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Stonedworks Living Soil Grow 2

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4y ago
Stonedworks Popping 8 seeds to hit 6-8 plants for this 2x4 grow. I call these SOG grows, but I almost always end up trellising like a SCROG when I do high plant counts. -- The AGSeedCo genetics are regular and will need to be sexed. I pooped two seeds of each (NL2 and Skunk). Everything else is feminized. -- The Trail Mix strain by Humboldt Seed Company is actually an unknown strain. But it's an unknown strain from Humboldt Seed Company. So it'll be interesting to see what I get. Should be good, no matter what it is! I haven't really grown much NLD genetics, so it'll be interesting to see if I get a sativa phenotype. -- This time I'm going to try something new and start these in pots, but instead of digging a hole to transplant into (like normal); I'm going to just cut the bottom of the pot off and set it on the surface of the soil. I'll clear all the mulch and the first inch of top soil. The idea is to give me a little more height to work with. With these high plant count grows, the plants are short and close to the soil. Because this is living soil, I want to leave at least 12" of space between the soil and the lowest buds. This gives all the bugs their room to do their thing without getting stuck in resin. It also makes room for watering, top dressing, and defoliation. These high plant count grows are easy... As long as you have some easy access to the lower canopy. -- They are all 1 gallon pots that I only filled half way with soil (and 2 half gallon pots). I'm going to veg these for around 2 weeks in the pots and see what type of physical characteristics I get. I'll then put them into (on to) the 2x4 bed of living soil. The order will go from the plants I think will end up the shortest on the left to the plants I believe will be stretchiest on the right. This way I can angle my LED and get somewhat even lighting if everything goes right (and I can't control the canopy). -- I started these in my kid's vegetable tent because I'm actually still in flower with my previous grow (the cannabis tent, or "Dad's Tent"). Those Peanut Butter Cookies by Tastebudz are LOOOOOOONG flowering plants. Tomorrow starts week 15 for the last two remaining plants in that grow. I harvested 3 of them yesterday and three of them a couple of weeks ago. One of the two remaining plants still has at least 3 weeks.
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Week 1. Vegetation
4y ago
10.16 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
65 %
Air Humidity
22 °C
Night Air Temp
283.91 liters
Pot Size
60.96 cm
Lamp Distance
Stonedworks I went on a week long vacation right as the seeds were pushing up through the soil. Two of the seeds dried out and died before I got home (the mystery seed and the Chem Cookies). I popped two more Chem Cookies when I got home.
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Week 10. Flowering
4y ago
68.58 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
27 °C
Day Air Temp
Weak
Smell
62 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
283.91 liters
Pot Size
0.95 liters
Watering Volume
88.9 cm
Lamp Distance
Stonedworks I haven't been great about taking photos or even really doing much of anything with this grow. My last grow went long so this one had seedlings in pots for a long time. They were in a different tent and had a minor aphid problem that went away with regular neem oil applications before they went into the main tent. DNA tests confirmed three males, so I'm down to 4 total female plants. Hella Jelly, Skunk #1, Critical Banana Smoothie, and GMO Cookies. All of my NL#2 were male. The low plant count meant 10 weeks of veg and I'd have cut that time in half with more plants. I moved them into the main tent after sex testing and they took off slowly because I over watered them while in pots a few days before transplant. I really hate that phase! Once they bounced back (I think worm casting extract helped speed that up), they blew up; Especially Skunk #1. I just tied them down to rocks instead of topping or anything else that would slow them down because of the low plant count/long veg nonsense. After a while I did a heavy defoliation and put on a SCROG net. I think that happened just over a week before flipping to flower. Overall it's an easy grow. I water once a week or so with 3.5 gallons of water. I've had to water a little more often lately, and I'll need to water probably every other day in mid flower. I keep a worm bag in the same lung room and it got HEAVILY infested with fungus gnats. So I've kept the tent pretty much closed unless I absolutely need to open it. So far I haven't seen a single fungus gnat in the tent, but I foliar spray with high quality neem oil every week and use Neem seed meal as a major source of nitrogen. Both seem to be immensely effective, as I've seen absolutely zero pest pressure. Soil Section The plants are easy -- It's the soil that takes all my work. I got a soil report/consultation done and amended with Neem/Karanja seed meal (50/50 mix) from Build-a-Soil, sulfur and gypsum (from my local garden store), and lots and lots of worm castings. I applied maybe an inch layer worth of my own (then ran out) and then another inch or so worth of Colorado Worm Company castings (also from Build-a-Soil). The soil report suggested micro and trace nutrients that I just apply with foliar feedings in the form of a seaweed tea once a week. I also applied the recommended amount of Build-a-Soil's Craft Blend at some point and generally do that once every month or so. Then I put a layer of mulch over the top of everything. I just used ground up pine chips. My worm population has exploded lately. I can see a pretty big difference between this grow and my last (this is the second run in this soil... So the first true no-till run). When I put something organic on, in, or under the mulch layer... It's gone in days. Really neat to see! The plants are Uber healthy and doing great. The canopy is almost full so I flipped to flower today. The Critical Banana Smoothie has a stem rub that is out of this world. I can't describe it.. it's a really savory smell that has a ton of fuel. I'm hoping it tastes like that when vaped!!
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LST
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ScrOG
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Defoliation
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Living Soil
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Week 14. Flowering
4y ago
86.36 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
27 °C
Day Air Temp
Normal
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
20 °C
Night Air Temp
283.91 liters
Pot Size
0.95 liters
Watering Volume
88.9 cm
Lamp Distance
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