Tread790 780 Report post Posted January 26, 2022 4 hours ago, FoolOnTheHill said: The defoliation of cotton aids the harvest of it. It is not used to grow more or better cotton. And defoliating cotton too early, harms the yield. It is done after a high percentage of the cotton balls have opened, using a chemical. That method has no relation at all to what you are doing. I’m curious, with such strong feelings about it have you actually tried this level of defoliation? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tread790 780 Report post Posted January 27, 2022 Blue God - Bloom Day 19 84.3 F 45% RH 800 PPM Got the net in today for some extra support and spacing. It’s early but the buds seem to be developing nicely. Tent is already getting that nice sweet smell. Glad I was able to find a way to sneak the dehumidifier in because lights out humidity started getting a little high. This strain continues to impress. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tread790 780 Report post Posted January 31, 2022 Blue God - Bloom Day 23 84.7 F 41.1% RH 800 PPM We’ve got budsites everywhere and once again they look like I never touched them. These may be the largest plants I’ve ever grown and it happened fast. What’s surprising is the growth rate was even faster than the octos but I’m not sure if that’s just the genetics. All that’s left to do now is feed em and keep the humidity down. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smilestyle 6,029 Report post Posted January 31, 2022 Healthy garden, nice view! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krotchsak 90 Report post Posted January 31, 2022 Filled that tent right up, Looks great! I understand both sides of the defoliation argument, and I don’t believe it’s the best practice for everyone. Growing indoors, with stationary overhead lighting, defoliation can be useful in evening out the ripening of densely packed plants. Those using salts and hydroponics, seem to be able to be more aggressive with it. I’ve been implementing a bit of defoliation myself, and seen an improvement in lower bud development and ripeness. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tread790 780 Report post Posted January 31, 2022 2 hours ago, krotchsak said: Filled that tent right up, Looks great! I understand both sides of the defoliation argument, and I don’t believe it’s the best practice for everyone. Growing indoors, with stationary overhead lighting, defoliation can be useful in evening out the ripening of densely packed plants. Those using salts and hydroponics, seem to be able to be more aggressive with it. I’ve been implementing a bit of defoliation myself, and seen an improvement in lower bud development and ripeness. That is the thing, you do have to push the nutes. I respect everyone’s willingness to experiment and push what we do. If you wanna stick to the tried and true methods, I respect that too. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gardenartus 13,816 Report post Posted February 1, 2022 Beautiful, I was a bit concerned you might have done that at the wrong time, only because I did that on the outdoor, and they ended up putting their energy into growing more leaves, was keeping an eye on this, this looks fantastic. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tread790 780 Report post Posted February 1, 2022 12 hours ago, gardenartus said: Beautiful, I was a bit concerned you might have done that at the wrong time, only because I did that on the outdoor, and they ended up putting their energy into growing more leaves, was keeping an eye on this, this looks fantastic. I was a bit concerned myself. This strain outgrew my expectations to the point where it completely threw off my timing. I probably had too many unknown variables going with this grow. It grew like it was in hydro. But that’s the fun of new strains and phenotypes. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tread790 780 Report post Posted February 5, 2022 Blue God - Bloom Day 28 85.9 F 40.3% RH 850 PPM Got buds developing pretty much everywhere in the canopy. At 26” the light is a little close but it’s not a deal breaker. There’s a berry-like smell in the tent now and trichs are starting to be visible. No complaints so far. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smilestyle 6,029 Report post Posted February 5, 2022 Some beautiful flowers, there, Tread. smile 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hamme Hydro 4,837 Report post Posted February 5, 2022 They look great but perhaps slightly overfed. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tread790 780 Report post Posted February 5, 2022 2 hours ago, Hamme Hydro said: They look great but perhaps slightly overfed. You’re probably right. I’ve been pushing to the point of slight fingernail burn but I may be a bit past that. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tread790 780 Report post Posted February 13, 2022 Blue God - Bloom Day 36 Bloom 85.1 F 39.7% RH 800 PPM Smell is getting really strong in the tent. Still has that berry sweet smell but now there is a fuel like scent that’s getting stronger. There are a lot of chunks developing throughout the canopy with some good looking secondary growth also. Pistils and trichs everywhere with this strain continuing to be impressive. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tread790 780 Report post Posted February 20, 2022 Blue God - Bloom Day 43 Bloom 84.7 F 39.5% RH 750 PPM Buds are putting on weight and all the branches are falling over. This strain has grown like vines and can’t really support the buds without something holding them up. I’m now in the process of backing off the nutes and progressing to a full on flush. This is going to be a very big yield for 4 plants because these buds are already hard as rocks and they’re everywhere. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misterdirt 11,962 Report post Posted February 21, 2022 Looking great. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tread790 780 Report post Posted February 27, 2022 Blue God Day 50 Bloom 85.1 F 38% RH 250 PPM Crazy frosty with some of these buds approaching the size of coke cans. Very few are standing and I’ve transitioned them to a full flush. Everything I’ve read and everyone I’ve talked too says let BG go the full 8 weeks and that’s what I’m going to do. I can say now that this strain is an absolute monster! Let’s hope the final product lives up to the hype. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tread790 780 Report post Posted April 8, 2022 What the hell happened to this site for the last month or so? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FoolOnTheHill 3,040 Report post Posted April 8, 2022 Try to upload a picture, and find out! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
