LST - Automáticas - TGL Star 60

Tricomaniaco I start the grow by germinating 6 seeds in damp paper towels. By the third day, all 6 have germinated and have good roots, so I select the 4 largest and plant them in the corners of the 11-liter pots to guide them towards the center using LST. The two that are left over I plant in 1-liter pots as test subjects. I mixed the substrate with 1 gram of microvita in the area closest to where I plant the seed. 4 grams in total, and I do a watering of 250 ml per plant (1 liter) with 2 ml of deeper Underground. I water the test subjects with water at pH 6.0. The seeds germinate on the second day after planting. The three Super Gold have had no issues, but the three Amnesia have the cotyledon trapped. I moistened the membrane surrounding the cotyledon by placing a small piece of damp toilet paper over them, and after waiting a few minutes, I removed the membrane with the help of a toothpick. One of the Amnesia planted in the 11-liter pot has only one cotyledon, and since I believe that will delay its development during the rooting phase, I swap it for the Amnesia that was in the 1-liter pot. The test subject has worked out well for me. 😀

Tricomaniaco I'm starting the second week of growth with a watering of 250 ml of water per plant mixed with Deeper Underground at a rate of 2ml/l and pH 6.0. Some plants have small spots on the leaves. I've examined the cabinet and the leaves closely and haven't found any insects. I might have overdone it a bit with the fertilizers. I'll keep an eye on how they evolve. As I suspected, the Amnesia with a single cotyledon is smaller than the rest; I was right to remove it from the big pot. Interestingly, test subject 1 Super Gold seems to be the most advanced. This gives me clues that I've overdone it with the fertilizers, and this has caused the opposite effect to what I wanted. I've slowed down the growth of the seedlings. 😟 The photos are from the ninth day since planting, that is, 7 days after the cotyledons emerged from the soil.

Tricomaniaco I'm starting the third week since I planted the seeds. On day 14, the plants seem to be growing healthy. They're currently developing their third node, and I'm starting to do LST. The stipules are beginning to come out at the nodes, and with LST, I hope they form some good side branches so that the buds are uniform throughout the plant. Today I'm watering again with 300ml per plant and I've added the nutrients you can see in the chart. The temperature remains stable at 26 degrees with the TGL star 60, and once a day I usually mist the plants a little from above to increase the humidity in the cabinet since I don't have a humidifier. So far, everything seems to be going well. Now I just have to observe them throughout the week and I'll keep changing the wires as they grow to allow light to penetrate well into the stipules and have them grow upwards. Cheers and good smokes! 🙏

Tricomaniaco We're starting the fourth week of the follow-up. The plants are growing well, but except for the SuperGold #1, the other three don't seem to be stretching at all. Their internodal distance is very short, which makes it really difficult to do LST. I have a lot of leaves in a very small space that really hinder light from reaching the side branches. In summary, I think I'm achieving good development, but it's very dense. I would like the plants to stretch more. There are still two weeks of growth ahead. We'll see.

Tricomaniaco We're starting the 5th and final week of growth. The truth is they've grown a lot this week and they're starting to show some color. I'm beginning to guide the secondary branches using LST to make sure all the branches are the same distance from the light so that the light reaches all parts of the plants equally and all the buds are similar in size. I hope this increases the yield. P.S. I had to get rid of the two test subjects because I didn't have space in the closet for them.

Tricomaniaco We're starting the sixth week since germination. The plants have started to flower!! 👏👏👏 I've taken the plants out of the closet to take better photos, and I hope you like them! Yesterday before watering, I noticed that the leaves were a bit curled at the tips. I think it's because the substrate was too dry. I wonder if I should water twice a week instead of once. Another thing I've done is increase the time I keep the extractor on. I've gone from 15 minutes per hour to 30 minutes per hour. The intention is to lower the humidity inside the closet and keep it at 60% levels. So I'll be checking temperature and humidity throughout this week to achieve 24-26 ºC and 55-65% relative humidity. I'll keep you posted if I can maintain it like this or if I need to keep increasing the extraction time. Cheers and good vibes!

Tricomaniaco I've been a bit late in posting, but I took the photos on Monday as always, so they are from the beginning of the seventh week. Since I was watering every Monday and last week when I did the watering the soil was too dry and the plants are demanding more water each time, I've decided to water twice a week. So this week I watered on Monday with 200 ml and today Thursday with another 200 ml per plant. The intention is to keep the soil moisture level more consistent and to prevent the plants from going from having soaked substrate on Monday to having a desert-like substrate by Sunday. Also, when the substrate is that dry, it doesn't retain water well, and the pot starts leaking water from the bottom, which I don't like because you have to dry and clean the plates or tray underneath (highly recommended). On another note, I want to mention that Amnesia #2 has developed a dark color in the center of the leaves, and the upper leaves seem quite droopy. Honestly, I don't like the look it's taken on. Since I think it might be due to over-fertilization, this week I've only watered it with water. Let's see what happens. The other plants are doing well; I've been removing a few leaves that were dry from the bottom and that's about it. Hope you like the photos.