grow diary (journal) week4 by Momgrowsthechronic

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BermyZHcommentedweek 105 years ago

Hey, can I ask why the 3 days of darkness? Thanks!

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BermyZHcommented5 years ago

@Momgrowsthechronic, thanks for the great info! I’ll be keeping an eye out on your diary to see how it goes.

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Momgrowsthechroniccommented5 years ago

@BermyZH, so apparently putting the plants into the dark for 2-3 days/no water really stresses them out. Causing them to think and react to "the end is near!" Some growers feel that the plants produce more resin/trichomes in a desperate last effort to pollinate= seeds= self preservation. I’ve never tried this before so i’m going to shoot before/after pics and see if i can notice any real difference. Hopefully i open the tent up after 3 days and they’re dripping with sticky goodness, we’ll see!

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GeorgeSmileycommentedweek 95 years ago

Holy moly this looks amazing!

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Momgrowsthechroniccommented5 years ago

@GeorgeSmiley, thx for checking out my grow!

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Ferenccommentedweek 95 years ago

Impressive as f***! Well done! @Momgrowsthechronic

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Momgrowsthechroniccommented5 years ago

@Ferenc, thx so much!

kitkat332986commentedweek 95 years ago

Great looking ladies well done👍 Hope they fatten up quickly for you in the next week.

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Momgrowsthechroniccommented5 years ago

@kitkat332986, i hope these girls fatten up a lot more too... the lower buds have doubled in size the past week but the upper buds are just putting on resin- lots of resin. Although the upper canopy could have been better, the buds are rock hard. All three plants have been staked up now as they are leaning dramatically without any support. The weight on the top half of these girls is impressive and i look forward to a decent haul from just 3 plants. Gotta love Dutch Passion- always reliably good bud and healthy, heavy yielding plants! Thx for checking out the grow.

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GanjaFarmerGrowcommentedweek 95 years ago

Wow 😵 They look nice 😃 had them about two years ago 😊 Mine looked very similar 😉 Congrats on the great job 😍

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Momgrowsthechroniccommented5 years ago

@GanjaFarmerGrow, thx for positive comments- always appreciated!

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Philindicuscommentedweek 55 years ago

They look perfect

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Momgrowsthechroniccommented5 years ago

@Philindicus, thx. So far, so good. The purples are outstanding and i’m very impressed with this strain so far. Smells super fruity already!

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Puffer_Billcommentedweek 15 years ago

Seedlings look lovely 🤩. And what a lovely setup. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Momgrowsthechroniccommented5 years ago

@Puffer_Bill, thank you. I love my indoor set up, it’s been a lot of fun so far!

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Philindicuscommentedweek 25 years ago

They already look like their going to be big ones

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Momgrowsthechroniccommented5 years ago

@Philindicus, hopefully they’re huge! As large as my Auto Ultimate’s would be nice but I don’t think they’ll grow quite as big. Looking forward to the dark purple buds though, hopefully I end up with 3 different phenos!

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Philindicuscommentedweek 15 years ago

I knew you would be back! You must be running low on Sour Crack buds by now.

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Momgrowsthechroniccommented5 years ago

@Philindicus, actually i take a small break to start my summer outdoor grow every year. I enjoyed a few weeks in beautiful Portugal too! Thx for welcoming me back and the sour crack is running a little low...😏

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Growietjecommentedweek 115 years ago

Hey moms, you did a great grow, thumbs up.

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Philindicuscommentedweek 115 years ago

Nice haul they held their color nicely after drying. I have heard about stressing plants out to increase resin/terpene content. In the first week or two of bloom I have been using some branch pinching and something I've coined "half cropping" which is essentially super cropping to a lesser degree. Instead of bending the branch to 90 degrees I lightly roll and slightly squeeze the branch then slightly bend the branch creating some stress to the site it heals very quickly. Then using a bit of drought stress during the last stages of bloom. I've been backing my lights off during the last 10 days during ripening. I believe California LightWorks recommends decreasing the amount of red spectrum light during the ripening stage. https://news.californialightworks.com/what-is-the-best-led-spectrum-for-growing/ Although there have been some studies claiming uv-b light increases trichome/thc development no studies to my knowledge have been done to disprove that uv-a light doesn't do the same thing as uv-b. A lot of LED light manufacturers are adding uv-a to their bloom lights. I am not a chemist so I'm reaching here but I would think the 72 hours of dark would slow down or stop photosynthesis which will force the plant to stop producing chlorophyll and force it to feed or move sugars to its extremities like the leaves and buds. I would think it would be helpful in speeding up the curing process we go through getting the chlorophyll and sugars to break down to improve the over all burning/smoking quality. I would also have to say that Auto flower strains potentially may produce less terpenes than photo period strains based on how much Cannabis Ruderalis genetics they contain.

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DBpF4nZAcommentedweek 115 years ago

Congrats on an awesome grow. They look awesome!

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Fredddcommentedweek 115 years ago

"update- plants have been chopped", ha, I know that one, you're thinking 'hey I'm gonna leave it till it's fully ripe', it doesn't change much day by day then one day you walk in and suddenly everything is screaming the 'time has arrived'. It's almost magical.

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Fredddcommentedweek 105 years ago

@Mom, Looking fantastic, very helpful to see the last three weeks, I was thinking of chopping mine early but I might wait a bit longer.

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