DJ Short Blueberry Grow by Snafu (all organic)

Grow Journal
12/19/11
DJ Short Blueberry

12/19/11 Summary

***This grow is updated every Sunday***

• 5 DJ Short Blueberry Plants sprouted from seed on 10/30/11; Today is Day 50 from seed

• 3 Confirmed Females

• All Organic

12/19/11 Notes

Sorry I missed yesterday's update...it was my birthday. However, I did pick up an awesome new gift for myself. This is the McFinn's Bubbler, complete with Carbon Filter scrubbing and organic cotton filtration, as well as water percolation.


It produces a wonderfully smooth, pleasant and tasty hit while ingesting less carcinogens.

Blueberry #2, #4 and #5 are all females. This week I took a few clones. I also put them into their finishing tent, under a 600W Ushio Digital HPS in an air-cooled hood, reduced down to 400W. This will give them more room to spread out. Now I will let them begin growing vertically, as I have them spread out at the base as much as I want them to be. I will put the screen on when they get a little taller, and begin filling out that canopy quickly.



Some people think that topping and LSTing from very early on is a waste of time. However, I have found that the earlier you do it, the bigger and heavier buds you get. This is due to allowing the side branches/shoots to really thicken up since the beginning.

If I had just threw the screen on and trained a few weeks before 12/12, the end yield would suffer dramatically in comparison to early topping and LSTing.


On to the pics!



Blueberry #2: Confirmed Female





Blueberry #4: Confirmed Female





Blueberry #5: Confirmed Female

Happy birthday Snafu! Nice looking bubbler you got there. The Blueberries look like they are doing very well.

I second those BDay wishes. Lookin good amigo.

happy b-day they look awsome

Looking so nice and green. Can't wait to see what the vertical growth looks like, now that you've laid such a solid foundation

[FONT=Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif]Yeah ill do a substantial grow report on Christmas morning, with individual shots of each lady w/o the HPS on.

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Blueberry from Peak seeds.100%Organic 21 days from seed.Topped once.

Cant wait to see your results.I have read your journal.Very good.I keep personal journals of my grows.I will be watching this one.

DCGrow said:

Cant wait to see your results.I have read your journal.Very good.I keep personal journals of my grows.I will be watching this one.

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Good to have you. I have never worked with Peak Seeds, so it will be interesting to see how yours turn out.

Thank you for your kind words. It's quite a long grow journal, but is important for me to show DJ Short Blueberry from start to finish, exemplifying the best way(that I have found, anyways) to grow these genetics out.

Subbed! Everything looks awesome man

upthearsenal said:

Subbed! Everything looks awesome man

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Thanks for coming aboard!

I am just letting them grow vertical now, LST is pretty much done for the time being.

Normally I SCRoG, and have been planning to do SCRoG with this grow, but I am starting to determine that staking may be better this go around. The overall growth structure may prove to be better for staking this time...but I haven't made a definitive decision yet. Needs to get a little bit bigger before I decide.

Good morning and Merry Christmas!

I was planning on doing a substantial update today, but alas, it is Christmas and I have too much going on today.

However, I will be posting tomorrow. I have decided to not use the SCRoG technique this time, while I plan on using stakes and tie downs. The growth structure and pattern really wouldn't benefit a lot from the SCRoG, so that is why I have decided to change my technique this go around.

A good green thumb always has a plan in place for the entire grow at every phase; the smarter green thumb follows that plan but also looks at the garden each day and adapts to changes accordingly.

I feel as though the plants will benefit more from staking...which will lead to more of a quality harvest in both yield and quality.

To quote a famous line, "The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry."

Merry Christmas!

Grow Journal
12/26/11
DJ Short Blueberry

12/26/11 Summary

***This grow is updated every Sunday***

• 5 DJ Short Blueberry Plants sprouted from seed on 10/30/11; Today is Day 57 from seed

• 3 Confirmed Females; 2 Males Culled

• All Organic; Multiple growing methods

12/26/11 Notes

The ladies are growing nicely.



I have put the last LST on them; I tie floral wire off to the side of Smart Pots and wrap out the last branches. I then just let them grow vertically. The other day I mentioned that I may be staking this time around. I have decided to stake Blueberry 4 and 5, and Blueberry 2 will be a SCRoG. The growth structure of each plant are a tad different, so that is why I am using multiple methods.

These shots were taken after a watering and misting...they were almost dry when I took the shot....so you may see some weird reflections on some leaves that look like burns in the first few pictures...but I assure you...they are reflections and all the leaves are quite healthy...not a single deficiency or lockout.


Blueberry 2: Female with Screen of Green Technique



Blueberry 4: Female with Staking Technique



Blueberry 5: Female with Staking Technique





A group shot of all the ladies in a 4x4 Secret Jardin. They just are waiting to flower now.



Happy New Year!

Great update, Snafu! Can't wait to see the difference between the LST and SCROG. Were the LST'd plants denser than the SCROG, or vice versa? Interested in what exactly made you select each plants' appropriate growing method.

Hope you're having a great holiday, amigo!

Bobotrank said:

Great update, Snafu! Can't wait to see the difference between the LST and SCROG. Were the LST'd plants denser than the SCROG, or vice versa? Interested in what exactly made you select each plants' appropriate growing method.

Hope you're having a great holiday, amigo!

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Yeah, Blueberry #2 shows a more balanced auxin dispersal, resulting in a generally more even canopy....this makes for a great SCRoG setup where yields will be fully realized because of the generally equal amount of light each bud will receive. Blueberry 4 and 5 keep popping out two main central colas, and no matter if I top them or tie them down I can't seem to disperse the lateral growth enough. Alas, staking these two plants is the better method, while still applying slight LST on the sides.

love this you are the truth showing so many diff way to do so many things HappyNewYear to you also

Killer grow journal thus far bro, very detailed and knowledgeable. Sub'd for the duration

This is great. I am soaking up so much SNAFU; looking forward to the rest!

Cheebaca said:

Killer grow journal thus far bro, very detailed and knowledgeable. Sub'd for the duration

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Thank you, and happy to have you aboard!

Justcallmedude said:

This is great. I am soaking up so much SNAFU; looking forward to the rest!

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Thank you, I'm glad you're getting something out of it. I plan on flipping them to 12/12 very soon, so you came aboard at a great time.