Blue Cheese, UK Grow

DonKrika After the problems that I had in the first week, the plant is now growing normally. Is growing way slower than what I was expecting but that may be caused by the growing environment. The temperatures are quite low this time of the year, when the light is turn on the temperature swings between 19-21, when the lights are turned off the temperature swings between 14-17. The humidity swings between 60%-80%. The extractor fan is still turned off because if I turn the extractor fan on, the humidity will drop below 50%. I have the passive air intake open, but I don't think that is enough. I'm waiting one more week for the plant to grow a bit more so I can turn the extractor fan on, and install the oscillating fan. Due to these conditions, the plant did not need water during this week, which is a very bad sign. I'm supposed to give water to the plant at least 2 times a week

DonKrika Same conditions as last week. This week I was able to feed the plant 1 time, better than last week but still not the ideal amount. In retrospective, I should've turned the exhaust fan earlier in the grow, 2 weeks without the exhaust fan on was a mistake on my part. DAY 19 - Nutes PH - 6.02 PPM- 991 Solution Temp - 25 Watering Volume - .8L

DonKrika I introduced an oscillating fan this week, I was able to feed the plant 1 time, still not the ideal amount, the soil is taking too long to dry. I feel that the main problem that I have now is the room temperature, during the day the maximum temperature is 21, and during the night it can go down to 16. I would love to have these temperatures at the end of flower, not at this time. Because I'm having problems with the soil not drying fast enough, I've been skipping on giving plain water to the plan, I've been giving nutrients all the feeds, I usually alternate between nutrients and plain water. The plant does not seem affected by this. I feel that the plant is picking up, and is growing faster by the day. DAY 27 - Nutes PH - 6 PPM- 706 Solution Temp - 22 Watering Volume - 1.5L

DonKrika Similar conditions as last week, but the plant is getting bigger, so is drinking more, I was finally able to feed the plant 2 times in one week. This week I also introduced a foliar spray. I applied the foliar spray 1h after the lights turned off, next time I need to give it a bit earlier, right after the lights turn off. I also used Mycorrhizae this week as well I feel that the initial problems that I had been solved, the plant is growing at a normal pace now. DAY 30 - Water PH - 5.80 PPM- 531 Solution Temp - 22 Watering Volume - 2L DAY 33 - Nutes PH - 6.02 PPM- 1600 Solution Temp - 21 Watering Volume - 1.2L Foliar Spray PH - 5.21 PPM- 1450 Solution Temp - 21 Watering Volume - 100 ml

DonKrika Similar conditions as last week, plant is drinking more and more water, growing fast. I did a bit of LST this week, to try to expose the new nodes to more light. DAY 38 - Water PH - 5.93 PPM- 552 Solution Temp - 22.4 Watering Volume - 2.9L DAY 33 - Nutes PH - 5.89 PPM- 1470 Solution Temp - 21.8 Watering Volume - 2.7L

DonKrika Continue with the LST this week, I had a small problem when I was tying up the plant, one of the biggest fan leaves was cut, nothing bad, but still unnecessary DAY 45 - Water PH - 5.89 PPM- 576 Solution Temp - 21.8 Watering Volume - 3.1L DAY 48 - Nutes PH - 5.93 PPM- 1940 Solution Temp - 21 Watering Volume - 3L Foliar Spray PH - 5.96 PPM- 227 Solution Temp - 19.6 Watering Volume - 100 mL

DonKrika Continue with the LST this week, plant canopy is looking good, I also started to do a bit of defoliation on the lower part of the branches this week as well. I've also topped the plant one time. Overall a good week. In a few weeks, I will probably need to install my drip system. DAY 51 - Water PH - 5.93 PPM- 550 Solution Temp - 21 Watering Volume - 4.5L DAY 55 - Nutes PH - 5.85 PPM- 1860 Solution Temp - 24.5 Watering Volume - 3L

DonKrika Continue with the LST this week, plant canopy is looking good and very bushy, I was forced to defoliate harder this week because the new growth was being blocked by the big fan leaves Overall a good week without any problems. DAY 59 - Water PH - 5.99 PPM- 567 Solution Temp - 21.4 Watering Volume - 3L DAY 63 - Nutes PH - 5.85 PPM- 2080 Solution Temp - 23.2 Watering Volume - 3L Foliar Spray PH - 6.71/5.55 PPM- 2090/2390 Solution Temp - 21/20.7 Watering Volume - 100 mL

DonKrika Continue with the LST and defoliation this week. No major problems, the only concern is the fact that the plant drank less water than usual DAY 67 - Watter PH - 6 PPM- 665 Solution Temp - 23.5 Watering Volume - 3.7L DAY 71 - Nutes PH - 5.90 PPM- 2230 Solution Temp - 20.5 Watering Volume - 4L

DonKrika This was the last week of veg, I always do 8 weeks of veg, but this time it was more like 6 weeks because I had problems at the beginning of the grow, I thought of giving an extra 2 weeks in veg, but I feel that the plant has enough size already. This week I also installed the trellis netting. Before I flip the plant into flower I did a major defoliation, leaving only the top grow and cleaning the bottom of the plant trying to prevent small buds from growing I can say that this veg period started really bad but ended up turning ok at the end. DAY 75 - Watter PH - 6.15 PPM- 820 Solution Temp - 21.3 Watering Volume - 4L DAY 78 - Nutes PH - 5.87 PPM- 2190 Solution Temp - 23.7 Watering Volume - 4L Foliar Spray PH - 7.04/5.45 PPM- 2740/1660 Solution Temp - 21 Watering Volume - 100/200

DonKrika First week of flower, installed the drip system this week. Everything running smoothly DAY 83 - Nutes PH - 5.92 PPM- 2100 Solution Temp - 20.7 Watering Volume - 4L

DonKrika Everything running smoothly, only problem that I'm having is with the enviroment, humudity is a bit high, arround 60%, and temperatures are very low, doesn't get above 20. I will need to install a few dehumidifier to see if the humidity goes down and the temperature goes up. DAY 91 - Nutes PH - 5.96 PPM- 2420 Solution Temp - 20 Watering Volume - 4L Foliar PH - 5.79/5.82 PPM- 2250/1540 Solution Temp - 19/22 Watering Volume - 200ml

DonKrika Everything running smoothly, I was able to fix the humidity and temperature problems that I was having, I installed 4 humidifiers causing the humidity to fall to around 55% and the temperature to rise to 25 during the day and 21/22 during the night. I also did medium defoliation this week, I will probably continue defoliating until week 5/6 DAY 97 - Nutes PH - 5.89 PPM- 2630 Solution Temp - 22.5 Watering Volume - 4L

DonKrika This was the last week that I did defoliation on the plant. I defoliated very heavily the plant this week, I removed most of the fan leaves and a ton of small bud sites that would only generate popcorn buds. Unfortunately, the defoliation did not go as planned, I accidentally cut my trelluse net and remove one big branch by mistake, but the plant looked like it bounced back and is not showing any problems. This was also the last week that I gave mycorrhizal and applied foliar spray DAY 114 - Nutes PH - 5.83 PPM- 2830 Solution Temp - 18 Watering Volume - 4L Foliar PH - 6.29 PPM- 2270 Solution Temp - 20.5 Watering Volume - 200ml

DonKrika Everything running smoothly, I started using molasses this week, I will continue using it until the end of the grow. I remove a few fan leafs this week, just to make sure the majority of the bud sites get light DAY 119 -Molasses PH - 6.05 PPM- 1020 Solution Temp - 22 Watering Volume - 3L DAY 122 - Nutes PH - 5.89 PPM- 2820 Solution Temp - 22 Watering Volume - 4L

DonKrika Everything running smoothly, buds getting bigger and trichomes production increasing. DAY 126 -Molasses PH - 5.84 PPM-914 Solution Temp - 22.4 Watering Volume - 4.1L DAY 129 - Nutes PH - 5.83 PPM- 2620 Solution Temp - 24 Watering Volume - 4L

DonKrika Temperatures were quite high this week, 29-30 with the lights on, 27-28 with lights off. Humidity was ok, around 50-55%. Otherwise, everything is going smoothly. DAY 133 -Molasses PH - 5.85 PPM-723 Solution Temp - 23.4 Watering Volume - 4.1L DAY 136 - Nutes PH - 5.81 PPM- 2410 Solution Temp - 20 Watering Volume - 4L

DonKrika Temperatures were quite high this week, 29-30 with the lights on, 27-28 with lights off. Humidity was good, around 46-53%. Otherwise, everything is going smoothly. DAY 139 -Molasses PH - 5.91 PPM-765 Solution Temp - 20 Watering Volume - 4L DAY 142 - Nutes PH - 5.83 PPM- 2350 Solution Temp - 19 Watering Volume - 4L

DonKrika Really good week, with temperatures between, 23-27. Humidity was really good as well, always below 50%. At the moment I'm on the 63rd day, according to Barney's website the plant should be ready to harvest between 60-65 days, and I have to say that information is spot on. I'm just starting to see a few trichomes turning amber, and the top of the plant is starting to lose the dark green colour. I will definitely harvest next week, I'm just not too sure if I should feed nutes one more time, or if I should flush straight away DAY 146 -Molasses PH - 5.85 PPM-700 Solution Temp - 19 Watering Volume - 4L DAY 149 - Nutes PH - 5.81 PPM- 2590 Solution Temp - 20 Watering Volume - 4L

DonKrika This week I just flushed the plant. I think I could have feed nutes the first day of this week, but I decided to flush from the first day, something to improve next time. I think I should have given the last flush one day before harvest instead of 2 days after, I felt that the coco was a bit too dry and the steam was not as moist as the previous harvest, this would have been great if I was doing 14 days dry, but I'm doing a 30 day dry, so this extra moisture would be great. The last 4 days the lights were turned off, as a consequence, the humidity went up the last 4 days, around 56-58%, I don't think I will do this next time. The total flower period was 72 days, according to Barney's farm it would take 60-65 days, I feel that those values are very accurate, my personal circumstances made me take a bit longer, but I barely saw any amber trichomes at harvest day. DAY 152 - Water PH - 5.83 PPM- 777 Solution Temp - 23 Watering Volume - 4L DAY 153 - Water PH - 5.84 PPM- 783 Solution Temp - 21.6 Watering Volume - 3L DAY 154 - Water PH - 5.84 PPM- 793 Solution Temp - 21.7 Watering Volume - 2L DAY 155 - Water PH - 5.84 PPM- 809 Solution Temp - 22 Watering Volume - 2L DAY 156 - Water PH - 5.80 PPM- 810 Solution Temp - 22.7 Watering Volume - 2.5L DAY 158 - Water PH - 5.91 PPM- 587 Solution Temp - 17 Watering Volume - 3L

DonKrika I ended up going on vacation for more than a month while the plant was drying. Due to this reason, the plant dried for 38 days. This was not ideal, and I think that is why I'm a bit disappointed with the final product, for me the drying and the nutrients that I used are the main reason this run was not very successful. The strain was super resilient and extremely bushy, but very easy to grow, definitely recommend it.