TangerineDre4m 29-12-2025: Day 0
While the last Tangerine Dream auto is finishing up, the next grow has started. This includes two Gelato auto's from FastBuds. Looking forward to how they're gonna develop.
I adjusted my amended soil from the last grow by adding lavameal and basalt. I just popped the seeds into the pot. They will probably germinate in 3-4 day.
This grow will include 4 plants again: 2 gelato auto's, 1 purple lemonade auto (check my other diary) and another Tangerine Dream auto.
Update: I planted the seeds a bit too deep and we had a 2 week cold spell. It took the gelato's 10-11 days to germinate. But they are here and heatlhy!
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Week 1. Vegetation
20d ago
8 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
65 %
Air Humidity
20 liters
Pot Size
45 cm
Lamp Distance
TangerineDre4m 19-01-2026
Day 8
The gelatos are looking very happy. I was really glad to see them emerge after such a long time. For now, it's not very interesting yet. They are growing very quickly everyday and I have good hopes for them.
The one tangerine dream I planted did not end up germinating. I replaced it with a purple lemonade auto.
See you next week!
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Week 2. Vegetation
14d ago
1/3
10 cm
Height
20 hrs
Light Schedule
21 °C
Day Air Temp
57 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
45 cm
Lamp Distance
TangerineDre4m 25-01-2026
Day 14/15
The gelatos are looking great. They are squat and healthy. Gelato 1 is a bit bigger and I did LST on her yesterday. She took it really well and adjusted herself after 12 hours. Gelato 2 germinated 36h after gelato 1 so she will be ready for LST in a day or two. I think these could turn into dense bushes.
I switched to 20/4 instead of 24/0 for my lights.
Environment is not ideal right now because of the cold, but nothing to do about that. So far it doesn't really seem to make a substantial difference anyway.
Water is 250ml of rainwater every 48hrs.
So far so good! Thanks for checking in 🙏
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LST
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Week 3. Vegetation
7d ago
1/3
10 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
21 °C
Day Air Temp
57 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
20 liters
Watering Volume
50 cm
Lamp Distance
TangerineDre4m 01-02-2026
Day 21/22
Gelato 1 is looking especially good and has responded to LST very well. Gelato 2 is about 1,5 days younger but is taking the LST well, too. About a week ago, I removed the two lowest nodes entirely for both plants. Last grow, these were the branches that produced most larf. It also cluttered the canopy and I felt like the plant was spreading its resources too thin. Removing them definitely seemed to have helped break apical dominance. The side branches are growing a lot quicker and are overtaking the original main. Last run, I never seemed to truly break apical dominance. Cool to see.
Watering has been the standard rainwater every 48h. Right now around 300-400ml.
Had to switch to 24 hours of light again because of the cold nights...
See you next week!
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LST
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Week 4. Vegetation
21h ago
1/4
15 cm
Height
24 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
21 °C
Night Air Temp
20 liters
Pot Size
20 liters
Watering Volume
50 cm
Lamp Distance
TangerineDre4m 07-02-2026
Day 27/28
Gelato 1 is looking fantastic at day 28. She has great structure and is still vegging. The canopy is pretty even with a strong main and sides. She took LST very well. Looking forward to her stretch. She has the potential to become a big girl.
Gelato 2 is around 27 days old and growing happily. She isn't throwing pistils either yet. Hopefully she waits a couple more days and builds a bigger structure. So far, she is setting herself up to be a decently chunky lady.
Currently still running 24 hours of light at 27 DLI.
Watering has been 600ml every 48h. The plants are getting noticeably thirstier.
