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Day1
After 24 hours, all of the seeds have sprouted! Only using the Mars at 50% for the first week.
Day 4
Things are starting nicely. All the plants were given 125 ml of spring water, no extra nutrients until week 2. Aside from the one Mango runt, all of the girls have been developing rapidly. Indica and sativa leaves are already distinguishable between the strains. Weather is getting warmer so hoping to add an AC this week.
Day 6
Each plant was given another 150 ml spring water. Roots are visable down the edges of each cup.
Day 7
End of week one and the girls are looking great. All the plants seem to be growing at a similar rate regardless of strain. The runt is giving it her all! Rich green colors suggest the ladies dont need any nutrients yet so I will hold off for at least one more watering.
NOTE: Each plant is in a clear cup which is then placed in a red solo as a sleeve. Clear cups are not recommended as the roots naturally grow away from light. Using the red cups as a sleeves allows me to easily and accurately monitor root growth and soil moisture.
I've been testing out a method of replicating daylight color changes. For the first and last hour of each day, I turn the veg side off completely and blast them with as much red and deep red as possible.
Day 8
Its starting to get warmer out so I got the AC and humidifier setup and working beautifully. Definitely going to be needed once we're running both lights. Hoping the ladies react well to the humidity fix!
Day 10
The plants are loving the humidity! Staying close to 50%. Looks like a couple plants are showing signs of slight overwatering. As long as that is the only issue they should prop right back up in the next couple of days.
Day 11
My new light has arrived and I couldn't wait to get it shining on the little ones! Before hanging the light, I took some simple lux measurements and was amazed that the Spider Farmer output almost Double the value at the same height when compared to the mars. This is also achieved while saving about 200W. The spread seems to reach into each corner of the 4x4 space nicely and I'm excited to see how the girls react.
Day 12
Some of the plants are Drooping unlike I've ever experienced. The leaves are firmly growing downwards which would lead me to believe it was overwatering or being root bound; however, I've had plants in solo cups Much longer than this without issue. A combination of these possibilities lead me to just transplant early into dampened (not wet) soil. I pH adjusted the water to 6 as well to help with Phosphorus absorbtion. I will begin adding nutes week 3 on their next watering.
Day 15 Only a couple of the plants look droopy and everything else looks great.
Day 16 I have taken close ups of each of the three plants showing abnormalities. Twisting leaves and overly bright green/yellowish leaves are never a good sign but with proper conditions, they should recover and have no further issues. We will continue to monitor their behavior.
Day 18 The plants are beginning to develop larger stems and are looking strong suggesting they are spreading their roots further into the new grow medium,
Day 20 It has now been 8 days since the transplant as well as their last watering. This definitely means the container was too big for them but they will fill the root space in no time.
The 3 plants that were showing abnormalities are now comfortable and thriving so i would still consider the transplant 100% success. With our soil drying out, we finally have our first plant showing signs of thirst and I am planning on giving the girls their first feeding tomorrow.
Day 22. The girls are exploding after their recent feeding. It felt like they grew an inch overnight! Setup a new WiFi camera to keep track of the girls while away. Also let's me take a consistent group photo each day.
Day 23. Roots have definately taken off as the stems of each plant has thickened substantially
Day 29. Started the mainlining process on the plants. They have all been fairly healthy with tight nodes and I'm excited to see the results of mainlining.
Day 34. The girls have had some time to jump back and each has 4 tiny tops. Need to add the canopy rings to help further mainline the gals
All of the plants have had their 2nd and 3rd mainline tops and are ready to grow skyward!
A few of the plants were upset by a pH fluctuation as I didn't realize the Remo nutrients are fairly acidic. After a flush they showed no further signs of stress and are on their way.
Female preflowers can be spotted on many of the plants however I have a concern about the 5 alive as they have what looks very similar to male preflowers. I will monitor them closely.
JLegz
