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Vinz115 Germination Date: May 12, 2025 Medium: Biobizz Light Mix in 5L pots Feeding: 4 plants on Plagron Easy Pack (Terra Grow + Power Roots) 6 plants with Biotabs mixed into the soil Light: Dimmable LED set to ~20,000 lux (25% of the 720W led pannel) Photoperiod: 18/6 Watering (May 21): 250 mL Plagron group (4 plants): 200 mL per plant with 2.5 mL/L Terra Grow. Biotabs group (6 plants): 250 mL plain water (soil was dry) Observations: All 10 seedlings are up and healthy. No stretching, strong start under good light. First feeding today (for the one that don't have BIOTABS in soil) — everything’s looking dialed in 👌

Vinz115 All 10 seedlings popped on May 12. We're entering Week 3 (including germination) and most plants are now pushing out their 3rd set of true leaves. Growth is looking healthy and even across the board. 6 plants are running on Biotabs, while the remaining 4 just received their first feeding of Plagron Grow (5.0 mL/L at 250 mL per plant). Substrate was dry before watering, and water was applied gently in a wide circle away from the stem to avoid overwatering. 💡 Environment & Light: Light intensity measured around 25,000 lux at canopy level. LEDs were slightly lowered (around 55 / 60 cm) today to increase light exposure and stay in the optimal veg range (target: 30K–35K lux over the next few days). LED is at 290W (25% power of the panel) so I'll drop it a little before increase the power, right now the distance between led and apex is around 60 cm Last veget week before 12/12 cycle ✅ Notes: Plants are showing no signs of stress, with vibrant green leaves and upright stems. Stretch is under control. So far so good! I noticed that my timers did not completely cut off the LED panel, a glow was still visible when it went out....I started to make a control panel to control the power outlets with relays and an Arduino. I can rightnow completely cut off the power to have total darkness and more precise ventilation and air circulation cycles. I also plan to expand this system to create self-regulation via a probe composed of an ESP32 and a BME 680 sensor, all of which can be controlled and monitored via the Adafruit website.

Vinz115 🌸 Kritikal-K Grow Report – Stretch Day 3 (12/12 switch) 📅 Timeline Germinated: May 12 Veg duration: around 2 weeks Switched to 12/12: June 1 Current date: June 4 (Day 3 of stretch) Cultivation style: No topping, no LST – aiming for speed over yield Watering: 250 mL per plant, watering around edges to encourage lateral root development 💡 Lighting Update LED panel now at 70 cm from canopy Intensity increased to 50% (≈420W) Canopy light level increased from 30k → 35k lux 🌿 Plant Condition Excellent vegetative development Short internodes, compact structure Strong, lush green foliage Uniform growth across the batch Plants responded well to increased intensity and 12/12 shift 📸 Photo taken Day 3 after flip (June 4): ✂️ Next Steps Light lollipopping planned during first week of stretch → Remove lower leaves and small branches to focus energy on tops No topping or HST Let plants express natural shape Monitor stretch daily and maintain ideal distance to light 📌 Notes & Objectives This run prioritizes speed and simplicity over yield. No complex training, just letting the Kritikal-K show her natural form. Clean undergrowth to support top development during flower. Excited to see how these compact bushes will stretch and stack!

Vinz115 🌱 Grow Report – Week 2 of Flowering (Day 9–14 of 12/12) This week marked the recovery from a mild stress likely caused by a gradual underwatering issue. Until now, I had been watering consistently without drainage, but I realized the bottom of the pots was likely too dry. On Friday, I gave a deeper watering with light runoff, and the plants bounced back very nicely. 🌿 Plant health: They now look much better — leaves are standing up again and overall growth seems steady. I’m seeing the first signs of stretch, mostly on the secondary branches, which is encouraging. 💡 Lighting: I temporarily lowered light intensity to around 30,000 lux to reduce any added stress during recovery. Starting this week, I’ll progressively increase it back toward 37–42k lux as the stretch progresses. ✂️ Light defoliation: Today, I performed a very conservative defoliation — removing only the very first leaves near the soil and a couple of older ones slightly damaged by the previous stress. The canopy remains full and healthy. 💧 Environment: Humidity stays controlled below 65% thanks to improved extraction. The substrate now feels better balanced in terms of moisture, and uptake seems more consistent. 🎯 Nutrient Management & pH Next watering, I will introduce a light Cal-Mag supplementation to support early flowering and prevent minor deficiencies observed on lower leaves. I also started monitoring and adjusting the pH of my watering solution, aiming for a range of 6.3 to 6.5 to optimize nutrient uptake—especially calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus during the stretch. A gentle runoff is encouraged every few waterings to ensure deep root hydration and prevent salt build-up. ✅ Conclusion: The plants are recovering well and seem ready to continue stretching. So far, flower transition is smooth. I'm aiming for a fast and clean run without heavy training.

Vinz115 🌸 Week 3 - Early Flowering Report (this website is bug so it looks like I can't write any text more than 3 lignes, so enjoy pictures.....)

Vinz115 🌸 Week 4 of Flowering — Grow Report Update 🌸 The Plagron's pot look way more pale, and I can see some osmotic stress, PH is too acid, I try to correct this with Biobizz Microbes Activera cal mag and more N and less PK to avoir to have more acid in my solution that I correct at 6.8. They looks a little bit better since I start that recorvery program, but they are in sort of bad way at this point. The Biotabs pots look really cool dark green and shown no sign of stress. Two of them have stretch more that make my life more complicated but they look cool too. Nothing special I use cal mag microbes activera and I correct the ph the same with 6.8. I plan to start bloom bosster a little in week of flowering 6. It looks like the biotabs will save my run in light mix.....next run I go back to the Allmix soil !