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My first legal grow!

rob feature

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Yes, no focusing on what could have been. I'll have plenty of time to correct mistakes in the Fall. I don't think it's gone all that bad really. So I had to pull 2 plants early. It could have been worse.

I got the Master Kush in jars today

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This is 2 of 'em. There are 2 more by the scrubber intake.

Blueberry Indica at day 95

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Still a bit to go.
 

its trypp

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Well hopefully that MK still does you some good :) I am hoping im about 5 weeks from harvest on mine. Just updated her tonight. But I probably do have longer than that to go :( Lol oh well. :3
 

rob feature

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Oh, I've had a little of the MK. I cut a couple of buds early from the middle that popped nanners. I ditched the fruit & dried it properly. It was bitchin! And I'm vaping. I don't smoke much, but I just got a new waterpipe & wanted to try smoking. For the first time ever, I got a vivid candy flavor from pot smoke. It's something like Pez - first hit anyway.

The smell drying has been very strong citrus. However, after a half day in jars, it got way sweeter and lost most of the hard citrus scent. Can't wait to see what it smells like tomorrow! :dance013:
 

rob feature

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And before I forget - just one quick thing. I'd read once or twice about pH meters being thrown off by RO - like nothing but RO. I thought it was a weird idea, but sure as shit, RO knocked the meter off by .5 pH. I noticed a difference in the measurement times between RO & filtered tap which was significant enough to make me re-calibrate. Going from RO to filtered tap freaked the meter out.
 

rob feature

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Almost 101 days. That's how long the blueberry made it. I got in for a moisture check this morning & discovered she was all dry. I've been doing trichome checks before every watering & this one told me it was time.

Hard to believe they started like this

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I didn't realize how big she'd gotten all back there in the corner by herself. She's about a perfect circle from above - merry-go-round of budness.

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And this is after an hour of removing fans. And that is after removing what I thought was most of the fans. This plant has totally blown me away. Over the last 3 days, she's damn near put on half her mass before that time it appears. Just amazing. And gorgeous. It's been a long day, and I don't have the inclination for proper pictures, but the fan removal was pretty enjoyable. I've never seen the plant under regular room lighting & it's pretty awesome.

And keeping with newly-established tradition

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I've decided to keep yield figures to myself. I probably don't need to explain why. But I'll say that this adventure exceeded my expectations by a great deal. Perhaps I'll get to share this with some of you in the future. I sure hope so.

But for now, I'm calling it good & taking the Summer off. I have plenty to keep me busy.

I'll stop back by with a smoke report & photos once everything is dried & cured. I'll spend the Summer working & looking around for genetics. I plan to get going again once things cool down - probably September or so. I can't wait for that. I have a few tweaks I'd like to make & some new strains I wanna try out.

Thanks all for following along. I hope you learned a few things as I sure learned my share. I'll take the next one up out of the nOOb section & see how that goes.

'till next time
peace & cheese,
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its trypp

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Damn she looks delicious there rob :) Ooof a few more weeks on my girl now lol, well as far as what I was told at lest lol :) She is lookin sticky already though haha. :)
 

rob feature

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Thanks Trypp.

So now that the light has been off for a few days I realized the master kush is wrapping up 2 weeks of curing.

Here's the gang without the trim & blueberry (still drying)

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I just got around to trying the AKCL and diesel recently and wanted to mention that briefly.

I tried the AKCL first & the last I had of it was with a bit over a week's worth of cure. It is definitely approaching the cherry-lime moniker, yet still has an orangey flavor. The high is very potent and stuck me on the couch for a while.

The diesel I just tried for the first time last night and am enjoying now as I type. Ho. Lee. Shiyot this one is stout! I'm fucking torched - sort of feels like my eyes are crossed :bigeye: . Giggles. The flavor is mellowing from citrus to something I can't quite place. Pineapple maybe?

I think I mentioned before that the kush seems to be the clear, motivating plant of the 3 so far. Of course that may change, but the kush has been curing for 2 weeks and may not change much more.

All grins so far. Can't wait to try the blueberry!
 

rob feature

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nice job rob! nothing like having lots of jars stuffed with dank nugs.. enjoy!


Man, no doubt. It's a good feeling. It's pretty awesome to 'watch' the scents & flavors change as the curing goes on as well...definitely a high point of the experience.

One other thing I've noticed is that these are all vaping at very low temperatures - which is a trait I always liked in a strain. The flavors last longer that way & so do the bowls.

I hope I can stay away from the dispensary weed for good now. This is so much better.
 

its trypp

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Man rob hearing you say that makes me really anxious to try my own smoke haha. Dispenaries here suck on quality since the laws are all wacky.... So hoping I finally get what I have been needing from my girl :)
 

rob feature

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I finally got started putting the blueberry in the jars for curing today. These are some of the bigger tops off all the plants. That's what I get for taking the Master Kush early, but didn't feel I had much of a choice. It's all good though. Overall I'm quite happy with the results. :dance:

The usual suspects.

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rob feature

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They are mostly delicious. I've gotten 2 in the freezer already. Blueberry just got started curing - haven't even sampled it yet. I guess this is self-control week.

Master Kush is getting an extra long cure, so it'll probably change on me. AKCL tastes okay but reminds me of some perfume I've obviously filed away from a bad date or perhaps a DMV trip on first opening the jar. I'm wondering if I should pull it out of the freezer & maybe try to cure it some more.

But the diesel. Ooooooooh the diesel :bigeye:. I've been around good pot for 20 years & this is the best smoke I've ever had! Not only is it the most pleasant smell in the universe, but it also tastes wonderful & puts me in outer space - gotta grow this one again. I think I'd be okay with it as an only strain. And I think I'll see if it's available again come this Fall. I doubt I'll hold it to one strain though. I had too much fun with the variation & now that they're done I'm digging having a variety.

Ima see if I can't hold out at least a week on the blueberry, but I'm starting to think that won't hold. I'm in a celebratory mood for a few reasons & almost predict that tree will fall by midnight :biggrin:

Self-control week is overrated anyway.
 

rob feature

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Thanks guys. I'm pretty happy about the way they turned out. Blown away would be a better description. Can't wait to get after it again this Fall!
 
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