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SSHZ does Purple Caper "Grand Fire" and Anesia Seeds "Frozen Black Cherry"......
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They're looking great!
I've been trying to soak up how people are using supplemental lighting. If you don't mind sharing, what kind of schedule are you liking to run the UV on?
I've been trying to soak up how people are using supplemental lighting. If you don't mind sharing, what kind of schedule are you liking to run the UV on?
There is a lot of confusing info about them out there.........I went to the manufacturer for the recommended hanging height and length of time on. The hanging height depends in the dimensions of the room, and they recommend 1-3 hours of on time each day starting around week 6 or 7. I like to build up my on time over the weeks, starting at 30-45 minutes a day for a week or so. My issue is the plants leaves don't respond well to the UV, and often leaf curl to reduce how much UV hits them. I think my results over the years have been mixed with the UV, and I probably haven't turned my in for 2+ years, hanging there but not used. B2ACG stated to use them for this strain, so I did. I think equatorial strains, mainly sativas, do better with the UV as they are genetically more used to it, but that's just a guess.
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So, cutting everything over this coming weekend EXCEPT 1 Florida Gas Pack plant. This plant needs at least 2 more weeks and is the largest plant in the whole room. It's yellowed out quite a bit, as I haven't fertilized in more than a week. The wife wants it cut, I may just open another room without telling her and she'll probably never know. Hanging the light in there is a bitch so I'm always hesitant, but I think I want to save her..........5+ oz plant easily. Actually my worry is it still won't be done with 2 additional weeks. I'll switch "on" time to 10 hours, off 14 to speed things along, just in case.
I have not tried anything yet, only the Grand Fire is cut and drying. Visually, I am so impressed with B2ACG's Frozen Black Cherry that I'm back thinking about doing 2 of his strains next time, instead of one. The resin is so packed onto the buds, I can't help but wonder how much the UVB has influenced that. I never thought it made much of a difference in previous grows, this one may have changed my mind. Either way though, this has resin far above things I've been doing lately or have ever done. If the high matches the resin content, then this is a winner. Yield is probably only slightly above average too..........
And.........after much thought- I've decided to take a break for a while and pass on doing a thread next crop. I'll be on all the time like I am now, just won't do a dedicated thread to the grow. Growing has become more like work than a "love" pot thing lately- I have some big projects planned coming up and this will free some time up.
I have not tried anything yet, only the Grand Fire is cut and drying. Visually, I am so impressed with B2ACG's Frozen Black Cherry that I'm back thinking about doing 2 of his strains next time, instead of one. The resin is so packed onto the buds, I can't help but wonder how much the UVB has influenced that. I never thought it made much of a difference in previous grows, this one may have changed my mind. Either way though, this has resin far above things I've been doing lately or have ever done. If the high matches the resin content, then this is a winner. Yield is probably only slightly above average too..........
And.........after much thought- I've decided to take a break for a while and pass on doing a thread next crop. I'll be on all the time like I am now, just won't do a dedicated thread to the grow. Growing has become more like work than a "love" pot thing lately- I have some big projects planned coming up and this will free some time up.
Just some quick notes........
The Grand Fire is in tupperware, mostly dried but I'm burping the containers often. The smoke is quite good, definitely for the nighttime. Yield looks to be around 3 oz. per plant, but that's purely a guess. Buds are on the smaller side, but have a tasty profile on the spicey/kushy side.
The 10 Frozen Black Cherry were all cut yesterday and finished today. 1 plant of the 10 was completely different than the rest, and Im guessing it's not that strain- it was almost done but not completely. Everything about this single plant was different- looks, doneness, resin content, bud appearance, and on and on. No clue what it will be but I have it separated for a later review.
2 of the 4 Florida Gaspacks were chopped today too, with 2 more tomorrow. 1 of these plants was super well done, another was taken down too. 2 more tomorrow will be cut but they are questionably done and each will have to be tested to see if they are nice enough to leave or will go into the hash bin. I have not smoked any of these but the 1st one looks and smells as nice as anything I've done.
I did not open another room. Long story why not. But the short is my wife has a book club party in the house coming up, and things have to be dried and finished in time to fumigate the house. This crop was a stink bomb.........
The Grand Fire is in tupperware, mostly dried but I'm burping the containers often. The smoke is quite good, definitely for the nighttime. Yield looks to be around 3 oz. per plant, but that's purely a guess. Buds are on the smaller side, but have a tasty profile on the spicey/kushy side.
The 10 Frozen Black Cherry were all cut yesterday and finished today. 1 plant of the 10 was completely different than the rest, and Im guessing it's not that strain- it was almost done but not completely. Everything about this single plant was different- looks, doneness, resin content, bud appearance, and on and on. No clue what it will be but I have it separated for a later review.
2 of the 4 Florida Gaspacks were chopped today too, with 2 more tomorrow. 1 of these plants was super well done, another was taken down too. 2 more tomorrow will be cut but they are questionably done and each will have to be tested to see if they are nice enough to leave or will go into the hash bin. I have not smoked any of these but the 1st one looks and smells as nice as anything I've done.
I did not open another room. Long story why not. But the short is my wife has a book club party in the house coming up, and things have to be dried and finished in time to fumigate the house. This crop was a stink bomb.........
Next up will be Honey Fried Bananas and Roswell code by B2ACG.......both indicas, done in 8 weeks, very high thc levels- as long as the high is good on the Frozen Black Cherry. That has yet to be determined. If I'm disappointed, I'll go back to 2 Lit Farms stuff.
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Gonna make some fudge cake for the party girls and watch them drop like flies..I know ya wanna do it.
the frozen black Cherry looks disgusting .lol..
Some of them do get high but have to be careful as many husbands in the neighborhood work for Homeland Security, Police depts, FBI, etc...........it's what happens when you live close to DC.
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I don't notice any "cherries, red berries and grapes" yet from the Black Cherry, but I'm guessing it will come out in the cure.......anything with this much resin has to put off SOME odor. lol
I saved all the hash scraped off the scissor I used for trimming everything up. Today I rolled it all up at once, and put it in the bong. I was really flying thru the afternoon, I don't remember much. It was all 3 strains mixed together.
Day 66 today, 3 days of some cutting......
Back with smoke reports, final weights, other comments and more next week.
I saved all the hash scraped off the scissor I used for trimming everything up. Today I rolled it all up at once, and put it in the bong. I was really flying thru the afternoon, I don't remember much. It was all 3 strains mixed together.
Day 66 today, 3 days of some cutting......
Back with smoke reports, final weights, other comments and more next week.
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I remove as much stem as possible, when trimming.............it dries faster. I do a final trim up when packaging everything too.
But, I do not remove every bud off the stem. If it forms a large cola, I leave the stem in.
But, I do not remove every bud off the stem. If it forms a large cola, I leave the stem in.
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i guess it's a pretty easy decision that this crop was pretty impressive, considering I was down and out for almost 2 months with the surgery...........B2ACG's genetics surely helped the cause as 2 of the 3 were his stuff. I never went above 450 ppm, kept things well watered, added the UVB (which I'll continue to use now for future grows), no gnats, mites or anything else the entire grow and managed the heat/humidity well.
I'll continue the clean up, and start back up in a few days.......
I'll continue the clean up, and start back up in a few days.......
Purple Caper "Grand Fire" final review............
If you remember, I started 10 seeds- 4 didn't pop, 1 was a runt and killed off and 5 plants made it for the grow. It was billed as a strong indica, smells like cherry and grape kool-aide, with a good yield done in 7-8 weeks.
I haven't talked much about this one, as the other two strains are A+++ but it's a really good strain. Plants stayed short and I still managed 16 1/4 dried oz off the 5 plants. The plants smell "sweet" but it's a stretch calling it grape or cherry- maybe with a good cure more will come out more.
The smoke reminds me of a good afghani- thick and dense, tasty, sticky and strong. It's definitely a night time smoke- relaxing, mellow, and calming. The taste while smoking is what keeps bringing me back though- it reminds me of some chocolate thai I was getting from Arizona in the early 90's. Buy this one for the taste alone, it's special.
The buds on the plant were not large but it branched out well with the topping and they were very uniform in height and appearance. A few were done at 7 weeks, but I let it all go to 8 weeks and took them all at the same time. Pretty smelly too so be prepared to combat this in flowering. My phresh filter fought the Fire and lost.........lol Just ask the wife.
Here's 2 different buds.......
If you remember, I started 10 seeds- 4 didn't pop, 1 was a runt and killed off and 5 plants made it for the grow. It was billed as a strong indica, smells like cherry and grape kool-aide, with a good yield done in 7-8 weeks.
I haven't talked much about this one, as the other two strains are A+++ but it's a really good strain. Plants stayed short and I still managed 16 1/4 dried oz off the 5 plants. The plants smell "sweet" but it's a stretch calling it grape or cherry- maybe with a good cure more will come out more.
The smoke reminds me of a good afghani- thick and dense, tasty, sticky and strong. It's definitely a night time smoke- relaxing, mellow, and calming. The taste while smoking is what keeps bringing me back though- it reminds me of some chocolate thai I was getting from Arizona in the early 90's. Buy this one for the taste alone, it's special.
The buds on the plant were not large but it branched out well with the topping and they were very uniform in height and appearance. A few were done at 7 weeks, but I let it all go to 8 weeks and took them all at the same time. Pretty smelly too so be prepared to combat this in flowering. My phresh filter fought the Fire and lost.........lol Just ask the wife.
Here's 2 different buds.......
Frozen Black Cherry review.........And a pic below.
Well, no cherries per se, but it's flavorful and a resin standout. We'll see what transpires with a longer cure. It definitely leans a lot to the indica side buzz wise. I ended up with exactly 35 oz from the 10 plants, so a decent+ yielder. They got uvb starting in week 6 til the end, starting at 45 minutes a day up to almost 3 hours daily at the end. Plants were pretty uniform, one pheno was a bit taller than the rest and that was 3 out of the 10. All but maybe 1 plant was done in week 9, that single plant or two maybe could have used another 5-7 days. Overall, a successful and pretty easy grow..........
Well, no cherries per se, but it's flavorful and a resin standout. We'll see what transpires with a longer cure. It definitely leans a lot to the indica side buzz wise. I ended up with exactly 35 oz from the 10 plants, so a decent+ yielder. They got uvb starting in week 6 til the end, starting at 45 minutes a day up to almost 3 hours daily at the end. Plants were pretty uniform, one pheno was a bit taller than the rest and that was 3 out of the 10. All but maybe 1 plant was done in week 9, that single plant or two maybe could have used another 5-7 days. Overall, a successful and pretty easy grow..........
I wish u would have had better luck w the seeds, but I'm glad that u were happy overall w the final results. U nailed it with your description of it too.
Everything looks killer, as all your grows do. Looking forward to the next.
Last review, this time it's Florida Gaspacks............
These were started after the others, to replace the Grand Fires that did not sprout........so they were a week behind in veg from everything else. I got 16 3/4 oz from only 4 plants. The buds are not dense and actually quite airy, but the plants grew large and held their weight well. These probably smell better than either of the other 2 strains, but it's the weakest buzz of the 3. Maybe another week or two flowering would have helped I guess. It still gets me high, just not as strong as the other 2. But, loads of resin with a great taste and odor. These were freebies from B2ACG, and I don't remember why they were thrown in (as he normally doesn't give extras)........
These were started after the others, to replace the Grand Fires that did not sprout........so they were a week behind in veg from everything else. I got 16 3/4 oz from only 4 plants. The buds are not dense and actually quite airy, but the plants grew large and held their weight well. These probably smell better than either of the other 2 strains, but it's the weakest buzz of the 3. Maybe another week or two flowering would have helped I guess. It still gets me high, just not as strong as the other 2. But, loads of resin with a great taste and odor. These were freebies from B2ACG, and I don't remember why they were thrown in (as he normally doesn't give extras)........
So, this will be my last thread, at least for a while..........I'll be posting more in others threads, but no dedicated thread this crop. I need a break for multiple reasons.
I have started up B2ACG's Roswell Code and Honey Fried Bananas as my next strains and if anything interesting or unusual happens, I'll report on it.........
I have started up B2ACG's Roswell Code and Honey Fried Bananas as my next strains and if anything interesting or unusual happens, I'll report on it.........
A break is understandable, just don't stay gone too long. I love watching u work. Nobody else does what u do. I see very few (if any) pull 6+lbs from a 4x8 in dirt! It's special.
I'll be watching and waiting ready to learn some more.
