New Grower Grow 3 - Whiskey Zulu - Twenty20 Mendocino (part of Grow&Show 2022)

[DCLXVI]

Nice looking plant. And you've given yourself a project, within a project, within a project! Pump, timer, printing. Very cool stuff.

I think the only advice on the plant I might have is to try and supercrop instead of snipping the heads off. There are some guides that can explain it better than I. Essentially, roll the stem between your fingers to crush the support structure and it will bend over. Don't break or split the stem just make it floppy. The plant should stand it back up and form a "knuckle" at the site. This will give you more clearance and height without removing any of the potential bud sites. If the branch was going to get snipped the risk of the supercrop going wrong won't be any more of a loss.

 

[DaveR1974]

Thanks. I'm not confident enough to try super cropping yet. The height issue is my own fault, as topped her a lot later than I should have. We live and learn.

Day 49

Her buds are continuing to grow nicely, and stretch has slowed.
Main Buds

Day 50

Last 2 litres of week 7 - 25% mix given by hand. As she's only had 5 days of this PK Boost mix (and seems to like it), I will wait until I switch to the week 8 mix and make another batch of week 7 to be started tomorrow.
Buds
Main

Time-Lapse of week 7 now live on The WeedTube

The Weed Tube is now closed. I have now uploaded a Supercut (complete Time-Lapse video) to my YouTube channel - DaveR1974 Grows.

 

[DaveR1974]

Day 51

Started her on a fresh batch of week 7 - 25% mix.
Main A top branch

Day 52

Main A top branch

Day 53

Main A top branch

Day 54

Main Another top branch
Bonus close up of top of a bud site. Zooming in shows lots of Trichome goodness

Day 55

Final 2 litres of her extra week 7 - 25% mix given by hand. She will start her week 8&9 - 25% mix tomorrow.
Yet another top branch view
And the main view

 

[DaveR1974]

Day 56

Started her on Week 8 - 25% mix
Main A top branch Getting nice and frosty

Day 57

Trimmed a few of the crispy leaves to help improve airflow around the higher branches, and discovered she is STICKY and her smell has gotten stronger .
Top branch Bud shot
Main

Time-Lapse of week 8 now live on The WeedTube

The Weed Tube is now closed. I have now uploaded a Supercut (complete Time-Lapse video) to my YouTube channel - DaveR1974 Grows.

 

[DaveR1974]

Day 58

A top branch Bud shot (zoom for Trichome goodness) Main view

Day 59

Another top branch Bud shot Main view

Day 60

Yet another top branch Bud shot
Main view

 

[DaveR1974]

Day 61

Changed to hand watering as the water pump has failed. Sent back for refund as the supplier is currently out of stock, and ordered another model.
A top branch Bud shot Main view

Day 62

Finished her week 8 - 25% mix, made batch of week 9 - 25% mix and started her on that. She is getting more frosty and pungent each day, and the buds are fattening up nicely.
Another top branch Another bud shot
Main view

 

[DaveR1974]

Day 63

A lower branch Bud shot (zoom for Trichome goodness) Main view

Day 64

Her Trichomes seem larger than on my previous grows, as I am able to use zoom on my cameras instead of using the microscope. The Trichomes are mostly clear at the moment, but I have seen a few that are cloudy, so all on track to be chopped in approximately 2 weeks.
A high branch Bud shot
Main view

Time-Lapse of week 9 now live on The WeedTube

The Weed Tube is now closed. I have now uploaded a Supercut (complete Time-Lapse video) to my YouTube channel - DaveR1974 Grows.

 

[DaveR1974]

Day 65

A high branch Bud shot Main view

Day 66

Another high branch Bud shot Main view

Day 67

Last 2 litres of her 25% - Week 9 mix given. Tomorrow, she will start on plain water.

High branch Bud shot
Main view

 

[DaveR1974]

Day 68

Started her on plain water
A high branch A bud shot Another bud shot Main view

Day 69

A different high branch Bud shot
Main view

This zoomed shot of a bud is showing approx 50/50 clear/cloudy trichomes.

I am hoping for a decent amount of amber trichomes for couch lock. Does anyone have any idea roughly how much longer she will take to reach the stage?

 

[DaveR1974]

Day 70

A high branch A bud shot Another bud Main view

Day 71

High branches
Bud shots
Main view

Time-Lapse of week 10 now live on The WeedTube

The Weed Tube is now closed. I have now uploaded a Supercut (complete Time-Lapse video) to my YouTube channel - DaveR1974 Grows.