The Doc's 2Strain Trial Organic Run: Tangerine Dream & Pineapple Chunk.

Discussion in 'Indoor Grow Journals' started by DrCannaP, Dec 26, 2016.

  1. Quick update (day 52 of flowering):

    I finally got a chance to check on the ladies and to spray the spider mites again.

    As you can see in the first 6 bud shots, all of which from the pineapple express 2, that shes frosting and definitely finishing now. The color is also starting to change. And the sweet smell is coming in finally

    The mite infestation is still there as you can see in the 7th shot, which is from the tangerine dream, which seems to have it the worst but mainly in the bottom fan leaves. Well they all got sprayed today but not with neem oil. I sprayed them with a veggies safe pyrethroid insecticide and may repeat again in a week then fumigate the groom if needed thereafter. The tangerine dream is still doing fine and as green as she can be

    The strawberry cough damn it hermied as you can see in the last 2 shots of her buds decorated with some bananas.... oh well ... i hope that doesnt affect the others .... the PE2 is done any day now so shes safe. Btw in my last run, a CBD strain hermied but i still havent found a single seed in all the buds i smoked from all 4 strains that were in that tent.
    Well ladies and gents, happy growin
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  2. Day 56 of flowering (weekly) update:
    As you can seee in the pics, the girls are nearing the end of their life cycles. The leaves are changing color mainly in the PE2 whose trichomes are mostly cloudy now, and SC who is a hermie and as ya can see in the last pic is filling up with seeds. I saw a few bananas in a single bunch in the pineapple express so she may have hermied too. The TD is still battling the mites so they all got sprayed again with a different pyrethroid insecticide. The A/C in the shed where the groom is is giving me some issues now but i am hoping its just a simple issue i can fix by tonight (fingers crossed).
    Ill probably spray and drench the PE2 with soapy water in a few days to flush as much insecticide residue as possible to prepare it for harvest by next weekend (no later) shes frosting more and the buds are getting heavier
    Group shot then single shot of each girl clockwise from back left that is TD, SC then PE2. Then finally some bud porn also clockwise from each girl then the seed shot of the SC
    Til next update happy growin yall
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  3. Quick update:
    AC in the shed where the groom is has been giving issues. Finally the company that installed it came today and said it was just the coolant being low but couldnt refill it today ... this caused light interruption and since the room is getting warmer especially when lights are on, ill unplug the lights and let the girls go in total darkness for 24-48 hours ... basically untill they come back and refill the coolant and get my ac back to normal. That's when I'll turn the lights back on to finish the girls. 48h of darkness is supposed to increase trichome production anyway .. right?
    Also the PE2 is getting frrrrrosty (last pic) .
    Til next update, happy growing yall
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  4. Quick update (day 62 of flowering):
    There was a leak in the AC coolant. The leak was fixed and the coolant refilled. Since the AC is back to normal, all the lights and the dehumidifier were plugged in. This evening at 6pm the lights will fire up and the girls will get their 1st 12h of light after 48h of darkness
    I'll check the Pineapple express #2 tonight and see ... but she may get the chop tomorrow evening

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  5. Day 63 of flowering (weekly) update:

    Yesterday I sprinkled 2 tablespoons of malted barley flour on top of each pot and watered it in.
    Today i set up the drying rack and hung it up in the shed. Tonight, at least the top part of the PE2 will get the chop
    A group shot then single bud shot from the girls from top left clockwis: TD, SC and PE2 then a full top shot of the PE2
    Until next update happy growing yall
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  6. Nice harvest man, looks like you nailed it!
     
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  7. Thanks brother... i appreciate you stoppin by and complimenting too. A big fan by the way. I read your posts on the few organic threads I follow and Ichave learnes alot from you. I wish I could thank you by smoking a J or passing Bong with this bud. But til then will settle for the good all I very much appreciate it brother and I thank you. I am lpving this whole organic science and will try to keep these three pots as No till as possible just came back from my upper gi ensoscopy appointment and ya caught me right after i killed a bowl of blueberry .... lit and chatty
    Time to eat

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  8. Day 70 of flowering (weekly) update:

    The back girls (TD and SC) and the bottom part of the PE2 are still shooting out white pistils. The back girls top colas will be harvested no later than next saturday regardless. Organic weed definitely takes a bit longer than hydro to finish especially when its your first organic soil run hah
    I jarred the PE2 buds I clipped last week today (see last pic) and i could find at least 5 seeds that fell out of the buds. Damn SC raped all the plants in the tent. I know all 3 girls hermied seeing little bananas here and there but the SC was the worst. They all were stressed bad i guess to the point of herming because i didnt see the male parts in early flowering why im hoping the seeds ill ger from them will be ok to grow (but shouldnt stress or ill have a gigher chance of seeing hermies again).
    I top dressed all the pots with a tablespoon of malted barley flour.
    A group shot, then 3 single bud shots and a single top shot of all the girls from the back left clockwise (TD ... SC ... PE2). And finally a shot of the jarred PE2 buds i clipped last week.
    Til next update happy growing yall
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  9. Day 71 of flowering quick update:
    The Strawberry cough top colas appear ripen and ready. I had the free time so I went ahead and chopped those top colas. Wow is she a bushy and leafy biatch ... trimming was a pain but the scent was certainly a treat and I guess thats more material to run through the bubble bags later a group shot then one of her (back left) then singles of those colas before the chops and some bud porn. She picked up some dark purple and also areas of lavender hues fuckin sexy n chubby herm hahahha
    After i chopped and before starting to trim, i sprayed the ladies down with a mix of 1 Liter of water with 25 drops of each of peppermint oil, lavender oil and clove oil then a splash of liquid soap and canola oil finally i lowered the lights a little to allow the tangerine dream and the bottom halves of the other 2 to finish.
    Til next update happy growing yall
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  10. Day 77 of flowering (weekly) update:

    Today at 12:30 past midnight (last night i guess) i chopped the rest of the PE2 and trimmed all the buds .... a process that took me about 2 hours ... i did so after smoking a J of the 1 week cured PE ... i then sprayed the girls with the same essential oil insecticide mix i made last week (legtover still in the bottle sprayer)

    The oscillating fan in the groom broke after 4 years of service hah and was replaced today. As you can see in the pics, the PE2 buds darkened in color a little compared to the pretty lavender hues we saw last week when she got the scissors.

    The tangerine dream is ready for the chop. Shes gotten really frosty in the last couple of days and i only see rare white pistils shooting out here and there. Ill try to chop down the upper half at least tonight.
    Group shot then top shot of the PE2, a shot after the chop, the buds when they got the scissors and some random bud shots

    Til next update happy growing yall
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  11. Day 80 of flowering quick update:

    All is going well. Were a bit delayed but coming along!

    The Tangerine dream got chopped today almost all of it with the exception of the lowest 20% or so.

    The buds were massive and dense as all heck. Shades of pink and lavender got my eyes all sparkly as while trimming Trimming this one wasnt half as bad as I thought. Not as leafy and the dense buds made it easier to give them a fade haha.

    A group shot before the chop then shots of the TD buds before the chop, bud porn then finally a group shot at the end of the night
    Til next update happy growing yall
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  12. Day 81 of flowering (quick) update:

    The rest of the Tangerine Dream got chopped and trimmed tonight. Also some of the strawberry cough got chopped as well. Now both PE and TD are chopped and only little of the SC is left. I turned off the 600w HPS and centered the 350w COBs LED 4000k above the 3 pots.

    A group shot after the chop

    Til next update happy growing yall
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  13. Day 82 of flowering (quick) update:

    Today i chopped the last bits of the strawberry cough and jarred all the PE that was drying slowly. Finally we are done chopping and just a few more days to a week before theyre all dry and jarred for curing. I snagged a couple buds of the SC to try tonight
    Til next update happy growing yall
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  14. Ladies and gents ... we finally have the final weight of all the dried and jarred (at least one week cured) buds :

    Barneys farm Tangerine dream:
    158g (first 2 shots....check out the weight of some of those bigger buds )

    Dutch passions Strawberry cough: 191g (check out those massive buds in the next 4 shots )

    G13 Labs Pineapple Express #2:
    134g (last buds shot )

    The total weight is: 483g

    This is much less than what I'm used to for the same lighting and in hydro...however, for a first organic soil no till run, using no bottled nutrients, no mixing and no fussing with anything and basically growin in a LITFA style (with minimal LST), I am very pleased!
    Ill give more details about my experience growing those girls in soil vs hydro when i do thw smoke report
    Til next update happy growing yall
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  15. Last but not least, the Smoke report

    Ladies and gentlemen I must say, I really enjoyed growing these fine ladies and in the way I did (Organic, No till). I will definately run this same setup and in the same 3 pots (except for lighting where I'm thinking about switching to DIY COBs).

    Barney's farm Tangerine Dream:
    Sprouted on Jan 2, flowered on Feb 12th and harvested on May 2 (80 days)
    The buds do smell a bit like tangerines and more intensified when crushed between fingers but the taste is much milder. The effect is incredibly high with body tingly feeling throughout .. focused and aware but when ya let go and relax, you will drift in a daydream effect (hence the name??) Now as mentioned somewhere on the internet, if you hit it too much, youll be stoned and couch locked. Its been my go to at night when i WANT to lock myself in bed happily and dreamy with a smile on my face and tingling throught ... but still wake up in the morning refreshed (vs blueberry for example, that leaves ya heavy still in the morning needing more sleep or laziness in bed ... average hrs of sleep for me 5h...blueberry best for weekend when i can get up to 7h).
    She was a lovely girl and aged very gracefully with the colors and frost id say for those hunting for good taste and scent (wait til ya hear about the PE) this pheno isnt the one. But for high and structure, hell yeah!

    Dutch Passion Strawberry cough:
    Sprouted on Jan 10, flowered on Feb 12th and chopped April 23rd (72 days)
    She showed good growth during veg ... she shot up during flowering and those colas were all buds! Unfortunately she hermied on me and raped the other who alsi hermied but not like this one!
    The buds are very leafy but those gave me lots of sugar leaves to get bubble hash later
    The scent is that of candied strawberry .. not bad dutch passion ... the flavor has a hint of strawberry flav coolaid lol
    Now heres the problenm .... you hit it and you better be careful.... too much and you're racy as hell and trippy. Pure sativa effect all head high with a jolt of energy.....i mean the first time i hit it I felt like I wanted to SPRINT as fast as I can ... i shit you not. It was a bit trippy the first time for an hour or so. I still smoke it only in the morning. A jolt of energy focused if you wanted to focus on something or allow yourself to drift in many thoughts.

    G13 Labs Pineapple Express #2:
    Ladies and gents shes the winner of it all!
    Sprouted on Jan 12, flowered on Feb 12th and harvested on April 15 (63 days)
    I grew her older and original sister by G13 labs a few years back and that plant empressed me (theres a journal of it here somewhere). This one reminds me ALOT of her older sister in scent and flavor except its ALOT more intensified. In fact I ve never tasted weed that was so fruity!
    It smells of overripen pineapples and some fruity juice smell too in there.... it does taste just like that too ... shes short and despite the short period of veg, she produced well. The high is confusing as shit which is why this bud has the reputation. Just like the movie. Youre high as hell and stoned as hell at the same time racy thoughts but heavy and tingly body ... if smoked at night and into bed you go, youll be glued but you wont fall asleep youll be having fun for sure ... in your head unless theres someone else in bed too lmfao n watch out you WILL ve stupid
    I actually flipped the lights back to veg hoping that shed reveg.

    The yield wasnt as I am used to with hydro, but hey i didnt scrog these and they werent vegged that long either.

    This run also got infested with spider mites but the girls did well resisting them (mainly the TD that had the mites). I learned from this run and battle with the mites that going in full force trying to eradicate them is stupid (sorry if im insulting anyone) and wasteful (unless youre using chemicals etc). I believe that you need to be a politician and a bit of a bully with the mites. Just mess with their environment and make it hard for them to live and you and your plants will be fine. In fact i believe that an infestation thats kept under control, can in fact be beneficial to YOU in that itll stress the girls JUST ENOUGH to make them produce a lot more resin rewarding you in the end with better smoke (what do you guys think?). Id say lower the temp, increase humidity and air circulation, spray them off the plants and spray them with essential oils such as peppermint and lavender as well as neem regularly and keep the leaves clean and dust free! The small and negligible colonies still alive will stress the girls just enough to show ya the bad genetics (hermies) and increase resin production

    This should conclude this journal and I wish everyone happy growing


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    and my previous TriStain grow :
    The Docs TriStrain adventure: (White Widow, Bubblelicious and Amnesia) Waterfarmed and SCROGed
     
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  16. #58 Robbie714, Jul 3, 2017
    Last edited: Jul 3, 2017
    Buds Look Great man! You Killed it you have some Nice Big Buds! I'm going No-Till I still need PMB and Biochar and green sand. This will be my first try doing organics. I have someone helping me out until I read more and get the recipe down! Here's what I have so far.[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG][​IMG] I wanted to go with Rice hulls instead of Perlite but it's pretty fine and it's horticultural. What Cobbs are you running or is that the 600 HID? Great Job!

    Btw: Have you went on the organic forums? @scoobydoo Knows his stuff about No-Till! There's a lot of knowledge on there I've been trying to read up as much as I can!




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  17. Hey brother and thanks for your words ... i do hang around most of the organic threads trying to learn as much as i can and apply it in my veg garden amd also here hah ... i really enjoyed this style of growin although hydro has been good n generous to me ill still run hydro although in a different groom some day soon i hope .... and far away from all the bugs I have to deal with here hah
    I ran the 600w MH during stretch period in first 2 weeks of flowering along with 350W Optics grow light 4000k i think its the cxa3070 x4 with lenses ... the MH was then swapped with 600w HPS + the LED
    Hoping to replace the HID soon with a diy cob build or QB

    Check out my current Organic Fruit Garden:
    The Doc's 2Strain Trial Organic Run: Tangerine Dream & Pineapple Chunk.
    and my previous QuadStrain grow :
    Thr Doc's 4 strain MMJ garden: CBD Critical Cure and more ;-)
    and my previous TriStain grow :
    The Docs TriStrain adventure: (White Widow, Bubblelicious and Amnesia) Waterfarmed and SCROGed
     
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  18. What a great grow and journal dude.
     
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