PioneerValleyOG
Well-Known Member
OVERNIGHT GROWTH SPURT AFTER WEATHER MADNESS
After reports of lightning, high winds, heavy rains and hail scattered throughout the state, flowering has begun to kick off in the outdoor grows. The last of the outdoor males begin to show their sad news and separation from the girls hopefully left most of us with a full garden. I count myself lucky to have ended up with 12 on the button, a gift from Mother Nature who always seems to know best. I almost wanted to save 1 male at the far edge of the property to harvest some pollen and do some breeding, but it wasn't to be. I thought I had two more males but they ended up showing just last week.
A growth spurt, in my experience, happens a few times throughout the course of the season. There were several reports that flowering occurred late this year, two to three weeks later in some cases. This led to the question of a later harvest, however, I believe that these things balance out and the harvest will probably be as usual around mid to late October. Last year, I made a poor decision by identifying milky and amber trikes not on the calyx, but on the bud itself, leading me to think my plants were finished way too early when they could have gone another two weeks at least. It wasn't a complete disaster, but a lesson learned. It was the first time I had used a 'dope scope' instead of using my usual technique of eyeballing the buds which worked for me for many years.
So what I am going to do, is juice these babies with Bloom Booster, which is high in Potassium, in an attempt to take advantage of this growth spike, and I shall come back and report the results in a few days or a week.
If anyone else notices this bloom boom, please let me know. I am working on keeping more detailed records for the area to help others and myself stay on top of growing cycles and techniques.
Have a great day!
After reports of lightning, high winds, heavy rains and hail scattered throughout the state, flowering has begun to kick off in the outdoor grows. The last of the outdoor males begin to show their sad news and separation from the girls hopefully left most of us with a full garden. I count myself lucky to have ended up with 12 on the button, a gift from Mother Nature who always seems to know best. I almost wanted to save 1 male at the far edge of the property to harvest some pollen and do some breeding, but it wasn't to be. I thought I had two more males but they ended up showing just last week.
A growth spurt, in my experience, happens a few times throughout the course of the season. There were several reports that flowering occurred late this year, two to three weeks later in some cases. This led to the question of a later harvest, however, I believe that these things balance out and the harvest will probably be as usual around mid to late October. Last year, I made a poor decision by identifying milky and amber trikes not on the calyx, but on the bud itself, leading me to think my plants were finished way too early when they could have gone another two weeks at least. It wasn't a complete disaster, but a lesson learned. It was the first time I had used a 'dope scope' instead of using my usual technique of eyeballing the buds which worked for me for many years.
So what I am going to do, is juice these babies with Bloom Booster, which is high in Potassium, in an attempt to take advantage of this growth spike, and I shall come back and report the results in a few days or a week.
If anyone else notices this bloom boom, please let me know. I am working on keeping more detailed records for the area to help others and myself stay on top of growing cycles and techniques.
Have a great day!
No PM yet, but probably gonna spray greencure after the weekend rain.
