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For the new round, I chose three varieties from 'Nasha Genetics' with 3 plants each:
-Miracle Gushers
-Hardcore Zoap
-Banana Creams
I am reusing the old pots with the old soil. Before the new round, however, I refilled the pots with freshly mixed soil and added 500ml of compost tea per pot to get the soil going again.
I then germinated the seeds directly in the soil and 9/9 came up. For me, this is the best method as it seems the most natural and the fungal network can 'dock' directly onto the new roots.
Humidity at around 80% and temperature at 23-25°C
So far so good, but I accidentally gave a bit too much water last week what caused leaf curling and I think some damage to one of the Banana Creamz and one of the Miracle Gushers, which also was a bit slower than the others. But all plants have recovered and look good right now.
I sprayed also the Boom Boom Spray against the stress.
The plants have developed well, even the two smaller ones that had a somewhat slower start. Almost all the plants have topped, one now for the second time.
My aim is to tip and stretch the 9 plants so that the space is optimally utilized and the light yield and ventilation are optimal. I also want to get all the plants to approximately the same high level.
Edit:
All the plants have developed well and seem to be doing well. The two smaller stragglers have also gained a lot of substance in the meantime.
Today we are switching to 12/12.
I have removed the mesh part again because the meshes were too big for me and wanted to replace it with a white plastic net with smaller meshes, but I will wait with this now, as the plants are actually doing very well and the plants are developing well in width due to the 1-2 topping.
I think I will put up a new net around the third/fourth week of flowering, when I'm also going to lollipop the plants.
All the plants have been given another good stretch and the flowers are constantly swelling. The odour is also becoming more intense. One plant of the Hardcore zoap is already getting a lot of brown hairs.
The climate is a little 1 degree during the day and warmer at night, but still steady.
The stretch is now over and you can see that the plants are now putting all their energy into the flowers. These swell more and more and gradually the filaments start to turn brown. However, the trichomes are still mostly transparent
All the plants are healthy and happy. The leaves are now starting to turn deciduous. Miracle Gushers and Banana Creamz are purple, the Hardcore Zoap are yellow to purple. Also, all the flowers are now full of trichomes and the smell when opening the tent is very strong.
The ninth week of flowering is now over and the last days of the ladies have begun. The stated 9-10 weeks flowering time is definitely correct. One plant of the Hardcore Zoap was ready a little earlier, but as I want to harvest everything at once, everything is left standing until the majority looks ready. I also preferred to harvest the plants a little more mature than too early. In terms of appearance, I like the Miracle Gushers flowers best, as they have a fine and compact structure. The Banana Creamz seem to be able to develop very thick flowers, whereas the Hardcore Zoap seems to have the lowest yield. I will be able to say more after drying and weighing.
@SecretTreasures, OK! thx m8! Iam at 2 weeks in flower. I always had the lamp in veg , and to the start of flower at 75% , and 60 cm.
What do you think about that iam gonna turn it up to 100% and make 65cm above the plant? i got like 850-930 PFFD , and a little over 50 k Lux, and 53-57 DLI :D. .... well well well :D
@Polodk, Yes exactly, I use the Zeus 600w 2.9 pro.
So I only have the supplied controller, which works with setting options of 0/25/50/100%.
In general, I tried to hit the recommended ppfd values for the corresponding phases and roughly moved around the recommended distance of around 50cm. I used the 'Photone App' to get a rough estimate of the ppfd value at which I was moving, although this is of course rather inaccurate.
In the seedling stage I started with 25% at a lamp height of about one metre, maybe a little more. As soon as the seedling stage was complete, I lowered the lamp to a distance of about 50cm. Then I let the plants grow a little closer to the lamp and a few days after topping, I think about 5 weeks after germination, I turned it up to 50% and adjusted the height. Then I always kept a distance of around 50cm (+/-10cm) and checked with the app from time to time.
As I defoliated once at the start of flowering, I waited another two or three days and then set it to 75%.
At the end of the 4th week of flowering, I raised the lamp to its maximum height and set it to 100%.
As the 600w already has plenty of power for a 120 cm box, I would just make sure that the lamp has enough distance at 100%; during the growth phase, it can sometimes be closer. Just keep an eye out for signs of light stress. You should also wait a few days after stressful situations, such as defoliation or lollipopping, before rising the power, to allow the plant to regenerate so that it can better adapt to the new light conditions. I hope I was able to help you a little, if you have any further questions please contact 👋🏻
SecretTreasures
