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Some of you may have wondered: Why do I use CO2 at average 950 ppfd ฮผmol/m2/s (moral flow)? The answer is quite simple. Because of lack of space in some regions of my cultivation area, I simply cannot keep the ideal distance to my Sanlight high-performance lamp, due to some height growth of various strains. And so some of the main colas have ppfd values of 1250 ฮผmol/m2/s and even more... So this is how I manage to achieve and compensate for such high radiation levels even with a CO 2 balance. And I have to say, my strategy to avoid various light stress symptoms works just fabulously. In combination with CO 2 implementation, my babies are simply unbeatably insensitive to light. Thats it! Beginning of 3rd week flowering: Again feeding my babies by 36 hours fermented potions of Bio Tabs Kompost Tea PK-Booster (15 g pro Liter) and added: 5ml Orgatrex/Liter 1 Spoon of Bactrex 1 Spoon of Mycotrex 1 Spoon of Mycco-Vital 1 Spoon of Dynomyco A little tip for those who are interested in small modifications that have a big difference or influence - on the result - effect - beauty - health - taste! Before adding microorganisms or beneficial bacteria or Mycorrizae and Trichodermas, please use oxygen-saturated water. On the one hand, unwanted chlorine gases evaporate and the small world of the microbiome becomes even faster and more rewarding in compost tea to sprout. Last but not least for this week, I would like to introduce my reasons, why I prefer growing biologically and sustainably. First of all, itโ€™s something which suits very well in these times/days we are living now. Sustainability is a big need and task for our planet. ๐ŸŒŽ Nature means life. Our home, the air we breathe and everything that surrounds us. Not just today. Hopefully tomorrow as well. Maybe I'm starting to protect our environment on a small scale, but maybe I can also make a big difference at all. If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change... I thought about whatโ€™s the difference, between Mineral Feeding and Super Soil Feeding. Itโ€™s very easy. Biologically Growing is a similar process than the natural soil activities out there in the lap of natureโ€™s. So plants has to work and interact with the microorganisms and microbiomic communities in the soil. So the plants will never get lazy like the lazy ones of mineral feeding growers. If you grow biologically, you will feed the soil first and the microorganisms will support every parameter next to your plant conditions. And that will generate an unbelievable spectrum of Terpenes and Trichomes you will never forget. Itโ€™s the same comparison, when you daily visit McDonalds and you eat only fast food. How does your body and mind react on this shit for money?!?! May I invite you to think about itโ€ฆ See you next week dear Growmies! Have a nice Weekend and take careโ€ฆ Peace out! Addendum for Day 53: At the moment we unfortunately have another winter onset here in Germany. This means that I am forced to take additional heating measures due to structural facts in order to be able to keep the temperatures constant. After all, just tonight the thermometer climbs again to -1 degree Celsius. In addition, my exhaust air system runs out of my bedroom terrace and I therefore grow winter and summer with the patio door open. Well, sometimes I experience real weather-related challenges. But all in all, no problem... "Where there's a will, there's a way." Addendum to pouring out the fermented PK tea: I always administer half a liter of lukewarm aerated water with 3.5 ml of cannazyme per liter to each plant. This means that the "root machine" is not supplied with supplies unprepared and the nutrient solution can thus also be better distributed in the soil. Since I also work with cloth shoes, I spray them evenly moistened everywhere with water that is also warm before pouring them out from the outside. This has the advantage that the moisture stays where it should: in the pot! ... I did the math today ;-) We are still in week 7 until this Friday. And week 8 starts on Friday! OMG... still so much time yeahh! Today my Fast Buds Sour Jealousy and Sweet Seeds Big Devil and Dark Devil Automatics arrived. I'm looking forward to it. This time Fast Buds next Time Sweet Seeds. Love them too. Very beautiful genetics. Today a review video of the beginning of week 3. At the time of the pictures, I had minor signs of nitrogen excess. (Light peaks first at the crown of the roof and then slightly continuing to the middle section.) I then painstakingly racked my brains as to why this could be. I found that very slight dry spots had formed and therefore the root found small accumulations of nitrogen that caused its problems. But then, when I carefully homogeneously checked the moisture content in the substrate, the problem evaporated again. However, they had not shown any loss of growth rate during this time. Nevertheless, they developed as expected. They Strawnanas had no problem with that. In the end, I always have a hard time killing them. But I guess that's the way things go. We live and die. We come and go. But it's not there yet. ;-) Tomorrow is day 56. Tomorrowโ€™s updating day! Can't wait to see their progress. Have a good time and see you tomorrowโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ ๐Ÿฝ โ˜ฎ๏ธ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ
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The ICE is almost done; the NL doesnโ€™t even seem close. Interesting since ICE sprouted a day later than the NL.
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Totally forgot to change the status to flowering haha. 8 weeks in, i see some cloudy trichomes but hope that they will grow a few weeks more for a thicc harvest!
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Two seeds germinated proper, the third seems to be a little slower. It's my first Grow for more then twelve Years. First Time with Autoflowers, first Time with feminized Seeds. Easy work, so far. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ T5 Light with 2 Tubes. Third seed germinated at Friday. Third seedling looks insane, i will seed one Taison next Week. The other look very good, I change the Light to 3500 K LED @50W / Plant First Week in Soil, Plants look good.
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Transplanted into larger containers with fresh soil. The soil is a blend of Peat Moss one Perlite. I then mixed some older soil with the new Peat/Perlite blend. After the transplant I watered with Recharge to help get some healthy microbes starting to develop in the soil. In addition to transplanting the 2 existing Blackberry's I also planted a fresh seed. It should be interesting to compare the new seeds growth started in fresh soil compared with the girls who struggled in the old soil. I'm hoping to see some nice improvements over the next few weeks. Stay tuned...
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The buds are starting to get really dense now, very strong smell of diesel, some amazing colours coming off this beauty looks so good ๐Ÿคค๐Ÿคค๐Ÿคค hopefully only a few more days
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Thank you for your support! Gracias por vuestro apoio! Finally...por fin....Master on GD Thanks to Jah God and all of you 420 always!!!
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Day 65 since seed touched soil. Big disaster in garden !!! I added epsom salt and didnt phed , was in a rush to overtime, they dranked in 3 days , that was unexpected .... AK has root damage as rest, but on canopy i found 5 spotted leaves too, reminds calcium .... Hate myself, ph test kit was on table too, prepared, i just f@cked up in rush ... Running out of space. Mars Hydro TSL2000 is doing great job, two plants are like 5 cm away , still no signs of burn. Try to keep humidity in 65-70 % range, temps around 22, nights 20. All works. Will top up this week with next watering, want to give one plain. Wrong Ph led to slow uptake, AK is in limbo, behind couple days by weight, if troubles are bigger than i see now - maybe even 3-4. So sad .... One time wrong ph and you can damage garden heavily ... Close up bud photos were taken under max light, so colours are false. Day 66. Damage is done, see calcium rusty spots around,leaf colour not the best ... At least drinking normally, loaded 5 liters yesterday eve. Hope to do watering and top up this Friday. Day 68. They drink fast, 3 days were needed only. Loaded 5 liters again. Made top up. See bleaching, raised lights , have 10 cm left. Top up was dosed, mixed well and laid on top, then i rough and mix top lair of soil with top up and only then i water. All pots are 30 litres ( grams and ml , have in mind ) : Plant Success - Great White - 5 ml / pot Ecothrive - Biosys - 5 ml / pot Ecotrive - Charge - 120 ml / pot Ecothrive - Life Cycle - 60 g. / pot Ecothrive - Bio Blend - 200 ml / pot. Happy Growing !!!
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Start of week 3 blueberry is flowering and the stretch is almost over. The seedlings are growing nicely.the box got up to 100f this week during mini heat wave had to put ice blocks in rez to lower temp down from 80f. I look forward to the 3 other new strains Iโ€™m running. My GSC seedling is looking a little pale I should have waited longer to change rez over to bloom nutes. I have top dressed some organic fertilizer near drip line of nutes 4-6-4 one month release. I applied to all seedlings except blueberry. I reduced blumat on gsc, ww, and ch until surface dried a little bit as my gsc was showing signs of overwatering. Gsc is starting to green back up. My bb had to nanners i plucked them I hope these are all. It could be from the high temps or the one night I had a light leak. BB larger plant receving 1000 ppfd.i turn light back down a notch Gsc leaves started cupping now sheโ€™s getting just 550 along with other seedlings.will continue to monitor for improvement and ramp lights up a little later if needed as plants should grow into light.
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Week 3 for the solo is officially complete. She's been growing with no trouble. Root development has been excellent. As you can see, I decided to mainline. Seeing as she's in a solo cup, I'm not too worried about stunting. I'm horrible at measuring the water intake, but the cup needs to be watered daily. It's as lite as a feather everyday.
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Germinadas al 100% 8/8. Trabajarรฉ con la lรญnea quemanta, aplicamos red roots aportando micorrizas al sustrato y directamente a la radicula de las semillas. #2 dark de Royal life #2 sweet mango de Royal life #2 gelatos #2 zkittlez. Les dejo los primeros 7 dรญas. *Buenos humos
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Nice little stretch, did a bit of a defloiation to help with airflow and light penetration but I like to leave as many leaves on the plant as possible because the plant will use those leaves as batteries when it comes to mid to late flower. And its all about the microbes! Just been giving microbe bombs every week, once a week.
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The final Week, before harvest! She has some massive towering buds! 2.5 gallons of water is lasting this plant 5-6 days before drying out, and ready for more.. She was harvested instead of being watered!
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This is my first grow I have haze berry critical and northern lights and white widow automatic the babyโ€™s are critical mush and the 2 seedlings are white widow all from RQS can people give me some useful tips and vote for me
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The flowers start to swell, next week might start the overdrive for the extra weight
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FERMAKOR BARREL MIX โ€“ BASE IN USE (Testing on the Fantasy Feast girl we pulled out of another diary https://growdiaries.com/diaries/274722-grow-journal-by-yan402 ) (FERMAKOR BASE SYSTEM KOH VERSION diary https://growdiaries.com/diaries/278391-grow-journal-by-yan402) (Urea & Micros on the way โ€” first week running without them) ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ ๐Ÿ’ง 30 L Barrel โ€“ Current Working Mix ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ Step 1 โ€“ Calcium Nitrate (Part A) 7 L warm water (~35โ€“40 ยฐC) โ†’ added 45 g Calcinit, stirred until fully clear. Thatโ€™s the calcium + nitrogen backbone for the feed. Step 2 โ€“ FERMAKOR PK Base (Part B) 15 L water in the main barrel โ†’ added 30 ml FERMAKOR PK Concentrate, mixed well. This forms the main P + K part of the formula. Step 3 โ€“ Combine Solutions Slowly poured the Calcinit mix into the barrel while stirring โ€” no reaction, still crystal clear. That confirms the mix is stable and precipitation-free. ๐ŸŒฟ Step 4 โ€“ FPJ / FFJ Batch Added 30 ml homemade FPJ (fish + veg batch) โ‰ˆ 1 ml/L. Color shifted to a light-amber tone โ€” looks alive and active. ๐Ÿ‹ Step 5 โ€“ Citric Acid Balance Added 1 tsp citric acid after everything was blended to fine-tune pH and help chelate micros later on. ๐Ÿ“ฆ Step 6 โ€“ Top Up & Check Filled to the 30 L mark with plain water โ†’ pH tested with drops, showing yellow-green โ€” roughly 5.8 โ€“ 6.0 range. Nice clean look, stable smell, no residue. ๐Ÿ’ง Current Base Ingredients (Active Mix) Warm Water โ‰ˆ 22 L total Calcinit 45 g โ†’ N + Ca foundation FERMAKOR PK Base 30 ml โ†’ P + K support Citric Acid 1 tsp โ†’ Chelation + pH balance FPJ / Fish Emulsion 30 ml โ†’ Organic enzyme booster Result: clean amber mix, mild and balanced. Iโ€™ll let this version run for a week before adding anything. ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€ Observations and changes ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€ 27.10.25 VW27 noticed some min burnt tips so I decreased Calcium Nitrate 45 to โ†’ 40g, decided to add two more elements micros and Epsom salts just to make sure they got everything, Fetrilon Combi 1 (Micros): 0.5 g, Epsom salts: 8 g 28.10.25 VW27 she seems devoid of any deficiencies, seems ready for the flip to 12/12 02.11.25 VW27 girl is looking good so I decided to stop making daily videos and do a standard once a week update. 09.11.25 aVW28 7 days since flip,stretch in full swing, first pistils showing, leaf color deep and healthy. Slight tip burn early week โ†’ gone after pH stabilized. Feed stayed clear, no residue, roots clean and sweet-smelling, did what I hope is a last cleanup and pruning๐ŸŽฅ 10.11.25 VW29 added Phosphoric acid pH down to the schedule for flowering stage. 14.11.25 FW1 FERMAKOR PK Micros 40 โ†’ 50 ml 23.11.25 FW2 got some burnt tips, observe and act accordingly in case it worsens, diluted by 25% for this week. ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฑ ๐ŸŒฟDay to day tasks & actions ๐ŸŒฟ ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’ฆ๐ŸŒฑ 23.11.25 FW1 โ€“ Fed 3l of #1 โ†’ 1l runoff 24.11.25 FW2 โ€“ Fed 5l of #1 โ†’ 2l runoff 25.11.25 FW2 โ€“ Fed 5l of #1 โ†’ 2l runoff 26.11.25 FW2 โ€“ Fed 5l of #1 โ†’ 2l runoff 27.11.25 FW2 โ€“ Fed 5l of #1 โ†’ 2l runoff 28.11.25 FW2 โ€“ Fed 5l of #1 โ†’ 2l runoff 29.11.25 FW2 โ€“ Fed 5l of #1 โ†’ 2l runoff 30.11.25 FW2 โ€“ Fed 5l of #1 โ†’ 2l runoff ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ ๐Ÿ’ง Nutrients in 30 L #1 Veg โ€” FERMAKOR ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿถ ๐Ÿ’ง Calcium Nitrate (Calcinit / Nitcal): 45 g โ†’ 40 g โ†’ 35 g = 1.33 g/L โ†’ 207 ppm N + 253 ppm Ca = 1.17 g/L โ†’ 183 ppm N + 224 ppm Ca (current) ๐Ÿ’ง PK Concentrate (FERMAKOR Base): 30 ml โ†’ 40 ml โ†’ 50 ml = 1.00 โ†’ 1.33 โ†’ 1.66 ml/L โ†’ balanced 1:1 P:K + light micros (from extract) ๐Ÿ’ง Home-made FFJ/FPJ (Fish + Veg): 30 ml = 1.00 ml/L Epsom Salt (MgSOโ‚„ยท7Hโ‚‚O): 8 g = 0.27 g/L โ†’ 26 ppm Mg + 35 ppm S ๐Ÿ’ง Fetrilon Combi 1 (Micros): 0.5 g = 0.017 g/L โ†’ Fe 0.7 ppm โ€ข Mn 0.7 ppm โ€ข Zn 0.3 ppm โ€ข Cu 0.3 ppm โ€ข B 0.1 ppm โ€ข Mo 0.02 ppm Phosphoric Acid (pH down) + Citric Acid (chelation): โ†’ First set pH with phosphoric acid โ†’ Add a little citric only if extra chelation is needed ๐Ÿ’ง Target pH: 5.8 โ€“ 6.0 (drop test yellow-green) ๐Ÿ“ฆ TOTAL Inputs: 60 ml โ†’ 70 ml โ†’ 80 ml / 48.5 g per 30 L = 2.00 โ†’ 2.33 โ†’ 2.66 ml/L + 1.62 g/L (current) YouTube Link: https://youtube.com/-m8h?si=A7x4Zlr2kj-_ga31
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Sep 5: still going strong. This has been the most hassle free plant. Sep 7: late season hailstorm did some minor damage to other plants but this one is fine. Lost some trichomes but no major damage overall.