So the crop that got shut down and had to move outside at the beginning of April is harvested and curing. That poor crop beat the odds. Somehow it survived multiple pests, severe IPM and a complete environmental change at week 4 of flower. It spent the following weeks in low 40 degree temps at night. That cold slowed uptake so they had severe deficiencies and the bud stacking was also diminished.
Since I lost my old grow spot I don’t have the best drying conditions these days. I cleared my veg tent and hung them in there to dry after a three part bud wash that worked great. They finished in a week as I couldn’t cool my whole apt to 60 and the window is too small for my ac unit.
Anyway, about a week and a half before harvest I took some pics of the four varieties I kept. They only have small to medium sized buds so I am not submitting them, but the colors make them worth sharing. I just wish I had known they were going to go outside instead of in a tent. They wouldn’t have been trained and topped to finish at under 4’. At least I know if I heat a green house I can start a crop inside and let it finish outside in April.
1. Forbidden Fruit
2. Pineapple upside down cake
3. Green crack
4. SFV OG
Sorry for all of your hassles, but I commend you on saving the ladies!
Thank you. It was a lot of hassles but I learned a shit ton at the same time. Plus I got to test my theory that weed could finish with the April hours of light and dark. It totally can work better if I make a real green house and heat it some. Probably not until I move to bigger digs. My outdoor grow space is currently my buddies back yard. Sucks having to split my yields but at least I can grow some outside. So I’m going to cross a few things in the tents while the next crop runs outside. Then start popping some of the seed packs I’ve been gathering. I think I’ll start with Blueberry.
how wide is your window opening in your dwelling I have two window AC’s I had to purchase last summer when my furnace and AC went out and so maybe I can help you out and you can avoid some crazy high costs!
It is like 8”. I may have to get one of those standing AC units with the hoses for that room. It has actually been perfect for grow temps right now. Just couldn’t get that 60 degree mark during my dry.
Was the harvest decided by time, trichomes, or other factors.
Decided by several factors. First off they all were alive past their normal life span. They were tossed out and stunted from cold so I wasn’t sure where my window was anymore. Triches on the earlier finishing strains started going amber. I needed to put new girls outside that are starting to get too tall for my 2×4. I haven’t topped them yet. I knew they were going out so I’ll top later. Also the sunlight increasing was a major factor. Days were getting longer and I was seeing what I thought was a revert to veg in the Forbidden Fruit. Some of the calyx started popping out green after being purple like the pic. And I’m just ready to move on. I picked one of the 9 or so different varieties I have been dealing with. My old partner brought a bunch of sick plants into the grow while I was on vacation and fucked up a ton of work. I got infested with several pests, lost one flowering crop and had to treat the shit out of the remaining plants. I really only care about saving my stud. I’m not looking to preserve other peoples work for more than just a run to smoke. It’s time to start throwing some seeds. I have crosses in mind and that takes years so I don’t want to keep wasting time on plants I never really wanted. That said I will cross a couple of the ones I have going. The PUC is super sticky and the Forbidden is so pretty and fragrant. All in all they turned out just average man. They were a last minute toss out at week 4 to see if they would even survive. Clearly if I had taken some better efforts with them they could have been better. I will be preferring winter frost from new millennium nutes very soon. I need more frosty and consistent finishes when I run multiple varieties. Dry space is my veg tent so tying it up for weeks and weeks as different varieties finish is not an option. Next crop already looks better. I may as well dragged these plants behind my Harley for all they have been through. At least I got some smoke. Only pulled about an oz a plant. My ex-partner really screwed me shutting me down in during 4 in the middle of March.
Poor editing effort. My apologies! I meant “ordering winter frost” and “during week 4”.
I feel ya. Sometimes we just got to make the best out of a shitty situation. Live and learn. I was wondering about the light schedule getting longer. Glad your getting on with your hopes and dreams of breeding. Be looking for you in the dank nugs in the future! 💚👊