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This is my first grow ever…retired and time to start a new hobby.
Started germination on 7/26/22 with 4 seeds of Bruce Banner Fast. Moved 3 seeds to rock wool on 7/29/22. Moved the last seed on 7/31/22, two plants are now emerging from the rockwool. The 4th seed the root was deformed. Lost the plant never popped from the rock wool.
8/3 Transplanted to Solo cups 3/4 Black Gold Seed starter 1/4 vermiculite. Watered with RO water checked ppm 291 PH 7.21 Treated 1 gallon water PH 5.89 2 tbs ultra green plant starter, added fox farms week 1 and cal mag + 2 ml.
8/4 Placed in grow tent set PPFD’s to 225
8/8 watered
8/9 mixed water for week 2 + 3ml cal mag PH 6.5 ppm 596
8/10 3rd set of true leaves starting. Leaf issue calcium deficiency due to PH to low flushed with 7.21 RO water
8/11 increased ph of week 2 water to 6.40 ppm 564. Installed humidifier set to 65%
8/13 Feeding discharge PH 6.75 PPM 5.98
8/15 increased PPFD from 225 to 260 PPFD 5 leaf fan leaves. Transplanted into 5 gallon bags.
8/17 Increased PPFD to 400
8/18 week data average temp 80.4 humidity 60.6 VPD 1.40
plants look good with yesterday’s increase of light intensity.
8/19 Toped all three plants today. Watered with ph corrected water to 3/4 with of plant bag.
Started C02 generator 2 gallons water 3 cups sugar
8/20 mixed food for week 4 6.55 1406 ppm.
8/21 increased PPFD to 500
8/23 added c02 monitor running 360 PPM.
8/23 added 1 cup sugar.
8/24 increased PPFD’s to 600 by lowering the light still set to 70%(700watts)
8/24 added 6 cups sugar and 4 TBS of yeast to c02 brew.
8/26 added second c02 generator 6 cups sugar 3 TBS of yeast
8/26 c02 540 ppm with 1 generator running.
8/30 flush
Note:
Nutrition following Fox Farms soil schedule plus 15ml Calmag thought grow.
Soil is 3/4 Fox Farms Happy Frog 1/4 vermiculite.
Co2 generators adding 1 cup of sugar to each generator daily.
8/31 Set light to 12/12 and to 24” 725 PPFD Average. DLI 31.32
8/31 Plant height 12”, 12” and 10”.
9/1 LST training on all plants.
Had to start flower early leaving for southwest In 8 weeks for winter.
9/7 set PPFD to 775 and DLI to 35.
9/7 recharged C02 generators.
9/7 plant height is 10”, 10” and 12” due to LOP no height gain in first week of flower.
9/8 added 1 cup of sugar to both C02 generators.
9/8 mixed second week of flower fox farms formula.
9/10 first sign of Trichomes on all three plants.
9/11 Watered and trimmed off small tops and underneath leaves plant height 12”, 12” and 14”. Recharged C02 generators.
9/12 Set up tent with SOG net. Will start training as plants grow into it.
C02 generators keeping tent in the 600ppm range. Dropped humidifier down to 45%, Weekly average 49.1% .
PPFD’s range 900-1000 and DLI 38.0.
9/13 raised light 2” to keep the light 24” from canopy to maintain max 1000 PPFD’s. Installed trellis net.
9/14 Watered with Fox Farms nutritions for week six schedule. Added sugar to C02 generators 1 cup each.
9/16 Added 1 cup sugar to each C02 generator, C02 ppm average 686. DIL 38. Flushed with PH corrected to 6.4 RO water.
9/21 Pictures taken first day of week 8. Trichomes starting to develop on about 1/3rd of the buds. Increased the light from 78% to 82%. DLI range 25-37 PPFD range 500-976. Watered with nutrients 1/3 gallon for each plant.
Plant 1 FL wilted on me. I believe it was over watered. I dried out the soil and added just RO water today. Plant 2 FR was showing signs of potassium shortage. Added 5 ml of bembe. I will monitor both plants for signs of correcting issues. Plant 3 R is healthy. Bud production has slowed even on plant 3 R. Started flush an all three plants. Buds did not show much growth last week. I expect to harvest next week.
Rrayers
