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What's up Grow Diaries family, super excited to have another grow in addition to the Gelatos. This time is a little different since it will be a new experience for me. First time growing an auto flower strain, first time using Bio Tabs, and first time using the quantum board for the full cycle. I usually use the QB304 for vegging, but since I got a 2'x2' tent. It'll be dedicated for that space.
I finally got a hold of some FastBuds seeds but I've been losing sleep contemplating on which strain to grow. I have some LSD-25 and Blackberry, which are fantastic strains (based on what i've seen). It came down to a coin toss and LSD-25 was chosen.
Come and join me in this new journey. I've read up on how to grow autos and all that but I know there are plenty of seasoned veterans out there that could share some knowledge.
Week 1 - Prepped Fox Farms Ocean Forest soil by mixings BioTabs Startrex and Mycotrex. I know there's been a lot of debate about using 3 gal vs 5 gal for autos but I'm using a 5 gal. fabric pot since that's what I have and probably would still buy a 5 gal instead of a 3. But who am I, I'm another first time auto grower. Hahaha! Let me know your thoughts on this.
Light cycle is set to 20 hours instead of the usual 12/12, 18/6, 24. I was debating on running the lights 24/7 but wanted to have period when the plant rest. Not too sure if autos need it but my electric bill could use a break.
Soaked the seed overnight and sown into soil approximately 1/2 in. Placed a humidity dome (solo cups 😉) over the site to keep humidity up. Humidity in the room is around 45% which is pretty low for germination. Temperature at 78°F which is good.
Within the next day or so, we should have this sprouting out of the soil. Once that happens, an update will soon to follow.
UPDATE: 11/9/2018 Day 1 LSD-25 finally sprouted 😃. Relative humidity has been low at 35ish%, keeping a humidity dome/spraying Ph'd water to keep her happy until she gets a little bit bigger. If the humidity levels stay this low, I'll be putting in the humidifier until conditions get better. Enjoy the new pictures and stay tuned for the next update!
Day 3 - RH has been going down to the teens so I added the humidifier for now. Conditions are a lot better and is now in the 70's. Increased the blower speed to kinda balance out the incoming dry air.
Day 4 - Dialed in the incoming air by adjusting the blower and vent. Humidifier doing it's thing getting RH at 72%. Saturated the soil with regular tap water + Bactrex + Orgatrex + Cal-Mag. We'll see how this goes since no PH or EC readings required with BioTabs. I do plan on using Real Growers Recharge once she gets out of the seedling stage. Once she starts flowering, Mammoth P will be used 😉
Day 5 - Leaves are pointing up, this could be a bad thing right? I think it's due to the low humidity and possibly light burn. Humidifier was setup yesterday so maybe she just needs to get reacclimatized to her new environment. I also increased the light distance a couple of inched just in case.
Day 6 - Seems like the leaves are starting to level out and color is starting to look better 😀
Day 7 - End of week 1! Nothing to report other than new pictures are up. See you on the next update.
Week 1 Day 5 picture-I'm concerned about the leaves praying to the sun gods and slight yellowing. What's happening here?
Is it due to low humidity and possibly light burn. Humidifier has been added to the tent and light distance increase to 20 inches as a precaution 😉
This strain surprisingly loves calcium a lot!
I almost add it at every feeding day although i have hard water in my region.
Amazing LST bro your plant is beautifull👏, it's a quite brave move that you choose to topping her...
@Astrolavos, I though I was already giving enough. Too bad I had to learn the hard way. Next time I run this strain, won't let it happen again.
Thanks! I have to do some pretty hard core training due to limited vertical growing space 😉
wow you really gave her 1 gallon water at once, i wont do that those fabric pots keep the water very good inside( bad for indoors).i hope she dries nicely. and i wont repeat it... greetings
@Mrs_Larimar, So far she gets watered once a week. I expect to water more frequent once she gets bigger. Most of my other plants in the same fabric pot needs watering every 3-4 days. 👍
Ill be following your grow. Im doing the same, lsd25, frist time grower using bushmaster cocoloco with kindsoil. I just wanted to keep it as simple as possible since its my first time. Tomorrow will be day 8 for my plant. Ive just been giving 2-3 oz of water every morning, since i heard they shouldnt be over watered. Tomorrow i was thinking of upping the water to a 1-2cups since ive seen in most lsd 25 diaries they give .26 gallon per plant daily. Whats your take on watering?
@jourelemode, Nice! I just followed your diary for a comparison. Looking forward to the progress 👊
The term overwatering is not the amount of water you give, it's the frequency of watering. I usually wait until the top soil is dry then I water. Around 2-3 times a week. If your leaves are staring to turn yellow, thats a sign of overwatering 😉
haha, very nice start. Yeah i feel you i had some sleepless Nights too for choosing the Right Seed, But at last other Factors met the decision for me , and iam now with Rhino Ryder. You got a good Writing style and i look forward if you update you Diary ( follow)
@Mrs_Larimar, Power draw for the Quantum Board is about 110W. I'll be using that for the whole growth cycle. I have a dimmable power supply and it's set at about 50%. I will gradually increase to 100% as the plant grows.
I thought the detail you put into every week is very informative. I think you did good by topping it and you did a great job training it. Sorry the rest of the grow didnt go well........ty for the time and effort you put into the journal. A new grower could learn alot...