[Koondense]

Hard core Kono
Nah, I'm a moderate user, can be labeled as daily smoker but not much usually. Sometimes yes, like 5-8 but only at parties I prefer vista smoking.

I still have some of last year harvest, but it's going to end in a couple of weeks...

Maybe this LBH herb will make want to smoke more, it certainly looks delicious to my taste
It will be hard to wait more than a few weeks, heat is coming back and will persist for the next two weeks it seems, the perfect time to finish my autoflowers!

[GuerillaTF]

Kono..it's about the same i think..10-15 in a group or 5-7 alone ..we are not so different you and I ..is just that I rarely smoke alone but it happens, when nobody is around lol..
August is here guys..flowering has started..i'm excited as hell ..
Enjoy the weekend y'all.

[Koondense]

Cheers GuerillaTF
august vibe is here, happy flowering to all outdoor guerrilleros!

[Koondense]

Got an update for you guys and girls


Heat is still on, now to a brain numbing 35-36°C.
Chance of storms is low but growing every day, so no proper rain is expected for the next 10 days. I hope I read the forecasts wrong.

The autoflowers are bulking up the calyxes and pumping resin.
The two healthy ones are in advanced flowering and the smell is getting really awesome, I call it fresh-berry. The one who got attacked is following with slight delay, will probably take a week more but will also yield more.
The pests seem to like the plants but still they don't do serious damage. There are damaged leaves of course, but plants don't care much, as they don't care for the heat.
Today I put some more feed, not much because I fell they don't need it really, no deficency signs and still healthy green leaves, no fading. It tells me they still need more time.
Also LaBuenaHierba told me they should go for total 15-17 weeks which is end august, I expected this so no fuss. These are not for the impatient auto growers.

AF testers #12 at day 81




Semi-autos are flowering, the one I supercropped got delayed a bit but nothing wrong with that. The response was expected, I'll supercrop earlier next time for better results.
I love seeing plants at this stage, early flowering and building bud sites everywhere. I'm curious how much time do they tend to flower, I'm expecting it to be an end-september harvest, maybe even a bit later.

My favorite S-AF


The "right" couple



Almost forgot to mention, obviously I took a small sample bud of the most berry-like AF, it's now drying on 30°C, can't get it lower. So quick drying for a quick test, for science. I really like this expression

Happy summer to everyone

[Koondense]

The heat wave is finally gone, now temps are 10°lower on average, still very comfortable at 25°C and frequent drizzles for two days now.
Didn't have a chance to visit the plants, I think they still deserve some time for themselves before starting to fade(af).
Meanwhile I have a preliminary smoke report of the bottom bud I took last time.

By the looks it was deep green, very resinous, sticky. More tight structure than expected, I'm used to smoke extra fluffy buds last year so it's much different now.
Hairs were around 50/50 orange/white so it's clearly not finished yet, but not very far from it.
The bud was quick dried in a paper bag on day/night temperature for 3 days, no cure whatsoever.
There's a lot of pungent sweet spicy smell when crumbled, on closer inspection the calyxes are fat and covered in very sticky resin with sweet berry, tyre, lemony hash smell.
A very nice smell indeed
When smoked(I smoke with active carbon filters) the taste fits with the smell, smoke's strong and smooth at the same time, can make you cough but it's because of quick drying of course. The taste is very pleasant, hashy, leaves a long aftertaste of wild berries.
The effect is already strong, I needed to smoke it twice to get a better idea of the strenght. It takes some time to full effect and lasts around 3 hours already.
Makes you wonder of everything, enjoy music in new ways, it's surely a great smoke already.
However it needs more time to finish, supposedly around 15-17 weeks from sprout.
There are more terpenes to be developed, the taste and smell will be fantastic on these autoflowers.
I tried quite some AF buds but these are the best so far, to be honest. And they're not even finished yet

Cheers

[aridbud]

Great summation!

[Darth Vapour]

Sounds great brotha. Can't wait to hear what she's like after a proper dry n cure.

[Koondense]

Hey bros, thanks for the kind words
I have a surprise, at least it was to me...

Today I paid a visit to the spot, found a hole in the rain clouds so I had to go.
The two AF plants were bent to the ground, the rains made them too top-heavy and the ties didn't hold well.
The one I wrote the smoke report was looking done to me, so I harvested her. It was a surprise to see all the leaves gone and the top bud had no more white hairs, just orange ones. Of course, I was in a hurry so I forgot the magnifier and couldn't check the trichs.
But by the looks it was time to chop:





The other AF plant is just some days behind, leaves started to fade but still hold on somehow.



I have a feeling the harvested plant could still be pushed some more if there was no rain in sight, but the coming days will bring plenty of water and decaying plants can only start to rot in these conditions, so it was a safe bet to harvest today. After this rains another period of sunny weather will come and the remaining AFs will surely love it.

[Koondense]

Not only the AF but also the semi-autos will love the rain.
They look delicious, pushing hairs everywhere and still very healthy.
Flowering is not the same on all s-af plants, one in particular is slower but has a very special appeal to her.
I added some high P guano powder, expect the rain to flush it in the soil tomorrow.
Not easy to find proper words, I'm just delighted on the way this grow is progressing!

My fav in flower


S-AF plant no.4


And a bud on no.4


Take care guys and gals, next time harvesting again

Cheers

[GuerillaTF]

Well done Koon!
I was on a trip this week..went north and I have to say..ladies are doing great..some are flowering for few weeks now..I think around 15 of sept. Biddy early will be done.
Till now everything is going as planed.
We'll see..take care pal.