OldMacDonald's White Cookies Grow Journal - 2017

[Ms Stank]

Some of our heavy feeders were developing the brown spots, too. We found the soil pH to be too alkaline and resulted in nutrient block. We now pH our water and teas down to help offset the alkalinity in the soil and we also add calmag to give them a boost. The brown spots won't go away, but the problem won't progress either. Good luck!

 

[OldMacDonald]

Some of our heavy feeders were developing the brown spots, too. We found the soil pH to be too alkaline and resulted in nutrient block. We now pH our water and teas down to help offset the alkalinity in the soil and we also add calmag to give them a boost. The brown spots won't go away, but the problem won't progress either. Good luck!

So the same issue could be caused by any pH imbalance, whether too high or too low?

I guess the first step is to flush and measure the pH.

I'll get it within the proper range then add a little calcium.

Anybody had luck with a foliar feeding of dolomite lime? That was in the plant deficiency thread linked above.

 

[OldMacDonald]

Here's my ghetto CFL rig.

One of these days I'll have a bit of cash and look into a proper grow light, ha!

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• OldMacDonald
• Apr 18, 2018

Ghetto CFL rig

 

[OldMacDonald]

This plant has a number of brown hairs. Think it is close to harvest?

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• OldMacDonald
• May 5, 2018

Close to done

 

[Van Stank]

Looks like its getting close....but tough to really tell without some additional looks in different areas. How long has she been going?

 

[OldMacDonald]

Looks like its getting close....but tough to really tell without some additional looks in different areas. How long has she been going?

Planted around Christmas, flowering around mid March, so maybe growing buds for like seven weeks.

 

[Van Stank]

I would give it another week for sure, possibly 10 days depending on how she progresses

 

[OldMacDonald]

Some wider angle shots

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• OldMacDonald
• May 6, 2018

Wider angle

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• OldMacDonald
• May 6, 2018

A few buds

 

[OldMacDonald]

As you can see, my two surviving clones are sitting in with the flowering plants.

Due to life circumstances and discretion issues, I could not keep them in a separate veg room, so they started to flower.

I will either try to do it now and see if they revert to veg or I will just let them mature and have some mini popcorn buds.

I'm also going to sprout my remaining three seeds and get them going in a dedicated veg area.

 

[OldMacDonald]

So a few days ago, I cut a test bud and gave it some hang time. I'm currently high from my own bud. To be honest, it's not that great. It was loose and larfy and took two bowls to work. That being said, it was taken early and not allowed to cure at all.

Today I cut ten or so of the topmost major colas and hung them to dry. I'm going to do a staggered harvest, leaving tons of bottom colas to continue to develop another week or so.

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• OldMacDonald
• May 11, 2018

Drying

I am already seeing some fattening in the top colas and I'm hoping to see the same from those below.

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• OldMacDonald
• May 11, 2018

Staggered harvest undergrowth

 

[OldMacDonald]

Here's my attempt at nug porn. She's all trimmed, primped and ready for the show.

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• OldMacDonald
• May 11, 2018

Trimmed

 

[Ms Stank]

That's a great looking cola! Job well done. Once she cures, she's sure to please you!

 

[Van Stank]

Congrats Mac! Yeah don't judge the high right after harvest. Gotta let em dry and cure a few weeks before the full effects start to set into the buds. Patience my friend!

 

[Amadeus Forzin]

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