Orange Sherbet FF

Prof_Weed Unfortunately, I didn't manage to document the first 2 weeks, but we're now starting off strong in week 3! It's exactly 21 days old since germination, and I've already topped it and applied LST. It has a nice structure, everything is even, and I want to keep it that way. It's growing super healthy since I only have 2 plants in the huge tent (CannG compliant hehe), so I think I'll let them grow for 10 weeks before I flip them. Later, I want to scrog them; the net is already installed. I'm trying to get through the grow using only Silicate and DryPart; I "hate" messing around with 5 bottles of nutrients. I prefer powder, it lasts forever and is also more environmentally friendly. Let's see how fast the Fastflowering is; I think it will take a good 8 weeks. PPFD 375, DLI 24.30. Next week, I'll increase it to over 400 PPFD. VPD 0.9. I want to end up with 100, that should be doable. And no, I'm definitely not throwing away 50 since we are a 2-person household... If necessary, I'll make a Quiche Lorraine or feed it to my dog. Or I'll make hash out of it.

Prof_Weed Unfortunately, I didn't manage to record the first 2 weeks, but we're now starting the 3rd week with vitality! It's exactly 21 days old since germination, and I've already topped it and applied LST. It has a nice structure, everything is even, and I want to keep it that way. It's growing super healthy since I only have 2 plants in the huge tent (CannG compliant hehe), so I think I'll let them grow for 10 weeks before flipping them. Later, I want to scrog them; the net is already installed. I'm trying to get through the grow using only Silicate and DryPart; I "hate" messing around with 5 bottles of nutrients. I prefer powder, it lasts forever and is also more environmentally friendly. Let's see how fast the Fastflowering is; I think it will take a good 8 weeks. PPFD 375, DLI 24.30. Next week I'll increase to over 400 PPFD. VPD 0.9. I want to end up with 100, that should be doable. And no, I'm definitely not throwing away 50 since we are a 2-person household.. If necessary, I'll make a Quiche Lorraine or feed it to my dog. Or I'll make hash out of it.

Prof_Weed Although it's 1 day too early, we have officially reached week 4. I'm very satisfied with the structure thanks to the early LST; I want it to be a wide plant so that the tent is evenly filled in width and the flowers are at the same height. Since there are only 2 plants in the 80x150 tent... I have a ton of space in the tent. Additionally, I will use the new scrog net, but that's later. I've removed a leaf and a mini shoot here and there and did a foliar feeding twice this week. Dosage: 1x Dutch Pro Leaf Green 1ml/L 1x Bionova Silution 1.5/X-Cel 2.5 / The Missing Link 2.5 ml/Liter as foliar spray. Thanks to the foliar feeding, I have a leaf color that is stunningly beautiful and perfect. What I also really like: this is now my 3rd run in the Autopots and it's getting better every time. This time I activated the Autopot system including the Airdomes earlier. And compared to the previous 2 runs, they are about 1.5 weeks further along. One could definitely say: The plants grow stronger and faster due to the self-watering system, plus it requires less work... In the future, I will personally only water by hand for the first 2.5 - 3 weeks and then activate the Autopot system. EC is now at 1.65, pH at 6.1 in the reservoir (where the actual pH value in the tray is at 6.4). I also added a bit of Oxyplus from Guard n Aid to the water to enrich the oxygen. I increased the VPD to 0.9/1.0 since they are now in the growth phase and will go into bloom in 5 weeks. Until then, I won't change anything about the VPD; the plant should have constant values. The VPD at night is nearly the same as during the day, just a bit lower due to a 3-degree difference, set cooler with the controller/heater. I've gradually increased the PPFD every day and am now at 550 (DLI = 35.64). I turned off the humidifier and instead integrated the dehumidifier into the AC Infinity AI system. I'm getting along well with the ACI AI. I turned off the humidifier because the humidity is high enough due to the rainy season, and the RH was also too high at times. Now that the plant is bigger, a little air exchange won't hurt. I'll let them grow nicely until 11/7 and then switch to bloom after my vacation. There should already be 100g dry at 9 weeks of the vegetative phase. I also couldn't spot any fungus gnats or other pests anywhere. Really good. What's also great: in the previous 2 runs, I always had algae formation at the beginning, which was definitely due to the BudCups from Budtrainer and their materials. This time I skipped them, and there are no algae on the surface. Extremely good when you can always learn something new and improve! Everything is going according to plan. I love it.

Prof_Weed Yes, all good, everything is going as it should! The plant is super healthy and is now drinking a bit more. I raised the EC and trained the plant further, also removed a few leaves. PPFD is around 615, next week I will increase the light intensity a bit more. I will let it grow for about 4 more weeks, making it 9 weeks of the vegetative phase. Since I'm going on vacation from 26.10 for 2 weeks, I will only flip after that to better observe the stretch. Thanks to FastBuds for the seeds!