Blueberry Kush 02, Growers Choice Seeds

ALL ORGANIC LIVING SOIL! (KIS Organics Water Only Soil with Biochar; so far only slight KIS Nutrient Pack amendment mixed into the bottom layer of soil, and CaMg+ each watering) WEEK 7 RECAP (short journal comments): Flipped to a 13/11 light schedule. The sunset program on the light is just red, which encourages the plant to still go into flower even with a 13hr daylight schedule. (Kind LED K5 XL1000 has an intensity program that can have sunrise and sunset simulations). I turned the heat down and raised the light a little bit and continued the CaMg+ for magnesium to decrease the floppy leaf curls, and it is starting to work. The heat still looks high, but I’m running with a full supplementation of CO2, which lets the plant still process nutrients at high temps and light intensities. I removed some of the leaves that were touching the soil, but I’m not going to mark this down as defoliation because I am not defoliating the rest of the plant like most growers do. Don’t know how that will turn out, but the last side by side comparison of clones I saw that were 3 defo vs. 3 non-defo, the non-defo plants had a higher yield (I shared the link below). I don’t know… we’ll see…. Target VPD 1.4kPa. VPD = Vapor Pressure Deficit, the temperature to relative humidity equation that affects plants’ water intake and respiration rates. Average light wattage for the week is 572W. ~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ FULL GROW RECAP (the long boring journal comments, unless you’re a nerd like me): ~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ TIMELINE: Pre-Week 1: 1. I put two seeds in peat pods in a seed dome. 2. Light set at low intensities, 142W. Week 1: 3. Seedling “A” popped after 3 days, and “B” popped after 4. 4. Transplanted to 1gal pots to prevent the tap roots from getting too exposed. 5. Target VPD for the seedling cycle was 0.7kPa. 6. Second half of the week light intensity was increased to an average of 238W. Week 2: 7. Halfway through the week changed the Kind LED XL1000 to Automatic Mode. Temps are up. The average daily wattage is now 451W. 8. Halfway through the week adjusted the target VPD to 1.0kPa. Week 3: 9. Removed the “B” seedling from the grow. Now only a one-plant diary. 10. Forgot to get enough soil. 11. Got my new CO2 setup going, but late because of snow. 12. Power outages due to heavy snow outside. 13. Soil farm was closed due to heavy snow. 14. Plant is rootbound and will go one week longer for veg planning. Week 4: 15. Transplanted from a 1gal to a 10gal pot. 16. Put the pot up on a BBQ grill and 2x4s to keep the bottom off the floor. Week 5: 17. Started LST. 18. Changed my mind about doing a SCROG because the Gorilla Grow Tent screen is a piece of crap, and I put in the bottom part of a tomato ring instead. Week 6: 19. Raised CaMg+ amendment to account for magnesium deficiencies shown by leaf tacoing. Week 7: 20. See weekly recap at the top. ~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ FUTURE PLANS: I will not be defoliating, unless dead or ground dragger leaves need to be removed. Leaves are both solar panels and batteries for plants, and you actually slow down the plant a tiny bit for each leaf plucked due to shock. If need be, for light or air circulation, I will tuck large leaves. The reason why a plant seems to “boom” after defoliation is just because the plant is trying to quickly regain the leaf power that it just lost. Even the growth of mass in flowers will slow when the plant is trying to expand existing leaves or regrow new ones. Some people deny this, but they should do a side by side clone comparison to prove that defoliation actually increases the yield of a plant. Here are some references so you know I’m not just being random: https://www.cocoforcannabis.com/community/photons_corner/to-defoliate-or-not-to-defoliate/ https://www.mmjdaily.com/article/9181646/does-defoliation-really-improve-a-cannabis-crop/ https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=285930&page=15 The bottom layer of the KIS Organics Water Only Soil with Biochar will be amended with a dash of KIS Organics: Nutrient Pack. I miscalculated some factors on my last grow, and my flower phase suffered because of it. This time I have properly readjusted. I’m hoping to not have to use any nutes or amendments/supplements at all, besides a small dose of the nutrient pack mixed in at the bottom of the pot, and a tiny dose of organic calmag (CaMg+) every watering. If I see any deficiencies in the flowering phase, I will add some organic nutes to finish it out. ~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ GROW SETUP: GROWING MEDIUM: - KIS Organics: Water Only Soil with Biochar (living soil) CONTAINER: - Vivosun Premium Fabric Pot 10gal (might not fill it all the way) TENT: - Gorilla Grow Tent: Lite Line, 4’x4’ (actually only using 2'x4' space, because I'm sharing the tent with @Mothra) LIGHTING: - Kind LED: K5 XL1000. Every light cycle stage is programmed with a sunrise and sunset mode where the light intensity starts low, increases, peaks, and then gradually dims before shut off. I use lower intensity programs for seedlings, and gradually increase the intensities through veg. I use a Kill-a-Watt meter to measure the actual wattage draw, and will post the wattages of each cycle on this page. HUMIDIFIER (the tent usually runs dry): - Elechomes: UC5501 Ultrasonic Humidifier (has an automatic humidistat control) CO2: - Autopilot APC8200 CO2 Monitor & Controller (has an automatic sensor to regulate CO2 levels, and has a photoeye sensor to keep the CO2 from turning on at night) - DoubleSun Aquarium CO2 Regulator with Solenoid - Two 20lb CO2 tanks (brands always change due to periodic exchanges), only one connected at a time, so that I can exchange the other at my leisure when one runs out. VENTILATION: - AC Infinity: Cloudline T6 (has an automatic sensor control I use to decrease temp and RH) MONITORING: - Pulse One Temp, RH, and VPD monitor with WiFi (I really like this. It really helps me to keep everything dialed in at all times. The graphing feature is a really great addition. VPD (Vapor Pressure Deficit) is the way of the future. - Hydrofarm: CO2 Monitor ~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ STRAIN DECISION: This time I chose to do “Blueberry Kush” from Growers Choice Seeds again because my first plant of this strain was honestly the best weed I have ever had. Blueberry Kush is a Blueberry x OG Kush cross. It had an awesome smell, and the high was calm and relaxing. The aroma was a perfect mix of both the Blueberry and OG Kush parents without one of the flavors suppressing the other. The high doesn’t cause too much couch lock or anxiety - even while still getting you very stoned. Let’s see how well and similar this next phenotype will do. Unfortunately, this strain isn’t listed on this site as an official strain yet, so I have to say “Custom Breeder & Strain”. When I did this strain the first time, the site’s user interface was different and I was able to input the correct breeder. If you’d like to give this Blueberry Kush strain from Growers Choice Seeds a try, you can find it here (I highly recommend it): https://www.growerschoiceseeds.com/shop/cannabis-seeds/feminized/blueberry-kush-feminized-cannabis-seeds/ ~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ THANKS FOR READING!