Aeromatics This may.... just mayyyyy.... be my last soil grow for awhile. I may be a full autopot and coco coir convert. I love the full control over nutrients and the ability to give the plant exactly what I think it needs... I like control haha!
That being said, I love soil. I have just had run into some issues with adapting to the water here where I lived. I tried to move to distilled water and it took a few plants to get settled (see difference between Banana Purple Punch and Z-Up Auto diaries), but even with ensuring additional Ventana Plant Science Support (CalMag) in each water, I still ran into a few issues and a bit of buildup.
For this grow, I am sticking with the same soil preparations as my previous grows: Happy frog soil with Mykos. However, I am also going to add some precautionary Dolomite Lime to try and combat, preemptively, some of the CalMag issues.
My soil recipe/setup is as follows:
1.5 inch of perlite in the bottom for aeration
2.5 gallons of Happy Frog
.5 gallon Perlite
2 tablespoons dolomite Lime
3 teaspoons Mykos
I germinated the seed the same as I always go, in an Organiplug! It works absolutely perfect. I put the seed in the center of the plug, put it in a germination try. Toss it in a bag. Cover it in a towel, and place it in a tent. 2 to 3 days later and we are good to go!
I planted the sprouted seedling in the soil with a sprinkle of mykos in the hole.
I watered her in with 150 of distilled water mixed with 1 ml/g Ventana Plant Science Support we are off to the races!
For watering,
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Rockwool Cube
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
1mo ago
1/10
5.08 cm
Height
21 °C
Day Air Temp
6.2
pH
200 PPM
TDS
57 %
Air Humidity
11.36 liters
Pot Size
121.92 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
Support 4-0-0
0.264 mll
Aeromatics Been an easy start to the week!
I watered on day 4 in a ring about 3 or 4 inches from the organiplug to encourage some root growth: 250 ml.
On day 7, I upped it to 300 ml in a bit further of a ring,
She is looking great thus far and hopefully we will do a bit more of a water heading into week two, but as always, I want to avoid overwatering in soil.
Let's see how week two goes!
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Week 2. Vegetation
1mo ago
1/3
15.24 cm
Height
21 °C
Day Air Temp
6.5
pH
200 PPM
TDS
57 %
Air Humidity
11.36 liters
Pot Size
121.92 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 2
Support 4-0-0
0.264 mll
FlaVUH 4X Concentrate (4-0-4)
0.003 mll
Aeromatics This week was easy going, no training and only a few waters! I am working to prepare her for placing onto an AC Infinity Self-Watering Tray. I just pulled an Apple Strudel and 3 Pink Kush CBDs from using those and the root structures were solid, better than I've had in soil without them!
I watered (1 ml/g Ventana Plant Science Support + RO Water):
Day 10: 400 ml in a circle 4 inches from organiplug
Day 14: 500 ml in a circle 4 inches from organiplug. For this water, I added a drop of FlaVUH, just for fun!
She is looking solid for day 14!
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Week 5. Flowering
6d ago
1/6
30.48 cm
Height
21 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
350 PPM
TDS
57 %
Air Humidity
11.36 liters
Pot Size
121.92 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 1
Support 4-0-0
1.057 mll
Aeromatics I skipped 2 weeks of reports due to focusing on my autopots and preparing the best I could for those, so she suffered a bit of neglect.
I think she got hit with too much nitrogen during a veg feed, or maybe I veg fed her too much too early? Something stunted this gal early, but I want to give her the respect to grow her out!
She is now on a self-watering base and is drinking simple Ventana Plant Science Support Water, and has perked up!
She is drawing nicely from the base now and hopefully will give me some nice flower, even if it is a small amount. I am not worried at all about volume given what I hope to achieve with my 6.6 gallon autopots and the fact that I am a single smoker hahhah!
