What's a Swempy?

[Melville Hobbes]

Have you tried the taped-up pliers trick to soften the stem?

That's what I was planning.

What is the taped up pliers trick.

Wrapping the tips of a pair of needle nose pliers with electrical tape.
It cushions them a little so you're less likely to pinch right through the stem when you use them to supercrop.

 

[Melville Hobbes]

Well shit.

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 20, 2024

And right above.

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 20, 2024

Hiding

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 20, 2024

They're shy

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 20, 2024

When I tried to snip some leaves to reveal the male flowers, they fell off.

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 20, 2024

So we're down to 2.

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 20, 2024

Mimosa
Mostly out of the line of fire.

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 20, 2024

Godzilla Glue #4
Right under the pollen dump. We'll see if she has been pollinated over the next few days, but there's no sign yet.

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 20, 2024

Have a good night everyone.

 

[Trala]

Uggggh.

When da peen sneaks in to a lesbian orgy.

 

[Melville Hobbes]

I switched them around after putting my backup inline fan in my smaller tent.
These two are a little tight in there, but I'm happy with the move.
There's still no sign of mass pollination. There are a few brown/orange stigmas in there, but they don't have that pollinated look to me. Only one of the buds directly under the pollen dump has a single brown stigma

Swempy 22 April 2024.jpg

• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 22, 2024

Mimosa

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 22, 2024

Godzilla Glue #4

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 22, 2024

Uggggh.

When da peen sneaks in to a lesbian orgy.

Lol! He's been kicked out and now they have a room to themselves!

 

[InTheShed]

Here I'm patiently waiting for a pollen dump and you get yours by a freak hermie...it's just not fair.

Well caught and I you end up with sensimilla as planned!

 

[StoneOtter]

I switched them around after putting my backup inline fan in my smaller tent.
These two are a little tight in there, but I'm happy with the move.
There's still no sign of mass pollination. There are a few brown/orange stigmas in there, but they don't have that pollinated look to me. Only one of the buds directly under the pollen dump has a single brown stigma

Swempy 22 April 2024.jpg

• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 22, 2024

Mimosa

Mimosa 22 April 2024.jpg

• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 22, 2024

Godzilla Glue #4

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 22, 2024

Lol! He's been kicked out and now they have a room to themselves!

I hope you got lucky Mel!

 

[Melville Hobbes]

Welp, I have good news, and bad news.
The good news is, the flowering girls are smelling delicious, and I'm really looking forward to giving Mimosa a try.

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 26, 2024

The bad news is Godzilla Glue #4 definitely has seeds. Given the timing, they'll be mature by harvest.

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 26, 2024

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• Melville Hobbes
• Apr 26, 2024

There don't seem to be many though. I'll probably try one or two out in a winter grow, with a Glookies bagseed.

Here I'm patiently waiting for a pollen dump and you get yours by a freak hermie...it's just not fair.

Well caught and I you end up with sensimilla as planned!

Thanks Shed!
I just wish mine had been deliberate, like yours!

I hope you got lucky Mel!

Thanks Stone!
I've only seen 4 or 5 so far, so I'd say I'm pretty lucky given how much pollen there was!

 

[InTheShed]

And the good news is there aren't that many browning pistils!

 

[Melville Hobbes]

They're still alive.
Mimosa was lightly pollinated after all.
I've counted 7 seeds so far. Not too bad, all things considered.
Their stigmas are starting to change due to age now.

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• Melville Hobbes
• May 5, 2024

Mimosa

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• Melville Hobbes
• May 5, 2024

Godzilla Glue #4

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• Melville Hobbes
• May 5, 2024

And the good news is there aren't that many browning pistils!

True. There still aren't many yet.
That should change soon.

 

[Melville Hobbes]

Ahh...yeah...
I meant to update this journal once or twice a week.
Looks like I missed a few.
They're doing better than I was expecting.

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• Melville Hobbes
• May 18, 2024

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• Melville Hobbes
• May 18, 2024

Mimosa
Medium density buds, too heavy for her stems to hold up. Her buds are greasy, rather than sticky, and smell like citrus rinds.

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• Melville Hobbes
• May 18, 2024

Godzilla Glue #4
These buds are fat, dense, and smell about equally like lemon and coffee.

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• Melville Hobbes
• May 18, 2024

I'm pleased with the quality so far.

 

[InTheShed]

I'm pleased with the look and the descriptions!

 

[Stunger]

They're still alive.
Mimosa was lightly pollinated after all.
I've counted 7 seeds so far. Not too bad, all things considered.

The resulted seeds from the self pollination would or should all be female, is that right?

On my rock in the sea where all things 420 are illegal I'd be quite happy about that as regular seeds are a bit of a pain in having to grow them out to sex them.

 

[Melville Hobbes]

I'm pleased with the look and the descriptions!

Thanks Shed!

The resulted seeds from the self pollination would or should all be female, is that right?

On my rock in the sea where all things 420 are illegal I'd be quite happy about that as regular seeds are a bit of a pain in having to grow them out to sex them.

If they came from nanners I would agree that they would likely be female if I grew them under low stress conditions, but these were actual male flowers, so I believe the Northern Lights was a genetic hermie. The lack of signs of stress on the other two also leads me to think that it's likely genetics.
I will pop a couple to test that in a winter grow though. One from the Gorilla Glue, and one from the Mimosa.
Depending on the timing I might be able to do it next winter, but it'll have to be a short veg, if it's even possible. I'm currently planning a sativa grow, although this outdoor season might change that plan.
I think an NL#5 x Mimosa sounds interesting, so I'll grow them out no matter what happens. If one or both hermie my hash bags will get a workout.

 

[Melville Hobbes]

I really am neglecting this journal.
I think I'll be sticking to one at a time from here on out.
Fortunately we're close to the finish here.
Mimosa has some time left, but her top buds look ready.
Some of the lowers are foxtailing though.
Godzilla Glue #4 is chunking up nicely.

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• Melville Hobbes
• Jun 1, 2024

Mimosa

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• Melville Hobbes
• Jun 1, 2024

Godzilla Glue #4

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• Melville Hobbes
• Jun 1, 2024

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• Melville Hobbes
• Jun 1, 2024

 

[Melville Hobbes]

I just went back to check and I flipped them on 23 of March. We're 12 weeks from flip here!
I've noticed that plants of the same strain flower faster outdoors here, so I'm not too worried about the outdoor Godzilla Glue #4, but I do doubt the expected harvest period of "late September" given by @Herbies Seeds will be accurate.

 

[InTheShed]

They're looking pretty close, and it's kinda fun to watch more than one plant flower in a single pot. Been a long time since we got to see the Professor do it with 10 in one pot!

 

[Herbies Seeds]

Thank you for the feedback! Do you think the harvest won't be ready by late September? I assume that since it's the whole summer ahead, it should be okay

 

[Herbies Seeds]

I just went back to check and I flipped them on 23 of March. We're 12 weeks from flip here!
I've noticed that plants of the same strain flower faster outdoors here, so I'm not too worried about the outdoor Godzilla Glue #4, but I do doubt the expected harvest period of "late September" given by @Herbies Seeds will be accurate.

Thank you for the feedback! Do you think the harvest won't be ready by late September? I assume that since it's the whole summer ahead, it should be okay

 

[RhastaBlasta]

I really am neglecting this journal.
I think I'll be sticking to one at a time from here on out.
Fortunately we're close to the finish here.
Mimosa has some time left, but her top buds look ready.
Some of the lowers are foxtailing though.
Godzilla Glue #4 is chunking up nicely.

Swempy 31 May 2024.jpg

• Melville Hobbes
• Jun 1, 2024

Mimosa

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• Melville Hobbes
• Jun 1, 2024

Godzilla Glue #4

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• Melville Hobbes
• Jun 1, 2024

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• Melville Hobbes
• Jun 1, 2024

could be even sooner if you flip in late March, since you've flipped I believe they have already gained much needed green mass to cheer you with a nice flowers. It takes time of course but not that much, so I guess they'll show you their trichomes at the end of summer

 

[Melville Hobbes]

They're looking pretty close, and it's kinda fun to watch more than one plant flower in a single pot. Been a long time since we got to see the Professor do it with 10 in one pot!

Glad you're enjoying the show!
Impressive as the Professor's results are I don't think I'll be trying 10 myself

Thank you for the feedback! Do you think the harvest won't be ready by late September? I assume that since it's the whole summer ahead, it should be okay

Thanks for checking in!
I've had several strains that had predicted outdoor harvest times of late September, and they've all kept going into October, so I don't usually set too much stock in those predictions. I'd love to be proven wrong though.
I've had strains with a 10 week flowering period start stretching mid-July and set buds by August 1st, and I've had other strains with shorter flowering periods that set buds two weeks later and barely made it to harvest.
Either way, the girl outdoors right now has plenty of time before she shifts into flower, and I'm really looking forward seeing how she does out there!

could be even sooner if you flip in late March, since you've flipped I believe they have already gained much needed green mass to cheer you with a nice flowers. It takes time of course but not that much, so I guess they'll show you their trichomes at the end of summer

Hi RhastaBlasta!
I did flip these girls late March, and they're nearly done. It's the Godzilla Glue #4 that I sprouted for my outdoors grow that I'm wondering about.
The outdoor season here isn't really suitable for plants that take more than 70 days in flower most years. It also has a tendency to end rather abruptly. With a very few exceptions any plants I've had that were still standing when the Autumn rains hit have been hit hard by budrot.