Mephisto Strawberry Nuggets Manifesto

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.

WEEK 2 UPDATE One plant is growing nicely. The rest have unfortunately been chewed on by an insect which has slowed their growth. SUCCESS ! I had something chewing on my Strawberry Nuggets so I sprinkled some food grade diatomaceous earth around all of my plants in the tent in hopes of killing the little bugger. About an hour after lights out I checked with a small flashlight and caught a small Palmetto bug in the act. It seemed almost frozen there from the D.E. or enough so I could grab it with my hand. These run around wild everywhere outside down here in Florida and get pretty large compared to a common cockroach. Oddly enough it only took a small bite out of my Diesel cookies growing in the same tent but seemed to prefer my SN. Started a light feeding on day 10 and another on day 14 using about a pint or 1/2 liter of solution over the top layer of soil. Checked moisture levels deeper in the pot using digital moisture meter showing the soil is retaining optimal moisture for root growth. Dropped my lights down to 20 inches on day 14. Humidity running 65%.

WEEK 3 UPDATE The dominant plant is growing nicely showing off some nice wide Indica fan leaves with fairly short inter-nodes but she's not quite tall enough to start training. The rest of the crew are recuperating after being chomped on and playing catch-up. Received a watering with R.O. water with cal/mag added around day 17 then a light feeding on day 21.

WEEK 4 UPDATE Short squat plants so far with huge Indica type leaves. One or two are starting to show more preflower development and a little stretch. The other two are about 5+ days behind the others in development. Did some LST work moving branches into position and pulling/tucking large fan leaves down and to the rear to get more light on the growth points. Watered with R.O. water with a bit of Rhizotonic and Cal/Mag then ended the week with a bit of a flush. Noticed some clawing on one plant they all have dark green leaves like too dark. Run off was over 1850 ppm took them down to under 1000 ppm. I will see where I land in week 5. I know Indica strains tend to be heavier feeders than sativa hopefully I got them in time. NOTE: Looks like my soil mixture is a bit hot for autos will have to increase my coco coir percentage and hold off on any n-p-k nutrients until they are truly needed on future grows.

WEEK 5 UPDATE Short and sweet! I can tell already this girl is going to kick out some tight-ass buds just the way I like them. Inter-node distance is pretty short but I chose to pull the largest fan leaves to the rear and sides of the main cola and tuck a few here and there. End of the week started removing the lowest older fan leaves and micro bud sites. Started implementing slight stress by giving the stems a slight bend (30-40 degrees) using my half-cropping technique. Gave them a nice nutrient feeding then alternating with applications of P31 microbes, LABS (Lactic Acid Bacteria Serum) and Organic Blackstrap Molasses. I've also started using a wet then dry type watering cycle to induce additional slight stresses during bloom. Looking forward to week 6, I'll be introducing higher light/PAR values which will force the plant to protect itself by producing more trichomes over the next few weeks up to harvest. For information on making your own LABS to increase your plants terpene potential. https://themodern.farm/why/ https://www.marijuanaseeds.com/mighty-weapon-for-boosting-cannabis-yield/

WEEK 6 UPDATE Looks like the dominant plant is done with it's stretch topping out at 18". She's short and squat with some huge fan leaves which I tried to preserve as many as possible but had to selectively remove a few that were blocking light to some bud sites. Looks like I have 2 phenotype one with a heavy thick main cola stem and shorter inter nodes and another with a more branching bushier structure with more bud sites with nice inter node spacing. They received 2 feedings and one application of LABS at the end of the week. Run off after feeding is running slightly over 1000 ppm with a ph of 6.1. Lowered my light a bit hitting them with about 650-700 umole according to my PAR meter. Trying to keep temperatures under 80 F has been challenging so I'm using my summer time light schedule of lights off at 11:00 am through 3:00 pm during the hottest times of day.

WEEK 7 UPDATE Pretty basic week with a feed then LABS application then another feeding ending the week. Cranking out some light on these girls they seem to be soaking it up well.

WEEK 8 UPDATE The girls are filling in and frosting up. They seemed to be slowing down on their feeding receiving one feeding and one watering this week. Had run off in the 1200 ppm range which is a bit higher than I like. The one dominant plant looks like shes almost ready to flush. The rest are about a week behind her. While working on them I did some more defoliating some of the largest fan leaves to open up the lower buds to more light. Smell is very pleasant reminds me of Strawberry Filled Doughnuts. I will try to take more photos for week 9.

WEEK 9 UPDATE Straight forward week. 2 flushed at the beginning of the week 2 flushed at the end of the week.

WEEK 10 UPDATE Giving these girls just plain R.O. water. Looking to harvest around day 75 when a few more amber trichome show themselves. Removed most of the fan leaves to simplify the harvest these buds are tight. One plant is showing a nice blush pink in the buds the other three are holding on hard to their green coloration. Smell coming off them is very,very nice.

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