Wait… What? Where did I go? It’s been over a month already, closer to 2 I suppose by this point. Let’s see… what have I been up to… Not much, honestly. I mean, I have, but you know, I also haven’t. Nothing too serious, and definitely nothing that could possibly be confused with actual progress. Except maybe the one thing I have going on, but I’m trying not to take it seriously and jinx the project.
To touch on old business first, and since it was right in my face when I skipped down to the last message here, I’ll talk about my super lazy easy way to trim up some dry buds. This technique happens after we remove the fan leaves with no resin and long stems. The stems don’t break or come off as easily as dry leaf material, so snip them off when possible. The tool I use is a silicone brush, like the one in your kitchen drawer, it’s probably red, and it probably gets used 2-3 times a year when you marinade something. Now, go to Walmart and spend $3 on a brand new one. Nobody wants to smoke bud that tastes like Italian dressing or whatever you last used that brush for, so just do it. Now that you have your tools and buds, start brushing. I hold my buds stem down and gently start at the top with the brush and pull down. You’re just brushing the spots with visible leafage, then moving on. Sometimes I even do a traditional trim with shears, then hit everything with the silicone brush to final clean it all before it goes into jars. A trim bin is necessary because resin heads will be flying, but overall I haven’t noticed too much loss. Obviously some of the outer heads are gonna break off, but everything inside the buds will still be there. One last thing I noticed with with method, I’m shaking my trim bin less after all the trim work is done. It seems like brushing the leaves off helps knock a lot of the trichomes off, or makes them come off with less shaking. I can’t take credit for coming up with this method. I saw someone on Reddit doing it in a video they posted. It was like 2 years ago, so no chance I remember where I saw it on Reddit, or who posted it. But credit must be given where credit is due, and this is the best I’m able to do in that way.
I’m not gonna go back and see where I was at last time I posted, plant wise. But briefly here’s what’s going as of now…
In the 2x4 I’ve got 3x fabric 5 gallon pots. Set timer to 12/12 on October 9th. In 1 pot I’ve got my Super Silver Sour Diesel Haze F2 x Dead Zone, aka “Hodag” F1. Other than pulling some branches down, she was left untrained. In pot 2 I’ve got a Lucky Charms IX, I think. I traded for this seed, so I can only assume it is what it’s supposed to be. I think this plant is half a mutant or something, I dunno. She’s done some weird stuff. I’ll take pics next time I have them out. She’s gonna make lots of resin, I think. Annnnd last up, I’ve got a Lipsmacker S1 that finally looks like she’s ready to try hard. I’ve had a heckuva time with this one, but I think I finally figured out what she wants and how she likes to live. Maybe. She’ll finish, I just worry about how badly I’ve stressed her up to this point
Over in the 2x2 I’ve got something I think is pretty neat. I love the idea of growing lots and lots of plants in very small containers. Not because I think it’ll yield well or something. I just like the idea of having tons of plants. Anyways, I’ve never ventured down that road because I can’t seem to keep solo cup plants healthy and happy. Not sure why, but I’ve always had rotten luck with them. This time seems to be going better. I let them all veg for a couple weeks, then flipped sometime around when I did the other tent. I started with 4 Jack Herer seeds, and 4 Triangle bag seeds. I culled the 2 most boring Triangle plants early on, and the 2 I kept are both female. 3 of the 4 Jack Herer are female, and the 1 was male. So I decided to make some seeds.
The source for the Jack Herer seeds was/is right here on OverGrow. I got them in trade through someone that ordered them from Sebring when he had them on the DIY Green Life site. Obviously I can’t be totally sure of their authenticity, but I’m willing to bet they are what they’re supposed to be. After smoking Jack Herer since forever, and then doing 2 weeks worth of reading on growing Jack Herer plants, I’m convinced they’re legit. Besides, I’m 99% sure 1 of the females I have is what’s known as the “cinnamon pheno” of Jack Herer, and she smells like Dr. Pepper soda. I’m so excited! She got the most pollen. The male was a pretty little guy, I think. He had some leaves with trichomes, and kicked a few out on his main stalk too. About half of his pollen sacs took on a very pretty dark lavender tone, and they were tight clusters that hugged the stalk. As far as smell goes, I wouldn’t say he stood out. Basically just about what you’d expect from a stem rub, fairly classic “pot smell” that wasn’t overpowering or especially greasy.
I went ahead and painted some pollen on both Triangle girls too, since there was enough left over. I did some research, and to my surprise nobody has done a “Triangle Jack” project yet, so it’s gotta be done. The name is a gimme. I almost did a branch on the Lipsmacker S1, just to name the seeds “Jack Smacker”, but decided against it. That name though… I’m calling dibs, just in case. I’m really watching these Triangle plants though, since they’re bag seeds. I hope they both behave. 1 of them is friggin massive, and if she makes seeds I’d really like to see them run outdoors. When I said “massive” I mean tall. From the soil she’s almost 16" or 17". By the time she finishes budding and bulking, I bet she’s over 18" tall. In a solo cup. Imagine if those roots had room to really get established.
I dunno if I’ll post with any regularity for awhile. I’m still around, somewhat, I’m just not making as much noise right now. Y’all stay frosty