The Agnostic Church 01

Target Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD): 1.3-1.4kPa 7” (17.8cm) of growth this week, that’s my noob record so far, and had the same with the “Holy Grail Kush” in my other journal. The current smell of this plant is a little like resin from your pipe mixed with weeds growing in a forest. Ha. I know that sounds bad, but it’s not overbearing, and I think when the flowers start to take over it will sweeten up a bit. The stretch is better than I thought it would be for with this girl. I thought she was going to end up much smaller. I helped some of the lateral branches to get out from underneath the larger ones by tucking. I’m not going to defoliate though, except for dead leaves. Actual botanists say to leave the leaves on (pun?), because they are a power source for the plant. They provide sustenance to the shaded areas of the plant and also store energy for when the plant can’t suck enough nutrients out of the roots (this is why you see the leaves lose their green in the “fall”). So I’m going to go with the scientists on this one. I am growing organically and I’m still a noob, so my yield won’t be jaw dropping enough to prove my point, but it just makes too much sense to deny the science. The wilting from last week isn’t that bad anymore, so I think it was a pH issue like I had thought. I went back to spring water instead of tap water because it’s easier to deal with and keep pH’d correctly. I’ve also been top watering this week because I feel more comfortable doing that instead of keeping the feet soaking in water the whole time, but I will turn on the Autopot reservoir if I am out of the house for long periods of time. All in all, we’re still stretching, but I am sure it will slow down soon. The bud sites are turning into a lighter green, so I know they are getting ready to flower. RECAP OF THE GROW SO FAR: Target VPD for the week 1-2 seedling cycle was 0.7kPa. Target VPD for the week 3-4 veg cycle was 1.0kPa. Target VPD for the week 5+ flower cycle is 1.3-1.4kPa. I am using KIS Organics Water Only Soil with Biochar. This is a living organic compost soil that theoretically should be enough nutrients for the plant through the whole grow. The Nutrient Pack will be used on week 4 (was going to be weeks 4 & 6, but don’t need to now with the shorter veg cycle), Recharge will only be used if growth slows down too much, and Mammoth P will be used one week before and during flowering (was going to be 2 weeks before, but couldn’t also because of the shorter veg cycle). The Autopot is a bottom watering unit that uses a float system to turn the water flow on and off, and I won’t need to manually water the plant, but you do need to top-water for the first 7-10 days until the roots get low enough to reach the Autopot tub. Also the supplements mentioned above need to be top-watered on because you cannot run organic supplements through the Autopot lines. Important to note though: do not top-water your Autopots when using synthetic nutrients. Every light cycle stage is/will be programmed with a sunrise and sunset mode where the light intensity starts low and increases, peaks, and then gradually dims before shut off. During week 1 and 2 I ran with a lower intensity and bluer color, and the actual watt average during the light cycle was only at 238W. For week 3 and 4 I changed my light to autorun mode, which is a stronger intensity but still has more blue during the light cycle, and the average light wattage in this cycle is 451W. Autorun mode is the Kind LED K5 XL1000’s default factory setting for a standard sunrise to sunset veg cycle. When I changed to the flower cycle at week 5 I programmed for full spectrum and intensity, but still with a sunrise and sunset ramp up and down. The actual average wattage during the flower cycle is 525W. I really like the Pulse One monitor. It really helps me to keep everything dialed in at all times. The graphing feature is a really great addition because I can now see how bad the environment of the tent would have been without some fine tuning. I fimmed about a week before flipping the lights, but it seemed to be recovering nicely. I’m still on the fence about fimming at this time. GROW SETUP (For extended explanations of why I went these routes see my Week 1 entry): GROWING MEDIUM: - Kis Organics: Water Only Soil with Biochar (50%) - Espoma: Organic Perlite (50%) TENT: - Gorilla Grow Tent: Lite Line, 4’x4’ WATERING SYSTEM: - Autopots: Smart Pot XL SUPPLEMENTS: - General Hydroponics: CaMg+ (just a little bit) - KIS Organics: Nutrient Pack (4th week top dressing) - Real Growers: Recharge (only if needed) - Growcentia: Mammoth P (1 week before & during flower) LIGHTING: - Kind LED: K5 XL1000 HUMIDITY CONTROL (I usually run dry): - Elechomes: UC5501 Ultrasonic Humidifier VENTILATION: - AC Infinity: Cloudline T6 CO2: - 2x Exhale: The XL MONITORING: - Pulse One: Temp, RH, and VPD monitor over WiFi - Hydrofarm: CO2 Monitor Please also check out my other journal, Holy Grail Kush, by DNA Genetics: https://growdiaries.com/diaries/29541-holy-agnostic-grail-kush-01