The Church grow diary (journal) week2 by MovingOn

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MicrowGrow420commentedweek 115 years ago

Wow looks great, we have been a busy 'gangsta' bee 😎...he he, got some nice grows under your belt. Green House Seeds can't go wrong. My first ever GH seed was from a shop / coffee house in amsterdam, i daringly smuggled it back to the uk in the 90's, had no idea what i was doing and ended up leaving it in my dads greenhouse, it got quite big until he figured out it was drugs and illegal big time and then it was gone. It's still illegal here big time..omg what am i doing 😱

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MovingOncommented5 years ago

@MicrowGrow420, yes, even though the plant started as a mutant, after a good cure the flavor has become top notch. It is very strong too, I can only use this strain for special occasions... special occasions like locking myself up for a day playing video games.

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TheBudWhisperercommentedweek 95 years ago

Good to hear your automations on point dude👍. And regarding nutrient loss - wouldn’t really surprise me either if the soils been sucked dry of nutes. have you considered a compost tea? It can be added at any point in the growth cycle and is perfect for a little additional charge on weeks 4/5 of flower. Or is that what the mammoth microbes is for?

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MovingOncommented5 years ago

@TheBudWhisperer, yes, exactly. But what I mean is my mistake was not using a large enough container for the living soil. KIS Organics recommends a 7 gallon pot for a full run. So if I did a 50/50 split, then I would potentially need up to a 14 gallon pot, but I was majorly dumb and basically only used 2.5 gallons of living soil, which is probably not even half of what I needed. This being said, I assume that their 7gal recommendation does account for some drainage supplementing, but probably not up to a 50/50 split. So I'm actually guessing I needed at least a 10gal pot. Unfortunately, the Autopots' largest size of smart pot is 5gal, so I don't think I can use them on my next run if I want to get the full intended effect from my soil and amendment mixture. I am thinking that on my next run I will do a larger pot.

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TheBudWhisperercommented5 years ago

@MovingOn, well - yes and no IMO. I’m a huge fan of amendments because what it lacks in nutrients it makes up for with better drainage and a more porous root environment. That’s two huge benefits you don’t get with soil alone. Enough people on here run into all sorts of issues when the roots get choked out and water logged. Think it might’ve been a good choice if your partially automated👍

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MovingOncommented5 years ago

@TheBudWhisperer, I am considering some sort of supplement at least. My girlfriend has some nitrogen fertilizer, and I'm pretty sure that is the deficiency I am having. I should probably look into a compost tea as well. The Mammoth P is more phosphorous focused. I think I probably have 3 weeks at least to go, so I might need to supplement for at least a week and a half. Just been so busy lately it has unfortunately not been my primary focus as of late. When I think about it, it was pretty dumb of me to do a 50/50 mix of living soil and perlite in a 5 gallon container, because that only makes 2.5 gallons of living soil, argh, nowhere near enough for a full grow.

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The_Bearded_Growercommentedweek 26 years ago

also i see you got a mutant as well lolol

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MovingOncommented6 years ago

@The_Bearded_Grower, not sure yet, but I won't kill them.

The_Bearded_Growercommented6 years ago

@MovingOn,giving away the other 2 ? mine grew out of the deformity

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MovingOncommented6 years ago

@The_Bearded_Grower, yeah, each one of the three had a mutation, but I am only going to keep the one with the least deformities.

TheBudWhisperercommentedweek 85 years ago

Lookn pimp buddy - how’s the manageability? Much less attention with the auto pots?

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TheBudWhisperercommented5 years ago

@MovingOn, we’ll as long as there’s some value to it what more can u ask for right, end of the day it’s a living thing u gotta take care of. And f*%# yeah it can be a bitch of a chore! Lol

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MovingOncommented5 years ago

@TheBudWhisperer, thanks, bud! I had started only using the Autopots for days when I'm away. I just couldn't trust them enough to let the roots soak the whole time 24/7. I know that kind of defeats the purpose of my original intention, but alternating back and forth seems to be the safest route. The girls were doing so well I just couldn't risk it completely. But for what I am using them for, they are freaking awesome and takes some of the worry away.

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TheBudWhisperercommentedweek 16 years ago

Dude these are super cool. Interested to see how it turns out with the fim too. I’ve found this to be unreliable in terms of uniformity (when compared to topping) but if your lst is on point then the result (ie. Multiple colas and breaking apical dominance) is the same. Lookn forward to it bud!👍😎👊

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TheBudWhisperercommented6 years ago

@MovingOn, don’t be reluctant at all dude. I just fimmed my cheese grow and that plants an auto. With fimming you really don’t see much of a slowing in growth, if any at all. It’s wayyy less high stress than topping and you will get similar results just less uniform. I think you’ll be surprised and you might be able to shave down your veg. Time even further (assuming you’re only fimming once of course). There’s a few different ways u can do it too - all with varying levels of stress obviously.

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MovingOncommented6 years ago

@TheBudWhisperer, yeah, honestly I'm a little reluctant to do it, but I might only have 6 weeks of veg available and want to keep my plant shock to a minimum. I would rather do the manifold again and see how my current grows compare to my last two, but alas, summer is here and I won't be able to be able to put as much focus and time into it. If some personal and familial scheduling gets more solidified and open though, I might be able to do a manifold again (which is what I'm hoping for).

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Abzotukiffcommentedweek 134 years ago

thank you for all this informations bro :) lovely diary

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MovingOncommented4 years ago

@Abzotukiff, aww thanks, buddy!

NekoSamacommentedweek 135 years ago

Banged this outta the park! Been wanting to try 'The Church's, and you just made us order seeds! Love your work, keep it up!! Happy growin'! ✌️🌱🌲😎💨

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MovingOncommented5 years ago

@NekoSama, thank you! Happy to inspire.

green_leafcommentedweek 135 years ago

@MovingOn big congratulations bro! Do have baby-cuttings from the Church and would you grow her again?

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MovingOncommented5 years ago

@green_leaf, hey, buddy! I didn't do any cuttings, because the three phenotypes I got from the seed pack were not the greatest plants. The quality is wonderful, but I would probably need to get new seeds to find a phenotype as robust as yours. I am remembering this strain as one to try again maybe in the next few years, but for the time being I am going to experiment with some other strains first.

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Welovephattrees420ukcommentedweek 135 years ago

Alright dude I'm a outdoor grower by rights she'll easily give 10 oz on a full season.

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MovingOncommented5 years ago

@Welovephattrees420uk, excellent! I think that if I hadn't messed this one up so bad during flower, I probably could have had almost 3oz. Oh well, at least it was a learning experience.

ambitioncommentedweek 45 years ago

Good luck on the grow!

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MovingOncommented5 years ago

@ambition, thank you!

green_leafcommentedweek 36 years ago

@MovingOn, best luck and a heavy crop my friend! -> i will be watching... :D

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MovingOncommented6 years ago

@green_leaf, thank you!

TheBudWhisperercommentedweek 26 years ago

Dude, the setup is intimidatingly high tech. You must be so proud of it👍😎

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MovingOncommented6 years ago

@TheBudWhisperer, thank you, dude. My goal is to get as close as I can to "set it and forget it". Well, that being said, it still takes a lot of attention, but when I turn those Autopots on after 7-10 days, that will be the true test of the system.

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