Kukulkan (Pyramid Photo Fem) - Spring/23
Soil
Custom
Other
Custom
Vermiculite
Custom
Expanded Clay
Custom
Indoor
Room Type
ScrOG
weeks 5-9, 11-12, 14-15
Defoliation
weeks 5-8, 11-12, 14-15
LST
weeks 3-5, 9
Topping
weeks 4-9, 11-12, 14-15
20 l
Pot Size
1 l
Watering
Start at Harvest
G
Germination3y ago
Nutrients 1
Trico+
0.026 mll
TommyBVRSA75 Day 0 - 17/03/2023 - Germination starting.
Strain : Kukulkan ( Pyramid Seeds - Barcelona/Catalunya)
Type: Feminized Photodependent.
Finally and after three seasons - all around 2022 year, when I moved from my old house to an apartment and mandatorily I was forced to change from my usual (and beloved) outdoor grows to a brand new phase on my grower "career" as Indoor grower.
Lots of things have changed ...so on the spring of 2022 I've started with a 130 watt blurple LED set but after almost a year a change to my actual 300 watts full spectrum LED set ( 2 X Mars Hydro TS 1000 150 watt) and fill the "dark spot on grow area" with a couple TLED tubes of 26 watt for veg phase and another two 26 watt TLED tubes for blooming (it simply changes the Kelvin light temperature measurement) and by this way having additional 52 watts both for veg and flowering phase. So I have fixed a 352 watts for 0.70 m² to improve the yeld potential.
So, right now a new season and this time i'm going to link spring to summertime (scheduling a 16 weeks minimum growth period and mainly due to the previewed timeline on the strain flowering period...an outstanding 55 days and one of the most short flowering period on the seed banks on feminized photoperiod options), so starting the seedling during the first days of next week, so probably around 20th. March and up to at least the week of July 10th. So instead (and I was really annoyed of getting the thin buds) of the usual auto flowering stuff, I rather prefer the old good massive buds that the photoperiod stuff give us at the end. Waiting another month, at the end represents "old school" buds both on yeld amount but mostly on a top notch quality and I am happy to return to get full control on the full process of growth...defining the vegetative phase length, assuring the genetics stability possibilities and the parents of the Kukulkan are simply two of the best "parents" that you wish for, both the Chronic strain (that isn't a heavy THC strain but one of the most giggly stuff that I know on weed world) and the Black Domina, that is so far one of the best strains that was ever been developed (on both genetics, the Northern Lights characteristics and the purest Afgahni lines are a sign of an outstanding "high" on the psychoactive type of "smoke"...so that was one of the most important reasons to choose this particular strain).
Not being one of the "big names" on seed banks, the catalonian bank Pyramid from Barcelona has always strong options on the regular feminized "world" and this Kukulkan strain is a very particular strain as far as I know it.
For sure, guaranteed from the day 1, an outstanding size of flowers, a fantastic organoleptic character, the "out of this world" genetics stability and with an endless potential of being one of the most fantastic plants I have tried to thrive.
All of this is simple and plain, the Kukulkan - the Mayan "Feathered Snake" and Lord of the Winds, is by definition the ultimate conqueror...by the grow that I wish for is a conquest with the philosophy that I want to implement from day 0. First, a full "living soil" experience. First, the Gold Label Special Mix Soil (non previously fertilizes one). So right from the start, the soil preparation mixing the Special Mix with some worm humus, then the "success triad" as I name it - Mycoterra Kraken mycorrizae (the amazing Glomus iranicus thin grains), plus the TRIFOR powder (Trichodermae harzanium with some kelp mixture) and last the Bactohemp compound - some Azo bacteriae, beer yeast, etc. This mixture of three basic funghi/bacteriae structure allow our grows to develop themselves, without overfert, due to the fact that the combining of the properties of the three compounds allows us to integrate over root system, an early balance that will led us to a clam and successfully season. On this three compounds : full protection against plagues; the certainty that the "living soil" will allow to integrate on perfect amounts the NKP basics, so as the most balanced biological transformation of the excess of nutrients on quelates that the bacteriae on the roots will integrate as sugars and other metabolites and mostly the Trichodermae almost on every aspects, such as an early root system developer and a seedling protect over pathogens.
Beside the grow will occur on a 25 liters airpot, a perfect volume for a perfect grow of a photodependent feminized strain with Kukulkan overall characteristics.
The philosophy on next season will be with the three "living soil" compounds linked to a fantastic line of nutrients, the Mills pack have for instance one of the most optimal Sillicium/ Silica enhacer in the market, beside I will try to get the lowest nutrients use as posible and be as much natural as I can get and most, use the natural conditions of the local weather - such as temperatures not below than even 17ºC during nighttime and feel once again what the regular feminized strains gives us, such as the genetics stability, the full control over the vegetative phase and the overall height that we want to have and mostly starting blooming when we want to.
Despite of a longer time schedule from germination to harvest, the option on a photodependent strain, allow us to have a full flowering stage only with a 12/12 cycle ( and having the knowledge that normally the vegetative will last at minimum 7 weeks).
Kukulkan isn't a non balanced height "skyscraper" grow...normally not more than 1 meter height naturally, but despite of it right from the start my intention will be to apply during veg phase at least two toppings and the essential LST.
The basic philosophy will be "full quality over quantity", so despite of knowing that the yeld amount could raise up to 650 g/m², that on a simple grow on a 0.70 m², but with full light coverage, the 350 g dried herb isn't a overrated expectative and having the 350 grams of an outstanding quality yeld will be a final "mission accomplished" scenario.
On next days I will tell all of you, my "growing brothers", first if the seed germinates - I have order itfrom a store, like four months ago, and I was expecting a seed on the "official" pack and the store send me a kind of a free Kukulkan Pyramid Seeds sample and it will be impossible to determine if the seed didn't pass through conditions that spoiled it, such as having hot temperatures on the transportation or even being on the store with stay on a refrigerator, being able to stay preserved more than at least three years (last season the best yeld that I get has come from a Delicious Seed Auto Dark Purple seed (that I have preserved more than three years on a locker without being on refrigeration and the seed has germinated and the growth was amazing).
So the next lady on a row is the Kukulkan and I am thrilled, excited and so much happy of doing again non autoflowering strains and achieve the enormous joy of starting a complete photodependent experience, controlling the light schedules, starting to developing on soil an outstanding strain and mostly, coming as always each week and share with all of you lads, all the evolutions on not only "another" grow, but a wonderful return to the most natural kind of strains - the ones free of ruderalis and the ones where your experience is mandatory to pass from "what you desire" to " what your knowledge allows you to obtain.
Jah God on command, protecting all of us of the lack of understanding, the ignorance of the restraining authorities and people that doesn't understand that "weed isn't drugs" and that allow us to keep developing our skills in the "growth world".
Green greets and a big hugh to all of you.
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Used method
Paper Towel
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation3y ago
3 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
6.2
pH
No Smell
Smell
150 PPM
TDS
75 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
19 °C
Substrate Temp
17 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
0.3 l
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Mycoterra Kraken - Glomus iranicus grains ( mycorrizas)
1.302 mll
Start-R
0.1 mll
Bactohemp
0.521 mll
TommyBVRSA75 Day 1 of Seedling - 20th March 2023
Strain : Kukulkan ( Pyramid Seeds / Barcelona - Spain)
Type: Feminized Photodependent.
After not more than 72 hours, the seed has finally sprouted and the seedling stage officially started today.
I have some doubts about the conservation conditions of the seed - both if the store that sold me the seed offered me the seed, and normally the individual seeds of Pyramid Seeds bank come on a little card where some plastic capsule protects the seed, so it was easy for sure on the transportation the order gets warmth temperatures or for instance the changing from a refrigerator to the outer area, can easily create temperature and moisture imbalance that could spoil the seed germinative potential.
After all doubts and no more than 72 hours after, the seed (that yesterday reveal the seed "shells" already opened) shown its radicular main appendix and ASAP I have changed the seed from the wet paper towel environment within a tupperware to a jiffy plug where the hole where I lay down the seed was shortly filled with some Trichodermae.
It is important for you, guys, who started just recently to use Trichodermae to know that one of the main properties of this particular funghi is to not only to protect the root development on the jiffy and protect the young seedling of some pathogens that can develop when we have on the jiffy more moisture that should be the correct one.
As I am saying the Trichodermae can be used as a germination booster, due to the fact that this funghi has some outstanding properties such as been a biological enhancer of plant's growth hormones and normally a young root tend to spread out it's filaments structure when it is near of the Trichodermae funghi.
So not directly over on the wet paper towel (one of this days I noticed as one of the most horrific YouTube stupidities some lad that spread over the wet towel some mycorrizas and Trichodermae just in the beginning of the germination process, with some non sense results such as the wet towel covered all around with a funghi "secondary product" as a yellowish "mucus like" substance probably not fit or without any tangible increment on the germination process and the guy say that he finally have success almost a week after of the seed was lay to germinate...I think that without any trichodermas or mycorrizas right from the start and turning the wet paper towel on a "mucus" mass, the seed has sprouted not in a full week, but on a maximum of 4 days) , the Trichodermas should be applied when the seedling sprout its first root appendix and when we pass the sprouted seed to the jiffy, normally on a half dosage of trichodermae on a shallow very small expresso coffee spoon on the hole of the jiffy and over its top.
So March 20th. and a new photodependent season and specifically the Kukulkan strain, that detach for its massive buds (on each diaries of this strain, it is noticeable that outrageous size) and the general characteristics of this strain. So mostly it is very likeable that we will have on this strain both quality and quantity.
I am excited to return again to the photodependents as the most natural expression on grow experience.
Having possibilities to wether choose the number of vegetative phase weeks...after have the capability to get some topping and sizing the grow much more by HST than LST. For instance with topping use two times that technique and still have something like at least six weeks to develop the veg phase...after that shortening to 12/12 h cycle without loosing size and quality on buds and finally having only a grow on a large airpot (around 20 liters) and with this volume has the proper size to raise a grow on a full capability.
So all of this is what we can optimize whenever we choose to get photodependents as our choice on the growing season and for all of you, lads, the ones that normally choose auto strains with the idea of get the process of growth easier, I haven't any doubt that the auto cycles are very much harder and get much more limited on what should be raising autos. Normally auto strains are what I consider "predetermined" and instead of the rules of "easiness", the autos are plain what they are defined to be, right from the start.
So none "auto", has normally the "blueprint" variation that allows that with the intended light cycle exposure or "this or that other technique at some specific moment" can contribute to have not this pheno, but other alternative pheno instead. So all the photodependent sketch is very important to achieve the strain where we want it to go, on their development.
The photodependents can overcome on the strain pheno and the yeld that you desire and as example I give this particular example of one of my late auto growth and the fact that I have on the blooming period some trifolium leafs, showing without any forgiveness that even in the flowering stage the grow is revealing it's ruderalis characters. So it is very noticeable that the incomplete genetics keeps on showing even with a desirable full growth season, in this particular, an auto season. So all my evaluation on the cycles is based on the advantages that the auto grows tend to express.
Normally a photodependent season, allows to have a veg phase around 7 weeks and developing a blossom phase within 8 weeks more.
On this grow he have 7 weeks where we pass to another 8 weeks on 12/12 h (and almost 60 days where at minimum we save not less than 6 hours a day on electricity). The photodependent grows allow as well to defoliate on a more effective way and getting not more than 5 to 8 perfect sketched colas that allow a massive bud existence and avoiding that the lower branching plant's area to drain the growth where more needed it is.
My opinion is that according to the climate on southern Iberian Peninsula during summertime and following some factors as the temperature, even when two TS 1000 (150 w and 300 watts on total) allow to split the ballasts of the LED set and avoid that the temperature on grow room raise to limits the growth.
So the full feminized photodependent grows are the ones that allow the grower to provide a complete control on each different phases and a grower that is so called a "grower" will develop the skills on this particular grow type and after each achievement on the photodependent seasons, the growers become more able to take the best decisions with the a much more certainty on the options they take.
Finally, Jah God and a huge Green greets to the grower brothers, protecting us from repression agents, from people without much information and that call "weed", drugs and mostly against the recreational growers be absorbed by the rotten capitalism machine of the ominous seed banks, the bloody nutrients and parafernalia company owners and most of it, against to the one that sell themselves as the 420.ers "root people", but are simply another "yuppie" burgeois that "sell the weed philosophy" and practice the "praxis of the ones that can buy extravaganzas as luxury way of life".
SMOKE THE WEED, DON'T SMOKE THE SEED (NO WAY...)
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Week 2. Vegetation3y ago
8 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
21 °C
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
No Smell
Smell
150 PPM
TDS
66 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
18 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
37 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
Silica Power
1 mll
ATA Calmag
1 mll
Start-R
1 mll
TommyBVRSA75 Week 2 since the transplant from the jiffy to the 20L airpot.
What a satisfaction to plant again and grow photoperiod strains...
Well... first impression of the Kukulkan... very noticeable and having recently been with the "autos," the characteristic of the thin leaves stands out (especially not thick like the "automatics" usually have). It's also interesting that this indica expresses some triangular leaves.
As I mentioned, we're going to try to keep things as little fertilized "excessively" as possible. I'm watering and adding nutrients every 72 hours, and maybe that's why the leaves are as thin as I see them.
For the seedling to vegetative transition, the light cycle for the LED set I have is 18/6 with power at 25%, and from the seedling to the light source, about 35 centimeters. The result is that there are no signs of light stress, nor leaves showing signs of chlorosis due to excess light radiation, and more importantly, the plant looks to be growing very sustainably without getting used to massive portions of nutrients.
Mills' bio-mineral approach is very logical and straightforward. Each week, the star product, Vitalizer, which is one of the best and most reliable silicon bases on the market, along with some silicon from B.A.C (the absorption of this silicon from B.A.C is faster), and from the substrate preparation, Vitabrix from Mills was also added, which are silicon stones that correct deficiencies and level the soil throughout the grow. Every two to three days, the basic NPK supply from Mills, with Start R to support root growth (and if it was lacking, the grow has been prepared with a root growth area, with trichoderma, mycorrhizae, and Azo bacteria). Then for the nitrogen and other micro and macro nutrient supplies, the double addition of Basis A and Basis B, as a base supply more focused on vegetative growth.
As a good feminized photoperiod strain, we will give it, and since spring is already showing almost optimal temperatures, the vegetative phase is expected to last at least 7 weeks, during which we will switch to 12/12 light cycle for flowering.
According to the information from Pyramid Seeds, the complete flowering indoors is around 55/60 days, which means a very quick flowering time and an estimated harvest time of at least 14 weeks, reaching a maximum of up to 16 weeks.
So far, it looks like a grow that is gaining strength, as in almost 10 days, we are already transitioning from seedling to full vegetative... so let's hope our Kukulkan shows us its vigor and ends up being what we expect from it.
I'm still thinking about whether to set up an alternative cabinet with some fast strains, but it will have to be a well-thought-out step, to reconcile the lights in the room and to avoid any residual light conflicts that could accidentally lead to hermaphroditism or revegetation. Therefore, following the initial plan, the spring/summer season will be exclusive to the Kukulkan, and in July/August, starting from scratch in a new season, I'll think about whether to go for a new photoperiod strain or if I should develop two fast seeds, as I have over 40 fast (F1) from various banks, but I lean towards eventually growing two "red" Tropicanna Poison F1 from Sweet Seeds.
God Jah as always commanding and protecting us from dangerous gazes, from silly mistakes in feeding or watering; or from an unexpected pest.
Green greets to the brother and sister growers, and we'll continue next week for another diary entry.
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Week 3. Vegetation3y ago
13 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
200 PPM
TDS
62 %
Air Humidity
19 °C
Solution Temp
21 °C
Substrate Temp
19 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
36 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 8
SuperVit
0.35 mll
Silica Power
0.5 mll
ATA Calmag
1 mll
TommyBVRSA75 Week 2 of vegetative and the Kukulkan looks perfect. The visible crushing has passed through the primary LST I've applied to get a feel for the pull in these early times, and it's clear that its phenotype indicates it will shape itself. There will be plenty of time in the vegetative stage to determine the desired size, but from what I see in the various diaries on GrowDiaries, the Kukulkan is surely not a giant in height and is much more of a robust cultivar with an average of half a dozen extremely dense colas and incredibly massive buds, which makes me much more interested in having just a productive cultivar in the upper parts and I will always aim to remove all the leftover material from the lower part. So, sub-branching from the very first hour will be for removal, and the idea will be to have a perfectly solid plant, without excess thin base branches that contribute nothing and take away strength from the plant.
In short, regarding growth, nothing to note in the early dates and the cultivar looks better than ever.
On the technical side, as I've said and practiced from the beginning, we are going to do it as "un-fertilized" as possible and as an example, that strength of inputs I was giving to the autos, due to their short cycle, and I'm barely giving it water and fertilization every three days. Every week, the silicon from Vitalizer and every three days, the CalMag solution; Start T (for the roots) and the bases A and B from Mills. Regarding the inputs and as I've mentioned before, the substrate was prepared in advance with the addition of Vitabrix (silicon stones and soil regulator); Kraken mycorrhizae from Mycoterra (really good by the way...Glomus iranicus is one of the best on the market) and of course Trichoderma, which should never be missing.
So the key idea is not to have a nutrient-saturated cultivar and not to get the system used to excess water, and from what I've seen in these early stages of growth, for a "feminized" photoperiod-dependent plant, the philosophy is "space will go far."
As for the lights, we are on an 18/6 cycle with 30% of 300w at 35 centimeters from the top of the plant to the light source, and the lights will be something very important, as in this type of cultivar, the "owner of the game" is the grower, and when the time comes, we will switch to 12/12 and induce flowering.
The final note for how LST has been applied, where with those fine metal strips that close bread bags, I've made the intended growth restriction in LST.
God Jah always in command...protecting our grows from prying eyes, keeping us away from pests and mistakes in watering and nutrition, and as always giving us the necessary experience and patience....
Green greetings to all the grower brothers...
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LST
Technique
4
Week 4. Vegetation3y ago
22 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
Weak
Smell
200 PPM
TDS
63 %
Air Humidity
19 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
18 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
31 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 9
SuperVit
0.35 mll
Silica Power
0.5 mll
ATA Calmag
1 mll
TommyBVRSA75 Entry week 3 of vegetative (31 days since the seed in jiffy).
Some important notes...topping was applied five days ago and it's visible that in the upper canopy of the grow, there is a considerable multiplication of leaves from the secondary branches.
It was therefore predictable that the response of the grow would be just the development of the last few days.
That is to say, it has stopped in the last few days, some vertical growth, but the exponential growth of leaves and secondary branches has multiplied.
In general, the strong Indica character of the hybrid is very present and the dark green color of this cultivar is very visible.
It also becomes very clear that in terms of size, this cultivar will not be large, and it is very evident that in the coming weeks, depending on the growth that comes to be registered, a new pair of toppings will need to be done on the two lateral branches that are developing from the first topping. In other words, given the dimensions that can be guessed, the number of colas will need to be multiplied so that the same number of main buds can develop.
We continue with the philosophy adopted for this grow, that is, very correct management of watering - every 72 hours, one liter of water with the described Mills inputs and making the combination of CalMag and Silicon the main nutritional bet, while of course, continuing to follow the bio-mineral plan from the Dutch Mills (Start R / Comp A + Comp B).
Regarding lighting, the set is already at 50% dimm (150w) and each week until week 7/8 (the expected end of vegetative and when the cycle is changed to 12/12 to induce flowering), we will increase the power to a dimm of 75% (225w).
Other than that, it remains a very healthy cultivar - with no minimal signs of nutrient or water deficiencies or excesses - which confirms the perfect base substrate preparation, which was prepared using resources based on Glomus iranicus mycorrhizae; the combination of Trichoderma and, of course, with the regular input of Azo bacteria (the Bactohemp).
Finally, curved supports have been applied to the primary base leaves to keep the stems bent in order to create spaces for growth and light and air intake from the base levels of the cultivar.
As always, to the fellow growers, green greets and may God Jah guide us in our grows, always keeping us protected from prying eyes and ensuring our grows are safeguarded from watering/nutrition/light errors and pests.
A happy 420 to everyone and in a couple of days, we’ll talk...
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LST
Technique
Topping
Technique
5
Week 5. Vegetation3y ago
32 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
27 °C
Day Air Temp
6.1
pH
Weak
Smell
400 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Substrate Temp
24 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
1 l
Watering Volume
31 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 10
SuperVit
0.35 mll
Silica Power
0.5 mll
Green Sensation
1 mll
TommyBVRSA75 Entry at 40 days and it has been a very particular week regarding everything related to conditioning the vegetative stage for the future growth of the cultivar.
First, we've made half a dozen apical cuts to provide the cultivar with growth tips where we will have the development of the buds. Simultaneously, we've balanced the cuts for defoliation, removing the lower branches where there will be no intention to develop appendages that do not contribute buds. As can also be seen, we have already launched the SCROG net to balance the growth appendages, and that will be the integral outline of our plant.
From the vegetative growth, the condensed mass of leaves is notable, and from there upwards, the intended flowering growth will take place. At this moment, we are 5 weeks into the vegetative stage and we will aim for at least another 4 weeks, and around the ninth week, we will make the switch to a 12/12 light cycle, thus pushing for complete flowering.
Something is already noticeable, like a very particular smell even in the vegetative stage, which will mean that the strain will tend to be very aromatic, and that characteristic will make Kukulkan a very special strain.
Asking the god Jah for all virtue, knowledge, and wisdom, we ask for protection against pests, against overly curious neighbors, and above all, we will ask that the "feathered serpent" be a wonder with each day of discovery. Green greets to all the brother growers and hope you had a wonderful 420.
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ScrOG
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Defoliation
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Week 6. Vegetation3y ago
36 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Normal
Smell
400 PPM
TDS
54 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Solution Temp
24 °C
Substrate Temp
25 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
1 l
Watering Volume
31 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 10
SuperVit
0.35 mll
Boost
2.5 mll
Green Sensation
1 mll
TommyBVRSA75 So for sure, and because the temperatures in May are already leaning towards summer, it's time to start considering the light cycle change and kick off the flowering. It's true that we could stretch the 18/6 cycle for about three more weeks and wait until almost halfway through the vegetative growth to have a cultivar with a more bushy structure, but the plant's structure ultimately dictates the rules. In a week, we'll switch the lights to 12/12 at the eighth week of vegetative growth, then have at least eight more weeks of flowering, and with the structure we've worked on with the toppings and defoliation of what's unnecessary, we'll surely have an epic plant.
I'm noticing a very particular smell since the third week, and that's something that has me on high alert regarding a possible explosion of aromas in the grow area. This season, I already have an ozone generator connected in one part of my apartment, which is very effective with odors, and it will be important for the flowering of my little "feathered serpent." As you can see in the photos and the video I made, it's very clear that the structure for flower growth has been crafted masterfully, and everything unnecessary in the lower parts is no longer there.
So, with certainty and Jah in command, next week - that is, Wednesday the 17th, and exactly at 8 weeks of vegetative growth, we'll change the clock to 12/12, and with that, flowering officially begins.
Expectations are high, the way to nourish and water her is unbeatable, and optimal conditions so that by mid-July, we’ll have her flushed and ready to dry, and with the summer drying, we’ll have a "smoke from the motherf***er who gave birth to her"... I love photoperiods, and especially what drives me crazy with joy are the equations where everything you do at moment x pays off at moment y, and in the end, z is above all the quality of another level that you get... automatics are a joke compared to the wonderful expression that photoperiods ultimately give you.
To all my fellow growers, green greets and wisdom, patience, and evolution... and much love to the green that plants the whole universe...
We keep going together...
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7
Week 7. Flowering3y ago
39 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
5.9
pH
Normal
Smell
600 PPM
TDS
54 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Solution Temp
24 °C
Substrate Temp
25 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
1 l
Watering Volume
33 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 7
Boost
2.5 mll
ATA Calmag
1.3 mll
Basis A
2.5 mll
TommyBVRSA75 56 days and for the most obvious reason, switching to 12/12 and we'll be in control of the flowers.
The vegetative stage has been balanced and sustainable with no room for mistakes and overfert.
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Topping
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Defoliation
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8
Week 8. Flowering3y ago
53 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.2
pH
Normal
Smell
550 PPM
TDS
48 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Solution Temp
27 °C
Substrate Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
1 l
Watering Volume
33 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 8
Boost
2.5 mll
Boost
2.5 mll
Alga Grow
2.5 mll
TommyBVRSA75 Well, as expected... light cycle change to 12/12... 300w of total power and in a week the most outstanding thing has been the "burst" in vertical volume, where we've gone from a modest 30 to almost 55 centimeters in height. It also becomes very clear that the plant has expanded in lateral dimensions, with more than a dozen bud sites on top.
Another notable sign is the fantastic colors and the absence of curled leaves, which indicates that there are no particular issues with nutrient blockages or excess water.
As the weeks go by, the leaves will expand, which right now are generally of modest size, contradicting what usually happens in auto grows and with the very customary fan leaves that sometimes easily reach almost 30 centimeters in diameter between the longest tip and the insertion stem.
Overall, everything is pure balance in this grow and surely everything that will come into flowering in this cultivar will be a stunning beauty. I had forgotten how beautiful the growth of a photoperiod cultivar is, with all the incredible aspects that are controlled by the grower. The power to make "the flowers burst"; the ability to understand what contribution is needed to balance the grow (if what you lack or have too much of are nutrients; if the system needs water; how daily factors like temperature and relative humidity influence it). Photoperiods are the "truth" of cannabis and they clearly challenge you regarding your level of knowledge and what should or shouldn't be done to turn grows into successes (or failures, if you don't know what you're doing... this isn't just putting a couple of Biotabs in a pot and giving it tap water directly and after a couple of months, you have a "plant"... there's science here, not to mention alchemy and in the end, all your "skills" end up rewarding you for your successes.
Green greetings to the "green" brothers. May the god Jah bring 420's every day of the year and may the grows be a path to perfection, not only botanically but personally.
Until next week...
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Week 9. Flowering3y ago
53 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.2
pH
Normal
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550 PPM
TDS
48 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Solution Temp
27 °C
Substrate Temp
22 °C
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20 l
Pot Size
1 l
Watering Volume
33 cm
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Nutrients 10
Boost
2.5 mll
ATA Calmag
1.3 mll
Rokzbastic
1.5 mll
TommyBVRSA75 A particular week. The 25-liter pot is asking for water badly, almost into summer, and it needs nutrients and a drink.
The little buds are earning their share of trichomes, and the Kukulkan is becoming beautiful. We're about 3 weeks into flowering after 6 weeks of vegetative, so we're heading towards 100 days and let's see how the girl smiles at us.
God Jah always present and shining light on our brothers.
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Week 11. Flowering3y ago
73 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
28 °C
Day Air Temp
6.2
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Normal
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700 PPM
TDS
56 %
Air Humidity
24 °C
Solution Temp
25 °C
Substrate Temp
24 °C
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20 l
Pot Size
1 l
Watering Volume
35 cm
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Nutrients 11
Bloom Complex
6 mll
CANNA PK 13/14
2 mll
ATA Calmag
1.3 mll
TommyBVRSA75 On the way to week 13, summer around the corner, and the Kukulkan shaping up as a small-line harvest just to have good smoke and not for a quantity that is key, because that is not the goal for this grower brother of yours.
The whole grow has been based so far on not overdoing it with water or nutrients.
The Mills mix in line with others from the same family like Plagron, where organic blends with chemical, has only stood out for the quality of its silicon - the Vitalize -.
Recently, we have started adding PK, whether for maintenance or fattening, and in the last few weeks, we’ve seen stem growth very dependent on the MG input from Delta 9; the MG from Super Soil, whether from Hesi's Bloom, has caused the stems that had been outlined with the leaf cuts to now start stretching.
The Kukulkan looks like a hybrid that is very much taking on a balanced sativa profile, and in the photos, it’s very clear to see that the growth structure of the stems is accompanied by very small and narrow leaves (there’s almost a complete absence of large fan leaves, a bit like the last crops had shown in their hybrids).
Moreover, the smell of the grow is not strong at all, and it’s clear that the bud structure will continue in a very pure sativa line.
So, everything expected from the Kukulkan has escaped the initial forecast, and I confess I was expecting a hybrid much more open to indica than such an evident sativa character.
The next few weeks will be crucial for the caliber of the buds and regarding the maturation of the cultivar.
In recent days, there’s also a characteristic that I’m not liking as a grower, which is the salinization of the substrate. It’s very evident to see that the 25-liter airpot has reached the point of root saturation, and it’s clear that recently the drainage of water and nutrients has become complicated, and that the entire root system and the mycorrhizal subsystem, along with the silicon present in the system, has made watering very difficult, leading to uncertainty about what the result will be as we enter the final month.
Another complex issue at this moment is having a broad idea of what the temperatures and humidity variations will do to the cultivar.
The light cycle schedule of 12/12 hours, I’ve set up for the lights to be on at night, but there’s no doubt that there are nights where temperatures exceed 30 ºC and relative humidity drops below 40%, and no matter how much balancing work is attempted, the external conditions that come with summer are what they are... and as a grower, I’ve kept in mind since day 1 to do a complete cycle of a feminized plant, which would mean an average of 18 weeks, ending up like this... halfway between summer conditions, the grow room, and the grow shop.
In short, God Jah in command and bringing peace to some family problems, and for someone who always knows what my hobby and love for growing is, last week decided to wage a "war" that starts from the ignorance of those who believe that a grow of a cultivar of this size is a "crime" worthy of the worst trafficker... for these and other reasons, the world is filled with hypocrisy, and the great disease of the world is those who don’t understand that a small seedling of 70 cm is a drug factory... and that’s why I feel sad... more than usual, but God Jah, who knows everything, will know how to put things right.
Green greets to all the brothers...
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Week 12. Flowering3y ago
77 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
27 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Normal
Smell
700 PPM
TDS
68 %
Air Humidity
25 °C
Solution Temp
26 °C
Substrate Temp
25 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
1 l
Watering Volume
31 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 8
Bloom Complex
4 mll
CANNA PK 13/14
5 mll
Alga Bloom
6 mll
TommyBVRSA75 Week 12 and entering the forecast point between 15 and 16 weeks (coinciding with the waning moon and full bud growth development).
The Kukulkan is already very noticeable, with intense lemon aromas, and this grow has contradicted what was expected in the phenotype. So, from what was announced as an Indica - due to its Domina mother - it is very clear that throughout the lineage, what we have is a sativa with its thin leaves, its internodal spacing, and especially due to the leaf and trichome ratio in its elongated buds.
The remaining time is for correcting PK and the ripening phase, and just because the philosophy of the grow has been based on just the right amount of water and nutrients.
The photoperiod of our Kukulkan has been followed to the letter, and if we've done it this way, it's not only because of the feminized nature, but also considering that the summer temperatures are coming in, even with dark periods and in a grow room that isn't influenced by the sun. Still, as you can see, we are experiencing dark temperatures of over 25º, and in the last few days, heading towards stormy weather where the relative humidity sometimes exceeds 75%, and that, my friends, is always a challenge.
As for the harvest, I have already ordered a Herbdryer S1 with a motor included and with filtration, so we have a way to dry the harvest in a maximum of 10/12 days and then cure it.
We are in the final third of the grow and with all the conditions for us to have a sativa harvest, which promises for the summer and with smoke that is expected to be of high quality for very creative and joyful days. There are surely evils that won't come to us for good, and maybe a strong sativa in summer would give us smoke to stay home in reflection... so with the sativa, we can enjoy the beach sun and have fun days and nights without just lying around, making this grow perfect for what we need.
Plus, with a month still ahead, you don't have to be magical to guess that we will have a very generous harvest and also some organoleptic qualities that will combine with the lemon aromas, which are becoming the main character.
In the end, God Jah, in his wise command, leads our Kukulkan to the desired point. And if the grower plans for an indica grow to just chill out after a good smoke, God Jah and the little hint even in the seed have decided in their immense wisdom to "gift" me and the friends we smoke with what my grow shop is used to gifting us.
Apparently, we will continue in our diary entries, accompanying the Kukulkan until its final days and giving the friends who join us in the diaries discoveries and lessons that will serve in the future to improve everything...
Green greets to all the brothers....
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Week 14. Flowering3y ago
79 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
28 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Normal
Smell
700 PPM
TDS
58 %
Air Humidity
24 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Substrate Temp
24 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
1 l
Watering Volume
31 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Gold Green (Spain) - Gold Complet
3.5 mll
Gold Green (Spain) Gold PK 18-31
5 mll
Mycoterra - Soil Nutrition Molasses
2 mll
TommyBVRSA75 Day 92 - entering week 14 and as you can see, we already have the "feathered serpent" almost ready.
Determining factors for a harvest that has come earlier than expected. Constant and higher temperatures than usual and lower relative humidity, and without a doubt, the Sativa phenotype that has thrived, while the friends at Pyramid Seeds were clear about the Indica dominance, both the Chronical and especially the Black Domina are top-notch cough lockers and good smoke for chilling out... so with the Sativa we've ended up with, we'll have "greenery" that brings smiles and can even be smoked throughout the day, being more psychoactive than narcotic.
The genetic ratio where you would have 3 to 1 of Indica to Sativa has shown its face to the recessive gene, and against what the strain's development gifts us, there's not much to do.
Note... very particular terpenes with a clear combination of citrus and a very short pull of glue (maybe gasoline) and a lot of curiosity to see after drying and curing, what this strain will be.
Facing the last seasons, I bought a Herbdryer S1 net support that comes with a filter and built-in fan, so that the drying is ready in a maximum of 10 days.
Regarding the physical part of the buds and as you've seen in photos, we have a plant that is filled with narrow and very flexible branches (Sativa par excellence, and I've even included a photo for you to see the base structure of the cultivar) and with this phenotype design, we have a huge number of narrow buds that reach all the way up the plant. Small and narrow leaves in intermediate spaces. (The drying won't have more manicuring than what I've recently "gifted" it with defoliation.
If you've followed me in more than one diary, the Kukulkan with Sativa phenotype has not had "fan leaves" of large dimensions throughout its development and the leaves are no more than five points, and if we compare with the diaries from last spring, the largest leaves in this grow wouldn't exceed medium to small leaves, for example, in the last grow of an auto like the Lemon Pie from 42 Fast, which I grew at the beginning of December 2022 (with harvest at the beginning of March).
I'm still thinking about how long it would be convenient to keep the grow in the final process because I've started to add extremely high PK inductions, that is, from 7-8 of Mills, to 13-14 of Canna, to 18-26 of the fattening B,Cuzz Blossom Builder from Atami, to the current 18-31 of Gold Green (a Spanish organic brand with an incredible rotten fish smell) and finally, a "rippen" finisher that some friends recommended to me from Agricola Peyca with an amazing PK of 56-35, that is, the "bomb" for finishing, and I’ll only use it for 5 days before the flush.
Finally, as a tribute to the almighty God Jah and his magical touch on the "feathered serpent," today I leave you with poetry in the beautiful photos that this end of the cultivation has left us, and how the Kukulkan undoubtedly, in its Sativa face, transports us to the structures and colors of the Mayan world. A beauty...
In peace and may God Jah always keep us with peace, justice, and freedom!
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Week 15. Flowering3y ago
80 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
28 °C
Day Air Temp
6.2
pH
Normal
Smell
500 PPM
TDS
51 %
Air Humidity
24 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Substrate Temp
24 °C
Night Air Temp
20 l
Pot Size
1 l
Watering Volume
31 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
More Grams
5 mll
TommyBVRSA75 Point and aside and final... we continue Sunday for the cut and the Kukulkan ready for our summer.
We've had final issues due to the temperatures and a rippen too fast, and as you can see, the sugar leaves are already somewhat dry.
But as always, God Jah, putting the cherry on top of a strain with very particular characteristics that has progressed like a sativa, when one would expect a hybrid with a more present indica load.
In summary, very flexible branches, with fine buds, but with very particular aromas.
Let's see what the drying and curing bring us in the end.
We're getting ready for the summer season, in coco and with F1 strains. Something Fast is coming, and we're waiting for the good stuff.
Green greets Brothers and see you soon...
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Week 15. Harvest3y ago
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New paragraph on the "feathered serpent" and a very interesting grow where there was a need to make adaptations on the fly, resulting in a very promising final outcome, not only in terms of the quantity obtained but also in the organoleptic characteristics of the phenotype that this Kukulkan seed from Pyramid had in store for us.
The first serious handicap of the grow, the temperatures of the last three weeks of full bloom.
Despite being indoors and protecting as best as I could from the external influence of the temperatures we have had in the south of Portugal, it was unavoidable to have temperatures of 30ºC during light periods, and despite having up to three fans running at full speed, there were moments in the cabinet with "crazy" temperatures, and we were saved by being able to maintain a relative humidity of around 55/60%, thus avoiding the dryness of the buds.
Despite (and you will see it) that in the last weeks the sugar leaves dried at the tips, yesterday during the harvest and without wearing gloves, my fingers were coated in resin and the terpenes and the "honey" stuck to the buds, anticipate a very good quality of smoke.
The aroma changed in the last month, from a scent reminiscent of garlic (to define it precisely, this strain has a smell of a fruit that perhaps many have not been able to smell, which is the famous Indian "jackfruit", so something between garlic/onion, pineapple, and passion fruit (i.e., a very particular aroma that piques my curiosity to guess what the curing weeks will bring.
The structure of the plant, which you can see in detail in the weekly diary photos, had very particular characteristics, such as a multiplication of branches and these branches being very flexible. Another characteristic is the very small size of the leaves, even the "fan" leaves, which I have defoliated as the weeks went by.
Apparently, the Kukulkan I got was a very remarkable hybrid, according to the characteristics that were encouraged. The wide number of very flexible branches revealed a lot of Sativa traits (as well as the very small primary leaves), but then the round structure of the buds and their repetition in short internodes and a grow height that did not exceed 80 CMS and the 15 weeks from seed to harvest, showing us the Indica side of the hybrid and the spear shape of the bud tips on the branches, which ultimately showcased a beautiful grow.
Negative aspects of the grow...the nutrients from Mills. I will not use them again for very clear reasons, such as the discrepancy in nitrogen rates in the compounds for flowering. It was not very clear to me how the Basis A and B performed in terms of vegetative growth. The Mills line is very sensitive to the necessary EC variations, especially in places like southern Portugal/Spain where the water is extremely hard (with EC at 0.8 and above) and abundantly why the Mills line regarding PH accuracy does not work with PH reducers based on phosphoric acid. If you are going to use a PH reducer for Mills, it is better to do it with something similar to Plagron's Lemon Kick (a base of nitric/citric acid) and with that, be careful, the conductivity will tend to rise and if in a bio-mineral nutrient line like Mills, you have to be very careful with the use of soil boosters like C4 or silicon contribution compounds, which in Mills are very good, but very sensitive to conductivity variations.
In the end, we saved both the hardness and the terpenes in the buds of our grow, thanks to two incredible finishing elements from the Spanish Cannaboom, such as More Grams (which hardens the buds in a couple of weeks, as hard as rocks) and the Terpenum base, which preserves the aromas in the buds very prominently.
New paragraph... I thought about starting a new season until the beginning of August, but with the new plans I have scheduled ahead, I decided to wait until September to begin the new growth philosophy. I bought a passive hydroponics system, the Quadgrow from Nutriculture (a 20-liter tank set where the water and nutrient mixes will be prepared, flowing out of this through an ATU module - a level set that is inside a board where the water drains and on this board, four 11-liter tanks with a simple hole where a Smart Mat strip fits, which absorbs the water and disperses it over the growth medium, which will be fine Coco peat from Ugro (with trichoderma) mixed with 10% clay pebbles (expanded clay balls) and another 10% perlite, for root system aeration.
As I have read about preparing to work with this simplified form of hydroponics, it indicates that the system water should always be between 20 and 25ºC and given the environment of my grow room, in summer there will be problems maintaining these temperatures and with higher temperatures impacting the system's EC, it will be better to wait until the end of summer to achieve the best conditions and because we will prepare for a season with four simultaneous grows and with which we will have to work to ensure everything goes perfectly.
In the meantime, I have already purchased the Canna Coco set (with base A and B); the indispensable Cannazym; the Rhizotonic to establish a perfect root system and to top it off both the Canna Boost and the Canna PK 13/14, already having the flowering scheduled.
For the end and for those who might read me and because I am still making decisions for the season, if you feel like it, you can leave me your advice on whether I should do a grow of four Fast strains or if you think that four feminized photoperiod strains in your opinion will be more attractive. What do you think?!?
God Jah as always giving us strength, protection, and wisdom to gain knowledge and thus make good decisions.
In the meantime, Green greets the grower brothers and I hope that the summer smoke from our "feathered serpent" keeps our old friends happy... as I always say, there is no business here, profits, and the pretense of making the cultivation of the most beautiful plant in the universe, a greater way of life, than just having fun, smiling, relaxing, and learning from another strain, if it will be worth it for the future, plant it because it brings us joy... for me and mine, good weed is to keep us together to have a blast.
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TommyBVRSA75 240 grams for one plant and above all, the return to feminized seeds and confirming what I've always been clear about... that when you're a grower, what you plant are feminized seeds and with all the variables they offer you, so you can create your own results. The strain is very beautiful and a challenge to grow to its full potential... I recommend it to all my fellow growers, not just as smoke material, but especially for what we do to get the best out of it. Kukulkan "the feathered serpent"... a name to remember!
Green greets to everyone...
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love_2_grow commentedweek 03y ago
Happy Growing, Buddy! 🌱🌱🌱
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resimax commentedweek 03y ago
Good luck and happy growing!
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Drgreen13 commentedweek 63y ago
When you switching to 12/12 mate
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mjumbo commentedweek 43y ago
Hope you have a great grow here! :)
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DeepWaterGrower commentedweek 13y ago
Good luck mate!🌱 Great work with your diary
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Drgreen13 commentedweek 43y ago
Looking good mate.
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