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🍓🍌Strawberry Banana Gelato XL Auto by Sweet Seeds)
Starting fresh with Strawberry Banana Gelato XL Auto from SweetSeeds
Thanks for the opportunity to grow her 💚
Great reviews and results by previous growers, let's see how she performs, wish me luck ✊
Germination successful, seedling popped the soil after 4 days and died 3 days later, so I had to pop another one
T20-22 RH70-90%
Day 2 something is wrong, her head is sideways and doesn't straighten up, with some damage on the "bottom" cotyledon, checking if she survives
Day 3 Yup, it's official, she's not gonna survive... it seems she somehow broke her neck while getting out of the soil or maybe it's some sort of sickness with white spot growing bigger... Maybe I damaged her trying to straighten up, but anyways I will have to pop another seed :) Maybe it's a sign that I should try DWC 😎
Seed 2
What is going on here... the second seed also had issues germinating and now is struggling for survival. The seed coat membrane wasn't getting off without help, one of the cotyledons was again yellow with white where it starts to grow out and now it doesn't want to open to let the real leaves spread, I had to manually bend the dead cotyledon... Looks like the same issue as the first seed... And I would think something is wrong with my substrate, but two other cultivars from two other breeders germinated without any problem or my involvement in the same substrate.
Experts are saying might be damping off...
Days 2-5 She lost her sick cotyledon but stayed alive... First three days not much was going on, but it looks like she's not dead yet just a little behind :)
Day 6 Survivalist
Day 7 Transplanted her a bigger pot because I was bored.
Strawberry Banana Gelato XL Auto
Variety: SWS99
Indica: 57,1%
Sativa: 42,5%
THC: 18-22%
CBD: 0,1%
Indoor Yield: 450-550 g/m²
Outdoor Yield: 60-180 g/plant
Indoor/Outdoor Harvest: 8 weeks from germination
Height: 60-125 cm
Effects: Creativity, Stimulating, Relaxing
Taste: Fruity, Sweet, Bubble gum, Strawberry, Woody
Two seeds, same cultivar, 1 week difference, both pop neck bended with white woody spot at the base of one of the cotyledons. Doesn't spray the leaves, the membrane wasn;'t getting off w/o help. And I know it's not substrate - 2 other breeders germinated 100% and look healthy. TY
Could try different germination method with them seeds. Seems more like a seed issue and maybe its sensitive to the medium?
If the medium has a bunch of stuff in it I would use something simpler to eliminate that possibility of to munch at once.
Real simple mix. perlite, coir/peat and some compost. stupid simple. 30% perlite, 20-30% compost, 40-50% coir/peat
Some seeds are just bad at being plants. Giving the other plants where fine it looks more like its a strain specific thing or a bad batch of seeds.
I had something like this reticently with CBG seeds, from my experience with it all they are "special needs" and need a bit more love to get going vs other seeds. Maybe this is from how they bread them to be CBG dominate or something else. No idea, but I switched my medium and germination method and it helped with the ones I had extra seeds of. I also soaked them for 12 hrs to help that outer shell loosen up a bit. some soak for 24-48hrs. I find its to long but to each their own. If u suspect some other things like bacteria/fungal issues you can soak the seeds in 3% peroxide for 5-15 min then regular water, will help kill off any of the spores/bacteria on the shell that maybe pathogenic.
When things die at the base of the plant chances are its from "dampening off" a type of fungus, but I normally see this at the soil level not the growth tip of the seeding, it can be avoided by using new seed starting mix that is pasteurized.
Day 8 I think she's going well, no signs of shock from transplant, just still a couple of days behind in development. Not giving up on her in hopes she surprises me later :)
Days 9-10 Still alive
Day 13 Gave her 500ml, she was a bit dry after holidays. Really weak and stunned - but still going...
Days 14-15 Welp, she's not dead yet, but she can't even stand on her own without support... Super weak plant.
Days 15-16 Staying alive... She's getting dry, I might water her tomorrow.
Days 17-18 About 1000ml given until some drops runoff. I had to increase the lights for other plants in the tent - she is not happy :)
Days 19-20 Welp, something is still going, though she looks like she had too much Grow :)
Day 21 Week three done
Day 22 Well I guess it's too early for any sort of training since she's a bit behind. Gave her about 2000ml ph6.2 ec0.6 - she gave me 500ml runoff ph6.5 EC2.8. Seems like removing Grow for now was a good idea.
Day 23 Still surviving :)
Day 24 It's a girl woot! I need to figure out how I'm going to keep her low and level.
Day 25 Lower nodes growing well.
Day 26 Although she's going to preflower she's ready for topping... I can't let her go vertical and need to decide smth. Her lower nodes develop better than on other plants. Should water soon.
Day 27 Topped her removing 5th node as well as 1st leaving nodes 2,3,4. I mean I wish it could have happened a week ago but cmon she survived dampening :) Also her top soil was moldy... fucking humidity, last winter was much dryer.
Day 28 Twisting and tucking.
Day 29 Doing my best re-arranging the leaves so that lower nodes get more light.
Day 30 2000ml ph 6.1 ec 1 - 300ml out 6.6 2.8
Day 31 😴💤
Day 32 I like how she start to look - digging the snowflake symmetry
Day 33 She's a bit dark but looks fit and healthy
Day 34 Brackets aren't holding her very well because she's a bit tall, re-adjusting those branches twice a day and manually spreading them. She's the darkest of my plants.
Day 35 Week 5 done
Day 36 More training, spreading and leveling her tops while tucking or removing some leaves.
Day 37 Same old... rubbers adjusted, so dark she is...
Day 38 2000ml ph6.2 ec1 - 100ml runoff ph6.9 ec1.8 tights re-adjusted again - she looks great, so far I managed to spread her evenly.
Day 39 alles muy bien
Day 40 Straps re-adjusted, some more tucking.
Day 41 Baby's got potential, once again proved myself to never give up on week seedlings.
Day 42 I'm out for 9 days. Straps readjusted, ~2500ml given, 500ml out ph 6.9 EC 2.64
Days 51-52 And I'm back! Skipped a week... She looks great ~3000ml given, 350ml runoff EC 2.1 PH 6.8 Straps readjusted, much more flowers than on my lst ladies.
Day 53 She's doing fine. It seems for the second time the weakest plant I almost gave up on and couldn't care less gonna deliver more than the ones I took care of :)
Day 54-55 All good
Day 56 She has no smell so far. It's been a week since watering but she's still quiet heavy and moist. Added another strap.
Days 57-58 It's been a week since last watering, but she can probably wait another day or two. Looks healthy and full of flowers, just as I prefer, but lacks the smell.
Day 59 Beautiful flowers, she formed to become one of my best shaped plants. Almost died as a seedling but survived to become a queen with just perfect timing for an auto. Now she just needs to develop an amazing smell/taste and she will be my champ. Fingers crossed.
Day 60 3000ml in ph6.1 ec1.2 - 500ml out ph6.7 ec2.5 😵
einamio
