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1.20.2024: Time to gives this a go. 2.3x2.3 tent, XS1500 light, 2 gal fabric pots. Pots filled with FFOF(90%) & Perlite(10%.) Don't ask me why I chose 90/10. Nutrents are the FF Trio. Freebee seed from Humboldt Seed Co(Emerald Fire OG Auto.) Decided to germinate directly into the medium. Light is at 50% power at 2.5ft from the top of the pot(s). I'll have the light running 24hrs until it sprouts(fingers crossed it does.) I sprayed the top soil with pH 6.5 water when i stuck the seeds in then placed clear plastic cups over the seed location. My 4inch fan is on the way and it comes with a monitor for temp and humidity....no idea what current stats are. Just hope the damn thing spouts. Fingers crossed. More to come.
1.24.2024: We've sprouted!
1.25.2024: Took the lil domes off, opened 2/3 vents for some circulation. Been misting the top soil just to keep it moist with 6.5ph water. I also "bottom fed" 12oz of water just to keep things lubricated. On the fence about when to give the plants a proper watering. Might keep things going "as is" for the next two days. Inline fan and associated hygrometer comes tomorrow(1.26) so i'll finally have an idea on what the current stats are in the tent. Will make adjustments at that point in time. Light is 2.5 ft from soil at 50%.
1.26.2024: Inline fan came yesterday. Only set up the probe just to understand temp and humidity. With the light at 50%, 2 ft from the soil, all vents closed except one(1) port at the top, my current temp hovers around 79 and the RH is 50%. After setting up a humidifier, i'm now running 75 degrees, 64% RH and VPD .58. All within tolerance. I can already tell it will be a delicate dance managing heat, exhaust fan speed and humidity. Still haven't given the plant more than 2 cups of water and i'm only watering when the soil is dry. Tomorrow(1.27) marks 1 week since the seed was dropped. Plan is to lightly water the entire pot when dry for the next week or until growth really kicks in.
1.27.2024: First week in the books. Today marks the first full watering i've given the plant. 6-8 cups in total of 6.5ph tap water that. Surprised to see 2 cups worth of runoff. Tested the runoff, 6.5ph. I think thats good? Still under 24/0 light. Will set up a timer and shift to 18/6. Biggest issue is controlling humidity. Monitor was reading 47% so i bought a small humidifier. Very difficult right now to control airflow and humidity. Can't have a fan on with vents open while the humidifier is going cause it just blows out. Even with a bottom vent open and a top or side vent open, humidity can't stay above 60%. If i close everything the humidity shoots up to 80% and looks like a jungle inside the tent. I've got a 4inch inline fan waiting to be installed but it will literally suck the life out of the tent, so no use for it right now. Plant is just over 2 inches, and while they have great color and look strong, they just seem tiny for day 7. Hopefully i'll see better leaf production in the next few days.
1.28.2024: Installed the inline fan and carbon filter. Have the ducting going into the top of the tent and the fan/filter outside pulling the air out. Temp is 78, RH is 66% and VPD is .9. Right about where the chart says it should be. I watered till run off yesterday and ph is right in line too. Won't water again until the soil is dry and the pot is light.
1.29.2024: Nothing much doing today. Temp's holding steady at 77(f) and humidity is 65%. Soil is drying up but still moist in the area immediately around the root. Leaf(s) are getting bigger and i can see new formations coming but not too much in vertical growth. Steady as she goes.
1.30.2024: Temp and RH same as yesterday. Still have the lights on 24/0. Moved the light down to 20 inches from soil. Still at 50% power, 75 watts. Top soil is mostly dry but probing below surface there's still moisture. Perhaps i'll water tomorrow? Nervous about shifting lights to 18/6 as i'm not sure how that will affect tent conditions i.e. temp, RH and ventilation.
1.31.2024: Plant spent first "night' under 18/6 lighting. Temp help at 71 and RH dropped to 47% due to the humidifier being turned off. Watered with 4 cups at 6.5ph. Dropped light again to 18 inches from top of soil. Might go lower. I'll add pics soon.
2.1.2024: Steady as she goes.
2.2.2024: Steady again. Temp and RH holding at 77 & 62%. Light is 12 inches from soil at 50% power or 75 watts. Have my humidifier on a timer concurrent with the light.
When off, RH drops to 50%-47%. I monitor my inline fan speed from the app and look to adjust as needed. Tomorrow marks the start of week 3. Plant is still getting all nutes from original soil. Won't feed until they *start* showing signs of needing it. Maybe that's wrong? Perhaps i'll be more proactive as we get closer to week 4.
2.3.2024: More of the same. "Plants" are getting bushier. 2 Nodes with the 3rd coming through. Look healthy. Top soil is dry but a few millimeters below is still moist. Once the 3rd node fully develops i'm considering topping but we'll see. Definitely can tell the Crystal Meth has a different structure then the Emerald Fire OG. I'll add pics at some point today.
2.4.2024: Watered 32oz at 6.3ph. No run off.
2.5.2024: No water today. Plant is still super moist. Temp hovers around 77-79 and RH has been struggling to stay at or above 60%, even with the humidifier on and the inline fan speed at 2. I've increased the humidity output with the goal of getting it to the 60%-65% range. Leaves are getting bigger and everything is nice and green. Just raised light to 14 inches from soil and increased power to 50%
2.6.2024: Moving along nicely. Plant is filling out better then the FastBuds see right next to it. Nodes are well spaced when compared to its tent mate. Perhaps thats just the difference in genetics? Raised the light again to 16 inches from soil with the hope of inducing some vertical growth.
2.7.2024: No change to current state. I couldn't help myself so i clipped the single leaves on the bottom of the plant. Probably a big mistake but it'll be a learning lesson if it comes back to bite me. Not much change in vertical growth so i'm thinking about raising the light an inch or two to see if that will help them stretch. Watered 64oz of 6.3ph. Small bit of run off, ph also at 6.3.
2.8.2024: Day 20 from seed. At the moment, the very small haircut i gave the plant didn't seem to have any adverse affect. Lamp at 14 inches from top of the plant, still at 50% power(75watts). Plant doing very well.
2.9.2025: Day 21, end of week 3. Plant is perfect. No issues whatsoever.
2.10: Steady as she goes.
2.11: Day 23 from soil. Watered with 32oz from the tap at 6.3ph. Plant is healthy and i'm trying some leaf tucking.
2.12.2024: Day 24. Moving along nicely. Plant is very healthy. First sign of white tips but only on new growth. Could be light and/or nute related OR it could be normal. Will monitor. Did first round of LST just moving some fan leaves out of the way with pipe cleaners and shifting bud sites to get more access to light.
2.13.2024: No change. Plant looks good and still has a little moisture left from watering 2 days ago. No nutes used at this point. Still working with the original nutes found in the FFOF.
2.14.2024: Day 26. Moving along. No water, no hight adjustment. Did some LST on the bottom 4 branches just to guide away from the fan leaves.
2.15.2024: Day 27 from seed. Adjusted garden ties to even things out. Responding well to LST. White pistils came out the past two days. Raised light 5 more clicks. Still at 75 watts.
Day 28 from seed. End of week 4 from seed. Top 2 inches of soil were very dry and pot felt light so i gave it another 64oz of water at 6.3ph. 8 to 10oz of run off. Run off tested at 6.4ph, 2100ppm. Having temp challenges so i shut the humidifier off. Currently sitting at 75 with 47rh.
2.17.2024: End of week 3. Plant is heathy and doing well. Pistils are showing and def in the preflower stage. Would wager there will be noticeable bud development at the end of this week. Still no nutes given although i would have to imagine its getting to be that time. No defoliation yet, only slight LST to the bottom branches.
2.18.2024: Start of week four from seed. Holding course.
2.19.2024: Day 31 from seed. Plant is drinking more. Gave 64oz at 6.4ph. Run off ppm was 1450 at 6.6ph. Essentially 4 full weeks from seed before i need to start feeding. Next watering will contain nutrients.
2.20.2024: Plant is doing its thing. Firmly in the preflower/early flower stage. Growing 1/2 to 1 inch a day it seems like. Still can't bring myself to do any defoliation.
2.21.2024: Day 33 from seed, 29 from sprout. Picked up the pot this morning and it was very lite so i gave it another 64oz at 6.3ph. No run off this time which tells me they are starting to need more water or i need to up the frequency. Still no nutes in 33 days! The branches of the top 2 large fan leaves this morning were sagging a bit with a touch of purple on the stems. Chalking that up to water but will monitor as we progress.
2.22.2024: Besides white tips on top growth, steady as she goes. I'll post a pic of the white tips. No idea how to solve. Plant is totally in flower but since we're almost at the end of week 5 from seed, i'll keep the diary in "flower." 14.5 inches from soil to top. Would love to see these get to 24 inches by the end.
2.23.2024: Upped water to 96oz at 6.4ph. About 2 cups of run off at 6.4ph and 1500ppm. Original soil still has nutes to offer at day 35 from seed.
2.24.2024: Start of week 5 from seed. Started to flower last week. Nothing done today. Still no nutes given, still scared to defoliate. Plant is 15.5 inches tall and looks healthy. Light is 11 inches from the top and at 75% power, 112 watts. I'm clearly no expert and i'm sure there's something i should be doing(feeding) but she's chugging along.
2.25.2024: Day 37 from seed. She's so healthy, and the budsites are producing a ton of white hairs. Some of the fan leaves have purple stems and a dark green color which i think indicates something with nitrogen but she's rolling along. Still no nutes given. 64oz of 6.3ph. 19 inches from soil. Can't tell if watering lowers the soil level but since i haven't touched the light height, i'm assuming its upward growth.
2.26.2024: Day 38. Small bit of upward growth. Will feed tomorrow for the first time at 1/4 strength nutes from the fox farm trio and maybe some calmag.
2.27.2024: Day 39 from seed. Finally fed the plant, albeit small amounts. Foxfam trio at 1/4 strength of the week 5 dose plus calmag. 64oz of the solution at 6.5ph.
2.28.2024: Day 40 from seed, 36 from sprout. Humming along. Bud development is going nicely. 21 inches in height. Light at 75% 9 inches from the top.
2.29.2024: Day 41. 96oz at 6.5ph. Another .5 inch of growth. Sitting at 23 inches from soil. Bud sites are clearly defined with tons of long white pistils. At first glance, she's the winner between the two in the tent so far.
3.1.2024: End of week 6, day 42 from seed. Plant is healthy as far as i can tell. Some yellow leaf tips, some burnt leaf tips, and most likely some nitrogen toxicity but shes taking it all well. Lots of learnings so far. FFOF probably isn't ideal but its working. I've got half a bag left so i'm stuck with it for the next cycle or two. I bought the fox farm trio for nutes and given i've only used them once, and a few mililiters at that, i feel like those containers are going to last forever.
3.2.2024: Start of week 7 from seed. Fed 1/4 fox farm trio nutes plus calmag. 64oz at 6.5ph. There's some clear nute burn on the leaf tips but she's doing well. Super puffy bud sites with tons of long white pistils. Few random orange hairs here and there.
3.3.2024: Day 44 from seed. Steady as she goes. No change to current state.
3.4.2024: Watered 64oz at 6.5ph. No change...chugging along.
3.5.2024: Day 46. Buds are forming nicely. Some red hairs and trichomes on the sugar leaves.
3.6.2024: Day 47. Fed again at 1/4 strength with 3/4 gal of 6.5ph. Runoff tested at 6.49 just around 1000ppm. Solution going in was 300ppm
3.7.2024: Day 48. Plant doing its thing. One fan leave on the top has a touch of brown/red spotting. Can't tell if its light/nute related. Good bud development all around.
3.8.2024: Day 49, end of week 7 from seed. Watered 96oz at 6.38ph. Runoff ppm at 1050 with ph at 6.7. She appears to being doing great. Super stoked to see the bud development over the past week. I'm thinking the reddish hues the top sugar leaves are showing might be purple which is kinda cool. Doesn't seem like a deficency.
3.9.2024: Start of week 8. Day 50 from seed, 46 from sprout. Nothing doing today, plant is healthy and getting fatter by the day. Plucked a few leaves but thats it.
3.10.2024: Day 51. Fed 1/4 strength fox farm trio mixed w/ calmag into over a gal of 6.5ph water. Gave roughly 3 liters of the solution. Runoff ppm is finally under 1000. Might increase nutes to 1/2 strength moving forward. I'm no pro when it comes to taking pictures so its hard for me to get clear, detailed shots of the nugs.
3.11.2024: Day 52, 48 from sprout. Moving along nicely. Some nice purple hues here and there. Still very "hairy."
3.12.2024: Day 53. Fed 1/4 strength, roughly 96oz at 6.4ph. I broke the feed/water/feed schedule and fed twice in a row. Also did some lite defoliation on the bottom fan leaves that weren't getting light.
3.13.2024: Day 54 from seed. Plant is doing its thing.
3.14.2024: Day 55. Fed again at 1/4 strength, 96oz at 6.6ph. Runoff ppm was 880.
3.15.2024: Day 56 from seed, 52 from sprout.
3.16.2024: Start of week 9, day 57 from seed, 53 from sprout. Shes packing on the trichomes and stacking nicely. Not great with the camera but i tried to get some close ups of the buds as best i could. Some purpling of the top leaves and there's definitely nute burn but overall everything is going smoothly. Fed again at 1/4 strength, 96oz at 6.5ph, 350ppm.
3.17.2024: Zzzz
3.18.2024: Day 59 from seed, 55 from sprout. 96 oz of 6.5ph. No nutes today. Been "hot" recently and the temp in the tent has been a few degrees higher. Droopy leaves this morning. She also had a feint smell of mildew today. No signs of distress, PM, or anything of the sort. Pot doesn't show signs nor does the soil. Go figure?
3.19.2024: Made it to day 60. Moldy smell from yesterday is gone. She's packing it on every day. Got a loupe coming in the mail to check on the trichomes. With absolutely no prior experience or credibility, i'd say 3 weeks left?
3.20.2024: Watered again....96oz at 6.5ph, no nutes...easing up on the feeding to try and get away from that musty smell. Plant looks fine with no signs of mold on the soil or the plant.
3.21.2024: ZzzzZzzz
3.22.2024: End of week 9, day 63 from seed, 59 from sprout. Watered again....96oz at 6.3ph, no nutes. Mold smell is now gone. Gonna chalk it up to overfeeding? Perhaps it was too much for the Big Bloom? She's doing well. Packing on the crystals.
3.23.2024: Start of week 10, day 60 from sprout. Plant is moving along nicely. Heavy trichome production. No large buds but whats there is great. Dense too. Lots of purpling on the top leaves. She's probably going to finish sooner than her tent mate.
3.24.2024: Day 61. Fed 1/4 strength nutes. 96oz at 6.5ph.
3.25.2024: Day 62. ZZZzzzZZzzz
3.26.2024: Day 63. 96oz at 6.5ph.
3.27.2024: Day 64. ZZzzzZZz
3.28.2024: Day 65. just the tiger bloom and cal mag today at 1/4 strength. 96oz at 6.49ph.
3.29.2024: Day 66. ZzzzzZZzz. End of Week 9 from seed. Trichomes are starting to get milky...maybe 70/30.
4.6-4.8: Days 74-76. Start of week 11. Home stretch. Will chop this week. No more nutes. Trichomes are 90/10 milky. Just letting her do her thing. Really great experience thus far for a first grow. Will update the week towards the end with final haircut.
4.9-4.11: 77-79. Losing steam with this diary! All good cause we're finally at the end. Will chop on Sunday which makes it 81 days from sprout. Gave the plant its last water on the 11th.
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