12/21:
Looking very forward to trying these fast flowering photo testers from Fastbuds. Their autos are top-notch, so I've got great expectations!
12/23:
I pre-soaked 2 of these beans in humic acid and concentrated mycorrhizae with trichoderma for about a minute and planted them in rapid rooters soaked with a weaker solution of the same. They both popped up about 20 hours later. I'll let them root well under the dome and transplant into some temporary seedling pots with Fox Farms Light Warrior soil mix after dusting their roots with myco. I'll let them veg for a week under some cooler color temperatures to try and encourage shorter distances between internodes, then move them into my closet under max "sun."
12/26:
They were ready to transplant last night, but I was worn out and put it off until today. Both seedlings were rooted very well, so I planted them in some new, durable, 5.6" tall seedling starters. filled with Fox Farms Light Warrior seed starting soil mix, which has mycorrhizae and humic acids, plus earthworm castings. It's a very light mix. I really like it alot. It has a lot of coco coir pith and peat in it, so even when you pre-soak it, it seems very light.
I am now using a killer product that contains:
7 ENDOMYCORRHIZAL Species, 17 BENEFICIAL BACTERIA Strains, 4 TRICHODERMA Species, SEA KELP EXTRACT, HUMIC ACIDS, YUCCA PLANT EXTRACT, Root Promoting VITAMINS with Vitamin B Complex and L-AMINO ACIDS (https://www.amazon.com/GreenEden-EndoBoost-Concentrated-Soluble-Mycorrhizal/dp/B07GSPVQ83/ref=sr_1_15?crid=3G7AW86ZVOF68&keywords=endo+mycorrhizae+powder&qid=1577435831&sprefix=endomy%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-15)
No, I am not a paid spokesman, but I used it in my last grow and had amazing roots, so I used it again and had 100% germination rate when mixed with concentrated humic acid for a 1-minute seed soak and rapid rooter pre-soak.
Needless to say, I used it again today to dust my new seedling's roots and the holes where they were planted. I also like to add a teaspoon of it to my 5-gallon batches of compost tea, about 2 hours before I'm finished brewing it. The price is about the same, but I had far better results with it than the hyped-up "king shark" stuff...
I have them 24" below the 200w 3500k +660nm light for about 12 hours per day, and the 24w cold white panel with the 85w mixed white spectra light at about 15" for the other half of the day. Both of the 12w blue bulbs are hanging very close to both ends of the tray and lit all day long.
@Silverback_Guerilla, so many phenos sometimes. i did an lsd25 and found it could be 1 of 9 possible phenos.lol never can guarantee we get a good one either. I had a hulkberry that was the crap pheno too. hated it the whole grow , dumped it i a tub once dry and was going to Hash it all. i smoked some and nearly fell over.lol some of the dankest bud ever.lol looks can be deceiving. good luck for a brilliant ending on them,
@Ganjagrandaddy, Thanks! It's a bit of a grab-bag with the #1's..as you can see from my diary I had one 2-footer and one 4-footer..makes for a very challenging situation. The shorter phenotype is pretty quick flowering. The taller pheno is very slow to flower, but she'll have some massive buds...eventually. My short one has had twisted and down-curled leaves since I started flowering, but it seems to be genetic. Delightfully dank aroma coming from her...
Some beautiful looking buds in there. Spectacular work. Keep doing whatever you have been doing and may the ganja garden gods bless you with good fortunes till the end.
@Silverback_Guerilla, the end is a true test of patience. Mind always starts looking to the next lady and it gets harder and harder. But in the end it's all worth it.
@GRow_M8s, Thanks man!
This whole grow is actually "fast-flowering" photoperiod varieties. I'm just getting away with 10 hours of darkness by exploiting the Emerson Effect with spectral triggers.
@Doktorholland, Yes. They are introducing "Fast Flowering Photoperiod" varieties soon, and the "FFT" diaries are by growers who are testing them for FastBuds.
@Fast_Buds, It ain't over yet...I have 4 healthy clones of this strain that are starting to flower now!
It is a truly delicious variety!
Thanks so much for the opportunity to grow them!