[Tony Aroma]

Here we are at day 40, and I think they should be a bit further along by now. Maybe it's the continuing cold weather, who knows? I do think their growth spurt is starting, at least for two of them, it's just not that spectacular. I just gave them liquid ferts for the first time yesterday (General Organics Grow Formula), so maybe that'll get them going. They are quite healthy though, so I don't think they're hungry. And they all have some very well-developed side branches, which you can't really see too well here.



Here they are, in a different order this time, from left to right: Wild Rose, Mohan Ram, Vanilla Kush (Barney's Farm), and Psicodelicia. I moved the shorter plants toward the center, under the light, and the taller plants toward the outside. That way I can train them to all grow toward the center and have their main colas closest to the light. Just after this photo, I tied down the Wild Rose and the Psicodelicia, since they're just about up to the level of where the SCROG screen will go. The Mohan Ram is still the shortest. It may need a booster chair to reach the screen. The Vanilla Kush hasn't really started taking off yet, so the Mohan Ram is starting to catch up.



Here's something I've never, ever seen before. The Wild Rose has spontaneously become a triplet! When I went to tie it down, I noticed it now has three main shoots. And I didn't top it! It just split into three all on its own. I also noticed it is by far the thickest main stem of them all. I had a really tough time bending it down, while the others are still very flexible. Always something new.

[jaypp]

wow, thanks for the update, and the beatifull pics.
I can see a very green, healthy and clean grow as usual in Tony Aroma!

Wild Rose is a very wild strain as we can see jejeje

Cheers!
Keep it Sweet and green!
Jaypp

[Tony Aroma]

We're now in the 7th week, and they are definitely growing slower than usual this time. I'm starting to wonder if 9 weeks veg time is going to do it. Doesn't really matter that much, I guess. I'll put the SCROG screen in when the side branches are up to the level of the screen. Then soon after, I'll flip to 12/12.



Here they are, same order as before, from left to right: Wild Rose, Mohan Ram, Vanilla Kush (Barney's Farm), and Psicodelicia.

All are now tied down, the two on the left bent over toward the right, and the two on the right bent over toward the left. I did the Wild Rose and Vanilla Kush last week, and they are turning back up. I did the Psicodelicia the day before this picture, and the Mohan Ram right AFTER I took the picture (in case you're wondering why it doesn't look bent over).

Until I put the screen in, I just loop a string around a branch and clip it to the top edge of the bag with a binder clip. (You can see the string hanging down from the clip on the left side of the Psicodelicia bag.) After I put the screen in, I'll remove the strings. You can now see the side branches a bit better. Which also means they're now getting more light. That's all for now.

[jayd]

looking nice. you should get a good yield from them.

[Tony Aroma]

We're now in week 8, and it's still slow going. They still aren't tall enough to reach the SCROG screen height. Unless they have a major growth spurt, 9 weeks is not going to be enough for these four to fill in a solid canopy.



Here they are, same order as before, from left to right: Wild Rose, Mohan Ram, Vanilla Kush (Barney's Farm), and Psicodelicia.

That's not to say they're not growing at all. You can see a clear difference in the past week. Most noticeable are the side branches, which are getting more light since the tops have been bent over. I'm guessing about two more weeks until most of those side branches are up to the height of the screen. (You can see the brackets where the screen will be mounted in the upper left and right corners of the photo.)

Also interesting is that Wild Rose triplet. Two of the three main stems are growing, but the one in the middle is still just one set of leaves. It is also by far the sturdiest of the group. Its main stem is about twice as thick as any of the others.

I've been feeding them regularly now (General Organics Grow formula), with the occasional shot of molasses. So it's up to them when they're going to be ready.

[Tommy G]

Wow Tony, really sweet

Next time I need to use the term "healthy plants" I may consider using this picture instead of words, hehehe

Keep it up my friend, sweet smokes!

tommy

[Tony Aroma]

Originally Posted by Tommy G

Wow Tony, really sweet

Thanks. Just like the seeds.

[Tony Aroma]

We're in week 9 now, and still no major growth spurt. Just slow and steady. At least they look very healthy and happy.

It was getting to the point where I could no longer tie down all the side branches, so I put the screen in this week. It is now even more obvious how NOT filled in the screen really is. I think about one more week to let some off the smaller side branches get up above the screen should do it. That will allow for some continued growth after flipping to 12/12.



Here they are, same order as before, from left to right: Wild Rose, Mohan Ram, Vanilla Kush (Barney's Farm), and Psicodelicia. Now that that the screen is in, it's going to get harder to tell which plant is which (for me too) as I continue bending an tucking to get the most light to the most leaves.

[Tony Aroma]

Here we are on the morning after the second full 12-hour night. I imagine the hormones are already flowing, and these girls are getting their first taste of puberty. Little do they know that they're destined to die with their virginity intact.



After 65 days of vegging, I flipped to 12/12. As you can see, the screen has filled in reasonably well. Should be several nice bud sites on each plant, and they're all getting plenty of unobstructed light.

I don't know if the others slowed down or what, but the Mohan Ram has caught up. It's the Psicodelicia that is now the smallest of the group. And the Wild Rose is still the biggest. It's main stem is about twice as thick as any of the others. Only 9-10 more weeks to go!

[Tony Aroma]

Not much has happened over the past week. There are a few white hairs showing up here and there, but not really too many more than before 12/12. All have been showing pre-flowers since around week 3-4. And I wouldn't exactly say they are stretching. But they are continuing to grow and fill in, slow and steady as before.

I finally got around to changing the bulb yesterday, about a week into 12/12. The 400 w EYE Hortilux is now in place, filling my cabinet with orange light. Always makes me think of Halloween the first time I open the cabinet with that bulb. I've also started phasing out the grow ferts and will be ramping up the flower ferts (General Organics bloom formula) over the next few waterings. I've been feeding pretty heavily the last few weeks, and none of them seem to be having any problem with that. They're apparently very healthy, just slow growing.



Hopefully by next week we'll start to see something resembling flowers.

I see I misspelled Psicodelicia in the photo. I'm not going to re-edit and re-upload it, so I guess I'll just have to live with that embarrassment on my permanent record.