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6.3.25:
Everyone who chose Northern lights from RQS, I'm doing it! I had another spare 8 Gallon pot. This time, I used new soil, freshly amended.
I hope you follow along, I hope to see the soil difference and impact. Along with how they handle topping.
My Gorilla Cookies has exploded since I topped her. So my plan is to just top both plants and compare. I know it's absolutely not scientific 😅 but hey, I'm experimenting and having fun.
Thanks for hanging out! 🍃✌️
8.3.25:
Northern Lights:
Seed has broken ground in less than 48h. 🌱 I used my little 5 watt heat matt under the pot, to keep up the temperature whilst germination takes place.
So far, so good! 🌱✌️🍃
9.3.25:
I have removed the heat mat, and also I had to remove the shell, it came off easily.
I was worried because the shell had trapped water inside and so thought it best to remove it. I also removed the humidity dome.
The first leaves have emerged today.
The super soil mix I made was approximately constituted 8 gallons of;
☆ 60% Canna Coco
☆ 30% Perlite
☆ 9% Worm castings
☆ 1% Organic dry amendments.
- Ecothrive Life Cycle
- Ecothrive Charge
- Diatomaceous Earth
- Ground Cinnamon
- RHS Mycorrhizal Fungi granules
- Great White Mycorrhizal Fungi blend
14.3.25:
Northern Lights is looking great. 💚💜🧡
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🌱
Today, I watered with 1.5 litres of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.2 with:
♡ Black strap molasses
♡ Ecothrive Biosys
Thanks for checking in ✌️🌱🤞💚
The super soil mix I made was approximately constituted 8 gallons of;
☆ 60% Canna Coco
☆ 30% Perlite
☆ 9% Worm castings
☆ 1% Organic dry amendments.
- Ecothrive Life Cycle
- Ecothrive Charge
- Diatomaceous Earth
- Ground Cinnamon
- RHS Mycorrhizal Fungi granules
- Great White Mycorrhizal Fungi blend
14.3.25:
Northern Lights is looking great. 💚💜🧡
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🌱
Today, I watered with 1.5 litres of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.2 with:
♡ Black strap molasses
♡ Ecothrive Biosys
16.3.25:
Northern Lights got 2ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.4 with;
♡ .5g Mega Crop Part A
♡ .5g Mega Crop Part B
I watered all around the outer perimeter of the pot inwards. I left the centre 3 inches dry.
18.3.25:
Northern Lights 💚💜
I decided to go ahead and top the plant. She looks to be strong and healthy.
I took the sterilised scissors and tried to cut it cleanly. I think, Surely will be interesting either way! 😅 she is currently 12 days old. Very pleased with the progress so far.
23.3.25:
The plant has taken very well to being topped. Growing well and strong 💪 looking forward to starting proper veg phase here soon! 😊
Thanks for checking in ✌️🌱🤞💚
So I topped last week, now this doesn't look right! 😅 why is there new growth from the main stem? I topped my Gorilla Cookies and this wasn't the result. What did I do? What will the result be? Please indulge me. Thank you 💚
The apex of the main stem, to top you cut the stem clean severing the xylem and phloem channels. There is no surprise, plants redistributed energy to side stems.
Inside the apex of the crown there are mini versions of future growth all in smaller and smaller forms at the very peak of the apex like layers of a onion skin, if you cut precisely you can cut a fudge I missed 2,3,4 crowns deep, beauty of a FIM is the results are very random and can generate anywhere from 2,3,4 possibly 6 or 7 tops depending how the cut is made.
Do a little Google for Mandelbrot set and watch a video, will give an idea of the infinity held within all life.
Tis very hit or miss, I've done maybe 6 or 7 fims and I'd be no more confident in achieving it than the first time i tried its very random. Bright side it doesn't screw with apical dominance the same way as chopping the apex clean off either.
Kirsten
