[jawnroot]

This is my first proper grow in a while, and what better way to do it up than with some legit genetics? These are clone-only Bubba Kush and Afgooey. I chose these two because they have similar growth rates, and also because they're both excellent smoke.

Off-hand, I don't remember the lineage of Bubba Kush, but I'm fairly certain this is the Katsu cut. Afgooey is old school Afghani x Maui Haze.

• Veg Setup: Went from 3/19 to 4/1 under 27 watt 6000K CFLs (each plant had its own light). Internodes kept short, between 1/2 and 3/4 inch.
• Flowering Setup: GL-60 grow tent, with a 250 watt HPS. Exhaust = 150 cfm Elicent inline (blowing into a CAN 9000). Intake = 142 cfm CAN (sucking through an Elf). Speed controller on exhaust.
• All details regarding nutes, medium, etc, can be found here: My Pure Blend Pro Feed Schedule

And now, on to the pics...

[jawnroot]

3/19:



Afgoo left, Bubba right.

As soon as I got these home, noticed a minor/moderate spider mite issue. Was about to give up on them, throw them away, but figured I might as well stick it out. Planted the plugs in 10oz plastic cups.

Pretty much had a "fuck it" mentality after seeing the mites, so let them get deficient. On top of that, the Afgoo grew up into the light and developed a slight burn.

Treated them with Floramite and that solved the mite problem. Got my shit back together, and they picked right up as if nothing had happened.

3/27:



Bubba left, Afgoo right.

Upcanned into 6" pots. Even a week later, they're looking so much better.

[jawnroot]

4/3 -- Flowering Day 2



Plants just upcanned into 2 gallon nursery pots. Afgoo and Bubba both approximately 9" tall going in. Neither plant is reputed to be a big stretcher, so I'm assuming they'll finish at 20" or less.

You can see the bulb burn on the Afgoo (low leaf, right plant). That's from early on, when I was disillusioned and neglectful because of the spider mite problem. The light coloration on some of the lower grow tips is not due to deficiency, but the fact that those sites weren't receiving much light under the CFL.

Overall, the Bubba is a really resilient plant thus far. It was barely affected by the mites, and has shown no significant signs of nutrient issues at any point. It seems to be growing in a columnar "budsickle" pattern, but we'll see how it turns out.

The Afgoo, by contrast, is quite a hungry little devil, and was much more susceptible to the mites. It seems to be growing in a multi-branched pattern.

Both smell fantastic. The Afgoo has a kind of pineapple thing going on, whereas the Bubba reminds me of that smell you get when walking into a coffee house (i.e. strong, fresh roasted beans). Both reek, and are not low odor strains.

[jawnroot]

4/16 -- Flowering Day 14

Two weeks in, and the plants have fully doubled in size (now 18" vs. 9" when going in). One of the aspects that amazes me the most is how relative these two are in terms of growth rate. They remain exactly the same vertical height, despite being morphologically quite different (i.e. different size leaves, different growing pattern, etc). They're proving to be a good pair for side by side growing.

At first, prior to flowering, the Bubba looked as though it was going to be a "budsickle" plant, with one main grow shoot. Now, two weeks in, there are several side shoots developing. Only about half as many, though, when compared to the Afgoo, which has multiple bud sites, and what looks to be a fledgling "Christmas tree" pattern.

This observation seems to fall in line with yield reports I've read. Bubba tends to give a below average harvest, whereas Afgoo is average to above average. We'll see.

In other news, some of the nodes got a bit long on me, 1.5" in some cases, but not too bad. Given all my variables are in check, I can only assume this is a genetic trait of the two plants in question. It's my hope that the space fills in with bud down the line.

Pics were taken right before a much needed feeding/watering. They were also hosed-down with Azamax. Even though I haven't seen any mites or signs of mite damage since the Floramax application nearly a month ago, I want to be safe.

(Images a touch over-exposed, but good enough, methinks.)

Afgoo:


Bubba:


Below is a 100% crop from the above Afgoo image. I didn't think to take budshots this early on, but even in the crop you can see notable trichome accumulation. These two were pumping out visual glands starting at week one, which is earlier than I've experienced in the past. Even the large fan leaves are starting to get a sparkly shimmer--

--looks like I might have some sticky ones on my hands!

[ThcInfused]

looking great man, i have plants outside about 9'' tall that are showing preflower.. so im very interested to see what you yeild off that afgoo. anyways good luck

[jawnroot]

April 30 -- Flowering Day 28

Man, week three was one problem after the next. First, I hit them with Azamax as a preventative. The very next day, pistils starting withering. Fortunately, only the very tips of the pistils died, and the buds continued growing like nothing happened...but still.

Then, just as the Azamax debacle was clearing up, almost overnight they began displaying symptoms of minor to moderate deficiency across the board. Nitrogen most severely, but also phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium.

The problem was my experimental fert dose, only 4ml/liter of PBP Bloom Soil. Looked good on paper, not so much in action (now running 5.5 ml/liter).

Fortunately, I was able to catch it early enough, to the point where major damage was averted, and bud growth continued like normal. You can still see tissue damage from the phosphorus deficiency in the pictures, in addition to tip burn from Mg def. Not pretty, but then, not terminal either.

Buds are filling in nicely. The Afgoo has more frost at four weeks than I've ever seen this early on. The smells coming off both varieties are mind blowing.

Bubba:







Afgoo:

looking happy, likin the afgoo!

[jawnroot]

May 7 -- Flowering Day 35

A small piece of wood I used to prop the filter broke from its support and fell on the Afgoo. Fortunately, it hit the smallest, most shaded branch. It was only hanging by a hair, and probably would have died, so I plucked it. Am going to air dry it and take a sample within the next few days.

Overall, the buds are swelling up more, and the pistils are starting to turn. Am going to snap some shots next week.

Anywho...here's a pic of the little branch that got felled this afternoon:

[KUSHEATER1]

oops here are some bubba's that where flipped to bloom on 4-7-10

[Yes4Prop215]

nice looking closet love the that rubbermaid hydro system