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Blue Dynamite (Next Generation Seeds) - Summer 2025

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Blue Dynamite
Next Generation Seeds
Day/Night Temperature Controller W/Smart Differential & Remote Sensor
Plug N Grow
Day/Night Humidity Controller W/Smart Differential & Display 120V - PNG-030
Plug N Grow
Timed Demand Pump Drawing from Rain Barrel to Netafim Netbow
Custom Build
Worm Castings Other
Pure Life
Aeration Blend Other
Optimize Organics
Outdoor
Room Type
Manifolding
weeks 4
Transplantation
weeks 4
Topping
weeks 4
Defoliation
weeks 4-5
LST
weeks 5
Main-Lining
weeks 5
11 L
Pot Size
Start at 6 Week
G
Germination
1mo ago
Nutrients 3
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi
1.5 mll
All Purpose - Gaia Green
All Purpose
2.5 mll
Glacial Rock Dust - Gaia Green
Glacial Rock Dust
1.3 mll
cultivars MAY 6, 2025 GERMINATION STRATEGY To germinate my seeds, I follow a three-step process: 1) Seed Scarification; 2) Convection Based Lab Paper Germination Method (CannaKan: https://cannakan.com/) and, 3) Germinated Seed Sowing. To scarify seeds, a process that softens the outer coating of the seed, I create a seed scarification solution by combining 50mL of 3% Hydrogen Peroxide (typical household H2O2) with 100mL of distilled water, then pour in CannaKan, place seeds in CannaKan strainer, then place on heat mat targeting a temperature of 26C. I soak seeds in the solution for no greater than 16 to 20 hours. Following scarification, I remove all liquid from CannaKan and replace with 8mL of H2O2 and 16mL of distilled water. I then place the CannaKan back on heat mat and monitor for the emergence of a radical. To undertake Seed Sowing I fill Seedling Pots (1.94L ea.) with moistened living soil and plant seeds that have an emerged radical that is approximately 6mm to 12mm in length (¼”- ½”). I utilize a custom blended living soil by preparing a mix of peat with aeration and organics as per ratios described on the Media and Containers, and the Fertigation Strategy for Dry Organic Amendments images posted to the gallery of this diary entry. To complete the living soil preparation, I set the filled containers in the propagation garden (no lights, all other systems on), inoculate each with a Soil Drench that includes Activated Beneficial Microbes (ABM) and let sit for a minimum of 5 days prior to Seed Sowing, so as to allow the biology to develop within the growing media. To sow the germinated seeds, I create a small hole in the substrate, about 6mm to 12mm (¼”- ½”) deep in the soil surface, dust the hole thoroughly with up to 3mL of Mycorrhizal Innoculant (Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Blend), then set the seed in the hole, radical pointed downward into the substrate. I cover the seeds loosely with growing media then mist the soil surface with plain distilled water adjusted to a pH of 6.5. Next I place the pots on a heat mat and under a dome, targeting a temperature range of 23C to 25C and humidity levels of 65% to 70%. Once sprouts appear, the dome is removed. TRANSPLANT AND GROWTH STRATEGY This crop will undergo two transplants, along with a combination of Low Stress Training (Leaf Tucking, Branch Training, Defoliation) and High Stress Training (Topping, Manifolding, Lolli-Popping and Super Cropping) to maximize the size and canopy of each specimen. Germinated seeds are planted in a 1.94L (~0.5 gallon) plastic pot and grow through seedling stage and into early vegetative stage, in an indoor environment under an LED Light Fixture. When ready (between days 29 and 35), specimens will be transplanted to an 11.3L fabric Transition Pot (~3 gallon) and once recovered (5 to 7 days), will be transitioned to the greenhouse setting over a 10-day hardening-off process. Plants will continue to grow through early to mid-vegetative stage and when ready (between days 64 and 70 or no later than approximately 4 weeks from the beginning of flowering), will undergo one more transplant to a fabric 37.7L Final Pot (~10 gallon) where the individuals will complete their life cycle through to harvest. FERTIGATION STRATEGY I employ a multi-faceted organic fertigation methodology that leverages only those amendments that comply with Canada’s Organic Production Systems General Principles & Management Standards and Permitted Substances Lists (CAN/CGSB-32.310-2021 CAN/CGSB-32.311-2020). I use dry organic amendments as well as compost and worm castings to amend soil, and supplement at regular intervals throughout the life-cycle with top dressings. Aerated compost teas and liquid amended soil drenches are applied bi-weekly (rotating: one week soil drench, next week compost tea), and I foliar feed through to the beginning of the flowering stage (bi-weekly).
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Week 1. Vegetation
1mo ago
4.5 cm
Height
16 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
25 PPM
TDS
69 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 °C
Substrate Temp
23 °C
Night Air Temp
1.94 L
Pot Size
0.02 L
Watering Volume
45 cm
Lamp Distance
cultivars MAY 10 to 16, 2025 Two seeds were sown, one on May 6, one on May 12. Both have emerged from soil and are establishing themselves well enough in their environment. No real issues to report. Day 1 - MIGRO ARAY 4 set to 45cm (18") above canopy at 40% power to create 180 PPFD and 10.37 DLI Day 2 - Sprayed soil surface to damp with distilled water Day 3 - Sprayed soil surface to damp with distilled water Day 4 - LED Fixture adjusted to 43cm (17") above canopy at 40% power to create 200 PPFD and 12.0 DLI Day 5 - Sprayed soil surface to damp; 30mL top water, 85mL bottom water with plain water pH'd to 6.5 Day 6 - Sprayed soil surface to damp. Day 7 - LED Fixture adjusted to 41cm (16") above canopy at 40% power to create 240 PPFD and 13.82 DLI At end of day 7, garden adjusted to Day Time High of 25C, Night Time Low of 22C, continuous leaf Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) of 0.8 kPa
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Week 2. Vegetation
1mo ago
9 cm
Height
16 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
25 PPM
TDS
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 °C
Substrate Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
1.94 L
Pot Size
0.02 L
Watering Volume
45 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Grow (3-1-2)
2.5 mll
Yucca Schidigera Liquid Extract
0.12 mll
Activated Beneficial Microbes
1.25 mll
cultivars MAY 17 to 23, 2025 Both specimens growing well, without any issues to report. Blue Dynamite #2 is 1 week behind its' sister. Day 8 - Sprayed soil surface to damp with dechlorinated water pH'd to 6.5. Propagation Garden adjusted to day-time high of 25C and night-time low of 22C. Controller set to maintain continuous VPD of 0.9kPa. LED light fixture set to 40% at 36cm (14.5") above canopy for a PPFD of 240 and a DLI of 13.82. Day 9 - n/a Day 10 - Provided a Soil Drench (70mL top water, 70mL bottom water) of Fulvic Acid - 2.5mL/L | North Atlantic Kelp - 0.5mL/L | Yucca - 0.25ml/L | 0.75mL Root Builder | 0.75mL of Activated EM1 Day 11 - LED fixture adjusted to 50% output, raised to 43cm above canopy to produce 270 PPFD with 15.55 DLI Day 12 - n/a Day 13 - n/a Day 14 - Soil Drench (100mL top water, 100mL bottom water) with Liquid Organic Amendments described in Nutrients section of Diary Post
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Week 3. Vegetation
21d ago
14 cm
Height
16 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
25 PPM
TDS
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 °C
Substrate Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
1.94 L
Pot Size
0.06 L
Watering Volume
45 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Organic CalMag
0.75 mll
Monosilic Acid
0.25 mll
cultivars MAY 24 to 30, 2025 Specimens performing well with no issues to report Day 15 - LED Fixture adjusted to 37cm (14.5") above canopy to produce 300 PPFD and 17.28DLI Day 16 - n/a Day 17 - n/a Day 18 - 100mL top and bottom water of soil drench containing 0.75mL/L of Organic CalMag and 0.25mL/L of Monosilic Acid; LED fixture raised to 40cm (15.5") above canopy, intensity increased to 60% for 350 PPFD and a DLI of 20.16 Day 19 - n/a Day 20 - Sprayed soil surface to damp Day 21 - 150mL top water of plain rainwater, 100mL bottom water of plain rainwater
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Week 4. Vegetation
14d ago
14 cm
Height
16 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
25 PPM
TDS
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 °C
Substrate Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
11.3 L
Pot Size
0.27 L
Watering Volume
45 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Liquid Grow (3-1-2)
2.5 mll
Yucca Schidigera Liquid Extract
0.12 mll
Activated Effective Microbes (EM1)
2.5 mll
cultivars MAY 31 to JUNE 6 Some signs of deficiencies appearing in both specimens (purpling of petioles, "rusting" leaf margins, paling of leaf colour) indicating that soil in Seedling Pot has been spent of its nutrient. Transplant to Transition Pot should correct the issue. Day 22 - LED Fixture set to 60% output to produce 350 PPFD and 20.16 DLI. Day 23 - 150mL top water, 100 mL bottom water with plain rainwater (from rain barrel outdoors) Day 24 - Blue Dynamite #1 topped to 4th node, defoliated and pruned below 4th node to produce 2 main growth shoots (Blue Dynamite #2 is a week behind and will get topped next week); 150mL top water, 100mL bottom water with plain rainwater; Had planned to increase light intensity, but to avoid stress, going to keep it at 350 PPFD Day 25 - n/a Day 26 - 100ml bottom water, 200mL top water with Soil Drench Day 27 - n/a Day 28 - Specimens transplanted to 11.3L (3 gallon) Transition Pot (transplant hole dusted with 2.5mL to 5mL of Endomycorrhizal Fungi Innoculant); Watered in with 1.1L of Soil Drench with the following components: Fulvic Acid - 2.5mL/L | North Atlantic Kelp - 0.5mL/L | Pacific Kelp - 0.5mL/L | Yucca - 0.25ml/L | 2.5mL/L Activated Beneficial Microbes
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Topping
Technique
Manifolding
Technique
Transplantation
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 5. Vegetation
6d ago
14 cm
Height
16 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
25 PPM
TDS
58 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 °C
Substrate Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
11.3 L
Pot Size
45 cm
Lamp Distance
cultivars JUNE 7 to 13, 2025 Specimens showing signs of deficiency, but have shown modest improvement since the transplant on Day 28. Despite the issues (discolouration of leaves) the plants have recovered from the transplant, new growth appears healthy and specimens produced 3 nodes on the new main growing shoots. Began Hardening off program on Day 35, a couple of days later that originally planned. Day 29 - LST Day 30 - Blue Dynamite #2 topped to produce 2 main growing shoots; LED fixture adjusted to 80% output, set to 57cm above canopy to produce 400PPFD and 27.65 DLI Day 31 - Deficiencies on full display, likely the result of overwatering, pH problems or a combination of both; Allowing plants to dry out then will provide a top dress of worm castings and a strong flood of plain rainwater Day 32 - n/a Day 33 - n/a Day 34 - Foliar feed in effort to help address deficiencies Day 35 - Began Hardening of Program, with 2 hours of time in the Greenhouse under partial sun (11:30AM EDT to 1:30PM EDT)
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Main-Lining
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LST
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Defoliation
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Week 6. Vegetation
1d ago
14 cm
Height
16 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
Weak
Smell
53 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
18 °C
Substrate Temp
21 °C
Night Air Temp
11.3 L
Pot Size
Nutrients 1
Worm Castings
12.5 mll
cultivars JUNE 14 to 20, 2025 Following the transplant, both specimens have recovered from the minor problems in the root zone. The mild top dress with worm castings and thorough watering with plain rainwater seemed to be of benefit. Hardening off process continued from Day 35 and ended on Day 40. I had planned to go for a longer transition from the indoor garden under LED light to the greenhouse with the full sun exposure, but the plants responded very well and there no need to extend the transition. This week the plants were topped for a second time (each specimen was pushing out 5th node on each of the 2 main shoots produced from first topping), back to the 3rd node on each of its two main growing shoots. Pruned away all other growing shoots, and selectively defoliated leaving as many leaves as possible to minimize stress but to also allow the plant its retain the natural regulation and energy production from the fan leaves. DAY 36 - Top dressed with 125mL of worm castings, scratched into soil surface of each specimen, and top watered with 750mL of plain rainwater, and bottom watered with 750mL of plain rainwater. 3 hours in greenhouse as part of hardening off program, from 10:30AM to 1:30PM; Mild LST DAY 37 - 4 hours in greenhouse as part of hardening off program, from 9:30AM to 1:30PM; Mild LST DAY 38 - 6 hours in greenhouse as part of hardening off program, from 9:30AM to 3:30PM; Mild LST DAY 39 - 9 hours in greenhouse as part of hardening off program, from 8:00AM to 5:00PM; Mild LST DAY 40 - In greenhouse at 8:00AM and remained there overnight, and for remainder of lifespan; Mild LST DAY 41 - Prepared Compost Tea and set to aerate for next 36 hours before application in morning of Day 43; Mild LST DAY 42 - Topped specimens for a 2nd time to produce 4 main growing shoots as part of the mainlining/manifolding program; Pruned, defoliated and low stress training applied.
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SheyTailfeather
SheyTailfeathercommentedweek 321d ago
Nice a Canadian breeder! Are they known?
cultivars
cultivarscommented21d ago
@SheyTailfeather, I'm not really certain how well known Next Generation Seeds is. I do know that some of their strains have been used by more popular breeders to develop some of their hybrids. I was interested in this and other strains from them, so I thought I'd give it a shot this summer. We shall see how things go and if the plants deliver at harvest time in October. Cheers!
GhostTerpZ
GhostTerpZcommentedweek 21mo ago
Looking Really Good ❗️
cultivars
cultivarscommented1mo ago
@GhostTerpZ, things are on their way!
SheyTailfeather
SheyTailfeathercommentedweek 021d ago
That's elite level texting and photos right there man!
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