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First Grow!
Genetics: Mephisto
Plants:
2 (Solos' to 5Gal)
Strains:
Double Grape / Sour Crinkle X Grape Crinkle (Freebie for mos of June)
Custom Closet Grow:
2.5x6 space
Mars Hydro SP 3000 (300W)
Two 5 Gal fabric pots
AC infinity clip fan
Humidifier
De-Humidifier
Wire Rack
2 AC Infinity Self-watering pots
Rotating 48" slender fan
Grow Details:
Mother Earth 70/30 Coco-coir, pre-charged.
Cana A+B, Rhizotonic, Cannazym, Silica, CalMag, Boost, PK13/14
Dynomyco Mycorrhizal
Recharge
24/0 light cycle
Overall Plan:
Ill be germinating in a cup of water for 24hrs and then to paper towel method. Ill start feeding around day 3 after surface break. I also consider after day 3 to be "Week 1" because Im loosely following the Canna chart which starts 3 days after emergence. They'll then be planted from solo cups once the leaves reach the outer rim. Ill then transplant into their final home, 5Gal fabric pots. Around the 5th node ill top both plants. I may or may not try a scrog but it's not as easy as others because I don't have poles to tie them off to. Id have to make a PVC DIY one. Around week 3 or when the roots reach the bottom, Ill be using AC Infinity self-watering bases. I'll be aiming for 90% cloudy and 10% amber when it comes to harvest time. I may or may not do a 1 week flush.
Germination Details:
24HR Soak method before transferring to moist paper towel in a baggy on a heating bad to help promote faster germ. Ill wait until its about an 1'' tail and plant into red solo cups.
--Week 1 Veg (10/1/2023) --
**10/1**
I'm going to count Veg week 1 as October 1st. I'm doing this because I'm going to follow the Canna chart and it counts seedlings as 3-5 days. I did the minimum of 3 days and also grouped the DG together with it to make it easier.
Distilled Water (0 EC)
1 ML/G Canna A
1 ML/G Canna B
.5ML/G Silica
5 ML/G Rhizotonic
6.2 PH
Total EC = .450
DLI12
24"
**-10/2-**
Increased DLI by 5 because of the DG stretching. Also dropped the lights to 18" and continued slightly increase EC. Added recharge after Nutes were prepped. It does add to the EC but Im gonna let it go. 75F/65H
18"
DLI 12
Distilled Water
2ML/G Canna A
2ML/G Canna B
10MLRhizotonic
2ML/G Silica
2ML/G CalMag
Recharge 1/4 tsp
PH'd 6.2
EC= .725
**-10-4-**
Double grape seems to have slowed its stretch. Light will be the same distance and Ive increase DLI by 3-4 and is now sitting at about 15-17 DLI. SCXGC is nearing the edge of the rim with DG having some catching up to do. VPD remains pretty strong at 74/60.
18"
DLI 17
Tap Water (EC=.250)
2.5ML/G Canna A
2.5ML/G Canna B
10MLRhizotonic
2ML/G Silica
2ML/G CalMag
PH'd 6.1
EC= .700
--**10/6-**--
Both girls are looking good. Should be transplanting soon as the leaves are starting to get near the borders, DG is still a little behind but has caught up nicely.
18"
DLI 17
Tap Water (EC=.250)
2.5ML/G Canna A
2.5ML/G Canna B
10MLRhizotonic
2ML/G Silica
2ML/G CalMag
PH'd 6.1
EC= .800
--**10/9**--
Transplanted the girls into their final 5GAL homes. Same medium. I mixed in some Dyno and PH'd some tap water to 6.1. It took about 3 GAL total of PH'd water to get about half the container in runoff. EC was at .950 and PH at 6.4 I dug out 2 holes with the solo cups and dusted with Dyno, in the hole and as much on the roots as I could. I used very sharp shears to cut up and the bottom out of the solos. They girls easily slid out. Shouldn't be any shock whatsoever. The medium is the same EC and PH as the solo's. Coco looks dry because I added more to the top layer. Should help keep gnats out too. Here in a week or 2 ill be moving to bottom feed auto pots.
18"
DLI 17
Tap Water (EC=.250)
3ML/G Canna A
3ML/G Canna B
10MLRhizotonic
2ML/G Silica
2ML/G CalMag
PH'd 6.1
EC= .950
***Start of Week 2 October 5th***
Quick review:
I've been steadily increasing the EC and the DLI about twice a week but only 3DLI each time. I noticed so minor tip burning going on both ladies and "tacoing" on the DG. Temps and RH are pretty steady and within the range of VPD. Only thing it could really be is too much light which is weird because DG started pretty leggy. I dialed the DLI back a bit to 17 and raised the light to 21" Will continue to monitor the situation until the leaves open back up a bit. In regards to the slight nute burn, I've been increasing EC steadily and got up to 1.0 by diluting the measurements above. Id rather not have any so I also dialed back EC a bit and started to slide back. Highest feeding a few days ago was 1.0 EC but has steadily been decreased to .850 now. I'll also continue to monitor this.
Last feeding (Once day right now)
21"
DLI 17
Tap Water (.250)
3ML/G Canna A
3ML/G Canna B
10ML
Rhizotonic
2ML/G Silica
3ML/G CalMag
5ML/G Cannazym
PH'd
6.0
EC= .850
October 6th - 11th
21"
DLI 17
Tap Water (.250)
3ML/G
Canna A
3ML/G
Canna B
10ML
Rhizotonic
2ML/G
Silica
3ML/G
CalMag
10ML/G Cannazym
PH'd
6.0
EC
800
Edit: The plant doesn't seem to have any issues other than the burnt tips. The runoff EC was really high at about 1500. I did a light flush. It took about a gallon each to flush it down to about 1000. I then decided to increase fertigation twice a day now to try and control the output. So both girls will be fed on a 12 hr schedule until flower. I've been giving Recharge every other watering to try and help any shock. Plant looks fine. I'm gonna keep it at .800 EC to see if the new growth have the burnt tips as well while keeping an eye on deficiencies.
++Start of Week 3++
October 12th - 18th
I've been kind of dialing it back on the EC. I would just rather not see any burnt tips until flower. I've been holding steady at .8 EC. I upped the fertigation to twice a day every 12 hours and testing runoff has it within range of about ~150-200. I'm worried that the burnt tips may have slowed some growth so I decided to not top either of the girls and instead bought some lst clips and will be constructing the scrog.
October 12th - 18th
21"
DLI 17
Tap Water (.250)
3ML/G Canna A
3ML/G Canna B
10ML
Rhizotonic
2ML/G Silica
3ML/G CalMag
5ML/G Cannazym
PH'd
6.0
EC= .850
Busy few weeks and didn't have a lot of time to update. The girls seemed to have recovered after being nute burned. I lowered the EC from 1.0 back down to .7 about 10 days ago and have been keeping steady and just now creeping back up. It sits at .850 EC. I also lowered PH because of twisting issues I was seeing with the new growth. I was at 5.9-6.0 so I dropped it down to about 5.7 and have kept it there the whole time I kept EC low. Plants seem to be doing fine. While trying my hand at lst with some clips i accidently broke off a top. Effectively topping it at day 28. Pretty late but couldnt be saved. Im hoping silica and recharge will help any stress. I also broke the main stem on SCXGC and taped it back up. Its been healing for about a week or so and look fine. The only thing is I can lst it without fear of snapping it again so Im gonna let SCXGC go a bit.
Work has really picked up and the plants remain squatty so I'm not sure Ill do a scrog and just keep doing bending/tucking. Also, haven't grabbed the bottom pots yet but will this week
Week 4
October 19 - 25
21"
DLI 17
Tap Water (.250)
4ML/G Canna A
4ML/G Canna B
5ML/G Cannazym
5ML/G Rhizotonic
2ML/G Silica
PH'd
5.7 - 5.9
EC= .750 , ending in .850 EC