Dexter's grow journal

Hello everyone,

I'm going to try to document my grows over here from now on. I need to be more organized and disciplined about documenting my grows. I'm basement pheno hunting the Hillbilly Weddings as I think the lineage is pretty on point. Hopefully we find something nice!

Current Grow - Everything in veg currently

6 x Hillbilly Weddings - Bad Dog
1 x Run-Away Bride - Bad Dog
1 x Purple Sunny Star - Bad Dog
1 x Glitter Bomb - Compound
1 x High-MAC - Sunken Treasure Seeds
1 x Garlic Gushi - Rocbud
1 x MAC 1 - Capulator
1 x Grape Gas - Compound
1 x Grape Stomper OG BX1 - Sunken Treasure Seeds
1 x Grandi Guava

It's getting a little hot in the tent and I've been meaning to get another fan so I apologize for any unsightly leaves. Thrips decided to have a try at me as well.

Hillbilly Wedding and Runaway Bride behind it.


The Purple Sunny Star had some issues and definitely has some mutations going on. It's chugging along though.


The most solid Hillbilly Wedding so far. Really squat but the branching is on point.


Runaway bride with the really open structure

Seedling is Good Ol' Days - Panama Red x Bubba Kush. I couldn't resist popping that one.

Selected plants have been moved into the larger tent to veg for a bit longer before flip. They are hungry as I have switched their feeding regiment but they should perk up soon. Had a battle with thrips that was harder than I would like but we all good now.

You can...ignore the stunted auto in the corner. I transplanted her and she didn't like it....so...there she is lol. It's a Mephisto Pinot Noir is anyone cares. That plant isn't indicative of Mephisto's genetics. I just fucked it up hahaha.


A few of the Hillbilly Wedding I've chosen.



And a phat ass Glitter Bomb (OGKB Blue Berry Headband x Grape Gas). I had just super cropped her a bit before I took the photo.

We have just moved the tent into flower. These are pictures of basically day 2. Everyone looks fine but a few are angrier than I would like. Runaway Bride is a little weak and I wish the MAC 1 was bigger but I think I will be happy with yield. Recovery added a lot to veg time so the 5 gallons got pretty big. If I can manage the Glitter Bomb, I'll have an amazing yield.

Glitter Bomb Canopy


Garlic Gushi


This is a Hillbilly Wedding that is just chilling in the veg tent. I like the structure and node spacing. I'll swap it with a male if I get one in the flower tent.


Left is Purple Sunny Star and right is another Hillbilly Wedding that is leaning towards an afhgani structure.


Two more Hillbilly Weddings



Mac 1 because...why not? I wanted her bigger but she's just too damn slow.


I've taken clones of everyone in the tent. We'll see who wins out and what gets trashed.

Not much of an update but here is the tent two days later. Sorry for the quality, I was rushing I guess. I've been clearing out bottom canopies as I go to increase airflow and prevent exhaustion of the plants.

Canopy Shot.


Mac 1. I got overzealous and broke a top node off from trying to super crop....I've leaving them alone for now.


Rocbud's Garlic Gushi from seed. Very strong plant. I haven't flowered this one before.


Another Glitterbomb and Garlic Gushi canopy shot.


The whole gang after some IPM treatment. The only angry one is the Runaway Bride but the new growth looks fine.




I will be choosing a male from the Hillbilly Weddings. Nothing has shown sex yet but I am planning on doing F2s and a couple crosses for shits and giggles. If the Runaway Bride or the Purple Sunny Star is a male we will be trashing them and replacing them with the remaining Hillbilly Weddings in the veg tent. I have my eye on 2 of the HBW so far...we are a long way out but I think this grow will be worth it.

Comments are welcome here btw.

Hey great setup & cool cuts @MySundaysBest
Excited to see how your F2's work out.
Question, what model tower-fan is that? I'm about to throw out my 6" hurricanes & buy an oscillating tower fan. And what is your IPM regimen? Thanks!

DrDukePHD said:

Hey great setup & cool cuts @MySundaysBest
Excited to see how your F2's work out.
Question, what model tower-fan is that? I'm about to throw out my 6" hurricanes & buy an oscillating tower fan. And what is your IPM regimen? Thanks!

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Thanks man! I would have to check when I get back to the tent. I don't know off the top of my head....it's probably one from Sam's club to be honest. I hate those 6" Hurricanes personally. I switched to the pricier but much more reliable AC Infinity 6" fans. They have oscillating versions too.

A lot of people do it differently. I alternate between 3 different types of IPM spray.
1.) Grower's Ally - Crop Control
2.) Dr. Zymes
3.) Monterey LG6135 Garden Insect Spray

Grower's Ally I find prevents and kills Spider Mites effectively. Dr. Zymes is great for powdery mildew and the Monterey murders Thrips. I alternate weekly unless I see an actual issue then its war mode on. This is mostly during veg. During flower I use Water + H202 if I have to and Dr. Zymes as a last resort.

Oh yeah, and I just started using Pride Lands Defense as a way to combat Fungus Gnats. I'll have to get back to you on its effectiveness though.

These are pictures from Day 7 since flip. Out of 5 HBW in the flower tent, 2 are male. The Run Away Bride was unfortunately a male as well, so that one was culled. Everyone else is doing magnificent and we will be collecting pollen from the 2 males to make some F2 seeds.

One of the female HBW. Very short and squat structure with super tight inter-nodal spacing.


Glitter Bomb Canopy. She's just stretching.


Two more glitter bomb shots. Just trying to get how big the canopy really is. Haha.



Garlic Gushi is really stretching though. Definitely going to need some bamboo stakes.


A couple MAC 1 Shots



Purple Star Sunny Dawg on the Left and the same Hillbilly Wedding in the first picture to the right.


First seven days down but we've got a while to go. Thanks for taking a look!

What's up grobros? Plants are looking healthy but we had a temp/humdity spike and it led to a few problems. Spider mites being one of them....I'm not entirely happy with the state of things but there isn't anything going on I can't handle. These are pictures of day 14 of flower. Two of the Hillbilly Weddings ended up being male and the HBW I replaced the Runaway Away Bride with is currently developing balls.

The two males have been removed from the tent and already dropped their pollen. Yesterday, I used the fresh pollen to attempt pollination of the female HBWs. F2's should be on the way.

Let's get to the photos.

Garlic Gushi (Garlic Storm x Kush Mints) from Rocbud is going strong. I only popped one seed from this pack and she is turning out to be a beast so far.


Glitter Bomb ((OGKB x Blueberry Headband) x Grape Gas)) is also a beast. This is a cut I purchased from Pink Box on Strainly. I have no complaints so far.


More of the Glitter Bomb Canopy


MAC 1. Not as big as would like but she late to the veg tent so it's my fault. Healthy otherwise but some pests decided to come out and rear their heads. After some IPM she should be alright now.


Purple Sunny Star Dog to the right and one of the Hillbilly Weddings to the left. Healthy plants but definitely root bound and a little angry. Tents gonna need a deep clean after this one.


Another HBW. My favorite so far.


Highmac


Canopy Shot



Grow is a little sloppy but this is more of a test run than anything. Things will change for the next run. New grow medium, new fans, and trellis net to name a few. Thanks for looking and happy growing!

Finishing up Week 3 and everyone is mostly happy. Still pruning and manicuring every other day and making sure air flow is good. I'm definitely switching to coir next run. After about 4 or 5 runs in soil I don't really see the allure. It seems to lead to more problems than benefits and I don't perceive any difference in quality. I know this is heated topic but I don't see the reason for bringing dirt into my home, seems silly these days. My first 3-4 runs were in Coir and god damn was that some fire with a massive yield. Maybe the quality difference will shine in this grow but I'm planning on changing my medium.

On to some photos:

Clown fiesta canopy but we'll be alright.



Glitter Bomb canopy shot. She's drinking so much damn water that my blumats aren't keeping up. During pruning I'm getting a really sweet blueberry scent. She's the only one in the tent putting out terps so far.


Close up of a Glitter Bomb bud. You can see she puts the frost on early. I imagine nug size will be sacrificed for such early frost production.


MAC 1 is doing her thing. Putting on some frost too and looking healthy.


Garlic Gushi. She continues to impress me. Nugs are definitely going to PHAT on this one. So far, this one is promising and if she turns out how I want then she'll become a mother for clone swapping. Sometimes I hate Rocbud and sometimes his stuff blows me away but I suppose I'm happy with his products since I keep coming back.


The HBW that replaced the Run Away Bride. Also turned out to be a male. I will be removing him from the tent to harvest pollen. Yes, I know that I am cutting it close.


High MAC is flowering nicely albeit pretty small. This is from the original packs of High Mac from Sunken Treasure Seeds. Packs go for around 500-1k these day. This pheno has gassy-candy type terpenes and provides a head rush that creeps up on you. I find myself concentrating pretty hard after I smoke it and then smoking some more gives the feel good giggles. Like the giggles that MAKE you feel good, not the giggles you get from feeling good. Hard to explain I guess. I'm gonna hunt through the rest of this pack later and grow her side by side with a Cherry Racer from Strayfox. Maybe do some BXs.


The HBW that continues to stand out from the rest. No terpenes so far but some frost on the top canopy. The other HBWs are a bit more frosty but this one has a better structure for yield and management.


The Purple Sunny Star Dog and the short pheno HBW. Yes, my leaves are ugly but we are chugging through. I've decided nothing will stop this grow.


Looking forward, I am attempting to put together my next project. I am torn between hunting a pack of the original Gastropop or attempting to create my own cross with the Blue Magoo and Black Sour Bubble. What do you guys think?

Happy growing guys!

Starting week 4 and here are some pics of pregnant plants. It's more of a seed run at this point. The male in the previous photo never dropped pollen but I hand pollinated the tent with two other HBW males and underestimated their virility. Plants are all healthy but the thrips never went away....I'll have to switch to neem oil next time. For the record, I am NOT happy about how my grow looks and it's my fault but we'll worry about that once this is done.

Some of the most pregnant plants you've ever seen below.

This is a super preggo Hillbilly Wedding. F2's will be a success. This mother smells like burnt rubber and grease.


Another preggo Hillbilly Wedding. This mother is frostier than the one above but fails to offend the olfactory with it's odors. (I like words)


Preggo MAC 1. I love this cut. It never fails to impress me.


Preggo Garlic Gushi. This plant is going to make pretty large buds. Terps are Kush Mint leaning with a minty, sweet fragrance so far. I was hoping for something more offending from the Garlic Storm side but it's fine.


Ultimately we will have the following seed stock from this run
Hillbilly Wedding F2s
Purple Sunny Star Dawg x HBW
Glitter Bomb x HBW
MAC 1 x HBW
Garlic Gushi x HBW
Highmac x HBW

HBW: Tennessee Kush(Tennessee Hawgsbreath Kush x Alien Kush) x Cake Fighter(Wedding Cake x Starfighter)


Happy Growing Guys! Sorry for the shit pics...I promise I'm a better grower than this. Lol.

I'm back after dealing with some health issues but the previous grow did finish up and I had ALOT of seeds. The only cross that didn't produce too many was MAC x HBW, I only got about 12 fully developed/mature ones.

Regardless, I never stop growing; even after a rough run. Here are my current plants and I have the next run lined up already.

Gold Cash Gold - 3rd Coast - Week 7


Razzle Berry - Rocbud - Week 7


I have 3 Gold Cash Gold in flower but I'm only showing 1 and 2 because the 3rd one is 3 weeks behind.

There is a Garlic Gushi x Hillbilly Wedding in flower as well but I can't get good photos of it.

After this harvest I'll be doing my planned blackberry project using Strayfox's Black Berry Unicorn, Exotic Genetix's Kimbo Kush and Mass Medical Strains' Kimbo Pupil.

Nice journal mate, looks like quality pics and plants. Looking forward to seeing the progeny of the new seeds ya made! Cheers ~

k0rps said:

Nice journal mate, looks like quality pics and plants. Looking forward to seeing the progeny of the new seeds ya made! Cheers ~

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Thanks for the kind words! I'll get through all these seeds at some point, haha.