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Sticking with a Seedsman strain this run as they seem to be the most consistent in my personal experience. Seeds always sprout, have had a 100 percent success rate germinating seeds from Seedsman after popping at least a couple from 4 different strains of theirs. On top of that the quality has been there each harvest so we are giving one of their most popular strains a go and we shall see where it takes us. Although this run I will be trying amended coco coir instead of my usual peat based mediums in an attempt to avoid a pH fallout when the dolomite lime wears out or is used by the plant and allows the peat to become more acidic mid flower. At least this is my theory.. I guess Ill find out. Another thing to note is that for germination I start in a glass of water for 12 hours and then transfer the seeds into the paper towel method by placing them in a damp paper towel until the tap roots are long enough to plant into starting pots.. by far my most successful method personally.
Looking happy and healthy in the new starter pots. Decided to switch from solo cups to 1 gallon plastic pots to let the plants grow a little more before transplanting into 5 gallon fabric pots. Will be trying to use no bottled nutrients this run unless I need CalMag to treat any sort of deficiency there so, so far only spring water the first few days pH'd to 6.2, and now as the plants are developing leaves and working the roots into the amended soil with the Dynomyco sprinkled in at the time of planting, they're only getting pH buffered RO water at 6.0 as of the most recent watering. Also the grow media was amended a few weeks ago with the 4-4-4, 20% castings to the total coco coir, and more Dynomyco when I initially mixed up the coir, perlite, castings, and nutrients. Media has been "cooking" for 3 or 4 weeks now but I started the seeds in a small area of Jiffy seed starter mix with my mix underneath.
Moving along as expected, nothing but pH balanced water around 6-6.5 every few days and letting the mycorrhizae do the work. Planning on topping in the coming days after the 3rd or 4th node has developed enough to cut safely. Did a coating of neem oil right after lights out as a preventative but aside from all that, just watching them progress daily.
Had some slight discoloring this week in between the veins of the leaves which I believed to be a magnesium deficiency but had also sprayed the plants with neem oil last week as a preventative which sometimes causes slight discoloring as well. After a dose of calmag the girls perked right back up the next morning compared to the day before. Said I was going to try and stop using bottled calmag and use epsom salt or an organic calcium depending on the deficiency but I was not able to due to my time schedule sadly but plan to only be using the calmag with deficiencies. Got them topped this week, will be doing some defoliation, LST and potentially transplanting into the final 5 gallon pots in the coming week.
Transplanted into the final 5 gallon pots as well as some defoliation and LST. Had to do another dose of calmag at 1ml/l at around 200ppm and now alternating with regular pH balanced RO water as we were seeing some deficiency creeping in but since the added cal and mag they've certainly started growing at the regular pace I'm used to. Maybe another week or two of veg so we can build a larger plant structure before flipping to flower this run to hopefully get some better yield in return.
All seems to be going well, the plants have been praying to the light as well as getting that darker green back once transplanted into the final 5 gallon pots. Just finished up a heavy defoliation, wish I got a picture prior to defoliating but didn't think about it. A few days to recover and we will be switching to the 12-12 light cycle and weaving through the trellis to prepare for the stretch. Still alternating waterings with plain pH buffered RO water and buffered RO water with 200ish ppm of calmag sort of as a preventative as we had seen some deficiencies early on when not consistently supplementing with the calmag.
Still have not switched over to the 12/12 hour light cycle due to some deficiencies creeping in early this week. Wanted to make sure all the ladies were happy and healthy heading into flower. Top dressed 4 tbps of 4-4-4 per 5 gallon pot as well as 2 tbps of 4-8-4 per 5 gallon pot and a layer of worm castings over the the top soil. Sprinkled in some more Dynomyco before top dressing and one dose of Recharge this week to get the organics to start breaking down a bit quicker.
Came across this CalMag OAC looking for a no nitrogen calmag supplement and had to give it a try. I can say so far its been amazing, plants have responded very well and does not have any salt buildup and does not add any ppm to the water. Was skeptical at first but the results show for themselves and a little goes a long ways, I've been following the bottles instructions for the amounts to use. I have switched from using the CALiMAGic every other watering to now using the CalMag OAC every watering in pH buffered RO water. Probably the most productive week of growth this grow although, I did switch to 12/12 halfway through the week but I do not believe that has contributed as much as the CalMag OAC. Added some pot risers to #1 as she wasn't reaching the trellis as quickly as the others and lolli-popped the lower growth on all three plants. This week we may remove a few fan leaves here and there, weave them through the trellis and wait for pistils.
All seems to be going well, plants continuing to pray to the light. Had some colder days this week but no change in the plants it seems they remained happy through the cold nights. Top dressed again this week as we go into flower, feeding just as often as the previous grow with these nutrients but with less per gallon/container. Did not remove and foliage this week but we may have to in the coming days if the growth continues so vigorously. Watering nearly everyday about 1.5 liters with the 2mL per gallon CalMag OAC every watering in pH balanced RO water.
Strong growth has continued this week, just pH balanced RO water with the CalMag but I also have started doing a dose of molasses about 1 tablespoon per gallon once a week to help out the microbes and possibly a little potassium boost as the buds form. Also did a heavier defoliation under the trellis and removed larger fan leaves that restricted light to the lower canopy.
Buds are putting on trichomes as well as the weight. The smells are starting to really take hold as well, very strong for week 3 flower cant wait to see what late flowering brings. Top dressed this week, about the same amount of nutrients as last time just a bit more 4-8-4 as we get more established in flowering. Molasses once a week for a boost but aside from that still watering daily with the pH balanced RO water with 2mL/gallon of the CalMag OAC with some slight runoff, and the plants have been taking about 1 - 1.75 liters daily.
All seems to be going well, buds gaining mass and have almost certainly stopped stretching but still pushing out fan leaves here and there. Have been doing a dose of unsulphured molasses once a week at about 1 tablespoon per gallon and added some Recharge to the molasses feeding this week as well at about a quarter strength of the instructions as I already had plenty of molasses. Brewing some cold banana tea for the first time to hopefully add more potassium going into late flower.
All seems to be moving along nicely, just putting on weight and coasting to harvest at this point. Did an organic banana peel tea with about 4 banana peels 1:3 ratio to RO water in an airtight container and tried to leave no open air in the container while the tea brewed in the fridge for about 4-5 days and then added the tea to regular RO water diluting the tea with about 1:4 ratio tea to water and watered that into the soil for an organic potassium boost late in flower, planning on another one this week in addition to the weekly molasses. Also top dressed with a little more 4-8-4 and a little less 4-4-4 than the previous top dressing going later into flower.
Ripening up heading into the later half of flower as the pistils begin to brown and the buds mature. Smells very pungent in the room, when you smell them up close they're much fruitier. All looks good, did another Banana Peel Tea this week, not sure I will feed anything else other than the Calmag until harvest in about 2-3 weeks with a week of just plain water before harvest.
Nothing but Calmag at a reduced rate, will drop it down even more to 1ml per gallon this coming week and probably just pH balanced RO water the week after that as it should be about harvest time by then. Very, very pungent smells that come from the tent, cant wait to give them a taste to see if that amazing smell transfers over well. That's about it as far as change, tried to get a good picture of each plants trichomes and this is the best I got through the phone and jewelers loop .. #1 and #2 are slightly more milky than #3 but those will be our determining factor for harvest, aiming for mostly white cloudy heads this grow.
Decided not to do another week of the Calmag and instead gave them all a single dose of unsulphured molasses, about 1 tablespoon per gallon and then started the flush. So far just pH balanced RO water and will probably do one more day of a plain water flush and let them dry back a couple days before harvest. Amber colored trichomes are creeping in all 3 phenos even though 3 is still showing many white pistils, most are a result of foxtails up top as it grew the tallest and closest to the light. My routine for harvest is to trim all fan leaves that are not on the buds off and separate the large top buds to dry by themselves as the rest of the plant dries whole to slow the drying of the smaller buds. I also have had mold develop in the large top buds in a previous grow from drying the whole plant upside down and keeping the large buds on and it seemed like the moisture had moved down the plant into the top buds and that's where the bud rot set in. Also the same reason I have began doing a slightly longer dry back period right before harvest. But all looks great now, cant wait for harvest!
Continued the plain water flush for the rest of the week after looking at the trichomes last weekend it seemed like they needed at least another week so here we are. Since a couple heavy flush waterings last week I've only slightly watered maybe a liter per plant after 2 days of drying the pots out nearly completely whereas I was watering daily or bi-daily throughout flower. Very strong, pungent scent from these girls and rock hard dense. All appeared well, will remove the top buds to dry separately from the rest of the plant to avoid bud rot in the big buds and remove all fan leaves that are not connected to the buds themselves before hanging to dry. #1 has a very nice bud structure and trichome rich, #2 is also very trichome rich with the great color spectrum, and #3 was rather normal, although very vigorous throughout.. so far from smelling the terps I enjoy #2 the most, very piney with some funk to it. #1 is piney as well with some sweetness, and the third is sort of florally but sweet. We shall see how that translates to taste.
Overall, really enjoyed this grow and tried a couple new things that will improve my future grows. Great strain, ready to move into more expensive/rare genetics as I feel like I've figured out a method of growing that is perfect for me and allows me to get the most potential with what I've got, at least more consistently.
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