Intergalactic Gelatomatic

OFFICIAL SET UP Tent 2 ft X 4 ft X 5 ft (2) G8 Led grow lights 140 actual watts each (1) G8 Led bloom lights 245 actual watts (1) G8 Led Red bloom booster 90 actual watts Hydrofarm PPF/PAR meter 3 Gallon Maxi pots (4) 1020 reinforced drainage trays (1) Exhale Co2 bags Autopilot Temperature/Humidity/Co2 monitor (2) 6 inch 2-speed circulation fans 4 inch 190 cfm variable speed exhaust fan with carbon filter H&M tds meter (0.5 ppm scale) Hanna ph meter Customized Air innovations 2 gallon cool mist ultrasonic humidifier Precision hand held watering device (Turkey baster) SOIL COMPONENTS Biobizz Light mix Canna Coco Coir mix Fox Farm Ocean Forest mix Perlite Azos nitrogen fixing bacteria Great White beneficial bacteria and mycorrhizae Bulk mix proportions 32% Ocean Forest 32% Biobizz light 32% Canna Coco Coir 4% Perlite Seedling mix proportions 7 parts Biobizz light 1 part Canna Coco Coir 1 part Perlite SEEDLING / VEG. NUTRIENTS Canna Bio Rhizotonic Canna Bio Vega BLOOM NUTRIENTS Undecided SUPPLEMENTS Cal/Mag Cannazyme General Hydroponics Armor Si Organic Blackstrap Molasses Epsom Salt FLUSHING SOLUTION General Hydroponics Flora-kleen LED Light Intensities Recommended LED PPF/PAR Values / DLI Based on 20 hrs of light. Seedlings 150 - 200 umoles / DLI 10.80 - 14.4 moles per day Veg up to 9" 450 umoles / DLI 32.40 moles per day Early bloom 500 umoles / DLI 36.00 moles per day Mid bloom 650 umoles / DLI 46.80 moles per day Late bloom 750 umoles / DLI 54.00 moles per day Ripen 400 umoles / DLI 28.80 moles per day *** Use extreme caution going 700 umoles or higher @ 20hrs/day this could cause leaf burn*** PPF measures the total amount of PAR emitted from the lighting system per second. PAR is the amount of light in the 400 - 700 nm color spectrum that can actually be used by the plant. PAR does not measure the amount of UV and Infrared that plays a part in trichome formation and cell quality. DLI is the total amount of PAR the plant has received per day Our goal is to have a minimum DLI in the 38-40 mole range when it bloom. https://www.waveformlighting.com/horticulture/daily-light-integral-dli-calculator https://horticulturelightinggroup.com/blogs/news/horticulture-metrics-par-ppf-ppfd-dli Having your plants in the optimum LVPD(Leaf Vapor Pressure Deficit) ranges helps them absorb Co2 to properly conduct photosynthesis and allows the root system to adequately utilize water and nutrients. Using average leaf temperature is the best way to calculate LVPD. Measure this temperature using an infrared thermometer. LED lights tend to have leaf temperatures lower than atmospheric temperatures in the grow room. Growers using HID, Fluorescent bulbs typically will have temperatures higher than room temperature. With HPS leaf temperature can be 8 - 10 F higher than room temperatures due to the amount of infrared emitted by the bulb. Recommended LVPD Seedlings/Early Veg 0.4 - 0.8 kPa Late Veg/Early Bloom 0.8 - 1.2 kPa Mid/Late Bloom 1.2 - 1.6 kPa *** Danger Zone*** Below 0.4 kPa / Over 1.6 kPa https://www.dimluxlighting.com/knowledge/vapor-pressure-deficit-vpd-calculator/ https://vpdcalculator.com/vpd-calculator https://www.blackdogled.com/lst Week 1 Update Popped 3 FB Gelato into a shot glass of distilled water and placed them in a dark place. After 24 hours transferred seeds to moist paper towel in Tupperware container with a loose fitting top. At 48 hours all seeds showed a decent tail and were planted in 3 gallon Maxi pots in my pre- moistened seedling/soil mixture. Added several drops of r.o. water to settle the seeds into the mixture. Covered them with clear solo cups with (5) 1/2 inch holes drilled into them to allow higher humidity and some air circulation. They all emerged within two days. First set of serrated leaves appeared within the next few days this is my "Day 1". Day 4 removed humidity domes. Continuing to maintain 65% humidity using 2 gallon cool mist humidifier. Minimal watering using BioRhizotonic and R.O. water ph corrected to 6.4 adding just enough (25 ml) to keep seedling mixture slightly moist every 3rd to 4th day if needed. Day 7 lowered my light to 20 inches average PAR meter reading of 250 umoles. DLI (Daily light integral) 20 hrs@ 250 umoles = DLI of 18.00 moles per day Tent temperature average 78 F with a humidity of 65% leaf temperature of 73 F giving me a LVPD (Leaf vapor pressure deficit) of 0.65 kPa

Week 2 Update Very nice growth over the last week. They are showing signs of wanting to take off in growth soon. One plant is already showing her sex on day 14 which is amazing. They received their first light feeding on day 10 with a second feeding on day 14 supplemented with Great White, Azospirillum brasilense and organic black strap molasses for extra carbohydrates to feed the microbial herd. I've been mixing up a 1 gallon mixture and divided it between the 3 Gelato and 5 other plants in my tent. Primarily feeding an area about 6 inches in diameter around each plant then lightly saturating the rest of the surface of the pot to keep microbial life happy. I am not watering to runoff yet. Moisture levels are good and holding deeper in the pots according to my digital moisture meter. Expect to see the first roots coming out of the bottom of the pots by the end of week 3. Tent conditions are the same. PAR meter reading of 250 umoles. DLI (Daily light integral) 20 hrs@ 250 umoles = DLI of 18.00 moles per day Tent temperature average 78 F with a humidity of 65% leaf temperature of 73 F giving me a LVPD (Leaf vapor pressure deficit) of 0.65 kPa

Week 3 Update The stretch is officially on. Had to do some LST work bending over the main stems about 5 to 6 inch up. They were all pretty flexible. Started maneuvering the smaller branches to their final places. They are showing longer inter node stretching than my Cream Cookies in the same tent. I feel it's about normal for having Sativa genetics. I will alternate water and feeding for week 4 to keep the nitrogen in check while they stretch. They are all showing some varying preflower/flower growth. Continuing to use veg nutes and veg lights until stretch is almost finished in a week or so. They are taking about a liter of water/nutes every 2nd to 3rd day as needed. Tent conditions. Average PAR meter reading of 450 umoles. DLI (Daily light integral) 20 hrs@ 450 umoles = DLI of 32.40 moles per day Tent temperature average 78 F with a humidity of 60% leaf temperature of 73 F giving me a LVPD (Leaf vapor pressure deficit) of 0.81 kPa

WEEK 4 UPDATE Running FB Gelato along side FB Cream Cookies both strains are still stretching. Gelato is a bit further ahead in flower development. I'm going to continue using my veg lights and nutrients until they are both almost done stretching. They look like they are going to be fairly tall I have trained the main cola to the rear or front outside edges of the tent where the light intensity is less intense. Keeping the lower branch tops more directly under the lights. Added some cal mag and silica into the nutrient regime this week. Girls where watered/fed to the point of about a 5% runoff for the first time this week. Checking my lights every couple of days to make sure the lights are not too intense. Tent conditions. Average PAR meter reading of 500 umoles. DLI (Daily light integral) 20 hrs@ 500 umoles = DLI of 36.00 moles per day Tent temperature average 78 F with a humidity of 60% leaf temperature of 73 F giving me a LVPD (Leaf vapor pressure deficit) of 0.81 kPa

WEEK 5 UPDATE I'm calling them definately in bloom. Started the week off with a nice flush until my run off was in the 850-900 ppm range. Added bloom nutrients to the last quart of flush water. 2nd watering of the week used 1 teaspoon Great White mixed with 2- teaspoons organic black strap molasses. Added the 90 watt red bloom booster to right side of tent in combination with 140 watt veg/bloom light giving me a total of 230 watts for right half of tent. PPF/PAR meter average reading 600 umole @ 20 hours a day giving me a DLI of 43.20 moles per day Temperature 78 F with 55% humidity leaf temperatures 73 F giving me LVPD 0.97 kPa

WEEK 6 UPDATE Descent progress in bud development, but not as much as I'm used to seeing. Debating whether or not to switch back to Advanced Nutrients while they are still in the bulking up stages over the next few weeks. Pistils are already showing some sign of drying but are continuing to put out new calyx/pistils. Started to add in some pk 13/14 to feed their need. All tent conditions are the same as the previous week.

WEEK 7 UPDATE Apologies for not taking as many photos as I usually do it's been kind of tough to make time around the holidays. Switched back to using a mostly Advanced Nutrients line up. Not very pleased with Canna Flores expected to see more bud development by week 7. Still have a couple of weeks to pump these buds up a bit more with some extra potassium. Doing a feed,feed then water type schedule to keep my run off under 1000 ppm (2.0 E.C.). Each pot is taking about 3/4 gallon of nutes/water every 2nd or 3rd day. Pistils are starting to dry and curl but trichomes are mostly clear with some scattered half cloudy. Smell is starting to increase. Slowly removing some fan leaves to allow as much light to hit the bud sites.

Week 8 Update Hit them a bit harder with the nutrients for the last feeding of the week. Already showing some leaf color changes telling me they are ready to be flushed. Still a mix of clear trichomes with mostly cloudy and a few sporadic ambers. Dropped my humidity as low as I can get it at 40%.

WEEK 9 UPDATE Started the week with a nice 6 gallon flush. Day 63 did a bit more defoliating. Shooting for approx. day 75-ish for harvest. Trichome coverage/density on Gelato looks insane. The cool weather has been helpful in brings a nice coloration in the leaves and buds. Smell is very alluring. 😉

WEEK 10 UPDATE They are getting plain R.O. water this week. Switched out my blooms with my veg lights at the beginning the week. Removed more fan leaves since it's near the end to save time when harvesting.

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