Fo' Twenny's Zkittles Auto from Seedsman

•••••••••••••••••••••••••• Nov. 2th - Nov. 8th •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 👩‍🌾 SOWED: Aug. 23th 🌱 SPROUTED: Oct. 29th 🌼 FIRST PISTILS: Sept. 22nd 🗓️ WEEK: 7 of BLOOM 🏁 ESTIMATED FINISH: 12th - 19th •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WEEKLY SUMMARY: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 🙋‍♀️‍ Fo' Twenny here! 🙋‍♀️‍ Back with another update on our 🌈🚘 ZKITTLEZ AUTO cultivar bred by SEEDSMAN SEEDS! Any advice, suggestions, or constructive criticisms are always welcome. Now, for my weekly notes! •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 👃 AROMA: She smells amazing! Sweet grape candy and gassy herb! I can't wait to smoke these flowers! ❇️ BUD STRUCTURE: She is forming long spear shaped colas. Her buds are looking like they will end up being quite dense. 🎨 COLOR: She is fading pretty hard right now. She is mostly lime green with some yellow and more and more purpling showing up on leaves and calyxes. 🌿 STEM, STRETCH, & INTERNODES: She's got nice thick stems and internodes are tight. ✂️ TRAINING/PRUNING: I am being very selective with her defoliation. I remove no more than 10%-15% of foliage at any one time and I space out defoliation with a minimum of 3 days between sessions. I remove leaves facing inward towards the main stem in the center. I typically only remove older leaves 3-4 nodes below the tip of the growth shoot unless they're dead. The goal is to remove leaves that are blocking light and airflow without taking so much that the plant is stressed to avoid stunting. The defoliation helps increase light penetration and can help prevent overgrowth that can lead to botrytis or other fungal infections later in flower. I have been doing some training using LST techniques to gently bend her stems to evenly fill her space without overcrowding. I am planning to use some soft green training wire ties to tie her down to open her up to help further improve airflow and light penetration. ❄️TRICHOMES/RESIN PRODUCTION: Resin glands developing all over calyxes and banana leaves. 🚿 WATER/FEED: I have continued with a light bi-diurnal misting of White Dutch Clover cover crop. My plants are needing much less water than in previous runs. I typically give her one feed per week with light watering as needed between feeds. I feed the garden as a whole and I try my best to "read" the garden. The amount of water between feeds depends on how soon the next feed will be and this I am now spacing feeds out about every 3-5 days. This is usually when the first plant in the garden shows beginning signs of wilt (slight drooping of lower fan leaves). 📝 OBSERVATION/NOTES: She appears happy and healthy! The breeder states she should finish in 75 days from seed, but it will definitely take a little bit longer than that. THIS WEEK'S BREAK DOWN •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11/4 - Day 74/Day 37 of Bloom °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° 📸 PHOTOSHOOT 📸 🚿 FEED DAY 🚿 The cultivar received approximately 1 gallon of solution. I mixed 17 gallons of solution for 17 plants. The solution is applied via wand sprayer powered by a submersible pump attached to a garden hose. Nutrients and additives are added to the reservoir in the order listed below and thoroughly mixed using a large plastic stir spoon. The reservoir is oxygenated by four 4-inch air stones. 👩‍🔬NUTRIENT SOLUTION👩‍🔬 ⬇️ Mixing Rundown ⬇️ The solution starts with 17-gal tap H2O through two KDF filters mixed in a 36-gallon reservoir. START pH: 7.8 START EC: .8 TEMP: 76 °F .25 tsp/gal - Fox Farm Gringo Rasta Cal-Mag 1.5 tsp/gal - Fox Farm Big Bloom 1.5 tsp/gal – Fox Farm Bembe 1 tsp/gal – Fox Farm Grow BIG 1 tsp/gal – Fox Farm Tiger Bloom .5 tsp/gal - Fox Farm Boomerang .125 tsp/gal - Fox Farm Kelp Me Kelp You .125 tsp/gal Fox Farm Open Sesame pH: 6.1 EC: 2.2 Our target pH is in the range of 6.2- 6.6 prior to adding any microbial inoculants. Adjusted to 6.2 with General Hydroponics pH UP. .6 ml/gal - MAMMOTH P 3 ml/gal - Plant Revolution Orca Premium Concentrated Liquid Mycorrhizal and Beneficial Bacteria Product .25 tsp/gal - Plant Revolution Great White Premium Mycorrhizae®️ - with Beneficial Bacteria and Trichoderma pH: 6.2 EC: 2.3 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT CURRENTLY IN USE: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • A/C: Whynter ARC-14S 14,000 BTU Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner • TENT: VIVOSUN 48"x24"x60" Mylar Hydroponic Grow Tent with Observation Window & Floor Tray • POTS: Black 8" tall Active Aqua brand 6" x 6" one-gallon square pots/Black 12" tall Active Aqua brand 12" x 12" 3.4-gallon square pots • VEG/AUTOFLOWER INTAKE FAN: None (PASSIVE) VEG/AUTOFLOWER EXHAUST FAN: VIVOSUN 6 Inch 390 CFM Inline Duct Fan with Variable Speed Controller • BLOOM INTAKE FAN: VIVOSUN 6 Inch 390 CFM Inline Duct Fan with Variable Speed Controller • VEG/AUTOFLOWER EXHAUST FAN: VIVOSUN 6 Inch 390 CFM Inline Duct Fan with Variable Speed Controller • BLOOM EXHAUST FAN: AC Infinity CLOUDLINE T8, Quiet 8” Inline Duct Fan with Temperature Humidity Controller - Ventilation Exhaust Fan • VEG/AUTOFLOWER AIR MOVEMENT: 6-Inch Lasko FBA 2004W 2-Speed Clip Fan • BLOOM AIR MOVEMENT: One Honeywell TurbForce Air Circulator Fan Black, HT-900 and Three 6-Inch Lasko FBA 2004W 2-Speed Clip Fans • BlueLab PENPH pH Pen Fully Waterproof Pocket Tester • Bluelab PENCON Conductivity Pen Fully Waterproof Pocket Tester • Kolder Multi-Purpose Liquid and Dry Measuring Cup, 16-Ounce • Kolder Multi-Purpose Liquid and Dry Measuring Shot Glass • Fox Farm Measuring Spoons • WATER TREATMENT: Tap H2O run through two AQUACREST Garden Hose Water Filters to remove chlorine and chloramine. – COMING SOON: Hydro-Logic 31023 1000-GPD Evolution RO1000 High Flow RO System, White (HL31023). • WATER APPLICATION: I use 2 different watering systems. The pump sprayer is typically used in early veg, between feeds, or for lighter feeds. Most feeds are usually run through the pump and reservoir because it's faster and easier when dealing with larger volume feeds. – 2 GALLON LAWN & GARDEN PUMP PRESURE SPRAYER. * I removed the spray head due to clogs and it's just faster. – Superior Pump 91250 Utility Pump, 1/4 HP in a heavy duty 27-gallon Tote attached to a 10 foot garden hose to an Orbit Underground 56246 Green Thumb 9-Pattern Telescoping Wand. – Aeration of the reservoir is accomplished using a General Hydroponics HGC728040 Dual Diaphragm Air Pump 320 GPH 4 Outlet attached with standard aquarium air hose to four 4-Inch Air Stone Disc Bubble Diffusers. • VEG/AUTOFLOWER LIGHTING: 320w Monster-Board V4-PLUS powered by a MEANWELL 320H-48AB DRIVER. There are three V4-PLUS boards prewired and mounted on a 935x195x10mm black heatsink. Dimmer, UV Switch, and IR Switch included. Each board contains two hundred fifty-two 3000k lm301h diodes + twelve Osram 660nm diodes plus 4 separately switchable LG UV 395nm diodes and 4 separately switchable Osram IR 730nm diodes. • BLOOM LIGHTING: Two custom mounted lighting units: Each mount has one 480w MEANWELL 480H-48B driver and one 240w MEANWELL 240H-48AB powering 6 King-Bright Quantum Boards. Each board contains two hundred fifty-two 3500k lm301h diodes + twelve CREE XP-E2 660nm diodes plus four separately switchable CREE XP-E2 730nm diodes and four LG UV 395nm diodes. Hanging between the two mounts are two additional quantum boards with two hundred fifty two 3000k lm301h diodes + twelve 660nm diodes plus four constant power 730nm IR diodes and four 395nm UV diodes. That's a total of 1680 watts of quantum board power in our 96" x 48" bloom tent. ⚠️ ALL DRIVERS MOUNTED REMOTELY IN AN AIR-COOLED BOX INSTALLED BETWEEN THE FILTER AND EXHAUST FAN ⚠️ • SLMOTO Universal Oil Drain Pan, 2 Gallon (8 Liter) Capacity ABS Low Profile Oil Drain Pan w/Spout Fit for Motorcycles • Modified Botanicare Low Tide LT Black Tray - 4' x 4' - Modification: Cutaway at corners and used flex-seal tape to create a new edge that will be soft to fit between tent supports. She is supported by 6 Standard Cored Concrete Blocks (Common: 4-in x 8-in x 16-in; Actual: 3.625-in x 7.625-in x 15.625-in). ⚠️THIS TRAY WILL NOT FIT BETWEEN SUPPORTS IN A 48" x 48" or 48" x 96" TENT WITHOUT MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THE TRAY!⚠️ • Blue Sticky Pads • Yellow Sticky Pads •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SOIL MIX DETAILS: •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• All components were mixed into a 50-gallon tote that is kept in a warm environment to help inoculate to promote a vast and diverse microbial life in the rhizosphere. Once mixed, add 32-64oz water once every 7-14 days as needed. The goal is to keep the soil moisten without oversaturating. 2 Part - Royal Gold Tupur INGREDIENTS: Coco fiber, aged forest materials, perlite, and basalt 1 Part - Fox Farms Ocean Forest INGREDIENTS: Aged forest products, sphagnum peat moss, earthworm castings, bat guano, fish emulsion, and crab meal. 1 Part - Roots Organics INGREDIENTS: Perlite, Coco Fiber, Peat Moss, Composted Forest Material, Pumice, Worm Castings, Bat Guano, Soybean Meal, Alfalfa Meal, Fishbone Meal, Kelp Meal, and Greensand. Also contains beneficial mycorrhizal fungi: Funneliformis mosseae, Rhizophagus intraradices, Septoglomus desertícola .5 Part - Wiggle Worm Soil Builder Pure Earthworm Castings .5 Part - Ancient Forest Humus .5 Part - Coarse Grade Perlite Inoculated by mixing 1 cup of Extreme Gardening Mykos Watered with pH 6.5 h2O 1 Tsp/gal - Real Grower's Recharge 1 tsp/gal - Hi-Brix Molasses 2 tsp/gal - Fox Farms Kangaroots •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Want to see more cultivars I have growing❓ Please, be sure to check out my other diaries & give me a follow! 👍👍 🙏 Thank you for stopping by my garden! 🙏 Peace, ☮️✌️ Love, 💚🤟 & Frosty Nugs! ❄️🌲 Happy farmin' friends! ☺️🌱 - Fo' Twenny 👩‍🌾🏻