Merry Christmas!
Just another day here, high 30°C's as usual, not a cloud in the sky.
I cropped the Small Lecter about 2 weeks ago on day 64 after I spotted some mould in her fat colas.
I'll do a separate post for her after this one.
Nugz and Skywalker are close to finishing now, so rather than watch all that lot go mouldy too, I stopped the feeds and removed all the fan leaves.
After 3 days of no feed, the Nugz looks like this...
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All bud, no fluff.
Here's a view from the top...
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Somewhere in early flower, I think the uppermost tops only on the main stem got a bit of light burn or heat stroke or something, because the bud literally stopped developing. There was practically no main cola, and the tops were all covered in dark red pistils....
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The side branches, on the other hand, grew nice fat buds. You can see one of the weird upper buds in the very top left corner...
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After a couple of days of no feeding, those side branches are really hanging down and just about ready to chop. The whole plant has this kind of sepia look to her which makes me think there's a few amber trichs around.
Here's some close ups of some of the good bud....
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....and a slightly closer look at those trichomes. If you squint, theres some amber amongst the milkies....
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The Skywalker has a silvery sheen to it, the trichomes are mainly milky, so I'm hoping she'll go more golden as the days flash by.
Here she is today day 77...
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I chopped all the fluff away and removed all fan leaves, so she can finish off with less chance of mould getting into her. I stopped feeding her a few days ago, but gave her a bit yesterday to tide her over a bit longer.
Here's that magnificent main cola...
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and the side branches aren't too bad either....
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The buds are very sticky...
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... and finally a closer look at those trichs...
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There is a few ambers knocking around so she won't be far away either.
Lastly the Reeker... she's a big girl...
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Here's another view....
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NIce long colas and plenty of them too. I have again removed all the fan leaves and fluff, but will continue feeding her for a week or two more because I think she's got another couple of weeks in her yet.
I'm planning on chopping the Nugz tomorrow night, then the Skywalker one or two days later.
The Reeker will then have the tent to herself, so I'll get the yoyos out and spread her out for her last few weeks and maximise the bud.
Anyway, the football's on, so I must run, have a happy New Year filled with bountiful sticky harvests!