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Elite Light Emitting Diodes/100W
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Elite Light Emitting Diodes/100W
Elite
Elite Light Emitting Diodes/100W
Elite
Elite Light Emitting Diodes/100W
Elite
Grow Tent with Mylar
4 x 4 grow tent
Fan
Tall Oscillating Fan
Dehumidifier
Dehumidifier
Perlite
Custom
Soil
Custom
Coco Coir
Custom
Indoor
Room Type
Manifolding
weeks 5-7, 9-10
Defoliation
weeks 5-6, 9
Super cropping
weeks 6
Topping
weeks 3, 5-6
LST
weeks 5-10
SoG
weeks 8-10
30 L
Pot Size
1.89 L
Watering
Start at 15 Week
G
Germination
4mo ago
Nutrients 2
Charge - Ecothrive
Charge
2.6 mll
Life-Cycle - Ecothrive
Life-Cycle
10.42 mll
Kirsten 3.3.25: Thanks to everybody who answered my question on what to grow next! Straight to work, we're going with FastBuds Mix seed. I decided to use my 8 Gallon pot instead of the 10, to have a bit more room. I reused my old soil, replenished with Ecothrive Life Cycle and Ecothrive Charge, Cinnamon and Great White. I added a little extra perlite. I do love the stuff! ๐Ÿ˜… Anyway let's see, fingers crossed ๐Ÿคž Thanks for stopping by ๐Ÿคž๐ŸƒโœŒ๏ธ
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Directly In Substrate
Germination Method
Grow Questions
Kirsten
Kirstenstarted grow question 4mo ago
If you reuse your soil, please let me know your process below! How do you store your soil between runs etc. Thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š
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BelSun_420answered grow question 4mo ago
Itโ€™s a process that doesnโ€™t guarantee good results, but that doesnโ€™t mean you wonโ€™t get them either. Itโ€™s a risk because you donโ€™t know exactly how many nutrients are still available in the soil and what you might need to add to balance it. Iโ€™d only do it if the previous grow was organicโ€”otherwise, I wouldnโ€™t risk it. That being said, my Durban Poison actually grew in reused soil, and I didnโ€™t have major issues, just a slight excess of CalMag in the early stage, which forced me to do a flush-style watering to balance the nutrients in the soil. To reuse my soil, I stored it in a plastic container for a month, watering once a week with molasses to let it cook over time. I added some fresh soil, a bit of SuperSoil, worm humus, mycorrhizae, and leftover solid nutrients from previous grows, like silica, fish meal, blood meal, alfalfa, and dolomite. Thatโ€™s also why I took the riskโ€”it was more about using up the leftover nutrients I had at home and avoiding the hassle of carrying old soil from my room to the garden. ๐Ÿคฃ
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Week 1. Vegetation
3mo ago
5.08 cm
Height
17 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
70 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
17 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
91.44 cm
Lamp Distance
Kirsten 5.2.25: The seed has broken ground, and the shell is still on, so keeping up the moisture. Approximately 37 hours after planting. I added a heat mat, which I had spare from my reptiles. It only like 5 Watts, but I just thought the germination process would benefit from a little extra warmth. So far, so good ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸƒโœŒ๏ธ
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Week 2. Vegetation
3mo ago
7.62 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.2
pH
No Smell
Smell
1100 PPM
TDS
53 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
17 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
0.76 L
Watering Volume
91.44 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Black Strap Molasses
2.6 mll
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
1.3 mll
Kirsten 14.3.25: FastBuds Mystery seed grow #1 ๐ŸŒฑ We're looking good, nice, strong, and healthy seedling. She started praying after the feeding today. I watered a couple of litres over the last week. I've been watering around the whole pot to encourage root stretching and kick-start the dry amendments and feed the Mycorrhizae. I left the first 2 inches around the seedling until today ๐ŸŒฑ Today, I watered with 500mls of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.2 with: โ™ก Meridian Organic Black Strap Molasses โ™ก Ecothrive Biosys Thanks for checking in โœŒ๏ธ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ’š
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Week 3. Vegetation
3mo ago
20.32 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
Weak
Smell
445 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
19 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
0.76 L
Watering Volume
91.44 cm
Lamp Distance
Kirsten 14.3.25: FastBuds Mystery seed grow #1 ๐ŸŒฑ We're looking good, nice, strong, and healthy seedling. She started praying after the feeding today. I watered a couple of litres over the last week. I've been watering around the whole pot to encourage root stretching and kick-start the dry amendments and feed the Mycorrhizae. I left the first 2 inches around the seedling until today ๐ŸŒฑ Today, I watered with 500mls of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.2 with: โ™ก Black strap molasses โ™ก Ecothrive Biosys 18.3.25: FastBuds Mystery seed #1 is 15 days old today. She is 3 days ahead of my RQS Northern Lights, which I have topped or fimmed. I planned to do this one, too, but it's not quite ready yet. Otherwise, she's looking very good. We'll see how this week goes and hopefully get it done by the end of the week. 23.3.25: FastBuds Mystery seed #1 is ready to be topped today. I went ahead with alcohol sterilised scissors and cut the two tiny leaves from the centre of the plant. Everything went very well and a clean cut was made. The plant is looking great afterwards. Thanks for checking in โœŒ๏ธ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ’š
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Topping
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Week 4. Vegetation
3mo ago
38.1 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
No Smell
Smell
445 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
19 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
0.76 L
Watering Volume
91.44 cm
Lamp Distance
Kirsten The plant responded well to topping. There is a pencil shape to her, both tops very close together, so I used the clips to LST them in a move constructive direction. Considering she is 3 days older than my Northern Lights, it's quite astonishing for me to see the differences between them. I also went ahead and topped the two tops again. This time by rolling the centre heart out. Thereby eliminating the stress. I want to give her the best chance against my Northern Lights, as she has 7 tops now. Watering with Ecothrive Biosys: .5g/2 litres. I water 2 litres of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4, whenever the pot dries out. Usually about 3-4 days. Looking good, if a little strange. Thanks for hanging out ๐Ÿƒ โœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ™‚
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Week 5. Vegetation
2mo ago
63.5 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
No Smell
Smell
880 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
19 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
0.76 L
Watering Volume
91.44 cm
Lamp Distance
Kirsten 6.4.25: I watered with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 with the following nutrients;- โ™ก 4ml Xpert Nutrients Cal-Mag amino acids โ™ก .75g Ecothrive Biosys Total PPM 880. 6.4.25: FastBuds Mystery Seed #1: She has been topped twice and is looking pretty strong ๐Ÿ’ช She has grown vertically, and leaves are always praying. Possibly too much light, so I have turned the dimmer down to about 90%. There are slight bleached tips on a couple of top leaves. I'm hoping to do the same LST with garden wire here very soon. Overall, the plant has nice big, fat leaves. Seemingly lush colour and vigorously growing since the double toppings. Very nice plant so far. ๐Ÿ‘Œ I have made the fleece tabs, and attached them as on my Northern Lights plant. I have started LST using the wire shown in photos. As well as two of the LST clips. I watered beforehand with 2 litres PH'd to 6.5 with 1g Ecothrive Biosys. The plant is looking great. Nicely structured. I'm going to do my very best not to mess this up!! ๐Ÿคž Thanks for hanging out ๐Ÿƒ โœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ™‚
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Topping
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LST
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Defoliation
Technique
Manifolding
Technique
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Week 6. Flowering
2mo ago
63.5 cm
Height
22 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
Weak
Smell
1000 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
19 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
0.76 L
Watering Volume
91.44 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Mega Crop 2 Part A 5-12-26 - Greenleaf Nutrients
Mega Crop 2 Part A 5-12-26
1.3 mll
Charge - Ecothrive
Charge
1.3 mll
Life-Cycle - Ecothrive
Life-Cycle
1.95 mll
Kirsten 6.4.25: FastBuds Mystery Seed #1: She has been topped twice and is looking pretty strong ๐Ÿ’ช She has grown vertically, and leaves are always praying. Possibly too much light, so I have turned the dimmer down to about 90%. There are slight bleached tips on a couple of top leaves. I'm hoping to do the same LST with garden wire here very soon. Overall, the plant has nice big, fat leaves. Seemingly lush colour and vigorously growing since the double toppings. Very nice plant so far. ๐Ÿ‘Œ 13.4.25: This week has been so busy in the garden! I forgot to take any notes, so I'll see what I can do from memory! ๐Ÿ˜… 14.4.25: I have been super busy with all the other harvests in the past several days, so this is a little late. FastBuds Mystery seed #1 has been topped twice and the growth has been thick and lush. I watered several times this week, and I used Ecothrive Biosys with dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4. I watered about 2 litres to each plant. I have been using wire, clips, and Bio stretch fabric plant ties to LST the plant. The plant has reached the 8 Gallon pot perimeter. The plant is in the first week of flower. I'm hoping to keep the canopy even with my RQS Northern Lights grow as I need to be able to compare the plants accurately for the experiments. I did snap off a branch, again the day after I said I'd be very careful ๐Ÿ˜– The plant is very resilient though, and you wouldn't know anything happened at all, minus one of the first tops is missing. Thankfully I topped twice, so I still have 5 tops. Training Techniques used this week are LST and defoliation. I watered on 13th and 14th with the following solution; 4 litres of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 which contained: โ™ก 8 ml Xpert Nutrients Cal-Mag amino acids โ™ก 1/2 Teaspoon Mega Crop Part A by Greenleaf Nutrients. PPM: 1000. 2 litres were given on two consecutive days. I watered in a top dress, which I will add what I used here, but it was another mess up, I'm sure you'll be surprised to hear ๐Ÿ˜… Top dress: 4 gallons containing approximately: 50% Canna Terra Mix soil 25% Worm Castings 23% Perlite 2% Organic Dry Amendments, which were; โ˜† Ecothrive Life Cycle โ˜† Ecothrive Charge โ˜† Diatomaceous Earth โ˜† Ground Cinnamon โ˜† RHS Mycorrhizal Fungi granules I used the top dress amount for established plants for a pot size of 30L / 8 Gallons. I'm not keen on the soil. I was supposed to get Canna Coco but I got sent Canna Terra in error. It was overdue for a top dress and I had nothing else to use. I don't like it in comparison. Coco is best for my needs. It's much fluffier, lighter, and easier to work with. Thanks for hanging out ๐Ÿƒ โœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿ’š ๐Ÿ™‚
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Defoliation
Technique
LST
Technique
Manifolding
Technique
Topping
Technique
Super cropping
Technique
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Week 7. Flowering
2mo ago
63.5 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
Normal
Smell
880 PPM
TDS
70 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
19 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
1.89 L
Watering Volume
91.44 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
Cal-Mag Amino - Xpert Nutrients
Cal-Mag Amino
2 mll
Kirsten 16.4.25: I have retied the fabric ties again, as they're growing like crazy. Trying to open up the plant, to grow out as well as up. This will also create new colas. At this stage, I'm trying not to over fertilise like I did with the last grow. Focusing on Cal-Mag amino acids and Mega Crop Part A. The medium is my custom super soil, which is already fertilised with Ecothrive dry amendments. So I could just add water. However, as we've already run into deficiency, that would be careless. I find it easy to keep an eye on the plants and carefully inspect them daily to act quickly when issues arise. Learning how to determine the issue is what I'm still learning, which is the hard part ๐Ÿ˜… It's all fun though, and I'm really enjoying this grow with all the toppings and FIMs. So far so good! 23.4.25: I hope everyone had a great 420! Fastbuds Mystery seed #1 is doing well, she has stayed bushier relative to the RQS Northern Lights, also there has not been so much growth. The bud sites are developing well and have tight internodal spacing. I'm determining when to relax the LST as we are now in the beginning of week 3 flower. I do have height. However, I'd like to keep it reasonable. You never know when they will stop growing. I'm not really adjusting any ties since the last time. I have also noticed that there are signs of Nitrogen excess. Instead of Mega Crop Part A and Cal-Mag amino acids, I will use Bud explosion PK booster with the Cal-Mag. This will make the N5 the only Nitrogen being given. It still may be too much, but will monitor closely to see the effect this change will make, if any. Balancing the nutrients is very important for me to learn, and it's going to be an ongoing process. I watered today with 3 litres of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 with the following nutrients: โ™ก 1/2 Tsp of Bud Explosion PK booster by Greenleaf nutrients โ™ก 5ml Cal-Mag amino acids by Xpert Nutrients 23.4.25: Plant seemed to be drinking heavily, so I watered again with 3 litres of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 with;- โ™ก 2.5ml Cal-Mag amino acids by Xpert Nutrients, and โ™ก Ecothrive Biosys 1/8 tsp. I removed the plant ties and retied the plant after watering. Less ties are necessary as the plant has moulded and stayed in that structure. Thanks for checking out my diary and hanging out ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜Š
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Week 8. Flowering
2mo ago
71.12 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Normal
Smell
880 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
19 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
1.89 L
Watering Volume
91.44 cm
Lamp Distance
Kirsten 26.4.25: The plants were watered with 3 ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3, containing the following nutrients:- โ™ก 1/2 Tsp Sea K(elp) by Greenleaf nutrients โ™ก 1/4 Tsp Ecothrive Biosys. 27.4.25: I LST'd again by adjusting the tie downs. For FastBuds Mystery seed auto #1 and RQS Northern Lights autoflower, this will probably be the last time I adjust the fabric ties, as they're now well in to flower. Keeping the canopy as even as possible. 29.4.25: FastBuds Mystery seed #1 has taken very quickly to the readjustment of the fabric ties. Within an hour, the plant had already grown back towards the light. That's always so crazy to me. I watered 3 litres 2 days ago, and I'm not going to water again until it has dried. I suspect that will be at the end of the week. The larger pots are a learning curve with trying to water adequately but not too much. I don't think that I've ever overwatered, I never water to run off. This time came uncomfortably close though Thanks for checking my diary and hanging out ๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŒฑ
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Week 9. Flowering
1mo ago
101.6 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
Normal
Smell
1300 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
19 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
1.89 L
Watering Volume
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
0.26 mll
Life-Cycle - Ecothrive
Life-Cycle
3.91 mll
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
15 mll
Kirsten 30.4.25: This worked out very nicely ๐Ÿ‘Œ I just found Ecothrives' new, Trace! I was looking for Cal-Mag with no NPK. I came across this, I'm genuinely so excited to get using this! Ecothrive has the best products, hands down. As fate would have it, the plants are looking pretty dry! I'm going to be watering with the Trace and Biosys. Let's see what happens ๐Ÿ˜ 6 litres of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.1 contained: โ™ก 3ml of Ecothrive Trace โ™ก 1/4 Tsp (2.4ml) Ecothrive Biosys Let's see how we're looking in a few days after the first Ecothrive Trace application! The plants received 3 litres of this feed each. PPM: 475 PH 6.0 1.5.25: I mixed a foliar feed with my new Ecothrive Trace. I filled a 250ml spray bottle with dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.0 with 4ml Ecothrive Trace. I used the entire bottle in 3 plants throughout the course of the day. The fan is very strong, so it didn't take long to dry. However, I did keep the lights dimmer to ensure no leaves were burnt. Additionally, I spent more time than I care to admit massaging the foliar spray into the leaves ๐Ÿ˜… I also moved the LED lights up as Northern Lights is still stretching. Par was about 600-700. Which may be too much. I'll keep an eye on it. I also watered with 1.5 litres of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.0 to Northern Lights. 2.5.25: I watered 1 litre today. With Greenleaf Nutrients Bud Explosion PK booster 1/2 Tsp dissolved in dechlorinated water PH'd to 5.9. PPM came out high at 1300, so I watered another litre through just plain, PH'd to 6.2. 5.5.25: FastBuds Mystery seed #1 is focusing on bud building. There are certainly chunky buds beginning to form here! ๐Ÿ˜ She has pretty well stopped stretching, and so she's shorter than Northern Lights, which is still growing vertically, this is a little unfortunate as they're no longer a Sea Of Green. Unless Northern Lights is a tidal wave ๐Ÿ˜… So because the canopy is no longer uniform, the lighting is difficult to dial in. Which has never been my strong point. Her leaves are still very dark. I'm going to top dress with Ecothrive Life Cycle, but because of the darkness of leaves, I won't add the Ecothrive Charge. Which is mainly more vegetative growth needs. Which will contain more nitrogen, which we certainly don't need any more of at this stage. Plant top dressed with; โ™ก 2 Tbs of Ecothrive Life Cycle โ™ก 1 Cup Worm Castings โ™ก 1 Cup Canna Coco โ™ก 1.25 Cups Perlite I watered in with 2 ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 containing .25g of Ecothrive Biosys. So far, she's doing great, I've never grown FastBuds without topping them, so maybe they will grow taller without that training technique. We will try that with our next FastBuds strain. I'm not sure when I'll grow another FastBuds as I've got the rest of the year booked up. The tent is in demand! ๐Ÿ˜… Nonetheless, they are always sturdy plants, which is great, of course. This next week will just be monitoring of excess/ deficiency of nutrients and probably another foliar spray of the new Ecothrive Trace. I have removed a few fan leaves at the lower canopies. As well as removing all the LST clips. Next week, we might remove all the fabric ties too, I'll see how we're looking. That's pretty much it! Thanks for checking out my diary and hanging out ๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸŒฑ
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Defoliation
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Week 10. Flowering
1mo ago
101.6 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
Normal
Smell
570 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
33 ยฐC
Solution Temp
19 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
24 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
1.89 L
Watering Volume
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
0.26 mll
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
3 mll
Kirsten I took everything out of the tent and disinfected it again. The pots have made the tent base into a ball ๐Ÿ˜… The velcro tags fell off long ago. I decided to put some new ones on. I have some wider velcro that I would've preferred to use, I have misplaced those. Anyway, these will have to do. I also made some large pot markers to velcro to the pots, too. I figured it would be easier to recognise the plants in photos if I made some. I laminated them, then attached the velcro to the pots and pot markers. [I get bored] ๐Ÿ˜… make everything as fun as possible ๐Ÿ’š I ended up finding some sticky back velcro rolls. Of course, there's no way that it would stick to a slippery surface that gets wet from humidity. So, I used my glue gun and added strips to each side of the tent liner and tent walls to hold ot in place. The 8 gallon pots are very heavy after being watered, and the liner has suffered. Hopefully, this will work to keep it in place, at least for a while! ๐Ÿ˜… 7.5.25: I also had to clean my pots, as you can see in the photos (if you want, lol). They had got very mouldy/mildewy/fungussy. ๐Ÿคข also the under side of the tent liner. So it was very lucky that I decided to clean it at this point. Or else I could have serious issues. I'll look into the ventilation as I'm not exhausting the tent because I leave the door open with very strong airflow. I did spray the plants with Trace, and I used a lot of it. So, that probably ran down the walls into the base of the tent before it dried ๐Ÿค” that could have easily caused it. I'll have to make sure I dry off the walls after I use it next time. I certainly don't want to keep cleaning everything. The plants are delicate, and unfortunately, however I try, it appears I am not. I'm always snapping branches off by just watering, let alone removing them from the tent to clean! ๐Ÿ˜… you can imagine. Accidental defoliation? ๐Ÿ˜‰ I also cleaned the light, but I have noticed on one light that there are brown spots, which won't come off without damaging the LED's. I really don't want to have to buy a new light. The par isn't great for full flowering. I just can't justify buying a new one right now, as I've already bought 2 in a year. The light has been turned up to 100%, gradually, over the course of a few days. It has been fairly warm so I moved them further away too, as i don't want them to get heat stress, as I have already noticed a few leaves canoeing and having a taco on my dime! ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜… I'll continue to monitor and adjust again when possible/necessary. 7.5.25: I retied down the branches on FastBuds Mystery seed #1. I had to clean the tent, so the opportunity had to be taken, I hope not to have to move them again. I ended up snapping a small branch off another plant ๐Ÿ˜– She is looking big out of the tent, and bigger than I thought! Now, having readjustmed, the fabric ties, and she is looking even larger still. This really is a sizeable plant! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ I really am struggling to get them all in, I think the 8 gallon pots were a definite factor in that. They certainly are great for getting big plants, but be prepared if you have a small space. Really focusing on her bud development in these mid flowering weeks. I watered some bloom nutes after I top dressed, with Mega Crop Part A by Greenleaf Nutrients. I watered 3.2 litres PPM:745 PH:6.0. This time, I'm going to keep the top dressing moist. So as not to kill all the beneficial microbes. Other than that, I will wait until the pots are light again. Overall she is doing great, I wish she had stretched a little more evenly, to catch up in height. I just can't even out the canopy anymore. I'll leave it and hope she'll sort herself out ๐Ÿ˜… I'm very excited to see what happens next! This is going to be crazy whatever happens! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜‹ 9.5.25: It's a necessity to keep the soil moist. That means I need to water more often now. Today I watered with 1.5 litres of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 which contained: โ™ก 1/5 tsp of Sea K(elp). By Greenleaf nutrients โ™ก 1/4 tsp Ecothrive Biosys. PPM: 564 PH:6.4 Thanks for checking out my diary and hanging out ๐Ÿ’š โœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐ŸŒฑ
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11
Week 11. Flowering
1mo ago
101.6 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.4
pH
Normal
Smell
780 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
30 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
24 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
2.65 L
Watering Volume
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Kelp Extract - Greenleaf Nutrients
Kelp Extract
0.91 mll
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
0.26 mll
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
3 mll
Kirsten 12.5.25: I watered with some more Trace again. She's feeding well and needs watering more often again. I upped the dose of Trace as I've noticed that there are some purple hues coming back on the stems. 13.5.25: I have removed all fabric ties on the plant. I think we have stopped stretching, so the sooner, the better. I keep getting my watering can caught in them all, and it was only a matter of time before I ended up snapping more branches off ๐Ÿ˜… The fewer things in my way, the better ๐Ÿคซ 15.5.25: I watered today as the pot had dried out almost. The plant was watered with dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.5 with the following nutrients per 6.5 litres; โ™ก 7ml Trace by Ecothrive โ™ก 1/2 Tsp Sea K(elp) by Greenleaf nutrients The plants received the amounts below. HULKBERRY: 1l FASTBUDS: 2l NORTHERN LIGHTS: 3.5l I am not giving any further nitrogen at this stage. They had a couple of doses in the past week or so. I'm sure they don't need any more. So, I'm just using the kelp as it's packed full of goodness and high in potassium. I also suspect an excess of phosphorus. So I'm also leaving that out for the time being. There are still some red stems on the plants. added the Ecothrive trace for the last few waterings. I'm hoping it will resolve without any further intervention. 16.5.25: I watered FastBuds Mystery seed #1 with 2trs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 with: โ™ก 1/2 Tsp Sea K(elp) by Greenleaf nutrients โ™ก 7ml Trace by Ecothrive Measurements per 6.5ltrs. PPM: 670 PH: 6.4 17.5.25: I watered again today with 2ltrs of the above PH'D to 6.2. Parameters remaining the same. The plant is increasingly thirsty, so the waterings have again needed to be increased. As we're reaching deep into flowering, this is par for the course. I'm mostly using coco, perlite worm cats. Etc. So it's very easy for my pots to dry out. I need to keep in top of it. As the pots dry out, the microbes are lost, and so keeping everything moist and healthy is imperative. That's why I add Ecothrive Biosys regularly to ensure I keep up with the microbial life in the soil biology. To avoid PH lockout. 18.5.25: I watered again, with the same parameters as yesterday. Instead of Sea K, I used Ecothrive Biosys: 1/2 Tsp/6.5l PPM: 550 PH: 6.4 Thanks for checking out my diary and hanging out ๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐ŸŒฑ
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Week 12. Flowering
24d ago
101.6 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Strong
Smell
880 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
30 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
23 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
2.65 L
Watering Volume
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Kelp Extract - Greenleaf Nutrients
Kelp Extract
0.91 mll
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
0.26 mll
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
3 mll
Kirsten 18.5.25: I watered with 3ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4. I added Per 6.5 litres; โ™ก 1Tsp Sea K(elp) โ™ก 1/2 Tsp Bud Explosion PK booster โ™ก 7ml Trace PH: 6.4 PPM: 780 I added the PK booster this feeding, just to provide some phosphorus without risking an excess. Next time, I won't use it. 23.5.25: FastBuds Mystery seed #1 is looking super frosty! The buds are still smaller than I'd like to see at this stage. I'm sure it's going to be fire ๐Ÿ”ฅ smoke. There just won't be much of it, unfortunately. She is getting close to being finished, so I have begun checking trichomes. At least another week to 10 days is my estimation. She was thirsty, and the pot was dry. I decided to add in a PK booster again. I watered with 3.5 ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4. I added Per 6.5 litres; โ™ก 1/2 Tsp Sea K(elp) โ™ก 1/2 Tsp Bud Explosion PK booster โ™ก 7ml Trace PH: 6.4 PPM: 785 SOLUTION TEMP: 30ยฐC SOIL PH: 7 SOIL TEMP: 21ยฐC AMBIENT TEMPERATURE: 23-26ยฐC RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 55% 24.5.25: I watered with Ecothrive Biosys 3ltrs each. The plants are still drinking at least 2 litres per day. They are increasingly thirsty, and it's important that I don't let them dry out. The soil is mostly coco and perlite, so it can dry out quicker. There are plenty of worm castings, too, so that definitely helps. The buds are developing and progressing very nicely, keeping up with the flowering nutrients and alternating between Ecothrive Biosys, Trace, and Greenleaf Nutrients. 25.5.25: I watered with 2.5 ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 I added Per 6.5 litres; โ™ก 1Tsp Sea K(elp) โ™ก 1/2 Tsp Bud Explosion โ™ก 7ml Trace PH: 6.3 PPM: 840 SOLUTION TEMP: 30ยฐC SOIL PH: 7 SOIL TEMP: 21ยฐC AMBIENT TEMPERATURE: 23-26ยฐC RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 58%. โ˜† Xpert Nutrients PH down, up to 1ml. โ˜† Ecothrive Neutralise 1 drop per litre from the 1ml pipette, which is attached. This is my dechlorinator. Thanks for stopping by ๐ŸƒโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿคž๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ˜Š
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Week 13. Flowering
16d ago
101.6 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Strong
Smell
880 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
28 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
23 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
1.89 L
Watering Volume
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Kelp Extract - Greenleaf Nutrients
Kelp Extract
0.91 mll
Biosys - Ecothrive
Biosys
0.26 mll
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
3 mll
Kirsten 25.5.25: I watered with 3.5ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 I added Per 6.5 litres; โ™ก 1Tsp Bud Explosion โ™ก 7ml Trace PH: 6.3 PPM: 990 SOLUTION TEMP: 30ยฐC SOIL PH: 7 SOIL TEMP: 21ยฐC AMBIENT TEMPERATURE: 23-26ยฐC RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 58%. 26.5.25: I watered with 3 ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 I added Per 6.5 litres; โ™ก 1/2 Tsp Ecothrive Biosys โ™ก 7ml Trace PH: 6.4 PPM: 590 SOLUTION TEMP: 28ยฐC SOIL PH: 7 SOIL TEMP: 21ยฐC AMBIENT TEMPERATURE: 23-26ยฐC RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 58%. 27.5.25: I watered with 1.5ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 I added Per 6.5 litres; โ™ก 1Tsp Bud Explosion โ™ก 7ml Trace PH: 6.3 PPM: 990 SOLUTION TEMP: 30ยฐC Still PH: 7 SOIL TEMP: 21ยฐC AMBIENT TEMPERATURE: 23-26ยฐC RELATIVE HUMIDITY: 58%. 29.5.25: The plant is definitely decreasing the amount of water now. So I believe the plants are coming to an end within a couple of weeks. I took everything off the timer and am now running 24/0 light schedule. I want to make the most out of what light is available. The plants need it. My tent is underpowered in that department, so increasing the duration of the light is all I can realistically do. Hopefully, it will help. The buds have been developing nicely. They are incredibly FROSTY ๐Ÿ˜ so to keep the progress going, I have been sticking with the sea kelp for the potassium. Occasionally adding phosphorus with the bud explosion PK Booster. With much smaller doses in comparison, each time. There are definitely signs of nitrogen excess, with the clawing on many leaves. There are also extremely purple stems on the leaves. As I don't know what the seed was, I can't tell whether it is normal for the strain it is, or a nutrient issue, light stress, etc. (If you have any ideas, I'd appreciate them!) This one was planted in coco, perlite, and worm castings. Due to this being practically the first time I've used this mix without adding the peat based "light mix". I had not realised how quickly the pots will dry out, especially during the high water consumption of the flowering stage. I realise that I need to be treating it as pure coco. This can be fantastic, for example, if you have just one pot/plant and can provide all the waterings and monitoring continually and regularly. This tends to make you use more nutrients than necessary, as personally I find it difficult to use just plain water. I think many of us still can't help the feeling that we should be adding things to every watering. Therefore, when the frequency of the waterings increases, we are still adding nutrients EVERY time. Which is an overall increase in nutrients, too. For my part, I'm cutting the amount of nutrients per watering. I feel like nutrients are a bit of a crutch to growers. I'm still getting used to the coco and the waterings, but I am really enjoying it. If you don't check your plants multiple times a day, it may not be the best choice of substrate. For me, I'd much rather the pots dry quickly because it reduces the chances of mould and mildew, which I'm always concerned about. 30.5.25: I watered with 4L of plain dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.1. Thanks for stopping by and hanging out ๐Ÿ’š โœŒ๏ธ ๐Ÿƒ ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐ŸŒฑ
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Week 14. Flowering
9d ago
101.6 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Strong
Smell
880 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
28 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
23 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
1.89 L
Watering Volume
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Kelp Extract - Greenleaf Nutrients
Kelp Extract
0.91 mll
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
3 mll
Kirsten This Mystery seed grow #1 is very nearly finished! She will be taken down once I'm satisfied with the ratio of trichomes. I'm leaving this one a bit longer than I usually would, just to see the difference in effects of a later harvest. I do need the space in the tent, so I'm hoping it won't take too much longer. The leaves are losing all of their colour, and this is the first time I've had any "fade". I've had a lot of issues with what I believe is an excess of phosphorus. I had Phosphorus excess in this grow before, and I think that's what's happened again. I believe the Excess of Phosphorus has prevented the plant from being able to uptake Calcium, Magnesium and others. I have learned many lessons again, and plan to avoid these mistakes with my grows presently. 8.5.25: The plant was watered with 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6. This may be the last watering before she's done. I added per litre; โ™ก 4ml Ecothrive Trace โ™ก 1/2 TSP Sea K(elp) PPM: 715 PH: 6.3. โ˜† Xpert Nutrients PH down, up to 1ml. โ˜† Ecothrive Neutralise 1 drop per litre from the 1ml pipette, which is attached. This is my dechlorinator. Thanks for following along with this plant ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ
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Week 15. Flowering
20h ago
101.6 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
25 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Strong
Smell
536 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
28 ยฐC
Solution Temp
21 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
23 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
30.28 L
Pot Size
1.89 L
Watering Volume
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Kelp Extract - Greenleaf Nutrients
Kelp Extract
0.65 mll
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
3 mll
Trace - Ecothrive
Trace
1 mll
Kirsten FastBuds Mystery seed #1. Well, the leaves are all fading and falling off. I did a quick defoliation of those fully dead leaves. I thought she was really done. However, the trichomes still look glassy. She is still drinking. I am continuing to feed as well. I wonder how she will finish flowering with such a small amount of leaves to photosynthesise. Below is what I did this week. 10.6.25: The plant was watered with 4ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.2. I added per 6.5 litres โ™ก 7ml Ecothrive Trace โ™ก 1/4 TSP Sea K(elp) PPM: 605 PH: 6.2 I decided to feed each plant separately and mix it up in the 2l jug. 12.6.25: I watered with 4L of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 and containing the following nutrients per 6.5 litres; โ™ก 7ml Ecothrive Trace โ™ก 1/2 Tsp Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.4 PPM: 890 14.6.25: I watered with 3L of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 and containing the following nutrients per 6.5 litres; โ™ก 7ml Ecothrive Trace โ™ก 1Tsp Mega Crop Part A by Greenleaf Nutrients PH: 6.4 PPM: 890 15.6.25 I gave 3.5l of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.2 with the following nutrients; โ™ก 12ml Ecothrive Flourish PPM: 463 PH: 6.2 17.6.25: I watered with 3L of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 and containing the following nutrients per 6.5 litres; โ™ก 1Tsp Ecothrive Biosys PH: 6.3. PPM: 436 Hopefully somehow the plant can manage to reach the finish line! Fingers crossed. Thanks for checking out my diary and following along ๐Ÿ˜Š๐ŸƒโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿคž
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Fast_Buds
Fast_Budscommentedweek 04mo ago
Hi there, Thank you for running this diary. We will be looking forward to your updates. Happy growing ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฑ & Good luck ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
Kirsten
Kirstencommented4mo ago
Thanks โœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ
BelSun_420
BelSun_420commentedweek 04mo ago
Good luck, mate! Do you know which strains were included in the mix pack? ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Kirsten
Kirstencommented4mo ago
Hey Friend! ๐Ÿงก Thank you! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ Unfortunately, not. They state that it can be any of their current auto strains, but I decided to go with it. I bought the seeds last summer so it may not include the 2024 strains. It might drive me mad if once it's grown I can't identify it, honestly! ๐Ÿ˜…๐ŸƒโœŒ๏ธ
BelSun_420
BelSun_420commented4mo ago
On one hand, it's fun because you donโ€™t know what to expect, but on the other hand, if you end up with one you really like and canโ€™t identify it....that would drive me crazy too, hahaha!๐Ÿ˜ค
Kirsten
Kirstencommented4mo ago
Exactly! ๐Ÿ˜ฉ That's the only downside to buying the mix pack from FastBuds. RQS does state the strains you'll receive, which I like much better! ๐Ÿ’š
Schnabeldino
Schnabeldinocommentedweek 91mo ago
I also had a mix pack from fastBuds...One strain was fantastic and tasted like strawberries ๐Ÿ˜‡...One was purple...all were very tasty...Have fun and good luck with your strains hehe ๐Ÿฆ–
Kirsten
Kirstencommented1mo ago
@Schnabeldino, Thank you very much friend ๐Ÿงก I'm sure I won't be disappointed ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ’šโœŒ๏ธ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ˜Š
XII_XII_MrGreen
XII_XII_MrGreencommentedweek 1314d ago
Ooh she's looking frosty ๐Ÿ˜‹
Kirsten
Kirstencommented14d ago
@XII_XII_MrGreen, I know right ๐Ÿ˜ this should be fun indeed! ๐Ÿ˜‹๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ’š
MonyetDiablero
MonyetDiablerocommentedweek 1315d ago
its a pleasure to watch these ! you keep them really healthy ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ”ฅ
Kirsten
Kirstencommented15d ago
@MonyetDiablero, Thanks buddy! Those are kind words indeed ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ‘Œ๐ŸƒโœŒ๏ธ
BarneyRumble420
BarneyRumble420commentedweek 1315d ago
Your garden is looking beautiful mate ๐Ÿ‘Œ ๐Ÿ˜
Kirsten
Kirstencommented15d ago
@BarneyRumble420, Hey! Thanks so much
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