The plants now bloom for 1 week. I started the first two days in a 'secret jardin'- tent DS120 with a 600 Watt HPS from 7am to 7pm
But after two days the sun was giving us very hot temperatures again! 5 days on a row ! So everyday I place the plants outside once temperatures are more than 25°C (mostly from 10 am to 7pm).
I like this method : placing the plants outside when temperatures are nice. It's more economic on electricity (although I have solar panels). The plants enjoy the natural light and warmth of the sun. Due to the constant wind breeze outside, stems become firmer. Placing the plants close to a bed of mixed flowers, with natural predators, will keep them healthy. When the weather looks bad in the morning, I'll keep the plants inside.
Greenhouse time is over. Plants would get problems with bugs.
Tallest plant : 85 cm Plant#1
Smallest plant : 60 cm Plant#10
Nutrition : I start with a very low dose of nutrition 5ml / 10 liter water Plagron Alga Bloom. Daily gift : 0.5 - 1 l. / plant. Planning to aprox. double dose each week, and look how the plants react.
Phenotypes (on appearance):
Pheno 1 : half high, healthy, nice green colour, beautiful leaves, normal internodes
Type 1a = #1,2,4,5,6 = medium height, side branches, healthy, nice green colour, beautiful leaves, Indica with some Sativa influences)
Type 1aa = #3 (almost no side branches, therefore already a bit taller than #2, and probably will become even taller than #1)
Type 1b = #7,10 = medium-small height, shorter internodes, rather a pine tree model, Indica with less Sativa influences)
Pheno 2 : medium-small, very dark green leaves with a wavy surface, some leaves misdeveloped (three fingers), short internodes, short branches, packes to the stem
Type 2 = #8 = medium high
Type 2b = #11, 12 = very short
I decided not to keep #11 and #12. They can not compete with the others : to short and will never give the same yield.
Usually the situation you described will not cause hermaphroditism by itself.It requires a combination of stress factors.If you got them all in time you should be ok though.
@DaGrowQueen, I am very pleased with your comment. I try my best, and it's very nice to hear from other people that they too enjoy my diary, as I do making it. Keep up the good work yourself. Wish you a happy grow !
@CANNASIM, . The greenhouse will be crowded with sweet peppers in some weeks.
These ladies will be placed under HPS light indoor. But with temperatures above 25°C I'll put them outside in the sun.
@JUNGLE_B4RNS, Thx, indeed thrips (googled it, and you're right).
It was the weakest of all plants, and because it was nr.13 (will not fit well in my flowerroom), I removed the plant. From now on 12 plants to go 😉.
I saw no poop on the plant. But I do saw some black spots on the peppers standing close to the plants. When I push on it, some black smurry came out, probably the poop you mentioned....💩
wow excellent content, have you found the royal cookies a pleasure to grow? I got some germinating next week, but I'm putting them up against th seeds French cookies in a cookie bake off lol! Your diary is awesome keep up the excellent work!
@JUNGLE_B4RNS,Final week in the greenhouse, I'll start flowering indoor under HPS and outdoor. I hope they will grow not much longer than the height RQS says .....
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