ANYWHERE MARKED WITH 🔔 IS REGARDING LST AND LEAF REMOVAL!
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Hello GD family, we have our GrowCaps test run.
In this diary we will be making detailed notes with pictures to explore how I like to train my plants. I don’t have a large grow space, so keeping a nice even canopy is crucial.
For anyone wishing to follow one along
ANYWHERE MARKED WITH 🔔 IS REGARDING LST AND LEAF REMOVAL!
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STRAIN: SUGAR BLACK ROSE
INFO: Sugar Black Rose Auto (DS9) is one of the tastiest autoflowering strains in our catalogue and is the result of crossing Critical Mass Auto with 1998 Black Domina Auto.
Indoors, she can be a relatively short and compact plant although, if given enough room she can spread out more, developing abundant lateral branches. Outdoors, whether in large pots or directly in the ground, she can grow quite tall with very long secondary branches resulting in a wide, rounded plant. Because of this, she’s very discreet but very productive.
The buds have a sweet, fruity aroma like oranges or other sweet citrus fruits. They taste of ripe grapes and flowers with skunky overtones and is really interesting. When exhaled, the smoke or vapour tastes sweet and spicy at the same time.
The effect of Sugar Black Rose Auto is instant and very long lasting. Almost narcotic, it soon leaves you in a state of very deep relaxation. Its good cerebal stimulation levels make this strain highly valued for medicinal use as well as by indica lovers in general.
STATISTICS:
GENOTYPE: INDICA AUTO
THC: 18%
LIFE CYCLE: 60-70 DAYS
FLAVOR: Sweet Fruit
PRODUCTION: 500 G/M2 INDOOR | 80g/plant
ODOR: High
EFFECT: Narcotic
RESISTANCE TO MOLD: High
PEST RESISTANCE: High
LINEAGE: Critical Mass X Black Domina 98 Auto
BHO PERFORMANCE 25%
IRRIGATION TOLERANCE HIGH
MEDICINAL VALUE VERY HIGH
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July 2nd Day 1 - Delicious seeds SUGAR BLACK ROSE AUTO (SBR) out of the ground in canna professional soil.
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July 19th Day 18 - Ok so I received the grow caps! Thanks! I have a Delicious seeds - Sugar Black Rose (SBR) plant ready to transplant straight into the grow caps. On the instructions there was no information on wether to mix the soil with perlite. I will be making a 60/40 mix soil/perlite✌️🏻,
there isn't much info on growcaps on their website, or anywhere..I'll just try it, keep a diary on the plant/plants, and hope that none of those veteran growers beat me up in that "contest"..
@Larimar, Hey I’m sorry for not replying here, Thank you. Yes I think it helps the plant by recovering some of the slow lost by bending her over. You will see the fan leaves petioles will stretch with the branch giving you the ability to keep the leaf and use its photosynthesis power to its branch whilst it still needs it.
Once that branch has created leaves that overshadow the “primary” initial fan leaf you can then remove it as you can see in this weeks update :)
@PharmaZ, Like your esotheric way of LST.. follow the flow of the plant... wow very meaning. i hope i find the flow. because lst is for me a torture and i dont really like to do it. but in your diary its looks very nice and kind to the plant
@Marceleco, hey man sorry didn’t see this, I got just over 20g off her, she was small but I’m sure she can be a heavy yeilder looking at other grows. Overall I’m happy with the outcome👍🏼
@PharmaZ,ohmaaan she is looking very nice. i got to visit you and do a lst workshop. i kow you do nice explanations but i got to see it life......... ok now true...... i will do it when my girls are big enough
its great to have such a community
@bobo420, I’ve grown the Black Domina part of it. And it was great for meds, got these beans for free and I’ve heard good words about the photoperiod. Haven’t seen any outstanding results of the auto yet but then again haven’t looked very hard :)
how do you rate the grow caps man? Someone handed me a plant a a couple months ago, it was all yellow and dying for lack of light and it was in a half liter pot. Brought it home after mad journeys and threw it in with some grow caps. 4 weeks later the whole top layer of soil was a gree moss so i took it out my tent. Four weeks later, today, it's been on my balcony - i water it once a week... it's getten 6hs of sun a day tops but it seems happy... it has some companion growths here and there randomly i'll throw some pictures up to join the @grow_caps competition... after all they sent us some ferts right ?
@CRiSPrGrow, and to be honest this experience using them is not great. Next year I will try again In the summer outdoor in pots of course we shall see how it goes :)
@CRiSPrGrow, looked for the diary but you don’t have 1 for it right? I think they may work better in a living soil. As there would be some interaction between beneficial bacteria and fungi.
@Me_and_my_bitch, Ty you 2 :) I’m happy quality wise for this Sugar Black Rose, quantity is not much I’m not sure how much because it’s not fully dry yet but will let you know
I like the idea of grow caps. But I don’t know if the ratios are “perfect” Soil will always be my strong point though I’m still just a novice, I know that a strong micro life in soil makes for a good plant. Maybe if @growcapsrep added a beneficial bacterial and fungie pack alongside the polymers it may be that extra piece of the puzzle, just a thought. (In just getting into innoculation)✌️🏻
pots made up now so will be putting seedlings in and kicking off my diary too. exciting prospect of a "lazy feed" grow. hoping to use an auto flower too for maximun hands off ( might top though)have rdwc to set up for multi strain grow alongside too ( barneys farm donations
pH up/down is always a good idea, if the water in your region is no good.. the water where i live, is 7, or just below, which is perfect for me.. they say that it saves 30% water, so i guess there is a perlite-like effect to it also.. i know nothing about growcaps, i'm just gonna try it, adding nothing but water.
@Magich, I was wondering... should I add perlite? Should I use Ph up/down? My tap water is 40ppm that’s soft as shit. Am I allowed to use calmag? Or do the polymers contain enough..? I have lots of questions too, not much info to go off I’m afraid. im just going to carry on the way I’m going. As I see it I’m adding water and Calmag to a percentage accepted as “normal water”
@Magich, Mykos were used for transplant, to reduce shock. And improve plant health they are not a nutrient they do not get added every feed it’s a 1 time amendment.
What do you think I should do?
It depresses me how much nicer these look without topping/training. I almost regret doing it to mine, I’m still a newb so it scares me when I alter them. Are you planning on doing anything to train?
@LumberjackBuds, hey mate, I did reply to this message must not have sent. Yes I used to take a deep breath before doing it, but now I’m so confident I will end up with a shorter fatter plant. LST Definitley works for me! When I get my other tent up and running I will leave some plants grow natural with some leaf tucking only to compare. Like a side by side.✌️🏻