My Critical love-affair, and other adventures.

[Bud Wiser]

Harvest day for this one .. Critical+ 2.0 Auto at 12 weeks, Airpot version.

Expected longer, but with the excellent sunshine we've been getting .. I'm not complaining!

 

 

Not as resinous as her photoperiod cousin, and leaning heavily towards the Ruderalis genetics, but still beautiful to look at.

I think this auto version needs a bit more stabilising, in my humble opinion.

 

The one in the outdoor patch got chopped too .. not worth talking about really, the runt of this year's grow, but I still have some seeds left!! 

[Mcgarret]

@Bud Wiser, lovely looking plant,  purple tints - mirrored in the lovely old shed.

 

What do you mean by more stabilising? Variation between plants?
I've only done the auto version indoors, took 79 days, gave 72grams.
Am doing the Fem version outdoors, force flowering to beat the mould season.

Looks nothing like the auto indoors version.

 

Enjoy the fruits of your yard. 

M 

[Bud Wiser]

On 20/07/2018 at 6:11 PM, Mcgarret said:

Looks nothing like the auto indoors version.

Looks nothing like the photoperiod cousin either .. hence, needs more stabilising, genetically speaking.

[Dinafem-Mark]

On 12/07/2018 at 7:04 PM, Bud Wiser said:

Harvest day for this one .. Critical+ 2.0 Auto at 12 weeks, Airpot version.

Expected longer, but with the excellent sunshine we've been getting .. I'm not complaining!

 

 

Not as resinous as her photoperiod cousin, and leaning heavily towards the Ruderalis genetics, but still beautiful to look at.

I think this auto version needs a bit more stabilising, in my humble opinion.

 

The one in the outdoor patch got chopped too .. not worth talking about really, the runt of this year's grow, but I still have some seeds left!! 

 

 

What a beautiful looking little auto

 

Congratulations on a successful harvest my friend 

 

Stunning plant and others look to be doing very well indeed 

 

A very nice sight to return to from my vacation 

 

Until next time brother 

 

All the best 

 

Mark.

 

E2a our Auto and photo critical+ have served you well brother

[Bud Wiser]

Now, it's OG Kush auto time ...

 

First, the one in the grow pit .. small, but lovely, and there are reasons attributable to only my own stupidity as to why they're small.

 

 

I checked the pH to only about 8" .. started at 7, dropped to 6.

Below the topsoil, the pH then dropped to around 4 .. so the roots went no further. 

 

An expensive error ... the plants looked healthy, so no reason to investigate. Hindsight's a wonderful thing!

 

The potted version faired better ..

 

 

Now dried, semi-cured and vac-sealed for more long-term curing ...

 

 

Easier to store than jars, just get the moisture-level right and you're good to go

Also, leave enough inch-age at the top of the vacpac, allows for re-entry and re-sealing without plastic penalty! 

 

The yields ... OGKush in the growpit, sadly, only 1.5 ounces  ... my fault entirely.

The potted version looking like Jack Herer's Beanstalk .. and the easiest plant I've ever trimmed ... (10 minutes) .. 66 grams, 2.36 0z.

 

[The Sheriff of Nottingham]

Cracking plants mate! 

 

Is it just me, or does the second, larger OG Kush auto look particularly sativa dominant? Like in it's growth and the leaf structure. I know the strain is supposed to be Indica dominant by nature, but that pheno definitely looks mostly sativa to me. And it looks amazing. The colours as well. I think that's a Haze 2.0 dominant phenotype, which was the strain crossed with the OG Kush photoperiod to make it an auto. Very interesting. You might might be onto a winner with that one

 

Be sure to let us know how she smokes! 

[Bud Wiser]

The autos now done and removed from the growpit .. autopsy time.

I removed the top 8" of soil at pH 6-7 ... shovelled it onto a tarpaulin.

I then removed the next 12-18" of soil at pH 4-5 ... separate pile.

I conditioned pile #2 with rock dust (soil conditioner), garden lime (calcium carbonate), dolomite lime (magnesium carbonate) and calcified seaweed. This brought the pH up to about 5-6 .. acceptable.

I then remixed both piles and refilled the growpit.

 

The first batch of Critical+ I did , I did too soon and they're now in an unknown condition in a field somewhere .. a progress report in due course.

 

Here's batch #2 ...

 

4th July ...

 

 

17th July ...

 

 

8th August ...

 

 

Should be bountiful ... I have high hopes. 

[Dinafem-Mark]

Those 2 auto OG kush really did turn a lovely colour come harvest time especially the one grown in the pot

 

This was a good comparison grow and the potted plants clearly did better but as you said the pit was not perfect for plants but next season I think this will change 

 

Not a bad yield either from both plants but again the potted plant did better

 

Nice to see the next batch in and the autos are down, dry and put away for a rainy day 

 

Thanks for the auto OG kush harvest shots mate, I'll keep dropping in to see how the photoperiod strains fair 

 

Until next time 

 

All the best 

 

Mark...

Edited August 10, 2018 by Dinafem-Mark

[Bud Wiser]

Ok, Critical in the greenhouse update.

 

Stuck 'em in 17th July ... it's now a month later ...

 

 

So, time for some bamboo caging ..

 

[Dinafem-Mark]

For just a month in showing some nice growth, quite impressive 

 

Nice but if structure in place ready for the flower show 

 

Thanks for the outdoor update brother,  I'll drop back in on the next 

 

Until next time 

 

All the best 

 

Mark..

[Bud Wiser]

This Critical in the greenhouse is growing at a ridiculous rate .. how I wanted the autos to run had I got the pH right!

 

 

I'd like to add a couple of late additions if I may?

I had some cuts of my indoor PAK and C+2 grow left over ... I kept them over winter then put them out in the g/h around March/April because I needed the lighting space for this year's outdoor crop. Naturally they went into flower, so I left them, re-vegged them and now they're flowering naturally. I have 2 x cuts of the PAK .. one's supposed to be the pineapple cut, but they all tasted of pineapple when I tried 'em, so I've called 'em cut 1 and cut 2. Inspired, eh?

 

Cut 1 .. earlier to flower but less vigorous ..

 

 

Cut 2 ... more vigour, but slower to flower ...

 

 

And the Critical+ 2 cut I had .. didn't know what to do with her .. so I'm flowering her outdoors, see what happens.

 

 

[bluntz27]

@Bud Wiser Good to see the ladies outside enjoying the sun  

[Dinafem-Mark]

A big monster critical in the greenhouse and 2 of last year's cuts now showing what they can do

 

I think I've only seen 1 maybe 2 completed outdoor pak grows so this is going to get interesting 

 

 

Thanks as always for the outdoor update mate, I'll drop back in on the next

 

All the best 

 

Mark..

 

 

[Bud Wiser]

Doesn't time fly? Thankfully, all my outdoor's survived the 2 storms and the heavy rain ... those at home that is. 

I lost my best guerilla plot, got ripped, so it's all hinging on my home grow now.

Of course, the greenhouse residents aren't even aware of the savageness of Nature or thieves!

 

Critical+ ....

 

 

I managed to fit all my 'moveable' plants into the g/h during the storms, damage limitation .. the Critical+ 2.0 cut's now back outside ...

 

 

The PAKs are permanent fixtures under glass now, I found some mould on one top bud (must've been a drip from the g/h glass), so the g/h heater's been busted out and the dehumidifier's next! 

The PAK cuts ...

 

 

[mr_git]

Greenhouse looks very well filled mate!!