F3 Valley Ice. (Matanuska x SFV OG)

Farmer's Hat said:

Week 4 of 12/12
Some fan leaves have died back. I pruned off some of the lower larf. Nugs are starting to swell. New growth is dark green and plants look happy. I am top dressing every week. It seems to be working just fine.
For watering, I am taking them out of the tent, and dunking the pots in a 3gl bucket of water. This is the only way I can get the soil evenly saturated. Its a tedious task, but at least I get the chance to inspect every plant thoroughly.
I will be changing many things for the next run. It will require less work all in all. However, I do enjoy being more involved with the plants.
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Below is pics of both mothers pruned back to the extreme! Lol! I wont be needing clones from them for several months.

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I didn't waste the plant material. I ate a lot of it in a salad.
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By hands the way to do it that way there is less chance of missing anything it's tedious but the best way imo bud

With so many little pots, and having to hand water them all…… have you ever tried something like a small flood table, dumping in water and just letting them all wick it up at the same time, and then draining it? I’ve thought about it for when I have 50+ little pots or solo cups with my spring garden seedlings.

MissinThe90’sStrains said:

With so many little pots, and having to hand water them all…… have you ever tried something like a small flood table, dumping in water and just letting them all wick it up at the same time, and then draining it? I’ve thought about it for when I have 50+ little pots or solo cups with my spring garden seedlings.

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Ive looked into many watering alternatives. The issue with ebb & flow is that its more suited for coco or rockwool, and it requires liquid fertilizers. I like growing in soil, and using dry amendments.
Im pretty sure my next run will be easier because my soil mix will not have the same issue. It will be more porous and water will penetrate the top soil effectively. A simple watering can will do the trick.

When the plants were in vegetative state, It took like 7 minutes to water all of them, and I was watering every 3-4 days. Once the plants become root bound, the soil dries quicker and becomes more difficult to saturate because water struggles to penetrate the top soil. But like I said, I wont have this issue on the next run. It all takes a little finesse to get things dialed in.
Its been a while since I've grown indoors. I had a 20x20 grow room for years. I was flowering 24 plants in 15gl pots. Had a drip irrigation system on a timer, and a 50gl reservoir. It was pretty sweet.
I took in a sour diesel clone from a buddy, and it infected my whole room with russet mites. I fought them back for a year before I finally got tired of the whole thing and shut down the grow room.
I have been growing outdoors since then. Its been about 6 years since Ive grown anything indoors.

I forgot to include a picture of the
Amnesia Haze x Sour Strawberries. The male I am keeping is pungent! It has a strong lime diesel smell, with that classic skunky og.

Im taking 4 cuts to root and reverse. Im pretty sure all 6 seedlings turned out to be males. The last plant is still waiting to be confirmed. I will plant the rest of the seeds and hope for at least one female. I would like to make f2 seeds. I can tell the genetics are going to be fire, and will most likely produce really large plants outdoor. I will grow some in the greenhouse if I can successfully make some f2 seeds before spring.