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- Dropped in shot glass of water on 7/9/20
- (seeds sank to bottom of glass when tapped) = Transferred to paper towel on 7/10/20
- (taproots visible ~ 1/4”) = Transferred to rapid rooter on 7/11/20
- (heads sprang up out of rooter & roots sprouted out other end) = Planted into 2 gal fabric pot of 50% organic soil, 25% coco coir, 25% perlite mix on 7/13/20
End of Week 2 from Seed: Being fed with 1/4 tsp Cal Mag & 1/8 tsp Mega Crop per 1 gallon. Generously watering every other day with the same 1 gallon of nutes [6.5pH, 350ppm, 75.2F].
End of Week 3 from Seed: lots of growth this week, and all autos are showing pistils. They continue to be generously watered every other day with a solution made weekly of filtered water with 1/4 tsp Mega Crop & 1/4 tsp Cal Mag.
End of Week 4.5 from Seed / Start of Flower Week 1: Plants are already flowering. Dark Devil is the tallest, next is Purple Punch. Crystal Candy is shorter but bushier. There are some bottom leaf issues and a couple lightly burnt tips. Adding flowering nutes next week.
End of Flower Week 2 (5 wks from seed): Flowering has taken off this week. Added 1/4 tsp Sweet Candy to the 1/4 tsp of Mega Crop & Cal Mag per gallon. Bottom leaves on all are yellowing and dying off - defoliated. Roots are growing out of holes punched out in bottom of fabric pots, so may be a root, pH (@ 6.4), or nute issue.
End of Flower Week 3 / Wk6 from Seed: 1st runoff measurements taken @ 2100 - 5400ppms so all were flushed multiple times with pure Brita filtered water [5.8pH, 67ppm, 70F]. Final runoffs average around 1700ppms. Switched to 12/12 light schedule last night. The plants are frosting up. They are all due to harvest in 2-3 weeks.
End of Flower Week 4 / 7 from Seed: So far this grow has been quick and effortless. The autos are on a 12/12 light cycle, under the Mars Hydro TS1000, dimmed to 75%. They were watered until runoff earlier this week and each had a high ppm ranging between 2300-5400, so all were flushed with filtered water until ppm reached below 1600. All seem to be doing well as harvest approaches in the next 2-3 weeks.
End of Flower Week 5 / Wk 8 from Seed:
- Dark Devil - 20” tall, 1 week til harvest, Trichomes clear & cloudy with 2% amber, smells like diesel with a hint of fruit
- Crystal Candy XL - 13”, 2 weeks til harvest, smells like pepper with pine
- Purple Punch - 17”, 2 weeks til harvest, smells creamy
Yes week 5 is EC and PH stacking caused buildup in your medium. Since I want to automate watering I'm learning about this and discovering how watering frequency of a somewhat constant content and duration is how you control a stable PH and gradually rising EC in your grow.
The beginning of this recent video shows a good example of steering feeding just keep in mind you have to analyze your own grow medium.
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Noticed after vigorous growth in week3 seems there was a stunting between week 3 and 4 possibly from too much dry-back and not enough microbial activity.
JefeCece
