Black Domina by Sensi Seeds

SensiHank So here I go again with a grow report, hope you like it 🙂 4 seeds from Sensi Seeds were planted. The shipping was fast!

SensiHank The germination rate is 100%. I planted 4 seeds and got 4 seedlings, as usual with Sensi Seeds. The seeds were placed directly half a cm into the moistened Jiffis and covered with soil. My observations showed that this method of seed cultivation is the best. I have one grow where the seeds were soaked in a glass of water for 12 hours, then placed between two plates in damp kitchen towels, and after germination, planted in the Jiffis. In another grow, the seeds were placed in damp kitchen towels between two plates, and after germination, again planted in the Jiffis. These two almost identical methods produced noticeably slower-growing plants for me that had trouble gaining momentum during the first 3 weeks. They also tended to become stunted. My theory is that the back and forth of the young plant stresses it out and thus slightly hinders growth. Since the little ones are growing so well, I was able to transplant them today. The roots have already grown out of the Jiffis.

SensiHank This week was a bit problematic. Since I mounted the circulation fan too low/too close, 2 out of 4 seedlings took some damage! I'm hoping that despite the "small" problem, they will still grow vigorously! I can clearly see daily improvements since I moved the circulation fan further away! The other two are developing splendidly, and I think we'll reach the growth stage by next week! Hope dies last that the two stragglers catch up a bit and find their place 🙂 As soon as they move into the final pot, they will be potted up to the cotyledons, unfortunately, it didn't work right away with the 1-liter pots.

SensiHank This week went significantly better, the two little ones are recovering great. The bigger of the two is even developing a second head already :slight_smile: The two beauties are also doing well except for these pigment issues; I've never had them to this extent before. I don't consider it concerning, as they will regain color over time. I calibrated the pH pen at the beginning of the week to completely rule out the pH value. It consistently sits at 6.5. Since they are really bouncing back and showing me that they could love me, today I put 3 out of 4 into their final pots :slight_smile: The last one still needs a little more time :slight_smile: I fertilized with some Hesi Root Complex, 4ml per 1L, which I used to nicely water the hole of the new pot and then submerged the root ball :slight_smile:

SensiHank This week was pure relaxation, the beauties are growing and thriving, and the two crippled mutants look significantly better 😁 and their mutation is awesome, I would love to pull a mommy from them 🙂 but see for yourself, they are both developing triple shoots per node 😁 really nice, I'm excited for my crippled buds 😁🙂 I put the Habibi board on short work and attached the Redboard instead! The temperatures have risen a bit in the tent to 27°, which is good for the babies. Once they have grown a bit more, I will add the Hydroca or a second Redboard!

SensiHank Slowly but surely, the little stunted plants are turning into beauties 🙂 This week went pretty smoothly. Right at the beginning of the week, two out of four were topped! I think I won't top the stunted ones to even out the size difference a bit 🙂 They were only fed with root complex according to the Hesi feeding schedule. It's about time to address a phosphorus deficiency, which I will fix during the next watering.

SensiHank This week, the babies were definitely hungry! I started with 50% of the Hesi nutrient scheme and am now at 100% since the sun leaves were still struggling despite the 50% of the nutrients. The runts are still only being fed with root complex. I stretched the SCROG net and am now pushing the tops down nicely :slight_smile: I think by next week the net should be completely full, and then I'll send the ladies into flowering!

SensiHank At the beginning of the week, I topped the mutants since they balanced out the height difference perfectly. They are being fed with 100% of the Hesi Chemas. Today, I set the light cycle to 12/12 and I'm excited for my Domina buds 😄

SensiHank I'm slowly starting to get worried when I open the tent; they're growing so much in height that I'm a bit concerned I'll have problems with the height if this keeps up. Usually, there's still a pre-flowering week where they grow extremely 😄. I'm really wondering what Sensi Seeds means by compact plant :)) so far, definitely my tallest strain 😄.

SensiHank The stretch could start to slow down now, I'm at 90% of the height, if they grow another 30 CM, I'm going to have problems 😃 so this is a compact plant 😃 as for the health status of the plants... they're doing fabulous, you can see that by their height xD I still have a trick or two up my sleeve to control the height, but I'm slowly running out of tricks 😃

SensiHank I think I've survived the stretch. Still, I need to rearrange the lights a bit; I'm concerned that those few buds will burn over time. I'm fertilizing with 100% of the Hesi Chemas, and somehow the new shoots are drying out at the bottom. I think that's because it was a bit too hot the last few days, and I was a little late with the watering a couple of times, which caused the leaves to droop. 1.60m is a decent size.

SensiHank My bushes are doing quite well except that the new shoots at the bottom of the plants are turning a bit yellow. I tried to counteract this with Phosphor Plus this week, but unfortunately, no success so far. In the end, it doesn't matter since I'll be lollipopping them at the bottom next week, and the yellow shoots will be destroyed anyway. I haven't tackled the lighting problem yet because it's a hassle to rearrange the two boards differently.

SensiHank The buds are getting thicker day by day. The fact that the lower shoots turned yellow was definitely due to the lack of light since I increased the nutrient addition a bit and immediately got signs of over-fertilization 🙂 This morning, the Gelollypopt were trimmed and are now nice and airy down below 🙂

SensiHank This week, Hesi Boost was added, and the babies liked it; they have definitely gotten thicker. Soon, I need to support the thickest buds a bit. The smell is overwhelming; I've never experienced a scent like this before 😄. If it tastes as good as it smells right now, this is an awesome strain 😄. They're also developing very well; the brown hairs are becoming more prominent.

SensiHank Brachial buds, intense smell, looking forward to the taste! That's a short description of the week. The buds are getting thicker and the ladies are maturing more and more: soon I'll have to dig out the microscope to check the trichomes 🙂 I'm really curious if the ladies will get their dark color or if I need to make it a bit cooler during the night phases next time 🙂 let's see.

SensiHank It's slowly coming down to the final stretch; the trichomes are still clear. I didn't bother taking pictures of the trichomes this week since they are still clear/milky. I've tried to keep the night phases as cold as possible to bring out the darkness of the Dominas, and it helped a bit. I hope I'm not too early or too late. Overall, it's a really magnificent strain that looks amazing, and I'm also curious about the yield since I have a few really thick colas 😃 I'll be feeding them again next week, and then the trichomes will decide the next steps.

SensiHank The trichomes are starting to turn amber now 🙂 Next week I will flush with ice-cold water 🙂 I'm hoping that will bring out the black of the dominants even better 🙂 Fall has also been in full swing since the middle of last week 🙂 I'm already excited for next week 🙂 __ The yellow headbud is worrying me a bit; could it be bud rot? The pictures of the trichomes are very blurry :( Unfortunately, I couldn't take any better ones; I need to get a better digital scope.

SensiHank This week I flushed 😄 the ladies got a bit darker today they received some ice-cold tap water from the fridge and will be harvested in the next 2 to 4 days 😄 the grow was really nice despite the initial difficulties look forward to next week when the harvest pictures will come

SensiHank After the 3 days of darkness, it was time for the ladies to get snipped. I was finally able to do this harvest under green light to protect the buds; I had always done it in the dark before, and the green light is really a relief. The harvest was a total delight, nice buds, and the net is full again. I hung the individual branches upside down on the SCROG net and replaced the activated carbon filter since the old one was pretty worn out. 😃 Occasionally, I noticed a strong Black Domina smell in the hallway. 😃 Now they will hang in the tent for 2 weeks and then be tested for the right residual moisture with a snap test before being moved into jars for storage (((((the final report is still being worked on!)))))