Cider Kush X18 Heirloom Preservation

[GthaEnigma]

I am interested to see if that slight leaf twist on #6 is a harbinger of good things.

 

[Deebs]

Loving the log of your preservation Buck! These are surely n the right place! ?

 

[Skunky Dunk Farms]

Loving the log of your preservation Buck! These are surely n the right place! ?

I hear ya on his log, i cant see me doing 18 that thoroughly.

 

[Deebs]

I hear ya on his log, i cant see me doing 18 that thoroughly.

Hahaha I totally understand Skunky! No worries there either brother! I know it will be just as awesome to watch regardless!

 

[Buck5050]

Thanks to @Bubby's n da lab for the pH sticker. Might have been from sloppy seconds in an older POTM contest but I'll take it.


Topped everything a week ago and 3 of the 4 reacted as one would expect. #5 didn't like it as much. On another note, these things are a bit sensitive to the common mix of MegaCrop that I am using in the reservoir. The other 4 strains I have been feeding with the same mix stay adequately green and healthy. The first thing I would try is to bump up the Cal-nit to see if that would straighten them out without burning. Possible that it could be plain ole cal-mag as well.

 

[Buck5050]

They all pretty pissed just as I expected, this is the last time we'll see them in solo cups though. The whole group is moving to the flowering area, they'll sit for a few days under 20/4 just to stabilize. Once they start growing again, I'll initiate flower. Not a whole lot of variations to these in any way. Up until this point no true defoiliation has taken place and I see that would have helped with this strain. For me, the only plant that has my attention is #5. It stayed nice and green and healthy but grew the slowest and stayed short n' squat throughout the process. It's not all lights-out MegapHeno or anything it's just the oddball in the group that caught my eye.

I'm looking forward to flowering. Stay tuned.

 

[MO_Grow]

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They all pretty pissed just as I expected, this is the last time we'll see them in solo cups though. The whole group is moving to the flowering area, they'll sit for a few days under 20/4 just to stabilize. Once they start growing again, I'll initiate flower. Not a whole lot of variations to these in any way. Up until this point no true defoiliation has taken place and I see that would have helped with this strain. For me, the only plant that has my attention is #5. It stayed nice and green and healthy but grew the slowest and stayed short n' squat throughout the process. It's not all lights-out MegapHeno or anything it's just the oddball in the group that caught my eye.

I'm looking forward to flowering. Stay tuned.

Wow, that's some whacky, wild looking growth on those. Growing like a pHuckin weed!

 

[Idlewilder]

Looks like 4 and 5 still have that vertical fan syndrome

 

[Buck5050]

Wow, that's some whacky, wild looking growth on those. Growing like a pHuckin weed!

Looks like 4 and 5 still have that vertical fan syndrome

Definitely, some weird shit going on with these in more than one aspect.

I normally have a few head-scratching moments when it comes to running any strain for the first time. This one is no exception. They need some fine-tuning with the nutrients, unlike anything I have grown with MegaCrop. Finicky. StemRubs are decent though, not too overpowering but very pleasant. I wouldn't say Apple Cider but there is a spice-like sweetness. They all smell exactly the same with just some being stronger than others.

 

[Buck5050]

Went into the 2.5-gallon dollar store buckets with this run. Been a minute since I used this big of a hempy container.



Some re-used perlite and a sprinkle of Mycos sprinkled on the bare roots, and we are off to the races!

 

[Buck5050]

I won't be pulling these out from now on so we'll have to get used to the view. Still fighting some oddities with the nutrients on both #3 & #4. They look to be identical phenotypically and #5 & #6 are very very similar to each other as well. The difference between the two groups is minimal. The difference might just be sex. I'll flip these mañana.

 

[Buck5050]

End of the first week of flower. I added in a couple of cuts to catch the array of pollen as well. I am still seeing the yellowing still exist on #3 and #4 even after the up potting. I thought that might shake the funk out of them, apparently not.

 

[Buck5050]

Day 9 from flipping the lights to 12 hours of darkness.




I wanted to get these early photos in for future comparisons if anyone is looking to hunt through these. The aim is to highlight the timing in the male flower formations. I noticed that #5 showed first by a very slim margin (24hours). He is just slightly more developed than his brother #6. I will watch them closely for the next couple of weeks to makes sure they pace each other. My hope is that they will pollinate simultaneously and make it a fairly simple process. It's definitely looking that will be the case. #3 and #4 haven't shown at all yet and I will update this when things become more definitive.

 

[Buck5050]

Second week of Flower




Looks like we have an even split with 2 females (3 &4) and 2 males (5 and 6). I like where everything is at and we'll keep cruising along.

 

[Idlewilder]

Looking good! They’re throwing some big fans

 

[Buck5050]

Looking good! They’re throwing some big fans

Hell yeah, they are. I'll do some leaf stripping next week and get some shots. Biggest fan leaves I've seen with plants this size.

 

[Buck5050]

Some midweek madness around here. I wanted to highlight some of the mid-stretch explosion.

#6 is going for it as most males do. He's definitely outpacing his brother #5 in the stretching department. Both #6 (m) and #3 (f) are showing the common cannabis stretch where they can easily over double in size. While #4 and #5 are a bit more moderate with their expansion. Very interesting developments at this point here. I can actually see phenotypical differences inside the group legitimately for the first time. I did do a quick stem rub with the intention to catch some developing aromas. Not much going on in that department as of yet.

 

[Buck5050]

3 weeks in

Not a whole lot of stank coming out of this packed out as of yet. You can see the vigor and strength of the Cider Kush as they smash the CandyMan and GG4s1 cuts set in the middle.


Both males similar in all aspects besides the amount of stretch they each have.


This horizon angle was taken to highlight the similarities between #3 and #5 when it comes to elongation during the stretch. What I find interesting are the 2 that I didn't mark. Both #4 and #5 are short and stout and very similar to themselves as I have said before.

 

[Idlewilder]

Interesting to see how fast the males are stacking up relative to their female counterparts and the others.

 

[Buck5050]

#3


#4



#5


#6


Crazy amount of foliage. Took me over an hour to get them stripped down to something slightly more manageable. When I opened up the tent to begin this endeavor #5 was smashed into the LED light. I would say he shot up another 3-4 inches overnight. I ended up lowering the trellis and tweaked him down to keep heights in check.