I’ve been having some issues which I think are pH related. It’s a small issue and my runoff is at 6-6.5 so it seems ok. I think what’s happening is that the pH fluctuates between good when the pro mix is wet but low when it’s dry. Maybe I’ve been letting them get too dry but that’s an easy fix and I’m on it. They are praying again which is a good sign.
You can see the issue in the pic of the AfghanXBL.
Lookin’ good, Holmes!!! I was thinking of giving that hibernate a go around as well. Hope everything turns out stellar for you!
Keep up the good work!!!
They are starting to stink pretty good. The hibernate has a nice dank in the stem rub. The afghanXBL has the nicest structure out of all of them I think.
So as of now the gelatos still get to live. This has happened to me before. I notice one pollen sack and then another and then another. But it’s only because I haven’t been checking and it’s cumulative. I’m not going to make any decisions yet but it seems to be ok for the moment and I’m going to let it play out.
Apart from that, everything is going smoothly and all looks good.
Everything is going well. The male sacs on the gelato are manageable. I will continue to check them every 2-3 days but I think it will be fine. Lots of strains throw a few male bits.
The pH damage on the afghanXbl is getting a little worse. I have dealt with it by ripping off the affected leaves so I don’t need to think about it. Out of sight out of mind. No big deal.
Other than that everything looks great. They are all starting to ramp up resin production and a leaf rub is sticky and smelly on all of them.
Man oh man, you’re a braver soul than I! I couldn’t live with the stress of knowing there’s an active hermi in my garden! At least you’re putting in the effort to hunt down the stray male parts. I really hope the smoke is worth the effort!
Thanks a lot @Blowingupjake! I try to document my failures as well as my victories.
Re: the hermi thing. Some of my favourite strains have thrown a few balls so I’m not unfamiliar with it. Most of the pods are not viable anyway and as long as I can keep up with them by examining them every 2-3 days then it’s ok by me. Any more than that and they would die immediately. They also only form on the lowest tiny buds so they are easy to spot.
Also, a few seeds is not the end of the world. But if I end up with a horribly seeded crop it’s just the excuse I need to turn the whole damn thing into hash, which is something I’m always tempted to do anyway
Edibles is a good way to do it too. I find people really enjoy them as gifts so I give a lot of them away. Especially at Christmas time. The legal edibles around here are like $1 per milligram which is horseshit. 12 cookies at 15 milligrams each is like $200 retail so that’s a hell of a nice gift.
I’m a big proponent of bubblehash. The hash that I make is nothing like the commercially available garbage. They call it “crumble.” Mine is more like taffy. It’s maybe my favourite thing about growing. My last harvest I dedicated a whole plant (it was a northern lights) to hash and I’m glad I did. It yielded 11 grams and I’ve been smoking off of it for months. I don’t sell, but if I did, I would never sell my hash because it’s all for me.
It’s a fair amount of work but fuck is it ever good.
Hibernate - she’s doing something a little strange. Her leaves are tacoing but she’s doing it to some degree all the way down to the lower leaves. So I don’t think it’s light or heat. Just weird, maybe genetic.
