DJ Short Blueberry Grow by Snafu (all organic)

Blunt Master Flex said:

Yeah boy, this should be sweet.
Any mutants or deformities yet?

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Not yet. I will keep you posted though.

Grow Journal
11/09/11
DJ Short Blueberry

11/09/11 Notes

Glad some friends and other growers have come aboard! Happy to see you all.

Everything is coming along nicely. Blueberry 1-4 are all at their 3-4th node now, all about 6" high. Updates will be more frequent as veg progresses and pre-flowers form. For now, they are maintaining 75F, 60% RH in 1gal Smart Pots. All focus will be on root growth and supplementation till the 45-60 day veg mark.

BB#5 is definately still the runt of the lot. BB5 has hit its second node. I will update with pictures over this coming weekend.

Going away for the holiday weekend, leaving everything alone for 3-4 days.

Because of this, I watered extensively this morning with a mixture of Hygrozyme and Molasses.

The Hygrozyme will help with nutrient uptake as well as help the plant to recover from over-watering. The molasses will feed the beneficial microbes, which in turn will assist nutrient uptake and mitigate stress from over-watering.

I don't like to over-water at such an early stage, but I know it will be fine. Besides, 3-4 days off from work has to be enjoyed

Hey there, Nice grow journal, thought I'd post on this thread as I have 3 DJ Short Blueberry in veg now. Bought the beans from attitude and germed 3/3 on about mid Sept. Two germed great, the 3rd was slow and stunted.. my fault as I germed directly into coco and the taproot went right into a coco chunk and stalled growth, it also fell over and almost got damping off. I nursed it back in a 3" netpot of coco and now is thriving, but still far behind the other 2.

First off, on all 3 the purple stems were there from the start, and leaves had a slight blue tint. I kept reading how its a light feeder, so I fed very lightly for the first few weeks.. well the 2 good ones started turning yellowish, so I upped a bit more to around half strength. Took a week or so and a bit more green, no tip burn so I upped to my normal veg feed level. The green started getting nice and lush growth, upped a bit more. So on all 3 I am now at 1.5X normal strength nutes and still no tip burn. So in my case I feed them heavy with no probs. (filtered rainwater, Monkey Juice, Calmag, Hygrozyme, Roots Excel, @ 6.5 pH)

Vegging directly under a 100W Metal Halide, they seem to love it. I had it under a 100W CMH (3K Kelvin) for a couple of weeks, and grew ok, but under the 4K Kelvin MH, it just takes off. I can see they getting taller every day and the stems are getting nice and stiff, almost half the dia of a pencil at the base. also, I have them in 1 Liter Airpots.

Of the 2 good ones, one has wider Indica like leaves, and the other has slightly more pointed leaves, like just a touch more Sativa pheno. From growth so far, the third one leans toward the Indica as well from looking at its leaves.

One thing is that there is no side branching so far. The first one is going on its 9th node, the second one on its 7th node, nice fan leaves the size of my fist, there are small shoots, but no real side branching yet..? Maybe I have to top? As far as the preflowers.. I did see something today on one, but too tiny to make out so far. In a few more days it should become clear.

The purple stems are still there, and smell-wise with the rub the stem method shows a musky dank smell, a hint of candy/fruity/sweet, but no Blueberry like smell so far.

Sounds like a well thought out grow. Good luck! Keep us posted!

shmokinzeeveed said:

Hey there, Nice grow journal, thought I'd post on this thread as I have 3 DJ Short Blueberry in veg now. Bought the beans from attitude and germed 3/3 on about mid Sept. Two germed great, the 3rd was slow and stunted....
Of the 2 good ones, one has wider Indica like leaves, and the other has slightly more pointed leaves, like just a touch more Sativa pheno. From growth so far, the third one leans toward the Indica as well from looking at its leaves.

One thing is that there is no side branching so far. The first one is going on its 9th node, the second one on its 7th node, nice fan leaves the size of my fist, there are small shoots, but no real side branching yet..? Maybe I have to top? As far as the preflowers.. I did see something today on one, but too tiny to make out so far. In a few more days it should become clear.

The purple stems are still there, and smell-wise with the rub the stem method shows a musky dank smell, a hint of candy/fruity/sweet, but no Blueberry like smell so far.

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Good to have you aboard. I am mainly an all-organic soil grower, so I don't know how much I can help with liquid feeds in Coco. However, it is nice to have you and thank you for posting.

It sounds like your plants are enjoying the increased nutes. I would probably top your plants, as DJ Short does state that yield is only realized with Blueberry if you top. Topping will create the side-branching you are looking for.

Glad you're here, keep me updated with your grow and feel free to post up a nice pic every now and then (this thread will be here a while before any nice bud shots are posted).

paredox981 said:

Sounds like a well thought out grow. Good luck! Keep us posted!

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Good to have you here, paredox981. When I get home from my vacation I will be posting some updated pictures of Blueberry 1-5.

In order to ensure my subscribers stay tuned, I will most likely take a few bud shots of my flowering tent

My 1000W (600W Ushio, 400W Hortilux) flowering tent is currently on Flowering Day 33, and I am running:

1 Barney's Farm Vanilla Kush(Scrog)
1 Mr Nice Medicine Man (Topped, Scrog)
5 TGA Genetics Pandora's Box (2 Topped, 3 FIM'ed)
1 Purple Maroc(Freebie; Topped and Scrogged)
1 Kannabia Special (Freebie; Topped, Scrog)

Yes, my Grape Krush ( a Blueberry cross) does not like get much lateral growth either.

Does not like get?
There's wake and bake for you.

Thanks for sharing your journals.
When I first read this was a DJ Short Blueberry grow thread, I thought "sweet" because it is one of the best strains to have around. Very calming and there are medicinal qualities that other types of strains just do not have. Yeah this is a nutrient hungry strain but they really need to be flushed. Snafu I thought everything you said especially about the molasses was on point. Nice nutrient setup.
Shmokin good luck don't forget to flush the plants!
DJ Short has True Blueberry does anyone know what the difference is? I liked the Blueberry. It was a pleasant tasting smooth smoke. I wouldn't call it blueberry per se but it was a very sweet smoke. I mean does any strain actually taste like blueberry?

Blunt Master Flex said:

Yes, my Grape Krush ( a Blueberry cross) does not like get much lateral growth either.

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Thank you for stopping by, I am excited to update the journal after being gone for a few days. I plan on topping the blueberries after the 2nd node, but before the third, to promote a quadruple cola structure.

FriendlyTokez said:

Thanks for sharing your journals.
When I first read this was a DJ Short Blueberry grow thread, I thought "sweet" because it is one of the best strains to have around. Very calming and there are medicinal qualities that other types of strains just do not have. Yeah this is a nutrient hungry strain but they really need to be flushed. Snafu I thought everything you said especially about the molasses was on point. Nice nutrient setup.
Shmokin good luck don't forget to flush the plants!
DJ Short has True Blueberry does anyone know what the difference is? I liked the Blueberry. It was a pleasant tasting smooth smoke. I wouldn't call it blueberry per se but it was a very sweet smoke. I mean does any strain actually taste like blueberry?

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Thanks for joining us. I am glad you are enjoying everything so far. From what I understand the True Blueberry doesn't express the proper "blueberry traits", i.e. taste/smell like blueberries; my goal is to chronicle that phenotype here, so I went with his original line of Blueberry with that hope in quest.

Interesting to note: I forgot to mention tat the other day when I checked, I noticed Blueberry #5 got the leaf burn from Roots Excel, just as I had predicted based on my previous experiences.

Snafu1236 said:

Good to have you here, paredox981. When I get home from my vacation I will be posting some updated pictures of Blueberry 1-5.

In order to ensure my subscribers stay tuned, I will most likely take a few bud shots of my flowering tent

My 1000W (600W Ushio, 400W Hortilux) flowering tent is currently on Flowering Day 33, and I am running:

1 Barney's Farm Vanilla Kush(Scrog)
1 Mr Nice Medicine Man (Topped, Scrog)
5 TGA Genetics Pandora's Box (2 Topped, 3 FIM'ed)
1 Purple Maroc(Freebie; Topped and Scrogged)
1 Kannabia Special (Freebie; Topped, Scrog)

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Hey Snafu, please let us know what you think of that Purple Maroc. I've been curious about that strain.

Medshed said:

Hey Snafu, please let us know what you think of that Purple Maroc. I've been curious about that strain.

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Definately my friend. She was a freebie for me so I looked up her genetics a little bit. Realizing it was outdoor, I threw a rather large veg on her and she grew like a bull. She ate a ton of extra nutrients, on top of a 3gal 80% organic concentrate soil blend. Definately a pleasure to grow. Some on RIU posted she couldn't be grown indoors, but I have not experienced that to be the case. When the lights turn on later, I'll pull her out special and show you what has been coming along.

Grow Journal
11/13/11
DJ Short Blueberry

11/13/11 Summary

Since it has been a few days since the last official update, I want to quickly summarize the grow.

• 5 DJ Short Blueberry Plants sprouted from seed on 10/30/11(some earlier some later...for this journal I will say all were on 10/30 to prevent confusion). They were germinated in a germ chamber under fluorescents.

• Transplanted one day later into 1gallon smart pots with Roots Organic Soil innoculated with Mychorrizae, Nematodes and top dressed with Alaskan Humus.

• Now sitting under 100W LED UFO

• All organic grow

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Today there will be a couple of posts. It's easier to read if I break them up a bit, I don't like long troll-ey posts. The next post will cover today's notes.
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Here are some group shots taken today.. They are about 14 days from first breaking soil from seed.

A little group shot. From left to right, Blueberry #1-5



From left to right, Blueberry #1-5

Grow Journal
11/13/11
DJ Short Blueberry

11/13/11 Notes

No problem with the over-watering from four days ago. The plants slowed down a bit, but no problem, I am not trying to win any races here.

Today I decided to pump up the power of the soil colonies, and watered a mixture of House and Garden Roots Excelurator, Canna Rhizotonic, Superthrive and Black Strap Molasses.

For the love of roots.



Blueberry #1

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Blueberry #2

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Blueberry #3

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Blueberry #4; It is early to jump to conclusions here, but it seems as though this one may exhibit the crinkle leaf mutation. It could also be a sign of water stress. This one I need to pay closer attention to.



Blueberry #5; This one is significantly smaller due to the initial germination issues it experienced. Also one of my favorites now. Notice the burn on the tips of two of the leaves...proving my theory that Roots Excel is too "hot" for very young seedlings.



Don't use Roots Excelurator too early!


Notice the hints of lavender in the inner leaf set at the terminal

Closeup of the Roots Excel "spotting".



I have been hearing good things about RTI's products. I got kicked over a free sample of their Mykos, so I top dressed one tablespoon of this stuff on all my plants, including the five blueberries. I am also expecting some of their Azos, and looking forward to trying this. If anybody has tried the RTI products, I am interested in hearing what you think.



Useful tip: The below shot was taken "mid water". I always water in two stages. I water half of the amount I wish to give, then let stand for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, I come back and water the other half of the water dose. I have found this creates a more even distribution of seepage in the medium, and less chance of creating canyons/rivers/valleys/puddles/etc.

This shot was at mid water. During the fifteen minutes, I applied the Mykos product. The second half of watering watered the Mykos into the medium.



Oh yeah, if you see a red dot here or there, don't mind those...they're just ladybugs

All in all, things are coming along nicely. I expect to see some rapid vegetative growth in the next few weeks.

As it stands right now, it seems as though BB#1&3 are more of a heavily indica expression, BB2 seems to be a tad more balanced, and BB4 seems to be more Sativa. Again, still very early in the selection process but I'd like to hear what you guys think so far. Remember, these could be all males too

Mykos is a good product, but top dressing won't give ideal results.

Thank you for your insight, Wolverine. I figured "what the hell" when I got home. Upon transplant, I am planning on using it the way the makers intended (and as the picture on the bag clearly states), by way of direct contact with roots.

Looking good blueberry is a treat I ran it a few times before... hard to find in clone form at dispensarys around here otherwise i would still have it....

Medshed, here is one picture of the Purple Maroc I snapped for you this morning. She is at Day 32 of flower today. I created a thread with more pictures for you to check out, I didn't want to spam my Blueberry Journal and confuse people.

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Click this link to view more pictures of the Purple Maroc