WickedMichelle
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Hi all..... I haven't posted for a while, life has been a little crazy, but wanted to stop in say hello.
I harvested my 2nd grow last week and what an improvement. Thanks to everyone who has helped me on my journey to achieve my goals. Now that I have the basics down, the next step is good grooming. I am wasting too much energy on the little things that end up getting tossed.
So, a basic run down of the changes I have made this round.
The taste of this grow is incredible! I like to sample when I harvest so I take a small stem and just set it out till dry enough to smoke. Just off the plant and no curing, both the punch pie and fat banana had incredible taste. Yes, a little bit of the fresh off the plant after taste but very minimal. Once they were chopped and trimmed and put into jars.... the taste was even better. I cannot wait until they are totally cured.
This is right before cutting and hanging. The Punch Pie is on the left and Fat Banana on the right.
Punch Pie close up
Fat Banana close up
I have been watching some videos on lollipopping. I need to learn this as I am losing too much energy on the lower areas that are not producing anything of real value. ( On a side note, some of the little buds were quite good.... more sampling while trimming LOL.)
Where this grow did not seed. I did find a few of these. I was not happy with this as they look like seeds. However they pop right off the plant and they are really soft and almost powdery. I am not sure what is causing this.... Maybe I trimmed too much? Maybe I trimmed too late? Maybe this just happens. UG!
Where my yield was not as much as with 4 plants..... the difference was minimal. I now have a better understanding of what "per metric meter" is. I used all 12 jars on my 1st grow, this grow I only used 9 jars.
Waiting on new seeds to start the 3rd grow. They should be here today. 4 plants seemed to be too much (at least for the 1st grow).... Two plants seemed too little. I am going to try 3 plants in this 3x3 and attempt to lollipop. I want to try to get them taller and thinner and not the short bushes I have been getting.
I am going to try, Gelato 44, White Widow and ICE on this next grow. The flowering cycle is a little different so timing will be a bit tricky for me LOL. This should be fun. Or maybe a combo from the 3 new strains and the couple I have left over..... maybe get 3 that have closer flowering cycles. Eh.... I like a challenge.... I really like White Widow and want to try the Gelato 44 and ICE. I also ordered Haze Berry but not sure I want to do 4 again. But who knows. Might be good to have back ups in case I totally screw up the lollipopping.
Anyway..... my little hello got a bit lengthy, LOL. Been smoking the Fat Banana with my coffee. (Don't go there ) Hope everyone is doing well. Have a great day!
I harvested my 2nd grow last week and what an improvement. Thanks to everyone who has helped me on my journey to achieve my goals. Now that I have the basics down, the next step is good grooming. I am wasting too much energy on the little things that end up getting tossed.
So, a basic run down of the changes I have made this round.
1. Different strains. This grow I used Punch Pie and Fat Banana from Royal Queen seeds. (I highly recommend!)
2. Different nutrients. The 1st grow I used Advanced Nutrients and a few of their additives. Spent over 160.00 for one grow. This time I used General Hydroponics, just the base 3. I used the aggressive grow formula from their chart. Nothing more.
3. I was not as aggressive on the trimming as the first grow. I was afraid of getting seeds again.
4. Lower light power and no additive lights. I just ran the basic lights that came with my tent. I maxed at 80% and not the 100% as in the first grow. Someone mentioned that light stress can cause seeding.
5. I grew only 2 plants and not 4 hoping that they would have more room to grow. They did, and they did. LOL. Two plants filled my 3x3 tent almost as full as 4 plants did.
6. Different season. My first grow was in the summer months. Keeping down the heat was an issue. This grow was in the fall winter months. Heat was easier to control. I also moved the power unit for the light outside of the tent. I actually moved everything out of the tent except the lights. I wanted maximum growing space.
The drying process seemed to go very fast. I started trimming the Punch Pie before the 7 days. The stems were still bendy but the buds were dry. The Fat Banana had to wait a few more days due to my work schedule. It was much dryer but the thin stems were still bendy and not snapping. Much drier buds as well. I had to re-hydrate the buds in the jar. I hope I didn't wait too long for this as they are in their 1st week of curing.The taste of this grow is incredible! I like to sample when I harvest so I take a small stem and just set it out till dry enough to smoke. Just off the plant and no curing, both the punch pie and fat banana had incredible taste. Yes, a little bit of the fresh off the plant after taste but very minimal. Once they were chopped and trimmed and put into jars.... the taste was even better. I cannot wait until they are totally cured.
This is right before cutting and hanging. The Punch Pie is on the left and Fat Banana on the right.
Punch Pie close up
Fat Banana close up
I have been watching some videos on lollipopping. I need to learn this as I am losing too much energy on the lower areas that are not producing anything of real value. ( On a side note, some of the little buds were quite good.... more sampling while trimming LOL.)
Where this grow did not seed. I did find a few of these. I was not happy with this as they look like seeds. However they pop right off the plant and they are really soft and almost powdery. I am not sure what is causing this.... Maybe I trimmed too much? Maybe I trimmed too late? Maybe this just happens. UG!
Where my yield was not as much as with 4 plants..... the difference was minimal. I now have a better understanding of what "per metric meter" is.
Waiting on new seeds to start the 3rd grow. They should be here today. 4 plants seemed to be too much (at least for the 1st grow).... Two plants seemed too little. I am going to try 3 plants in this 3x3 and attempt to lollipop. I want to try to get them taller and thinner and not the short bushes I have been getting.
I am going to try, Gelato 44, White Widow and ICE on this next grow. The flowering cycle is a little different so timing will be a bit tricky for me LOL. This should be fun. Or maybe a combo from the 3 new strains and the couple I have left over..... maybe get 3 that have closer flowering cycles. Eh.... I like a challenge.... I really like White Widow and want to try the Gelato 44 and ICE. I also ordered Haze Berry but not sure I want to do 4 again. But who knows. Might be good to have back ups in case I totally screw up the lollipopping.
Anyway..... my little hello got a bit lengthy, LOL. Been smoking the Fat Banana with my coffee. (Don't go there