I will let it cure in the jar for at least a week and then make a smoke report.
Today I trimmed the tip of two of the main buds following the directions I found in the back building guide by Lightaddict. We will see how that turns. The buds are fattening up a bit now, and getting frostier by the day. They look a shade of green too dark for my taste, and the clawing in the fan leaves tells me I should use water only for a time to avoid N toxicity.
I will take my time and dry and cure these buds slowly, as to bring the best out of them. I will make sure this is some fine bud to smoke, and then go from there. Not really concerned about the harvest weight by this point. My goal is to achieve a much better quality first and then work on improving the yield.
Not sure if this first batch of Aurora Indica clones will be of premium quality. The soil is the basic mix of 1/3 rice hulls, 1/3 worm casting and 1/3 peat moss with some agricultural lime. I have used only water, SST, Aloe and Anredera botanical tea. I have the impression the Anredera tea is high in nitrogen, because after application the plants look greener (a darker shade that is) and they also developed elongated tips in the fan leaves, a symptom of N toxicity.
When this batch of AI clones is finished I will switch to the CC style soil mix and start the perpetual grow. I am considering getting some bubblelicious and northern lights seeds. Northern lights is a personal favorite and I want to secure a nice pheno for a mother plant. I guess I will keep a mother plant from each strain and use the clones in the perpetual grow, that way I will get some more variety.
I may try doing some other strains in the near future, including either Dark devil or Red poison.
I expect much better quality using the CC style mix, but also will try to be cautious when adding teas or drenches, as I have the impression the soil may be too hot for this strain.
Regards.
