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Aaron Quix
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So the whole point of journaling a grow, is, well its pretty self explanitory. And I realize I've done a pretty poor job of it, with the exception of posting pictures and a few decent posts. Thats really not enough for those who are new, and trying to gain some insight into how to grow cannabis. As my summer grow comes to an end, I'm already working on the next run. I'll most likely start a new journal for this coming grow, and promise to be more detailed regarding my watering, feeding, lighting strategies, topping fimming and so on.
A bit about this grow....
I basically have 2 mothers. One is actually more like an aunt, a sshe was never clonned. If I HAD clonned her, it would have changed the entire dynamic of this grow. Here's why...
Mom #1 carried the hermie gene. She and one of the clones popped nuts on me around week 5. Like a ninja, they managed to pollinate the better portion of the grow. Their smell is like pine, lemon and spice, and the nugs are much more airy...( a bit more on that in a minute)
Now, Mom#2, or Auntie, Is a wonderful plant. Her smell and stature are of a completely different pheno.
She smells like a mix of pine, fruit and chocolate! She is also a bit shorter than her sister, and her nugs are far more dense.
Being that #1 was getting too tall and growing into the HPS, I was forced to supercrop her 2 tallest colas, to keep her height relatively similar to that of #2. Somehow I believe that the suppercropping performed on her, has contributed to a signifigant stunting. Her buds are airy, and lack size. There is one, maybe two colas on her that continue to fatten up some, but the rest seem to be in a state of suspended animation.
I realize that the seeds from Mom #1, and her clones, will likely tend to hermie. But if I understand this correctly, I believe that the seeds from #2 should just be a feminized back cross of the original mother from which my first seeds came. That will be fine with me, as she is a beautiful, hardy plant, with a lovely smell and very dense buds. The "father", Mom #1, is coincidentally very potent, too, and should make for an interesting mix.
Now, for the next grow, I still have much to work on, but here are my thoughts.
My environment is about as dialed in as it's going to get, but I may still work on extracting just a bit more heat from the upper levels of the space.
I have never payed any attention to PH, as my tap water has served me well so far. This doesn't mean I shouldn't be monitoring PH, and the TA of what I'm feeding my plants. I plan to het a decent PH meter and start adjusting if things go funny.
I think I would like to try a single plant, maybe an auto, in 5 gallons of soil, instead of 3 gal. Root mass is directly related to yield, and Im not satisfied with my current numbers/sq. ft./watts.
Finally, here are the new strains I'll be trying over the next few grows....(In no particular order)
1.) The stinky back-cross of this NL strain....
2.) Blueberry Gum-Fem-....G-13 Labs
3.) Bubbalicious-2 Reg-....
4) Jilly Bean-1Fem & 1 Reg....TGA Subcool
5.) Strawberry Diesel-1 Fem & 1 Reg....Holy Smoke
6.) Fruit Automatic....Dinafem Seeds (Freebie)
8.) Mystery freebies-X2-Fem from the Single seed Centre
Obviously, if I get any males from the regular seeds, I will collect and store as much pollen as I can for future crossing. You dont have to be a scientist to breed cannabis, just to stabilize it lol! And as a small personal grower, I'm not too concerned with stbilization of a strain, just that it will give me meds!
Anyway, see the next post for pictures of the plants today, much love and respect to all of you who have made this a great experience, and those who have helped me through times of discouragement and frustration!
A bit about this grow....
I basically have 2 mothers. One is actually more like an aunt, a sshe was never clonned. If I HAD clonned her, it would have changed the entire dynamic of this grow. Here's why...
Mom #1 carried the hermie gene. She and one of the clones popped nuts on me around week 5. Like a ninja, they managed to pollinate the better portion of the grow. Their smell is like pine, lemon and spice, and the nugs are much more airy...( a bit more on that in a minute)
Now, Mom#2, or Auntie, Is a wonderful plant. Her smell and stature are of a completely different pheno.
She smells like a mix of pine, fruit and chocolate! She is also a bit shorter than her sister, and her nugs are far more dense.
Being that #1 was getting too tall and growing into the HPS, I was forced to supercrop her 2 tallest colas, to keep her height relatively similar to that of #2. Somehow I believe that the suppercropping performed on her, has contributed to a signifigant stunting. Her buds are airy, and lack size. There is one, maybe two colas on her that continue to fatten up some, but the rest seem to be in a state of suspended animation.
I realize that the seeds from Mom #1, and her clones, will likely tend to hermie. But if I understand this correctly, I believe that the seeds from #2 should just be a feminized back cross of the original mother from which my first seeds came. That will be fine with me, as she is a beautiful, hardy plant, with a lovely smell and very dense buds. The "father", Mom #1, is coincidentally very potent, too, and should make for an interesting mix.
Now, for the next grow, I still have much to work on, but here are my thoughts.
My environment is about as dialed in as it's going to get, but I may still work on extracting just a bit more heat from the upper levels of the space.
I have never payed any attention to PH, as my tap water has served me well so far. This doesn't mean I shouldn't be monitoring PH, and the TA of what I'm feeding my plants. I plan to het a decent PH meter and start adjusting if things go funny.
I think I would like to try a single plant, maybe an auto, in 5 gallons of soil, instead of 3 gal. Root mass is directly related to yield, and Im not satisfied with my current numbers/sq. ft./watts.
Finally, here are the new strains I'll be trying over the next few grows....(In no particular order)
1.) The stinky back-cross of this NL strain....
2.) Blueberry Gum-Fem-....G-13 Labs
3.) Bubbalicious-2 Reg-....
4) Jilly Bean-1Fem & 1 Reg....TGA Subcool
5.) Strawberry Diesel-1 Fem & 1 Reg....Holy Smoke
6.) Fruit Automatic....Dinafem Seeds (Freebie)
8.) Mystery freebies-X2-Fem from the Single seed Centre
Obviously, if I get any males from the regular seeds, I will collect and store as much pollen as I can for future crossing. You dont have to be a scientist to breed cannabis, just to stabilize it lol! And as a small personal grower, I'm not too concerned with stbilization of a strain, just that it will give me meds!
Anyway, see the next post for pictures of the plants today, much love and respect to all of you who have made this a great experience, and those who have helped me through times of discouragement and frustration!
to the end of my grow!
Glad to meet ya!
I'm NOT just saying that - I'll always shoot you straight. 
