2 of 3 plants are done, but the last pheno is far from ready and appears to have the unfortunate genes to never know when or how to finish (not a keeper). Flushed the pot today and planning to harvest/ initiate regen 24/7 lights and veg base nutes tomorrow or Thursday. Thinking my approach will be to harvest 50% of the unfinished one and leave the rest to experiment it’s reaction to change of lights and feed. Best case scenario I’ll still be able to smoke it and compare to the early harvest, worst case I’ll make edibles or trash it. Should be interesting either way and will let ya know.
Stanks Switch It Up In 2019
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Hawaiian Mayan Gold Reveg Day 55
What's up everyone! Got a few updates finally. I apologize in advance for the poor pictures in the updates. I can't seem to take any decent pics in that big tent. The lighting is not good at all for taking pics.
The reveg is rolling along nicely. The buds are starting to bulk up more after my last top dressing. I am guess we probably have about 15-20 days left on this girl. Smells are identical to the first time through. All in all the reveg has been a great experience. Its definitely a good tool to have in the tool box. I could see using it on a plant where we up pot after harvest....something like growing and harvesting a plant in a 4 or 5 gallon pot. Get it revegging...amend the soil with some good veg toppings and establish a nice canopy and then up pot it to 8 or 10 gallon pot. I could definitely see the yield going up doing it that way.
Having said that, clones are a much easier and manageable way to keep genetics and keep them fresh and growing strong. But reveg is a tool I plan on playing around with more in the future.
What's up everyone! Got a few updates finally. I apologize in advance for the poor pictures in the updates. I can't seem to take any decent pics in that big tent. The lighting is not good at all for taking pics.
The reveg is rolling along nicely. The buds are starting to bulk up more after my last top dressing. I am guess we probably have about 15-20 days left on this girl. Smells are identical to the first time through. All in all the reveg has been a great experience. Its definitely a good tool to have in the tool box. I could see using it on a plant where we up pot after harvest....something like growing and harvesting a plant in a 4 or 5 gallon pot. Get it revegging...amend the soil with some good veg toppings and establish a nice canopy and then up pot it to 8 or 10 gallon pot. I could definitely see the yield going up doing it that way.
Having said that, clones are a much easier and manageable way to keep genetics and keep them fresh and growing strong. But reveg is a tool I plan on playing around with more in the future.
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Grand Daddy Purple #3 Flip Day 11
Not a lot going on with this one. I almost think she is stalled or something. I have never had a plant do so little post flip. No stretch, no hairs, just a very slow growth. Well she is going to do what she is going to do. She's definitely not drinking real fast. I haven't made or brewed an ACT since we moved into the new house but i think I am going to brew a batch of it for watering next time around. See if we can't get some more life into that soil.
Despite the lack of action, she looks nice and healthy. Hopefully she is really a she. I guess time will tell.
Not a lot going on with this one. I almost think she is stalled or something. I have never had a plant do so little post flip. No stretch, no hairs, just a very slow growth. Well she is going to do what she is going to do. She's definitely not drinking real fast. I haven't made or brewed an ACT since we moved into the new house but i think I am going to brew a batch of it for watering next time around. See if we can't get some more life into that soil.
Despite the lack of action, she looks nice and healthy. Hopefully she is really a she. I guess time will tell.
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DTF #1 Flip Day 24
Next up we have the big girl. She's chugging along and almost getting to be photogenic. She's so big its hard to get a good shot of her and show her size. She is in a 25 gallon pot and has definitely made herself comfortable in there.
I have been currently watering her 4 gallons and reducing the watering days 1 day each cycle. Last time we went 9 days between watering and there was very little run off. I suspect soon I will need to start going with 5 gallons. I will need to water her again on Monday. I think I might brew a batch of ACT for her.
I will start plucking the fans that are blocking bud sights a few every other day....maybe 5-10 leaves top. I know there are a lot of bud sites that are totally blocked. Her colas might not look very big because of her size but they are probably 8-10 inches long and there are a lot! She will take much better pics in another 20 days or so.
Next up we have the big girl. She's chugging along and almost getting to be photogenic. She's so big its hard to get a good shot of her and show her size. She is in a 25 gallon pot and has definitely made herself comfortable in there.
I have been currently watering her 4 gallons and reducing the watering days 1 day each cycle. Last time we went 9 days between watering and there was very little run off. I suspect soon I will need to start going with 5 gallons. I will need to water her again on Monday. I think I might brew a batch of ACT for her.
I will start plucking the fans that are blocking bud sights a few every other day....maybe 5-10 leaves top. I know there are a lot of bud sites that are totally blocked. Her colas might not look very big because of her size but they are probably 8-10 inches long and there are a lot! She will take much better pics in another 20 days or so.
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DTF #2 Flip Day 47
Last up for the night is the sexy girl. Its so hard to believe that this is the girl that I stressed out. She has been a breeze to grow after turning her loose. Her colas are greasy and starting to get really sticky as well.
Gave her a top dressing of glacial rock dust, basalt, gypsum, and a few other goodies at her last watering. She will get a plain watering tomorrow followed by an ACT on her next watering. Currently she is getting watered a gallon about every 3 days.
I absolutely love her spiral colas. They are really filling in nicely an turning very easy to take pictures of! Just gotta get some good lighting. Anyways, enjoy and I will catch you all in the morning.
Last up for the night is the sexy girl. Its so hard to believe that this is the girl that I stressed out. She has been a breeze to grow after turning her loose. Her colas are greasy and starting to get really sticky as well.
Gave her a top dressing of glacial rock dust, basalt, gypsum, and a few other goodies at her last watering. She will get a plain watering tomorrow followed by an ACT on her next watering. Currently she is getting watered a gallon about every 3 days.
I absolutely love her spiral colas. They are really filling in nicely an turning very easy to take pictures of! Just gotta get some good lighting. Anyways, enjoy and I will catch you all in the morning.
Beauties all, but both the DTFs are a sight to behold. When #1 stacks like #2 it's going to be amazing to see. 
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I hope it's a she, I thought you had 3 GDP? That DTF#2 is amazing..........Grand Daddy Purple #3 Flip Day 11
Not a lot going on with this one. I almost think she is stalled or something. I have never had a plant do so little post flip. No stretch, no hairs, just a very slow growth. Well she is going to do what she is going to do. She's definitely not drinking real fast. I haven't made or brewed an ACT since we moved into the new house but i think I am going to brew a batch of it for watering next time around. See if we can't get some more life into that soil.
Despite the lack of action, she looks nice and healthy. Hopefully she is really a she. I guess time will tell.
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I do have three of them. GDP #1 we think is a dude but I am going to play around with him. Love his structure and vigor and node spacing and scent. I think he's a good dude to unleash on the harem.
GDP#2 is looking like a girl at this point. She's currently in a 1 gallon pot for another week or two and then will be up potted to an 8 gallon. I like her structure as well and she has very nice side branching a tight node spacing. She might be fun to experiment with as well.
GDP#3 was left untopped and grown small so I could get a little idea of what their natural growth was like. Thats the one in the update.
Cheers brother.
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Mmmmmmmmm...........................
Webuilt
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What would you cross your dude GDP with? will be fun to watch the results!
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I would hit all my keeper strains and see what I got.
NL x GDP
Hindu x GDP
BCP x GDP
ATF x GDP
Tangie Ghost Train x GDP
And possibly a few others that are in the stable but I have only tried in samples up to this point.
NL x GDP
Hindu x GDP
BCP x GDP
ATF x GDP
Tangie Ghost Train x GDP
And possibly a few others that are in the stable but I have only tried in samples up to this point.
I put that shit on EVERYTHING!!!!!
GDP is like Bacon, it goes with everything
GDP is like Bacon, it goes with everything
Those all sound like interesting crosses!
You have good results from top dressing Van. Where do I study top dressing? What, when, and how much in different stages of growth are questions. Is it a seat of your pants thing you got from experience, or is there info in a book or somewhere?
Maybe you could stick something in there with her as a size reference? Maybe a Volkswagen bug?
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So here is my approach to top dressings brother. There are some basics with my soil...lots of minerals, some organic matter, a lot of calcium (always a high demand for Ca with high end LED lights) and then remember what you are feeding through top dressing ultimately isn't feeding the plant, its feeding the herd. I want to supply them with stuff that they can convert into the appropriate thing needed by the plant at that time. The plant roots will talk with the herd and tell them what they need. The herd will do the work and give the roots/plant what it needs in exchange for what the plant provides the herd. Organic growing is all about the herd and not about the plant. The plant is just a picture of the health of your soil.
Obviously I don't don't want to top dress blood meal (high in N) during flower. Vice verse, doesn't make much sense to top dress in all seabird guano (high in P) during veg. So I like to say keep the basics aligned with the appropriate life cycle of the plants.
There are some things that will always be good. EWC (Earth Worm Castings) and Kelp Meal are great for any time. Kelp meal has 70+ micro nutrients. You could have good results with top dressing with just those two. I really go off gut feeling based off how I see them growing. Does it seem like the plant is growing with a deficiency of some sort? If so, I want to add that in as soon as possible. Does it look like there is a lack of energy in the soil? If thats the case, I am chasing the bio activity and not a specific result.
Really if you have a good soil to start with, it won't take much. Also keep in mind everything I do, I do with the mind that the soil is going to be reused. Anything I put in through top dressing that doesn't get used immediately, will be there for the next grow.
I have been playing around a little with a new product that I got back at the Harvest Cup. Its called Natures Pride Veg. They have three different top dressings they sell....the Veg, Bloom, and Flower Finisher. The veg is applied in veg and the first 2 weeks of flower. Then you go to the Bloom for a few weeks and then finish with the FLower Finisher.
I have only really only used the veg, but I really like it. Its got a lot of good stuff you don't see in everything....amino acids, humic acid, bio-char, and lots of other good stuff. I have seen some great reactions out of my plants when using a tablespoon worked into the soil every week to ten days.
I have used the other stuff...the Bloom and FLower Finisher but I don't see the same reaction from the plant so I can't confirm if it works as well. I picked up a 5 lb pack of the Veg stuff off the Zon for about 30 bucks. It works well enough that I am going to try and replicate something similar since I have almost all the amendments already....just need to work on ratios.
I get that. So when we say we feed the roots, we still feed with the same appropriate item that is for the time of life of the plant? And a few tablespoons of anything worked into the soil 1/2 inch or less shouldn't burn it up in a 10 gal pot?
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Well I would go light with some things like seabird guano (1-2 teaspoons max to start with since I don't know your soil's contents). Start light and see how they react....then go up from there. Every strain reacts different. My african meldowns don't like any top dressings with guano in flower, would fry the leaves. Other strains I can throw the kitchen sink at it and they don't bat an eye (Northern Lights). But again, I always urge to start light and see. If they are going to throw a hissy fit, they will let you know early and you know your upper limit. If there is no Hissy fit, your subsequent top dressings can go up a bit more the next time.....always easier to add more, but you can't ever take it out once you put it in!
Plants all looks awesome, Brother! 