Kushash's 2019 TUGC Competition Grow Journal!

#121 LOL!

Day 81 12/12.

Clone 10-1 is beginning to turn milky.
I can always see it with the naked eye. Looks silvery to me.
Should see more of the silvery look in about 4 days then it will be close to chop and it will be interesting to compare it to it's sister 10-3 that was chopped last week.

Lot of fox tailing, might have been less in a winter grow IDK. Foxtails might not be great for bag appeal but are great for rinsing, drying, making oils and smoking compared to a dense bud IMO. I like throwing a string of calyx's you can count in a bong and roasting it like a pig. I never burn it to the point of white ashes. Light it one or two times scaring the tissue black and pitching it for a fresh hit is my preference.

Took some pics of the clone today and some pics of my original seedlings I started in this comp.
Remember these seedlings? Some of them are very old seeds and I will hopefully keep them alive and flower them in the fall. Had a thrip issue and IDK maybe they are gone. I took them all in the garage about 6 weeks ago along with the CBD plants and dosed them all on both sides of the leaves with a one gallon pump sprayer with neem that made doing it a pleasure.

Happy Growing!

Old seeds I started in the comp that are still in the veg tent.

14 1 gallon pots with plants going back to the start of the comp.


Clone 10-1.

@J.James
@Kushash
The same score method for J.James' competition was used to calculate the results.

Day 88 12/12.

Took some crystal pics of clone 10-1.
Mostly clear crystals.
Going to give her a few more days to see if they become a little more milky.

#121!

Day 95 12/12.

Crystals changing from clear to milky so it's close to harvest for clone 10-1.

I'm starting new clones today. They will be flowered under a much better VPD next grow. Summer temps are sometimes hitting 110 and my grow room will be 84 degrees on those days.
I might finish faster next grow with the same clones under a better VPD. Might also be less foxtailing.
I look forward to comparing the high of this clone with it's sister that I harvested on July 18th or 19th, 3 weeks ago at the end of the comp.

Still maintaining lower leaves on two plants from seed.
I fed two plants twice now since I went water only to maintain their lower fan leaves while letting the other 3 plants fade.
Don't want the senescence crowd thinking those leaves were out of my control lol.

Will be interesting to see how well my worms did this summer in my worm factory 360.
My garage will hit 95 when the outside temp is in the upper 100's. I have been giving them frozen veggies and fruit and put two sealed frozen bottles of water in the top bin each morning.

CBD Plants are doing well.

Happy Growing!


Clone 10-1.


CBD plants.

Kushash said:

#121!

Day 95 12/12.

Crystals changing from clear to milky so it's close to harvest for clone 10-1.

I'm starting new clones today. They will be flowered under a much better VPD next grow. Summer temps are sometimes hitting 110 and my grow room will be 84 degrees on those days.
I might finish faster next grow with the same clones under a better VPD. Might also be less foxtailing.
I look forward to comparing the high of this clone with it's sister that I harvested on July 18th or 19th, 3 weeks ago at the end of the comp.

Still maintaining lower leaves on two plants from seed.
I fed two plants twice now since I went water only to maintain their lower fan leaves while letting the other 3 plants fade.
Don't want the senescence crowd thinking those leaves were out of my control lol.

Will be interesting to see how well my worms did this summer in my worm factory 360.
My garage will hit 95 when the outside temp is in the upper 100's. I have been giving them frozen veggies and fruit and put two sealed frozen bottles of water in the top bin each morning.

CBD Plants are doing well.

Happy Growing!

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Clone 10-1.
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CBD plants.
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Looking good man. Mine is still clicking the days by, too.
It looks like you could use more intensity. Those fan leaves on the buds are pretty stretchy. What are you running for light again?

Big Perm said:

Looking good man. Mine is still clicking the days by, too.
It looks like you could use more intensity. Those fan leaves on the buds are pretty stretchy. What are you running for light again?

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Two air cooled 600W hps with hortilux bulbs. I let the CBD plants grow to the light unlike the comp plants. May have played a roll IDK. Once I harvest a few I'll be turning off one light then take a short break after the CBD plants are done and will have better temps to work with in the fall.

I was going to ask if yours were still going. Look forward to knowing the dry weight if you weigh them when you are done.

Kushash said:

Two air cooled 600W hps with hortilux bulbs. I let the CBD plants grow to the light unlike the comp plants. May have played a roll IDK. Once I harvest a few I'll be turning off one light then take a short break after the CBD plants are done and will have better temps to work with in the fall.

I was going to ask if yours were still going. Look forward to knowing the dry weight if you weigh them when you are done.

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Definitely not an intensity issue, hahaha. Must be strain.
I plan on getting a wet and dry weight. I need to check them actually, they should be done soon. Going on day 83.

Didn't have kelp meal for the majority of this grow.
I like kelp meal as a top dressing along with EWC and purchased a 20 lb bag off amazon for $60 with free shipping.

Day 103 12/12.
The higher temps in my room during this summer grow are possibly extending the flowering time. I'll run the clone again with a better VPD next grow. High temps and a bit to much fertilizer the time I top dressed with the Alfalfa meal and the happy frog might have extended flowering time IDK. Slacked not purchasing kelp meal sooner or a bag of EWC when I ran out of fresh EWC. I have them both now and top dressed #4 and #5 with EWC and kelp meal a few days ago.

The clone will be harvested tomorrow.

I went to water only way to early.

I was burnt out at the end of the comp so when the comp ended I pretty much went on auto pilot watering the plants and other than that not giving them much attention.

Plant # 4 and #5 were top dressed a couple of times since I went water only and are in better shape with a couple of weeks to go for the 5 plants from seed.

None of the plants from seed are keepers from what I can tell and after I test the smoke there is a chance most will be slow cooked with coconut oil. The airy ones aren't pretty but they always make a very potent oil.
#5 has the tightest buds and will probably yield the most when dry.

Happy Growing!

Clone to be harvested tomorrow. 4 weeks after it's sister was harvested in the comp.



#4.




#5.



CBD JAM!

Clone 10-1 comes down tomorrow.


The lower leaves on 4 and 5 are starting to look tired but will likely hang around for a bit longer.

Posted two pics of the lower leaves of #4 above.
Here is #5.