Friday, September 29, 2017

Balcony Grow with Lost Coast Hash Plant

Balcony Grow with Lost Coast Hash Plant

As its name implies, the Lost Coast Hash Plant is perfect for hash production. This high yielding strain is also known as “bumper crop” and she lives up to that term. It’s ideal for growing outdoors and can grow up to towering heights of 3 to 4 meters with an average yield of 700 to 900 grams. Despite the huge potential, it’s an easy to grow hybrid.

This grow journal cultivates the Lost Coast Hash Plant in a balcony. This method of growing cannabis has several advantages.

A balcony grow makes gardening accessible especially those with limited mobility. It also doesn’t need expensive lighting because of the natural sunlight. This saves you money and will require a lot less maintenance. Plants in balcony grows are usually in pots which can be easily moved.

May 12th

This Lost Coast Hash Plant is a free seed from a recent purchase of seeds. Here’s the seedling after it cracked. It was then placed in a pot, covered with cling film with a couple of holes to allow it to breathe. Finally, it was placed outdoors on the balcony with the rest of the siblings.

Lost Coast Hash Plant Lost Coast Hash Plant

May 14th

Here she is on Day 3. Not much to report other than the cling film was removed this morning as soon as the seed has slightly popped up through the soil.

on Day 3

May 17th

She has finally shed her shell. It seems like she can’t enough of this natural sunlight.

finally shed

May 24th

It’s amazing what natural light can do. She’s only been misted for the past week but she definitely shot up over the past few days and is looking good.

natural light

June 11th

This is her 31st day. Seems to have lost a shoot on the main stem. Instead of having two, now she only has one. Will continue with it on the balcony for another month but it will be transferred to a 1-gallon container within the next 48 hours. It’s been given some plain water a while ago to make transplant easier.

It will undergo force flower for a couple of weeks to ensure it finishes outside in time. Not sure how she will cope with an induced 12/12 light cycle then transferred outdoors to around 16/8 light schedule. Here’s to hoping it won’t go back to vegetation.

light cycle light cycle

June 21st

It’s Day 41 for this lady. Not much to report other than she was repotted to a larger pot about 2 liters in size. Since the last update, she has grown a new main stem and some side braches too.

Somehow, unless this plant puts on some serious size and stretch, she wouldn’t amount to much. Putting it outdoors should make it triple its size. It’s only currently 4 inches.

currently 4 inches

July 6th

On Day 56, the plant has done well on the 12/12 light cycle so far. However, the leaves are showing some sort of deficiency.

Day 56 Day 56 Day 56

July 27th

No longer sure if the plant should be kept on the balcony or just moved outdoors. It was supposed to be guerilla style but took so long to force flower. Daytime is now down to 16.25 hours so moving it outdoors should not revert back to the veg stage.

August 16th

This plant has been flowering since July. Since it only takes 60 to 65 days to flower, it looks like she will be ready for harvest very soon. The buds are small but tight and compact. Buds are small, tight and compact. They won’t be as big because she’s only in a 2 liter pot.

flowering since July flowering since July flowering since July

August 25th

She’s looking all good. It’s her 105th day and only plain water has been used on her for the past week. Today, she will receive her last feeding with Black treacle. This photo doesn’t do her justice but the buds are rock hard and really dense just as the nugs should be.

the nugs the nugs the nugs

September 1st

Check out her photos before and after defoliation. This should concentrate her energy into her buds and bring more sunlight to those shaded parts.

after defoliation after defoliation after defoliation

She started to produce these nice amber trichomes visible with a microscope. She’s now in the dark for the next few days.

September 6th

For such a small plant, you’d expect it to be totally root bound but that isn’t the case here. The roots were sparse but they came out of the pot easily. Didn’t get any photos of it though. The whole plant except one branch was washing in lime and baking soda then rinsed and trimmed.

September 8th

Here are some photos of a small bud that was accidentally chopped off while trimming. It was dried quickly and smoked. It was really nice. The first photo is of the whole plant in two bits. The second photo is the washed part and the third pic is the unwashed part.

the unwashed part

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