00110001001001111O -- Blue Cookies by MSNL
(Disclosure: gifted seeds)
Total days above ground: negative 2-4 days, lol
Second cycle is starting with a 24 day overlap relative to a 9-week flower estimate for the first cycle. This gives ~3 days to sprout and then plenty of padding for their final pot-up into 5 gal pots at some point after 21 days above ground.
Heat mat is set to 76F. Usually I warm it up before I plant them, but it slipped my mind. Initial soil temp is 60F. I doubt it delays anything, but less than idea all the same. The dome is only in use to prevent a need for irrigation between now and sprouting. Excessive humidity and restriction of gas exchange is not a benefit to seedlings. As they sprout, they will be removed from the dome.
Will update this Germination week with pictures of sprouts before moving on. First vegetative week will be posted after 7 days above ground based on earliest sprout - ~10 days from now.
Nearly lost a seed. It fell into an adjacent seedling pot during the process. It's damn hard trying to discern a seed from the perlite and vermiculite on the surface.
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Week 1. Vegetation
25d ago
1/6
16 hrs
Light Schedule
21 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
650 PPM
TDS
40 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
00110001001001111O Total days - 6 to 8 depending on seedling.
In future weeks, this will be based on 'today' being day 7. It will make a difference early on but no discernable difference later on.
Blue cookies is on their way. All of them look strong and viable. Not much to say at this stage.
Climate is less than optimal. Humidifier is struggling to maintain 40% and is often less than that. The reusable wick is not as effective as the throw-away wicks, so i'll see if that helps. Second humidifier will be used in drying room, so I may just have to suffer through a less than ideal growth rate.
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Week 2. Vegetation
18d ago
1/10
16 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
650 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
45.72 cm
Lamp Distance
00110001001001111O Totdal days (avg): 14
Potted up to 1 gallon on day 13. Some plants were begging for it and a couple were lagging behind pace. Because of the excellent outcome in 2026-1, yield is irrelevant beyond principle. Only potted up 9 and a couple of those are on the smaller side. There are 2 factors related - RH% wasn't well-controlled the first few days and onyl 1 of 6 HSC seeds produced a viable plant.. possibly 2 if the other grows out of its mutation. So, cutting down to 8 plants will not be much of a decision in 10-12 days. Since production is irrelevant, I'll favor variety a bit more.
Blue Cookies looks good. No transplant shock for the 431st time, lol. Just kidding on the precise number but it's a fairly accurate estimate, too. These plants have similar structure and consistent growth rates. No problems expected.
Not much to type out. Things are boring. Temperatures are warmer under the FC4800, so that should help. Humidifier is keeping things 52-55% RH. 2026-1 harvests should be out of the way by the time these need to be potted up into 5 gallons.
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Forgot to write out some goals for this grow in germination week:
-Further streamline incorporation of 0-12-26 No-N Part A
-Adjust 12-cola training -- Be more flexible about it. Some may be better off with 10 or 11 colas. There was enough room for 12 colas on the more ideally growing plants, but anything on the small side is better off with fewer.
Most goals/changes from 2026-1 went well, so it's more a matter smoothing things out.
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Week 3. Vegetation
11d ago
1/5
16 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
650 PPM
TDS
55 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
50.8 cm
Lamp Distance
00110001001001111O Total Days - 21
Pruned off lowest pair of axilla. Topped all but one Vanilla Creme Pie. I'll let them recover a minimum five days before potting up to final 5-gallon pots and moving to the big tent.
All three of the Blue Cookies are phenomenol plants. Best strain of the bunch so far in vegetative phase. They are all growing fast and displaying ideal structure. Vegetative phase only paints a partial picture, but it certainly correlates to good results.
I'm not 100% sure how many of these plants I will flower. I may drop down to six plants instead of eight. I can box up one of the 226w DIY lights, If I do. If i do go with six, it'd be hard to not include all three of these Blue Cookies. Think the 2 smaller PE and 1 smaller VC would be eliminated. Even though yield isn't too important for this cycle, taking the worst plant and culling one of the strongest is difficult to justify. The climate is well-balanced with eight plants. Going with six may add the hassle of running a humidifier to make up the difference.
Not much else to say. Early vege is a bore. Just waiting around... filling humidifier reservoir... fertigating to runoff. Same shit; different day (SSDD).
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Week 4. Vegetation
4d ago
1/7
16 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
650 PPM
TDS
50 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
48.26 cm
Lamp Distance
00110001001001111O Total days above ground: 28
Well, these have been delayed by a very slowly developing Mountaintop Mint from 2026-1 grow. They are showing a little stress lately. Drooping and less than ideal pigmentation. They should have been transplanted day 21-24, ideally.
Intend to harvest MM and pot these up to 5 gallons tonight. While growth up top has slowed, I'm confident the roots will be thick, so they should improve quickly after potting up. I'll give a minimum 10 days before flip to flower after that point. If i need to go to 40 days of vege phase, that's tenable, too.
Whatever I choose to do, next week will show marked improvement across the canopy and they'll be days away from starting flower phase. I'm about a week behind compared to 2026-1, but I expect to make up some of that ground after potting up.
