Blue Mystic Update
So like I mentioned, this is my first grow. All of the equipment and seeds ran me about $350. Everything was from Amazon except the seeds obviously.
Equipment:
[emoji830]️2x2x4 grow tent
[emoji830]️Smart fabric pot
[emoji830]️2 x 6" fans
[emoji830]️25ft ducting
[emoji830]️3 5kg Coco noir bricks
[emoji830]️8 quart bag of perlite
[emoji830]️8 x 23 watt cfls (6500k)
[emoji830]️2 x 26 watt cfls (2700k)
[emoji830]️3 x 45 watt cfls (2700k supplement flowering)
[emoji830]️Fox farms nute trio
[emoji830]️Calmag
[emoji830]️Ona gel
This is a pretty cheap setup but for the sake of space it was necessary. Moving on...
GERMINATION - July 1
Germinated 1 seed by soaking for 24 hours after which I moved to a wet paper towel. I set the paper towel on a plate which was on top of a heated blanket to help with humidity. Worked really well bc 24 hours after that, the seed grew a Taproot (~1cm long). Once Taproot formed, I planted directly into 3 gallons fabric pot filled with Coco and perlite. (Might have put too much perlite but seems to be ok)
Fed the seedling 1/4 strength nutes every other watering. Added calmag every watering. Plant grew pretty slowly the first and second week however towards the end of week two she started drinking about a quart every other day. Sorry about the lack of pics for the seedling!
End of week 3:
Fast forward to today, I'm at the last day of week 3. She showed first signs of flowering!! And she smells fantastic when I rub the stem. Nutes are at 1/2 strength, thinking of bumping to full strength but not sure when..(suggestions?) Haven't started with the tiger bloom yet..was gonna let the veg go into week 4 and start it a little after that. At the beginning of week 3, I was able to do a little lst. It was intimating at first bc I didn't want to break a stem but I was able to tie a few down. She recovered in a few hours. The main stem I did not touch. Again, I was afraid of breaking it especially since it was becoming more stiff.
Anyways, she's just chilling now. Added a few more cfls ( total wattage = ~200W -->5 @ 23W(6500k), 2 @ 23W(2700k) , 2 @ 45W (2700k)). In total, I'm looking at about 14000 lum. Cfls are about 2-3inches from plant top. Running into slight heat issues every since I added the 2 additional veg cfls. Thinking about a 6" inline fan (250cfm). Also plan on upping the amount of water. She may need close to 1/2 gallon every other day.
If you've made it this far, thanks for reading!! This has been a very fun project so far and I do not want to mess up lol can't wait to see what happens in the coming weeks!
Cheers!
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