Corporate Espionage: A Copycat Flux In A SIP - Grown From Schwag?

[RedskinnedRhino]

This Auto is 131 days old! Holy crap!
That means it'll be almost 140 days at chop.
It's sister the Strawberry Lemonade Photo is the same age, and no where near finished blooming! She may be over 200 days old by the time she's matured. Why are my plants suddenly taking so damn long to finish??? They aren't Sativas, they are short plants with fat fans.
I typically chopped autos before day 100 and photos around day 150, now I'm going over by more than a month!
I Have drastically changed my nutrient package and soil blends in the last couple grows, so something is probably out of whack and extending flower times.
I bought an NPK soil test kit, it may be time to try it out?

 

[LKABudMan]

This Auto is 131 days old! Holy crap!
That means it'll be almost 140 days at chop.
It's sister the Strawberry Lemonade Photo is the same age, and no where near finished blooming! She may be over 200 days old by the time she's matured. Why are my plants suddenly taking so damn long to finish??? They aren't Sativas, they are short plants with fat fans.
I typically chopped autos before day 100 and photos around day 150, now I'm going over by more than a month!
I Have drastically changed my nutrient package and soil blends in the last couple grows, so something is probably out of whack and extending flower times.
I bought an NPK soil test kit, it may be time to try it out?

Welcome to my world I have no idea why my autos consistently go over 100 days. I've never had one go 140 days, though! She looks fantastic

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

Welcome to my world I have no idea why my autos consistently go over 100 days. I've never had one go 140 days, though! She looks fantastic

Thank you sir!
I was catching up on your grow when I thought to check the age of mine!
I was thinking "Damn, doesn't look like Gaby is gonna make it to her 100th birthday, that's weird for LKAs girls..." when it hit me that I planted my girl long before Gaby found a home.
I had to check my calendar math 3 times, just didn't seem like it could be true.

 

[Azimuth]

days old by the time she's matured. Why are my plants suddenly taking so damn long to finish???

Could be the cooler temps of winter as well. I've noticed my flowering plants seem to take more days to transition after flip when it's colder. I never really paid much attention to that factor but I will be more observant in the future.

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

Could be the cooler temps of winter as well. I've noticed my flowering plants seem to take more days to transition after flip when it's colder. I never really paid much attention to that factor but I will be more observant in the future.

Could be! Although both plant boxes have their own heaters, I keep the therm on 63°, so it's rarely been over 70° under the lights. In the summer, one box has an air conditioner that keeps it down to 75°, but the other gets up to 90°+.

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

You my lil' boo thang
So I don't give a hoot what your dude say, girl, I know
You a lil' too tame
I'll be shooting that shot like 2K, girl...

The rains came and the drought is over. Here are some senescence photos for comparison. I feel like there were changes, but you be the judge!
I'm ready to chop, but the situation isn't right, so...
"... you'll just have to wait, you know love don't come easy, it's a game of give and take."

 

[Stunger]

Lovely frost work Red!

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

Lovely frost work Red!

Thank you sir! I had to chop her down today...

I waffled, I flipped and I flopped, on when to end her time in the box. Today I caught the scent of dying plant and knew it was time we parted ways. From past lives with other plants and looser morals, I've come to find that the scent of senescence can preclude a visit from that bastard B-Rot.
I hate B-Rot 'as I hate hell, and all Capulets...'
Looks to be around 6-7 oz once it's off the bone.
I'm dying to try it.

And now!...
Eve may be new in town, but she is already getting settled in and enjoying the amenities. This is the second grow (from seed) of IceCreamCookies, a super frosty purple powerhouse that I grew last year. Her predecessor barely received any attention or love, yet grew up to be a local celebrity.
She'll be the new star of this show!
Let's roll!

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

While doing a deep defol and undercarriage clearing, I spotted something under the debris... a lone soldier, braving the elements.
How did it get there???
I'm not reckless with seeds, and this planter only receives saplings, not embryos.
The only explanation would be that a past plant dropped a seed and somehow during the soil re-use it made its way to the surface and sprouted! But what plant??? An auto? A photo? Who knows???
I'm going to re-home it this afternoon in it's own grow space, I'm hyped up over this mystery.

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

Doing my best impression of a quad-line canopy. Flipped to flower like 4 days ago. We'll see how it goes. I've been pushing hard nutrients into already hot soil, and it's given me ridiculously frosty buds, but far reduced in size. I'm looking for a happy medium on this grow.

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

Not much change, just waiting for flowers. Bonus seedling room photo.

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

We're in bloom!

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

Posted this broad in the wrong place, almost started a turf war!

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

I'm walking on sunshine, woah, I'm walking on sunshine...

 

[Scottay]

She's walking in the sunshine!! Looking good!!

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

She's walking in the sunshine!! Looking good!!

Thank you sir! Hopefully she makes it to the finish line before the summer heat sets in.

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

Early in the morning, rising to the street.
Light me up that cigarette, and I'll strap shoes on my feet... (sublime)

Watering plants at 3am, cause I fell asleep with the kids at 7pm. The work doesn't stop coming in, and it's a blessing - but my helper keeps taking off, and it's a bitch.
Things are good though, I can't complain, even though I sometimes do.
My girl seems happy with the lack of liquid nutrients, there's enough in the soil that she doesn't seem to need any heavy nitrogen or very much potassium. (I really should just pull my head out of my ass and test the soil, I have the kit sitting on my table ) I've cut her way back from my normal juice, and she gets plain water every other feeding. My current blend - 2ml cal/mag, 4ml Remo Bloom, 2ml Remo Micro, 1ml plant enzymes, 2ml Remo Nature's Candy, 6ml FF Big Bloom, 1/4tsp Great White. Now that I write it down though, it looks like I'm still dumping in a good amount of stuff.
I have to order parts, though, so it's time to go. Let's Roll Baby!

 

[Stunger]

They're budding up nicely Red!

 

[RedskinnedRhino]

It's been 38 days since I changed the lights to 12/12. Just punching the clock from here on out. I did begin adding in 3ml of foliage-pro to the daily juice blend, the leaves were starting to look a shade light.
That's it. Not alot to do. Probably another 30 to 40 days left on this run, just gotta wait it out.

 

[LKABudMan]

My current blend - 2ml cal/mag, 4ml Remo Bloom, 2ml Remo Micro, 1ml plant enzymes, 2ml Remo Nature's Candy, 6ml FF Big Bloom, 1/4tsp Great White. Now that I write it down though, it looks like I'm still dumping in a good amount of stuff.

I put this into my nutrient calculator, assuming Botanicare cal-mag (2-0-0). If this is what you put in per gallon it comes out to 37N-22p-77K-48Ca-17Mg-7S. I feed 131N-64P-232K-124Ca-61Mg-82S in full flower. They look good so I'm not sure I'd do anything if I were you. You don't need to worry about feeding too much, though