Tony Urban
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That NL is a beast for sure. I have seen that Stankberry crush it under 3 different growers. I think that’s a winner.
Stanks Go Perpetual In 2018!
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Yeah I am thinking we might have something to work with on the Stankberry. I will grow a couple more out at some point here and make sure I get similar results and then from there it will be on to pheno hunting!
Very nice look plant. And is a good looking starts..
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Blue Dream Update
Ms Stank clipped a tester nug yesterday to check trichomes early (just a hunch based off the fast fade to the leaves as well as the way the upper buds are looking) and the lower tester showed a lot of cloudy. It was quite shocking as I am used to seeing all clear at this point relative to the breeders 'recommended flowering times'. It was surprising enough that I brought the big girl down to have a closer look. Must say I am rather shocked at what I am seeing.
She is on day 58 since flip, day 50. Not thinking she is going to reach the 63-70 day range. I think what I may end up doing is a partial harvest where I take the big tops and let the lower stuff go for a few more days. Not sure.....really wasn't expecting to be harvesting another plant this soon. So much for schedules and plans LOL.
What do you guys think? Its a 70/30 Sativa dominant strain supposedly. Not sure I want let it get too amber. Its already past the normal range I tend to give for Sativa strains.
Ms Stank clipped a tester nug yesterday to check trichomes early (just a hunch based off the fast fade to the leaves as well as the way the upper buds are looking) and the lower tester showed a lot of cloudy. It was quite shocking as I am used to seeing all clear at this point relative to the breeders 'recommended flowering times'. It was surprising enough that I brought the big girl down to have a closer look. Must say I am rather shocked at what I am seeing.
She is on day 58 since flip, day 50. Not thinking she is going to reach the 63-70 day range. I think what I may end up doing is a partial harvest where I take the big tops and let the lower stuff go for a few more days. Not sure.....really wasn't expecting to be harvesting another plant this soon. So much for schedules and plans LOL.
What do you guys think? Its a 70/30 Sativa dominant strain supposedly. Not sure I want let it get too amber. Its already past the normal range I tend to give for Sativa strains.
Derbybud
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Looks like your schedule got thrown out the door to me. Chop chop
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Yeah I didn't even bother putting her back in the tent. I left her right down here. Figure I will smoke a bowl of Harley in the morning and get to chopping. So much for schedules huh LOL.
What a weird mix of amber and clear. It's Derby's plant and he says chop!
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Yeah its kinda got me scratching my head. I think I am gonna do a two part harvest on her. Take the main 16 colas and leave everything else below for another week or so. I have the room in the tent so no big deal. I am going to look at the trichomes again in the morning and make a final decision then. Right now the plan is to chop the mains I think. Like always, my plans do change!
You've smoked a test nugget harvested within the last few days? If not that would be my suggestion. Seems like an awful lot of clear crystals still. It would be a shame to have invested this much time in the plant to pull it a couple weeks (at least) early.
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No, its only still drying. The top buds look like they are done.....thats what really lead Ms Stank to taking the cut. We were in the tent and I commented how "done" the top of the plant looked and I was shocked how quickly she faded. I know one of the by products of using the malted barley (according to @bobrown14 ) is a much noticeable faster finishing time in flower. He says he notices about a 10% faster finishing time using the ground malted barley. Perhaps that in conjunction with it being a very blueberry pheno might explain it. I have the scope set up on the tripod still so I will take some more pics of the trichomes this morning. Oh and she isn't really drinking, she has slowed down a lot in the last 5-7 days.
Wow indeed
Lots of clear and amber for sure
I wonder if the nanners effect more than we really know, advancing some aspects, and retarding others
I'd say test the nug 1st, one or two days won't matter either way
Lots of clear and amber for sure
I wonder if the nanners effect more than we really know, advancing some aspects, and retarding others
I'd say test the nug 1st, one or two days won't matter either way
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I suppose I can do that, but here is the question. Having never really smoked Blue Dream, what am I comparing it to? I don't really have a baseline. I don't generally put a lot of faith into the effects of tester nugs. We usually take the nugs as an easier way to look at trichomes, much easier than setting up the tripod and zip tying the scope to broomstick and zip tying it to the tripod (some serious DIY shit lol) to get stable shots.
Well I will finish ingesting my caffeine and then break the scope/tripod out and take some more pictures.
Well I will finish ingesting my caffeine and then break the scope/tripod out and take some more pictures.
I'd scope that top bud, it may be more cloudy, or not
Well smoke will tell u the effects, not taste really, but will give u an idea if it's ready for you and what u like in a smoke/high
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All those pictures posted from last night are from the top buds. I will post some more in a bit.
One thing I don't like with using the scope to look at the trichomes is that the color in trichomes can change depending on the ambient room light. If I looked at em in the tent under the old blurple lights, they were different colors than when I turned off the blurple and turned on CFL. Today will be under natural sun light so I am curious if its any different.
One thing I don't like with using the scope to look at the trichomes is that the color in trichomes can change depending on the ambient room light. If I looked at em in the tent under the old blurple lights, they were different colors than when I turned off the blurple and turned on CFL. Today will be under natural sun light so I am curious if its any different.
Kismet
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Looking fantastic guys. Nice haul on the Jack. Should make a decent cob for sure. Off today and got a list to check. Catch you all later.
You've done well on when to pull yer babies so I have faith you will make the correct call
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Ok, sufficiently fueled with caffeine to break me out of my canna oil hangover. Time to take a peek at some Blue Dream buds. Figure out if I am chopping or gonna wait a bit. (I was so looking forward to a good week of reprieve from trim hell and chilling out by the garden outside)
Lol
We should all be so unfortunate to have TOO MUCH to trim! LOL
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Still can't make my mind up but I went up and did a good defoliation on the Northern Lights and was doing some thinking while I was up there. Here are a couple trains of thought so please feel free to share your take on what I present.
1. I have two Blue Dream plants in flower. If I take this one too early, what do I lose vs taking Lil Blue early? Potentially some yield....but that yield is much more than the yield off Lil Blue. I think taking her 5-10 days earlier than taking Lil Blue will cost me more in yield.
2. Quality of smoke. I want the Blue Dream to maintain its Sativa dominant nature. If I let Big Blue go too long what will it do to the effects of the smoke. And because I have Lil Blue, if I don't like how she smokes by letting her go and become too amber I can make oil and topicals from any of Big Blue (worse case). I can always harvest Lil Blue when she mostly cloudy. I can guarantee that lil Blue is going to give me at least 2 zips so thats more than enough for smoke for me if I don't like how Big Blue is if I let her keep going a while.
While my instincts tell me that the mains are ready on Big Blue, I am leaning towards letting her go another week with the safety net that if I don't like the results of her smoking....I have Lil Blue to fall back on. I can also cob more her to see what the effects are that way with a more amber sativa strain. This will let that tester Ms Stank took 2 days ago get to be dry enough for me to sample tomorrow. I can always check her every other day under the scope and change my mind based off what I see. But in order to try and maximize my yield I think I am going to try and let it go to the 63 day mark at a minimum. If its a mistake, I have Lil Blue to rescue me (Just took some pictures of her while I was up there....She is looking frosty as freaking hell so update to come along with an after pic of the Northern Lights post defoliation).
1. I have two Blue Dream plants in flower. If I take this one too early, what do I lose vs taking Lil Blue early? Potentially some yield....but that yield is much more than the yield off Lil Blue. I think taking her 5-10 days earlier than taking Lil Blue will cost me more in yield.
2. Quality of smoke. I want the Blue Dream to maintain its Sativa dominant nature. If I let Big Blue go too long what will it do to the effects of the smoke. And because I have Lil Blue, if I don't like how she smokes by letting her go and become too amber I can make oil and topicals from any of Big Blue (worse case). I can always harvest Lil Blue when she mostly cloudy. I can guarantee that lil Blue is going to give me at least 2 zips so thats more than enough for smoke for me if I don't like how Big Blue is if I let her keep going a while.
While my instincts tell me that the mains are ready on Big Blue, I am leaning towards letting her go another week with the safety net that if I don't like the results of her smoking....I have Lil Blue to fall back on. I can also cob more her to see what the effects are that way with a more amber sativa strain. This will let that tester Ms Stank took 2 days ago get to be dry enough for me to sample tomorrow. I can always check her every other day under the scope and change my mind based off what I see. But in order to try and maximize my yield I think I am going to try and let it go to the 63 day mark at a minimum. If its a mistake, I have Lil Blue to rescue me (Just took some pictures of her while I was up there....She is looking frosty as freaking hell so update to come along with an after pic of the Northern Lights post defoliation).