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Plant 20181201 FastBerry Seeds #1/#2 Planted in Jiffy Pellets and placed in Humidity Dome. Fed and used Unfiltered Tap Water used.
G+0 20181204 Germination is observed. Plants were mistakenly placed 2" underneath a Philzon 600w LED Grow Light. Fed Unfiltered Tap Water. Date identified as G+0.
G+1 20181205 Jiffy Pellets seem to be drying extremely fast. Plants scheduled to be transplanted to 5 Gallon Fabric Smart Pots. FB#1 Measured at 2cm, and FB#2 measured at 1cm.
G+2 20181206 Upon a bit if research, the grow light was found to have been set much to close, and is easily avoidable if you read the manufacturer's recommendations and the documentation for equipment. Reddit post made for assistance. Answer provided, and correction, which was to move the light to a 24" height, was made in the evening. Link here - https://www.reddit.com/r/microgrowery/comments/a3p3cr/big_mistake_philizon_600w_led_left_at_2_inches/?utm_source=reddit-android
FB#1 measured at 2cm, and FB#2 measured at 1.8cm.
G+3 20181207 Upon observation, plants seem to be performing much better now that the light issue was rectified. Jiffy pellets still dry very quickly. Fed Unfiltered Tap Water. Ordered Smart Pots.
End of Week 1
Day G+4 20181208 - Plants appear to be gaining leaf mass and coming along. Tomorrow I will be transplanting both plants into 5 gallon smart pots with Fox Farm Ocean Forest soil. Fed Unfiltered Tap Water.
Day G+5 20181209 - Plants transplanted to 5 Gal Smart Pots with Fox Farm Ocean Forest with no nutrients added and provided approximately 2 liters of unfiltered tap water.
Day G+6 20181210 - No visible growth has been observed, but the plants have been through quite a bit. Probably way to stressed. I will be leaving them alone for some time, and may switch over to an 18/6 next week if there is no progress. Upon observing during the evening time, visible growth has been observed. Excited to watch their progress.
Day G+7 20181211 - Some Growth Observed.
Day G+8 20181212 - Some Growth Observed. No changes.
Day G+9 20181213 - Some Growth Observed. No changes.
Day G+10 20181214 - Some Growth Observed. No changes.
Day G+11 20181215 - Ready for the end of this week, and depending upon progress, I may start them on nutrients.
Day G+12 20181216 - Decent growth on both plants. Soil is getting dry, but still not wilting, so I will hold off on water for now.
Day G+13 20181217 - Was thinking about starting LST, but decided to wait for another set of leaves to begin.
Day G+14 20181218 - Still seeing growth. No major issues so far. Still contemplating starting nutes at the beginning of Week 4. We'll see.
Day G+15 20181219
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Day G+17 20181221
Day G+18 20181222 - Beginning LST today. heading to get some Advanced Nutrients today sometime, and may start them today as well. I havent seen any major issues, and growth has been quite steady. The smell is starting to come in, and it is fantastic. Very nice faint smell at the moment.
Day G+19 20181223 - Grow tent should be here on the 25tg.
Day G+20 20181224 - Probably going to hold off on further LST until I can get some appropriate equipment. Good growth otherwise.
Day G+21 20181225 - Happy holidays everyone. 2x2x4 grow tent is here, and the plants have been transferred to their new highly reflective home. They seem very cozy.
Day G+22 20181226 - Noticed some new yellowing on the tips of FB#1. I have now increased the light height to 20", and will see how it goes.
Day G+23 20181227 - I have not observed any new yellowing, so everything seems back in order for now. Good growth on both.
Day G+24 20181218 - Preflowers are becoming quite noticeable. This maybe the last entry for veg, and we'll be moving forward as flowering for next weeks entries. Not horrible for the lack of experience. Excited to see the flowering stage. Should be able to get some nutes once finances even out. Maybe a PH meter, corrective, and strips as well. I really love the tent, and it holds in a really pleasant smell from the plants.
First Week of Flowering
Day F+1 20181228 - Plants are shooting up fast. I haven't given any nutrients yet, and will try to get some asap. I also decided to go ahead and just do the LST with on hand supplies. The plants feel hardy, and the leaves are nice and strong. Excited for both.
Day F+2 20181229 - One of the LST methods didn't work, so I went back to the original stick method for FB#2. FB#1 took to the LST well, and has repositioned already. I suspect FB#2 to follow suit shortly. I went ahead and watered as they were starting to wilt slightly, and they took to the watering well.
Day F+3 20181230 - FB#2 followed suit and adjusted well with the LST. Bought 160ft of ziptie, and redid the LST more appropriately. The plants have taken to the LST really well, and within a day I see a new top developing. I haven't noticed any major issues, and the plants took the 2L of unfiltered tap water very well.
Day F+4 20181231 - Other tops are starting to form. Vegetative growth is slowing.
Day F+5 20190101 - pulled back on the LST today, want to give them some rest before another adjustment. Looking amazing though.
Day F+6 20190102 Started another round of LST, watered 2 liters per plant. No nutrients, still unfiltered tap water.
Day F+7 20190103 AWAY
F+8 20190104 - Found that the plants are getting bushier. Very happy with the development that the LST has provided. giving them a rest for the night.
F+9 20190105 - Let them fill out, and will continue LST tomorrow before feeding. No signs of male or hermaphroditic qualities.
F+10 20190106 - Watered, and did some more LST
F+11 20190107 - Plants have taken to the LST extremely well. Loving the development.
F+12 20190108 - Plants are doing well. Finally got the Fox Farms Nute Trio, and will start on the next feeding with a quarter dose.
F+13 20190109 - Did some readjustments to the plants for better light distribution. Pistils are showing wonderfully now, and no major issues. I did turn the LED to Bloom only as I felt like I might have been overloading the plants.
F+14 20190110 - Plants are coming along wonderfully. Great progress so far.
F+15 20190111 - So happy with the progress made so far. Finally able to feed the plants some nutrients (FF Tiger Bloom and Big Bloom), and only gave them a micro dose of each, and i'll walk it up to probably half of recommended. Also got a PH and moisture monitor, and a PH kit. Very excited for the next few weeks.
F+16 20190112 - Performed some further LST for the plants. I thoroughly enjoy seeing how fast they readjust. Absolutely magical.
F+17 20190113 - Turned off the Veg lights. Small amounts of progress, but progress all the same.
F+18 20190114 - Purple pigment started to show on flowers and sugar leaves.
F+19 20190115 - Turned the Veg lights back on, plants seem to be responding well, and of course progress on flower development.
F+20 20190116 - Removed the plant ties, and did some LST, and some leaf tucking. Another day of feeding, tiger bloom and big bloom only, fed double since last feeding, which is about half recommended. Flowers appear to be healthy and growing well.
F+21 20190117 - Moved the light up a few inches tonget a wider light array for the plants, and didn't want any light bleaching issues. Bud sites are getting more defined. and the frost is starting to show.
F+22 20190118 - Ladies seem to be doing well. Lots of nice progress from the bud sites. Fed again today.
F+23 20190119 - Noticed some strange markings, but unable to match a deficiency with the markings. After extensive research, and some further observation, I found that there was a very small patch of mold growing on top of the soil, and the markings on those leaves were actually fungus. In order to help the plant stay as healthy as possible I decided to take the risk of defoliation in an attempt to lower the RH, as we are having an extra rainy week.
F+24 20190120 - Upon checking on the plants, I noticed that the bud sites are still improving, and the defoliation hasn't affected much at this point, but, close observation will continue. Plants were quite dry, so they were fed.
F+25 20190121 - FB#1 is starting to get its purple in. Recovery went well it appears. Seeing a bit more growth.
F+26 20190122 - A bit more bulk today. Still looking good.
F+27 20190123 - Plants looked thirsty, so I let them have a half dose of Fox Farm Trio (Big Bloom, Tiger Bloom, and Big Grow)
F+28 20190124 - Plants took the feeding well. I need to get a good fan to keep temp and RH down.
F+29 20190125 - Plants still gaining more and more resin. Very nice production. I am so happy doing this! Going to give them another feeding tonight.
F+30 20190126 - FB#2 has started showing some clawing, and I will have to do some research to diagnose.
F+31 20190127 - With the help of some forum inquiries, there was a Nitrogen Toxicity appearing to start on FB#2. To be safe, since both plants got the same amount, they were both flushed with unfiltered, PH corrected, tap water.
F+32 20190128 - Both flowers appeared to have improved since the flush. Nice amounts of Resin are easily visible, and the smell is amazing at this point, like a wift warm berries travelling into my nostrils. So sweet.
F+33 20190129 - One more flush today, just to be safe. I adore these fabric smart pots. They drain everything but exactly what needs to be there, and they are easy to handle. I also enjoy being able to bust through the fabric to help with LST.
F+34 20190130 - Plants still improving. They appear to have bulked up a bit more, and gained some more frosty resin.
F+35 20190131 - I can see more pistils turning orange. I estimate about 2-3 weeks to go. FB#1 appears to be behind in it's maturation, but not its bulk or resin production.
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