Yankeetoker At It Again: C99 & Pineapple Chunk In Soil Under LED Lights

A few shots from this morning....Day 38 since going to 12/12

Cindy...got a lil soak in CalMag this morning.

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Patti...

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YT
 
rameraze said:
I just got done with the Cindy from female seeds. I really enjoyed the smoke. They were an easy plant to grow and didn't smell up my home.... Much. Enjoy when your done.

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Thanks, man. She doesn't smell like anything compared to her roommate....

She is at Day 38 since I flipped to 12/12...how does she look to you? The Pineapple Chunk looks much further along, and they are the same "age"...

YT
 
They both look great, YT! I haven't run the 99, but some sativa strains build a bunch of tiny calyxes, and then swells them all up at the end. You weathered the Ca/Mg issue pretty well, they are a bit light, but not bad at all. You could have gone a bit heavier, peaking just with the flower production, and then rolling off as budswell slows. Took me a year of perpetual to figure out city/treated water. i pH every single watering, and supplement every single watering with CalMag.
 
CareStaker said:
They both look great, YT! I haven't run the 99, but some sativa strains build a bunch of tiny calyxes, and then swells them all up at the end. You weathered the Ca/Mg issue pretty well, they are a bit light, but not bad at all. You could have gone a bit heavier, peaking just with the flower production, and then rolling off as budswell slows. Took me a year of perpetual to figure out city/treated water. i pH every single watering, and supplement every single watering with CalMag.
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Thanks, CareStaker! I have been hitting them with a foliar spray every couple of weeks (alfalfa-kelp-EWC ) and alternating between just water (with CalMag ), alfalfa-kelp-EWC nutrient teas, and a light mixture of liquid kelp and bloom fish ferts.

I pH anything that goes into the soil, and they seem to be responding well.

I am real pleased with the development of the Pineapple Chunk. The C99 buds seem so "behind" in development. According to the breeder, Patti should have another 3 weeks or so...tomorrow is Day 42. I hope the C99 starts to swell because otherwise she is just tall and lanky with little buds.

Funny, I like smoking sativas, but like how indicas "grow"....

Thanks for taking a peek.

YT
 
Looking awesome Yankee... Been drooling over them...
 
Thanks, fellas! I could just look at Patti all day long.....

Gave both plants an alfalfa-kelp-EWC foliar spray this morning. Cindy got a gallon of ph adjusted water only last night as well (no CalMag since I knew she would get foliar spray this morning).

Patti will get a gallon of water only this evening after the foliar spray this morning.

With both plants being about 3-4 weeks from harvest, should I just add water to the soil, but foliar feed "nutrients"? Or should I cut out the foliar sprays as well and just give plain water (with CalMag )?

YT
 
Fuzznutter said:
Most people don't start using plain water only until the last two weeks. I'd say whichever you decide will be fine in the meantime.
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So one more compost tea then straight water is what I'll try....they have pretty good color for it to be so "late " in the cycle.

Thanks, YT
 
CareStaker said:
They both look great, YT! I haven't run the 99, but some sativa strains build a bunch of tiny calyxes, and then swells them all up at the end. You weathered the Ca/Mg issue pretty well, they are a bit light, but not bad at all. You could have gone a bit heavier, peaking just with the flower production, and then rolling off as budswell slows. Took me a year of perpetual to figure out city/treated water. i pH every single watering, and supplement every single watering with Cal-Mag.
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Caretaker,
I also use city/tap water and I'm wondering what figuring it out means ? Mine is 220 ppm, and ph of 8.1, but I have no way of knowing exact mineral content. We have never had a problem using it. I also drink it, filtered through a brita filter. And like you, I always ph, but only add cal-mag from about 2d. wk. of bloom, till 2 wk. before harvest. I'm using equal parts of perlite, coco coir, and vermicrop organic mix. Any advise is appreciated .
 
Slowpuffer said:
Caretaker,
I also use city/tap water and I'm wondering what figuring it out means ? Mine is 220 ppm, and ph of 8.1, but I have no way of knowing exact mineral content. We have never had a problem using it. I also drink it, filtered through a brita filter. And like you, I always ph, but only add cal-mag from about 2d. wk. of bloom, till 2 wk. before harvest. I'm using equal parts of perlite, coco coir, and vermicrop organic mix. Any advise is appreciated .
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Hey Slow. Your water has some minerals in it - if it reads 220ppm. You won't have any way of telling how much of it is Cal, Mg, and other, without testing - but you can impute that if you are adding Ca/Mg only at those intervals, that a good portion of the 220ppm is comprised of useful minerals. Sounds like you found what works for you though. At your levels, cutting Ca at the last 2 weeks makes sense. Ca is relatively immobile, and my levels are much lower, so I roll off sharply, and cut the last 7-10 days. My water is buffered to a 9.3pH as reads about 80-100ppm from the tap - so it contains almost no minerals.

I like your mix, I'm running something similar now, but it has an equal peat component as well....dirt/coco/perlite/goodies. Happy gardening. :Namaste:
 
Nice Yankee, coming along well... :passitleft:
 
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