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Alchemist's Apprentice | #5

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Indoor
Room Type
24 hours of light before harvest
weeks 13
half harvest
weeks 14
LST
weeks 4-7
Defoliation
weeks 4-7, 11
build-a-soil 3.0
Grow medium
build-a-soil light
Grow medium
biochar
Grow medium
26 L
Pot Size
0
Germination
a year ago
Day 0: soaking the pheno #1 in a shot glass of water for 18 hours Day 1: Giving build a soil light a try and gonna experiment in transplanting from a half-gallon plastic pot to a 5-gallon fabric pot.
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Directly In Substrate
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
a year ago
24 hrs
24 °C
6.5
No Smell
70 %
21 °C
60.96 cm
To combat the cold nights, I am running continuous light at 50%. Day 1 and her cotyledons are out and about. Will hit it with a spray or two of water on Day 2.
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Week 2. Vegetation
a year ago
5.08 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
6.5
No Smell
60 %
21 °C
26 L
60.96 cm
I decided to transplant early and it did not go super well. I think I did not damage the root ball, but definitely saw some baby roots disconnected from the main tap root system.
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Week 3. Vegetation
a year ago
7.62 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
6.5
No Smell
60 %
21 °C
26 L
60.96 cm
Day 14: stem shedding and lots of undergrowth already Stoked to see how it does in a seven-gallon bag with recycled soil and the stash blend silica boosting growth compared to other autos I've grown so far.
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Week 4. Vegetation
a year ago
12.7 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
6.5
No Smell
60 %
21 °C
26 L
60.96 cm
Fed w/ gaiai green 4-4-4 and big foot gold tea at Day 18. Put a whole gallon in the 7 gallon pot to recharge the recycled soil. Hoping soil doesn't get too hot at some point, but its slow release so should be okay. Day 21: Growth is solid. Added 4-5 oz of water with the stash blend in it. Defoliation of two fan leaves to expose undergrowth to more light.
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LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 5. Vegetation
a year ago
20.32 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
6.5
No Smell
60 %
21 °C
26 L
60.96 cm
3 inches of top growth from last week. Day 28 and doing well bushing this vegging auto using LST. She is showing her pistils, so pre-flower is sure to follow in the next couple of weeks
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LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 6. Flowering
a year ago
25.4 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
6.3
No Smell
60 %
21 °C
26 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 3
stash blend 0.651 mll
Recharge - Real Growers
Recharge 1.302 mll
Power Bloom - Gaia Green
Power Bloom 10.417 mll
Day 35: Started flowering about 4 days ago, drinking lots of a water, and easy LST work with some light defoliation.
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LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 7. Flowering
a year ago
25.4 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
6.3
Weak
60 %
21 °C
26 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 3
stash blend 0.651 mll
Recharge - Real Growers
Recharge 1.302 mll
Power Bloom - Gaia Green
Power Bloom 10.417 mll
Day 42: counting over 40 exposed budsites after light LST and defoliation on the alchemist's apprentice, which is a genetic that foxtails apparently. Looking forward to the purple foxtails in late flower. Using The Stash Blend and Rechard every other 3rd day of watering. Heavy watering every 3 days and light waterings every other day seem to work well for keeping the 7 gallon recycled ocean forest soil moisture consistent.
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LST
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 8. Flowering
a year ago
25.4 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
5.8
Normal
60 %
21 °C
26 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 3
stash blend 0.65 mll
Recharge - Real Growers
Recharge 1.3 mll
Power Bloom - Gaia Green
Power Bloom 10.42 mll
Day 48: She's doing amazing. What explosive growth after a compost tea w/ gaia green power bloom and the stash blend and worm poop. Looking forward to seeing these nugs turn purple and foxtail possibly.
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Week 9. Flowering
a year ago
25.4 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
5.8
Normal
60 %
21 °C
26 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 3
stash blend 0.65 mll
Recharge - Real Growers
Recharge 1.3 mll
Power Bloom - Gaia Green
Power Bloom 10.42 mll
Foxtailing has commenced. Pretty cool gnarley looking buds forming up. Day 56 tomorrow and one last compost tea is brewing - bubble, bubble, bubble. Supposedly, she finished in 72ish days.
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Week 10. Flowering
a year ago
25.4 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
5.8
Normal
60 %
21 °C
26 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 3
stash blend 0.65 mll
Recharge - Real Growers
Recharge 1.3 mll
Power Bloom - Gaia Green
Power Bloom 10.42 mll
Day 62: watered with big foot gold and fixed low humidity issues by adding back in humidifier and lowering exhaust fan speed. 10 more days until checking daily for trichomes to ripen.
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Week 11. Flowering
a year ago
45.72 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
6.3
Normal
60 %
21 °C
26 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 3
stash blend 0.65 mll
Recharge - Real Growers
Recharge 1.3 mll
Power Bloom - Gaia Green
Power Bloom 10.42 mll
Day 70: According to the breeder, 3 more days until harvest. However, trichomes and the start of the fade suggests another week is in order. Looking at harvesting on day 77 for the luck of it. Defoliation: Removed all the big fan leaves that were sitting in the shade. Day 75: Trichomes are still maturing
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Defoliation
Technique
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Week 12. Flowering
a year ago
50.8 cm
20 hrs
24 °C
6.3
Normal
60 %
21 °C
26 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 3
stash blend 0.65 mll
Recharge - Real Growers
Recharge 1.3 mll
Power Bloom - Gaia Green
Power Bloom 10.42 mll
Day 80: one more week left until harvest. She is stacking trichomes on every single nuggy and yet no smell really unless you rub up on the trichs with them fingers.
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Week 13. Flowering
a year ago
50.8 cm
24 hrs
25 °C
6
Normal
60 %
21 °C
26 L
60.96 cm
Nutrients 3
stash blend 0.65 mll
Recharge - Real Growers
Recharge 1.3 mll
Power Bloom - Gaia Green
Power Bloom 10.42 mll
Day 84: switched to 24 hours of light a few days ago. Seeing her finish strong, bulking up and bursting with trichomes. Her smell, too, is grape and gas. It is subtle and apparently comes out more in cure. Harvested top buds. Letting the bottom go - so much weed!
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24 hours of light before harvest
Technique
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Week 14. Flowering
a year ago
43.18 cm
18 hrs
25 °C
6.5
Normal
60 %
21 °C
26 L
60.96 cm
Nutrients 3
stash blend 0.65 mll
Recharge - Real Growers
Recharge 1.3 mll
Power Bloom - Gaia Green
Power Bloom 10.42 mll
Chopped the top buds a bit ago... letting the bottom half grow and holy fuck so much more bud to be harvested - like an ounce dry at least based on what I harvested so far.
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half harvest
Technique
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Week 15. Harvest
a year ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Alchemist’s Apprentice - Night Owl Seeds
Spent 100 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
7/10
Rated
850.49 g
Bud wet weight per plant
106.31 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
5.08
Grow Room size
Normal
Difficulty

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PH
Light schedule
Solution temperature
Pot size
Lamp distance
Trim jail was real on this one. Put a pillow behind the back and that really made life easier. Next time will be lollipopping this variety to make the process easier all around.
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