francisgerald Clones rooted two days ago, were transplanted today, so I’m considering this to be Day 1.
Added some nutes and that’s it.
The purpose of this diary is to test the yields in a very small pot (1 liter), under a not-too-powerful LED (135w), to save as much space, electricity, mix, water and nutes as possible.
The keyword here is “Minimalism”.
francisgerald Ladies are doing great. Blue Oregons rooted first, so they’re much bigger than the others.
I’ve topped them along with the Kush, because they were stretching a bit.
The three of them have pre-flowers, so I hope the Big Bud catches up soon.
Although the containers are small, they seem to be more overfed than hungry, I think, because leaves are dark green.
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Used techniques
Topping
Technique
4
Week 4. Vegetation
6y ago
1/6
25 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
6.0
pH
No Smell
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
15 °C
Night Air Temp
1 liters
Pot Size
0.15 liters
Watering Volume
15 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Bio-Grow
2 mll
Alg-A-Mic
1 mll
Fish-Mix
1 mll
francisgerald Terrible week. I had topped the newer ones last week to keep them all short and use up the space wisely, and for many days the ladies were fine.
Some days ago I added some Bio Bloom, for I heard it was a good idea just before turning to 12/12.
However, disaster ensued, several Kush leaves burned, Big Bud has some black spots on some leaves.
I’ve also noticed that the Kush has odd growth patterns, bizarre spiral leaves, and single and two-fingered leaves. I think the clone had been flowering (it was given to me) and hated revegging.
The only good news is that the Blue Oregons are doing fine and the LST didn’t stress them too much.
Let’s see what happens, but I think the Kush won’t make it.
francisgerald Good stuff, but I expected a more indica effect. Perhaps I should’ve waited one more week or so. Nonetheless, the high is good, but I feel paranoid if I smoke too much.
As for the small container experiment, I’m very happy. I used a very little amount of ferts, mix, space and light resources. My previous solo cup challenge yielded 4 grams, so it’s interesting to see the ratio (this one yielded 9 grams) with the twofold increase in container size.
My conclusion is that a Basic 80 tent is optimal if used for several (up to six) small containers instead of a big 4 or 5-gallon smartpot (unless you have very potent lights).
Let’s wait and see how the taste and aroma will develop, for I just baked a single joint for trying the harvest. It definitely needs curing, maybe one month or so.
As for the strain, it proved to be tough even rootbound and with a certain degree of instability (my LED cooler stopped working for a week mid flowering, and I had to use 6500k fluorescent bulbs to keep them flowering). It lost most fan leaves in early flowering, but I think it had to do with the roots or something.
