G13 Haze - 2024 Outdoor Canadian Grown

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Male #5: The DE Runt

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He has nice internodal spacing, I'll give him that; and because of that, deserves a second run; plus it showed exceptional hardiness & tolerance to the stress ...
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Male #5 gives it up today. The Grim Reaper will come for it today. Only Males #1-3 survive the cut for another week.

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As of today, Aug. 1, '25, Male #5, as of today, is 23" (in) in height.

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This plant was initially transplanted into an experimental blended mix of 5 cups Happy Frog, 1 cup Pro-Mix BX, and 2 cups DE (diatomaceous earth), plus slow release dry amendments that needed at least 2 weeks to break down, under good microbial conditions. So, the blend was 25% DE.

I never tested the pH of the blend because I was adding sufficient biology to compensate or make the necessary adjustments in the immediate root zone.

Anyway, Male #5 took it like a champ, while the other 8 hated it. Those 8 were trans-planted into 9 cups of Pro-Mix BX, which holds water better than the HP version.

I have a water moisture meter that tells how dry / wet the pots are. The DE Blend never dried out even once in 6 weeks. I gave it about 1/4 the amount of water that the others received; and still it would never dry beyond the top 1.5" inch layer; 2" inches down there was always moisture; 3" inches down, the Meter always showed "WET".

In a prior post, I said the 1 Gal trade nursery pot holds 9 cups of wet mix. I will revise that up to 10. In a future trial, I will adjust the DE Blend to 10% of the mix ratio, to see if that works any better: 9 cups of mix + 1 cup DE, for a total of 10 cups, plus a few extra dry amendments.

I'll take 3 cuts from Male #5 today, just to ensure he survives. Then it's good-bye 'til next time.
 

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Male #3, with a tied down top, measuring in at 34" in. tall. Without the tie-down, I'm thinking it would be at least 42" (3.5' feet) tall. Wanted to see how it responded to a tied-down top, and compare its morphology to Male #2. Looks fairly similar, but let's see the flower and terp profile to complete the assessment, but equally impressed with him as well.

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From left to right, Males #3-2-4 together, #2 in the middle. I prefer the #2 morphology, at this point, but #3 which was the tallest of them all, prior to LST, may get the forward nod, in 2 wks time, if the terp profile shines. 20240801_180147.jpg
 
Female #1 tied-down measuring in at 33" in: This lady was initially set aside for an Earthbox, but was switched, at the last second, for Male #1 which ended up in the Earthbox. All I can say is that it was a tough call at that point in time, which was f / m. I tried but something internal made me switch it.

At any rate, this is a No. 12 Air-pot, which holds approximately 8.5 US gallons of substrate.


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08/02/24 -- THE THREE AMIGOS

Male #3 on the right-hand, gets a long overdue trim tomorrow morning. Maybe them all:



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The last 2 photos are with the LED lamp on at 8:30 pm. Notice how wide the light footprint is. Male #2, on the far left, is getting a good amount of light, right at the end of the platform. Even Male #1, in the middle, is receiving a fair amount of light. The LED light angle is a very wide one.

Cheers! - FF
 

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The ground shadow shifts but at all times from mid-day on, covers 50-60% of my property.
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The neighbors large tree on the left, pushing over my fence and casting a large shadow over me.
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In the next photo, you see the position of the sun, shining through my umbrella.
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That eye-sore of a tree in the right corner is actually a light blocker. To the far right of it, there is a very tall light pole with a very bright light. I think it's a parking lot light pole, or maybe a side road light-pole, but that "tree" blocks it.

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The trees on the back of my fence are also light blockers, blocking light from the property behind me. Got to work with the cards I've been dealt.

The shed needs to be replaced soon. Still planning that one out, to get the mental picture dialed in; or the spiritual prototype clarified in my mind's eye. LOL

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Female #5 is the midget in the Air-pot. Female #4 right behind it.

Female #4, the one accidentally topped, has a very indica dominant leaf profile, compared to her sisters which seem more balanced.

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MAN DOWN!! Storm casualties. Wasn't expecting this, tbh. Oh, the joys & challenges of outdoor growing! 🫣🫢😢😭

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Male #1 is now tethered to the metal pole above it, as seen in the first photo. That was always the plan, but I was too slow and got caught by surprise. I normally stay on top of weather changes but allowed myself to get distracted.

Then BAM, when least expected. Hammered by it. Awareness of the weather at ALL times, is a survival imperative in the great outdoors! - FF
 
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Freedom_Fighter said:
MAN DOWN!! Storm casualties. Wasn't expecting this, tbh. Oh, the joys & challenges of outdoor growing! 🫣🫢😢😭

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Transplanting into Fabric Pots: Kevin Jodrey from Wonderland Nursery

For those members who may not know, Jodrey is a "career cultivator", for the past 35 years. Once he became "legal", he only ever flowers plants in the great outdoors; high up on the side of a windy, coastal mountain in Humboldt County.

Knowledge of that is relevant to understanding the above video, in which he talks about a little known fact among cannabis growers, regarding how the way a plant is transplanted can cause it to lose its ability to stand up unsupported outdoors, among the natural elements.

About 2 minutes into this video, he talks about the importance of not disturbing the plant's "root crown system" when transplanting it, as it affects the plant's ability to support itself, for the rest of its life; especially outdoors, in extreme winds.

That's what I suspect is the root cause of why my #1 Male buckled in high wind and heavy rains. I breached that principle of growth twice, with this plant.

CROWN INFLUENCE ON THE STABILITY OF TREES: A SHORT LITERATURE REVIEW

The above link is a direct download. Don't click on it if you prefer not to download an 8 page PDF document, on what Jodrey refers to in the above video, about how a tree's root crown system affects its stability.

How to Find the Root Crown of Tree
 
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