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SETUP
Viparspectra 450w Led
80x80x160 grow tent
15L Fabric pots
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ABOUT THIS RUN
Dutch Passion (Auto Banana Blaze x 3)
Medium: 50% biobizz light mix, 50% coco
additives: guerilla tabs, PK booster
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COMMENT -WEEK 1
-This time I'm going to try organic slow release fertilizer, biotabs, instead of chemical additives because i want to give it a try in order to compare organic and inorganic in terms of harvest. The little ladies seem to really enjoy their environment and their light schedule. This time i'm gonna try 20/4 h light schedule. I'm also giving to them2ml per litre of piranha juice (advanced nutrients) which cointains beneficial bacterias and fungi, and this should improve the root growth.
Hey there!
This is most likely a genetic mutation (completely normal!) or a little bit of wind damage. Just make sure your fan isn’t blowing directly onto the plants, I’d point the fan a little bit above the canopy so it is circulating the air above but it isn’t completely disturbing the leaves of the plant. Once she gets a bit bigger you can definitely have more direct wind to help strengthen the stalks but it’s not necessary and just an option some growers use to strengthen their plants.
Good luck!
don't worry, they often look a bit strange in the beginning, i had some twisted leaves in my last grow too, that happens quite often, everythings looks fine to me! :)
BUT: if u see twisted new grow in a later stage, it CAN be a sign of broad mites, but u will see other signs like yellowing leaves etc too. (u can only see broad mites with a microscope, if u have this, use neem oil and spray it on the whole plant (but never do this in flowering stage, u dont want neem oil in your buds!)).
happy growing 😊
SETUP
Viparspectra 450w Led
80x80x160 grow tent
15L Fabric pots
•
ABOUT THIS RUN
Dutch Passion (Auto Banana Blaze x 3)
Medium: 50% biobizz light mix, 50% coco
additives: guerilla tabs, PK booster
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COMMENT - WEEK 2
They are growing super fast and seem to be healty and happy. I'm giving 2 ml/L of Piranha (advanced nutrients) just to ensure the root growth. I was concerned about their weird new growth but everything seems fine. Gonna keep you up to date.
Day 14, i went to check the ladies, and 9nw of the three got some darker spots in the middle of one leaf. What is it? Deficency? And what do you think of their growth rate?
You got some water on your leaves. If there is anything in the water it will leave a residue once the water evaporates. Nothing to be worried about. They look right on for 2 weeks. Happy growing.
I don't really know when to switch the veg light to the bloom one... the manufacter manual says to turn on both lights in pre-flower stage. What do u guys think? I also lowered the light (200w output) from 67 cm to 60, is it ok? (LED Viparspectra V 450)
I have the same light and I always keep both switches on for the full grow. 24” away during veg and 18” away in flower. I’d flip both switches on now and back the light up a little bit to avoid any light stress.
Today is day 20 from seed, and i decided to lst my seedlings, even if some friends suggested to wait until the 4th week. What do you guys think? Since autos are so fast at vegging i thought it was better to lst them now.
En la semana 3 podría comenzarse a realizar la técnica LST, no obstante, con cuidado ya que los tallos aún están muy débiles, por eso se recomienda hacer algo más tarde. La técnica LST a parte de permitirte orientar la planta para una mejor distribución de la luz sobre los cogollos, también provoca una redistribución de las auxinas (hormonas de crecimiento) en el tallo apical de tu planta, de manera que en las zonas con mayor oscuridad se dará una mayor producción de auxinas, ayudando en el crecimiento de estos tallos. (esto sucede gracias al fenómeno de fototropismo).
SETUP
Viparspectra 450w Led
80x80x160 grow tent
15L Fabric pots
•
ABOUT THIS RUN
Dutch Passion (Auto Banana Blaze x 3)
Medium: 50% biobizz light mix, 50% coco
additives: guerilla tabs, PK booster
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COMMENT -WEEK 4
These ladies are growing fast and seem to be thriving, Im really happy with organic slow release fertilizer since i got no deficencies signs.
SETUP
Spider Farmer SF 1000 led light
80x80x160 grow tent
15L Fabric pots
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ABOUT THIS RUN
Dutch Passion (Auto Banana Blaze x 3)
Medium: 50% biobizz light mix, 50% coco
additives: guerilla tabs, PK booster
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COMMENT -WEEK 5
They are still popping branches, and as far as im concerned they seem to not flower yet. Spider Farmer SP1000 will replace the Vipar Spectra 450w next week . Gonna keep you up to date.
Spider Farmer sp 1000 just arrived and since it has a dimmer knob i was wondering at what percentage should i set it. My seedlings are in week 5, 33 days old now.
Hi!
I think they can handle full power from the led at this point. It is 100W led. Just keep watching your girls how they react to more lights and you might need to lift the led for first couple days. When you hit the flowering you can bring the leds even closer or let the plants grow littlebit closer to the lamp
I have this bonsai lady which has been flowering for about 2 months, and i think it is ready. I also checked with a cheap microscope and the majority of the trichomes is milky. Shall I wait a little bit more? It smells amazing, pungent but fruity.
Hello yomi23,
I will quote another grower: "Whenever you think that your bud is ready for harvest, wait another week".
All trichomes should be milky and you should also see around 10-30% amber everywhere you look. If only the majority is cloudy and you see no amber whatsoever, that means it is not ready and it still needs some time.
Good luck with your project, I wish you all the best! 👽
SETUP
Spider Farmer SF 1000 led light
80x80x160 grow tent
15L Fabric pots
•
ABOUT THIS RUN
Dutch Passion (Auto Banana Blaze x 3)
Medium: 50% biobizz light mix, 50% coco
additives: guerilla tabs, PK booster
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COMMENT -WEEK 6
They are branching out like crazy! On the biggest of the three i can count over 20 tops. I also sprayed them with neem oil since there were some holes in some of the leaves but it seems to have worked. Since they are starting to flower I used PK booster ( which contains bacterias that release phosphorus and potassium). 500 ml per plant and they seem to love it. I also set a scrog net in order to allow light penetration into the canopy. They are not streching that much yet, but they are still branching out and i can see new multiple tops every day. Gonna keep you up to date.
is it normal that autoflowers start to flower at the end of week 6? One of the three seedling has already started to flower, while the others have some pistils. I've been using the 20/4 schedule , i've read that switching to 12/12 force the plant into flowering. Is that true?
Hi!
Yes 6 weeks is normal and actually you are quite lucky to have autos that takes so long to flower. I've done only one auto grow but it seems like 3-5 weeks veg is pretty common with autos. Using 12/12 lights is only for photoperiod strains and therefore the names also, autoflowers will start to flower when they are ready, no matter the light cycle, unless you have an autoflowering strain but that one pheno is not carrying the auto gene and therefore it need 12/12 but those are rare.
SETUP
Spider Farmer SF 1000 led light
Viparspectra 450W led light
80x80x160 grow tent
15L Fabric pots
•
ABOUT THIS RUN
Dutch Passion (Auto Banana Blaze x 3)
Medium: 50% biobizz light mix, 50% coco
additives: mycorryzal inoculant, guerilla tabs, PK booster
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WEEK COMMENT
I cleaned them up, a light defoliation in order to ensure airflow through the main stems. I was a little bit concerned since they werent flowering, but now they look right on. I fed them with a 36h bubbled compost (biotabs PK booster)and this seems to have pushed them into flower. I'm still spraying them with neem oil, because i saw some new growth eaten by some bugs i suppose. Someone here told me thirps are the problem so i searched and neem oil keeps them away. Gonna keep you up to date.
They stacked really well, the buds are starting to fatten up. I hope to get big frosty buds :) I will give them the last compost tea next week and then i'm gonna continue with the regular water feed until harvest. Gonna keep u up to date
They are flowering like crazy! I pulled them out the growbox in order to do a defoliation since they produce a large amount of new leaves ebery week. I heard that low temp improves the buds structure, and now i'm trying to keep it low. (25°C during daytime, 18°C at night). They are starting to smell, they have that nice sweet taste, and that banana scent is increasing. Even if they were a bit late at flowering, now the buds are becoming fat and frosty. They will be ready by mid-January. I want to point out that this is my second grow, and i tried the organic way of growing cannabis for the first time, and i think i will never leave the organic method. Way more easier than bottle nutrients, with which u can mess up the entire grow if u are not careful. I used guerilla tabs ( biotabs) even if they are supposed to be used outdoor, and despite that the plants are happy and enjoying their lives. For the flowering stage i fed them with compost teas, and since I am a newbie i used the prepacked Pk booster from biotabs with the addition of black molasses and pure bat guano just to ensure a good amount of phosphorus. Let it bubble for 24/36 hours and you good to go. Gonna keep u up to date as always.
Many colas and hard buds here! Hope to get good results, even if i got some deficiencies. One of the three had some issues and didnt flower properly, the buds are airy and there is little resin production, while the other 2 have frosty and well stacked buds. I think they will need an extra couple week to finish off. As soon as i see 100% milky trichomes with 10/20% amber i will cut them down. Gonna keep u up to date
I personally enjoyed growing this strain. It was my second time growing and it went pretty decently. I was expecting more dense buds, some of them were a little bit fluffy and airy, but still covered with trichomes and super smelly. Thay have a sweet but also dank smell. They're still drying so I will update the post later on with the smoke report and with the final weight which i think it will be around 60/70g per plant. Cant wait to taste it!😋 I think there are some better strain out there even from dutch passion, cause even if they had perfect rh and temp levels I still got some airy buds. I was expecting more from this strain. The best thing tho is that they can produce insane amounts of resin, which is perfect if you make hash. Not the best strain out there but still a good choice depending on what you need.
Smoke report- after 2 months curing
Creamy, with a note of lemon and kush. Pleasant smoke, it doesn't hit that hard, maybe due to the Led hanging too close to the canopy in late flower.
Conclusion
Pretty solid strain. It grows vigorous, and u can get big yields if trained properly. I suggest to wait until week 4 before making any kind of training. I personally harvested 200 g (dry) circa from 3 plants
Hey I just answered your grow question but also forgot to mention that your Temp and RH are in the most optimal range so heat is definitely not the issue!
@FreshCoastOrganics, thx for your answer. Temperature is definitely ok, since it is always between 23°C - 27°C. I have 2 fans and one of them was pointing directly to the seedling so i decided to move it a little bit higher. Chill, just followed ure account :)
She’s looking almost ready, huh?? They look great man! 👍
I noticed similar issues growing in this medium... the main issue being cal mag deficiencies. If I grow Banana Blaze in this mix again I will most likely add calphos, gypsum pellets or oyster shell for the extra calcium and probably some basalt and rock dust for trace minerals to help prevent the deficiencies.
I’m excited to see how these girls look trimmed up!
@yomi23, I noticed on my taller girl she’s experiencing a bit of light burn so id say she is a bit sensitive to intense lighting. The crop king white widow auto I recently harvested grew within an inch from the light and didn’t even burn so it’s a bummer I can’t push her as hard but at least she’ll probably be better on the terp side of it! But the new mix you mentioned should be way better! I’m anxious to see how your buds look dried! Thanks for the luck! 🤙😎
@FreshCoastOrganics, thanks mate! i think I kept the second led light too close to one of the three plants, and it got led burned. So i've pretty much ruined her, the buds are airy and there is little resin production. I think i will use it for bubble hash. The others 2 have a decent bud structure, many frosy colas, and i think it is gonna be a fair yield overall. I agree with you this medium was not the best option, as you i got calcium deficiencies and it doesn't really drain water well. I think next time i'm gonna use straight coco instead of the 50/50 light+coco, in addition with perlite. Worm castings+ basalt during veg, and i'm gonna stick with the compost teas, easy way to ensure resin and mass production during flowering, Cant wait to harvest!
Good luck with your grow!
@GardenOfSixx, yo thx! It seems to be a very strong strain so far. It has that sweet banana scent, my mouth is watering ngl! Gonna keep u up to date✌️🏻
hey looks inspiring. I wonder how many guerilla tabs you used and did u insert them initially? are they smaller than regular biotabs? im thinking of using them.
yomi23
