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Welcome to my winter photoperiod 5x5 grow. I keep very specific notes and will update them in the comment section weekly or by weekly and will try to update the websites “conditions” info.
Just know that the vpd chart is very important to me so if my temperature ever changes I just adjust humidity or the other way around.
Seeds planted directly in soil in solo cups with clear containers in top to aid the humidity. Soil moisture is monitored every 12 hours for the first 3 days or until sprout and beginning of “veg”. Sometimes I will look for the seed and manually flip it the right direction if it doesn’t sprout within 3 days..plan to keep them in cups for 2 week max.
~Light at 20% approx 40” above soil
~soil is Fox farm Ocean Forest
~temp is 74-80 f / humidity 50-70%
All of the strains in this grow are new to me so I’m excited to see what I can learn from these different genetic profiles.
*personal note*
I will be very busy with work this winter but I think I can manage to take care of these girls and keep my cycle going. This current grow will cost approximately 50-100$ for soil and worm castings
Spent 2 weeks in the cups developing roots.
Moved into 5 gallon pots on 12/23:
1/2 Fox farm ocean forest soil
1/2 Fox happy frog soil
Some earth worm castings
3 tbspn (per gallon of soil) Gaia Green 444 all Purpose
Light increased to 40% at around 40” from plants on 12/29
Week 3/6 veg:
1/1/25
Just watering and twisting/bending branches every couple of days. Not putting a lot of effort into training in hopes of creating taller plants within my 6 week veg timeframe. They are loving the slow release nutrients and the extra space for roots
Veg tea in a few weeks
Light at 40% but will be increased next week
Week 5: 1/12-1/19
*skipped week 4 just watered and lst*
Low stress training and defoliation done every few days
Brew veg tea given 1/15: (brewed for 36-48 hours)
5 gallons water
50 tablespoons earth worm castings
5 tablespoons blackstrap molasses (un-sulfured)
5 tablespoons Gaia green 444
5 tablespoon Gaia Green 284
*Tea is only good for 1-2 weeks so I will be top dressing and flipping to flower at the end of next week*
Light increased to 55ish% 1/17
Week 6: 1/20-1/26
Left the girls alone most of the week besides watering until the top dressing. Plans are changing, I originally wanted to flip them to flower at the end of this week but they’re telling me to wait 1-2 more weeks. So I did some preventative maintenance to keep them happy. Plan to give another tea in 2 1/2-3 weeks from the top dressing.
*shorter than the rest *
1/24- Top dress and lollipop
Top dressing:
5 tablespoons Gaia green 444
5 tablespoons Gain green 284
10-20 tablespoons earth worm castings
Light at 60ish%
Week 8: 2/3-2/9
*just water week 7 & 8*
Been busy with work so I let them get some size week 7. Starting week 8 off with a haircut and net install. Flipping to flower end of this week.
Start of flower tea next week
Week 9: 2/9-2/16 (start of flower)
* light to 70% and raised as high as it will go*
Plants are drinking more this week and need water almost ever day
2/11
Brew tea:
5 gallons of water dechlorinated (not ph’d)
40-60 tablespoons earth worm castings
5 tablespoons Gaia green 444
5 tablespoons Gaia green 284
2 tablespoons Gaia green rock phosphate
2 tablespoons alfalfa meal (Down to Earth)
3-4 tablespoons kelp meal (down to Earth)
5 tablespoons blackstrap organic molasses (unsulfered )
2/12
Defoliated below canopy and gave tea. Plant may look like it hasn’t grown much since last week but it definitely has. This weeks pictures are after defoliation
Week 10: 9/17-9/23
The plants really enjoyed the tea from last week. They have been stretching super fast and I’ve had to defoliate twice in the last few days for light penetration. Also trimmed some lower branches that were struggling because too low. This plant isn’t very tall and is being support by pot holders to get above the canopy height
9/20: Top Dress
10 tablespoons Earth Worm Castings
5 tablespoons Gaia green 284 bloom
5 tablespoons Gaia green 444
InsideAz
