Searchin for fire in some old school cool

Sorry for the absence @MissinThe90’sStrains
I opend my mouth and put my foot in it a couple weeks back in a political thread. I put up a meme of Michelle Obama and got myself banned. Formerly greengenez421, now woedae.
Just wanted to touch base again.

The plants are looking great BTW! Seedlings look quite healthy and vigorous despite the cooler temps. But you've obviously got some good healthy soil and quality genetics If your abiotic stressors aren't impacting them negatively.

Well, we’re back in the saddle again. It’s been a busy last few weeks - we’ve had a bit of a bummer, a new start, and a bit of a pleasant surprise. Sometimes that’s just how it goes in the garden.

So….. those Inkognyto fems……. The 2 pics below are the 2 Blueberry O.G. - they’re both definitely boys. Disappointing for a 5 pack. I would have popped the whole pack if I knew they were regs, and planned to make f2s to hunt. I’m not in a position to collect pollen right now, and I don't do it unless I’ve already smoked a female or 2. The 2 Mamba fems were several weeks behind and stunted badly. The 2 Kona Sunset x Ohio Deathstar had some funky variegation and patterning on the leaves that made me nervous about possible viruses. All these plants had the exact same batch of soil that I used in my last 2 runs, so I know the soil mix was ok. I killed all 6 of those plants and were just gonna fuckin move on .

I put 2 Frankenstein S1’s and 2 Tony Greens GG#4 R.I.L fems into paper towels yesterday. This is the first time I opened a Tony Green pack, and wow was that pack hooked up ! My 7 pack had 2 seed vials inside, completely full - I think I counted 26 seeds maybe more? We’ll be sniffin glue for a decade or more lol.

I transplanted and flipped the 2 Nevilles G13 x Headband clones in 1 gal pots right before RIU went down. They got transplanted to 3 gal pots last Sunday and are adjusting ok. This puts them at just over 3 weeks? This isn’t a prime smoke run, but I want to see what size container I can get away with to pheno hunt and flower out new stuff without committing to my normal 15 gal pot runs for smoke. The 2 phenos are very different from each other, and just starting to throw some frost. The next few weeks will show more, but I really like the vigor from the branchy pheno, and it’s also less finicky overall.

ACE CBD #1 Fem is looking good but is a bit of a hog for magnesium (2nd last pic). Every time I hunt a new REG pack and collect pollen to make F2s, I’m gonna hit this clone with a dad to make some 1:1 seeds. I hope to make hash and medical edibles with this plant. This is my first time playing with anything CBD.

Last pic - it’s time to start pepper seeds for the outside garden. Definitely some day-ruining heaters in there. Tent will be crowded until May, but the jars are full and we’re in no rush. I’ve got some extra cuts so I might flower out the “old” saints crossing mom, and see what she does under her own designated 250 watt light panel.

What’s this? These seeds on the first pic don’t look smokeable ?! Pepper seeds are popped and transplanted. Extra plants are in the seedling domes, in case I want doubles or need backups due to transplant shock.

ACE CBD #1 mom also got transplanted yesterday, and the first cutting from it rooted and was transplanted to a solo cup.

The 2 Neville‘s G13 x Headband are cruising along. Smells are mildly fruity and sweet but nondescript so far - not smelling any G13 in there, and haven’t smoked headband, so who knows. The phenos are very different, each one likely taking after a different parent. They are doing well in 3 gallon pots after flipping them as cuts in 1 gallon pots, so this could be huge for me in terms of pheno hunting going forward

I must have drowned one of the gg4 ril but luckily I have 20+ more.

The basement is cold, the tent is at about 70*F. I hate winter.

ACE CBD #1 fem was transplanted and moved to the flower tent yesterday in half “soil mix A” and half “the same soil mix from last run“ and given a 15 gal pot to stretch her arms and legs.

Nevilles G13 x Headband are at day 35 I think. Smell on the more sativa dom pheno in front is a bit lemony/citrus, some sweet berry and some other developing complexities. The more indica looking one in back has a bit of an earthy chocolate smell, and some fruity sweetness. It reminds me of dark chocolate, the way it has the fruity undertones.

Moms need some cleaning up and maintenance pruning again. I’ve got an extra Saints Crossing and MTF cut, so one of those bigger moms might get transplanted, stripped, and flowered out this week.

The pathetic little thing on the bottom right is something I don’t really want to grow to smoke, but don’t want to kill. It’s an OG type, and some of the strongest weed I’ve had in a while, but doesn’t really have medical benefit to it, it just sits your ass down and spins your head around. I made F2’s and hope to cross it with some stuff one day or maybe try to do a BX. She’s stinky as fuck, sour and chemmy, and powerful. GooeyBreeder Kings Banner x Old 70’s indica. I’m gonna transplant her and see if she perks up. She hates to be watered, hates being rootbound, doesn’t like a ton of light, and doesn’t like much nitrogen until start of flower, where she triples in size and gets almost vine-like. Runs for 63 days and will throw a couple bananas at the end if you take her too long. Pain in the ass plant, but really strong weed.

MissinThe90’sStrains said:

ACE CBD #1 fem was transplanted and moved to the flower tent yesterday in half “soil mix A” and half “the same soil mix from last run“ and given a 15 gal pot to stretch her arms and legs.

Nevilles G13 x Headband are at day 35 I think. Smell on the more sativa dom pheno in front is a bit lemony/citrus, some sweet berry and some other developing complexities. The more indica looking one in back has a bit of an earthy chocolate smell, and some fruity sweetness. It reminds me of dark chocolate, the way it has the fruity undertones.

Moms need some cleaning up and maintenance pruning again. I’ve got an extra Saints Crossing and MTF cut, so one of those bigger moms might get transplanted, stripped, and flowered out this week.

The pathetic little thing on the bottom right is something I don’t really want to grow to smoke, but don’t want to kill. It’s an OG type, and some of the strongest weed I’ve had in a while, but doesn’t really have medical benefit to it, it just sits your ass down and spins your head around. I made F2’s and hope to cross it with some stuff one day or maybe try to do a BX. She’s stinky as fuck, sour and chemmy, and powerful. GooeyBreeder Kings Banner x Old 70’s indica. I’m gonna transplant her and see if she perks up. She hates to be watered, hates being rootbound, doesn’t like a ton of light, and doesn’t like much nitrogen until start of flower, where she triples in size and gets almost vine-like. Runs for 63 days and will throw a couple bananas at the end if you take her too long. Pain in the ass plant, but really strong weed.

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Sounds a lil finicky but worth it bud

Little bit of stripping and bondage done and……. Saints Crossing mom is in the flower tent. By the time the little plants are done, the next vegging seedlings should be ready to test flower.

Quick update - flower tent cruisin along, veg tent raising babies, teens and everything in between. Tomatoes were started yesterday for the outside garden. The GG4 and Frankensteins will go into 1 gal pots in a few days, and remain there until I can take a cut or 2.

Peppers will get transplanted in a couple weeks, still growin slow. Soil is a bit hot and compact for them, because I was too lazy and cheap to get new seed starting mix and just used old unamended soil for them. They’ll manage.

Flower tent is at day 6 for the 2 larger plants in back and day 41 for the 2 shorty testers. Pics of the 2 shorties, just starting to show some character.

I’m already thinking of the next project, and looking through my collection of old school classics.

Some notables I’m considering resurrecting….
NL#1, 95’ Black Domina, Black Domina IBX, BOG Bubble, BOG Sour Lifesaver, Sensi Star, Starfighter IBL, Blue V2, 88g13xNL2 IBL

Shorty g13/HB pheno is finishing up quickly, throwin a lot of reds and swellin up.

Stretchy pheno is in no rush, but added some nice mass and frost this week (pic of lower). Neither has been fed since transplant.

Flower tent doin well, and temps are nicer with both lights running and a fuller tent. Veg tent is still doin well, and I’m amazed I’m keeping these plants alive for so long in my old organic soil, with just a spoonful of chickenshit, kelp, and alfalfa every now and then. Tomato seeds just popped. Peppers are chuggin along but slowly.

GG4 and the 2 Frankensteins got new shoes - 1 gal pots. ACE CBD #1 clone is in the little solo cup, topped itself and is stretching her lowers. The back left vegging plant is that old KbxOld 70’s indica plant I transplanted to save last week. She’s perking up but still sensitive to my hot soil. Once the new growth fixes itself, I’ll clone her again and get back on track.

Cuts taken to refresh 3 plants - Kings Banner x Old 70s indica, Grape Bubba (deserves another run), and the Nevil’s G13 x Headband.

The Nevil's G13 x Headband sativa pheno checks all the boxes in terms of growth. It branches well, stretches enough to be easily trained, is not picky with my soil mix or grow methods, has nice terps, it produces big frosty buds, and I haven’t seen any bananas or ball sacs, even though I did not lollipop either pheno.

The indica pheno is mildly fruity and has some dumpster funk to it, almost like rotting melon. It’s a mild smell though, and the trichomes are very sandy and brittle. This one is like an old school hashplant variety. If it blows me away, I’ll reveg it. Definitely a fast finisher though, she’s almost done.

MTF and Saints Crossing got cuts taken today. I gave some stash to my brother in law and my family, so it’s time to start filling jars again.

MTF transplanted to 3 gallon pot (soil mix A) and given some LST, and got tied down with some string. It will take the place of the first Nevil’s G13xHeadband in the flower tent, flipped and transplanted to a 15 gallon pot eventually. I found a little MTF I thought I killed a couple weeks ago, still hanging on in its 1 gallon, moved back to the veg tent as a backup.

I’m getting antsy to pop some new seeds, but peppers and tomatoes are taking over my space.

I really like these simple 3 gallon nursery pots. They transplant well into 15 gallon smart pots, and are big enough to keep soil plants happy for a while. I need to get some more.

Everyone got a shot of growth hormones and beneficial bacteria today, via powdered coconut water and some fish aquarium water.

Seedlings are getting ready to be flowered - the 2 Frankenstein fems are in front and the Tony Green’s GG4 RIL fem with the super wide leaves is in the back.

The little MTF is taking to the training well, but still wants to grow into a giant ball shape.

Flower room is progressing. ACD CBD is finally starting to flower. Saints Crossing has recovered well and has a nice canopy shape - not even but nice enough for how she started .

The indica headband cross is finishing, still not very loud. The more sativa dom one might be a little hungry, and might also want less light as she nears the home stretch. The top leaves are fading a bit and yellowing and showing hints of purple, and the bottom leaves look better. I think she may want some phosphorus after stacking such large buds for a small pot. Not a perfect first run for her, but enough to show me that she’s worth another run.

I love it when the first signs of frost start to show up early (Saints Crossing). Not much else to update today. This weekend will bring probably some changes and work.

Tester keeper is a bit hungry going into the final fade but I don’t wanna give her anything to eat this late into it. My smoke is always buttery smooth and clean so she can fade, but “not fade away”. There’s enough food left in the leaves to keep her alive until she’s done - a week, maybe 2 if I really want to push her to see her full swell. I beat her up with light and she took it and didn’t tell me to slow down until about last week.

The shorter sister is done. Hard to get pics of the main cola, too leafy and shaded, so here’s a couple of lowers.

Tester indica pheno with fan leaves removed, right before chop. Day 56 ? - everything in the tent has been flipped on Sundays, but different weeks. Her keeper sister is the first clone to root, even though the mom was in the worst condition, cramped in a 2 gallon pot of soil for almost a full year.

I’ve had a few plants throw balls from being rootbound in veg for a long time. Its an easy and passive way for me to stress test plants in between flowering runs.

The ACE CBD plant is surprising me. I thought stretch was over, but just raised the light 8 inches today. She’s also throwing frost rails 3/4 of the way down her new fan leaves. She is lookin dangerous, for a plant that’s not supposed to even get you high, LOL ! Stem rub is rank and nasty - lime, garbage, and maybe citronella, and I can’t stop smelling it.

MTF “in training” got moved to the flower tent, given some more LST and a lollipopping session. I’ll let her start to stretch a bit, then transplant to a larger pot in a week or 2. She hasn’t filled out her 3 gallon yet, and I don’t want to stress her by transplanting too early. Final home might be a 7.5 gallon pot to keep her smaller, to try and make room for both Frankensteins.

Frankensteins started showing signs of stress yesterday so I just repotted them. They already outgrew their 1 gallon pots and it seems like they want to be BIG plants. I’m gonna have to flower them out as cuts at a later date.

Some of the peppers got transplanted, and are sharing space in the flower room. I need to reconfigure some things, so that I can get some more plugs in the veg tent, maybe a 3 way plug extension will do it. My timer takes up 2/3 of my power strip, because it has plugs on both ends. 1/3 of the veg tent isn’t adequately lit.

CBD plant is looking a bit hungry from the huge growth explosion since flip. A couple leaves down under are yellowing. I’m
top dressing her with: 3T crab meal 4-3-0, 3T Alfalfa 3-1-3, 1/2 T Bloodmeal 12-0-0, 1 T chicken manure (4–2-3), and 1/2 cup worm castings.

Everything else looks good after all the transplanting yesterday.

2 more clones rooted overnight, grape bubba and kings banner x old 70’s indica. Peppers and tomatoes are getting bigger and will take priority in the veg tent until they go outside. Flower tent is full and on cruise control.

Second tester will probably get chopped on Sunday.

CBD plant wants to be outside - she’s very vigorous and has a tree trunk for a stem! I hope I can keep her fed enough.

Nevil’s G13 x Headband 2nd tester is almost done, not changing much, but the branches are heavy for their size. I’m letting her go a bit longer to see if she throws any bananas from the strong light, being out of food, and the extra time.

Saints Crossing is looking perfect. She’s a fast froster, but a slow and steady builder, gradually adding her size and weight up to the very end.

MTF has a nice canopy starting out, for her size.

GG4 has just about maxed out her 1 gal pot, but isn’t stressing yet. This is a robust and easy plant.

Some of the old moms were killed and refreshed with newer cuts. Light orientation was also changed for more even coverage. Peppers are enjoying the flower room and soil mix.

GG#4 is getting new shoes, 1 gal to 3 gal pot. Bottom half is the stronger “soil mix B” and the top half is the “soil mix A”.

The flowering plants are all in soil mix A. The peppers and tomatoes are in the last of the leftover “basic” soil mix I had from last run.

CBD plant was top dressed with 1 gal soil mix A and watered in.

Next flower test will be the GG#4.

3/4 oz of mids from the first tester plant, will be added to the freezer trim I’ve been saving up for a hash run.
2nd tester coming down today at 9 full weeks - according to my buddy, “more ‘mountain dew’ than the Slymers”. Overall, this was a successful test and it gives me flexibility to hunt more and smaller plants now.

Flower tent :
back left ACE CBD (from seed) - huge
back right - Saints Crossing (clone) - did some defoliation today.
front left - GG#4 RIL (from seed) day 1 - took a clone from the bottom and pinched off the top, secondary branching is stretchy.
front right - MTF (from clone) - still training canopy and defoliating, will get larger pot and a trellis maybe next week.

Veg tent is keeping me busy. Hoping to start hardening veggies outside in a couple weeks, so I can have space to pop and work some new seeds.