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Hello, guys and girls!
This time my setup has more potential for proper grow.
Genetics:
Actually, I don't know what strain is it 😂 Either LSD auto or Amnesia Auto from a custom breeder.
Tent setup:
Actually the tubes and corners are bad for this tent. I hoped I'd connect them tightly, but this one should be solder.
I didn't want to do that, so I just used nail(not screws, they were too hard to screw in) and rubber.
I can't say that construction is strong, it even started to fell side after few days, but if lean it against the wall, then it's better.
A lot of 2 sided tape for the walls.
I decided to make a custom one in order to economize. I spent around 40$ for tubes, corners and tools, and another 40 for the walls. This size tent would've been around 200-250$.
But I definitely recommend to use proper tubes(a lot of videos on youtube for PVC tent) or wood sticks.
Hydo setup:
Last grow was in 10 liters bucket, I knew it wasn't enough. So, now I bought a bucket for 35 liters. Let's check this size, hope it wouldn't be too big. I'm not sure, it might be too big for hydro.
I used lighter to make holes in cup and bucket. And knife heated on a gas stove to make a big hole for the cup itself.
Cup has stones on the lower part and sided parts of it. And coco with perlite at the upper middle.
I use the most simple and cheap compressor for 3watt. It cost 4$ or something in the zoo-fish store. At the begging of the grow it will be one compressor. I think I'll add 1 or 2 more by the mid of growing.
Also this time I use air stones, instead of sponge filter.
Hello, grower!
It's been a week, since she hatched from the solution.
This time I've planted her 2.5cm lower the ground, usually I do 1cm. I wanted to speed up the roots getting to the water directly.
But I still don't see any roots coming from the bottom, hope to see them on the next week!
Also it seems like the sprout is a little bit smaller, than usual, I know it's only first week, but still
Nutrients: I've added all of that to a full tank:
9ml TA Micro
5ml AN Micro
10ml TA Grow
2ml AN Bloom
10ml TA CalMag
15ml AN Piranha
18ml AN Sensizym
Pinch(half tea spoon) of citric acid for lowering PH.
Default water PPM is ~180
Actually, it's the second time, I made this solution for her.
First time I was trying to make it without Piranha and Sensizym, but, unfortunately, solution started to rotting somehow in the 3rd(!) day, so I had to make a new one.
Light is on 40%
Hello, dear readers!
On day 11 solution started to rotting, so I had to change it. I decided to use smaller tank just for now, so I don't waste much nutrients.
I wanted to try to avoid bacterias at this stage, so the solution would have less organic in it, so it won't rot that fast.
However, when I read more about it, I found out, that they should help with it instead, soo, I'll add them on the next week.
Even by the end of the week, I didn't see any roots coming down from the cup. Not what I expected, to be honest.
I see some white parts on the leaves (best view on them on 12 day). Don't really know what nutrient problem is it yet.
She started to smell up in close.
Light power is on 50% (75w)
Tent reflective walls came unstuck, unfortunately. I'll tie with some ropes then.
Hello, readers!
I added Piranha AN at the beggining of the week, and the next day, I noticed solution starter rotting again... YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO FIGHT EVIL, NOT TO JOIN IT!
It's not expired and doesn't smell bad, idk what happened here.
I read about it more, I find out, rot might be caused by hard water, which I have. But on the last plant I've been using the same water.
Anyway, I'll be boiling it, since it lowers the initial PPM of water.
After I changed the solution and plant recovered, I decided to prune it. However, topping it's too easy and boring 😁
I wanted to try FIM, since it should be a bit less stressful for the plant, and it might give more colas (they say 1-4).
I've done it only once before, so the position of pruning might be incorrect, will see on results.
I also secured reflective walls with flexible wire. It looks stupid, but it work really well, actually.
Light power is still on 50% (75w).
Hello, growers!
At day 22 I cut off the very lower brunches with 1-part leaves, they didn't get enough light anyway. And I almost cannot see the difference on photo 😆
I changed solution at 23rd day, and on the next day I started noticing sings of rot again. I saw brown shit there, there were a slight smell, and high PH.
I wanted to give up with it already, but decided to give a chance to a pretty odd way.
I read, some farmers use white vinegar for reducing root-rot issues. I though it might be dangerous for her, but didn't see any other options.
I, actually, used not white, but apple vinegar. They have a similar composition, without critical differences.
So, I started to adding it instead of citric acid. In my case it was around 1.5ml/liter, but when preparing solution I watched at PH changing, so if it would be still high, I'd add more. Also I needed to reAdd some more vinegar at the next days, because PH was increasing rapidly
And it really helped soooo well!
After couple of days roots started to becoming more white again. And the plant started to grow faster. So I think I'm gonna use it for the rest grow.
After Mirra felt better, I tied her branches.
And the next day I even have done some more FIMs to the biggest branches. Actually, I've done 6 prunes, lost photo of one of them.
I used micro from AN, cause the one was over. Next week, I'll buy micro from TA.
Smell of weed is super strong for her size now, and quiet noticeable in general.
It fills almost all rooms at the apartment, but I know it will be much stronger... god help me. And my neighbours 😷
At least smell doesn't went outside of apartment.
As I know smell mostly appears, when you feed them with sulfur, which contains in bloom. Make me wrong.
And I don't need much sulfur now, but I'm mostly looking at NKP balance now.
This small grasshopper dies at the next day, so I'm not nervous about it.
Light power is on 100%(150W), but the distance to the light is slightly increased.
Hello, readers!
At first photo roots in NEW SOLUTION, but I added piranha, just for an experiment... After this, I finally convinced, that it doesn't really help me with anything. No piranhas anymore!
I think by this stage, I can say, that i beat mold (root rot). No smell of this sh1t and roots look much better.
When I prepared the solution PPM was 1080, but after a few days it moves to 880. It should be a good sign, that I didn't overfeed her. So, with adding new water solution the average is around 1000.
I keep stretching her on the sides to make her wider. With some small defoliation to make more space with light for new branches. Unfortunately, the lowest brunches are not tall yet, so they kind of losing in the bushes and doesn't receive enough light. Maybe I should've cut them off, still thinking about it.
By the beginning of this week, I added 1 more air pump, now I have 2.
Smell didn't changed much since last week - room is full of in. Smells in the apartment, but doesn't leave it.
Also, she showed her sex now with pistols. I mean, she should've been a girl, now i just confirmed it. Cisgender lady😂
Doing pretty good overall!
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Week 6. Flowering
a year ago
More photos +8
50 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
6.5
Normal
950 PPM
42 %
21 °C
35 L
2 L
40 cm
Nutrients 7
Apple Vinegar 1 mll
NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 (G 0.85 mll
Hello, readers!
I've been in a different country this week, so I didn't keep an eye on Mirra. However, my friend came few times to take pictures and add new solution.
Because of that I don't know precise temp and humidity. Also I decided not to train the plant, because my friend would've struggle to fix the wires, while the plant grows.
I also switched to 35 liters, as I wanted before. Now I have 3 air-pump, each of it consumes 3watt and blows 2.5-3 liter per minute. So, in my calculations it should be enough air.
Preflower started 😍
Feeding:
I decided to experiment with food. I have some new fertilizers which are waaaay(~50 times) cheaper than the weed-fertilizers. Let's test it.
It's recommended dosage of mixing is 10gr/liter to get this NPK proportions per liter. In fact 1 gr/liter of this nutrients rises PPM by 350. And one of them slightly lowering PH, which is good for me.
NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 - 30 gr to 35 liters. Or 0.85 gr/liter.
N 15.5 CaO 26 - 10 gr to 35 liters. or 0.28 gr/liter.
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Week 7. Flowering
a year ago
More photos +13
80 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
6
Normal
1050 PPM
43 %
22 °C
35 L
3 L
40 cm
Nutrients 9
NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 (G 0.5 mll
Hello, dear readers!
This week started pretty good for Mirra, with new updated solution. She grew a lot.
A tried to take some photos of ex-fim places. It's hard to understand where were they. And by this stage, I can say that only few of prunes was successful. Propably the ones which, I though, was cut too much.
Noow they have a structure of something like 3 colas instead of 1. Or 2.5 instead of 1 :D
Other cuts just margined the priority of development lower to the steam, but didn't really bring new colas. However, the dense of the buds on top is still good.
Continue experimenting with new food: I have some new fertilizers, which should help on bloom phase. And also i manage to buy orthophosphoric acid to lowering PH. It's the best way to change Ph, i found. Could've buy nitric acid also, but since they both hard to find, i decided to get phosphoric, cause it's less dissolve in solution.
NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 - 0.5 gr/liter.
N 15.5 CaO 26 - 0.22 gr/liter.
NPK 0 0 51 + So3 34 - 0.1gr/liter
NPK 0 52 34 - 0.1 gr/liter.
Orthophosphoric acid 85%(H3PO4) - 0.11 ml/liter
I feel like smell in general didn't change by the last 3 weeks. However in close smell, buds itself have a small weird weed smell with notes of oak.
By the end of the week, a big disaster happened, when i was changing solution again. I broke 1 branch accidentally.
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Week 8. Flowering
a year ago
More photos +11
80 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
5.6
Normal
1100 PPM
38 %
21 °C
35 L
3 L
40 cm
Nutrients 8
NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 (G 0.36 mll
Hello, readers!
Growing pretty good in general.
She recovered from my precious accident, when I broke a brunch. But she also begin slowly falling sideways. Actually, she started it quiet long time ago, but now, I noticed it's progression day by day, so decided to tie her a little bit, so she'll be more straight.
I cannot upload some videos again. Idk what the problem is, at least I've uploaded video with roots. 😓
I like, that leaves doesn't continue getting burn tips, new leaves looks good, and the previous doesn't get worse, so the solution fits good now.
Want to mention that orthophosphoric acid turns out to be super stable compare to the citric acid.
It may be hard to understand her size by photo, I wanna remind, that my tent is 1m*1m*2m(tall). And she kind of taking almost all of that place with maybe 0-5-10cm gap to the walls.
For the last 4 weeks smell didn't change that much. And now I start to smell something more than just grass or weed.
When I smell it, I feel dry ground->carrots->canned peaches-> skittles. But it's actually the same smell, depends on how long and strong would you inhale.
Feeding:
(Kinda Micro) NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 - 0.36 gr/liter.
(Kinda Grow) N 15.5 CaO 26 - 0.14 gr/liter.
(Kinda Bloom) NPK 0 0 51 + So3 34 - 0.22gr/liter
(Kinda Bloom) NPK 0 52 34 - 0.32 gr/liter.
Orthophosphoric acid 85%(H3PO4) - 0.06 ml/liter
TriPart Grow - 0.25 ml/liter. Added cause I needed Mg, which I doesn't have in a new crystal fertilizer
Sensizym - 1 ml/liter. It's empty now, don't think I'll buy it again.
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Week 9. Flowering
a year ago
More photos +3
80 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
6.2
Normal
1100 PPM
38 %
22 °C
35 L
3 L
40 cm
Nutrients 8
NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 (G 0.25 mll
Hello, readers!
Pretty good growing week.
I did defoliation couple of times this week. Still, don't understand is it too much of too few leaves. Seems to be ok.
I noticed PPM raised to 1600 Oo I added water to the solution, it became 1450 ppm. So i decided to change solution again. Last time i was doing it 10 days ago, I hoped not to do it this week 😁
Taste of smell is the same, but it's getting much more concentrated.
Feeding:
(Kinda Micro) NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 - 0.25 gr/liter.
(Kinda Grow) N 15.5 CaO 26 - 0.22 gr/liter.
(Kinda Bloom) NPK 0 0 51 + So3 34 - 0.34gr/liter
(Kinda Bloom) NPK 0 52 34 - 0.32 gr/liter.
Orthophosphoric acid 85%(H3PO4) - 0.06 ml/liter
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Week 10. Flowering
a year ago
More photos +14
80 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
5.7
Normal
1000 PPM
40 %
22 °C
35 L
3 L
40 cm
Nutrients 8
NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 (G 0.23 mll
Hello, readers!
Next week without accidents! Growing good. However, she could be growing faster😁
I think at this stage, she looks a little bit over-defoliated, also I chopped off the baby buds the lowest center. I wonder, if I'll keep her in rest for the next week.
Place of ex-branch, kind of starting to mold. I've cleaned it. Will take a look a it after.
Solution at the end of the week was good with PPM, but PH started going to 5, I didn't have anything to increased it, so I changed solution
Feeding:
(Kinda Micro) NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 - 0.23 gr/liter.
(Kinda Grow) N 15.5 CaO 26 - 0.16 gr/liter.
(Kinda Grow) NPK 10 5 40 + 2 MgO - 0.26 gr/liter.
(Kinda Bloom) NPK 0 0 51 + So3 34 - 0.33gr/liter
(Kinda Bloom) NPK 0 52 34 - 0.5 gr/liter.
Orthophosphoric acid 85%(H3PO4) - 0 ml/liter
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Week 11. Flowering
a year ago
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80 cm
18 hrs
23 °C
5.5
Strong
1100 PPM
40 %
22 °C
35 L
2 L
35 cm
Nutrients 8
NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 (G 0.23 mll
Hello, readers!
Slow-looking grow, Mirra feels fine.
I removed some lower-smallest buds at the beginning of the week.
Smell become super strong now.
Feeding that's not from TA is in gr/l
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Week 12. Flowering
a year ago
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80 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
5.4
Strong
1200 PPM
40 %
21 °C
35 L
2 L
35 cm
Nutrients 8
NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 (G 0.23 mll
Hello, readers!
Some of her branches, that are tall and thick started to falling to the side. Kind of because of the bud weight, idk.
I have tied them a bit. I have one string, that supports branches and support another string for the lowest-fallest branches
Because of that it would be harder to change the solution, because she might start spreading her branches sideways and brake it.
So, i still haven't changed it. Solution's smell is fine
I cut a couple of leaves because of branches relocated and they are closer to each other now. And a couple of lowers buds.
I think about positioning her lower, so middle buds would get light, may be I will try an experiment on the next week.
Feeding that's not from TA is in gr/l
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Week 13. Flowering
a year ago
More photos +8
80 cm
18 hrs
22 °C
5.2
Strong
1300 PPM
37 %
20 °C
35 L
2 L
35 cm
Nutrients 8
NPK20, B 0.01, Cu 0.02, Fe 0.04, Mn 0.01, Mo 0.002, Zn 0.002 (G 0.23 mll
Hello, readers!
Branches keep falling down, because of it's weight. I'm trying to manage them. Very hard positioning them.
One of big brunches broke somehow... It's still on the plant, layd on the ties
I think next week will be last for her.
I didn't change solution, so i decided to fed her with TA only this week, so as not to accidentally overdose her.
Feeding that's not from TA is in gr/l
Hello, readers!
Platform is lagging so much... I cannot upload some photos and a video 👿
Tomorrow harvest at 100th day. I will not turn on the light this day, only harvest
Could've wait longer, since it's only the smallest percent of trichomes became brown-ish. But my personal schedule doesn't allow me to wait more.
I fed her a little bit at the beginning of the week, added water at the middle, and i didn't add anything for the last 3 days.
Not a perfect grow, not a perfect harvest, as always.
Results are still good, but the potential was bigger!
It's been 7 days, when the buds are almost dry, a little bit quick, I hope they would be hard to smoke because of this