Holy Smoke- A Journey Home

Aloha everyone!

From seed to harvest, everything is now cut and hung up to dry. And not too soon as the clones have been looking for some room to move lately. I'll throw some bleach on the floor tomorrow to get ready for round 2. The males I held back will now have their 15 minutes of fame. Here are some late season pre-harvest Holy Smoke close-ups. I'm particularly fond of the pistillate hairs upon photo magnification.

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🤙Mu
 
High!! That is a great great work you have done there!! Congratulations!! Is there any frankincense smell on Holy Smoke??

I am really seeking for frankincense aromas, what would you guys reckon would be the best strains to look into?

Best humos para todos!!


Fernwood
 
Aloha fellow Firewalkers!

I sparked up some #4 this morning. She was the octopus of the family- all arms! The lankiest sativa expression. She's been hanging on the dry line for 2 weeks now. The spare bedroom has been turned into a large humidor at this point. I do need to reclaim it soon but for the time being, it is great to wander in and make a selection from what's hanging- BDM, Holy Grail and Holy Smoke atm. Anyway, she is mind expanding, relaxing and has great flava. Still too early to tell but early results are encouraging lol! But a nice altered reality sets in. Bouyant and able to see for miles (delusion sets in ha)
Shanti mentions this as being in the connoisseur category, I would have to agree. 13-15 weeks in flower for this beauty is a long time for many and then there is the multi-month cure. So why? Well, the AH is revealed in the subtleties of the high, the strong fuelly haze smell coupled with the added power of AC, the babbling mouth resulting from the many images passing by simultaneously. Because in a word, it is primo shit!

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🤙Mu
 
primo buds musashi.

how are you liking your closeup photos? easy to get lost in them.

there's some gooey resin in one of the close ups.
 
All Holy Smoke and Holy Grail males started flowering at 18 hrs. They are clearly not happy hanging out in small pots. I am so slammed for space right now that I have had to make some cuts. So the Holy Smoke project will be put on hold. I took pics for preservation as the males were being escorted out to the compost. On second thought, I'll keep male #1 out for reveg, then I 'll take cuts so as to keep this male in bonsai til needed. I like em both but choosing the columnar one for the indoor grow.

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Holy Smoke male #1

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Holy Smoke male #2

🤙Mu
 
All Holy Smoke and Holy Grail males started flowering at 18 hrs. They are clearly not happy hanging out in small pots. I am so slammed for space right now that I have had to make some cuts. So the Holy Smoke project will be put on hold. I took pics for preservation as the males were being escorted out to the compost. On second thought, I'll keep male #1 out for reveg, then I 'll take cuts so as to keep this male in bonsai til needed. I like em both but choosing the columnar one for the indoor grow.

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Holy Smoke male #1

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Holy Smoke male #2

🤙Mu

Curious. Me too, i have 2 OHaze males blooming at 18H. Mine started to drop balls the day after doing apical pruning. It's hot here and im fighting broadmites, too much for them...
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All Holy Smoke and Holy Grail males started flowering at 18 hrs. They are clearly not happy hanging out in small pots. I am so slammed for space right now that I have had to make some cuts. So the Holy Smoke project will be put on hold. I took pics for preservation as the males were being escorted out to the compost. On second thought, I'll keep male #1 out for reveg, then I 'll take cuts so as to keep this male in bonsai til needed. I like em both but choosing the columnar one for the indoor grow.

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Holy Smoke male #1

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Holy Smoke male #2

🤙Mu


Keeping males alive is akin to torture and madness. Good luck bro.
 
Keeping males alive is akin to torture and madness. Good luck bro.
Unless you have the space, it is extra work even with the work arounds. Along the lines of madness, the thought is if the Holy Grail and Holy Smoke males might be considered the apex males in their genre than it might be worthwhile to pursue. Whole lotta love brah!

I find my plants grow best in veg with a 24h light cycle ;)
Yep, this has been my typical method for veg. I would suggest the same for @unnamedmike, the broadmites is a more PITA problem. We know that stress can be a killer. And pollen collection can easily be accomplished and preserved for later use, but I prefer fresh. Its about space and grow cycles, frequencies of varying lengths lol. Although I am now approaching the sine wave. In simple language, growing 10 wk plants at the same time as 16 week plants and accommodating their differing light needs in limited space requires a certain nimbleness.

And this morning's doober of Holy Grail tasted of burnt caramel, reminding me of crème brulee!

🤙Mu
 
@unnamedmike, the broadmites is a more PITA problem. We know that stress can be a killer. And pollen collection can easily be accomplished and preserved for later use, but I prefer fresh.
I also prefer fresh pollen. But this time im going to keep the pollen dry and refrigerated, Im trying to keep the plant count low, while removing the broadmites.
I tried to re-vegetate two ssh males that bloomed at 18/6 after a couple of days of power outages. They was several weeks under light 24on, but they never grew back and both was discarded. I still have some ssh*destroyer seeds, thank to this guys
 
I also prefer fresh pollen. But this time im going to keep the pollen dry and refrigerated, Im trying to keep the plant count low, while removing the broadmites.
I tried to re-vegetate two ssh males that bloomed at 18/6 after a couple of days of power outages. They was several weeks under light 24on, but they never grew back and both was discarded. I still have some ssh*destroyer seeds, thank to this guys
I would spread it into smaller containers and also put some in the freezer. It needs to be stored dried, but when dried too long it loses potency. It is a tricky thing that might fail first time.
But it is sure fun doing.

About 24h of light, I am always thinking about the costs and the garbage disposal. I want both to be as low as possible. I also believe they need a night cycle. Plants vapor gas and oxygen. They switch during day and night.
 
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