West Coast Chronicles

[Phylex]

I was going to do a quick flower tent update today since it was a water day, but I'll do that later. I felt this was more fitting.

My kids absolutely blew me away this year. It was very thoughtful and touching from the both of them. I'm a single dad of two. So this was all on them. It was the best Father's Day ever.

My son started it off with this




I found all of the hidden letters




So I searched through the pantry and found the black box


I guessed "bathroom" and there they were in the shower. After digging through 4 cups of whip cream, I found the key


So freaking awesome and so much fun! That's my clever little man right there. He rocks!!

Then my daughter followed it up with this thoughtful, and touching card.


I absolutely loved her card. It meant the world to me way more than the gift. I feel weird accepting her present. Because I know they're expensive. Especially considering they used their own money that they've saved. But the joy on her face watching me open it was priceless.




I'm definitely keeping the stickers on them. She did it to embarrass me like I jokingly "threaten" to embarrass her at school. I tell her all of the time I'm going to scream "I love you" after dropping her off one of these days. lol. But what she doesn't know is I love them covered in stickers like that. To me, it just makes them that much better. My little love bug rocks too!!

It may be a little late in the day, but Happy Father's Day to all of the fathers out there.

 

[Phylex]

Update: Flower tent Day 22
















Here's a shot from the pollination being accepted


Shucked more seeds. These are from the GelatG x 9 Pound Hammer

 

[Phylex]

Today I shucked some more seeds. Two more plants to go. Today was Black Abyss. (Blackjack x 9 Pound Hammer.) I was also playing around with some photography.














BlackJack





9 Pound Hammer

 

[SoLowDoughLow]

Those pics are awesome! Love the one with the smoke

 

[gwheels]

I like the two bowls on the bottom....geeze that looks very smokeable!

 

[Phylex]

Love the first dumped cup shot, that's a super sweet one. The bud bowl arrangement just sets it off. Lol.

Those pics are awesome! Love the one with the smoke

I like the two bowls on the bottom....geeze that looks very smokeable!

Thanks fellas. I'm just goofing around trying to get some decent shots in an attempt to keep things interesting.

 

[Phylex]

Love the one with the smoke

Vaped some clouds into the trim bin for that shot.

 

[gwheels]

Wow time to turn the vape heat down lol. What vape you using. I have a few and i have to remember to use them. I love doobs but they dont love me. Smoking doobs for 30 years causes a tolerance and too many doobs smoked issue.

But i am on the right side of the dirt.
Time to break out the Da Buddha and put a vape station somewhere by the pool.

 

[Phylex]

Wow time to turn the vape heat down lol. What vape you using. I have a few and i have to remember to use them. I love doobs but they dont love me. Smoking doobs for 30 years causes a tolerance and too many doobs smoked issue.

But i am on the right side of the dirt.
Time to break out the Da Buddha and put a vape station somewhere by the pool.

lol. It's my nicotine vape, not MJ. I used it to quit smoking and chewing. 3% low dose nicotine. It's just a store bought dual battery type. I don't know too much more about it.

 

[SmithsJunk]

Update: Flower tent Day 22

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Here's a shot from the pollination being accepted
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Shucked more seeds. These are from the GelatG x 9 Pound Hammer
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Sheesh, that is a lotta beans dude.

Love the vape pic. Like beans from the black lagoon.

 

[Prairiefarmer]

I was going to do a quick flower tent update today since it was a water day, but I'll do that later. I felt this was more fitting.

My kids absolutely blew me away this year. It was very thoughtful and touching from the both of them. I'm a single dad of two. So this was all on them. It was the best Father's Day ever.

My son started it off with this
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I found all of the hidden letters
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So I searched through the pantry and found the black box
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I guessed "bathroom" and there they were in the shower. After digging through 4 cups of whip cream, I found the key
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So freaking awesome and so much fun! That's my clever little man right there. He rocks!!

Then my daughter followed it up with this thoughtful, and touching card.
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I absolutely loved her card. It meant the world to me way more than the gift. I feel weird accepting her present. Because I know they're expensive. Especially considering they used their own money that they've saved. But the joy on her face watching me open it was priceless.
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I'm definitely keeping the stickers on them. She did it to embarrass me like I jokingly "threaten" to embarrass her at school. I tell her all of the time I'm going to scream "I love you" after dropping her off one of these days. lol. But what she doesn't know is I love them covered in stickers like that. To me, it just makes them that much better. My little love bug rocks too!!

It may be a little late in the day, but Happy Father's Day to all of the fathers out there.

Great post !! Awesome kids you have,they made you work for your gift.That letter touched my heart,children are a blessings.Life wouldn't be the same without my two,tho,they arent kids anymore

 

[Phylex]

Update: Flower tent Day 25 (1 of 2)

Blackjack #1 - Not a whole lot of trich development yet, but don't count her out. She starts to add them late and she's no slouch when it comes to her high. She also stinks. Her smell is phenomenal. The best way I can describe it is; creamy, sweet tart, candy like. #1 and #2 smell identical. She finishes later around 70+ days.



Blackjack #2 - Possibly a tad bit more trichome development at this stage in the game then #1. There's not much difference between #1 and #2. The only thing I noticed from the last run was bud structure. I preferred #1. But it may have also been plant placement in relation to the light. I'll know for certain this run because they're placement in the tent is similar vs. the last run. So far, they seem to be developing the same.





Tangie - Another late bloomer with trichomes. She also finishes around 70+ days. She offers a very clear headed, euphoric high.



Hyper Blueberry Blast - I attempted mainlining on this girl to try the technique. I'm really digging her smell. Like a lot. I just haven't narrowed down what my nose is drawing. But she smells fantastic. She has some good trichome development going on too.





9 Pound Hammer - she's another one with nice trichome development but she's also the one I really pissed on in veg. I'll be lucky to get her fullest potential out of this run with her. My bad.



Gelat.OG



Ghost Train Haze - She's going to be a late finisher. She's a taller girl too

 

[Phylex]

Update: Flower tent Day 25 (2 of 2)

BCK - She's by far the most covered in trichomes from early on. She also loves to develop early and stack, stack, stack. But she's not an early finisher. She's more middle of the road to later. The only thing she lacks is that power packed smell. She carries that old school nostalgia with her subtle spice, hash, mineral earth undertones. I shucked some seeds today from her clone. I'm posting that up next in about an hour or so with more things to get giddy over. The seeds, dubbed "Blunt Force Trauma" are (BCK x 9 Pound Hammer)




Mid level





Lower flower



Tried getting a full top to bottom shot of her development but I couldn't get it all or else I lost most of what I was trying to show. Even here it's hard to see, but she's coating herself quite nicely already.

 

[Texagonian]

Wow @Phylex i just went through and got caught up on your journal. Great job man, really nice looking plants and seeds. Really good stuff here! Happy late father’s day! I have three girls with a fourth girl coming in September. My kids are what keep me going and what your kids did for you are memories you’ll have for the rest of your life. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Phylex]

Great post !! Awesome kids you have,they made you work for your gift.That letter touched my heart,children are a blessings.Life wouldn't be the same without my two,tho,they arent kids anymore

Thank you. Kids are definitely a life changing blessing.

 

[Uncle Romulus]

Damn! All those sexy seeds.. I just thought I’d drop by to remind you how good of friends we are.. hey buuuuuudddy haha

 

[Phylex]

Wow @Phylex i just went through and got caught up on your journal. Great job man, really nice looking plants and seeds. Really good stuff here! Happy late father’s day! I have three girls with a fourth girl coming in September. My kids are what keep me going and what your kids did for you are memories you’ll have for the rest of your life. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you @Texagonian for taking the time to look through it and the kind words. Happy late Father's Day to you as well, and congratulations on the new addition to the family. My kids are awesome but you're right, it touched me something special this year. Or maybe I'm getting sentimental in my older age. lol. In all seriousness though, those are the things I like to keep and hold onto. I think they'll appreciate seeing it too when they're grown adults.

 

[Phylex]

Update: BCK shuck - Only one plant left to go. Tomorrow will be the remaining plant, Tangie. But here's some shots from today. "Blunt Force Trauma" - (BCK x 9lb. Hammer)






I'm not really sure if there's a better way, but I just glove up, pull out the trim bin, and decimate the plant material into shake with my fingers, separating the seeds as I go. Here's a shot of the kief for comparison. The pile on the left was from yesterday, the Blackjack shuck. The pile on the right is from the BCK today. All of the plants are/were similar in size.



And while the previously shucked seeds in my opinion all looked good, when I saw these, I was impressed yet again by this girl. They were plump, had a rich coloring, with very distinctive markings. It could just be at this point I'm bias because she's my favorite. But I think I might have shed a tear when I saw her first bean pop.

 

[Texagonian]

Thank you @Texagonian for taking the time to look through it and the kind words. Happy late Father's Day to you as well, and congratulations on the new addition to the family. My kids are awesome but you're right, it touched me something special this year. Or maybe I'm getting sentimental in my older age. lol. In all seriousness though, those are the things I like to keep and hold onto. I think they'll appreciate seeing it too when they're grown adults.

You’re welcome and yes, I think they will appreciate seeing it later in their lives. From my experience with my oldest daughter who will be 25 in July, I’ve pulled out some of the things she’s made me over the years and she is always surprised and happy that I have treasured them and kept them for all these years. Good stuff!

 

[Texagonian]

Those seeds are amazing! You are going to have an amazing time growing those out and especially because you made them! Outstanding!