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~ Germination ~
Strain: Mokum's Tulip (auto) by Dutch Passion
Number of seeds: 1 pcs.
Location: Indoor
Time: 04 January 2023 - 30 March 2023
Lamp: MIGRO Aray 4
Power (Watts): 240 W
Area: 80 x 120 cm
I did not plan to grow this strain and i don't know her (yet). I ordered 'Cinderella Jack' from Dutch Passion and they were kind enough to throw in another free seed ('Mokum's Tulip') - for which i am very grateful.
So 1 (one) seed was sown directly into the substrate, which was coir pellet.
Every day it was moistened with a little water (about 10 ml).
The room temperature was 23°C.
It sprouted nicely in a week.
NOTE:
I just got a new lighting - MIGRO Aray 4 - so this will also be a test of these lamps for me.
There will be two other strains in the room (besides 'Mokum') - two 'Cinderella Jack' and three 'Purple Punch OG'. Six plants in total - all autos. Their arrangement will be permanent, i think - Dutch Passion on the right (with Mokum's Tulip in the middle) and SSSC on the left. As the picture shows.
~ 1st week ~
Immediately after sprouting, the seedling was transplanted into the target 20-liter breathable pot.
The substrate was a half and half mixture of peat soil and coconut fiber with a small addition of perlite.
Starting from seedlings, throughout the vegetative phase, the plant will be well nourished with HESI nutrients every third day :
· Root Complex - 5 ml / 1 l of water
· TNT Complex - 5 ml / 1 l of water
· SuperVit - 1 drop / 5 l of water
The room temperature is set at 26°C in light and 20°C in darkness.
Lamps hung at a height of 35 cm above the plants and set to 20% power for now.
Most likely i won't be using any 'techniques' - i just want to check how my new LEDs work, learn them well and shoot few nice photos. Besides - the plant is auto-flower, so even for this reason no 'techniques' are likely to come into play. And very well - harvest will be earlier.
~ 2nd week ~
At the begining of this week the plants were about 7 cm tall and have a developed first floor of true leaves.
At the end of the week, they already have a second layer of leaves quite developed.
The span of the lower leaves is more than 15 cm.
The lamps are still hanging 35 cm above the plants, but i turned up their power to 40%.
The plants look nice and healthy. So far, everything's going smoothly.
~ 3rd week ~
At the beginning of the week, the plant is 10 cm tall and have a developed second layer of leaves. Side branches form at the nodes.
At the end of the week, she is 13 cm tall, over 30 cm in diameter and have a third layer of leaves developed.
The space between nodes is 1 cm. I increased the power of the lamps to 60%.
She looks nice and healthy.
~ 4th week ~
At the beginning of the week the plants are 13 cm tall and over 35 cm in diameter.
They started to develop fifth layer of leaves. The lower leaves became huge, almost like chestnut leaves.
The main trunk is as thick as a pencil.
It's not very clear in the photos, but the side branches are 5cm long, and the space between nodes is 1,5 cm.
At the end of the week, i sprayed the plants with a neem oil solution. I always do it (once a month) during each crop prophylactically - since i had a sad experience with a spider mites some time ago. Once the plants are in the flowering phase, i won't be spraying them any more - that would be bad to the taste of smoke. Instead, i'll use the Neoseiulus Californicus (beneficial mite).
The plant looks magnificent - you can see that she lacks nothing. And that's most important.
Keep it up.
~ 5th week ~
At the beginning of the week, the plant is 20 cm tall.
The lowest branches are also 20 cm long, so they are already visible from under the leaves covering them until now.
At the end of the week, the plant is 30 cm tall.
The first signs of flowering are visible - hairs appear on the nodes and a subtle scent begins to be felt.
Plant looks very nice and healthy.
I increased the power of the lamps to 100 %.
~ 6th week ~
The plant is 40cm tall, entering the flowering phase very quickly - she stretch out to the light and hairs appear on tops and nodes in large numbers.
The plant is more thirsty now, so i increased the watering frequency to every second day.
Everything look very nice, fresh and healthy.
Things are picking up speed and it's starting to get interesting.
~ 7th week ~
The plant blooms beautifully - her flowers have densely packed, massive buds (this is just the beginning) and overall - despite her average height (40 cm now) - she is the most massive plant in the entire crop.
I used Neoseiulus Californicus - a beneficial mite that fights spider mites (among others) and similar nasty things. Just in case. I hung the preparation on the tallest plant - one small bag is enough for the entire crop (such as this one).
I also started to use HESI nutrients for the flowering phase:
· Bloom Complex ➝ 5ml / 1l of water
· Phosphorus Plus ➝ 3ml / 1l of water
· SuperVit ➝ 1 drop / 5l of water
(twice a week)
also:
· PowerZyme ➝ 2ml / 1l of water
· Boost ➝ 2ml / 1l of water
(every second week)
~ 8th week ~
I did a little rearrangement in the grow room :
I set the plants by height - two tallest in the back, two medium in the middle and two shortest in the front (as seen in the picture). Thanks to this, i can now easily adjust the height of the lamps according to the height of the plants - so that they are all evenly and well lit.
And they are now more visible in the photos - they do not cover each other.
MT seems to have stopped growing upwards (40 cm now), but she's expanding in breadth - quite strongly.
She is currently the lowest in this crop, although the most stocky - her flowers have hard, densely packed large buds.
Too bad it doesn't show up well in the photos.
I don't know why, but i feel a special inner connection with her.
All plants are now very thirsty, so they are watered daily - half a liter per plant.
They look healthy and bloom beautifully, giving off an intense fruity fragrance.
~ 9th week ~
Plants mature - some faster, some slower, but it happens.
MT is the fastest - despite the shortest height, she weighs the most and takes on colors the fastest.
Hair turns red, leaves darken or turn yellow, buds swell, and resin drops are visible with a naked eye.
Smells like in exotic garden. No wonder - so it is :)
~ 10th week ~
MT is already quite mature, as evidenced by her appearance:
She took on beautiful autumn colors - the edges of the upper leaves turned yellow with a red border, and the hair became intensely red.
She has huge, shiny buds full of resin. Though also plenty of huge and wide 100%-Indica-style leaves - very dense.
There will be a lot of work with this during the harvest. But somehow it doesn't bother me at all ;)
Next week - flushing.
~ 11th week (Before Harvest) ~
MT is almost ready - all hair is red and the trichomes have turned cloudy, looking more like milk than ice.
As soon as they become mostly amber - that's when i cut. And that's soon - in a few days :)
I stopped watering.
~ 12th week - HARVEST ~
Mokum's Tulip reached the finish line. Looks amazing!
She was cut down close to the ground, after removing all the leaves that had no resin.
Then hung up as a whole in a dark, well ventilated place at 18°C.
When it dries - then i'll weigh, smoke and review.
amadeo
