Second Grow - Aero - AlphaKronik F2

This grow is all about AlphaKronik F2 (Dogbud “Chem D” x Dawgfather (Chem D x Sin City Kush (Las Vegas Purple Kush x Snowdog BX))) I'm excited to grow this Chemdog dominated lineage, and I really want to see it- and smell it- live up to AKG's website description. I really want some pungent stinky cannabis in my life again, and this Oregon breeder makes this sound like a winner. The description makes it clear these ladies will bloom with flowers exuding a thiol-laden resin. Garlic, fuel, and funk loudly filling a room at the crack of a jar is what I imagine. Fingers crossed for a success over the holidays. Aside from the wonderful genetics, I'm also excited about not needing to buy ANYTHING outside of consumables for this grow (although I might still choose to buy additional equipment). This might lead me to building a small format solution for housing mothers so I can speed up the grow cycle. 11/10/2019 - I'm calling tomorrow day one for convenience. Sunday just works better, so here I sit on Saturday morning writing this. My AlphaKronik F2 clones (I only got one mother from 4 seeds, so they all have one mother) are taking root in the rockwool. I've dropped them into place in the aeroponic chambers, I've only gone one clone with exposed roots so far, the rest are definitely rooted and should catch up within 2 days. Starting these girls on a mild nutrient solution to get them acquainted with their environment. I plan to increase their nutrient concentration to 1300 PPM and maintain that level through the grow-- as suggested by another aeroponics grower on a separate forum. Obviously I'll decrease nutrient concentration if I see signs of burn, but I want to see if there is any truth in this guidance. Should be a fun grow over the winter. The indoor conditions are much more controllable this time of year, so I hope to avoid any flower defects. Looking at the schedule, if I go six weeks veg, I'll be flipping to flower right around Christmas week. 11/14/2019 - Remember that thing I said about clones being "definitely rooted" and only waiting on a couple to catch up.... that was a lie. I checked everyone today, only three clones are actually rooted, the rest are trying hard. Likely extend this first week into two weeks while I wait on some of these girls to become real living clones. Stay tuned! 12/7/2019 - Remember how I started this diary a month ago?! Well I finally have rooted clones. My living space is a little too cold for clones to root, so I got a cheap lamp + halogen bulb to heat up my clone chamber. I have five plants into the aero chamber, and I'm waiting for the final ONE of several cuttings to put out roots. C'mon! This is supposed to be easier now! 12/9/2019 - At this point I'm not even mad, I'm just really curious how, a full month later without roots, these clones are still green . I added a more flexible green cutting to the mix on 12/7 and I figure out of five contenders, one has to throw out roots soon. Until then... So the plan is to grow four AlphaKronik F2 clones + two Black Jack clones, and this journal will document the AlphaKronik F2 ladies. All four are from the same mother, only one of the four seeds popped showed female. Fortunately, one is all I need. I'll occasionally mention the Black Jack, if only to note the differences or oddities. Like right now the BJ on site 4 looks to be doing a re-veg. This is odd because all of the mothers lived together in the same environment. I had noticed the BJ pushing to flower despite the light cycle, but not a full flower-- just more calyx growth than I saw with other plants still in veg. About the AlphaKronik F2 clones - Sites 1-3 look great, taking well to the aeroponic environment. Still awaiting new growth. Existing growth has perked up significantly and deepened in color. Site 6 will be my final AlphaKronik F2 plant, awaiting these clones taking their sweet time rooting. The first to poke roots through the rockwool wins a cushy life with food misted directly onto their roots, climate controlled living space in a high rent city, excellent lighting, and free healthcare. But first, you have to root! 12/10/2019 - We have a WINNER! Finally, a tiny root poked through to bottom of an AlphaKronik clone! Transferred her to site 6 and now we have a full house. All other sites are showing new growth, I'll be happy to have six well-sized plants this time around. Really curious to see a fuller yield. I'll likely order a couple more QB panels after the end of the year, in mid/late veg. I want to really maximize this grow space and launch a small seedling/early veg tent by the end of this grow. Losing my closet for three months sucked.