Hutch's Canadian Grow Comparison Featuring Black Sugar

HutchBenedict said:
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Seedsman Black Sugar - Day 54 - 2.75" tall - Two gallon pot

This is only my second attempt at growing photoperiods and I must say I have learned a lot! I think the most important lesson I've learned is to go easy on the defoliation during early veg. These plants would be much bigger if I had let them grow out more before removing fan leaves which are the "growth engines". The second lesson, of course, is to not forget to increase illumination as the plant progresses.

This plant has reached the point where all the shoots can now be allowed to grow straight up. I will be supercropping as necessary to keep the canopy even. Projected flip date: March 1st.
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Today is the day!!!
 
KingsChron said:
Today is the day!!!
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Lol, good call! I think I'm going to need a few more days to get this plant ready for flower.
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Seedsman Black Sugar - Day 59 - 4" tall - Two gallon pot

She's growing nicely now but she still needs to be a little bigger before hitting the flower tent. I won't be doing any defoliation before that and will probably wait a couple of weeks into the stretch. We need to keep that growth engine purring!
 
Looking great hutch. Plants doing great. It’s day 60 today I believe. May be off a day. Get them a bit bigger and flip. Cheers.
mine will be going to flower soon. Magic
 
They look ready when you are.

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HutchBenedict said:
I'm so ready. Dropped some seeds in water today, Seedsman Peyote Wifi, Seedsman Cheese and Fastbuds Blue Dream autoflower. Black Sugar has to go to make room for the youngins.
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Funny you say that. I’m going through my collection and looking for what my next grow is.
 
Looking very nice hutch! Looks like a few of us are ready to flip the flower switch looking forward to watching these girls strut their stuff.
 
KingsChron said:
What’s next?!
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I’m leaning toward a 6 strain grow. Normally I do 2 each of 3 strains. So maybe the 6 and call it the all dressed grow.
 
Finally! Today was flip day! Now we just settle in for the next 63 days while those flowers ripen. Here's the flower tent
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Black Sugar is front left. We also have Gorilla Cookies back left and a Gelato/Glue cross in the back right. There are also three Phantom Cookies Domina clones, one front right, a small one in the centre and a small nearly finished PCD on the left.

Here's a better look at Black Sugar.
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Those numbers around the pot are to help me with the daily 1/4 turn. Helps when you're old af.
 
Great color on the BS, and excellent use of labels!
 
And so it begins.....
 
The stretch has begun. Flowers in three or four days.
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Seedsman Black Sugar - Flip day 7 - 6.5" tall - Two gallon pot

I love this rapid-growth stage of a grow. This little plant will have at least 8 good tops with a few smaller ones. I will defoliate in about a week and also remove some of the less vigorous shoots so that the plant can concentrate on the good ones. We were at 5.0 grams Mega Crop but cut back as the leaves were becoming dark green. Went to 4.5 and then down to 4.0, next feed will be back up to 4.5.

Last grow most of the plants received 2 litres every four days and they did quite well. It wasn't like I needed to establish a consistent watering schedule, it's what the plants needed to stay a little moist. I wonder what the difference would be if I watered 1.5 litres every three days instead?
 
Still waiting for pistils on mine as well! Same flip day.

I try to let mine get close to bone dry in veg, but once they start to stretch in flower I water them sooner than that. I always make sure the bottom is wet before I stop adding water no matter when.
 
HutchBenedict said:
The stretch has begun. Flowers in three or four days.
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Seedsman Black Sugar - Flip day 7 - 6.5" tall - Two gallon pot

I love this rapid-growth stage of a grow. This little plant will have at least 8 good tops with a few smaller ones. I will defoliate in about a week and also remove some of the less vigorous shoots so that the plant can concentrate on the good ones. We were at 5.0 grams Mega Crop but cut back as the leaves were becoming dark green. Went to 4.5 and then down to 4.0, next feed will be back up to 4.5.

Last grow most of the plants received 2 litres every four days and they did quite well. It wasn't like I needed to establish a consistent watering schedule, it's what the plants needed to stay a little moist. I wonder what the difference would be if I watered 1.5 litres every three days instead?
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Any worries they may rootbound in a 2 gallon pot?
I see you only water 2 litres every 4 days so im assuming no runoff....dont you want to saturate the pot fully each watering at this stage of your grow as the roots have most likely reached to the edge of your pot? Especially with only 2 gallon pot?


Edit: or is this a situation of 100 ways to skin a sheep....water less but more frequent vs water more and less frequent .
 
Looking great Hutch. I just flipped. I love the vigorous growth stage and of course the fattening of the buds. :) Magic
 
780grow said:
water less but more frequent vs water more and less frequent .
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Gotta make sure the bottom roots get fed! Less water more often might never make it down there.
 
InTheShed said:
Gotta make sure the bottom roots get fed! Less water more often might never make it down there.
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Yeah im curious to see how it compares to watering till runoff each time which is what do each time
 
If you've got no need for immediate weed, you could run two identical clones side by side and see how they do!
 
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