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
Mykos
Bulk mix proportions
70% Fox Farm Ocean Forest
25% Canna Coco Coir
5% 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
Advanced Nutrients
Connoisseur Bloom A & B
Big Bud
Canna PK 13/14
SUPPLEMENTS
AN B-52
AN Bud Candy
Botanicare Cal/Mag
P 31 Microbes
Si 28 SA Fe
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 @ 20 hrs/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
Off to a descent start except something (A bug) ate the cotyledon off one seedling and has been chewing on the first true leaves on another. Had to re-sprout one seed due to this issue. I have to check my yellow sticky traps to see if the culprit has been caught. Dropped my light down to 24 inches on day 6. Expect to see some nice growth for week 2.
@Philindicus, each year it s the same thing....but now due to strong North American demand it seems harder than ever 😓 and u right 😋 i still have some beans but considering the bad weather here i haven't put it to germinate ....because i am tired of being subjected has such fluctuation outdoors....in addition if we add thieves😡
i will reserve them for indoor now .... my equipment is soon ready .... 👍👊😉
@Budofpray, Thank you, I'm sure you still have a few Mephisto seeds tucked away. Not sure what's up with Mephisto their seeds are very hard to come by.
Congratulations on another excellent grow. I think more than a pound per square meter is big yield already.
I am sure that there can be more. But for own consumption this is plenty and then some. So, this the type of strain that I would like.
Great work, excellent write up. Appreciate your sharing of experience.
@Med_in_Tropic, Nice I need to do some edibles also. Still like my infused vodka when I'm not in the mood to smoke. It's interesting how different the type of high you get between smoking,drinking,eating infused cannabis.
@Philindicus, I won't grow this. Just admiring you from afar. 😁
My parameters and goals are different from yours. Had a bad grow with a strawberry strain recently due to humidity. So, I'll grow what works for me. That is mold resistance high potency stuff.
These day, my oil is more popular than just plain weed. And I am experimenting on how to get cannabis into chocolate and jelly. Totally spoil the conneseaur aroma and flavor thing.
@Med_in_Tropic,Thanks, My goal is usually to get 2 ounces of great quality solid bud out of each plant. It can vary up or down. If you grow this strain you would have to grow inside where you can control your humidity while in bloom because the buds were very dense/tight in order to avoid bud rot mold issues.
@GreenHouseLab, Yes I agree. Eight 3 gallon maxi pots fit perfectly in my 2 x 4 ft tent. They are fairly deep also. It seems as soon as the roots hit the bottom about the end of week 3 triggers them to start blooming and I usually wait until week 5 to officially say they are in bloom.
@Philindicus, you should considering you started flowering at week 5 and you got fast bud development. Being in a 3 gal pot Does help with earlier flowering in my experience.
@Med_in_Tropic, This is like just all of a sudden. One photo takes 3-4 minutes to upload or cancels on me. On my AK diary I was cranking uploads out 12 or more at a time. Everything here in the USA is a rip off.
@DeaneR,GD said their techs are working on the 50 F issue. I've seen a few outdoor growers use companion plants sunflowers,dill and other plants that seem more attractive to certain insects to spare their luscious cannabis plants. Looks like the warm weather here is bringing them out. Unfortunately the cat likes to drag a few in the house to play with this one evidently got away.
Always a pleasure to follow and read your diaries!!
Mephisto has some sticky buds👍 Enjoy the smoke.....I couldn’t get my hands on that strain......next order😃
@Philindicus, Same here....being in Canada I am forced to their .ca site and I get the emails as well.......but boom......gone in 48 hours idea! Good for them😀
Not to make a general statement about all of their genetics but checking your opinion.........I find them very temperamental in the first two weeks of growth from Mephisto!! I have to keep convincing myself......very little feed and very low light.......have better success with T5 for first two weeks before the LED. Too much light or starting nutes too soon.......boom......stunted. Have you found similar compared to some others where you can go hard right away?
Cheers!
@PrairieFrostGrow, Thank you, Not sure what's been going on at Mephisto but it seems like their genetics are very hard to find. Every time they email me with a new drop I try to snatch up as many as possible.
You're plants look like thier doing really well, I'm also doing a Mephisto genetics strain - Auto S.O.D.K . I've defoliated it and it's doing pretty well tbf. Its pre flowering/ pre flower stretching. Happy growing
@Med_in_Tropic, I wish my upload speed was better automated. I seem to be having issues the past couple of diaries with uploading photos. It's probably my internet provider screwing me so I will upgrade my speed for more $$$.
@DankGardener, I've been wanting to pop some Mephisto for a while. I've still got a few more packs of their strains in my refrigerator. Wish I had another tent but I try keep things as stealthy as possible. At some point I'm just going to pick about a half dozen strains to work with exclusively.
Even though you seemed to not have a huge stretch in veg, the outcome looks just perfect.
Beautiful buds ! What else could we achieve :D
Much love from Germany, keep going/growing!