So I'm a long time grasscity lurker and decided to journal my new tent grow! 2 Nirvana Aurora Indica regular seeds were just transplanted into 3 gallons.they have been above ground for about 9 days. THEY POPPED ABOVE SOIL ON FEBRUARY 1st. I was blessed with two Lemon Thai x Bubba kush cuts from an encounter at the cannabis cup this past weekend.. So I put them in the 3 gallons as well! They were already rooted very well all 4 plants My tent is roughly 3x3x5 ft... currently have a 62x3 watt diodes in the UFO (103 true watts) and a 30watt White Corn Cob LED bulb. I have more lights to add in when I get to flower... Plan to do some 660nm special treatment on a cola in hopes for a hash tip or just more resin. I am fairly new to growing and am doing this journal for support and help along my journey. I plan to update with pictures every 1-3 days! Soil is FFOF with 40% added perlite. Biobizz Fish mix, Bio grow, dolomite lime, blackstrap mollases all in hand.
So the two big ones are the LEMON THAI X BUBBA Cuts that I got at the cup... Supposedly a pretty coveted strain and a mainstay in his garden and collective. Then the seedlings are Nirvana seeds Aurora Indica (northern lights X Afghan) ... Seems I got two different Phenos.. One seems to be stretchy and lanky? Still very early to tell..
My Temps are a consistent 75-80.. Right now I have the tent open so its 75, but when I come back after its been shut for 24 hours the hottest its ever been was 80 degrees, usually it's 78. The Soil PH is on point around 5.5-6.5.. But the pH tester I have isn't very accurate. The girls all seem very healthy so I'm not worried about having a perfect pH reading just yet. I have a humidifier on the way to bring my humidity up, they cheap version at least!! Should be here in the next couple days along with another LED bulb lol
A better picture of the biggest lemon Thai bubba kush clone... Got her tied down where I want her!! Everyone who sees this PLEASE stick around- Ask questions and GIVE ME ADVICE ! I will have more pics and updates PROBABLY EVERY DAY! ✌
Man it's great to see your seedlings are right about where mine are, I was concerned mine were growing slowly due to me only having 64-watts fluro(2-32watt tubes) Edit: I see now yours are actually a little bigger even though yours are younger >.< guess my concerns are legit haha
Yeah i always feel like they grow SO SLOW in the first 7-14 days... I think its because they are focused on growing strong roots and stems. I have the fan directly blowing on all 4 plants to promote this as well! I have a feeling over the next few days our seedlings are gunna GROW SOME NODEZZZ!!
Kind of like what im doing on my clones??? I Have the branches tied down with stretchy ties in order to promote bushy growth and new growth from middle nodes!! Literally within 24 hrs after LST i saw the plant start to make more branches from the middle node, Instead of growing the top one as it was before the LST! I am gunna update tonight cause i got a new LED in there... I'll snap some more pics you can see the LST im doing I think I am going to be Topping my seedlings first... Then FIM and LST my way to a (hopefully) even canopy of monster colas!!! We will probably be doing this around the same time! Stoked to have a similar timeline to compare with
I know! Stoked to see the updates man, I hope to upgrade to a 4ft 6 bulb T5 soon, maybe 2 weeks, then hopefully mine will explode too. I decided on FIM'ing instead of topping because height isn't an issue for me, I just want it to be bushier so I can get more, I'd hate to spend 3-4 months growing and everything an only get an OZ or two
Yeah height shouldnt be an issue for me either, i got about 5 feet of vertical. I plan to TOP for only the first time, Then FIM the rest of the tops after that.. This is because i have found when i FIM the first time the base of the plant where i did the first FIM is not far enough apart when the plant grows up, and it is harder to LST with the bottom FIM, as opposed to when i TOP the first time it gives more of a spread like a T shape, instead of a close Y shape or 3 or 4 tops coming out the same spot when i FIM the first time.... Hope that makes sense!
That does, I think I'll too the first time too, I can cut the 4th area right? Not sure how to phrase that haha, I heard it's not good to top until it has atleast 3 sets of leaves, so once the fourth set starts growing I can cut that?
I believe your correct you can top after the 4th set of leafs. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
Well I couldn't find anything on hand to check with, but I stuck my finger a few inches in on the side and it feels room temp, not really cold at all. I know the 3rd plant is really small compared to the rest because 1. It sprout 3 out of 4, but when I was transplanting the plants and moving them around on day 7 to add perlite to my soil, I ripped all the roots off the plant on accident. I almost threw it away, but I just decided to plant it anyways and after 2 days I saw the leaves slowly growing again so I guess it survived losing 100% of it's roots
If i remember correctly i think ideally the substrate (soil) should be slightly warmer than the room temp to promote root growth and nutrient uptake... I THINK- Don't quote me on this but thats what i seem to remember. I know they sell those seedling germinator kits and clone kits that have the heat mat for underneath the soil. I definitely saw a difference once i warmed up the root base on my seedlings- Thats for sure! && Regarding the root loss - Sounds like what happened to one of my Aurora Indica seedlings- When i transplanted it out of the powerade bottle it lost like half of it's roots.... I planted it in the 3 gallon and after a day or so it started growin again! Im glad your girl did the same... These little plants are resiliant as all hell!!!
Haha they are indeed, I think I have a heating pad laying around somewhere, I'm guessing I should remove the pad before watering? Idk if those can get wet or not..
Yeah man it is, happy early b day! I have a heater next to all my plants and I keep it around 70, ill bump it to 80 and see if I notice any change. How often you gotta water your seedlings, mine don't seem to use up that much water. Ill use a 16oz water bottle for 2 plants every other day, maybe just a tad more
Thank you!! And i dont know if the heater should be at 80.. might be too hot! Im not sure though, i am definitely a fan of experiments. I enjoy the trial and error and always evolving my methods!
Yeah haha, over 20 minutes my closet was 90 lol I turned the fan up and the heater down a tad. I kinda liked your aeration idea but I see what you mean about damaging the roots. The sides of my pots are usually dry anyway because I only water until the whole center area is moist. How about poking the holes with something soft tipped, like a q-tip?
That's true, maybe experiment with that when they are older and have stronger roots? More to break, but harder to do and more of them haha. I went ahead and watered one of the older babies with a water solution with FF Grow big mixed in, small amount for seedlings, gonna see how that one looks in the morning(5pm here right now)