First off I would like to give a big thank you to Kat at Quebec Cannabis Seeds for sending me a generous package, partnering with me and sponsoring this grow. Merci beaucoup Kat!!
So please come join me in this next run as we’ll have an epic Ghost Train Haze battle. It’s Canada VS The Netherlands.
WEDNESDAY - Diary Creation
11 September 24
- Planning to start this run soon as I still have a few things to button up before starting this run.
- Plan to start the next 7-10 days.
- Packaging is very nice. QCS over WSE for packaging.
So stay tuned this run will start soon, I’m excited to get this one going.
PLAN
I will be using Gaia Green Living Soil Blend for the first time.
List of products that will be used during this grow.
- Gaia Green - Living Soil Blend
- Pure Life - Earthworm Castings
- Gaia Green - Diatomaceous Earth
- Gaia Green - Superfly Insect Frass
- Gaia Green - All Purpose
- Gaia Green - Power Bloom
- Gaia Green - Soluble Seaweed Extract
- Dynomyco - Micorrhiza
- Miicrobial Mass
- Grotek - Cal/Max
- Optimum Hydroponics - Supermax
- Nema Knights - Nematodes
- Chitosal
TUES - The Beginning - Day 0
17 September 24
Mixing 500 ml of dechlorinated tap water.
- Base water 500 ml - 60.2 PPM
- Add 1.25 ml of Supermax - 238 PPM
00:00 Hrs the seeds hit the water.
When I wake up I will put the seeds in little coco pots, then under the light.
Soil blend for 4 small coco pots.
- 75 % Gaia Green soil
- 25% Perlite
- 1/2 tsp of Dynomyco
- 1/8 tsp of Pro Mix Root Stim
- 1/4 tsp of Gaia Green Diatomaceous Earth
- 1/4 tsp of Gaia Green All Purpose
At 13:50 Hrs the seeds have been planted into their little coco pots.
Used the water from the seed soak to irrigate all 4 pots.
Now under the lights at 27 inches distance at 210 PAR/PPFD.
I messed up a little bit as my soil mix shrunk after irrigating the seeds.
Whatever we’ll roll with it.
Now we wait for the seeds to sprout and when that happens I will consider that to be day 1.
Plants are labelled 1 and 2, after a few weeks I will only be keeping one of the two plants.
FRIDAY - Day 1
20 September 24
- Both plants 1 and 2 have broken soil.
- Let’s see how they progress and the strongest plant will be selected to go to the end.
SATURDAY - Day 2
21 September 24
Time to pot up as the roots have already penetrated through the bottom of the coco pot. Plant 1 has been selected to go to the finish. Her name is Ophelia.
- Transfer to a 1 gallon pot.
- 20% worm castings
- 20% Perlite
- 60% Gaia Green Soil
- Add 2 Tbsp Gaia Green All purpose
- Add 2 Tbsp Gaia Green Insect Frass
- Add 2 Tbsp Diatomaceous Earth
- Add 1 Tbsp Dynomyco
Watering, making 1 litre for both plants and going to give 500 ml each.
- Base water 1 litre - 60.6 PPM
- Add 2 ml Miicrobial Mass - 136 PPM
Final - 1 litre at 6.33 PH at 140 PPM
No runoff.
Light is 27 inches away and at 200 PAR.
Now time to sit back and let her do her thing.
TUESDAY - Day 5
24 September 24
Watering day, 600 ml of dechlorinated tap water.
- Base water 600 ml - 60.1 PPM
Final - 600 ml at 6.23 PH at 62.8 PPM
Runoff - N/A
- She’s developing quite nicely.
- Now we just keep her happy under the lights and let her do her thing.
THURSDAY - Day 7
26 September 24
- Just a day under the lights.
- She’s developed quite well in the first seven days.
- Not as big as Helena but that’s ok.
- Looking very happy.
So this marks the end of the germination phase and the first seven days. Let’s see what week two will bring! Vamos!!!
@BarneyRumble420, hey man!! I appreciate you stopping by, checking out my grow and dropping some kind words. Thank you very much. I have some high hopes for this run.
@Hempface86, I think it’s going to be fun. It’s not really about who will be best but to see the differences between both strains that are the same from two different breeders.
Looking good! I’ve been thinking about grabbing a hlg B spec for veg. Do you notice any differences? Is it worth the money? Or just stick with Diablo for the full
@BEACHBUDZ757, thanks for the kind words and checking out my grow man. Yeah I always start my seedlings off under the B spec light for the first three or four weeks then I switch to the HLG 350R in my 2x4 tent for more veg time. I’ll start flowering in my 2x4 and then after two to three weeks I transition them into my 4x4 under the scorpion diablo to finish them off. Honestly I’ve seen Dr Bruce Bugbee talk about lighting and he says there’s not much evidence that blue light does or doesn’t do anything extra. I mean light is light and as long as the plant is getting the proper PAR and DLI for the stage of lifecycle that plants will grow. I do find that the blue light does keep them a bit shorter and bushier with tighter internodal spacing. I wouldn’t say it’s necessary to have B spec, but I use it anyway.
@Hempface86, yeah this grow is working out fairly well. I had thoughts of aborting this grow entirely the other day just so I would have one less thing to deal with. As you know my dog isn’t well and I’m struggling to keep shit together in my home life at the moment.
They look awfully similar which is a good thing it's nice when you get the same strain from different breeders and they grow identical... I'm sure their personalities will come out soon enough to separate the two of them.. good job brother
@Hempface86, yeah I’ve been shaping and training both plants the exact same way. They both have grown at the same rate except Helena is just a little bit bigger than Ophelia. They already show their own uniqueness, I can tell them apart from each other. Even if you were to try to swip swap them around I’d be able to tell you who is who. They’re my babies.