Dutch Passion Auto Durban Poison Pistils

[SecretAgentMan]

If A is substantially taller than B and you're worried about getting even light coverage, doing some LST or supercropping may be a good idea. I would also definitely recommend finding something like a milk crate or blocks or something to elevate the smaller one in your tent. That way you can keep the tops of the plants at equal distance from your lights.

I did exactly that with my DP Durban Poison and all the bud on it was filled out from top to bottom. Not a larfy bud on it.

I tied the main stem of A down after my post to below the top of B. The top of B is now equal to the side branching of A. I had B and the Blue dream on boxes so to be equal with A. But I ran out of headroom in my 6' tent with only a couple of inches of adjustment to keep at least a 12" distance from the cobs. Thanks for the input.

 

[SecretAgentMan]

When I was farming in West Virginia I had a knock on the door one evening. It was a pilot whom overflew farms checking that farmers were abiding by farm program regulations. And subcontracted with the West Virginia state police so to watch for Cannabis grows at the same time. He found a couple of hundred plants I had scattered in a 50 acre corn field. I was shaking in my boots. He pulled out a fatty and said that it was from his own grow. We became friends and he advised me on how to grow unnoticed from the sky. He told me about hoe to grow horizontally to the ground using LST and super cropping. Instead of topping at the third node you used LST to tie the main stem and side branches horizontally to the ground. Then you keep staking them down as they grow until when finished you have a plant about 8' long and 6' wide about 12" off the ground. And dozens of donkey colas about 4' off the ground. Great for along fence or tree lines that face south. I told him the general areas where some of my grows were the next fall. And he could not find them.
But I read that topping, LST or supercroping would slow down an auto drastically. And I sure could use some quality hash ASAP.

 

[McDee]

When I was farming in West Virginia I had a knock on the door one evening. It was a pilot whom overflew farms checking that farmers were abiding by farm program regulations. And subcontracted with the West Virginia state police so to watch for Cannabis grows at the same time. He found a couple of hundred plants I had scattered in a 50 acre corn field. I was shaking in my boots. He pulled out a fatty and said that it was from his own grow. We became friends and he advised me on how to grow unnoticed from the sky. He told me about hoe to grow horizontally to the ground using LST and super cropping. Instead of topping at the third node you used LST to tie the main stem and side branches horizontally to the ground. Then you keep staking them down as they grow until when finished you have a plant about 8' long and 6' wide about 12" off the ground. And dozens of donkey colas about 4' off the ground. Great for along fence or tree lines that face south. I told him the general areas where some of my grows were the next fall. And he could not find them.
But I read that topping, LST or supercroping would slow down an auto drastically. And I sure could use some quality hash ASAP.

Depends on what strain(s) mostly. Will slow down, but we'll worth it. But this is growing inside not sure if it would be different outside. I did all of these last grow was like 70-80 days total. Think like 77 was the number so not to long. Your yield will show your patience.

 

[SecretAgentMan]

Depends on what strain(s) mostly. Will slow down, but we'll worth it. But this is growing inside not sure if it would be different outside. I did all of these last grow was like 70-80 days total. Think like 77 was the number so not to long. Your yield will show your patience.

Being retired time and patience is what I have most. Thanks

 

[SecretAgentMan]

OK now for week seven from seed. A has stopped her stretch and is in full flower mode. B grew about eight inches this past week and is about done stretching. Ending up about two inches shorter than A. She is starting full flower mode with both plants starting to stack flowers. I tied the main stems of both down for the past week letting side branches catch up some on their last week of stretch. I had to wait until mid last week to receive some Kool Bloom liquid in the mail so I picked up a bottle of Alaska Bloom 0-3-3 so to add some phosphorus. My tap water is 7.5. After gassing off for 24 hrs. and adding the GH trio it usually takes 5 cc. of PH down to bring me to a PH of 6.0. When I added a mild solution of the Alaska of 1 tablespoon to 1 gallon of nutrient. It took me 6 ml of PH up to bring me to 6.0 PH. Anyway the girls are tied so to bring the main stems vertical again so pics will be in the tent. First will be Durban Poison A, A&B and then B

 

[SecretAgentMan]

I should rename this thread. Old Fart Learns New Tricks. I have learned so much this past seven weeks. I had one poster say that a friend of his tried a Durban grow that ended in disaster. I think with the DP Durban's in coco you start in veg mode with the recommended Call/Mag dosage. Bump it up a ml. per gallon in preflower then double it in flower. And watch your leaves and let them tell you the amounts of nutrients to use. Keeping them on the edge. We will see in the harvest in a few weeks.

 

[SecretAgentMan]

We are now entering week 9 from seed and the Durban's are doing well as far as I am concerned with being my first grow in ten years, first with LED, coco, air pots and chemical nutrients. B which is about a week behind A in maturity is now equal in size. The Stigma on A are in their orange phase and she is progressing in trichome development and flower stacking. I see at least three more weeks for her.
Like I said B is about a week behind A. Her top cola is about the same in Stigma development but is lagging in Trichome. Her lower flowers are still white.
Here are a few pics. First is middle flowers of A. Second is top of A. Third is A to the right and B to the left.

 

[SecretAgentMan]

My next purchase will be more Dutch Passion Durban Poison seeds. Because I feel that you really can not know if you are learning and getting better by propagating other genetics.

 

[chefdave]

Nice looking durbans Charles. Look forward to harvest day pics!!

 

[SecretAgentMan]

Nice looking durbans Charles. Look forward to harvest day pics!!

Thanks chefdave. Not as much as I am to get my first learning experience under my belt. Some tokes. And on to my next run of Durban' so I can work on improving my indoor education. Hell I grew outdoors for six years in the late 60s and early 70s. before any and myself ever learned of Sensimilla. Everything has a learning curve.