Living Soil Practice

the_canna_scientist Clones from a local dispensary, first organic grow, Using Roots Organic Lush soil. Had PH issues the first two weeks because I didn't test the PH after bubbling the water and fermenting the terp tea... tested before. Bubbling and fermenting the water took it from 6.25ph to 8.25ph in 48 hours. I fixed this issue by the second week with a solid flush with 5.8, and then a feed with 6.15ph. This fixed the issue, along with a iron deficiency in week 2 caused by the PH lockout.

the_canna_scientist Starting the PH and Iron issues and Boron issue from the off PH, added a CO2 Fungus Bag. Over watered a bit with the new roots of the clones.

the_canna_scientist PH Deficiencies starting to go away, dark veins still present but going away, along with the twisting. You'll see the trellis go away too, was going to top and trellis, but instead topped and LST with tie downs in the next week. Wasn't happy with the cheap amazon trellis I got, due to COVID I am unable to visit my local grow shop.

the_canna_scientist Ph problems are gone, plants growing vigorous and healthy. Topped and Trained at the beginning of the week, last pic is the end of the week. Removed trellis next week in flower.

the_canna_scientist Week went extremely well, good growth on the plants and light flower development kicking in. Will do additional training on the upper branches and branches in Week 2 and 3 of flower.

the_canna_scientist Second week of flower went extremely well, good growth on the plants and more flower development kicking in. Smell is prevalent in the morning. Did some additional tie downs and will continue to spread it out. Letting the build leaf back up before the week 3 of flower defoil and that'll probably be the last defoil. The Tangie, Purple Punch, and Banana Kush have the most developed flowers, with the Sunset Sherbets slightly behind. I'm trying not to rush or push these so I'm gonna let em run till they are done and possibly do a sequential harvest of the higher branches first and then let the lower flowers develop more if needed.

the_canna_scientist Really happy with the last week, flowers are growing and trichomes are developing. Low maintenance week, just a simple watering with the fermented compost tea. Other than that, they seem to be healthy, happy, and growing vigorously. The smell is definitely present all day not and not just in the mornings, looking forward to the terps on these.

the_canna_scientist Another pretty low key week, one of the sunset sherbets started to claw, so I gave her a good flush and she is looking a lot better. The smell coming off these are insane, very hopeful that things will continue to go well and they'll start putting on some more weight.

the_canna_scientist Chugging a long, the Purple and the Sunset are fattening fast, Tangie is slowly fattening, Banana Kush is slower than the rest but was planning on a longer flower time for them.

the_canna_scientist Everyone is starting to show nitrogen def in some manner, right on schedule. Hoping to get some fattening the next few weeks, probably have 2-4 more weeks depending on strain. Low key week all round, got a full set of organic nutes from Aurora for the next run instead of just tea. Also excited to run some 420 fast buds next.

the_canna_scientist Tangie is full on nitrogen def, tip to base of the leaf, she was a hog for nutes all through the growth and I'm thinking I need to do a full round of nutes next round instead of just a compost tea here and there. Trichome's are looking good, Banana Kush's significantly behind the Purple Punch, Tangie and Sunsets.

the_canna_scientist Harvested the Purple Punch and Sunset Sherbets. Smell and look amazing, calyx's are still coming in on the BK and the Tangie so going to let those continue for a bit. Will post a harvest week for these once they are dry and I've taste tested them. Dried them on strings for a few days before transferring into a mesh drying rack.

the_canna_scientist Really pleased with how these came out, sticky, resinous, and full of flavor. Ash is nice and white and the smoke is smooth. No complaints from me, however def needs a nice cure.

the_canna_scientist Would have liked a bit fatter buds, however they are dense and smell fantastic. Initial pre-cure smoke was nice, flavors are there but need to develop a bit more, high is nice but very cerebral which feels like it needs to cure for this strain. The smell is the "burnt rubber" smell that I associate with Gorilla Glue, mixed with a sweet berry and a gas on the back that opens up your sinuses. Really happy with the colors on this one as well.

the_canna_scientist Really enjoyed this one, she was a nutrient hog the entire run. Wish I would have nixed out more of the lower bud sights as I got a good bit of larfy buds, however all the larf an trim will go to edibles anyways. Great smells, sticky as hell, coats your fingers in shiny oils, feels like super glue on your fingers.

the_canna_scientist On initial tasting when dry, smooth smoke, white ash, strong smell, flavors definitely need a good cure, looking forward to seeing how this cures up. Hoping for a bit more Banana flavor to come out over the cure.