JWB
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Hey man that Stankberry is a looker.
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Stanks Go Perpetual In 2018!
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I bud wash....but I use my brother's recipe which is H2O2 instead of lemon/baking soda.
I did harvest about a quarter of 2 different plants and didn't bud wash them so I could compare and I like the washed buds. I don't know why or if its even just a mental thing but based off of everything I see end up being left behind in the bucket, I will continue to bud wash.
Really what I like about it is it seems to slow the drying down just a little. And I think that goes a long way in the final product as it relates to curing. But thats just my take.
I did harvest about a quarter of 2 different plants and didn't bud wash them so I could compare and I like the washed buds. I don't know why or if its even just a mental thing but based off of everything I see end up being left behind in the bucket, I will continue to bud wash.
Really what I like about it is it seems to slow the drying down just a little. And I think that goes a long way in the final product as it relates to curing. But thats just my take.
Another vote for wash: H2O2 and water, rinse with a hose. Spin dry. Like Van and Jorge and SweetSue do! Get all the dust off, kills the bugs, rinses off the (organic) pesticides...
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Thats one of my crosses. Growing like crazy JWB. Starting to really get some nice smells to her. I have a male as well....that has great structure. Going to clone him and use him for the future of the line!Hey man that Stankberry is a looker.
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I do a three bucket wash....1st bucket is the H2O2/water (4:1 ratio of water to H2O2), 2nd bucket is lukewarm water and 3rd bucket is cold water, and then hang dry.Quick question: Who here washes their buds post harvest? I am asking because every cannabis crop I ever grew (since Jan 2017
Same here, but I swapped the H202 for lemon/baking soda. Thought the H202 was for when their was suspected infestation or mold issues. I opted for the lemon and baking soda as it purportedly is a similar "wash" as some people use for vegetables. Again, I only do it because I read and saw enough from other people that it worked...never really knew if it affected the end product adversely. Maybe I'll try H202 next time...
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I might give the baking soda and lemon juice a try.....what ratios did you use?
All by the manual...1 cup of each for 5-gallons. It definitely works as there is a ton of debris in the first 2 buckets...
MiOutdoorsman
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Oh yeah, stankberry in flower mode! Now the fun begins. It's going to be a monster
I have watched others on here grow autos and complain about them going right to flowering as soon as they were rootbound. They had planned to start them in solos and move them to bigger pots like any other plant. The times when I grew autos I grew them in 3 gallon bags the whole way through. Maybe being root bound does not trigger it, but I have seen more than one person make that claim and it seems sound to me. I understand it is an internal timing thing, but to me it makes sense that a plant that flowers no matter the photoperiod may have some other triggers such as root space.
Maybe it got rootbound in a 3 gallon pot around 36 days. Just about the same time it was going to go into flower. Coincidence doesn't equal causation!
This was not me observing it, it was other growers. They were using smaller pots and some larger pots and mentioned all of the ones in smaller pots starting to flower first. Yes it could be a coincidence but it could also be true. Why would something with internal triggers to flower so as to carry on its genes not switch to flowering once it runs out of root space? It would make sense (to me atleast) that once an auto senses it has no more room to stretch its feet that it switches to flowering so it can try to procreate and keep the species alive.
I don't understand is why a wild plant grown in Russia would have any concept of being root bound in its genetic code. Photos don't do this, why would autos just because they happen to flower on a time-table rather than by the number of hours of daylight in a day.
Next time I have the space and inclination to grow two autos of the same type at the same time in plastic pots, I am definitely going to test this theory!
Im not sure why it would happen i am just explaining how it makes sense to me. It very well could be wrong. By all emans experiment and let us know if there is any truth to this or if it is just another growing myth. I know some local growers will grow sativas outdoors in smaller pots so as to get them to finish quicker. We have a short season outside (between april and october some years or june and october others depending on our "springs") and most sativas wont typically finsih on time. Though as I said some growers will stick them in smaller pots and say that it works to get them to finish on time. (Again this is not something I have tried, just another "pro" tip I have been given)
Dunno nothin' bout photos, but the only thing I could find on Ruderalis and timetables came from wikipedia, which says that it "enters the flowering stage based on the maturity of the plant." Do rootbound plants think they're mature? That could explain it. Next time I have space in the legal limits I'll run a test and give it a shot
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Oh that I can attest to....she is definitely a monster!! Hope she only stretches 50%, cause thats all the room I have!
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I have thought about this quite a bit and I had an interesting idea come to my mind one night. What about frozen ground....the roots hitting the permafrost that is known in that area triggered that auto flowering. Was the most logical thought that I could come up with.
I concluded that in the coldest of areas might have a shallower 'growable soil layer' than some of their slightly southern areas. Perhaps those differences in growable soil layer (essentially the unthawed ground when their spring starts) were what got genetically imprinted into their DNA and becoming root bound simulates that occurrence.
Thats my best answer to the what causes autos to flower. Any who.........
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Harlequin Male Update Flower Day 13
Haven't given any updates on the Dude in a while so since I am feeling motivated I figured I would throw one up tonight. He is starting to form his pollen sacks pretty good now. I figure another week or so and I will see some "burst" flowers. Anyway, off to enjoy the evening with Ms Stank. Goodnight!
Haven't given any updates on the Dude in a while so since I am feeling motivated I figured I would throw one up tonight. He is starting to form his pollen sacks pretty good now. I figure another week or so and I will see some "burst" flowers. Anyway, off to enjoy the evening with Ms Stank. Goodnight!
Arctic Bowl
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Evening Van
Everybody is looking fantastic brother, very very nice!
Pretty sure Doc has adjusted the baking soda/lemon juice mix in the 1st bucket to 1/2 cup of each to 5 gallon pure water. We are with you Van, the amount of “yuck” that’s in the bucket tells me I’ll keep washing, plus with Docs gear we folier feed so “fish guts” are on the plant and if you make MEDS for paitients, pretty sure they don’t have a fish guts deficiency as a condition and it gets washed off.
Done many washed vs not washed testes with several seasoned smokers (I’m not one of them lol) and every single time the washed got the thumbs up , the person smoking had no idea which was which or even why they were doing the test so they had no clue which to pick as the more enjoyable Buds to smoke. Some say it taste better, some say it’s a smoother smoke. I only have there word to go by as we’re not smokers......or rare I should say, so my vote would mean nothing
Blessed Buds our friends and be well
Everybody is looking fantastic brother, very very nice!
Pretty sure Doc has adjusted the baking soda/lemon juice mix in the 1st bucket to 1/2 cup of each to 5 gallon pure water. We are with you Van, the amount of “yuck” that’s in the bucket tells me I’ll keep washing, plus with Docs gear we folier feed so “fish guts” are on the plant and if you make MEDS for paitients, pretty sure they don’t have a fish guts deficiency as a condition and it gets washed off.
Done many washed vs not washed testes with several seasoned smokers (I’m not one of them lol) and every single time the washed got the thumbs up , the person smoking had no idea which was which or even why they were doing the test so they had no clue which to pick as the more enjoyable Buds to smoke. Some say it taste better, some say it’s a smoother smoke. I only have there word to go by as we’re not smokers......or rare I should say, so my vote would mean nothing
Blessed Buds our friends and be well
Roots look great.... ever try #3 pots for VEG???
I tried Ca amendment during a grow once!
Those male pics scarred me a little! hahahaha