✋Wk 1: Germination, game plan, equipment, and prepping the room.
👉I began Germination Jan 1 2020 at midnight. I dropped one seed in water after 24 hrs placed in a small black plastic tub on a paper towel, and a little RO water. I placed a lid on it that has a small hole in the top and placed it on a temperature controlled seed germination mat set to 78F. By the next day it has started coming out of the shell. Unfortunately I hadn't snapped the lid back on fully and by the time I had gotten home from work that evening the little tub and the towel was almost completely dry. I re-moistened and then resealed the lid. I knew it was probably dead, so I placed another seed in water. It split a little by the next morning so I moved it to another little plastic container with a paper towel and placed on the seed map. The first seed showed no signs of coming back, but just in case it recovered I started another pot, but this one is a 1 gallon. My game plan is now to grow one normal sized and one small one. After another day THe second seed had split and was growing its tap root, so I placed it in the 3 gallon pot. The first seed still showed no signs. So I like the idea of trying to grow a big and a small plant, and decide to keep with that plan and placed another seed in water. It also split the shell by the next morning and was placed in the paper towel. Ive given up on the first seed by now. The second seed has emerged from the coco and is slowly beginning to build its initial food factory. The 3rd seed had a small tap root by the end of the next day and the next morning I placed it into the 1 gallon pot. As of now the seedling in the 3 gallon hasn't stood erect yet, and the 1 gallon hasn't emerged.
...or so I thought....the one gallon seedling emerged from the coco while I was making this page 😲 (about 2 hours because Im slow and high).
👉The game plan for this grow is to help one plant meet it potential, and one plant to be smaller. I will be doing frequent fertigation and giving nutrient solution 2 times a day, with enough solution to get 20% or more run-off at each event. I will determine total volume by the EC of the run-off and increase the volume as needed to keep the run-off close to the inflow EC. If EC is high enough in the run-off I will do no nutrient, pH'd waterings followed by nutrient solution (a basic quick rinse). The 3g pot will get full line General Hydroponics Flora series nutrients fed at full recommended EC based on the drain to waste feed chart. The 1g pot will be given the simple program and weakened to 1/3-1/2 strength recommended EC strength and may only get one fertigation event a day. Here is a link to the Feed chart I will be using: https://gh.growgh.com/docs/Feedcharts/GH_FloraSeries-DTW_03216am.pdf
👉I am curious to see the difference between the two plants, both structurally and final quality.
👉The set up:
✊4x4x80 cool grows tent.
✊2 marshydro TS 1000 LED lights. The second TS1000 will be installed in a week or so, for now I have a 300w cob as the second light to help keep the tent a nice 75-77F. This cob is the exact same Lumens as the ts1000 but puts out more heat. So its not very efficient at 2x the wattage. The TS 1000 does produce heat but its comparable to the phylzon 1200 I had been using, and I was able to control the heat I chose to change to the white lights and discontinue using the blurples even though my results have been fine. Its a hobby and if you dont throw money at it its not as much fun.
✊A 6" 400cfm exhaust fan vented to the outdoors. Its on a variable speed controller and on the lowest setting it out performs the 4" 190cfm fan I was using. Its almost too much. I will use two 4" 190cfm duct fans as input fans. I hope to be able to create a slightly negative pressure when the tent is closed.
✊One small oscillating fan and plan on getting one tall tower oscillating fan to replace it or adding another smaller oscillater just like it.
✊Two 6" clip on fans will be in the ceiling and pointed at the lights
✊3 gallon fabric pot, and a 1 gallon fabric pot, set on racks with a plastic tub underneath for the runoff. The mix is 2 parts coco coir, 1 part expanded clay pebbles. The mix is then rinsed with pHd 6.0 RO water till the runoff was approximately .2MS. (initial run-off was 3000MS).
👉I prepped the ten and the room before beginning anything. I cleaned and disinfected the entire interior of the tent. I cleaned the room up and applied household pesticides to the room, and sprayed the exterior of the tent with a neem oil solution. My cloned marigold is doing great and may start some herbs like oregano and dill. The marigold is for pest deterrent, but unfortunately is attractive to spidermites. Inspit of the increased risk for spider-mites that the marigold can bring, the marigold is also proven byt me to be effective against fungus gnats. Refer to my Hindu Kush diary for info on how these flowers proved to be very effective against fungus gnats. With cloth pots there is inevitably some green algae and those gnats love algae. I also have some no pest strips in the room the tent is in but not in the tent itself.
Really nice job! Your attention to detail and description of your experience provides great information for others. Great harvest and great looking plants. Now you can enjoy the fruits of your labor!!
Amen brother. You're doing an awesome job!! Your buds look great and yes, this is a healthy distraction from the more distressing things going on in the world. We're all entitled to happiness and this brings healing to so many of us. Better days ahead. Peace.😀
Great Work! Thanks for such a detailed diary...I know it takes time and effort to upload all those pictures and maintain a diary. Just starting germination my Growers Choice Cream, I'll be sure and refer back through out my grow. Cheers!
@Psilocubensis, Thanks! Both plants here have large base stems, and their branches are the sturdiest of the few plants Ive grown since starting this great hobby. Im sure it has more to do with mother nature than my handy work.
I found you because of comments you made towards DoctorPhilGood and yes there are actually a "group" of us who don't believe in flushing and I/we don't do a lot of Defoliation. Your totally right about people taking it too far and hurting their numbers. Anyway gonna follow along now and see how she turns out for you.
@@ATOWN, Thanks! I like to pretend that I know what I'm doing, but I am always learning and hope that one day my plant will grow good big buds that can win the blue ribbon at the county fair.
Some massive colas on that lady. Beautiful ones too. Spectacular work growmie. Keep doing what it is you've been doing and may the ganja garden gods give you good fortunes until the end