Thirvnrob's Canuck Seeds Double Chocolate/Acapulco Gold Comparative Grow

InTheShed said:
That's a lot of amber but it appears to be on the sugar leaves so that's not the place to gauge. And it's always hard to tell with a foxtailing plant because of the new vs original growth.

Is there a tester you can take and quick dry to get a better idea?
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She’s loaded with sugar leaves so it’s hard to get a good look at the calices. I suppose I could trim some away. That said, now I’m dreading the chop.
Regarding new growth, there are only a few white pistils that I can find & I have to look pretty hard to find them.
I did quick dry & sample a little tester but I’ve already indulged, so it’s hard to tell. I guess I’ll take another one and dry it overnight but of course I’ll have to wake & bake tomorrow morning. It’s a tough row to hoe, but somebody has to do it…
 
Thirvnrob said:
She’s loaded with sugar leaves so it’s hard to get a good look at the calices. I suppose I could trim some away. That said, now I’m dreading the chop.
Regarding new growth, there are only a few white pistils that I can find & I have to look pretty hard to find them.
I did quick dry & sample a little tester but I’ve already indulged, so it’s hard to tell. I guess I’ll take another one and dry it overnight but of course I’ll have to wake & bake tomorrow morning. It’s a tough row to hoe, but somebody has to do it…
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Pistils brown? Stop feeding? Milky Trichomes? Did I miss anything? If it’s yes to the first 3 questions then I would chop. CL🍀
 
CaptainLucky said:
Pistils brown? Stop feeding? Milky Trichomes? Did I miss anything? If it’s yes to the first 3 questions then I would chop. CL🍀
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I’d sat 99% of her pistils are brown. She’s slowed her consumption significantly to about a gallon every 4 days. Not all of the Tricom are milky, probably about 10% still clear.
Thanks for stopping by!
 
I chopped the Double Chocolate whole & dried them in a tent & then of course, I dry trimmed it. I hated every second of it despite using a bowl trimmer. Today I took as much leaf off the plant while she was still standing & then the buds & dropped them into the bowl trimmer. I finished in less than three hours. I was pleasantly surprised by what I thought was larf ending up being nice, dense nugs. As a matter of fact, there was very little larf at all, just enough to cover the bottom of a medium sized paper bag. There are lots of big, chunky buds to boot! I’m guessing It’ll yield about 3 zips after drying. There was so much purple leaf, I’m calling it Acapulco Kush. The trimmings are beautiful, very colorful. The good stuff is hanging in my basket at 63% humidity & 65°F. Here’s the pictorial evidence…

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I forgot something important. I saved this cola for last because it’s the sacrificial lamb from whence the aforementioned taster came. She deserves her moment. It’s also a good example of what every cola looked like. Fat & dense at the top & thinner immediately below but just as dense.
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They all look like keepers and so sticky! Great box o'buds and save those gloves for holding small screws while you're working with them. :)
 
Thirvnrob said:
I chopped the Double Chocolate whole & dried them in a tent & then of course, I dry trimmed it. I hated every second of it despite using a bowl trimmer. Today I took as much leaf off the plant while she was still standing & then the buds & dropped them into the bowl trimmer. I finished in less than three hours. I was pleasantly surprised by what I thought was larf ending up being nice, dense nugs. As a matter of fact, there was very little larf at all, just enough to cover the bottom of a medium sized paper bag. There are lots of big, chunky buds to boot! I’m guessing It’ll yield about 3 zips after drying. There was so much purple leaf, I’m calling it Acapulco Kush. The trimmings are beautiful, very colorful. The good stuff is hanging in my basket at 63% humidity & 65°F. Here’s the pictorial evidence…

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Don't you love it when the surprize you with nugs that rock like that! Sweet harvest!
 
InTheShed said:
They all look like keepers and so sticky! Great box o'buds and save those gloves for holding small screws while you're working with them. :)
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Thanks Shed! Good idea!
Gee64 said:
Another great one! Forest fires or not, this summer is going to be hazy Rob😎

Beautiful color🥰
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Thanks Gee! She was a beauty!
StoneOtter said:
Don't you love it when the surprize you with nugs that rock like that! Sweet harvest!
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I do indeed! Thanks Stone!
 
Sorry for the absence - I’ve been out of town working. Again. I keep saying that’s it, I’m retiring for good. Problem is, people keep making me offers I can’t refuse. The money was great & the work was easy, but I hated the hours & eating out every day & night. Anyway, I need to wrap this journal up.
Thanks again to @Canuk Seeds for the opportunity to showcase their goods.
I’ll start with the Acapulco Gold. First, they were both grown in store bought living soil & assumed it would be sufficient to keep them healthy through fruition. Hence, I neglected to read the label & by the time I did they were sick & never fully recovered although they did flower for 12+ weeks (staggered harvest). They just didn’t turn out well due to Gardner brain flatulence. I netted 6 zips, but it only gives a mild (but pleasant) buzz that wears off pretty quickly. I can’t give a fair assessment since I really do believe the problems boiled down to gardener error.
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The two Double Chocolate were grown in TLO soil per The Rev’s recipe. They both stayed healthy throughout with no feeding other than Cal/Mag & Mammoth microbials, both on a weekly basis. They were both very bushy & lush, and all indicators of impending WPM were present for the last 3 weeks of veg & required daily de-leafng. I was worried about mold & bud rot too, as they produced some fat, dense buds. I pulled a little over 8 zips off them. Good smoke report. Makes me want to either play my guitar or be up & about doing something. The buzz lasts a couple hours & when it wears off a couple more tokes gets me right again. This was the stickiest weed I’ve grown by far. I had to take the buds out of the jars almost every day for the first couple weeks to separate them. Staying one step ahead of the WPM was the biggest challenge I had with these two but it was well worth the effort!

So that’s it for this journal. Thanks for reading!
 
Welcome back buddy! Offers that can't be refused are the best! Now enjoy!
 
:welcome: home in more ways than one! The grow wrap sounds great, and when I retire I hope I also keep getting offers I can't refuse. :)
 
StoneOtter said:
Welcome back buddy! Offers that can't be refused are the best! Now enjoy!
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Yeah, it’ll be nice to let my retirement checks pile up for a few months!
 
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