Motafina Summer & Fall 2020: Peyote Critical, Jack Herrer, Gorilla Glue Haze

[MotaFina]

I'm just getting my summer/fall grow under way. My seedlings are up and are officially in veg now for a few days. Here's a couple of photos of the lineup:

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• MotaFina
• Jul 23, 2020

Seedlings - 7/23/20

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• MotaFina
• Jul 23, 2020

Seedlings - 7/23/20

This is an indoor soil grow using newly mixed super soil. At some point I'll enhance the soil with some 'organic' nutrient lines and teas. I tend to mix it up with what I have on hand, which presently includes:
Nectar for the Gods (liquid and dry)
Earth Juice (liquid and dry)
Geoflora (dry)
Cultured Biologics teas
Big Foot Mychorrhizae
Mikrobs Microbial Superpack
AACT (my own recipes)
SLF-100

For lighting, I use CFLs in seedling and early veg stages. I'll add 400w MH for middle/late veg and early flower, and then I'll switch to 1000w HPS for flowering.

I've been down for a few months now due to high summer temps and humidity, so I'm anxious to get this show on the road. I'm not a prolific poster on the forum, but I love that I can keep records of my grows here. Any and all advice and feedback is welcome.

 

[Bionic Chronic NZ]

Awesome my man.... I'll jump on board for a watch. Some awesome strains there!

 

[MotaFina]

Awesome my man.... I'll jump on board for a watch. Some awesome strains there!

Thanks for having a look Bionic. I've only grown the Peyote Critical, Jack Herrer and the Damnesia before, so the others are all new to me. We'll see how they do.

 

[MotaFina]

A quick update - 17 days from seed, pictures from yesterday:

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• MotaFina
• Jul 30, 2020

Seedlings - day 16 from seed

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• MotaFina
• Jul 30, 2020

Seedlings - day 16 from seed

I've put the lights on a timer running 20/4 - from 6 AM to 2 AM. I'll probably start transplanting to 1-gal pots tonight or tomorrow. No nutrients yet other than a mild dose of rooting juice (kelp I believe). So far so good.

I have more plants than I have space, so a decision needs to be made to cull at least one of them. The Gorilla Glue Haze is an unknown - it was a 4/20 freebie from a local hydro store from last year. I don't know if it's feminized or not. So, I need to go into flower with 5 plants just in case that one goes male. I'm hoping I can find someone to take one plant off my hands - either the Mama Mia or the Damnesia.

 

[MotaFina]

They're looking happy in their new homes. Transplanted last night into 1-gal plastic pots using a 50/50 mix of my supersoil and Coast of Maine Stonington blend - hopefully it's not too hot. Watered with some root juice. I also added 3 CFL's for a total now of 6x26W and one 40W, all daytime spectrum.

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• MotaFina
• Aug 1, 2020

Transplanted to 1-Gal pots

Next up will be topping them. I'm guessing they'll be up to 6+ nodes in about a week. I'm planning on quadlining everyone this time around. So I'll let them grow to 6 nodes, then top down to 4, then remove the growth from the bottom two nodes.

 

[Sparkey224]

Lookin good bud. Nice selection of genetics
Have u smoked some of that Bluedream? I bet its good.
My Kalimist didn't turned out as planned. Super fluffy buds, but smells great..lol..going to make dome RSO outta it.
Cheers man

 

[MotaFina]

Thanks Sparkey...and thanks for stopping by.

Yes, we've been dipping into the Bluedream jars. It's really good smoke. It has a spicy blueberry flavor, and is super sticky. It's a pain in the ass to roll because of the way the buds grew..... Definitely lacks bag appeal. But it's strong and has a nicely balanced high. Picture below:

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• MotaFina
• Aug 2, 2020

Blue Dream buds

Good luck on the RSO!

 

[MotaFina]

Interesting thing I heard that had me thinking about the Blue Dream....I was watching a breeders conference on You Tube and Mean Gene from Freeborn Selections was talking about what decisions breeders need to make in light of the market. He said "some of the best weed might look like shoelaces and be all messed up and look like Dr. Grinspoon or something". Sounds like he was talking about my Blue Dream plant!

His point was that breeders can't choose a plant to breed just based on how good the weed is. They have to breed for what the market wants, which is bag appeal. If the weed doesn't look good, it just won't sell.

 

[MotaFina]

I started training last night - 22 days from seed, 16 days of veg. I topped all of the plants down to 4 nodes and then removed the branches (but not all the fan leaves) from the first two nodes. Here's some pictures:

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• MotaFina
• Aug 5, 2020

Peyote Critical - 22 days from seed - 15 days in veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 5, 2020

Gorilla Glue Haze - 22 days from seed - 15 days in veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 5, 2020

Mama Mia - 22 days from seed - 15 days in veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 5, 2020

Jack Herrer - 22 days from seed - 15 days in veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 5, 2020

Peyote Forum - 22 days from seed - 15 days in veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 5, 2020

Damnesia - 22 days from seed - 15 days in veg

 

[MotaFina]

Quick update with photos - Day 30 from seed, day 23 of veg:

I've started tying down branches - working on the quad. I'll be installing the metal halide light tonight. Also, I'll be starting up the intake fan, adding two hours of dark (from 20/4 to 18/6) and switching the timing so the dark period is during the day - lights will be running from 2 PM to 8 AM.

The plants are starting to show their personalities.

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• MotaFina
• Aug 12, 2020

Mama Mia - Day 23 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 12, 2020

Peyote Forum - Day 23 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 12, 2020

Peyote Critical - Day 23 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 12, 2020

Jack Herrer - Day 23 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 12, 2020

Damnesia - Day 23 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 12, 2020

Gorilla Glue Haze - Day 23 of veg

 

[MotaFina]

This is from a seed that made it through the grinder, then through the smoking of the joint down to the roach. The roach got tossed into the flower pot and seed sprouted like a champ.

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• MotaFina
• Aug 18, 2020
• 2

A surprise in my flower pot.

 

[MotaFina]

Update - Day 38 from seed - Day 31 of veg:

The plants were up-potted last week into 3-gal plastic pots filled with pure supersoil. The Mama Mia was adopted out. Tonight, I did the 2nd topping - of the 4 main branches on each plant. This will probably be the last topping, although the Peyote Forum has some very rapidly growing branches up top that might get topped later. So far the only feedings they've gotten have been a light dose of fish emulsion, an instant tea, and some root juice (kelp). Everything is looking healthy and on-track at this point.

Photos:

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• MotaFina
• Aug 20, 2020

Tent shot - Day 31 veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 20, 2020

Peyote Forum - Day 31 veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 20, 2020

Peyote Critical - Day 31 veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 20, 2020

Jack Herer - Day 31 veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 20, 2020

Gorilla Glue Haze - Day 31 veg

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• MotaFina
• Aug 20, 2020

Damnesia - Day 31 veg

Things tend to get pretty boring here for a while now as there's still almost 4 weeks of veg left. I'll up-pot them to their final 7-gal pots in about two weeks. I'll probably add a couple more CFLs around the perimeter as the plants expand out past the edge of light from the MH light. And I'll be turning on the extraction fan very soon.

 

[MotaFina]

Here's some info on the strains I have in the tent:

Strain	Breeder	Indica/Sativa	THC %	Genetics	Flowering Time
Peyote Critical	Barney's Farm	90/10	'high'	Critical Kush X Peyote Purple	8-9 weeks
Gorilla Glue Haze	unknown - freebie from grow store	unknown	unknown	Gorilla Glue X unknown Haze	unknown
Jack Herer	Seedsman	50/50	18-23	Haze X Red Skunk	9 weeks
Peyote Forum	Seedsman	75/25	20+	GSC Forum cut X Peyote Purple	65 days
Damn Dawg	me	unknown	'high'	Damnesia X Chemdawg	9 weeks?

 

[MotaFina]

Update - Day 49 from seed - Day 42 of veg:

All plants except the Damn Dawg were transplanted yesterday to their final container - 7-gal fabric pots. I added some compost, EWC, fish bone, mycos, Geoflora Bloom, and Earth Juice Grow to my cooked supersoil and used that at the bottoms and all around the transplants. It could be a rather 'hot' mix, but hopefully not in any detrimental way.

Here's a picture just after the transplants:

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• MotaFina
• Aug 31, 2020
• 1

Up-potted to 7-gal fabric pots

I'm not seeing any preflowers yet. I expect to start seeing them any day. I'm hoping for all females in the big pots, so I can move the Damn Dawg out. There's just not enough room in a 4x4 tent for 5 plants.

Next up will be continued training to even out the cannopy, then a light defoliation of the lower branches in about a week. Two weeks now until flip.

 

[MotaFina]

I spotted a female preflower on the Jack Herer....right on schedule - 6 weeks into veg. I'm hoping to start seeing them on the other plants. I'll try to get a photo.

 

[MotaFina]

More photos after the up-potting. All except the Damn Dawg are in 7-gal fabric pots.

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• MotaFina
• Sep 2, 2020

Jack Herer - Top view - Day 44 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Sep 2, 2020

Jack Herer - Side view - Day 44 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Sep 2, 2020

Gorilla Glue Haze - Top view - Day 44 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Sep 2, 2020

Gorilla Glue Haze - Side veiw - Day 44 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Sep 2, 2020

Peyote Critical - Top view - Day 44 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Sep 2, 2020

Peyote Critical - Side view - Day 44 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Sep 2, 2020

Damn Dawg - Top view - Day 44 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Sep 2, 2020

Damn Dawg - Side view - Day 44 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Sep 2, 2020

Strain name withheld - Day 44 of veg

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• MotaFina
• Sep 2, 2020

Strain name withheld - Day 44 of veg

I might be seeing another female preflower, this time on the Peyote Critical. It's the Gorilla Glue Haze that I'm really most anxious to see preflowers on, since I don't know if those seeds are feminized or not.

 

[MotaFina]

Update - Day 59 from seed - Day 52 of veg:

It's getting close to flip time. Looking at my past two grows, I went 63 days in veg on both of them, but I think I'll only go 56 on this grow. I'm still not seeing preflowers anywhere. I thought I had seen some on the Jack Herer and the Peyote Critical, but I'm not seeing any now. So this is causing a crowded tent and one of the reasons I want to flip ASAP. Without preflowers, I need to keep that 5th plant going - just in case I get a male somewhere.

Here's a picture of the tent:

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• MotaFina
• Sep 10, 2020

Tent shot - 9/10/20 - veg day 52

I'll most likely flip to 12/12 in 4-5 days. I'm going to do a minor defoliation of lower branches tonight. I need to get some air flow down there. I'm seeing some fading of the lower leaves on some of the plants. I'm not sure what to think of that, but it's really early to be seeing fading. So it could be nutrient deficiency or lockout. I'm still not too sure how to determine which of those it is. I should probably try a soil slurry pH test.

 

[MotaFina]

Lights flipped to 12/12 last night. I'm finally seeing a preflower, but unfortunately on the only plant I don't intend on keeping in the tent!

 

[MotaFina]

Update - Day 66 from seed - Transition day 4

Just a quick update with pictures. This might be the last pictures in decent light. I'll be installing the HPS bulb in a couple of days. Somehow I missed the Jack Herer, but it looks about the same as the others. They're getting BIG! I'm going to have height issues if I don't start tying them down or supercropping.

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• MotaFina
• Sep 17, 2020

Peyote Critical - Day 66 - Transition Day 4

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• MotaFina
• Sep 17, 2020

Peyote Critical - Day 66 - Transition Day 4

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• MotaFina
• Sep 17, 2020

Gorilla Glue Haze - Day 66 - Transition Day 4

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• MotaFina
• Sep 17, 2020

Gorilla Glue Haze - Day 66 - Transition Day 4

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• MotaFina
• Sep 17, 2020

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• MotaFina
• Sep 17, 2020

DamnDawg - Day 66 - Transition Day 4

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• MotaFina
• Sep 17, 2020

PF - Day 66 - Transition Day 4

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• MotaFina
• Sep 17, 2020

PF - Day 66 - Transition Day 4

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• MotaFina
• Sep 17, 2020

Tent - Day 66 - Transition Day 4

So far, it looks like the Peyote Critical, PF, DamnDawg and Jack Herer have all shown female. The Gorilla Glue Haze refuses to display her private parts. She looks very feminine. But until I see those first pistils, I'll keep the DamnDawg in the tent. That's sort of hampering my ability to tie branches down. But should just be a couple more days.

 

[MotaFina]

Peyote Critical bud from my last grow, which finished in April 2020.

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• MotaFina
• Sep 20, 2020
• 2

Barney's Farm - Peyote Critical - from spring 2020

I'm installing the 1000w HPS bulb into the tent right now. It's transition day 7 and I'm starting to see signs of flowering on all except the Gorilla Glue Haze. I just fed them micros (instant tea, micros, and SLF-100)