Strawberry Cough Kings Kush Critical Acapulco Gold Sensi Star& Original Skunk #1 grow

[themanwiththeplan]

im also thinking about pulling the branches back and tying them down (to open up the plant from the center outward if that makes sense. it'll will allow more light to penetrate the plants top to it should translate into better air flow and bigger/more buds.

Also my AG will need to be staked. its starting to lean to one side now. its a pretty massive plant. I can't water it in the sink OR the bathtub anymore. its literally THAT big. if this wasn't the internet i'd stand next to it and take a pic. its hard to carry as its so bushy. im gonna start putting it in a huge bucket for waterings as its getting a little to big to fit through the doorway without bending the branches a lil. lol ive never had a plant so huge. when some of my early plants finish (not close yet obviously) i'll dedicate 1 whole 600w to it.

 

[Lysemith, Lowkey]

oh man, you should set up a reservoir or something that you can pull water from in the room, and run a hose to that or some shit. bringing the plant to water seems terribly inefficient, and kinda unnatural...

I am in a predicament that makes lugging around 5gal containers of dirt and plant just to water them is downright painful and not worth it. I think bending your girls out is an excellent idea, but be careful, after week 2 in flower or so the stalk tissue will become much denser, woody, and much less bendy making it easy to snap nodes - particularly in fimmed or topped girls.

Looking fanfucking-tastic though!

 

[themanwiththeplan]

oh man, you should set up a reservoir or something that you can pull water from in the room, and run a hose to that or some shit. bringing the plant to water seems terribly inefficient, and kinda unnatural...

I am in a predicament that makes lugging around 5gal containers of dirt and plant just to water them is downright painful and not worth it. I think bending your girls out is an excellent idea, but be careful, after week 2 in flower or so the stalk tissue will become much denser, woody, and much less bendy making it easy to snap nodes - particularly in fimmed or topped girls.

Looking fanfucking-tastic though!

thanks a lot. tell me about it. Im use to moving my plants to the water because they sit in the room on drip trays so i cant really pour 3-5 gal of water through it without playing musical drip trays.

so i just water them in a sink/tub. one or two at a time as needed (usually i only water 1 plant a day before making it all the way around to the one that got water first.)

my AG is getting too big to make it through the doorway some im just gonna use a huge 30 gal bucket to put it in for watering purposes then dump out the water afterwards.

being that i grow in soil i dont know a different way (besides bringing the plants to a sink/tub)



also i know what you mean about the branches hardening up after the first few weeks in flowering. i HAD to do that once because the plants were too clustered and not enough light was getting deep into the canopy (like it is now). so what i do is take plant and gently pull the branches backward (towards the edges of the pot) to open it up. im not really gonna tie it down as much as i am gonna open the plant up by taking all biggest branches and pulling back.

idk if this makes sense. but i know i still need to be careful because i did it for the first time a few grows ago and i did snap two or three branches by the time i was done. not complete breaks but enough that they needed to be braced with cardboard/tape around the bend/break.

i also need to stake my AG today or tomorrow as its leaning. its definitely 90-95% sativa and not done stretching. i vegged long enough though that the stretch has been pretty minimal since going to 12/12.

thanks for keeping up with the journal. im glad someone is interested!

ill try and get lots of pics and work done today when the lights come on.

 

[wildcajun]

Things are looking good ,by now you shoold have an idea of how much water/food each girl takes and how often ,you should know how much run off you are getting every time ,my self, my pots have a deep saucer that each pot sits in ,when i water /feed they get about a 1 Qt of run off which goes into the saucer ,I dont empty that because in a few hours the plant has sucked up all the remaing run off ,If there is some still after that time peroid i suck it up with a hand pump ,most of the time tho it is not needed , It just takes time to learn your plants ,not to mention waste if you are having a lot of run off,Happy Farming ,My 2 Cents ,Cajun

 

[themanwiththeplan]

Sorry only 1 flower room pic today. Due to all the work I did today in my grow room i forgot to take pics so i only snapped a quick one.

Basically today I watered a few of the flowering plants that needed it.

Im starting to think they are not being fed enough (nutes). Im just not sure how far i should push it.

Right now im in the part of the flowering schedule that will require me to use 2tsp of tiger bloom, 2 tsp of grow big and 4tbl of big bloom according to fox farm's schedule.

Even though I think they might be slightly starved im scared to push it that much as i dont want to stress em with nute burn.

Its hard for me to judge as ive never grown plants quite to this size. I mean they wont fit through the doorway anymore (Strawberry cough and Acapulco Gold) without nearly getting bent.

I killed off the DNA sour cream in my veg room (i know. r.i.p. sour cream but it was a runt).

I then transplanted the mystery plant into a 3gal pot to take the sour cream's place as i was only supposed to start with 4 plants anyway and i figured they should all be in the same size pot. I will probably transfer them to 5gal pots a week or two before the ones in flowering finish then have them take their place.

Humidity was slightly higher today but only got as high as 60 during lights out. during lights on they finally broke into the 40 range...they hit 49 at their lowest which is better than before.

I also tied back my Sensi Star. I didnt pull the branches back too much. you can't even see too much of a difference. My reason for doing it is because I want to improve air flow throughout the plant. I don't want to give mold a chance to develop.

Next plant i'll probably do this to is my Critical+ because i know its an early finisher and the closer they get to harvest the easier mold develops so ill do the early finishers first and do the late ones last.

Im still going to have to stake the AG. I didnt end up doing it because i overlooked the part of what I was gonna use to actually stake it. lol . I didnt have anything suitable on hand so it looks like im headed to a home depot tomorrow.

 

[themanwiththeplan]

Pic update as promised! not much to say about today other than humidity continues to be a problem however there's hope! a good guy by the name of SFguy on this forum tried out some damprid in his room (similar size to mine) with good results. I believe i read in another thread that it was in the 60% range before the damprid and its not 43%.

this i think is what ive been looking for.

I just wonder how long it'll last.

Anyway Im psyched by the look of some of these plants. Sensi Star is getting frosty (i predict will finish first) followed by the Critical. Those two appear to be the front runners so far.

the Skunk#1 and SC are really starting to fill in.

also the acapulco gold is starting to form buds finally.

 

[bestbuds09]

to help with your humidity i would suggest getting a small dehumidifier. I was having the same problem at one point and i did use damp rid and a few other things although it did lower my humidity level i would have to keep on buying damp rid. eventually the cost starting to add up. so i decided to look for a portable dehumidifier, i ended up finding one on targets website for about 30$. ive been using it since and havent had any more issues with my humidity levels. so i would suggest to get a small portable dehumidifier rather than getting damp rid.

btw nice looking girls you have going on at the moment....
from what seed bank is your strawberry cough coming from?
i just harvested my SC from dutchpassion, i gotta say it really does smell like strawberry but unfortunately i am rather dissapointed with the weigth. i cut mines down at week 8. still drying and waiting for smoke test...

 

[Lysemith, Lowkey]

That Critical and Sensi Star are fucking fast! Esp. in comparison to the AG. Things are looking awesome man, uber props on the even gorgeous canopy on the Critical +!

My biggest container is a 3 gal smartpot, and I just keep everything in a plastic reservoir in my tent and when there is a ridiculous amount of runoff, I just leave it, capillary action via the substrate, the smartpot itself, and of course plant capillaries (roots), serve to uptake the water, and it the water gets too brackish or nasty, I just throw some hydrogen peroxide in it.

The point being: those 5 gal soil containers are like 50 lbs plus, dry weight. I just see you doing tons and tons of unnecessary work and risking the safety of your plants in the move: god forbid you drop one and the meristem breaks and your out a whole plant.

 

[themanwiththeplan]

to help with your humidity i would suggest getting a small dehumidifier. I was having the same problem at one point and i did use damp rid and a few other things although it did lower my humidity level i would have to keep on buying damp rid. eventually the cost starting to add up. so i decided to look for a portable dehumidifier, i ended up finding one on targets website for about 30$. ive been using it since and havent had any more issues with my humidity levels. so i would suggest to get a small portable dehumidifier rather than getting damp rid.

btw nice looking girls you have going on at the moment....
from what seed bank is your strawberry cough coming from?
i just harvested my SC from dutchpassion, i gotta say it really does smell like strawberry but unfortunately i am rather dissapointed with the weigth. i cut mines down at week 8. still drying and waiting for smoke test...

i went to target's website and didnt see what you're talking about unless you're using the EVA brand mini dehumidifiers.

my strawberry cough is from dutch passion and i ordered it from attitude. I got it pick n mix so i don't have any to compare it to. Mine was topped/FIM'd twice so I have 8 tops which could explain why i think its such a productive plant. The buds look like they will be fluffy (as a sativa/sativa dom should be) come harvest time.

you only let yours go 8wks? I heard Strawberry Cough is supposed to be a 9wk strain?

let me know how it smokes because ive been wanting to try this strain for 3-4 years now and just got around to growing it.

btw: mine doesn't smell like strawberries at least to this point. its more floral/sweet smelling but not berry smell.

That Critical and Sensi Star are fucking fast! Esp. in comparison to the AG. Things are looking awesome man, uber props on the even gorgeous canopy on the Critical +!

My biggest container is a 3 gal smartpot, and I just keep everything in a plastic reservoir in my tent and when there is a ridiculous amount of runoff, I just leave it, capillary action via the substrate, the smartpot itself, and of course plant capillaries (roots), serve to uptake the water, and it the water gets too brackish or nasty, I just throw some hydrogen peroxide in it.

The point being: those 5 gal soil containers are like 50 lbs plus, dry weight. I just see you doing tons and tons of unnecessary work and risking the safety of your plants in the move: god forbid you drop one and the meristem breaks and your out a whole plant.

thanks for the kind words. Im pretty impressed myself. some of those plants are coming along as good as my white berry's did a few yrs ago. that AG is gonna take FOREVER in flowering I can feel it. The sensi might finish before the critical which is weird as i thought the critical+ was a 45-50 days strain while Sensi star was supposed to be 55 i thought. could be wrong.

i know what you mean about the heavy 50lb pots. lol. They do get heavy especially after a fresh watering (especially the KK and AG who must have massive roots)

I dont have much option with my setup other than to bring them to the water. I wont be moving the AG and SC anymore as they have gotten to big to leave the room so ill put them both in 30 gal buckets (no holes on the bottom obviously) to water them in the flower room then dump out the excess after.

 

[bestbuds09]

i went to target's website and didnt see what you're talking about unless you're using the EVA brand mini dehumidifiers.

my strawberry cough is from dutch passion and i ordered it from attitude. I got it pick n mix so i don't have any to compare it to. Mine was topped/FIM'd twice so I have 8 tops which could explain why i think its such a productive plant. The buds look like they will be fluffy (as a sativa/sativa dom should be) come harvest time.

you only let yours go 8wks? I heard Strawberry Cough is supposed to be a 9wk strain?

let me know how it smokes because ive been wanting to try this strain for 3-4 years now and just got around to growing it.

btw: mine doesn't smell like strawberries at least to this point. its more floral/sweet smelling but not berry smell.

yeah those are the ones im talking about as far as the dehumidifier goes. even though they are small they do a very good job in sucking water out of air. im using it in a 4 x 4 closet with a 400hps complete light system. and the portable dehumidifier does its job and it takes about 3-4 days for the container to get full.

and as for the sc yea i let mines go for 8 weeks only. under the scope it had about 70-80% cloudy i wasnt looking for the amber on this one. i just finished packing a bong and it tastes nothing like strawberry, i really cant say what it tastes like, as for the high its a very nice head high nothing too heavy, i would say its perfect for in the morning when you are driving in traffic. its very clear not bad at all. one bad thing is that the buds are very fluffy like you had mentioned but still im enjoying the high that im getting from it.

 

[themanwiththeplan]

i went to target's website and didnt see what you're talking about unless you're using the EVA brand mini dehumidifiers.

my strawberry cough is from dutch passion and i ordered it from attitude. I got it pick n mix so i don't have any to compare it to. Mine was topped/FIM'd twice so I have 8 tops which could explain why i think its such a productive plant. The buds look like they will be fluffy (as a sativa/sativa dom should be) come harvest time.

you only let yours go 8wks? I heard Strawberry Cough is supposed to be a 9wk strain?

let me know how it smokes because ive been wanting to try this strain for 3-4 years now and just got around to growing it.

btw: mine doesn't smell like strawberries at least to this point. its more floral/sweet smelling but not berry smell.

yeah those are the ones im talking about as far as the dehumidifier goes. even though they are small they do a very good job in sucking water out of air. im using it in a 4 x 4 closet with a 400hps complete light system. and the portable dehumidifier does its job and it takes about 3-4 days for the container to get full.

and as for the sc yea i let mines go for 8 weeks only. under the scope it had about 70-80% cloudy i wasnt looking for the amber on this one. i just finished packing a bong and it tastes nothing like strawberry, i really cant say what it tastes like, as for the high its a very nice head high nothing too heavy, i would say its perfect for in the morning when you are driving in traffic. its very clear not bad at all. one bad thing is that the buds are very fluffy like you had mentioned but still im enjoying the high that im getting from it.

really? hmm. how clear headed are we talking? im looking for something good for morning smoke w/o getting you "too high". do you find the sc racy at all? is it unique to other strains you've grown or is it similar to most sativa dom plants?

idk how to explain what im looking for but i got the SC for its reputation as being so clear headed and perfect anytime of the day/morning.

what do you think of it? mind doing a smoke report?

 

[themanwiththeplan]

btw did yours stretch as bad as mine did?

 

[bestbuds09]

sorry for not responding earlier but the sc had me distracted for a bit lol..... ok. sc is not racy at all, i mean it will have your thoughts mixed but not rushed if you know what i mean its more of a mellow high. like i stated earlier it perfect for in the morning when you are stuck in traffic. when i took a hit this afternoon i was very relaxed (mind you i left work about 3+ hrs) and didnt give a fuck. its not racy at all. ive had blackberry kush before and that strain had my thoughts running as if i was on coke lol. sc is very head mellow type of high which i would enjoy for in the morning/mid day smoke. and as far as stretching yeah she pretty much stretched anywhere between 50-75% her height after switching to 12/12.

 

[themanwiththeplan]

sorry for not responding earlier but the sc had me distracted for a bit lol..... ok. sc is not racy at all, i mean it will have your thoughts mixed but not rushed if you know what i mean its more of a mellow high. like i stated earlier it perfect for in the morning when you are stuck in traffic. when i took a hit this afternoon i was very relaxed (mind you i left work about 3+ hrs) and didnt give a fuck. its not racy at all. ive had blackberry kush before and that strain had my thoughts running as if i was on coke lol. sc is very head mellow type of high which i would enjoy for in the morning/mid day smoke. and as far as stretching yeah she pretty much stretched anywhere between 50-75% her height after switching to 12/12.

damn man. thats awesome. Ive been looking for a strain like that. Ive only found those types of highs in a few random street dealer baggies over the years. they never knew what it was though. I find indicas kill my energy in the daytime but most sativas i find to be too racy for the daytime...if that makes sense.

so im certainly thrilled to be able to try some of this come harvest time. If it turns out to be what ive been seeking all these years then im gonna reveg it and either attempt to clone it (ive never cloned before...successfully anyway) or produce S1's of it w/ colloidal silver.

Sounds good so far. how did yours look compared to mine? or how did you grow yours i should ask.

Mine looks like the biggest producer out of all of them but i know they are gonna be fluffy buds (75% sativa...) but for a 9wk strain i cant complain (or in your case

 

[themanwiththeplan]

So today I didn't spend too much time in the flower room. just long enough pull the dead leaves on the lower branches (this next feeding will be their last of flowering as far as nitrogen goes)

Nothing too much to report on in there. humidity is ok around 49-53% most of the time so not too bad.


In my veg space I just tied down my mystery sprout and i highlighted which plant in grew in the same pot as before i transplanted. I think its safe to say those two are not related. they looking nothing like each other. oh and btw that mystery sprout is VIGOROUS as f**k. It came up last...was the smallest and now has out grown all of them by far.

if the plant delivers all through from veg to the bong i might just clone it and either make S1's or breed it with something else.

sorry for the lack of pics.

 

[Lysemith, Lowkey]

Phunky phresh! +rep for that coolness.

Does anybody knows what this is called in plants? Comparable to Di-zygotic twins, twins that don't look alike but share a womb.

I'd say clone that bitch when you top/fim her.

 

[themanwiththeplan]

Phunky phresh! +rep for that coolness.

Does anybody knows what this is called in plants? Comparable to Di-zygotic twins, twins that don't look alike but share a womb.

I'd say clone that bitch when you top/fim her.

it may be possible. if so it has to be the more "haze" pheno of the two (it came in the same pot as the Original Amnesia was planted which i think was a freebie from dinafem if i remember right)

 

[themanwiththeplan]

Update time.

Humidity continues to fluctuate however i think some damp rid i placed in the room yesterday might be doing the trick. I was able to shut my intake and exhaust for an 1 1/2 to 2 hrs today and the humidity only raised 3-4% or so in that time.

I was at 49%..turned it off...2 hrs later it was only 52-53%. this is unusual as normally 2 hrs without intake/exhaust the room would be 59-60% easily. so maybe its starting to work.

I then turned the intake/exhaust back on.

Humidity hit as high as 60% or so at one point in the dark period but was quickly fixed to bring it down to the low 50s.




I RE-LST'd the Mystery Sprout. believe it or not it grew a LOT from the day before. this plant is gonna overgrow my veg space i can tell already. its the only plant ive felt the need to LST so far. I plan on doing the rest soon.


Also im almost convinced GHS is crap. I think ive gotten two runts in a row. the Kings kush in flower and the GWS in veg. both the smallest most pitiful plants but for real known reason so at this point idk who to blame...maybe myself idk..


Anyways flowering is pretty damn good. the sensi star is covered in trichs...the critical+ has somewhat fewer trichs however it has trichs big enough to be seen with the naked eye. it practically glitters in the light if that makes sense. very nice.

the Strawberry cough has hairs starting to turn orange and somewhat red.


enjoy the pics i took.

 

[slipperydip]

Beautiful grow man, i'm looking forward to the finished product!! i'll be growing some strawberry as soon as they get here, it looks like a killer strain.
One love!

 

[themanwiththeplan]

Beautiful grow man, i'm looking forward to the finished product!! i'll be growing some strawberry as soon as they get here, it looks like a killer strain.
One love!

hey thanks! I appreciate the comments rolling in. i expected more people to start following once i got into flowering. lol .thats where the "ohhh...ahhhh" pictures start popping up. i love flowering plants. they're gorgeous.

The strawberry cough is great so far imo (as far as growing goes). did you get a 5-10 pack or just a single seed or two? im just wondering if you plan on growing nothing but strawberry cough or like me where i did different strains w/ it?

Heres what i know about strawberry cough that may apply to you:
my pheno isn't sensitive to nutes like many claim the strawberry cough generally is.
It stretches a lot after going to 12/12 (its 75% sativa so its to be expected)
id for sure TOP/FIM and LST as its given me wonderful results (8 main colas)
Another poster reported it may finish early (its a 9wk strain but they were lucky to have one finish in 8wks)..

thats all i know so far. hope that info is of some help to you.

thanks again for checking the grow out