I'm beginning to wonder at what point I can consider the Sinai done. I've found two little spots of dried up mold. Easily removed and not any real damage but the flowers are dense if airy. She still has lots of white hair clusters but the caylxes in them are swelling up. Lots of little resin glands all over them.
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The melon flavor has ripened into a tantalizing perfume type smell. Sweet with a medicine edge. I'm going to give her at least a few more days, maybe chop her before the next rain storm. The seeds aren't fully developed I'll be leaving those to finish.
My tip for future growers: give her root space to grow. So often I see people growing landrace strains in little tiny rootbound containers. It's almost comical seeing this long stretchy plant growing out of a little container.
It's easy to think a small scrawny looking narrow leaf type that may not need as much nutrients needs less space. I think the opposite is true plants love room to stretch their roots. If you're using a mix with a bit less nitrogen all the more reason to give her space. I'm wishing now I'd put her in an even bigger container she's obviously filled out the container she's in.
The fall colors are lovely. The white hair clusters look like little stars. The buds have really poofed out. The Mt Sinai top nug is impressive.
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Cool, I'm at 46N so this gives me hopes I can do it too.
Wasn't sure the Chitrali would ripen here.
I've only grown the Lebanese outdoors and they worked out nicely.
im 48 N, inland washington... i think your around same latitude...give or take not much i think.
Ive run sinai outdoors a couple times. They started flowering in june each time. Let them go. I cut one in mid september my first one, i thought it was done...wrong. the second one i let go into october, much better. Second run, all early to mid october...mostly mid, and i felt that was proper.
I found the small crystals come on stronger late sept, early october. I side with let them go.