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I started a new diary. I bought and got 3 strains.
Those are for one year glow. I chose Apollo F1. Because, I wanted to grow auto first, and Grape Ape Auto is not on the list of growdiaries strain list. I hope it will be registered soon. But some of the newer strains of RQS are already registered, Grape Ape Auto will be discontinued soon???
I put 2 seeds into Root Riot on March 2. Those cubes were stayed in a food container. I put the container on a heat mat. The temperature of the up surface of the container is around 25 deg. Inside was higher. It is a little bit higher than perfect condition. But two of them germinated.
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Mar 2: Start
Mar 4: A little bit coming up from the cube
Mar 5: One baby opens the baby leaves. Potting into the soil
Mar 6 Another one coming into the air. But not opening the baby leaves yet. Potting into the soil.
I count the s from opening the seed package. Because it is one of the most exciting times. the germinating process is on week G. I bought two fabric pots. This is the first time I use it. I added perlite around 20% of the total medium. I was surprised to the water immediately dropped down from the pot compared with plastic pots. I bought a pot elevator for making good airflow at the bottom of the pots. Unfortunately, the legs have no holes. I make holes and water drain more easily.
Anyway, the first week is finished with excitement.
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Mar 9: Watering 3 liters for both two pots.
Nothing bad happened to her this week. But I destroyed the pH meter. Hmm, stupid me. I am really surprised by the smart post with the pot elevator and perlite becoming dry very fast. Now I understand why some people say sometimes (once every two or three times) we need only pH-controlled water for ganja. Probably, the nutrients will be condensed in the soil.
I set the LED light to 50% light until now. And changed it 75% now.
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March 13: Watering 2.5 liters for both.
I bought a new pH meter with calibration solutions. After calibration, I realized I made a solution with too low pH. I used the same amount of nutrients for both watering. Earlier, I used a broken pH meter (before this, already showed a strange value. After this perfectly broken, do not show the temperature). I use PLAGRON lemon kick to decrease pH. I used 0.8 ml and got pH 6.56. Now I use only 0.4 ml / l and got pH 6.4. I made too low pH and made a nutrition lock like a Ca def for one girl. Ahhhhhhh, stupid me!
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March 18: Watering 2.5 liters each
March 23: Watering 2.5 liters each
This week, she stretched very well. New leaves are healthy and no trouble finally. I tried not to water, almost one week they had no trouble. And I watered after one week. But no run-off. The temperature is increasing day by day, soon they will drink more. I think not to do LST or some training until starts flowering. After it, I will cut big fun leaves most probably.
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March 30: Watering 2.5 liters each. No run-off.
This week is a big week. They stretch around 15 cm. Also, pre-flowers are coming. I think the flowering stage started in this week. I cut some big leaves to make lower branches take light more. After cutting, I started LST.
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March 3: Watering 2.5 liters each. No run-off.
March 6: Watering 4 liters each. Small run-off, but after one hour, it was absorbed by soil.
They stretched very well in the week. One was 27 cm last week. Now she is 54 cm. Every day, I need to lift the light.
My place is now ultra hot like an early summer. They drink water very well. I missed the watering timing, only one day, they got damage on the leaves shown in the pictures. Next week, temperature will be down in the forecast. I wish it will not the stress for them.
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April 10: 5 litter each, less run off.
This week, the temperature was decreased from over 30 to under 20. The drinking speed is a little bit slow. But they stretched again very well. It is so nice, but I wish they would stop to stretch more :)). Some lower leaves became light color and dropped. I will cut lower leaves and also big leaves whole regions of plants soon.
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April 14: Watering 5 liters each
April 20: Watering 5 liters each
Some leaves become light color. pH is no problem, nutrition is enough or more than enough. I can think a light stress. I raise the light and make a distance of 40 cm between plants and the light.
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April 27: Watring 5 liters each.
They stopped to stretch and make buds bigger and bigger day by day. The temperature is nice. The humidity is a little bit high due to moving the grow tent to the bathroom.
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May 5: Watering 5 liters each
Now, the end is near. Almost all pistils are orange/brown. The buds are not becoming fat, but solid. I will check trichomes by using a microscope.
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May 7: 4 liters each
May 11: 4 liters each
The color of the trichome is almost milky now. I love the stone high. But I think auto-flower strains do not stop their life. The photoperiod strains stop drinking water and turn the color of trichomes number. But I have not seen such a thing on auto-flower strains. I plan to harvest two or three weeks later now. Just because I will go on vacation after that.
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May 14: 4 liters each
May 18: 4 liters each
I tried dry curing and I just turned off the light and no water for one and a half weeks. In my tent, two girls are not good. Next time, I will grow only one girl. Now I really do not need the yield, I just want to enjoy grow ganja.