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First time grow! Legal here in Canada to have 4 plants so I decided to get a setup indoors. 3x3 grow tent 4 plants. 2 are master kush. With week 1 I’m happy with growth and the transplant went very smooth from solo cup to 7 gal smart pots. No signs of stress, just bright green growth so far! Already starting 3rd -4th node. Will introduce nutrients this week! Just plain water so far. Last water was 700 ml PH 6.2 and ppm was 125. Finger crossed
End for week 2. 17 days since I put the seed in the ground. Happy with growth. Found the sweet spot on the light ... about 27 inches. Scrog net is in place . Climate hold very steady. Gave small dose of techna flora nutrients. 3.5 l water. Ppm 210 ph 6.3. Par value roughly 600. Worm casting organic soil. RH60% temp 23 night 20.5. First small mistake...was spraying bottle and leaf went under handle and I ripped it off oh well she’ll live.. first real mistake as a grower... first grow. Pictures have Master kush cookies kush and Do sweet dos. Happy end of week2 y’all
Light - 18-6 par value 650 Co2 500 ppm. Water 3.5 l every 4 days .ph 6.3 water ppm 300 . Temp. 23 -21. RH%60 .
Topped and I left 4 nodes. Day 25 (3full weeks since sprout) going scrog at 10 inches s. Organic kryptonite living soil.
This is a widely debated topic and basically will all come down to preference. I usually wait till about the 5th node , this will ensure that your tap root is long enough . Once you top your plant the tap roots development slows right down and take quite some time to get going again if at all . You can top before if you want but I recommend the 5th node . With happy and healthy plants they spring right back into action within a few days . I hope this information helps you on your path to becoming a master grower ! -Happy Growing!
Day 30 / Lights 18-6/ co2 500ppm/ RH60%/ Temp 23-21/ light par value 600ish/ water ph 6.3/ water ppm 1150 with nutrients listed/ organic soil/ 3.5 liter water per4 days/ 7gallon pots.
Going to scrog once plants reach 12 inches. Pictures from day 25 are topped and day 30 are last pictures. Insane growth in 6 days. Happy with the grow so far. Any input would be great.
Master kush cookies kush and do sweet dos are the strains.
Day 38
Lights 18-6/ par value 650/ Co2 500 ppm/ temp 21-23/ RH%60. Water 5L per plant/ PH 6.5/ water ppm was 1150 with nutes.
Scrog was put in place at 34 days and defoliation. See in pictures . Happy with growth so far. Won’t be long until I switch to flower.
Master kush cookies kush and do sweet dos are the statins.
Any input would be great this is my first grow inside.
Day 45. Lights 18-6/ par value 700/ Temp is 23-29. RH is 60% / Co2 ppm 500/ PH 6.5/ technaflora nutrients /Organic kryptonite living soil.
6 full weeks today since leaves opened up. Last and final day of vegetation today. Master kush are the plants in the back. Scrog and defoliation were applied 11 days ago.
Day 52. 7 days into flower. Master kush both plants in the back. 3x3x6 tent. 1200watt led lights.
Lights 12-12/ RH 50-60%/ Temp 21-28/ PH 6.2/ water ppm 1000 techaflora nutes/ PAR value 850/ Organic soil/ 7 gal smartpots/ scrog 9 inches/ Topped/ defoliated twice one more to go/ stretch 4 inches in 7 days/ plants 18 inches tall.
Also included some pictures that make my life easier in that small space.
Day 59 - Day 14 of flower - Master kush
First indoor grow.
Lights 12-12/ PAR 900/ Day temp 23-27/ Night temp 19-22/ RH45%/ Co2 500ppm/ water Ph 6.5/ water ppm 1400 with technaflora nutes/ organic soil/ 7 gal pots/ 4-5l per 3 days for watering.
Week 2 is done. The scrog was cut out this week because I have to level out my pots this to give myself a very even canopy across my plants, i also will be defoliating heavy this week to expose all the bud sites.
Day 66 - Day 21 of flower - Master kush
First indoor grow.
Lights 12-12/ PAR 900/ Day temp 23-27/ Night temp 19-22/ RH45%/ Co2 500ppm/ water Ph 6.5/ water ppm 1400 with technaflora nutes/ organic soil/ 7 gal pots/ 4-5l per 3 days for watering.
Week 3 is done. The power went out for a day due to a hurricane. Kept the light cycle going with flashlights lol. Defoliated one final time on day 18. There hasn't been any stretch in 4 days. Looking frosty already. I also included a video of my setup this week!
I’m looking to get max PAR value(950) on my plants during flowering. My lights came with a grid that isn’t super specific. Question what are some very first signs of too much light for your plants And should I keep pushing the limit inch by inch to try and achieve maximum light?
Great some one else is using a PAR meter. The first sign of the lights being too intense is a bit of canoeing or upturned leaf blades or tips curling up ,slightly folding leaf blades signalling light stress. You may also notice some discoloration or yellowing paling of the leaves closest too the lights if she's blooming watch out for the white pistils browning prematurely. Each strain can differ in terms of how much light intensity it can handle. So since your growing photo periods running your lights 12 hrs a day in bloom you can run them at a fairly high intensity level compared to running them 18-20 hrs while in veg. You need to use a DLI ( Daily Light Intensity) calculator. https://www.waveformlighting.com/horticulture/daily-light-integral-dli-calculator
This will help you calculate how much light your plants are receiving daily in Moles per day. https://www.progrowtech.com/2019/05/what-is-daily-light-integral-and-how-does-it-affect-your-crop/ From my understanding your goal is to get into the 39 moles per day range by mid bloom when buds require the highest light intensity. Then as things progress through late bloom ripening stage start decreasing the intensity. I'm currently using the same technique but i'm growing autos running my lights 20 hrs a day. My top Par reading during mid bloom will be in the 650-750 range. If I go higher I will have leaf burn for sure. Since you are running 12 hrs a day you should be able to run your a bit higher using the DLI calculator to estimate how high you need to go. I'm not going to lie so increase the Par gradually a 100-150 umoles until your comfortable with the distance. At 12 hrs a day running 1000 umoles your DLI is 43.20 so your in a good place. if you see signs of stress drop it down to 850-900 it will put you in the 39 DLI range. Hope this helps you need to do bit of experimenting there no way around it.👍
Day 30 of flower. Master kush strain. Plants in back right and front left. Roughly 30 days left to go in flower.
Lights 1212 par value roughly 1000. I keep lowering my light no signs of light burn yet at 19 inches. Day temp 21-26 night 17-21. Rh% is set to 45-55%. Watering every third day. 4L per plant . No runoff. Every third water I give technaflora nutrients at 1400ppm. Water ph 6.2
Ive learned my plants love a water ph around 6.2. Even slightly altering this to 6.7 you can tell they don’t grow as much. Very excited for the next few weeks as you just sit back and watch them fatten up.
See y’all next week.
Day 79. Day 36 of flower. Strain Master Kush. The king of Indica. First indoor grow.
Lights 12/12. Par value 1000. Day temp 23-27 night 18-22. RH is set to 45%-55%. Watering with nutes ppm 1400 PH 6.4. 4L per plants no runoff. Organic soil 7 gal fabric pots. Technaflora recipe for success for nutrients. Co2 500ppm.
Going to drop RH to 35% this week also drop temperatures slightly. They will get there last nutrient feeding witching the next 5 days. That will give them 15-20 days to flush out the bad taste. Looks like last sets of leaves have come out and it’s all fattening for the last 3 weeks. These two master kush plants are going to be my bigger yields. Such I nice sturdy plant. I’ve been on a water water feed schedule and it looks like they could handle more but I want to keep organic properties in the soil and not kill all that beneficial bacteria.
Roughly 3 weeks to go and I’m excited.
Day 85. Day 42 flower. End of week 6 . Master kush. First grow.
Lights 12/12. Par value roughly 750 for final two weeks. Rh% dropped to 40% . Temps 21-23 daytime. 17-19 nighttime. Technaflora nutes, i included amount above. Organic living soil. 7 gal smart pots. Co2 500ppm. Watering 4L every 3 days ph 6.3. 1400 ppm water with nutes. Water water feed schedule.
Gave them there last full dose of nutrients on day 42. Dropped humidity and temp a tiny bit. Moved the lights to slightly less power. I can’t see these girls going past day 56.
Also included some mediocre pictures of trichomes for you guys. Mine are still 50/50 milky/clear. I want them to have a few amber trichomes before I harvest.
I will post week 13-14 and then a harvest week so it looks like this grows coming to end ! Hope you’ve enjoyed it so far and learned some things. I know I did on my first grow.
Day 93. Day 50 of flower. Master kush strain. First grow.
Lights 12/12 Par value roughly 750. Temp ranges from 17-26 day&night. Humidity 40%. Kryptonite soil in 7 gal fabric pots. Last nutes were fed on day 42 at 1400 ppm. Giving them 6L of water every 3 days for the rest of the grow. PH is 6.2 and the PPM of the water is 130.
No signs of yellowing so I think I will continue this feeding method until the end as it seems there’s still plenty for them to eat in my mediums.
My trichomes are still 50/50 milky clear going into 52 of flower. Just keeping a close eye now. Definitely packing on some good final weight.
You can see why they call this plant the king of indica bc it’s a beast and packing on crazy final weight. Can’t wait.
See y’all next week 😎
How do you guys check your trichomes? What % of amber do you have? Do check for milky/amber on the leaves or the bud itself? I have a microscope but it’s very hard to use unless I trim a little piece of bud or leaf off and inspect it on a table with my microscope.
Shoot for a 5 to 20% amber the rest milky white depends on how you like your high. Always inspect buds themselves ignore the leaves. There is nothing wrong with cutting a little piece to get a better view will not hurt plant one bit.
Day 96 . Day 55 of flower. Master kush. First grow. Last day on earth for this fella .
Today is chop day. Last dose of nutrients on day 42 so 13 days Of just regular water until today, day 55. Trichomes were actually 25 % amber one master kush plant and 80% milky/clear on the other. so I guess I’ll see which one I prefer. Didn’t make any drastic changes in temp or humidity in the final week It stayed at 40% Rh and temp 21.
Very excited to see how these buds look , smell and taste.
see y’all soon for one final harvest week post.
Good ol indica. She creeps slow but next thing you know your munching out on the couch doing the brain dance as I call it. which is exactly what I’m looking for when I grew this strain. Very medicinal for sleep and any type of body pain. It’s curing into very deep diesel smell. Looks very bright green under light. Overall the strain produced some quality bud.
Day 105! Day 54 of flowering. Master kush strain. First grow.
First off I’d like to thank Grow Diaries for making this super easy for my first grow. Couldn’t of done it with out the people and information on this website. Really awesome.
For harvest week I simply put my scrog up higher and hung the bud for 6 days at 20 degrees and 55% humidity then burped the jars over the last week giving me a stable 63% humidity in my jars. Over very happy with the quality. For 105 days I with is produced a little more but I’d take quality over quantity any day.
This strain is very resistant when it comes to everything. It responded well all types of training and didn’t show signs of too much nutrients so it’s definitely a heavy feeder. Very dense tight mode spacing. Short plant that hardly stretches when flower is initiated so it works really well for people with limited space.
As for the buds nothing wild or crazy looking in color or shapes. just solid looking green bud loaded with trichomes and super fat. They have a diesel earthy smell that’s very strong when you cure the plant. the smell is tolerable when the bud is on the plant not overly stinky... maybe the smell is just burned into my nostrils at this point lol. I Would recommend growing this strain.
Smokes nice smells nice and gets you wrecked 😎
That’s it y’all thanks for tuning in. I hope this diary Can help a few fellow growers in the future. Cheers.
Worth it man made my life so much easier lol it does take a little longer but it’s a way better watering for the plants and way easier then reaching in the back of my tent with a watering can @Coconuts,
I cant wait to see how this finish, you have some hulk looking trees love how the looking for a 6 week veg very nice...i cant wait to get to this stag as well but maybe i have 3 or 2 more weeks to go in veg...i wish u more luck in the farm good looking grams on the way for you...
@SirDillton,thanks,,,they will give u big juicy buds i can tell just keep doing what ever you are doing to them cuz they look more ready than you are lol...get ready or when your hulks SMASH out big buds,,
Thanks buddy! Trying not too rush but I’m some excited lol the microscope and trichomes will hopefully tell me everything I need to know in the next few weekslol @Fruitgrower,
Shoot for a 5 to 20% amber the rest milky white depends on how you like your high. Always inspect buds themselves ignore the leaves. There is nothing wrong with cutting a little piece to get a better view will not hurt plant one bit.
Hope I was able to answer your grow question. Feel free to message me anytime. Look forward to following your grow.👍 Check out week two of my current grows there is a bit of info for PAR reading during different stages of growth to use as a guide for future grows.
@SirDillton, I hear you I'm just using a cheap Hydro Farm Par meter it gets the job done but I've already had to do some repairs on it like solder a wire back in place on the sensor going to the cord and the battery won't hold a charge so I use a portable re-chargeable cell phone type battery. https://www.apogeeinstruments.com/full-spectrum-quantum-sensor/
This is one of the best ones it's not cheap but it's on my buy list in the future.
Thanks for the follow and the answer! I have never heard of such calculator but I am really interested in looking further into it. I know I’d solve a lot of my problems with a PAR meter but here not cheap as you probably know lol. I’m gonna give you a follow back looks like you got some nice stuff on the go! @Philindicus,
Hi SirDilton, you have an awesome diary here very rich in the information evolution of the plants. By the way they look awesome!
I plan on the future to maintain a setup similar to yours but for now I'm making some expiriences, check out my diary =).
Regarding the mini dehumidifier, I've been looking for that exact model to my grow but have some doubts still... does it work well for your tent? Empty the reservoir 1 time a day is enough?
Keep up the nice work!
Thanks man! I appreciate it lots of hard work was put into these babies lol. I’ll give your diary a look forsure. Send me a chat with any more questions I’ll be happy to answer.
As for the dehumidifier do not buy the small one. Check out my week 9 of my cookies kush grow and you can see a video of my setup! @gr33ncore,
SirDillton
