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Placed seed in water glass for 24 hours and then transferred to paper towel inside a zip-lock bag. Placed on seedling mat set to 82 degrees and covered with a towel to block out light. Took a couple days to sprout.
When we purchased some houseplants from big box store, they came in plastic pots with a wick to bring moisture to the soil. Used those pots to plant my seeds in. First watering was compost tea made up of worm castings, compost, seaweed extract and molasses (aerated for 24 hours).
Live in Phoenix metro and used a seed starting mix purchased from Arizona Worm Farm to plant the germinated seed. Kept seedling on heat mat and covered the top of the pot with the baggie that held the paper towel. I probably could have (should have?) planted the seed sooner because when I planted it, the root was already > 1" long. Because of that it only took 24 hours to pop out of the soil.
Concerned that my girls are a bit leggy. I have a high-powered grow light in my shed, but I've been hesitant to keep them there because it's been down in the 40's at night here in Phoenix. Have a cheap Home Depot grow light inside. To balance out the light/heat conundrum, I am keeping the girls inside under the lame light in the evening and early AM and putting them outside to soak up the sun during the day. Watering with compost tea.
Arizona is starting to warm up. Been putting the girls outside during the day and bringing them inside the house at night. The indoor light is the FEIT 27 watt full spectrum LED. My garden shed has the more powerful Best VA light, but I've been hesitant to put her in the shed due to the cold. Tonight 2/12 - at the end of week 2 - I'm moving the girls to the shed at night. The girls will be outside soaking up rays for about 9 hours, and inside the shed for the remaining 9 hours. Light is about 23" from the plant - which is recommended distance for seedlings.
I have two grow lights. One is a FEIT 27 Watt from Home Depot – which is in the house. The other is a much more powerful Best VA DC light – which is in my unheated shed. Temps have been a bit nippy here in Phoenix metro, so from the beginning I've been putting the girls outside during the day and inside at night to give them 18 hours of light. This week, I decided they were strong enough to spend the night in the shed. So far they seem to be handling the cooler nighttime temperatures well.
In Phoenix we have a charming small business called the Arizona Worm Farm which sells worms, worm castings, mulch, etc. I started her off in the worm farm seedling starter, but she needed a bigger home. Day 20 was re-potting day. I will continue the indoor/outdoor veg schedule till May, so I needed a good potting mix. The worm farm has a lovely raised bed mix (compost, worm castings, coco coir, vermiculite & basalt dust) that will eventually be her home outdoors. For her tender juvenile years, I wanted to spoil her, so I decided to start her off in Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil. However, to conserve $$, I used Fox Farm in the center of the pot and Worm Farm mix at the bottom and sides. The weird milk jug pictures show how I did this. I cut a hole in the top and bottom of the milk jug and scooped the worm farm soil outside of it and the Fox Farm inside. Also put 100% Fox Farm in the top 3-4 inches. Not 100% sure the size of the plastic pots – 3-4 gallons is my guess. I was able to stretch a 1.5 cubic foot bag of Fox Farm to fill 6 pots.
She is really filling out. It’s been rainy and cold this week and I kept her inside for a couple of days during the worst of it. It’s supposed to warm up in the next couple of days and I think by March 1st, we can say goodbye to 40 degree nighttime temps and hello spring temps.
Hit the hydro store and picked up some Fishsh!t and Recharge. Added that, worm castings and some Down to Earth dry amendments to brew up a compost tea. Gave her a big sip on 3/4.
Topped her on 3/6. She was was 9” before the surgery. Gonna try and clone her top.
For my watering this week I used silica and FishSh!t. Silica brand is Alchemist Stout MSA – Monosilic acid. This helps strengthen stems and protect against heat stress. She’ll need all the protection she can get for my Arizona outdoor grow this summer.
At one week post topping (day 42), she was recovering nicely. Had two strong nodes on the topped branches.
Topped a second time on March 17th
This week spring is in full force in Phoenix with 80+ degree days.
Spring equinox week. Daytime highs 74-89. Nighttime lows 51-59. Top dressed some worm castings and watered with Fishsh!t on 3/19 and again on 3/24 with some Recharge added to the brew.
Tied down the 4 nodes on 3/22
3/27 - removed node 1 on all 4 new tops, tied down below node 2.
3/29 - removed node 2.
4/1 - tied down 3rd node.
Could top now, but want to wait a week or so till tops are longer. Want to start some clones.
Compost Tea 3/30
Daytime Highs 68 - 95
Nightitme Lows 58 - 61
3/26/2022 - Day 57
3/27/2022 - Day 58
3/28/2022 - Day 59
3/29/2022 - Day 60
3/30/2022 - Day 61
3/31/2022 - Day 62
4/1/2022 - Day 63
Topped on 4/13. Now at 8 colas. Next stop, 16!
Daytime Highs 72 - 96
Nighttime Lows 47 - 61
4/9/2022 - Day 71
4/10/2022 - Day 72
4/11/2022 - Day 73
4/12/2022 - Day 74
4/13/2022 - Day 75
4/14/2022 - Day 76
4/15/2022 - Day 77
Last day of the week, she’s almost ready for the next topping. Removed nodes 1 & 2. Node 4 has emerged from most of the 8 tops. Will top again early next week. Should be at 32 nodes by 2 nd week of May.
Daytime high 83 - 97
Nighttime Lows 57 - 67
4/16/2022 - Day 78
4/17/2022 - Day 79
4/18/2022 - Day 80
4/19/2022 - Day 81
4/20/2022 - Day 82
4/21/2022 - Day 83
4/22/2022 - Day 84
First triple digit day this week. Thankfully, it's still getting down in the 60's at night.
Topped her for the 4th time this week. Now she has 16 colas. Topped 6 of the 8 on 4/23 and the remaining two a couple days later. Will hopefully top for the final time in a couple of weeks and then watch the 32 cola mainline grow!
Daytime high 88 - 101
Nighttime Lows 60 - 66
4/23/2022 - Day 84
4/24/2022 - Day 85
4/25/2022 - Day 86
4/26/2022 - Day 87
4/27/2022 - Day 88
4/28/2022 - Day 89
4/29/2022 - Day 90
Just two more weeks till 14 hour days and remove supplemental lights
On 5/6 removed tie downs. Mainline complete
Daytime high 93 - 97
Nighttime Lows 63 - 66
4/30/2022 - Day 91
5/1/2022 - Day 92
5/2/2022 - Day 93
5/3/2022 - Day 94
5/4/2022 - Day 95
5/5/2022 - Day 96
5/6/2022 - Day 97
One week till 14 hour days and remove supplemental lights. She grew 7" this week.
Daytime high 86 - 101
Nighttime Lows 64 - 71
5/7/2022 - Day 98
5/8/2022 - Day 99
5/9/2022 - Day 100
5/10/2022 - Day 101
5/11/2022 - Day 102
5/12/2022 - Day 103
5/13/2022 - Day 104
Since Grow Diaries only allow for 30 weeks, I thought two weeks ago that this grow would go on for 35-40 weeks. Therefore, I started the process of including two weeks of grow condensed in one grow diary week. However, this girl went into early flower. Therefore, this week is 12 days and week 18 (1st week of flower) is 2 days. Week 19 will be back on track with real time growth.
Daytime high 94 - 106
Nighttime Lows 69 - 74
5/21/2022 - Day 112
5/22/2022 - Day 113
5/23/2022 - Day 114
5/24/2022 - Day 115
5/25/2022 - Day 116
5/26/2022 - Day 117
5/27/2022 - Day 118
5/28/2022 - Day 119
5/29/2022 - Day 120
5/30/2022 - Day 121
5/31/2022 - Day 122
6/1/2022 - Day 123
6/2/2022 - Day 124
6/3/2022 - Day 125
I planted my 3 indicas near the east facing walls to protect them from the brutal Arizona summer sun. Sativas are planted in a much sunnier (less protected) spot. Behind the wall is an alley. Hubby added supports & a fabric barrier to keep out prying eyes that might peek in from the alley. It appears as if this strategy to protect them from the extremes of the Arizona summer sun and prying eyes has backfired and sent them into early flower on June 2nd. I thought about trying to reveg her, but instead I'll just celebrate the early flower. She's 39" tall and has a 32 node mainline. She should have a more than adequate yield.
Since Grow Diaries only allow for 30 weeks, I thought two weeks ago that this grow would go on for 35-40 weeks. Therefore, I started the process of including two weeks of grow condensed in one grow diary week. However, with this early flower, for this girl 1 week will equal 1 week. In this diary, week 17 of veg = 12 days . To catch up, week 18 of flower is 2 days, so now the timeline will now be correct.
Daytime high 101 - 111
Nighttime Lows 72 - 82
6/4/2022 - Day 127
6/5/2022 - Day 128
6/6/2022 - Day 129
6/7/2022 - Day 130
6/8/2022 - Day 131
6/9/2022 - Day 132
6/10/2022 - Day 133
Daytime high 105 113
Nighttime Lows 78 87
6/11/2022 - Day 133
6/12/2022 - Day 134
6/13/2022 - Day 135
6/14/2022 - Day 136
6/15/2022 - Day 137
6/16/2022 - Day 138
6/17/2022 - Day 139
Daytime high 97 109
Nighttime Lows 73 86
Top dressed with Down to Earth Rose and Flower and worm castings on 6/18/22.
6/18/2022 - Day 141
6/19/2022 - Day 142
6/20/2022 - Day 143
6/21/2022 - Day 144
6/22/2022 - Day 145
6/23/2022 - Day 146
6/24/2022 - Day 147
This grow will likely last > 30 weeks. Since GD only supports 30 weeks of diaries, this "week" will actually last two weeks.
Daytime high 105 112
Nighttime Lows 80 89
6/25/2022 - Day 148
6/26/2022 - Day 149
6/27/2022 - Day 150
6/28/2022 - Day 151
6/29/2022 - Day 152
6/30/2022 - Day 153
7/1/2022 - Day 154
7/2/2022 - Day 155
7/3/2022 - Day 156
7/4/2022 - Day 157
7/5/2022 - Day 158
7/6/2022 - Day 159
7/7/2022 - Day 160
7/8/2022 - Day 161
This grow will likely last > 30 weeks. Since GD only supports 30 weeks of diaries, this "week" will actually last two weeks.
Gave her compost tea on 7/18
Daytime high 99 114
Nighttime Lows 83 90
7/9/2022 - Day 162
7/10/2022 - Day 163
7/11/2022 - Day 164
7/12/2022 - Day 165
7/13/2022 - Day 166
7/14/2022 - Day 167
7/15/2022 - Day 168
7/16/2022 - Day 169
7/17/2022 - Day 170
7/18/2022 - Day 171
7/19/2022 - Day 172
7/20/2022 - Day 173
7/21/2022 - Day 174
7/22/2022 - Day 175
Some of the leaves are curling. Sits next to another indica that doesn’t seem to be affected. Temps here in Arizona have been 100-110 for weeks. I presume this is heat stress but would 💗 2nd opinion. She’s in the most protected area of the garden, so probably can’t fix this.
Monsoon finally hits! Temps have dropped below the 110 mark low 100's! Wondering if the heat stressed leaves will start to look a little better with cooler temps. We'll see.
This grow will likely last > 30 weeks. Since GD only supports 30 weeks of diaries, this "week" will actually last two weeks.
Daytime high 95 106
Nighttime Lows 83 87
7/23/2022 - Day 176
7/24/2022 - Day 177
7/25/2022 - Day 178
7/26/2022 - Day 179
7/27/2022 - Day 180
7/28/2022 - Day 181
7/29/2022 - Day 182
7/30/2022 - Day 183
7/31/2022 - Day 184
8/1/2022 - Day 185
8/2/2022 - Day 186
8/3/2022 - Day 187
8/4/2022 - Day 188
8/5/2022 - Day 189
This grow will likely last > 30 weeks. Since GD only supports 30 weeks of diaries, this "week" will actually last two weeks.
Daytime high 99 102
Nighttime Lows 81 83
8/6/2022 - Day 190
8/7/2022 - Day 191
8/8/2022 - Day 192
8/9/2022 - Day 193
8/10/2022 - Day 194
8/11/2022 - Day 195
8/12/2022 - Day 196
8/13/2022 - Day 197
8/14/2022 - Day 198
8/15/2022 - Day 199
8/16/2022 - Day 200
8/17/2022 - Day 201
8/18/2022 - Day 202
8/19/2022 - Day 203
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