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1/1/2025
Happy New Year!
2nd grow, excited to try some new techniques and learn more as a home-grower.
https://humboldtseedcompany.com/mango-sherbert/
Soaked seeds for around 24 hours in filtered water (until they sank basically)
Planted in grow bags with tiered substrate:
- Bottom: Fox Farms: Happy Frog
- Mid: Seed starter & worm casings
- Top: seed starter
1 quart grow bags kept in a starter greenhouse until they out-grow the setup.
Once seedlings sprout, I will use a seedling light until they are ready for big pots.
On my last grow I tried doing the paper towel method, and 1 of the seeds rotted out - I now know that I likely pre-soaked it for too long. I planted the remaining 2 seeds directly into substrate. 1 was a dud and one grew beautifully and is currently finishing up drying. Here's to hoping that this time it works out to soak and then soil.
I plan to try LST from very early on with this grow, as well as topping if needed. The last grow (Humboldt Pound Cake) had great genetics - super bushy and didn't need topping at all. I'm interested to see what this one does.
1/1: 78*F, 99% RH, No lights.
1/5: 76*F, 99% RH, first sprout, added some basic seedling light on low power at about 8" opened up the Vents and offset the lid.
1/7: 82*F, 99% RH, seedling already touching the lid. I plugged the soil and replanted it 1" deeper. I will likely need to move it to the tent this week and make a humidity tube from a bottle.
1/15: set up an automation for heat and humidity. Lights are 24h. About 4 sets of true leaves so far. Moved fan to help strengthen stem.
~3 weeks since germination.
6 nodes so far. I'm going to plan to top it once it gets established in the big pot.
Changes to this grow:
•No big nutes for the first 4 weeks. I'm hoping that the soil will provide enough nutrients on its own. Obviously will reasses if things aren't going well.
** I did add 1/2 Tbsp molasses and 5 pumps of 1:1:1 Dr. Earth Pure Gold to the first watering of the big pot. This will help support the transition (as the seedling mix was running out of nutes) and support the soil microbes.
• Using compost tea instead of dry nutes. I'll be mixing the nutes with water as directed on the bags, but probably doing half strength. Hoping the liquid makes it easier to absorb the nutrients. I will likely put the lees from the tea into compost.
• Conditioning Tap Water - I'll be using an aquarium water conditioner, and possibly using a carbon filter as well. I used filtered water last time, but didn't account for Chloramine.
• Topping - this is a vigorous strain, so I plan to top once established and do some more vigorous and deliberate LST of the lower branches.
•Light Forcing - after I get the plant to the fullness desired, I plan to switch to 18-6 lighting, and then 12-12 once flowers form.
I will continue to do LST, and 24 hour lights during vege.
2/1/25
Some stress evident in fan leaves, but lots of new growth.
Had some weird die-back on the central node earlier this week, so I topped it at 4 nodes. Earlier than anticipated, but she seems to be flourishing.
Set up LST today, since she's recovering from the topping.
Named her Bettie in honor of Bettie Page. Leggy and bondage heavy.
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Used techniques
LST
Technique
Topping
Technique
3
Week 3. Vegetation
2 months ago
15.24 cm
24 hrs
23 °C
Weak
70 %
22 °C
19 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 2
Molasses 0.65 mll
Pure Gold All Purpose Liquid Plant Food 1-1-1 1.3 mll
BlondieBudz
