New Grower MIAutomatic’s Mephisto on da roof

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Sadly the evening after my last post we had two days of heavy rain followed by a cool and cloudy day with very high humidity. Combined with the morning dew this created ideal conditions for botrytis. I found some on each plant Monday morning, and more on the StH today. The PP seems to be clear for the moment, the looser sativa landrace bud structure seems to be a saving grace at this point in the season. The mold was on the outside of the PP making me think it was caused by a dead bug or something else that got blown into the plant and caused the mold. The StH I had to look harder because the mold was on the inside. I was so mad I just ripped it out and didn’t take any pictures, but the sugar leaves were dying back at the mold sites so that’s how I found them on the StH. Ugh….at this point I am not expecting much if any of the StH to be spared, good chance there is a lot more bud rot inside the flowers I just can’t see yet. Such a pretty little purple plant, what a shame.

This is only my third season growing outside, and the first time I have grown a plant with such dense flowers outside. In mid Michigan with as much rain and as high as the humidity is in summer and fall, I think dense little Indica plants are off to he table for future outdoor grows.

I am cautiously optimistic that the PP will come through with little to no additional rot. The flowers are finally starting to plump up a bit more, putting on one last layer of frost, and the aroma has really kicked into high gear. She smells like a combination of a cherry tootsie pop and chocolate spice cake, very unique.

I at least a few days till any more rain rolls in, I am hoping to make it to at least day 65 but am planning to chop before any more rain shows up. The PP is not drinking as much and I have reduced feeding to only 5ml/gal Bioflores but increased boost to 10ml/gal. Fingers crossed I end up with some usable flowers my next indoor crop is at least 6 weeks out still.

StH

PP

 

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The nights have really started to cool off here in the last few days and will continue to drop into the low 40s over the weekend. A few nice cool nights are already bringing on lots of fade and stacking more resin and terps

The StH is a total lost cause, I am not sure why I haven’t killed it. The mold seems to be inside every bud at this point, and the whole plant has a musty smell even where there is no visible mold.

The Pink Panama has been showing no signs of trouble and starting to look really beautiful. The flower structure is quite open, but the buds are actually quite dense, so I am expecting a decent yield from her 3.5ish oz I am guessing. That’s not an amazing yield for an outdoor plant, but the quality is looking and smelling really lovely. There is a funky watermelon jolly rancher aroma that joined the party this week.

Weather is cool and sunny through the weekend, and if things stay on track I’ll chop either Saturday or Sunday morning.

Pink Panama

StH

 

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I chopped the Pink Panama on Saturday night. I pulled her inside Saturday morning and let her sit inside to dry out from the morning few and the very light rain that was just starting to fall as I brought her in. I had been letting the pot dry back quite a bit for the last week and the pot was already very light when I brought her inside. I just set her by a window and let her continue to dry out. When I chopped her in the evening she was still nice and perky, but had picked up a little more fade.

I forgot to snap a picture before I chopped, but she looked similar to the last update with just a little more fade. I don’t have a microscope, just a loop. Trichomes are mostly cloudy with a few clear and a few amber. She is hanging whole in a 3x3 tent at about 55% humidity. I’ll leave her there for 7-10 days and then trim and into a grove bag for curing.

I gave up on the StH altogether. Up until the last week I was considering cutting her up and trying to salvage something, but the plant is so mold riddled I don’t think it’s possible. I think for my future outdoor grows I will avoid very dense compact plants altogether.

 

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It was a bit of a lame grow to cross the finish line on my first AFN grow journal, but I made it! One plant lost to mold and the Pink Panama is decent quality but a pretty low yield (79 grams).

She spent 6 days hanging then I did a very rough trim before putting her in a grove bag. Smoke is still green, but I think it will be nice after a few weeks of cure. Not a super potent plant, but as advertised it does have a very unique terpene profile. It smells like a cherry tootsie pop. I plan on mostly pressing her for rosin, I have already pressed a few grams and the rosin has the same unique taste and smell as the fresh flowers. The flowers are not overly impressive looking at a glance, but a closer look does reveal a very nice layer of trichomes. She definitely could have ripened for another week or so, but I was running out of sun and there was a lot of rain in the upcoming forecast. The buzz is a little speedy, but I think I am glad I cut her when I did.

Hopefully I checked all the boxes to get my Cultivator badge. Who do I need to tag in to check it out?

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