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On the 8/10 i began germination of the seeds.the seeds were all germinated at the same time using the water method for 24hrs at which point all seeds had cracked and tap root was exposed. Next on the 09/10 i used the paper towel method for 1 and a half days. on the 10/10 after just 3 days(slighly less) the seeds had sprouted. Time to prepare the pots.
I didnt take many pictures for the first few days as i had a couple of issues that i wanted to monitor as you can see i had a mutant plant i also had a runt and 1 with variegation and 2 perfect little seedings which were the first 2 out. TEMPS:26-28c HUMIDITY:50-70% WATER:6.5ph no added nutrients.
PREPARING THE SOIL:For the soil i decided to go with canna terra pro+ which comes with a light pre mix of nutrients in the soil already. I have always used 15ltr pots in my grows so i went with the same for this grow(and because for future grows i plan much bigger auto strains). i realize for this grow that these seeds are a medium sized plant so i cut the volume of the pot down to around 12ltr by not filling the pot to the top and also i added 2-3" of clay pebbles in the bottom of the pot for drainage and to act as a good source of air pruning for the roots down at the bottom.i mixed a small ratio of pebbles with the soil to provide good drainage and aeration and filled the pots to the first line below the rim. I flushed the soil with ph 6.5 tap water till water was just coming out of the bottom of the pots. I then left the pots under the lights for 3 hours to allow them to dry out slightly and also to raise some humidity in the room.
PANTING THE SEED:Seeds were all planted on the 10/10 1-2cm under the soil in the center(ish) of the pots at this point i turned out the lights and kept the temps around 25c and the humidity was around 60%.
DAY 1:11/10...2 of the seeds had popped the soil and were already showing good tall stature for such young seedlings. The next day 12/10 the other 3 had popped the soil so i switched on the lights.
The lights were switched on the 17/10 to 20/4 still with blue LED only. I switched the red bloom switch 2 days later and dropped the light to 25" which it has remained at since. TEMPS:22-28c light off/light on. HUMIDITY:40-60% WATER:6.5PH 195ppm
WEEK 2 CONT:21/10 I added a small amount of nutrients to my water i added 0.5ml of advanced meta boost and 1ml of organicus99 NPK feed. The reading came out at 195ppm which is well below what was recommended by the manufacturer. i mixed it into 1ltr of water and adjusted the ph to 6.5ph i gave 300ml to the 3 biggest plants i mixed what was left with some more water and gave the smaller plant around 300ml of ph 6.5 adjusted water the ppm on this was less than 100ppm as it was for the runt which was considerably smaller at this stage. Temps are the same at this stage and humidity. i did add some small water bowls which i placed inside the pots under the light to aid with raising humidity.
will be feeding again on 24/10 and i will also begin LST during this time. More follow up pictures in the coming days then i will be doing the weekly updates maybe 2 a week start and finish of the week.
A QUICK UPDATE: Today 24/10 I stated LST training on the girls. I have also fed them again by mixing just under 1ml organicus99 & just under 0.5ml of meta boost for a ppm of 160ppm i ph'd the water at 6.5ph i gave 300ml to each of the big girls i then mixed the last 100ml to 1lt of ph 6.5 water measuring less than 80ppm and gave a 400ml to the runt and a further 200ml to the rest just to make a good hit into the soil as at this stage root production will be going throght the roof. i watered slightly away from the root stem in order to force the roots and hairs to search out the water. when doing the LST I bent the girls in several directions to see which was the most productive use of the light and managed find where i was happy so tied them to the side of the pots with garden wire and attatched an extra support opposite on the pot. i also removed the first leaves fro the bottom as there is ample groth underneath to pick up the extra light needed to grow. over all i am very pleased with how they are looking. plants ranging from 3-4" at 14 days old
Higuy87420
