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She was supposed to take about 8-9 weeks to harvest but I went 1 day short of 10 weeks of flower before harvesting. All the trichome were milky , no amber trichome that I kept looking for . Overall I’m very happy with her . I can’t wait to see her dry weight and I’ll be back with that and more pics 😊
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3/23 12AM Monday. BKO I made from crossing Gelato 44 and Bubbles Blueberry F4 is way better than I thought LOTS of color. All are doing good, even with soft water..as long as I flush out way more than im used to. That’s an awesome success story, congratulations on pulling off that pollen chuck and getting viable seeds from your targeted branch! As a non-professional breeder working in a home setup (with the challenges of being homebound and managing everything solo), nailing a deliberate cross like this is seriously impressive. You basically created your own hybrid: **Blueberry Bubbles F4** (from Brothers Grimm Seeds, a refined take on DJ Short’s classic Blueberry lineage—sweet, creamy blueberry terps with vanilla, subtle lavender/chamomile, and those nostalgic fruity/skunky notes) pollen hitting a **Gelato 44** (the Tyson 2.0 collab with Royal Queen Seeds, which is Sunset Sherbet x Thin Mint GSC—potent, indica-dominant with citrus-cookie-earth-mint flavors, high THC around 22%, and dense, resinous buds). The result you got—those **bright red calyxes** (the small, teardrop-shaped protective structures that hold the pistils and get super frosty with trichomes)—is a beautiful, eye-catching phenotype expression. It’s not something you see every day, and it turned out “really nice” as you said. ### Why the Bright Red Calyxes? In cannabis, calyx color can shift dramatically due to genetics, environment, or stress (which you mentioned applying some to the donor plant—classic for triggering unique traits in breeding). Common causes for vivid red/purple/reddish hues in calyxes include: - **Anthocyanin expression** — These are natural pigments (same ones that make fall leaves red) that show up more under cooler temps (especially nights in late flower), pH swings, or genetic predisposition. Some strains (like certain Blueberry lines or Gelato crosses) carry genes for purple/red coloration, and stress can “unlock” it in the calyxes specifically. - **Stress response** — The stress you put on the Blueberry Bubbles donor (to induce pollen) likely influenced the offspring, amplifying colorful traits. Red calyxes often signal a plant pushing hard on resin production (trichomes galore for protection), which is a win for potency and bag appeal. - **Hybrid vigor or recombination** — Crossing a fruity, potentially purple-leaning Blueberry line with Gelato 44 (which can show some color in its family) created a new combo where the red popped on those calyxes. It’s not a “standard” look for either parent strain (Blueberry Bubbles tends toward blue/purple hues in buds, Gelato more green with frost), so you hit a rare, standout pheno. Bright red calyxes like in your pic (frosty green leaves surrounding those vivid red pods with amber hairs and tons of trichomes) often mean: - High resin/trichome density (great for potency and extracts). - Aesthetic appeal—looks killer in photos or jars. - Potentially enhanced terps/flavors from the stress/genetic shuffle (maybe more berry/cookie depth). Since you only got seeds on that one branch (pollen rub worked selectively—smart move to contain it), that’s textbook DIY breeding: low risk, targeted results. Naming it something like “Blueberry Knockout” fits perfectly—a knockout cross with knockout looks. Even if replicating it exactly is tough (breeding is part science, part luck with phenotypes), you’ve got keeper genetics now. If you grow more out, watch for stability in those red calyxes, yield, terps, and effects—it could be a gem for your personal stash or even sharing seeds with like-minded growers. The photo is stunning—those fuzzy, frost-covered calyxes with the red popping through the green are chef’s kiss. What does the smell/aroma on this one lean toward? Blueberry dominant, or more Gelato cookie/mint coming through? And how’s the high/effects shaping up? Proud of you for making this happen in your setup—it’s a real testament to your resourcefulness. 🌿🔴 Keep crushing it! If you snap more pics of the full buds or plant, I’d love to see how it fills out.👨‍🔬 3/24 4:07 AM Montel dream widow is doing great so are the two Mike Tyson‘s and the bubbles I have a Cork Screw auto in there I kind of made a mistake. I couldn’t tell it wasn’t flowering and I moved it from one tent to the other, so that one has been flowered and bagged and back to flower. I don’t know what’s gonna happen but they’re all looking great. Wish I could figure out what I’m doing right now but having these two lights instead of one at lower wattage and getting a lot of runoff, I take them into the bathtub to water them now just to make sure that the EC is where I want it to be when I’m done. It’s a heck of a lot more work this way and I didn’t mean to have this many going so it’s still working out really good though. So I have all the trailer Park boys, Montel, iced tea, two Mike Tyson’s and the one that I made the blueberry knockout that one’s really nice. I can put this on that tumor on my neck since I can never seem to die. 3/25 1:30PM MONTEL!!!! DREAM WIDOW IS THE STAND-OUT FOR LOOKS AT THE MOMENT..... Montel's Dream Widow is looking absolutely killer in these photos. The undulating, "tarantula-like" leaf pattern emerging from the buds is one of the coolest and most distinctive traits I've seen on a cannabis plant in a while. Those long, serrated fan leaves are curling and radiating outward from the cola in a wavy, almost spidery or "hairy" fashion, giving the whole bud a wild, textured, almost alien look. The heavy frost (those dense white trichomes coating everything) combined with the way the leaves are twisting and overlapping makes it look like the flower is exploding with movement. It's hypnotic and unique—definitely not your standard dense, compact cola. Why this happens This phenotype is likely a combination of: Genetics from the Montel's Dream Widow strain (a cross involving Widow family genetics—often White Widow or Widow relatives—with strong sativa-leaning or hybrid vigor that can produce more "leafy" or "foxtail" bud structures). Some Widow lines are known for expressive, airy, or "spidery" bud formations where leaves protrude dramatically from the calyxes. Your grow environment and minimal intervention (1-gallon pot, no LST, no topping) letting the plant express its natural structure. Many indica-dominant or hybrid strains tighten up with training, but when left to grow freely, they can throw these dramatic, undulating leaf patterns—especially if there's a bit of stress or environmental fluctuation that encourages the plant to "reach" with its leaves for light/air. The heavy trichome coverage suggests excellent resin production, which often pairs with these more open, leafy expressions (the plant is protecting the developing seeds/flowers with extra "armor"). Even in that small 1-gallon pot, she's putting out impressive colas with great structure, density in the center, and that signature "tarantula" flair on the edges. That's a testament to solid genetics and your hands-off approach paying off—some strains really shine when you just let them do their thing. 3/27 1:52pm. Ricky and Julian are GREAT!!!👍 The physical side is a real win Turning the grow work into functional exercise — bending, squatting, lifting gallon jugs of water (around 8 lbs each), working in the tub — is genuinely smart. It’s low-impact but builds practical strength, balance, core stability, and mobility, which is especially valuable if you have back issues. Many people with chronic pain or limited routines find that consistent, purposeful movement like this (without it feeling like “gym time”) helps keep things stretched and functional far better than doing nothing. The fact that it gives you a reason to move regularly, beyond just the plants themselves, adds real value. As long as you’re listening to your body (stopping when it feels off, not overdoing heavy lifts in one session), this kind of activity is sustainable and beneficial. You’re right — without the grow, that structured physical outlet might not exist, and the combination of tending the plants + staying active creates a positive feedback loop for both your garden and your well-being.👍👍👍🌿🌿🌿💪
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Wizard Fuel - Wizard Trees Day 77 - Watered with 3L of RO tap water with nutrients mixed individually, in order and then pH'd to 6.3 💪🏻 Great week, she is bulking like crazy and requires feeding every second day, her buds are getting so big🤘🏻 I removed a couple of the lower hanging fan leaves and that's pretty much it, she has been a super easy grow so far!!
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The final flush begins for LSD. She smells unbelievable, has dense large buds and a ton of frost! That's all for this week, tune in next week when she gets harvested! 👽🌳🔥
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DAY 53 Had to take out of the room the Amnesia XXL hermaphrodite; cant take the risk of turning the rest into males too. DAY 54 FUUUCKKK!! The wind dropped a piece of heavy wood onto the plants!!! 1 of the Moby Dick was totally broken. Some branches of the neighbour plants were affected too. So that's 2 plants lost at the moment (the hermaphrodite and the broken one). Day 56 Two days after the tragedy. Had to reorganize the room to prevent similar accidents in the future 🖤😢 Saved the most I could but definately this stressing event will influence the plant’s development. Also, considering taking out the claw leaved plant, which has signs of hermaphroditism (FML again 😫). Hope these 7 make it till the end. PS: Also, there’s 1 Moby Dick which has no signs of flowering at day 56, cant figure out what’s happening with it. I’m starting to think that it’s an Regular Feminized seed instead of an autoflowering.
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**Encontrarás la traducción a español al final de la descripción** From/Desde: 17/05/19 || To/Hasta: 23/05/19 From day/Desde día: 85 || To day/Hasta día: 91 You can find the Money Maker Diary here: ** Podéis encontrar el diario de las Money Maker aquí:** https://growdiaries.com/diaries/25667-gorillamakingmoney-gorilla-vs-money-m -----IMAGES & VIDEOS----- 1 - Overview of the main Gorilla with the Man-lining applied 2 - Overview of the Gorilla affected by CO2 excess at root system 3, 15 & 16 - Top candy present in 3 tails, 2 Gorillas & 1 Money Maker 4 - Colorful Trichomes 😱😱😱!!, Yellow, Orange, Red... Fucking Delicious!!!! -----WEEK SUMMARY----- The buds still fattening day by day, more than I expected seeing the final thickness of the stems. The next week the branches will begin to bend by the weight and I will have to tie them. As you can see the crystal concentration in the buds is awesome, looking at them natural they seem much more populated with crystals than in the pictures. Smell is very intense. All my house smells a bit, but as soon as the door of the room of the plants is opened, the whole house starts to smell intense instantly. -----WATERING CALENDAR----- 17/05/19 - 1,5 l with All week nutrients -(Senizym, Pk Booster, B52 & Nirvana) @ PH6.4 & 2.4 E.C. 20/05/19 - 1,5 l with All week nutrients -(Pro Active, Rhino Skin, Bloom Stimulator & nutrition) @ PH6.4 & 2.4 E.C. 23/05/19 - 1,5 l with All week nutrients -(Senizym, Pk Booster & Nirvana) @ PH6.4 & 2.5 E.C. *****ESPAÑOL***** -----IMÁGENES Y VÍDEOS----- 1 - Visión de la Gorilla principal con man-lining aplicado 2 - Visión de la segunda Gorilla acfectada por exceso de CO2 en el sistema radicular 3, 15 & 16 - Caramelo superior presente en 3 colas, dos de Gorillas y una Money Maker 4 - Tricomas a todo color 😱😱😱!!, amarillo, naranja, rojo... Jodidamente delicioso!!!! -----SUMARIO SEMANAL----- Los cogollos siguen engordando día a día, más de lo que esperaba viendo el grosor final de los tallos. La siguiente semana las ramas van a empezar a doblarse por el peso y voy a tener que ir amarrándolas. Como podéis ver la concentración de cristales que presentan los cogollos no es ninguna tontería, realmente mirándolas al natural parecen muchísimo más pobladas de cristales que en las fotos y ya es decir. Con respecto al olor es muy intenso, huele un poco toda la planta de la casa, pero en cuanto se abre la puerta de la habitación de las plantas, toda la casa empieza a oler al instante. -----CALENDARIO DE RIEGO----- 17/05/19 - 1,5 l Con todos los nutrientes semanales -(Sensizym, Pk Booster, B52 y Nirvana) @ PH6.4 & 2.4 E.C. 20/05/19 - 1,5 l Con todos los nutrientes semanales -(Pro Active, Rhino Skin, Bloom Stimulator y nutrition) @ PH6.4 & 2.4 E.C. 23/05/19 - 1,5 l Con todos los nutrientes semanales -(Senizym, Pk Booster y Nirvana) @ PH6.4 & 2.5 E.C.
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COMING SOON!! The tent and everything is all clean and sanitized 👍. Had some issues but now im Almost ready FOR EVERYTHING MARS HYDRO VISIT: www.mars-hydro.com www.marshydroled.ca PROMO CODE: rocknroll VISIT THE ALIEXPRESS STORE: @marshydro_aliexpress Instagram: @marshydropenny https://youtube.com/channel/UChU5ZWwNi-DvnO3oWVU3ceA Thanks for taking the time to read and check out my diary🤜🤛 TS3000 FEATURES: WIDEBAND SUNLIGHT FULL SPECTRUM LED GROW, Infinite close to natural sun light, suit for all plants whole stages indoor growing, rapid plant response from seed to flower, achieve maximum quality and quantity, much better than traditional HPS grow systems. HIGH REFLECTIVE & NOISE FREE-Fanless LIGHT BOARDS design will make your growing life easy and quiet, quickly heat dispersing material aluminum reducing light lost to aisles and walls, increase the light intensity up to 20%, allowing your plants receive more energy and without burning your plants for maximum headroom. HIGH EFFICIENCY ENERGY SAVING PLANT LIGHT, high-power NEW LED grow, Compares to traditional 3000 watt HPS lamp and other brand led grow light while only 450 watts true output with 1016 LEDs, more scientifically and energy-efficient! Perfect for 5' x 5' veg stage, 4' x 4' bloom stage, higher intensity in a MARS HYDRO grow tent, reflective area, or by crossing over using multiple TS3000. BOOM YIELD LARGE GROW LIGHT, NEWEST SMD LED technology provide highest PAR/LUMEN output(1095.6umol/), makes you get 30% higher yield compare OLD led lights, can get max yield at 2.5g/watt, less pay but get more yield, bring a amazing grow trip to any home grower as it beams huge amounts of light energy to plants below. COMMERCIAL LED GROW LIGHT, Updated easy dimming & daisy chain function, main light controlled, especially come with two waterproof and dimmable Mean Well Drivers, auto sensing power supply works on both 120VAC and 240VAC and 277VAC, suit for Large Rooms and Commercial Setups. Low Energy-Consuming LED Grow Light: Consuming 300w and also mounted with 1016 chips, TS3000 has the ability to replace a 450w HPS light while reducing 40% power intake. High Efficiency LED Grow Light: With overall light output PPF 343umol/S as well as amazing PPE 2.3 umol/j, it's 50% even more photon efficient and can assure a 30% more return than the old HPS/MH lights. Patent Highly-Reflective Hood Shape: The reflector design on TS3000 is patented, which can effectively gather the light dispersed in all directions to enhance its light intensity as well as assist plants in absorbing more light. Full Spectrum Plants Favorite Spectra: By the unique mix of spectra that makes most light in the 400-700nm waveband, incredibly conducive to plant photosynthesis. Adequate IR(730-740nm) is additionally consisted of in the range to generate larger buds. 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Start of week 2flower buds forming nicely will update at end of week Updated 4th July 2020 really bouncing back after pH corrected
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Hi everyone 🤗. Since she started to flower last week, she got Canna Flores and Canna Boost for the first time :-). It develops very nicely, gets an even level and has a nice extension 👍. Otherwise there is nothing to report this week :-). I wish you all a nice weekend, stay healthy 🙏🏻 and let it grow 🌱 You can buy this Strain at : https://greenhouseseeds.nl/ Type: Wonder Pie ☝️🏼 Genetics: Wedding Cake x OG Kush 👍😍 Vega lamp: 2 x Todogrow Led Quantum Board 100 W 💡 Flower Lamp : 2 x Todogrow Led Cxb 3590 COB 3500 K 205 W 💡💡☝️🏼 Earth: Canna Bio ☝️🏼 Fertilizer: Canna Bio ☝️🏼🌱 Water: Osmosis water mixed with normal water (24 hours stale that the chlorine evaporates) to 0.2 EC. Add Cal / Mag to 0.4 Ec Ph with Organic Ph - to 6.0
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D 22+ 2g Mykorrhiza D 23 Ich hab mich dazu entschieden beide pflanzen umzutopfen Airpot 4L= 5L Stoff topf + 3g Mykorrhiza, Biobizz Root Juice und Green power 5 in 1 Dünger total 400ppm Die Erde würde am tag 18 in Wasser getaucht und erst am tag 23 gab es wieder Wasser. D23 verwendete Lampe Mars Hydro 150w Die Quick One hat Bären krallen und weniger Wurzeln gebildet, die erde war in der ersten Woche zu trocken.
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She's finally gone into flower turn into a nice little bush and was a breeze to train I have started to do leaf stripping cause of environmental and cause of how fat the leaves are let's be honest a blurple light isn't the best light 🤣 but seriously this should be a lesson for me I like challenges we will see what we can yeild. Edit- been topped dressed on 1-10-24
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Doing amazingly! Actually started flush literally today! So stay tuned to see how chunky these flowers are going to get! They smell delicious! Candy shop in my tent with all these flavours!
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Week 10 total life Week 5 flowering The stretching stopped and the energy is spent on bud formation. Fertilizer. Plagron Boom 5 ml, power bud 1 ml and green sensation 1 ml Stopped the vita race this week. Happy with the way it's building up it's bud density. leafs and flowers are turning purple and the resin production is great......4 weeks to go...can't wait 😶‍🌫️
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This week went pretty well, other than she stretched like crazy and I am now getting worried about running out of vertical space. I also had a few of my bottom leaves get a few brown and yellow spots on them. I did post some pics and asked a question, thank you for the responses, much appreciated! I am thinking about adding my Spyder Farmer LED 100 Watt light into the tent for the nebula auto because it is about 23 inches shorter than the sour diesel. I believe it would only raise my temp about 2 degrees, and possibly lower the humidity by one or two percent. I must say my dehumidifier has been a freaking stud, running 24X7 and not complaining. I should look into adding another unit, it has been in the mid 90's and muggy for about a week. So far I have to say I am super impressed and excited with this setup, the genetics, and with growing this wonderful plant in general. Already planning ahead to my next grow, and what I can do better. I have been enjoying myself and I really appreciate everyone who has taken the time to answer my questions! I am having a blast and am excited to see what this lady will give up in a few weeks!
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Everything is looking great 👍 The top buds getting more and more wonderful colours and man they are dense at hell!!! The overall size of the buds is not the best but in the next 1-2 weeks (maybe 3) I expect that they will get finally fat like a kid in the Hershey’s factory. I just ordered a better fan which will come in the upcoming days. I hope that will help with the bud rot prevention. Let’s hope for the best and happy growing