Hey guys. Sorry for the abence but I had internet issues. The short story is the plants have been harvested. They were still quite a way from finished but I needed the space for some new plants of a different strain.
Unfortunately I didnt take any pictures at harvest. The major difference over time was that the buds got denser. The pistils were still mostly white with about 20% turning orange. New bud sites kept appearing.
I didnt adjust light in the end, because I knew I would be using the space before long.
The smoke. To me it has a mild buzz. I equate to the first hit on a cigarette when you havent smoked in a long time. For me it didnt last long. maybe 20 minutes..at the most.
Friends who dont smoke as often as I, had a different opinion. They all seemed to agree it was an intense high, and left them feeling light and buzzed for an hour or more.
This plant was the only female from seeds I started in my first ever grow. It wasnt a great choice for the first, but I started with a 0 budget. I had nothing to loose and thought I would give it a go. Along the way, I went from using soil from my back yard, to having a fully functional indoor garden. If it hadnt been for my need to get results from my investment (gotta keep the girlfriend happy), I would have let them finish. I still have a feeling that if the buds had been mature the smoke would have been excellent.
On the upside, I still have loads of beans from the original lot, and I even managed to cross the pollen from one of the 4 males I had with a another unknown indica. The indica seeds were also from a back of what was supposed seedless, but was either a hermie or some how got pollenated. The plants I have from theses seeds are nice short plants, thick buds, very sour/lemon smell (smells more like ammonia to me) and finish very early. 7.5/8 weeks tops. The smoke however is about a 5 out of 10 for potency.
If I'm lucky I will get the best from both plants in my cross. Then again...who knows? Again nothing to loose.
Lastly with regard to the molasses thing. I have read about it on few threads. I just never put much creedance to it simply becaus eit just seemed alot of effort for something that doesnt have a counterpart in nature. I am one who believes that it doesnt take miracle potions and methods to grow a plant...one that does quite well in nature with no intervention at all. So apart from using sound methods in my garden to simulate nature as best I can, I try to avoid the tonics and tricks.
Having said that, I do recall my mother and grandmother doing something similar. They would desolve one aspirin tablet in a cup of sprite and feed their plants with it once a week. I presume this would be for the same reason as the molasses. Get the carbs, and int he case of the sprite, some carbin and minerals as well. They did have the nicest roses and best tasting tomatoes ever...so there must be something in it.
I'm not ready to go with the molasses just yet. I do drink sprite, maybe I'll try some on one of my clones side by side with one without and see how it goes.
