I've nearly finished my set up now, just printing a wall mount for my old fan to save a bit of money then we're ready!
My seeds came last week but one of the seeds was alien vs triangle which I wasn't against just not what I had decided on so mephisto were kind enough to get my double grape out to me that should be here tomorrow 😊
I'm gonna soak them all in a fulvic solution of 4ml per litre for 18ish hours then straight into a little hole in the soil with a light sprinkle on top. I've got a humidifier coming Tuesday just in time to raise the humidity in my grow space when I plant them 🌿
I'm hoping they'll all pop but if not mephisto have also kindly put 2 seeds in each of my 1 seed bags and provided 5 freebies so I've go some backups incase including 2 alien vs triangles they didn't say anything about returning so really 10/10 breeder if you ask me 😁
I'm trying 4 plants this time as I've made a makeshift table that has raised my working area above pipes and the built in tube heater enough to have 4 bigger pots comfortably, I'll just have to be on top on my lst but it's definitely manageable I say 😅
I'll be updating this hopefully next Thursday after I see some sprouts 🤞 happy growing everyone 🥦
6/3/2024
Ive just planted my seeds after a 24 hour fulvic acid solution soak, little hole with a light sprinkle of soil with a few sprays of fulvic solution to keep the soil moist.
I got a smart humidifier yesterday govee smart lite I think it is, looks pretty good and makes steam a++. I also printed off a wall mount for my fan which seems to be holding steady, done 100% gyroid infill with 4.5 walls in pla+ to be sure it doesn't break and destroy my babies! Other than that I'm all set up, everything is running and I'll be turning my light on tomorrow to give my seeds something to aim towards.
8/3/2024
I can see all 4 seeds looping out of their little holes, strawberry nuggets was absolutely rapid had already popped up yesterday afternoon which was crazy having been less than 24 hours 😳 so now I've got about 13 seeds left for my next 2 grows which is handy 😋 I'll start my first week from when the tiny training leaves come out 🌿
9/3/2024
3 of the 4 have sprouted out now with their cotyledons about 2cm tall, unfortunately it was the taproot I saw coming out the soil for the sour stomper so I turned him round and covered him up. If I don't see him by tomorrow I'll bung another sour stomper seed in 😊 I got some strain stickers from mephisto which look great so I've stuck the to a printed base to act as plant tags 🥦
10/3/2024
3 of my babies are off to the races leaving spur stomper in the dirt, although the sour stomper has emerged it doesn't look great it's a bit deformed and twisty so I soaked another ss seed yesterday and popped that in the same pot to use incase he doesn't straighten himself out and get his hat off 🎩
This plant was stunted at the start after he couldn't get his hat off, but now looks pretty healthy however it's been 3 days of just cotydelons and absolutely no sign of the first true leaves. Have you had this before and did it recover to eventually grow true leaves?
I have had this happen a few times and unfortunately it always ended up as a runt. They did always make an effort to grow but was always behind a great deal.
If you are trying to keep an even canopy in the growing area then this little girl will fall short. I did try one time and grow it with the rest of the seeds germinated at the same time just to see. By the end of the grow it was just a few decent buds but nothing else.
I hope this helps.
My Double Grape is showing signs of what looks like a nitrogen deficiency. My Ph is 7, temps 25c, humidity 40% and watering 1l every 3rd day. Does anyone know if I can increase my nitrogen my adding more of either micro, grow or bloom from the terra tripart range?
With the way the yellow/pale is moving I would say it looks more like potassium than nitrogen to me. You don’t need any other product aside from what you have. You can increase the bloom nutes a bit. I definitely wouldn’t start increasing the amount of nitrogen you’re using in flower though. it seems like you’re already using pretty much correct ratios as is so I’d increase just gradually in the bloom nutes and see how she responds
Depends on the dripper.. if not distributed well enough in a larger pot, it can be an issue. On far side, after an irrigation, go investigate how deep you have to ppke down at far edge before you feel moisture. That will give a good idea of what proportion of the substrate is getting moisture.
if soilless, with less consistent runoff going through entirety, may need to reduce concentration a bit -- observe and react. Just be on look out for early hints of overfeeding.
i use five gallon pots tha ar about 11.5" wide at the top and 10" wide at bottom and 11" tall. I use the emitters that spray out in 8 directions. I have the pressure to give about a 4" diameter. I use 2 per pot and overlap them as evenly as i can. The 2 dryes points are at intersection of the two circles of water.. top 1/2-1" can remain dry in that small spot on each side of pot, but overall.. fairly consistent and haven't had issues in 2 years now. Not saying this is minimum, but just 1 data point to consider as you go forward. If it works, it works. That's the most important thing.
Your plants look great. Looking forward to the DoubleGrape smoke report 🙂
I had a LetPot system which caused many problems including a drought. I returned it twice. Finally got a 250gph pump and a bunch of tubing and emitters from Homedepot. Should have gone that way from the beginning. Live and learn.
@VitaMan, Thank you for the info man 👍 I'll definitely be doing a similar setup if I need to leave them unattended again 😊 didn't even think of just using a smart plug timer that'll be easy then just need a decent pump and better emmiters 😁
@MrGreen92, I grow on hydroton so my nutes are not timed, it is continuous drip. I have an Intermittent timer running the drainage pump for a few minutes every 20 minutes.
I am making modifications after this grow, such as using a different type of emitters, a manifold, etc.
I might have to put an intermittent timer on the irrigation pump, we'll see.
Here's what the Intermittent pump looks like:
https://www.amazon.ca/Century-Short-Period-Repeat-Operation/dp/B0184CG9K0/ref=asc_df_B0184CG9K0/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292994004451&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16239502827642454691&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001532&hvtargid=pla-370354391477&psc=1&mcid=fac80da7205134c6acb8f1737fab0185
@VitaMan, Thank you man 😁 I only wish I was there for their last week so they didn't suffer
I do need to set up something more permanent just in case, do you have a way of controlling your pump wirelessly or is it on a timer?
My Double Grape is in its grove bag now after being dried to 12% at 55% humidity and 20 degrees average so I just gotta not open the bag for as long as I can resist 😂
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