Bongcritter's 2010 Outdoors

[bongcritter]

Hi all! Thanks for stopping by my thread. Temperatures are starting to drop around here, and I can smell the harvest season coming closer and closer each and each day.

Just tested some lower branches that I had to cut down thru the ol' RooR - and all I can say is "dayumn!" These were some pretty immature buds cut down way early on the lower part of the plant, but I'm still fuckin STONED! Having some high hopes for this crop...Might be a good year for me if everything goes well!

gaius - Thanks for stopping by! I wish you the best of seasons as well!

Manitoid - thanks for the advice. After reading this, i actually decided it was pretty sound advice so I decided to throw some nutes out there. More on that later. Thanks a bunch for the help!

escabar - you are welcome and thank you! I had a quick question about the molasses - would it attract more bugs than its worth to use? Or should I just do it? I am thinking about giving them a shot next watering.

So, I decided that a little hit of nutrients was a good idea. Picked up some Pure Blend Pro Bloom at the local hydro shop, and gave each plant a gallon mixed with 1 tablespoon. Too much, too little, just right? Any feedback would be great.

I only plan on watering them one more time in about 5 days with the nutes, then just water until harvest. Hopefully this isn't too late to be giving nutes and the buds dont taste funky.

Here's what I'm using:

I managed to borrow a much nicer camera, so these pictures are a bit nicer to look at! Plus, they are starting to bud out nicely and its always fun to watch this part!

Here we go, pic time.

 

[bongcritter]

 

[gaiusmarius]

oh yeah...now things are starting to get sticky looking. nice amount of plants you did, looks like it's gonna pay off for ya soon man.
great job

 

[weed enjoyer]

lookin real good, i've always wanted to check out GWS, maybe next year.
anyway, great pics!

 

[bongcritter]

Thanks guys, K+ to you both!

I am going out again soon to water and feed with a little bit of nutes....about 1 tablespoon of Pure Blend Bro bloom per gallon of water per plant...sound ok?

Hopefully will have more pics in a bit!!

 

[bongcritter]

Hey everyone! Hope that you are all having a wonderful season...Harvest time is just around the corner here I'm thinking...

Temperatures are dropping a bit and there's been a lil rain, but I don't think mold is too much of an issue yet although it's basically my biggest concern right now...

The plants are doing very well, they are taking to the Pure Blend Pro quite nicely.

I have a little bit of bug damage seen as small holes with yellow spots on a few of my plants...I'll note the pictures below if anyone can help.

Also, it looks like there are 2 phenotypes of the Great White Shark. I'm seeing one phenotype which produces fat, super frosty buds with orange and white pistils. The other is a more exotic looking, still very frosty but not as much so, but the pistils are a BRIGHT pink/purple. Check the pics below I will note them.

Please comment or ask any questions! Thanks for visiting my thread.


1st plot, all big plants:

The bible seen on the ground near stalk with some scissors...

1st plot Great White Shark:

Orange pistil/frosty pheno:

Can anyone identify the bug damage on this? Leaf hoppers?

 

[bongcritter]

Pink pistil GWS pheno:

What's the white stuff here?

 

[bongcritter]

Jack Herer x Cherry Haze

The new pistils that are coming in are purpling a bit...hard to see but they look really cool!! These leaves are a lot more thin also, which means they are more of a sativa, right?

Same bug damage as on the GWS, anyone know?

This is a Trainwreck I was told...

And some plant that I didn't top...I think its GWS but not positive

 

[bongcritter]

2nd plot, all Great White Shark small to medium size:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/picture.php?albumid=19688&
pictureid=489608

Orange pistil/frosty GWS phenotype

'This one grew to have 4 tops, I must have fimmed it

Pink pistil GWS phenotype:

Thanks for looking!!!! All comments and questions are appreciated.

 

[StonedAgin]

The white stuff is powdery mildew. 1 cup hydrogen peroxide per gallon of water applied as a foliar spray. Just spray the mildewy spots/ A few of mine are getting it badly this year :-/ . Powdery mildew aside, your stuff looks good man!

 

[bongcritter]

Thanks for the advice StonedAgin.

It's ok to use that now even though they are budding? Just spray a little on the spots right?

Also, how far into the budding stage can I do it/how close to harvest can I apply it?

Thanks!!

 

[bongcritter]

Can anyone else chime in on the Powdery Mildew problem? The hydrogen peroxide is a good fix?

 

[StonedAgin]

Spray it on the affected spots once every few hours for a day. You should probably end up spraying 2-3 times in one day. That oughtta solve your issue. I made this application a month or so ago and I haven't seen any more powdery mildew (there were nice thick buds on my plants, too). Your plants will be aaallright!

 

[gaiusmarius]

pm is a bummer, i heard about some thing that you can spray right up till harvest, it's called greencure if i'm not mistaken. heard a few members saying it helped them a ton and left no taste on the end product. as for the hydrogen peroxide leaf spray, i've read of that working too before, just have to use the correct dilution. if you can harvest you shouldn't spray imo, if you still have more then a week to go, it's worth considering doing something.

 

[bongcritter]

Just checked on them this morning and theres quite a bit mold problems...

The powdery mildew has spread a little bit...just in small spots but it seems to be getting worse. I sprayed the problem plant down with a solution of water and 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide with a bit of dish soap...wasnt sure how much to spray but i covered the affected part and then some.

I also found some bud rot on other plants, even a couple tops on a smaller palnt...I cut off all affected areas and sprayed them down with water and baking soda with dish soap also....Hopefully it helps...Saw the beginning stages of bud rot on a couple others but sprayed them to see if it helped, will cut them off soon too...

This sucks!!!!! what should i do??? just watch them as much as possible and spray the stuff I said? I dont have any greencure and it would takea little while to ship here, so I dont know if I want to use that as a solution...

Please help...I dont want mold to kick my ass...it's not too bad yet but I dont want it to get worse...

 

[gaiusmarius]

get it harvested, you can't beat bud rot any other way once it starts inside the colas, bend all the colas open to look inside and make sure no mold is hidden inside when harvesting. those gws mostly look ready too, no point letting the mold get more then it absolutely has to. i wouldn't add the soap as your plants are too close to finished and you'll taste the soap. once i see bud rot i don't hesitate to cut at least all the big colas off said plant.

good luck.

 

[bongcritter]

Hey gaius, thanks a bunch for the response....

I already sprayed them down a decent bit with the mixtures I made...Just about 4-5 plants that I saw affected....I wont spray anymore if you think that its a bad idea....Should I harvest them anyway since I just sprayed them?? or let them go???

Are you sure they are ready? I guess its better to cut them early then have them be blighted by mold...but I just want them to stay outside for that extra juice and potency on the buds..

But since I already sprayed....should I just let them go for a few days?

Also, just harvest at the first sign of PM?? Or bud rot?? Harvest the whole plant, or just affected area??

I just want to make sure I dont screw this up....this is really messing with me.

I really appreciate your help gaius and everyone!!!!

 

[gaiusmarius]

the hydrogen peroxide would be ok, just no soap, unless you mean a drop to soften the water.

bud rot will attack the biggest colas first, that's why i don't wait longer then i have to after finding any bud rot. pm is another matter and doesn't destroy your colas in the same way. it's up to you in the end, but my view is to cut the big colas off any plants that show bud rot in any of the colas. you can leave the smaller buds on the plant for extra time.

 

[bongcritter]

Thanks again gaius, you are infinitely helpful!!!

I just added a little bit of soap, not much, so hopefully it doesnt taste bad...I will give the buds time to let it get off them I guess? Not sure if I should keep spraying or not.

So sounds to me like if I see bud rot, I should just harvest the affected areas immediately and the main colas...screw spraying em down, it sounds like a blight and it needs to just be chopped....even in early stages?

And the powdery mildew I can try to fight a little bit more, but it still sounds to me like I shouldnt let it go for too long.

Thanks again gaius...We'll see what happens...blah!

 

[InPotiTrust]

I wouldn't spray them anymore bro i find that once a plant is weak to PM there's not much u can do as it's the condition at that said spot so even if u push it back it's already opened up to attack so the next thing to attack it is bud rot since it's weak...

Chopping early is some times the only thing to do it's hard as a farmer to do but it come's with the territory...

By the way i'm on the same lat as you too bro...