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Planted seed directly in substrate on 12/30/2020. No nutrients were used from 12/30/2020 thru 1/3/2021. No measurements taken. All water was rested to let chlorine evaporate. Used spray bottle to spritz the coco until top was moist. Watered 4-6 times a day, ~6 sprays per watering.
1/3/21 - Added humidifier to the room. It's on the lowest setting. Maintains ~68% humidity in the tent. Turned on the exhaust fan to keep moisture from building up. Will turn on the circulating fan once the plants have stronger main stem.
1/4/21 - Added a small amount of nutrients. I am using a 16 oz spray bottle, so I divided the manufacturer recommendations by 8 and added that to the spray bottle (.625ml Kelp and Cal-Mag, 1.875 ml of big bloom).
1/5/21 - Increased humidifier output due to humidity being around 45% in the morning (tent was closed for ~7hrs). Plants grew about half inch each in 15 hrs. Added a small circulating fan to the tent, lowest setting.
1/6/21 - Added in General Organics BioThrive Grow to the feed water. Chempie is measuring at 2.25 inches. Main branch is sturdy.
1/8/21 - Growth is still good and steady. Not much has changed otherwise.
1/11/21 - Still not much change. New growth is more visible today than last two. Hopefully I see some action this week and move this into veg.
Lessons Learned/Things to avoid next time:
1A - Don’t transplant too early. Shocked the seedling too much and stalled growth for 1.5 weeks. Let roots get more established next time.
1B - Plant seed directly in substrate in 7 gallon grow bag or move from solo cup to slightly larger container (maybe 1 gallon), then transplant again. Multiple transplants may add a week into veg overall if transplant timing is right.
1/20 - Finally recovered from the transplant. Took almost 2 weeks to recover. Had steady growth for the past 4 days. Still spritzing to water these even in the 7 gallon grow pots. Watering every other day, and giving nutes every other watering.
1/26 - White stuff on a few leaves. I used tap water for the humidifier and the tap water is very hard. I assumed it was build up from the vapor. I'm starting to wonder if it's actually white powdery mildew cause from the vapors. Grow question below.
1/27 - Growth is ok. Not what I'd expect based on other grows of same genetics. Considering feeding nutes with every watering as the plants are only getting a small amount to begin with.
1/29 - Growth is noticeable again. Tiny growth coming in at the first node.
2/2 - Growth is awesome. Did some reading on watering and nutrient regimens specifically for coco. Changing up my watering method starting week 3 of veg.
2/4/21 - Fimmed new internodal growth on nodes 1 and 2, four spots total. Also LST on main stem. Top growth and side branches were pointing upwards by end of day.
2/9/21 - Decided to LST into a spiral shape. Bent main stem back in same direction as previous LST. I'll keep the supports in until that section looks rougher on the main stem. Pruned first node branches as they were weak and leaves seemed dry. Bent 2nd node branches back towards middle of pot. Will add another anchor and/or bend main stem once 5th node gets some length.
Excellent growth from Chempie. Watering twice a day at 400ml a pop is working well. Will maintain this feeding schedule until week 2 or 3 of flower. LST and defoliation are daily musts due to the fast growth of this strain.
@noshoesguy, she starts week 9 of flower tomorrow. I gave my spare phone away and I was using that for photos. I only have pics through week 5 or 6 of flower. I need to update a lot
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