Seed Stockers Bob takes Seed Stockers on a BioTabs tour inside the Greenhouse - Growing Apollo Black Cherry Auto & Mack and Crack Auto

[Bob's Auto's]

excellent I will be watching these new girls grow

Hehe, I almost forgot about them
Luckily every seed hatched and looked healthy...

But the first culling happens after hatching. So these went into the garbage bin

The others where planted into...you guessed it...A pouch. Each pouch contains two sprouts and after two weeks or so I'll make my decision which one will make the cut and be planted inside a 20L pot

Regards,

Bob

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Looking great so far Bob.

Thanks buddy
I've got another update for ya guys/gals...
Apollo Cherry Auto - day 24

Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 24

Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 24

Regards,

Bob

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Thanks for the rep @CannabisMingus
Got another update for you guys/gals...
Apollo Cherry Auto - day 34

This Mac 'n Crack seems to have gone wild with leave growth...
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 34

...Looking at this picture, you'll see the dark color on the leaves which indicates high Nitrogen in their diet
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 34

Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 34

Regards,

Bob

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Hey friends

Let's begin with the toughest post of today... ***sigh***
Apollo Cherry Auto - day 41

The Apollo Black Cherry Auto is no auto as we're at day 41 and flower hasn't set in yet.
Apollo Cherry Auto - day 41

Apollo Cherry Auto - day 41

Apollo Cherry Auto - day 41

Apollo Cherry Auto - day 41

Apollo Cherry Auto - day 41

I feel that I can say that something went wrong along the way which is perfectly fine of course as people do make mistakes, but I can't get this lady to flower before the end of September because of light pollution and somewhere near the end of November would be harvest time. That's just not feasible, with molds and the fact the temperatures will drop significantly by that time...
So I chopped her and fed her to the chickens. Sorry @Seedstockers-Mark for culling off this otherwise perfect specimen. I hope you understand
† - 26-07-2022 / Apollo Cherry Auto - day 41

† - 26-07-2022 / Apollo Cherry Auto - day 41

Ok, now we have this behind us I can continue with some good news...
I still have my Mac 'n Crack which is doing really fine!! This girl is full on in flower and throwing out them pistils like a big girl
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 41

Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 41

Ok, with flash the pictures are a bit more attractive...
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 41

Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 41

Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 41

Regards,

Bob

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Hey Growers

This Mac 'n Crack is coming along nicely
Still a couple of weeks to go, but that's ok.
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 57

I gave this one and the three Ogreberry's some extra PK in the form of a PK Booster Compost Tea I brewed over the past two days.
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 57

Her buds are already looking nice and frosty and that familiar skunky smell is coming towards ya the moment the greenhouse door is opened.
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 57

Nice and healthy looking leaves. No tip burn, so the soil knows what it's doing as I'm still only giving plain water with the occasional PK Tee I brew
This season is going to be a very "High THC" one, with this high thc procducing queen and the Skywalker I'm running on the other side of the greenhouse. Both are primarily Sativa, so we'll see if I like it.
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 57

As you can see she still has some expanding to do, but she has more then enough time to do so
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 57

Regards,

Bob

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Alrighty people...

The countdown has begun for this Mac 'n Crack...She' so tired she decided to lay down and even the pole right beside her wasn't enough to keep her upright...
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 71

Look at the amount of trichomes on this lady! That is a nice coverage indeed.
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 71

When I came back indoors and was looking at these pictures I decided to go back and take some trichome shot's from this girl.
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 71

But first another bud shot!
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 71

As you can see she's about ready. I'll have to keep a close eye on her the coming days.
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 71

Almost no clears in this picture and the milky white's are turning to green and then to amber...
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 71

Same scenario in this shot...
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 71

Just look at the amount of trichomes...You almost can't see what's underneath. This makes a man very
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 71

Some nice ambers in this shot. Lower left corner if you want to take a closer look
Mac 'n Crack Auto - day 71

Regards,

Bob

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Hey friends

Today I harvested the Mac 'n Crack at 73 days old. When I got into the greenhouse she was almost touching the ground. So much she was hanging over on herself because of the weight of the buds... So I began taking trichome pictures and while at it have a look for myself.

As you can see there are plenty of amber trichomes to be found. I would guestimate between 10 and 15%

When I was don taking trichome pictures my hands were so sticky I had to stop... here's a square millimeter of my finger

Ok, so after removing all the fanleaves I hung her upside down in the shed...

Sorry I'm not showing the whole plant, but loads of personal stuff would be in the picture and I like my privacy

The flash doesn't lie. Massive amounts of trichomes glistening in the light...

The smell of this lady is just amazing! If you want a very sweet and fruity cultivar this is definitely one to consider. And with the amount of terpenes she has it will be a serious candidate to press right after drying. But I'll probably put her in some jars to cure for a while as I'm trying this kind of approach this year to see what the difference is between fresh press and cured...

So as with all the other girls I cut her at the main stalk a couple of cm's / inches about the soil so I could hang her upside down as a whole. This extends the drying period to about a week inside the shed. I did remove all the big fanleaves as I always do.

The coming week weather predictions are perfect for drying...The temperatures will not be going above 25°C / 77°F and with rain forecast for some of those days humidity won't be to low either.
See you guys in a week or so when I'll update with the trimming and weighing pictures...


Regards,

Bob

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Hey friends

First of all I wanted to thank @Seedstockers-Mark for providing me with these wonderful genetics and Let's not forget AFN as without them we wouldn't be here.


Last night I trimmed up the Mac 'n Crack. The smell was amazing and I needed to do this with all windows open as not to distribute the smell throughout the whole house... I ended up with just a tad more then 100 grams...

Regards,

Bob

 

[Bob's Auto's]

Hey Friends,

I was updating my 'threadmarks' and saw I didn't give any smoke report on the Mac 'n Crack yet.
So, now's as good a day as any

This cultivar grew really easy as did all plants this season. BioTabs made sure about that
The smells she emitted during her later stages of growth were remarkable to say the least. I got Pineapple and sweet & sour mixed together...
The Pineapple smell went away during curing, but it is still one of my favorites to put inside a joint...Speaking of...One get's you smiling and happy. You won't do much after smoking one, but you are happy. So if you're down...This one will get you up
Trimming this bud was a bit of work, but definitely worth the effort as all buds were worthy of ending up in the jar.
With just a tad over 100 grams I'm very happy with the results...I've got two half filled jars (everything in one jar would have been to much) with primo bud and enjoying it on a daily basis.
This cultivar gets ***/***** as the harvest was good, the smoke is excellent and taste is something special. And let's not forget it gets you happy and plastered


Regards,

Bob