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Week 15 - Flower Week 11
Lemon Jeffrey by IRIE Genetics (14 Starts for 8 Finishers)
63-70 Days Flower (9 - 10 Weeks)
Weeks Observations:
- Our light leak on July 6th through July 31 ācostā us ~ 21 Days. Extending Harvest to account for 21 day light leak. New Harvest Date 12 Sep 2023, Plant Day 121, Flower Day 86
Seeds Wet: Monday 14 May 2023
Harvest Date Range: [ 2023-08-11, 2024-08-21]
Start of week:
- Dates: [2023-08-27: LJ2Q 106:F:11:1, āØ
2023-09-03: LJ2Q 112:F:11:7 ]
End of Week:
- Plant Height Range: [46, in]
- Water/Day/Plant: [935, ml]
EnvironmentalCurrent:
- Scotoperiod: [ 11, hrs] # 1900 - 0600 + 24
- LightIntensityPeak: [ 1000, ĀµMol/m2/s ]
- DailyLightIntegral: [ 42.1, Mol/m2] # Target: < [ 40, Mol/m2/day]
- LightDistance: [ 6, in] # 3.5ā LESS than Optimal for SP3000
- TempAvg: [79.1 , Ā°F]
- RH: [ 68, %]
- VPD: [ 1.10, kPa]
- 230*4*11/8
- FeedwaterPerPlantPerDay: [ 1265, ml]
- Feedwater: [ 10.12, l]
- EC: [ 2.0, mS]
Environment NOTES:
- RULE
- CLOSE Room Airflow during LOW TEMP periods(2030 - 0700)
- OPEN during HIGH TEMP Period (0700 - 2030)
SOP:
- WEAR CLEAN GLOVES FOR ALL SEED OPERATIONS
- CLEAN All Instruments before use
- Light Strengthvegetation := 100 + (#nodes * 100)
- Light Strengthflower := [ 1000, 600, ĀµMol/m2/s]
- Scotoperiodvegetation := [ 1300, 1900, 6, hr]
- Scotoperiodflower := [ 0600-1900, 13, hr]
Environment
- Late Flower (Week 10-14) (F5-F10)
- Temp: 78-80Ā°F
- VPD: 1.2 Ā± 0.2
- Photoperiod: 11/13
- Light Strength: [930, 850, ĀµMol/m2/s]
- EC: 2.3 # Week F5-F8
- EC: 1.8 # Week F9
- EC: 1.1 # Week F10
- Finish (Week 14) ( F10)
- Temp: 78Ā°F
- VPD: 1.3 Ā± 0.2
PPFD: 750 peak
- Resin Bloom ONLY
- EC: 0.8
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Base Application for 10 Gal:
- [x] Primer A: [ 100, ml]
- [x] Primer B: [ 100, ml]
- [x] Silica Skin: [ 35, mll] # Reduce to reduce/eliminate Sediment
- [x] SLF-100 (Enzymatic Root Cleaner): [ 50, ml]
- [x] King Crab (Biology): [ 5, ml]
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- @ EC: 1.7 Supplement: [ Application Rate], [ Total Delivery for 2 Gal Solution]
- [ ] Primer A: [ 10, ml, gal], [ 12.5, ml]
- [ ] Primer B: [ 10, ml, gal], [ 12.5, ml]
- [ ] Silica Skin: [ 4, ml, gal], [ 5, ml]
- [ ] CalMag Fuel: [ 4, ml, gal], [ 5, ml]
- [ ] Peak Bloom: [ 4, ml, gal], [ 5, ml]
- [ ] Resin Bloom: [ 4, ml, gal], [ 5, ml]
- [ ] SLF-100: [ 5, ml, gal], [ 10, ml]
- [ ] King Crab: [ 0.5, ml, gal], [ 1, ml]
- [ ] EC: [ 1.7, mS]
85 ml/plant X 11, : 935 ml/plant/day, 2.4x of field capacity
Meaning ALL Fertigation through pot is Refreshed 2.4 times per day with this schedule.
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Mon 28 Aug 2023 # End of Harvest ORIGINAL Window , before discovering light leak
LJ2Q 106:F:11:1
- [x] Will scope trichomes by hand, and set a chop date today.
- Some are ready today, Some look to need 10 - 14 days.
This has been an interesting grow - the extra stretch munged the SOG Strategy - with severe Chiropractics I still have >Ā±12ā of height per plant. We should be harvesting today . . .
- We could conceivably take the grow as far as Day 139, if we calculate a 4 week light leak forward. That would make LATEST DATE 24 SEPTEMBER -
- IF We go more than this week
- Week 15 Nutes (Mixed Daily)
- Mon - Wed: ONE SHOT, EC: 1.7
- Thus - Sun: ONE SHOT, EC: 1.4
- NEXT WEEK
- Mon: Resin Bloom: EC: 1.1
- Tuesday - Harvest: Resin Bloom: EC: 0.8
- ELSE if we take them down next Sunday:
- [ ] Been feeding The Rooted Leaf Hydro schedule, Base Nutes plus Silicon. Need to move to harvest nutes, potassium (+Resin Bloom/+Peak Bloom) at
- [ ] Monday:+Resin Bloom/+Peak Bloom: EC: 1.7
- [ ] Tuesday: EC: 1.4, (+Resin Bloom)
- [ ] Wednesday: EC: 1.1, (+Resin Bloom)
- [ ] Thursday EC: 0.8 (Resin Bloom Only)
- [ ] Friday EC: 0.8 (Resin Bloom Only)
- [ ] Saturday EC: 0.8 (Resin Bloom Only)
- [ ] Sunday - Harvest
Growtek Mod
- 170 ml/event per emitter -> 2 Gallons Input
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EC: [ 2.0, mS]
Tue 29 Aug 2023
LJ2Q 107:F:11:2
EC 1.6+
- Defoliated (final) blocking and unviable fans. Looks better - clearer airflow
Wed 30 Aug 2023
LJ2Q 108:F:11:3
EC: 1.6
For 2 Gal (mlās) RLA Minerals
14.0 Primer A
14.0 Primer B
7.0 Silica Skin
10.5 Peak Bloom
South Cascade Organics
- [x] SLF-100: [ 5, ml, gal], [ 10, ml]
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Plant Success (Beneficial Bacteria, Crab āFrassā)
- [ ] Sunday - Harvest?
- [x] King Crab: [ 0.5, ml, gal], [ 1, ml]
Thu 31 Aug 2023
LJ2Q 109:F:11:4
EC 1.4
For 2 Gal (mlās) RLA Minerals
12.3 Primer A
12.3 Primer B
9.2 Peak Bloom
Required 1 qt to bring down from 1.6 to 1.4
Friday 01 Sep Jul 2023
LJ2Q 110:F:11:5
EC 1.1
For 2 Gal (mlās) RLA Minerals
7.6 Primer A
7.6 Primer B
5.7 Peak Bloom
Sat 02 Sep 2023
LJ2Q 111:F:11:6
EC: 1.4
Peak Bloom as Needed for Dilution
- [ ] Scope Trichomes Last Time
With a 21 day light leak, weāll extend harvest to Day 118, Flower Day 90 - or 69 Unleaked Light Days . . .
Through End of Harvest, Daily
Daily Feed through Harvest Day -2
Per TWO Gallons: EC 1.4
- [x] Primer A: [ 12, ml, gal]
- [x] Primer B: [ 12, ml, gal]
- [x] CalMag Fuel: [ 4, ml, gal]
- [x] Silica Skin: [ 4, ml, gal]
- [x] Peak Bloom: [ 4, ml, gal]
- [x] Resin Bloom: [ 8, ml, gal]
- [x] King Crab: [ 0.5, ml, gal]
- [ ] SLF-100: [ 5, ml, gal]
- [ ] Reduce to EC 1.1 on Harvest Day -2
- [ ] Reduce to Resin Bloom Only, EC: 0.8 Pre Harvest Day
DECISION - Weāll take the girls down Flower Day 83, Nominal Day 62 assuming 21 Day push for light leak. Itās not in practice3 that long - we should be good, if not - latest day 90 (Nominal 69)
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Sun 03 Sep 2023 # Flower Day 77
LJ2Q 112:F:11:7
EC 1.4
- [x] Dismantle And Clean Res, Pump, Chiller, Lines
- [x] Clean Res
- [x] Clean Pump
- [x] Load Res with a a gallon of HOT tap water, a cup of 30% Vinegar
- [x] Run Pump for :30
- [x] After 30: Reverse Lines
- [x] Run Pump for :30
- [x] Stop pump
- [x] remove tubing from pump and chiller
- [x] Remove pump, reclean
- [x] Clean Chiller Tubes
- [x] Rinse with 30% Vinegar
- [x] When Dry: Reassemble & Replace
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@PacoMendoza420
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First day of week 4, the plants are grown big enough to top but they didn't develope enough side branches to start mainlining. I hope I can use this technique as soon as the plants recover from the topping.
On day 4 just the first of the three shows sign of complete recover while the side branches still don't want to grow up. I fed the plants with a tea full of microbes and good organic stuff.
End of week 4, the only thing needed for the lower branches to catch up was increase the height of the lamp. Now they are really happy looking forward to the second and last month of veg
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@Based_Buds
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The plant is growing at a great rate, unfortunately there are still no signs of flower growth. Trying to remain patient, going to give it a few more weeks and if thereās nothing growing Iām going to pull it.
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@Smokwiri
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Welcome to the diary of the Limited edition strain: Orange skunk ryder
OMG, this DANK has started to finish
it smell like i have at least 50 of them in flowering, but when you follow your nose you only find this little lowryder crossbreed.
it looks great, trichomes look very tiny like grown under LED, but it's outdoor
i'm leaving this outside for some extra days and then i'll start to cut the main cola, which isn't really big, but smells o so promising.
this plant is very stealthy, and it needs to be stealthy because it's that stinky.
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@ParadiseGrower
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HELLO!
Plant still grow very well, good for me hahašš
LST is very very light i want see the result using this methodš
I'm waterig only when i see the soil dryš¤
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@Ninjabuds
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Itās day 43 of flower! All of the plants look great! Iām going to start dialing back the light intensity slowly over the next couple weeks. Harvest time is getting close
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@Skinnytalls420
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So this was a simple going grow!!! Itās strange how the hot so big under the light! I had one blue cheese under the same light and tent and it was way smaller!! Anyway 1 of these has come out perfect very happy the other two Iām not to sure the hairs were still pointing up but I really donāt have the time to have them going another week there already over the time they was supposed to be done but yeah Iād say out of 10 Iād rate this blue cheese growing experience a 6 out of 10 hopefully this improves when itās dry!!!
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@Kannisho
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Logramos mucho esta semana y eso nos tiene felices, hemos reforzado la estructura del scrog y realizamos la Ćŗltima defoliaciĆ³n antes de comenzar la floraciĆ³n.
Esta es la Ćŗltima semana que usamos nutriciĆ³n para vegetativo y comenzaremos a usar C21 Nutrients Flores Parte A + Parte B
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@SamDo
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Week 2 of vegetative growth for Pineapple Upside Down ā Round 2.
The plant is still struggling at this stage. Development is slower than expected for week two, and overall vigor remains below what would normally be considered healthy growth. Reading the plant has been difficult, as no single factor clearly stands out as the root cause.
Several parameters are being questioned: excess humidity, temperature management, light intensity, or nutrient balance. Overfeeding seems unlikely, as the last watering was done with a very light EC, around 0.3 to 0.4. Light levels are also modest, approximately 180ā200 PPFD, which should normally be safe for a young plant. The pH was checked and appears to be within an acceptable range.
Because the substrate is already sufficiently moist from previous watering around the plant, no additional irrigation has been done. At this point, adding more water would likely do more harm than good.
A small adjustment was made by slightly opening the dome to improve airflow and reduce excess humidity. This should help the plant breathe better and potentially stabilize its environment. Temperature may also be adjusted if needed, depending on how the plant responds over the coming days.
This second week highlights ongoing difficulties in managing early growth stages. There is clearly room for improvement in the startup protocol, and this phase is being treated as a learning process for future cycles.
For now, the strategy remains simple: minimize interventions, maintain stable conditions, and allow the plant time to recover its natural rhythm. The next update will focus on whether growth resumes normally or if further adjustments are required.
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@InnerCityGardens
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Seeds were soaked until the taproot was showing then placed into peat plugs. They stayed in here for 5 days in total, 2 days after the had popped so I classed it as a whole week. They were then placed into theyāre final homes, 23 litre fabric pots
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@Crimm
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This week was a bit bumpy, I found that I am dealing with a two main issues. First being that the plants are much too dense and close together. Makes it near impossible for me to remove the dead leaves that are falling on the Coco which eventually attract fungus. So far I have cleared the top of the medium the best I can without being able to see it. Second issue is that my timer for the irrigation is not functioning properly. I left for a weekend and my plant sitter did not realize the plants weren't being fertigated. Came back to my whole grow smelling of hay. After manually getting the feeding back on track they have fully recovered. Issues aside it's starting to look like chop day is 1 or 2 weeks away. Just in time for Christmas
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@FlowerPower559
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This week was busy.. feeding, training, defoliation, trying to figure out how I was going to handle the branches now that they're outside of the bag. This is what happens when you wing it. Worked out well though!
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@Lordviper28
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These lady's have formed very nice buds even have a few show purple š this strain has been very good can't wait to see war other color pop off right it's the start of 6th week flower
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@Zengrower
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Still some issues with black flies as they keep coming back despite of the nematodes. I'll treat the soil with nematodes again this week. It doesn't look like it is affecting the plants anymore but I don't want them ending up in my stash š. The plants are looking very strong and healthy, growing even faster than last week. Still not sure at this point if I want to do LST or just let them grow. According to the strain info this ladies can grow up to 135cm inside so it's probably a good idea to do LST at some point. I'm also cutting back on the Alga Grow this week to prevent excess nitrogen in the blooming stage.
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@bigolebuds
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Week 1 Veg Day 1: Things look good. When bottom watering the seed tray I noticed the roots had grown through the bottom of the seed tray. Will decide what size to move up to and when to start taking the PH for watering / fertilizing. Need to grab more soil too, these babies are growing fast.
Week 1 Veg Day 4: had a couple days of just watching and watering intermittently, but the time has come to repot these seedlings! Iād say we are into veg as we move into these new pots for both the autos and the photos in this grow. I know we donāt have to (slash shouldnāt) transplant autoāsā¦ but I only have so much space and didnāt have enough soil when the seeds popped.. and didnāt really know whether living soil would be too hot to start autos in.
Decided to move the kids to 2 gallon pots though, and will probably let the autos stay here and upgrade the photos in about a month. Should just be watering and watching for the next week. Moving some of the autos outside in 2/3 weeks, will start PH monitoring water asap, and will continue to look into fertilizer options.
