My Current Grow - Harvest Photos

[Crazy Composer]

Dammit! Will someone PLEASE tell me when I'm missing a gorgeous grow like this!!!? hehehe

Do me the favor of PMing me links to threads like this so I don't have to chance missing them!

EM, gorgeous gear, nice camera lighting too.

Stay safe, all,
cc

 

[CC Rider]

WOW!! you have....hands down the MOST beautiful pics on this site.....my god...great plants my friend!

 

[Guest]

Aaah, the Chumbolt looks just as good in pics as she did in the flesh. I was surprised how much Cheese influence is obvious in the looks of the buds and their smell. My Chumbolt clone is almost a week into 12/12, if she ends up looking like that I'll be a very happy camper! Great work mate, as usual!

 

[Elevator Man]

Thanks a lot folks - postive comments like those just keep me going! Watch out for the OG Kush photos tomorrow night - it's entering its last 24 hours on earth...

 

[Elevator Man]

BH - one thing I forgot to mention above is the almost 'negative stretch' of this cross. After putting it into flower it practically stops growing upwards! The opposite of most other strains. So make sure it's as big as it's going to get...

 

[Guest]

I think I shoukd warn folks, I've seen EM's OG Kush in the flesh and it is absolutely jaw-dropping! I have rarely seen this cut grown to this level, I grew this cut and although I think I did a good job with it, Em hastaken it to a whole higher level, the buds are larger than I thought this cut would produce and they have formed into actual normal colas rather than separate clumps like mine. The leaves have turned dark purple and the buds aren't green, more a mix of purple, silver and lavender hues, just absolutely fantastic.

I had the same thing with my herijuana cut a while back, first couple of times I grew it it look good, but third run I nailed it and she turned dark purple on her leaves and the buds were both more potent and more tasty.

Thanks for the tip about the Chumbolt. Mine went into flower at about 9 inches tall but pruned into about 8 tops. The Kentish Creme was about the same size and that one is starting to shoot up in height..

 

[Elevator Man]

I haven't had anyone 'warned' about my pics before, but probably appropriate in this case! I was dubious initially about what I might be able to prise out of this one (Abusive cut), and various other aspects, like smell, or lack of it. I have to admit, that on all those points, I'm pleasantly surprised.

The yield looks great, and the smell is pretty strong too - no lemons, but an incredibly rich burnt-sugar, treacle smell, with a strong spice background, and very hashy. I haven't smelled hash like this to be fair, but that's what it conjures up in your mind! But the appearance is gob-smacking - one of the most gorgeous plants I've ever grown, with beautiful purple coloration all over.

The plant was bone-dry last night, and I always pick them up to check on watering. It felt strangely heavy, for a bone-dry plant. That's when I realised where the extra weight was coming from...

 

[ojd]

hi elevator man
wow chumbolt looks great
also the grape krush 1 ive wanted to try for a while

also im very interested to see this kush cut you have
sounds like a winner
peace

 

[Elevator Man]

Thanks man - the Chumboldt is a fine smoke indeed, and it dries really quick, so I can smoke some in a few days. And it won't be long now - the OG will come down as soon as I get up, and am full of coffee...

 

[Elevator Man]

24. OG Kush (Abusive) - 66 days.

24. OG Kush (Abusive) - 66 days.

Well, I have to admit I was sceptical. After reading everything about this strain, and the low yield, the mighty stretch, tiny buds etc., and the allegedly extra-strong high, I remained to be convinced. So after getting the Abusive (and then finding out even that's not the 'real' one, apparently!) I decided there was only one way to find out.

So firstly - it is stretchy, there's no doubt about it. At flower-time it takes off for the skies, but with some serious bending and tying, that was brought under control - the aim was to maximise bud sites as quickly as possible. Once the stretch was over, it was a matter of exposing those buds to as much bright light as posible, and keep the plant rotating (rather like a very slow kebab!). The plant didn't seem to mind quite high-strength nutes (around 1.8 average).

As advertised, resin coverage is off the scale - only the Kentish Creme comes close in my experience. Calyxes are massive, and the buds are also rock-hard, as they should be. I heard that the Abusive version doesn't have the lemon-pinesol smell, and this doesn't, but it does have the most amazingly sweet/spicy smell - like burnt sugar or treacle toffee mixed with a whole lot of sweet spices, like cinnamon and nutmeg. And very 'hashy', even though I've never smelled hash like this before. A much stronger smell than I was expecting, basically, and makes me hope the flavour is as good.

I don't normally take this many photos of one plant (and I took a lot more than this!), but this one is so photogenic, it was irresistible. So there you go - OG Kush. As for the potency, I'll let you know in a week or two...

 

[ojd]

wow elevator man

thats some killer looking shit there

mmmm

 

[muddy waters]

Wow, Elevator Man, that is indeed an impressive OGK. Thanks for making all the effort, love seeing varieties so thoughtfully photographed and described. If only the seed vendor catalogs had your disciplined approach...

 

[Elevator Man]

Thanks ojd, Muddy - much appreciated. As for the seed companies, I don't know why they can't do this - it's not like it's difficult. And with the shitty Coolpix camera and windowlight, there's no great studio setup either. Granted, printed material is expensive, but I would have thought online they would really splurge on the visuals, no...?

But this plant is inspiring for 20 inches tall - I've been watching it inflate over the last couple of weeks in the grow cab without really noticing the change, but it was only when British Hempire came over, and I got it out under normal light that we saw what a colorful beauty it was. And the yield looks great to me - not ever had enough dry in my hand to guess weights, but I would hope 2 ounces.

 

[Guest]

I saw that og lady in the flesh, a sod me she was beautiful. The cut was one I also grew and let me tell you, in my hands it was a good, powerful smoke but that plant of EM's looks so much better than mine did it looks like a different strain, but the cut came from my plant so I know it's the same. No other way of putting it, that cut has been grown pretty much PERFECTLY, prising out every last bit of performance possible from those genes.

The OG buds i grew were both smaller and a little less frostier, potency was good, 'made you feel like you were melting' was my friend's description. EM got to sample those buds and although they did some damage with their strength and their density and resin coverage were comemnted on favourably, the lack of smell and taste amd their small size were all big negatives. I think EM has probably cured the smell and taste problem and this girl smelled divine and a little resin on my fingertips had a lovely rich smell I don't remember smelling from mine.

I doubt many folks have seen the OG grown to such a level, only OGraskal's shots of his Abusive cut looked like EM's. So my hat's off to ya mate, you've done as good a job with this as any I've ever seen. If I hadn't seen it in the flesh I'd have thought you'd messed up the cuts as it looks so much more colourful and beautiful.

As for yield, I reckon you'll break 2oz easily, mine yielded 29g, and there is easily twice that amount of bud on your plant, even the little popcorn nugs weigh a fair bit as they are so dense and chunky. 2oz is 54g, I reckon you might have 70g or more on that lady, she was solid!

So when ya gonna pop those Purple Afghan x OG Kush beans then? lol

 

[Elevator Man]

Thanks for the kind comments BH - nice to know I could do it justice, and good job I kept that last clone eh? I'd love to see what it could do with more veg, as it really wasn't that big when it went in. In a circular plant support with some serious training, I reckon even more could be extracted.

As for 70gs, I wouldn't dare be that optimistic, but the plant did feel really top heavy when the soil was dry, so anything over 56 I'll be happy with...

 

[gnarly]

When they curl up like this it reminds me of a nasty spider preparing to kill... or these buildings...

This pheno has dramatically improved since last time - mainly down to better nutes, more attention to root development, and a longer veg time. The old problem I had of the shade leaves withering and dropping off (indoors only) has vanished, meaning the buds are much larger, the aroma is dramatically stronger and more fruity, and the color is way more dramatic. In short, it's expressed better than I've ever seen it.

It's still not a great yielder - the green pheno is much better in that department, but the flavour is incredible, and the high superlative - and that was when grown with problems! This time I think it will be just perfect. The slight difference in color in some pics is due the the 'close-up' mode of the camera using an 'auto' white-balance, which can't be altered. Even so, there's some pretty wild colors going on here...

Total Yield (manicured buds): 35 grams (1.25 ounces)

 

[Elevator Man]

Very weird isn't it? Most of my Flos did that toward the end - possibly down to quite chilly night temps, but I think it's the traits from the heritage strains buried in there. The Cocoa Kushes I'm growing out are even more extreme, especially this pheno - this time the whole leaf is pointing upwards...

 

[CC Rider]

wow sweet.....first flowering pics ive seen of CK!!! what kind of smells is she throwin off??

 

[Elevator Man]

I've got three phenos, ranging from intense psychedelic fruit to dark chocolate - still quite 'raw', but the last three weeks should really bring those aromas out...

 

[CC Rider]

nice! sounds absolutly delicious!