Likewise! It's good timing, I'm really looking forward to see how they all come along. From what I've seen they're fairly uniform which is great I guess although after a little research I'm not entirely convinced of the genetics. Seems to be a nice strain never the less.
DAY 37
They've exploded in the past few days.
NYCD still looking better for the lower feed although showing some cal def now. Could probably do with some defol now as well. Tucking's not quite cutting it and she's due a bit of bondage.
Zkittles has turned into a greedy little monster almost overnight and I've underfed her a little by the look of it. I'll adjust accordingly but otherwise she's shaping up well.
Thanks! Yeah, she's really taken off. I hardly did anything to her but she has a really nice open structure. Lots of light exposure and whilst it's far from an even canopy, she's a pretty plant.jealous of these structures man! that side branching coming through STRONG!
what did your research suggest about the genetics?
how're you finding the PPM meter? one thing i know for sure is i use less nutes now i have one - with MegaCrop it's almost criminal how far it stretches!
looking great man gonna get exciting this coming week.
As and when needed but she's pretty open at the moment. It's the NYCD that's been getting the brunt of the defol. She's been chucking out big ol' dinner plates, looking way more Afghan than expected. Certainly not appearing like a 60% sativa at the moment but when flower kicks off proper it could change. Nice little plant never the less. Amazingly thick stems.
Thanks! Yeah, she's really taken off. I hardly did anything to her but she has a really nice open structure. Lots of light exposure and whilst it's far from an even canopy, she's a pretty plant.
Stems are a bit flimsy, she probably could have done with some silicon additive or something but she'll be fine with some supports I guess. One to remember for next time.
She's really sensitive to getting too wet, but also wants a lot of food so I've been running it pretty high.
Still not hooked up the RO but I have the day off work today so it's been added to my list of chores.
I did check the PPM and it's off the charts but I've been doing it like this without too much trouble up until now, so whilst I'm not worried about it, I'm certainly looking forward to it improving. I'm sure the girls are too!
Well, firstly I don't trust anything that Fast Buds say, but that's just a personal disliking of their practices and their distinct lack of good vibes. The main thing that makes me suspicious of this one is the testers they released were under a completely different name. Seems a bit suss to me... I guess it doesn't really matter though, the proof is the puff and aside from some germ issues, they seem to have some solid genetics in their lineup and they all seem pretty stable, not much variation in phenos that I've seen.
Anyway, she smells great already so who am I to complain.
DAY 39
Zkittlez just keeps on going. I'm really pleased with how she's coming along after hitting the flower stretch. Nice open growth on her and good spacing. Lowers are coming along nice and she's very quick to bounce back from any training. I'm quite impressed with her so far but she's a bit of a princess and funny with food/water. I think I've overdone it with the N a bit so I'll pull back a touch.
Wouldn't recommend her as a first timer but hopefully I'll manage to pull a few ounces from her. My only complaint really (which isn't a complaint) is that the stems are a bit weedy so I'd recommend some additional nutrients to help with that. I'll probably grow her again and amend that next time.
No frost to be seen yet but the autos and photos I've seen of Zkittles aren't super frosty. The photo I tried wasn't actually that potent either, just a really delicious smoke and easy going effect.
NYCD...
Is a bushy lil' beast. Just looking straight up Afghan indica to me. Very easy plant to grow. Need to pull her about again and defol (for the millionth time) but otherwise she's just quietly chugging along while her roommate causes all the fuss. Prefers a lighter feed and she's a little behind the Zkittlez but I've certainly got no complaints with her.
Hopefully the sativa comes through in the smoke as I wanted something a little more motivating and social for the summer months.
In other news, I purchased a small amount of fantastically expensive imported flower from a friends connection. I just wanted to try some legit US dispensary flower (came in growers packaging so I believe them!) to see what I should be aiming for. I got a gram of Chemdog and a gram of Do-si-dos and whilst they were very, very nice, mine's not a million miles away, so I found it was a good confidence boost, even if I paid a crazy amount of money for it.
The smell translated to the smoke a little more, the potency was a little higher and I thought the smoke was a touch less harsh although my girlfriend disagreed and prefers what I grew!
Definitely gonna be growing some Chemdoggin in the near future though, given it's lineage I should think it's pretty similar to the original. Big fan of that terp profile.
hope you get on okay with the RO filter; i have taken mine back outside after the tap adaptors started leaking. hopefully yours will be better than mine - first time worked like a charm, second time...leaky leaky.
my thoughts are similar with FB in all honesty, no one thing in particular just that general vibe...on the testers,, do they test under different names for specific reasons? bit strange as you say.
boom boom look at that branching on the Zkittles though! very impressive stuff mate, will make for a nicely even canopy, something i never get with my ladies stretchy necks
i have a friend whom picks up a lot of these US genetics and i get to sample several without shelling out cash - win win!
some of these flavours are so good man, makes me wonder how much pheno-hunting goes in to it until they found the plant that perfectly represents the strain and the desired outcome...like the Tangie examples i have tried, absolutely 100% perfect tangerine terps, flawless, you'd smell it and swear it wasn't cannabis. it's that perfect. i forget where i was going with this now except to say i think it's a tall ask for an automatic representation of some of these more flavour-driven strains to really nail it, more-so to the level i'm shooting for (i keep going back to that damn Tangie as an example but understand it was godly flavour) so when the time comes that i absolutely must have that stuff then i guess it'll be time to pop a bunch of photo' beans and start hunting. how long that time is all depends on my satisfaction after finishing up the next few plants in my tent
Oh I forgot to say I also splashed out and got a little bit of shatter to see whether i wanna invest in a press. I know it's not the same but can't be far off. Haven't tried it yet as my GF and I agreed to do so together. I know you're on the fence about it too so I'll let you know my thoughts!hope you get on okay with the RO filter; i have taken mine back outside after the tap adaptors started leaking. hopefully yours will be better than mine - first time worked like a charm, second time...leaky leaky.
my thoughts are similar with FB in all honesty, no one thing in particular just that general vibe...on the testers,, do they test under different names for specific reasons? bit strange as you say.
boom boom look at that branching on the Zkittles though! very impressive stuff mate, will make for a nicely even canopy, something i never get with my ladies stretchy necks
i have a friend whom picks up a lot of these US genetics and i get to sample several without shelling out cash - win win!
some of these flavours are so good man, makes me wonder how much pheno-hunting goes in to it until they found the plant that perfectly represents the strain and the desired outcome...like the Tangie examples i have tried, absolutely 100% perfect tangerine terps, flawless, you'd smell it and swear it wasn't cannabis. it's that perfect. i forget where i was going with this now except to say i think it's a tall ask for an automatic representation of some of these more flavour-driven strains to really nail it, more-so to the level i'm shooting for (i keep going back to that damn Tangie as an example but understand it was godly flavour) so when the time comes that i absolutely must have that stuff then i guess it'll be time to pop a bunch of photo' beans and start hunting. how long that time is all depends on my satisfaction after finishing up the next few plants in my tent
