Following RQS auto guide : https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/blog-how-to-grow-autoflowering-cannabis-n83
WEEK 1: GERMINATION AND EARLY SEEDLING STAGE #1 15.3. - #7 21.3.
13.3. 23.30 Three pots has growth above, so will now start writing things for 1week. And still waiting for the purplematic to catch up :)
-Added 1 more timelapse camera
-Removed rest of the wraps
-Added new potmarkers for better visibility in new "basecam"
-Noticed water buildup behind coal filter added styrofoam pieces behind it to move it away from walls
-Started the exhaus fan
-Outside temp is now +2'c which is 'bout 17c degrees warmer then week ago, so everything is timing out just nice.
-Again roamed around the tent so much that i accidentally seem to have moved my temp monitor so now the camera cant pick up its readins
have to go move it a bit tomorrow, (moved, pic updated)
also tought about getting a netatmo for remote readings But ended up ordering the basic 3-1 meter (the green knob version that has light, hum, ph on switch)
14.3. Added 1st timelapse "test" video, can see the growth of 2nd leaf pair. (updated)
-Also ordered some "BioBizz Bio-Grow" nutes for growperiod
-For now will only add some basic info without exact metrics and just 1 pic from the "skycam" and one from the "basecam"
15.3. Updated pics and test video to have one more day in it. Will water (watered 11th or 12.3. 1½liters each) and updated info 16.3 at some point
16.3. Added a longer timelapse vid from base cam about "Dancing seedlings"
(The one in the left down corner is not visible in "basecam" yet.)
All 4 out of 4 have now germinated and grown above ground.
Added 1ltr of water around the plants, so about 2dl / pot. Nutes i've thrown in raw few days ago few splashes here and there aroudn the soil.
The bio-grow order arrived, will be adding that around thursday.
Also decided to change the week rhytm so that a week always starts on monday and ends on sunday, so i can be more clear on what week or which day of a current week is going on. (so even thou its now "4th" day of this week, im counting it as a 2nd day as its tuesday)
18.3. Mixed about 2ml of biobizz grow to a 1,5liter of water, stirred and tossed at the plants, keeping up with current reported watering amount (about 2,5dl/every2nd day)
Checked the lux, moist,ph with the 3in1 meter.
Luxes were about 200, will throw in my other ESL in the tent also, maybe during weekend. That should also heat the tent up a bit for better temps.
PH 7+, i think, if i read the meter correctly or use it correctly, so ordered bottles of Canna PH- grow and Canna PH- bloom.
Moist was 5/10-7/10 so "moist"-level between dry and wet
Moved the basecam around and 2 plants (obviously with soil etc) so all 4 are more visible in the timelapse (uploaded newest timelapse)
Also hoping for the winter to pass on already so i get higher temps and better grow, plants seem to be taking a bit longer to grow at these sub20 temps.
Well it should warmp up in a 1-2weeks. Currently night temp outside -6'c.
Would like it to go up a 10-15degrees. Dont want to turn off the exhaust to warm up either.
Will see if the additional lamp helps, cant remember if it was 100,120,150w ESL or so. (edit: checked, was 65w, will wire it now 20.3)
20.3. Watered the plants with nutes and updated the nute amounts, about 1,5liters divided in 4pots, so about 3,5dl each, then again the pots are "huge" so...
Still the growth for the roots and above ground is very slow and possibly because the temps are so low, it should start to go above +'c degrees again starting 22.3. so next week.
Hopefully will wire up the 65ESL today, and maybe install tomorrow then, that should give a little temp boost, i would also have a 200w heater i could add in the tent, but not surr if i will...
Will update the timelapse tomorrow after 2nd ESL install.
21.3. Added the 65watt ESL lamp (blue) and put it closest to solomatic which is least grown so far
Added timer to exhaus fan so now its 50% off and 50% on, to raise temperatures, immeadiate effect was about +3degrees after lamp and fan adjstm.
So now temp inside tent (above plants and exhaust point) is 25,8+'c
Updated timelapse video to lastest and while inspecting it
->OMG the other purplematic seed can also be seen dancing up, just under the 3-1 meter, thought one of them wouldn't make it, but there she is.
So now there is 5 plants , will see if i'll keep both purples' depens how they fit in the same space, would be intresting thou.
Also as i always talk about weather outside... now between +3'c and +5'c so hopefully we stay in this and go just upwards, so the air gets more moist and warmer also inside the tent
21.3. 8hours after exhaust fan 50% and 65w more CFL, the tent is now at up to 26,1'c which is so far the highest, so will keep it like this for a while, now have to see what to do with lux and moist, ordered moist meter i can just leave there and will be visible in the cam. Also ordered a lux meter, im sure there is more lux then the 300 the 3in1 meter showd, 'cause with my telephone i got 2300lux of the same LED which i have 2 in the tent, (using one in house for other plants)
21.3. 23.xx Just noticed this was the last day of the first week, wouldn't even notice the growth without the daily check of the timelapse :) that really helps out. Hottest tent temp been that 26 and now "night temp" at 24. So this is way better than that 10degrees less ;)
I'll update with new "proper" pictures the start of new week and open it up "tomorrow"(maybe).