Red Hot Cookies - Chile

space_cookiez Day 01 (07/27)
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 Hello everyone! I'm sharing my first indoor grow with the Blackcob lights (F240). The idea is to use LST and scrog to cover the growing area. During flowering, I will likely add a 150W HID to complement. Here are the details of the grow: 

- Blackcob F240 LED light (1 module of 120W in the vegetative phase/ 2 modules in flowering 240W)

 - 80x110cm2 grow tent

 - Biobizz Lightmix soil

 - 3L/11L pots

 - 4 Red Hot Cookies seeds from Sweet Seeds

 - Biobizz fertilizers (fishmix, biobloom, topmax, calmag, ph -)

 - Great White Granular Mycorrhizae 1 (mixed with soil and for transplanting)

 - Bathroom extractor

 - Passive intake

 - Hydrofarm 12W fan

 - Cheap EC and pH meter (calibrated)

 The watering water comes from drizzle and rain, has a pH of ~ 7.2 and an EC of ~ 0.15 super low, so I need to supplement with calmag to avoid deficiencies. The light is on during the night (turns on at 6:00 PM and off at 12:00 PM the next day) to maintain a slightly higher temperature.

 Cheers!

space_cookiez Day 17 (08/13) —————————- The days have been pretty chilly, I think that's why the plants are growing a bit slow. First watering with growth fertilizer (1ml/L)

space_cookiez Day 26 (08/22) —————————- This week there’s a noticeable difference in growth, still slow. The first training is done to get the girls used to it.

space_cookiez Day 34 (30/08) —————— LST is applied again, but this time with defoliation. Afterwards, I do a watering with water and Barrier from Top Crop; I generally always do that after applying stress to strengthen the plants. The next watering was with growth fertilizer.

space_cookiez Day 46 (11/09) ———————- You can see the change in structure; however, the main stems are pushing back against the tie with all their strength. We're guiding the branches again, this time using a greater amount of wires to keep the branches horizontal. We also defoliated leaves that were creating shadows. No deficiencies are observed despite the low EC.

space_cookiez Day 50 (09/15) ———————— The main stems are very strong! Today we applied LST, but we didn't remove any leaves. Day 53 (09/18) ———————— The growth is exponential, they are finally taking the desired structure. The lower branches are now main tips. We continue guiding and removing some little leaves. The girls are already screaming for a transplant and I see a slight deficiency in Mg.

space_cookiez Day 56 (09/21) ———————— Transplanted to final pots of 11L. We applied mycorrhizae to boost root growth. We're doing LST + defoliation, then watering with water + barrier. Calmag will also be added to all subsequent waterings to improve EC. We'll let the main branches grow for a while, then we'll put up the scrog net. In about 3 weeks, we'll switch to flowering. Cheers :)

space_cookiez Day 63 (09/28) ————————- The plants responded very well to the transplant. They look happy and vigorous, even though they were without light for over 24 hours this week due to a public outage. I’ll let them stretch a bit before putting the scrog net up for a few weeks. The buds look a bit yellow (nitrogen deficiency I suppose), so I applied watering with fishmix to avoid problems. Cheers everyone 🙌 ————————- Day 66 (10/01) The plants are growing very well and the color of the new shoots has improved. Today I added the other 120W module (240W total) to better cover the growing area. I did some defoliation and low pruning to improve air circulation and expose the shoots; I think in a couple of weeks the entire surface will be covered. I also did a foliar spray with diatomaceous earth to prevent pests, which has helped me a lot in other occasions. Cheers!!

space_cookiez Day 72 (07/10) ———————- Hello everyone! We put up the net to cover everything and then move on to flowering. The plants look pretty good and have started drinking quite a bit of water with the module we added.

space_cookiez Day 78 (12/10) ———————- Hello everyone! 5 days after putting up the net and the new buds are stretching out. There was a slight deficiency so we increased the nutrients. Cheers 🙌

space_cookiez Day 96 (30/10) ————————- Hello everyone! Here, about to switch to flowering. A ton of buds have popped up, however, the girls have stalled a bit in their growth over the last few weeks and the new buds were somewhat pale. We checked the meters and pH, and they are actually fine, so we assume they are hungry. We'll water them with more food and more often. We added alg-a mic for foliar revitalization. Cheers!

space_cookiez Day 104 (07/11) The plants improved after adding more food. We're doing great!

space_cookiez Day 109 (12/11) After adding more Nitrogen, the girls have gotten quite beautiful and filled up all the space. Last watering before going into flowering, this is going to explode 🤤

space_cookiez Day 115 total - 04 flowering (18/11) Finally in flowering! We did some low pruning, took some cuttings, and changed the light cycle. One of the girls had shown pistils a week earlier due to stress, as we lost power for two days, but everything is going well. Good vibes!

space_cookiez Day 124 total - 13 flowering (11/27) The girls look vigorous. They stretched a bit and all show signs of flowering. Everything is good for now. Good smokes!

space_cookiez Day 132 total - 21 of flowering (05/12) ——————————— A few days ago we did the last defoliation and you can hardly tell, we only left the main buds. The smell is starting to become noticeable, quite fruity. Now the fattening phase will begin and we will add a 300W Chinese LED (130W actual) to give it a boost. I've seen several pistils turning orange, I'm surprised it's happening so soon, considering that all the parameters are very good. Cheers and happy smokes!

space_cookiez Day 141 total - 30 of flowering ———————————— Hello everyone! The buds have fattened up and have a pretty sweet smell. We're in the home stretch applying plenty of water with lots of nutrients, everything's going well so far. The four show small purple hues, but intertwined with a bright green. Cheers!

space_cookiez Weekend 6 (Day 42 of flowering - 12/25) ——————————— This is looking better and better!!! The smell is amazing, the sweetest thing I've had the pleasure of experiencing. One more watering with fertilizer is coming up, and then just water to flush out any excess fertilizer. I have a humidity problem, with peaks of up to 70%, but the average is 60% (still high). I don't see any signs of mold, but I will have to buy a dehumidifier. I have a pretty powerful bathroom extractor and two fans, so I don't see any other option to improve the parameters. Good smokes!

space_cookiez Day 46 of flowering - 12/29 ———————————— Starting today, they are only being watered with water. The structure of the flowers is set, and the smell is very strong. Counting the days eagerly, I will soon upload photos of the trichomes. Good smokes!

space_cookiez Day 57 of flowering - 09/01/22 ———————————— The images and videos are from the first day of the ninth week, the plants were cut yesterday (day 63 of flowering). The last 4 waterings (eighth and ninth week) were just with plenty of water. I couldn't take photos yesterday, but the deficiencies in the leaves were noticeable. The reddish colors became much more pronounced and the smell even stronger. I will upload the weight soon. Happy growing!

space_cookiez 14 Days of drying. The flavor of the plant is incredible, I've never tasted anything so sweet. It hits pretty hard too. I will definitely grow it again 10/10