Obama wishes he'd aged as well as that plant has! Great work on the canopy and with a bit of luck it won't take 6 gallons/day come September.
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For my indoor CBD plants, I took some pictures a couple of days ago. They're a little bit embarrassing, but we learn from our mistakes (hopefully).
Harlequin CBD
This one's been runty from the very first day. I almost threw it out. The leaves are tiny and the buds are tiny - even the top buds.
If that wasn't bad enough, it got infested with spider mites. I've spray it 3 different times now, and will probably give it another in a few days. The spread has slowed down considerably, but it looks pretty ugly right now.
Charlotte's Web CBD
This one was also off to a slow start and never really got into any kind of growth groove.
Its buds are a little larger than Harleqin, but not much larger. Also, Harlequin spread its mites over to this one. Sharing is caring?
I'll be lucky if I get a couple ounces from both plants combined. Since two ounces won't be enough to last me until next year's outdoor grow, I decided to soak a couple of seeds that I got from the Candida fairy.
After just 20 hrs, both seeds cracked open:
I was't ready to plant them yet, so I transferred them to a damp paper towel for overnight. Now I'm ready, and so were they:
Hopefully I'll see sproutage in a day or two.
Harlequin CBD
If that wasn't bad enough, it got infested with spider mites. I've spray it 3 different times now, and will probably give it another in a few days. The spread has slowed down considerably, but it looks pretty ugly right now.
Charlotte's Web CBD
This one was also off to a slow start and never really got into any kind of growth groove.
I'll be lucky if I get a couple ounces from both plants combined. Since two ounces won't be enough to last me until next year's outdoor grow, I decided to soak a couple of seeds that I got from the Candida fairy.
Sorry about Harley and Charley, but 
on the Candida tails! You should probably pyrethrin bomb the inside space (with the plants outside) to kill any stray mites so they don't eat the new babies. 
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Thanks, that's an excellent idea. I almost never have any bug issues on my outdoor plants (except caterpillars), but always have issues with the indoor plants.You should probably pyrethrin bomb the inside space (with the plants outside) to kill any stray mites so they don't eat the new babies.
Oi it's always something! Buds are growing well anyway!
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Well, I got tired of looking at those two pitiful CBD plants, and I needed the grow space and lighting schedule to be changed, so I harvested both plants on 8/14.
Harlequin
The spider mites were relentless on this plant. I sprayed it a few times, but only managed to slow their progress. I decided to harvest before they started munching on the buds.
Even though the buds never got larger than "popcorn" size, they were frosty and sticky, and smelled really nice. Here's some closeups of the trichomes. Definitely a little early, but not too far off.
Not surprisingly, the yield was not very large.
It's now in a jar curing -- final weight was 39g, which was actually a little better than expected. I've smoked some of it already -- in my Arizer Solo II vape. Since it's supposed to be entirely CBD, I did not get high, but it did indeed help with my headaches. 
Charlotte's Web
This one wasn't hit quite as hard with the spider mites, but was still pretty bad. The buds were a little larger than Harlequin, but not as frosty or as dense.
This one wasn't quite as close to harvest as Harlequin was. It probably could have used a couple more weeks, but as I said earlier, I needed the space under my lights for the two Candida seedlings, and I needed to adjust the lights from 12/12 to 18/6. Here's some trichome shots.
This one is also in a jar curing. Its final yield was 45g
Candida CBD Plants
Candida #2 is doing fine, but #1 is looking a little sickly. I noticed the yellowing started after I gave it a spray of insecticidal soap. I found a couple spider mites on the lower leaves. I don't really know if that was the cause, or maybe it was "under feeding". I was pretty much only giving them water up to now.
Anyway, I transplanted them into 3 gallon fiber pots and started feeding them 2.5g of MC.
Hopefully, it will rebound soon. The new growth seems to look ok.
Update on the outdoor Obama Runtz next time.
Harlequin
Charlotte's Web
Candida CBD Plants
Anyway, I transplanted them into 3 gallon fiber pots and started feeding them 2.5g of MC.
Update on the outdoor Obama Runtz next time.
Tony Orlando would be jealous of your Candida Beez! Nice work, super frosty! Nice and busy with the rest of the garden! 
Sounds like a mitey good variety for you then.
Contrats on both harvests!They're looking like they could use more light and more nutes, but I'm glad new growth is coming in well.
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Hi folks, sorry about my absence of late. I've had some headaches and eye issues that have made journaling a bit difficult (both reading and writing). But enough about me, here's an update on my outdoor Obama Runtz plant!
It's well into flower now and so far no issues. 
It has now been above ground for 154 days and has been flowering for about 50 days.
I began weekly spraying of BT a couple of weeks ago and so far no sign of caterpillars.
It's starting to get some nice aromas and frost is building.
Here's a quick update on my indoor Candidas.
There's obviously a big difference between the two. They both sprouted above ground on the same day, but #2 is doing much better.
Except.... it's now on day 49 above ground and looking sexually mature. However, I have yet to find any female parts (stigmas). I'm beginning to worry that this is going to be a male.
Candida #1 almost got tossed a couple of weeks ago because it looked like this:
However, just when I was about to give up on it, I saw new growth. Now it looks like this:
Since the other one is likely a male, I'm holding out hope that this will be female, but still too early to tell, even though it's the same age as the other one.
That's it for me, for now. Take care.
It has now been above ground for 154 days and has been flowering for about 50 days.Here's a quick update on my indoor Candidas.
Candida #1 almost got tossed a couple of weeks ago because it looked like this:
That's it for me, for now. Take care.
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Oops, I forgot to show some bud pics of Obama.
Obama Runtz has some terrific towers and is stacking strong!
The Candida seeds were supposed to be all fems, but they take a while to show sex as I recall, and are slow to show pistils in flower. I hope you just have a slower and faster pheno!
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That's encouraging information! 
Once the small one gets a little larger, I'll flip the lights and then I'll know for sure.
Once the small one gets a little larger, I'll flip the lights and then I'll know for sure.
I found a pic of my first CD-1 on day 48 and can't find any pistils. The site shrinks it when I upload but here are a few zoomed in pics of the nodes:
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Excellent, my Candida looks just like that!
Look at that Obama Runtz! Those colas are fabulous!
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She is looking fat and happy!! Awesome!! 
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Here's a quick update on my two Candidas under my Nextlight Core.
Candida #1
This one is finally starting to grow, and doing much better these days. It's now at 10.5". I'd like to get it to a couple more inches before flipping the lights. It's currently 55 days old.
Candidia #2
This one is really looking good to me. It's the same age as #1, but more than twice as tall, sitting at 22.5" above the soil. It's ready for light flip, but just waiting on #1 to grow a little bit more. It was looking a bit dense in the lower and middle of the plant, so I gave it a light pruning. Here it is afterwards.
Candida #1
Candidia #2
They're looking great! And Candidas are known for putting out a lot of inner growth, so I try to keep the center as clean as possible.
ThirdUncle
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Nice outdoor mobile plant ,, stacking up nicely dude,, 
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Today I made more LST adjustments to better flatten the canopy on Candida #2. It was getting too tall for the light. Now it's at 20" tall.
Candida #1 is growing pretty well now, and is currently at 14" tall.
I decided today to adjust the lights to 12/12 to get flowering started. Tomorrow will be flip day #1 for both plants.
I hope you all have a great weekend.
Candida #1 is growing pretty well now, and is currently at 14" tall.
I decided today to adjust the lights to 12/12 to get flowering started. Tomorrow will be flip day #1 for both plants.
I hope you all have a great weekend.