Xpie77 🌿 Grow Report: Nicole Kush (Wietzadenshop)
Stage: Week 2 after germination (Visual status: Compact Kush seedlings)
The Nicole Kush seedlings are responding well to the powerful SF1000 lamp. They are barely stretching and are directing all their energy toward producing the first true leaves and a strong root system.
📊 Environmental Factors & Climate
• Light intensity: The lamp at 35 cm/100% is keeping the Kush seedlings nicely low to the ground. This creates minimal spacing between the nodes (internodes), which is ideal for a bushy plant.
• Temperature: Try to keep the temperature stable between 22°C – 25°C. Kush varieties like a stable climate at this early stage.
• Relative Humidity (RH): Aim for 65% – 70%. Because the leaf surfaces are still small, high humidity helps the little plants avoid drying out under the intense light.
💧 Watering & Feeding Schedule
• Water needs: The soil in the pots is nicely moist. Keep an eye on the laggards (such as the smaller seedling on the left); they use considerably less water than the larger plants on the right. So give the little ones less water to prevent root rot.
• Nutrients: Do not add any nutrients. The seedlings have enough nutrients in the starter soil.
📈 Plant Status & Development
• Leaf structure: The larger seedlings are showing a nicely developed first pair of serrated leaves (1 finger). The typical broader Kush leaf with 3 fingers is already beginning to form in the center.
• Developmental differences: You can see that not every seed is growing at the same pace (at the bottom left, you can see a latecomer that has just opened its cotyledons). This is completely normal. Give these laggards time to catch up under the lamp.
• Height: Very compact, between 3 and 6 centimeters.
⚠️ Important points to note for Nicole Kush this week
• Treat each plant individually: Because differences in size are emerging, you should adjust watering for each pot. Feel the weight of the pot before watering.
• Keep an eye on light intensity: Because Nicole Kush naturally grows very squat and your lamp is set to 100%, they may stay extremely low. If growth really seems to have stalled in height, hang the lamp 10 cm higher to encourage them to grow a little taller.