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Spring-Summer Grow Begins -- Maria among the Hazes!
Day 41
Haven't visited for a while.
Weather has been typical for this time of year -- rainy, wet, foggy, misty, not much sun, but the temps are warmer at around 25C-30C during the day, and over 20C at least overnight.
Guerilla growing is a pretty cool thing, even if I must say so myself!
Guerilla growing in an abandoned set of apartment buildings, makes it even cooler.
Guerilla growing at a site where you have to walk through a large abandoned garage that has become a giant bat-cave, well, things don't get much more awesome than this!!!
But note to self: bats start waking up around dusk.
So there's a few dozen of them flying above and around me today as I went in.
Then, just to hype up the adrenaline, when I get out of the cave, there's a pack of wild /stray dogs there!!
Woof! Woof!
I freak out a bit more, and yell at them (woof back at them!) -- until they get the idea and leave.
Another guerilla garden I had about 30 km from here a few years ago also had wild dogs, but they were super aggressive and would run at you in packs, whereas these ones are more chill -- luckily!
Eesh! Blood pumping now, for sure.
Anyway, I get to the garden.
My biggest concern for this grow is:
Will they really just go into flower and flower out properly, given it's spring going into summer?
Or will they freak out a bit, and veg like crazy, giving me giant plants in medium-small pots?
Daylight hours right now are about 13/11, increase slowing down, with max of about 13.5/10.5 in late June.
Well, to answer that question, here they are:
Top left is the two re-vegging SSSTN.
Bottom left is the three Grail x ThaiFricans + the little L'n'L Jones.
Right is the re-vegging Grail (NHz x MM) + the larger L'n'L Jones.
The bigger L'n'L Jones is looking nice.
Clearly into flower, at least a week I'd say -- so maybe showing sex a bit after a month / day 30 at a guess.
She's about 35 cm tall, which isn't very tall, but she has only just started flower, so the stretch is really yet to come.
Next to her sharing the pot is the re-vegging NHz x MM (NLD pheno)
She throwing a few 3-leaflet leaves, so looks like thinking a bit about vegging.
But that usual messy re-veg shape to her, haha!!
In the other pot are the three Grail x ThaiFricans and the one little L'n'L Jones:
The tall one is obviously a male, and been flowering for maybe 10-14 days I'd guess.
Looks like like the ThaiFrican father to me, similar height and shape.
One pollen cluster was opened, but the "powder was dry" shall we say?
I removed about half of his larger pollen clusters, I don't want to cull him yet, and hard crushed and bent his main stem. Slow him down a bit, and possibly collect some of this pollen later if I want to keep him. (No real need, but can't help myself!)
The two shorter Grail x ThaiFricans under him are both showing pistils, so two more ladies -- yah!
They are just showing pistils, not really flowering, so have the possibility of putting on some more height, for sure.
On the bottom right is the smaller L'n'L Jones -- not looking very happy, to be honest.
A bit stunted. She was kept in a small seedling pot for a little bit, but not long.
I think she probably just doesn't like the wet too much, as she's rather pale (medium diluted for her??)
Meanwhile, over at SSSTN land, these two girls looking fairly confused to be honest:
Bottom is the first very sticky badass girl, top is the fluffier rounded bud girl.
Another branch of the sticky girl:
As you can see, the leaf shape is neither full flower nor veg, and the node spacing is still super short.
I'm just going to let them do their thing, for fun.
Maybe they'll move more into veg as the days get longer.
The sticky badass girl is wonderful, and to have another chance at her would be too awesome.
Everyone is looking a bit hungry, but nothing too dire (except maybe that smaller L'n'L Jones).
Wanted to bring in some nutes, but today's situation didn't allow.
May have another chance soon, and will do my usual amendment mix:
Worm castings, organic 2-5-5 pellets, a bit or fine dolomite lime for Ca and Mg, and some kelp meal.
Plenty of rain at this time of year will help break it down and work it in.
Giving a higher PK feeding at the start of flower was what I did last round, and it seemed to work fine.
And then another one after maybe a month of flowering to last them to the end.
By June and July the rainfall drops somewhat, and we have more bright sunshine (and temps up to 35C-39C every day).
The aim is to have these girls finishing in that slightly drier period, and we seem kind of on track for now!
Peace and Love,
~MJS
Day 41
Haven't visited for a while.
Weather has been typical for this time of year -- rainy, wet, foggy, misty, not much sun, but the temps are warmer at around 25C-30C during the day, and over 20C at least overnight.
Guerilla growing is a pretty cool thing, even if I must say so myself!
Guerilla growing in an abandoned set of apartment buildings, makes it even cooler.
Guerilla growing at a site where you have to walk through a large abandoned garage that has become a giant bat-cave, well, things don't get much more awesome than this!!!
But note to self: bats start waking up around dusk.
So there's a few dozen of them flying above and around me today as I went in.
Then, just to hype up the adrenaline, when I get out of the cave, there's a pack of wild /stray dogs there!!
Woof! Woof!
I freak out a bit more, and yell at them (woof back at them!) -- until they get the idea and leave.
Another guerilla garden I had about 30 km from here a few years ago also had wild dogs, but they were super aggressive and would run at you in packs, whereas these ones are more chill -- luckily!
Eesh! Blood pumping now, for sure.
Anyway, I get to the garden.
My biggest concern for this grow is:
Will they really just go into flower and flower out properly, given it's spring going into summer?
Or will they freak out a bit, and veg like crazy, giving me giant plants in medium-small pots?
Daylight hours right now are about 13/11, increase slowing down, with max of about 13.5/10.5 in late June.
Well, to answer that question, here they are:
Top left is the two re-vegging SSSTN.
Bottom left is the three Grail x ThaiFricans + the little L'n'L Jones.
Right is the re-vegging Grail (NHz x MM) + the larger L'n'L Jones.
The bigger L'n'L Jones is looking nice.
Clearly into flower, at least a week I'd say -- so maybe showing sex a bit after a month / day 30 at a guess.
She's about 35 cm tall, which isn't very tall, but she has only just started flower, so the stretch is really yet to come.
Next to her sharing the pot is the re-vegging NHz x MM (NLD pheno)
She throwing a few 3-leaflet leaves, so looks like thinking a bit about vegging.
But that usual messy re-veg shape to her, haha!!
In the other pot are the three Grail x ThaiFricans and the one little L'n'L Jones:
Looks like like the ThaiFrican father to me, similar height and shape.
One pollen cluster was opened, but the "powder was dry" shall we say?
I removed about half of his larger pollen clusters, I don't want to cull him yet, and hard crushed and bent his main stem. Slow him down a bit, and possibly collect some of this pollen later if I want to keep him. (No real need, but can't help myself!)
The two shorter Grail x ThaiFricans under him are both showing pistils, so two more ladies -- yah!
They are just showing pistils, not really flowering, so have the possibility of putting on some more height, for sure.
On the bottom right is the smaller L'n'L Jones -- not looking very happy, to be honest.
A bit stunted. She was kept in a small seedling pot for a little bit, but not long.
I think she probably just doesn't like the wet too much, as she's rather pale (medium diluted for her??)
Meanwhile, over at SSSTN land, these two girls looking fairly confused to be honest:
Another branch of the sticky girl:
I'm just going to let them do their thing, for fun.
Maybe they'll move more into veg as the days get longer.
The sticky badass girl is wonderful, and to have another chance at her would be too awesome.
Everyone is looking a bit hungry, but nothing too dire (except maybe that smaller L'n'L Jones).
Wanted to bring in some nutes, but today's situation didn't allow.
May have another chance soon, and will do my usual amendment mix:
Worm castings, organic 2-5-5 pellets, a bit or fine dolomite lime for Ca and Mg, and some kelp meal.
Plenty of rain at this time of year will help break it down and work it in.
Giving a higher PK feeding at the start of flower was what I did last round, and it seemed to work fine.
And then another one after maybe a month of flowering to last them to the end.
By June and July the rainfall drops somewhat, and we have more bright sunshine (and temps up to 35C-39C every day).
The aim is to have these girls finishing in that slightly drier period, and we seem kind of on track for now!
Peace and Love,
~MJS
