easy there koala bear.
again, apologies for the lack of dedication these days, its just so hard to stay inside during the summer! Anyways, yeah here goes the reflection...
Overall, great plant and easy grow, Nirvana Seed Co. has some great genetics to offer. The plants grew at a faster rate than I saw in my last grow, again probably due to stellar genetics. The plant I attempted to lollipop (grown farthest right) only yielded about 16 grams of dried material. However, the trichomes on that particular lady where the best I saw of the three. The first two pictures I throw up will be of it hanging to dry and then a macro of its trichomes. The plant I didn't really attempt to modify at all (farthest left) yielded highest. It produced 39 grams of dry material, 22 of it in the central cola. I didnt factor the underdeveloped pop corn nugs which grew under the canopy. Dopest nugg came off of this plant, fatest nugg I have ever owned. It was a bust though, had to scrap half of it due to mold. I thought that I could push my foliar feeding scheduled cut-off date a little bit due to the temps being a little on the high side, joke was on me tho. If I didn't +rep whoever warned me about that a couple months ago, let me know and I'll get at you with some cause I would have probably had mold on more than just that nugg had you not stopped me. Yeah and then that leaves us with the central plant which I topped for two main colas. That technique worked really well and I would encourage any one growing with these particular genetics to employ it. Although It didn't yield as high as the unmodified plant, the overall nuggs were superior. One colas weighed 17 grams and the other 14. All secondary nuggs from that plant ranged from a dub (1.3) to an eighth.
Next time I grow hydroponically I will make sure two cover my reservoir in either some kind of reflective tape or a matte black paint. While I never experianced any serious problems with root rot, I did notice some of the main root veins were beginning to turn green. Not algae green but the kind of green that points to photosynthesis, something roots should never experience. When roots begin to process light, they cease absorbing nutrients from their respective mediums. Also I will try to get my hands on organic nutrients. While the flavor and smell werent bad by any means, I couldnt help feeling like they could be better. That and the use of any other organic nutes or additives werent as effective as they could have been. Ive been told that as a rule, synthetic and organic never really mix that well.
Ive already been veggin plants for the next grow. This time around I am going to be growing in soil. I've mixed up organic soil, o. blood meal, o. bone meal, and o. guano. Misted it all lightly with a water/molasses solution, tryin to get those microorganisms primed. I have 3 maui wauis, clones from the previous batch. One I lst'ed for a couple weeks, another I fimmed (with more success than I thought initially), and the final i topped again. However after the two vertical growth tips were recognized, I tied them down to redistribute the growth hormones to the lower nodes that were still growing in. I am predicting fat canopies from all of them. I've decided that I would much rather have a lot of hand grenade sized nuggs instead of a couple trophy nuggs. Personal decision...
Any ways, here are some pics... sorry if they take a bit to load but I am feelin to lazy to adjust all of their individual sizes..
I' throw a link up to the next grow on this page if I end up throwin one together.. Keep it growin'!
