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Using Blimburn seeds this round for the first time. Excited to see how they grow! 24h soak then into 500ml pots for a couple weeks. Also made a few changes in the tent, new TerraBloom filter and placement in tent, fans, watering system, etc.
Blended a new soil mix and filled 3-30 gallon Geopots. Watered slowly until just the right amount using a pump sprayer.
Gaia Green Living Soil
Earthworm Castings
Sea Soil Compost
Perlite
Dolomite Lime
Gaia Green 4-4-4 & 2-4-8
Still making small adjustments but I think it’s pretty well dialled in. A little tricking this time of year. Also got the drip set up and ready for when things take off.
Up pot from 500ml pots to 30 gallon. Dusted roots and hole with Xtreme Gardening Mykos. Watered in with tap water that I always have ready to rock. Don’t worry about ph. Usually comes out the tap around 7ph and less than 10ppm. Haven’t checked in years though. Happy growing everyone!
W4 D22
6 nodes tall, topped at the 3rd and cleaned up underneath. May be a bit on the cold side, may have slightly overwatered? Not sure, but still growing and colour is looking ok.
Week 5 day 31 Topped and LST. Grew out 4 nodes on each of the 2 branches. Topped at 3rd, cleaned up growth tips below 3rd, and left all leaves for maximum growth as they do not shade the now remaining 4 tops. Used the same anchors to LST and pull down the branches that are still flexible. Gave a very light, and I mean very light watering just around the base of the plant where the soil is exposed with no mulch. The soil moisture is still good from the last watering 5 days ago. All kinds of symptoms were showing up and things weren’t looking good a few days ago, and ultimately boiling down to the lights being to close. I knew after installing a 2nd TSW2000 that I’d have to turn them way down, I wanted better overall coverage over the canopy, and I did to 50% at 30”, but that was still to much even at their stated seedling height. So I now have them at around 30% at 30” and that seems to be money. Once I made the correction, growth quickly returned to normal. Happy growing:)
Soil mix a bit strong but they seem to be growing through and adjusting well as the roots go deeper and plant gets bigger. Just a bit of tip burn and curl on a few leaves but seems to be growing out of it now. Lights a very strong…that’s for sure! Dimmed way down. Watering when required. Also a bit cool in this tent so I need to work on that
Conditions are as good as I can get them for now. 75f, 55rh during day. 70f, 60rh at night. Although there is a cold snap coming, so that will change as the equipment struggles. Luckily where I live the cold snaps are short. Nothing but water so far. Will top dress for the first time right at flower. The soil was a bit hot at first, could see it in the leaf tips, and they just started sinking there roots into it, with new growth looking good. I’ve barely watered them in these 30 gallon pots, they have a lot to give still and could probably do the whole grow with just a top dress of Earth Worm Castings. But I don’t want to totally deplete the soil and biology, so I’ll give the soil some good inputs to keep it going for rounds to come
Flower time! Plant structure and training completed, grown out as big as I’d like for this round. Can still move branches around as she stretches out. Turned TSW 2000’s up, around 60% for now and observing for any negative effects. I’m really liking how these Blimburn genetics are growing out so far, nice internode spacing that’s increasing as she stretches, not too much but enough for good light penetration. I’m not going to allow many secondary branches to grow out this round. Don’t want it crowded in there this grow, going for fat hard colas…hopefully. Top dressed with Bokashi gro-pro, earthworm castings, and watered in with Gaia Green soluble seaweed 0-0-17. In a couple weeks will top dress again with 4-4-4 & 2-4-8. Thanks for the views and Grow On!
Week 2 Flower is going well. Pretty well cruise control from here on out. Topped dressed with Gaia Green 2-4-8 and watered in with Soluble Seaweed Extract. Didn’t bother with the 4-4-4 as these 30 gallons have lots left to offer, and I topped dressed last week with Bokashi and EWC. Will defoliate after the stretch when the time comes. Canopy is filling in good with some secondary branches stretching through and are as tall or taller than some mains, though pretty even throughout. What doesn’t reach the top of the canopy will be pruned off to avoid overcrowding when I do selective defoliation. Allowing to grow into lights up to 24” then raising to 30” and will continue until stretch is over, then keep around 24” after stretch. Lights are at around 60%. Hooked up drip at the beginning of flower as that is when intake and frequency increased from every 12 days at the beginning of grow, to every 2 days right before flower. I still hand water once a week for top dress, otherwise the drip does a great job for consistent and thorough moisture content. It turns on 4 times a day and I have been increasing duration that it’s on during those time accordingly, started at 1 min, and now at 3 min 4x a day. This GG#4 has a smaller trunk than the SD but has filled in more of the tent and has more secondary growth coming through and filling in the centre. Thanks for the views and have a great grow!
Week 3 flower and looking good. Didn’t stretch that much but I find when I grow them out like this that the secondary growth stretches the most trying to get to the top. Cleaned up underneath the trellis and some big fans that were blocking light to bud sites. Also removed any secondary growth that was spindly and touching any other branches making it crowded. Increasing drip as required to keep moisture even. Hand watering in Gaia Green soluble seaweed extract 0-0-17 once a week. Thanks for the views and grow on!
Happy Holidays! Week 4 flower and not much to report. Didn’t do anything special, just water from drip, about 1 gallon over 24hrs. Drip turns on 4x during lights on. Light seems to be hitting everywhere fairly even. 2x TSW 2000’s are at about 75%, 20-22” from canopy. I might turn them up to 100% and see how they react for the final push, and then turn them down again nearing the end. I will also top dress again soon for the last time. Fungus Gnats are around but I wouldn’t say it’s an infestation, just got to put in a few more traps and I think the “Grub Grenade” is taking care of the soil. There is a 2” layer of straw mulch to help keep them off the surface comfortably. Gorilla Glue #4 genetics from Blimburn are strong, average size branching, frosty, sweet smell right NOW, nice internode spacing for light penetration yet stacking near the top, required less defoliation. Thanks for the view! Keep calm and grow on!
Week 5 flower going well. Nothing much to report. Increased the drip as she is taking in more water. Turned up the fans to 100% for maximum flow, and due to that, the tent got a bit warmer and a bit dryer, so the exhaust fan and humidifier are working a bit harder. 75-77 deg F, 50-60% RH. Not sure if the lights are to intense or if it’s purple coming through, but at the highest tops there seems to be a bit of discolouration on the newest growth, just at the tips of the new buds. But I’m looking really close and it may be purple, not brown. I’ll keep an eye on it and turn the lights down if symptoms worsen. This plant is growing strong and uniform. Average frost so far. Hopefully she keeps growing well until the end. Thanks for the views…keep calm and grow on!
Week 6 flower, half way there! Buds are starting to fill in now and getting some decent frost. A couple of tops are getting more light than others, and fattening a bit more and looking real nice. It looks like there is some purple starting to come out at the tops. She is strong and will go as fast as the soil and environmental conditions will allow her to. Hand watered in Gaia Green Soluble Seaweed Extract 0-0-17, otherwise water drip is running on same schedule. Just using straight tap water that sits in a 30 gallon reservoir with a submergible water pump running 24/7 breaking surface and aerating water. Water comes out the tap @ 7ph and less than 15ppm. So I don’t do nothing to it, I drink it:) Thanks for the view 🤜 Have a great week!
Week 7 is finished, end is near. This one seems to be finishing up with only a week or two left. Some fade has started and this GG#4 is really colourful! A few nanners have popped up, must be genetics but not to sure what I did to cause them to come out, more than likely to much light. I dimmed the light regardless as the leaves on the tallest cola in the tent were showing signs of stress. So yeah, nanners, probably light stress. Fungus gnats are bugging me for sure, but the plants seem fine. Need to get them under control after this run. Lights are at 20” dimmed to around 65%, hopefully for a measurement of about 650 ppfd. They were at 75%, but plants were showing signs of stress so I dimmed them. Just watering using tap water, not ph’d, through drip on a timer. I drink my water straight from the tap, ph is around 7, and less than 15ppm, good for me, good for my plants. Water is aerated in a 30 gallon reservoir. Hand water once a week with Gaia Green Soluble Seaweed Extract 0-0-17. Light still breaking through canopy in spots. Lots of leaves, but not much bud sites below. No need to remove big leaves yet. Thanks for the view, happy growing!
Week 8 flower and the Gorilla Glue #4 is swelling up nicely and looks like about a week to go, but I’ll probably wait until the Sour Diesel finishes up before I harvest her as I need to dry in this space, the lung room. Lots of frost and thick dense flowers. Very nice colours coming out and the smell is incredible! A few nanners popping out here and there, I’ve plucked a few but it’s late in flower and doubt much will develop from now until the end, if anything at all, definitely not pulling her down because of them. More than likely had the light turned up to high later in flower and was pushing them too much, and that’s why the Sour Diesel is growing a bit foxtail like. Turned the lights down now to 50% and they seem to be happy with that. Still just water through the drip and hand water once a week. Gnats suck and need to take care of them before next grow and do a better job moving forward. These TSW 2000’s from Mars Hydro are awesome and with two of them side by side are more than enough for this space. Blimburn GG#4 is turning out really good and smell is incredible but hard to describe. Thanks for the view!
Week 9 flower is coming to an end and the GG#4 still has about a week to go. She definitely looks done, but the heads are mostly cloudy, no amber, which is fine for me but I have a couple others that are finishing up so I’ll chop them all at the same time. A few nanners pooped near then end, think I had the light intensity to high and far along into flower and that’s also why the SD had foxtail like growth, just displayed the stress in different ways, but what the hell do I know lol 😂. Flowers seem hard and dense! Stripped most the large leaves that I could easily get at and just watering still letting the soil stay a bit on the dryer side, but consistent. Steadily lowering the humidity the best I can and manage, but it’s a bit difficult as I took down the humidifier to clean and get ready for harvest and got the dehumidifier going, but got another cold snap coming through and it’s dry outside and the house heat is running, don’t have a clean filter for the humidifier now, trying to get it right, right to the end, but Mother Nature is making my unnatural grow difficult lol. Thanks for the view and long read if you made it to the end! Keep calm and grow on!
Week 10 is coming to an end and the Gorilla Glue #4 is ready to come down. Faded nicely into a dark purple, red, and yellow fall colour. Heads look mostly cloudy, a few clear and amber. Nanners are still popping out here and there, I believe I had the light intensity to high and far along. Also when I took a peek the other day during lights off I thought I could see some light coming from a surge protector power point, I did duck tape it, but maybe not good enough. I’ll have to deal with that! The buds grew big and dense, and are very colourful. The smell is gas and earthy, very frosty! Got to do a better job on the canopy next time. Defoliate and prune lower growth more as well to eliminate the lower loose bud sites. Lowered temps and humidity near the end and dimmed the lights. Backed off on the water to allow more of a dry out period in between waterings. Harvest update next after the dry and cure, so final entry in a few weeks. Thanks for the view!
Plant grew strong throughout grow. Responded well to my training. I had the light intensity to high and far along into flower, resulting in nanners, but no seeds, so I’ll know for next time to get the lights dialled in! Happy with Blimburn genetics, quality seeds that produce, going to keep growing out their gear for a bit! Thank you to all that viewed, commented, and liked!
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