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Hey there everyone. Welcome to Week 2, Veg w/ Dutchy. Rough week, but it's all over now and we're back on track. The deets:
The Good:
-24 hrs after the emergency transplant, Dutchy visibly started to move forward again. From a dead stop to any kind of new growth was a good deal. New growth is clearly textured, healthy and green. She's starting to push quickly and new node points are starting to occur every 2-3 days now.
-She's behind GDPB and PSK but has surpassed them now. From the get-go she was a hammy and vigorous little one, despite the sour soil. Now that she has the proper home, she's really taking off and HAS surpassed her counterparts. The Sativa in her? Maybe. (70-25% Sativa Dom)
-Stems are getting much stronger and she's holding her weight well. Pointing straight up and no signs of damping off or damage (new damage).
The Bad:
-All the bad is listed in Week 2 of GDPB and PSK. It kinda doesn't matter now, since all has been rectified and the girls are on the move. Like I mentioned in my Space Cookies update, I'd prefer to pretend this never happened and we're in week one, haha😏.
The 'Meh':
-The "Meh" is just the recovery time I needed to eat for them to come back. It was touch and go for 5 days there and I wasn't sure if they were going to make it, but here we are. Ignoring the older growth that is a little iffy, the rest of her and all new growth is looking just dandy. We are NOT scrapping this project and will be bringing it to full propagation. Yay!👌
Notes of the Week (Notes of the week copy/pasted from Space Cookies Journal):
-We are officially using Green Planet's GP3 line with 4 Additives (will be listed near future). I have chosen the two Paradise Seeds genetics to test the new nutrient line on and it's alllll very straight forward. The doses required are the exact same as GHE, which I'd been using this whole time. Not much of a learning curve, so that's cool👍. Also, a happy surprise I wasn't aware of when I opened the nutrients. Less/no DYE. Less hard reds, oranges or blues to stain your equipment, or god forbid your carpet if you have a little spill. Less/No dye is a big deal too me... It shouldn't be in there in the first place.
-I'm crediting Gaia Green's Bone Meal (2-16-0) for the expedited recovery of the root system on all the girls. The slow release phosphorous and Cal is proving to do well by them and I'm very surprising how quickly their root, stem and lateral stem health improved, seemingly overnight. It also acts like a dolomite lime to keep pH in check. Something I really need to be aware of after their disastrous start.
-As mentioned, NO SCRAPPING! All girls are in and recovering well. I'm pleased to say that I will be propagating these four girls, in full. Keep my wits about me and all will continue to recover and thrive👌.
-Trouble acclimating the new tent as I wasn't ready to move to the big show yet. Finally got my VPD to 1.11 and I'm hoping to hold it there. Fingers Crossed.
Starting to select next grow genetics. I know half of what I want but have a short list of the others. Main one I'm looking at is an OG gelato. Have you grown it? What's it like and what bank would you suggest. International is fine with me. Thanks in advance.
I did grow gelat. Og. From seedsman and it was an easy, fun plant to grow. Lovely unique and unusual kushy flavour but not the strongest weed at all. Bubba kush is one I've heard nice things about too. The runtz from zamnesia is getting me excited, going to flip to flower soon! 🌱👍
@Med_in_Tropic, No doubt. I'm good! Over it and back to just enjoying my project 🙂. Thanks for the wisdom Med 🙏. I'll keep reminding myself of this. Cheers👍
I wonder what dominant you will receive. Mines super fox taily and sativa speaking everywhere. Seen a lot of dragons with more indica traits than sativa traits. Looking forward to see what yours does 😊
@JinksyGrows, wait until flower. In really excited to see how yours buds out. Many other dutch dragons I've seen dont have crazy sugar leaves compacted all over the buds. It's going to be a trimmers nightmare hahaha.
@Visions, Oop, missed these messages. Yah man, you're more then right. I uploaded today and she's exploding. Going to have to trigger at 18-20" or I'll screw myself over😳
Guess that she doesn’t store enough water in her leaves and stem.
You can either the environment or train her to adapt.
For young seedlings, I use small battery operated water pump with timer.
On the other hand, what doesn’t kill her will make her stronger ????
@Med_in_Tropic, You're correct, me thinks. I just gave a good feed and upped my P w/ an adequate amount of Cal/Mag. I feel the root system isn't defined enough to support the top side growth... So your idea is the way to go. Slowing down the heavy N/K and going back to work on the roots for a bit.
Thanks so much man. I thought about what to do, a lot. But this seems like the right path to take. Cheers for the guidance👍👍
@Med_in_Tropic, I totally I agree. I think her root system is still beyind/damaged. I threw in bone meal and have been dosing some Cal/mag. I'm hoping it just catches up so it can properly support the top side growth. Requires more patience. Not my best suit, hahaha.
@Med_in_Tropic, Okay, learned my lesson. Sunday's are a no go. Hahaha. Didn't lose anything but everything was moving to a crawl. Monday's and Tuesdays it is.
@HazeyBobby, I thought the same thing at first when I saw the Holland part! I have years and years to go too brother. Life long learning curve. I'm positive I'll find a nutrient line I like only for a new line to come out that I want to try😅. I hope there's no pressure 😀, haha. It'll be awhile
@JinksyGrows, cool - good to know. I just saw the formula called Holland ... and thought hmmm... when one day you settle on a line - I'll make the switch once I run out of my GHE 👍 no pressure... I got years of growing at my pace to go :)
@HazeyBobby, Yah, me too. I'm still trying to find a good fit and just want to try a couple more lines to see difference, it any.
Oh! And Dutch treat is a potting soil. Future Harvest is out of Kelowna British Columbia 👍.
@MadeInGermany, Thanks my friend. Camera makes her look a little better then she is, but we're improving 😉. Cheers. I'm really behind on my contacts updates. I'll drop by tonight and read up on your happenings 👍
@DeepRootGrows, For mobility I use bamboo sticks instead of a scrogg. It's more work, but I'm able to move them around as I please👍. I insert the bamboo when I do final pot up, into the new soil where there is no root system yet. I use it at first to train the plants outwards and inner laterals into open positions. When I flip, I remove most the training wires and then use the bamboo to brace them inwards over time. As the stretch continues, I can see what and where I need to make adjustments. During flower, none of the new wires are pulling, just bracing the laterals in place. Holds the flower weight very well and I can use them to create an even canopy and adjust as needed👍. This is all to avoid scrogging, for mobility. Can be a pain in the ass too, though. Haha!😅
@MadeInGermany, Thanks so much man!🙂 I am really looking forward to see what the dragon can do for me. I'm an indica guy, but Dutchy is my first trek into Sativa/Sativa Dom. I'm excited 😀.
Cheers and thank you again! Happy trails this week my friend.
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