cjsbabygirl313
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Omg Jon - thats a LUCIOUS looking bud. Beautiful!Ladies and Gentlemen, For Saturday Night Bud Porn, I Present to You -
The First Final Trimmed and Jarred Strawberry Banana Bud!
Jon's First Outdoor Grow: Sugar Breath Photoperiod & Strawberry Banana Autoflower
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Don't worry about it now.
You know to order more next time.
That's rookie stuff you know better.
Stay safe
Bill
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- #423
Toldja you were a harsh taskmaster. And you're right. The impatience of not waiting for the new soil to arrive was the rookie part. I was getting more anyway, just chomping at the bit. Dumb. Oh well. Lol.Don't worry about it now.
You know to order more next time.
That's rookie stuff you know better.
Stay safe
Bill
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- #425
It's a lesson I have to learn over and over again. You know how hard it is to watch those buds swell in the tent? I want to take them so bad. Of course I won't. But it's like watching paint dry. I'm over the colors. Ready for some kill bud.
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- #426
Everyone says that, lol. I need change man. The sameness of the weather gets to me here, no matter how sweet it is. When it's the same every damn day it gets pretty old. I look forward to intense thunder storms and stuff just cuz it's a different look. Between that and the politics here (not trying to get into a political anything, ever) I can't stay. It's intolerable. Only my plants and my puppy make it palatable for me here. Not that the weather hurts. Most of you would kill for it.
Right? They grew thin leafed and wishy washy for me in the beginning. Could have been me but probably both.
Holy Moly those buds are fat!Gelato Autoflower, aka, Michael
Day 76
I haven't shown you guys the Gelato much, not for any reason, just worked out like that. But she's awesome. Very productive plant. Fattening up sweetly. Very soon to be ready. VERY dense buds, denser than the Strawberry Banana considerably. She STINKS. Very dank, slightly fruity odor.
Here she is today:
Frost on frost there!Harvest Update!!!
Strawberry Banana #2
Day 76
Two down, three to go in the @NextLight auto rig. Harvested SB #2. That leaves 2 more SBs and the Gelato. The 420h has done a wonderful job. These buds are dense and frosty top to bottom. Not a whole lot of difference between the tip of the bud and the base. Partially a tribute to the penetrating power of this light. I suspect the frost level is also related to the spectrum of this light, although certainly genetics play a large part. I also find that autos grown in Sohum get especially frosty compared to regular soil.
I had partially harvested a cola and a half from this plant the other day. This was the remaining four main colas, all of which are gigantic and dense.
Here's what she looked like at harvest and a closeup of a bud. FROST CITY. She's hanging in the drying closet!
Beautiful!
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- #428
The other thing is, where I live here. It's one of those hundreds of gated retirement communities that litter the landscape down here. Nice gated communities across the street from trailer parks, believe it or not. All over the place. It's weird. But within the community is where that sameness of everything really hits hard. You ever watch Weeds? You know the theme song in the beginning, Tiny Little Boxes I think it's called? This IS that place. If you don't know your house number here you could very easily walk into the wrong house. From the street every single block looks the same. So do the people. They're just all the same. Older, retired people with more money than they know what to do with who consider walking their lap dog the same thing as taking a ride with it on their laps in a golf cart. The sounds of Pickleball being played on the dozens of those wannabe-tennis-ping-pong courts all the time ring around the neighborhood all day, as do the sounds of everyone's stupid hurricane unit outside going off at 110 decibels while it tests itself every damn day. Stupid people. There's so rarely any issue on the lower west coast of this state from a hurricane it's just 10K down the drain. But it makes them feel safe. As do the goddamn gates I suppose. To me they might as well be bars.
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- #429
Hey @StoneOtter and @InTheShed, are you guys saying that since you first started growing autos the genetics have actually advanced significantly, kind of across the spectrum? Like, I'm lucky to begin growing them when I did? Is it possible they're like weed, in that it's the only drug on Earth which has actually gotten BETTER in our lifetime? LOL. Cuz seriously, speaking at least for Cinderella Jack, Sour Apple, Gorilla Zkittlez and Strawberry Banana (so far, from the strains I've grown), in my opinion those strains are 100% just as solid of weed on every single level as any photo I've grown.Right? They grew thin leafed and wishy washy for me in the beginning. Could have been me but probably both.
Holy Moly those buds are fat!
Frost on frost there!
When I started with them they were weak it seemed. Not heavy yielding at all and hard for me to keep healthy compared to photos. Today's auto is pretty much strong and going to be a frosty delight. Oh yeah, more to choose from and better genetics.
cjsbabygirl313
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I wouldn’t kill for it - I like my seasons; in fact, you couldnt PAY ME to live in either California or Florida. The mid-Atlantic is nice because we get it all, but rarely get anything “major” from any type of weather-related event. The one downside is the Appalachian mountains often block a lot of snow in Maryland - which is SERIOUSLY overdue for a major snow storm. I actually did my own study of all the major snowstorms in Maryland for as long as they’ve been keeping records. I charted their frequency, duration, and where it originated … I found that - on AVERAGE - Maryland gets a major snowstorm approximately every 7-9 years, and our last one was the winter of 2009-2010. So yeah - we’re snow-starved in these parts!
We flew in a deiced plane from Baltimore in that storm! There for a wedding. You got almost 3 feet right? The groom was bummed he was honeymooning on a tropical island and missed all the to do. It was almost 70f the day before!
cjsbabygirl313
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Yeah - that was the year of snowmageddon and also the longest federal shutdown in history. Some places got more than 4’ … and we were STILL seeing piles of snow in the larking lots in late March.
I personally fricking loved it!
I have plenty of snow for all of you.
Consider it an early Christmas present. It's currently all over my drive way, please come pick it up at your earliest convenience.
Aw gee
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How's the @Mars Hydro FC-E6500 doing?
I gotta say, I really like this light. The plants do very well under it. They go crazy in veg and it produces dense buds in flower. The plants obviously dig the spectrum. Very solid light for the money.
So here's a picture of the Mars Hydro rig first thing in the morning. The rig overnight currently contains
- 4 autos
- 3 coco photos
- 2 seedlings
Some of these plants are pretty big and wide. It's a daily challenge to get everyone in, AND under the bars, without the plants interfering with one another. This was last night's effort. The arrangement changes daily. Lol.
There's also a pic showing the outdoor environment in the rig at 5:30 am. It's about 8 degrees cooler outside, but the light and my nightly wrap keep the plants at around this temperature except for the four hours the light is out. Haven't had any temperature issues at all so far, even when it's gotten down to 51 overnight.
Have a great week everyone. My Eagles found a new way to blow a win. Another one.
I gotta say, I really like this light. The plants do very well under it. They go crazy in veg and it produces dense buds in flower. The plants obviously dig the spectrum. Very solid light for the money.
So here's a picture of the Mars Hydro rig first thing in the morning. The rig overnight currently contains
- 4 autos
- 3 coco photos
- 2 seedlings
Some of these plants are pretty big and wide. It's a daily challenge to get everyone in, AND under the bars, without the plants interfering with one another. This was last night's effort. The arrangement changes daily. Lol.
There's also a pic showing the outdoor environment in the rig at 5:30 am. It's about 8 degrees cooler outside, but the light and my nightly wrap keep the plants at around this temperature except for the four hours the light is out. Haven't had any temperature issues at all so far, even when it's gotten down to 51 overnight.
Have a great week everyone. My Eagles found a new way to blow a win. Another one.
It's quite a rig Jon!How's the @Mars Hydro FC-E6500 doing?
I gotta say, I really like this light. The plants do very well under it. They go crazy in veg and it produces dense buds in flower. The plants obviously dig the spectrum. Very solid light for the money.
So here's a picture of the Mars Hydro rig first thing in the morning. The rig overnight currently contains
- 4 autos
- 3 coco photos
- 2 seedlings
Some of these plants are pretty big and wide. It's a daily challenge to get everyone in, AND under the bars, without the plants interfering with one another. This was last night's effort. The arrangement changes daily. Lol.
There's also a pic showing the outdoor environment in the rig at 5:30 am. It's about 8 degrees cooler outside, but the light and my nightly wrap keep the plants at around this temperature except for the four hours the light is out. Haven't had any temperature issues at all so far, even when it's gotten down to 51 overnight.
Have a great week everyone. My Eagles found a new way to blow a win. Another one.
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Outdoor Flowering Photos
Raspberry Parfait Grow 78/Flower 42
Pineapple Upside Down Cake Grow 69/Flower 34
Strawberry Banana Fast Flowering Photo Grow 48/Flower 12
- Raspberry Parfait starting to toss some color around. These are going to be gorgeous buds.
- Pineapple Upside Down Cake frosting up nicely but not sure anything I have will catch the Raspberry on the frost.
- I could not be happier with the save/recovery on the Strawberry Banana FF. She's stretching sweetly.
1-2: RP cola and bud closeup
3-4: PUC cola and bud closeup
5: SB FF stretching and looking 100% recovered from her early trials and tribulations (caused by me, go figure)
Hey @InTheShed, this SB FF (last picture) is the plant you helped me on the recovery with. We did good, eh?
Raspberry Parfait Grow 78/Flower 42
Pineapple Upside Down Cake Grow 69/Flower 34
Strawberry Banana Fast Flowering Photo Grow 48/Flower 12
- Raspberry Parfait starting to toss some color around. These are going to be gorgeous buds.
- Pineapple Upside Down Cake frosting up nicely but not sure anything I have will catch the Raspberry on the frost.
- I could not be happier with the save/recovery on the Strawberry Banana FF. She's stretching sweetly.
1-2: RP cola and bud closeup
3-4: PUC cola and bud closeup
5: SB FF stretching and looking 100% recovered from her early trials and tribulations (caused by me, go figure)
Hey @InTheShed, this SB FF (last picture) is the plant you helped me on the recovery with. We did good, eh?
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Gelato Autoflower, aka Michael
Day 78
So this was supposed to be a 63 day plant. LMAO. I had to check her trichomes today and haven't been able to get good images working down on the plant, so I put her up on a table to check her out. That put her in natural light, not LED light, and frankly I've never once seen her this way. Lol. She's kind of exotic looking. Very interesting looking bud, and those buds are very dense and stinky. Her trichomes are still showing about 75% milky/25% clear, so we have a ways to go yet. !2 days to 90 and she might get there. 63 days. Heh. I know you wanna sell seeds, but come on.
Here she is in her real color glory. Nice little plant. Productive for her size. Check out the first picture - you can see she is absolutely going nuts on the fattening up. She's got those little new significant growth spots all over every bud right now.
Day 78
So this was supposed to be a 63 day plant. LMAO. I had to check her trichomes today and haven't been able to get good images working down on the plant, so I put her up on a table to check her out. That put her in natural light, not LED light, and frankly I've never once seen her this way. Lol. She's kind of exotic looking. Very interesting looking bud, and those buds are very dense and stinky. Her trichomes are still showing about 75% milky/25% clear, so we have a ways to go yet. !2 days to 90 and she might get there. 63 days. Heh. I know you wanna sell seeds, but come on.
Here she is in her real color glory. Nice little plant. Productive for her size. Check out the first picture - you can see she is absolutely going nuts on the fattening up. She's got those little new significant growth spots all over every bud right now.
cjsbabygirl313
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Oooh! She IS pretty!