First Grow

Stressful week, didn't think Blue Cookies was going to make it. I originally got the clones in Rockwell cubes and didn't know anything about nutrients and the guy told me I should probably feed Blue Cookies and wait a little more for her roots to develop. I also knocked her down a cupule of times on accident. The second time, I decided to repot her which was only a day after potting the other two and three days after I got the clones. I was Worried about the plants needing food being in the Rockwell cubes and went to Ace hardware to try and find some plant food. Defiantly overdid it though and got some nutrient burn mostly on Blue Cookies and Runtz, and I think a little on Team Cream. For soil/media I am using 80% Ocean Forest and 20% Happy Frog

Toward the end of the week I decided to start using my led light to compare growth. The tips burned a little on some of them so I adjusted the hight to about 22" (might have been too close and only the lower leafs burned... probably because they were not getting very intense light with the T5) and brightness is at 50%. I began increasing the brightness by 5% every other day. The growth under the led seemed much more significant, though I liked how they grew under the T5, but Team Cream was getting taller than the rest and I needed more hight. The plants seem to be growing at a much faster rate, I only wonder how they would look if I used the SF-2000 from the start. I would have if I had not already purchased the light and wanted to get some use out of it. But next grow I am defiantly using the SF-2000 from start to finish and might just use the T5 with some retrofit led bulbs for cloning/ another grow area. The energy savings with the SF-2000 are insane! I was using about 200w with the T5 once it heated up and running at its most efficient temp. and was getting decent results. When I switch lights, the difference in growth was night and day. Before the plants focused their growth were it was closest to the light. With the led growth is all around the plant, must more branches and am able to train the plant much easier, not to mention the minimal heat when the lamp is on. With the led + everything else running I am using less electricity than the T5 alone and getting much better results. Have been dealing with humidity issues (very low in MI rn) and was borrowing my girlfriend's humidifier which did not produce a consistent humidity level. It was either too low or way to high. One day when I left for a few or so hours while the humidity was set at medium and when I got back it was 100%. There was water condensation everywhere. My humidity meter wasn't working properly and had to put it in some rice overnight, luckily it is up and running now. My lovely girlfriend bought me a Visvion Humidifier and it works amazing, though I can't figure out were I can put essential oils in it. The new humidifier works great and has a pretty big capacity ( 6L I think) which lasts me more than two days and has been accurately helping me maintain the humidity. The plants seem to really like the consistency in not only humidity but also temperature. Since I switch from the T5 to the led the temperature has stayed more consistent and much lower. The night and light times are only a degree or two (C) different.

They really started taking off this week. In order to control the hight of Team Cream I FIM and later this week I FIM Blue Cookies. Also sorta messed up and when trying to reposition Blue Cookies the elastic netting tore off a branch. I decided to try and clone it in a cup of water (cut off empty bottle of water).... hopefully it will work.

Started using a fish 5-1-1 (one Tbs /gallon) twice a week with a general 3-2-2 (1oz/gallon). Noticed some holes in leafs starting from underneath, had seen this a little last week and trimmed those leafs off or at least most of them. I notices different leafs were affected and was worried it mite be spider mites. In response I mixed 3 essential oils (Cedar Mint, Peppermint, & Melaleuca Oil) with some water (pH 6.25) but did not check the ph of the mixture in the spray bottle. I sprayed the leaves and underneath the leaves and the surrounding environment in the tent. May have put too many oils in the the spray or perhaps the mixtures pH was way off because when I went to check on them again the leaves looked sick. I haphazardly trimmed off the leafs that were ill looking but left the ones that were not as effected and were not drooping. Hopefully the defoliation will inspire Runtz (one with rocks) to grow more branches/ potential bud sights as well as to inspire Blue Cookies (Middle ) to spread out her branches some more to increase surface area. Team Cream (Left-side) was affected the least from the spray and didn't have to prune more than a leaf or two. Team Cream is definitely consuming the most water of the three, being potted first and was the largest clone initially. She is full of surprises in terms of how I think she'll grow. None the less she is responding to training fairly well. If I'm not mistaken I would assume she has more sativa traits than the other two due to her wanting to grow in hight opposed toeing bushy and branching out. IDK it might be how I trained her /got her. Runtz is second in water consumption and responds to training the best of the three, although some lower branches are taking time to develop. Blue Cookies is consuming the least amount of water and has the most run off. Possibly due to being potted a day or two later as well as being the smallest of the clones at first and also suffered the most nutrient burn durringthe 1st or 2nd week when I was feeding them too much.

Toward the end of last week I noticed a small fly on one the the leaves. I suspect it was a gnat. I sprayed the plants down with diluted organic lime soap two different nights (lights off). Hopefully that will be the end of that. The plants are starting to fully recover from the past damage and am wondering when I should initiate flowering. Just took some clippings from the lower and middle parts that seemed crowded. I took a total of 12 (2 Runtz, 5 Team Cream, & 5 Blue Cookies). Im surprised how fast they have grown so far... can't wait until flowering. I'll probably initiate flowering sometime next week. Also I think I finally trimmed all the areas that were damaged.

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