Manga Rosa 2nd Gen

yd_grows Cuttings just taken. Placed in sterilized soil at 90ºC with Forth Rooting Hormone. Greenhouse inside a pot with a glass lid. Fluorescent lamp 15W just 20 cm from the plant.

yd_grows Successful rooting of the seedlings. During one day, the greenhouse was opened and closed several times to acclimate the plants. Plants are only illuminated by a 15W fluorescent light at approximately 40cm. Watering with chlorine-free water at pH 6.8 when dry.

yd_grows Light cycle adjusted to 18/6 now that the plants are 100% rooted and strong. Just watering when dry with pH 6.8.

yd_grows Transplanted plants into 1 L pots. The plant in the larger pot will be kept as a mother. During the transplant, it was watered with Forth Enraizador 10ml/L until saturated. Additionally, Topping was done on the 3 plants.

yd_grows Plants started growing again after transplanting and topping. Just watering with pH 6.8 water.

yd_grows Plants are super strong and growing wildly. I started training the two new main branches to spread out the plant.

yd_grows Plants growing VERY quickly. Just waiting for the roots to start coming out the bottom to transplant. Continuing with LST and another round of toppings.

yd_grows Just another week of just watering the plants and waiting for the moment to transplant. Plants are taking advantage of the rich soil to grow A LOT.

yd_grows Another round of topping done. This way, each plant now has 8 main colas.

yd_grows Just spreading the main branches of the plant to increase its light area.

yd_grows But LST to increase the green area since in the planning the plants will be taken to the Growtent next week.

yd_grows Finely transplanted plants. They will still be kept in the vegetative stage only until the transplant "shock" passes, and then they will be taken to bloom. Now using 2 LED 50W 6500K. Greenhouse entirely made of aluminum with a 4" extractor.

yd_grows The plant reacted super well to the transplant and started growing quickly again. This made me decide to proceed as planned, and on the last day of the 13th week (01/29/2020), the 3rd light (LED 50W 3000K) was added, and the cycle was changed to 12/12h. Since the transplant soil was already fertilized, it will only be fed after 1 month of flowering.

yd_grows First week of Bloom is VERY busy. Plants Growing VERY quickly due to the increased light, larger pot size, and the natural stretch of the period. I had to install the trellis to spread the plant's branches and take advantage of all the available light. I used annealed wire to make a sturdy trellis that can later be used as a base for future training.

yd_grows Week without big surprises. Grid working very well to spread the buds. Plant growing quickly, as expected at the beginning of the flowering stage.

yd_grows Super exciting week since the flowers started to show up. I kept spreading the branches on the grid so that each flower gets light. I ended up having to take some night photos because I wasn't getting home in time to see them during the light cycle. Still just watering with water.

yd_grows Plant growing absurdly fast. I went 3 days without looking after watering and had a flower touching the light!! Absurd. Many buds appearing. Foliage seems too dense. I should remove some leaves next week.

yd_grows Another calm week of healthy growth. Flowers appearing in abundance and growing healthily. I did a little defoliation to ensure light reaches the lower flowers and to improve air circulation among the buds. Still watering only with water.

yd_grows This week I fed the plants (45 days after transplant). I used Forth Flor fertilizer, adjusting its pH to 6.8 using baking soda. The flowers are still developing very quickly and new small buds keep appearing everywhere. The plant is still growing vertically, which is impressive, but bad because it's very close to the LEDs.

yd_grows I had to do some super-cropping on the branches that were touching the LED. I know it's not recommended to train the plant this way during flowering, but the damage from being too close to the light would be worse than the delay caused by HST. Other than that, the buds are still developing well. They're starting to gain a bit of mass now.

yd_grows Plants continue to grow and flowers are fattening up. It still doesn't seem necessary to feed the plants.

yd_grows The flowers have started to bulk up much faster now. You can see the increase in the volume of the buds throughout the week. Due to the weight, they are leaning to the sides. I have to put wires to keep them vertical. This would also improve the spacing of the buds.

yd_grows I decided to arrange the plants using rigid wire to better space out the buds and ensure air and light circulation for all the flowers. Resin production started to increase this week, making the amount of resin on the flowers visible to the naked eye. I noticed that the tips of the leaves were burned, which is a sign of excess nutrients. I then decided to use chlorine-free water to wash the soil of the plants. I used 5 liters per plant. Since we are nearing the end of the flowering stage, there shouldn't be so many nutrients in the soil.

yd_grows As we are entering the last month of flowering and the soil still has nutrients, only water will be given to the plants until harvest. Buds continue to grow nicely, with an increase in the amount of resin. You can see that the trichomes are still clear, a sign that the flowers are not yet ready for harvest.

yd_grows Just another calm week. Just watering the plant when it's dry and checking if the flowers are maturing. Humidity has been high and the temperature very low at night, but I can't control that with my current setup.

yd_grows The buds are fat and colorful. Trichomes getting cloudy. I read this week that pure sativas, like this strain, don't necessarily turn amber in trichomes. In this case, cloudy is already enough. Maybe the time is coming! =p

yd_grows I'm very happy with what I got. This was the second generation of the plant so I kind of knew what to expect in terms of returns. Did not expect the plants to get soooo big, thou. I only left them on veg for a couple of weeks longer than last time and it basicaly doubled in hight. I got the feeding cycle a little better this time and it made a huge difference on the tricomb production. These buds are covered in resin. Almost white looking when against the light. Now I'm starting a run on a different strain. A new adventure!