Foothills, outdoor, 2024

[GoodShit97]

If it's dry there I'd just let em grow wild.
With the humidity being anywhere from 60-100% here, I heavily defol outside or everything would already be mildew/mold

 

[TomH]

If it's dry there I'd just let em grow wild.
With the humidity being anywhere from 60-100% here, I heavily defol outside or everything would already be mildew/mold

yeah, we have temps and humidity like west hell.
Today, they plants will probably see north of 105 degrees, I'm guessing that somewhere between 3 and 5 PM, the RH will be in single digits.
For certain, when that fire was raging, we had 8% RH! 8 freeking percent!

So yes, it's a dry heat! It really does make a difference for me.

 

[Rootsruler]

Screen them of you're worried about height.

 

[TomH]

Screen them of you're worried about height.

Like a Sea of green screen?

I might have to consider that.
Stretching out those branches is going to be like going 12 rounds with Ali!

 

[Rootsruler]

Like a Sea of green screen?

I might have to consider that.
Stretching out those branches is going to be like going 12 rounds with Ali!

Yes. Like a ScrOG screen. Your main branches are already woody so it'll be hard to bend them much but the newer growth you tuck under a screen and control the height of the plant.

 

[Trae1170]

As we start the slow slide down towards the shortest day of the year, a mere six months away
Plants are happily clicking along. Sucking up every drop of water I can throw at them.
They grow big and fast.
Every day is like mid stretch growing. It’s freaking awesome to watch but a little worrisome. I can hide them for another couple feet, but I’m seriously thinking about breaking some branches and going horizontal for a couple weeks.
They aren’t massive but I’d like them to remain hidden from prying eyes. View attachment 62680View attachment 62681View attachment 62682View attachment 62683View attachment 62684View attachment 62685View attachment 62686View attachment 62687

Nice Tree Trunk!!

 

[Trae1170]

Hey Bud, what are the genetics of that Super Blue Dream?

 

[TomH]

Hey Bud, what are the genetics of that Super Blue Dream?

I’m not entirely sure, my daughter bought some beans off the internet about a year ago, and this is the first of those beans that actually grew (this is actually a clone off the plant that we grew from seed). Every other seed would get up for a day or two, then just rot.

She doesn’t recall from whom she ordered them from.

The harvest of the plant that supplied this cut was harvested this past spring and is pretty awesome (I know, it’s all awesome). Strong berry aroma with a happy, contented buzz that just screams CBG.

 

[TomH]

Just for the heck of it:

These two plants are twin sisters.
They are clones, cut from the same plant and both nursed through a reveg cycle, side by side until about six weeks ago.

In early May, one plant was planted into the outdoors in the foothills, the other into a 15 gallon sack in the Bay Area.

The Bay Area plant is under 250 watts but the daytime temperatures are far warmer in the foothills. Nighttime temperatures aren’t greatly different, but just slightly warmer in the foothills.

The plants don’t even resemble one another anymore.

The Bay Area plant is a cute little plant, probably going to get an ounce.

The foothills plant is beefy, probably outweighs me, is close to shoulder high and seems to grow 1 - 2 inches a day.

Their nutrients aren’t the same, flora nova in the Bay Area while the foothills plant depends more on top dressing with insect frass, bat guano, blood meal and other natural nutrients. It occasionally gets a boost from flora nova, but mostly it’s just the natural stuff with a decent amount of great white.

 

[Trae1170]

I’m not entirely sure, my daughter bought some beans off the internet about a year ago, and this is the first of those beans that actually grew (this is actually a clone off the plant that we grew from seed). Every other seed would get up for a day or two, then just rot.

She doesn’t recall from whom she ordered them from.

The harvest of the plant that supplied this cut was harvested this past spring and is pretty awesome (I know, it’s all awesome). Strong berry aroma with a happy, contented buzz that just screams CBG.

Have you thought about spraying a limb or two with STS to get some seeds in case you loose your clone? I would definitely be interested in getting some seeds from that beast, hopefully it may be the original Santa Cruz cut I have heard about. I would to pheno hunt about 10-15 seeds to find one similar to what you say this is (heavy berry scent and very mellow and relaxed). I would think it would be closer to a 50/50 hybrid but the leaves scream very heavy to the Sativa side.

 

[BlueCollarBob]

Just for the heck of it:

These two plants are twin sisters.
They are clones, cut from the same plant and both nursed through a reveg cycle, side by side until about six weeks ago.

In early May, one plant was planted into the outdoors in the foothills, the other into a 15 gallon sack in the Bay Area.

The Bay Area plant is under 250 watts but the daytime temperatures are far warmer in the foothills. Nighttime temperatures aren’t greatly different, but just slightly warmer in the foothills.

The plants don’t even resemble one another anymore.

The Bay Area plant is a cute little plant, probably going to get an ounce.

The foothills plant is beefy, probably outweighs me, is close to shoulder high and seems to grow 1 - 2 inches a day.

Their nutrients aren’t the same, flora nova in the Bay Area while the foothills plant depends more on top dressing with insect frass, bat guano, blood meal and other natural nutrients. It occasionally gets a boost from flora nova, but mostly it’s just the natural stuff with a decent amount of great white. View attachment 62816View attachment 62817View attachment 62818

Sweet comparison. I'd have never guessed they started as identical clones. That foothills plant has a great shape to it and looks like something you'd see in a framed print.

 

[TomH]

Just for the heck of it, I named the two twin plants after the lead characters in the movie Twins.
The monster plant in the foothills is Arnold (Schrwartwhateverthefuckspellingitis), the midget plant in the bay area is Danny (De Vito).

Yea, I know I've misgendered the names/plants, but with what's going on in this weird old world, that's the least of our problems!

 

[TomH]

Sweet comparison. I'd have never guessed they started as identical clones. That foothills plant has a great shape to it and looks like something you'd see in a framed print.

Indeed, it's amazing what a difference there is.
The foothills environment is far from optimum, but for a plant that can stand up to the heat, it certainly shows what these plants can do!

In every case, anything I can grow in the bay area, I can grow better in the foothills. Some things require significantly more water and/or shade, but overall, the higher temps make a huge difference. I've even got some ferns that are out performing similar plants in the bay area. But they are getting a lot of spray (2 or 3 times daily) and shaded from direct sun by a pergola, they get morning and evening sun, but nothing harsh.

I'm not sure why it surprises me so much, maybe too much weed!

 

[TomH]

The four foot marker is right there in the middle, it was visible on Monday, but it’s in deep weeds at this point.

I both love and fear this plant.

I might be able to climb in it soon.

 

[TomH]

Skunk #1 is nearly two feet tall now, i topped it, hopefully to start filling out.

The two sativas in cloth planters are looking good but haven’t added an inch. Just seems to be idling.

The super blue dream surpassed 5 feet (added a foot last week).

All plants are still in veg mode as opposed to the super blue dream in the Bay Area which just closed out week1 in stretch.

All plants still vegging received a top dressing of bat poop, blood meal, mycos and worm castings.

I need to figure out a screen to flatten out super blue.

 

[TomH]

I’m so over this high heat.
We begin today, as the coolest day since June 29.

It’s only about 95 degrees today, 29% RH.

Here are the last couple weeks high temperatures.



Super Blue Dream doesn’t mind this heat.
Everything else is looking a little sad.


Sativa bag seed.


A clone of the above sativa.


Skunk #1

 

[Rootsruler]

I’m so over this high heat.
We begin today, as the coolest day since June 29.

It’s only about 95 degrees today, 29% RH.

Here are the last couple weeks high temperatures.

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Super Blue Dream doesn’t mind this heat.
Everything else is looking a little sad.
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Sativa bag seed.
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A clone of the above sativa.
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Skunk #1
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I'll see your 109° and raise you 116°!

 

[TomH]

Well, we’ve been having a cold spell for the last couple days.
Hi temps have been in the upper 90s and low 100s.

Things are looking nice. I had some issues with the sativas, had to flush them, but they look healthy and happy now.

Super blue dream is over 6 feet tall now. This is my view straight ahead looking at the plant. It’s over my head.




All the rest, 2 sativas and one skunk #1 are 3 feet tall.


This is blue from a distance.

 

[BlueCollarBob]

Wow! Looking great. Looks like they've weathered the heat well.

 

[TomH]

Wow! Looking great. Looks like they've weathered the heat well.

Thank you sir.

They’ve been drinking like dean martin at an open bar party!
During the really hot spell, 2x a day water, they are in soil not coco.

Now, once a day but there are a couple events about to really increase intake.
1 - it’s going to get hot again, at least for 5 - 7 days.
2 - it should begin stretching sometime in the next 2 weeks, it already shows some white hairs, so I’m thinking it might be about to make that slide now. A good stretch ought to make ‘em really thirsty.

crossing my fingers I don’t mess anything up now.

 

[TomH]

Stumped,
Two of the three smaller plants have monstrous stumps compared to the third smaller plant.
The two have stumps that compare closely with the big plant, which is easily twice as tall and four times the mass of any of the smaller plants.

It’s also trippy that the big stumps look like they have bark.

 

[TomH]

Sweltering temperatures this past week have really put these ladies through the wringer.

Nothing is showing signs of flipping yet, but it should be observed by the end of the coming week, possibly mid week if history repeats itself.

This weekend started off at 59 degrees, haven’t seen less than 70 overnight in about 10 days. Daytime highs have been pushing nearly 110 all week, so a letup is appreciated.
Super blue dream and skunk #1 received kool bloom liquid after a thorough watering.
The two sativas will get kool bloom liquid mid week.

 

[BlueCollarBob]

Those consistently high temps are just hard for me to imagine. Makes your outdoor grows so much more impressive to me. Looks great to my beginner eyes.

 

[TomH]

Those consistently high temps are just hard for me to imagine. Makes your outdoor grows so much more impressive to me. Looks great to my beginner eyes.

Last year I watered my outdoor plant as I would if the thing was growing in a more comfortable environment, it looked pretty good but it was just a bunch of crispy buds when I harvested.

I’ve completely changed my watering routine here. Every day they get a good drink, sometimes twice a day. Once they begin the stretch, I’m probably going to have difficulty keeping up with their hydration requirements for a couple weeks.

If I can keep it properly hydrated while it’s building buds, hopefully I’ll have a decent harvest.

Grasshoppers are the wildcard. They have been swarming just a couple miles to the west of us. They will probably be locust by late summer, they have been traveling in a due north direction for about 6 weeks. Yards in their way have been cleared down to the ground. My lady and I have been spraying spinosad, BT, garlic oil, canna-control and a few similar things hoping we can make the yard undesirable to the hoppers!

 

[BlueCollarBob]

Last year I watered my outdoor plant as I would if the thing was growing in a more comfortable environment, it looked pretty good but it was just a bunch of crispy buds when I harvested.

I’ve completely changed my watering routine here. Every day they get a good drink, sometimes twice a day. Once they begin the stretch, I’m probably going to have difficulty keeping up with their hydration requirements for a couple weeks.

If I can keep it properly hydrated while it’s building buds, hopefully I’ll have a decent harvest.

Grasshoppers are the wildcard. They have been swarming just a couple miles to the west of us. They will probably be locust by late summer, they have been traveling in a due north direction for about 6 weeks. Yards in their way have been cleared down to the ground. My lady and I have been spraying spinosad, BT, garlic oil, canna-control and a few similar things hoping we can make the yard undesirable to the hoppers!

Might not be worth it, if the grasshopper/locusts are hit or miss, but I wonder if fashioning some kind of frame and covering the plants with garden netting would help?

 

[TomH]

This girl dwarfs me now.

 

[TomH]

All the plants are showing a large number of single pairs of white hairs popping up.
The date is just about right, signs of some stretching and limb thickening also taking place.
Looks like I’m now in the flowering cycle.

2 - bagseed sativas
1 - skunk #1
1 - Super Blue Dream (larger than the above 3 plants combined).

 

[TomH]

I have found three of these in the garden, waiting to eat the brains of anything within arms reach.

My lady has found a few other ones in other areas of the garden, crossing my fingers that there are more that I don’t see, because I know there are hungry critters out there.

All four plants simply take on a different look as the cue from Mother Nature tells them to start their reproductive journey.
The color looks awesome and bright in the growing points, they seem to get more dense over night.

 

[TomH]

Back in the foothills after a week away, stretch week no less.

A couple plants have a couple yellowing leaves on them, but mostly they all have really bulked up. Wednesday was the end of week 1 in flower.

This morning they received Flora-Nova grow+Ca-Mag/Iron+fulvic acid+Flower fuel (1-34-32).

All plants look really healthy, with bud sites beginning to stack up on very long branches.
Pictures later today.

 

[TomH]

Photo update from august 10, two plants have grown 6 inches in the last week, the third about 4 inches.
The tree, I can’t really even tell when it grows, it’s just huge.