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👉Dropped seed in a solution of H2O2 at midnight. 20 hours later the tap root emerged from a split shell. It was them placed in a black plastic container sandwiched between two cellulose towel squares soaked in the same H2O2 solution, then covered with foil and placed into a space that was 78 degrees F. after 24hrs the tap root had extended enough for me to place in the 3 gallon pot of 80% rinsed and buffered Coco and 20% rinsed Expanded clay pebbles (with a layer on the top to protect surface from erosion when fertigating. On day for the seedling emerged and on Day 8 it was open. Not pointing straight up. If it doesnt point upwards on its own I will assist it.
👉I will be doing daily fertigations with enough nutrient solution to achieve 20-50% run-off. I will give nutrients everyday from day 1 in the media till harvest day. I will incorporate low EC irrigation's to help balance the media as needed, determined by the run-off pH and EC. I will be using General Hydroponics full line of its Flora Series nutrients. I will mix them normally in 2.5 gallon batches at a concentration in the mid to upper range of recommended EC. The target pH is 5.8.
👉The plant seemed to be in suspended animation as it establishes itself. by the end of the week it shows signs its ready to 'take off'! Outside temps have been very chilly and to conserve heat in the house I have set the temperature in the house fairly low. I would have preferred higher temps, but the extra cost of having to heat the whole house more to make the plant grow a little faster wasnt in the budget.
👉After a slow start the plant is starting to take off. The first set of leaves show a funky glitch and spots. The second set look normal, but have developed some slight yellowing splotches near the tips. I will hopefully be able to correctly address this quickly.
👉I tried all week doing what I normally do to mitigate pH out of range in run-off. The plant still showed significant growth since last week in spite of the nutritional issues yet looks like shit. Today I gave 8 liters of solution and only had the pH rise to 5.3pH in the run-off. Very unusual. Also surprising is the EC did not climb when normally it would have after this much solution. So there is something significant in the media. However like I said in spite of the obvious nutritional issues on the leaves the plant is still plugging away. The main stem is sturdy and thick already. the branches are staring to extend. I am going to push thru it and see what happens.
👉Been fighting a seeming Calcium deficiency/lock-out. After a couple of weeks of low EC irrigations and tweeking the nutrients, today it seems like Ive finally over come the issue. THe run-off has had a ph below 5.5 for a while. I couldnt get it up no matter what I tried. This week I actually cut back on the cal-mag, and added hydro-gard and H2o2. Today, finally, the run-off pH was 5.8! I hope it will stay stable. The plant has continued to grow but compared to my past plants its way behind. So it may be a small plant, or it will just take forever to mature. Either way I havent killed it yet!
👉The plant has come a long way since last week. There are still signs of calcium deficiency in the leaves, but it is hopefully just the residual. The plant has showed pistols and exploded in growth. I had been giving it early growth mix till the pH issue cleared up, then a batch of late growth. Today Ive started on the transition mix.
👉The plant has exploded with growth. Most of the leaves that suffered from the Ca deficiency have been removed. I have also been snipping the smaller larf likely branches that would be inside the dome. The plant has taken the typical pine tree shape with the main cola growth being significantly taller than the secondary branches. I started the count for flower this week (pistols showed on Day 39). Transition nutrients all week. The run off pH has been stable and the EC has actually stayed stable as well.
👉going to town, forming buds, little pearls of pistols all over. Still shows signs of calcium issues, and damaged leaves are being removed, also have been pruning many small interior stems.
👉Stretch was at full speed. Lots of popcorn buds all over, branches getting thick. Its been consuming lots of fluid and run-off EC is lower than inflow.
👉The stretch has ended and the buds are starting to build. Still fighting imbalance in the media. pH run-off higher than desired. I maxed the nutrient dosage and have some burnt leaf tips. Not worried too much. Shows some calcium deficiency (has since the start), and some possible nitrogen excess. Next week will reduce the strength of the solution and continue to try and balance the pH.
👉everything is going fine, heading down the plump cycle. Im guessing it will go over 100 days total. Will begin looking at trichomes to get an idea of where the plant is at.
👉The outdoor temps are very mild so the HVAC is set so the A/C come on enough to keep the tent temps down. Switching to late bloom nutrient mix. Occasionally doing a low EC fertigation to keep run-off in check. Budds are building and I suspect the branches wont be able to hold them on there own.
👉The end is near. Its been a while since Ive had a 100 day auto flower. Not going to have massive colas, but they are all frosty as hell. Lots of nice buds.
👉Just waiting for them to fully ripen. The plant says its ready. the trichomes are mostly cloudy with few clear and few Amber. I will harvest in a couple days.
The plant isnt the prettiest plant, but its one of the frostiest! The colas weren't elongated and were nice dense balls. Hardly any larf or popcorn. It had a lovely stanky aroma that wasn't overpowering. It was easy to trim, whcih I streched over a few days, but was so sticky I had to scrape the scissors after each branch (ended up with nice ball of scissor hash!). I dried to 25% of the original weight and let the humidity go to 50-55% in the jars.
Weird_Jimmy
