I like my balcony green

[doublezero]

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Cola? Anybody?
Well, the first 2 ft are super dense. My 34 obviously has inherited traits from the EU hemp variety. That plant (Sathica or Tiborszallasi) reacted very, very fast to light distance and I controlled it so that it had internodial spacings of few milimeters.

The variation of the leave's shapes seems to be quite diverse.

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[doublezero]

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Just a few pictures, everything is going well I guess. My new soil mix will be the base for future grows. Right now I am also testing a variant. The contents are standard potting soil, perlite, zeolith, lava, bims, black earth, sheep's wool, worm castings, trichoderma, mykorrhiza.

See About me for info on "my" plants.

35, re-potted lately, now in 7 gal, plant @ 10 weeks, still removing some larvae here and there, final phase of stretching

34, some nice pistil colors, buds really getting scary dense

Tangerine Dream auto @ 6 weeks, did not expect it to get that big, but ok

Euforia @ 6 weeks

Some insects drop pollen on my plants regularly

1 @ ~3 weeks, only in 1 gal new soilmix, may upgrade to bigger container, first leaf with 3 fingers? never seen that

 

[Calle Minogue]

Nice thanks for the updates

 

[doublezero]

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So, my biggest plant (which is just too big for my balcony) is degenerating hard but that's ok.
I have some Canna still somewhere and will apply it as a last resort. I think she is ready when the last
leaf falls off the stem and will make some cobs of her.

My bushy plant meanwhile developed some bud rot here and there, which I could remove. So far it does not seem to be widespread. She only receives kinda emergency watering atm.

The Tangerine Dream (to the right) is still unfolding and has a really nice structure.


The 1 is growing fast with big leaves, saw first hairs, also saw some thripse.


My 35 reached her final position under the roof and despite the fact that I did not really want another big plant this one structure I love. No more unwanted guests have been seen lately.

 

[doublezero]

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Meanwhile I chopped my biggest plant. Never ever would this plant have survived another 6-8 weeks.
It was also herming and the buds are lightly seeded. 50% of the seeds look ready. I doubt I will use them as I have so many seeds but they will find their way into my stash.



I rubbed some charas and it was surprisingly strong. The rest I will use for some infused ghee.


Now, as the big plant is gone I rearranged my plants. Here are the 3 bigger ones. The biggest plant has
been repotted from 2gal to 7gal 2 weeks ago. That should be ok.


The other 3 plants - my "number 1" with very big leaves, which are very thin also, repotted from 1gal to 7gal (70% filled, out of soil ). My revegged plant (number 2) looks ok and I will repot it also soon.


As it is my first outdoor season I am wondering how long those plants can go with dropping temperatures.
I mean, I am sure about my "number 1" taking a long time for flowering. But the regular, bought seeds as
the Euphoria did not even start flowering. She will need around 2 months and that will be beginning of November.

See About me for info on "my" plants.

How long do you / can you flower outdoors in central germany?

 

[doublezero]

Shake it baby

That flexible bamboo seems to be able to absorb quite some force and it gives it back too.

 

[doublezero]

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Just a few flower shots. I check this plant often for brown spots in the buds. So far there is no progression in an assumed bud rot. Watering is still on minimum level. I can imagine she is ready in about 2 weeks maybe?

 

[D. B. Doober]

Great plants
Freedom!

 

[shiva82]

nice looking terrace and project . thanks for sharing . keep up the good work .

 

[doublezero]

Big leaves dancing, saw and removed one pollen sack developing on the 8th node. Well, let's see. This one would flower probably until mid december but I am however curious how it will develop. ~5 weeks now

 

[doublezero]

The Euphoria is starting to take off, finally. I repotted her recently.

My revegged plant. I really liked it. It built some serious resin early on and the smell was citrus/mint. I could not flower her to the end last time indoors so I am curious how this herb will be once cured. I hope I can finish this plant outdoor. It takes 8-10 weeks I presume.

 

[doublezero]

Ripening plant front/back, 5ft tall, 5 months old, 7gal
Unfortunately I discovered spider mites. So, I should harvest, right?
Those mites can web my plant in no time, can't they?

 

[doublezero]

When this plant unfolds I will need the space currently covered by the ripening plant. I hope it will make it. It got attacked by aphids in the beginning and now spider mites are crawling on my balcony. Probably it got started on another plant (non-cannabis) which got 20% webbed over night.

6,5ft tall, 3 months old, 7gal

 

[doublezero]

I brushed all leaves I could of this plant, both sides, with a soap/E500/vinegar liquid hoping to chase the spider mites. So far there is no more visible damage, will check every few hours.

 

[doublezero]

As expected, the center plant is growing big fast, stretching for another few days I guess.

 

[doublezero]

Good day,

the whitefly population is growing, have to check for this too now.
Here is some leaf-p*rn if you are into big leaves. I see a triple serration on one leaf, whatever that means.

 

[doublezero]

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Well, a few things changed
- the plant from this post has been chopped due to more pollen sacks developing;
- the plant from this post has been harvested which was the right decision due to progressing bud rot, not too much had been thrown away
- the revegged plant from this post (2nd pic) has been put inside to check with my new tent setup (will have a thread seperately)

The harvested plant (34) has very balanced effects and I could not detect any negative side effects. I am guessing that the EU hemp variety with its CBD content had its impact on this cross. This could already be seen by the structure of the plant which was similar to the EU hemp variety. I wish I could describe the smell. Maybe once the herb has cured for some weeks I can.

As you can see there is plenty of leaf material (too much, hehe).

Part of the harvest I will spend on some edibles for a relative who suffers from a stroke (hemiplegic).
He reported from some hash brownies he tried that he was able to move parts of his body which are otherwise permanently tense. However he did not like the effect. I am curious how this "medicine" will work for him.

At harvest time there was still tons of new growth inside the buds but overall the ripeness seems to be ok.


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The Tangerine Dream auto will be harvested in the coming days.

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My 35 is in a too small pot with too weak soil, will correct this next year
I will be feeding her some organic fertilizer to help her survive. She seems to flower quick.
Right beside is the RQS Euphoria. Unfortunately she started to flower 1 month later than I expected. Let's see how she likes shitty weather in October

 

[doublezero]

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Yesterday it was stormy all day and rainy in the second half of the day. The branches are heavy and one lower 3ft branch just got ripped off by the wind.


A whole lot of pistils turned orange after being hit hard. I wish this would be an accelerator for flowering

Some pics before the storm

Some pics after the storm

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Here's a pic of the harvested, meanwhile dried and in jars, Tangerine Dream auto.

 

[doublezero]

Euphoria, still going strong.

 

[doublezero]

Buds on the left plant are swelling and getting their shape. Until now no mold detected. Go baby go

I have to think about supporting some more of the branches.

Here is the top of the Euphoria plant.