It's going tropical! Papayton - Fastbuds

MrGoonai 09/01/2025 - Day 7 Short Facts: - 6cm tall - Was under a humidity dome for the first week - Roots have reached the wall of the pot - Light @ 20% ----------------------------------------------------- As you can see, everything is going well. Growth is strong, and the roots have already reached the wall of the pot. Since she’s getting too big for the humidity dome, I removed it. I adjusted the VPD on the AC Infinity Controller AI+ to 0.7 with a buffer of 0.1. That should be a good range for the next 14 days. To be safe, I watered in more nematodes. I really hope there won’t be another infestation of fungus gnats or thrips. It almost feels like I’ve developed PTSD after the last grow. Sometime in the next 7 days, I’ll transplant her into the final 30L fabric pot.

MrGoonai 09/08/2025 - Day 14 Short Facts: - 9cm tall - Roots are really good developed - Light @ 30% - increased by 10% - Culinex Tab Plus is used - Thrips seem to be gone or dead - Hardly any gnats left ----------------------------------------------------- Everything is going well, she’s growing nicely. She’s still a bit more developed than the Gush Mints 1:1, with noticeably bigger leaves. I should have repotted her a few days ago, but I’m waiting a little longer to give the Gush Mints a chance to catch up. As you can see, the roots are really healthy and well developed. I applied more nematodes and also added some Culinex Tab Plus, watering it in. Culinex contains a specific type of bacteria that produces a toxin which kills young gnats. I dissolved half a tablet into about 5 liters of reverse osmosis water and will try to keep the top of the soil moist. Right now, things are looking really good. I’ve only seen one gnat in the past few days, and I haven’t spotted a thrip for quite some time. It looks like everything is going smoothly.

MrGoonai 09/15/2025 - Day 21 Short Facts: - 13cm tall - VPD increased to 0.9, often it is a little less than 0.9 - Light @ 30% - around 340ppfd - Gnats seem to be gone - Transplanted into the final pot - Added a layer of mulch ----------------------------------------------------- Before transplanting, I added an organic fertilizer from Grundstoff Shop that is currently in development, along with Organic Nutrients CalMag Alga and Biolit rock dust, mixed them into the soil, and watered thoroughly. After that, the roots were inoculated with TNC Mycorr Max before transplanting, and I covered the soil with a 2–3 cm layer of mulch (Sonnenerde Biofaser). I haven’t seen any fungus gnats anymore, but I did spot three thrips on the Papayton over the last week. Because of that, I spray both plants with a little neem oil from time to time. Although I installed the Blumat drip irrigation system, it isn’t running yet because the soil is still quite moist. I watered in the fertilizers with too much water, and the mulch layer is also retaining the moisture very well. The Papayton doesn’t seem to enjoy the overly wet soil, as she looks a little unhappy. For now, I just have to wait a few more days until the soil moisture balances out to the right level.