Mandala Seeds Hashberry and Beyond the Brain Grow

Lots of secondary and vertical growth this week. Two of the four BTBs are ready to give cuttings and the other two should be ready by week end. Maybe one or two the the HBs will be ready as well. Plan for the BTBs is to take cuttings, top above the 2nd node ala Uncle Ben's method, veg another week and then put them into flower. For the HBs, I will also wait until I can get cuttings but may just top down to the fourth or fifth node.

Main veg shelf, BTB secondary growth, next gen

yankeegreen said:

Lots of secondary and vertical growth this week. Two of the four BTBs are ready to give cuttings and the other two should be ready by week end. Maybe one or two the the HBs will be ready as well. Plan for the BTBs is to take cuttings, top above the 2nd node ala Uncle Ben's method, veg another week and then put them into flower. For the HBs, I will also wait until I can get cuttings but may just top down to the fourth or fifth node.

Main veg shelf, BTB secondary growth, next gen

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looking good yankeegreen!! Those hashberries have really perked up. nice job man

Agreed man, lookin great Yankee

All the plants have stretched out vertically this week after last weeks lateral move. They all more than doubled, hitting the 7"-9" threshold with the HBs outpacing the BTBs in growth.

All of the BTBs were able to give up cuttings so I took a couple from each plant's lower growth this morning and topped them all between the second and third node ala Uncle Ben's method. The BTBs have become almost odorless over the past two weeks so it was nice to get some scent in the air when they were topped. It was tough to pull the trigger and cut em down that far but a lot of folks seem happy with the technique and I'll try most anything once. The remaining limbs have already started to make a vertical move over the course of the day. I'll probably let them veg for a week or so before putting them in flower.

Cuttings are under the humidity dome in soilless medium. Never started cuttings in anything but rockwool so we'll see how that goes as well.

Three of the five HBs are prime for cuttings so I think I will take them tomorrow morning, top less aggressively and maybe leave them in flower for a day or two before flipping the lights on them. I am really happy with their consistent growth so far.

Here are the HBs and BTBs (before the scalping):



Before and after of BTB1 & 2 and the rest of the gang:



Vegging & nursery shelves:

Took cuttings from 3 of the Hashberrys last night (HB1, 3 & 5) and topped above the fifth node on each. Just moved them into the flower room and they will start their first 12/12 tonight. Looks like Day 1 will be St Patty's Day!

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Those HB are beautiful even when they've been scalped! nice!

Looks good Mandala fan here. Good genetics good prices.

EM- Hashberrys have been solid so far. Lush green leaves, thick strong stem and great skunky-hashy smell - love it!

CM - First time with Mandala and have nothing but good things to say. Definitely quality genetics, especially the Hashberry. The free Chill Om they sent me are taking off and looking solid as well. The BTBs have been a little inconsistent (70% germ rate, some goofy leaf growth, almost zero smell, etc) but Mandala advertises it as a beta that promises a great cerebral high so I'll reserve judgement until

Decided to flip to 12/12 on the first set of Hashberrys. Moved them to flower in 1 gal pots until they are sexed, then I will transplant to 2 or 3 gal pots.

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Took cuttings from the two remaining Hashberry plants today and topped above the fifth node (same as the others). Will move them into the flower room tomorrow morning at the end of the 12/12 cycle.

BTBs are starting to bounce back from their topping and will likely go into flower this weekend.

HBs second row from left, BTBs 3rd/4th rows

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Sweet as dude, you got it all happenin hey

Moved all five Hashberrys into flower this past week. They didn't respond too well to the HPS light at first (droopy leaves) but are starting to come around. After a couple of day the plants started to show preflowers and I am not liking what I am seeing so far. Of the first three I moved in five days ago, I am pretty sure all three are males. Of the two I moved in two days ago it's still early, but looks like one male and one female. Kind of a bummer, but I do have five more in veg - statistically, all females of course. Just glad I didn't transplant them all before flipping!

Hashberrys: Likely girl front, right. Rest likely guys.



The four Beyond the Brains have been vegging for the past week since topping at the second node. The two primary branches have been stretching and secondary growth is starting to fill in. I decided to upcan the BTBs before sexing due to the extra veg time. Glad i did as there was quite a bit of spin out when I popped em out of the 1 gal pots. Going to throw them into the flower room tomorrow morning at the end of the light cycle. Fingers crossed for girls!

BTBs before transplant



BTB root spinout



BTBs after transplant to 2 gal pots (Far left and far right)



Next gen BTBs (front three) and HBs (back five)

Moved the BTBs into flower today (middle four).

Spewin about the boys man are you able to keep one to get some pollen off and seed up a branch on the girls?

They look great though man, super healthy

eastcoastmo said:

Spewin about the boys man are you able to keep one to get some pollen off and seed up a branch on the girls?

They look great though man, super healthy

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Thanks man. I'm not looking to mess with pollen right now so I am going to bin the males as soon as I am positive. I took cutting of all the plants and I think I will bonsai HB1 (big boy, top left) in case I decide I want seeds or want to cross later on. He is a vigorous grower - tall, strong and healthy.

More than anything this first run in the new veg/grow rooms is to dial in the environment and to keep a mum for HB and possibly for BTB if it turns out to be a good strain.

Sounds like you got it all sorted bro looking forward to seeing yours in flower

First confirmed male culled tonight after showing the start of a cluster of pollen sacs. A moment of silence for the big boy and first seed sowed in this run, HB1. I have a cutting that I will probably hold onto in case I decide to harvest seeds at a later time. Of the remaining four Hashberrys I'm still pretty sure I have three more males and one other that is being shy but I am thinking female.

On a positive note, BTB2 revealed her first pistils tonight! She is the biggest and strongest of the four after a slow start with a mutant second set of leaves. I have had good luck with oddballs in the past and hope this one follows suit. To early to tell on the others but preflowers are either present or emerging. Remember, they all were topped down to the 2nd node so they need to reestablish growth and node sets.

Only 1/5 Hashberrys turned out to be Female this time around. HB2 had a tough time transitioning from flouros to HPS but after a week in flower she has turned the corner, looking lush again and showing growth. She was upcanned from 1gal to 3gal pot yesterday. So far, 2/4 of the Beyond the Brains are confirmed female, BTB2 & BTB5, with BTB2 being the largest of all the BTBs. I think I am just postponing the inevitable by keeping the other two BTBs around as I am pretty sure they are male. One more day.

Of the cuttings I took, I did not get a viable clone from HB2. I will keep one from the best Hashberry male, HB1 just in case I decide I want seeds at a later date, cross with another strain and for practice as a bonsai dad. I did get an excellent clone of females BTB2 & two from BTB5. I kept a cutting of the best male BTB4 as well and binned the rest.

I did not get a pic of the confirmed girls in flower before lights-out this morning but will get one tonight and post.

Sweet Yankee, at least you got a couple of girls in the mix cant wait to see them in bloom, they sound like lush strains!!

Into the 2nd week of 12/12 and the girls have settled in nicely. Temps have gotten a little cool last couple of nights, lower 60s F and the BTBs didn't care for it too much - adjustment made. BTB2 is the taller girl on the left in the group shot, HB2 in the back and BTB5 on the right. Next two picks are BTB2 and a close-up of her thickening pistils. Final pic is the top of the Hashberry which is thriving in the cooler temp!



In the veg box the next 5 HBs (3 left rows) and 3 BTBs (right most row) starting to fill in a bit at 4 weeks.