushing: Here are a couple watering/flushing tips:

But before I begin; It's important to add some pearlite or other porous material to the bottom of your container, so that you have good drainage, or you will have problems with over watering.


I routinely flush about every 6 weeks just to remove toxic salts from the soil, again at the beginning of flowering (to remover excess nitrogen), and again 2 weeks before harvest to remove excess fertilizer.

Wait until your container is really dry before watering and especially before flushing. I used to grow trophy African violets, and they can't handle drought, but MJ on the other hand can't handle too much water. You will never kill a MJ plant watering it a little too late, but water too soon and you can cause the deadly root rot. Let them dry out thoroughly between watering's, especially in flower.

The best way to tell if your plant needs water, it to dig your finger into the medium, and if you feel any moisture wait. Eventually you may get a feel for watering, just by lifting the container, judging by the weight of the container when wet/dry.


When you water, do so thoroughly. Some times its necessary to drench the medium twice - 10 minutes apart - before the soil can absorb enough water. Water enough so that 20% runs out the bottom, and you won't have to worry much about salts (from fertilizer) building up in the soil.


Use some common sense here: if it's 100 degrees, and the water runs right through the pot, you should be watering in 2 steps - as explained above. If you have a seedling in a 5 gal container, you'll want to water less, so it doesn't take 10 days to dry out. This is one of the reasons I increase the container size gradually - A seedlings roots will develop better when it goes though a fast wet/dry cycle.


After drenching the container, let it drain, and then tip it up on edge, so that all the excess water can drain out one of the drainage holes. MJ doesn't like having wet feet. This also draws O2 into the root zone.


Don't flush or water again, until the medium drys out again.


The amount of water to use when flushing depends on the amount of fertilizer in the soil, and the density of the soil, but a 1 to 1 ratio water to soil, should be enough to remove most the excess fertilizer. If you have detoxified the soil, due to improper fertilization and watering methods, you may want to use 3 gal of water to 1 gal of soil, and then transplant to a healthy soil mix.

My guess is she has a week or 2 to go.
As you can see the Calyx are swollen, and half the Stigma (hairs) are brown.
 
hiphopireland

hiphopireland

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there some pretty ladies you got there. wish i could have seen this thread earlier to follow it but just checked it all out.
Great journal man! :D
 
Green Cross

Green Cross

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tahoe58 said:
beautiful plants, and great pics. thanks for the update. They are looking very well tended. Walk on!!~~ :eyesmoke:
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Thanks Tahoe, but this particular plant seems to thrive regardless of what I do lol :mrgreen:

Oh yeah I almost forgot have a new pic of gigabud.



She's kind of a disappointment (G13 labs lies) but she was a freebie. I plan to grow out her clones and ditch this strain unless the smoke is better than expected. :peace:
 
Green Cross

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Dr. Greenhorn said:
Nice for a freebie . Looking forward to a smoke report on that..I also had a freebie gigabud:)
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Hey Green, I didn't see gigabud in your grow
l'll have to take another look.

Does yours have these giant leaves?

I figured I'd lollipop it and let it grow into one big cola just to see what she can do. The smell is sweet but nothing really stands out.

I have a couple lower buds I pulled a couple weeks ago - pruning - and putting an early cure on right now. :mrgreen: I should have the results shortly :joint:
 
Green Cross

Green Cross

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Green Cross said:
Gotta love Attitude :mrgreen:
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@ 40 days the buds are showing more colors "Purples and pinks and blues"

The plant I flushed is already showing signs of necrosis - Necrosis (from the Greek νεκρός, "dead") is the premature death of cells and living tissue.- which is just a fancy way of saying the plant is already dying; The leaves are dying, because the buds are pulling energy from the leaves. It's all good in the later stages.

I'll enhance the second photo, because this just doesn't do it justice



BMS looking blue now


LSTing in flower produced good results


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Comments/questions welcome :bigjoint:
 
tahoe58

tahoe58

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OMffffG ...... wowwwweeee .... great update ....luvs them pics and beautiful plants ... walk on!!~~~~~~
 
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