The Ultimate Growing Competition

[Kushash]

@BostonBuds Are your Critical Purple Kush Seeds Fem, Reg, or Auto?
@Kushash What type of seeds did you run? (REG, FEM, or AUTO)

All the others have been updated in the spreadsheet to have the commitments they made. Side note, I am adding the spreadsheet to my signature so its easier to find if you don't want to bookmark it.

My seeds are FEM's.

 

[H.A.F.]

My seeds are FEM's.

So you planted 14 fem seeds to only keep 5? Are they old, or just a strain that usually needs culling of weaklings?

 

[Kushash]

So you planted 14 fem seeds to only keep 5? Are they old, or just a strain that usually needs culling of weaklings?

Good Question.
I am the worst person to have to cull plants. I can't do it even when I need to. I guess I love all my girls equally lol.

This comp created a different situation for me.
Remember, one of my goals was to grow plants with 11 or more leaflets this comp.

Only 15 - 20% of my seeds would develop those type of leaves in the past so I started 14 seeds hoping at least 2 or 3 would develop the leaves I was looking for.

All 5 plants I chose have between 10 and 12 leaflets so far and I'm shooting for 14 leaflets.

I left my plants in the 1 gallon pots to long while searching for that type of leaf so the plants will be struggling a little while bouncing back in their new 5 gallon pots.

6 of the seedlings are from old seeds that did not make the comp but will not be culled, they will be left in veg for a while until room opens up in the flower room and I will clone those.
So really I'm only going to cull 3 if I can bring myself to do it. I hate to kill a heathy cannabis plant.

 

[H.A.F.]

I hate to kill a heathy cannabis plant.

THAT!

That was why I was wondering. Makes sense, but I even hate killing clones that are slow. Reg seeds I get, but fem seeds? Couldn't do it.

I guess I would have popped however many I could run at once, but kept the "good" ones separate for whatever you plan to do with them.

Then again, I don't need bulk and don't like crowded grow rooms, and I did exactly what I don't like doing just for the competition - so

 

[Mysturis420]

I just did the math and what are the odds that this round for me is going to be exactly 17 in a half weeks till harvest due to my cold temp issues it put me back 2 in a half weeks in growth shits crazy sometimes one little mistake and then you have to rebound and make up growth jeez I got some work ahead of me

 

[H.A.F.]

I just did the math and what are the odds that this round for me is going to be exactly 17 in a half weeks till harvest due to my cold temp issues it put me back 2 in a half weeks in growth shits crazy sometimes one little mistake and then you have to rebound and make up growth jeez I got some work ahead of me

When I did the math at the beginning, I think that flipping on May 9 still gives 10 weeks for flowering.

 

[Opie1971]

I was wrong about the Blueberrys being males, the two biggest plants finally showed and they’re females. I’ve seen A LOT of plants and would have bet my left nut that they were dudes, I actually almost chucked em one day, glad I didn’t now. They’ve both been up-potted along with the Sapphire Og, I’ll be putting them under 12/12 soon.
The Gelato is doing great as well. I’ll be spraying one of the Blueberrys with Tiresias Mist to make feminized seeds of all three strains- Blueberry, Gelato and Sapphire Og.

 

[H.A.F.]

I was wrong about the Blueberrys being males, the two biggest plants finally showed and they’re females. I’ve seen A LOT of plants and would have bet my left nut that they were dudes, I actually almost chucked em one day, glad I didn’t now. They’ve both been up-potted along with the Sapphire Og, I’ll be putting them under 12/12 soon.
The Gelato is doing great as well. I’ll be spraying one of the Blueberrys with Tiresias Mist to make feminized seeds of all three strains- Blueberry, Gelato and Sapphire Og.

Thanks! I never heard of that mist, so I read up on it. Have you used it before and does it work?

 

[Opie1971]

Thanks! I never heard of that mist, so I read up on it. Have you used it before and does it work?

Yes, I have used it 3 different times, successful all 3. It works, or it did for me anyway.
If ya ever decide to try it, hit me up and I’ll help ya out.

 

[H.A.F.]

Yes, I have used it 3 different times, successful all 3. It works, or it did for me anyway.
If ya ever decide to try it, hit me up and I’ll help ya out.

It'll probably be a while. I have about 25 seeds I need to run, but as I get to the end of each strain, that's definitely something I want to try.

But basically, you treat one limb on a fem plant before flip, then let it go and you get fem seeds?

 

[H.A.F.]

Seems a whole lot more efficient than buying reggies, hunting males and then growing them.

 

[Opie1971]

It'll probably be a while. I have about 25 seeds I need to run, but as I get to the end of each strain, that's definitely something I want to try.

But basically, you treat one limb on a fem plant before flip, then let it go and you get fem seeds?

Yeah that’s pretty much the way ya do it, you just have to know when to spray it.
And I usually choose to spray a couple times a day at like 5 or 6 days in, once at lights on and again at lights off. It just depends on how it’s looking.
I’ve got a plant right now that is just about ready to start dropping pollen, I’ll post some pics later to show it to you.

 

[H.A.F.]

Yeah that’s pretty much the way ya do it, you just have to know when to spray it.
And I usually choose to spray a couple times a day at like 5 or 6 days in, once at lights on and again at lights off. It just depends on how it’s looking.
I’ve got a plant right now that is just about ready to start dropping pollen, I’ll post some pics later to show it to you.

When I said I had 25 seeds to run, except for this contest I usually run 3-4 plants at a time in a rotation (1-2 in veg, 1-2 in flower). so 25 seeds is about 2 years

 

[BostonBuds]

We have an open pot.
After the pot closes and the competition begins, the pot will be arranged in placing order for prizes and the Prize Post will be posted.

We are trying to have the prizes ship from the vendor directly to the winners.
We are not responsible for pot prizes, and it is the vendor or donator's responsibility to make sure you get your prize.

Has this been done?

 

[Big Perm]

Has this been done?

There's an Easter Egg still out in the yard for you to find.

 

[Big Perm]

Has this been done?

There's an Easter Egg still out in the yard for you to find.

If you look on page 11...

 

[J.James]

When I said I had 25 seeds to run, except for this contest I usually run 3-4 plants at a time in a rotation (1-2 in veg, 1-2 in flower). so 25 seeds is about 2 years

Tiresias Mist is a great product, But I'd like to throw my two cents into the discussion. It's not a good idea to self pollinate a plant by spraying one branch and letting the plant pollinate itself. If you desire to isolate the plant's genetic traits by self-pollination, it is better to take a clone or a few clones from that plant. Then designate a clone to spray and let it pollinate the mother or other clones, then simply toss it in the trash. Seeds that come from a self-pollinated plant, At least in my experience, tend to increase the rate you see undesirable traits

 

[Mysturis420]

Tiresias Mist is a great product, But I'd like to throw my two cents into the discussion. It's not a good idea to self pollinate a plant by spraying one branch and letting the plant pollinate itself. If you desire to isolate the plant's genetic traits by self-pollination, it is better to take a clone or a few clones from that plant. Then designate a clone to spray and let it pollinate the mother or other clones, then simply toss it in the trash. Seeds that come from a self-pollinated plant, At least in my experience, tend to increase the rate you see undesirable traits

Will this lesson the odds of hermies with fems jw I like to stick to regs due to hermies but if I could go female without them or less that would be nice

 

[J.James]

Will this lesson the odds of hermies with fems jw

Yes, and even more if you use two different females, Designating one as your "male" and tossing it

 

[Mysturis420]

Yes, and even more if you use two different females, Designating one as your "male" and tossing it

You have just spawned my new obsession now on to buy some spray I'm think this will be a great way to isolate my strain I'm working on I only have a female and going thru all my seeds looking for a Male with the same traits was gunna be a bitch