Hello one and all,
Welcome to what probably will be the last installment of my grow report, the summary.
I would first like to thank Wendy Smit, a member of the Rokerij Team, for coordinating this event.
Next, I would like to thank those who provided guidance, opinions, constructive criticism, and encouragement.
Lastly, thank you for reading my report.
I started with five beans a little more than five months ago, with grand visions of harvesting some tasty bud.
Although I was able to harvest some bud, my vision turned out to be anything but grand.
All of the seeds germinated in four days, a great way to start a grow.
No problems during the vegetation period; the plants were doing awesome.
During the first few weeks of flowering is when I started noticing problems with the strain - I was growing five different phenotypes.
One plant (P1) turned out to be predominantly a vine, incapable of developing flowering bud.
Another plant (P5) produced massive quantities of trichomes, however most of the flowers didn't develop calyxes (false seed pods which add mass to bud).
Of the remaining three plants, the one with the greatest yield (overall as well) was P2. This plant emitted only a slight odor during the grow, and even less so during the drying period. A week after placing into jars for the cure, I noted an odor of dried grass/hay. From research I learned that this could be a bad sign of things to come. It could mean either the gear has genetic issues, or it was over dried. In the end I conclude that it was a combination of the two even though in my defense the bud only dried for four days before being put into glass. The other plants were in the dry for six to seven days.
Not all was lost, I used the bud in to make BHO and QWISO. Speaking of which, when processing gear for either method, ensure that all of the trim is dry and ground up.
Also adding to the list is the length of flowering. While P5 was ready to harvest after nine weeks, P2 wouldn't be ready for another four weeks, probably one more if I had wanted to. Definitely some major problems with this strain.
So, no comes the part about dollars and sense. Was this grow worth the time and resources used... for experience sake, yes. All else, no.
The cost was minimal because I only had to pay for electricity, nutrients, grow medium, and a couple of accessories.
- Flora Self Universal Soil (60lts) = €5.99
- Bio Bizz Fertilizer Kit = €32 (half used in previous grow)
- Electricity = €115 (€0.21 average cost per Kilowatt)
- Water = didn't exceed monthly quota
Total cost to grow = €153.00
Total yield in grams = 142 + 26(P5) = 168
Cost per gram = €1.07/€0.91
Hash
- Alcohol 90%/243mL = €20
- Alcohol 96%/1000mL = €30
- Butane 12 cans at €2.50ea. = €30
Total cost to process = €80
Yield: BHO - 12gms/QWISO - 5gms
Cost per gram - €4.70
Note - The BHO cost €2.50 per gram to make.
Given that some want €50+ per gram, that would be more than a 2,500% increase. Some have an over-inflated sense of self worth.
Well, that's it, almost. I'm still curing the bud from P3 and P4, and processing hash as well. But for the most part, I'm done.
I've kept my word, the report has been posted.
RIP Rokerij
Happy farming...
Happy trails...
