Canna-Community-Project

MrMaabra September 7, 2026 — The day has finally come! The little Mandarin Punch has broken through the soil. I’m absolutely stoked! For week 1, the propagation dome is moving straight into the tent. Hanging my SANlight EVO 1.5 (which draws around 200W at full power) at a 40 cm distance and dimmed down to 10% delivers roughly 200 µmol/m²/s of PPFD right at the canopy level. I’ll start cranking up the intensity from week 2 onwards. Feeding isn’t necessary at all during the first week. The only focus right now is keeping the substrate moist and dialed in, while maintaining high humidity levels.

MrMaabra September 14, 2026 — Moving day into the living soil! The roots have nicely punched through the coco pellet, so it’s time for the final transplant. Why no intermediate potting stages? Honestly, because I’m lazy 😁. Besides, if it works for autoflowers, it’ll definitely work for photoperiods too! I dug a small hole right in the center of the pot, carefully flipped the little Mandarin Punch upside down to slide it out of its starter cell, and gently buried it before giving it a light watering. Throughout this entire grow, I will only be using tap water that has off-gassed for at least 24 hours. Zero bottled nutrients — just the living soil. Thanks to the massive pot volume, there should be plenty of buffer for the microorganisms to feed the plant for the entire run — that’s the whole philosophy behind living soil. No additives, just pure natural growth. Along the way, I’ll occasionally top things off with some homemade worm tea. Lastly, I chopped up the straw, nicely covered the top layer, and … Let it grow! Oh, and I bumped my SANlight up to 15% power at a 40 cm distance. This brings the PPFD to around 300 µmol/m²/s, keeping it right in the sweet spot for week 2. The little lady is doing great and pushing right ahead.

MrMaabra German: Since September 21, 2026, we are in the third week. Weekly commentary will follow at the end of the week. __________ English: September 21, 2026 — We have officially entered week 3. Weekly update and comments will follow at the end of the week.