Just because I smoke weed doesnt mean I'm not a geek... Here is my grow journal. I keep these for all my grows to learn from...
Current Journal. (I doubt anyone will read it, but I thought I'd share) There are notes attached on the bottom that I've taken from readings on the internet as well.
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Northern Lights 3:
Gen Hydroponics PH test--- Yellow PH=6.0 Green =7.0
Example = Major event such as topping, Pistols showing etc...
Example= Notes, pests, deficiencies etc..
Germination:
10/14- Seed placed into damp happy frog soil in a pill container. (No pete pellet this grow)
10/18- Popped. Leaves arent out yet, but I'll put it under light tonight. (for warmth). Watered lightly with RO water and a few drops Hydrogen Peroxide.
Week 1:
10/19- Life begins ! We have two starter leaves and the first true leaves showing. It's smaller than most of my geminated seeds but we'll see if she gains size soon. Light height, 25 inches, 60% power per spiderfarmer recommendation. Timer set to 18/6 lights off 5:00-11:00.
10/22- W Pill bottle is very small and has little soil. Watered to drainage with RO water and a little Great White (mixed into water). Around 2 TBS with slight drainage. Fan running dierctly on plant to help strengthen stem.
10/24- WF 1/10th Protekt, 1/16th FP. (directions called for 1.25 FP and 2.5 Protekt) and two drops PH down, PH Yellow/Green 6.5?
10/25- Transplanted to green pot. The pill bottle was not showing roots as much as I thought and the soil was too wet (it crumbled). Stem burried a few inches. I added 1/8th tsp Great White but did not water as the soil from the pill bottle was very wet. I'd wait two days to water and let her dry out.
Week 2: Twisty leaves, plant looks like it struggling.
10/27- W 1 cup RO water, PH bright yellow, .4ML Calmag. Plant was looking very thirsty.
10/28- Note: the leaves appeared to need watering (on the 27th) , but I think I may have overwatered and transplanted too early. Let the seedling get more roots in a small container before transplanting next time and go easy with the water and nutes ! I'm afraid to look, we'll peak tommorrow.
10/29- Wt 13.9 ozs, her leaves are a bit twisted and rough but she is growing fast ! I would water tommorow evening.
10/30- W 1/16th Protekt, 1/16th Calmag, PH yellow, slight green. (i cup water to slight runoff). Wt 14 oz dry, 20 oz after watering. The water PH seemed a bit low on the drainage, yellow/slight orange. I would water with a 6.5 PH or higher and watch runoff.
Week 3: (overwatering, potential root rot or pest)
11/2- W Wt 14 oz, 1 cup plan RO water, nothing added, didnt PH. Run-off PH seemed a bit low last watering, I'm trying something neutral for non feed days. Plant leaves are still twisted and off looking pointing down.
11/3- Wt 18 ozs.
11/5- Wt. 14.7 ozs.
11/6-OK, it may be a pest, but all signs also indicate overwatering and potentially root rot. For now since I cannot locate pests, I will assume that I have overwatered and will try to correct. At the moment, I am letting the plant dry out.
Notes:
1. I transplanted way too early and too wet. Next grow, let the plant fill the starter container with roots before transplant.
2. I transplanted too wet.
3. The soil seems compacted and my bet is low oxyegen at the roots.
4. Dont use the green container next grow. Drainage is poor, soil becomes compacted.
5. Water less, once cup in this container seems to be too much.
11/6- Wt. 12.7 ozs. Topped to the third node.
11/7- Wt. 11.7
11/8- WF Wt. 11.5 2.5 Pro, 2.5 FP, .25 Mag Pro (divided down) PH light green. Watered with slightly less than 1 cup, light drainage, was a light watering, soil still a bit dry.
Week 4: (recover time?)
11/9- Wt. 14.7 (one day after watering). Leaves are praying nicely even though they had a rough start. Light at 70% at seedling height. (25 + inches). Plant seems to be lightly watered. Careful overwatering fox farm next time until roots are well established ! Will leave all fan leaves on until the two main chutes produce some leaves.
11/11- W Wt 11.6 ozs. Plain 1 cup RO water PH light green
11/12- Wt 14.6
11/13- Wt. 12.8 Trained the two new chutes down, gently.
11/14- W Wt 11.9 (with ties) Flushed with one full watering can PH blue green with around 20 oz of runnoff. Runnoff tested at light green, tap water blue, definately pulled the PH down running through the soil. Low soil PH ? Too much Calmag/ nutrients? We'll see how she bounces back. Water from runnoff was cloudy.
11/15- Wt. 17.9
Week 5: ( Manifold- 3 nodes start week 5)
11/16- LST and HST, chopped off all lower growth except the third node chutes ( up to 6 now)
11/17- WF Wt 12.5 (without clips) Fed slighly less than 1/16th tsp (.31ML) of Protekt and FP to two cups water (fed only one cup). One drop Mag Pro, Ph light green, no yellow, no blue. Plant trained with extra tie wraps to keep her low and even.
11/19- W 1 cup RO water with BTI. I'm seeing flies, just to be safe. Topped to the third node on the side branches, defoliage fan leaves in middle of plant.
11/21- Transplant into Air pot. (3 gallons soil, .75 gallon Worm Castings, .75 gallon perlite, 2.5TBS Mycos to root zone, .5 TBS Dolomite lime. Watered lightly at the plant base and around. Will weigh in a day or two to get a "moist" weight.
11/22- Pruned second node (middle) on both ends, leaving 1 and 3.
Week 6: Topping complete: 12/12 soon....
11/25- Pruned fan leaves leaving only the 8 chutes to grow. Added soil to reduce stem length.
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Week 1: Pre Flower
11/26 (Sat)- 12/12 Flip, all 8 chutes trained down gently.
11/27- WF 1/2 of low 2.5ml recommnded by Dynagrow. I used 1/16th tsp FP only in 1/4 gallon RO water, PH light green slightly yellow. No protekt this go around. This is a very light feeding to see how the plant responds.
11/30- Trained down lightly.
12/1- WF .62ML FP, 1/16th Protekt, 1/32 magpro. 4 cups of water PH light green. Runoff captured PH strong yellow.... keep feeding green..
Week 2: Pre Flower
12/5- Watered plain RO water one full watering can (1/2 gallon), PH green no adjustments. Will need a saucer, this soil and pot drains almost too well ! Plant is stretching and going nuts after watering.
12/7- Trained lightly, added another guide to pull middle chutes away from sides. HST, chopped off remaining lower growth, no more chopping!
12/8- WF- 1/2 gallon, .62 ML Protekt, .31 ML FP, .31 Bloom, 1/16th tsp Mag Pro, PH light green no up or down added. Sprinkled Mycos and Great White on soil before watering. (above main root ball) PH in runnoff measure light green. Feeding was exactly half the Dynagrow chart recommendation.
Week 3: Flower
12/11- W 1/2 gallon slight runnoff. Runoff tested bright yellow (low) keep an eye on runoff PH and water with hight PH mix for now.
12/12- Start of pistols showing.
12/15- WF PH around 7.5-8 (green slight blue) (half dose no bloom double FP) 1.25 Pro, 1.25 FP, 1/16 tsp Mag Pro. 1/2 gallon. Runnoff PH Bright yellow?---
Week 4: Flower
12/19- W 1 can RO water plain. Runoff water collected in saucer PH'd light green. PH may be too high....
A good Nirvana NL journal went 11 weeks flower....
Almost all pistils have darken and curled back on NL#2. Trichomes are are mostly cloudy with some clear and some amber and swelling has seemed to stop, I think. NL#1 on the other hand, has quite a bit of white pistils still but trichomes are about the same as NL#2. She is still putting on weight...
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Great mainlining/manifold guide link below: !
"Main-Lining" definition: a form of training and managing canopy that builds a "hub" off of a single node and creates a "manifold" for equal energy distribution from the root mass to the growing tops.
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Feed Cheat Sheet:
1 gallon = 16 cups.
Dyna Grow week 3: (full dose) 2.5 ML Protekt, 2.5 ML FP, .25 MagPro.
2.5 ml/16 = .15 ml (1/32ths tsp = .15 ml)
5 ml/ 16= .31 (1/16th tsp)
.25 ml /16 = .015 ml
