Bob's Journey into Hybridisation and Genetics - For Dummies

Rasterman · Jul 7, 2023

WildBill said:
This entire grow, all I've got is mixed signals, when trying to determine when to harvest! I don't know why it's been more difficult in this round, but it has.

It's always difficult for me and I've harvested 90% of my grows early. I have two ladies in the harvest window now, and waiting for amber has been excruciatingly difficult for someone without patience like me. But I'm determined to wait. I'll wait with you!

Bob's Auto's · Jul 7, 2023

WildBill said:
This entire grow, all I've got is mixed signals, when trying to determine when to harvest! I don't know why it's been more difficult in this round, but it has.

Don't worry about it bro. Sometimes the cultivars don't change colors in them trichomes. :pighug:

Redeye Master · Jul 7, 2023

Lovely colours on that lady!!! Always stunning work bob!

Bob's Auto's · Jul 8, 2023

Hey Growers :toke:

Yup...yup...Today it happened :shrug:

I found that brown/grey icky stuff between my buds...

And the more I looked, the more I found... :nono:

About 50% of the entire main cola was infested with the mold...

So, instead of trying to remove them moldy buds from an already infested plant, I decided to harvest what whas still good. On the floor the buds I lost during initial cleanup. The chickens will be happy once more

What was left of the plant after trimming her loosely :thumbsup:

And what is left, is nice and frosty!!

And has some nice colors on them buds ♥

These are one of the lowest budsites...Look how encrusted these are...

Even the lowest part of this lady is just chockful with trichomes, even mr. bug agrees :woohoo1:

Cry not my friends, over these rotten buds...Growing inside a greenhouse you either calculate this into your "planned" harvest methodology or you might just cry about it and smoke a bit less. In my case, I've been growing inside this greenhouse long enought to know that unless I top these ladies, so their main cola get's split up, I will always have mold. I have absolutely no control over the environment...It is what it is...

Never the less, I'm super stoked with my new harvest. For the moment the entire plant is hanging upside down in the shed, but later on this evening, I'll be trimming these buds up nice and tight before they get put in the drying rack inside the tent. That way I at least get to have some control in drying her correctly.

Next job, after this post, is to clean myself real good and then return to the greenhouse. During my previous stay I dared not to touch any other plant because of my sticky moldy fingers... "Where did I put that ISO..."

I did start with the Mephisto's Wedding and that one didn't have a speck of mold on her. So next is the Double Grape x Toof Decay which has to be checked...

Regards,

Bob :toke:

Bob's Auto's · Jul 8, 2023

Just back from the greenhouse checking them other ladies. None are showing any signs of mold, which is perfect!!
Mephisto's Wedding is looking super frosty.

The hind sister is slowing down her pistil production...

Nice and frosty nugs, but they are small...

Looks like the calyx's are starting to swell up.

I think I'm going to harvest this lady, snip of all them frosty buds and freeze them for a rainy day. So I can make me some bubblehash :bubbles:

Double Grape x Toof Decay has stopped her pistil producing factory.

The remaining pistils are turning green and start to shrivel away.

This hybrid is looking mighty frosty...

Trimming will be a breeze when the time comes. When sugar leaves are crusted like these I'm leaving them on the buds. "Just the tips"

The breeders are in their tray and finishing off. The buds are probably right, but I'm not keeping them for their buds, aren't I :hump:

Regards,

Bob :toke:

Sawney_bean · Jul 8, 2023

Bob's Auto's said:
Hey Growers

Yup...yup...Today it happened I found that brown/grey icky stuff between my buds...
View attachment 1612200

And the more I looked, the more I found...
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About 50% of the entire main cola was infested with the mold...
View attachment 1612203

So, instead of trying to remove them moldy buds from an already infested plant, I decided to harvest what whas still good. On the floor the buds I lost during initial cleanup. The chickens will be happy once more
View attachment 1612204

What was left of the plant after trimming her loosely
View attachment 1612209

And what is left, is nice and frosty!!
View attachment 1612210

And has some nice colors on them buds ♥
View attachment 1612211

These are one of the lowest budsites...Look how encrusted these are...
View attachment 1612212

Even the lowest part of this lady is just chockful with trichomes, even mr. bug agrees
View attachment 1612213

Cry not my friends, over these rotten buds...Growing inside a greenhouse you either calculate this into your "planned" harvest methodology or you might just cry about it and smoke a bit less. In my case, I've been growing inside this greenhouse long enought to know that unless I top these ladies, so their main cola get's split up, I will always have mold. I have absolutely no control over the environment...It is what it is...

Never the less, I'm super stoked with my new harvest. For the moment the entire plant is hanging upside down in the shed, but later on this evening, I'll be trimming these buds up nice and tight before they get put in the drying rack inside the tent. That way I at least get to have some control in drying her correctly.

Next job, after this post, is to clean myself real good and then return to the greenhouse. During my previous stay I dared not to touch any other plant because of my sticky moldy fingers... "Where did I put that ISO..."
I did start with the Mephisto's Wedding and that one didn't have a speck of mold on her. So next is the Double Grape x Toof Decay which has to be checked...

Regards,

Bob

good call to harvest what you have. I would do the same.
Top gardening mate .

Bob's Auto's · Jul 8, 2023

Sawney_bean said:
good call to harvest what you have. I would do the same.
Top gardening mate .

Thanks my friend

Just finished trimming everything up nicely. All that's on the platter is primo bud and no sign of mold. Pulled every budsite open just to check.

It's now drying inside the tent at 54.3% humidity and 28.2°C/82.4°F. Had to open up the lungroom as this was the only way to get the temperature this low... But then again, it was 38.6°C/101.5°F in the shade at 1 o'clock.
Currently in the process of adjusting the extraction fan's speed to a level where the humidity is at 60% for the first days, so I can slow down the drying process. For tomorrow the weather forecast is predicting a heat storm in the afternoon, with a temperature drop of almost 10°C/20°F. So temperature and humidity hopefully won't be an issue by then.

Regards,

Bob :toke:

Emerald Archer · Jul 8, 2023

I did catch a sniffle when i saw the budtritus. i am relieved that you understand and are at ease with your ‘greenhous—tax’. Because seeing it on screen is one thing, going through it and posting it is quite another.

Bob's Auto's · Jul 9, 2023

Emerald Archer said:
I did catch a sniffle when i saw the budtritus. i am relieved that you understand and are at ease with your ‘greenhous—tax’. Because seeing it on screen is one thing, going through it and posting it is quite another.

That's so true and while some might be hesitant to share such things, I'm sharing everything...The good, the bad and the ugly.

Emerald Archer · Jul 9, 2023

I hear ya boss, my blog has my seed making mistakes journaled. I turned that bad and ugly into some F1s to run through (as you have recently seen) plus what i feel is a bit more cohesive flow and I feel like ‘picture game’ is getting better in the Automatically Delicious section(s)..
:pass:

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