Seedsman - Blueberry Pie F1 Fast Outdoor - Hugelkultur - Mainline

Arcadium Growing quick, bit of a stretch, will backfill when I repot.

Arcadium Early start! Keeping them in the temporary greenhouse for now, no issues, first top soon.

Arcadium First top, super early, no issues, very hardy strain so far. Will start shaping manifold soon.

Arcadium Starting the manifold, shape coming out nice, no issues, very fast growing strain.

Arcadium Manifold shapes going go, no issues training, will repot to 1 Gallon shortly, should get me through another 2 weeks before outdoors, weather permitting.

Arcadium Repotted, still shaping mainline, going great! She's been cold out, but getting her used to her new home with a makeshift greenhouse. Growing much slower due to weather but she takes it like a champ, no issues with the cold.

Arcadium Well, finally went into Hugelkultur. Weather's been good, had some 17c days, still 5c at night, so keeping greenhouse shut for now. Mainline shapes looking good, second top now too.

Arcadium Weathers been incredible, hit 21c, nights still 7c, but she's been having no issues. Built a pretty quick rig for mainline and LST, been guiding her along ever 3-4 days, no issues. Seems like she's finally settled, growing quickly now. Drip irrigation once a week, got some fish and kelp mix to help with transplant. Will be top dressing compost / Gaia Green for the rest of the grow.

Arcadium Been warming up nicely, plants settling its new home. Expanded my LST rig a bit, should make the rest of training a breeze. Maybe 3rd top next week, will see. Gave her a healthy dose of Compost tea (5ml Fish, 5ml Kelp, 5Ml molasses, 4L Water, 1cup compost bag, arreate 24hrs, dilute to 2Gal, use immediately). She really responded quickly, will be doing that every two weeks, at least. No longer making my own pest spray, just caved and got Lost Coast Plant Therapy, weekly treatments. So far so good, smells better then Neem that's for sure. Lots of ants after a mad dump of mulch in the surrounding area, 2 grows ago I had termites move into my Hugel so I'm keeping an eye on em, it's in my Blueberry diary if you want to see. Will start Gaia Green + Home made compost every 3 weeks starting next week, then drip irrigation weekly and that's it. Can't wait to see how big she's going to get.

Arcadium Well I was gone for a week so I opted to top all 8 leading nodes. Recovering nicely, weather's been amazing. Just a weekly spray of Lost Coast Plant Therapy and a top dress of 70/30 Gaia Green All Purpose to Power Bloom, mixed with compost. Pretty hands off at this point, nice full even growth, really liking this strain so far.

Arcadium Cooled off a bit this week, cloudy, slower growth, topping took a bit longer to recover then expected. She's got 16 leading nodes now, will give them all another week of growth before I continue LST, may let her get a bit taller. She's planted right below my massive cherry tree, so I'm constantly washing bird poop off. Some minor caterpillar damage, haven't bothered with BT yet, but will start before flower. Overall, really healthy, amazing color, even growth and thickening up nicely. I keep having to remind myself I'm 2 months ahead of where I was last year, and she's going to be absolutely massive regardless of how quickly she's growing now. Weekly spray of Lost Coast Plant Therapy and 2hr of drip irrigation is all I've had to do this week, just coasting through this initial veg.

Arcadium Weathers still been cool, we had 50mm of rain over 48 hours. I found a massive cluster of Orb Weaver spiderlings on my porch, so naturally I dumped them all over my plant. They've been settling in, and I'm now seeing dead and paralyzed caterpillars, so it appears to be working! Will hold off on Lost Coast spray this week as I don't want to hurt them! Last topping is really recovered now, growing quickly, LST every few days, removed a few fan leaves that were getting in the way. I'm trying to let her get a bit taller. She's almost out of horizontal space, then I'll let her grow straight up, maybe one more top in a few weeks. May do a scrog net this time, then just use LST Bud clips to keep an even canopy like last year. Hoping for some warmer weather and sunshine next week!

Arcadium Another cold wet week. Witnessed the spiderlings band together for a few days, web making at night. Then one day the wind picked up and they all disbanded, stretched out their silk and flew away all over my yard. It was such an incredible experience to watch! I should have an army of Orb weavers come flower time. Did another top dress of compost mixed with 70/30 Gaia Green AP/PB, maybe 20Tbsp. When I pulled back the mulch I got to see all the soil creatures and roots consuming the material, this really does help build extra root zone over time. Minor defoliating, I'm keeping nodes 1, removing 2 and final top at 3 (next week) to keep her spaced, then let her stretch and trellis. Should all help fill in the canopy.

Arcadium Warming up nicely, 22c days, 10c nights, finally some more rapid growth. Final top of all 16 leading nodes this week, of which I've left the first nodes (removed second, topped third) after the last top as secondary branches. This should give a total of 64 primary nodes. You'll notice the right side gets a little less sun, and there's a few pesky nodes that just refuse to grow, Ohh well, there's enough as is, but the symmetry won't be perfect haha. Will measure and order a proper scrog net this week, generally won't put it on until shortly after final flower stretch. I'll be using bud clips for simple LST to try and keep an even canopy. I've been bending some nodes towards the middle to help it fill in. Nothing but drip irrigation 2hrs and a spray of Lost Coast Plant Therapy this week.

Arcadium Had a heat wave blow through, 32c days, plants blasted all day. Growing much quicker, easy week, didn't do much, may start scrog net next week. Final topping has recovered, even canopy forming, no issues at all. Weekly lost coast spray and 2hr 15min of drip was it for this week, top dress feeding next week.

Arcadium Cooled off a bit, trellis has been great! I made it modular so I can just slide it up the supports and she grows. It has really helped develop a nice even canopy and will help with support in the long run. Seen a few ants and aphids, nothing major, may up the Lost Coast sprays to every 5 days. Heavy top dress of homemade screened compost mixed with Gaia Green 70/30 AP/PB. All in all super happy with this strain, very easy, uniform growth. My other 7gallon same time/strain is 2 weeks into flower, but hates being contained, unlike this girl. Love the early flower in a smaller pot with the same strain to really see how she flowers.

Arcadium Great weather, haven't had a drop of rain in 6 weeks! She's growing so fast now. I've completley filled out my 4x4 canopy. If I could force flower now I would, but here I am with another 6 weeks of veg left! I thought with all this heavy mainline I wouldn't need a ladder come harvest, not the case. I did some super croping to strengthen the branches and contain height. Using LST clips on some of the taller branches to even out the canopy. I was gone for 4 days, and lost 3 branches, could of been wind, not sure. On top of that I removed 3 or 4 branches that were stunted and well below the canopy. In any case you can hardly notice the loss, canopy is nice and full, even growth. I'm debating topping it all again, but I may just let her ride it out. She's growing an inch a day at least, having to raise the trellis weekly, it's working really good to keep an evenly spaced canopy.

Arcadium Early update as I'm gone for a bit. She's still growing fast, beautiful perfect shade of green. Haven't had any nutrient problems whatsoever, hardly any pests either. Just drip irrigation and lost coast spray this week. Plucked a few leaves to try and slow down some of the faster nodes, fairly even so far. Should be smooth sailing till flower!

Arcadium Well I was gone for 10 days and came back to absolutely astronomical growth! Must of grown a foot and a half at least! No signs of pistils yet, which means she's got another foot even before the pre flower stretch! What the heck have I gotten myself into. Did some minor defoliating, mostly removing growth tips below the 4th or so node, and LST clips to try and control height and canopy. All she had while I was done was 90min drip irrigation every 3 days and a quick spray of LCPT.

Arcadium Super hot the last week 32c, coming along, no issues. Some light LST using bud clips, light defoliating on growth tips below canopy. Drip irrigation, top dress of Gaia Green 50/50 AP/PB and spray of LCPT.

Arcadium Super hot week again, 32c days, she's loving it. Growth slowed a bit, just starting to finally see pistils, so hopefully on track for end of September harvest. Got a new DJI Mini 4K so I don't need to get on a ladder to get pictures anymore! Just drip irrigation and LCPT spray this week and that's it. Full 4K Drone video on YouTube @VanIsleTerps

Arcadium Hot and dry all week, we've only seen 6mm of rain in 2 months! Over 30c most days, but just cooling down a bit now. Light LST on some of the taller nodes using bud clips. Removed some inner nodes that just didn't catch up to the overall canopy. Pistils starting to show, maybe mark start of flower shortly. Tossed another net over to add some support will double it up over in another 2 weeks and she should be fine till the end of flower. Just drip and LCPT this week.

Arcadium Well, marking the first week of flower. Lots of pistils, flower has begun. Just wildly hot weather, 33c days, full sun every day, we've had 6mm of rain in 2 months, average rainfall for June / July should be 60mm. As much as I love the weather, climate change / water scarcity worries me. Luckily we have a good clean glacier fed reservoir with strict water restrictions in summer. Made a compost tea in 5g bucket, compost, molasses, kelp, Epsom, some coir, and aerate for 24hrs. Removed some inner nodes not catching up to the cannopy, and some lst clips for the tallest nodes. Cannopy is looking really great and FLAT! Drones the only way I can get up there to see, must be pushing 7ft easy by now. Stalk is insane, biggest i've ever grown, going to need a chainsaw to remove it! Fingers crossed for a dry August / September. Hoping weekly spray of LCPT will keep Botrytis away, last fall we had 98% humidity, not much hope with that!

Arcadium Hot dry week, had a wild storm roll through with tons of lighting, but barely a drop of rain. Added one last layer of netting for support. Removed a few more inner nodes that weren't keeping up with canopy. Did another batch of compost tea this week, spray of LCPT. Will start BT next week as I've seen some cattepillars. Flowering is coming along nicely as well, lots of pistils, and node tightening.

Arcadium Cooled off this week, big storm, lots of wind, little bit of rain, nothing outside of normal. Flowering is in full swing, tons of hairs now, stopped vertical growth, settling in nicely. Did another top dress of 70/30 Gaia Green PB/AP. Keeping the top layer wet off and on to help with nutrient absorption with some water, fish and kelp mix.

Arcadium Warmed up again, 34c highs, but cool nights down to 14c. Flowering has really sped up, this F1's flowering response is very fast, just tons and tons of pistils and the start of trichomes already. Did another compost tea this week, few hours of drip irrigation and a weekly spray of LCPT, easy going this week. Rains coming next week, but fingers crossed for some good weather over September to finish. Would like to push another 6 weeks if possible, but anything after the first week of October is really hard due to the constant 95% humidity.

Arcadium Cooling off at night, lots of dew, but being underneath my big Cherry Tree provides some relief. Did a big defoliation to help with airflow, removed quite a few inner branches that weren't keeping up with the canopy, but overall happy with the shape and structure, will probably just ride the rest out as it. Just water this week, spray of LCPT and a spray of BT for caterpillars. Will alternated LCPT / BT ever 3-4 days. Flowering is looking great, very aggressive TONS of pistils, trichomes developing as well, going to be 6 weeks at least, if the weather can hold out that long that is!