Tha Melon in the 808

[kalopatchkid]

Aloha everyone, I will be documenting my grow of Tha Melon here in Hawaii. I popped one pack and got pretty lucky with 8 females to look through. These were vegged outdoor with basic 10w led bulbs that turn on at sunset and off at midnite.

This was a few days after I flipped on the 1st, I probably let them get too big for my space.

Then this is from today where things have filled in quite a bit.

 

[kalopatchkid]

Things are starting to get some trichomes at Day 18

 

[Onboard]

Looking great!

Will be following closely - Tha Melon is one of my all time favorites on the indica side of things! I grew only two girls out, and both were awesome.

 

[stiff]

Nice...sounds like a very tasty strain. I wish you good luck with the grow.
Greets from Oz

 

[kalopatchkid]

Thanks to everyone that stopped by so far!

All 8 phenos have been successfully cloned and are being slowly acclimated to the sun.

We got a potential tropical storm or hurricane developing off the coast, so things could get spicy this weekend

 

[kro-magnon]

I hope all will be fine for you, it must be scary to be in the middle of a tropical storm or a hurricane. I have experienced a violent storm in my country at christmas 99 and I was shitting myself as I was in a car going through a forest of several hundred kilometers while trees fell on the the road and everywhere around me and my friend driving. We decided our best option was to not stop to not be hit by a tree and we did good but what a scary moment with winds up to 200 KM/H.

 

[stiff]

Good luck and stay safe!
If you have a shed it's probably not a bad idea to put them in there if shit really hits the fan.
I hope it only passes by

 

[kalopatchkid]

Well, the storm came and went. Parts of the island got around 20" of rain but I only got around 6" where I live.

Tha Melons are on Day 27 of flower and frosting up nicely. Interestingly enough, I have 2 plants that are giving off pretty citrus-y smells which I didn't expect. Iʻm going to have to start supporting some branches soon because some are already starting to get floppy and it's going to be a problem soon.

 

[kalopatchkid]

This is my favorite plant of the group. I believe it’s pheno#8. Making lots of these little golf ball size nuggets that have a citrusy OG smell that kind of reminds me of gelonade.

 

[Poi Boi]

Looking awesome brother

 

[kalopatchkid]

A little update on Day 42. I have lost a couple branches and have found a few spots of mold here and there but such is to be expected growing outside here in the tropics.
Just gotta roll with the punches and do my best to get to the end.

Also had a security scare after one of my neighbors moved out last month and the landlord had a bunch of trees cleared which exposed my plants. Not even a week after the trees were cleared, some homeless guy starts trying to squat in the garage and it diverted a lot of my energy trying to secure my property and create some privacy for the grow. Luckily the owners asked him to leave and he cooperated but I was surprised at how quickly someone moved in to squat.

 

[stiff]

Where are the moldy bits? Did you cut it out already? I hope you did.
...all I see is, it looks like you got some stem-rott at the point where it snapped.
Best of luck for the showdown

 

[kalopatchkid]

Where are the moldy bits? Did you cut it out already? I hope you did.
...all I see is, it looks like you got some stem-rott at the point where it snapped.
Best of luck for the showdown

Here’s a top I had to cut out. Been raining a lot here lately, pheno #5 was a total loss but I still have clones of them all to run again. Other plants are still doing ok. Next round I will have to manage size better and hope to get luckier on the weather.

 

[zachrockbadenof]

Here’s a top I had to cut out. Been raining a lot here lately, pheno #5 was a total loss but I still have clones of them all to run again. Other plants are still doing ok. Next round I will have to manage size better and hope to get luckier on the weather.
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[zachrockbadenof]

yep thats mold... sorry.... i always got mold growing outdoors, hence its only indoors, which is a pity, as the sun def add's an element that led's/cmh's can't match