EarthBox [LOS] - HSC - Garlic Budder

Introduction - Week 09|02 Summary - Ensign's log, stardate 9342.02, Been a pretty steady week of growing. Haven’t really watered all week. Been trying to not over-water. Mainly been misting the top growth and straw mulch with distilled water. Also gave a couple of coconut and aloe foliar sprays. Also watered #4 (in the solo cup). So far growth is looking green and healthy! Steady as she grows Ensign. [START OF WEEK 09|02] ========================================================== Garlic Budder #1 - WEEK 09|02 - Pre-Veg Garlic Budder #2 - WEEK 09|02 - Seedling Garlic Budder #3 - WEEK 02 - Pre-Veg Garlic Budder #4 - WEEK 01 - Seedling 04/29/24 → 05/05/24 This Week's Estimated Goals ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DLI: ~19 mol/m²/d PPFD: ~300 μmol/m²/s VPD: ~1.0 kPa This Week's Meter Readings & Averages [Lights On: 16:00 - 10:00] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DLI: 19.12 mol/m²/d PPFD: 295 μmol/m²/s VPD: 0.81 kPa Soil %: [32.4, 26.0, 30.4, 30.4] ========================================================== Day 01 - Monday - 04/29/24 - Total Days: 063 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages [~23:00] - Temps: 79.8°F [26.6°C] - Humidity: 76.5% - VPD: 0.80 kPa - Soil %: [33, 26, 31, 31] ----------------------------------- - [21:55]: Evening check. --- Growth is looking pretty good! --- #1 and #3 are looking healthy and green! Although #3 is looking a bit droopy. --- #2 is looking weird, but think she’s going to grow out of it! --- #4 is looking happy and green. Nice! - [21:57]: Using a spray bottle, --- Misted the top growth and straw mulch of all plants with distilled water (~2-5 sprays each). - [22:04]: Checked the humidifier. --- Tank was about half full. --- Refilled the humidifier with distilled water (~2gal). Day 02 - Tuesday - 04/30/24 - Total Days: 064 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages [~23:00] - Temps: 80.1°F [26.7°C] - Humidity: 76.9% - VPD: 0.80 kPa - Soil %: [33, 26, 31, 31] ----------------------------------- - [16:16]: Evening check. --- #1 and #3 are still growing along nicely! --- Really want to water, but won’t. --- #2 is still growing! Can already see a new set of leaves trying to grow. --- #4 is looking greener and great! --- The solo cup feels lighter, but still not completely dry. - [16:21]: Filled a measuring cup with 1/2 cup of distilled water. ------ Added a pinch of Quillaja Saponaria Extract [60] ------ Added 1/64tsp of Horticultural Coconut ------ Added 1/64tsp of Horticultural Aloe --- Mixed and poured the solution straight into a spray bottle. --- Gently misted the top growth (~3-5 sprays each). --- Misted the rest of the solution onto the surrounding straw mulch. - [16:31]: Checked the humidifier. --- Tank was still pretty full. --- Refilled the humidifier with distilled water (~2gal). --- Going to continue on with these mini foliar feedings with distilled water mistings in between. --- Might need to water #4 (in the solo cup) soon as well. Day 03 - Wednesday - 05/01/24 - Total Days: 065 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages [~23:00] - Temps: 80.6°F [27.0°C] - Humidity: 77.1% - VPD: 0.81 kPa - Soil %: [33, 26, 31, 31] ----------------------------------- - [21:56]: Evening check. --- The garden is still looking good! --- Both #1 and #3 are growing along and looking healthy! #3 is looking the most uniform, but #1 is just exploding with new growth! --- #2 is getting there but is clearly lagging behind. She’s starting to show signs of slight nodal stretching. I really hope she makes it! --- #4 is looking great! But still sort of lime. - [22:03]: Using a spray bottle, --- Misted the top growth and straw mulch with distilled water (~2-5 sprays each). - [22:11]: Checked the humidifier. --- Tank was under half full. --- Refilled the humidifier with distilled water (~2.5gal). Day 04 - Thursday - 05/02/24 - Total Days: 066 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages [~23:00] - Temps: 80.1°F [26.7°C] - Humidity: 76.6% - VPD: 0.81 kPa - Soil %: [32, 26, 30, 30] ----------------------------------- - [18:57]: Evening check. --- #1 and #3 are looking great! Clearly #1 is biggest, but #3 is still looking the moist uniform. Just keep on growing ladies! --- #2 is getting there! Can see more nodal spacing and her next set of leaves are looking a more uniform. Continuing to hope that she grows out of this slow start. --- #4 is looking pretty good! She’s still a bit lime in color and she does feel a bit on the lighter side (compared to the dry control cup). - [19:02]: Took general PPFD readings. --- #1 and #2 were around 301 μmol/m²/s which gives a DLI of 19.50 mol/m²/d --- #3 was around 305 μmol/m²/s which gives a DLI of 19.76 mol/m²/d --- #4 was around 264 μmol/m²/s which gives a DLI of 17.11 mol/m²/d - [19:09]: Took the weekly height and light distance measurements. --- #1 was about 3" tall. --- #2 was about 1.5" tall. --- #3 was about 3" tall. --- #4 was about 2.5" tall. --- #1 was about 27.25" away from the grow light. --- #2 was about 28.5" away from the grow light. --- #3 was about 25.25" away from the grow light. --- #4 was about 26" away from the grow light. - [19:22]: Checked the Ecowitt soil moisture sensor data: --- 32% - [CH01 EB1 - Garlic Budder #1] --- 26% - [CH02 EB1 - Secondary] --- 30% - [CH03 EB2 - Garlic Budder #2] --- 31% - [CH04 GFP - Garlic Budder #3] --- I really want to water! --- But soil moisture still seems okay so will just foliar spray. --- Hmm. Wonder exactly how heavy #4 is. - [19:27]: Took the weight for #4 by placing her on a basic scale. --- She weighed 254.9g --- The dry cup (for comparison) weighed 223.8g --- Since both cups weigh just about the same, going give #4 a watering. --- Time to foliar feed! --- It’s also been a good 8 days since the initial solo cup wetting. --- Decided to water #4 with a full soil drench. Going to use the same solution to drench the soil. --- Please don’t frack it up Ensign! --- Basically going with the same solution but with some added microbes. - [19:35]: Filled a measuring cup with 1/2 cup of distilled water. ------ Added a pinch of Quillaja Saponaria Extract [60] ------ Added 1/64tsp of Horticultural Coconut ------ Added 1/64tsp of Horticultural Aloe ------ Added 1/32tsp of Mycrobe Complete --- Mixed and poured the solution straight into a spray bottle. --- With the exception of #4, gently misted the top growth of all plants (~3-5 sprays each). --- Okay time for the solo cup drench. - [19:46]: Sprayed #4’s straw mulch. --- Using a 1/4cup of the same solution, slowly misted around the solo cup as evenly as I could. --- Focused on the straw mulch and tried to keep the top growth dry. --- There was just a tiny bit of runoff (a few drops started pooling in the tray). --- Misted the rest of the solution onto the straw mulch of the EarthBoxes and fabric pot. --- Now that #4 is fully watered, decided to reweigh the solo cup. - [19:55]: Took the wet weight for #4 by placing her on a basic scale. --- She weighed 317.7g --- Pretty nervous and really hope I didn’t kill her by overwatering. Please don’t die on my girl! - [19:56]: Checked the humidifier. --- Tank was about half full. --- Refilled the humidifier with distilled water (~2gal). Day 05 - Friday - 05/03/24 - Total Days: 067 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages [~23:00] - Temps: 80.4°F [26.9°C] - Humidity: 77.1% - VPD: 0.80 kPa - Soil %: [32, 26, 30, 30] ----------------------------------- - [20:07]: Evening check. --- #1 is looking better than #3, but both are looking good! --- #2 is still growing along! --- Wow! #4 has gotten noticeably larger! She’s looking a bit lime, but I think she’s growing just fine! - [22:15]: Using a spray bottle, --- Misted the top growth and straw mulch with distilled water (~2-5 sprays each). - [22:19]: Checked the humidifier. --- Tank was about half full. --- Refilled the humidifier with distilled water (~2gal). Day 06 - Saturday - 05/04/24 - Total Days: 068 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages [~23:00] - Temps: 80.1°F [26.7°C] - Humidity: 77.0% - VPD: 0.80 kPa - Soil %: [32, 26, 30, 30] ----------------------------------- - [20:27]: Evening check. --- #1 and #3 are growing along nicely! #1 is definitely dominating this grow. --- #2 is still growing. --- #4 is showing more signs of growth! A bit lime in color, but she’s looking good to me! Won’t need to water for a few days. I think. - [20:25]: Using a spray bottle, --- Misted the top growth and straw mulch with distilled water (~2-5 sprays each). - [20:28]: Checked the humidifier. --- Tank was about half full. --- Refilled the humidifier with distilled water (~2gal). Day 07 - Sunday - 05/05/24 - Total Days: 069 ----------------------------------- Daily Averages [~23:00] - Temps: 79.4°F [26.3°C] - Humidity: 75.6% - VPD: 0.82 kPa - Soil %: [32, 26, 30, 30] ----------------------------------- - [20:18]: Evening check. --- #1 is looking great! Like the canopy growth and she’s looking nice and perky! --- #3 is looking good too! She’s a lot more uniform, but also darker in color. She’s also a bit droopy. Could this be a sign of under watering? --- #2 is still a seedling with noticeable top growth! --- #4 is growing along just fine! Growth is looking a bit darker and she is starting to catch up with #3. - [20:25]: Using a spray bottle, --- Misted the top growth and straw mulch with distilled water (~2-5 sprays each). - [20:28]: Checked the humidifier. --- Tank was about half full. --- Refilled the humidifier with distilled water (~2gal). [END OF WEEK 09|02]