Shov Spring 2013 Grow

[Esteban1]

What's not to like?

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[Dabs4all]

Looking good, that sux about the seeds. I was using a male to experiment with full strength FF nutes so I don't burn my girls, but after seeing this I think he is dead today RIP!!!!

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[Shovelhandle]

I checked trichomes for ripeness and they are done. The weather is and has been rain, rain, rain, warm and humid. So I'll let them sit in the pots under the lights until Saturday or so.

[Shovelhandle]

Monday; 400 watt hps only. Last watering.
Friday; jerk the stem, leaving it in the dry soil.
Saturday; TBD

[Shovelhandle]

Cut and hung the plants. Some humid around here lately so I'll keep an eye on the drying.

[Shovelhandle]

The harvest came in on schedule, 33 days veg, eight weeks bloom. The unwelcome surprise was the massive amount of seed. Funny that all the plants are loaded but the single purplish pheno of AD x BOG X BG. They are all trimmed and in paper bags (I forgot to photo them after the trim, maybe another day). They are not 100% dry but the weight is 16 oz. I would guess more like 8-10 oz of seedy bud when it's done. It has great aroma though so I'm psyched to smoke this stuff when it's cured.

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[Shovelhandle]

This is the worst failure I can remember, ever. The herb is so seedy I'm at a loss what to do with it. Not sure if I want to dry sift, ice water or qwiso. Shit, shit shit... I guess I can just buy a frisbee and smoke it up. :stoned:

Don't even ask what happened. I have no idea whatsoever. The male plants showed and were culled early on before there were much of any female preflowers and the males didn't get a chance to mature and open. I kept a good eye on the five plants and saw no 'nanners until the end when I picked off a couple/four, which is not unusual.

[Esteban1]

Appear doable for personal use.

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[Buggy]

So what have you decided to do with the end product? Is it worth going through for personal use? What are you doing different for next time to work out the seed issues?

Love seeing this and all the pics - very helpful!

At what points did you pinch the leaves then, and was it always to improve the bushiness or at some points was it to prevent it from growing up and concentrating on better quality growth already there?

What else would you have done differently?

Thanks for sharing!

[Shovelhandle]

I'd love to answer all your questions, Buggy. But I feel You'd get more out if it if you read back through all my grows I've posted here. And thank you for your kind comment. That's why I bother with the grow logs. I have my own ledgers and photo files but here I explain what I'm trying to do and how I'm dealing with any obstacles I may encounter. I really much rather just do that then try and answer questions or debate what is right or wrong with my grow methods.

But as far as the current issue, the herb is being de-seeded, rolled and smoked, just like the old days before sinsemilla. It's good stoney pot. Tasty and should just get nicer flavored with age. It has a better day time buzz than the last crop which was very well ripened (lots of amber glandular trichomes). If we get tired of all that by the time the next crop comes in I'll make a concentrate, probably qwiso or dry sift hash.

Basically , the seed thing is a first, and hopefully a last time for this. It's weird, I tell ya.