GDB Does Tangerine Dream Fems

[Grand Daddy Black]

Hello again, growers.

So now that I'm kinda' being forced to pay more attention to these plants, I've gotten pic-happy.

I had the smaller TD out of the tent today to prop up some drooping branches, so I decided pics were needed!

Then I thought, "The Blue Dream'atic Dramatic is looking perky. I'll take a pic of her too!"

And then, "Why leave out the third plant?"

From reading the journals of others using Mega Crop, I now realize that one of the mistakes I've been making is taking too long to get to the upper range of the MC dosage. As a result, my plants are spending less time churning in the upper range nutrients than those of other growers. I'm gonna' try to be mindful of this in upcoming grows as well as be on the look-out for CalMag issues.

Okay. I'm done for a while.

Later!

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

I’m sure you do have two different phenos. A couple grows ago I had two OG Kushes and the way they grew, you’d never know there were the same strain. One was airy, fluffy buds and the other was dense af. They did have a similar smoke effect, but grew very differently.

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

Hello again, growers.

So now that I'm kinda' being forced to pay more attention to these plants, I've gotten pic-happy.

I had the smaller TD out of the tent today to prop up some drooping branches, so I decided pics were needed!

Then I thought, "The Blue Dream'atic Dramatic is looking perky. I'll take a pic of her too!"

And then, "Why leave out the third plant?"

From reading the journals of others using Mega Crop, I now realize that one of the mistakes I've been making is taking too long to get to the upper range of the MC dosage. As a result, my plants are spending less time churning in the upper range nutrients than those of other growers. I'm gonna' try to be mindful of this in upcoming grows as well as be on the look-out for CalMag issues.

Okay. I'm done for a while.

Later!

Those are some niiiice looking buds GDB!

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Those are some niiiice looking buds GDB!

Thanks, Ms. H. Hopefully, only about a month to go!

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Hello growers.

A quick update on the Blue Dream'atic Dramatic.

By day 14 post-flip, she has stretched past the two Tangerine Dreams that are 42 days older than her. I've had to take her off her elevator and leave her flat on the palette. Since I initially thought that I was working with an auto, she was not trained for this kind of growth. I'm kinda' at a loss now as to what to do with her. I've got some 4 foot bamboo sticks to help support her and I think she's going to need them. Other than that, I can bend her a bit, but based on her structure, it won't help much. I guess I can also do like @Heavenly Hybrid and start pinching some stems, but if I do, it won't take long until I develop a hand cramp.

I just upped her MC dose the other day from 4.8 to 5.3 trying to get to where I think I should be and to address a leaf loss problem. She seems to have responded well to the increase. She's going to be interesting to watch!

Later!

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

Lol, the power of the pinch can only do so much! I’m sure others may disagree, but I’d consider supercropping those two leaders. She seems to be pretty level except for those two. How much longer of stretch do you have?

 

[DutchinAB]

Yep looks like you’ve got some super cropping ahead of you!

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Lol, the power of the pinch can only do so much! I’m sure others may disagree, but I’d consider supercropping those two leaders. She seems to be pretty level except for those two. How much longer of stretch do you have?

How much longer of stretch? Beats me, Ms. H. I flipped her 14 days ago. This is my first photo grow so I really don't know what to expect. (Plus, at the outset, I didn't even know this was a photo!)

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Yep looks like you’ve got some super cropping ahead of you!

I suppose so.

 

[Heavenly Hybrid]

How much longer of stretch? Beats me, Ms. H. I flipped her 14 days ago. This is my first photo grow so I really don't know what to expect. (Plus, at the outset, I didn't even know this was a photo!)

Of course there’s no absolutes in weed growing, but 3 weeks is the general timeline for stretch. Have you supercropped before?

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Of course there’s no absolutes in weed growing, but 3 weeks is the general timeline for stretch. Have you supercropped before?

Then I've got about a week to go. Yes, Ms. H, I have supercropped. I had to do it with an auto that got really tall. It didn't go so well because the buds got so to heavy that they started to fall all over themselves and I didn't have sticks long enough to prop them up. (The smoke was good though!)

 

[ChefDGreen]

Supercrop is the go-to move for me. Super crop all of the leaders quite far down, tie them to themselves or to a bamboo stake. Then prop the plant up on stilts so that all those low, low nodes are getting better light; defoliate slowly, as needed.
I just did this exact thing on one of my cookies n chem clones. She’s finished stretching now and is basically a blanket of tops in the middle.. i tried to take some lights off flash pictures but they look terrible

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Supercrop is the go-to move for me. Super crop all of the leaders quite far down, tie them to themselves or to a bamboo stake. Then prop the plant up on stilts so that all those low, low nodes are getting better light; defoliate slowly, as needed.
I just did this exact thing on one of my cookies n chem clones. She’s finished stretching now and is basically a blanket of tops in the middle.. i tried to take some lights off flash pictures but they look terrible

I can look at her and see how that would work, Chef. The stems are still thin enough to be bent at a low spot. The last time I tried it, they had grown so thick that I could only bend them at higher points along the stem. I will get on it tomorrow! Thanks @ChefDGreen, @Heavenly Hybrid and @DutchinAB for the feedback!

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

I just got around to supercropping the Blue Dream'atic Dramatic. She is really spread out now and I am concerned about light coverage. My light (LED/COB combo that pulls 630 watts) is supposed to provide coverage to a 4x4 foot area, but with the BD laid out it no longer looks adequate. I have another LED that pulls 400 watts and I think I will hang it.

I have some new water-catching trays (actually shoe/boot trays) arriving tomorrow. I'll need to remove all the plants and clean up the tent before installing them. When I do that, I'll hang the additional light. Fingers crossed.

Later!

 

[ChefDGreen]

Whoa she’s a wild bush now. Did you fasten her branches in places? Cause she will stand back up

 

[Preston9mm]

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Whoa she’s a wild bush now. Did you fasten her branches in places? Cause she will stand back up

Yeah, she looks crazy now, Chef!

I bent the 4 tallest branches and secured each to a bamboo stick with a pipe cleaner.

Thanks for your help!

 

[ChefDGreen]

I bet she’s gonna yield really good for you like that

 

[Grand Daddy Black]

Hello growers. A quick update on the photo tent. I got everything cleaned up the other day and installed my new water catching trays. I also hung another light in there, primarily for the Blue Dream'atic Dramatic. Speaking of Blue, she keeps shedding leaves (after they turn yellow). I don't know what's causing this. I've got her Mega Crop dosage at 5.3 grams, right about where I think she should be at day 73 (20 days post-flip). I'm going to up the dosage to 5.8 on her next feed and cross my fingers.

The 2 Tangerine Dreams are getting sloppy. I seem to often have this problem near the end of grows. Buds get heavy and start leaning and/or falling to the sides. I think this is partly due to improper pruning early on, leaving too many weak branches on the plant. I need to write this down somewhere or I'll do it the next grow too (memory issues ).

Anyway, they're on day 117 (57 post-flip) and are getting close to being close (if that makes any sense). I wish I could drop 3 new photo seeds now but I have nowhere to put them. I don't even have room in my auto tent for 3 solo cups. Because the Blue turned out to be a photo instead of an auto, I'm stuck in watch-only mode and it sucks. Ahh, the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

The tent is getting crowded.

Later.

 

[ChefDGreen]

You could always start your solo cups in a window sill, on your kitchen counter, in your bathroom.. I just use the lights in my bathroom, putting the solo cup on top of the armoire that’s in there. I root cuttings in the same place.

Your blue dream is looking really big. She might be asking you for a defoliation, are the leaves she’s dropping near the bottom?