General Battle of the Year 2019

[CTb1]

@CTb1

Sorry for my stupidity but what do I do here?
First time testing

 

[Mossy]

Sorry for my stupidity but what do I do here?
First time testing

Don't worry @CTb1 ..I'm just setting up a post for your weekly update to be copied to.....when you start.

 

[Dichoti]

@Dichoti set up and update post

Huh?

 

[CTb1]

Don't worry @CTb1 ..I'm just setting up a post for your weekly update to be copied to.....when you start.

Ok, thanks. To my understanding I’m required to post at least once weekly on this form for all of my entries , or just one ? I have 3 companies I’m doing hoping to get right to tier 2 quickly and I have plenty of space so no problem.

 

[F.N.]

@F.N. set up and update post

100% for sure Mossy

 

[Need4Weed]

Oakie dokie

 

[bushmasterar15]

Ok, thanks. To my understanding I’m required to post at least once weekly on this form for all of my entries , or just one ? I have 3 companies I’m doing hoping to get right to tier 2 quickly and I have plenty of space so no problem.

Will have to update in each separate grow battle your in.

 

[jb_moviefan]

@jb_moviefan General Battle updates.

 

[davisgirl]

I’d like to play as well!

Alas, my Fastbuds GSC had to be restarted, here is my new germ photo:

I prefer they come out the top first but this’ll do.


Germinating another seed for shits and giggles @archie gemmill

Week 1 update:

Day 10: Dinafem Sour Diesel, Mephisto Ripley’s OG, and Dutch Passion Colorado Cookies
Day 4: Fastbuds GSC

General Battle
Week 2 update
5 gallon buckets
18/6

Is it still the 14th somewhere? Sorry this is late. Rough week 2 — had a bout with pythium on 2 seedlings and decided to restart rather than nurse them along.

Ages:
Dutch day 0
Meph day 2
Dina day 5
GSC day 15

Week 3 General Battle Update:

Everybody is up and ready to go. GSC to be topped momentarily. Now, I’m well aware these might look insignificant and puny compared to some of your plants in full on veg. For now. Look closely though — one of these is going to best your plants.

Week 4 Update — General Battle
@archie gemmill

Struggled this week with some water quality issues.

Dutch Passion Colorado Cookies: 10 days old, bottom left
Mephisto Ripley’s OG: 13 days, top left
Dinafem White Widow XXL: 23 days, bottom right. Topped this week.
Fastbuds GSC: 28 days, top right

Running 4 cobs at 65 watts each, over 4 plants, and negligible side lighting in flower, for a total of 70 watts per plant.

Hey thanks @Bailey! I appreciate that, I wish this grow here was going as well. Unfortunately struggled with water quality issues and switched to all RO a little belatedly for a few of the girls here. Even so, a couple girls here still managed to shine. I nominate my Dinafem White Widow XXL autoflower for the GOTY General Battle @archie gemmill. This girl didn’t miss a beat, here she is at 25 days:

General Battle — Week 6 update — @archie gemmill

Dinafem White Widow XXL autoflower on day 32. Stable environment at 75F / 55ish. PPMs/pH: 700s at 5.8. She’s adding size quickly and heading into flower. More of a sativa-like growth pattern than I expected, and very sturdy. She was initially ponytailed to encourage branching and then topped at the 4th node. Currently I am actively LSTing her and making minor adjustments on a daily basis. She’s been fun to grow:

General Battle Update Week 7
@archie gemmill

Dinafem White Widow XXL autoflower on day 43:

Hasn’t been an easy grow, but you’d never know it from looking at this gal. She is tall and wide with lots of tops and bud sites. I think she’s going to be a monster. Currently running full strength Megacrop, Bud Explosion, Sweet Candy, Kelp Extract, GreenLife Enhance MC, and Hydroguard. Temps have been in the 70s and humidity in the 50s. Her reservoir is about 72 degrees, with ppm of about 1100 and pH ranging in the high 5s / low 6s. She is in a 5 gallon bucket that holds 3.5 gallons of nutrient and she’ll be moved into a 7.5 gallon reservoir this week.

This girl is just easing into flower ...

Dinafem White Widow XXL on day 44, loving her big reservoir and grabbing for space ...

Week 9 Update — General Battle — @archie gemmill

Dinafem White Widow XXL at day 58. The smell from this girl is amazing, and what a sight to see. The prettiest plant I’ve grown so far. An easy grow from the start with her. And her size — well she lives up to the XXL for sure, she would fill a 3x3 all on her own with not an inch to spare.

Week 10 Update — General Battle — @archie gemmill
Dinafem White Widow XXL germed 2/5:

General Battle update — @archie gemmill

Day 72 has arrived for my Dinafem White Widow XXL. Yep. She’s basking under a couple COBs and the Agromax and the frost on her. Getting a robust incensey smell from her. No issues. She’s been running along at 1250 +\- at 5.8 or so, 18/6. She’s about the size of a 3x3, and about 36 inches tall as well.

Dinafem White Widow xxl germed on 2/5 putting her at day 78ish. She’ll probably go another week or two, she’s still swelling.

General Battle
Final Update


Thanks to @Dinafem-Mark , @BigSm0 , cobshop.net, @Greenleaf Nutrients , GreenLife Biotics, Agromax and most of all everyone here at AFN. She’s been forgiving to a noob and has transformed into a lusty greasy monster. She reeks.

 

[Canabliss]

Why not, sign me up! So 2 weeks prior to Feb 1st will be start of germ time?

Here we go ladies and gentlemen, remember I've got beginners luck on my side. Just remember not to cry into your finished product at the end of this as it will lengthen your dry/cure time and you'll need it asap to lighten the blues

Week 1 Day 12 - Berryblue, Compassion Lime, Critical Jack Herer
Week 1 Day 6 - Afghan Kush Ryder - Rough start and slow growth but haven't given up on her

General Battle of the Year 2019, 8th-14th Week 2 Pictures. Had a small N tox issue (God these Autos are Sensitive in those first weeks) but things are progressing well.

Delicious Seeds Critical Jack Herer - Day 21 - Showing sex, will start LST this week.

Oasis Genetics BerryBlue - Day 21 - Showing sex, will start LST this week.

Dutch Passions Compassion Lime - Day 21 - Showing sex, will start LST this week.

World of Seeds Afghan Kush Ryder - Day 15 - Still limping along but really starting to put on size after almost zero gain in the first 11 days.

Group shot - 11 Feb 2019 - Day 21

The BerryBlue(TL) is growing like a monster, first to show sex though seems to be the most sensitive to nutrients. The Compassion Lime(TR) is growing well and in the Middle of the 3 current contenders. The Critical Jack(BL) is growing very uniform and on track with the others in node numbers but is staying squat and bushy, still waiting for those critical genetics to spring but we'll see. So far it's looking like the BerryBlue may be my competition plant but a lot can change in the next couple weeks. Thanks for having a look, cheers.
General Grow Battle 14th-21st Update.

Plants from top left moving clockwise. DP Compassion Lime, Delicious Seeds Critical Jack Herer, Oasis Genetics Berryblue, and WOS Afghan Kush Ryder. Week 4 for first 3, week 3 for the Afghan. Things are moving along fairly smoothly though plants are growing slower then I like. May move over to the HPS bulb soon to induce some stretching. The Jack Herer really hated being tied down so I've eased up on it a bit just trying to get the main stem towards the center of the pot. Don't think I'll be planting near the side of the pot again.

Is March 1st the deadline for choosing a plant?

Week 4 update.

Sorry about the crappy HPS pic, wasn't feeling like taking them all out of the tent for a good pic. Next pic will be of the chosen battle plant in proper lighting. Top left clockwise is Compassion Lime, Critical Jack Herer, BerryBlue, and Afghan Kush. Things are moving along, plants seem to be calmag hungry and hoping the switch to hps will induce some stretching. Size wise the berryblue looks like a good choice for competition, health and genetics def go to the Compassion Lime so we'll see what happens when I make the choice this weekend. The Critical Jack and Afghan are completely out of the running lol.

Here's my competition plant. Decided on the BerryBlue by Oasis Genetics. It's got a nice structure but it's looking like all my plants are going to be little 10" bushes. Didn't get much of a stretch this grow.

Week 5 update, Oasis Genetics Berry Blue 6 weeks old today. Starting to pack on frost all my plants are small this grow but I know what I did wrong so already looking forward to the next one.

Grapey Walter


Update Week 3

Not happy with any of my girls. They are some what stunted in my opinion due to the early over watering. Oh, well...they will still give me something.

Megacrop, sweet candy fed at 6.3 ph

Day/night time temps 77-83
RH 40-60

Week 7 update, week 8 for the BerryBlue. Plain ph water from here on out, looks on track for a mid April harvest.

Week 8 update, BerryBlue. Decided to give all plants one last feed today as the leaves were yellowing a little to quick for having 3 weeks left.

Week 9 update, BerryBlue 10 weeks old today, looking good for a harvest in 2 weeks, trichomes about half cloudy. She got a good haircut and is only getting plain ph water. Looks like I might actually get a decent harvest out of her for the size anyways.

Week 10 update, BerryBlue 11 weeks old today. This will be my final update as she'll be ready for chop this weekend. Can I get the code to put with the plant for her pre chop pictures?

Here's my final pic for the BerryBlue. When can we get codes for round 2? Looking forward to getting the next set of beans in the dirt.