ThatSpudGuy
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Sorry to hear about your brother mate
I don't have allergies, but I don't smell the "weed" smell anymore. When I ask certain buddies what a particular plant smells like some of them will say, "It smells like weed" and I'm like, "What are you talking about? That smells like berries and sweet cream. Can't you smell that?" and they'll say something like, "I don't know, I just smell dank weed", ha ha. It's pretty funny how used to the smell of weed you can get when you're around it every day.I have bad allergies and take med's for them so they tend to kill off my sense of smell........so after this many years I tend NOT to notice smell much. On the other hand, my wife constantly complains that people can't come in the house for 2 months while I'm flowering cause of the stink......
In the last 10 years or so, I've basically only grown from seed just cause I didn't want to have to open up another too just for a mother plant or two. I do have my eye on 1 plant though right now, early finisher, yield looks strong, covered in resin at less than 8 weeks- I sometimes keep 1 alive to grow in the next grow just in case its special but since I had some mites this time, it will be a total destruction of everything to eliminate issues next time.
Well none the less looking great! I probably admitted somewhere in there that I am a noob, and strain isn't something I was really thinking about. Just finishing up my first crop and they were some bushy girls.Hey Riki.......after this many years, I tend to not even notice the smell anymore. The only time I do is when I'm out for the day or days, when I come back in I definitely smell it. But day to day, barely notice it at all anymore. When I hang them to dry, that's when I really start to notice them, at least the first couple of days. How u doing buddy, all is well? I'll need to catch up with the Hawaiian thread!
JohnDoe- if you read the whole thread, you would have seen I sprayed the plants once with Forbie 4F just when I turned the lights back to flower- that is my normal procedure. That spray should have lasted around 40-45 days. I work hard cleaning, disinfecting, monitoring, etc for mites in every grow. I've been mite free for a number of crops, that's why I was surprised to see them again. I'm convinced they come in the Pro-Mix, and now I'll be doing a neem soil drench early in every grow. Whatever effect they will have this time, if any, is minor. I've lost entire crops in the past. With only about 1-2 weeks left, I'll be doing my most thorough cleaning in a long time and have already bought new pots, tarp, etc. to start over fresh.
Regarding defoliating, it is a loaded subject. I believe it's strain specific, some strains do better with it, others less. I regularly pinch off dying or diseased leaves, and bend downward large sun leaves that are blocking buds. But unless you defoliate early in flowering, it will reduce your overall yield- of course, others will disagree. If you looked at my last grow of Zombie Virus, now that is a strain that would need a constant defoliation- I even mentioned that in a post, I wish I had done more. This crop, not so much. This strain doesn't put off a lot of sun leaves also, so it would have been counter-productive I think. G.G. #4 strains get their weight from the rock hard buds, not the mere size of the buds I believe.
Just for an update, I looked through the room today- the most done plants are about 80%-90% cloudy but I still don't see any amber other than a single trichome here and there. I expect to take about 50%-70% of the plants down by next Thurs (9 weeks flowering) and the rest by week 10. I may even take a bud to test in the next few days to test, I can't help myself! And I'll again mention the hard buds, like bricks- super solid, quite amazing actually.
The first couple times on a new strain is always best! For me the true test is if it will keep doing the trick when you don't change it up!Today is 55 days flowering, I chopped a small pice on a lower bud which was about 85% cloudy, 14% clear and 1 % amber trichomes........I'll quick dry in a food dehydrator for a few hours, smoke report up later tonight. It's a week or so early but it should still be effective considering it's the first time I'm smoking it.
Sorry for the slow reply. Things are good and busy over here. I've got both my greenhouses running on my first real rotation so I'm pretty stoked to see how a real cycle goes with them. I've got one greenhouse flowering while one is vegging. I'm planning to let the vegging greenhouse veg for 7 or 8 weeks and then flip to flowering so I'm pulling tarp every morning and evening. It's been some long days, but I'm stoked to see my plan come to fruition.Hey Riki.......after this many years, I tend to not even notice the smell anymore. The only time I do is when I'm out for the day or days, when I come back in I definitely smell it. But day to day, barely notice it at all anymore. When I hang them to dry, that's when I really start to notice them, at least the first couple of days. How u doing buddy, all is well? I'll need to catch up with the Hawaiian thread!