Sandy‘s Tegridy Farm - Northern Lights

Sandman422 Hi there, my first run with seeds from RQS and Sweet Seeds. There are 4 plants in a tent. 2x Northern Lights from RQS and 2x Sweet Afgani from Sweet Seeds. Here I document the Northern Lights. I would be grateful for any tips. Fertilized with Biobizz. Growing still in potting compost, later Biobizz All-Mix with some coconut, worm humus and some perlite. 22.05: Seeds placed in a wet cloth for germination 26.05: All 4 seeds germinated and planted in 0.25L pots. Soil heavily moistened (not wet) 28.05: All 4 seeds have stuck their heads out of the soil Soil: Mixture of herb growing soil and about 20% coco soil Water: Watered with 75% tap water and 25% rainwater Water values: Calcium 73.5mg/l Magnesium 18.3mg/l Ratio 4:1 Adjustment with 6mg/l trimagnesium dicitrate to 24.3mg/l New ratio 3:1 Light: A cheap lamp with 110W actual power consumption is used for cultivation. Niello QB1100 Later in the growth phase, we will switch to the Sanlight Evo 4-80 Fertilizer: None at present - only repotting until flowering Update: 03.06 The little ones are growing. Soil was dipped 3/4 on 01.06 for 10min. The Northern Light 2 is slightly smaller than its sister. The edges of the leaves look strange but I think everything is fine. PS: I printed temporary supports for the little ones a few days ago because they already fell over in a little breeze😄 If its stupid and it works, it ain’t stupid... I once heard. As soon as I see roots at the bottom they will be buried deeper in 2L pots. ————————— Moin, my first run with seeds from RQS and Sweet Seeds. There are 4 plants in a tent. 2x Northern Lights from RQS and 2x Sweet Afgani from Sweet Seeds. Here I document the Northern Lights. I would be grateful for any tips. Fertilized with Biobizz. Growing still in potting compost, later Biobizz All-Mix with some coconut, worm humus and some perlite. 22.05: Seeds placed in a wet cloth for germination 26.05: All 4 seeds germinated and planted in 0.25L pots. Soil heavily moistened (not wet) 28.05: All 4 seeds have stuck their heads out of the soil Soil: Mixture of herb growing soil and about 20% coco soil Water: Watered with 75% tap water and 25% rainwater Water values: Calcium 73.5mg/l Magnesium 18.3mg/l Ratio 4:1 Adjustment with 6mg/l trimagnesium dicitrate to 24.3mg/l New ratio 3:1 Light: A cheap lamp with 110W actual power consumption is used for cultivation. Niello QB1100 Later in the growth phase, we will switch to the Sanlight Evo 4-80 Fertilizer: None at present - only repotting until flowering The Sweet Afgani Delicious can be followed here. I don't know why but it only shows one diary to me, so here are the two S.A.D.: https://growdiaries.com/diaries/211939-northern-light-s-a-d-sweet-afgani-delicious-s1-grow-journal-by-sandman422 Update: 03.06 The little ones are growing. Soil was dipped 3/4 on 01.06 for 10min. The edges of the leaves look strange but I think everything is fine. The Northern Light 2 is slightly smaller than its sister. PS: I printed temporary supports for the little ones a few days ago because they already fell over in a little breeze😄 If its stupid and it works, it ain’t stupid... I once heard. As soon as I see roots at the bottom they will be buried deeper in 2L pots.

Sandman422 06.07: Repotted in 2L pots and then allowed to soak up water from below. The small ones were planted deeper into the soil to counteract the sprouting. Soil: Biobizz All-Mix with approx. 20% coconut, some worm humus and additional perlite. The little ones are developing well. The one Northern Light is developing somewhat more slowly. But I think everything is normal. The 0.25L pots showed nice roots. I couldn't detect any repotting stress the next morning. Hopefully it will stay that way. Originally I wanted to put the little ones in the 11L pots straight away, but as I'm still using the small light at the moment, the lighting wouldn't be as good on the surface. In 7-10 days they will then go into the 11L pots and under the Sanlight. Update 08.06 (Vegi Day 10) Two days after repotting you can clearly see how the little ones like the new 2L pot. For me, the advantage of the 2L pots is that they are easier to water. With the two liters I can still put them in a bowl of water and let them soak. The 1/3 rule is very helpful as a guideline. I've tried watering a few times with my other soil mix and now always water 25% of the pot volume from the bottom and top at 60% of the weight. This seemed to me to be the optimum balance between moist and wet for my soil.

Sandman422 13.06 Repotted in 11L pots and watered with 1L of water. The two are developing somewhat differently. In appearance and height. They are both healthy and growing well. 17.06 Both Northern Lights were topped just above the 5th node. The lowest shoots of the 1st node were removed as well as the top pair of leaves. I topped my first time and have now tried topping further up so that it is the same height as Sweet Afgani.

Sandman422 Day 23 Both are doing well and I can't see any problems. The shoots are being tied down as far as possible. The Northern Light are developing slowly and the shoots are still very small or short

Sandman422 Tag 29 Today, a few leaves and small shoots were removed. Nothing else is happening at the moment.

Sandman422 Day 37 The last few days I have been trying to remedy a magnesium deficiency. I have noticed that I am probably not watering optimally. Too little too soon So far: 1.5L every 2-3 days New: 2L every 3-4 days I hope with the new watering schedule the deficiency will also disappear

Sandman422 Flower Day 1 / Day 45 Today is the first day of flowering. The little ones are on the mend. Thanks to everyone who has helped. I've learned a lot again and finally enjoy looking into my box again. Greetings also go out to @modmyplants. He has been helping me right from the start. A big thank you. ————————— BT 1/ Tag 45 Heute ist der erste Tag der Blüte. Die kleinen sind auf dem Weg der Besserung. Danke an jeden der geholfen hat. Hab wieder viel dazugelernt und schau endlich wieder gerne in meine Box. Grüße gehen auch raus an @modmyplants. Er hilft mir schon von anfang an. Fettes danke.

Sandman422 Flowering day 11 / day 55 The Northern Light are growing beautifully. So far I'm delighted with their performance. The stretch is there but it is limited. Just right, I would say. —————————

Sandman422 Day 62 / BT 18 Lollipopping was on the calendar this week. I think a little more could be taken away but not too bad. From this week on I will start a comparison with Biobizz and Greenhouse Powder feeding for the remaining 6-7 weeks. Of the 2 varieties, each variety will continue to receive Biobizz once and Greenhouse Feeding once. I am curious to see if I notice a difference.

Sandman422 Flowering day 26 / day 70 After I had a shortage in between, they are now almost over-fertilized. They are getting a dark green color which is too dark for flowering. From now on I'll just give them some flowering fertilizer and then I hope it will work for the rest of the run. The ratio between flowers and leaves is now getting worse but at least I've learned something.

Sandman422 Not much happens except that they swell and grow. A Northern Light has foxtailing. Too bad but there are much worse things —————————

Sandman422 The last days are approaching. 3 main buds have already fallen victim to the mold. Hopefully there won't be any more. The summer temperatures in the tent were simply too high. It was up to 36 degrees in the tent. The buds are heavy and really dense