Skyler
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This Zkittlez Auto grow journey, affectionately named Skyler, faced its share of challenges from germination through flowering. Despite early signs of nutrient deficiencies and even a hermaphroditic banana, the grower diligently managed the plant's needs, adjusting nutrients and pH while closely monitoring for any further issues. The plant persevered, developing frosty buds with a delightful citrus and fruity aroma, hinting at its namesake. Ultimately, Skyler was harvested after a 10-week cycle, yielding a quality product with a potent effect and a complex flavor profile, proving that resilience and careful attention can lead to a rewarding harvest even through a difficult grow.
Grow
Stages
DryingWeek 13+Current
Nov 23, 2020FloweringWeek 5-13
Sep 24, 2020VegetativeWeek 1-4
Aug 31, 2020GerminationWeek 1
Aug 27, 2020Environment
NameCure
TypeIndoor
Medium
Type
Soil
Notes
Fox Farms Happy Frog
Charts
Environment temperature
Environment Logs • °C
21 readings
Latest
22.5 °C
Average
22.5 °C
Min
22.5 °C
Max
22.5 °C
Action Frequency
Repeated reminder action types across the grow
39 actions
Watering
18
Nutrients
8
Training
7
Trim
4
Other
2
Comments
Timeline
W 13
Week13
Day 89 - Nov 23, 2020
Drying Week 1Drying stage started!
Tree Logs
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While this grow was challenging from the start, I got a final product and the end product is very good. Perhaps best smelling and tasting weed I've had and all issues considered the grow turned out better than expected. I learned some new techniques and had an ok yield that averaged ~33g/plant (had a high yielding plant a low yielding and a medium yielding) for a 10 week grow cycle. This strain is aptly named. When ground up, smells strongly of fruits with undertones of typical high quality cannabis skunky gas smells, tastes like quality weed, at times with hints of fruits also and leaves a nicer aftertaste than normal weed does. May grow another breeders zkittlez in the future or maybe even fastbuds again.
Note
Final yields:100g buds, 6 mL RSO for infusion into edibles
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Burped early AM. Marking these plants as harvested though I will continue to cure.
Day 88 - Nov 22, 2020
Flowering Week 9Tree Logs
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Cure continues
Day 87 - Nov 21, 2020
Flowering Week 9Tree Logs
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Burped early am. Cure continues
Day 86 - Nov 20, 2020
Flowering Week 9Tree Logs
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Cure continues
Day 85 - Nov 19, 2020
Flowering Week 9Tree Logs
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Burped early AM. Cure continues
W 12
Week12
Day 84 - Nov 18, 2020
Flowering Week 8Tree Logs
Note
Cure continues
Day 83 - Nov 17, 2020
Flowering Week 8Tree Logs
Note
Jars have remained on the low side of 58-60, so will be burping less now likely every few days.
Day 82 - Nov 16, 2020
Flowering Week 8Tree Logs
Note
Burped early AM. Jars have all been at ~59% rather than going into the cure zone, and rebounded up after burping.
Day 81 - Nov 15, 2020
Flowering Week 8Tree Logs
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Burped early am. Jars remained in the cure zone over night and shortly after burping rebounded to 59% rh. Testing some nugs, 6 days of cure. Amazing smell when broken up, not there yet when smelling the nug though. When broken up, perhaps the best smelling weed I've smelled with only 6 days cure. The body of smoke is not the smoothest but this will get better with more cure time. there are occasional hints of berry flavors in the smoke. Potent with a nice high. A high quality product, and am excited to see more character brought out by longer cure time.
Day 80 - Nov 14, 2020
Flowering Week 8Tree Logs
Note
Burped early am. Jars remained in the cure zone over night and shortly after burping rebounded back into cure zone.
Note
Final yields:100g buds, 6 mL RSO, undetermined leftover from extraction that is likely some usable concentrate
Photos
Day 79 - Nov 13, 2020
Flowering Week 8Tree Logs
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Burped early am. Jars remained in the cure zone over night and shortly after burping rebounded back into cure zone.
Photos
Day 78 - Nov 12, 2020
Flowering Week 8Tree Logs
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Burped early am. Jars have stayed in cure zone, and rebounded again into cure zone after burping. Smells in jars improving daily towards what you expect from a final quality product.
W 11
Week11
Day 77 - Nov 11, 2020
Flowering Week 7Tree Logs
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Burped early AM, which was about 24 hours since last burp. All but one jar stayed in the cure zone, with one getting up to 67%. After burping, all jars rapidly went back down to the cure zone. Burping tomorrow.
Day 76 - Nov 10, 2020
Flowering Week 7Tree Logs
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By 24 hours after jarring, humidity had rebounded into cure zone. Beginning once daily burpings, and burped today early am. After burping, humidity remains in cure zone.
Day 75 - Nov 9, 2020
Flowering Week 7Tree Logs
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Weight goin into jars 100.2g jarred at 0717, humidity mid 50s. By end of day, humidity getting into cure zone while jar temperatures were mid 70s
Photos
Day 74 - Nov 8, 2020
Flowering Week 7Tree Logs
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Drying continues. Tomorrow will likely start jarring the buds.
Day 73 - Nov 7, 2020
Flowering Week 7Tree Logs
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Drying continues. Small nugs in jar are getting more into cure zone rh with jar lid on more.
Day 72 - Nov 6, 2020
Flowering Week 7Tree Logs
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Drying continues. Set some small nugs that couldn't be hung aside into jar and to start curing and have stayed in cure range.
Photos
Day 71 - Nov 5, 2020
Flowering Week 7Tree Logs
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Harvested today. Wet weight buds and stems 403g.
Photos
W 10
Week10
Day 68 - Nov 2, 2020
Flowering Week 6Actions
Watering
3000.0 ml
Day 65 - Oct 30, 2020
Flowering Week 6Tree Logs
Note
Skyler runoff
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Plants recieved 3L phed tap water. Water going 7.0 pH 130 ppm. Jane runoff 6.2 pH 2050 ppm. Skyler runoff 6.1pH 1175 ppm. Francesca runoff 6.3 2250
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.0-6.2
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.0-6.1
Francesca final in and out pH differential 7.0-6.3
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.0-6.2
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.0-6.1
Francesca final in and out pH differential 7.0-6.3
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Watering
3000.0 ml
W 9
Week9
Day 63 - Oct 28, 2020
Flowering Week 5Tree Logs
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Growth continues.
Day 62 - Oct 27, 2020
Flowering Week 5Tree Logs
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Growth continues
Day 61 - Oct 26, 2020
Flowering Week 5Tree Logs
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Growth continues. Defoliated some sickly leaves. Trichomes look about the same as last watering, though perhaps ambers were easier to find but not so easy I could say there was definitive increase in amber trichomes. Water going in 7.3 pH 760 ppm. Jane runoff 6.2 2060 ppm. Francesca runoff 2630 ppm 6.2 pH. Skyler runoff 6.3 pH 1215 ppm.
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.3-6.2
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.3-6.3
Francesca final in and out pH differential 7.3-6.2
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.3-6.2
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.3-6.3
Francesca final in and out pH differential 7.3-6.2
PPM1215
PH6.3
Note
Skyler runoff
Actions
Watering
3000.0 ml
Nutrients
0.5 mL/L calimagic, 7.5 mL/L big bloom, 1.0 mL/L tiger bloom
Day 60 - Oct 25, 2020
Flowering Week 5Tree Logs
Note
Today is 8 weeks from sprout. Pistils show more red and receding than white, except for at the bottom. Buds keep packing on size. Examined buds with a loupe last watering 2 days ago, which revealed mainly cloudy trichome with sparse clear and sparser amber here and there. Will be checking with the loupe every watering now to watch trichome development. This is day 60 of this grow with breeder and diaries suggesting 60-80 days for this strain so harvest will be coming soon. Watering, pictures, trichome update if noted in the next day or two
Day 59 - Oct 24, 2020
Flowering Week 5Tree Logs
Note
Growth continues, plants took the heavy fertilization well.
Day 58 - Oct 23, 2020
Flowering Week 5Tree Logs
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Growth continues. Defoliated some of the sickliest leaves. Noticed no nanners. Plants received 3L fertilizer water. Water going in 7.4 pH 1050 ppm. Jane runoff 6.4 2310 ppm. Skyler runoff 6.3 pH 1250 ppm. Francesca runoff 6.4 pH 2600 ppm.
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.4-6.4
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.4-6.3
Francesca final in and out pH differential 7.4-6.4
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.4-6.4
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.4-6.3
Francesca final in and out pH differential 7.4-6.4
Note
A note on Jane: The most vigorous plant (Jane) has had many leaves look damaged that were different in presentation than initial issues, and I believe they are likely to be caused by light burn. The plant was about twice as tall as her sisters, and so I set up my tent to have my old blurple above the top of Jane and the SF at about 14 inches over the tops of the short plant. This places the upper middle branches of Jane to be under the SF at not very many inches below the light while the top of Jane goes over the SF. I rotate her daily so those middle branches get equal exposure to the strong light of the SF. Noticed symptoms but didnt think much of it since the whole grow has given me problems but the more I thought about the symptom presentation and as I look into it and think the more likely I believe it is indeed light burn. No buds have been bleached. Next grow I am going do better with placing the lights to ensure the light is distributed more evenly across all 3 plants
PPM1250
PH6.3
Note
Skyler runoff
Actions
Nutrients
0.5 mL/L calimagic, 7.5 mL/L big bloom, 1.6 mL/L tiger bloom
Trim
Defoliation
Watering
3000.0 ml
Day 57 - Oct 22, 2020
Flowering Week 5Tree Logs
Note
Growth continues
W 8
Week8
Day 56 - Oct 21, 2020
Flowering Week 4Tree Logs
Note
Growth continues
Day 55 - Oct 20, 2020
Flowering Week 4Tree Logs
Note
Growth continues
Day 54 - Oct 19, 2020
Flowering Week 4Tree Logs
PPM600
PH6.5
Note
Skyler runoff
Note
Growth continues. Plants received 3L water. pHed jane and Francesca's water. skyler is going to receive straight tap water that is a higher pH because her runoff is 1.3 pH points lower going out than coming, though she is healthy and is likely still in a decent range. Jane and Francesca going in 7.0 pH 130 ppm. Skyler going in 9.3 pH 130 ppm. Skyler runoff 6.5 pH 600 ppm. Francesca runoff 6.1 pH 1700 ppm. Jane runoff 6.1 1260 ppm.
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.0-6.1
Skyler final in and out pH differential 9.0-6.5
Francesca final in and out pH differential 7.0-6.1
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.0-6.1
Skyler final in and out pH differential 9.0-6.5
Francesca final in and out pH differential 7.0-6.1
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Watering
3000.0 ml
Photos
Day 53 - Oct 18, 2020
Flowering Week 4Tree Logs
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Today is 7 weeks from sprout. Defoliated some of the sickliest leaves. Examined plants closely today, no signs of more nanners. Buds fattening up by the day seemingly. More pistils reddening and receding but still 50/50 at most and likely more white pistils. Checked trichomes under the loupe for the first time, revealing mainly cloudy trichomes with some clear trichomes and even saw one or two ambers. While I've had various problems since sprout this whole grow, looking like I'll have a harvest unless something goes horribly wrong these final weeks, and theres still potential to have a good yielding harvest if they continue to put on size like they have. Breeder estimates being done 70-80 days, currently 52 days in. Pictures and watering tomorrow.
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Trim
Defoliation
Day 52 - Oct 17, 2020
Flowering Week 4Tree Logs
Note
Growth continues.
Day 51 - Oct 16, 2020
Flowering Week 4Tree Logs
PPM1360
PH6.2
Note
Skyler runoff
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Growth continues. Plants recieved 3L fertilized water. Water going in Francesca 6.8 pH 700 ppm. Water going in Jane and Skyler 700 ppm 7.5 pH. Francesca runoff 1720 ppm 6.3 pH. Skyler runoff 1360 6.2 pH. Jane runoff 1860 ppm 6.7 pH.
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.5-6.7
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.5-6.2
Francesca final in and out pH differential 6.8-6.3
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.5-6.7
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.5-6.2
Francesca final in and out pH differential 6.8-6.3
Actions
Watering
3000.0 ml
Nutrients
0.5 mL/L calimagic, 7.5 mL/L big bloom, 1.0 mL/L tiger bloom
Day 50 - Oct 15, 2020
Flowering Week 4Tree Logs
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Growth continues
W 7
Week7
Day 49 - Oct 14, 2020
Flowering Week 3Tree Logs
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Growth continues. Searched for more nanners and couldn't find any. While doing this, lightly grabbed some buds and the smell was deliciously citrusy and other fruits with hints of the typical skunkish smell from cannabis, IMO making Zkittlez a fitting name for the strain while growing. Hope it translates to the jar and smoking experience. Removed a few more sickly leaves. I think the issues may be getting better, at a minimum they are progressing slower. Ideally I wasn't too late. Buds are for sure sizing up now, with roughly 3-4 weeks or so until harvest.
Day 48 - Oct 13, 2020
Flowering Week 3Tree Logs
Note
Growth continues
Day 47 - Oct 12, 2020
Flowering Week 3Tree Logs
PPM1085
PH6
Height14 in
Note
Skyler runoff and height 6 weeks 1 day from sprout
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Watering considerations: ppms decreased except for Skyler, who went up 85 even though incoming was 540 ppm. This suggests the plants are eating and the lockout is fixed. Unless toxicities present, likely repeating this fertilization next time.
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Environment note:temp was 88 for a few minutes, hovered around 86 for a short while and was brought to 80-85 for most of lights on.
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Examined plants for more nanners, none found. defoliated some sickly leaves from all 3, mainly Jane and one or two each from Skyler and Francesca. Plants didnt grow any taller, so will stop doing weekly height measurements. Roughly 25 days to go, so hoping the plants pack on bud size in this final stretch. Plants received 3L indicated fertilizer water. 6.3. Water going in for Francesca 6.7 pH 540 ppm. Water going in for Skyler and Jane 7.3 pH 540 ppm. Francesca runoff 6.2 pH 1255 ppm. Skyler runoff 6.0 pH 1085 ppm. Jane runoff 6.3 pH 1725 ppm.
Jane in and out pH differential 7.3-6.2
Skyler in and out pH differential 7.3-6.0
Francesca in and out pH differential 6.7-6.2
Jane in and out pH differential 7.3-6.2
Skyler in and out pH differential 7.3-6.0
Francesca in and out pH differential 6.7-6.2
Actions
Nutrients
0.5 mL/L calimagic, 3.8 mL/L big bloom 1.0 mL/L tiger bloom
Trim
Defoliation
Watering
3000.0 ml
Photos
Day 46 - Oct 11, 2020
Flowering Week 3Tree Logs
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Growth continues. Today is 6 weeks from sprout. I have done all I know to do and leaves continue to show deficiencies in spite of high ppms and a proper pH and showing light tip burn. Do not believe they are toxicities. Buds are starting to put on size with the smaller two showing lots of frost already. Some pistils are reddening. Unfortunately, found one hermaphroditic banana on Skyler. Plucked with tweezers. Will check her closely daily for more, and if she throws out a lot she will be harvested early. Will be examining the other plants closely too, through research online and conversations with growing friends I am suspecting fastbudz doesnt have very good genetics. A growing friend has also had issues like mine and nanners with their fastbudz grows. Watering and more pictures tomorrow.
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Day 45 - Oct 10, 2020
Flowering Week 3Tree Logs
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Growth continues.
Day 44 - Oct 9, 2020
Flowering Week 3Tree Logs
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Growth continues.
Day 43 - Oct 8, 2020
Flowering Week 3Tree Logs
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Growth continues. Plants received 3L fertilizer water. For Skyler and Jane, water going in 725 ppm 7.1 pH. For Francesca, water going in 900 ppm 6.7 pH. Skyler runoff 6.0 pH 1000 ppm. Jane runoff 6.2 pH 2000 ppm. Francesca runoff 6.4 pH 1500 ppm.
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.1-6.2
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.1-6.0
Francesca final in and out pH differential 6.7-6.4
Jane final in and out pH differential 7.1-6.2
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.1-6.0
Francesca final in and out pH differential 6.7-6.4
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Watering considerations: All plants ppm increased. All have shown symptoms of what I believe to be various deficiencies by now in spite of ppm that suggests they are well fed. Based off these ppms I would be likely to plain water next but these plants seem to have been very hungry, and while ppms are high I will monitor plants to decide on if next watering will also be a fertilization. Phs differentials suggest lockout should be fixed or close to.
PPM1000
Note
Skyler runoff
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Nutrients
Liquid
1.25 mL/L calimagic, 1.0 mL/L tiger bloom, 7.5 mL/L big bloom
Watering
3000.0 ml
W 6
Week6
Day 41 - Oct 6, 2020
Flowering Week 2Tree Logs
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Growth continues. Havent noticed progression of any issues but impacted leaves havent really healed either. Francesca and Skyler, the less vigorous plants are already very frosty. Jane not so much but starting to be.
Day 40 - Oct 5, 2020
Flowering Week 2Tree Logs
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Growth continues. The nutrient burn on some leaves tips hasn't spread much and no new noted symptoms of toxicities. As I was concerned plants were showing deficiencies due to pH lockout preventing nutrient absorption and are now showing they may have had too many nutrients but not enough to give extreme toxicities, currently interpreting this as a good sign.
Day 39 - Oct 4, 2020
Flowering Week 2Tree Logs
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After lights on, growth continues. Set up the old blurple over Jane, and separated the plants so Francesca and Skyler are focused directly under the sf2000 at closer distance than was allowed due to Jane's height while still allowing the sf to likely hit some of the lowers of Jane. Noticed some potentially excess N induced leaf clawing and what looks to be slight nutrient burn on all 3. While this suggests the lockout is fixed, will continue to monitor plants closely as they dry out from the flush and respond to the extra light
Day 38 - Oct 3, 2020
Flowering Week 2Tree Logs
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Jane final in and out pH differential 7.3-6.6
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.1-6.3
Francesca final in and out pH differential 6.1-6.0
Skyler final in and out pH differential 7.1-6.3
Francesca final in and out pH differential 6.1-6.0
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Flush info: gave each plant 4L straight tap water, then 4L phed water, then 4L nutrient water. For Skyler and Jane, I pHed the fertilizer water up to the low 7s based off the differential from the pH watering and runoff. Messed this up for Francesca, but it came out at 6. The final differentials are in a separate log, and I think for all besides Francesca they suggest the pH is in a good place. Going forward, I am going to track and use the differentials to make a more informed decision on what to pH the water going in at. Will observe plants as they dry out but hoping this solved the problems. Jane and Skyler were showing symptoms, and Francesca appears ok but her growth pattern and leaves look odd. Unless burn or toxicities appear, next watering will probably be a light fertilization; I suspect these are heavy feeding plants
PPM550
PH6.3
Height13 in
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Skyler, week 5 height and runoff after flush
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Today is 5 weeks from sprout. Jane is a very vigorous plant and I am looking forward to watching her fill out. The other two, not so much but I'll hold out hope. All look so different I can easily ID them from appearance; my first grow was much more difficult to tell the individuals apart. Pistils popping more, and plants are still stretching as expected. Noticing trichomes already. Later, adding in the old light, going to flush all plants to get runoff to a more appropriate pH, and give them a fairly strong dose of nutrients in a final 4L volume once the pH is better. Since two of the plants dont look the best and the one that is vigorous is showing symptoms like the most affected one that then turned into overall symptoms of deficiency, I wonder if I've had pH problems this whole grow from the soil itself or pHing the water messed with the pH balance of the soil. I did more research, better late than never I suppose, and I likely should have been alerted earlier by the very low runoff pH. On the next run I am going to try watering the soil to runoff and make sure pH is reasonable via that or slurry and leave it fairly wet before planting. I have read this technique (besides the pH part, doing that precautionary) is actually decent for seedlings as long as you use fabric pots and let's them have plenty of water and then will be ready for normal waterings by the time it dries out. This methodology makes sense to me, hope it's not one of those things that makes sense on paper but not so much in practice. Will look more into it before next run, of course.
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Nutrients
3.8 mL/L big bloom, 0.8 mL/L grow big, 0.8 mL/L tiger bloom, 1 mL/L calimagic
Watering
Photos
Day 37 - Oct 2, 2020
Flowering Week 2Tree Logs
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Growth continues. Skyler showing more issues and Jane's are spreading. Tomorrow will be flushing the plants until pH in runoff is low 6s, then giving them a dose of fertilizer. Also adding the old light into the tent tomorrow.
Day 36 - Oct 1, 2020
Flowering Week 2Tree Logs
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Growth continues. Skyler is again presenting with the previous deficiency on the new growth. For sure flushing until runoff gets to 6-6.5 and she will be given full dose cal mag, 25%grow big and 25% big bloom once the pH stabilizes. Still deciding on whether or not to flush the other two as well. Also, I am thinking about introducing the blurple from the last grow into the tent. The plan would be to focus the blurple above Jane, and then move her sisters away and focus them under the SF should temp not be an issue.
W 5
Week5
Day 35 - Sep 30, 2020
Flowering Week 1Tree Logs
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After lights on, mainly healthy growth continues. Starting to notice more than one leaf on Jane with skylers issue, though it's just one more. Very slight appearance of more issues on skylers new leaves though very slowly. Discontinuing LST. Removed about 7 fan leaves total across Francesca, Skyler, and jane. skylers were fairly sickly ones and while Francesca and janes werent, all were blocking bud sites. Francesca and Jane received 3L 0.8 mL/L grow big and 0.5 mL/L calimagic fertilizer water. Water going in 450 ppm 6.7 pH. Francesca runoff 5.9 pH 1400 ppm. Jane runoff 5.6 pH 1300 ppm.
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Watering considerations: again low pH in the runoff, though not really seeing much bad on the plants yet. If plants respond well, planning on next watering of Jane and Francesca to be 4L of water straight from the tap, and switching to flower nutes next fertilization. Will likely give Skyler the same fertilization her sisters received today when shes ready.
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Photo info: the white background is a Calcium deficient leaf and the other is a leaf that's been defoliated from my plant and was fairly progressed. I'm more confident in my diagnosis of calcium deficiency, but I think it was compounded by pH lockout as it has progressed in spite of repeated calmag fertilizations, albeit a bit more slower. While I flushed, I used pH 7 and it only got up to like 6 in the runoff. The issue is still ongoing and progressing so I suspect I didnt bring the pH up enough. As Jane is showing minor symptoms too, I think next watering I will flush all plants with straight tap water. I will use about a gallon at a time and the pH out of the tap is a bit over 8. I will test runoffs until it gets to the mid 6 range.
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Defoliation
Photos
Day 34 - Sep 29, 2020
Flowering Week 1Tree Logs
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After lights on, mainly healthy growth continues. Havent noticed progression of skylers issues. Unfortunately, noticed spots on one of Jane's lower leaves that matches the initial presentation of skylers issue.
Day 33 - Sep 28, 2020
Flowering Week 1Tree Logs
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Before lights off, plants seem well after yeterdays watering. Though its only been 15 hours since watering, I expected Skyler to show symptoms of overwatering due to the flush. However, like her sister, her leaves seemed extra perky. I want to say skylers leaves in particular look better than they did before the flush in their perkiness, which is interesting since her soil and pot weight suggested waiting to water. Hope this is a sign of progress and good things to come!
Day 32 - Sep 27, 2020
Flowering Week 1Tree Logs
PPM800
PH6
Height12 in
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Skyler week 4 height and final runoff
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9L Flush water going into Skyler 6.9 pH 130 ppm. 3L going into all plants 8.7 pH 330 ppm. Skyler flush runoff first ~gallon 5.7 pH 2750 ppm. Secone volume, ~2.25 gallon 5.7 pH 1350 ppm. Runoff from final 3 L 6.0 pH 800 ppm. Jane runoff 6.0 pH 2100 ppm. Francesca runoff 6.1 pH 1300 ppm.
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Watering considerations:Hoping all plants respond well. Last grow I didnt bother pHing anything, checked with strips to make sure everything going in or out was 6-8 pH, and all was well; I'm wondering if, in my zeal to improve, the action of the water containing down has somehow interfered with soil pH balance although nothing going in has been out of range. As Skyler recieved a flush, I may have to individualize her care as it will probably take her longer to dry out. Will know more in a few days, and hopefully its reassuring!
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Plants sprouted 4 weeks ago today. They are in early flower and undergoing the stretch. Jane is a very vigorous plant and i am excited to see her fill out with buds. Skyler has potential as well, though im concerned with the issue shes had and am not yet sure if i have it fixed. Im particularly worried the issue might cause problems as they are going through the stretch and i assume a healthy stretch is important for final plant structure and thus bud structure. Francesca has hardly any side branch growth and not even my rookie LST seems to be encouraging side branches to grow out, though the other plants have been responding. This grow has definitely been more challenging than my first one. Im kind of dissapointed with these autos (except for jane) so far, but im probably only halfway through the grown cycle so I will hold on to hope and it is my first auto grow so maybe this is how they are and i shouldnt compare to my photoperiod first grow. Adjusted the light up a little. Adjusted LST on Jane, I am going to leave Francesca and Skyler to their own devices from here on out. All plants have so far received virtually identical watering but Skyler seems to be able to go another day while her sisters are pretty dry. This makes me concerned she is not drinking at the rates of her sisters, another potential problem. However, for Skyler, decided to do a pHed flush of ~3 gallons. Thus, she will receive 9L pHed To about 7 water, and then going to finish with the 3L indicated fertilized water that all plants will be getting.
Actions
Watering
3000.0 ml
Nutrients
Liquid
0.5 mL/L calimagic, 3.8 mL/L big bloom
Watering
9000.0 ml
6.9 pH flush
Training
LST (Low stress training)
Photos
Day 31 - Sep 26, 2020
Flowering Week 1Tree Logs
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Mainly healthy growth continues. Monitoring skyler, thinking of giving more calmag tomorrow and then flushing next watering if issue persists. Slightly adjusted lst on Francesca and Skyler, tucked some leaves on Skyler and Jane. Adjusted light up a bit.
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Training
LST (Low stress training)
Day 30 - Sep 25, 2020
Flowering Week 1Tree Logs
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Before lights off, plants were checked and LST adjusted on all 3. Plants all seemed to take watering well, and Skylers issue seems to not have worsened yet. A soil slurry test was performed on Skyler, showing 5.7 pH and 400 ppm from both a far site and one right under the main stem of the plant. This is stronger evidence of pH lockout, and if the issue gets worse I will be doing a pHed flush for the next watering for Skyler. I find this odd as I havent given anything below 6.3 pH and most are closer to 6.5-7, and I think some straight from the tap slightly above 8. Nothing has made me think my pH meter is off and I carefully check it against the provided calibration solutions before each usage. I may redo the slurry and check pH with strips I used with last grow and make sure they are as consistent with the meter as possible.
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Training
LST (Low stress training)
Day 29 - Sep 24, 2020
Flowering Week 1Flowering stage started!
Tree Logs
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I am marking today as the first day of flower; this gave me 26 days from sprout of vegetative growth. After some reading, I believe the issue on Skyler to be a calcium deficiency. Plants received ~2L of indicated fertilizer water. Water going in 440 ppm 6.7 pH. Skyler runoff 5.4 pH 2500 ppm. Francesca runoff 5.7 pH 1350 ppm. Jane runoff 5.5 pH 1640 ppm. Cumulative runoff 2000 ppm 5.6 pH. Following the late night watering, it was noted Skyler's issue was spreading. The runoff was very high ppm and again very acidic; I am going to keep a close eye and am considering flushing her if the issue gets much worse as perhaps pH lockout is the issue. I'm still leaning towards a calcium deficiency as the spreading condition presents the same way and nothing going in has been an unhealthy pH. LST was adjusted on Francesca and Jane.
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Watering considerations:PPMs didnt vary much out of what was expected except for skyler's, who continues to go up. This might lend credence to my theory of pH lockout causing her issues. Will continue to monitor her and may flush if the problem spikes following this fertilization. If all goes well, jumping up to volumes of 3L next watering and will be a plain pHed watering.
PPM2500
PH5.4
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Skyler runoff
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0.5 mL/L calimagic. 0.8 mL/L grow big
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Day 28 - Sep 23, 2020
Vegetative Week 4Tree Logs
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Mainly healthy growth continues. Adjusted LST on Jane and Skyler, and LST'd Francesca. Tomorrow will be when I switch stages, they seem to be exploding with growth the past few days in a way that is reminiscent of my grow with photos after I changed the photo period and there are seemingly more pistils by the day. On some low leaves on Skyler, there may be an issue arising. The picture shows the worst leaf and it is only on a few. Will keep a close eye on this and look into causes. One of the plants appeared to have a few stems that were purple. Unless I discover the issue to be a toxicity, and because I think they are beginning flowering, next watering I am going to give 25%veg fertilizer and 50% calmag. As the water here typically comes out of the tap at less than 100 ppm I think supplementing some cal mag is a good idea plus the purple stems can be an indicator. The calmag has 1 0 0 for its NPK, and as I read Cannabis likes N until the stretch is done I am going to use 25% veg nutes as well. Want them to be fed for their stretch and will keep a close eye for toxicities following.
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Day 27 - Sep 22, 2020
Vegetative Week 4Tree Logs
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Mainly healthy growth continues. Busy outside of grow, so tomorrow planning on readjusting LST if possible.
Day 26 - Sep 21, 2020
Vegetative Week 4Tree Logs
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Plants received 2L of slightly pHed water. Water going in 140 ppm 7.0 pH. Francesca runoff 1200 ppm 5.8 pH. Skyler runoff 2500 ppm 5.4 pH. Jane runoff 2145 ppm 5.4 pH. Cumulative runoff 2000 ppm 6.5 pH. Slightly adjusted Jane's LST, and gave skyler some slight LST to hit some of the lower nodes as they are developing foliage. Francesca doesn't have much between each node yet so nothing yet for her. Will probably readjust Jane LST again tomorrow, got her straightened to get a feel to how she responded. Definitely asymmetrical growth from the foliage most exposed the light, as expected.
PPM2500
PH5.4
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Skyler runoff
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Watering considerstions: Likely gonna stick with 2L next watering. Plants runoff pH were very low, and this is odd because except for one watering at like 6.3, every watering has been right around 7 or greater. However, so long as plants dont show pH lockout problems I will continue pHing the water to 6.5-7. PPMs are still running very high, unless theres a sharp drop in the runoff or plants starts to look hungry I doubt I will be fertilizing for another couple waterings. The plants sprouted 22 days ago, and I read the soil is good for about a month or so. Thus, around 30 days or so from sprout I will introduce fertilizer very slowly at that point and watch closely for toxicities if they have not yet begun showing deficiency when I feed them. For these autoflowers, that will be right around flowering stretch time according to what I've read, so I suspect they will enjoy the nutrients for their stretch.
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Day 25 - Sep 20, 2020
Vegetative Week 3Tree Logs
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Today is three weeks from sprout. Plants checked after lights on, mainly healthy growth continues. Jane took the LST well, planning to do Skyler but would like to see her get a little taller first. Unsure of Francesca, I'm betting she will end up being the runt of the lot.
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Day 24 - Sep 19, 2020
Vegetative Week 3Tree Logs
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Plants were checked after lights on. Took watering well. Healthy growth continues. Attempted LST, will just have to see how the plant responds. The light was adjusted to 15 inches above the plants.
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20 days from sprout update: Jane is easily the most vigorous plant and I have high hopes for her. Skyler, the plant that was off to a rough start, is doing very well now. She is a little behind Jane on leaf development and yet she is somehow only about half of Jane's height. Francesca is taller but her leaf development is lacking. I am for sure seeing preflowers for the first time today, though didnt look super close before. The plants are all developing very differently, adding a little challenge that was absent from my first grow as they were all very similar, except they had slightly (few inches) different heights from each other. Tried LST.
Height6.5 in
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Skyler 20 days from sprout height
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First time trying LST.
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Day 23 - Sep 18, 2020
Vegetative Week 3Tree Logs
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Watering considerations: While all plants received 2L, francesca had a much larger volume of runoff likely due to the staggered waterings I did. Next watering will likely be 2L again, and will increase if/when plants start drinking more. Runoff revealed very high and increased ppms and a low pH of 5.9. They have never received water that was very low pH or high ppm so this is likely from the soil mix itself. As it is high quality soil that worked great in the past this is not yet concerning. Will continue to use the same pHing recipe even though it's a little high and monitor plants while keeping track of changes in runoff. I do believe, however, these runoff readings were more representative of the soil conditions than previous readings.
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Skyler runoff
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Before lights off, plants were checked and received 2L of pHed water. Slightly bent Jane's stem and she seemed to take it well, so I will be trying LST tomorrow. Healthy growth continues. Water going in 6.9 pH 125 ppm. Francesca runoff 1500 ppm 5.9 pH. Skyler runoff 5.9 pH 2000 ppm. Jane runoff 1750 ppm 5.9 pH.
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Day 22 - Sep 17, 2020
Vegetative Week 3Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity61 %
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Healthy growth continues. The SF was turned to 100%, and Jane was moved slightly away from under while her sisters were placed directly under the light. I get a feeling I may be a little late for the window to LST Jane very well. About all I'm going to do is lightly bend the top down and see what happens, supplies should arrive tomorrow.
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Day 21 - Sep 16, 2020
Vegetative Week 3Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity61 %
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Plants took watering well. Healthy growth continues. Jane is either a very vigorous plant or her sisters are poor individuals. Her size is getting problematic as I only have one light currently. Stuff for LST is on the way. I have a cheap blurple from my first grow, if lst doesn't work out I will set them at opposite ends of the tent with the SF over the two smaller individuals and the blurple for Jane. However, temperature may become a problem; it already runs close to as high as it should get. We shall see!
Day 20 - Sep 15, 2020
Vegetative Week 3Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Jane and skyler received 1L tap water while Francesca received 500 mL. Water going in 8.1 pH, 125 ppm. Francesca runoff 6.5 pH. Jane runoff 6.9 pH. Skyler runoff 6.9 pH. Cumulative runoff 1000 ppm.
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Watering considerations: It is time to bump up volumes but I'm trying to get them to where they are all ready to be watered at about the same time. There was not enough runoff for me to be content with the values obtained, but they were in expected ranges nonetheless, so thats a good sign. Should plants respond well to this watering, shooting for 1.5L-2L next time
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Day 19 - Sep 14, 2020
Vegetative Week 3Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants were checked before lights off, healthy growth continues. Although all plants received equivalent volumes of water last watering, Francesca was fairly dry while Skyler and Jane's soil was still visibly wet at the top. Thus, Francesca was given about 300 mL of straight tap water water.
Day 18 - Sep 13, 2020
Vegetative Week 2Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Height3 in
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Skyler 2 week from sprout height
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Plants were misted before lights off. Healthy growth continues. Today is two weeks from sprout. In a few days the plants will be weaned from the spray bottle. Jane and Francesca seem healthy, with jane the furthest along developmentally on leaves. I believe skyler is rebounding from her rough start; the new developing leaves look as they should and are appearing to be healthy. I have increased the amount of light they will be getting both by lowering the light and slightly increasing its power. Compared to my first grow, leaf development is fairly similar at two weeks in. I expect them to really take off on leaf development soon, as they've already began picking up the pace. Likely only 2 to 3 or so more weeks before the autoflowering begins.
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Day 17 - Sep 12, 2020
Vegetative Week 2Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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PPM1000
PH6.2
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Skyler runoff
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Watering considerations: first time I phed this water and this is my second grow. It read at 6.2. Runoffs were 5.9-6.1 pH, so next watering I will likely not ph the water and see how the runoff changes, dont want it to be too acidic. Ppms remain fairly consistently high, no reason to consider fertilizing for likely a few weeks. I will continue to mist the plants leaves before lights off until the next watering.
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Plants were checked before lights off. Each plant received 1L 6.2 ph 120ppm water. Jane runoff 5.9 pH 1050 ppm. Francesca runoff 5.9 pH 1250 ppm. Skyler runoff 6.2 pH 1000 ppm. Cumulative runoff 670 ppm 6.0 pH. Plants were rotated one spot clockwise, and this will be the norm going forward every watering. After lights on, healthy growth continues. The light was also adjusted from ~60% power to ~70% power, and had been lowered to 18 inches from taller tops a few days ago. They have been well since the distance change, but will continue to keep close eye for response to light stress. Two weeks from sprout update and pictures tomorrow.
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Day 16 - Sep 11, 2020
Vegetative Week 2Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants were checked after lights on. Healthy growth continues. Watering tomorrow, placed out 3L overnight to dechlorinate and will be giving each plant 1L
Day 15 - Sep 10, 2020
Vegetative Week 2Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants were checked and lightly misted before lights off. Jane and Francesca continue to develop normally, with jane the furthest ahead on leaf development. Skyler has the odd first 2 sets of true leaves described in the entry on 9/8. The 3rd set looks to be developing with multiple blades so I hope this is further evidence it is just off to a rough start. After lights on, mainly healthy growth continues.
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Day 14 - Sep 9, 2020
Vegetative Week 2Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants were checked and lightly misted before lights off. They seem to have taken the watering very well, thus, I will be trying to narrow in on a healthy rhythm and volume for watering. After lights on, mainly healthy growth continues.
Day 13 - Sep 8, 2020
Vegetative Week 2Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants were checked and received ~2L tap water between all 3 of them before lights off. If they respond well, switching to watering like this with leaf sprayings before lights off rather than watering with just the spray bottle as the soil dried. Jane's second set of true leaves is developing 3 bladed and healthily and as past experience and reading suggests this is the normal pattern. Francesca has the next true leaves growing and looking healthy but are not yet mature enough to see if they will develop into the typical 3 bladed second set of true leaves, though I suspect they will. Interestingly, Skyler had the troubled looking first true leaves and, faster than the others, started developing her next set. The second set of leaves has one noticeably larger than the other leaf while the others I've had symmetrically grow their new growth, and yet they are large enough I would expect them to show the additional blades like jane. Instead, they look like a second set of serrated first true leaves with a cotyledon ovalish shape rather than elongated and oblong. That said, there is development looking like the 3rd set of leaves starting on Skyler and none others. After lights on, plants seem mainly healthy.
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Pooled runoffs
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Day 12 - Sep 7, 2020
Vegetative Week 2Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants and soil lightly misted before lights off. Plants were checked after lights on, mainly healthy growth continues. Noticed all 3 praying to the light slightly and all, including the sickly one, are putting out a little new growth daily.
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Environment note:while the max did get up to nearly 90, it was rapidly brought back down within an hour or so of being in the 87-90 range. The days average was 82
Day 11 - Sep 6, 2020
Vegetative Week 1Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants and soil lightly misted before lights off. Light was raised from ~24 to ~26 inches from tops. Only one plants new growth looks totally healthy, and the other two appeared slightly distorted, hopefully from the light and heat for one and not yet sure on the other. Soil was lightly sprayed at 2200.
Height1.5 in
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One week from sprout height
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Day 10 - Sep 5, 2020
Vegetative Week 1Tree Logs
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Plants and soil lightly misted before lights off. Plants were checked after lights on. Mainly healthy growth continues. All 3 now developing second set of true leaves. Skyler's new development looks odd compared to the others but is still putting out new growth. Tomorrow will be one week from sprout photos. Photos will be tagged as skyler and the plant they are from with appropriate captions to tell which plant it is.
Day 9 - Sep 4, 2020
Vegetative Week 1Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants and soil were lightly misted before lights off. Plants were checked after lights on. Francesca and Jane remain healthy. Skyler still looks off but is for sure developing new leaves in the orientation that should be, and there seems to be more there than her sisters and yet it looks slightly odd compared to her sisters. I hope that the signs of new growth bodes well for her future. The light was lowered from about 30 to 24 inches from the tallest plant, and remained at 60% power. They will be monitored for signs of stress caused by the light. Plants received 1L tap water split between all three at 2300. This tap water served me well on my last grow, and I will be trying to take ppms and phs soon.
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Day 8 - Sep 3, 2020
Vegetative Week 1Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants and soil were misted before lights off. Plants were checked after lights on. Jane and Francesca have started growing their next set of true leaves and are very healthy. Skyler is still struggling, and it looks like some of the first true leaves may have gotten sickly enough to just fall off. However, there is some growth that looks like the next set of true leaves. Hope she stays strong and pulls through. Soil misted and sprayed at 2200.
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Day 7 - Sep 2, 2020
Vegetative Week 1Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants and soil lightly misted before lights off. Plants checked after lights on. Mainly healthy growth continues, but Skyler is still worrisome though not particularly changed in the last day. The first true leaves look almost nute burned and because they are so small just the tips being burned is a significant portion. Hope this lends credence to the idea of the soil being hot and taking time to adjust to. Soil was misted and sprayed in the evening at 2200.
Day 6 - Sep 1, 2020
Vegetative Week 1Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants and soil lightly misted before lights off. Plants checked after lights on. All 3 have developed more. Jane and Francesca first true leaves look very healthy. however, Skyler's first true leaves don't look very healthy at the tips and she is not as developed as her sisters. You can see what I mean with an examination of yesterday's picture and zooming in on Skyler. Hoping it is because the soil I use is sometimes difficult for seedlings to adjust to. Not yet concerned, but will be keeping an eye on this plant. Soil lightly misted at 2200.
Day 5 - Aug 31, 2020
Vegetative Week 1Vegetative stage started!
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Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Upon checking before lights off, all 3 had sprouted. Plants and soil were lightly misted before lights off. Plants checked after lights on, healthy growth continues. Misted and sprayed at 2200
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Watering plan: Every day around lights off the plants and soil will be lightly misted. 12 hours later during the evenings while lights are on, the soil will be misted or sprayed while taking care to not get any water on the leaves. Spray bottle contains distilled water. If larger volumes of water are used beyond the functions of the spray bottle, they will be noted. Once the plants mature a bit, I'll be misting/spraying less and I will start using large volumes of water while trying get some runoff, then letting them dry out completely to encourage root development. I will then use the knowledge gained during that period to ease into a watering cycle suited for the plants as they reach maturity.
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Day 4 - Aug 30, 2020
Germination Week 1Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Plants checked at around 1030 before lights off, and again at lights on. No sprouts yet. I will be giving the top layer of soil a light misting every 12 hours, aiming for ~1000 and 2200 every day, started today. At 2145, it was noted that Jane is very close to breaking the soil and the soil of all pots was lightly misted. Interestingly, I was most worried about the orientation of Jane's taproot and it was also the shortest of the 3. Hoping to meet them all soon!
Day 3 - Aug 29, 2020
Germination Week 1Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Pots checked at 1030 before lights off and the top layer of soil was lightly misted. Checked again in the late evening. No sprouts. 2100 was 24 hrs since planting.
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Day 2 - Aug 28, 2020
Germination Week 1Environment Logs
Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Environment note: Lights off approximately 11-1700. SF2000 60% power 30 inches above. Humidifier and ac to try and idealize environment. Running very hot lately, and trying to minimally use ac and trying to keep humidity spiked for vegetative health and vpd charts suggest high humidities for the temperatures I'll be working with. Daily environment entries will be derived from a 24 hour window every day for min max of temp and the Rh is entered as the average for that day, recorded from a digital themo/hygrometer that performs such functions. It has been and will be tested against other thermo/hygrometers to ensure it is reasonably accurate.
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Seeds were checked at 1130, and two had tap roots and the third seems to be very close to developing theirs. At 2115, 27.25 hours after placing seeds on paper towels, all 3 had developed tap roots of appropriate length to be placed into their pots. The soils top layer was made moist with spray bottle mist and the center where the seeds were to be placed was made a little more wet with direct spray from the bottle. The seeds were then planted about a knuckle deep taproot down into 3 gallon pots containing fox farms happy frog soil, and the light will be on for about a dozen more hours. Environment entries now reflect approximate averages from the tent
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Planted in 3 gallon pots, 2100
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Day 1 - Aug 27, 2020
Germination Week 1Germination stage started!
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Environment temperatureMin: 70 °F - Max: 75 °F
Humidity60 %
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Tent setup:SF2000 dimmed to 60%, 30 inches above where plants will pop out. a thermo/hygrometer hanging at the level of where the plants canopy will be. 3x3 gallon pots with fox farms happy frog soil, to hopefully be the home to Jane, Francesca, and Skyler. Skyler's journal will be accessible online. Two fans, one oscillating but currently both are stationary. One is at the level of the light and one is pointing a little lower. Inline fan extracting air out of the tent into the grow room through a carbon filter. Temperature will likely be running high, thus the two fans this early. going to try to spike humidity to get vpd to be good. Have last resort options for bringing temp down should plants show malaise, and may implement earlier.
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3 authenticated Fastbuds Zkittles autoflowering seeds were dropped in a glass that was filled with spring water at 0200. This is my second grow and first time running autoflowers. Environment logs will reflect the environment the seeds are currently germinating in, will note when this changes over.
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At around 1800, about 18 hours after seeds were placed in the glass of water, they were placed on layer of paper towels on a ceramic plate. The paper towels were moistened, and some paper towel was placed lightly over the seeds to cover them but allowing them to breath. This plate was placed in a dark warm room and the paper towels were kept moist but not dripping wet.
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