That looks delicious. Good job!
Nepal x PCK x OTH #3 F3. I've been working on this outdoors @ 45N for a little under a decade, this selection is a very balanced Nepal x PCK hybrid, there's not a lot of haze in this one. It should be done in about 2 more weeks
I'm having a hard time uploading decent quality pictures on the new icmag but I think I have it dialed in this year.
That’s a cool project! There’s only so many phenos to work with for 45N, ask me how I know lol.
Yes, you have some cool projects too. This is fast and early enough, I worry if I try and make it earlier that it could fall to mold.
It was a terrible year here recently on the east coast, I have GG2 hybrids finishing from end of august until early October. Not many of the hybrids could escape it. Bug damage and rust along with humidity, rain and dew has caused major mold problems for most of us here. Plus an early frost on top of that. Mother Nature is a real dick at times. Typically end of august/early September finishers are ideal and almost guaranteed most years here. At least I will be able to see what’s best.
Yeah, this one starts flowering early august and it's ready early october. Last year I harvested it on the 12th and that was a mistake, the aroma wasn't as complex, the head wasn't as interesting either, still a strong happy buzz but with a sleepy finish I didn't care for, at least compared to an earlier harvest it wasn't to my preference.
I topped this year's plant so much that the structure is a little crazy and a branch ripped from a storm but I tied it back up.. it's a little behind and not as photogenic but it'll still make decent hash.
So this year I will harvest it on the 3rd or 5th.. I usually go by aroma, I have never found that trichomes were an indicator of harvest window.
Like I said, It's early and fast enough for me, I'm not going to work on it to make it earlier, I have plans to cross an ethiopian to it to make getting a little more character out of it and a little stretch in the buds. I'm happy with the structure though. Whether or not that will still make it viable outdoors is anyone's guess.. at least to select a plant with enough ethiopian characteristics.
One of the un-topped plants last year.
This one has strong musky, peppery base, I joke that it smells like a wet dog in early flowering. It's not piney enough to smell of pepper but the caryophyllene content is way high. The citrus scents will come and go but closer to harvest it will start developing warmer and funkier scents, some plants in the past even had a rusty/metallic edge to them.That’s a wonderful structure, you can see the PCK influence. They also appear quite resinous compared to the parental strains. Also an early trigger like that is a beautiful thing for us northern growers and a pretty rare trait. Nice work man. And definitely on the aroma thing, some plants get muted in the colder temperatures while others continue to develop smell wise. If the aromas are developing strongly i like to wait until the buds tricks are in the swelling stage, certainly makes a difference in dried appearance/weight. But often mold and frost have other intentions for me here.
Those same storms have been hitting here in western Washington. A lot of broken branches and a few broken stalks but so far the mold hasn't gotten bad. I expect that to change in the next day or two. I was able to take a couple plants down but most of my stuff is still out there. Two things have saved me, one is that the wind has been blowing hard. This means lots of broken waterlogged branches but it also means the plants have been drying out quickly when the rain stops. Before the weather warms up to optimum mold temperature. Mold loves temperatures above 64 degrees F/18 degrees C, below that it takes a bit longer for it to spread like wildfire. Because of the dry summer the plants have been sucking up the water like crazy so the environment hasn't reached the saturation point. My plants were bone dry before the storms hit.So today is a sad day. Here in BC @ 49 degrees parallel , we have been getting hit with crazy heavy rain storms the last couple weeks. I had to harvest the larger buds today, which look a week- ten days early on one girl. The rest , I am not sure if they stand a chance. They are covered with a large canopy, but the humidity reaches 95% here. Not much I can do... Bodhi OLD SCHOOL HP is the strain.