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Gorilla Zkittlez in a space bucket

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5-gal space bucket
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 1, 4
Topping
weeks 3
Defoliation
weeks 7
Soil
Grow medium
1 L
Pot Size
1
Week 1. Vegetation
5 years ago
2.54 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
7
57 %
1 L
50.8 cm
Sunday D2: came home and it had grown to the top of the clear plastic tub that I use to dome the solo cups to the point that the stem started snaking. I staked it down where it had created a curve and will cover with dirt when I transfer to a larger pot (no till?) Monday D3: Moved it in to one of the main buckets (other bucket is finishing up flowering), it's praying after a few hours and I'm going to need to keep an eye on it the light intensity needs to go down no big deal might mess the shark slightly but it's still in veg. Tuesday D4: seems to be absorbing the light alright, checked it several times yesterday and today and looks good. Wednesday D5: Bigger leaves, and first set of 3 bladed leaves now visible Thursday D6: visible growth. Friday D7: drooping a bit might have a bit too much water in the soil. Saturday D8: bigger and starting to round out
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2
Week 2. Vegetation
5 years ago
2.54 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
6.5
57 %
1 L
50.8 cm
Sunday D9 - nothing Monday D10 - gave it a bit of pH'd water Tuesday D11 - nothing Wednesday D12 - bit of water Thursday D13 - nothing Friday D14 - potted up to a 3gal and now its alone in a bucket. drenched the soil with pHd water
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Week 3. Vegetation
5 years ago
2.54 cm
20 hrs
23 °C
6.5
57 %
1 L
50.8 cm
Monday D17 - Recovering from overwatering, I'll top when it recovers Tuesday D18 - soil is dry so I gave it about 300mL of water, still looking rough, but maybe by next week it'll be okay. Photo period and moving so putting off flower is not an issue Wednesday D19 - new leaves are setting up normal should be okay with new growth, pot is still heavy Thursday D20 - topped and cleared everything below the 4th node down Saturday D22 - watered a bit, it spent 12 hours in a car
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4
Week 4. Vegetation
5 years ago
12.7 cm
20 hrs
26 °C
6.5
38 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Sunday D23 - Monday D24 - bit of watter Wednesday D26- filling out the shape nicely, gave around 300 mL and it reacted pretty strongly, full wilt in less than a few hours. will need to start slower. took off two palm sized fans that were hitting the wall of the bucket Friday D28 - watered with 300mL of pH'd water Saturday D29 - watered with 300mL
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Week 5. Vegetation
5 years ago
12.7 cm
20 hrs
27 °C
6.5
38 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 0.6 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.6 mll
Sunday D30 - switched the lights to 11-13 light cycle Monday D31 - watered with pH'd water 400ml, took off a few fan leaves Tuesday D32 Wednesday D33 -watered with 400mL of nutrient solution Thursday D34 Friday D35 - watered with 500mL of nutrient solution Added to the new tent Saturday D36
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Week 6. Vegetation
5 years ago
12.7 cm
20 hrs
27 °C
6.5
38 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 0.6 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.6 mll
Sunday D37- plant was wilting clearly an uptake in water, might be from heat increase in the tent as well watered 500mL water Monday D38 - plant still heavyish, found first white hair and it looks as though it's already stretching, lowered it 2 inches to keep it around 20" from light Tuesday D39 - watered with 600mL of Nutrient solution Wednesday D40 - looking good, will need to up the water I think a bit light Thursday D41 - bit light added 300mL's to get it to tomorrow Friday D42 - added 700mL of nutrient solution
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Week 7. Flowering
5 years ago
12.7 cm
20 hrs
27 °C
6.5
38 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 0.6 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.6 mll
Sunday D44 F1- lowered the plant 4 inches, seems to wilt towards the last hour of light, instead changing the brightness of the light lowered the plant, light on GSC in final week don't want to mess with it Monday D45 F2 - watered with 700mL of nutrient solution Tuesday D46 F3 Wednesday D47 F4 - watered with 700mL of nutrient solution and defoliated for the last time Thursday D48 F5 - water with 700mL of coconut water at 14mL/L, forgot what day it was. Checked in the evening and did not show signs of overwatering Friday D49 F6 - nothing Saturday D 50 F7 - nothing
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Week 8. Flowering
4 years ago
12.7 cm
20 hrs
27 °C
6.5
38 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 0.6 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.6 mll
D51 F8 - a bit wilted in the morning, 700mL of nutrient solution Monday D52 F9 Tuesday D53 F10 - watered with 100mL of water to prevent wilt Wednesday D54 f11 - Watered with 700mL of nutrient solution Thursday D55 F12 - nothing Friday D56 F13 - Watered with 700mL of nutrient solution
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Week 9. Flowering
4 years ago
45.72 cm
11 hrs
27 °C
6.5
38 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 0.6 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.6 mll
Sunday D58 F15 - had to add few hundred mils of water Monday D59 F16- watered with 600mL of nutrient solution, going to have to switch to daily watering Tuesday D60 F17 - watered with 400mL Wednesday D61 F18 - set up auto water for 500mL a day and watered with pH'd water Thursday D62 F19 - watered with auto, looking good Friday D63 F20 - watered with auto and it is doing well
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Week 10. Flowering
4 years ago
45.72 cm
11 hrs
27 °C
6.5
38 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 0.6 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 1.2 mll
Sunday D65 F22 Monday D66 F23 - got over watered but checked on it and did not appear to wilt in any way Tuesday D67 F24 - added other puck light to its left, should get more light now Wednesday D68 F25 - upped the nutrients to 1/2 strength Thursday D69 F26 Friday D70 F27 Saturday D71 F28
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Week 11. Flowering
4 years ago
45.72 cm
11 hrs
27 °C
6.5
Weak
45 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 2 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 0.6 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 1.2 mll
D72 F29 D73 F30 - ran water to clean out reservoir. D74 F31 D75 F32 D76 F33 D77 F34 - moved it to the floor level, had to make space for the 3 20gal pots starting cover crop D78 F35 - last night it got real humid, above 80%, from watering the 20gal pots
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Week 12. Flowering
4 years ago
45.72 cm
11 hrs
27 °C
6.5
Weak
45 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 3
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 2 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 1.2 mll
Cal-Mag Plus  - Botanicare
Cal-Mag Plus 1 mll
Sunday D79 F36 Monday D80 F37 Tuesday D81 F38 - buds are starting to topple from the bud weight Wednesday D82 F39 - moved into the smaller side to flower, humidity to high near large pots and worried about bud rot Thursday D83 F40 - might have over watered a bit, go back to 400ml per day maybe Friday D84 F41 - letting it breath one more day Saturday D85 F42
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Week 13. Flowering
4 years ago
45.72 cm
11 hrs
27 °C
6.5
Weak
45 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 3
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 2 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.6 mll
Cal-Mag Plus  - Botanicare
Cal-Mag Plus 1 mll
Sunday D86 F43 Monday D87 F44 - didn't want to water as it's been showing signs of over watering still, so annoying, gravity is not to be forgotten Tuesday D88 F45 - watered a bit Wednesday D89 F46 - just turning more and more orange Friday D91 F48 - hit with the nutrient solution Saturday D92 F49 - new nutrient solution
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Week 14. Flowering
4 years ago
45.72 cm
11 hrs
27 °C
6.5
Weak
45 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 3
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 2 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.6 mll
Cal-Mag Plus  - Botanicare
Cal-Mag Plus 1 mll
Sunday F50 - just normal pH'd water Monday F51 - added hydroton rocks to the drip pan so that the water isn't reabsorbed: pot on rocks, rocks line the pan Tuesday F52 - drainage has improved and pot was light this morning, more tri-combs
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Week 15. Flowering
4 years ago
45.72 cm
11 hrs
27 °C
6.5
Weak
45 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 3
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 2 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.6 mll
Cal-Mag Plus  - Botanicare
Cal-Mag Plus 1 mll
Monday F58 - watered with nutrient solution trics are still clear looking for 2 more weeks. Added pH down because nutrients took it under 6.0 Tuesday F59 - watered with a new batch of nuot mix, pH was around 6.3 Wednesday F60 Friday F62 held off on watering
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Week 16. Flowering
4 years ago
45.72 cm
11 hrs
27 °C
6.5
Weak
45 %
1 L
0 L
50.8 cm
Nutrients 3
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 2 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.6 mll
Cal-Mag Plus  - Botanicare
Cal-Mag Plus 1 mll
Sunday F64 - normal with normal amount of nutrients Tuesday F66 - now on to flush with normal water Wednesday F67 - watered Thursday F68 - no water
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Week 16. Harvest
4 years ago
Happy Harvest Day!
Gorilla Zkittlez - Barney's Farm
Spent 113 days
Ger Veg Flo Har
8/10
Rated
212 g
Bud wet weight per plant
47 g
Bud dry weight per plant
1
Plants
0.61
Grow Room size
Normal
Difficulty

Height
Day air temperature
Air humidity
PH
Light schedule
Pot size
Lamp distance
The overall result was good for me. I managed all of this in a 3-gal pot but failed to take in the drastic pH of the water in this area and stressed it a bunch at the end of the flower. I think the strain would have preformed even better if grown out under more light, or in a larger container with more wind. Buds are quite large so there is the worry of bud-rot, but the smaller side of the tent is recirculating air around 37% humidity and high or 80* so they should dry a bit quicker. I think that light-leak caused a lot of my issues other than pH stress. This plant and 2 other strains on this side of the tent threw bananas and I was not carful with the flaps on the tent. I also felt that it ran a bit long and was not maturing, this could be from a light issue A more relaxed smoke with strong notes of anise and a slight gassy lemon smell
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