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Piranha 60x60
Indoor
Room Type
FIMing
weeks 3
LST
weeks 4
Soil
Grow medium
Worm castings
Grow medium
Rice husks
Grow medium
Dolomite Lime
Grow medium
Diatomaceous earth
Grow medium
Mycorrhizae
Grow medium
19 L
Pot Size
0
Germination
3 years ago
Nutrients 1
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 1 mll
The seed is in the soil now. I'm just waiting for it to pop! I've got the light on 25%, 40cm from the soil, trying to warm up the tent a little to help germination. The soil I prepared almost a week ago. On the bottom of the pot there is a layer of expanded clay for drainage. The majority (75%) is Biobizz light mix. I added in about 15% worm castings (homemade) and 10% rice husks for extra aeration/drainage. I also added in 3 tbsp of dolomite lime and 2tbsp of diatomaceous earth. Then before planting I soaked with water and 1m/L of Biobizz activera some more light mix and mixed in 2g of mychorrhizae (mico true). I added a layer of rice husks on top as mulch. I soaked the seed in water overnight before planting it in the soil. Update: She sprouted 3 days after planting the seed
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Week 1. Vegetation
3 years ago
1 cm
20 hrs
26 °C
23 °C
19 L
40 cm
Nutrients 1
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 1 mll
Day 2: I'm very excited about this strain. It's off to a good start. I had no issues with germination. I presoaked the soil, so I'm not adding any water yet. The light is 40cm away at 25% power. I run my lights 20/4 with the lights off during the day to control high temps during the day and low temps at night. There is an oscilating fan blowing air over the seedling. Temps are good and humidity is a bit low. I don't have ac or heating in my home and I don't have a humidifier/dehumidifier. The room my tent is in I use constantly for my job. There is a window near the tent and I use it to slightly control temps. T's fall here and it will be winter by the end of the grow. Day 5: She was leaning to the side at a 45 degree angle, so I put a stone down to support her. I added 1L of water with activera. Day 7: I gave her another liter of water with activera. The second node is starting to appear now. My oscillating fan broke yesterday, it just stopped working and won't turn on again. I had another one so I swapped it out and then this morning the other fan stopped working too. WTF! I wonder if it was from a surge or something. They were plugged into the same power strip with my exhaust and a charger also plugged in. Nothing else was affected. Anyway, I need to get a new fan asap.
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Week 2. Vegetation
3 years ago
5 cm
20 hrs
25 °C
21 °C
19 L
40 cm
Nutrients 1
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 1 mll
Day 9: I gave her 1 liter of water with activera. The 3rd node is forming now. Her growth looks okay. I still don't have a fan in there, it should be here in a few days. I try to rough her up a little when I open the tent, hoping that this will help strengthen the stem. Day 11: Growth is looking good. I gave her 2 liters of water with activera. This was a bit too much water, but I think I also poured it in too fast and that made more drain to the bottom. I also got my new fan today, so the air is circulating again. Day 14: She continues to show new growth daily. The fourth node is growing and I can see the 5th starting to form. I haven't added any more water. I saw something small and black flying by the plant the other day, but so far there is no visible damage to the plant.
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Week 3. Vegetation
3 years ago
10 cm
20 hrs
25 °C
21 °C
19 L
42 cm
Nutrients 2
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 1 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 0.5 mll
Day 15: She is growing very well. The 5th node is coming in now and she is starting to look bushy. The leaf color is gorgeous. The side branches are clearly forming. I will probably top her to control the height. It worked well on my last 2 grows. My tent is a bit short. Next time I water her I will start adding bio grow. I will spray her with neem oil and potassium soap this wek too as a preventative measure against pests. Day 16: I couldn't decide on topping or not, so I chose to FIM, lol. I cut across the top of the 5th and 6th nodes. Hopefully this will help control her height a bit and stimulate the side branches to grow more. I also gave her 2L of water with Bio Grow and Activera. This time I poured slowly and there was no runoff. I haven't seen any other signs of pests. I did a little leaf tucking later to try and expose the branches to more light. Day 18: I have tucked the leaves a couple times to expose the side branches. The side growth is noticably longer. There is a very slight discoloration on some leaves. I had this on my last grow too and never figured it out. The problem went away on it's own last time. My new theory is that it might be light stress. I raised the lights up to 45cm today. We'll see if that helps. Day 19: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients. The pot was pretty light so she's drinking water faster now.
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Week 4. Vegetation
3 years ago
30 cm
20 hrs
25 °C
Weak
55 %
21 °C
19 L
45 cm
Nutrients 2
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 1 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1 mll
Day 24: Explosive growth! I went away for a couple days and she really grew a lot. I started doing some LST. I tied down many of the side branches to spread them out. I tied the main stem down too, but the main stem was quite stiff, so I only tied the tip to the side. I gave her 2L of water with activera and bio grow. I also adjusted the light to keep it at least 45cm from the plant. Day 26: I sprayed her with potassium soap and neem oil during lights out today as a preventative measure. I also readjusted the ties to keep her spread out. Yesterday I noticed the first preflower pistils. She is growing beautifully! She side branches have branches coming out of them and there are bud sites everywhere :) I'm doing my best to spread out the bud sites and keep her height down. I don't want her to get taller than 45cm. I have a feeling she's about to start stretching soon.
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Week 5. Flowering
3 years ago
30 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
Weak
50 %
19 °C
19 L
45 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 1 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1 mll
Bio-Bloom - BioBizz
Bio-Bloom 0.5 mll
Day 30: She is beginning to flower now. She also continues to throw off new branches and bud sites. She continues to grow too. I think she will continue to stretch for another week or 2. I gave her 2L of water with Bio Bizz: biogrow, activera, biobloom, top max, algamic. The dosages are still low. Her leaves have a beautiful dark green color. The very slight discoloration that I saw before has stopped. I continue to keep the light 45cm from the top of the plant. I increased the power a bit. I turned on the bloom light to low along with the veg light, so overall it's at about 60% power I continue to use LST to shape her growth. I adjust the ties every other day at least. I haven't done any defoliation, but I might consider it if she keeps getting bushier. The main stem seems to be growing still, but slowly and with lots of bud sites coming off it. Day 32: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients again. I also adjusted the LST ties. She's about 35cm tall now. Day 33: I sprayed her again with potassium soap and neem oil during light off. This will probably be the last time, since I don't want to spray once the buds start forming. Day 35: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients. The pot felt very light, but she looked fine. She is still stretching and I readjusted the ties again. The canopy is looking nice in my humble opinion. I cut off the first leaves as they were yellowing.
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Week 6. Flowering
3 years ago
39 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
Normal
55 %
19 °C
19 L
45 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 1 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1 mll
Bio-Bloom - BioBizz
Bio-Bloom 1 mll
Day 37: Gave her 2L of water with nutrients in the morning. I adjusted a couple of the LST ties. She is still stretching a bit. I also tucked some of the bigger fan leaves down again. I increased the light intensity again a little bit. It's probably at about 70% intensity now. She's about 39cm tall now. I guess that this week will be the last week vegetative growth. FIMming seems to have worked well as there are many tops. Day 38: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients at night. I also adjusted a couple ties and the light height. I cut off 4 big fan leaves that were covering bud sites in the center of the plant to allow more light and air circulation. I also switched the lights. I had the veg light on 100% and the bloom 50%. Now it is the other way around, veg 50% and bloom 100%. Day 40: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients. The pot was very light. She is drinking water quickly now. I will increase the amount I water her next time. I readjusted a couple ties and the light. Day 41: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients again. The pot wasn't really light, but there was still no runoff. I also adjusted the ties... again :)
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Week 7. Flowering
3 years ago
42 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
Normal
55 %
19 °C
19 L
50 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 1.5 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1.5 mll
Bio-Bloom - BioBizz
Bio-Bloom 1 mll
Day 43: The branches are all stiff now and I have stopped adjusting the LST ties. The top leaves are showing signs of what I think is light stress. The topside of many stems look red/purple (I'm color blind) from the light as well,so I raised the light slightly to 50cm from the top of the plant. I gave her 2L of water with nutrients. I'm following the biobizz chart for light mix soil, but only using 50% of the amount on the chart. Day 45: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients. I cut off a handful of fan leaves that were blocking light or airflow. The bud growth is now noticable. Day 47: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients again. I cut off a handful of fan leaves again. Some trichomes are now visible. I also sprayed her with Biobizz leaf coat during lights out to protect leaves a bit. I also search for signs of pests whenever I water, but so far she is looking good. No pics today, I forgot. Day 49: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients. I upped the dose to 1/2 of week 6 on the chart. She's starting to get frostier. The sugar leaves are covered. She smells awesome! It is a bit strong, but my carbon filter is a year and a half old, so maybe I need to replace it. There were a couple yellowing leaves at the bottom of the plant that I cut off.
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Week 8. Flowering
3 years ago
46 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
Normal
55 %
19 °C
19 L
50 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 1.5 mll
Bio-Bloom - BioBizz
Bio-Bloom 1.5 mll
Day 51: She is looking gorgeous! The buds are fattening and you can really see the frost now. There is a hint of purple fade to come on a few leaves. She smells wonderful, sweet and dank. I gave her 2L of water with nutrients and cut off a few more fan leaves. The humidity has been in the high 50s. I should probably get another fan to ensure good airflow and help prevent mold. The light is now on a 100% power and at least 50cm from the top of the plant. Day 54: I gave her 2L of water with nutes. I cut off a few leaves to improve airflow. She looks frosty and smells sweet and strong. The pistils are starting to curl, but are still white. I can see the purple slowing spreading on the leaves. I sprayed her with Leaf Coat during lights out to help defend from pests. I also found 2 flies in my tent, 1 dead and 1 alive that I killed easily. Looking over the plant I didn't see any damage or signs of pests. Day 56: Gave her 2L of water with nutrients and again clipped a few leaves off. Humidity has been going up to 63% during lights off and 57% with lights on the last couple days.
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Week 9. Flowering
3 years ago
46 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
Strong
58 %
16 °C
19 L
50 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 2 mll
Bio-Bloom - BioBizz
Bio-Bloom 1.5 mll
Day 58: She's got such a wonderful strong smell. The sugar leaves are all turning purple and she is very frosty. I took a look at the trichomes for the first time and they are more clear than cloudy still. The buds continue to fatten up. Many of the pistils are beginning to darken. A few leaves are yellowing at the bottom and in the middle of the plant. The humidity has been high the last few days. During lights out it can get up to 64%. I worry about getting mold. I've been defoliating slowly and the fan seems to keep the air movement constant. Anyway I ordered a second fan to help improve airflow and it should be here is a few days. I also switched the lights to 24hrs and dimmed the light slightly. Keeping the light on all the time keeps the temp up and the humidity lower (55-58%). I don't know if this is a good idea or if it will stress the plant. When the humidity drops outside I can switch back to 20hrs of light. It's winter here so the weather is cold and humid. I don't have a dehumidifier or heating in my house. Today I gave her 2L of water with nutrients. I started adding more Top Max (It smells like sulfur and I don't remember if it always did or if the smell changed). I also cut off a few yellowing leaves from the bottom/middle. Day 59: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients again. I upped the nutrient dosage to 50% of week 8 on the Biobizz chart. The pot wasn't so light, but there wasn't any runoff either. I cut off a few more leaves that were yellowing. The weather changed and the humidity dropped and it got cooler. I went back to the 20hr light schedule. There is more rainy weather in the forecast next week though. Day 62: I fed her 2L of water with nutrients and clipped off a few more fan leaves. The buds continue to grow. I got a new carbon filter andit made a huge difference with the smell. The old one was no longer working. I also ordered an extra fan, but it doesnt work, so I'll have to wait for a replacement to come.
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Week 10. Flowering
3 years ago
46 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
Strong
58 %
16 °C
19 L
50 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2.5 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 2 mll
Bio-Bloom - BioBizz
Bio-Bloom 2 mll
Day 65: What a beauty! The sugar leaves have all faded purple and she is covered with frost. The buds are really starting to fatten up now. I gave her 2L of water with nutrients. The weather has been rainy here the last couple days and I kept the lights on 24 hours to avoid the humidity rising above 60%. Soon the humidity should drop and I can go back to 20hrs. Maybe this wasn't really necessary, but I gives me peace of mind. Day 67: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients. The smell opening the tent is so strong now. It smell of the tent is skunky, but if I smell the buds up close it smells sweeter and a bit like berries. There are a few more leaves yellowing at the bottom and a few of the fan leaves are starting to turn purple now too. The buds are fattening quickly now. The trichomes are a mix of clear and cloudy. Day 69: I gave her another 2L of water with nutrients. Buds have grown noticeably since the last watering 2 days ago. She is also looking pretty frosty.
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Week 11. Flowering
3 years ago
46 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
Strong
55 %
16 °C
19 L
50 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2.5 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 2 mll
Bio-Bloom - BioBizz
Bio-Bloom 2 mll
Day 71: Beautiful big frosty extremely smelly buds! They keep stacking and throwing put new white pistils. Trichs are clear and cloudy. I got the smell under control with a new filter, but when I open the tent it is like a smack in the face (but in a good way). I gave her 2L of water with nutrients. More leaves are slowly fading purple too. Day 73: 2L of water with nutes Day 75: I am leaving for a week to travel to a funeral. Death puts so many things in perspective. I asked my girl to give the plant 2L of plain water 3 days from now and then I'll water again when I get back. Today I gave her 2L of water with nutrients and pulled off a couple yellow leaves. The fore ast calls for rain, so I raised the light and will leave it on 24hrs to keep the humidity from rising too much. Anyway, now I have 2 fans circulating air in the tent, so there is a lot of airflow. The buds continue to grow as you can see in the pics. The smell is strong!
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Week 12. Flowering
3 years ago
46 cm
24 hrs
23 °C
Strong
52 %
19 L
50 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2.5 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 2 mll
Bio-Bloom - BioBizz
Bio-Bloom 2 mll
Day 79: My helper gave, her2L of plain water while I was away. Day 81: I just got back after being away for a week. It looks like she did just fine without me. I can definitely notice that the fade came in more. She is looking super purple now. She still smells wonderful and is very frosty. Many pistils have darkened and curled in, but there are still many white pistils too. The buds look fatter too so I'm f*ing stoked. I fed her 2L of water with nutrients. Day 84: I fed her another 2L of water with nutrients. She is really turning puple all over now! I see amber trichs on the sugar leaves, but not on the buds yet. Looks like next week will be her last. I caught a cold (hopefully not covid) and I can't smell her now :( I asked my partner and she assured me that the plant still has the same strong funk as before, so I hope I can smell again soon.
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Week 13. Flowering
3 years ago
46 cm
24 hrs
23 °C
Strong
52 %
19 L
50 cm
Nutrients 5
Acti-Vera - BioBizz
Acti-Vera 2.5 mll
Bio-Grow - BioBizz
Bio-Grow 2 mll
Bio-Bloom - BioBizz
Bio-Bloom 2 mll
Day 85: The last week! The dark purple fade looks gorgeous. Trichomes are mostly cloudy now with a few clear and an amber here and there. I plan to take her down sometime this week. My smell came back and I can confirm that she still absolutely reeks! Some fan leaves are drying and falling off. Day 91: I gave her 2L of water with nutrients a day or two ago. I cut off a bunch of fan leaves that were drying out. She looks ready now. The trichomes are mostly cloudy with some amber and a handful of clear. The very bottom buds could use more time, but everything else looks good. My plan is to chop her in 2 days. Tomorrow it's supposed to rain a lot and I don't want to start drying her in overly humid conditions. The temps here are between -1C and 13C so it's already going to be cold and I should be able to have a nice slow dry. She is a beautiful plant with a strong smell and lots of frost. I'm excited to see how the smell/flavor will be after drying. The buds feel very dense. They look mostly purple now, but I think that might just be on outside. Anyway, I can't wait to be able to try her... She didn't give me any trouble while growing and I would highly recommend her based on the growing experience. The smoke report will have details on the taste and effects. Happy growing!!! Harvest: I am writing here so that I can copy and paste it later into the harvest week. I chopped her on day 93. The bottom buds could have gone longer, but the tops were already showing amber on the buds so I decided it was time. Her smell is straight funk at the moment. I don't pick up the berries that I did earlier, hopefully that will come back. I trimmed off most of the fan leaves and left the sugar leaves on the plant for drying. The plant is hung up whole while drying in my tent. The exhaust fan is on, but the oscillating fans are off. I tied the side branches with separate strings to give them a bit of space and air between them. Starting environmental conditions are 14C and 55% humidity. Day 2: 12-15C / 57-62% Day 3: 12-16C / 56-61% Day 4: 12-16C / 54-60% Day 5: 12-16C / 59-66% (turned on the oscillating fan at the bottom of the tent for more airflow) Day 6: 12-16C / 56-66% (fan off when I saw it was down to 60%RH) Day 7: 12-16C / 59-65% (fan on again most of the day and night) Day 8: 12-16C / 59-64% Day 9: 12-16C / 63-71% Day 10: 12-17C / 63-74% Day 11: 12-17C / 61-65% Day 12: 12-17C / 63-70% Day 13:
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Week 13. Harvest
3 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Star Spangled Banner 3 - Night Owl Seeds
Spent 93 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
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Rated
112 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
0.6
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It was easy to grow. It had a beautiful fade and the buds also turned mostly purple. The smell is very strong, so be ready. The yeild was good and the buds are very frosty. The smell is of berries and funk. I've only just started sampling, but the taste is more like gas/funk. We'll see how/if this changes as it cures. Update: After a cure it has strong diesel terpenes. It still has a strong smell and I can even smell it through the jars. 2nd update: A few months later. The buds continued to change after more time curing. Now they have a spicy smell; it's like opening a bag of dried hot peppers. The taste is still more fuel.
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