Nepal Jam
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Elrond
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Hello,
some updates on my balcony growing at 52° North. So far everthing goes great, the plants are in their final stage of flowering, it might be one or two more weeks until harvest is due. It‘s safe now to say that Nepal Jam is a great variety to grow on a balcony in Northern climates. We are now in full autumn weather with daytime temperatures of 14-20°C going down to 5-10°C at night and 11 hours of daytime light. So far no signs of mould, the plants still look healthy. The stem leaves all started yellowing two weeks ago, but I guess that’s normal at this time. It‘s been 21 weeks since I planted the seeds in Mai, so that would be about 22 weeks of growth time on a balcony, which is great. The flowering time was 8-10 weeks. So far the plants smell nicely, but not very strong. That’s great, because it won’t bother the neighbours very much and because it smells like honey, people wouldn’t guess so easily that I‘m growing cannabis. Growing is legal in my area, but still I don’t need everyone to know what I‘m doing.
I‘m left with two plants that represent two very distinct phenos. They show their distinction even more now that the weather has changed. First one I would call the typical Nepal Jam, as shown in most photos here in the thread. The top leaves turned purple recently, which is the most visible difference from the other plant. Also it’s smaller and the buds are a bit shorter. The smell is a slight tone of honey on top of a typical cannabis-smell.
The other plant tends more towards the Jamaican I guess (@dubi ?). It’s still green, no signs of purple. The plant is a bit larger and the buds are longer. The smell is stronger and it‘s also honey, but a bit more spicy, like honeycomb and with a hint of linden tree flowers.
I recorded some nerdy data, you can jump right to the photos when this is too much information for you, lol. The first photos are the typical pheno, then the jamaican.
trait: typical pheno | jamaican pheno
lenght: 111 cm | 126 cm
number of internodes below top cola: 10 | 10
average bud length: 15,4 cm | 22,9 cm
longest bud: 26 cm | 43 cm
stem diameter: 1,1 cm | 1,7 cm
pot size: 9 L | 5 L
As you can see the jamaican pheno has longer buds even though it’s in a smaller pot.
Still have to wait for the smoking experience to make a final judgement on which is the better pheno.
some updates on my balcony growing at 52° North. So far everthing goes great, the plants are in their final stage of flowering, it might be one or two more weeks until harvest is due. It‘s safe now to say that Nepal Jam is a great variety to grow on a balcony in Northern climates. We are now in full autumn weather with daytime temperatures of 14-20°C going down to 5-10°C at night and 11 hours of daytime light. So far no signs of mould, the plants still look healthy. The stem leaves all started yellowing two weeks ago, but I guess that’s normal at this time. It‘s been 21 weeks since I planted the seeds in Mai, so that would be about 22 weeks of growth time on a balcony, which is great. The flowering time was 8-10 weeks. So far the plants smell nicely, but not very strong. That’s great, because it won’t bother the neighbours very much and because it smells like honey, people wouldn’t guess so easily that I‘m growing cannabis. Growing is legal in my area, but still I don’t need everyone to know what I‘m doing.
I‘m left with two plants that represent two very distinct phenos. They show their distinction even more now that the weather has changed. First one I would call the typical Nepal Jam, as shown in most photos here in the thread. The top leaves turned purple recently, which is the most visible difference from the other plant. Also it’s smaller and the buds are a bit shorter. The smell is a slight tone of honey on top of a typical cannabis-smell.
The other plant tends more towards the Jamaican I guess (@dubi ?). It’s still green, no signs of purple. The plant is a bit larger and the buds are longer. The smell is stronger and it‘s also honey, but a bit more spicy, like honeycomb and with a hint of linden tree flowers.
I recorded some nerdy data, you can jump right to the photos when this is too much information for you, lol. The first photos are the typical pheno, then the jamaican.
trait: typical pheno | jamaican pheno
lenght: 111 cm | 126 cm
number of internodes below top cola: 10 | 10
average bud length: 15,4 cm | 22,9 cm
longest bud: 26 cm | 43 cm
stem diameter: 1,1 cm | 1,7 cm
pot size: 9 L | 5 L
As you can see the jamaican pheno has longer buds even though it’s in a smaller pot.
Still have to wait for the smoking experience to make a final judgement on which is the better pheno.
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flaw.less.finish
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Hasch
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How do you sift?
Screen(s) or a "hand shaker"?
She is having a flawless finish
lovely resinous pheno, and very well grown!
Excellent effort at 52ºN @Elrond
glad this genetics are dealing well there with the cold and outdoor conditions. I agree on your pheno identification, first plant with more purple colors and resin on the leaves hashplant type is the Nepalese side, while the greener with lesser resins on the leaves is more Jamaican influenced, yet both showing lots of sativa traits in flower structure and calyxes.
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Elrond
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Thanks @dubi !Excellent effort at 52ºN @Elrond
I wish I had the space (and legal possibilities) to breed further with the jamaican pheno. It‘s still far enough apart from JBM with its shortness and the dominant honey smell to breed it further. Oh well, maybe in another life.
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The typical pheno started to get amber teichomes, so I harvested it. This is really a beautiful state at the end when the top leaves turn dark purple against the lower leaves in bright yellow. My whole drying room smells like honey now. 
The jamaican pheno has still 20% clear trichomes and no amber. It doesn’t really seem to change very much since three weeks now. I don’t want to miss the point of best effects. Harvest now or wait longer, @dubi ?
The jamaican pheno has still 20% clear trichomes and no amber. It doesn’t really seem to change very much since three weeks now. I don’t want to miss the point of best effects. Harvest now or wait longer, @dubi ?
