The Jolly Green Giant
Duluth , MN
Duluth , MN
Just a fun loving compassionate grower who loves helping people learn how to cultivate this amazing plant, and for those incapable of growing, I love sharing the medicine I harvest. So the QR Codes have become a MUST for me and my patients.
Green Giant
Nov 5, 2025
Ok folks… been a rough patch in life as most of us deal with. So in attempt to get back to my roots, pun intended, I have a picture lesson for this wonderful community! Today I have images of all stages of growth, focusing on the reproductive parts once they become visible. So, in picture order we have:
Seed: Here we have a cross created by my good buddy, which is Honey Cream x Critical. This photo fem seed just popped her taproot out yesterday and she was planted this morning. I took to cup off for the picture, but I assure everyone I have a humidity dome on her! This stage may not be much to look at but this is where it all begins.
Seedling: This is a Gnomish Skunk from Nancy’s Own. She is a week old and as you can see she is full of pith and vinegar (vigorous). At this point we can see she has abandoned her “shellmet” and is focusing on reaching for her source of light.
Clone: Here is my most recent “cut” from my beloved OG Kush. Although this is not really a stage of growth, it is an important part of growing photoperiods when you are trying to make a specific phenotype of a strain last. I like to compare this process to the seed stage of growth as moisture can make or break your chance at success.
Vegetative: This is another of my OG Kush plants. This one is a clone I took about a month ago. This image we are focusing on the bract (often mistaken for a calyx) and stigma (misnamed pistils by most people). Since this is a clone I knew it would be female, but the main point of this image is to show the early part of “preflower” This is when sex is determinable but the plant is not quite to the size I require it to be (18-24 inches tall) before I move it into the flower room.
Preflower: Now presenting Pink Berry! This will be the last one for a while as the OG works better for the needs of my patients. Here we can see the bract and stigma, much like the previous image. The big difference, which no one would know if I didn’t say something, is that this one was tall enough to move into the flower room.
Early Flower: Another OG! Can we tell how much I like this one? 🤣 So here we can see the stacks of bracts that make up the buds we love to consume in one form or another. The actual term that “buds” have replaced is raceme (rah-seem) of flowers. As you can see, the trichomes are still visible only by using a magnifying lens or microscope.
Mid Flower: This gorgeous girl is a Perfect Dark from SoFem. I have been cloning this one for a long time and love the structure and density of her racemes. Here we can see the bud has begun to form and the trichomes are becoming very noticeable.
Late Flower: Finally, here is my Wedding Cheesecake from 420 FastBuds. Now…. I am not a fan of this type of structure in my buds, so this will be the last clone I make of this strain. Too much leaf material for my taste, even if the smoke itself tastes amazeballs. This photo shows lots of “frost” (trichomes) and we can see that the stigma have all shriveled into the orange hairs we will see in the final product.
At the end of the day, I thought it was pretty cool that I have every stage of growth going right now. Means my staggering is right where it needs to be to ensure I can harvest every few weeks which feels really really good. Therefore I wanted to share not just my knowledge, but my “ups” with the people who have recently seen more “downs” from me.
Thank you everyone for checking this out! Hope you all are having a good day, and of COURSE…. KEEP GROWING STRONG!!!💚💚💚
Seed: Here we have a cross created by my good buddy, which is Honey Cream x Critical. This photo fem seed just popped her taproot out yesterday and she was planted this morning. I took to cup off for the picture, but I assure everyone I have a humidity dome on her! This stage may not be much to look at but this is where it all begins.
Seedling: This is a Gnomish Skunk from Nancy’s Own. She is a week old and as you can see she is full of pith and vinegar (vigorous). At this point we can see she has abandoned her “shellmet” and is focusing on reaching for her source of light.
Clone: Here is my most recent “cut” from my beloved OG Kush. Although this is not really a stage of growth, it is an important part of growing photoperiods when you are trying to make a specific phenotype of a strain last. I like to compare this process to the seed stage of growth as moisture can make or break your chance at success.
Vegetative: This is another of my OG Kush plants. This one is a clone I took about a month ago. This image we are focusing on the bract (often mistaken for a calyx) and stigma (misnamed pistils by most people). Since this is a clone I knew it would be female, but the main point of this image is to show the early part of “preflower” This is when sex is determinable but the plant is not quite to the size I require it to be (18-24 inches tall) before I move it into the flower room.
Preflower: Now presenting Pink Berry! This will be the last one for a while as the OG works better for the needs of my patients. Here we can see the bract and stigma, much like the previous image. The big difference, which no one would know if I didn’t say something, is that this one was tall enough to move into the flower room.
Early Flower: Another OG! Can we tell how much I like this one? 🤣 So here we can see the stacks of bracts that make up the buds we love to consume in one form or another. The actual term that “buds” have replaced is raceme (rah-seem) of flowers. As you can see, the trichomes are still visible only by using a magnifying lens or microscope.
Mid Flower: This gorgeous girl is a Perfect Dark from SoFem. I have been cloning this one for a long time and love the structure and density of her racemes. Here we can see the bud has begun to form and the trichomes are becoming very noticeable.
Late Flower: Finally, here is my Wedding Cheesecake from 420 FastBuds. Now…. I am not a fan of this type of structure in my buds, so this will be the last clone I make of this strain. Too much leaf material for my taste, even if the smoke itself tastes amazeballs. This photo shows lots of “frost” (trichomes) and we can see that the stigma have all shriveled into the orange hairs we will see in the final product.
At the end of the day, I thought it was pretty cool that I have every stage of growth going right now. Means my staggering is right where it needs to be to ensure I can harvest every few weeks which feels really really good. Therefore I wanted to share not just my knowledge, but my “ups” with the people who have recently seen more “downs” from me.
Thank you everyone for checking this out! Hope you all are having a good day, and of COURSE…. KEEP GROWING STRONG!!!💚💚💚
Green Giant
Nov 5, 2025
Cannot wait to try this one out! Just need to wait for the 2 Gnomish Skunks from Nancy’s Own to finish first!
Green Giant
Oct 28, 2025
Today I share a bit of information I have flung all over social media over the last few years. Something that new and experienced growers should all know. Not all bugs are bad. I am not talking about the predatory bugs we sometimes use like ladybugs and mantises. I am talking about these little critters that you will not see unless you use a magnifying glass or microscope like I have.
We have two types of beneficial 'pests' to show you, but there are many more. In the dirt we have soil mites and in the water we have springtails. These little guys are the epicenter of a living soil grow. They both take decaying organic matter like plant roots and their own dead. They are so good that I keep a colony of springtails at all times so that I can introduce them into each plant as it is transferred into soil. I prefer them to the mites because springtails regulate their own population by only reproducing enough to match the availability of a food source.
Growing is more than just botany, there is definitely a biology aspect that people should look into! Hope you guys enjoy the vids and the information and of course, KEEP GROWING STRONG!
We have two types of beneficial 'pests' to show you, but there are many more. In the dirt we have soil mites and in the water we have springtails. These little guys are the epicenter of a living soil grow. They both take decaying organic matter like plant roots and their own dead. They are so good that I keep a colony of springtails at all times so that I can introduce them into each plant as it is transferred into soil. I prefer them to the mites because springtails regulate their own population by only reproducing enough to match the availability of a food source.
Growing is more than just botany, there is definitely a biology aspect that people should look into! Hope you guys enjoy the vids and the information and of course, KEEP GROWING STRONG!
Green Giant
Oct 24, 2025
Germination is something we all have to do at one point or another and there are many ways to do it. Today I wanted to share a few videos of the ways I get my seeds to "pop"
Hope these can help some of our new growers be successful!
Hope these can help some of our new growers be successful!
Green Giant
Oct 23, 2025
Amending your soil is a great way to reuse it time and time again. I have been using the same soil since Minnesota went legal and it will be a long time before I have to buy any more!
Hope you all enjoy and KEEP GROWING STRONG!
Hope you all enjoy and KEEP GROWING STRONG!
Green Giant
Oct 23, 2025
This is not a current video but I saw it and wanted to share it. This is an old video of my first run using PLNTRK. I love looking back and seeing what I was doing so I can decide what my next move should be! Be sure your volume is not too high when you click the video! My fans are really really loud lol.
Green Giant
Oct 22, 2025
Happy Croptober everyone! So I got my butt out of trim jail Monday from the outdoor harvest. Luckily I had yesterday off because today I was right back in because my indoor Pink Berry was ready for the Cannatrol. Big shout out to PLNTRK for giving me an easier way to log and review the data I collected because I have increased my yield 50-60% since I started using the program!
Green Giant
Oct 9, 2025
“Strains for Pains” is something I’ve been pushing for a while now. Matching terpenes to problems in people’s everyday lives. From Caryophyllene to help manage pain, to Limonene to help reduce stress and anxiety, and all the way to Nerolidol to help insomniacs sleep; choosing the right strain for what ails you can seriously improve your quality of life. Hit me up if anyone is ever looking for help finding that perfect flower for you!
Plants
Veg Room - Veg Room Area 1
2 weeks and 3 days until harvest
Seedling
100% (48/48 days)
100% (48/48 days)
Veg
100% (42/42 days)
100% (42/42 days)
Flower
73% (45/63 days)
73% (45/63 days)
Office Tent - Office Tent Area 1
2 weeks and 3 days until harvest
Seedling
100% (5/5 days)
100% (5/5 days)
Veg
100% (28/28 days)
100% (28/28 days)
Flower
73% (45/63 days)
73% (45/63 days)
Office Tent - Office Tent Area 1
2 weeks and 3 days until harvest
Seedling
100% (5/5 days)
100% (5/5 days)
Veg
100% (28/28 days)
100% (28/28 days)
Flower
73% (45/63 days)
73% (45/63 days)
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