Well here we go into Week One of Veg! ๐๐With a week of initial growth behind her now, the Seedsman Strawberry Cheesecake Auto is doing fantastic and sprouting her 2nd set of leaves which is such a beautiful sight to see! Thank you for following along this journey with me! Growing this beautiful cultivar is always better with someone to share the experience with....come along and enjoy! ๐๐
~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.
3/10- I'm watering her twice daily with de-chlorinated water ph'd to 6.5 @ 74-76deg. 200ppm. Today I added 2.5ml/g of Botanicare CalMag+ to her 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 her pot as her roots haven't developed and penetrated to that point yet. As she matures and her root system develops into the monster I'm hoping for, I'll increase the amount of water she receives 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 HLG 650R hung all the way up @ 42" now and have it set to 300w at the wall. I'll be slowly dropping the light as she gets bigger and can tolerate the additional intensity without getting stressed. Later, in pre-flower, I'll switch the supplemental UVA Bar on to really boost trichome production and terpenes during flowering!
3/12- Well she is 19 Days old today! My girl is really on a growth spurt, approaching 3' tall, and sprouting her third set of leaves which are almost fully out . Her next set of leaves are visible and should be out in a day or two the way she's growing!
She continues to receive nightly foliar feeding with Fox Farms Flower Kiss mixed @ 5ml/g and applied just before the 5 hour dark period. Daily watering's continue with de-chlorinated water to which I've now added 5ml/g of Fox Farms Wholly Mackerel to and then ph'd to 6.4-6.6 @ 72deg. with a 0.4 EC.
The HLG 650R is 42" above her and set to 300w at the wall. Tent temperatures are a steady 80.1 degrees thanks to my AC Infinity Cloudline T6 w/ Controller which is set to maintain the 80 degree temp. automatically by varying the fan speed....Works like a charm! ๐๐ RH in the 4x8 is 45-55% and all fans are running now as well as the IdealAir 14k BTU A/C unit.
3/14- My girl continues to sprout new growth and remains super healthy. She obviously loves her medium and environment and her growth rate shows it! I'm continuing to water her daily with .25g of de-chlorinated water which today had 5ml/g of Fox Farms Wholly Mackerel added, then was ph'd to 6.6 @ 72 degrees 0.4 EC using Alchemist PH Down which was diluted before being added to the solution. Her nightly foliar feedings using Fox Farms Flower Kiss @ 5ml/g just before the 5 hour dark cycle continues as well and she looks to be thoroughly enjoying it! ๐
3/16- Well there goes another week behind us on this journey to dank, sticky buds!
My girl continues to sprout new growth and continues her healthy growth!. She apparently has settled into her medium as her growth has really improved and she is really starting to noticeably take off!.
I've upped her daily watering to .50g of de-chlorinated water which has 5ml/g of Fox Farms Wholly Mackerel added, then was ph'd to 6.6 @ 72 degrees 0.4 EC using Alchemist PH Down which was diluted before being added to the solution. Her nightly foliar feedings continue using Fox Farms Flower Kiss @ 5ml/g just before the 5 hour dark cycle continues as well and she looks to be thoroughly enjoying it! ๐ Onward to Week Two of veg and BIG things to come!
~Thank you so much for following along so far! I hope you'll continue to follow my journey through the next weeks as things will be getting more exciting as the next weeks approach... Grow Strong! ๐๐~
@MrHightimes, I just happen to be partnered with Seedsman on my IG account and we're doing a Giveaway from March 7-20th for a 3pk each of their Auto Fem Strawberry Cheesecake and Blue Dream strains, three winners will be picked. ๐๐