Chop day for Blacksmith! She went a bit longer than the others, but her size made it well worth it. Nice earthy smell and covered in purple trichomes and black-purple buds. Pics of the parents added for posterity :D

a year ago

Blacksmith getting close, and the Pinot Noir has a nice fade starting (as well as some major frost)

a year ago

Final Pinot Noir has been cut on 3/27/22…all but the pollinated branch :D

a year ago

Sour Apple nug shots, featuring a double top and some clear guttation.

a year ago

The Blacksmith is an absolute beast and the 2nd Pinot Noir is getting frostier by the day.

a year ago

The main bud of the Pinot Noir and all trimmed and jarred up. A bit early in the jars due to low humidity (ordered a humidity) but it’s stabilizing well in the jars and looks great. Boveda 62% packs in there to keep it just right.

a year ago

Chop day for Sour Apple! Super frosty and plenty of amber trichomes. Amazing smell on this one :D

a year ago

Chop day for Pinot Noir! She sure plumped up nicely and should be amazingly frosty after the cure. One of the best plants ever!

a year ago

Maybe the last update before the Pinot Noir and Sour Apple get the axe. The pistils on the pollinated Pinot Noir branch look to be receding which is a good sign the pollination was a success.

a year ago

Pollen application #2

a year ago

Decided to pull out some of my Black Strap pollen from 4/22 and pollinate a branch of the 2nd Pinot Noir. I will reapply again in a few days for good measure. Hoping for the same frostiness of the Pinot Noir with the darker colors and sweeter smell of the Black Strap.

a year ago

Current state of the grow - 1st Pinot Noir and Sour Apple getting close to getting the 🪓

a year ago

Bigger and happier!

a year ago

The Pinot Noir (far left) and Sour Apple (back) are in the final push and should be ready by Valentine’s Day-ish. The younger Pinot Noir is looking very happy since being topped and has reacted very well to the LST. The Blacksmith is massive compared to the rest and taking longer, but the yield will be larger with the longer veg time and the black coloring is starting to come in really nicely. She will be absolutely stunning.

a year ago

The little Pinot Noir is getting tall. Decided to top this one to compare, and LST to control height.

a year ago

Some mixed macro shots

a year ago

Just another update

a year ago

Blacksmith (left), Pinot Noir (middle), Sour Apple (right). Looking nice and happy.

a year ago

Xmas day update :D

a year ago

Day one for the 2nd Pinot Noir! Mixed a new pot for it so I could mix in the Grow Dots this time (as recommended) to see how that fares. Gave the first Pinot Noir the LST treatment today. Will update after she responds and points for the sky again.

a year ago

The 4th pot has has nothing but bad luck. The Black Strap sprout died after sprouting, so I have a 2nd Pinot Noir seed now start using the ol’ paper towel method. Hopefully it’s as lush and hearty as the first one. Speaking of, the Pinot Noir and Sour Apple have shot out their first pistils, so they’re coming along amazingly so far. I’d expect them to get some more height soon here, hopefully.

a year ago

Day one of the Black Strap breaking ground. The Blacksmith looks tired today but good, and the rest are shooting up very nicely. Pinot Noir is a beast!

a year ago

Trying out Grow Dots for the first time this run. Added the recommended amount as a top dress and watered with pH adjusted water with Recharge and silica. The 2nd Blacksmith didn’t pop, so I planted a Black Strap (Breeders Selection) in its place for a little more variety. Hopefully in a few more days there’ll be a new baby joining the rest.

a year ago

Pinot Noir/Blacksmith/Sour Apple - Day 4 from sprout. Closeup shots.

a year ago

2 babies on Thanksgiving morning!

a year ago

Thanksgiving evening (9 hours later) we have a Backsmith sprout now too.

a year ago

Watered with 6.6 pH water and 2.5ml silica/gal. Hopefully they pop by Thanksgiving!

a year ago