First grow Heavyweight Fruit Punch

Looks like I FIM'd 2 of the plants , and the smaller got a proper top. Carry on...

Update: 32 days since germination.

New growth after topping is good and strong. I see a little root growth poking out the drain holes (1gallon pots). Everything is smooth so far. Not sure how the topping and FIMing actually went now as far as number of tops go. Pics...

So I fed the plants last night, and tonight the soil was dry and plants were droopy from being under watered. Is it common to have them drink up this much water in 24 hours? They were just transplanted 14 days ago into the 1 gallon pots. Does this mean it's time for their final transplant? I was going to do it this Sunday originally, but if I need to I can do it tomorrow.

Day 34 height pic. These Fruit Punch are damn bushy!

Day 35: Transplant to 5 gallon fabric pot.

Added some mycorrhizae to the roots and fed EJ grow, microblast, catalyst, and cal/mag.

Day 38:

Noticed preflowers today. I'm not sure if they've been there a day or two, but they are on all 3 girls. Growth still steady. The topping is starting to be more noticeable now with the two tops growing leaves and stretching a little. Gave them an ewc tea yesterday and they seem to be loving it. I'm excited to see the growth now that they're in the new pots.

Figgy said:

Looks like I FIM'd 2 of the plants

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Fuck you missed when you tried to top them

Thanks for keeping this journal updated. Your plants look awesome ! I'm also growing heavyweight fruit punch. Mine germinated well but did really poorly initially in the (cheap) potting soil I used - almost dying as seedlings. After I worked out what the problem was, I transplanted them into good soil. They're resilient because they recovered amazingly well, but are now probably a couple of weeks behind yours. At 6 nodes, I topped them above the 2nd node. Will be interesting to see how they recover and grow.

For sativa, they seem very bushy with wide leaves to me. (from their website...)

Heavyweight Fruit Punch Feminised Seeds Specs
GENETICS: Skunk x Haze x Northern Lights
TYPE: mostly sativa
CBD: 1.2%
THC: 22%
FLOWERING TIME: 8 weeks
HARVEST: 55 days indoors/outdoor end of September
HEIGHT: 100-160cm
INDOOR YIELD: 600+ gr/m2
OUTDOOR YIELD: up to 1000g per plant
Heavyweight Fruit Punch Feminised Seeds Info
Fruit Punch is fast becoming a legend around the globe; this quickly flowering sativa dominant plant produces both big yields and the sweetest of smokes. The high is uplifting and creative; perfect for social occasions, daytime toking and pain relief without couch lock. Fruit Punch is a breeze to grow and a great choice for beginners. Commercial growers also love this plant for its rapid and trouble free reliability, producing big crops time and time again. Once you’ve tasted the Punch, you’ll be sure to come back for more.

applejohnny said:

Fuck you missed when you tried to top them

Thanks for keeping this journal updated. Your plants look awesome ! I'm also growing heavyweight fruit punch. Mine germinated well but did really poorly initially in the (cheap) potting soil I used - almost dying as seedlings. After I worked out what the problem was, I transplanted them into good soil. They're resilient because they recovered amazingly well, but are now probably a couple of weeks behind yours. At 6 nodes, I topped them above the 2nd node. Will be interesting to see how they recover and grow.

For sativa, they seem very bushy with wide leaves to me. (from their website...)

Heavyweight Fruit Punch Feminised Seeds Specs
GENETICS: Skunk x Haze x Northern Lights
TYPE: mostly sativa
CBD: 1.2%
THC: 22%
FLOWERING TIME: 8 weeks
HARVEST: 55 days indoors/outdoor end of September
HEIGHT: 100-160cm
INDOOR YIELD: 600+ gr/m2
OUTDOOR YIELD: up to 1000g per plant
Heavyweight Fruit Punch Feminised Seeds Info
Fruit Punch is fast becoming a legend around the globe; this quickly flowering sativa dominant plant produces both big yields and the sweetest of smokes. The high is uplifting and creative; perfect for social occasions, daytime toking and pain relief without couch lock. Fruit Punch is a breeze to grow and a great choice for beginners. Commercial growers also love this plant for its rapid and trouble free reliability, producing big crops time and time again. Once you’ve tasted the Punch, you’ll be sure to come back for more.

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It actually turned out that I topped 2, and possibly my slow grower too. She always been lagging, so I'm not 100% sure what she is doing.
Mine are also very bushy still. They have started more of a vertical growth trend since going into the 5 gallon fabric pots though. Not sure if it's the pots or timed genetics.
The one thing I'm really wanting to know is how the stretch is on this strain. I know everyone says 2-3x, but I just wish there was more info to determine the best time for me to flip to 12/12 to maximize my tent height. I'll probably be switching in 1.5-2 weeks to stay on a schedule I'm trying to keep of an early July harvest.
Keep stopping by as I'm keeping this journal going till the end.

Day 40 pic:

Temps staying 77-81, RH at 60%. Doing really well so far. Girls are 10, 11, and 12" tall now.

Did some light pruning last night. Trimmed off any leaves that we're laying on the soil, some inner leaves that we're really shaded, and then some of the really small growth that ends up as popcorn. You couldn't tell from the girls this morning I did anything to them. Here what I pruned and after shots. Doesn't look like much but it's noticeable in person.

Everything is looking great. Keep up the good work.

Thanks RoRoGRo! These Fruit Punch are some pretty tough bitches. I'm going to give them a good feeding here in a few then watch them grow . I'll be flipping to 12/12 here soon (1.5 weeks max). I'm trying to give these tops a chance to get some strong growth before the flip, though I know they'll stretch quickly once turned.

The longer you wait the bigger the harvest.... but I'm so keen to see how it smokes also !

Man..those are pretty! Watching the remainder of this grow. Can't wait to see what they do in flower!

Applyjohnny, I'm waiting as long as I can, but Giggles26 recommended flipping soon due to light penetration from the 600 so that's the advice I'm following. They should all be beasts as long as I can keep the work up! And I will definitely be doing a smoke report after a good cure.

Thanks Don. I'll be pic whoring with the best of them during flowering as I'm stupid pumped with this being my first grow! Gotta show off a little if I can.

These things have officially taken off! Got about 2" vertical growth in 36 hours. The tallest is 16-17" now, so the flip will happen tomorrow! Light schedule will go from 7:15pm-1:15pm to 8pm-8am. Here's some pics of them in there last veg light cycle.

Edit: 43 days from seed to the flip.

Day 1 of flowering

Looks good!

Thanks GrowTree! Stay tuned for the stretch and more.

So I got a little heat stress going on after the first day of the HPS being about 12" from the tops. Pretty good canoeing on the top leaves. Had to raise the hood to almost 2' above them to get the radiant heat down.

I also have to go buy a dehumidifier as the fabric pots are raising the humidity about 20%. Sitting at a constant 55% with all the fans going during lights off.

I noticed that 2 or 3 leaves are showing signs if possible overferting. I upped the Grow on the last feeding and I think that may have done it. I'm going to give about 1 gallon/pot of water tonight, let that sit for 30 mins, then finish off with a little feeding of the brew I have so I don't waste all of it.

Other than that the girls look good.