Homegrown Cannabis Company Banana Kush

Welcome to my journey growing Banana Kush, a cultivar from none other than Kyle Kushman, which should be a fun one as this is an easy auto to grow. I hope you are as excited as I am...stay tuned! 😎🙏 STRAIN PROFILE Banana Kush Autoflower Type: Mostly Indica Yield Indoor: 500 - 650 g/m2 Yield Outdoor: 120 - 200 gr/plant THC: 20% CBD: 0.5% Height: 110 cm Flowering Time: 8-10 Weeks Flowering Style: Autoflowering Harvest Month: All Year Medical: Anxiety Arthritis Cramps Depression Fatigue Insomnia Migraines Pain Effects: Euphoric Happy Relaxed Sleepy Uplifted Flavor: Banana Earthy Pungent Tropical Grows: Greenhouse Climate: Temperate/Continental Sunny/Mediterranean Beginner: Yes ~Grown 100% organic in a 10g fabric pot with Mother Earth 70/30 Coco/Perlite medium amended with 2tbs/g Down To Earth 4-4-4 / 2 cups/g Earthworm Castings / 1tbs/g Dr. Earth Flower Girl 2-8-4 and 1tbs/g Dr. Earth Bat Guano. ~24hr light cycle during germination / 19/5 light cycle for Veg & Flower ~Straight water ph'd @ 6.2-6.8 when needed, top dressed every 3-4 weeks and weekly Compost Tea's. 2/26- Here we go...Day one for the #1 pheno of the Banana Kush Auto. I soaked this seed in tap water for 24hrs. two days ago. After 24hrs I checked and it had popped. I then planted it directly into it's 10g fabric pot filled with coco/perlite. The next day I checked on her and she had broke ground! I gave her a small amount of de-chlorinated water ph'd to 6.4 @ 76deg. and placed a clear Solo cup over her. I have another Banana Kush that I placed in a wet paper towel yesterday. I checked it today and the seed has popped. I went ahead and filled a 2 1/2g plastic pot with Fox Farms Happy Frog medium. I placed it in the 4x4 directly on a drip saucer (no pot riser) to allow me to water her from the bottom if I choose and watered the pot to get the medium ready for a seed. 2/27- Well the #1 is on Day Two and looking strong. I don't foresee any issues with her as long as her daily watering's are given properly (not too much or too little), and temps and RH remain dialed in. The #2 pheno seed in the wet paper towel popped and had a 1/16" root tip exposed so into the 2 1/2g pot of Happy Frog she went. I planted her to about twice her width, point down, lightly covered her up and watered her in with about 1oz. of de-chlorinated water ph'd to 6.5 and placed a clear Solo cup over her. I'm hoping to see the #2 pheno break ground sometime tomorrow! 😎 2/28- Well Day Three for the #1 pheno has come and gone. This morning we woke to find that the #1 pheno had a new sister! The #2 pheno that was germinated in the wet paper towel, then planted last night, broke ground this morning! I've upped the daily watering amounts for the older pheno #1, soaking the entire surface area of her 10g pot. Previously, I was just watering in the immediate 6" diameter area around the seedling. Now I want to make sure that the medium is moist throughout the pots to enable the explosive root growth that I'm hoping for courtesy of Great White root stimulator. They're still getting straight de-chlorinated water that's ph'd to 6.4-6.6 @ 74-78 deg. and will continue to do so throughout the run with the exception of weekly Compost Tea's as this run is 100% organic using pre-amended medium and only getting top dressed through the run every 3-4 weeks. In the next few days I'll start increasing the #2 pheno's water as well but for now she'll get just enough around her to keep her moist while she gets herself together! 3/2- Both girls are up and doing great! I'm watering both girls twice daily with de-chlorinated water ph'd to 6.5 @ 74-76deg. 200ppm. Today I added 2.5ml/g of Botanicare CalMag+ to their watering. I'm using a pump sprayer with a hose and wand attached that has a fine spray head on it now. When I water I am just giving enough right now to keep the soil moist, not wet, in the upper half of their pots as their roots haven't developed and penetrated to that point yet. As they mature and their root systems develop into the monsters I hope for, I'll increase the amount of water they receive to ensure that the microbial colony thrives. Tent temp's are maintaining 78-80deg during the light cycle and 72-74deg for their 5 hour dark period. RH in the 4x4 range from 47-55% and the co2 level from 460-530ppm. I've got the SunSystems 315 LEC hung all the way up @ 46" now but will be slowly dropping it as the girls get bigger and can tolerate the additional intensity without getting stressed. 3/4- Week one of Germination is done...thank goodness! Now things will start getting busy and the stress level will drop as both girls are healthy and growing stronger by the day! I'm still watering both girls twice daily with de-chlorinated water ph'd to 6.5 @ 74-76deg. 200ppm. Today I added 2.5ml/g of Alaskan Fish Extract to their watering which brought it up to 400ppm's. Thanks for hanging in for this week! Things should be getting a lot more interesting in the coming weeks...Stay tuned and Stay Blessed! 😎🙏