OK guys and gals, I've fired the tent back up and gotten the ball rolling on my fall grow. This time I'm only running three plants since I got a nice variety from my last crop. I am looking for some sativa dominant strains this go around, along with a little more sweetness to add to the stash. These are the choices I've made: Buddha Seeds Syrup, Dutch Passion Auto Durban Poison, and Dinafem Original Amnesia Auto.
Still in the 3'x3' tent with a 400w vented hood. This time I am using an Ushio enhanced spectrum HPS bulb from start to finish. After going organic for many grows, this time I am switching over to the AN pH Perfect nutes using TaNg's feeding schedule. My tap water has chloramines and a high ppm, so I will be using RO water in 5 gallon jugs from the local grocery store. I was about out of nutes anyway and rather than going with my old standards, I thought it would be fun to mix it up a bit. Even in the heat of summer I'm running around 80 degrees with humidity around 60%, so conditions are good for vegging. As we head into autumn, the temps and humidity should drop just in time for flowering.
All three seeds popped a tap root after 24 hours of soaking, and then I planted them right into my Sunshine Advanced #4 soil. The Durban and the Amnesia sprouted right up, but the Syrup was AWOL. After waiting an extra day I dug it up and found it in the shell still underground. I freed it just in the nick of time, and I have been waiting to see if it will pull through. It's pretty rough looking, but I think it's going to be a keeper. I've had some good harvests from plants with a troubled childhood, so hopefully this one will reward me.
Just a few pics to get things rolling. They're looking a bit crinkly which I would normally think is pH, but my Accurate 8 says all 3 pots are right on 6.5. Feeding will commence in a day or two so we'll see how it goes.
Day 11
Syrup - Let's hope the ugly duckling becomes a beautiful swan. The latest set of leaves seem to be normal, so hopefully she'll be good the rest of the way.
Auto Durban Poison - Fast grower so far though she did stretch just a bit in the first few days. I love Durban and I can't wait to see how this one turns out.
Original Amnesia Auto - Like most Dinafem strains that I've grown, this one is looking healthy and well-developed so far.
Thanks for checking in, and keep an eye out for smoke reports from my last grow. :tiphat:
