Grape God Grow Journal

WildBud420

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Excellent grow journal man, i'm totally looking forward to doing GG, got 5 regular and 2 femmed seeds of it. Everyone i know who has grown it just loves it. Can't wait. I'll be watching this journal for sure! :) You can check out my current DP's Brainstorm grow if ya like, had some serious stretching from week 2-3...so much i had to chop some tops off..kinda sucked but oh well. https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/730315-wilds-1000w-brainstorm-grow.html

cheers!
 

SSHZ

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I used to grow Brainstorm.....but back then it was called Isis (or was it Hempstar?).......well, it was one of those. It's a nice strain......
 

WildBud420

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I used to grow Brainstorm.....but back then it was called Isis (or was it Hempstar?).......well, it was one of those. It's a nice strain......
This is Brainstorms history right from Dutch Passion, this is my first time growing it, all i know is they were cheap, well as feminized seeds go, and got some good reviews.

"In former times, Dutch Passion's Brainstorm variety was composed of Skunk, Oasis and Haze. In 1998, Henk van Dalen decided that it was time to rebuild his Brainstorm and really take it to the stars: The new parents Northern Lights #5 and Haze put Brainstorm to another level. Besides Skunk #1, these two are the main cornerstones of the traditional Amsterdam gene pool - which, for its part, was imported from the USA during the 80ies. Northern Lights #5 (mostly indica) was created from cannabis afghanica and cannabis sativa in the late 70's near Seattle/Washington (USA) and became one of the thriving powers of the Dutch coffeeshop marijuana business in the second half of the 80's. This dark green strain was bred for very compact growth, fast flowering, large harvests and high potency. The only thing one could complain about is the fact that Northern Lights has no charismatic aroma and taste - in contrast to the famous Haze strain that originally emerged from the legendary breeding school of "Cultivator's Choice" (one of the breeders: Sam the Skunkman) in the early 70's. The original Haze is a complex polyhybrid of mostly Mexican and Colombian sativa, as well as South Indian and Thai sativa. By selective inbreeding, Cultivator's Choice managed to merge these exotic sativa genetics into one superb stable and true-breeding variety. Its leafs are very thin and sharply serrated, the buds are rather sparse but nevertheless pack an unique punch of extreme, sometimes even psychedelic sativa potency. In addition, its aroma and taste are of superior quality, sweet and bitter, with certain sandalwood undertones. Nothing else smells and tastes like Haze. Some call it the Dom Perignon of cannabis. However, this champagne quality comes at a fairly high price: original Haze plants can take up to awesome 20 weeks to fully ripen, 14-18 are common. So Brainstorm is expected to considerably shorten down this long flowering period and to increase the Haze's low yield by making use of Northern Lights #5 genes, but on the other hand, also to preserve those unique Haze aroma and high properties. Let's see whether this mission proved successful with Brainstorm."
 

SSHZ

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All I know for sure is about 10 years when I grew it for a year or so, it was called Hempstar. I stopped growing all of my D.P. stuff because of the constant hermie issue with many D.P. strains.
 

WildBud420

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All I know for sure is about 10 years when I grew it for a year or so, it was called Hempstar. I stopped growing all of my D.P. stuff because of the constant hermie issue with many D.P. strains.
really ? I've never gotten a hermie from DP, though i've only grow Mazar and now brainstorm from DP in fem form. So far the brains are all female with no signs of male parts, how long into flowering b4 herie traits start to show? or can it happen anytime?
 

SSHZ

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I didn't say you'll find hermies in this strain......just many of D.P. strains have that trait. I just had a strain show hermies in the first 2 weeks of flowering, but normally it's later towards the end. I prefer to grow more stable things these days.......I've had too many "accidently" seeded crops.
 

WildBud420

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I just meant if some where going to herm on me if they'd show sooner or later in flower, hopefully they will be fine. i'm going to use the 2 GG fem seeds i have for mothers(if they both pop and grow) after i do 1 more batch of brainstorm. Looking forward to that.
 

budbro18

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I just meant if some where going to herm on me if they'd show sooner or later in flower, hopefully they will be fine. i'm going to use the 2 GG fem seeds i have for mothers(if they both pop and grow) after i do 1 more batch of brainstorm. Looking forward to that.

i bought my grape god with the intentions of running it once for head stash and only got 1 seed because theyre rather pricey.

kept it around for a while as you can see haha. Very easy to find a keeper in it. Just gotta pick the one that grows best for your style really. They should all have pretty good potency. SSHZ would know best

SSHZ, have you noticed any difference in taste or strength in the slightly different phenos?
 

SSHZ

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Slightly different pheno's, huh??????? I just say the tall pheno, leans towards the Grapefruit mother and the short pheno, leaning towards the God Bud father. If there is a difference, I'd say the shorter pheno's yields less but are slightly stronger........but not enough of a difference to even matter. If I was looking for a parent, I'd concentrate on structure and yield to make my choice. Taste and smell are all similar.......
 

WildBud420

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i bought my grape god with the intentions of running it once for head stash and only got 1 seed because theyre rather pricey.

kept it around for a while as you can see haha. Very easy to find a keeper in it. Just gotta pick the one that grows best for your style really. They should all have pretty good potency. SSHZ would know best

SSHZ, have you noticed any difference in taste or strength in the slightly different phenos?
I'll be happy if at least one outta the 2 pop and grows nicely, i got mine from Attitude, they were like $21.60 each...ya, rather pricey lol still from looking at your guys journals they are worth it. I have 5 regular GG seeds as well, just no space to seed them all and sex out a good female for a mom...shit i have like 11 other strains, all regular, just no damn space at the moment to fuss with sexing, so its femmed only for now. Hey S SHZ in your first GG run how tall where they when you flowered them and what was their height when you cropped?
 

budbro18

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Slightly different pheno's, huh??????? I just say the tall pheno, leans towards the Grapefruit mother and the short pheno, leaning towards the God Bud father. If there is a difference, I'd say the shorter pheno's yield less but are slightly stronger........but not enough of a difference to even matter. If I was looking for a parent, I'd concentrate on structure and yield to make my choice. Taste and smell are all similar.......
haha sorry "pheno" was the only word i could think of for the barely different plants.
 

SSHZ

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I'll be happy if at least one outta the 2 pop and grows nicely, i got mine from Attitude, they were like $21.60 each...ya, rather pricey lol still from looking at your guys journals they are worth it. I have 5 regular GG seeds as well, just no space to seed them all and sex out a good female for a mom...shit i have like 11 other strains, all regular, just no damn space at the moment to fuss with sexing, so its femmed only for now. Hey S SHZ in your first GG run how tall where they when you flowered them and what was their height when you cropped?
I let them veg for 30 days....and when I flowered them I felt they were a bit short to produce any yield. I guess around 20-22 inches. About 25% of the plants stay really short, maybe 30-34 inches. Another 25% are a taller pheno, maybe 40-45 inches. The rest are all between those numbers. But they all produce a very dense bud and it dries nice and solid with good weight. For me, it's about the high though. It's very relaxing, and lets my stress drift away. I also sleep very well after smoking it a bit. My friends love it too, and it's often requested. It's not the strongest, it's not the tastiest, it's not particularly pleasant smelling............but it's easy to grow, stays fairly short, is well done at around 62 days, yields well and has a potent high.
 

WildBud420

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I let them veg for 30 days....and when I flowered them I felt they were a bit short to produce any yield. I guess around 20-22 inches. About 25% of the plants stay really short, maybe 30-34 inches. Another 25% are a taller pheno, maybe 40-45 inches. The rest are all between those numbers. But they all produce a very dense bud and it dries nice and solid with good weight. For me, it's about the high though. It's very relaxing, and lets my stress drift away. I also sleep very well after smoking it a bit. My friends love it too, and it's often requested. It's not the strongest, it's not the tastiest, it's not particularly pleasant smelling............but it's easy to grow, stays fairly short, is well done at around 62 days, yields well and has a potent high.
cool they sound perfect for my table, prefer the short and fat plant type that max out at 3-4 ft.
 

SSHZ

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Day 25 in flowering.......moving along very nicely. Better health than last time, I reduced fertilizer rates to always below 1000 ppm, no silica (LOL), and the room is slightly cooler as summer has passed (or has it with 80 degree days lately). No flushing or enzyme use yet.......but that will start this week. pH is kept at 6.4 or 6.5 with no fluctuation.
 

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budbro18

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I loved the ggs stretch, or lack there of. barely had to move my light from first day of flower to harvest day. Only 3-5 inches maybe.

Those GGs are settin up the foundation for some boulders to sit on haha.
 

SSHZ

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Yup....funny though, these stretched a bit more then last time but are further along in terms of buddage. You can see I staked a bunch of plants already, preparing for the weight gain. I've moved my light upwards a few times already too. I think if you want them shorter, pound them with light. Less light leads to a bit more of a stretch........

This time, I won't be in such a hurry to give it all away. I'll be keeping more around for my Xmas and New Years enjoyment!!!!!!
 

budbro18

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Thats gonna be some party! And some nicely cured stuff too. Im just about to grab some of those boveda humidity thangs in a few days.
 
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