5/29/22
Rocket is developing; albeit slowly. I’m sure the issue has been with my grow set up, and the fact that the light has been kept way too far away due to the other (more mature) plants in the tent. They are ready for flower, and so Rocket and my other small plants have been relocated to my smaller tent for them to mature better.
I’m still using the early stage growth nutrients as last week. Nothing has changed, but since this is a new week I’ll list it all here.
Today she received 1/2 cup of solution mixed in a half gallon jug of water. She received:
FloraMicro - 1.3 ml
FloraGro - 1.3 ml
FloraBloom - 1.3 ml
pH going in was 6.3, and TDS was 412 ppm.
Runoff was sufficient and pH was 6.1, and TDS was 1967 ppm.
The temperature in the tent was 77F, and humidity was 50%.
The light was placed 12 inches overhead, and air circulation set up adequately. Hopefully being closer to the light will permit her to start growing better than she has so far. Check back soon to see her progress.
Happy growing everyone!
5/31/22
Jackie is going to need to be moved to her forever home very soon! She’s looking good, but I fear that keeping her in the solo cup much longer may stunt her growth.
She’s an “AUTO”, and I have no idea how they mature. I just don’t want to be the cause for her being smaller than she can be. Honestly, I don’t know how to grow “small” plants. All of mine tend to be on the larger size. I’ll move her soon.
I mixed a new batch of solution for her today. Due to her size, and the fact that I have 4 clones also needing the same solution, I’m still using the seedling level nutrients. I did however add CALiMAGic to the mix, just in case.
The following was mixed into a half gallon of water:
CALiMAGic - 1 ml
FloraMicro - 1.3 ml
FloraGro - 1.3 ml
FloraBloom - 1.3 ml
The pH was 6.3 and didn’t need adjusting. The TDS was 538 ppm.
Runoff was sufficient. The pH was 6.1, and TDS was 2057 ppm.
The tent temperature was 86F, and humidity was 66%.
All is well so far. Happy growing everyone!
6/2/22
Jackie has a new home, finally. I decided to get several smaller 10 inch pots for her and her tent mates simply because of the number of plants I have going right now. Discovering how big pots are, or how much they hold is difficult. Anyway, that’s not all that important.
I mixed a gallon of solution for her and her tent mates today using the Early Growth step 2 level of nutrients. She received a total of 3 cups of the following:
CALiMAGic - 2 ml
FloraMicro - 3.8 ml
FloraGro - 5.7 ml
FloraBloom - 2.8 ml
Floralicious Plus - 1 ml
The initial pH was 6.2 and didn’t need to be adjusted. The TDS was 675 ppm.
The runoff was sufficient and the pH was 6.0, and TDS was 2921 ppm.
She is currently in a 2x2x62 inch tent with several other small plants and 8 potential clones. The temperature in the tent was 88F, and the humidity was 90%. 😱 it’s great for the clones, but I don’t know if the higher humidity will have an adverse effect on the smaller plants.
Jackie and the others look fine. She does look small in her new home, but healthy. Like I’ve mentioned before, she is an auto-period plant, and the first of her kind that I’ve attempted. Every day is a surprise with her and a learning experience. I’m up for the challenge.
Happy growing everyone!
@Exotic_Seed,
I’ve been trying to contact you, but my attempts have gone unanswered. Please let me know how and where you would like me to contact you.
@Exotic_Seed,
Thank you for checking back in. I always wondered how other growers diaries were “approved by” the seed bank.
I guess one just needs to do a good job and the rest handles itself. I’m glad that you all approve.
Stay tuned though! My next grow season is going to be:
Strawberry Cola - auto &
Purple Monkey - auto.