DJ Short Blueberry Grow by Snafu (all organic)

So, after considerable thought and planning since October, I have decided to flip to 12/12 this Sunday. I will be away for the holiday weekend, but my timer is set to go off at 7:30am on Sunday, and lights on at 7:30pm Sunday.

So, 1/1/12 will be day 1 of flower. This is by design, as it is easier to count the days of flowering if you start on the first of the month. I have attempted this numerous times in the past, and it works quite well for recording purposes.

So, alas, after a germination period, a decently long vegetation period, the plants are where I want them. They have solid growth structure, are quite adapted to the LST'ing I applied, and are resting in their finishing containers. Furthermore, the clones I have taken have now all rooted, so I am in the clear for the flip in case I find a gem worth keeping.

Another factor I had to consider was spacing. I have added two Vanilla Kush, a Purple Maroc(ending this strain) and a Medicine Man to the Blueberry finishing tent, so if I veg any longer I will be compromising the plants due to spacing. Also, I have 4 more Blueberry from seed, 10 Black Widows from seed and 5 Vortex from seed in my vegetation tent, and they are growing quite vigorously....btw, topping Black Widow only increases its rate of growth...it does not stunt or slow it down at all...pretty incredible.

This Friday I will be applying another AACT(compost tea), which I began brewing this morning. For this mix I have applied a decent amount of nitrogen to facilitate stretching and inter nodal growth, but I have also added some Jamaican Bat Guano. These bats eat fruit, so it creates a better tasting finished product at the end of harvest. I like to add a little bump of these in the first week of flower, and then let them finish off with AACTs and the concentrated soil base.

I will be drenching the containers tonight and Friday. Since I will be gone until Monday, I want to be sure they do not get too dry. So, I will completely drench each container today and tomorrow, and let it dry until early afternoon Monday.

Some people cry foul about over watering like this....however, I think they don't follow the KISS rule. My thought is this: I am trying to recreate Mother Nature by organic methods indoors...and Mother Nature has varying rain patterns and amounts. Sometimes we get a monsoon with lots of rain, and sometimes we get a trickle. The plants like diversity in food, light and water....its the natural way. So give it to them.

My plants are gonna get a monsoon tomorrow and they're gonna be loving me when I see them on Monday.

Hey Snafu -- good point on following Mother Nature's way. I totally agree. I've certainly never lived anywhere that gets exactly 1 inch of rain every 4th day with clear skies and 75 degree days and 65 degree nights. BTW, I grew up in the farm belt where you could toss a seed in the ground and it would grow like crazy with no help from humans. We had 10 foot tall feral hemp plants all over our farm.

Are you doing a journal on your Black Widows? I've got some seeds lined up for Fall planting so I'd love to follow along with your grow.

Enjoy your vacation.

Medshed

Medshed said:

Hey Snafu -- good point on following Mother Nature's way. I totally agree. I've certainly never lived anywhere that gets exactly 1 inch of rain every 4th day with clear skies and 75 degree days and 65 degree nights. BTW, I grew up in the farm belt where you could toss a seed in the ground and it would grow like crazy with no help from humans. We had 10 foot tall feral hemp plants all over our farm.

Are you doing a journal on your Black Widows? I've got some seeds lined up for Fall planting so I'd love to follow along with your grow.

Enjoy your vacation.

Medshed

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Hey Med!

I plan on doing a grow report for Black Widow, but not a full on grow journal. I will cover phenotypes, methods used, what worked and what didn't in that report. I'll be able to answer some questions for you if they arise as well.

I would like to do a full journal, but this Blueberry journal eats up my time on RIU and I have to be sure I make time for my fiancee too

However, the grow report I do should cover pretty much everything youll need to know for a successful harvest....but just so you know, it is pretty much the same method I am doing for Blueberry, just without the LST and ScRoG(concentrated organic soil base, consecutively transplanted to bigger containers, topped with the 4 top method...they are all in 3-5gal containers now vegging...going with Sea of Green for Black Widow because she has proven to be quite vigorous and should be an excellent candidate for SOG).

That sounds great Snafu. Gotta save time for the fiancee or there won't be a wedding. You'll have plenty of time to ignore each other after your 10thgrow Anniversary or so...

I'm mostly interested in the phenos and growing style (feed requirements, stretch/height, etc.) from the Black Widow. Looking forward to seeing what you think of it.

Medshed said:

That sounds great Snafu. Gotta save time for the fiancee or there won't be a wedding. You'll have plenty of time to ignore each other after your 10thgrow Anniversary or so...

I'm mostly interested in the phenos and growing style (feed requirements, stretch/height, etc.) from the Black Widow. Looking forward to seeing what you think of it.

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Lol, I hear ya. In reality, I am actually on my 12th growing anniversary...so the fiancee(gf of 5 years) has only known me as a hobby grower since the beginning....which makes it perfect for continuing my green thumb

I have to say, if she didn't understand or empathize with my hobby, we probably wouldnt be together. My belief is that people should love you for who you are in all things....and not try to change you to fit their mold. I got myself a keeper!

Snafu1236 said:

Hey Med!

I plan on doing a grow report for Black Widow, but not a full on grow journal. I will cover phenotypes, methods used, what worked and what didn't in that report. I'll be able to answer some questions for you if they arise as well.

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For my own future ease of locating it, where(which forum) will you be posting your grow report for the Black Widow?

Kind bud and kind mates have a lot in common...

Cheebaca said:

For my own future ease of locating it, where(which forum) will you be posting your grow report for the Black Widow?

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I post all my grows and reports in the organics section.

Hi Snafu, Looking good. I put my DJ BB female under 12/12 2 weeks ago. Its the seed female, I got 7 successful rooted clones from her. So I harvested another strain (Pineapple Punch) just days before so that freed up some room in the cabinet.

It made the 12/12 switch within days and started actively budding. Gotta be the fastest switch I had to date that I can recall. Only 2 weeks into flowering and it seems that the stretch is done (which wasnt that much at all), the buds are starting to pack it on and visible resin glands are forming on the bud leaves. Its taken on a sweet candy smell. Shes in a 1 liter airpot, so I dont expect a massive yield.

I know you cant wait to flip yours.

Happy New Year, can't wait to see what it brings in for ya!

Happy new year, and thank you for this!

Happy New Year!

With the holidays falling on consecutive Sundays last year, I was not able to update as regularly as before.

However, the season has slowed and updates will resume every Sunday.

I will be posting a substantial update tonight.

-Snafu

I've been waiting for this, as I am sure others have too!

Justcallmedude said:

I've been waiting for this, as I am sure others have too!

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As Have I

My fiancee had a good friend over last night, so I was completely unable to do an update. However, when the lights turn on tonight I will definately be posting an update.

They are all getting big, full and lush. They have slowed their growth over the past few days as they switch over to the flowering stage. I expect stretching to commence in the next day or two and last anywhere from 1-3 weeks. Some people have said Blueberry stretches until the 5th week of flowering, but the longest I have seen in the Sativa pheno was 3 weeks. Given that I have kept my plants at close to one foot tall(they are wide bushes), I am not too worried about height limitations.

Thanks for everyone's patience and I'll see you all again tonight.

Grow Journal
01/04/12
DJ Short Blueberry

01/04/12 Summary

***This grow is updated every Sunday***

• 5 DJ Short Blueberry Plants sprouted from seed on 10/30/11; Today is Day 65 from seed

• 3 Confirmed Females; 2 Males Culled

• Flower Day 4

• All Organic; Multiple growing methods

01/04/12 Notes


Flowering has begun!

I flipped the switch on New Year's Day. So, everyday this month will tell me which day of flowering I am on. For example, on January 7th my plants will have been flowering for 7 days. Makes it more convenient for me, especially with multiple strains and setups.

The plants are growing nicely. They have all filled out well, vertical growth has commenced, and I am overall happy with the structure of each pheno thus far. I did trim some undergrowth about 3-4 days ago, just prior to my New Year's vacation.

I expect each plant to begin a moderate stretch in the next week or so, and will most likely prune them at the end of the first week of flowering. After that, all pruning will cease and the plants will be on a water diet to senescence. I may throw an AACT in there with some extra Jamaican Bat Guano, but we'll see how I feel.


Blueberry #2 SCRoG in 7 Gallon Smart Pot




I will most likely add some smaller screens for even more separation, but we'll have to determine that over the next week or so. I also suspect a pretty rapid succession of growth to fill up this cage. If my expectations are correct, I should see some nice buds here If it doesn't fill the cage, I can always remove it and let her rip!


Blueberry #4 Staked in 7 Gallon Smart Pot




Blueberry #5 Staked in 7 Gallon Smart Pot



All pictured above are grown in organic soil with de-chlorinated tap water, with a concentration on root biomass production, limb training, and light exposure.

Awesome update, they look so lush!

I really do miss scrogging, watching them grow through the screen is so much fun!

Those plants are SO green and full! Can't wait to see the color change.

sexy lil hookers

They look ready to take off! Gonna be some many-headed hydra for sure!

That is some green right there!