[PT] Garlic Cokies - Barney Farms

Stonerapaisana Relevant info: Aerated tea (see Video) Records/notes: 05/28/2025 - They are growing consistently so far, the genetics seem quite stable, I watered yesterday (05/27/2025) and started preparing the aerated tea today to apply in 2 days, to develop the soil microbiota. I will inoculate the soil with Trichoderma harzianum along with the aerated tea to promote a better rhizosphere environment. 05/31/2025 - They all reacted well to the aerated tea, since then they haven't been watered again, I increased the airflow and therefore put some supports to prevent falls and work on the thickness of the stem, I’ll leave a few more photos.

Stonerapaisana Logs/notes: 02/06/2025 - I did a foliar application of B. I will apply this solution every 2 weeks throughout the entire vegetative period. I also did a top trim on all the samples. 06/06/2025 - The samples look healthy, they will need more space very soon, before the next watering. The soil was almost dry, I did another watering with just chlorine-free water and did a foliar application of "C".

Stonerapaisana Notes/Records: 08/06/2025 - I transplanted to the final grow bag (25L), I used a powdered bio-stimulant based on the mycorrhizal fungus Glomus iranicum var tenuihypharum directly on the roots and transplant area to promote mycorrhizal colonization, which induces greater root growth. I watered with 1.5L for each of them. 15/06/2025 - During the week I did another watering "A" and foliar feeding "B", today I did the last topping, I removed some larger leaves that were covering the lower branches. I will wait for them to develop a bit more before I start applying LST.

Stonerapaisana Notes/Records: 06/19/2025 - I did a watering with only mineral water, used 1L for each one. 06/21/2025 - Some photos. 06/23/2025 - I did a watering with only mineral water, used 1L for each one, did a foliar application of watering "C", 200ml to cover all the samples, started LST today, I will wait for them to respond to the training to decide when to redo the ties.

Stonerapaisana Notes/Records: 06/25/2025 - I did watering "A" with pH 6.5, and foliar application "B". 06/28/2025 - I did a watering with mineral water, chlorine-free, pH 6.2, about 1L per pot. I did the first lollipopping to improve air circulation at the base. I will wait for them to respond to apply the Scrog net next week.

Stonerapaisana Notes/Records: 01/07/2025 - The soil is still moist, preparing watering "A" to be done tomorrow. I've already set up the SCROG net to get an idea of how to move the branches and position the pots from here on out; I’ll let it grow a bit more to effectively lower the net. So far, everything has responded well to the training and pruning, everything seems stable. 04/07/2025 - I watered with mineral water (1L per pot), chlorine-free and with a pH of 6.2, lowered the SCROG net to start working the branches, space, and control of tops more efficiently.

Stonerapaisana Notes/Records: 07/07/2025 - Watering with chlorine-free mineral water at pH 6.2, I've been doing some supercropping on the taller branches and adjusting the branches in the net almost daily to try to cover the space as efficiently as possible. 09/07/2025 - Watering with chlorine-free mineral water at pH 6.2, adjustment in the Scrog net. 12/07/2025 - Watering with chlorine-free mineral water at pH 6.2, adjustment in the Scrog net.

Stonerapaisana 07/14/2025 - Repositioning the pots, Lolipopping, preparing soil cover for flowering with bat guano, Bokashi, and worm humus. I put some companion seeds from the SimbioSolo brand, seemed like an interesting mix, reinstalled the SCROG net, and we’ll see if they stay healthy and respond well this week, then flip to 12/12. 07/17/2025 - Watering A. 07/19/2025 - Watering with chlorine-free mineral water with pH 6.3.

Stonerapaisana At this stage, I will be watering A every week, slightly more concentrated on bat guano to support the flowering. 07/21/2025 - Watering A 07/24/2025 - Watering with mineral water, chlorine-free with pH 6.3. 07/27/2025 - Watering with mineral water, chlorine-free with pH 6.3

Stonerapaisana 31/07/2025 - Watering A with pH at 6.7 02/08/2025 - Watering with chlorine-free mineral water with pH at 6.2

Stonerapaisana 04/08/2025 - I watered with mineral water free of chlorine and pH at 6.2. 06/08/2025 - I watered with mineral water free of chlorine and pH at 6.2, I adjusted the position of the pots and SCROG net one last time. Note: I have 2 samples where the leaves are turning yellow, it started in the first week of flowering, I added bat guano and bokashi as soil cover at the beginning of flowering, I believe it’s not a lack of potassium, phosphorus, or nitrogen, I even do some waterings with aerated tea at pH 6.5, other than that just waterings with mineral water which has a pH of 6.2 (bottle water). - resolved, the problem was that I put too much bat guano at the beginning of flowering as soil cover and used it too frequently in aerated teas. Thank you, community!

Stonerapaisana 11/08/2025 - I've been watering only with mineral water at pH 6.2, so I don't saturate with nutrients anymore. Light is at 100%. Now just waiting to see what happens :D 14/08/2025 - Water and only water xD

Stonerapaisana 22/08/2025 - I've only been watering about 1L of water every 2 days per pot. 23/08/2025 - The video from the day before looked too yellow, it didn't seem that way in person, so I decided to film today and upload it to see if it was some issue with the camera.

Stonerapaisana 30/08/2025 - I've been watering alternately with bottled water and tap water that I let sit in the sun for 24 hours. I believe I might be having an issue with the EC of the water, but I don't have an EC meter. I'm going to buy one for the next run because it's too late to mess with or adjust anything in this one. But anyway, I'm going to try to dig deeper with what I have to better understand the problem. It's going to produce excellent smoke; the smell is very strong, and there's trichome formation. Thanks to the whole community for helping me with my questions. You've been a huge help. I'm loving the experience of keeping this diary! P.S.: With the help of the community, I ended up realizing that the problem could stem from several factors, as mentioned above (without an EC meter) I suspect it might be the EC of the water I've been using. I did a calculation, and the EC of the water is around 130-150uS/cm, which is quite acceptable on its own. However, the composition of the water is: Ca2+ 1.5mg/L Na+ 25mg/L Cl- 19mg/L HCO3- 47.1mg/L Conclusion: I would still need to check the EC of the runoff from the pots, but without a meter, it's totally impossible for me. Thus, the possible causes I found would be 2: the excessive use of aerated teas, which may have increased the sucrose in the soil too much, and with that, the microbial life which in turn raises the soil EC. Another possible problem, which I think is the most likely, is the composition of the water I'm using to water; it has a relatively high sodium content (over 10 mg/l). Sodium is one of the worst elements in excess in cultivation; it's not an essential nutrient for the plant (only needed in trace amounts), competes with K, Ca, and Mg in the roots blocking absorption, and easily accumulates in the substrate since it's not consumed by the plant. Lastly, the amounts of Ca and Mg are relatively low, which can create a deficiency of these nutrients even more easily under these conditions. When watered with this type of water, the ideal would be to do a runoff of 10% with every watering (like a light flush) to avoid salt buildup in the substrate, something I almost never did throughout the grow. Living and learning :D ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE GD COMMUNITY.

Stonerapaisana 04/09/2025 - Another week has passed and I've only watered with water.

Stonerapaisana I harvested a bit earlier because they started to yellow a lot and I think the soil had too much salt, I did a flush this last week and harvested, let's move on to the next one. It's drying, in a few days I'll talk about how much each plant yielded dry and the smoke. Thanks everyone 🤜🏽🤛🏽