Here we grow a"grin"
Strain: Charlie Sheen aka Tigers Blood (photo, 183 days old), Purple Express Auto's, that's all, for now.
Setup: DWC in a 4x4x8 Gorilla Grow Tent, 2x20 gallon totes, 6'' carbon filter and fan for exhaust, Temp controlled room
Lighting: 2x600 watt Viparspectra LED's
Current Stage: All Flowering, for about 3-5 weeks, not sure. (Life's crazy, bad record keeping can be a result :
Charlie Sheen vegged for about 140-150 days in his DWC tote. He was vegging the whole time the Purple Express Auto's were doing their thing. I had to finally flip to 12/12, Charlies was just getting massive. Luckily he is indica dominant and not a huge stretcher but the switch has definitely hurt the auto yield but I don't think it has effected the potency much, still lots of trichs.
Things have settled down a bit allowing me some extra time to spend with the ladies and my 420 family.
Nutes: General Hydroponics Flora line, CalMag, Z7
Temps: Lights on 73-77, Lights off 65 degrees
Ph-5.9-6.1
PPM's-380-550
Pests: Unfortunately I have been battling the dreaded spider mite. I have employed alcohol then azamax to help. The mite population has been greatly decreased since I first noticed them but there are still a few hanger on's. I am continuing treatment as instructed in hopes to eradicate them completely. I am considering diatomaceous Earth and doktor doom bombs as well. Any experience with any of these products team? (I am borrowing that term from tryan2grow1, thanks buddy)
Ok, now that is out of the way. I finally got time to start another journal. The first time around was a blast and I'm hoping for a lot more fun to come. My ten ounces from my last grow is running out but I do have a wee bit of Purple I harvested last week. 2 day cure, oh yeah lol. This Charlie is a beast. Only an inch or two shorter than I am (in his tote, of course) His trunk is massive. You have to see it lol. The Purps are all maturing at different paces. They are from seeds I created using colloidal silver. I just had to try them out. I have also ran a colloidal silver on a Charlie Sheen clone to preserve the strain since it cannot be bought on any seed sites. Apparently no breeder has taken credit for creating this strain, officially. I got it in a bag years ago and it was some great herb. I have small topped clone of charlie growing in a closet under a 300 watt LED in a 6 gallon tote. I stuck him in there as my colloidal silver run was finishing up, kind of hoping he would pollinate for even more seed but I think it was past the point when the pollen was potent. I am thinking about getting rid of him and adding the other light to my main tent but I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I may leave it the way it is and run another auto for seeds, I have a white widow, pineapple express, and purple mazar I need to make seeds from.
Strain Specifics
Charlie Sheen aka Tigers Blood - Charlie Sheen is an indica-dominant hybrid, parented by Green Crack, OG Kush, and Blue Dream. These lemon-scented buds taste likewise, with a distinct undercurrent of kush. The effects are relaxing and uplifted, with a lengthy, sleepy come-down great for pain relief and insomnia. (Leafly)
Purple Express Auto
Sex: Feminized
Type: Indica & Sativa
Flowering: Autoflowering
Area: Indoor & Outdoor
Flowering Time: 60 days
Purple Express Auto flowering is an amazing fusion of the latest auto-flowering developments with vigorous, high yielding genetics. And what's more, she is a stunner; cloaked in purple she's the queen of the crop. (Attitude)
And here is where we stand at the moment...
Purple Express Auto, harvested 11/15, jarred 11/17 - Not super proud of how this one turned out. Harvested a bit early and had to be on 12/12 light cycle for the last few weeks of life. As I mentioned earlier, I think that contributed to it being light and stemmy. The trichs are bountiful though, should be an interesting few bowl packs lol. I don't know how much there is total but it is probably around 10-14 grams.
Current Tent - On 12/12 light cycle (sorry autos
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Charlie Sheen on the left, Purple Express Autos on the right
Baby Charlie 6/7/17
Charlie Sheen's Trunk
Canopy
Upskirt
Cola
Purple Express Auto Stem - I grew 4 of these ladies I created with colloidal silver. 3 of the 4 topped themselves very early in life. I'm not sure why, anyone have any idea what would make them do that?
Purp 1
Purp 2
Charlie Sheen (Colloidal Silver) He had a really hard life. Spider Mites galore. He was awash with them. I will never make that mistake again. I saw the signs and thought it was a nutrient deficiency. But now I know more about pests than I ever have before and I am taking measures to prevent any further infestations.
Big Charlie lost a lot of leaves/bud sites during the great mite invasion of 2017. He underwent major surgery but it was for his own good, had to get rid of those eggs and infested leaves. I haven't seen many since he started flowering but I am still being vigilante. There is more that needs done to safe guard against these little boogers. I think that about covers everything. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Feel free to follow along in the fun as well, the more the merrier! I'm open to all hints, suggestions, insights, and constructive criticism's! Let the fun begin!
Happy Growing All!
I probably won't start another journal right away but I am going to try hang out a bit more.
