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Seeds arrived in the mail yesterday (June 1, 2020).
Soaked overnight in water that had previously been boiled and returned to room temp.
Prepared 5 solo cups w/ potting soil and rapid rooters.
Placed seeds in rapid rooters, filled hole with small piece torn from corner of rapid rooter.
Covered solo cups w/ cling wrap; duct tap to seal.
Cups being kept on windowsill during day, then moved to (potentially broken) kombucha heating strip ordered from amazon.
The 2 seeds that sprouted are looking healthy in their seedling phase.
Still in blue solo cups (transferred from red due to overwatering concerns).
Prepared two "Vivosun" 5-gallon grow bags with "Miracle Gro Garden Soil" to get the soil dry (was wet from rain).
June 15, 2020:
Solo cups + seedlings still. Second set of leaves coming in.
Considering transplant at end of week.
June 20, 2020:
Seedlings transplanted to 5 gallon fabric bags filled with "Fox Farms Happy Frog" soil.
Daytime temps have been very high, around 90°F.
Looking pretty healthy.
June 22, 2020
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Overcast today. Transplant seems to have gone w/o a hitch (~48 hours since transferring to 5 gallon pots). No Smell, not much new growth.
Watered today w/:
- 0.5 teaspoon of "Fox Farms Big Bloom"
- 0.25 liter of water per plant
June 29, 2020
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Lots of rain today, daytime temps in high 60s. Hoping for the best from the rain.
Did another round of tiny amounts of molasses + big bloom (~0.5 teaspoons for 1 liter) yesterday (6/28/2020)
July 6th, 2020
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Plants are getting taller, I don't think there are any signs of flower yet.
Rain yesterday, July 5th 2020.
Partly cloudy weather today.
July 27, 2020
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Plants are still in flower. Have had nice weather lately including one rain storm over the weekend. Fed once last week with 0.5 teaspoon of nutrients and about a gallon of water.
August 3rd 2020
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At this point, watering with a full gallon every other day; weather permitting. Watered today without any additional nutrients.
Have been adjusting tap water with distilled white vinegar to get the PH down to 7 (~3 waterings this way).
Typically it leaves the faucet at a PH of 8-9 and with 0.25 teaspoons of the vinegar it drops to 7. Not sure if this is harmful or helpful but does not seem to be visibly hurting them in anyway yet.
August 10, 2020
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Getting really tempted to harvest, main cola looking frosty, some stigmas turning brown. Still maintaining water PH with vinegar.
Watered one plant earlier today with 1 gallon containing 0.5 teaspoon molasses. The other was watered with 1 gallon containing 1 tbs grow big, 1 tbs big bloom and 0.5 tsp molasses.
I am hoping to harvest maybe this week? I've read that New England can get pretty dangerous for rot in late august. "Chop early or chop rot"?
August 17, 2020
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Well, I chopped one of the plants. Since this is my first grow I wanted to make absolutely sure I would walk away with something (for fear of bud rot). I didn't do any wet trimming, cut the plant at the base. It is now hanging in a closet at ~60% RH and ~70°F.
I am leaving the other to see what is going to happen. Continuing to water only with molasses, adjusting PH with vinegar, feeding at about 6.0-6.5ph.
Looking good but I don’t think they’re ready just yet (Aug 10 pics so a week ago now). Harvest a bit as a tester if you have to, but buds put on a lot of weight in the last few weeks. Keep an eye out for leaves shrivelling as a sign of bud rot inside but keep going. Get a magnifying app for your phone and check for the trichromes changing from clear to milky and even to amber. I’ve learned it’s always a bit longer than you think and outdoor always takes a bit longer. And keep them out of the rain and if the buds get wet give them a quick shake to dry them off a bit. No problem. 😎
@siz3thr33, I did they same thing last year with my Polar Express. Grow and learn I guess but I always find that the first plant of the year is hard to resist. 🤠
Hi, good luck with your grow. I too am growing California snow and a week behind you so will be watching. Did I read your post right you are growing in Miracle grow. Will that affect the nutrients as I thought Miricle Grow had added nutrients.
@siz3thr33,Hi, best of luck growing without nutrients!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't you will run into all kinds of problems. you need at least some cal/mag which is cheap. Regards soil you can use common old garden soil but that can be a bit clay like and bog the roots down due to high water retention. I use canna terra at £10 which pots up 5 grows in 10litre pots👍 Seedlings don't need nutrients to start with as the contain what they need for about ten days or so growth. It is then you would be starting with a low dose of what ever you choose to use.
@kitkat332986 hey! I wasn't planning on using nutrients at all to be honest. The soil that is currently in the solo cups is miracle gro potting mix - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GTDI9S2. I'm waiting for more leaves to transplant into my 5 gallon fabric bags but still need to figure out what soil I wanna use for that
Vinegar works fine but you want the pH about 5,5-6.5 for soil. Also try a bit of unsulphured blackstrap molasses dissolved in water every few days. Sugars and trace minerals work great. Good luck the rest of the way. 😎
Hey there,
Thanks so much for running a diary of our genetics 🙌
Let us know if you need any assistance, we’re more than happy to help.
Happy Growing !!! 🌱☘️🌴🍀🌿🌳
siz3thr33
