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My seedlings were in week 2 when I decided I was not happy with their growth, which was totally my fault due to me attempting to grow seedlings in the same tent as my Acid Dough Auto which was in flower. Because Sweet Seeds has sent me so many samples to try, I wanted to represent them correctly, and not put out a weak diary due to my mistakes. I decided to purchase a small 2x2x3 tent for my seedlings, and it will also serve as my drying tent when I need to dry a plant. The biggest problem I had was trying to satisfy the humidity levels for the seedling and the flowering plant. I also felt it was difficult to satisfy the Cal-Mag in the Coco while keeping the seedlings happy. In my 2x2 I have a small heat mat, a humidifier, a Spider Farmer SF1000, and a hydrometer. I started a seed in water for 4 hours, then a paper towel for 24 hours, then into the Pro Mix. They are now sitting at about 72% RH and 74 degrees F. I also switched over to Pro-Mix for my seedlings, and I am loving it so far. I only have to water about every third day, and I do it lightly from a spray bottle. Thanks for stopping by, be safe and Blaze On!!!
So I was in week 2 with the Cream Mandarin when I realized I was not happy with her growth for what I want her to do, and it was totally my fault, and not the Breeder, so I decided to re-start as to represent Sweet Seeds properly as they have sent me pretty much whatever I have requested. I was attempting to start seeds in coco coir, which was very tough to satisfy the coco with Cal-mag and not burn the seedlings in the process. So I started using ProMix seedling starter and have been very happy with it so far. The other issue I ran into was satisfying the humidity levels for my seedlings, and also keeping my flowering auto happy. So, my final decision was to purchase a small 2x2 tent to double as a seedling tent and a drying tent. I hooked up a little 4 inch exhaust fan, put a heat mat on the floor, a small fan, and a Spider Farmer SF1000, a hydrometer, and a humidifier which is keeping it around 70% RH even with the little exhaust fan running 24/7. The toughest part of learning to grow Cannabis for me has been days 3-17. Once I get there I seem to be good. If anyone has any tips please hit me up. Thanks for stopping by, be safe, and Blaze On!
Hey now, so I am happy I finally decided to run a separate tent for seedlings. It was damn near impossible running 2 humidifiers 24x7 to keep everyone happy. I got 1 large humidifier running 24x7 in my new 2x2x3 and even with my spider farmer sf1000, and exhaust running nonstop, I am maintaining 80% rh and she is loving it as is the gorilla girl auto. She is still growing in pro mix seedling organic blend and plain water every 2-3 days. My plan is to transplant her on day 18 to an airpot full of coco coir, then top her on day 21. If all goes well I will top her twice again on day 28ish, and then just lst for about 3-5 days. I think I trained the acid dough auto for far too long, and I will adjust with this one. Planning to just lst the top 4 colas for 3-5 days to keep them from becoming dominant and then just light defoliation throughout the grow if necessary. I also just received a new grow light in the mail from Mars Hydro which I will be testing out for them on this grow once she is ready for flowering. Thanks for stopping by, I hope all your grows are 💪 strong and fast, be safe and blaze on!
This went great, I transplanted her on day 16, then top her on day 19, and now just waiting for her to grow a bit so I can knock the final two toppings out. Very excited to see what this girl can do as I have heard very good things from other growers. I plan to do minimal training with her and hoping for long and stacked colas. I just received a Viparspectra XS2000 testerin the mail, so I am going to try it out on this auto. Thanks for stopping by, be safe and blaze on!
This week went outstanding for the Cream Mandarin. I believe I can add her to my list of Autoflowers suitable for Manifolding. I got the final toppings done today on day 28, and the first pistils are just starting to form on her. I am also using a new FC-E3000 light from Mars Hydro that I got in the mail a couple weeks ago. The light is 24" by 24", so it should definitely cover the entire plant. I also love the fact that it has a dimmer knob on it, so I have it set at 50% right now, and am using 150 W for veg, then I will gradually crank it up to 300 W over the next couple weeks. I am still running a 19/5 light cycle and feeding twice per day. At this point her frame is about built, I just need to LST the top 4 main colas for a few days, and then we will see how far she stretches. I am hoping for a nice tall plant, as I believe this new Mars Hydro FC-E3000 will be capable of penetrating them and giving me some massive buds. I also started a time lapse on this Cream Mandarin, but I didn't have enough to really post this week, but maybe next week. Thanks for stopping by, I hope everyone is having a great weekend, be safe, and Blaze On!!!
This week was phenomenal. She is starting to grow vigorously, and I am really hoping she grows 8 tall, fat ass mains. Cream Mandarin XL auto from Sweet Seeds is already on my list to run again, excellent Auto to build a manifold. I did the least amount of LST on her that I have done on any of my 2 previous auto manifolds, so I'm hoping she grows tall and then I will see what this new Mars Hydro FC 3000 can do. I decided to start running a time lapse last week, so I posted one weeks worth of growth, but I will keep running it for at least a few more weeks. She's only a foot tall at day 35, but I'm done messing with her and hoping for a monster stretch in the next 15 days or so. Thanks for stopping by, be safe, and have a great weekend!
This week went very well, the Cream Mandarine Auto doubled in size from 12" to 24" which is exactly what I was hoping for. I think I have about one week left of vertical growth, then I will be transitioning her to flower nutrients. All the training and toppings are done, so just minor defoliation from here on out. Very excited to see what this Cream Mandarine Auto from Sweet Seeds can produce. Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend, and Blaze On!
This week went well, she stopped stretching on Day 47 and I transitioned to flowering nutes. I finally decided to set up another reservoir, so I will now have one for veg and flower nutrients, with a valve that I can easily switch between either reservoir for either plant.
Not much left to do for this one, just sit back and hope that the buds get nice and fat. She is still loving this new Mars Hydro EC 3000, and excited to see what happens over the next few weeks. Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend, and Blaze On!
Hey now, this week was a little rough for the Cream Mandarine auto, but it was my fault. I went out of town for 6 days and by the time I got back this morning, the EC had risen way too high due to evaporation in my reservoirs, and some of her leaves had little brown spots from the EC being too high. I could even see the spots on my live feed, but nothing I could do until I got back as I was seeing Phish down south. I flushed her this morning with about 2 gallons of water which dropped the EC of the runoff way back down to about .8, so I will resume normal feeding and see what happens. Other than than that she seems to be stacking buds very nicely and is developing a very nice smell. I believe she has another week or two to stack before she starts ripening. Next time I go away I'm going to start with the EC about .3 lower to compensate for evaporation. Thanks for stopping by, I hope everyone has a great weekend, be safe and blaze on!
Hey Now, this week went good for the Cream Mandarine Auto, she keeps on stacking and I believe she has another week left to bulk up....I will switch her to ripening nutrients in another week and then flush her for a minute and then its chop time. This Cream Mandaraine Auto has been amazing, even when I left her for a week and let the EC get way too high.... I am going to pop a dutch passion/Think big and maybe a Gelato from Sweet Seeds here in the next couple days. Gonna try and stay focused on the plants but also gotta focus on fantasy football drafts LOL....If anyone gets the chance to go see Phish please do, as they are on fucking point right now. Be safe family and Blaze On!💪
Hey now, hope everyone is enjoying their weekend....Good week for the Cream Mandarine Auto, she is still eating like crazy, I did switch her to the the ripening nutes, and will be switching to straight H20 here in the the next week or so based on what her triches look like under my miscroscope...her buds are definitely getting tight and sticky, and I had to provide support for 4 colas so far that were sagging towards the floor as the buds swelled up...Mars Hydro also sent me a tent to test out, it is a 4x4 main compartment, and also two smaller sections which are 4x2 and 4x6, which I will use the smaller one for seedings, and the larger one for drying flower. I will absolutely be running another Cream Mandarine Auto, she has been great, and she absolutely reaks every time I open the tent. I had her out last night for about an hour while I set up the new tent and she literally made my whole house stink. Very happy withe these genetics so far, I think she will be ready in 7-12 days but we will see.... I hope everyone enjoys the rest of your weekend, be safe and blaze on!
Love this strain, will be growing again for SURE!. I can't wait to smoke and press this flower, she is sticky, stinky, and dense..... Perfect strain for mainlining/manifolding. Only took me 3.5 hours to wet trim, and she should yield around 12 zips of frosty sticky nugs. Sweet Seeds knocked it out of the park, and I am a huge fan of African Tai, which is in this lady, and I can't wait to give a smoke report.... Hope everyone is having a great weekend, be safe and blaze On!!!
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