The American Dream

[PurpleGunRack]

Day 65 (17)
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The girls have been stretching some more and flowers are beginning to form.

After these pictures were taken I removed shading leaves and undergrowth for the 3rd time.

I hope I can manage them in this tent so I can start a new grow in my other tent after next harvest

The non-mutated GDP and one of the Green Crack stayed short and stout, the rest stretched a lot. Both Cookies and the freebie stretched +100% but stayed relatively strong stemmed, where the Strawberry Banana's are quite wispy.

Day:	L per plant/Action:	Root-Juice:	Bio-Grow:	Alc-A-Mic:	Acti-Vera:	Bio-Bloom:	Top-Max:	Notes:
1	Germination started							01APR2017
4	Sprouted seeds planted
6	0,5 L	2 ml/L		2 ml/L	½ ml/L
7	All plants above soil
7	1 L	2 ml/L		1 ml/L	½ ml/L
11	0,5 L	2 ml/L		1 ml/L	½ ml/L
15	1 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
19	1,5 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
27	1,5 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L
28	Circulation fan ON (High)
29	Topping							At 5th-ish node
31	1 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L			Late
34	2 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L
37	2 L	2 ml/L	1,5 ml/L	2 ml/L
41	2 L	2 ml/L	1,5 ml/L	2 ml/L
44	2,5 L	2 ml/L	1,5 ml/L	2 ml/L
48	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L
49 (1)	FLIP							12/12
52 (4)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
56 (8)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
60 (12)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
64 (16)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	2 ml/L	½ ml/L

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[wwhateley]

Crazy stretch! Good thing you got a backup plan in case it gets too crowded.

Good job on the grid btw, it's going to become super long

 

[PurpleGunRack]

Crazy stretch! Good thing you got a backup plan in case it gets too crowded.

Good job on the grid btw, it's going to become super long

Yes I didn't expect that much stretch, but I'll manage and keep them in this tent. The other tent was just emptied today and will be replaced by another Homebox Q 120

It certainly will, my spread sheet grow manager is almost ready for use

 

[PurpleGunRack]

Day 78 (30)
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Things have been a bit hectic lately and haven't had much time to update...

The flowering is coming along nicely and the Crystal Cookies and the Freebie have that cookielicious frostitude I dream of and wake up drooling, I wish for a superb terpene profile too, yield is irrelevant
I bought a 10 pack of the crystal cookies, germinated 2 for this grow and gave 2 to a friend, so I still have 6 beans left and also 2 of the freebies, I'll hold on to those until I have a mother/clone setup running or someone willing to keep or circulate the best cut(s) locally.
I'm certainly going to buy more seeds from In House Genetics

They are beginning to get a little top heavy and I'll probably have to find some stakes soon, so far they sort of support each other

All close ups are of Crystal Cookies and the freebie
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Day:	L per plant/Action:	Root-Juice:	Bio-Grow:	Alc-A-Mic:	Acti-Vera:	Bio-Bloom:	Top-Max:	Notes:
1	Germination started							01APR2017
4	Sprouted seeds planted
6	0,5 L	2 ml/L		2 ml/L	½ ml/L
7	All plants above soil
7	1 L	2 ml/L		1 ml/L	½ ml/L
11	0,5 L	2 ml/L		1 ml/L	½ ml/L
15	1 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
19	1,5 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
27	1,5 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L
28	Circulation fan ON (High)
29	Topping							At 5th-ish node
31	1 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L			Late
34	2 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L
37	2 L	2 ml/L	1,5 ml/L	2 ml/L
41	2 L	2 ml/L	1,5 ml/L	2 ml/L
44	2,5 L	2 ml/L	1,5 ml/L	2 ml/L
48	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L
49 (1)	FLIP							12/12
52 (4)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
56 (8)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
60 (12)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
64 (16)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	2 ml/L	½ ml/L
68(20)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
72(24)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L
75(27)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L
78(30)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L

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[NorCaliwood]

They are sure looking nice. That the trouble doing a flip with different strains is keeping a nice even canopy. Funny how one strain won't even stretch 25% and another 200 up 300%. I like varitiy myself, but once you find that one right strain, flips really start producing. All the same clones, same hieght, same harvest day, make for a fuller tent, that is if you ever find the right one. Too mant strains, so little time is what I always say. I want to growem all myself.. That ain't ever going to happen tho. They come out with 100's of new ones every month. But I will die trying... Keepem Green

 

[wwhateley]

So frosty! Looks like you chose your strains right!

 

[PurpleGunRack]

They are sure looking nice. That the trouble doing a flip with different strains is keeping a nice even canopy. Funny how one strain won't even stretch 25% and another 200 up 300%. I like varitiy myself, but once you find that one right strain, flips really start producing. All the same clones, same hieght, same harvest day, make for a fuller tent, that is if you ever find the right one. Too mant strains, so little time is what I always say. I want to growem all myself.. That ain't ever going to happen tho. They come out with 100's of new ones every month. But I will die trying... Keepem Green

The plan is to test out a lot of strains and eventually have a few mothers of the favorites and also keep trying new strains

Here's a picture of a Crystal Cookies next to a Medi Bomb #1 which was vegged one week longer, they're in the same size pot.

So frosty! Looks like you chose your strains right!

Well some of them, so far the Strawberry Banana's are looking quite slow or just small budded.

The frost is typical for cookie strains and they're also sticky like super glue, it seems that In House Genetics have some proper cookie genes in their stable
The GDP smells super fruity and looks like it could develop some fat buds.

 

[NorCaliwood]

That's what's nice about clones.. All grow the same. I plan on doing my next indoor with over half the room with 8 clones of the Black DOG. Little one looks great. Least the Cookies looks to be done growth wise.
GL and Keepem Green

 

[PurpleGunRack]

Day 90 (42)
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High Stakes

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6 week from flip to the day and the ladies are doing quite well, except for one of the Strawberry Banana's which looks a little yellow/burnt.

I've been slacking a bit on the watering lately, so I gotta get back in there and keep up

The Freebie and the stretchy Green Crack were falling over and had to be staked, soon the Crystal Cookies and Strawberry Banana's will follow.

The short GDP and Green Crack have been put on some boxes so they're more level with the rest and will receive some more concentrated light

These Crystal Cookies are soooo sticky I can't believe it, I can't wait to light up a troll finger of that ganja

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The fuzzy Strawberry Banana

Crystal Cookies beginning to get some purple colour

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Day:	L per plant/Action:	Root-Juice:	Bio-Grow:	Alc-A-Mic:	Acti-Vera:	Bio-Bloom:	Top-Max:	Notes:
1	Germination started							01APR2017
4	Sprouted seeds planted
6	0,5 L	2 ml/L		2 ml/L	½ ml/L
7	All plants above soil
7	1 L	2 ml/L		1 ml/L	½ ml/L
11	0,5 L	2 ml/L		1 ml/L	½ ml/L
15	1 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
19	1,5 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
27	1,5 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L
28	Circulation fan ON (High)
29	Topping							At 5th-ish node
31	1 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L			Late
34	2 L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L
37	2 L	2 ml/L	1,5 ml/L	2 ml/L
41	2 L	2 ml/L	1,5 ml/L	2 ml/L
44	2,5 L	2 ml/L	1,5 ml/L	2 ml/L
48	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L
49 (1)	FLIP							12/12
52 (4)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
56 (8)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
60 (12)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
64 (16)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	2 ml/L	½ ml/L
68(20)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	½ ml/L
72(24)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L
75(27)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L	1 ml/L
78(30)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L
83(35)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L
89(41)	2,5 L		2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	2 ml/L	1 ml/L

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[Kwsmoke]

Very nice.

Luck favors the prepared, and your results are a testament to that. Cheers!

 

[TheBlaze]

Subbed up.

Your girls are looking great. I'm very interested in the strawberry banana. A strain I've wanted to grow for a while now.

 

[PurpleGunRack]

Subbed up.

Your girls are looking great. I'm very interested in the strawberry banana. A strain I've wanted to grow for a while now.

Welcome aboard mate


Both Strawberry Banana's are looking a bit sativa like and both are the weakest cards in this grow at the moment, one of them is fuzzy and the other is small budded but nicely frosted. I wanted a real Banana Kush but this was the closest I could find The Banana Kush x Tahoe OG from In House was out of stock....

 

[wwhateley]

Looking good! Did you attach some of the ladies to the bamboo poles as prevention or did you start to have colas that were too heavy?

 

[PurpleGunRack]

Looking good! Did you attach some of the ladies to the bamboo poles as prevention or did you start to have colas that were too heavy?

The braches were falling over only supported by the other plants and tent walls, it's not that they're particularly heavy just stretchy and wispy
Really only the GDP's and the short Green Crack can stand unsupported

 

[TheBlaze]

That's a pity about the strawberry banana. Might have to rethink that strain then. Too expensive for shitty plants.

 

[PurpleGunRack]

That's a pity about the strawberry banana. Might have to rethink that strain then. Too expensive for shitty plants.

Don't think you should! My 2 plants is not nearly a valid scientific background to write the strain off, maybe the ones you grow will rock in your environment and on your training regime.

Sometimes the slowest growers and smallest yielders, are the best in taste and effect

Still 4-6 week to go so they have a chance to overtake the other plants just before the finish line, though the frostyness and stickyness of the Crystal Cookies is the wildest I've ever seen so they have to step it up.

 

[TheBlaze]

Let's see how they perform over the next few weeks. I really would like to give DJ's Gold a try next though. Will probably go that route.

 

[wwhateley]

Welcome aboard mate


Both Strawberry Banana's are looking a bit sativa like and both are the weakest cards in this grow at the moment, one of them is fuzzy and the other is small budded but nicely frosted. I wanted a real Banana Kush but this was the closest I could find The Banana Kush x Tahoe OG from In House was out of stock....

Thanks for your reply! I love the way you optimized your tent space, really good job

 

[PurpleGunRack]

Let's see how they perform over the next few weeks. I really would like to give DJ's Gold a try next though. Will probably go that route.

That's an interesting strain I've been a fan of Blueberry since 2001 and Kosher Kush has been on my list for about a year

 

[Baker1053]

I've gone ahead and looked at the pictures you've posted, have you tied them down or are they just that type of plant. Or are they not going to stretch more? I'm new to this and you see so many different ways of doing this.