Chief Bigsmokes Organic Cheesedogs

[chief bigsmoke]

Thanks for the reply , just another quick question on the eggshells I heard its takes time for them to decompose and release calcium , even read somewhere that its best to leave them in water for about 3 weeks before adding into your mix. What's your take on that ? Also how do you layer the eggshells I read some people use it as a top layer , other use it at there base and other just mix in with the total mix . Thanks for sharing the knowledge much appreciated, peace

Thanks for the questions. I'm happy to help.

I suggest just crushing the shells as fine as you can. No need for soaking in water. Indeed thy are a slow release calcium source so don't use them for quick modifications. As long as they are finely ground you can mix the shells into the top 2-3 inches of soil. No doubt that they would be a good ingredient to place at the very bottom of your pots for a slow release reaction. When placed on the top they double as a defense barrier.

None the less, egg shells are still a great supplemental calcium for your plants and beneficial life.

You can also use eggs shells as seedling pods if you keep halve them and fill with soil.

Thanks for tuning in! Much appreciated

 

[chief bigsmoke]

Day 48

Day 48

Day 48 Photo

 

[chief bigsmoke]

Day 49

 

[chief bigsmoke]

I wanted to make a note on how I'm using my uvb bulb. I have it set up over only one of the plant locations. Since I rotate my plants everyday the Cheesedogs are only exposed to 1 day of uvb supplement. Each plant is rotated a 1/4 turn and each move to the next location in a clockwise motion around the room. Which also helps to keep my plants low, but I can get into the lesson soon. Anyways, I figured that applying UVB causes the plant to increase glandular trichome production in order to protect itself from the short wave radiation.

This may not be the most accurate analogy but this is a simple way to see it: When humans get exposed to a days worth of intense uvb they will appear more tanned in the following days. Too much UVB will lead to skin burn etc.

So I expect plants to react in a similar fashion. Only short bursts are necessary to see the expected results. Too much UVB will most likely hurt the ladies. Its important to note that uvb reacts to different plants differently. Once a week will work for me to ensure there are no adverse effects.

Thanks for tuning in! Only one more week or two before I can no longer claim rookie status. It's all up from here...

Chief

 

[chief bigsmoke]

Day 50 Photo Update

Day 50 Photo Update

We are almost there... I can hardly wait. My girlfriend is even more excited. Her meds will be here soon.

They are all packing on the trichs. The cheese phenos are starting to foxtail and the chem pheno has some small bulbous bursts of growth and is looking like its in its last days. upon inspection, the trichomes are still clear and cloudy, meaning that it still has some time left. I'm hoping to harvest at 20-30% amber trichcomes. A good mix between the "high" and "stoned" effect.

Enjoy!

 

[chief bigsmoke]

Its going to be torture waiting for the first harvest. Even more for the first smoke. DAMNNN haha

 

[howske]

you the man CHIEF, those bud shots look amazing man.. Clap Clap Clap
did you add any organic bloom liquid fertilizer or a pk booster ?? i only remember reading you were adding hygrozyme, cal mag and sea kelp..
keep us updated and give us a smoke report !! cheers

 

[howske]

you the man CHIEF, those bud shots look amazing man.. Clap Clap Clap
did you add any organic bloom liquid fertilizer or a pk booster ?? i only remember reading you were adding hygrozyme, cal mag and sea kelp..
keep us updated and give us a smoke report !! cheers

 

[chief bigsmoke]

you the man CHIEF, those bud shots look amazing man.. Clap Clap Clap
did you add any organic bloom liquid fertilizer or a pk booster ?? i only remember reading you were adding hygrozyme, cal mag and sea kelp..
keep us updated and give us a smoke report !! cheers

I used those nutes, plus a dose of Piranha and Tarantula as well as a single feeding of the General Organics Vegan Line. A specific recipe for the bloom phase. No specific booster used. Trying to keep it all natural. I'll experiment with boosters later. Too many different variables for the first run. Plus I have an opportunity to see the results for myself.

I also added 2 tablespoons of high P bat guano and one tablespoon of high N, because my soil was lacking a bit of both. Next time I will add a bit more N to the mix.


Thanks again for your support! Its great inspiration.

CD3 is looking very ripe and I found my first amber trichs on the top buds so I might harvest the top buds in the next day or so. I dont know if the entire plant is ready, but i'm willing to take a beginner risk and at least have the bottom buds to observe any difference in harvest times. Plus I have a mom of this pheno to play with in the future.

 

[chief bigsmoke]

Growth Regulators. Info on Leaf dropping:

Abscisic Acid (ABA) is involved in leaf fall (absciccion), and in inducing bud and seed dormancy.

ABA production causes leaves to drop in the autumn, or when the plant is under stress such as drought, nutrient starvation, and flood. This is an important survival mechanism for plants since they are unable to obtain sufficient water or nutrients under these stressful conditions. If the leaves stayed on the plant, water loss and the demand for nutrients would eventually kill it. By having the leaves drop off, the plant may be able to survive until the stress conditions ends.

As days get shorter, ABA is synthesized in the leaves and moves through the vascular system to the buds, triggering them to stop growing and become dormant.

 

[chief bigsmoke]

Growth Regulators. Info on Auxins:

Auxins induce cell division and elongation in a localized area.

Apical dominance exhibited by growing shoots prevents the lateral shoots from growing more vigorously than the main leader or apex of the plant.

Cells on one side of the stem may grow at a different rate than on the other to cause a bending of the plant towards the light eg phototropism *That is why I have a 2 stage plant rotation: it keeps the plants low to the ground.

Also in cell tissue culture, auxins promote the formation of roots.

 

[chief bigsmoke]

Growth Regulators. Info on Cytokinins

Cytokinins promote cell division and the formation of the plant organs such as leaves and fruit.

Cytokinins prevents senescence from occuring by stimulating cell division and plant growth.

In cell tissue, cytokinin promotes cell division and the development of buds.

 

[chief bigsmoke]

Growth Regulators. Info of Gibberellins

Gibberelins function in the overall growth and elongation of plants. They also play a role in breaking seed dormancy and inducing plants to flower.

In low light situations, seedlings stretch and internode elongation occurs toward the light source.

Using Bushmaster retards the growth by inhibiting the production of Gibberellin within the plant.

 

[chief bigsmoke]

Theory against pruning.

Theory against pruning.

I also have a theory against pruning your plants. I'm a strong supporter of Low stress testing (LST) over pruning your top (apex) buds (with exception topping). Now this is just a random theory but I believe that if you prune your apex shoots you are also removing the auxins that the plant has developed and sent to that area to promote cell division. If you cut them off the plant has to use its resources to develop more, when you could have lst'd the shoots and bend them below the apex and then the auxins would just move to the new apex shoots and you the plant will be operating at a more efficient level. Not to mention your not opening wounds that can contract pathogens and infect your plants. Remember there has to be a wound in order for most bacterial and fungal infections to take place.

What do you all think?

 

[chief bigsmoke]

Well I pulled the trgger today to mark the Full moon and I harvested the top three apex buds on CD3. There were 5-10% amber trichs but the rest of the plant was still clear and cloudy. This may have been a rookie move but I couldn't wait. I'll harvest the rest in a week to have a good comparison. The tops turned a light lavender colour that isn't too noticeable in the photos. I'll need to get a mack daddy macro lens.

I still have 6 3/4 plants left to harvest in a week or two. This will be good practice.

 

[ManitobaMedical]

very nice job chief, I do like to prune/top my plants and select 6-8 branchs which i also remove all spindely lil growth from them to concentrate all plants energy into the bigger branchs, but hey lots of ways to skin a cat.......nice work
MB MED

 

[chief bigsmoke]

very nice job chief, I do like to prune/top my plants and select 6-8 branchs which i also remove all spindely lil growth from them to concentrate all plants energy into the bigger branchs, but hey lots of ways to skin a cat.......nice work
MB MED

Thanks for replying Manitoba, its interesting to hear how everyone does it. I remove the bottom branches as well (Lolli-pop). Most of the auxins are up in the apex buds anyhow. Plus who wouldn't trade swindly bottom growth for fatter girls up top?

 

[Kitsym]

great work on your settup and CheeseDog (sounds and looks tasty!)

thnx for posting all the info - reminded me to review some of it!

 

[Closet_Grower]

looking good chief nice genetics

CG

 

[chief bigsmoke]

CD11

CD11

Thanks for everyone's comments as of lately. Its great to see everyone's tuned in.



The girls are extremely sexually frustrated right now and their expanding every which way. They are all really starting to get some character right now.

This photo is of CD11 and trust me... It has top marks in smell, resin, trich production everything. To bad I culled the clone of this pheno. Perhaps I might have to re-veg this beautiful lady.

Enjoy!