Schnookie's First Grow In 30 Years: Mixed Strains, Mixed Schedule, Mixed Nutrients

[Schnookie]

After cutting that big coal yesterday I had to make some space management and spread the rest a little better for light distribution.

Hard to really see much of a difference from these angles. What's the typical reason for flowers to start foxtailing? My thought was they are so dense inside that new growth has to happen on the outside of the buds?

After

That crazy new green growth under the main canopy getting lots of filtered light.

 

[MrSauga]

This may help explain foxtailing a bit.

 

[Schnookie]

This may help explain foxtailing a bit.

So my issue is probably due to the light being too close then, for sure.

Other than putting the buds on their sides which seems to work (I have lots that are leaning over that are not fox tailing) since I can't move the light farther away, is there really anything wrong then since I'm basically at week 9 and will probably have everything harvested within two weeks max.?

 

[MrSauga]

No, most of us have had it at least once. Nothing to worry about this late into the grow. She'll produce just fine.

 

[Schnookie]

So I took another GSC cola down today, might be the last of this size, maybe 2 or 3 more which will be white widow next I think. This one was 44g after trimming before rinse. The rinse water this time smells strong like diesel and fruit which leads me to believe thai I am removing terpenes...? Anyone else experience that when washing?

 

[MrSauga]

I have not, but tbh I never smelled the water. You will lose some trichs no matter what, but the key is a gentle swash. Typically unless I had a PM or bug issue I only wash my outdoor crops.

 

[Schnookie]

Starting to get impatient now!! I know, I know, keep to the plan!
I decided to cut another cola from skunk since she is starting to amber up a little. This one I'll keep for bud instead of making cob. 20g after trim undried.

 

[MrSauga]

Nice and sticky! A great finish!

 

[Schnookie]

Ok cob number 2. Dried much longer this time...4.5 days to dry from 63g to 18g, and took off some stem so these have dried fully before curing.

 

[Schnookie]

And I took two more colas today from skunk... these will be made into another cob next week.
Second bud was under canopy top most of its life getting filtered light until two weeks ago, thus is not dark like the other. Trichs are almost all cloudy with a few amber.

27g after trimming (wet from rinse)

23g after trimming

 

[MrSauga]

Your cobs look great. I'll have to try that one harvest. Nice job Schnookie.

 

[Schnookie]

Your cobs look great. I'll have to try that one harvest. Nice job Schnookie.

Thanks! @MrSauga!

I've been lurking for months while "perfecting my craft" so I read everyone elses responses before finding the "best" solution for something and applying it to my grow. I feel like my next grow will be less of an experiment and more of a straight-up, "follow the script" kind of grow just to make it easy. I'm thinking of a Dark Devil Auto and a Golden Tiger feminized next round...should be an interesting mix...might have to put the auto under a 12/12 light cycle when I switch GT over since I only have one tent.

 

[MrSauga]

I'm thinking of a Dark Devil Auto and a Golden Tiger feminized next round...should be an interesting mix

Shed's running the Golden Tiger now

InTheShed Grows Inside & Out: Jump In Any Time

:bravo:

www.420magazine.com

and of course many growers have run the DDA, a fan fave!

 

[DonkeyDick]

Hiya schnooks. Happy new year n stuff.
Your garden’s looking great! I’ve got a white widow bean popping (I hope) and I’d love it to turn out even half as good as yours look.
Like mrS I’m cob curious. I take my hat off to you for jumping right in!
Green days.

 

[MrSauga]

Happy New Year Schnookie! Best wishes to you and your family for a healthy and prosperous 2020.

 

[Schnookie]

I have not, but tbh I never smelled the water. You will lose some trichs no matter what, but the key is a gentle swash. Typically unless I had a PM or bug issue I only wash my outdoor crops.

Well I did have the mites early and used a couple of different preventatives (pesticides?) which, while natural, are probably not very tasty (neem oil, azamax, rosemary/lavendar oil - can't remember the name) so rinsed...haven't "washed" per se - just dunked up and down semi-vigorously in distilled water several seconds...

 

[Schnookie]

Happy New Year Schnookie! Best wishes to you and your family for a healthy and prosperous 2020.

Happy New Year to you as well! Got about 20 minutes 'til here on east coast...time for another bong hit!!

 

[MrSauga]

Well I did have the mites early and used a couple of different preventatives (pesticides?) which, while natural, are probably not very tasty (neem oil, azamax, rosemary/lavendar oil - can't remember the name) so rinsed...haven't "washed" per se - just dunked up and down semi-vigorously in distilled water several seconds...

I would have done the same if I used neem or other sprays on them. I typically use three or four buckets. The first has H2O2 and water, the second has baking soda and lemon juice in water and the last two are rinse and final rinse. 15 secs roughly in each. The first bucket is in case you had PM.

 

[Schnookie]

Time to cob the gsc! This girl I didn't even taste in the bong yet, just straight into curing. She got 5 days of drying and went down to 27g from original 64g. The skunk were dried more I think and can see that in that cob. I didn't see much sweating or color change after 15 hours and the pot cooled down to 65 room temperature before I put the unopened skunk vacuum bag onto my router for 79 degree cure.

Skunk cob post 15 hour sweat

Gsc Cob will go for 20 hours I think at 40c in the sous vide

 

[DonkeyDick]

Fascinating. I must read tangwena’s malawi cobbing and get a handle on this. You find the high noticeably different, I gather? You must do for it to be totally worth it for the little bit of faffing involved.
I was put off by the opening description of tying up an ounce in corn husks and burying it. I probably misunderstood after all I am a donkey and I can’t fight my nature. I did bookmark the thread for future reference. You just might’ve bumped it back up my reading list.
How long between preparation and medication, Schnooks?