Kushash's 2019 TUGC Competition Grow Journal!

Kushash

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Measurements from 6 days ago and today.
12 days under 12/12.
Clones:

10-1 30" - 40"
10-3 25" - 35"

Seeds:

#1 29" - 38"
#3 27" - 37"
#4 30" - 42"
#5 26" - 35"
#6 27" - 36"

Took a pic of the lower fans of each plant for a Brother!
I'll post those 7 pics 1st then post a few family shots.

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Kushash

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#121.
I did some pruning today.
The pile shown is what was removed from all 7 plants.
No fan leaves were damaged or removed during the pruning.
If I didn't mention in my previous post I added 12 TBL of fresh EWC to each pot 2 days ago.

EDIT: Forgot to mention. All of those leaves will be dried and eventually added to the worm bin.
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Kushash

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#121

I fed each plant 3 TBL Gypsum and 3 TBL Kelp Meal.

Raised my lights to their limit, the glass covers are 82 1/2" from the floor.

I was able to raise them about 5 " from the canopy, one plant was 11" from the cover and was just starting to show some stress in the leaves.

Canopy is now ranging from 16" - 24" from the glass covers.

They are growing wild right now and when the stretch nears the end I will LST them.
Might do some pruning or pinching of larf still IDK.

18 days under 12/12.

Height updates shown were taken on 5-9-19, 5-15-19 and today 5-20-19.

Clones:

10-1 - 30" - 40" - 47"
10-3 - 25" - 35" - 41 1/2"

Seeds:

#1 - 29" - 38" - 47"
#3 - 27" - 37" - 48"
#4 - 30" - 42" - 52"
#5 - 26" - 35" - 42"
#6 - 27" - 36" - 43"

Took some good pictures with the lights turned off today.

The two clones 10-1 and 10-3.
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Seeds #1 and #3.
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Seeds # 4 and #5.
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Seed #6.
The #121 is not easy to see but is actually visible in 3 places.
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Lower fan leaf view of seeds # 1,3, 4, and 5.
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A couple of overhead shots of two pairs of plants.
They are the two clones and Seeds # 1 and 3 I just don't remember which is which.
Happy Growing! :weed:

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Kushash

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#121

All 7 plants were top dressed yesterday.

3 TBL Happy Frog 4-5-3
1 1/2 TBL Crab Meal 4-3-0
1 TBL Alfalfa Meal 2.5-0.5-2.5
3/4 TSP Bat Guano 0-5-0

Sorry for the lights on pictures today, some lower pics came out nice, I'll get better pics next update.

Happy Growing! :weed:

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Kushash

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#121
26 days under 12/12.
The stretch is almost over. Average growth has been about 1/2" a day for the last 5 days.

Found 2 male flowers on #1 today.
Inspected the rest and could not find any more.
I'll check a few more times.
Should have checked for them sooner.

I pollinated and labeled the lowest branch on my largest clone 10-1 (51") with the male flowers from #1. #1 has a 12 blade leaf and is the tallest plant at 57 1/2" from the soil line.
8 hours later the pistils are already receding as shown below.


Took a bunch of good pics today with the lights off so I'll upload 10 pictures this update.

Happy Growing! :weed:

12 blade leaf on #1.
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Clone 10-1 on the left, #1 on the right.
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Overhead shot. Clone 10-1 on the left, #1 on the right.
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Clone 10-1 upper level bud.
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Clone 10-1 lower level bud. Pollinated 8 hours ago.
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Below are 3 overhead pictures followed by 2 pictures of the lower fan leaves.
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Kushash

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#121.

Hi Guys!
Need to post to reset the 7 day clock with a lights on group pic.

35 days 12/12. Where do I send my 4868? :lol:

Included a foliar with worm leachate for the 1st time. 1 part worm juice 8 parts water.

Feel I was on the verge of to much N so I held off adding the EWC.

These plants love N at the stage they were at when top dressed and will work through it if it was a bit to much.
I remember when I fed them I felt I could be pushing it adding the alfalfa and thought maybe I could have backed off a 1/2 tablespoon of the alfalfa after the top dressing plus my room temps go up a few degrees in the summer so the plants would need a little less food during the summer something I didn't consider.

If I was to go back and change the last top dressing here is what I'd try.

Instead of:
3 TBL Happy Frog 4-5-3
1 1/2 TBL Crab Meal 4-3-0
1 TBL Alfalfa Meal 2.5-0.5-2.5
3/4 TSP Bat Guano 0-5-0

Maybe:
2 1/2 TBL Happy Frog 4-5-3 (-1/2 TBL)
1 TBL Crab Meal 4-3-0 (-1/2 TBL)
1/2 TBL Alfalfa Meal 2.5-0.5-2.5 (- 1/2 TBL)
3/4 TSP Bat Guano 0-5-0

Have plans on adding EWC soon and continuing on the same way with the watering.

No leaf loss since last update, all fan leaves from the 4th and 5th node are intact with a few looking tired on the 4th node and close to being removed.
A leaf or three may be plucked next update so I'll make sure to get lots of lights off pics. ;)

Happy Growing!
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Kushash

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#121.

40 days 12/12.

Added 4 TBL EWC and 1 1/2 TBL Happy Frog 4-5-3 today.

Clones #10-1 and #10-3.
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Seed # 1 and #3.
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Seed #6.
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Kushash

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#121
45 days 12/12.
Gave them a top dressing yesterday.

4 TBL EWC.
1 1/2 tbl Happy Frog 4-5-3
1/2 tsp bat guano 0-5-0
1/2 tsp blood meal 12-0-0

Lost a leaf on a clone.
Happy Growing! :weed:
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Kushash

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# 121.
51 Days 12/12.


These Velcro straps from HD are helping me in the grow room and helped stabilize a young tree outside.
Two plants have stakes and I will be needing to add stakes to the others but with the Velcro straps I might only need one stake per plant this time.
Happy Growing!
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Kushash

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#121

56 days 12/12.

Added 3 CBD JAM plants to the flower room.

All comp plants received 4 TBL of EWC.

Each of the 3 pictures has the CBD plants in the middle.
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Kushash

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Happy Fourth Of July!

#121

60 days 12/12.

The clones are further along than the seedlings.

Will probably go water only for the rest of the grow.

Happy Growing! :weed:
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Kushash

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#121.

11 days left in the comp.

65 days 12/12.

9 days water only.

Clones are further along and will probably finish in about two weeks. ;) They show swollen calyx's but still haven't reached the stage when they go from mostly clear to a combination of clear and milky crystals.

One picture of the 5 seedlings, the rest are of the two clones with a close up picture of a bud circled below.

5 from seed.
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Clones 10-1 and 10-3.
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Close up of the bud circled.
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Two more pictures of the clones.
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Kushash

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#121.

75 days 12/12.

Harvested the smaller clone # 10-3.

Wet weight shown below was 13.0 Oz's on one scale and 367.6 g's on another scale.
Dry weight will be between 2 - 2.5 oz.

I plan on giving them a light rinse swirling them around in a couple of 5 gallon buckets of water and will then hang them in a 2'x2' tent.
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Buds and trim.
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13.0 oz.
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367.6 g's
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Kushash

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That is my last post in the comp.
There were many bud shots and grow related posts along the way in a second thread created for conversation and trash talk.
I'll gather some of those posts.
To date I have only harvested the one clone.
The other clone is almost ready to harvest.

Voting results:

Wow, not an easy choice for me. I will have to go with this:

1. @J.James tied with @homebrewer
2. @dstroy
3. @Big Perm

If a tie isn't possible... then:

1. @J.James
2. @homebrewer
3. @dstroy
I really enjoyed watching everyone's grow, This was a lot of fun!

Here are my top 3 picks

1 Homebrewer
2 J James
3 THT
1) Dstroy - Very Healthy throughout the grow.
2) Homebrewer - Very Beautiful Buds.
3) Big Perm - Beautiful canopy
#1 @homebrewer whole grow was amazing
#2 @Opie1971 for that amazing gelato
#3 @THT for that awsome looking brandywine


Theres my votes guys it's been fun and congrats to homebrewer I think he might have took this one
This sucks cause more than three of you had an incredible clean setup and provided good pics and information.
#1 @homebrewer - no one can deny that's a damn beautiful cut - you grew it basically perfectly, and took great pics.
#2 @Big Perm - you took 4 seeds of two strains and made a near perfect canopy, your set up is super clean and simple.
#3 @dstroy - this list could just as easily be reversed with you at the top - fantastic grow from start to finish.

Shout out to @H.A.F who finished before anyone else and had a great clean soil garden with incredibly short well manicured plants.
 

Kushash

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Voting Results:

1. @Way2-High - You have very little experience and grew to a successful harvest, even with Vostok popping in and talking shit. Look at how many others dropped or lost control.
2. @homebrewer - The cultivar is familiar to you. You are an excellent grower so this was zero challenge for you.
3. @THT - Grew it from seed, healthy start to finish.
This was a tough choice as I thought a lot of you guys did really well. Months out from the finish I knew I'd be picking the winner(s) by how their plants looked at harvest. In the end though half the field had really nice plants at harvest so I had to be a little more picky. Maybe I'd look at the setup itself, the number of plants, the quality of the photos, visual quality of the flowers, potential yield, etc,? Anyway, this is how it shook out for me:

1. @dstroy - - Great plants and pics, super clean setup
2. @Kushash - Basically perfectly grown all the way to the end.
3. @THT - Greasy, greasy plants at harvest.

In no particular order...

Perm - Awesome setup, perfect canopy, great pictures, dominating for sure.
Mysturis - Beautiful plants, stunning colors, lots of frost
James - Chunky flowers, especially impressive for an organic run
Desert - Super healthy plant, just got a little out of control, lol
Opie - That Gelato!
Mad - You could write a book on production efficiency, good lord!
HAF - 4 seeds, multiple plant foods, you weren't making it easy on yourself and still pulled some respectable weight
Way2High - Very impressive single plant grow
 
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