Thanks for dropping in @Corgy @Ribbzzy and @orrganic it was getting a bit lonely down here.....

I dunno why that vid got deleted, a bogan being towed on a surfboard by a 4WD... standard stuff round here, with or without tropical cyclones. Im sure you know the score @orrganic Bro!
We got off lightly, as were on a hill, but we had what looked like an ocean view to the west for a few days. Theres a couple of towns nearby that may not ever fully recover. Ive just driven up to Brizzie and back and the flooding is still high on the QLD / NSW border.... more than a week later. I know people that have lost everything, their possessions, cars, clothes, furniture, stuff in storage all gone, looting etc I hate the rainy season here, but its better than Britain!

Excuse the lack of apostrophes..... that buttons gone and I cant be arsed to go through my whole post with the on screen keyboard..... anyways......

Good news is Ive given up smoking cigarettes (fucking YES!!!)..... been a good couple of weeks now. Im using patches on prescription from the Doc and those plastic nicorette inhalator thingys. The patches are really keeping the cravings down and I suck on the dummy when I drive or sit next to my Missus as she chugs away.
So far so good, I really have got myself in the mental state where I actually hate the damn things. In the past Ive always found myself saying that I actually like smoking..... not this time. I just hate them.
Ive not had any sneaky ones either - always been my downfall in previous attempts. Its amazing how automatic smoking can be... last weekend, I had given the kids their brekkie, then retreated to the grow/smoking room for 5 mins..... I sat down, opened the laptop, and without breaking my gaze from the flickering screen, I reached to the side, flipped open a pack of fags, popped one out and in my mouth, lit it and before I inhaled, realised what I was doing and hurled it in the ashtray like a grenade. I didnt even want one, it was like a reflex action!

This is a really different feeling to all the many times Ive given up before.... I hope this is the one! I KNOW this is the one!

Im still smoking joints.... thats the biggie..... I LOVE smoking joints. RAW papers, 100% homegrown, well flushed green, so toxins are as low as I can get them. That will do for now, but Im still looking at vapourisers.

Ive moved from the Crafty to Mighty (better battery) to Plenty (bigger chamber but plugged in).... so back to the Mighty. Then I read about the VapeXhale.... seriously lovely piece of kit that seems to get excellent reviews.... but Aussie prices are stupid (for all the above vapes). Im not in any hurry, but one day Ill probably get the VapeXhale.... unless something better comes along at a reasonable price.

Its day 60 in the tent of Multi Strain Madness, and theyre all in varying stages of flowering. Heres a group shot....
day 60 group.JPG

clockwise from top left: Cream Mandarine XL, Night Queen, Toofless Alien and Pineapple Express.

Last update, I was going on about how the Night Queen and Pineapple Express were playing up.... losing loads of leaves and not drinking very much.... they seem to be recovering, more so the Pineapple.... here she is:
day 55 PE 1.JPG


Leaves are looking shite but the buds are developing well.
day 55 PE 2.JPG

Shes officially at day 55. I have just started giving the first of 4 days of an EC 0.8 feed with PK 13/14 to boost those colas. Shes grown to 48cm.
Although she is recovering from some unknown stressful experience (probably too high an EC in late veg), she still has some weird looking colours in her leaves, but those colas seem fine.....
day 55 PE 3.JPG


The Night Queen went downhill rapidly after her 4th week. now shes 46 days old, looking really poorly.....
day 46 NQ 1.JPG


She has these strange new leaves around her flowers that are green with yellow bands half way down.
day 46 NQ 2.JPG


Buds are forming and there seems to be progress, so I expect I will get an ounce of some so-so weed out of her. Theres still time for her to sort herself out, but Im not sure what more I can do.... I have her EC at 0.8 and shes having some Kelp for extra micronutrients.

The Cream Mandarine has finally started to flower. She looks like she will go a lot longer than the advertised 65-70 days seeing that shes now on day 60 and her buds are tiny...... smaller than any of the others - including the Night Queen!

day 60 CM 1.JPG

Shes a nice bushy healthy looking girl about 45cm tall. I think she will come good in the end.... maybe in 6 weeks or so!

I have been trying to reduce her EC down to 0.8 and shes drinking like a fish.

Heres the action around her main cola tip...
day 60 CM 2.JPG


Lastly the Toofless Alien.... also on day 60, but noticably more advanced in flowering than any of the others....
day 60 TA 1.JPG


Her main cola is thick and chunky rising high above the rest of the plant.....
day 60 TA 2.JPG


.....and shes got loads of thick buds developing in her mid section too....
day 60 TA 3.JPG


Thats it for now have a great weekend!
 
Nice plants mate! Every Toofless Alien around here I see is exceptional and yours is looking great :worship:

Good luck with the tobacco I keep telling myself after the harvest I am done. Hardest damn thing I've ever tried to do is quit cigs. Like you, the raw papers hit the spot for me. But a joint always makes me want a cig!
 
Thanks for dropping in @Corgy @Ribbzzy and @orrganic it was getting a bit lonely down here.....

I dunno why that vid got deleted, a bogan being towed on a surfboard by a 4WD... standard stuff round here, with or without tropical cyclones. Im sure you know the score @orrganic Bro!
We got off lightly, as were on a hill, but we had what looked like an ocean view to the west for a few days. Theres a couple of towns nearby that may not ever fully recover. Ive just driven up to Brizzie and back and the flooding is still high on the QLD / NSW border.... more than a week later. I know people that have lost everything, their possessions, cars, clothes, furniture, stuff in storage all gone, looting etc I hate the rainy season here, but its better than Britain!

Excuse the lack of apostrophes..... that buttons gone and I cant be arsed to go through my whole post with the on screen keyboard..... anyways......

Good news is Ive given up smoking cigarettes (fucking YES!!!)..... been a good couple of weeks now. Im using patches on prescription from the Doc and those plastic nicorette inhalator thingys. The patches are really keeping the cravings down and I suck on the dummy when I drive or sit next to my Missus as she chugs away.
So far so good, I really have got myself in the mental state where I actually hate the damn things. In the past Ive always found myself saying that I actually like smoking..... not this time. I just hate them.
Ive not had any sneaky ones either - always been my downfall in previous attempts. Its amazing how automatic smoking can be... last weekend, I had given the kids their brekkie, then retreated to the grow/smoking room for 5 mins..... I sat down, opened the laptop, and without breaking my gaze from the flickering screen, I reached to the side, flipped open a pack of fags, popped one out and in my mouth, lit it and before I inhaled, realised what I was doing and hurled it in the ashtray like a grenade. I didnt even want one, it was like a reflex action!

This is a really different feeling to all the many times Ive given up before.... I hope this is the one! I KNOW this is the one!

Im still smoking joints.... thats the biggie..... I LOVE smoking joints. RAW papers, 100% homegrown, well flushed green, so toxins are as low as I can get them. That will do for now, but Im still looking at vapourisers.

Ive moved from the Crafty to Mighty (better battery) to Plenty (bigger chamber but plugged in).... so back to the Mighty. Then I read about the VapeXhale.... seriously lovely piece of kit that seems to get excellent reviews.... but Aussie prices are stupid (for all the above vapes). Im not in any hurry, but one day Ill probably get the VapeXhale.... unless something better comes along at a reasonable price.

Its day 60 in the tent of Multi Strain Madness, and theyre all in varying stages of flowering. Heres a group shot....
View attachment 730360
clockwise from top left: Cream Mandarine XL, Night Queen, Toofless Alien and Pineapple Express.

Last update, I was going on about how the Night Queen and Pineapple Express were playing up.... losing loads of leaves and not drinking very much.... they seem to be recovering, more so the Pineapple.... here she is:
View attachment 730355

Leaves are looking shite but the buds are developing well.
View attachment 730356
Shes officially at day 55. I have just started giving the first of 4 days of an EC 0.8 feed with PK 13/14 to boost those colas. Shes grown to 48cm.
Although she is recovering from some unknown stressful experience (probably too high an EC in late veg), she still has some weird looking colours in her leaves, but those colas seem fine.....
View attachment 730357

The Night Queen went downhill rapidly after her 4th week. now shes 46 days old, looking really poorly.....
View attachment 730353

She has these strange new leaves around her flowers that are green with yellow bands half way down.
View attachment 730354

Buds are forming and there seems to be progress, so I expect I will get an ounce of some so-so weed out of her. Theres still time for her to sort herself out, but Im not sure what more I can do.... I have her EC at 0.8 and shes having some Kelp for extra micronutrients.

The Cream Mandarine has finally started to flower. She looks like she will go a lot longer than the advertised 65-70 days seeing that shes now on day 60 and her buds are tiny...... smaller than any of the others - including the Night Queen!

View attachment 730358
Shes a nice bushy healthy looking girl about 45cm tall. I think she will come good in the end.... maybe in 6 weeks or so!

I have been trying to reduce her EC down to 0.8 and shes drinking like a fish.

Heres the action around her main cola tip...
View attachment 730359

Lastly the Toofless Alien.... also on day 60, but noticably more advanced in flowering than any of the others....
View attachment 730361

Her main cola is thick and chunky rising high above the rest of the plant.....
View attachment 730362

.....and shes got loads of thick buds developing in her mid section too....
View attachment 730363

Thats it for now have a great weekend!
Fairplay with the cancer sticks, they really are a bastard to give up. Im like you, I love a joint, the hand to mouth thing I think. I got a plenty vaporizer, thinking it solve all my smoking issues,it didnt. I love vapeing on it though, its hardcore.

Ive got my eye on a vapexhale also, but ill be buggered if im paying the price it costs, im waiting for the price to drop.....so ill expect one to be dropping on the doorstep end 2035 :toke:

Strange looking Nightqueen, ive never seen that before, yellow bands? Any ideas what it is?

Lovely Alien :pass:
 
I was almost gonna get a Plenty @Ribbzzy they look like they can get the hardest joint smoker caned, but if its that good, why get a Vapexhale? Is the VE that much better?
I used to have a Herbalaire - got rid of it cos I wasnt getting stoned off it..... this is why Im so cautious to buy anything at the moment.

Cheers for popping in, the Alien looks lovely, but the Night Queen really took a dive, Im well shocked actually.
 
I was almost gonna get a Plenty @Ribbzzy they look like they can get the hardest joint smoker caned, but if its that good, why get a Vapexhale? Is the VE that much better?
I used to have a Herbalaire - got rid of it cos I wasnt getting stoned off it..... this is why Im so cautious to buy anything at the moment.

Cheers for popping in, the Alien looks lovely, but the Night Queen really took a dive, Im well shocked actually.
I think the Vapexhale looks closest to a bong, without the combustion, and I like the glass that goes with it. I still find the Plenty a bit harsh, I think water/glass on the VE might help.
 
The Lord Shiva must have paid a visit.... out of carnage there is rebirth.... here's the Pineapple Express today on day 59.....

day 59 PE.JPG


.... filling out nicely with some big buds....
day 59 PE bud 1.JPG


.....and.....
day 59 PE bud 2.JPG


here's the main cola tip from above....
day 59 PE bud 3.JPG


Toofless Alien (day 64) is really filling up with bud....
day 64 TA.JPG


Here's her main cola....
day 64 TA bud 1.JPG


.....and from above....
day 64 TA bud 3.JPG


...and elsewhere on the TA....
day 64 TA bud 2.JPG


Even the sickly Night Queen (day 50) is perking up....
day 50 NQ.JPG


Meanwhile the Cream Mandarine is still being a bit shy for such a (64 day old) big lass....
day 64 CM.JPG


Thanks for looking in, good growing karma to all!
 
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day 64 PE 3.JPG


....she hit a bit of a rough patch in late veg, but has bounced back, filling out with lovely chunky towers of bud covered in juicy trichs.....

day 64 PE 2.JPG


I was giving her an EC 0.7 feed with PK 13/14 last week, and have now switched her to an EC 0.8 mix containing 0.5ml/L Top Shooter as well as the usual additives of Drip Clean (0.1ml/L), Roots Excellurator (0.3ml/L), Bud XL (1ml/L), Bud Candy (1ml/L), Algen Extract (Kelp) (0.5ml/L) and Multizyme (1ml/L) .... Top Shooter is the House and Garden late bloom booster.... a bit like Overdrive, with an NPK of 0-20-9
Here's her main cola....

day 64 PE 1.JPG


Night Queen (day 55) is also picking up, she was very poorly for a while, but what's left of her is filling out with bud....

day 55 NQ.JPG


She is a 75 day finisher, my previous Night Queens have gone for 84 and 90 days.

The Night Queen is on the same feed as the Cream Mandarine.... an EC 0.7 mix containing 1ml/L of Top Booster (PK13/14) and the usual additives except Roots Excellurator.

The PK seems to have spurred the Cream Mandarine back into action, as her tops are finally beginning to extend out like ganja encrusted telescopes....

day 69 CM 2.JPG


.... compare that to 9 days ago on the same main cola....

day 60 CM 3.JPG


.... and the rest of her also seems to be progressing well..... shes a big bushy girl so I'm hoping that she has some nice thick buds on the way. The foundations are there.....

day 69 CM 1.JPG


I'll have to keep a close eye on her trichs to determine when to harvest, as the Mandarine is supposed to be a 65 day finisher, and at day 69, I think she will go another 3 weeks, maybe more.

Meanwhile the Toofless Alien, also 69 days old, is quietly packing on the bud. She is on a similar feed to the Pineapple, just at EC 0.9 with slightly more Top Shooter (1ml/L).

day 69 TA 1.JPG


There's probably another week or so left in her before flushing as well - she's supposed to go for 65 to 75 days but shes still pushing out heaps of white pistils.....

day 69 TA 2.JPG


That's enough for now. Hope you're all enjoying the 4 day break... before the Wife and Kids - back in the day - Easter was always a 4 day drug fuelled frenzy, now I'm organising Easter Egg hunts. How times have changed, eh?
 
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