TheCalyxLaboratory Project Update: Building the Calyx Pollen Bank โ๏ธ
The lab is expanding! Next to "The Gassy One", Iโm starting a very special project: collecting pollen for my own future strains and private seed bank.
The star of the show: Karelโs Herer Haze ๐๐
A massive thank you to Dave B. from Super Sativa Seed Club for the incredible support and seeds, and to Athena for sponsoring the nutrients to keep this project running at the highest level. ๐๐ฅ
The Setup:
Iโm running the exact same high-performance setup as my main grow to ensure the best possible male vigor:
โข System: AutoPot
โข Medium: 50/50 Coco-Perlite ๐ฅฅ
โข Lineup: Full Athena blended line
โข Space: Moving this into a dedicated smaller tent for total isolation.
Current Status:
Unbelievable speed in the lab! All seeds have germinated within 24 hours. As you can see in the photos, the "Karelโs Herer Haze" seedlings are already pushing through the Coco-Perlite mix, showing incredible vitality from day one.
Time to secure some legendary Haze genetics for the vault! ๐๐
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Paper Towel
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
21d ago
1/5
5 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
21 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
384 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
20 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
0.5 l
Pot Size
0.1 l
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
Balance
0.5 mll
CaMg
0.5 mll
Cleanse
0.1 mll
TheCalyxLaboratory Week 1: Launching Karelโs Herer Haze (KHH) ๐ฑ
The next generation has officially entered the lab. The KHH seedlings germinated beautifully and are showing excellent vitality right from the start. After a brief, accidental 24-hour light sprint, the schedule is now firmly locked into our standard 18/6 rhythm. The young plants handled the extra energy footprint perfectlyโtheir color is a lush, healthy green, and the leaves are praying straight up. ๐
๐ Lab Data & Inputs:
Medium: Coco / Perlite Mix (Solo Cups) ๐ฅฅ
Lighting: 18/6 Cycle โ๏ธ
Nutrients & Additives: @athena.ag (Grow A+B, CalMag & Cleanse)
pH Value: 5.8 ๐ฏ (Optimal sweet spot for nutrient uptake in coco)
EC Value: 0.6 โก (Gentle and precise for the young root systems)
๐ Laboratory Observations:
The seedlings are developing with impressive uniformity. By maintaining a precise pH of 5.8 and a moderate EC of 0.6, we ensure that the delicate roots in the solo cups are perfectly nourished without any osmotic stress. The exact combination of Athena Grow A+B for the vegetative foundation, a balanced dose of CalMag, and Cleanse to keep the medium pristine ensures a flawless, clean start. The foundation for a healthy, massive root network has been laid. Growth is officially picking up speed. ๐
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Week 2. Vegetation
11d ago
1/5
10 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
640 PPM
TDS
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
0.5 l
Pot Size
0.2 l
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
Balance
0.8 mll
CaMg
1 mll
Cleanse
0.5 mll
TheCalyxLaboratory The Herer Collective Takes Over the 40x40! ๐จ๐ฌ
Time for an update on our second grow space, which is dedicated to a very special mission: harvesting some top-tier pollen! Here is how we wrapped up Week 2 for these 4 genetics. ๐
Nutrient Management (Week 2): Throughout the past week, the seedlings were fed a consistent EC of 1.0 with the pH held stable at 5.8. They did fantastic, but just like their sisters in the other tent, they started showing some slight hunger signs right at the end of the week. Perfect timing for the next step! ๐ฝ๏ธ
The Big Collective Move (Today): ๐ก For maximum spatial efficiency in the compact 40x40 tent, we transplanted all four Karel's Herer Haze plants into one single, final 15-liter AutoPot! Their root systems were looking incredibly healthy, white, and ready to merge (absolute textbook roots! ๐ฎ๐ช). Now they share one big home and will explode together. โก
Post-Transplant Care: ๐ฟ To fuel their collective run into the new medium, we gave them a heavy watering-in (angieรen) solution. Matching the strategy of the main tent, we dialed the nutrients up to an EC of 1.4 and kept the pH at 5.8. This hefty meal will make sure they don't waste a single second of growth! ๐ฅ๐น
Environment & Lighting: โ๏ธ The crew is now basking under the Viparspectra XS1500Pro, perfectly dialed in to deliver 300 PPFD straight to the canopy! ๐ก Combined with the EC 1.4, this gives them the ideal balance of light energy and fuel to push hard without any stress. Temperatures and humidity are fully on point. ๐ก๏ธโ๏ธ
This is going to be a wild project! 4 plants sharing one 15L AutoPot under that crisp Viparspectra light is going to fill this 40x40 tent in no time. In about a week, the AirDome gets switched on, and then the real show begins! ๐๐ Stay tuned for the pollen power! ๐ฟ๐ฌ
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Week 3. Vegetation
15h ago
1/5
15 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 ยฐC
Day Air Temp
5.8
pH
832 PPM
TDS
60 %
Air Humidity
21 ยฐC
Night Air Temp
3.8 l
Pot Size
0.5 l
Watering Volume
45 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
Balance
1 mll
CaMg
1 mll
Cleanse
1 mll
TheCalyxLaboratory Weekly Grow Log: Karels Herer Haze (The Pollen Collection) ๐๏ธ๐จ
What an absolute banger of a week for the Karels Herer Haze! ๐ These plants are looking phenomenally healthy, pushing massive fan leaves and showing off a beautiful, uniform canopy. They recovered like absolute bosses from the transplant and are looking incredibly strong as we hit a major milestone today: FLOWER POWER IS GO! ๐ธ๐ฆ
Key Actions & Parameter Updates: ๐ ๏ธ๐
1 Manual Feeding & CalMag Bounce-Back: ๐ง?
Action: Got a thorough top-feed earlier in the week to lock in that coco saturation.
The Hiccup: Just like the others, we ran into a slight CalMag deficiency right after the move ๐ก๏ธ. But we stepped in, cleared it up, and the new growth is completely flawless.
Parameters: Veg Feed EC: 1.3 | pH: 5.8 | Drain: ~10% ๐
Observation: The deficiency is fully sorted, and the plants are looking super happy and praying to the light! ๐โ๏ธ
2 Transplant Recovery & Clean Genetics โจ (T+10 Days):
Status: Exactly 10 days since the repotting. No genetic mutations or quirks on this sideโjust clean, classic, hyper-vigorous Haze traits. ๐ฒ The root foundation is rock solid and ready to support what's coming next! ๐ฅ
3 AutoPot Activation & THE FLIP! ๐๐ฆ
Status: Today, the AutoPot lines are officially open!๐ฆ But that's not all... since we are keeping these all-natural without topping, we have officially flipped the timer to 12/12 today! ๐๏ธ๐ The race for the pollen search has officially begun! ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธโโ๏ธ
4 Reservoir Switch: Hello Bloom Food! ๐ธ
Tank Feed: The reservoir is loaded, but this time we swapped the recipe straight to Bloom Nutrients to kick off the reproductive cycle! ๐พ
Parameters: Reservoir EC: 1.5 ๐ฅ | pH: 5.8 ๐ฏ
Target: Starting the stretch with a powerful EC 1.5 to make sure the plants have all the building blocks they need to explode vertically and stack up those male clusters! ๐๐
5 Environmental Optimization: โ๏ธclima
PPFD: The light intensity is set on point at 450โ500 mu mol/m^2/s right at the top shoots ๐ก.
Status: Perfect driving pressure! Since we didn't top them, they are going to use this light energy to fuel a massive, fast vertical stretch. Keeping a close eye on the distance as they climb! ๐โ๏ธ
Summary Outlook: ๐ฎ๐ฒ
We are officially in the generative phase! With the bloom food flowing, the AirDomes pushing oxygen, and the 12/12 flip active, the hunt for the ultimate father is on. Expect a massive Haze stretch over the next few days. Let's see those boys drop some targets! ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐