Michael Pitts
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Just curious if anyone is able to identify these two strains I have atm. The Sativa is a nightmare, just grows long and lanky, no matter what I do. I veg with a 400 MH and bud with 400 HPS, keeping each light as close as possible to the plant without burning it. The sativa plant has to go on chairs and anything else that elevates it up.
I can say the sativa plant, when curing, has a distinct almost lemony pledge smell, almost mediciny I guess you could say, but I don't use any synthetic fertilizers, and the NHF ones I do use, I use at half strength, and I start flushing at least 2-3 weeks before harvest.
Normally, I have to tie the sativa to string and sticks just to keep it up, but it is a very good cloning plant. Every cutting roots within a few days, I never lose a cutting.
On the picture, you can see big gaps between nodes and fan leaves, but these fill up as the plant buds. These pictures were taken at 1 week under 12/12 after 3 weeks of vegging (after rooting). I normally get between 150-200 grams wet per sativa plant, and it can literally have as many shoots as I want it to have, it's just each shoot, while producing good amounts of bud, just become too flimsy and a real hassle to upkeep. I have to check on the plants often to make sure it hasn't fallen over. In fact, this plant, if not supported, will just bend over and touch the ground, each shoot, like a fern or whatever.
The Indica plant stays very small. If I put it under 12/12 at 8 inches tall, it will max out at around 14. It never doubles. The bud from it is AMAZING however. The one that's in the pic that was 8 weeks into 12/12, I got only 40 grams of wet (22 after dried and cured for a week). The only description I can think of for the smell of the bud is cream.
I am going to try and SoG type grow with the indica plant, putting maybe 8 under the 400 HPS, as the only bud sites are the top colas. Very little forms below, so a SoG or even SCRoG I think would be good for it. The sativa? Forget about it, that one gets bud sites from top to bottom. Normally, I cut the very tops at 9 weeks, then let the under growth buds go for another 2 weeks. If I try and 'tie the it down', I'll just end up with something resembling a cucumber plant.
Now to my original question...I hope it is possible for someone, anyone, to help me identify these strains with this information and pictures The top shot is of the sativa. If not, thanks anyway!
I can say the sativa plant, when curing, has a distinct almost lemony pledge smell, almost mediciny I guess you could say, but I don't use any synthetic fertilizers, and the NHF ones I do use, I use at half strength, and I start flushing at least 2-3 weeks before harvest.
Normally, I have to tie the sativa to string and sticks just to keep it up, but it is a very good cloning plant. Every cutting roots within a few days, I never lose a cutting.
On the picture, you can see big gaps between nodes and fan leaves, but these fill up as the plant buds. These pictures were taken at 1 week under 12/12 after 3 weeks of vegging (after rooting). I normally get between 150-200 grams wet per sativa plant, and it can literally have as many shoots as I want it to have, it's just each shoot, while producing good amounts of bud, just become too flimsy and a real hassle to upkeep. I have to check on the plants often to make sure it hasn't fallen over. In fact, this plant, if not supported, will just bend over and touch the ground, each shoot, like a fern or whatever.
The Indica plant stays very small. If I put it under 12/12 at 8 inches tall, it will max out at around 14. It never doubles. The bud from it is AMAZING however. The one that's in the pic that was 8 weeks into 12/12, I got only 40 grams of wet (22 after dried and cured for a week). The only description I can think of for the smell of the bud is cream.
I am going to try and SoG type grow with the indica plant, putting maybe 8 under the 400 HPS, as the only bud sites are the top colas. Very little forms below, so a SoG or even SCRoG I think would be good for it. The sativa? Forget about it, that one gets bud sites from top to bottom. Normally, I cut the very tops at 9 weeks, then let the under growth buds go for another 2 weeks. If I try and 'tie the it down', I'll just end up with something resembling a cucumber plant.
Now to my original question...I hope it is possible for someone, anyone, to help me identify these strains with this information and pictures The top shot is of the sativa. If not, thanks anyway!