Oops. Here’s the purple Kush in true scale, a small dense plant about a foot high.
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The eldest of my auto plants are almost ten weeks old, waist high, and in the beginning stages of flowering. ILGM genetics. Half a dozen plants.
The reason I’m pointing this out is that I found a male in my midst this morning! Here he is, an impressive 5 feet high at only ten weeks.
And male.
This was the only plant I have that was from bag seed. The other 3 seeds I found from that bag all grew females, really good stuff too, last year. And then there’s this seed I figured that surely it too would be female. But no. Anyway, I hope it hasn’t infected any of the females yet. I’ve removed the dude plant from the deck to the front yard.
Do you think I may have infected some of the females already, who are just starting to bud, or have I probably removed the male plant in time?
Should I get it off the property entirely?
So this might be an opportunity for me to get some seeds. The male here, Candy Jack came from excellent parents. I wonder if I could breed it with the red autos.
It has thusly been determined that this little purple Kush is done. It’s about a foot high, all it’s hairs are red and it’s trichomes are cloudy and it looks like the yield will be teeny tiny.
Also, this little stick of a plant, two feet tall, appears to be ready for harvest as well, with another microscopic yield lol. It’s Red Poison.
It’s the fuzziest plant I ever grew however. I mean check it or looks like it was in a snowstorm.
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Looking good, a sweet variety for sure my friend, keep up he good work.
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It maybe a small yield, but it sure is pretty.
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I hope you destroyed the male plant. Not enough to just move it. Pollen can travel miles, with just the wind. Factor in bees and well just kill it
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Yeah I removed the male. However it was in the general vicinity for awhile, I hope no errant pollen is looking to get lucky with the ladies. Before I killed it I collected its pollen sacs in a glass jar and put it in the freezer. It’s genetics feel strong to me and since I have all these different little strains I thought I would get my kicks by impregnating some of them to see how the offspring turn out. I know little about marijuana genetics, it seems really complicated when I try to read about it. I know that it’s not as simple as the resulting offspring is half its mother and half it’s father. And that there’s little stability or predictability in its random way, those qualities are bred and inbred over generations to achieve consistent seeding. On the other hand, one’s know-nothing approach is kind of more fun. Because you don’t know what’s going to happen. You might get lucky in a random way, like at a casino, and accidentally create a very unique strain. Then, because of evolving legalities, you package and sell it as one of a kind product. Clones only, you’ve kept all the original seeds because you love capitalism when it works in YOUR favor for a change. Soon your dreams of becoming rich are realized. Or… well let’s just say you can afford the implants? Then later you get old and then you die. What were you expecting? Anyway?
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Oops. Sorry. I totally didn’t notice I was writing Gone With the Wind.
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Last night, during the correct phase of early waxing gibbous lol, I added ten new kids to my general situation of overkill. They are from ILGM 5 Orange Bud and 5 Girl Scout Cookies Extreme. I have my reasons.
So to recap I now employ, in various stages of staggered growth:
25 autos. (6 strains)
14 photoperiod. (4 strains)
39 total
On the flip side of life there’s been
5 seedling deaths or non-starters.
2 micro harvests *a couple tiny and disappointing plants. They may have suffered from my lack of patience in waiting for proper spring to arrive.
Anyway!
Here’s the best of the bunch 11.5 weeks from seed.
Amnesia Haze, Blueberry, Purple Kush, Northern Lights, respectively.
As you can see from this Blueberry a genuine yield appears to be occurring.
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Wow, that dark devil is gorgeous!
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I know right. The other two little ones I already harvested had some great purple going on as well, it’s just they were a case of stunted growth and didn’t amount to much. But I have high hopes for this Dark Devil.
And this here Red Poison:
These are 3 Blueberry in one planter. We don’t know how that’s going to work out, so far so good. They just started flowering.
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Yes, I remember the little ones, they were pretty too, but this one is a beautiful monster.
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Did I happen to mention I don’t have a green thumb? Lol. This Blueberry got fried in the hot sun yesterday. It looks like nutrient deficiency of some variety, so I’ll up my nutes, I’ve been cautiously light up till now, too light I think. Not just the leaf burn but the whole plant is a bit yellow/ anemic.
And now to completely change the subject his here is a close up of a Red Poison:
Yes it is very pretty. But towards the end of its life cycle and it hasn’t produced but a pittance, just like the other Red Poison.
This is the end of the line for the Dark Devil as well, it never bulked up much:
And another Dark Devil. This one appears to be passed it’s prime, yet it too never amounted to much (we’re very disappointed in you kids) And it didn’t purple.
So all of the “Red” strain seeds are a bust. I have one more Red Poison which looks like it’s gonna be another dud and then I have these two Dark Devils which look ok so far:
But I would say “Red” is a bust and that I should rename this journal Adventures in Bad Farming. No but seriously I wouldn’t hold Sweet Seeds against these plants failure there’s of course other factors at play. The climate, my amateur standing. My only strategy is to plant more than I need, and expect casualties.
Moving on this is a group of 4 auto Purple Kush from Canuk Seeds, of varying ages. They are doing well. If you recall, the 5th one was pretty much a dud. But these four are happening.
Now we can move on to ILGM genetics. This group of Amnesia Haze are doing “OK”. I’m afraid they’re looking like small underproformers.
The Bluerries are acting more robust:
One of the amnesia, the eldest of the five did better than her sisters in fact she looks really good and is ready to harvest right now:
So, to summarize lol, although there have been deaths and duds, there is one beautiful Blueberry hanging to dry, to be joined tomorrow by another good sized Amnesia Haze. Two plants hanging. With a third soon, a very good sized Northern Lights.
Onward.
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But still, the reds are just gorgeous!
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So are you, judging by your avatar!
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I realize this grow journal is pretty random. I have all these little autos, talking about each one would be too much work. Besides only like three people I think are reading this anyway lol.
Anyway since we last spoke I harvested a couple of the red plants I can’t grow worth shit. The “harvest” is nothing, so I’m no good at that. I wouldn’t hold it against me I’m good at other stuff (wink)
Anyway what did produce, at least something, is the blueberry. About a half ounce. Light, airy buds. But really potent and blueberry like.
And also the Amnesia Haze dried, in a jar, maybe an ounce.
Back on the farm… the two eldest plants are acting very explosionary. This Northern Lights is exhibiting that jiffy popcorn abundant vegetative flowering look. So coveted by enthusiasts lol
Same for this Purple Kush. It looks so prolific.
Well that’s all for today. What do you think I do all day, post on facebook? Lol
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