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Blue Dream Auto, Fastbuds, I will train this one very aggressively, and test a new ripening blend I have been developing with the help of @GrowerAR.
I will not be using any organics or biological supplements this run, so no GHE Diamond Nectar, Pro Roots, Pro Bloom, only mineral based fertilizers, Tri-Part Flora Series, Cal Mag, Armor Si, Mineral Magic etc.
This is a very old seed, but has been in the refrigerator with the rest of my collection since I purchased it.
Started dry seed in wet Root Riot on 17-08-2022
Day 1
a. dry blue dream seed is in Root Riot branded root plug with PH 5.5 water on it.
b. I will add 5-10ml to the root riot 2 times per day
Day 3
a. first signs of the plant are visible
b. she may be up tomorrow!!
Day 4 - video
a. she is in the middle of rising when I took first photo
b. lights have been 24/7, temperature in tent is 27 degrees right now
c. she is up! wow! 56 hours from dry seed we have a plant!
d. in the open with micro humidifier providing nice RH.
e. video uploaded
Day 5 - hello world
a. she is up, and looking nice and strong
b. she still gets 24 hrs of light, I will change to the schedule soon.
Day 6 - she is up and strong!
a. the seedling has solidified its color, and its new first leaves are very strong
b. grew 3x overnight, great little seedling
c. top water rocks daily
Day 7
a. she is vigorous, getting tall
b. topped up the rest of the Expanded clay, the stem has about 3cm of coverage now for new roots
Environment is statically controlled. Grow Room is 18 degrees, 30% RH 24/7, Grow tent is 30.2 degrees with lights on 100% intensity, mounted at 104cm from top of DWC res.
Day 8
a. she is growing well
b. the humidity in the tent is staying between 60-75%
c. top watering the rocks 2 times a day to keep humidity around seedling and promote outward root growth
Day 9
a. she is growing perfectly!
b. the roots are in the pool, and the humidity is staying 60+, very nice
c. keeping the heat high on this grow, Blue Dream auto likes the hot temperatures
d. the environment is perfectly controlled, EC, PH all in line.
Day 10
a. The environment is nice, very stable.
b. the plant is growing very well.
c. @GrowerAR I can see your message, just cannot send. All looks good man, have good trip, talk sunday!
d. the Blue Dream likes it hot
Day 11
a. immense growth,
b. the temperatures are nice and hot 30.2 degrees.
Day 12
a. she grows very well
b. the humidity is constantly nice
c. next we will bump up the nutrients to the grow blend
Day 13
a. growth explosion occurred
b. there are 10+ LONG roots in the pool
c. environment is controlled and stable, no changes
Day 14 - new growing blend for DWC
a. introduced new grow blend, trying out a replacement for Mineral Magic. I have plenty of the powder, I just need it for my garden vegetables and other plants more than the cannabis in the sterile DWC. I switch to the Armor Si (potash/silicate) that is in the liquid form. I have heard that Armor Si is very good for silicate supplement.
b. I will enter the nutrients into the above in the order of addition to the water.. is very important with Armor Si and CaliMagic.
c. She will get the full blast of veg nutrients. She is very big for her age with so many ladder roots in the pool. Since @Fast_buds genetics seem to love DWC, especially their legendary strains, she will get only the best natural alpine stream water (200ppm) and the GHE liquid pro line. I use 2 10L glass jugs from the stream on my farm, then I add the CaliMagic and mix, then Armor Si, and Mix, Then Micro and Mix thoroughly (make sure to shake bottle before extracting with the syringe), , then add Grow, and Bloom and then mix thoroughly and add the H202 3%, not sure why growdiaries always lists it first. My solution was a nice medium red/brown without the cloudiness the powder sometimes brings. Hoping this will keep the air stones nice and clear too. I think she is about to explode from everywhere!
d. removed the small humidifier from seedling stage. We do not want to stunt part of our plant with too much humidity.
Day 15
a. the growth is exponential every day
b. using the micro humidifier a little more, very dry in my region at the moment
b. no signs of stress for the heavy veg nutrients I am feeding
c. she will begin her explosion this week, and hopefully show us her female genetics
Day 16
a. growth explosion
b. expanding all over, no change in environment
Day 17
a. nice growth all over
b. environment is statically controlled, no changes
Day 18
a. taking off
b. no changes to the environment, PH measures steady yellow orange, 5.7
Day 19
a. growing wild
b. no changes to the environment, PH good, EC good.
Day 20
a. amazing growth
b. humidity increases naturally as the plant is growing
c. this plant has very nice structure, the limbs will be very thick on the Blue Dreammatic
Day 21
a. Leaf tucking has started to bring up the lower branches
b. environment is nice
c. posted a video of the lady
Day 22
a. leaf tucking is going well, tucked the first 2 nodes large leafs
b. removed the 2 lowest runt branches and fan leaves
c. the environment is nice for the plant
Day 23
a. this becomes my fastest plant now
b. she is growing in every direction, expanding all over
c. she is really loving the heat as FastBuds mentions on their website about this strain
Day 24
a. growth explosion
b. she is building the nodes very well
c. keeping the heat high, the plant loves it
Day 25
a. growing as expected
b. she grows same rate as Gelato and Big Bud by Fast Buds
c. the environment is hot and dry, 40% RH, the plant loves it
d. added 5L back to the DWC with plain spring water, ppms were up at 800 so to level her back to 600 plain water is in order, she drinks more than she eats
Day 26
a. new air pump installed, old pump saw end of life
b. PH holds solid at 6-6.2, nice yellow sometimes a hint of green on the test
Day 27
a. this is very thirsty plant, over 1L a day right now
b. growing in all directions
c. the environment is hot and dry, she is thriving
Day 28
a. she is growing very well, drinking alot of nutrient solution
Day 29 - light intensity has been 100% since day 1
a. growing very well
b. this is a thirsty plant, drinking 2L a day now
c. ppms, 650, PH 6.0
d. soon will be changing to flower blend, her genetics are showing nicely, these will be massive flowers
Day 30 - a real beast
a. she is growing like a rocket
b. drank 2.5L overnight
c. this is a super strong plant, very thick stems
Day 31 - monster
a. shooting upward hard
b. she loves the nutrients I am using
c. she has started flowering
d. changing to flower blend, DWC change today
e. installed scrog net
f. removed the largest fan leaves ive ever grown
g. bent the stem over, but not break or kink, very gradual under scrog
Day 33 - growing well
a. after scrog, she has healed nicely
b. the plant has lightened up in color since the change to flower
c. LST of the high branches outward, for the level canopy
Day 34 - shooting upward
a. will train again today
b. tomorrow will finalize the canopy, the following day I will lollipop
c. tied main stem securely
d. added 6L to the DWC
e. smells very strong, pine
Day 35 - growing very strong - first haircut today
a. lollipopping the branches today, 25cm from the top of the bucket, all limbs, leaves and stigmas
b. she is drinking many litres
Day 36 - growing well
a. after the lollipopping she is expanding all over
Day 37 - a true monster
a. half the DWC is gone, I will add 7L today
b. her flowers are forming really fast, there are white buds already forming, the main will be incredible
Day 38
a. 4L gone overnight from the DWC
b. this plant is very vigorous
c. she is becoming very large
Day 39
a. 4L gone from DWC again, wow she drinks
b. her branches are becoming very long, like Fashbuds warned
c. the bud sites are becoming numerous, and the smell is nice
Day 40
a. 5L from the DWC gone overnight
b. dropping Armor Si before full flowering, adding Mineral Magic, she is growing huge
c. dissolved the mineral magic and filtered through cheese cloth as to not clog the airstone
d. performed LST to widen out the canopy and large branches
e. the smell of this strain is very strong
Day 41
a. the LST is always the best for these big framed autos
b. her flowers are large and numerous
c. drinking many nutrients everyday, every morning there is 4-5L gone
Day 42
a. flowering is going very well, the buds are growing very fast
b. the plant is drinking 4-5L a day.
c. the smell is incredible
Day 43 - she is growing very well
a. Blue Dream smells amazing, the most fragrant fastbuds strain i have ever grown
b. the flowering is going very quickly, there are sites everywhere
c. uploaded video
Day 44 - removed the under brush
a. this plant has a lot of very small branches that need to be removed
b. replaced 6L of nutrient solution, raised the ppms to 850
c. the flowering process is going very well
Day 45 - beast
a. the buds are growing exponentially by the day
b. there was 6L of nutrient solution missing from the DWC, replaced with plain water to keep ppms in check between 650 and 850ppm
c. the smell is very intense of this plant, it has a very interesting special smell for sure, unlike any other strain ive grown
Day 46
a. growing very well, the buds are expanding
b. drinking so many nutrients, she is a hungry variety
c. the stems on this plant are out of control!
d. added 6L to the DWC, raise the PM to 900
Day 47
a. buds are forming nicely
b. she is growing very well, still producing new stems!
Day 48 - beast
a. gave her a 6L shot of Cal-Mag + Mineral Magic booster, the plant is so large she needs more Calcium
b. the smell is quite intense, the resin is already forming on the sugar leafs and the buds
Day 49 - great
a. growing very well, still drinking 6L per day - just giving her spring water, PH 6 right now... once PPMs get down to ~600, I will change the DWC for fresh flower blend.
b. the stems are hard like wooden
c. she needs a little more LST
Day 50 - is a jungle in here
a. she is enormous, and still growing, branches are too long becoming too close to lighting... adjusting the lights to only 67% (201w) intensity to control the growth
b. changed the DWC out to a fresh pool, raised the Cal mag to 1.5ml/L, 1000ppm she loves it
Day 51
a. she is loving the higher PPM solution!
b. the buds are expanding, and are very sticky
c. the resin is now growing with new growth
Day 52
a. gave her a 5L Cal-Mag only boost with stream water, ppms 850 and dropping
b. this plant is so hungry
Day 53 - monster plant
a. she is growing still, so much veg!
b. the buds are bigger and bigger everyday
c. video upload
Day 54
a. expanding everywhere still
b. the smell is very nice!!
c. she is still drinking 5-6 litres a day
d. still using 201watts lighting, intensity only 67%.
e. topped off with a fresh 5L spring water, PH 6.0 with PH down.
f. ppms at 650 after the fresh water, will go back upward with next feed.
g. major defoliation, 50+ fan leafs from the bottom of the plant and around the canopy. The stems are very solid, thanks Armor Si in veg. opens up many new sites for 201 watts of light.
Day 55
a. growing well
b. her buds are expanding every second
Day 56
a. the flowers are smelling go good
b. growing very well, keeping ppms under 1000 here
Day 57 - flowering very well with 201 watts of light.
a. these buds are very sticky, the smell is intense
b. keeping the DWC full after 5L is gone most days
c. will be taking the ppms up slowly increasing bloom to 3ml/L and others proportionately
d. uploaded video
Day 58
a. steadily consuming 5L of nutrient solution a day
b. the ppms are at 750, before bed last night, the ppms were 900, hungry beast she is
c. she has finally stopped growing her branches taller, and the buds are all expanding everywhere
Day 59
a. growing so well, the buds expand noticeable each day
b. she likes the nutrients gradually raised, nice strain
c. up to 1010ppm, she love
Day 60
a. growing well, 5L in 24 hours
b. buds are swelling up, getting larger, still at only 201 watts of light
c. gave 5L of spring water PH 6 to keep ppms in the 800-1000 range
Day 61
a. growing very well
b. buds are noticeable growing exponentially daily
Day 62
a. expanding everywhere
b. debating on starting Ripen next week
Day 63
a. what a week of growth this has been
b. her buds calyx's are becoming very swollen with resin, very stick on the fingers
c. the pistils are about 60% orange and pink
d. when adding 5L to the DWC today, I add full strength bloom, ppms in DWC 1150
Day 64 - flowers are so nice! - 201 watts of light
a. the buds are covered in frost, this week will begin the Ripen
b. added 5L of fresh spring water, ppms 900ppm, she likes 800-1100 ppm
c. PH in DWC has been yellow the entire grow with hints the slightest hints of green from time to time, 6.0-6.1.
d. uploaded video of grow
e. like Pineapple Express, this plant will harvest a bit earlier than most of mine. pistils are turning colors fast.
f. trichomes are very milky, still some clear, no amber yet
Day 65
a. replaced the 5L gone in the DWC with fresh spring water
b. will gradually take PPMs down closer to the 700 range for the ripening phase, tamping down with spring water for a week
c. DWC has plenty of nutrients in it.
d. the buds are incredibly sticky.
Day 66
a. doing very well, the smell is very inenst, my carbon filter is not powerful enough to filter the smell... good thing I like the smell
b. 4L gone from the DWC overnight, added more spring water, ppms down to 840 to get ready for Ripen tomorrow at 800ppm, probably 10 days or so.
c. the trichomes are very milky, but there are plenty of clears still present. The pistils are turning nice colors, and no new pistils are forming!
Day 67 - Ripening Day 1 - only TA Final Part (GHE Ripen) 5ml/L
a. Started TA Final Part (GHE Ripen) at PH 6.0, 800ppm, she is loving it, consumed 4L overnight of Ripen solution
b. I will keep the Ripen between 700 and 900ppm for the next week or more.
c. The trichomes are filling fast, no ambers yet.. The buds are noticeably swelling
Day 68 - Ripening Day 2
a. she is consuming 5L a day of ripening solution
b. the buds are becoming noticeably larger, thanks Ripen you always work well!
c. adding spring water to the DWC to top up and keep ppms between 600-800.
Day 69 - Ripening Day 3
a. 4.5L gone overnight from the DWC, will top up with Ripen solution to keep ppms 600-800
b. the resin is very sticky and smells amazing, rubbing a sugar leaf and the fingers stick together
Day 70 - Ripening Day 4
a. 5L gone from the DWC, topped it up with 1/2 strength ripen, ppms 800
b. the smell has overtaken the internal carbon filter and is coming out into the grow room
c. she will be finishing up next week
Day 71 - Ripening Day 5
a. she drinks 4L a day, slowing down from the 5L a day
b. the buds are still growing every day is noticeable
c. the pistils on the flowers are nearly all orange and brown, there are no new white pistils growing, but still few white pistils remain
d. trichomes are very milky white, still some clears and no amber I can see on the actual buds, few ambers on random leafs
e. this will probably be the last week of growth, and there will be a short florakleen flush as ppms never went above 1000ppm on this grow.
Day 72 - Ripening Day 6
a. consuming 4L a day of nutrient solution
b. her flowers are still growing! The resin is so much on the leaves and buds
c. the remaining white pistils are maturing... trichomes are very milky.
Day 73 - Ripening Day 7
a. buds are still growing, every day is noticeable growth, she drinks 3.5-5L a day
b. pistils are all turning, very few white pistils left
Day 74 - Ripening Day 8
a. the flowers are smelling very strong, pine, blueberry and diesel fuel
b. she is wrapping up nicely
Day 75 - Ripening Day 9
a. performed defoliation, removed 50+ large fan leafs, there is resin all over the stems, will use for ice hash
b. the buds are still growing, the smell becomes too strong for the carbon filter overnight
Day 76 - Ripening Day 10
a. adding only Spring water to the DWC right now, keeping ppms below 800, preparing for the flush
b. buds are becoming very frosty
c. the fan leafs have started to fade nicely
d. I am seeing the first glimpses of amber trichomes, mostly milky white throughout
e. all pistils have turned red and orange
Day 77 - Ripening Day 11
a. the trichomes are mostly milky white with a few ambers showing here and there
b. added 5L of spring water to help the flush
c. will change to FloraKleen tomorrow, and harvest in a day or two.
d. constantly removing faded fan leafs, they are becoming easier to snap off the stem, the plant is entering the harvest window.
Day 78 - FloraKleen Day 1
a. she is finished, will flush with FloraKleen for 48 hours then harvest
b. very ripe, every pistil is brown, and there are a few amber trichomes creeping into the middle and top buds
c. the smell is amazing, absolutely the best smell from any plant I have grown
d. uploaded final video
Day 79 - FloraKleen Day 2
a. in darkness, will harvest tomorrow
b. the buds are so full of oil and resin, they are very heavy/ripe
Day 80 - Harvest - Drying Day 1
a. hanging up the large limbs only, no whole plant, trunk is too large
b. buds are oily and sticky very strong smell
Day 81 - Drying Day 2
a. RH 50% temperatures 20 degrees
Day 83 - Drying Day 4
a. RH 45% temperatures 20 degrees
b. the buds are drying very nicely, the sugar leafs are completely covered in trichomes
Day 84 - Drying Day 5
a. the buds are drying nicely
b. RH 45% temperatures 20 degrees
Day 85 - Drying Day 6
a. smell is incredible
b. temperatures steady 20 degrees, 45-50% RH
Blue Dream was really nice to grow! I encourage everyone to add it to their garden now. The strain is perfect for DWC beginners!
I will report back with smoke reports once cured.
Day 86 - plant is fully dry, and the buds have all been harvested.