Northern California - Small Rooftop Grow

gianca, first of all I have to congratulate you on your incredible-looking plants. They are some serious beauties, and are beginning to look even better in their early flowering stage. I can't wait for a smoke report on them, as I haven't heard anything about the Grape Ape x NL. I've heard and seen a lot about them separately, but never about a cross of the 2.

I wanted to try to touch on a few of your questions which I have noted along the way - I reviewed your thread from start to finish throughout my morning, where I've had time. It's a great thread, and it should serve you well on future grows to be able to look back at it to refresh your memory on certain issues.

My guess on the purple spot at the stem base of your fan leaves is that it is a genetic trait of the grape ape that carried over on the cross - just a guess. Also, I think you can slowly increase your bloom nutes every other watering, which should serve to pack on a bit more weight to your buds from here to harvest. I couldn't find an answer to your bug question. The picture does not meet my understanding of any of the common houseplant pests such as thrips, whiteflies, leafminers, mites, etc. It's a nasty lookin' dude, but I doubt it will do much damage, or will be anything for you to worry about, unless it brings a swarm of its friends with it and they all dive onto your plants for a buffet style hogdown. And, as for the bud development, my understanding is as stated by greengoddess420, the nodes become tighter and shorter, depending on the strain, with the resultant "bud" being a tight collection of calyxes from which spill the pistils/hairs.

I like your style of growing in the back yard. My outdoor growing takes place in my backyard as well. I have some houseplants, tomatoes, and peppers to provide some "camoflauge," but I figure if it is grown out in the open, people are less likely to suspect what's really going on. I'm surprised your neighbors knew what the heck you were/are doing, but am happy for you that you have your licensure in place. It bugs the hell out of me that there are people that feel the need to stick their noses where they simply don't belong. Why people can't "live and let live" baffles me.

I wish you continued success on your grow, and look forward to seeing your successful harvest pictures with weight and smoke reports. Be good out there!

just looked in on the last page of your grow, looking Good! Jazking has good advice. I only want to add, sometimes people use molassas to promote heavier buds. I am gonna start this i think on a few of my plants and see what the difference turns out to be. You can prolly search mollassas here to find out when and how much as i dont know yet.
Good growing!
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thanks for stopping by jakez and inbud!

i'll look into the molasses you were talking about.

i also thought the purple spots on the stem and leaves were genetic, but that is the only one of the 4 Grape Ape X Northern Lights that is showing that. but than again, it could just be varying(sp?) phenotypes.

so northern lights is said to flower in 7-8 weeks, and i dont remember how long the Grape Ape takes. so im guessing maybe 8-9 weeks? i need to get a magnifying glass within the next few weeks, before its time to harvest.

so what is everyone thinking? about another month and a half? or longer?

hey, another quick question for anyone who can answer it.
at what week does the plant usually start packing on crystals and starts smelling? ive got to try to cover up the smell at least a little bit, or else i know my crazy born-again neighbors will be complaining non-stop.

and a pic update will be up in a little

gianca
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here are a few more pictures of my plants. does anyone know at about what week into flowering the plants usually start to smell?

these are pictures of the topped plant.

ive noticed over the past couple of days that the leaves at the bottom of the plant have began to yellow, and die off. it doesnt look like nute burn to me, so does anyone have an idea of what it could be?

these are pictures of the biggest plant, which have began flowering, and are growing very fast.

here are pictures of two of my small ones. they have just started flowering, and were two of the four i had to pull up from the ground, where they looked like they were dying.

the last update.

just some random pictures of buds that are shooting out everywhere!

i hope ya'll enjoyed this update, and i would appreciate any advice you have to throw in

gianca
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the yellowing of the lower leaves is kinda normal once the plant starts to flower. You still have to feed the plant some nitrogen tho. And of course an early bloom food would have that in it..
the girls will put on the crystals(trichs) after bout a month flowering...
cant think of a thing to help you with the oder......the neighbors are just gonna have to buck up and shut up if this a legal grow. I dont think the oder is gonna be that bad off only a few plants anyway. I got twelve and they are in three to four weeks of flower..and unless you are right in the middle of them.....you cant really smell them.
But i am sure they will get more stinky as the summer closes.

hey, so i was out all weekend at the Outside Lands Music Festival in Golden Gate Park, so haven't been able to update, let alone even water the plants. but i watered them today for the first time since friday, and most of them perked back up within the hour, but the big, topped plant is still looking droopy, but slowly perking back up also. so here is an update for the last few days, and i must say, the buds are looking great!

3rd picture- i noticed a branch on the lower part of the plants looks as if something has bitten it. it was bitten at two different spots, but im just hoping the thing that bit it doesn't come back with friends.

enjoy,
gianca
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