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Kirsten Divine Seeds 2025 Global Autoflowering Competition vol.2
It's a pleasure to take part in this competition, it's the first time growing their seeds so I'm very excited to see what they've got!
This grow is going to be unique for me, and I can't wait to see the journey ๐
This is the first growing contest I've entered so this will be a totally new experience for me.
I am in live with the packaging and shipping method. I was legitimately so excited when I got to open it up, already for presentation 10/10! I can't wait to get this going!
With that being said, I give many thanks to Divine Seeds for holding this for the community, very cool ๐
Here is some information on the strain. Plus my favourite information on terpenes!
Black Opium
Origin:Afghanistan / Brazil / Colombia
Type:Indica / Sativa
Flowering:60 - 70 days
THC:28%
Harvest:675 - 1000 g/m2
Height:155 - 195 cm
๐๐คBlack Opium Autoflower strain information๐ค๐
Since Opium cannabis seeds entered the market, this strain has been extremely valued and sought-after due to its champion level potency, yielding and vitality.
Namely, Black Opium is an exquisite modification that fully preserves the original fortes of this Brazilian-Afghani genotype! To create this sister variety, we crossed Opium with a psychedelic Colombian Sativa of dark violet coloring and a sweet grape scent.
Through repeated back-crossings we accented the desirable qualities possessed by both parent varieties.
๐Terpenes๐
The complex terpene combination of Opium responsible for its rich juniper odor is now complemented with berry hints.
Dark blue and violet during the last weeks of flowering, Black Opium buds, indeed, are very close to black color when dried.
Medical class strain with promoted analgesic and sedative properties. As recreational use, it can be regarded as a diamond-edition Opium for gourmets, veteran stoners and divers into the subconscious.
๐ Linalool,
๐งก Myrcene,
๐ Pinene and
๐งก Caryophyllene are dominant terpenes in this 85% Indica heavy yielder.
Growing Black Opium is not a challenging task due to Opium heritage. Basically, the priorities for a massive yield in this case are providing the plants with sufficient light energy and nutrients as well as space and water.
These mighty bushes will do the rest on their own โ just watch them go! Certainly, impressive results can only be expected from well-trained samples.
Beginners can bend their bushes or venture a careful topping / FIM. However, ScroG is the most recommended method to increase productivity and benefit the most from the space you have.
Strong and healthy, Black Opium is proper material for cloning, which potentially makes SoG a highly efficient technique as well. Bear in mind that only your biggest plants should be cloned!
At the start of flowering, this cannabis stretches by 20-30% and may easily overgrow your area. Thatโs another reason why training is strongly advisable as a way to limit vertical growth and promote horizontal development.
What Black Opium smells and looks like during its flowering phase is unforgettable โ a broad spectrum of musky, berry, cedar and peppery tones backgrounded by a solid earthy theme. In the last 1-2 weeks of ripening these massive cannabis trees will gain charming violet, bluish and purple colors if exposed to lower temperature.
โค๏ธ Effects โค๏ธ
Consuming well-dried and cured Black Opium buds is a ticket to another dimension. Be prepared for altered gravity and course of time, mind-blowing insights and perceptions from the otherside.
Some minutes may last way longer than normally, and some other periods of time will have felt as if youโve taken a shortcut. The dominant Indica genes hypnotize your nervous system and make the body very slow. Meanwhile, with 15% Sativa this fragrant bud will glow a beautiful halo in your brain!
All in all, Black Opium experience is compared to diving: rather a meditative moment than time for conversation.
Medical usage includes (but isnโt limited to) fighting cramps, muscle spasms and seizures, nausea or insomnia, headaches and high blood pressure.
โ be careful if your blood pressure is lower than most peopleโs, because in this case a blackout is possible.
Stimulates appetite and kills off irritability, great for sustaining hot weather. The effects last for 3 hours, followed by a lingering aftertrace.
โข Black Opium cannabis features musky, berry, cedar, and peppery aromas with earthy undertones, developing violet hues in cooler temperatures.
โข Its effects include altered perception of time and gravity, inducing a meditative, body-slowing experience with a cerebral halo.
โข Medically, it can alleviate cramps, spasms, nausea, insomnia, headaches, and high blood pressure, while also stimulating appetite and reducing irritability.
โข Use with caution if you have low blood pressure.
โข The effects last for 3 hours.
Thanks for joining me on this very exciting journey ๐๐โ๏ธ๐งก๐ฑ
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Used method
Directly In Substrate
Germination Method
1
Week 1. Vegetation
21d ago
1/3
2.54 cm
Height
29 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
28 ยฐC
Solution Temp
24 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
26 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Charge
3.91 mll
Life-Cycle
5.21 mll
Kirsten We have our head above ground ๐
There is nothing else to report, except that, unfortunately, my PH pen has packed up.
I will have to get another, but in the meantime, I'm using mineral water (I don't know what the PH of this is either).
2.6.25:
I watered with mineral water 100ml. The soil was a bit dry.
Soil Mix
๐ Canna Terra 70%
๐ Perlite 30%
Dry Amendments
๐งก Ecothrive Life Cycle
๐งก Ecothrive Charge
๐งก Diatomaceous Earth
๐งก Ground Cinnamon
I'm not used to this as a medium, but I was sent a free bag in error and didn't want to waste it. So fingers crossed I can pull this off.
Currently, I have other mediums in use in the tent, too, and will need to be conscious of what I'm doing. Easier said than done for me.
It would be easy for me to overwater if not paying attention to which pot it is.
Very pleased to see some signs of life ๐
Thank you for checking in and hanging out ๐โ๏ธ๐๐๐ฑ
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Week 2. Vegetation
14d ago
1/7
2.54 cm
Height
29 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
28 ยฐC
Solution Temp
24 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
26 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Charge
3.91 mll
Life-Cycle
5.21 mll
Kirsten This week we have stretched and become lanky. unfortunately this has made the plant top heavy, and has fallen at the base twice now.
I've made a little prop out of garden wire to keep her upright.
As to why she has stretched so much, I don't know. The Pablo Escobar has stayed perfect, perhaps a little bendy, but short.
Other than that the plant has developed very well and growing the second set of leaves.
I watered with the following this week;
3.6.25:
1 ltr of dechlorinated water.
PH: 6.6
PPM: 378
Thanks for stopping by this week ๐๐โ๏ธ๐๐ค
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Week 3. Vegetation
7d ago
1/3
25.4 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
27 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.6
pH
No Smell
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
28 ยฐC
Solution Temp
22 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
23 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
76.2 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Charge
3.91 mll
Life-Cycle
5.21 mll
Trace
1 mll
Kirsten Black Opium is looking very nice, healthy green colour and we are growing nicely.
As she's still a little tall I have left the prop, so the stem gets to strengthen up and she won't fall over in the meantime.
Here is what I fed this week.
11.7.25:
I watered with 1ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.6 containing the following nutrients;
๐ 1ml Ecothrive Trace
๐ 1/4 TSP Ecothrive Biosys
PH: 6.6
PPM: 400
14.7.25:
I watered with 1ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.3 containing the following nutrients;
๐ 1/4 TSP Ecothrive Biosys
PH: 6.3
PPM: 373
16.7.25:
I watered with 1ltrs of dechlorinated water PH'd to 6.5 containing the following nutrients;
๐ 1ml Ecothrive Trace
๐ 1/4 TSP Ecothrive Biosys
PH: 6.5
PPM: 363
Thanks for checking in this week and hanging out ๐๐โ๏ธ๐๐
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Week 4. Vegetation
3d ago
1/3
35.56 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
26 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
6.6
pH
No Smell
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
28 ยฐC
Solution Temp
22 ยฐC
Substrate Temp
23 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
18.93 L
Pot Size
68.58 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Charge
3.91 mll
Life-Cycle
5.21 mll
Trace
1 mll
Kirsten We're starting to make some progress, leaves are looking good. Gaining some decent height, not too much.
I'm probably going to top her, so I'm keeping an eye on the optimal time to do that.
This week, I did not water, as the soil was sufficiently hydrated. So not much to report here!
Thank you for stopping by this week and hanging out! ๐๐โ๏ธ๐๐
@Sour_D, I am impressed with the growth of the tent, I'll update soon too. Past few weeks have shown some nice progress to be sure ๐๐๐ค๐ฑ๐
What's funny is mine.He's extremely leggy as well.. i know it's not the light intensity, but I still moved it closer... Maybe it's just the genetics as to why she's so stre
@Sour_D, A little bit wobbly, but I've stabilised her for now! ๐
Yes, other people's have too I've seen, and my friends. You never know! I find it fascinating just to watch ๐๐๐ค๐โ๏ธ