Week 1 | Growth:
2024-02-15 | D 8 (More Aggressive Nutrients Strategy):
Time: 18:36
The response to higher nutrient feeding is good. I'll keep nutrients high, especially Micro and Calmag. In the last growth, I noticed some deficiencies in Natrium - because the leaves weren't green enough. This time I'll try a more extreme nutrient strategy.
🌿Plant:
Size: 6 cm
Comment: I see that the plant stopped growing upwards and now developing leaves. Probably because the lights are too close, but it's OK.
2024-02-16 | D 9 (Signs of Light Stress/Light-Green color):
Time: 22:35
🌿Plant (Signs of Nutrient Def and Light Burn ):
Size: 6.5 cm
Visual:
Nutrient Def: Light Green in the middle. Dark Green closer to the ends of the leaves.
The signs of light stress & heat on the plant: slightly burned tips curling upwards.
💡Lights:
Distance: 45 cm
Intensity: 50 %
Comment: Readjusted the light to 42-45 cm and reduced intensity to 50%.
💧Feeding:
Volume: 600 ml
PH: 5.9
2024-02-17 | D 10 (Looks Darker):
Time: 14:08
🌿Plant:
Size: 7 cm
Visual:
Looks more dark green globally (including the new growth) - either result of higher nutrients feeding or light's distance/intensity.
Leaves are drooping - sign of overwatering.
Smell: Very weak.
💡Lights (Close):
Distance: 35-40 cm
Intensity: 55-75-55 %
Comment:
I moved the lights closer and increased intensity to 75% but then reduced to 55%.
Through the day I'm changing intensity between 50 and 75 %.
Seems like 75 % is to much and 35 cm is causing stress.
At midnight I moved light to 40 cm.
CONCLUSION:
50-60 % at this stage of growth is optimal with 40-45 cm distance.
💨Air:
Temp: 23.5 C.
Humidity: 75 %
2024-02-18 | D 11 (Too HOT🔥):
Time: 20:47
🌿Plant :
Size: 7 cm
Visual: Signs of overheating and light stress.
Tips/edges/ends of the leaves have white/yellow dots & are curling up.
Smell: Very weak.
💡Lights (Strategy Solidified):
Distance: 40-45 cm
Intensity: 50 %
Comment: Moved lights to 45 cm. And later to 40 cm.
Will keep intensity at 50-60 % until the plant develops (taller with more branches).
Will increase to 75% slowly when the plant is sturdy.
At flowering stage will use 100%.
Distance should be 40-45 cm until flowering.
After prolonged calculations of PPFD I've come up with ideal distances/intensities (52% (400 μmol/m^2/s) to 67% (600 μmol/m^2/s) at 40 cm) for Mars Hydro TS 1000!
💨Air:
Temp: 24.5 C.
Humidity: 65 %
Fan 1: Off
Fan 2: On
Dehumidifier: Night Mode (25-50% power).
Exhaust + Filter: 10% (minimum)
Comment:
Turned On the Air Pump because the temp around the canopy is too high.
The exhaust fan wasn't enough so I turned on one of the fans. It brought the temperature down.
💨Around the Canopy:
Temp: 28 C.
Humidity: 55 %
Comment: I've noticed the signs of either heat or light stress on the plant. The temp of the air on the meter (at the center of grow box) was always 22-24 C so I thought it's OK. But then decided to place another meter right above the substrate - and I saw the temp of 28 C. Immediately I moved the lights further away. Now I will monitor the temp around the plant more.
2024-02-19 | D 12 (High "Grow" Feeding)
Time: 23:50
🌿Plant:
Size: 8 cm
Visual: Dark green (not too dark).
Leaves are drooping - sign of thirst.
Smell: Very weak.
💡Lights:
Distance: 40-45 cm (moved a few cm when plant grew a little bit)
Intensity: 35-60 % (Slightly above 50% at average)
💨Air:
Temp: 22.5 C.
Humidity: 65 %
Fan 1: Off
Fan 2: On
Dehumidifier: Full Power (after feeding).
Exhaust + Filter: 10% (minimum)
💨Around the Canopy:
Temp: 25-26 C.
Humidity: 55-60 %
Nutrients Prepared (ml/l) :
Calmag: 1.2
Micro: 1.2
Grow: 2!
Bloom: 0.6
Volume: 1 L
Comment: I had ~1 L of prepared solution and added 1 ml of Grow into it.
💧Feeding {Time: 23:55}:
Volume: 1 L
PH: 5.9
2024-02-20 | D 13 (More Light After Feeding)
Time: 20:15
🌿Plant:
Size: 8 cm
Visual: Bottom leaves are dark green, and new growth is light green. No signs of stress or nutrient deficiencies.
Smell: Very weak.
💡Lights:
Distance: 38 cm (I believe the plant can withstand higher PPFD now)
Intensity: 60-65 %
Comment: Now when the temperature is lower I'm increasing the intensity and decreasing the distance.
💨Air:
Temp: 22 C.
Humidity: 60-65 %
Fan 1: Off
Fan 2: On
Dehumidifier: Night Mode.
Exhaust + Filter: 10% (minimum)
💨Around the Canopy:
Temp: 23-24 C.
Humidity: 55-60 %
2024-02-21 | D 14 (Lower Light)
Time: 19:42
🌿Plant:
Size: 8 cm
Visual: New growth is light green.
Tips are white (sign of light stress?)
Smell: Weak.
💡Lights:
Distance: 38-40 cm
Intensity: 35-45 %
Comment: Keeping intensity lower. To avoid stress.
💨Air:
Temp: 20.5 C.
Humidity: 60-65 %
Fan 1: Off
Fan 2: On
Dehumidifier: Night Mode.
Exhaust + Filter: 10% (minimum)
💨Around the Canopy:
Temp: 22.5-23 C.
Humidity: 60-65 %
Impressive diary! That is some next level dedication you showed us! Very impressed by the fact that you topped all of your 4 main stems again after the first topping. I am currently at day 17 and like the idea, maybe I will give it a try as well.
Thank you for sharing your journey and best of luck for all your current and future growing projects! 🙏🌱
@NamasteDave, Hehe. In the past I was growing 4 plants in the same space. But they always grew too much and at some point I thought that just one will be enough - with good training. Seems like it is true.
Did you really top both branches from the first node, or does it just look like it? I am currently soaking a blue dream seed as well and your plant looks like it's going to be a huge harvest 👍🏻
@GnomesAndStones, From my notes:
2024-02-24 | D 17 (Main-Lining)
🕒Time: 02:51
🌿Plant (Topping):
🔧Operations:
Topping after the 3 rd node.
1 st node is removed, with the leaves.
2024-02-29 | D 22 (🌱LST & Topping)
🌿Plant (Topping):
🔧Operations:
Topping (Main-Lining):
2 bottom branches (will become 4).
2024-03-02 | D 24 (Top Topping)
🔧Operations:
Topping (Main-Lining):
2 top branches.
So I've removed the first node and everything after the 3rd. Leavin 2 and 3 only.
Following along as I will try this strain in the near future, also growing in coco. Best of luck the rest of the way.
There are plant ties that have a rubber like coating so they are softer and do not cut into the stems as you experienced, something you may want to consider for next time.
@NamasteDave, 👍Thanks
I'm not sure why I haven't used something better for LST than the cheap wires I bought.
After the damage to the branches, I looked at my net made of thick ropes and thought: "This net rope looks exactly like my camping ropes".
Gonna use ropes from now on, it is way easier to set and adjust, and there is no damage.