A Good Day

Have a listen while you read: https://www.vevo.com/watch/ice-cube/it-was-a-good-day/USPO20300008 Thanks for having a look! I was away for 12 days with the light way too far away, so these plants are catching up a bit. This is really more like week 2 or 3 in terms of development. . See my diary Kongzilla on ICE!!! for history. Please note this is my second grow! This was seed from a friend's dispensary (Zen NoHo) buy. It's a regular seed and may not have been pollinated by an AK47 male or bisex plant. The jar it came in smells like a cherry sweet tart. My understanding is that the cherry ak47 is a phenotype of ak47 and not any cherry pie related strain. I will clone the plant in a few weeks to sex it. From Leafly: "This marijuana strain is a rare cherry phenotype of AK-47. With its reddish-purple characteristics and cherry aroma, it's no wonder how Cherry AK-47 got its name. The buds have gold coloring with lime-green leaves layered with trichome heads. This strain's flavors are described as smooth cherry with a creamy sandalwood aftertaste. With a THC level of up to 16% and a CBD level of 0.5%, Cherry AK-47 "creeps" up from a cerebral effect to a complete body sensation." Oh yeah baby! Pots: Transplanted from a .5 l air pots into 1 gal fabric pots. I wish they were a bit deeper and larger. I intend to move this into 5 gal equivalent air pots before bloom. The roots from this plant in the air pot is significantly more developed! Some minor spiraling occurred in the 3 other plants in my garden that were in solo cups. I'm happy to have transplanted now. I'm sold on the value of the airpots. I'm curious about the fabric pots and chose them out of economy. Soil: I used 4 gallons EB Stone Emerald Triangle Formula 420 soil augmented with 1 gallon perlite, 1/2 gallon organic worm castings, 1/2 gallon rinsed coco coir, 2 cups greensand and 1/2 cup of diatomaceous earth. I top dressed the pots with Growstone Gnatnix as fungus gnats are pervasive here even though I don't over water. Nutrients and supplements: adding mycorrhizae, humic acids, and root microbes have definitely helped rapidly develop the plants and roots. I'm seeing some purple stems which is magnesium deficiency from using bottled spring water. Using CalMag to correct. Light: I added my second Viparspectra 300 this week with the transplant as the space is filling out. 2 VIPARSPECTRA 300 @ 136 W each. These are well reviewed full spectrum LEDs. I have seen folks here get amazing results using these lights. Training:I FIM'd the apical top leaves after the 3rd node and when the stems seemed solid to encourage branching. Translation: I pinched off the fourth set of new leaves. Environment: 2 fans and a homemade swamp cooler to keep temperatures and humidity in range. I keep the space open. Happy growing!