Ginger Nut Cookies & Aussie Music Videos Week 16 Harvest 17 th April 2020 This Entire feminised seed making and growing project was a very good learning experience for me. Right from the very start, when I successfully got a Cutting ,taken from a Barneys Farm Red diesel female plant to produce feminised pollen after treating it with a silver thiosulfate solution. I then used it to pollinate a Fastbuds Girl scout cookies auto plant and let it grow to maturity. This only produced 3 viable seeds one of which is the subject of this Diary. I made up the name "Ginger nut cookies" after a variety of cookies we have here in Australia that are made with ginger. They are the same colour as the distinct red hairs on the red diesel buds. And would you believe those same vivid red hairs were passed on to this plant so I wasn't too far off the mark with the strain name. Her flavour however is nothing like red diesel or girl scout cookies and infact as taken on a smell and aroma all of it's own. She has a lovely tropical fruit like taste and the smell is a bit like fruit yoghurt. It has an unreal after taste on the exhale and the lingering second hand smoke smells very sweet and enticing. She has a pretty well balanced high too not as potent as the GSC nor as energenic as the red diesel but just a pleasant mix of the two. It was a very easy to grow and undemanding plant that didn't seem to require a lot of extra feeding other than the 100% organic nutrients that were within the soil and a few things like compost teas etc. The other element of this diary was of course the weekly Aussie music videos That I provided the links for and put up a little video clip preview of each Artists song. Week 1 Dance Monkey Week 2 Gotye Week 3 AC/DC Week 4 INXS Week 5 Dire straits Week 6 Yothu yindi and Midnight oil Week 7 Divinyls Week 8 Was Request week where I asked growers to pick and because only 3 growers put in a request I decided to choose all three which were Kylie Minogue , Flume & Airbourne Week 9 Paul Kelly Week 10 Daddy Cool Week 11 Cold chisel Week 12 Jimmy Barnes Week 13 The Angels Week 14 Crowded House Hoodoo gurus Mental as Anything Week 15 Empire of the sun Big Pig , Silverchair , Peking duk Grinspoon , Hilltop hoods and the White stripes And Finally for the last lot of music videos I have chosen another multi list bonanza of Aussie Music with the artist/s name and Youtube link below. So in no particular order here are my last choices for this Diary its been a fun grow with a steep learning curve. John Williamson True Blue https://youtu.be/ceWKrsJX9N4 Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue Where the wild roses grow https://youtu.be/lDpnjE1LUvE John Farnham Your the Voice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbkOZTSvrHs Powderfinger Pick you up https://youtu.be/4Ha-dtNXTM8 Slim Dusty Pub with no beer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E0aZ387M_I Men At Work Down Under https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s Icehouse Great southern land https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mkidP2OUCk Before I go I'd like to thank all of you who read & like my diary updateseach week you are all awesome!! This is a great platform full of great growers and great people : 1: The End.......

First day of second week, its been 8 days since this babies sprouted, and from my newbie eyes, they seem to be growing quite happy and healthy Starting to add Bio/Grow since yesterday, going for 1ml/l for at least 2 or 3 more days, then doubling the dosage to see how they handle Day Number 11 Update> Plant 2 in the center seems to have much wider leaves than 1 and 3, obviosly because its recieving more light than the others Upping just a tiny bit of the Bio/Grow since today

Es geht in die Endphase, mein Handy stürzt ständig ab und ich bekomme nicht anständig hoch geladen, aaaber ich habe endlich eine vollständigen grow. OHNE meine üblichen Komplikationen, keine Samen, keinen nutrientbranding/-nockout, lichtbrand oder Schimmel, sowie Bananas und das ist für mich mein grösster persönlichlichster Erfolg und das trotz der zwittrigen Eigenschaften die nachgesagt wurden. Ich habe viele nette Menschen kennenlernen dürfen, sehr geduldige, freundliche und zuvorkommende hilfsbereite Mitmenschen, anders als in meinem persönlichen Umfeld, wo Cannabis absolut Tabu ist. Ich habe und hatte eine schwierige Zeit und durch das growen habe ich eine andere Seite an mir gefunden, die mir sehr gefällt und die mich sehr entspannt. Und um es einmal offen auszuschreiben.... Ich bin keine Konsumentin, ich liebe dennoch den Geruch, ich habe Angst vor den Nebenwirkungen aufgrund von Teenager- und familiären Erfahrungen. Ich bin für die Entkriminalisierung und Legalisierung. Und verstehe einiges nicht. Mir ist ein Zweig abgeknickt, dass habe ich genutzt um vorab zu testen... Dieser hatte keine vernünftige Spülung bzw. ist es während der ersten Spülung geschehen und somit nicht "rein", wog zuerst gute 45g zwei Tage später schon nur 22,5g und weitere 2 Tage ca. 12,2g einen Tag danach entschied ich mich die kleinen Buds vom Ast zu entfernen und separat zu wiegen, der Ast wog immer noch satte 2g und die Buds nach Schnitt ca 8,5g . Ein ernüchterndes Ergebnis. Ich lebe in Deutschland und die Regeln sind klar pro Person im Haushalt bei 50g und das Wunschdenken der Regierung ist, mit einer Faustformel, die mir nicht bekannt ~ wegen uninteressant, schon im nassen Zustand berechnet werden und entsorgt werden soll. Es werden weder die Äste noch schnibbelzeugs berücksichtigt abzuziehen und diese 8,5g waren immer noch nass und es sollte besser an den vollständigen Zweigen trocknen um ein ordentliches und natürliches Ergebnis zu erzielen. Meiner Meinung nach... Ich habe in den letzten zwei Jahren sehr viel lernen dürfen und können und bin sehr dankbar dafür und vieles wünschte ich viel früher. Nun denn wir sind jetzt beim spülen 😁 im ersten Durchgang habe ich das Zelt durchflutet und wand mich an die community und durfte feststellen, dass die entweder Herkules sind oder schlicht und einfach einfach ~ Handtuch daneben und fertig. Sind wahrscheinlich eher die kleinen Töpfe, aber bei 30 Liter oder wie in manchen Videos mit 75 Liter oder mehr? Kann niemand wirklich beantworten 😂 zum Glück hatte ich noch den Eimer für die Erde zum mischen und auch noch leer, einen Pflanzentopf verkehrt herum zur Erhöhung und wegen den Löchern hinein gestellt und Titania oben drauf. Ich hätte die nie im Leben durch die Wohnung tragen können um die in der Badewanne zu spülen, geschweige denn danach wieder unversehrt in den anderen Raum. Ich habe das Wasser auch abgelichtet, da man dort excellent sehen kann, wie die Salzkristalle sich gelöst haben und ich konnte beobachten, wie es von mal zu mal weniger wird und das Wasser auch klarer wurde. Ein faszinierender Prozess und ich verstehe immer mehr von dem, was ich zuvor gelesen und gelernt hatte in der Theorie zur Praxis. Titania unbeschadet auf ihren Untersetzer zu stellen war von der Situation weitaus besser als bei der ersten Spülung, wo ich nicht hinterher kam, zumal die fummelei mit dem Handy um Video zu machen auch nicht ganz unschuldig war 😂. Titania hatte sehr viel getrunken und machte nach drei Tagen jeweils den Topf vollständig trocken, zu meiner Bewunderung, das hatte ich bei allen anderen Durchgängen zuvor noch nie. Flawless Finish sollte exakt auf 7ph sein und ich habe es auf die vollständigen 40 Liter eingesetzt um nicht nachlässig zu werden. Es war auch das erste Mal, dass ich mich auf das Messgerät verlassen habe. Perfekt. Ich musste mit 4 Stangen Titania fixieren, da sie wie wüst quer und nach unten hing und ich nicht wollte, dass noch mehr Zweige abbrechen. Nachdem dann das Licht ausging, als der Topf beim zweiten Spüldurchlauf trocken war, hatte ich die Stecker gezogen und zwei Tage das Licht ausgelassen, ehe ich sie aus dem Topf geschnitten habe, aber auch alles im dunkeln, sowie es ging. Mein Handy habe ich versucht sehr dunkel zu machen und von YouTube im Vollbild grünes Licht zu simulieren, um die nicht zu stören und die Terpene zu zerstören. Ich habe mal gelesen, dass man vor Sonnenaufgang ernten sollte, da ist das THC am höchsten und wenn "Sonnenuntergang" ist es niedrigsten. In den ersten vier Wochen geht der Wert nach der Ernte wieder runter und danach wieder hoch, also, wenn ich es dann richtig verstanden habe, ist der beste Reifegrad bei richtiger Lagerung nach ca. acht Wochen der Ernte und dem Curing. Das möchte ich auf jeden Fall ausprobieren. Mein Freund hat einen kleinen Bud probiert und meinte, dass Titania Erdig schmeckt, nicht kratzt und sehr müde macht, die komplette Mischung von den drei Tyson-Sorten von Royal Queen, aber wie beschrieben, es war der Bud der nicht ordentlich gespült und getrocknet ist, dadurch erhoffe mir noch mehr vom Ergebnis und ich weiß, dass da nichts gefuscht oder gestreckt wurde, vllt probiere ich es dann einmal selbst vor dem schlafen gehen und meine Albträume finden endlich ein Ende. Meine Titania ist seit dem 01.Oktober in der Erde gewesen, also doch noch etwas länger in der vegetativen Phase. Um das Sylvesterwochenende in die Blüte Phase .... Samstag war die letzte Spülung, Dienstag, ging das Licht aus Donnerstag spätabends dann aus dem Topf und heute vom Korpus um der Schimmel Gefahr entgegenzuwirken, da die doch sehr dicht aneinander hingen und kaum Luft dazwischen konnte... Den Titanen Korpus habe ich dann mal kräftig durch gebadet und von der Erde befreit, jetzt ist er wieder im Wasser, da er doch noch saftig grün ist, vllt mache/schaffe ich noch eine Art Bonsai mit Ihr. Hier bei GrowDiary gibt es bei manchen Einstellungen gewisse Schwierigkeiten, deswegen ist es nicht ganz genau dokumentiert, da es just for fun ist, ist es nicht ganz so wild. Lange Rede kurzer Sinn Happy Grow 💪🏼💚

The plant keeps maturing but is not there yet. I'm not the biggest fan of how it grew (long and slender) but might be a combination of the fertilizer choice and the new light. Anyways this plant should not have any mold issues ^^ Should be done i 1 or two weeks :)

Moved the last plant out of the flower room amd positioned the Black Dog plants under the lights. Added my Canadian Redneck version of the scrog and spread out the branches. The plants looked completely different after doing that. This should help immensely. Backed off the veg nutrients a bit and added some bloom to the mix. I did veg nutrients for first week of bloom, then half veg and half bloom for this second week. Straight bloom nutrients for the remainder. I am hopingfor a bigger streach, I will see in the next week or two if this helps. I will keep using molasses. Thanks for looking

This week went really well ! Today we are at day 79 from seed an looking beautiful! One Forbiddin Runtz got chopped an hung to dry out an the rest are still flushing out through the rest of this week! Very nice looking fades coming along on the fan leafs from purple to green , so beautiful ! So happy with these genetics from @fastbuds_genetics! Super sticky an smell is so amazing, room full of purple punch’s an Forbiddin Runtz the smell you can’t beat, so many berries!!! Well stay tuned for next week! Cheers y’all

The second week of flowering has come to an end. This week also included Mary Jane, which was as much fun as ever and a welcome break before getting back to the daily routine in the grow room. The weather was quite rainy throughout the week, making it a challenge to keep the relative humidity below 60%. Fortunately, this is not a major concern at this stage of flowering, but I will continue to monitor it closely as the buds begin to develop and the risk of mold gradually increases. The feeding schedule remains unchanged. I continue to apply Bio Enhancer every two weeks, along with a weekly dose of Cal-Mag to support healthy growth. Whether the exceptional vigor is the result of the worm humus I incorporated during Week 5 of the vegetative stage or simply the genetics of these cultivars, the plants have been growing explosively. Their response has been outstanding, and the canopy has now filled approximately 85–90% of the available space. Gelato remains slightly smaller than the other plants, but she continues to develop healthy bud sites throughout the canopy. Although she is less vigorous in terms of stretch, she appears to be thriving in her own way and keeping pace where it matters most. Overall, everything is progressing exactly as hoped. The plants look healthy, the canopy is nearly full, and the garden is well positioned for the weeks ahead as flower development begins to accelerate.

🌱🌱🌱Continuamos este cultivo, con esta hermosa cepa de FastBuds, Girl Scout Cookies Auto, de lleno en el periodo de Floración .🌱🌱🌱 👨‍🍳👨‍🌾🏻 Nutrición y Bitácora 👨‍🌾🏻👨‍🍳 -Día 36. Se riega con agua declorada 1.5 litros -Día 37. Se riega con una solución nutritiva NPK de 1.5 Litros con Plagron Alga Bloom (2.6 ml), Plagron Sugar Royal (0.75 ml) y Plagron Green Sensation (0.75 ml). Alimentación para la producción y el engorde de las flores. -Día 38. Se riega con una solución nutritiva NPK de 4 Litros con Plagron -Día 39. Responde de buena manera al riego, se nota el engorde de las flores 💪 y una capa helada mas contundente. -Día 40. Cada vez se llena de mas resina y luce simplemte hermosa, a los olores cítricos frescos de limon con menta y cítricos dulces como mandarina, se le suma un fuerte olor a diesel que deleita a cualquiera 🍋🍊⛽️ -Día 41. Se riega con una solución nutritiva NPK de 3 Litros con Plagron Alga Bloom (5.1 ml), Plagron Sugar Royal (1.5 ml) y Plagron Green Sensation (1.5 ml). Se agregan trichodermas (1.5 ml). -Día 42. Responde excelente al riego del día 41, siguen engordando las flores y aumentando cada vez mas los intensos olores de los terpenos 🚀Equipamiento🚀 Indoor de 60x60x159 cm y una iluminación BlackCob F320, se activa solo 1 modulo (160w) a 45 cm del canopy por el resto del cultivo. Intractor de 135mm, extractor de 135mm, filtro de carbón, ventilador "oscilofan", ventilador "clip fan", este ultimo ventilador se ajusta en la parte baja de la carpa para mejorar la circulación de aire bajo el canopy, 2 termohigrometros y una malla SCROG de kanovi a 15 cm de la maceta. Acompáñenme para ver los resultados de este hermoso desafío, un saludo cultivadores 🔥🔥🔥

The leaves are freaking huge, we have some curling down, might have put too much nutes. Defoliated a bit so the bottom could get some more light.

I put it in the pollytunnel as it was bleaching under a light

Quest'anno si comincia col botto! Come buon proposito dell'anno nuovo mi sono deciso a metter mano ad un vecchio cassone che c'è in casa mia (prima era una base per un acquario). Ora sarà tut'altro >:D Dopo aver fatto una bella ricerca e raccolta di semi, averli testati e messi alla prova, mi sono finalmente convinto a fare questa benedetta veg box. L'altro box era un 80x80x160, perfetto per la fioritura. Questo invece è un 60x100x80, un box più slim del mio e sdraiato, riesco a dividere lo spazio per tenere madre e cloni contemporaneamente :) Per il momento sto ospitando alcune piante di un amico, piante che dovevano avere dimora in un comodo 120x120 ma che ora sono tutte stipate come sardine a casa mia per le prossime settimane. Mi sto prendendo cura di loro: mi assicuro che germoglino per bene (vedi la girl scout cookies e la runtz in serra), trapianto quando necessario, e mi occupo delle mie bambine personali, la banana sherbet e la critical 707. Piccola curiosità: quando mi ha portato le piantine, stavano tutte a 1 settimana di vita, alcune appena germinate, e ho notato che la bruce banner 3 ha prodotto un gemello! Due germogli da un seme! Sono riuscito a dividerli con successo e mi terrò il gemellino sfortunato per cercare di riportarlo in forze. Al momento ci sono 10 piante in totale: 5 automatiche (tutte del mio amico) e 5(+1) femminizzate (3 mie ,2 del mio amico e 1 in fase di germinazione). Vorrei provare a fare un clone di Monster Skittlez, visto che ha delle foglie particolarmente strane e arricciate (in inglese si dice "webbed" se non sbaglio)... indagherò! Saluti a tutti dal caprone Alpine Goat

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I was still dealing with lockout problems until the end of this week. I flushed everything with pH'ed water and after that, gave her 3L of 1ml/L nutrient solution to compensate the loss. We went from 5.9 to 6.3 soil pH and as you can see in the pictures, it stabilized. I am now very cautious of when and how I water and feed. I built some legs from ABS tubing for the elevated tray that helps when I want to empty the saucer. The light is at 70cm, 80% power for 650PPFD. I might invest in a CO2 reader to know if I could give her more. I have to adjust the power and distance of the light to get the adequate room temperature. I'm aiming for the highest difference between day and night. 2 more weeks of veg and depending on the size, I'll decide to switch or not.

I am surprised this girl has little to no smell.

Friday: Hi there! This week I did'n do much behave of feeding nutrients. Sunday I will defoliate again and switch the outtake fan because of heat and humidity. It was 29,5 degrees in the tent Friday and the airflow can be better. But in the end this is a new tent and a new location at a friends house so I'm trying to bring al factors to the perfect conditions.. Next run it will be Calafornian Snow Autoflowers at this location due that I am not there every day..

GORILLA COOKIES 🍪 FF/ FASTBUDS WEEK #16 OVERALL WEEK #8 FLOWER This week she's just about done she's got about 1 week left before harvest buds are looking good and got a nice aroma to them. She's just on water now to flush. Stay Growing!! Thank you for stopping by and taking a look it's much appreciated!! Thank you FASTBUDS!! GORILLA COOKIES 🍪 FF / FASTBUDS

Cataclysmic Cookies 🍃🌿🌱🌾 🍃🌿🌱🌾 79 DAYS - Above Dirt 💬 Sunday 11.12.23 - Fed the lady's compost tea this morning, they are really starting to fatten up, we have another 5 weeks of flower and they should just get enormous! 💬 Friday 11.17.23 - Just a quick end-of-week update, the ladies are fattening up slowly, and the buds are looking amazing! 🍃🌿🌱🌾 🍃🌿🌱🌾 📝Cataclysmic Cookies Right in time for Halloween, here's a real creeper of a cross. Mr. Crowley Matterhorn reversed into Massgrowers special gal, Black Cookies Cake Linda Cut. The first thing that jumps out when you first see these girls is that spectacular dark bloody purple color. All phenos but one are as purple as purple gets, the terp profiles range from Christmas trees to bright sour rhubarb. Medium to medium tall frame, moderate foliage, with beautiful spire-shaped flowers that are sticky as a fly trap. Distinct and easy to grow, they'd make a great addition for anyone looking to add some serious color to their garden 🍃🌿🌱🌾 🍃🌿🌱🌾

Not much going on, just keeping things going and staying on track. Just been watering and checking up on them daily. Getting closer on the cookies.

Day 21 of Bloom mode

Happy Mother’s Day. 5/13 Getting weird like bright neon orange pistils. I personally think it’s way too early to have pistils changing colors already. 5/16 fairly certain it was wind burn. My humidity was jacking up and my fan was trying to compensate. Changed settings and we should be golden now. Plant is frosting up hella already. I think there’s more frost than there are pistils 5/18 day 20 of flowering. Last day of week 2