Tales From The Krip!

DAY #9 OF 12/12

Today will be the 9th day of 12/12 and both Cheeselicious plants are looking great (well, one minor issue will get to in a minute... :rolleyes:) and are pushing out pistils.

Since the only training I did was the Uncle Ben's Topping, the four primary colas on each plant are nice and thick and should be able to support some nice heavy buds.

Here's what they're looking like today:


That "one minor issue" I mentioned is actually visible in that last pic, but a little tough to make out...See if you can spot it in this pic:


If you still didn't catch it, look at that white area peaking out at the bottom of the plant on the right....See it now?

Yeah, well, that's a fan that fell on that plant and tried to take out one of the four colas, and it almost did! Luckily, because the cola is so thick, it shrugged most of it off and has already grown a knuckle where it had the slight break and is reaching back for the light, so it looks more like a failed supercropping attempt (it wasn't - the canopy was nice and even before hand!) than the catastrophe it could have been if I had lost 25% of the potential buds.

It was tough to get a good picture showing the full amount of the damage/recovery, but here's what it looks like:

That main cola stalk goes down, to the right, and back up again where the break was. The only real issue is that cola is now a little further away from the light than the rest but, like I said, it could have been a lot worse!

Here are a couple of pics showing some pistil development:



On a final note, I keep forgetting about the White Widow I moved outside and keep forgetting to get some pics of that one since it's almost like a spare at this point, but, TBH, I really do want/need to get some good buds so I should pay it more attention.

Anyway, we had some torrential rain storms and I didn't even think about bringing it in. She faired the storms well and is healthy, so far, but the pounding from the rain combined with the weight of the drops trained all the branches down. It almost looks like someone sat on the whole plant. It did open all the colas up to a lot more sun, but as the buds gain weight, once it flowers, it's going to be a PITA to make sure they're all supported. I'll likely have to build some kind of cage.

That's it for today!

Happy Harvests!

K
 
Plants are looking verdant and nice shrug by those tops...coulda been a lot worse!

I often wonder if every damn thing in the tent needs to have a safety chain. :hmmmm:
Thank you, Brother!

Actually, a safety chain might be a good idea for that fan and I might look into rigging something up with an extra ratchet rope. It's not the first time that light has fallen, though I do blame myself (this time!) for adjusting it in the dark by feel and not looking. o_O

That's one of those fans that clips onto a vertical pole, which in the tent is one of the four corner poles. If the angle of the fan isn't adjusted correctly, once the tent is zipped up, the negative pressure from the exhaust fan sucks in the tent sides and pushes on the back of the fan and it can easily become detached from the pole.

I hate putting a fan on the floor both because of the loss of grow space and because I prefer to elevate ALL electronics, including the power strip itself to help avoid possible electrocution from spills, etc. since water always runs to the floor.

There really aren't a lot of great options for air circulation fans in the tent, unfortunately. :rolleyes:
 
I am fairly satisfied with my fans from AC Infinity. I have one that is making some noises a little soon which worries me about their lifespan but so far so good.

Your plants are looking very Krip-licious as per usual!

:passitleft:
Thanks, Brother!

Aren't the AC Infinity fans inline/exhaust fans? I have two which are great because they do run quiet - at least until they start making some noises! ;) Do they also make circulation (not ventilation) fans?
 
Plants are looking verdant and nice shrug by those tops...coulda been a lot worse!

I often wonder if every damn thing in the tent needs to have a safety chain. :hmmmm:
I have a clip- on fan that likes to let go all the time and scare the 💩 out of me when I hear 👂 it. But I don’t give it enuff slack anymore and it just hits the bar. CL🍀
 
I have a clip- on fan that likes to let go all the time and scare the 💩 out of me when I hear 👂 it. But I don’t give it enuff slack anymore and it just hits the bar. CL🍀
I just bought 2 more for my closet grow and now I wish I bought 4. So I would have 4 clip-ons in the tent. Only paid 3.99 apiece for them. CL🍀🤔
 
DAY #18 OF 12/12 - POM POMS & BABY TRICH'S

So, after 17 days of 12/12, the fun is starting! :party:

The girls are blooming, showing their pom poms and starting to show some decent trichome development considering the early stage.

DISCLAIMER: I just realized that, again, I didn't get pics of the White Widow :sorry:...She's doing fine hanging outdoors but did go into flower almost immediately so she's at about the same stage as the indoor girls, but TBH, the indoor girls look much better.

OK, so here's a full tent pic, and by "full tent" pic, I do mean a full tent! :laugh: There's plenty of vertical room left but I'm glad I didn't do any training other than the initial toppings:



The big, fat leaves on these girls are really keeping light from penetrating into the canopy and, while I really don't like to defoliate anymore, I think I might be doing some soon.

Here's a closer look at the two girls:




Here are a few "pom pom" pics:






This is the main cola that got smashed by the falling fan so it's sitting far below the rest of the canopy, but she's pushing out flowers:



Here's a little peak under their skirts...I want to make sure I get good development on these lower buds which is why I may defoliate. When I do, it's usually at days #21 & #45 of flower, so the first defoliation will probably happen soon:





I tried to get a good pic showing how thick the main colas really are on these plants - not sure if you can tell, but they're thick!:



This is a close-up that gives a good view of the trichome development so far:


I hope everyone is having a great weekend & Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there! I sure miss mine!

Happy Harvests!

K
 
Looking fantastic as usual Mr. Krip but would think a little strip would help. She gotta lotta funk in the trunk..lol.. you know better than I do though.
Hope you are enjoying the weekend brother :passitleft:
Yeah, like I said, I'll be doing the first defoliation in a few days and they will probably get it again in another few weeks. I shoot for days #21 & #45 of flower for defol's.
 
Good morning Special K

Garden looks Schmickey Schmouse!

Hey I’ve prolly already told you this, but I think of your dead dad, then I think of you every time I look at his memory plant. I hope your broken heart is mending. Xo
Thanks, Trala! :thanks:

Yeah...Two weeks ago was the two year anniversary of his passing and it's still pretty fresh. My Mom just sold their home and will be moving/downsizing in a few weeks so lots of memories as we go through her stuff to figure out what she's gonna take with her.
 
THE ELUSIVE WHITE WIDOW

Considering all the posts without the White Widow, I'm sure a lot of people were wondering if it really exists. Even I was starting to wonder because I've basically left her outside in a #5 planning on up-potting her later and flowering her in the veg tent once I harvested the two Cheeselicious. Next thing I knew, she was already in flower! :thedoubletake:

I don't know when, exactly, she started flowering, cuz' she's been largely ignored, but I'd say she isn't far behind the tent girls.

Here's a pic of what she's looking like today:



Here are a couple of cola pics:



I don't think I'm going to need to up-pot her, since she flowered prematurely and isn't that big, so I'll just let her do her thing and make sure the pot doesn't get too dry.

Happy Harvests!

K
 
HAPPY PLANTS

Putting out 9-fingered leaves that are bigger than my hand:


Happy Harvests!

K
Well, if anyone can express full phenotype expression is you Mr. Krip. Can't wait to see her full bloom.
You been doing any fishing? Or been out on the water bro?
 
... :thumb: :thumb: ...I reversed a A5KH last year to get some S1's, and put a couple of other Ace strains in the tent...Gwaui and Bubba Hash...I'm running one each of those crosses, and both seeds produced twins!...the Killer Hash(as I named it) is doing quite well and is also putting out 9 bladed leaves...gotta luv it!...:yahoo:...cheerz...:high-five:...h00k...:hookah:
 
Well, if anyone can express full phenotype expression is you Mr. Krip. Can't wait to see her full bloom.
You been doing any fishing? Or been out on the water bro?
Thanks, Brother - not sure if that's true but greatly appreciated! :thanks:

I haven't been fishing in months...just too busy...Just talked to a buddy a few days ago and hoping to get out again soon, though! :dude-knocking:
 
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