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MinnesotaHighLife

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VEG

Vivosun Light Emitting Diodes/150W

Vivosun

FLO

Vivosun Light Emitting Diodes/150W

Vivosun

Tent

Indoor

Room Type

LST

weeks 4-8

Defoliation

weeks 4, 6-9

ScrOG

weeks 5

Happy Frog

Grow medium

11 L

Pot Size

0.95 L

Watering

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

Got my order from Seedsman and added them to a small cup of distilled water with a 1:3 ratio of 3% hydrogen peroxide. Both popped overnight with one having about a quarter inch tap root. And the other just barely coming out. Move them to a paper towel using the water for the cup by damp in the towel put it on a plate and set it on my 3D printer bed and turned up the heat to 28 degrees Celsius. Next day both had tap Roots more than a half inch put them in the soil. The next day number one came up nice and bright the other one still hung up under the soil. A day later seed number 2 came up still had the shell on the leaves and it struggled for another day before I finally removed it and it was just a tiny little guy and it still remains stunted to this day. I think the first week's growth is good looking at other people's photos so I think I'm doing okay for my first grow. I am using Happy Frog to start the seedlings off. I will then be moving them into 3 gal fabric pots using Happy Frog amended with 1 Tbsp/Gal of Dr. Earth Home Grown Organic Tomato, Vegetable & Herb Fertilizer.

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Glass Of Water

Germination Method

3.81 cm

18 hrs

27 °C

6.1

No Smell

158 PPM

60 %

22 °C

22 °C

21 °C

3 L

0 L

68.58 cm

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

Looking Good so far. I'm moving these to the 3 gal fabric pots. I should have just started them in them in the first place. Been keeping the soil moist with about 50 ml of purified drinking water with a 6.1pH

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7.62 cm

18 hrs

26 °C

6.1

No Smell

158 PPM

60 %

22 °C

22 °C

20 °C

3 L

1 L

60.96 cm

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

Week 2 went well except for I tested my water source to find the pH had changed from like 6.3 to 5.1 and I watered twice this week with that source before realizing the change. I am hoping it won't cause any issues.

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8.89 cm

18 hrs

26 °C

6.1

No Smell

158 PPM

54 %

22 °C

21 °C

20 °C

11 L

0 L

50.8 cm

Nutrients 1

Armor Si - Terra Aquatica

Armor Si 0.326 mll

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

Day 15 I checked soil moisture level with probe and I think I'll wait another day to water again. #2 Is strange compared to #1 as it is starting it's second set of leaves at the first node instead of the top. Day 18 #2 looks to be getting to main tops now for whatever reason it stopped at the second set of leaves and just started growing from the first node. Day 20 I Mixed GH Armor Si with my water and pH'd to 6.4 Gave both a good soaking. I think I may have been underwatering trying my damnedest not to overwater. Day 21 I wonder if I was underwatering if that would be enough stress to cause early flowering. I noticed pistols at several nodes on #1. I'm only 3rd week in on this grow.

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11.43 cm

24 hrs

26 °C

6.1

Weak

158 PPM

54 %

22 °C

21 °C

20 °C

11 L

0 L

45.72 cm

Nutrients 2

molasses 0.326 mll

Armor Si - Terra Aquatica

Armor Si 0.326 mll

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

Day 22 Did some leaf tucking. NL #1 is showing more pistols. NL #2 still trying to get some growth going. Day 23 Removed a leaf on NL #1 to get more light to the lower nodes. Removed the 2 leaves on #2 that basically self topped itself. Gave each 1/4 gal of water with Armor Si and molasses. Day 27 Some LST around #1, tucked some leaves. Watered again Same as Day 23

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LST

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Defoliation

Technique

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21.59 cm

24 hrs

24 °C

6.3

Normal

158 PPM

54 %

22 °C

21 °C

20 °C

11 L

0 L

36.83 cm

Nutrients 2

molasses 0.326 mll

Armor Si - Terra Aquatica

Armor Si 0.326 mll

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

Day 29 Start of new week. Not sure if I should be starting as flowering yet or not. I have pistols on #1 but none on #2. Lots of growth on both the last week. Topped and worked in 2 tsp Dr Earth HomeGrown and 1 Tbsp Dr Earth FlowerGirl, mixed in and watered #1 with .5 gal pHd water with Armor Si mixed low dose and no molasses this time around. #2 still has a good shot of moisture so I'll wait to water her Day 32 Watered #2 with .5 gal pHd water with Armor Si mixed low dose and no molasses this time around. Also LST with some clips I 3D printed from Thingiverse. Day 33 Got first flowers starting on #1. #2 just started showing pistols so day 36 I will set lights for flower. Day 34 Did some leaf tucking and moved lst clips to other branches. Day 35 More leaf tucking and watered with .5 gal water with full dose of Armor Si. Everything is moving along.

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LST

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ScrOG

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71.12 cm

24 hrs

24 °C

6.3

Normal

158 PPM

54 %

22 °C

21 °C

20 °C

11 L

1 L

36.83 cm

Nutrients 2

molasses 0.326 mll

Armor Si - Terra Aquatica

Armor Si 0.326 mll

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

Been a busy week. Haven't had much time to update so its a small update this week. #2 still hasn't started to flower 1 week after #1 started flowering. I is starting to take over in size big time. It went from being a what I thought was a stunted runt that I was thinking about SPARTAing to I'm wondering how big she gonna get. I've done a bit of defoliation on #1 to open up some of the inner bud sites. Thinking I might lollipop #2 and do some defoliation before it starts to flower.

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LST

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Defoliation

Technique

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76.2 cm

24 hrs

24 °C

6.3

Strong

158 PPM

54 %

22 °C

21 °C

20 °C

11 L

1 L

36.83 cm

Nutrients 2

molasses 0.326 mll

Armor Si - Terra Aquatica

Armor Si 0.326 mll

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

#1 Has been moving along on bud development. Lots of trichomes forming. #2 Is still in preflower and has grown about 8 inches taller than #1.

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LST

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Defoliation

Technique

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76.2 cm

24 hrs

24 °C

6.3

Strong

158 PPM

54 %

22 °C

21 °C

20 °C

11 L

1 L

36.83 cm

Nutrients 2

molasses 0.326 mll

Armor Si - Terra Aquatica

Armor Si 0.326 mll

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

Day 52 Mixed up a new batch of water with Armor Si and then pH'd to 6.3 #1 is getting stacked right now about 10 days away from harvest I'm guessing.

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LST

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Defoliation

Technique

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76.2 cm

24 hrs

24 °C

6.3

Strong

158 PPM

54 %

22 °C

21 °C

20 °C

11 L

1 L

36.83 cm

Nutrients 2

molasses 0.326 mll

Armor Si - Terra Aquatica

Armor Si 0.326 mll

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

Everything looks good so far. #1 is getting really close trichomes are starting to get milky. I'll likely harvest when I start seeing amber heads. #2 is starting to bulk up now and starting to stack up she will likely be 2 wks behind for harvest.

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Defoliation

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Seedsman

Northern Lights Auto Seedsman

10/10

Rated

Spent 65 days

Ger Veg Flo Har

138.91 g

Bud wet weight per plant

2

Plants

13.72 m²

Grow Room size

Normal

Difficulty

Height

Day air temperature

Air humidity

PPM

PH

Light schedule

Solution temperature

Night air temperature

Substrate temperature

Pot size

Lamp distance

MinnesotaHighLife

MinnesotaHighLife

I harvested #1 at 79 days and #2 at 94 days. Went well for my first grow. Can't wait to start another couple plants.

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JazzBerriescommentedweek 02 years ago

Weird... I'm in Minnesota growing seedsman NLA, indoors, in 2.5gal of soil amended with Dr. Earth HomeGrown and flower girl as well. Mine popped on the first of July. Crazy how in sync our grows are...Congrats on the legal flowering!

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CannabisFarmerGuyDudecommented2 years ago

@JazzBerries, LOL make it 3

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MinnesotaHighLifecommented2 years ago

@JazzBerries, Awesome. I met a dude from Manitoba on here too. Thanks for checking out my journal. Looking forward to seeing your progress here.

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Seedsmancommentedweek 52 years ago

If one of them is already showing sex, the plant tend to show the first flowers in about 5-6 days, depending on various factors (root growth, pheno, health) plants could have some difference in veg and flo times.

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MinnesotaHighLifecommented2 years ago

@Seedsman, yeah #2 had some odd mutation so it's about a week or so behind. Today I've been getting the first flowers going on #1 and I noticed pistol on #2. Thanks for following my grow.

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Seedsmancommentedweek 12 years ago

Thanks for choosing our strain. Good luck and we hope you enjoy it. If you have any issues, please let us know. 💚😀

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Seedsmancommentedweek 12 years ago

Thanks for choosing our strain. Good luck and we hope you enjoy it. If you have any issues, please let us know. 💚😀

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Hou_Stonecommentedweek 12 years ago

happy growing bro💪! 🌲best🌲wishes🌲

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CannabisFarmerGuyDudecommentedweek 92 years ago

Looking good man!! Only a few weeks ahead of you with the same strain, good luck the rest of the way!

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GoldenFingercommentedweek 92 years ago

was ein cooler post weiter so ;)

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Seedsmancommentedweek 82 years ago

👌💪🙏

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doobieandthedutchesscommentedweek 62 years ago

Good luck with the grow. When you’re legal it just feels different. Glad to see some locals on here.

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