Tikal 1, she's the wildest looking to me. No flowers yet but she's getting close. I'm hoping she doesn't go too wild with stretch when she does start flowering.
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Tikal 2, sweet smelling, popping a bunch of flowers. She's done a bit of stretching lately so I had tie her down and get her back under the lights. Here's some post LST pics. I may have to do some clean up training on both Tikal gals tomorrow. We'll see.
Kali China is just a big beauty. Showing some early frost, she smells sweet, spicy, very complex. She's going to be fun.
I was very impressed with how beautiful the Kali China plants are in flower. Even under the poor color lighting of my HPS's last season. Her beauty could still be seen. Peace
I cleaned out my grinder and the dregs from a few old jars and made some qwiso. It's not super clean but it'll work.
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mmm good.
Tikal 1 is officially showing some little early flowers.
More pictures. I like pictures.
Kali China first. My first thought on a stem rub was lemony, my wife suggested citronella, but it's sweeter and no fuel. But there's more than lemon. Spices? Hard to describe yet.
pic 1 - top canopy
pic 2 - couple tops
pic 3 - bud
Kali China first. My first thought on a stem rub was lemony, my wife suggested citronella, but it's sweeter and no fuel. But there's more than lemon. Spices? Hard to describe yet.
pic 1 - top canopy
pic 2 - couple tops
pic 3 - bud
Next, Tikal 1. She's just started showing her flowers and her smell's not too defined yet. I thought she was a bit sharp, my wife thought a bit mellow. I guess we'll see how she develops.
pic 1 - top canopy, bent down to stay under my lights
pic 2 - small bud flower
pic 3 - her top bud flower
pic 1 - top canopy, bent down to stay under my lights
pic 2 - small bud flower
pic 3 - her top bud flower
And finally, Tikal 2. Her stem rub smells like the old flat strawberry bubble gum that came with packs of baseball cards. Very sweet. My wife didn't get that. She wasn't sure but couldn't say specifically. Maybe I'm just being influenced by the description from the Ace website. We'll see.
pic 1 - tops
pic 2 - more tops
pic 3 - bud
pic 4 - another bud
pic 1 - tops
pic 2 - more tops
pic 3 - bud
pic 4 - another bud
Full tent shot. Lots of canopy management. I guess I let them veg a bit too long since they've all grown taller than my lights. (except my Satori, which is interesting based on previous plants)
Kali China back left, Satori back center, Tikal 2 front center, Tikal 1 on the right
Kali China back left, Satori back center, Tikal 2 front center, Tikal 1 on the right
Lovely indoors Samuel Caldwell 
You are doing a great job with them
They look perfectly healthy and with the perfect size to flower in your indoor growing space.
I'm glad to see your Kali China flowering so fast and already showing the classic KC hashplant structure i fixed in the last breeding step of the line.
The Tikals are more sativa dominant so they will flower slower than Kali China, hopefully you can really find the strawberry Tikal pheno we love so much!
You are doing a great job with them
They look perfectly healthy and with the perfect size to flower in your indoor growing space.I'm glad to see your Kali China flowering so fast and already showing the classic KC hashplant structure i fixed in the last breeding step of the line.
The Tikals are more sativa dominant so they will flower slower than Kali China, hopefully you can really find the strawberry Tikal pheno we love so much!
Thanks, dubi! I really appreciate that you're so helpful in this forum and I look forward to supporting Ace seeds for many years to come! You've got a LOT of lines I'm planning on/hoping to run someday.
I'm happy about my KC, too! I like to run a plant or two that finish faster and then give my longer flowering plants more room at the end. I tried another stem rub sniff test this morning to see if I can describe her any better. There's some smooth sweet as well as some incense and spice. The description from the Ace website seems pretty accurate so far.
I'm glad I got 2 different Tikals. Stem rubs again this morning on T1 and I'm still not getting much specific. She smells good, maybe a bit of a sour bite, but nothing really stands out. She just smells like some good cannabis at this point.
T2 is definitely sweeter. Last night she reminded me of cheap strawberry bubblegum but this morning she seemed softer, more floral and fruity.
I love gardening.
I'm happy about my KC, too! I like to run a plant or two that finish faster and then give my longer flowering plants more room at the end. I tried another stem rub sniff test this morning to see if I can describe her any better. There's some smooth sweet as well as some incense and spice. The description from the Ace website seems pretty accurate so far.
I'm glad I got 2 different Tikals. Stem rubs again this morning on T1 and I'm still not getting much specific. She smells good, maybe a bit of a sour bite, but nothing really stands out. She just smells like some good cannabis at this point.
T2 is definitely sweeter. Last night she reminded me of cheap strawberry bubblegum but this morning she seemed softer, more floral and fruity.
I love gardening.
The gals have been pretty thirsty lately and it's been awhile since their last good cleaning so I hauled them off to the bathroom, two by two, stuck them in the tub and gave them a nice, refreshing shower. They look a bit sad at first but they recover fast and look really happy afterwards. Kinda like outside. When it rains. In nature. Where plants grow. Naturally.
I also took the opportunity to tie the Tikal gals down a bit more, keeping those top shoots down under the lights. The two Tikal gals, with some LST, would actually be a great size for my little tent. They'd have enough room to stretch out and everything would get a nice amount of light.
LOL, but that ain't how I roll. My Kali China's kicking arse and my Satori is strong and smelly. My tent's nice and full.
I also took the opportunity to tie the Tikal gals down a bit more, keeping those top shoots down under the lights. The two Tikal gals, with some LST, would actually be a great size for my little tent. They'd have enough room to stretch out and everything would get a nice amount of light.
LOL, but that ain't how I roll. My Kali China's kicking arse and my Satori is strong and smelly. My tent's nice and full.
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It's been awhile since I've updated. Lots going on in life right now. About a week and a half ago we adopted/rescued two pups. They were neglected to the point of abuse. They've got a few health issues but overall they're doing great and getting better every day! We are truly blessed and thankful to have them join our family.
The other news that's been keeping me busy is that we got an accepted offer on a house! If all goes well we'll be moving in at the end of October. Keeping our fingers crossed! Unfortunately, that might be bad news for my garden. I believe that once we give our 30 day notice to our apartment, then they have the right to show it to potential new renters and I can't have a bunch of strangers poking around when I've got a tent in my closet. I'll have to double check our lease but I may have to shut everything down early. I'm sure hoping not; all my gals are doing great!
Let's start with a full tent pic. Lots of training to try and keep everything under control. I've seen a couple burned leaves but nothing too bad yet. Just gotta stay on top of it.
The other news that's been keeping me busy is that we got an accepted offer on a house! If all goes well we'll be moving in at the end of October. Keeping our fingers crossed! Unfortunately, that might be bad news for my garden. I believe that once we give our 30 day notice to our apartment, then they have the right to show it to potential new renters and I can't have a bunch of strangers poking around when I've got a tent in my closet. I'll have to double check our lease but I may have to shut everything down early. I'm sure hoping not; all my gals are doing great!
Let's start with a full tent pic. Lots of training to try and keep everything under control. I've seen a couple burned leaves but nothing too bad yet. Just gotta stay on top of it.
First off, Kali China. She's a beautiful plant with a strong, spicy, incense sort of smell. Very different from anything else I've ever had. I'm really looking forward to trying her. Full shot and then her top canopy.
And her bud shots. Main cola, a couple sides and a mid bud.
Next up, Tikal 1. She's the wilder of my two Tikal gals. She's very stretchy -- lots of LST to keep her under control! Sweet smell with some sour (?) funk underneath. Lots of smaller buds popping up that are filling in nicely. She's had a couple leaves burned by stretching into the lights. Gotta keep an eye on this one.
Full shot, her canopy and then a couple bud pics.
Full shot, her canopy and then a couple bud pics.
