First run for the business!

[Freddiebest]

Huge congratulations on getting officially licensed in Maine! That's a massive achievement, and it sounds like you've got all your ducks in a row to make this endeavor a smashing success.
Since you're growing at a decent scale and have multiple strains, I can't help but wonder how you're managing all the tasks and responsibilities that come with it. Have you considered implementing some kind of enterprise task management software to keep things streamlined? I recently came across Planfix, which offers custom workflows, integrated communication, and advanced analytics.

 

[Buzzy12]

Huge congratulations on getting officially licensed in Maine! That's a massive achievement, and it sounds like you've got all your ducks in a row to make this endeavor a smashing success.
Since you're growing at a decent scale and have multiple strains, I can't help but wonder how you're managing all the tasks and responsibilities that come with it. Have you considered implementing some kind of enterprise task management software to keep things streamlined? I recently came across Planfix, which offers custom workflows, integrated communication, and advanced analytics.

Thank you! It's just mostly myself doing all of the work and my wife helps when I need it. I have calendar months pinned to a wall and I'm using sticky notes to schedule everything. I also have a whiteboard downstairs with my current strains and what's in each crop/tent.

Not sure if what that software offers is necessary for my size operation right now, but thank you for the recommendation. It might be useful in the future.

 

[Buzzy12]

End of week 3 of flower, super happy with how well these plants are growing! I've been experimenting with a bunch of different things over the last year or so and this is the result of it. They couldn't be growing much better at this point. The only thing I'm not doing is supplementing CO2.

Before defoliation

After defoliation

 

[Buzzy12]

End of week 4 of flower.

 

[Saint1]

End of week 4 of flower.

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Looking Awesome? How do you manage your watering?

 

[Buzzy12]

Looking Awesome? How do you manage your watering?

Thank you, I'm currently hand watering these plants every other day. I've gotten it down to being able to mix the nutes and hand water them all in about half an hour with the help of my wife. The plan is to get everything on Autopots. I tested Octopots in a recent flower run and I think the Autopots design is going to be better. I'll be setting those up next weekend in my 10×10.

I think sub irrigation utilizing capillary action is the best possible way to water just about any plant. It provides the perfect ratio of water to oxygen in the root zone and requires no pump that could fail in a traditional hydroponics or aeroponics system. I'l be using 100% Sunshine Advanced Growers' Mix #4 which is a soiless medium ammended with some dry organic fertilizers. It will technically be a 100% organic hydroponic setup.

 

[Greenadian]

Hey there Buzzy12, congrats on the new business!! Pretty sweet set up you have with awesome healthy plants!!
Cheers

 

[ImpulsiveGrower]

What strains you running fam? Looking good!

 

[Buzzy12]

What strains you running fam? Looking good!

Thanks brotha! I got four The Purple One (Mendo Purps × Sour Apple IBL) from Alien Genetics, three Miracle Alien Cookies (clone from grow op, supposedly three people removed from Cap), three Trainwreck F⁵ IBL from Twenty20 Mendocino (clone from Maine Clone Company with tag of authenticity), three Colombian Miracle (Colombian × Miracle 15), and three of legit Trop Cherry (clone from you!)

 

[Buzzy12]

End of week 5 of flower

Trop Cherry, smells amazing!

 

[Buzzy12]

End of week 6 of flower

 

[Buzzy12]

End of week 7 of flower

I think the early fading of the mostly sativa hybrids in the room is because of overfertilization. I gave everything some Stonington Blend and Fish Bone Meal from Coast of Maine a few weeks back and those two strains don't seem to be liking it too much. The MAC, Trop Cherry, and The Purple One plants don't seem to be affected. Everything is getting fed the same exact things and there's similarity in where the issues are. Not that big of a deal, just not perfect. Always striving for perfection!

We're still looking at a lot of very high quality flower from this grow. One more week to go and I'm gonna start taking some plants down. The four TPO plants will be ready for sure. Might be taking the MAC down on that side of the tent as well. Hoping the Trop Cherry can go 9 weeks. The Colombian Miracle and Trainwreck will definitely need 9 weeks.

 

[Greenadian]

Looking killer Buzzy12!! Is that the Trop Cherry with the purple buds? (Last picture)

 

[Buzzy12]

Looking killer Buzzy12!! Is that the Trop Cherry with the purple buds? (Last picture)

Thanks! Yes it is. That's only three plants, the top picture is a good picture of the three. I'l get some closer pics later. Very cool looking flower! I always liked the purple flowers. I'l get some closeup shots of The Purple One flowers too. That plant is something else, hard to describe the smell, very complex fruity, not much gas at all.

 

[Buzzy12]

The Purple One

Huge flowers on these plants! MAC flowers on the right.

Tropicana Cherry

 

[Greenadian]

Love that purple orange bud!! Beauty!!

 

[Buzzy12]

The Purple One flowers are starting to get pretty purple. I'm hoping I can get the temps down close to 60° F tonight. They're getting super big as well!

The MAC flowers have bulked up a lot over the last week or so.

 

[Buzzy12]

End of week 8 of flower, took down three of The Purple One and two MAC plants today.

Planning on taking down the other The Purple One and MAC plant this week as well as those three Trop Cherry. They're all ready for harvest. I'l get some cool pictures with the microscope this week.

 

[Bumbgreen]

The Purple One flowers are starting to get pretty purple. I'm hoping I can get the temps down close to 60° F tonight. They're getting super big as well!

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The MAC flowers have bulked up a lot over the last week or so.

End of week 7 of flower
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I think the early fading of the mostly sativa hybrids in the room is because of overfertilization. I gave everything some Stonington Blend and Fish Bone Meal from Coast of Maine a few weeks back and those two strains don't seem to be liking it too much. The MAC, Trop Cherry, and The Purple One plants don't seem to be affected. Everything is getting fed the same exact things and there's similarity in where the issues are. Not that big of a deal, just not perfect. Always striving for perfection!

We're still looking at a lot of very high quality flower from this grow. One more week to go and I'm gonna start taking some plants down. The four TPO plants will be ready for sure. Might be taking the MAC down on that side of the tent as well. Hoping the Trop Cherry can go 9 weeks. The Colombian Miracle and Trainwreck will definitely need 9 weeks.

Amazing job brother, looks healthy and congrats on your new venture, blessings and keep growing!!

 

[Buzzy12]

Amazing job brother, looks healthy and congrats on your new venture, blessings and keep growing!!

Thank you! The sativa hybrids experienced a bit of overfeeding and maybe not enough water at times, but other than that, I'm really happy with how this grow turned out.