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Seeds Mafia Contest Grow - Banana Punch

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a year ago
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Indoor
Room Type
Topping
weeks 4
HST
weeks 5, 7
LST
weeks 7-8
Defoliation
weeks 8
Perlite
Grow medium
Coco Coir
Grow medium
Soil
Grow medium
15 L
Pot Size
0
Germination
a year ago
The correct strain wasn't listed - this is Banana Punch by Seeds Mafia. I got these seeds free for a contest on ICmag. The grow has to be complete by March 2024, so I'll be vegging until early December and then flipping to flower. I'll take a clone or two in case I want to keep growing the strain, but these plants are all on a deadline! I put the seeds in a glass of water with a drop of peroxide until I saw roots, then planted them into Root Riot cubes. Two days later and the taproots were already sticking out the bottom of the cubes! Day 4 since I got my hands on the seeds and they are already in solo cups. Very vigorous cultivar so far!
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Peat Pellet
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
a year ago
8.89 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
5.8
No Smell
70 %
24 °C
15 L
Banana Punch seedlings are thriving and putting out their first real leaves. They looked a touch too close to the light, so I ditched the tray they were on and put them down in the pots, pretty much at the exact height they will be when planted. The roommate plant for Banana Punch is a weird bagseed I might end up killing. The grow is so slow and weird, it will probably get replaced by the first good clone I take from my sativa mom.
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Week 2. Vegetation
a year ago
10.16 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
5.8
No Smell
70 %
24 °C
15 L
These seeds are really thriving! They are noticeably bigger every day and will be potted up soon. I'm waiting to see roots through the bottom of the cups. I didn't give them a full dose of recharge, but I was watering my mature plants with it and gave them all a shot of it.
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Week 3. Vegetation
a year ago
10.16 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
5.8
No Smell
70 %
24 °C
15 L
All three are growing really well! The differences in the lights they are under have become quite apparent. I should consider upgrading the second light.
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Week 4. Vegetation
a year ago
10.16 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
5.8
No Smell
70 %
24 °C
15 L
All three plants are growing very well! They are showing the difference in light quality however - I am due for an upgrade now. They share the light with my autos that didn't perform amazingly, so hopefully the light upgrade will help the next run.
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Topping
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Week 5. Vegetation
a year ago
10.16 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
5.8
No Smell
59 %
21 °C
15 L
The one in the autopot was growing so well, I topped her. Time will tell if I regret that in the space. This strain is growing so well, I will be taking clones in the next few weeks for a family member who wants to start growing. I think this would be a great first strain - it is growing so easily for me.
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HST
Technique
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Week 6. Vegetation
a year ago
10.16 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
5.8
No Smell
59 %
21 °C
15 L
Busy week, not a lot of pictures. The big one is bouncing back from being topped very well. I might top them again to get 4 main colas. It's sharing a tray with the biggest clone, so it has extra room to bush out.
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Week 7. Vegetation
a year ago
25.4 cm
18 hrs
17 °C
5.8
No Smell
63 %
17 °C
15 L
She bounced back so well from topping that I topped both mains again and did some training. They still have a while in veg, so the next month is my chance to train them.
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LST
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HST
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Week 8. Vegetation
a year ago
25.4 cm
18 hrs
21 °C
5.8
No Smell
50 %
21 °C
15 L
The weather got significantly colder, and I finally researched VPD and figured mine out. I picked up an oil radiator because I have to run off an extension cord down in my basement. The much-improved VPD lead to noticeable growth. I also defoliated everything to make sure the plants round out more as we start to prep for flower. I will flip to 12/12 in early-mid December.
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LST
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Defoliation
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