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2x2 grow tent. Lighting is a HLG 135w Quantum Board LED (3000k). Seed germinated in a Rapid Rooter and placed into solo cup with a 70/30 mix of FoxFarm Ocean Forest and perlite.
Plant is continuing to strengthen and grow. Transplanted into 3 gallon smart pot on day 9 from seed (75/25 FoxFarm Ocean Forest and perlite + dolomite lime).
Day 21: Had to turn LED voltage down due to high temperatures in the tent (and outside). Gave plant 1/2 gallon of water on day 20. More pistils emerging.
Day 19: Pre-flower pistils formed. Increased LED voltage and now giving 20 hours of light. Soil still moist from previous water. Mild nutrient burn noted on another leaf. Height now at 6 inches.
Day 17: Spotted (very mild) nutrient burn on one lower leaf. Increased water volume to 1/2 gallon every two days. Height at 4.24 inches.
Day 15: Plant is growing approximately 1/2 inch per day. Watering every two days. No nutrients have been added thus far. Placed carbon filter on exhaust fan to eliminate the weak (but undeniable...) smell.
Day 25: Gave first dose of nutrients at 1/4 strength.
Day 24: Calcium deficiency noted. Watered with CALiMAGic. Preformed LST. Regretting waiting this long...
Day 23: Watering approximately 3/4 gallon of water every other day. Combating high daytime temps. Will most likely begin LST this week. Stretching 1/2 inch per day on average. Height at 8.5 inches.
Day 32: Bought an AC unit last week to combat high temperatures in the room with the tent. Next time I will definitely vent outdoors rather than into the same room. Plant is continuing to stretch. Tucking branches once or twice a day. My first attempt at LST seems like an utter failure as the bud sites are all over the place. On a positive note I haven't noticed any deficiencies or nutrient burn. Smell seems to be getting more pungent by the day.
Day 43: Trichomes forming on leaves. Despite adding (what I thought to be) an adequate amount of dolomite lime to the soil, I've been having calcium deficiencies. I've since been adding a full teaspoon of CALiMAGic to each half gallon of RO water per watering. Since the plant seems to be handling the nutrients at 1/4 strength I've taken them up to half strength this week. Still have no idea what I'm doing, but I think things are going pretty well!
Day 51: Started using nutrients at full strength after noticing yet another phosphorus deficiency. Plant has also been taking up more water. Buds are fattening up and I'm REALLY wishing I had done more LST to even out the canopy.
Day 56: Switched from RO to tap water after having more calcium deficiencies. It's like a never-ending battle, even with supplementation. Trichomes are just beginning to cloud.
Day 64: Plant was flushed at the end of week eight. New sugar leaves are normal although the calcium deficiency definitely affected some of the lower ones. Buds are continuing to grow and most are about as thick as a banana, though not as tall. Think baby banana. Trichomes are pretty cloudy but I've yet to see any amber.
Day 77: Flushing all week. She's looking rough but still wants to keep going. I'm consistently seeing new pistils and the trichomes are a little behind where I'd like them (ideally), but due to a planned vacation I'll need to take her down next week. I broke out the measuring tape to show just how short and stout this plant is.
This was my first ever grow and the plant took a lot of abuse. High temps, forgetting to remineralize RO water, forgetting to PH... if it could go wrong, it did. That being said, I think my yield was still excellent. I had zero issues with pests, mildew, rot, etc. Temperatures were well into the mid-eighties before I got an AC for the room and the plant showed no signs of stress. I would highly recommend this strain to new growers like myself. Luckily I have another seed!
The plant was harvested a little early (It could still have gone for another week or two, I think) due to a planned trip so what I've sampled so far--and mind you that it has NOT been cured at this point--was a little more sativa-esque than I was expecting. Hopefully curing will tone that down a little. It's still very enjoyable, but it's a little too head-racy for my tastes at the moment.
This was my first time growing cannabis so I had no idea what to expect. I followed tutorials and articles I found on GrowWeedEasy and Reddit and the feeding schedule provided by Fox Farm.
The plant was grown in a 3 gallon smart pot in a 2'x2'x4' tent. Lighting was a HLG 135w LED. The light was at 75% during veg and cranked to the max during flower. I had two oscillating fans in the tent along with a 4" exhaust fan and carbon filter. Humidity was at around 50% for the entire grow. Temperatures were my biggest problem at first. I had to install a window AC in the room to keep the temps in check.
My biggest mistake was using RO water a couple of times without adding CalMag. I also forgot to PH my water on a few occasions. I won't make that mistake again!
I did not experience any problems with pests, powdery mildew, etc.
Buds were wet trimmed. Trim was used to make dry ice hash. My wet weight is 15.3oz (I didn't weigh the hash or trim). I will update with the dry weight when the time comes.
Final dry weight is 3.5 ounces. Decent!
Any thoughts on what might have caused the plant to stay so short? I would love to have this happen on my next tangerine dream grow! My 1st grow was the exact opposite of this. Super tall! I ran out of space.
@highres, Thanks for that information. I tried LST for the 1st time as well. I'll certainly do better next time. I wonder if the low height lighting helped keep it short?
Good luck on your next grow!
@BucketBrigade, mostly my light (135w HLG QB). My tent is only 2’x2’x4’ so the light is perfectly sized for that footprint. I had to do a lot of environmental control to keep things cool, but I needed to keep the light pretty close to keep it short. I had NO idea what I was doing as far as LST goes (I just tied down branches) but I’m sure that helped too.
@highres, not yet haha. It's cooled down a little now so I'm gonna see if the lower temps help it develop a little better. Tangie never really smelled much and seems to be at the end of its lifespan pretty much tho, very few leaves left. Built a little veg box out of a pc case so I can veg a couple more now while these go. Good luck man!!
@Ashbash, Over-ripened fruit, feet and shoe shine polish. Not the most pleasant smell, but very pungent! Did you end up chopping down your Stardawg and Tangie this week?
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