This is more of an equipment gathering project-first grow so I want to keep it simple and budget friendly, I ordered autos for my first grow but Oregon Elite Seeds sent a free gorilla Girl from Sweet Seeds. Super psyched for my first grow!
Day1. Soaked seeds for 4 hours in bottled water, used paper towel method with 100% sprouts within 18 hours inside dark tent at 80 degrees (heater and air purifier) and 40% humidity. Hoping to plant directly into prepared soil (6.9 ph currently) in 24 hours.
Day 2. Planted Critical OG Kush and Blackberry Autos 1/4 directly into 8 gallon cloth pots (these are the wrong pots-they are wax lined but the pandemic made getting the aeration pots unavailable-I may have to transfer later). Very lightly watered. i prepared my soil mix and had it acclamated to the grow room. I opened the air vents at each end of the grow room and set heat to 78, placed a bowl of water for humidity and started oscillating fan for airflow. Planted Gorilla Girl in a tupperware dish till i can get something more suitable. I really need another light but shipping just isn't working out.
Day 4: 1 OG Critical was culled do to lack of progress. Gorilla Girl hs been repotted and looks fine. The Blackberry are much leggier than the others at this point. I'm watering just enough to get to the roots with bottled spring water.
Day5 : the girls just woke up-posted pics. 1 light and 6 plants is not ideal. I'm not sure if I should put the strain that is naturally shorter under the light directly or focus on the tall ones getting enough light to not stretch. Comments appreciated.
Day 6: Ligthts off after a 20 hour on cycle. I was concerned that my light insn't adequate spacially. I dropped it down to 15 inches above the seedling and got it tropical in the tent. I also used a 6500k 15 watt shop light for added light color and they enjoyed it, except for 1 had a bit of yellow. I will post photos when they wake up to see how they look after this light/heat/water boost for 20 hours. My Gorilla Girl is the only one that isn't above 2 inches. That one was planted deeper (1 inch instead of1/4th like the others. I did have some "seed helmets" so next time I will go a little over 1/4 inch deep. Qweeby's roots grew like a wad instead of down. I've had to readjust her placement twice because the roots act like they want to be on the surface. I'm excited to see them in 4 hours. I may cull one and start a different seed. The Blackberry Kush is stretchy which seems nice for a new grower like me. I am trying to limit the stretch so they match the Critical OG height but they are hearty toddlers.
Day 7: Added a 3000w LED off ebay. I didn't account for the rise in heat but it only got up to 84. Raised it from 18" to 20" and got more air flowing through. One plant has a little yellowing from the inside of the main leaves (inside to out) but it's barely there so I'm going to check PH meter and easy watering since yesterday I did water more then I have thus far-so it could be a little root lock from too much water.
I am wondering why my babies tend to look dry even tho the soil is moist. i added 1/4 of the recommended dose of "N5" from Big Buds and Blooms and the day before that I used a little Superthrive,also 1/4th of the recommended dose. Normal for leaves to look dry?
Hello.. Hope you are well.. Not sure wot n5 is i assuming its a nitrogen supplement?.. U shudnt b giving ur babies ANY food for first 2-3wks unless using coco or hydro.. Soil has its on microbiological build and will last said time.. Just water with a clean water@ph6-6.5 in soil.. Hope all goes well n stay safe.. 👍🍀
My soil is mostly peat moss and perlite with a little potting soil, so i felt like i could use a low dose of nutes a little earlier. i may be a bit anxious but..all i have is time with this quarentine.
@MiPotFarm, I may have to make a stake for them. They are turning into eagles flying! Defintely fast growers. easy to grow so far. Trying to keep lights close without burning them. Using blurple lights on these and have some Sweet Berry by Botanicare coming. Hoping for a photogenic crop for a first grow.
Hey lukavega!
Don't worry about the Gorilla Girl®️, she looks a bit delayed but looking good. You can give one month before the change to 12/12 and she will be ready for sure ;) The problem I can see here is you are growing autoflowers(fast bud strains) with a photoperiod plant (Gorilla Girl®️). If you don't change to 12/12, our strain will be growing forever and she never will start the flowering. If you give 12h to the autoflowers they can't express all the potential. Next time you need to separate them in a different room or different time.
I hope this helps you!
@Sweet_Seeds, She's gotten a new outlook now. A good part of the stem was underground so tried to replant with some Great White coating the whole root and I buried the root as far down as I could. This seed was planted too deep and it was growing sideways under the surface. I expect her to have a good week.
My soil is mostly peat moss and perlite with a little potting soil, so i felt like i could use a low dose of nutes a little earlier. i may be a bit anxious but..all i have is time with this quarentine.
Hey bro ! Yes we can see the variegation on the leaf 😁 nothing to be worry about and nothing that can be corrected , it’s genetic .
About the gorilla girl the fact that she were planted deep may have create that delay between her and the others but be confident because it is a strain that is growing pretty quickly so even a small plant could outgrow the others , wait a bit and you’ll see by yourself.
To compare your plants you can check the others Gorilla Girl diaries by clicking on the strain name.
Is that an answer to your question ? I hope so and I’m around if you need anything
Hi! Nice choice of strain, im currently growing the same strain in organic living soil to get maximum taste out of my flower. What do you think of growing this strain so far? Has it been without problems or have you encountered some issues with the strain in particular?
Anyway, have a great day and happy growing. 😎 🌱