Me too Major....wow she's got a lil resin on her eh....yowza brotha, Gray , she's , she's so tasty lookin!!
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Me too Major....wow she's got a lil resin on her eh....yowza brotha, Gray , she's , she's so tasty lookin!!
Wow Graytail!!! that Taskanti looks amazing, and Brix of 29-31, I believe you have set the bar a bit higher than I have ever seen online!!! I think thats a record!!!! wooo hoo!!! Very nice work Graytail!
Y Griega. Looks like a life changing bud. Every time I see that plant in your garden I stop. Then I try to use my Jedi powers to cause a clone of it to appear in my hand. Then I stare at it. Move on. Scroll back. Stare. Dammit why won't this mind trick thing work??!!!!
He's lying.
It's probably 34
It's probably 34
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Thank you everyone - yer all scholars and gentlepersons! And all with exceptionally great taste, I might add! Heheh, those Brix readings, huh?
We have ourselves a teaching moment here. Nu uh. Nope. 29-31 is outta range, not possible, didn't happen. I posted it simply because that's the best I could get. (Also wanted to see if anyone would notice.)
I crushed that wad 5 or 6 times, and even that last measly drop still read 29. The first ones were completely off the scale, past 35 or whatever the top is - no blue at all. So ... pour qua? I attribute it to NPM - non plant material - as in bug "stuff". 
My readings have been skewing high for awhile, but it's rarely been this far off. Usually, I can get a reading below 20 after a few different samples. I've tried getting a reliable reading from freshly washed buds but I don't have much data so it's hard to know what the baseline would be - hydration has been seriously disrupted by the wash. I've gotten consistent readings over 20 from plants and I've sorta trusted that possibility, but not 30. So, I dunno. Part of it has to be NPM, but lately I've begun to wonder if the insect pressure hasn't been beneficial for trich production. Some of it is legitimate.
[Edit] It occurs to me that I've never really explained the magnitude of this whitefly population. You see them in the pics - some shots will have a dozen or more - and you can see the stuff they leave behind, but you probably have no idea how many of them there are. There are literally millions of them.
I can run my fingers up a plant, letting the leaves slap against my palm, and thousands will rise into the air. So ... these plants are doing pretty well, all things considered. I think I killed about a third of 'em with the first spinosad sprayings - and I'm starting to work on the soil. Ima gonna be THE cannabis/whitefly expert by the time I'm done. 
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I've had over 20 reading only once with plant exposed to extreme summer heat, but even then it was kinda off the charts in an unusual way. It's hard to say what's the skyline for cannabis, but 30 is definitely hard to imagine. I mean look at the Brix charts of fruit, and the most fructose filled goodness won't get there.
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Heheh, those Brix readings, huh?
We have ourselves a teaching moment here. Nu uh. Nope. 29-31 is outta range, not possible, didn't happen. I posted it simply because that's the best I could get. (Also wanted to see if anyone would notice.)
So, I dunno. Part of it has to be NPM, but lately I've begun to wonder if the insect pressure hasn't been beneficial for trich production. Some of it is legitimate.
[Edit] It occurs to me that I've never really explained the magnitude of this whitefly population. You see them in the pics - some shots will have a dozen or more - and you can see the stuff they leave behind, but you probably have no idea how many of them there are. There are literally millions of them.
Whiteflies outdoors in Arizona mass like that - then the humidity drops to 8-10% rH and they disappears.
Your comment about insect pressure confirms my suspicion. My recent spider mite vs neem oil grows have produced the stickiest, stinkiest buds to date.
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That's the counter-intuitive thing about mine - they thrive during the dry winter months, when humidity runs under 30, then wane away in the summer when it's in the 50s. It seems like bugs should be happier when it's humid. But the plants are also more vulnerable in the low humidity. Dunno. They did the same thing with the hibiscus.
But yeah, this Grieg1 is positively greasy. You know that sensation of the gooey stuff on your fingers cooling as it volatilizes? So greasy that things don't stick to your fingers? They kinda ooze against them instead?
And my my, this latest DrGrinspoon ... whew! ... nice stuff! It's been in the jar for a week and the scent is going old-school skunky, go figure - first thing I noticed - it's LOUD!
I'm puffing on it as I type. This one had an interesting start to the cure. With RH this low, the buds dry too fast and these got a bit too cripsy and didn't smell like much when I put them in the jars with a nice plump Boveda. Within a few days that one went thin and I swapped it for two more plump ones and now, 3 days later, the aroma is coming back and the buds are hard and firm and just right. 
But anyway, DrG is worth growing! Y'all gotta put it on the list - it's a genuine one. 
That's the counter-intuitive thing about mine - they thrive during the dry winter months, when humidity runs under 30, then wane away in the summer when it's in the 50s. It seems like bugs should be happier when it's humid. But the plants are also more vulnerable in the low humidity. Dunno. They did the same thing with the hibiscus.
But yeah, this Grieg1 is positively greasy. You know that sensation of the gooey stuff on your fingers cooling as it volatilizes? So greasy that things don't stick to your fingers? They kinda ooze against them instead?
And my my, this latest DrGrinspoon ... whew! ... nice stuff! It's been in the jar for a week and the scent is going old-school skunky, go figure - first thing I noticed - it's LOUD!
I absolutely agree 100%! That shit is blowing away everyone that has tried it. Mine has only been in jars a week. I did take it to the lab so I should have a potency and terp report on her in about a week.
I came back to look at YG, and Tas again, they are outstanding. 
Can't believe its another awesome Update Monday..well..today its not, but yesterday was..
...it was supposed to be..
...and we didnt get our weekly fix??!?!?!
I know why!!
...
you were figuring out ways to stop my awesome idea for Boveda to make millions and me to be supplied happily ever after with Boveda62's..
...it was supposed to be..
...and we didnt get our weekly fix??!?!?!
I know why!!
...you were figuring out ways to stop my awesome idea for Boveda to make millions and me to be supplied happily ever after with Boveda62's..
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Heheh, the glitch gremlins are messin' wit' me since last night - can't load pics! Grr.
I have the text all done ... just no pics to go along with it.
I have the text all done ... just no pics to go along with it.
Heheh, the glitch gremlins are messin' wit' me since last night - can't load pics! Grr.
I have the text all done ... just no pics to go along with it.
I forgive ya!
many/most here are having same issues. 420 is working on it.. 
Gotta fix those code gremlins. Puff, puff, {get update} pass. 
I was able to upload and post pics..
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Here comes another update! 
I've been in an odd frame of mind about the hobby for weeks now. I just haven't been feeling it, y'know? I should have started a batch of seeds weeks ago but I keep putting it off. That's the downside of a perpetual - you really can't take a break. You have to wait for the stock to wind down, one by one, and then it'll be another 5 months before the next one, even if you restart immediately. And there's the pest pressure. It's kinda demoralizing when you know that the bugs are just going to trash your nice plants. The good news is that a drench and a good foliar with Spinosad has had a profound effect on the population. Most of the visible ones are dead. I'm sure that's part of what's been bugging me (didn't do that on purpose. ). Now that there's hope, my mood seems to have lightened.
So ... I'm thinking about a bloom-from-seed run alongside a restart of the perpetual. That would get me some experience with no-mercy, a quicker harvest to fill the gap, and some long-veg plants to follow those. I can replace 3 big plants with 12 small ones, along one side of the room ... and still have room in there for 3 or 4 big ones ...
...
Chan1 will be coming down sometime this week, whenever I get the motivation. That's another thing. I've been tending too many plants. I'm gonna go back to 6 in the room, 7 maybe, instead of the extra couple I've been cramming in there. I don' like having to trim a plant every week. Chan1 is looking remarkably good! I just had a confusing moment when I realized it wasn't Grieg1 'cause that's hanging in the drying room right now. I had to doublecheck everything to be sure which thought was the stoner one. She purdy!
Channel+Cut1 - 153 days old - 62 days 11/13 - 52 since pistils
And Freddy's surprised me too! Thick lush foliage still! I didn't have time today but I'm going to have to get in there and thin that out a bit. It still has 3 weeks to go.
Freddy'sBest - 160 days old - 48 days 11/13 - 40 since pistils
Next should be CarnA1, but CarnB2 is very close behind, looking further along already. It's interesting to see the two phenos running side by side.
CarnivalACut1 - 172 days old - 35 days 11/13 - 25 since pistils
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CarnivalBCut2 - 128 days old - 27 days 11/13 - 17 since pistils
Grin2 is doing quite well and if I can get the whiteflies under control, it looks like it could be a very nice plant.
DrGrinspoonCut2 - 98 days old - 22 days 11/13 - 12 since pistils
CarnB1 grew a lot taller than her sister but kept the narrow habit. I'm not sure if taller is going to produce more yield though - we'll see.
CarnivalBCut1 - 128 days old - 6 days 11/13
And still in veg is Rio3. I'll be moving her into the bloom room in another week or two.
RioCut3 - 118 days old
I've been in an odd frame of mind about the hobby for weeks now. I just haven't been feeling it, y'know?
I should have started a batch of seeds weeks ago but I keep putting it off. That's the downside of a perpetual - you really can't take a break. You have to wait for the stock to wind down, one by one, and then it'll be another 5 months before the next one, even if you restart immediately. And there's the pest pressure. It's kinda demoralizing when you know that the bugs are just going to trash your nice plants. The good news is that a drench and a good foliar with Spinosad has had a profound effect on the population. Most of the visible ones are dead. I'm sure that's part of what's been bugging me (didn't do that on purpose. ). Now that there's hope, my mood seems to have lightened. So ... I'm thinking about a bloom-from-seed run alongside a restart of the perpetual. That would get me some experience with no-mercy, a quicker harvest to fill the gap, and some long-veg plants to follow those. I can replace 3 big plants with 12 small ones, along one side of the room ... and still have room in there for 3 or 4 big ones ...
...Chan1 will be coming down sometime this week, whenever I get the motivation. That's another thing. I've been tending too many plants. I'm gonna go back to 6 in the room, 7 maybe, instead of the extra couple I've been cramming in there. I don' like having to trim a plant every week. Chan1 is looking remarkably good! I just had a confusing moment when I realized it wasn't Grieg1 'cause that's hanging in the drying room right now. I had to doublecheck everything to be sure which thought was the stoner one. She purdy!
Channel+Cut1 - 153 days old - 62 days 11/13 - 52 since pistils
And Freddy's surprised me too! Thick lush foliage still! I didn't have time today but I'm going to have to get in there and thin that out a bit. It still has 3 weeks to go.
Freddy'sBest - 160 days old - 48 days 11/13 - 40 since pistils
Next should be CarnA1, but CarnB2 is very close behind, looking further along already. It's interesting to see the two phenos running side by side.
CarnivalACut1 - 172 days old - 35 days 11/13 - 25 since pistils
CarnivalBCut2 - 128 days old - 27 days 11/13 - 17 since pistils
Grin2 is doing quite well and if I can get the whiteflies under control, it looks like it could be a very nice plant.
DrGrinspoonCut2 - 98 days old - 22 days 11/13 - 12 since pistils
CarnB1 grew a lot taller than her sister but kept the narrow habit. I'm not sure if taller is going to produce more yield though - we'll see.
CarnivalBCut1 - 128 days old - 6 days 11/13
And still in veg is Rio3. I'll be moving her into the bloom room in another week or two.
RioCut3 - 118 days old
I'm gonna go back and take another stroll, but I had to say, first that I'm so glad that you're coming out of the funk 
and also did you feel Ziggy smile?
and also did you feel Ziggy smile?
There's just something about the look of your plants Graytail. I just can't seem to get enough of them. The Carn twins are so neat to watch side by side. I can't believe I couldn't get one to germinate, but like you, I need to cut back, so that turned out to be a good thing, albeit expensive. I'm thinking four to five as my limit going forward.
You've some beauties coming up behind too. Um, um, um. Never dull around here.
What are you thinking of growing bloom from seed?
You've some beauties coming up behind too. Um, um, um. Never dull around here.
What are you thinking of growing bloom from seed?