Here I grow .... Good luck all and best of grows!
official post for week one
Week Two Pics ..... Most of my pics will be loaded mid-week ..... Seems now that I’m retired I only have Tuesday and Wednesday off, as all my other days I have to play .....
This is Gold Glue, aka Sticky Jane ..... She maybe got a little too much water, hope she recovers soon but I don’t suspect she’ll win the qualifier and be my horse - longshot at best:
Next up is 3 Bears OG, aka Goldilocks, she is a contented but still trails the leader:
Next up is Strawberry Nugs, aka CreamPuff ..... CreamPuff was a late bloomer and is behind Goldie and Sticky but she has picked up her pace ..... Opening odds were high but now she is considered a contender, watch CreamPuff as she is getting some new wings and could fly:
Finally we have Sam’s Crack, aka Breaking Free and BreakFree was odds on favorite even before the Post Parade .... Being one of Mephisto latest projects you can understand the crowds enthusiasm over this horse ..... Break has not disappointed either, her she is:
So here we go Week 3 Post and I’ll be an early bird this time .... Worked hard today organizing outdoor shed and loving on my sweet girls so OldBoy is up late, smoked a nice big one, looked like a tailor made cig .... some organic street weed, was good, but soon OldBoy will say goodbye to street weed, anyways on with the Battle and Quailifer Race in our Own Camp ... Here’s my Sign-In
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Trailing in Fourth is Cream Puff, aka Strawberry Nuggets.... Cream Puff was a late bloomer as first attempt misfired .... because she was late out of the gate I gave her some preferred lighting and she has responded well but so have the others ..... Good Form but trails the leader and is currently dead last ....
Running Third is Goldilocks, aka 3 Bears OG, Goldie has some pace and is picking up speed but trails the current leader ..
Second is Sricky Jane, aka Gold Glue, Sricky has GREAT FORM and is a BEAUTIFUL GAL and she is pacing her tail off, only problem is her stride is short and she trails the leader by a good ten lengths and we are now past the 1/2 mile marker in this one mile race .....
Crowd Favorite is Breaking Free, aka Sam’s Crack ..... Off to a quick start she has only lengthened her lead and now is all by herself, and coming up on the 5/8ths pole STRONG ..... Breaking is in LoveStretchTraining - some call it LST but the my girls like the word LoveStretchTraining better so anyways, Break is responding very very well and is looking like the Winner I suspected she was .... Here’s Breaking for sure a Winner
Week Four Update
Top of the Stretch in this qualifying round and all the girls are pacing hard .... They’ll all be Winners in The OldBoy’s Barn but only one will go to the finals?
week 5
Week Six Update ..... Breaking Free aka Sam’s Crack
Fun now begins - Flowering ...... Break is last of the four girls started for Battle to flower .... So me thinking about 75-80 days on her cycle ..... 3 Bears started first then Gold Glue, Strawberry Nugs and now Sam’s Crack
Week 7 Update - Breaking Free, aka Sam’s Crack ..... 49 Days Old ..... Bud sites everywhere but no size yet - Foundation looks well built ....
Light Training has helped produce what’s loooks to be an even canopy ... Cola at 2 o’clock and she is even with canopy .... Training about over, I’ll let her grow vertical going forward
Look at how big Break (center) compared to sister Cream Puff on her left and Sricky Jane, right .... Phenomenal growth!
Week 8 Update Sam’s Crack
Veg growth slowed to zip but then buds astarting building ..... She had a lot of CC Training and bud sites are numerous .... In fact, she is training right now,, CC will be removed later tonight .... Sam’s Crack / Breaking Free is consuming over gallon of water daily .... Her sisters consume water but like 2-3 pints each maybe, but nothing like Sam ....
She been getting light but steady dose of mammoth P, some EM1, coconut water, dash of Thrive.n and some BuildaBud granulesmin her water, I do one or,two,this water and one or,two next, no set schedule, we’ve also top dressed with compost and straw every 10-14 days and add Gro-Kashi to the dressing ...... Last week a quart of worms and compost was applied ....
And she received a spray feeding of Thrive.n, in flower, I know it’s thought to be a no no - Spray Nitro in flower, I know I’m not following the crowd - plus we’ve had several training sessions .....
Oh yea, she measures 33” wide by 24” tall, trained cola bud to,stay even with canopy ..... my tent is only 28ish inches but she fits flush and is ok, nice even canopy ....
Here’s some pics, next week I’ll stand back a little and get better bud closeups, they should swell nicely in a week ....and as for finish, looks like 4/20 maybe or 3 more weeks but I’m not sure .... and last thing, she’s starting to stink and has frost on leaves even some larger Fan Leaves ....
Area at 8 o’clock in Training .... Top View - Mian Cola at 1 o’clock
Pic shows are opened for light and help,develop lower inside buds
One of the larger buds and a lower Bud with CC hanging, that Bud is in Training
You are looking across most of the 32” canopy ..... Area being trained - the open center area can’t be seen but it’s on the left by temp Rh and Co2 meter Temp 73 - RH 47 - Co2 905
Update Week 9
@High'n'Dry@bushmasterar15 - Thanks for navigation tip!
Sam’s Crack - 63 Days Old
Sam’s Crack Left .... Gold Glue Right - Expect 3+ oz, Very Dense Stacked Nugs
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I'd guess Jan 30. Fisrt time trying mephisto so I had issue germing .went through strawberry nuggets , avt , and another before I got it right with CHEMDOGGING. Since then I got a fourm stomper going. But I started trying on the first day of early germ .I remember being only a couple days from week 1 or something like that .
Sam’s Crack popped 1/26 but I think she could be a longer strain, confused as the few Journals out there have her under 70 days, At day 63 no way she finishes in a week ..... Water usage over 9 days has averaged 1.55 gallons per day, she’s a fish, whale!
Peace,
OB
Week 10 Update
Week 11 Update Sam’s Crack
AFN it’s been a gas, fun learning experience and now I’m no Longer a Battle Rookie
Final Battle Pic - Mephisto Sam’s Crack