1st Post - 1st Outdoor Grow - Mighty Freeze

I am a fairly new member here. I have lurked about, reading and digesting as much of the information on here that I could within the past week or 2 that I have been a member of this great forum. I will try not to bug anyone with a bunch of questions, and along this line I figured one of the best ways to learn while not stepping on anyone's toes would be through posting and sharing my own log.

I am a writer by trade, which will help everyone understand that this log and my other posts within and without this forum are works of fiction and/or a part of my research methodology in preparation for a work of fiction.

With that stated, let's get on with the show, shall we? I came across a nice lil' bean from a fantastic plant a friend of mine grew and which he named "The Mighty Freeze." It amazed me along with most of my friends with its strength and vitality. It provided much more of an uplifting "high" versus a "couchlock" quality, and was pleased to find a bean from it.

On a whim, I placed the bean within a moistened paper towel, left it in a warm, dark place, and voila - several days later I found about an inch-long root. I plugged my lil' rooting friend into a "jiffy pop" starter on or about May 2, 2008, which I am considering my DAY 1.

Once Freeze sprouted cotyldons, I placed her in about 3/4 to 1/4 Miracle Grow potting soil with Perllite. I just plugged her jiffy pop starter into the soil, cutting the jiffy pop's netting to allow her freedom.

I have included links to 4 pictures of her, which depict her on DAY 13, if my math is correct - which it may very well not be.

I will try to keep up with this log the best I can, and I look forward to everyone's comments. Please keep in mind, this is my very first attempt, and I do not have any green on any of my fingers. Any and all assistance will be appreciated, as this forum is filled with a wealth of knowledge and kindness. I look forward to getting to know many of you better.

Enjoy the pictures.


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As you will see in the 4th picture, and perhaps the 3rd, there are a couple of small tan spots on a leaf on the left side of the plant. I know it may be hard to tell from the picture, but does it appear to anyone to be a possible pest issue?

Wow..

First off, excellently written.
I really enjoyed that, thank you :)

Plants look great, lovely quality photos!
Can't wait for the rest of this log!

peace

It looks like the forum had a bit of a hiccup with people losing some posts from yesterday. At first I thought it may have been something I said or did, as I had only checked my thread, but I noticed there were several threads I visited yesterday that were also reset. It's strange when things like this happen - sometimes it makes you aware of how much you appreciate something. I was just thinking that I have taken this forum for granted - already, when I've only been here for a couple of weeks. Therefore, I want to take this opportunity to thank you, the person(s) responsible for starting and maintaining this great forum where people can share their experiences with others. This virtual community is truly a great place - Thanks!

An update on the Freeze - I thought I would give you the information from yesterday on the Freeze. It was Day 15 from rooting, and she received a terrible beating from nearly incessant rains of Thursday and Friday. During a bit of a break in the rain on Thursday, May 15, 2008, I noticed her pot was not providing adequate drainage, so I transplanted her into a better draining pot, while mixing in some new Miracle Grow Organic Soil and Perllite since the soil was a bit thick. I didn't want her roots to be damaged by placing them back in such thick soil.

Since the transplant of Thursday, the Freeze seemed to really like her new pot, as even with all of the rains of later Thursday and Friday, May 16, 2008, her soil was draining well; she remained in an upright position throughout the rains, despite having a few leaves damaged. The pictures shared below show the leaf damage. After the rains of yesterday, Friday, I thought the Freeze could use a bit of company - I don't want her to develop an "Only Child" Complex, so I surrounded her with my other house plants. These house plants are in need of nutrients, so while feeding them I figured the Freeze could use a bit.

Since the Freeze is in Miracle Grow soil and since she is still quite young, I didn't want to feed her too much, so I diluted a few nutrients to about 1/4 strength and fed her. She seems to be doing well today. The nutrients I added are:

Miracle Grow Organic Care Blood Meal
Miracle Grow Organic Care Bone Meal
Superthrive

I also noticed a few holes in the Freeze's leaves, which I concluded were the result of insects getting the munchies. Although I'm all about and completely understand the munchies, I can't have any insects munching down on the Freeze, so I sprayed her pretty good, both tops and bottoms of her leaves, with Shultz Multi-purpose Garden Insect Killer. Hopefully, such spray will prevent any further insect issues. You can see the holes in the pictures, along with a slime stream from one of the cotyldons to the soil - maybe from a snail or slug? Even though the slime stream with the rain drops, as seen in picture 3 I think, looks pretty cool, I had to nip the snail activity in the bud - I'm hoping the above spray will also keep the snails away.

Alright, I think everyone should be back up to speed from yesterday's post loss. As before, I look forward to the comments and advice. I lost a few comments yesterday, which I hope to see replaced by even more. As this is my first ever grow, setting aside a plant I attempted to grow back in college - many moons ago - I can use all of the assistance and support I can get.

Without further ado, here are the pictures from yesterday, May 16, 2008 - DAY 15 since Freeze's rooting.


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Well, 1 of my dogs dug into the Freeze today while I was away. The Freeze wasn't hurt too badly, I don't believe. Part of her root system may have been ripped apart, but a significant portion remains. I eased her back into her pot, making sure she was secure. I gave my dogs a good verbal lashing, hoping to scare them away from the houseplants and the Freeze. Strangely enough, only the Freeze was disturbed. It seems like animals have a desire for the herb too, eh?

Hopefully the Freeze is done with the drama for awhile. It seems like she has encountered adversity at every turn. Enduring the monsoon of the past few days and now the dogs. But, I am probably her worst enemy at this point since I am such a newbie to growing. Hopefully she will make it - against all odds.

looks nice and healthy, but unfortunately there seems to be a problem with the second set of pics you posted. looks like you're around the same stage as I am.

good luck, and keep us updated. :rastasmoke:

cthulhu, thanks for your post, my friend. My post in your log was deleted the other day during the forum issues. I'll keep an eye on your log as well. I just saw the problem with the webshots picture post - I'm hoping Webshots is just having some problems, and that my pictures have not been deleted. If they have been, then hopefully I'll be getting my post count up so I won't have to worry about off-forum picture posting.

Today was a nice, sunny day for the Freeze. She seems to be doing well after her replanting following the labrador incident. Hopefully she'll be free of further drama.

From what I saw so far, your plants WERE doing fine. Sucks about the Lab. getting into mischief. Also, writer by trade eh? Well I am a writer by nature.:thumbsup: Enjoy it? hmmm, well let's just say I am VERY crafty with the linguistics.;)

I hope you get to 50 posts ASAP so you can display your images similar to my Log. I think the "Vets" here REALLY appreciate the simplicity of viewing with no extra clicks involved.

I too like you am VERY grateful of the wonderful people who maintain/manage this forum, as well as being thankful of the GREAT people patronizing the forums.:thumbsup:

Good growing dude.

Alright, as it appears the old host I had chosen for my log pictures deleted my pictures, so I have chosen a new host I found others within this board use. I hope this host does not delete these, as I like most people choose to follow logs in large part due to the incredible pictures.

To catch everyone up on my past pictures that were deleted, I have posted links below. As you will note, these pictures are from Day 13 and Day 15.


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Alright, I finally squared away the pictures above to show only the thumbnails, linking to the actual pictures. Man, I feel like I have accomplished a bunch this morning already - a great way to start the day following a night where I smoked so much I forgot to turn off my sprinkler, thereby flooding my front yard. Wow!

On with the narrative regarding the Freeze. Day 29 was yesterday, and I have been derelict with regard to this log, so I decided to provide a bit of an update. Please forgive my lack of recent updates and time on the board - life has been busy. Luckily, the busy is getting much better than it has been over the past few months.

You will notice the Freeze is getting a bit bushier, leading me to spend more time with her. I feel like she has made it over somewhat of a hump, and she is now a real life plant. I love babies, but I really love when a baby is old enough to show his/her own personality - I feel this is the stage my Freeze is entering, and I cannot wait to watch her development from day to day.

The Freeze is in a nice sized pot for the time being. She is being watered every 2 to 3 days, including within the water some Superthrive, which she seems to like. I had attempted to introduce some Bonemeal and Bloodmeal, but these nutrients in addition to her Miracle Grow soil burned off the first node of leaves. I live and I learn. The Freeze now only receives water and Superthrive.

Now, a question - I have read that you cannot determine the sex of a plant until flowering starts at the 12/12 cycle, which will be a couple of months. But, I swear you will be able to see pistils on the Freeze. I took a few up close pictures to show the long, yellowish-white tentacles popping out the top of the Freeze. Are these in fact pistils which indicate a female plant?

Luckily my dogs have not shown any more interest in the Freeze following their having knocked her over a few times. I thought they may have stunted her growth, but she seems to be doing pretty well. She is receiving a great deal of direct sunlight for the first 10 hours of the day or so, with indirect sunlight for about another 5 hours or so.

I look forward to comments and suggestions regarding my care of the Freeze. And, I hope someone can answer my question about the possibility of the above-described "tentacles" being pistils, thereby indicating the Freeze is in fact a girl.

Thanks for following my log, and enjoy the eye candy.

Day 29

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:thumbsup: its a girly girl.

is that ur only plant?

Yeah - she's my only plant, for the time being. A friend of mine has promised to provide me with as many seeds as I should ever need. I can't wait to have a whole bunch of little ones laying around outside! But, the Freeze will probably be a very big sister by the time her little sisters come along. She seems to be doing well as an only child though.

And, thanks, hydrocannabis, for confirming the Freeze is in fact a girly girl! That is really good news, especially since she's my only plant.

Alright, here is the anxiously awaited, at least for me, update on the Freeze, which now that she is getting larger I have taken to call the "Ice Queen." She seems to be doing well. Although I have seen several people on here mention Superthrive in a negative manner, it is the only additional nutrient I have added, other than my initial foul up with bone meal and blood meal - I think I added these too early on, especially considering the soil is Miracle Grow.

I have a few questions for the experienced growers, which is about everyone else in this forum other than me. They are as follows:

1) Is the Ice Queen a hermaphrodite? I noticed a few "pods" at the base of a few nodes (see pictures 7, 8, and 9), and for some reason they look like the nuts; of course, I hope I am wrong;
2) Is it too late to FIM or TOP the Queen? With the Queen's incredible pistil afro, I hate to mess with her, but if an experienced grower thinks it is not too late, I will try to force my hand;
3) As the Queen is only on Day 36, is it strange that she is already "flowering?" I take flowering to mean the development of all the many pistils;
4) If the Queen is already flowering, is there a need for me to add some flowering nutrients? I have Green Light Super Bloom standing at the ready.
5) Also, if the Queen is already flowering, how much longer will she continue to develop prior to harvest? I know this varies from strain to strain; my best guess as to the strain is that she is "Mighty Freeze," as I found a seed in my dugout from this strain provided by a friend - I could be wrong as he had provided me with about 7 different strains - a good friend indeed!

I guess that's about the end of my questions and my update. I hope there will be some comments and possibly answers to my questions. Thanks for reading. Now, without further ado, the eye candy.


Day 36

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:pimp:Excellent Thread My Brother!!!!!!..........Your Plant's Are Looking Vigorous & Have Great Green Vibrant Color!!!!!..........Good Luck With The Rest Of Your Grow:thumbsup:

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urs looks great and looks like shes gunna bud more than my lil one will.

:thumbsup: have a great one.

Hey m8.....just checking out your thread, and it's great....:thumbsup:
It's strange that your plant is flowering so early....you know weed usually starts to flower when the days are getting shorter(end of summer)
Dose your plant get enough sunlight??
I hate to say but if things remain like this, you won't get a acceptable yield....
As for your Q's....:
1.) No, she is no Hermy...
2.) I don't think that it would do any good to TOP or FIM her so late...
3.) Yes....:wtf:
4.) It can't hurt...but only 1/2 of the lowest recommended dose in the beginning....
5.) She will develop for sure....

Fat Elvis,
This isn't the plant you're thinking hemaphrodite, is it? I see a beautiful female with no evidence of male parts, yet.

Shov

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Originally Posted by hatch

:pimp:Excellent Thread My Brother!!!!!!..........Your Plant's Are Looking Vigorous & Have Great Green Vibrant Color!!!!!..........Good Luck With The Rest Of Your Grow:thumbsup:

:stoned::pimp:

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hatch, I appreciate your traffic on my log! Thanks for the boost of confidence regarding the Ice Queen. And, I will need all the luck I can get with her! I can only hope a few of my trichs will resemble yours!

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Originally Posted by hydrocannabis

urs looks great and looks like shes gunna bud more than my lil one will.

:thumbsup: have a great one.

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Thanks to you, hydrocannabis, for your vote of confidence! Your plants are amazing, so your comment means a lot, bro!

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Originally Posted by zebulon

Hey m8.....just checking out your thread, and it's great....:thumbsup:
It's strange that your plant is flowering so early....you know weed usually starts to flower when the days are getting shorter(end of summer)
Dose your plant get enough sunlight??
I hate to say but if things remain like this, you won't get a acceptable yield....
As for your Q's....:
1.) No, she is no Hermy...
2.) I don't think that it would do any good to TOP or FIM her so late...
3.) Yes....:wtf:
4.) It can't hurt...but only 1/2 of the lowest recommended dose in the beginning....
5.) She will develop for sure....

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zeb! Dude, I appreciate your time on my questions, as I now have a better sense of direction! Ice Queen has a spot in my yard, where she gets direct sunlight for probably 10 hours, and indirect sunlight for the rest of the day, which must account for her early flowering. This brings about another question - can I reposition Ice Queen elsewhere in my yard so she gets more direct sunlight without funking her up now that she has already begun to flower? I'd rather have a small yield than to mess her up.

I'm really excited to hear she is not going hermy. Those pods at the base of the nodes looked to be seed shaped, so I was getting confused.

Thanks again for your time and experience in answering my questions!

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Originally Posted by Shovelhandle

Fat Elvis,
This isn't the plant you're thinking hemaphrodite, is it? I see a beautiful female with no evidence of male parts, yet.

Shov

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Shov, thanks for confirming Ice Queen has not gone herm on me! With you and zeb both confirming it, then I take it to be gospel. I figured with all of the stress she has been through and with her early flowering, then those puffy pods at the base of the nodes were the beginnings of seed pods.

As for the Fat Elvis - he's my favorite of all the Elvii. And, this particular impersonator's stylings brought to my attention for the first time the phenomenon known as "male camel toe." I had never considered it nor thought it possible. It makes me laugh in the sense that sometimes other people's pain is humorous in an America's Funniest Home Videos sort of way - that darn suit must be uncomfortable as heck!


Thanks again to everyone who has taken the time to review and comment on my log, as well as provide me much needed direction through answers to my noob questions. You are passing it on, as others passed it on to you, and for that I thank you; and, I will try my best to give back on this great board!

Be good out there.

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Originally Posted by jakezking

As for the Fat Elvis - he's my favorite of all the Elvii. And, this particular impersonator's stylings brought to my attention for the first time the phenomenon known as "male camel toe." I had never considered it nor thought it possible. It makes me laugh in the sense that sometimes other people's pain is humorous in an America's Funniest Home Videos sort of way - that darn suit must be uncomfortable as heck!

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hahahahaha oh man. the infamous male camel toe. I just had a flashback to the movie The Weather Man when they show a bunch of "camel toes" in response to her daughter's nickname - cameltoe.

anywayys - looking good jake, and that is def a female!

peace!

Nice work! Looks very Indica to me, short and bushy, wide leaves; though the experience you described would point towards sativa traits... Probably some hybridization (never heard of it before). Either way, she is indeed a healthy looking young lady! Hopefully you can keep her from fully flowering until she gets a bit bigger so your yield increases. Best luck!

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Originally Posted by greenatik

hahahahaha oh man. the infamous male camel toe. I just had a flashback to the movie The Weather Man when they show a bunch of "camel toes" in response to her daughter's nickname - cameltoe.

anywayys - looking good jake, and that is def a female!

peace!

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greenatik! Thanks for The Weather Man reference - that scene is hilarious! You feel terrible for the girl, but what a hilarious situation!

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Originally Posted by Delta9Haze420

Nice work! Looks very Indica to me, short and bushy, wide leaves; though the experience you described would point towards sativa traits... Probably some hybridization (never heard of it before). Either way, she is indeed a healthy looking young lady! Hopefully you can keep her from fully flowering until she gets a bit bigger so your yield increases. Best luck!

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Delta9Haze420, I appreciate your visiting my log. Thanks for the insight as to the Ice Queen, or the Little Ice Queen, as she is still pretty much stunted. I appreciate your comments and encouragement, as I can use all I can get.

I just noticed I can finally post pictures on the board! Most Excellent! I will begin this next go 'round, since I have already posted Day 44 on the Shack.

I apologize for my absence from the board, but I was out of town on business, being unable to log on except at night to respond to word emails. But, the week flew by, and the Mini Ice Queen (MIQ) still received good TLC. She seems to have grown maybe another inch or 2, and her buds are filling in pretty good with some visible trichomes sprouting all over.

The only problem I have with the MIQ is shown in pictures 9 and 10, where it looks like I may have a bit of an insect problem? There is a "trail" on one of the nearest fan leaves that looks like a burn mark. Anyone have any insight as to what may have caused that? I figure the yellowing of some of the lower fan leaves is caused by my past aggressive use of Superthrive, which I will back off some.

As for nutrients, I think I am going to add some Green Light Super Bloom since MIQ has continued to flower. Even though she is smallish, I figure I might as well begin to provide her some flowering nutes so that the buds she is developing will be more robust. Anyone have any comments or advice as to such a move? I figure I will only use about 1/4 to 1/2 strength, as I've been informed through replies and threads on this great board.

I hope all is well with everyone, and I look forward to your comments, constructive criticism, and/or suggestions. I also look forward to catching up with other's threads now that I am back home.

Y'all be good out there! Now, on with the pictures. I hope you enjoy.

Day 44

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great pics jake! :clap:

Nice thread and useful! :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by greenatik

great pics jake! :clap:

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greenatik, my friend, your compliment is well taken, especially since your pics of your buds are amazing! I have seen no other capture the pistil afro as well as you. Thanks again!

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Originally Posted by painretreat

Nice thread and useful! :thumbsup:

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Thanks to you, painretreat, for your compliment. Man, the folks on this board really ROCK! I know not everyone who partakes of MJ is laid back and cool, but for the most part we stoners are good people. I attribute such attribute to the fact we slow down a bit to enjoy life!

As for the Mighty Freeze, a/k/a the Ice Queen, a/k/a Mini Ice Queen, I am beginning to feel she may be, or somehow related to, a Lowryder strain, as she is only about 1' tall and began to flower, "autoflower," prior to DAY 29. At the end of the day, I could really care less what strain she is - she is developing nicely, and it is a singular joy to assist her in her growth, or at least not stand in the way of it.

I will try not to bump this thread again until my next photo update. And, I hope to begin either a new grow log, or an addition to this log with a few Nirvana PPP, Papaya, New Purple Power, and whatever the freebie may be. Ok, I admit it, I am without a doubt addicted to growin' the green.

Thanks and have a great night/day!

Man those plants look great. How many grows have you done so far?

I'm hoping to have a set of pretty healthy plants like that for my next grow. Starting in a few weeks :D.

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Originally Posted by jakezking

Man, the folks on this board really ROCK! I know not everyone who partakes of MJ is laid back and cool, but for the most part we stoners are good people. I attribute such attribute to the fact we slow down a bit to enjoy life!

As for the Mighty Freeze, a/k/a the Ice Queen, a/k/a Mini Ice Queen, I am beginning to feel she may be, or somehow related to, a Lowryder strain, as she is only about 1' tall and began to flower, "autoflower," prior to DAY 29. At the end of the day, I could really care less what strain she is - she is developing nicely, and it is a singular joy to assist her in her growth, or at least not stand in the way of it.

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Thanks for the kind words about our members. I know we all get warm and fuzzy when our sentiments and advice go appreciated. While I'm talking about some of the senior members - Rachel! Where are you hiding? I haven't seen you in a few days; hope all is well! I shot you an email earlier, I'm sure I'll hear back soon!

About the Queen; from what you have posted I think you may be right. The growth is very lowrider-esque and I wouldn't put it far from logic that there may be some earlygirl and/or lowrider genetics somewhere in there. Either way, she is a beauty of a girl, and looks very happy. Fantastic job on taking care of her and all the work you've put into her to allow her to thrive. I have no real doubt that she will be quite powerful and a pleasure to partake! Best of luck as she continues to grow, and I look forward to tracking her progress and any others you begin to log.

~Cheers!

-D9

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Originally Posted by daihashi

Man those plants look great. How many grows have you done so far?

I'm hoping to have a set of pretty healthy plants like that for my next grow. Starting in a few weeks :D.

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daihashi, it's good to see you, my friend. This is really only my 1st grow, even though I had tried a quick grow back in college - before the advent of the internet when I had no access to such a large cache of information and experienced growers as are available on this great board! I have not done all too much, as you will see from reading above to have MIQ be such a beautiful lady. She is a hardy strain - Mighty Freeze, which I will give some background and information on below. Good luck with your next grow, and I look forward to following your next log!

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Originally Posted by Delta9Haze420

About the Queen; from what you have posted I think you may be right. The growth is very lowrider-esque and I wouldn't put it far from logic that there may be some earlygirl and/or lowrider genetics somewhere in there. Either way, she is a beauty of a girl, and looks very happy. Fantastic job on taking care of her and all the work you've put into her to allow her to thrive. I have no real doubt that she will be quite powerful and a pleasure to partake! Best of luck as she continues to grow, and I look forward to tracking her progress and any others you begin to log.

~Cheers!

-D9

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D9, I appreciate your insight, as always - from your thread and replies herein, I gather you have quite the educational background, as well as experience in growing. I thank you for your interest in my grow, as well as for allowing me to pick your brain from time to time. You are very kind, and I look forward to reviewing your and Stinky's dialogue after a few puffs, as it really blows my mind!

Your comments led me to do some research on Mighty Freeze, and below is what I have learned of the strain. Maybe such information will lead to others providing me even more insight?


Out of curiosity, and since not many folks had heard of a "Mighty Freeze" strain, I used one of the most powerful tools known to man, "Google," to see what I could discover about it. I don't know if anyone following my grow log is interested in what I discovered, but for posterity's sake I thought I would include this information.

Mighty Freeze is a cross between Mighty Mite and Friesland. I also discovered it is an autoflowering strain. All of such information was discovered on other boards through the logs and information from fellow growers. I also read briefly that someone else had experienced a Mighty Freeze crop being stunted. Both of these bits of information shed some light on my experience in my first grow. I still don't quite understand why she is stunted, and I had attributed the early flowering partially to an autoflowering possibility; but, it's now nice to know that indeed she is an autoflowerer.

In the end, it does appear my lil' lady is a Mighty Freeze, and so she shall retain her nickname of the Mini Ice Queen or MIQ. I need to get better at the naming stuff, eh?

I'll update tomorrow with some pictures. I began lst'ing her Tuesday late afternoon, and her bottom leaves have already begun reaching for the sun. I hope it will help her to become more robust since her growth was stunted.

I hope all is well with everyone. Aloha

So, the MIQ has lived for 50 days since rooting, and this is her 26th day of flower. She appears pretty healthy despite all of my interference with her growth.

She also seems to be enjoying the lst'ing, which you will note I accomplished just by hooking a large paper clip around her upper stalk and securing it to the lip of the bucket. Her lower branches are really reaching for the sun, even though this is only about her 3rd day of the lst. I had previously been twisting her stalk, and I lst'ed her the day of a pretty good rain, so her stalk took easily to its newly mandated direction.

Every few days I am adding about 1/2 of the recommended dosage of Green Light Super Bloom, but that has been the extent of her nutes for awhile.

Alright, enough of the talk - let's get to the pictures. I am going to try to upload them using this board's system. Let's see how this works. I'll upload 1/2 to this post, and the other 1/2 will be in the following post.

Everyone be good out there!

Here are the rest of the pictures from today's update.

Enjoy and Aloha

Nice little girl you have there! I wish I had the solitude to grow like that :thumbsup:

I have never heard of that strain before. Maybe it suggests it likes growing in colder climates? :stoned:

yah she looks real great.

Well, it appears MIQ went into a re-veg state from my lst'ing of her? The bottom-most sets of fan leaves/bud sites have really grown, reaching toward the sun now they are not being dominated by the main cola. You will notice the buds are really beginning to shoot up along with more nodes popping up. I am really impressed with the additional vegitative growth, as I was hoping for more bud to come off MIQ, since she is my only plant. Now she has bud locations from top to bottom, and I hope she will really begin to fill out. As she has been in flower for almost 7 weeks, I don't know how much longer she will go. I found a pretty good discussion of her strain - Mighty Freeze - on another board, so I will probably go back to try to discover the normal flowering time period. However, I will just keep an eye on her and probably allow her to develop a bit longer, since she seemed to re-veg.

I had thought about trimming some of her fan leaves back to allow more sun to reach the buds, but read on a post somewhere that such trimming seemed to stunt bud development, as it depleted the buds of their food stores.

Well, enough of the rambling and on with some new pictures. Even though these pictures are only 6 days past the last set posted, I was impressed with the growth on the bottom nodes/bud sites, so I thought I would share the effects of the late-in-the-day lst'ing. It seems like it is never too late to lst?

Enjoy the eye candy. I will post 1/2 of the pictures in this reply, and the other 1/2 immediately below.

Also, has anyone had a delivery from seed-boutique take longer than 17 days? My order shipped back on June 10, and I have yet to receive them, so I am getting a bit anxious. Any input on this subject will be appreciated.

Here are the rest of the pictures from above.

Thanks to Wert and hydro for your comments. I am following both of y'all's grows, so your comments are especially appreciated.

Enjoy, and everyone be good out there!

Beautiful healthy pot plants. Look great!

she looks beautiful as hell.

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Beautiful healthy pot plants. Look great!

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Shov, I appreciate your coming over for a spell, my friend! Kick back and relax by the pool from time to time. You must practice up for the 4th of July!

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she looks beautiful as hell.

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hydro, I appreciate the compliment, my friend! I sort of look down on MIQ in comparison to all of the other grows going on here, but she isn't lookin' 1/2 bad these days. "Knocked Up" is on..... the dang teddy bear.

I've gotta go. I truly appreciate the visits to the log. Anytime anyone wants to pull up a lawn chair and watch the cars go by, just drop on by. Y'all be good out there now, ya hear?

That is some outstanding work, beautiful pics there - everything seems to be coming right along quite nicely. Good to hear about the additional secondary growth away from the apical cola, that will greatly increase your yield. Indeed, cutting the fan leaves is not usually recommended. Instead, try to tuck them in toward the center of the plant, allowing your growing tips more light. This allows the plant to continue using those fan leaves to photosynthesize to some extent, as well as use nutrients which are stored in the leaves (which would be completely lost if cut). This is really just a slightly more technical way of saying what you already did, which was that the trimming would deplete some nutrient storage (as well as energy production). Due to the compact nature of growth (typical to indica strains), tucking in the fan leaves is a little harder than on a lanky sativa (most strains I tend to favor are sativa dominant), but it can still be done somewhat effectively. Once again though, impressive work!

Do you have a photo or jeweler's loupe? 10X is common, but some people like the 30X better, it is really personal preference. If not, you might look into getting one soon. Fairly decent jeweler's loupes are available relatively cheap online, and can be found on eBay for around $5 for a 10X compound (multi lense) jeweler's loupe. It would be fantastic to start seeing some close up shots of the trichomes as they begin to come around and eventually mature if you have the means. :thumbsup: All that is required is a decent camera (the one you have been using seems to work well) and a loupe, which can be held in front of the camera lense to get a close up shot of trichomes. :jointsmile:

Continued best of luck, and groove on! :smokin:

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That is some outstanding work, beautiful pics there - everything seems to be coming right along quite nicely. Good to hear about the additional secondary growth away from the apical cola, that will greatly increase your yield. Indeed, cutting the fan leaves is not usually recommended. Instead, try to tuck them in toward the center of the plant, allowing your growing tips more light. This allows the plant to continue using those fan leaves to photosynthesize to some extent, as well as use nutrients which are stored in the leaves (which would be completely lost if cut). This is really just a slightly more technical way of saying what you already did, which was that the trimming would deplete some nutrient storage (as well as energy production). Due to the compact nature of growth (typical to indica strains), tucking in the fan leaves is a little harder than on a lanky sativa (most strains I tend to favor are sativa dominant), but it can still be done somewhat effectively. Once again though, impressive work!

Do you have a photo or jeweler's loupe? 10X is common, but some people like the 30X better, it is really personal preference. If not, you might look into getting one soon. Fairly decent jeweler's loupes are available relatively cheap online, and can be found on eBay for around $5 for a 10X compound (multi lense) jeweler's loupe. It would be fantastic to start seeing some close up shots of the trichomes as they begin to come around and eventually mature if you have the means. :thumbsup: All that is required is a decent camera (the one you have been using seems to work well) and a loupe, which can be held in front of the camera lense to get a close up shot of trichomes. :jointsmile:

Continued best of luck, and groove on! :smokin:

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D9, I appreciate your input, as always! It's nice to have some confirmation that the train is still on the tracks. Thanks for the thumbs up on the grow - it means a lot coming from someone of your learned background and experience.

I need to break down and get a loupe. I will have to look around for one, as I have always been impressed with the pictures folks have taken of their trichs - hatch seems to be a master at it!

Thanks again for dropping by for a bit and reading over my musings and checking my pictures! Be good out there, my friend!

Jake, you lucky guy. I have been eyeballin PPP for some time now. Just haven't been able to locate it locally. Its' fat yields are enticing and of course exactly what I need :baggy:.

and your plant is looking awesome man, we will be harvesting around the same time I suppose :D I am at 44 days flower, but yours seems to be maturing faster!

Can't wait to see how everything turns out for ya, and D9 made me want to go out and get a loupe for some trich shots. we will have to share soon :jointsmile:

peace friend and grow safe!