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3 years ago
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Defoliation
weeks 3-5, 8-9
Topping
weeks 4
Peat Moss
Grow medium
Pumice
Grow medium
Rice Hulls
Grow medium
Worm Castings
Grow medium
Compost
Grow medium
Biochar
Grow medium
Kelp Meal
Grow medium
Neem Cake
Grow medium
Milled Malted Barley
Grow medium
Basal Meal
Grow medium
Gypsum Dust
Grow medium
Oyster Shell Flour
Grow medium
Kashi Blend
Grow medium
265 L
Pot Size
0
Germination
3 years ago
I Soaked the seeds for a few ours, and placed the seeds on some moist cotton wool. After two days I placed the sprouted seeds in one liter pots, with the same soil mixture. In the final grow bed I added worms for aeration, moist control etc. Nematodes and predatory mites for pest prevention.
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Week 1. Vegetation
3 years ago
6.5 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
6.8
No Smell
55 %
25 °C
23 °C
22 °C
1 L
100 cm
The 13th of may I planted the sprouted seeds, after two days 4 of the 5 seeds popped out of the ground. I mixed the ground of the big grow bed and added cover crop and mulch.
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Week 2. Vegetation
3 years ago
9.5 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
6.6
Weak
50 %
23 °C
23 °C
22 °C
265 L
100 cm
Monday 23-05 I transplanted the plants to the final grow bed, and added 0.5L water to each plant. Tuesday 24-05 I changed the strength of the growlight to 50%. Wednesday 25-05 I watered the entire grow bed with 5L. Thursday 26-05 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L water. Sunday 29-05 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L water. Monday 30-05 I changed the strength of the growlight to 75%.
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Week 3. Vegetation
3 years ago
18 hrs
26 °C
6.5
Weak
50 %
23 °C
23 °C
22 °C
265 L
100 cm
The Ladies are pretty thirsty, and look very happy since I watered a bit more. Tuesday 31-05 I fed the plants with a handful of worm castings, and aded 10 L water. Wednesday 01-06 I did a little defoliation. Thursday 02-06 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L. Friday I chopped a little bit of the cover crop. Saturday I watered the entire grow bed with 15L water.
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Week 4. Flowering
3 years ago
42 cm
18 hrs
27 °C
6.7
Weak
50 %
23 °C
23 °C
22 °C
265 L
100 cm
Monday 06-06 I watered the entire grow bed with 20L, I hit peak saturation. Now I'm going to back of for a few days. Tuesday 07-06 I did a little defoliation on the largest plant, after that I topped the two biggest ones. Wednesday 08-06 I pruned the cover crop. Saturday 11-06 I pruned al the cover crop, after that defoliated al the plants. Then I topped the plant at the back right. In the evening I started a fresh batch of worm compost tea, with castings from my own wormbin. Sunday 12-06 I watered the entire grow bed with my fresh brewed compost tea (10L)! And added 75 gram of bone meal.
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Week 5. Flowering
3 years ago
58 cm
18 hrs
30 °C
6.6
Normal
50 %
23 °C
23 °C
24 °C
265 L
90 cm
Earlier this week I thought I saw signs of light damage. Because of that and the up coming heat I lowered the light intensity to 75% on Wednesday. As I read earlier about signs of light damage, the leaves are now showing rusty spots. This confirms my suspicion. Other than that I think the first grow with this set up is going pretty well. Tuesday 14-06 I was not sure to water in the morning. Because I got a bit out rhythm with my watering so I didn’t. Later in the day I saw it was a wrong decision, because a few of the upper leaves where standing up screaming for water. So I watered the entire bed with 5L. I also think they where praying because the lights made it a little to hot. Wednesday 15-06 I watered the entire bed with 10L, and dimmed the lights to 75%. Friday 17-06 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L. Sunday 19-06 I did some defoliation for extra airflow, and watered the entire grow bed with 10L. The past days it was harder to manage a nice temperature because of the heat wave outside. From now on I will leave the plants alone until the end of flowering, I only wil defoliate if necessary.
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Week 6. Flowering
3 years ago
58 cm
18 hrs
30 °C
6.6
Normal
50 %
23 °C
23 °C
26 °C
265 L
90 cm
The Ladies are doing pretty well under the heat circumstances. During the day it’s around 30 degrees Celsius, and at night it gets around 26 degrees Celsius. The buds are getting dense and begin to look really nice!! Tuesday 21-06 I added some extra phosphorus in the form of bone meal (40 grams). Next I watered the entire grow bed with 10L. Wednesday 22-06 I started a fresh batch of compost tea. With castings I harvested from my own wormbin. The recipe is 1,5 cups of castings with 1/3 cup of molasses for 15L water. aerate this for 24 ours and it is ready for use. Thursday 23-06 I fed the entire grow bed with 10L compost tea. Saturday 25-06 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L. Monday 27-06 I watered the entire grow bed with 15L
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Week 7. Flowering
3 years ago
58 cm
18 hrs
30 °C
6.6
Strong
50 %
23 °C
23 °C
26 °C
265 L
90 cm
The girls are having fun! The fruits are coming in strong. Love how they become bigger and bigger. Just watered this week. And one time did some chopping on the cover Crop. Wednesday 29-06 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L water. Friday 01-07 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L water. Sunday 03-07 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L water.
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Week 8. Flowering
3 years ago
58 cm
18 hrs
30 °C
6.6
Strong
50 %
23 °C
23 °C
23 °C
265 L
90 cm
Girls just wanna have fun! The ladies are doing great, the buds are getting bigger and smell stronger every day! Tuesday 05-07 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L. And did a little bit of defoliation. Thursday 07-07 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L. Saturday 09-07 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L. Monday 11-07 I watered the entire grow bed with 10L.
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Week 9. Flowering
3 years ago
58 cm
18 hrs
30 °C
6.6
Strong
50 %
23 °C
23 °C
23 °C
265 L
90 cm
Hi everyone, Week 9 was the last week of my Fat Banana 🍌 auto flowers from RQS. They where fading nicely! Two days before harvest I did a last defoliation. I harvested them at the end of week 9.
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Week 9. Harvest
3 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Fat Banana Automatic - Royal Queen Seeds
Spent 65 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
8/10
Rated
4
Plants
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Hi everyone, It was a very nice grow, for a first time No till grow I think it went pretty well. Had lots of fun and hope to get a real nice taste! In a couple of weeks I ‘ll be back with the final weight and a description of the taste.
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