2nd year growing 2018 crop

I think that it has been a week ago that I defoliated my GSC. So this is what she looks like yesterday afternoon...

Pictures of the defoliated GSC I took yesterday. The object is to increase the upright branches and you can see that some have started. Now when the flowering stretch comes along, I SHOULD get more buds... I hope! lol

The GSC plants are the best looking of all of my plants.

Okay I will admit that the GSC isn't jumping up like I thought that it would. Still, my GSC plants are just starting to flower so I will have to wait a bit longer to see how well it works.

A little panoramic view of my weed patch.
I have 2 female GSC, 2 female white widow autoflower,1 each male and female blueberry. Not easily visible are 2 OG Kush seedlings. Hopefully one of those will be a female so that I can get seeds for the next year.

Okay, time for an update.

Yes. I INTENTIONALLY have a male plant. A blueberry male to be exact. I hope to recreate an existing strain, blueberry x GSC. This hopefully will help with the size. Larger than the blueberry, shorter and less "leggy" than the GSC. Complimentary flavor profiles. Also a boost in THC content.

I also have 2 OG Kush seedlings. Hopefully 1 will be a female for seeds. Another strain that I am trying to reproduce, blueberry x OG Kush.

I would be remiss to not point out the obvious pure blueberry seeds as well.

Yes, I am trying to produce my own seeds for next season. The reason for this is to acclimatize the plants while also producing the crosses so that next year I SHOULD have a better plant than the current plants. This is my purpose at least. I am trying to look to the future, whilst eventually creating a new strain but that will be a couple more years. I am intending to create what I will call " Kentucky cookies".

One thing to remember. The GSC plants are in different size pots. The defoliated GSC is in a 5 gallon bucket and is root bound. Everything is root bound that is in 5 gallon buckets. My plants definitely need a better, larger size pots. I am guessing that they need a 15 - 25 gallon pot size.

Trichomes started showing up on the blueberry. The third picture is of the GSC just starting to flowering.

The last 2 pictures are of the male blueberry. You can see pollen that has fallen on the leaves below the flowers. I guess that it's safe to say that I will have seeds for next year.

GSC mother plant. Now measures 55"h x 48"w x 35"d. Colas are just starting. I wish that I had 4' x 4' x 4' holes with good soil to grow my plants in. They would ALL be "monsters" then with the Mega Crop by @GreenleafNutrients !

My "root bound" plants in the 5 gallon buckets would benefit immensely from the much needed space. I need bigger pots!! At least 15 gallon size or larger containers. Much rather have them in the ground instead of containers. The ground is much too rocky for digging by hand.