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Hello Diary.
Welcome to another new diary. As usual on "Butterflies little farm" we have two different strains. This time it's Sweet Skunk Automatic and Blue Cheese Automatic.
This diary will follow the development for Blue Cheese Automatic.
LET'S START FIRST WITH THE FARM SET-UP:
Box - Secret Jardin DS120W 120x60x178
Lights - MIGRO 200+
Ventilation - TT Silent-M 100
Filter - Primaklima filter PK 100/125
Fan - Oscillating Koala Fan
Humidifier - Beurer LB 45
Soil - BioBizz Light - Mix
Pot - 11L Air pots
Seed - Royal Queen Seed
Nutrition - RQS Organic nutrition
A few words about Blue Cheese itself.
Blue Cheese automatic cannabis seeds are a cross of Blueberry Automatic and Cheese Automatic that has been perfected over five years of breeding and careful selection.
The result is a feminized, autoflowering seed with superior yield, flavor, and effects to either of its distinguished parent strains.
The mature plant is small, but don't let the size fool you. Blue Cheese Auto plants enter harvest season heavy with sparkling, high THC buds.
While the plant's specifications are definitely a plus, many growers want to buy Blue Cheese automatic for the gourmet aroma and taste.
You'll notice a strong, sweet, fruity smell with a pleasantly skunky tang reminiscent of old school plants. The taste is of berries and spice with an aftertaste of mild creamy cheese.
The plant has high THC and low CBD, with a moist, rich, aromatic smoke that has not even a hint of dryness.
The high resin and THC content will make it a favorite among hash enthusiasts as well.
People who smoke Blue Cheese Auto report a relaxed, uplifting high with overwhelming calm. This plant is often called cerebral or cosmic for its effects on creativity and cognition.
It is perfect for relaxing after a long day or enjoying in intimate social settings. There really is no downside to this little beauty.
LET THE DIARY START OFFICIALLY:
01/12/2021
The first attempt at germination. I got to test new soil plugs from Royal Queen Seeds and for the first time I germinated the seeds in such a way.
I usually put them directly in the ground so I'm wondering how this will work.
After putting the seed in the hole provided in advance for this, I moistened the whole plow to the extent that it is not too wet to the touch.
I put a total of three Sweet Skunk seeds and three Blue Cheese seeds.
After that I put them on a tray and laid them in the Grow Box. Conditions in the Box - Temperature 24 degrees and humidity 40%, so I inserted a humidifier.
The height of the lights is 35 cm as recommended by Migro.
06/12/2021
All three Sweet Skunk seeds sprouted and Blue Cheese none yet.
07/12/2021
I put two more seeds on the germination again. I pray to God that at least one comes out.
12/13/2021
One seed germinated. I don’t know what is the reason one of the five eventually germinated. Maybe it was an old seed.
But that’s it, there will be one Blue Cheese and two Sweet Skunk plants on the farm.
I will wait for the root to appear at the bottom of the soil plug and then put them in the ground.
17/12/2021
Planting. After preparing the pots, I added Bat Guano, Easy Boost Organic Nutrition pellets, Mycorrhiza and Rhizobacter to the soil according to the planting instructions, I put the whole soil plug in a pre-made hole and planted it.
After that I soaked the soil well with water.
Since I had problems with germination, she will be one week behind her roommates. Good luck to them. I hope they will be comfortable growing up at Butterflies Little Farm.
Hello Diary.
The first week of vegetation for Blue Cheese is finally over. As I wrote earlier, I had trouble germinating the seeds and in the end only one seed germinated.
It was difficult to develop at first, it grew slowly and the leaves on the plant look bad. The first leaves to grow were crumpled and deformed.
I photographed her at the end of the first week where it shows well. I hope she recovers and moves on strongly.
In the first week it grew about 6 cm, which is satisfactory.
In the first week I did not water often, at this stage they do not require too much water. I added only 4ml / liter of Root Juice from BioBizz and I regulate p.H of water with Plagron's Lemon Kick.
Conditions on the farm are good, the temperature is around 24 degrees while the humidity is about 50%.
In addition to Blue Cheese, there are two Sweet Skunk plants on the farm, each on one side, so Blue Cheese is the queen in the middle.
Sweet Skunk sprouted a week earlier so the plants are one week older.
Let's see what the first week looked like.
22/12/2021 - Day 1.
Officially the first day of vegetation and watering. p.H of water I lowered to 6.2 and watered each plant with approximately 1.5 liters of water.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.5 degrees and 48% humidity.
26/12/2021 - Day 5.
Watering. This time I added 4 ml / lit Root-Juice from Biobizz.
p.H I dropped to 6.4
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 25.1 degrees and 49% humidity.
28/12/2021 - Day 7.
Photography. I took a few photos and measured the height of the plants.
Blue Cheese Auto - 7 cm
That’s all for this week, hopefully next week Blue Cheese will look a lot better. See you soon.
Hello Diary.
Happy New Year to all, I hope that some wishes will come true and that health will serve you all.
End of the second week of vegetation for Blue Cheese Auto. Glad to see the initial problems behind me, Blue Cheese has started to grow nicely.
It has not stretched much in height, the leaves and branches are growing quite densely.
The new leaves look healthy and are healthy green in color.
I water on average every fourth day, since they are still low growing, do not require much watering. I added one Easy Grow Booster tablet this week.
Conditions on the Farm are satisfactory, the temperature is around 24 degrees while the humidity is 45% which is slightly lower than the recommended value for this growth phase.
Here's a review for the past week.
01/01/2022 - Day 11
Watering. I prepared the usual 7 liters of water, inserted one Easy Grow Booster tablet and then lowered the p.H to 6.2.
With that amount, I watered all three plants evenly in the grow box.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24 degrees and 42% humidity.
04/01/2022 - Day 14.
Photographing and measuring plant height.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24 degrees and 44% humidity.
Blue Cheese Auto - 16 cm
Thank you all for your support, that’s all for this week, see you soon.
Hello Diary.
The end of the third week and also the end for the vegetation phase.
As you can see in the photos, Blue Cheese has turned into a real beauty.
She grew a little over 30 cm and didn’t stretch but like her roommates, the branches grow very dense so at the end of the week I did a defoliation to slightly improve the airflow through the plant itself and potentially improve the yield.
She also started to create flowers which makes me especially happy considering I didn’t even know how the plant would develop given its initial growth.
Watering has become a little more frequent, I still add Easy Grow Booster tablet and this week I put Easy Plus tablet on for the first time.
Here’s a review from last week.
05/01/2022 - Day 15.
Watering. In 5 liters of water I put one Easy Grow Booster tablet and p.H. I regulated it to a value of 6.4. I watered the plant twice with that amount.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24 degrees and 42% humidity.
09/01/2022 - Day 19.
Watering. This time I also added one Easy Plus tablet with micronutrients. p.H I dropped to 6.2.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24 degrees and 42% humidity.
11/01/2022 - day 21.
Photography and defoliation. I cleaned the lower branches on the plant a bit and thus allowed it to have better airflow.
It’s for the end of the Blue Cheese vegetation, we’ll see what else awaits us on my little farm. See you soon.
Hello Diary.
For Blue Cheese, the first week of flowering is over. I was afraid that the plant would develop further, but it seems that it will be the most beautiful on the farm at the moment.
After the first week of flowering the flowers are nicely formed and filled, I think last week’s defoliation suited her.
She has grown only 10 cm this week. Although she has reached the height of her roommates Sweet Skunk, who are each on one side, I don't think she will grow too tall.
When watering, I now use Easy Bloom Booster tablets and Easy Plus micronutrient tablets.
The moisture in the Grow Box is declining which is good.
This week I also changed the light mode to 20/4.
Here’s what it looked like last week.
13/01/2022 - Day 23.
Watering. I added one Easy Plus tablet in 6 liters of water and watered all three plants evenly with that amount. p.H I dropped to 6.3.
I changed the lights to 20 hours and 4 hours of darkness.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.3 degrees and 39% humidity.
17/01/2022 - Day 27.
Watering. This time I put one Easy Bloom Booster tablet in 6 liters of water. p.H I regulated to 6.2
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.3 degrees and 41% humidity.
18/01/2022 - Day 28.
Photography. I also measured the height of the plants.
Blue Cheese Auto - 41 cm
That's all for this week. See you soon.
Hello Diary.
The second week of flowering is over, Blue Cheese thrives beautifully.
The flowers fill up nicely and the plant has a beautiful shape but the leaves have started to turn yellow, almost the whole plant has got discoloration. What do you think is the cause of this? I removed those yellowing leaves from the plant.
She has grown only a few inches this week which means she has reached her maximum height. All three plants on the Farm are approximate in height which is a good thing.
Watering is standard, approximately every four days.
Here’s what it looked like last week.
21/01/2022 - Day 31.
Watering. This time I added both tablets, Easy Bloom Booster and Easy Plus, p.H I dropped to 6.4
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.1 degrees and 38% humidity.
24/01/2022 - Day 34.
Watering. This time I just adjusted the p.H to 6.3 and watered all three plants on the Farm evenly with 6 liters of water.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.3 degrees and 37% humidity.
25/01/2022 - Day 35.
Photography.
Blue Cheese Auto - 45 cm
I hope that these changes in the leaves will not affect the flowers and the end of flowering too much. See you soon.
I'm not seeing any nitrogen based food being added into your regime.
your PH down product is also a citric acid based and is not as stable as other ones.
But it is working well for you so might as well keep using it.
I'd recommend you keep on doing what your are doing and try and get some added N fertilizer in there.
I'm new to the RQS tablet feeding guides and would be curious how strong that solution is it makes for your plants.
Best Of Luck!
Hello Diary.
The third week of flowering is behind me, Blue Cheese is slowly becoming Yellow Cheese. Nitrogen deficiency is the probable reason for this.
But all in all, the plant is beautifully shaped, the flowers are nicely filled but not hard and compact, it stayed for a few more weeks so I hope everything will be ok in the end.
Blue Cheese has reached a height of 45 cm, I think it is the lowest plant on my small farm so far. There are one Sweet Skunk on each side of the box, which is also similar in height, which turned out to be great considering the height of the lights.
Conditions on the farm are excellent for this phase, the humidity is low, about 40% and even lower while the temperature is about 24 degrees.
Watering is as before, every four days. I added one Easy Bloom Booster tablet this week and I don’t think I’m going to add anything more until the end.
Here’s what it looked like last week.
28/01/2022 - Day 38.
Watering. In 7 liters of water I added one Easy Bloom Booster tablet and p.H. I regulated on 6.3
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.1 degrees and 38% humidity.
31/01/2022 - Day 41.
Watering. p.H I lowered to 6.2 and with 7 liters of water I evenly watered all three plants.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24 degrees and 39% humidity.
01/02/2022 - Day 42.
Photography. I have been photographing the last weeks of flowering on a black background, its beauty is much better.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.1 degrees and 40% humidity.
That’s all for this week, see you soon and thank you all for your support and advice.
Hello Diary.
The fourth week of flowering is over and Blue Cheese can definitely be called Yellow Cheese. The leaves on almost the entire plant get a yellowish color.
The plant did not reach even 50 cm, but the flowers are beautiful and large and completely cover the ends of the branches.
Purple color spilled on the bottom of the stem and over the branches, I don't know what exactly is causing this change, so if anyone who reads knows, feel free to write in the comments.
The flowers have not yet shown maturity, under a microscope, the trichomes are still transparent and the appearance of the flowers shows that it has not yet reached harvest time.
Her roommates Sweet Skunk, who are a week older, are almost ready for the harvest, so she will soon be left alone on the Farm.
This is the last time I put on an Easy Bloom Booster tablet when watering, so from now until the harvest it will only get water.
Here’s what it looked like this week.
04/02/2022 - Day 45.
Watering. Last watering with Easy Bloom Booster tablet, p.H. water I regulated to 6.2
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.3 degrees and 38% humidity.
07/02/2022 - Day 48.
Watering. I prepared a standard 7 liters of water and with that amount I watered all three plants evenly. p.H. I dropped to 6.2
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.1 degrees and 37% humidity.
08/02/2022 - Day 49.
Photographing plants.
From now on, I will observe the change on trichomes more often and wait for the right moment to harvest. Anyway, see you for sure next week.
Some plants just get that when when exposed to LED's and if its in their genetics.
Their are deficiencies that are associated with phosphorus and red/purple stems but they tend to also be showing on the leafs.
Your plants are looking Healthy and I would not worry about this at all.
My G13 Blue Cindy is also doing this under my grow and she is looking healthy as well.
Best Of Luck!
Hello Diary.
We came to the eighth week, five weeks of flowering.
As you can see in the photos, Blue Cheese will be ready for harvest soon.
Her roommates, two Sweet Skunk plants that are a week older, have already been harvested, so I think Blue Cheese will be ready in a week.
The flowers are not hard and compact but they smell very nice and they are full of trichomes that are sticky to the touch.
Conditions in the Grow Box are good, the temperature is not high and the humidity is below 40%.
Watering was only with water without the addition of any supplements or food.
I look forward to the harvest.
Here’s what it looked like this week.
11/02/2022 - Day 52.
Watering. I only regulated p.H. water at 6.2.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24 degrees and 37% humidity.
15/02/2022 - Day 56.
Watering and photography. Her roommates Sweet Skunk had a harvest so from now on Blue Cheese stays alone on the Farm.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.2 degrees and 38% humidity.
That’s all for this week, another week and we’re coming to the end of this story as well. See you soon.
Hello Diary.
We have reached the end of the ninth week since the beginning of vegetation, six weeks of flowering and Blue Cheese is ready for harvest.
Officially the 63rd day from the beginning of the vegetation. Pretty fast. Identical to her roommates Sweet Skunk whom I had harvested a week earlier.
As can be seen in the photos, the plant did not grow slightly tall, only 45 cm, which is ideal for those who lack space.
The flowers are not so hard and compact but they have a wonderful sweet scent and are very sticky. We’ll see what it looks like after drying.
During the whole cycle, the plant developed nicely, at the beginning of flowering the leaves began to take on a yellowish color, which is probably a lack of nitrogen.
The stem and branches turned completely purple, as if I had painted them.
Conditions in the Grow Box are good, the temperature is not high and the humidity is about 35%, which is great considering the drying.
Inside the Grow-Box, two Sweet Skunk plants, which I had harvested a week earlier but had been sealed in a box to prevent light from penetrating, had been drying for a week.
Now all three are in the dark :).
This week was also the last watering, and now I am waiting for it to dry and see what we have achieved in these 9-10 weeks.
Here’s what it looked like this week.
19/02/2022 - Day 60.
Watering. I only regulated p.H. water at 6.1
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.1 degrees and 36% humidity.
22/02/2022 - Day 63.
Photographing and then harvesting. I harvested Blue Cheese like a whole plant that I turned upside down to dry it that way. Before that, I removed all the larger leaves that remained.
Temp / Humidity on the farm - 24.2 degrees and 38% humidity.
Now I wait for it to dry which is usually 10-14 days in my case, followed by dry trimming and testing. We'll see what I accomplish. See you soon with the final report.
Hello diary.
Another diary is over, I honestly connect with each one individually. Blue Cheese Auto is also one of those.
The start was not very great for us, I first put three seeds to germinate and none came out. After that I put on the remaining two and after a few days, one sprouted.
And here, after ten weeks I am writing the final report for her.
It took her three weeks of vegetation and six weeks of flowering to ripen for the harvest.
The harvest was after the 9th week so when I add the germination time, it took a little over 70 days in total from the day of planting to the day they were harvested.
During this period, it is most important to emphasize that the leaves at the beginning of flowering began to take on a yellowish color, probably due to lack of nitrogen.
I don’t know how much this affected the structure and quality of the flowers.
The plant did not grow tall, only 45 cm so it is great for those who lack space, but I still got about 45 g of dried flowers.
As for adding nutrients, I don’t think she needs too much, maybe I even overdid it.
I used some from the RQS Organic Nutrients line when preparing the soil for planting and later added tablets once a week when watering.
After the harvest, I put it to dry upside down in a grow box, of course with the lights off. After 14 days I trimmed it and put it in jars to ripen.
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