Pics 1-3 are the Banana Kush and 4-6 is the shorter Runtz. The Runtz are intoxicating fuel and and tropical fruit. The Banana Kush has a bit of banana, sour fruit and bread. Probably could have trimmed them prettier, but I had pretty poor lighting where I did them and honestly, after doing plant 1 within the last 10 days I kinda stopped wanting to be a perfectionist. Plant 1 is still mellowing, but the high continues to be very strong. I’ll be testing these out here this weekend.

3 months ago

Runtz 1 is on day 7 of 8 with just a couple hours left in the Cannatrol. I trimmed up although I was getting a little lazy on tray 4. Smell is potent. Looking pretty good! Can’t wait to see the Banana Kush finished.

3 months ago

Harvested the taller Runtz the other day. Probably too early, but as I can’t fit all of them into the Cannatrol all at once and as it was rapidly depleting nitrogen, it felt like the right one to go.

3 months ago

Small Runtz and Banana Kush continue. Both have a week or two to go. Buds on these are much firmer and chunkier than the harvested Runtz. Looking forward to seeing how each compares in a few weeks.

3 months ago

Trich pics from yesterday. Getting there. 1-3 plant 3 (Banana Kush) 4-6 plant 1 (taller Runtz), 7-9 plant 2 (shorter Runtz)

3 months ago

I did some considerable leaf removal last evening after getting back from a work trip. The plants have just been on a water diet most of the week and have clearly been liquidating nitrogen from the fan leaves. I feel like from trichrome pics that I’m likely a week or so out on them. The smaller Runtz seems closest as it’s showing some amber now, but I noticed that most of that amber is concentrated in the sugar leaf and not specifically the buds. The buds show a higher concentration of clear heads and I expect that the leaf degradation is likely driving the ripening of trichs on the leaves fast than the rest of the plant. Maybe I’m over thinking that, but it feels like that makes sense if it’s the case. Plant 1, the taller Runtz is well into the turn from under ripe to near ripe, but I expect at least a week before it’s done, might go two. The Banana Kush looks close to done when you look at the flowers, but in trichrome shots it’s still mostly clear heads, probably take it to 96 days.

3 months ago

Plant 1 is looking good, bud size is smaller but overall it seems like it’ll yield well. Plant 2, looking back, the signs of calcium deficiency was present 3 weeks ago and I just didn’t see it. We flushed last week and I watered with a little extra cal/mag but I think it’s a damage done circumstance. The buds look great on it, but the ripening is coming at a slower rate I think. Much chunkier buds on it and much firmer to the touch. I won’t complain. Plant 3 has some pretty awesome colas. It’s starting to deplete out the nitrogen but overall looks healthy. Should be a great producer. This grow smells so heavy… I think I may need a new carbon filter come next grow… it’s possible that they are just that impressive when it comes to terpenes but I kinda think it’s an equipment deal.

3 months ago

1-4 are on the tallest Runtz 5-7 are the Banana Kush and 8-10 are the Shorter Runtz (prolly Runtz) that seems a little Calcium Deficient and stunted a bit compared to the other.

4 months ago

Inching closer to the end. Fed once this week, full strength, and flushed 2 days later. Pistols are starting to turn this week. Trichromes continue to come in. Hoping the flush helps them crank up the juice. They are very smelly. Might be time to change the carbon scrubber after this grow is done.

4 months ago

Originally I thought the front two were Runtz, but actually only the front left is Runtz with the front right and back being Banana Kush. Both of them have the same strong young banana creaminess with a hint of sweetness. The Runtz smells like candied fruit rolled in sugar. The buds are starting to swell and are starting to trichrome up now. Plants are drinking about a 1/2 gallon of water a day and feeding twice a week half strength.

4 months ago

Trimmed some of the lower fan leaves from plants which were becoming nitrogen poor. This past week, the plants have definitely increased water needs. I watered 1/2 gallons per plant 4 times in 7 days with two of those including 1/2 strength nutrients. I can now identify the difference in genetics with the back solo plant being the Banana Kush. It has a distinctly banana / tropical smell which is nothing like the front two plants. Also, didn’t grow as tall, bush as much and buds on it started thickening earlier which aligns with it being noted as the quicker to finish strain.

4 months ago

Buds developing, starting to stretch. Over fertilized a bit early in the week but they seems to be ok

4 months ago

Through 4 weeks now. All plants have shown pistols. Plants are adding some good growth. I pruned off some of the lower arm side branches looking to keep just the top and fan leaves. So far I like what I’m seeing from all of the plants, structure wise. Most of the growth arms have great light access and the ones that were buried underneath got removed. Plants 1 and 2 both have a strong bouquet already. No clear notes as of yet, but definitely reeks of weed. The smaller plant 3 has a gentler aroma, less side growth, but is finally picking up the pace of things.

5 months ago

Topped the two developed plants, FIM’d the shorter less developed one. Removed lower branches today. The bushy short one was half on the dirt so it needed doing. I’ll leave ‘em alone for a week to recoup. Hopefully we get one more week of veg and not early flower. Fingers crossed.

5 months ago

These are day 15 pics from the past week. Not sure on plant 3 if I expect any success with it. It just seems to be a runt… which makes sense, I suppose, if it happens to be Runtz. But not if it’s Banana Kush.

5 months ago

I failed to label them at birth, but I suspect the 1st two pics are the same strain because of the odd 1st left and its mutant arm appearing on both to some degree. The third one looks like a normal start so far. Basement has been dry now for a whole 2 weeks and it’s supposed to be hot and dry for the rest of July so I feel good that my water issues might finally have subsided.

5 months ago