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Plants + Fertilization At the beginning of this week (and after the stresses and strains of the last few weeks), I decided to give the soil a little boost so that it could get back on track to reach its full potential. For this, I mixed approx. 1 part worm humus and biochar with about 2 parts lukewarm water and let the mixture sit for 30 minutes. This is significantly shorter than recommended, but should still be enough for the biochar to absorb the organisms and then release them into the substrate later. [Without this charging process, the charcoal can also undergo this loading process within the substrate due to its microporous structure, and with that, actually draw nutrients from the soil!] Besides that, I looked more into the living soil topic and now think that what I noticed at some leaves might actually be a normal side effect from the living soil. The assimilation of nutrients is more complex than in traditional setups and the plant itself takes a bigger part in balancing the whole symbiose of every part of that system. (You can't just 'give' the system the nutrients it needs, it needs to make them available on its own.) *Gorilla Z Auto was 20 cm tall, Mimosa Cake Auto 12 cm. Environment + Organisms +Pests Due to the removal of the sand and the watering, the humidity rose by about 10% and is now exactly where I wanted it to be at this point in time. A little hack: I filled a stainless steel bowl with water and placed it on the lamp's cooling element. This not only cools the lamp and extends its life, but also creates slight thermal turbulence and increases the humidity in the tent. II also noticed some kind of mites (I guess Oribatida?) that seem to help deconstruct the organic matter - another sign that the soil is still eager to work! At day 47 I also (again) implemented 2 sticky fly traps, to 1: observe what kind of critters I have in my setup and 2: keep the Sciaridae under controle. As you can see, there are already some gnatson there (1 day after placing them) but also a hugh amount of spingtails. This is a bit unfortunate, since I want them in my system, but also ain't a significant problem, as it only affects a fraction of the springtails. LST The Mimosa Cake Auto grows extremely densely and needs to be defoliated almost daily, otherwise the leaves pile up and form literal reservoirs of moisture. For this reason, I also regularly remove side shoots. My goal for all shoots is to be at least 5-10 cm apart so that they don't grow into each other. (I will introduce a SCROG in 1-2 weeks). Apart from that, the Mimosa could be on the verge of developing a small crack at the top of the main stem, as the nodal spacing is so small that the side shoots completely fill that nodal spacing with their diameters, thus building up a lot of tension. (Pre-)Flower During my observation, I noticed that one of the axillary pre-flowers appeared to be a male pollen sac, which I removed as a precaution - just to be safe. Besides that, no abnormalies. (Living) Soil On day 49, I decided to conduct a soil analysis using a pH test. This is the most important indicator of healthy (living) soil and should be roughly between 6 and 7, ideally between 6.4 and 6.6. According to the test results, my soil is a little too alkaline, but should still be within the acceptable range. Top dressings with leaves or wurm castings and the decompositional processes within the soil should make the it more acidic anyway - I will support this by watering with stale tap water or rainwater.
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Hello everyone week 6 of flower has passed for this Skywalker haze auto πŸ’₯ Green Sensation 0,5ml/L Mars hydro SP-6500 75% have a great day and wish you all happy growing πŸ˜ŽπŸ‘¨β€πŸŒΎπŸ»
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01/09/2022 Finally time to flower, and all girls went into flower room at lights out.The males will be next week, don't want to put them in to early so I will carefully check every day and separate before they open their flowers. I'm guessing week 3-4 I Will select two branches on each female to selectively pollinate. 01/11/2022 Blue Matter #5 (update #5 culled male) repotted with lemon og seed Will continue in her own evolving diary. My hope is to eventually graft different cuts for a multiple variety mom plant, I can have 6 total plants And would be nice to be able to maintain only one mom.
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Just a short update this week. Again, everything is going very well. The smell is developing, as is trichome production 😎 Hopefully not too long left now! Had to UP the Ph level this week, turns out Shogun Silicon is great for raising it πŸ‘Œ
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This two were part of another diary and got moved out due to space reasons at VW8 and moved back indoors at VW20 https://growdiaries.com/diaries/218151-auto-god-s-glue-grow-journal-by-yan402 13.09.25 VW21 Both are looking good and are developing tighter nodes than when they were outside, I'm going to have to keep cutting them back every once and a while I also applied nematodes against thrips and fungus gnats. 20.09.25 VW22 some spots and some yellow leafs, I think it's a root problem, probably root bound, but both seem healthy and are getting thicker so maybe just top up with Coco coir and give a slight different nutrient schedule less Tri Part Bloom could do the trick MAYBE lol. 27.09.25 VW23 Topped up the pots with extra coco coir and trimmed the side roots a bit, both plants were root bound πŸ“Ή 03.10.25 VW23 did a HST/LST session πŸ“Ή 12.10.25 VW25 Done a major HST session to try and keep them in line with the Sunset Sherbet GF I have going in the same tent, rest in the video πŸ“Ή 17.10.25 VW25 ffj/fpj/fish 30 β†’ 60 ml 19.10.25 VW26 it just became a one plant diary, keeping #5, #6 gets it's own diary for testing nutrients. 20.10.25 VW26(?) Feed tweak: added 3 g Calcium Nitrate/ 30 L (β‰ˆ 15 ppm N + 10 ppm Ca) 24.10.25 VW26 did a defoliation and trimming session πŸ“Ή 25.10.25 VW26 I'll be repoting tomorrow, 26.10.25 VW27 rest in the videoπŸ“Ή 27.10.25 VW27 Epsom Salt 0 β†’ 2.5, Calcium Nitrate 3 β†’ 9 g 01.11.25 VW28 CalMag 60 β†’ 30ml, TriPartBloom 20 β†’ 30ml, Magnesium 2.5 β†’ 3.5g 04.11.25 VW28 no more yellowing between the veins and no new spots, the changes to the schedule worked, rest in the video πŸ“Έ 09.11.25 VW29 Did what I'm hoping is a last cleanup πŸŽ₯ 12.11.25 VW13 Did another cleanup in the tent πŸŽ₯, also switched to the FERMAKOR PK Micro schedule, (10.11.25) added Phosphoric acid as a pH down in preparation for flowering 14.11.25 FW1 FERMAKOR PK Micros 40 β†’ 50 ml 22.11.25 FW2 Calcium Nitrate 40 g β†’ 35 g πŸŒ±πŸ’¦πŸŒ±πŸ’¦πŸŒ±πŸ’¦πŸŒ±πŸ’¦πŸŒ±πŸ’¦πŸŒ± Day to day tasks & actions 🌿 πŸŒ±πŸ’¦πŸŒ±πŸ’¦πŸŒ±πŸ’¦πŸŒ±πŸ’¦πŸŒ±πŸ’¦πŸŒ± 15.11.25 VW29 – no feed no water 16.11.25 FW1– no feed no water 17.11.25 FW1 – Fed 3l of #1 β†’ 1l runoff 18.11.25 FW1 – Fed 3l of #1 β†’ 1l runoff 19.11.25 FW1 – Fed 3l of #1 β†’ 1l runoff 20.11.25 FW1 – Fed 3l of #1 β†’ 1l runoff 21.11.25 FW1 – Fed 3l of #1 β†’ 1l runoff 22.11.25 FW1 – Fed 3l of #1 β†’ 1l runoff (*RUNOFF reused for indoor house plants) πŸΆπŸ’§πŸΆπŸ’§πŸΆπŸ’§πŸΆπŸ’§πŸΆ πŸ’§ Nutrients in 30 L #1 Veg β€” FERMAKOR πŸΆπŸ’§πŸΆπŸ’§πŸΆπŸ’§πŸΆπŸ’§πŸΆ πŸ’§ Calcium Nitrate (Calcinit / Nitcal): 45 g β†’ 40 g β†’ 35 g = 1.33 g/L β†’ 207 ppm N + 253 ppm Ca = 1.17 g/L β†’ 183 ppm N + 224 ppm Ca (current) πŸ’§ PK Concentrate (FERMAKOR Base): 30 ml β†’ 40 ml β†’ 50 ml = 1.00 β†’ 1.33 β†’ 1.66 ml/L β†’ balanced 1:1 P:K + light micros (from extract) πŸ’§ Home-made FFJ/FPJ (Fish + Veg): 30 ml = 1.00 ml/L Epsom Salt (MgSOβ‚„Β·7Hβ‚‚O): 8 g = 0.27 g/L β†’ 26 ppm Mg + 35 ppm S πŸ’§ Fetrilon Combi 1 (Micros): 0.5 g = 0.017 g/L β†’ Fe 0.7 ppm β€’ Mn 0.7 ppm β€’ Zn 0.3 ppm β€’ Cu 0.3 ppm β€’ B 0.1 ppm β€’ Mo 0.02 ppm Phosphoric Acid (pH down) + Citric Acid (chelation): β†’ First set pH with phosphoric acid β†’ Add a little citric only if extra chelation is needed πŸ’§ Target pH: 5.8 – 6.0 (drop test yellow-green) πŸ“¦ TOTAL Inputs: 60 ml β†’ 70 ml β†’ 80 ml / 48.5 g per 30 L = 2.00 β†’ 2.33 β†’ 2.66 ml/L + 1.62 g/L (current) βš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈ βœ‚οΈ Tools & equipment βœ‚οΈ βš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈ βœ‚οΈ 2Γ— MarsHydro SP3000 βš™οΈ MarsHydro 150mm ACF Ventilator βœ‚οΈ Trotec dehumidifier (big unit) βš™οΈ Mini no-name dehumidifier βœ‚οΈ Kebab skewers (LST – stainless) βš™οΈ Wire + roast skewers (LST assist) βœ‚οΈ Scissors (HST) βš™οΈ Vacuum (for spills & cleanup) βœ‚οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈβœ‚οΈβš™οΈ πŸ’πŸ­πŸ¬πŸŒˆπŸ’πŸ­πŸ¬πŸŒˆπŸ’πŸ­πŸ¬πŸŒˆπŸ’ πŸ¦„Fantasy Feast ( Seeds)πŸ¦„ πŸŒˆπŸ’πŸ­πŸ¬πŸŒˆπŸ’πŸ­πŸ¬πŸŒˆπŸ’πŸ­πŸ¬πŸŒˆπŸ’ Species: Hybrid (Regular) Genetics: The mother is Unicorn Whip by Dirty Bird Genetics. The father is Charcuterie by Cannarado Genetics. Effect: Unknown Mixed effect body and head high Flavor: Some phenos are Skunky gassy fruity, some are fruity sour citrus with a chemical touch and a touch of skunk Flowering: Estimated 8–10 weeks Resistance: Strong β€” Testing phase done YouTube Link: https://youtube.com/-m8h?si=A7x4Zlr2kj-_ga31
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This is a flush week, next week we shall be introducing EHG Ripener for the very first time in our grows,does it work? Does it not? We'll find out soon enough boys and girls.
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Germination great success with 100% rate. Paper towel moistened with bottled water PH6 in combination with heat mat at 33'C. Produced all very long healthy tap roots Within 24HOURS. Blackberry Moonrock Auto by Weedseedsexpress. Proudly supported by Weedseedsexpress.com
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Sie entwickelt sich langsam. Denke ab nΓ€chster Woche wird es wild!
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9/21 No video upload so no update 9/22 Week 10 update... finally Looks good but going to add more Phos due to some red stems showing upping to 3ml/g 9/23 Reducing Bloom nuets @10% a day for a couple, down to the 80% mark now Add Soul Peak PK to mix as well as Koolbloom need to use up the Peak and we want to see if it brings anything special. Be in flush within 7-10 days on all but the sativa FF2 Vids up 9/25 Adjusted nuets slightly 9/26 Like where the plants are so leaving nuets as is 9/27 And the tricones have over ruled me they are getting ready, 80-90% white 10-20% clear so taking the nuets to our ripening doses. Up PK down Bloom nuets
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I am attempting to germinate Baked Bomb autoflower from Bomb seeds. Seed was lightly scuffed on ends, and placed in water. 🀞🏻everything goes well. Thank you Bomb seeds. πŸ’£ πŸ€œπŸ»πŸ€›πŸ»πŸŒ±πŸŒ±πŸŒ± Update: 1st seed failed, started a second one. Second seed sprouted then dampened off. Waiting on 3rd and last seed. I loosened the coco up to hopefully avoid any more issue. Thank you grow diaries community for the πŸ‘‡likesπŸ‘‡, follows, comments, and subscriptions on my YouTube channelπŸ‘‡. β„οΈπŸŒ±πŸ» Happy Growing 🌱🌱🌱 https://youtube.com/channel/UCAhN7yRzWLpcaRHhMIQ7X4g
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Defol and tied down she doubled in size , ran a flush . Keeping up the defol and spreading her out this week then another week of veg before flipping
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Watering: 7/13 - 1l with 0.5ml tricolectivas/bacteria + 3ml bio(boost/flores) 7/18 - 1l with 0.5ml tricolectivas/bacteria + 5ml bio(boost/flores) Comments: ending this week, i'll not added any nutrients (NPK), just mycorrhizae and bacterias till harvest (according to seedfinder is a plant of Β±63 days)
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Week 2 (30/01 - 05/02) During this week I will continue as the first week. Light at 20cm from top of the plants, dimmered down to 30%. I will only add 2ml/l of Bio-grow every two watering days. Parameters for heating/cooling system: 23.5Β°C as reference temperature, -3Β°C for heating, +1.5Β°C for cooling. 30/01D8: - 31/01D9: watering day. Added 2ml of Bio-grow to 1.2l of tap water (approximately 40cl of water each plant) 01/02 D10: - 02/02 D11: watering day. Tap water only (50cl of water each plant) 03/02 D12: - 04/02 D13: - 05/02 D14: watering day. Added 2ml of Bio-grow to 1.5l of tap water (approximately 50cl of water each plant)
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Hope I can hold out for a couple of more weeks, should have had a second trellis to support the gorilla girls as I as I wasn't expecting the lower flowers to get so big. Thing are leaning everywhere. I am grateful that its quite dry where I am and don't have to worry about mold too much. I do have a bit of wind burn as you can see in some of the pics but very hardy plants overall.
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We have pistils. She's doing well considering. See what she can do now it's all her now haha
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Cambiamos de fotoperiodo y las plantas rΓ‘pido han pegado el cambio y ya sacan los primeros pelitos
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Halfway through week 7. Couple pictures from Tuesday. Gonna upload more when I get back home to her. Can’t raise the lights anymore. Hoping she is done stretching. She takes up every bit of that 4x5 box. Couldn’t be happier with this grow so far. I think next time I’ll go down to 5 gal smart pots this way I can pump out two of them. Still in disbelief she has grown this fast and started budding that fast as well!! I’m feeding her 2 gallons every 2 or so days. She is a very thirsty girl and let’s me know when she is hungry too (leaves curl down). I’ve been slowly defoliating the bottom of her. I cut a couple under grown budds from underneath as well. Not sure how she’d respond if I went scissor happy. I also can’t say enough about Advanced Nutrients. Since I made the switch I can tell her leaves are always praying up and overall health seems through the roof! She really is a monster. 31 inches wide by 36 inches tall. She is stacking nicely. Did my best with pictures. Can’t tell if the flash on the phone helps or hurts the pictures. End of the week- She is doing awesome. Blowing up pretty fast and there is a serious citrus pine smell coming off her when you bump into a budd or it wipes on your finger. For the most part it seems as if she is loving life!!
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Well, another week has passed and they are growing very well, now it's a matter of two to three weeks for me to change them to flora, this week I did a little defoliation on the plants and watered them again with top crop top veg fertilizer and I also did some bindings known as low stress training. =D
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D71/F27 - 10/06/23 - Added Nutes and water, EC 1 and pH 5.0 D72/F28 - 11/06/23 - Nothing to report D73/F29 - 12/06/23 - Added Nutes and water, EC 0.8 and pH 5.3 D74/F30 - 13/06/23 - Nothing to report D75/F31 - 14/06/23 - Added Nutes and water, EC 0.9 and pH 5.3 D76/F32 - 15/06/23 - πŸ‘‰Changed Water. Some signals on the leafes. I think it is because of heat but I0m going to ask to the community. D77/F33 - 16/06/23 - I've asked to the community and is heat stress, so I'm going to change the light hours to 12/24 (4 only red ligh and 8 red-white)