Sour Sundae - Indoor - SF4000

2 of the seeds got planted on 21/03/2021, the other 2 got planted on 24/03/2021 (this is why 2 of them look less mature) The SF4000 is running at around 35% now (~150 watt) at 60cm away from the plant. The seedlings are growing rapid and they look healthy.

I've ran into some problems because I fed the coco plain water at first... (this turned out to be a terrible mistake) The rootzone pH turned out to be 6.4 and the EC was only 0.4 this caused the weird burns on the leaves After I found out the issue I flushed it with 5.7 PH and 0.8 EC and since then they have recovered and new healthy green leaves started to form.

After all the issues of last week its going good finally, the plants are stable and healthy and they are growing really quick now. I transplanted them a bit to early and I transplanted them in 25 liter fabric pots, these are way to big and hand watering is going to be a pain this run but it will have to do. I am slowly increasing the light %, its at 50% now and 60cm way from the canopy.

I started this week by topping them on the 3rd node, they have recoverd wonderfully and they are growing fast again. Light is 60CM away from the canopy and the light is turned on 50% (SF4000), I am almost putting the light down to 50CM. I am slowly increasing the EC each watering and that is going good so far and I haven't ran into any issues so far.

This week I've made mistakes and I started to train my plants some more First of all, the mistakes I've made were ripping of the whole new main stemp after having topped them, so the whole idea of topping is kinda ruined since I pulled the new growth off, this was only done on 2 of them tho) The SF4000 is turned on 50% now and its 50CM away from the canopy 2 of the plants have been FIMed now, 1 of them has been topped again and the other one will be left to grow with only being topped one

I ran into an issue this week and that was that I FIMed last week but I didn't do it right, no new tops came and I have to FIM again yesterday (round 2 should be successful) My light (SF4000) is turned at 60% now and its 50CM away from the canopy. I started with topping all the plants in week 4, after that I started FIMing 2 of them and I topped another one, the other one im leaving after only being topped once (just experimenting around) I've also did a massive defoliating so thats why the girls look a bit naked 😬

This week I've taken defoliation a little to far, as you can see in some of the pictures the plants are completely stripped, a bit to much. No worries tho since it grow back in a day or 2 and they look like bushes again. I've topped/FIMed the plants again and they are recovering now, the only thing I'm doing now is tucking leaves under. This week they will be recovering from all the training and hopefully the will be a lot bigger next week and then I'll start with defoliating/topping/fiming 1 more time and then it will be ready to flower Also my Geekbeast 630w Pro 3000k is coming for the flower phase 😍

I've been letting the plants more go, I am getting ready to go in flower, I expect to veg for 2/3 more weeks and then go in flower The light is put on 75% (SF4000) and the plants are liking it, I keep clearing out leaves to block light and I am trying hard to get an even canopy, SCROG net is put up also now to help with getting and even canopy.

They are still growing, I defoliated this time a little to much again 0.0 Time for them to recover and then I will be getting ready to put them in flower. I cleared out the bottom of the plant where light wouldn't go, removed all big old fan leaves and removed all leaves blocking light on other bud sights, then I put it all under the net and now its ready to go.

Im getting really close to flowering now, I am waiting until my AC infinity exchaust fan/carbon filter come in and my transfer pump for my run-off trays and then they will flower. As you can see, on one of the plants the stems has a piece of mold where I supercropped. I battled this with a diluted bleach solution, this is also a reason why I have not yet put the plants into flowering. When the carbon filter and exhaust fan have arrived + when the the mold is gone, I willl start flowering the plants. The SF4000 is turned on 80% now, I am still slowly turning it up. I have lollipopped them but I was a little to early...

Flowering has started, my transfer pump came in to remove the run-off and and the plants have really exploded, the fan you could see a week ago is now completly invisible. The smell coming out of the plants is AWESOME and I can't wait for them to develop further, these plants are really easy growers and I still haven't ran into any issues This is flower day 5 now btw, its not been a full week. The plants are still pre-sex but I expect to see the gender in the upcoming days (they are feminized seeds so I expect them all to be females but who knows)

It has been going great, the plants are doing awesome and growing super fast. I bind them all together yesterday in the SCROG net for the last time and the canopy is really even now, stretch will go on for a bit longer and then I won't be touching the plants anymore. I cut of all bottom growth and removed all fan leaves blocking light also. The SF4000 is turned on 85% right now and the plants seem to enjoy it.

The SF4000 is turned on 85% and the plants are doing awesome I've redone the SCROG net in week 2 of flowering and the girls grew right past it I did 1 last massive defoliation at day 21 and im mainly leaving them now, only taking a leaf away here and there that blocks light to other budsights I also lollipopped them fully again at day 21 The girls are starting to produce thrichomes and the smell coming of the plants is awesome, its true to its name ;)

There is very little to do with the plants, they are getting fatter by the day and frostier by the day. I found out I was giving them way too much nutrient so I started giving them 0.4 EC less (its still a work in progress). The lights are still on 85%. It is starting to smell more and more sour and there is also a fresh lemon smell coming from it now.

Its been pretty smooth this week, only mistake was that the light was to close so I got lightburn and bleaching on 2 tops, lesson learned. The SF4000 is still put at 85% and im still slowly cutting down the nitrogen, im currently feeding 2:1:1 ratio of (4-18-38/magnesium sulphate/calcium nitrate)

Removed some buds that weren't getting any light, I ran into some issues regarding mold and that is most likely due to the fact that the RH % of my tent goes up to 70/80% at night. I've removed all mold I could see (2 branches) and I am keeping a close eye on them, I've placed a new tower fan and another small adjustable fan in the tent for more airflow, my dehumidifier is coming in 2 weeks (around the time this grow is finished..)

The plant is doing fine, the light has been a bit to close to some buds so light bleaching appeared (Light is raised) Getting close to harvest and the plant smells really sour and citrussy, its amazing.

A sad week, I found bud rot and had to take my plants out and do a big check and remove all dense underdeveloped growth. It will be a pretty big hit on the yield I guess but the most important thing is learning and that I did. The bud rot could spread due to my RH being 65/70 at nights and it used to be +80 before, + bad airflow. I got new fans in the tent and my dehumidifier was ordered already but its not in yet. On the other side, the plants are looking pretty damn good, they smell amazing and 3 of the 4 plants is getting a very dense nug structure.

I still found a few places with bud rot and I keep removing every spot I see. The plants have been doing fine beside that, they are looking and smelling great, they are super dense and I can't wait for them to be ready. Most trichomes are still clear so I am awaiting for the first ambers to show up, aiming for around 5% amber and 95% milky.