EarthBox [LOS] - Seedsman - Black Sugar

Introduction - Week 08 Summary - Wow, it's been a gnarly 2 year journey. Both physically (the recent move) and mentally (recent death of my dog.. RIP Dee). All of this while still trying to grow. But as the weeks go by, things are getting better. Anyways.. Back to growing. Ensign's log, stardate 100047.58, FINALLY made it to the flowering phase! Mid week began the 'Bloom Stretch' so lights were flipped from 18/6 to 12/12. To help with the pre-bloom stretch, the relative humidity was also lowered. The light intensity was increased from ~760 to ~1000PPFD. Also gave her a slight defoliation this week. Since I don't have any Bio-Phos, I started feeding a bit of Great White. Also defoliated her again to clean up lower growth. [START OF WEEK 08] Day 01 - Monday - 06/20/22 - Total Days: 047 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages - Temps: 82.3°F - Humidity: 65.1% - VPD: 1.29kPa ----------------------------------- - [09:19]: Plant check. --- Looking good! Bushing out nicely! - [23:02]: Even more top growth! --- So happy that I didn't completely mess this one up. - [23:06]: Time to water. --- Filled a pitcher with 5 cups of distilled water. --- Poured the water into the EarthBox's fill tube. Day 02 - Tuesday - 06/21/22 - Total Days: 048 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages - Temps: 82.6°F - Humidity: 66.5% - VPD: 1.24kPa ----------------------------------- - [09:48]: Plant check. She has taken over the EarthBox! --- From the front of the tent, I can 't even see the one in the back! Really am glad I opted to get wheels for the EarthBox a few weeks ago. I have to rotate the EarthBox to tend to the back plant (she is still stunted, but recovering, I think). --- As for the main girl, there are a few damaged leaves, but I think it may be heat stress caused by the overall higher tent temps. I can't use the AC without the damn power cutting out so just not going to use any form of air conditioning (it is what it is, I guess, damnit). --- Anyways, keep on growing.. - [22:43]: Canopy is really filling in nicely! --- She's just raging. Nice! - [22:49]: Time to water. Also going to add a bit of Great White. --- Filled a pitcher with 5 cups of distilled water. --- Added 1/16tsp of Great White --- Mixed and poured the solution into the EarthBox's fill tube. - [23:02]: Going to do a bit more defoliating. --- Went in and chopped and dropped all the damaged leaves. Also cleaned up her bottom a bit so leaves were not was touching the soil. --- Wow. My first real grow in over 2 years (Damn the ventilation paradox, Damnit Ensign). --- Growth is not the best, but I am still very happy. --- For now, I just want to make it to harvest (please). --- Perfecting the grow comes later. Day 03 - Wednesday - 06/22/22 - Total Days: 049 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages - Temps: 83.3°F - Humidity: 66.2% - VPD: 1.29kPa ----------------------------------- - [07:24]: Wow she is getting larger! --- Almost too large? --- Nah! --- Right? - [21:28]: Looking good girl! --- Wow, just wow. - [21:40]: Time to water. Continuing to use Great White. --- Filled a pitcher with 5 cups of distilled water. --- Added 1/16tsp of Great White --- Mixed and poured the solution straight into the EarthBox's fill tube. Day 04 - Thursday - 06/23/22 - Total Days: 050 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages - Temps: 82.3°F - Humidity: 58.7% - VPD: 1.52kPa ----------------------------------- - [09:31]: Growth looks nice and perky! --- This will be the last night cycle before the flip to 12/12. --- Up until this point, the light cycle has been set to 18/6 [Hrs On/Off]. The timer was set to have the light off between 11:00 to 17:00 (which is 11am to 5pm). --- After lights out (at 11:00) there will be a longer night before the new 12/12 cycle begins. --- Decided the timer will be adjusted to have the lights off between 11:00 to 23:00 (11am to 11pm). --- As with the 18/6 cycle times, I'm hoping that running the lights during the warm night will be cooler than running them during the hot day. - [16:47]: Decided to lower the overall relative humidity (RH) in the tent. --- Thankfully, using both AC infinity's new 69 controller along with Elitech's humidity and temperature controller, makes this quite simple. --- Within the handy AC Infinity app, I adjusted the exhaust fan's humidity triggers to a lower overall RH setting. --- The original humidity triggers were 75%/50% [High/Low] --- The new humidity trigger values are 60%/40% --- Next was time to adjust the heater and humidifier controller's settings (by Elitech). --- The original HSV (humidity start value) was set to 71% RH. --- The new HSV was set to 55% RH. --- That's about it. --- My goal for now is to basically lower the RH from 65% to around 60%. - [23:27]: Late night. --- Tonight switching to bloom stretch feeding. --- But first a quick check! --- Wow growth is just incredible! She is turning into a beast! --- For tonight's feeding, opting to NOT top dress (yet). But the rest will continue to follow BAS's feeding schedule for the 'Bloom Transition (stretch)' phase. --- To prevent wasted nutrient solution, I have to scale the values down (1 gallon is just too much for what I need). --- Also reducing the feeding to 4 cups of nutrient solution (top fed). I will be adding 2 cups of distilled water to the reservoir. So 6 cups of water total. --- I still don't have any Bio-Phos, until then, going to use Great White. - [+00:02]: Filled a pitcher with 4 cups of distilled water. --- Added 1/64tsp of Quillaja Saponaria Extract --- Added 1/16tsp of Big 6 Micronutrients [+ Humic Acid] --- Added 1/8tsp of each of the following: ----- BuildABloom ----- Great White [substituting Bio-Phos] --- Added 1/4tsp of each of the following: ----- Pure Protein Dry [Organic Fish Aminos] ----- Horticultural Coconut --- Added 4 drops of Bio-Catalyst Enzyme Elixer - [+00:17]: Mixed the solution and filled a spray bottle and set it aside for a bit. --- Did a bit of defoliation and cover crop trimming first. --- Then sprayed the entire 4 cups of nutrient solution onto the top soil. I tried to be careful and avoided spraying any of the top growth (only the soil and cover crop were misted). - [+00:45]: Added water to the dry reservoir. --- Filled a measuring cup with 2 cups of distilled water and poured it straight into the EarthBox's fill tube. - [+00:50]: Time to foliar spray. --- Filled a measuring cup with a cup of distilled water. --- Added 1.75mL of Formula EM-5 --- Mixed and sprayed the top growth of each plant. --- I made sure to mist under the leaves as well before discarding the rest. --- Done! Day 05 - Friday - 06/24/22 - Total Days: 051 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages - Temps: 81.8°F - Humidity: 60.0% - VPD: 1.45kPa ----------------------------------- - [09:38]: Looking good girl! --- She is just raging! --- Checked the reservoir and it was already dry. Nice! - [10:36]: Before lights out, I decided to add some more water to the reservoir. --- Filled a measuring cup with 2 cups of distilled water and poured it into the EarthBox's fill tube. - [23:01]: Growth looks great! --- She has completely taken over the EarthBox! --- If this grow goes well, I think the next run will only have a single plant. Depending on the end yield, I wouldn't need a second plant. - [23:05]: Time to water. Also going to add some Great White. --- Filled a pitcher with 5 cups of distilled water. --- Added 1/16tsp of Great White --- Mixed and poured the solution straight into the EarthBox's fill tube. Day 06 - Saturday - 06/25/22 - Total Days: 052 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages - Temps: 80.9°F - Humidity: 60.7% - VPD: 1.38kPa ----------------------------------- - [0723]: Growth is looking incredible! --- Compared to how small she was a week ago, I am very impressed! - [+00:39]: Another late night. --- Wow! She's hulking and bushing out. --- There are a few leaves with yellowing on the edges and tips, but the rest looks pretty good! - [+00:42]: Time to water. Continuing to add Great White. --- Filled a pitcher with 5 cups of distilled water. --- Added 1/16tsp of Great White --- Mixed and poured the solution straight into the EarthBox's fill tube. Day 07 - Sunday - 06/26/22 - Total Days: 053 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages - Temps: 81.3°F - Humidity: 61.9% - VPD: 1.36kPa ----------------------------------- - [06:55]: Wow! Just raging growth! --- I am starting to actually get a bit concerned about her size. --- I guess it's a good problem to have, but I seriously did not expect this much growth in such a short amount of time. --- There are still a few gnarled leaves and some have burnt edges and tips, but the rest of the top growth is exceeding anything I've ever attempted to grow! - [23:10]: Looking good! --- Checked her height and she was 14.75" tall! - [23:23]: Time to water! Upping the watering by a cup but keeping the Great White. --- Filled a pitcher with 5 cups of distilled water. --- Added 1/16tsp of Great White --- Mixed and poured the solution straight into the EarthBox's fill tube. --- Checked on the Exhale bag and wow! A good half of the coco was already covered with mycelia growth! Not sure how much CO2 is actually being emitted, but any amount is better than nothing. [END OF WEEK 08]