Welcome back!! It’s the beginning of week four. I now consider the seedling stage over and now we’re going strong into veg. Vamos!!
FRIDAY - Day 22
11 October 24
- Topped both bottom branches.
- Added a few LST staples to begin shaping her.
- Just an other day under the lights.
- Going to start thinking about up potting her in the near future.
SATURDAY - Day 23
12 October 24
Watering day, 1 litres of dechlorinated tap water.
- Base water 1 litre - 61.1 PPM
Final - 1 litre at 6.45 PH at 62.8 PPM
Runoff - N/A
- Thinking of removing her giant fan leaves soon, they’re becoming cumbersome.
- Did my final planned topping of the two top branches.
- Now just have to give her time and continue shaping her.
SUNDAY - Day 24
13 October 24
- Just a day under the lights.
- She doesn’t seem too bothered by yesterday’s training.
- She’s got a few days now to recover.
- All is moving along according to plan.
MONDAY - Day 25
14 October 24
- Just a day under the lights.
- Also a good recovery day.
TUESDAY - Day 26
15 October 24
Transplant day into a 5 gallon pot and her final home.
60% Gaia Green soil
20% Worm castings
20% Perlite
8 Tbsp Gaia Green All Purpose
4 Tbsp Gaia Green Power Bloom
5 Tbsp Diatomaceous Earth
1/2 Tbsp Dynomyco
Amended it all and transplanted.
Watering day, 5 litres of dechlorinated tap water.
- Base water 5 litres - 61.2 PPM
- Add 2.5 ml Cal-Max - 167 PPM
- Add 5 ml Supermax - 200 PPM
- Add 15 ml Miicrobial Mass - 300 PPM
Final - 5 litres at 6.48 PH at 301 PPM
Runoff - N/A
- Removed the lowest fan leaves.
- Removed LST staples to let her acclimate to her new home.
- Will resume LST in a few days.
WEDNESDAY - Day 27
16 October 24
- Just a day under the lights recovering from a big day yesterday, extended light hours and a transplant.
- She’s looking perked up and pretty happy so everything is looking good.
- Probably resume LST staples tomorrow.
- I’m done with my planned toppings so from here on out it should just be LST until we flip to flower.
THURSDAY - Day 28
17 October 24
- Ahhhhhh I tweaked a branch manipulating it with my gorilla hands.
- It not completely broke off so hopefully she can repair it and recover.
- Going to give her a bit more time to recover before restarting LST.
- Just a day under the lights today.
Well this is the end of week four. It was a busy week with the transplant, all planned toppings are completed and now it should just be some LST from here on out. Join me tomorrow for the beginning of week five. Vamos bendejos!!
@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.