Clutch Welcome back everybody and a happy 4/20. Beautiful date to start 😁
Still have 11 seeds left from this strain so I'm gonna do a final round and give some others away to friends 😂
4/20 germination started
4/22 tap root visible, transfer to soil plug. Sprinkled a bit Mycorrizha below the seed.
4/24 we have new life 🙏
4/25 already a big stretch, time to transfer
Previous grow was pretty successful and I learned a lot with the new techniques I tried out.
Little bit of budrot in the final week but nothing dramatic.
Major things I'm gonna improve is a bit more nutrients (2/4 of recommendations) and better LST to spread canopy more open. This was the main reason I got budrot.
Also gonna build some kind of shelter so I don't have to worry about rain anymore.
This weekend I'm gonna buy everything I need but I still have many stuff left from last year so it's not gonna be too much.
Also gonna start up another diary because I really wanna grow a purple strain. Still doubting between some options but u will see what I choose soon 😉
Hope u all enjoy this diary
Happy growing 🙏
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Week 1. Vegetation
3y ago
1/16
18 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
70 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
Nutrients 3
BioRHIZOTONIC
1 mll
Soil Plugs
1 mll
Easy Roots Mycorrhiza Mix
1 mll
Clutch Hello everybody
Welcome to week 1 🙂
The germination went really well and after 4 days she put her head out.
I left her in a germination box for humidity and to let her roots expand a little bit.
I transferred her on 27 April to the small airpot. Made a little mix of plagron lightmix soil and regular seedlings soil. Also added a little bit extra perlite and mixed Mycorhizza through the soil and just below the tap root when I placed her in the new home. Placed an empty bottle on top for humidity.
After that a small watering with BioCanna roots stimulator. I'm gonna give a lot of Biorhizotonic this grow. Slow build up to avoid any burns though. Last year I actually wasn't that happy with the roots. I expected much more 😄
So far so good. These first weeks aren't that exciting but once she settles in and the roots expand we are off for our journey
See u next week
Happy growing 🙏
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Week 2. Vegetation
3y ago
1/6
10 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
Nutrients 2
Soil Plugs
1 mll
Easy Roots Mycorrhiza Mix
1 mll
Clutch Welcome to week 2 everyone 🙂
Not a bad evolution but we have a slight bit of nutrientsburn or ph trouble. The plant keeps growing so i dont think she is too stunted. Let me know what u think. If it becomes worse again i will make a grow question.
I stopped giving nutrients now because the soil has enough
Only the first pair of leaves is a bit damaged now. I was going to cut them anyway. I really didn't give much but autos are really sensitive i think.
Gonna let her do her thing for at least one week now while just giving water.
Nothing too bad but not a perfect start anymore 😄
Happy growing 🙏
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Week 3. Vegetation
3y ago
1/8
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
Nutrients 4
BioRHIZOTONIC
1.5 mll
Bio Vega
1 mll
Soil Plugs
1 mll
Clutch Hey everyone
Late update, I was on holiday to Amsterdam 😄
Plant is healthy but is growing a bit slow. Gave some water and a slight bit of nutrients. Weather is not bad but could be better.
This week the transfer to the final pot will happen. I'm still waiting for my RQS Package to arrive so I can put all the extra nutrients in the soil.
Not much else to update but I will add pictures if I transfer her this week.
Happy growing 🙏
Update : transplant to the big airpot on May 20
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Week 4. Vegetation
3y ago
1/5
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Weak
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
0.5 l
Watering Volume
Nutrients 8
BioRHIZOTONIC
1.5 mll
Bio Vega
1 mll
Vita Race
1 mll
Clutch Hey everyone
A fun week here
Started up the LST Training and im going to keep a much closer eye this time
Last year it was okay but some buds didn't receive enough light and weren't spread out enough. This grow im going to manipulate the hell out of her 😄
The new growth is already breaking trough nicely. Time to bend her down
Also started up some more feeding.
Vita race for extra iron in this stage and the RQS Organic Boost stuff is mixed throughout the soil. Also added Mycorhizza, Rhizobacter and Seaweed and Bat Guano. Mixed extra perlite to make the soil more airy.
Weather is a bit cold. During the day around 18° Celsius, nights are really cold. I take her inside for nighttime now.
Let's hope she likes her new home.
Gonna add more pictures during this week.
Happy growing 🙏
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LST
Technique
5
Week 5. Vegetation
3y ago
1/5
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Weak
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
12 °C
Night Air Temp
38 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
Nutrients 9
BioRHIZOTONIC
1.5 mll
Bio Vega
1 mll
Vita Race
1 mll
Clutch Hello everyone
A fun week again. Plant is showing nice development.
I really try to focus on exposing the future budsites.
Last year I didn't tuck away the fanleaves enough.
This grow I'm tying them all down as much as possible.
I find it hard to place them right so every 2 days I do some adjustments.
The evolution I have right now is exactly the same as last year so I gotta have faith in the next 2 weeks that she will grow big. Previous grow I had about 60% of the possible canopy.
With the right techniques I'm sure I can reach about 80% canopy coverage.
I know I'm not the best LST student but I'm trying 😄
Any advice is welcome
I'm still giving water with a bit of nutrients but I'm gonna add plain 6,5 PH water from now on. Every second watering during the week plain water. A good rain now would also be very welcome 😄
So far so good
Hope everyone is okay
See u next week
Happy growing 🙏
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6
Week 6. Vegetation
3y ago
1/8
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Weak
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
14 °C
Night Air Temp
38 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
Nutrients 10
Bio Neem Oil
1 mll
BioRHIZOTONIC
1.5 mll
Bio Vega
1 mll
Clutch Hello everyone
Welcome to week 6
Flowering has started, the first white pistils are popping up so in the next weeks she will expand and grow bigger 🙂
I will make it one more vegative week
Today I removed all the LST, rearranged it and I adjusted it as good as possible.
In 3 weeks I won't be able to change anything anymore so it has to be correct now.
I did a small defoliation. Removed about 6 or 7 bigger leaves that were blocking budsites and some dead ones on the bottom
I also added a good neem oil spray on the leaves. From now on no more spraying on the future buds.
I will give it in the watering one or two more times.
I gave one watering with nutrients and one watering with plain water. Both times 6,5 PH
This diary is an exact copy of last year so far. I just hope I can spread the canopy more open and use all the room the airpot gives me.
I know it looks small right now but last year she really delivered 😄
See u next week
Happy growing 😉🙏
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Week 7. Flowering
3y ago
1/6
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
29 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Weak
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
18 °C
Night Air Temp
38 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
Nutrients 11
BioRHIZOTONIC
1.5 mll
Bio Vega
1 mll
Bio Flores
1 mll
Clutch Hello everyone
Flowering has officially started 😀
We are in the first or second week of the stretch period.
Plant looks healthy green and is responding well on the LST and feeding. A few slight yellow leaves below but i remove them
The LST is so fun to do but i still feel like an amateur. Tomorrow i will adjust her again, i have a few buds below the canopy that need more light. In a few weeks i will have my Shaman plant to learn again 😄
I gave one good watering, all nutrients were 1 or 2 ml on 1L of water.
Slow build up and there's absolutely a lot of food left in the soil too and the roots are now just reaching some parts of that.
So far so good.
Happy growing 🙏
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Defoliation
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8
Week 8. Flowering
3y ago
1/4
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
29 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Weak
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
15 °C
Night Air Temp
38 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
Nutrients 10
BioRHIZOTONIC
1.5 mll
Bio Flores
1 mll
BioBOOST
1 mll
Clutch Hello everyone
Welcome to week 9
We have Fantastic weather and perfect nights right now
Always around 25° to 30° Celsius
The Plant really likes the conditions now. Looking healthy and the leafs are praying up to the sky 😀
She drinks more right now. Every 3 days I water in with one liter but I also let her dry out sometimes. The roots need to search for the leftover moist then and that makes them stronger.
Still switching between plain waterings and nutrients water. Always PH 6,5.
I removed all the LST and I re-adjusted it. In 2 weeks I won't be able to change anything anymore so better now
I'm happy with the LST but I still find it hard to do. The main cola is difficult to control and I believe that it's easier if u have a photoperiod plant that can be topped and u can spread out more.
I hope she stretches out for one more week. There is still a lot of room that can be filled up. In 2 weeks she will focus all her powers on the buds so I hope to have a nice canopy by that time.
That's it for now
Gonna add some more pictures later
Happy growing 🙏
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Defoliation
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9
Week 9. Flowering
3y ago
1/7
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Weak
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
15 °C
Night Air Temp
38 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
Nutrients 9
BioRHIZOTONIC
1.5 mll
Bio Flores
2 mll
BioBOOST
1.5 mll
Clutch Hey everyone
This week went really well.
I didn't check on her everyday but she loves life. Beautiful plant
We had some colder temperatures at night but nothing to worry about too much. Daytime was always nice weather between 20 and 25 Celsius
One or two small rains too so I didn't water in with plain PhD water.
Gonna give feeding now while doing this update.
Next watering will be with neem Oil for final time
I don't think she will grow much bigger anymore. The stretching seems done and she starts to focus on the buds.
I see many of them so I hope they bulk up well in next few weeks 🙂
Still looking healthy and that's the most important.
Happy growing
See u next week 🙏
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Week 10. Flowering
3y ago
1/7
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Normal
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
15 °C
Night Air Temp
38 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
Nutrients 9
BioRHIZOTONIC
2 mll
Bio Flores
2 mll
BioBOOST
2 mll
Clutch Hey everyone
Once again a good week here
Nice weather and the plant has a good evolution.
2 feedings this week and a plain watering in between.
We had a small rain but nothing too bad
I only worry about one thing.
The main cola is the only one that is really getting bigger.
The other buds are a bit behind, still pretty small.
Don't know if I did something wrong or that the LST isn't good? They all receive enough light and I turn the plant every 2 days so all angles get some sunlight
Plant still looks healthy so I'm gonna let her do her thing.
Starting next week I will make pictures with the RQS Smarthpone microscope.
First time trying this 😄 it was the last important tool I still needed. Let's hope it works fine
See u next week friends
Happy growing 🙏
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Defoliation
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11
Week 11. Flowering
3y ago
1/7
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Normal
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
15 °C
Night Air Temp
38 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
Nutrients 10
RQS Neem Oil
1 mll
BioRHIZOTONIC
2 mll
Bio Flores
2 mll
Clutch Hello everybody
A nice week here
Very good weather and acceptable temperatures. Always around 25° celsius. 2 very small rains but there was more than enough wind so the plant was dry again after 15 minutes.
It really wasn't much but previous grow did have some budrot in final weeks so I'm very cautious
I have bought some stuff to make a shelter. Will do that this week. I have nightshift now for 5 days so i pretty much sleep through the day haha.
Plant looks healthy and the other buds are getting fatter too now. Not that much smell yet and I'm happy with that. No need to attract the neighbours.
I gave one feeding this week and one watering with Neem Oil. I noticed a few smaller bitemarks so i didn't wanna take any risks and fight the bugs. This week my package with ladybugs will arrive too. Gonna let them go hunting on whatever causes those bitemarks 😄
So far so good. More pictures will be updated soon
Happy growing everyone 🙏
Update
Added some ladybug larves.
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Week 12. Flowering
3y ago
1/10
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Strong
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
13 °C
Night Air Temp
38 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
Nutrients 10
RQS Neem Oil
1 mll
BioRHIZOTONIC
2 mll
Bio Flores
2 mll
Clutch Hello everyone
A good week here but not that great weather.
The plant spend 4 days inside my garden house with an open door for fresh air
Outside so much rain that I just didn't want to take the risk.
Also a higher humidity in morning so better safe than sorry
She did receive enough light but it's not perfect, I know
Some buds are a bit closer together and that's the only minor thing so far.
Not problematic but I keep a close eye
They are really bulking up now and starting to produce a bigger smell 😄
One feeding this week and one time neem oil watering.
I think I'm gonna give one or two good feedings and then it's flushtime
Last year i harvested in middle of August and I think it's gonna be pretty much the same this year.
Will look more after the the trichomes this year.
So far so good
Fingers crossed for the last 3 weeks (I think 😁)
Happy growing 🙏
Update : made a shelter, not perfect yet but it does the job 😄
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Week 13. Flowering
3y ago
1/14
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Strong
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Substrate Temp
13 °C
Night Air Temp
38 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
Nutrients 8
Bio Flores
2 mll
BioBOOST
2 mll
Soil Plugs
1 mll
Clutch Welcome to week 14
A very poor week for weather
While im writing this another shitload of rain is coming trough
I really build the shelter just in time 😄
Thanks @nonick123 for good advice
Created it in the afternoon and in evening it already proved his worth.
Plant was dry during a whole weekend with lots of rain but luckily also a lot of wind. That really lowers the chance on very humid air.
Daytime is around 20° to 23° Celsius
Nights sometimes flirting with 13°
All the buds are really bulking up
Also a very nice smell 😃
I really wished i spread the canopy a bit more open. It's not bad but i didn't use all the space that i had
Gave one good feeding this week and i think i will do a last one tomorrow.
Than we have 2 weeks (Maybe 10 days) of flushing.
No more biorhizotonic for roots.
Only bioboost and bioflowering nutrients are given now. Hope it's a final push for topbuds.
Gonna make some microscope pictures tomorrow
The RQS smartphone microscope didn't really worked well when i first tried so let's give it another shot
I want to harvest at right time.
Other grows i just guessed a bit 😄
Happy growing everyone
See u next week 🙏
Clutch I'm just going to close this diary because I had budrot again and I really don't wanna talk about it now haha.
No seriously. This is an awesome strain and last year I had good buds and this year I was on the way to a better harvest untill 13 days of rain and high humidity kicked in.
I kept the plant dry but the weather was absolutely horrible and not one single strain will survive these kind of long periods whitout some loss and this year it was a lot of loss.
I gave the plant away to a friend who saved some buds but not too much.
He even had to throw away buds during the drying process because of mold showing up.
I feel bad for not having any numbers or a smoke report 😔 untill week 12 this was my best grow ever and then I discovered that fucked up budrot and I was so mad I just gave the whole plant away the next day. Didn't even wanna look at it anymore
I'm gonna grow this strain again but not for now. I have other stuff to focus on now but I will be back.
I really wished I could end this grow more positive but u win some u lose some when growing outdoors
Keep growing strong friends
See u soon
@JamesBarre, hey man. Welcome again. Yes that little more experience does miracles haha 😄. And the good equipment (soil and nutrients) definitely helps a lot too.
@Clutch another spectacular week!
The LST looks good, even if you feel like a newbie 😂
Very interesting flowers are going to form bro!
See you next week! 😃
@nonick123, thanks for the comments man.
Yes these are the fun weeks. Its nice too see everything expand and changing. We had a good rain too tonight after a dry month. Was very welcome 😀
One more stretching week (maybe 10 days) to go.
The main stem is hard to control and adjust. I have 4 future buds pretty close together and i want them to have more space to prevent high humidity and budrot. Gonna do a LST session tomorrow 😁
Success👍🏼
Are you going to grow this outside or inside?
I read that you also want to grow a purple strain.
The seeds from Weedseedsexpress in Haarlem are highly recommended 👌🏽
@Mosquito_Haarlem, thank u. Im going to pregrow this plant 3 to 4 weeks inside and than place her outside in the big airpot. I will look into the purple strains on that site but i already made my choice 😉
Happy growing 🙏
@Clutch, a huge 38-liter pot! 😱😂
I'm going to follow you week by week to see how it reacts! 💪
Cannabis culture says that around 20-25 liters is enough (maximum) for a 3-month auto, but let's see how it works for you! 😊
It'll be interesting, when you finish the harvest, to take out the root ball and see if it's completely filled with roots. I'm expecting a photo of those roots! 😁
LST is a great idea. I'm going to try it on some (or all) of my plants this year.
Have you taken it outside yet? How many hours of direct light does it get?
@nonick123, last year I had very healthy roots with the NL but not a lot.
The Jack Herer 2 summers ago had a huge root ball 😃 all wrapped around and superhealthy. That's what I try to achieve every grow but sometimes u just gotta accept what a plant does. She stands outside now during the day. Nights are too cold for now, around 8° Celsius so I keep her inside. I hope in 2 weeks she can stay outside 🙂 I get around 17 hours of direct sunlight, sometimes a bit in the shade but overall a good place. Lots of wind too.
Thanks for checking friend 🙏
@Clutch, Wow! 17 hours of direct sunlight! I want a part of your garden to place my plants! :-)
If you have a lot of wind, I would recommend putting stakes on all the main branches.
Last year I used bamboo sticks, which are very inexpensive, very flexible, and can be cut with some pliers to the height you need.
Good idea to bring them inside at night if you have such low temperatures.
Good luck with the weather in the Netherlands!
@Clutch, what size (volume) is the airpot you use for these first few weeks?
Is it 1 liter?
I'm thinking of following your method next year because of the problems I'm having this year...
@Clutch, you can see in my profile the follow-up #2 for this year
I’m having issues with stretched seedlings from germinating directly in 11-liter pots indoors, and the 50W QB Led lamp isn’t powerful enough to reach the 6 pots
Because of this, I’m considering doing the following in the next round:
- Germinate in 1 or 2-liter pots
- Keep indoors for two or three weeks
- After two or three weeks, transplant to the final 11-liter pot
- Move outside
What do you think?
Can you tell me what lamp you’re using for the first few weeks and how far you’re placing it?
Thanks for your help!
@nonick123, I never used a lamp before 😄
I place the seedlings inside in a warm place behind the window. Lots of sun 😄 That's the reason why I also have a bit stretch but when I transplant them to final pot I place them a bit deeper.
This is how I do it for 6 grows now 😄
Every plant reacts different to it. My Jack Herer never saw any light besides the sun and reached 1meter 5cm. The NL is a bit bushier so she is not that high. I kinda like it when they stretch out a bit, gives a good space between the buds and increasing airflow is a major advantage to prevent budrot. I wouldn't worry about it too much. Once she settles in she will grow big and the flowering stretch in autoflowers only starts when the 5th or 6th node appears so she has enough time to expand or to perform LST
Happy growing 🙏
@Clutch, you're lucky to have a window with a lot of sunlight!
I don't have that 😖
I'm going to try to do the next round with the 50W lamp and 1 or 2-liter pots, and then move to the final pot 😊
Thanks for the comments and good luck with your grow this year! 🙏💪
I'm following you! 😀
@northernMike, yeah but not like u wanted, i found budrot on many buds.
Gave the plant away to a friend who wanted to try to save many. I was tired of it and very disappointed. Didn't even want to look at it anymore. 3 out of 6 outdoors had it. Im done with outdoor. I need to write the final week and harvest and im just so sad that i dont wanna do it haha 😔😅
@Clutch, Sorry to hear about your plant, what a bummer😵 There are plants that are highly mold and pest resistant, talk to James at RQS and I'm sure he can recommend something for next year. Don't give up yet, the herb is out there, just have to find a tough strain so you can keep on growing👌..
Have a great day!!
Wow, those buds have gotten so big @Clutch!
It looks beautiful!
I was thinking if you could put a fan to air out those buds and prevent mold and bud rot!
@nonick123, hey buddy
Yes, in the last 3 weeks they always bulk up nicely.
It's great to see.
And where she stands there is more than enough wind now.
But budrot can happen overnight and I'm expecting that the weather will give me a hard time soon 😄 it's not gonna be nice and sunny for 3 weeks haha
I bought the Shelter like u said, gonna try to make a good one. Its transparent PVC, 1m x 1m.
Thanks for the comments man
Happy growing 🙏🤜🤛
@Clutch, thank you for making me enjoy this diary!
Don't neglect the construction of the shelter, and don't let the rains ruin the end of flowering!
It looks delicious!
@Clutch your Northern Lights looks awesome this week!
Your plant has a really nice color on all the leaves and branches, which is a sign that you're doing well with the nutrients and watering.
Regarding your question, I've noticed that LST isn't always positive for Autos.
My Northern Lights has stayed really small after doing LST, but it's putting out some fat buds.
In my opinion, when you do LST on Autos, it doesn't completely break the apical dominance of the plant, so the main cola is always going to fatten up a bit more and faster than the other colas.
I think next year I'm going to try doing LST when the plant has grown quite a bit (3 or 4 weeks) just before or at the start of the Stretch stage, to let the plant grow as tall as possible and then "lay it down.
@nonick123, yeah it's very possible some autoflowers get stunted from LST. U only have 4 to 5 weeks of vegative phase with them and when growing outdoors they can get stunted because of cold too. It's very possible.
Next year I will do a photoperiod again. At least 8 to 10 weeks of vegative phase. That's a good base for a big plant 😄
I'm very happy with the watering and feeding too.
Last year BioCanna already did great. I'm giving a little bit more now and the plant really likes it.
I'm gonna give one watering with Neem Oil but so far I have no bugs at all or any leaves that get eaten too. That was a problem with my Lemon Haze and Jack Herer
Thanks for the comment man. Gonna check your grow too 😉
@Clutch, you're doing great 😬
Also, this Northern Lights strain is super resilient.
Of all the Autos I've planted this year, it's:
- The one that's growing the buds the most
- It has no issues with pH
- It absorbs all the nutrients I'm giving it (while the others are burning with the same nutrient percentage...)
The only problem I see is that it's gotten small with the LST, but I think I would grow it again next year.
That said, if you compare it to the photoperiod strain I'm growing this year... there's no comparison.
I might plant Northern Lights again, but the photoperiod one! 😬
The effort (and time) invested in the photo is worth it because I think the yield difference is going to be huge... 😄
The problem you have with the rain could be solved with a polycarbonate roof. I fixed it for 20 € and the plants don't get wet anymore.
You can also look into Fast Flowering photoperiod strains, which bring the harvest forward by 2 or 3 weeks, saving you time from rain!
@Clutch great look for the plant!
Don't worry about the size, because at some point it has to completely explode in growth.
Regarding LST, this is my first year doing it too (I've been at it for a few days) but I've read a lot, I've seen many grow diaries, and when starting I think there's a key point:
Keep the main stem in a completely horizontal position. In other words: the main stem should be parallel to the ground.
This way you'll force all the side branches to "stretch out" to seek the sun and you'll have a very even horizontal canopy.
Keep the stem in this position by guiding it every day or two.
Good luck with your grow!
@nonick123, yes that's exactly what I'm trying to do now 🙂 but the new shoots are very small so I just tuck away the fanleaves now. I also gonna do little defoliation every week, like remove one or 2 bigger fanleaves that block the new growth. I already see many future budsites popping up 😃 they just gotta grow so I can spread them out now haha
Thanks for the comments friend 🙏
@Clutch, I'm trying out an idea to avoid defoliation and stress: I'm doing LST on the leaves :-D
I'm moving the leaves so they don't block the light to the inner and lower buds.
It requires daily checking, but so far it's working!
@Clutch don't cut the first leaves
The plant uses them to feed itself while it keeps growing
The yellow color looks like a slight burn from excess nutrients
One week only with water and let's see how it evolves
What I would do is move it to its final pot as soon as possible so the roots can grow down!
@nonick123, in one week I'm going to place her in the final pot. Im still waiting for my RQS Package to arrive that has extra mycorizzha and those organic nutrients u can mix trough the soil. Plant is doing fine now. No more extra burn since i switched to only water. Thanks again for the feedback friend 😉
@Clutch, awesome!
I propose that for your next grow you do one thing:
Take two seeds of the same strain.
For seed 1, follow the method you used this year: two transplants until the final pot.
For seed 2, put it in the final pot from the start (after germination in GOW or paper towels, whichever you prefer).
Let's see what the differences are!
Good smokes and good luck with the grow!
Clutch, I would recommend not overloading with root fertilizer.
My experience tells me that mycorrhizae and other bacteria can be more effective in improving root health and promoting root growth.
Good luck with the grow!
I’m looking forward to the photos and your comments from week 2!
@nonick123, i think u might be right. I have a bit nutrientsburn now so plain water from now on. Let's see how the mycorhizza does alone 😄 Thanks for the comment friend.
@Clutch, my experience tells me it's better to start with the nutrients little by little (half the amount recommended by the manufacturer) and gradually increase it.
It's always easier to add more nutrients, but it's not so easy to "flush" nutrients in young plants.
Good luck!
@nonick123, thanks friend.
She starts to grow bigger now. The next 2 weeks will all be about trying to place her right. I see many future budsites popping up 😃
In 2 weeks I will do a last good defolation
This precious @Clutch
Good evolution this week
If you're going to make a shelter, I recommend you use a transparent polycarbonate roof
It's almost 100% transparent to light
I put it up this year and the plants grow so happily, and I forget about the torrential and unexpected rains
Good smokes!