Flying High w . Hawk - 2024 Grow Journal
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Hawk518
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9/14/24
Trimmed off all the problem leaves from the 4 Kingdoms, CBD Critical Mass and its clone. Added a couple more ties to the tomato cage to make sure it holds upright. Trying to figure out how to place the 8” support posts / netting. The tree is really in the way. Might have to cut off some tree branches to make room for the posts…
Trimmed off all the problem leaves from the 4 Kingdoms, CBD Critical Mass and its clone. Added a couple more ties to the tomato cage to make sure it holds upright. Trying to figure out how to place the 8” support posts / netting. The tree is really in the way. Might have to cut off some tree branches to make room for the posts…
Hawk518
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9/18/24
More rain.
9/19/24
Lots more leaves have turned yellow. Fed them GeoFlora Bloom and watered them. Hopefully, the leaves will improve again.
Should I prune off all the yellow leaves? I cut them off five days ago, but lots more now.
9/21/24
Huge storm rolls in at night. Really hope it doesn’t do any damage!
More rain.
9/19/24
Lots more leaves have turned yellow. Fed them GeoFlora Bloom and watered them. Hopefully, the leaves will improve again.
Should I prune off all the yellow leaves? I cut them off five days ago, but lots more now.
9/21/24
Huge storm rolls in at night. Really hope it doesn’t do any damage!
Hawk518
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9/22/24
Rainy again today, but not anything like last night. Checked on the plants – still yellow leaves, but no storm damage! MUST set up the stakes / netting for support. Need to cut tree branches and bring out a small ladder to do this properly…
9/23/24
More rain yet again. Really hope this weather doesn’t lead to bud rot like last year. Hell, I started nearly 1.5 months earlier this year than last year to try to avoid those issues!
Rainy again today, but not anything like last night. Checked on the plants – still yellow leaves, but no storm damage! MUST set up the stakes / netting for support. Need to cut tree branches and bring out a small ladder to do this properly…
9/23/24
More rain yet again. Really hope this weather doesn’t lead to bud rot like last year. Hell, I started nearly 1.5 months earlier this year than last year to try to avoid those issues!
Hawk518
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9/24/24
Rain and More rain. Leaves still look bad. Fed them some GeoFlora Veg to give them some Nitrogen. Really hope this helps them out!!
9/25/24
More rain. Tried to shake excess water off the branches once the rains stopped. Looks to me like the 4 Kingdoms plant is nowhere as thick / bushy as it was a couple weeks ago. Think its lost a LOT of leaves! Not good…
Rain and More rain. Leaves still look bad. Fed them some GeoFlora Veg to give them some Nitrogen. Really hope this helps them out!!
9/25/24
More rain. Tried to shake excess water off the branches once the rains stopped. Looks to me like the 4 Kingdoms plant is nowhere as thick / bushy as it was a couple weeks ago. Think its lost a LOT of leaves! Not good…
k0rps
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Nice one! Mushrooms are usually a good thing in gardens, improving soil health being a part of the soil food web. They look nice and healthy, love mushrooms..
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How's it been with the weather.. staking and supporting branches? Hope all's well~
Are Mushrooms in Your Garden Soil a Cause for Concern?
If mushrooms are growing in your raised bed, or popping up all over your garden, then you might be worrying something is wrong. But don’t worry! In most cases, mushrooms are surprisingly good for our
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How's it been with the weather.. staking and supporting branches? Hope all's well~
Hawk518
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9/29/24
Rain again and looks like it’s supposed to rain the next couple days. Guess we’re getting remnants of the monstrous hurricane? Hopefully, no insane winds as well as the rain!
These are the products I have. Which should I be adding at this point to help these plants cross the Finish line?
9/30/24
More rain. Looks like the 4 Kingdoms is about 8-9 foot tall. I am beyond shocked!! But despite how tall they are, I'm pretty sure the buds aren't anywhere close to as big as the Granddaddy Purple and THC Bomb plants were last year in their 7-gallon grow pots. Hopefully, they'll fatten up before harvest.
Rain again and looks like it’s supposed to rain the next couple days. Guess we’re getting remnants of the monstrous hurricane? Hopefully, no insane winds as well as the rain!
These are the products I have. Which should I be adding at this point to help these plants cross the Finish line?
- GeoFlora Veg (5-3-4)
- GeoFlora Bloom (3-5-5)
- Sweet Candy (0-17-2
- Mega Crop Plant Food (9-7-14)
- Sea-K Kelp Extract (0-0-1
- CalMag (1-0-0)
- Bud Explosion – PK Booster (0-21-40)
- Mega Crop 1-Part (11-5-14)
- Mega Crop 2-Part A (8-12-2
- Mega Crop 2-Part B (15.5-0-0)
- Earthworm Castings (5-0-0)
- Mycorrhizal Fungi
- Hygroben – Beneficial Microbes
9/30/24
More rain. Looks like the 4 Kingdoms is about 8-9 foot tall. I am beyond shocked!! But despite how tall they are, I'm pretty sure the buds aren't anywhere close to as big as the Granddaddy Purple and THC Bomb plants were last year in their 7-gallon grow pots. Hopefully, they'll fatten up before harvest.
Hawk518
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Thanks @k0rps ! The weather has been rainy. Very very very rainy. Just set up stakes / netting to help support the plants. Really hope that I can harvest without getting hit by bud rot...Nice one! Mushrooms are usually a good thing in gardens, improving soil health being a part of the soil food web. They look nice and healthy, love mushrooms..
How's it been with the weather.. staking and supporting branches? Hope all's well~Are Mushrooms in Your Garden Soil a Cause for Concern?
If mushrooms are growing in your raised bed, or popping up all over your garden, then you might be worrying something is wrong. But don’t worry! In most cases, mushrooms are surprisingly good for our
The more I think about it, the more I wish I'd just left them alone and let them fall apart into the soil. But who knows, with the current rainy weather, I wouldn't be surprised to see a bunch more shrooms...
Anyone know what kind of mushrooms they are? Looked at a bunch of sites showing shrooms in VA, but didn't find them in any of the pics.
Hawk518
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10/3/24 (Part 2)
When I went to check again, I saw a LOT more bud rot than I initially thought. Cut off a lot of buds. Far more than I wanted to cut, but lots of bud rot. Hit predominantly on the 4 Kingdoms plant. Just lost…maybe 20% of a possible harvest? Maybe more? Just hoping I don’t lose any more!! Forecast calls for very little rain during the next month, so I’m hoping to bring this to Harvest.
BEFORE
AFTER
When I went to check again, I saw a LOT more bud rot than I initially thought. Cut off a lot of buds. Far more than I wanted to cut, but lots of bud rot. Hit predominantly on the 4 Kingdoms plant. Just lost…maybe 20% of a possible harvest? Maybe more? Just hoping I don’t lose any more!! Forecast calls for very little rain during the next month, so I’m hoping to bring this to Harvest.
BEFORE
AFTER
Absorber
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If you have cloudy and some amber id be chopping them if you are getting mould.
It can sweep through a crop very quickly
Hawk518
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Never actually finished off this journal after chopping, so doing that Now...
10/12/24
Brought the 4Kingdoms into the grow tent to dry. Much crisper than expected after they were hanging in garage w. fan on them. Trimmed off the fan leaves. There was a hay smell that will hopefully dissipate in a day or two.
Chopped the CBD Critical Mass. Didn’t see any more Bud Rot. This plant is very spindly compared to every other pot plant I’ve grown so far. Buds are much smaller than the others as well. I’ll see what I can get from her, but so far, it seems like a huge disappointment. BUT, it really does smell great! Did a bud wash of the Critical Mass and then hung them to dry in the garage. This time, I didn’t put the fan directly on them.
10/13/24
Brought the CBD Critical Mass into the grow tent to dry. Trimmed off the fan leaves. Need to get RH higher than the 56% it’s currently at.
10/17/24
Pretty sure I can start the trimming tonight or tomorrow.
10/12/24
Brought the 4Kingdoms into the grow tent to dry. Much crisper than expected after they were hanging in garage w. fan on them. Trimmed off the fan leaves. There was a hay smell that will hopefully dissipate in a day or two.
Chopped the CBD Critical Mass. Didn’t see any more Bud Rot. This plant is very spindly compared to every other pot plant I’ve grown so far. Buds are much smaller than the others as well. I’ll see what I can get from her, but so far, it seems like a huge disappointment. BUT, it really does smell great! Did a bud wash of the Critical Mass and then hung them to dry in the garage. This time, I didn’t put the fan directly on them.
10/13/24
Brought the CBD Critical Mass into the grow tent to dry. Trimmed off the fan leaves. Need to get RH higher than the 56% it’s currently at.
10/17/24
Pretty sure I can start the trimming tonight or tomorrow.
Hawk518
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10/19/24
Started trimming the 4 Kingdoms. Have 3 hangers of it before I get to the 2 hangers for the CBD Critical Mass.
10/20/24
Spent Hours in Trim Jail. Kinda wondering if this is a waste of time. So many of the buds are the smaller ones after losing all the big buds to bud rot. But will have to go thru the trimming and curing and then see how it smokes…
10/21/24 & 10/22/24
Still in Trim Jail. Finally finishing off the 4 Kingdoms harvest. Have five mason jars filled so far. Still have two hangers full of the CBD Critical Mass to trim and no idea when I’ll get a chance to do it!!
11/30/24
FINALLY finished off trimming all of the CBD Critical Mass. Filled two mason jars today. No idea if it will be any good except for either tinctures or edibles, but will give it a shot. Amazing how migraines, holidays, family visits, etc can derail time in trim jail. Also, SO many of the buds that didn’t get hit w. but rot were quite small, so took forever to trim them. As I’ve written before, wonder if the CBD Critical Mass trim is just a waste of time…
Now, I just have to clean out my grow tent, dismantle it, move it to the basement furnace room and re-start everything so I can have a winter grow. Will pick a couple of Autoflowers to grow.
Started trimming the 4 Kingdoms. Have 3 hangers of it before I get to the 2 hangers for the CBD Critical Mass.
10/20/24
Spent Hours in Trim Jail. Kinda wondering if this is a waste of time. So many of the buds are the smaller ones after losing all the big buds to bud rot. But will have to go thru the trimming and curing and then see how it smokes…
10/21/24 & 10/22/24
Still in Trim Jail. Finally finishing off the 4 Kingdoms harvest. Have five mason jars filled so far. Still have two hangers full of the CBD Critical Mass to trim and no idea when I’ll get a chance to do it!!
11/30/24
FINALLY finished off trimming all of the CBD Critical Mass. Filled two mason jars today. No idea if it will be any good except for either tinctures or edibles, but will give it a shot. Amazing how migraines, holidays, family visits, etc can derail time in trim jail. Also, SO many of the buds that didn’t get hit w. but rot were quite small, so took forever to trim them. As I’ve written before, wonder if the CBD Critical Mass trim is just a waste of time…
Now, I just have to clean out my grow tent, dismantle it, move it to the basement furnace room and re-start everything so I can have a winter grow. Will pick a couple of Autoflowers to grow.
Hawk518
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12/1/24
Final Tally from my two photo fems outdoor grow:
4 KINGDOMS
Filled 5 mason jars for a total of 7.2 oz of smokable bud.
CBD CRITICAL MASS
Filled 6 mason jars for a total of 4.9 oz of smokable bud.
I guess I should be happy that I was able to salvage a total of 12.1 oz, but it still drives me crazy that I lost most of the plants to bud rot.
And with that, this finishes off my 2024 Grow Season.
Thanks again to all that followed along and helped me!
Greatly appreciated!!
Final Tally from my two photo fems outdoor grow:
4 KINGDOMS
Filled 5 mason jars for a total of 7.2 oz of smokable bud.
CBD CRITICAL MASS
Filled 6 mason jars for a total of 4.9 oz of smokable bud.
I guess I should be happy that I was able to salvage a total of 12.1 oz, but it still drives me crazy that I lost most of the plants to bud rot.
And with that, this finishes off my 2024 Grow Season.
Thanks again to all that followed along and helped me!
Greatly appreciated!!
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