Spring Calivorno 2025

secretcedar After 2 days in the house, it's time to grow outside.

secretcedar Next week there is a lot of rain forecast, I will see if the window that I use as a forcing tunnel will prevent too much water in my substrate. I hope this doesn't last and doesn't slow down growth. This year I'm trying the autos in the 30 and 40 liter pots that I already used last year. I will shelter the pots as much as possible to avoid soaking the substrate so early during growth.

secretcedar It's been a very rainy week, but the plants have held up well. Growth has slowed a bit. I'm going to plant sprout seed tea this week. Pics day 15 and 16.

secretcedar Day 22: The weather this week has been pretty good. The Ginger Punch autoflowering plant has grown well, but the Gorillaz Zkittlez autoflowering plant is struggling to catch up from last week. I'm less confident in the growing medium in this pot. Tonight I'm going to fertilize a little and see how it goes.

secretcedar The weather was nice this week, and the plants loved it. The Giner Punch plant grew well. The Gorilla Zkittlez plant is late, but seems to have woken up. I had aphids on other plants. I had to treat them, and it caused some spots on the leaves.

secretcedar The Ginger Punch autoflowering plant is recovering from the chicken attack. I twisted the top again today. I'll leave it like this until flowering. The Gorillaz Zkittlez autoflowering plant is still struggling, but it's been less affected by the chickens and seems to be getting more dynamic.

secretcedar Day 43: This week, the Ginger Punch autoflowering plant recovered from the chicken attack and branched out well without starting to bloom. The Gorilla Zkittlez autoflowering plant is suffering much more. Its growth has remained weak and it's showing signs of flowering. I think the harvest will be disappointing. The substrate wasn't good; it made it very weak.

secretcedar Day 50: This grow is a stress test, but it seems to be improving. The "good news" is that the neighbor's chickens were eaten, probably by a fox. The Gorilla Zkittlez autoflower is now fully flowering and hasn't even stretched a bit. The Ginger Punch Autoflower is growing well, but I'm surprised I haven't seen flowering yet. I have a feeling that outdoors (especially in spring, when the days are getting longer), resilient autoflowers can take longer than expected to flower under significant stress, and that this compensates for the loss of growth rate. The irrigation water contained sprouted and blended hemp seeds, brown sugar, and a tablespoon of 2-7-14 granulated fertilizer.

secretcedar Day 57: The weather is getting warmer and sunnier. I'm surprised to see the ginger punch still showing no signs of flowering, while the Gorilla Zkittlez autoflower is slowly blooming. The smell is truly reminiscent of berry candy. The ginger punch auto has a really nice shape, I can't wait to see it bloom.

secretcedar Day 65 The Ginger Punch auto still won't flower. The stress it endured early in its growth seems to have messed it up. It's still growing well; perhaps the solstice will make it react. The Gorilla Zkittle auto is a mini plant, but it smells wonderful and grows at its own pace.

secretcedar Day 72: I made a topping for the Ginger Punch auto. I think it's having a hard time because of all the stress. The Gorilla Zkittlez auto is tiny but smells delicious.