Red Mandarine indoor

This diary is sponsored by sweet seeds who offered me free seeds in exchange for a diary here. Also being sponsored by Green Buzz Liquids who offered me their professional series of nutrition for many of my grows. I usually use this lineup except for competition diaries who demand a specific nutrition. I used one drop of humic acid to germinate the seeds in a glass of water. As you can see all 4 seeds popped off after 24 hours in the water. So today I put them into 4 cups with about 300ml or 10 oz. I used 500ml of water with 1ml more roots, 2,5ml humic acid plus and about 0,1g of living organics and put the mix onto the soil. Edit: One seed did not germinate properly, after 6 days I dug out the seed, the root was slimy yellow, so this will be a three-plant grow, now my side-project found a place in this tent. About "more roots": -auxin production in the root hair is increased by 150 - 300%, enhancing root developmen considerably. -nutrient uptake and vitality of plants is higher due to the improved root development. -plants are less vulnerable to pests like spider mites and aphids thanks to the naturally obtained oils. -the contained essential oils have an immunizing effect and protect your plants against diseases like powdery mildew, mold, or damping off. advantages: -leads to clearly faster and superior rooting -reduces the risk of stunted growth due to low temperatures About "Humic Acid Plus": -fertilizers are more effective and less nutrients are drained to waste. -plants show clearly higher nutritional needs due to increased cell stability and size. -contained microbes accelerate the production of biomass, which results in higher yields of enhanced quality and taste. advantages: -improves soil structure and plants´ water-holding capacity -natural catalyst for microelements -higher permeability of the roots´ cell membranes, resulting in better nutrient uptake -encourages plants to produce enzymes -delays the reduction of UV-unstable active ingredients like vitamins and iron About "Living Organics" Living organics consists of trichoderma and bacterial fungal strains which upgrade your soil life. As a result, plants can process more nutrients and have a higher stress tolerance towards environmental stress. These microorganismns occur everywhere in nature in different concentrations and should not be neglected when growing organically. With living organics, the soil life is clearly improved from the very first application. When adding it to your growing media (especially soilless substrates), it is treated with many beneficial microorganismns. Millions of trichoderma and bacterial fungal strains help to improve the condition of the growing media with every further application. The result is a symbiotic relationship between the plants and the beneficial fungus, which interacts with the plants´ root system. advantages: -improves soil life and root development by coninuously populating mycorrhizal strains -promotes compact plant growth -raises nutrient uptake and protects plants from disease -plants´ resistance to toward environmental stress is higher -ties down excess nitrogen and phosphorus while making organic material available to the plants -stabilizes ph-levels and helps to achieve higher yields

Middle of week two now, all girls went to the final pots. Now in the right tent with the Mars Hydro LED, dimmed to 100W with 20cm distance to the plants. Nutrition for this week is simple: some "More Roots" some "Humic Acid" and now some "organic grow liquid" about organic grow liquid: -provides everything the plants need for a strong and vigorous growing phase -presoluted formula, 50% of nutrients is instantly avalable, the other 50% show an effect after 7 to 10 days after application depending on microbial activity. -optimize the cell structure and the general resistance of the plants to pests anddisease.

Wow, what a nice development of the girls. Here we are on day 21, the last day of week three. They are all very bushy and got short internodes, just as expected. As I do not plan to do any training I just let them grow.

Here we are end of week 4, now all girls seem to be ready to being forced to flowering. Now they get foliar spray with 10ml/L of "Fast Buds" to fasten up flowering. Tomorrow I´ll switch to 12/12. about "fast buds": -the transition from growing to flowering is clearly shorter -fructification is faster and lusher compared to plants not treated with "fast buds" -plants produce higher yields and offer better taste in fruits -plants do flower earlier after switching (about 8 to 10 days instead of 14 to 21 days) - makes plants less vulnerable to heat, especially during summer time -activates the soil life inj any growing media -binds unpleasant odors (but has an terrible odor itself^^) -accelerates composting process when recycling soil

I switched to 12/12 that week and now waiting for the flower to show up. Now added the organic bloom liquid in low dose for a good start into flower. As I saw the first problems I also added some CalMag to prevent further magnesium deficiency. about "organic bloom liquid": -fructification sites grow to become powerful buds -50% of the nutrients are instantly available, the other 50% feed the microflora and become available after 7 to 10 days, depending on the growing media and the microorganisms within -high quality ingredients will give you a true connaiseur taste expierience

I see flowers, and also one plant who choose to become a red one. I wonder if the other 2 girls also get some red touch. No more Mag deficiency since they got their first dose of CalMag. about "growzyme": -is a liquid brown-algae extract from seaweed, harvested in the atlantic ocean -processed by cold-pressing -rich in amino-acids, minerals, trace elements, vitamins and other nutrients that are not present in this variety in terrestrial plants -from the unpolluted northern part of the atlantic, harvested at the most nutrient-rich stage -increases and stabilizes clorophyll in plants,resulting in darker green leaves and increased sugar content -promotes the growth of microorganisms in the soil that can bind nitrogen from the air -increases the absorption of nutritionand minerals from the soil into the plant -increases flowering and the size of blooms and fruits -improves seed germination and promotes root development -produces powerful plants with greater resistance to pests and diseases -increases the shelf life of fruit by slowing protein loss

Ok, first: I am very happy with that girls. They all grow such nice and beautiful and the red one is stunning, such a beautiful color mix now. They got defoliated in their lower area and after adding some living organics the soil-coco mix showed up lots of mycelium on top of the soil. That stretch was more than I expected but it is within my space for now. about "big fruits": -fructification can be raised by 25% thanks to the higher auxin production in the bud tips when added regulary -higher yields and a clearly better aroma are guaranteed -the plants are less vulnerable to pests due to the naturally obtained essential oils -supplies plants with small amounts of root stimulant until the end of the flowering phase -strengthens cell stability, which leads to more compact buds -raises the plants heat resistance

Nothing special that week. The stretch seems to come to an end with about 1m tall now. As mentioned before it seems that three different phenos showed up as every plant has another touch of colors. about "organic more PK": -provides high amounts of phosphorus and potassium for better flowering; you will see the difference even in lower branches -100% vegan with no animal excrements -to be used with ""organic bloom liquid"

In week 4 of flowering it is now clear that most of the stretch came to an end. Now the buds are getting bigger and the smell is intensifying, lots of terpenes are now noticable. Love this strain so far.

These three ladies are doing great. No problems so far, just a nice grow and awesome mainbuds. First leaves are turning yellow, so I defoliated a bit.

This is end of flower week 6, they look great so far. Without any training or techniques they all got some nice mainbuds. One more week with full nutrition now and then comes the last week with water only.

I think they are done. The one without red has no more white pistils coming, the other 2 girls still growing new pistils on the mainbud. The trichomes are now about 90% cloudy and some clear ones. So this will be the last week coming, giving only Water with some Clean Fruits and Growzyme. Next week there will propably harvest time and a last photoshooting. about "clean fruits": -all unwanted nutrients are rinsed from the growing media fast and thoroughly from the first application on -your fruitsd are able to develop a far better taste thanks to a well-flushed growing media -desalination of the media and the plants guarantees a mild taste with no trace of fertilizer, as is often witnessed with commercial grown fruits -no need to use enzymes or chemical desalination products to flush -can be used as a replacement for enzymes during the entire life cycle -signs of nutrient burns are treated fast and effectively the substrate can be reused directly after preparation

Easy grow cycle, 5 weeks of vegetation and 7 to 8 weeks of flowering and they are good to harvest. For drying I only removed the bigger fan leaves. Now they are hanging upside down in the tent to dry for about 8 to 10 days before trimming and getting a proper dry weight.