Stony_German Sat. 14.12.2024 18:00
The seeds were disinfected for 1 minute in 1% hydrogen peroxide and then soaked with 30ml of distilled water. Then, I added 1 drop of Plagron Seedbooster to each cup. I’ll probably use this little amount until the end of my life. I only got it to germinate 10-year-old Jack Herer and Skunk no.1 seeds. It worked super well, so I’ll just keep using the seedbooster. No idea if it really helps, but it won’t hurt either. From the 7 seeds, the best 6 will be chosen. Just as the law allows. 3 for me and 3 for my wife 😏
Mon. 12:00
All seeds have germinated and are being placed in Solo Cups 473ml after Dynomyco and Bactrex were sprinkled into the planting hole.
The mix is 80% BioBizz Lightmix with 20% extra perlite so that the sensitive taproots have more oxygen.
I also added a small dose of 1g Greenhouse Bio Feeding Grow so that there are enough nutrients in the soil for the 3 weeks until the big ladies are dry, along with the mycorrhiza/bacteria in each cup.
Watering was done with the Greenhouse Feeding Enhancer at 1g/L.
I’m particularly excited about the Frozen Abbys (Ocean Fruit x Banana ButterCup).
On the 5th day after the seeds went into the water, all are out of the soil and have shed their shell and membrane, starting photosynthesis. This always marks the beginning of the veg phase for me, 7 days after the first contact with water.
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Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
2y ago
1/3
5 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
60 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
0.47 liters
Pot Size
15 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
BioRHIZOTONIC
4 mll
BioEnhancer
1 mll
BioGrow
1 mll
Stony_German Tag 1 veg.
Yesterday, 7 days ago, I threw the seeds into a glass of water, and after 36 hours, all of them had germinated. They then went into the party cups (473ml with holes made with a lighter) with 1g of Greenhouse Feeding BioGrow, Dynomyco, and Great White (mycorrhiza and bacteria). I watered them with Greenhouse Enhancer. That lasted for 7 days.
I can't manage the VPD well right now, but the little ones can grow a bit slower. PPFD 250-300 - 55% Rh - 25°C Temp
Today, on day 1 veg, I watered again.
Since some new German growers have asked me to explain my report step by step, I'm happy to oblige.
Here's a great tip that was shown to me and has always helped me through this phase.
After the first watering, I stick to the rule of watering 10-12% of the pot volume. It's beneficial to water from the bottom as the main root grows downwards and then spreads upwards. This ensures that the soil at the very bottom is moist enough without pouring too much in if you only water from the top.
You take a new, unused party cup without holes in the bottom and put 30-40ml of water in this new cup, then submerge the cup with the seedling and soil in it until everything is soaked up. This allows the water to be absorbed from the bottom through the holes in the soil. Then, pour 10-20ml on top so everything is nicely moist, and you have a perfect medium for the little sensitive seedlings that is evenly moist everywhere for another 4-5 days.
With this method, you can hardly overwater by accident. With such small plants that barely have roots, it's very easy to stunt them because the roots don't get oxygen. It can take days for the moisture to evaporate on its own since the plant is hardly drinking yet.
With this method, beginners can safely get through the seedling phase. It also prevents you from constantly pouring more on top because you don't yet understand that less is more in the end. That's why they say "less is more."
For the few days of growth, they are developing super well, but I think I will sort out the Hella Jelly since we are only allowed 3 per person. Unless it really takes off and develops better than one of the others, which I doubt. But you could also let it grow without any problems. In a few days, it would hardly be noticeable that it was a bit slower in the first days.
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Week 2. Vegetation
2y ago
1/7
8 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
0.4 liters
Pot Size
15 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Seaweed
4 mll
BioRHIZOTONIC
4 mll
Stony_German Tag 8 veg:
14 days ago, the seeds went into the glass of water, so today marks the start of week 2. They all got everything equally from water to light, etc.
Notably, the Blue Muffin has started off super strong and fast.
Unfortunately, the Orange Creampop and Hella Jelly are growing slower and hardly want to stretch. Of course, after just a few days, nothing can be predicted yet, but it’s noticeable. So, one of these two patients, or maybe both, will later be candidates for selection. Otherwise, the height differences would just cause me more problems. They do look healthy, though.
In the meantime, I'm watering with 50ml of the additives mentioned above every 3-4 days. Still from the bottom and top as described in week 1.
We currently have temperatures in the minus range outside, and with the ladies currently drying (18C and 62% rh), it's hard to achieve optimal VPD for the seedlings, but I prefer to have the last harvest dried well and slowly, so that’s the compromise. In about a week, the little ones will be transplanted into 12l fabric pots, and then the decision will be made on which ones can stay.
The Hella Jelly has only one finger of leaves again in the second node. With the slow growth, it will be put in the corner today on veg day 11 because space is getting tight. The Orange Creampop will also get a less illuminated spot, but I’ll give it a few more days until transplanting when the big ones are dry.
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Week 3. Vegetation
2y ago
1/8
15 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
70 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 5
AlfaBoost
2 mll
BioEnhancer
1 mll
Mycotrex
1 mll
Stony_German Tag 16 veg:
Finally, the big tent was free, and the young ladies could move out of their (too small solo cups and cramped space with too little light) situation from the closet into 12-liter fabric pots. The solo cups were already well-rooted but had enough nutrients thanks to the 1g Greenhouse Grow fertilizer. When repotting, as always, I added mycorrhiza and bacteria to the planting hole and also to the watering water to bring life and biodiversity to the soil. Don't be surprised why there are so many products, but I had to use up my remaining BioTabs Mycotrex. The reason for Dynomyco and Great White is simply explained. Dynomyco has the highest concentration of fungal spores per gram at 900 pp/g, and Great White has less mycorrhiza but all bacteria in higher doses. For root expansion, I also added the Greenhouse Enhancer with all the goodies for good soil life, especially seaweed, trace elements, leonardite, etc. It will also be interesting to see my first test with the new BioBizz Lightmix without peat, which is in 3 pots, and Canna Professional in the other 3. Let's see what awaits us soon when peat is no longer allowed.
The 75% Canna or BioBizz soil was further enriched with:
10% extra perlite
10% worm humus
5% activated charcoal
a small handful of dolomite lime
a small handful of alfalfa pellets
The ladies will also be topped in a week. I plan not to use a scrog net this time.
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Week 4. Vegetation
2y ago
1/20
20 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
65 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 6
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
Seaweed
5 mll
Stony_German Tag 21 veg End of Week 3
The teenagers got a topping after the 5th node (leaf pair). Every 2-3 days, they are all sprayed with Seaweed and AlfaBoost. The lactic acid bacteria and silica in Alfaboost and Seaweed particularly strengthen the young plants after the stress of cutting the head, in my experience, recovery happens faster. The Blueberry Muffin was in the solo cups a bit too long and has consumed all the nutrients, so it needs some time to show healthy green again. I didn't want to correct it with minerals, so I gave a bit of Orgatrex, which contains sugar, to give the microbes a boost and make the Greenhouse BioFeeding Grow 40g/12L soil available a bit faster. With Orgatrex, which has an NPK of 5-1-5 and is more readily available, I hope it speeds things up a little. With 6 different strains, it's interesting to observe how the individual phenos behave. I still have seeds from all of them and can choose varieties that grow better together in later grows. Thanks to Growdiaries, I can wonderfully look back, which was the main reason for me to store my grows here.
There’s almost nothing to do in the next 2 weeks except water every few days. What I forgot to mention is that in each well-filled 12L fabric pot, 40 grams of Greenhouse Bio Feeding Grow were mixed with the soil. That's about 3.5g per liter, so rather a lower dose. They will only stay in the vegetative phase for another 3-4 weeks.
VPD is around 0.8
pH when watering is adjusted to 6.3
PPFD 400-450 will be increased to 500-550 after recovery
What’s weird is that real mushroom fruiting bodies are growing in some spots from the soil. All are coming from the peat-free BioBizz soil. And there are small issues with the nutrients. In comparison, I would rate regular BioBizz Lightmix as the better option. We will see how this develops further.
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Week 5. Vegetation
2y ago
1/14
35 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
65 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
0.5 liters
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 6
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
Seaweed
4 mll
Stony_German Tag 28 veg.
The young ladies have gotten used to the new 12L substrate and are going full throttle. The slightly faster ones with longer side branches have been trained with LST clips. The holes in the AC Infinity fabric pots are now being used to open up the plants so that more light reaches everywhere.
For most of them, I removed the first side branches at the bottom. From experience, these don't grow high enough and aren't as productive as the nodes from the 3-finger bud pair.
I don't want to use a scrog net for this run. That's the plan, but we'll see.
I received Dynomyco's newer product "Spark" to test. This will be added to the watering every 1-2 weeks. The regular granules always went into the planting hole or were mixed with the soil at the beginning. There are 2 newer bacterial strains included that are not found in Orca, King Crab, and Great White. In addition to the 3600 mycorrhiza spores per gram, Spark also includes bacteria as well as humic and fulvic acids. Dynomyco is now jumping on the bandwagon like Recharge or Stashblend, which have become increasingly popular. Since I already appreciate Dynomyco for the highest ppg/g, I'm looking forward to testing this.
Regarding the strains:
Frozen Abbys and Jelly Donutz are growing vigorously with good side branches catching up to the top and have been trained with clips.
Planet of the Grapes has very robust side branches that are hard to bend, and unfortunately, I broke one branch below the trimmed main branches so badly that it will probably recover very slowly. Every grower has a fuckup like this from time to time. Luckily, they are photos and will recover without significant loss in the end.
Here you can also see how well silica makes the whole plant super strong. I can't recommend silica enough to everyone. Unfortunately, it's still neglected by many growers or seen as unnecessary.
Hella Jelly has finally started to develop normally and will catch up to the others during the stretch.
Blueberry Muffin was the fastest and strongest in the SoloCups. However, it sucked up all the nutrients so much that it came into the 12L pots undernourished and took a bit to regain a healthy green and start growing again. A little patience, and the Blue Muffin fully recovered.
That's why I don't believe in only planting autos. Sure, in a pure veg tent, they are a sensible addition, but given our legal situation, it's not a sensible option.
Bohemian Raspberry remains very compact and reminds me of the Hindu Kush from Sensi Seeds that enchanted me in 1999. My wife loved Hindu Kush like no other strain and it remains her No. 1 to this day. It looks like a parasol with a very short stem. I think that describes it best.
Also here, a learning experience with the fertilizer for the future. Re-fertilizing or transplanting earlier with 1g Veg Greenhouse Bio Feeding in each SoloCup.
In the peat-free soil from BioBizz, there are many fungal spores, and almost daily new proper mushrooms (fruiting bodies) are still growing out of the soil. I honestly don't know what to make of that. No idea what species it is. I've never experienced this to this extent before. There are no mushrooms visible in the Canna soil, so it must have to do with the BioBizz Lightmix peat-free (white bag).
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Week 6. Vegetation
2y ago
1/12
35 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
65 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
0.75 liters
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 7
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
BioRHIZOTONIC
4 mll
Stony_German Tag 35 veg:
As you can see, 2 of our grows had to leave. 😥😭 The tearful goodbye was necessary, but it's always hard to throw away your babies. A buddy took the 2 and will finish them off. 😄 Phew, lucky me with my little ones.
The uneven growth behavior just wouldn't have fit throughout the entire grow, and we would have had to intervene constantly, stressing the other sisters unnecessarily. Our favorite plant also loves to start flowering only when the first signs of sex are visible and enough sugar has been stored. The tendency to hermaphrodite is also significantly higher the younger you send them into flowering.
I would have loved to try the Blueberry Muffin and Hella Jelly. There are still 4 seeds in the fridge, so maybe another time. Alright, enough justifying.
Since the last report, I've been training with bud clips and LST factory pots - holes to get a big canopy, and it looks like I'll be working with a SCROG net after all.
As for additives, this week they received, as always, silica, Alfaboost, and microbes, which are included in the enhancer and also Dynomyco Spark. Seaweed, humic and fulvic acids, and also a little sugar (the yellow gold syrup from the supermarket shelf that German growers have always used).
For the first time, I also gave a little CalMag just to prevent deficiencies, so only 1/3 dose.
I will leave them in veg for another 2 weeks before sending them into flowering.
Frozen Abyss = Ocean Fruit x Banana Buttercup has the strongest growth, branches well, and has a nice structure but has issues with high PPFD. I'm going down from 600 to 500 PPFD.
Bohemia Raspberry is the same, just a little smaller. Dope Seeds is new on the market, but so far, nothing to complain about. She wants to grow and prays like a champ.
Jelly Donutz looks a bit strange regarding its branching; you can see more Sativa structure coming through here. Everything is good so far, and let's see how she develops further.
Planet of the Grapes behaves just like the last run. It stays smaller and has very stiff and strong cell walls. It's hard to train them. The shoots are less flexible.
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Week 7. Vegetation
2y ago
1/12
45 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 6
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
BioRHIZOTONIC
4 mll
Stony_German Tag 42 veg:
The ladies are hungry, the nutrients are used up faster since the 12L pots are smaller than I'm used to. I didn't consider that as a stoner. Normally, I go with 20L and switch to flowering at the same time. That's why they’re getting a top feeding with Bio Bloom 3g/L, so 36g, and 10g BioGrow for the next 3-4 weeks + stretch per pot. They will get their second and last feeding at the end of week 2 in flowering.
I'm waiting a few more days this week and then I'll lower the time by an hour daily. This way, they have a few days until the nutrients are fully available. I don't want any hungry ladies when switching to flowering. The POTG will stay smaller like last time (also because I broke one of the upper side branches during LST), and I had to put something underneath to have the same height.
The Frozen Abyss has developed gigantically. If all of this turns into thick buds. I also defoliated a bit and removed some useless small shoots. The bud clips have also been removed. I will probably use a scrog net after all, but more for support. VPD is at 1.1.
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Week 8. Vegetation
2y ago
1/10
45 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
No Smell
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 8
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
BioRHIZOTONIC
4 mll
Stony_German Tag 48 veg
And today is the last day of veg. Starting tomorrow, the ladies will be on 12 hours of light. I've been giving them an hour less light each day so that the nutrients are available when the stretch begins, and the tendency to hermie is lower when transitioning gently into flowering instead of going straight from 18 hours to 12 hours of light.
The light green color of the ladies has also darkened, which shows me that they now have enough nutrients again and have moved past the hunger phase. I should have thought earlier that this time I’m using only 12L pots, and they consumed everything at this size.
Biocanna Boost will also be added every second watering starting today. Otherwise, as always, a different additive will be given with each watering. Silica/Calmag this time, then Dynomyco Spark and King Crab (bacteria), then Alfaboost with Orgatrex (molasses), then the Greenhouse Enhancer (seaweed, humic, fulvic acids, Trichoderma, etc.) and then starting over again.
Tag 1 Blüte:
The scrog net is there to fill the space, and I also have a mulch layer of straw on top, but I worked in some SoloCup worm humus beforehand. They always love that and it will do the ladies especially good now that the stretch begins. To kill off any fungus gnat larvae that might be in the humus, I also watered with BTI.
A growmie from Canada DM'd me asking why I don't buy a proper LED and why I'm saving on the wrong end. Sanlight isn't that well-known in America. These LEDs are twice as expensive as Spiderfarmer, AC Infinity, etc. All LED chips are equipped with secondary optics (lenses) and allow for a much better, more homogeneous light distribution and have less shadowing due to the angles of suspension, which makes the lower buds firmer. Quality, workmanship, 10-year warranty, 100% waterproof, efficiency, and much more make Sanlight a good but somewhat expensive choice, I have to admit. In my eyes, it's one of the best brands (also manufactured in Austria) currently available on the EU market. Sorry, but I also like to support manufacturers that are not from China and conduct a lot of research themselves. The customer service couldn't be better.
If the light spectrum can change in the next series, I will eventually only need UV, but I can hang extra UV/I+F- Red Bars; there are enough possibilities. So don’t worry that I’m wasting potential with bad LEDs. I have an old Spiderfarmer G-series in the basement with 430w and would use it if it were better.
I think the results speak for themselves.
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Week 9. Flowering
2y ago
1/11
450 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Weak
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1.5 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 6
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
BioBOOST
4 mll
Stony_German Tag 7 Flowering:
The stretch has begun and the ladies are drinking a lot, so I filled the AC Infinity Selfwatering Base with 2 liters of clear water (pH 6.5) and poured 1.5 liters from above with all the additives as mentioned above. The sugar for the bacteria comes from Orgatrex. The automatic watering from AC Infinity only works with clear water; otherwise, a disgusting bio soup forms in the standing water. I just want to avoid the pots drying out too quickly, which is also a reason to use 20-liter fabric pots again next time, as they can go about 2 days without watering, even without the AC Infinity self-watering.
I've never had problems with mineral fertilizers at this plant size, but I should have gone into flowering earlier with organics, which I couldn't due to nutrient deficiency. Nobody wants stressed ladies when switching to 12/12. Otherwise, the scrog net is filled out to give as much light as possible to all the shoots; only the leaves that cover developing buds will be removed, but only if absolutely necessary.
As always, the stretch is the most stressful and exciting phase for me, but I don't expect extreme stretching.
They have recovered from slight undernourishment, and you can see that. PPFD is at 800 and VPD is between 1.1 and 1.3.
Frozen Abyss (Ocean Fruit x Banana Buttercups) is gigantic compared to the others. It has the potential to become a yield monster.
Bohemian Raspberry has a nice structure and looks very strong.
Jelly Donutz has a sativa structure but remains at the same height, maybe slightly smaller. When you rub the stem, it already smells sweet.
Planet of the Grapes has stayed quite short, just like in the last run, and looks almost the same. If it's just as potent and tasty, I have nothing to complain about. You just have to put something underneath and lift them a bit.
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Week 10. Flowering
1y ago
1/23
100 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Weak
Smell
56 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1.5 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 8
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
BioBOOST
4 mll
Stony_German Tag 16 Flowering:
The stretch is coming to an end and was actually almost perfect. I just wished for a bit more stretch with the Planet of the Grapes. The Sanlights are running at 100% and the ppfd is between 700 and 900 depending on the height, with almost perfect vpd of 1.2 - 1.5. Now the strengths of the Sanlights come into play since you can balance the height differences with 2 LED lamps. The larger ones are at the back and the smaller ones in front are lit just as well by the slightly lower-hanging Sanlight. The slight angles cast less shadow and give the lower buds more light.
Water consumption is at 1.5L per day and I'm using the Ac Infinity self-watering system to avoid dry spots. The sexy ladies also received a P+K booster compost tea which they thank by worshiping the LED and wanting to catch every light photon. Due to the cold, our windows have also been closed longer, which allows the CO² levels to rise to 700 - 800 ppm. In a few days, everyone will get a lollipopping and a proper defoliation. I'm still watering a bit from the top (compost tea) so that the top-dressed fertilizer seeps into the soil to the feeder roots.
Frozen Abyss (OceanFruit x BananaButtercups) has 14 strong tops and hopefully will also yield well. I can already see the first mini trichomes. At her size, she is a bit lighter green than the others, but everything is fine and just another sign that my grow style requires 20L fabric pots.
Jelly Donutz has the most distinctive sativa structure and thin 11-finger leaves but is not slower. She has also started developing resin noticeably. Love it.
Bohemian Raspberry is not quite finished yet and will grow a few more cm higher, but is only a few days behind in terms of stretch. However, she has the prettiest structure and looks perfect; this is exactly how I envision a perfectly grown plant, visually. Sexy A.F.
Planet of the Grapes, this pheno has remained a bit more compact than the lady in the last grow and is the only one I need to lift. Even though she will still gain a few cm, she remains the smallest, which doesn't worry me because I know she produces extremely well and will match the others in bud weight and harvest weight.
Tag 18 Flowering: Lollipopping and defoliation. Unfortunately, I had to do it a few days earlier than normal, but I have time on the weekend. I prefer to do this after week 3, but that has never really been a problem. The damn scrog net has bothered me again with all the work, so I had to take the POTG out. Anyone who works with scrog knows how annoying that can be.
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Week 11. Flowering
1y ago
1/27
100 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Normal
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
23 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1.5 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 9
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
BioBOOST
4 mll
Stony_German Tag 23 Flowering:
After the lollipopping and defoliation, the humidity is now going down and the VPD is at 1.2-1.5, just as it should be. I love winter grows where you can easily and almost perfectly achieve the environmental conditions. The ladies have all started producing frost and have gotten through the stretch and are happy. From noon, they literally worship the LED and pray until the last second before the lights go out. The PPFD of 700-900 is the max I want to give; otherwise, the Sanlights are too close to the buds and the light distribution is no longer ideal. No one wants burns or bleaching at this stage.
I brewed the P+K Booster Compost Tea from BioTabs with 5 ml of Orgatrex and 3 ml of Bio-P+K 5-8, but only 2L of Compost Tea for all 4 ladies, so just half a liter for each lady. Then diluted that with half a liter of water and poured this liter from above for the extra phosphorus boost they will need in the next 3 weeks.
I also filled 2L of water into the AcInfinity self-watering pots. Always set the pH to 6.3 and 6.5; even if it’s said that it’s not necessary, I’ve been doing this for too long and will keep correcting it, it’s already routine.
Frozen Abyss has decent stacking and gives the impression that it could yield a fat harvest. It wants a lot of light and also nutrients but suffers a bit from the small 12L pot.
Jelly Donutz is the frostiest here and has a distinctive sativa structure; I can hardly wait until the first terps are smelling. It has the potential to beat the GRC x BBC in terms of frost.
Bohemian Raspberry is a few days behind until it has prepared the buds; it also just started producing resin a few days ago and will probably take a bit longer, but who knows, maybe it will go full throttle and catch up; that’s nothing negative, just worth mentioning.
Plane of the Grapes is almost exactly like the last grow, just grown a bit more compact. Short internodes and classic Indica ChemDawg grow. Frost is also coming along well. Here I hope for a bit more fruit for the gas station.
A little anecdote for my buddies and grow bros. I did it again: 😂😩 I tried the SuperLemonHaze x RS11 from a grow bro and was so impressed that I had to order the seeds and also the SuperLemonHaze x Pink Candy from the new drop from Greenhouse. Yes, I know I have so many different top seeds for easily 10 years, but I can’t resist. Maybe I’ll do a mineral vs organic grow in the next round. I still have enough Canna Terra, with which I’ve had many good experiences over the years. We’ll see; let me know if you want to see that!
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Week 12. Flowering
1y ago
1/19
100 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Normal
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1.5 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 7
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
BioBOOST
4 mll
Stony_German Tag 30 Flowering:
There's really nothing to do right now except the watering with the additives mentioned above. Today, I'm brewing a BioTabs P+K Booster compost tea with 5ml/l Orgatrex and 2ml/l Bio P+K 5-8. Each plant will get 0.5 liters diluted with 0.5 liters of water that has been aerated overnight.
The one with the most biomass is the Frozen Abyss, which still has a lighter color. The pot is just too small for my organic fertilization plan.
Planet of the Grapes is leaning towards ChemD with Sour-Gas and a bit of Fruit.
I suspect the Boh.Raspberry will need a few more days. It has a strong Sativa flower formation that reminds me of Silver Haze, Purple Haze, or NY Diesel.
The Jelly Donutz is by far the most resinous 💪 and sweetest.
Except for the POTG, they all smell like artificial red candies or Juicy Fruit gum, but that will change. You can already smell where it's headed.
They're all developing well. They will all be frosty now, but there's still a lot more to come for 30 days; I'm fully satisfied. So far, the J.Donutz is in the lead, but I've had phenos that start later and overtake the others, and vice versa, so you can't say for sure yet.
What’s certain is that this grow is a run for candy-fruit and gas lovers. No Cookies, Gelato, or creamy or doughy terps so far 😁😏😉
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Week 13. Flowering
1y ago
1/19
100 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Normal
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1.5 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 7
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
BioBOOST
4 mll
Stony_German Today is Day 36 of flowering:
The buds are still growing but are also slowly getting denser. After the stretch, they drink about a liter and a half less for a week and are just starting to consume that amount again daily. To compensate for the small pots and the resulting nutrient deficiency, especially with the Frozen Abyss, they get an extra P+K booster compost tea once a week. You can really see that the F.Abyss is upset with me. This isn't a perfect grow, but it reminds you not to fall into a routine.
Jelly Donutz is still mega frosty, but the size of the buds isn't exactly impressive. Small yielder for sure, but it smells super delicious, extremely sweet. Very sticky.
Planet of the Grapes has beautiful bud formation. They are slowly turning purple, and you can already see that they will be rock-hard buds. Frost is also very good, and the smell is still ChemD heavy. Very similar growth to the last grow. A very stable and small-staying genetic. I would recommend it to any beginner, especially if height is an issue. It stays nice and small but delivers just as much yield. It holds no grudges and forgives quite a few mistakes.
Bohemian Raspberry surprises with the strongest smell. Super terpy. Red berries. The buds are long and have good stacking. I found a YouTube video of a very similar Boh. Raspberry. It has gotten quite thick buds in the last 2 weeks, so let's hope for the best.
Frozen Abyss, our diva. Despite the problems, it’s producing decent buds that are already very dense, and all the flowers have many hairs, and when they all swell, it can bring a high yield. The smell is strongly reminiscent of yellow Juicy Fruit bubblegum. My wife loves it; she adores all bubblegum phenos.
In this grow, you can really see how differently each reacts to the same amount of soil and nutrients. They have very different nutrient needs this time, and the biomass is also very uneven. Yes, it's better to grow the same strain, but I love having a lot of options when I want to enjoy a nice smoke in the evening.
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Week 14. Flowering
1y ago
1/27
100 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Normal
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1.5 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 9
AlfaBoost
2 mll
Mono-Silica 40%
0.05 mll
Calmag
0.5 mll
Stony_German Tag 42 Flowering:
The ladies need 1.5 liters daily, and the buds will gain mass and become nice and dense and hard in the next 2 weeks. I'm still struggling to keep them happy and I'm adding PK-5-8 extra to the compost tea during the brewing process. This way, the bacteria can start making it available. Some leaf tips show slight nutrient burn, which is probably due to the nitrogen in PK 5-8 (NPK=2-5-8) that they don't need anymore. There's still enough in the soil. Other than that, everything is going well; the smell is now very strong, and without an activated carbon filter, it wouldn't be tolerable for the neighbors anymore.
I will do a light defoliation in the next few days to allow more light penetration to the lower buds, and the Frozen Abyss can then use more nutrients for the buds instead of keeping all the leaves alive.
As for the individual strains, nothing has changed, and I don't want to repeat myself. Anyone interested can read my thoughts on the smell, etc., from last week.
In 2 weeks, 3 new seeds will be germinated, although I might have to cancel the next grow. The new kitchen and bathroom renovation, as well as the painting work in our apartment, might come earlier than planned. But I'm a passionate grower who enjoys cultivating, even if the grow can't be completed.
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Week 15. Flowering
1y ago
1/32
100 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Strong
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1.25 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 4
BioBOOST
4 mll
BioEnhancer
1 mll
FreeFlow
0.2 mll
Stony_German Tag 49 Flowering:
This morning, the ladies got the Greenhouse Feeding Enhancer, CalMagSi, and Canna Bloombooster for the last time. For the last 14 days they should still need, they can draw from the soil and leaves. The only thing I will give them is just 2x a miner. Potassium Boost. I still have a Freebee Shogun Dragon Force, but that needs to be given with caution.
A lot of airflow and slightly cooler temps are fine.
VPD 1.5-1.6
Water consumption is still high, so the ladies are still pushing.
The buds are still swelling and getting denser and heavier.
New stigmas are still shooting out from the buds, so they will probably need more than the indicated 56-63 days of flowering time. I'm aiming for 70 days and will then start with the new seeds accordingly. There will also be one or two mineral-fed, an Organic vs mineral grow. I'm just in the mood to work with Canna again. Let's see if the difference will be noticeable.
The top buds of the Bohemian Raspberry are getting so heavy that they are starting to bend too much, so I tied them to the scrog net for more support. It still has the loudest smell.
Jelly Donutz is just Frosty A.F. Normally, Humbold Seed Co. hits the mark with their terp descriptions, but here it’s not at all. Very skunky and gassy, reminds me a lot of the Peanut Butter Breath with a sweetness. No known fruit or candy notes. Not that this is bad, but I expected nothing like that from Jelly Donutz.
Frozen Abyss is Ocean Fruit x Banana Buttercups, and this pheno is strongly leaning towards Ocean Fruit and the Purple Punch genetics contained within, regarding the sweet fruit scent. It’s great in terms of yield and has finally stepped up and added good frost.
Planet of the Grapes is just bred stable and has the ChemD of the 90s just like in the last run. A bit different but clearly recognizable. Buds are nice and hard and frosty, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who has a height problem. Compact but very productive.
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Week 16. Flowering
1y ago
1/36
100 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Strong
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 3
BioBOOST
4 mll
FreeFlow
0.2 mll
Calmagsi
1 mll
Stony_German Tag 56 Flowering:
The ladies need a bit less water, which shows me that the ripening process has slowly begun. The stated 56-63 days of flowering time will probably be, as always, overestimated. I'm counting on 70 days, so another 2 weeks. Time to throw the new seeds into the cup cups tomorrow.
I've had the Sanlight Stixx (54w) for a week now, which I got from a grow bro to test (Full-Spectrum LED) as an addition to my little Root LED (24w veg-spectrum LED), as under-canopy lighting to give the little buds in the lower area some light. Better than not using them uselessly. The senescence shows beautiful colors. The fading is the phase with the most beautiful plants, showing their autumn dress and making your mouth water. And here we come to the terps that have changed a bit.
Frozen Abyss comes with candy-gas and nice big trichome heads and already very hard buds that will have good weight. Not the biggest flowers, but the quantity will result in a good harvest. Almost neo-orange pistils make them a beauty. It made it hard for me to feed her, and she suffered the most because only 12 liters of medium were available.
Jelly Donutz, the total frost monster, looks more white from all the resin. She finally brings more sweetness and gas. I would describe it as a light muffin-cotton candy-gassy here as the most accurate. Unfortunately, not the most productive pheno, but what's hanging there in frost is almost abnormal. Washing them would be worth it since almost everything is full of resin, even the stems are full of trichomes.
Planet of the Grapes (POTG) deserves more mention. This genetics is a dream to grow. She handles almost all oopsies, stays nice and small, and delivers a good yield. A slightly longer veg would be very productive here. I still have one seed left. Let's see which genetics from my seed collection stays small and will be grown together with POTG in the future. Very strong ChemD terps similar to the last grow, only the buds look a bit different, but I would recognize them by smell immediately. Super stable genetics with lots of gas gas and more gas with a bit of Mr. Clean Lemon Cleaner.
Bohemian Raspberry surprised me. Huge buds that come with blackberry forest fruit jam and gassy terps. I've never smelled this kind of terps before. Very extraordinary and hard to describe. She is definitely the loudest. Just gently tapping a few trichomes with my fingertip and the terps already hit the nose. If she tastes as she smells, I’m more than happy. One of the most penetrating since I started writing reports here at Growdiaries. However, she is slower and will still need the 2 weeks, if not a few days more.
In the end, this grow has also come to a good conclusion despite hiccups and stoner fuck-ups here and there. Another proof to never give up, even when things don’t look perfect. Damaged leaves will never look perfect again like by magic, and I understand why many beginners panic and just pour everything in, hoping everything will be beautiful again. But that only makes it worse. Cannabis is weed, and with good genetics, something good almost always comes out.
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Week 17. Flowering
1y ago
1/45
100 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Strong
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 1
SHOGUN Dragon Force
3 mll
Stony_German Tag 63 flowering.
The ladies received their miner potassium finish 2 days ago, and for the last 2-3 waterings, it's just water until the harvest next week wraps up this journey.
Most of the trichomes on the main buds are milky. I'm aiming for 10-20% amber. I do like a bit of CBN. There will be info on the terps and plants in the harvest report.
The next good mood grow "Cherries & Lemons" has also started and will be something for the summer because having a Super Lemon Haze in the summer is really nice.👌😊
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Week 18. Flowering
1y ago
1/70
100 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Strong
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Substrate Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
12 liters
Pot Size
1 liters
Watering Volume
30 cm
Lamp Distance
700 PPM
CO₂ Level
Nutrients 1
CANNA BOOST Accelerator
4 mll
Stony_German Tag 68 flowering and last day of light.
After 48 hours of continuous light, the LED will turn off tonight, and tomorrow evening the ladies will be cut down and hopefully dry for at least 10 days hanging upside down in the same grow tent.
The Jelly Donutz and Frozen Abyss could have been ready a few days ago, but I wanted to give the Bohemian Raspberry and Planet of the Grapes a few more days.
The top buds already have a good 20% amber trichomes, but the lower ones weren't ripe enough for me yet. So I have a good compromise where most of the buds hardly have any clear left, aside from the larval flowers, but those will be made into hash anyway.
Aside from the Canna Boost, there was only clear water for the last 7 days with a slight runoff and stronger dryback.
You'll have to wait until the final harvest report for the terps of the individual strains. 😏😁
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Week 19. Harvest
1y ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Spent 132 days
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110 g
Bud wet weight per plant
1
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0.25 m²
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Stony_German I'm pleasantly surprised by how strong the terps are, even though the buds could be a bit denser. The yield is satisfactory. For Dope Seeds, which are new on the market, it's a good strain that can compete with the bigger providers.
Stony_German I'm pleasantly surprised by how strong the terps are, even if the buds were a bit denser. The yield is satisfactory. For Dope Seeds that are new on the market, it's a good strain that can compete with the bigger providers.
65 Days Flower and 10-15% Amber Trichomes. Proven Tested with 21% THC and 1,5% Terpenes and this was not a optimal run. The last was more Potent
Very Loud and Dank Chem-D gassy Terps. Stays short and Compact. Buds from this pheno not so dense like in the last grow but the same Terp Profile. Good yield and great smoke.
The Last POTG was more Potent so i guess 25% THC is not hard to achive.
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Ger Veg Flo Har
90 g
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Stony_German As in the last grow, Planet of the Grapes did not disappoint. The buds are not as hard as in the last grow, but they're not fluffy either. Just a bit more leaves than the last one. Chem-D terps as you know them. Absolutely recommended for growers with height issues. Stretch is very low.
63 days in Flower for 10-15% Amber Trichomes. Great Yield with sweet fruity Terps and solid Nugs. Great Bag Apeal and frosty like all Banana Buttercups crosses. It was a Freebie so this unreleased Strain is not available.
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Ger Veg Flo Har
125 g
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0.25 m²
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Stony_German Of all, it produced the most biomass and yield with sweet, fruity, and rock-hard buds. It's a shame this strain isn't available. As a freebie, it's absolutely top-notch.
60 Days Flower for 10-15% Amber Trichomes. THC Test = 20-21%. 1,5% Terpenes.
Absolut Frost Monster. Sweet syrup and Gassy. Small Yielder but she was worth it. Not the last Jelly Donutz in my Garden. She could have been chopped around day 56
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Stony_German Frost Monster with delicious sweet terps. I will definitely grow Jelly Donuts again.
The ladies look great🌱 very interesting that the BM also turns light quickly for you when it's not ideally taken care of. Gives me hope that it wasn't pH for me, but rather late repotting, etc. that were responsible for the lighter color.