Torture Gardens

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Dear all,

Growing on real time on another site and wondering if you don't mind me to share here as well.
I love Mephisto Genetics and their autimatic seeds are incredibly funny.

Here, I’m just a lone micro-gardener, a mini herbalist with a thing for cannabis. Some might call it a passion; others might just say I’m hooked.
My cultivation may be tiny compared to others, but hey, as Leonardo da Vinci said, "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"—so let’s call it sophisticated, shall we?

The Torture Gardens embody the spirit of serendipity—a place of low-energy, minimalist setups where basic equipment and experimentation create opportunities for unexpected discoveries to happen. Here, mistakes, missteps, and moments of inattention are not failures but integral to the process, shaping growth and understanding.
Here, I’m simply participating in the simulation of natural selection, using stress-filled environments to see how nature adapts and evolves.
Let's be honest: I'm a pretty terrible grower just trying to package my failures as if they're some kind of edgy, underground cool.
This is a deeply personal journey—an exploration where the process itself matters far more than the destination.

I'm deeply passionate about the legendary Livers/Blues cut—a strain I've never had the pleasure of trying, nor do I possess. But that hasn’t stopped me from diving into a fun project: crossing Mephisto Genetics' Livers BX1 with some Ugorg Killer Skunk (essentially another Livers BX1?). The plan is to revert the auto traits back to photoperiod and start searching for my own shade of Blues. To make it even more exciting, I’ve decided to include other Mephisto strains featuring Livers in the mix. Just a little extra chaos for the fun of it!

So we will have 6 auto females:

-Livers Bx1 x2
-Stilton Special ( Sour Livers x Northern Cheese Haze)
-#58 Funky Mangifera ( Mango Smile x Livers Bx1)
-#69 Vader's Musk ( Livers bx1 x Grape Walker Kush)
-#70 Chemy's Fruit Punch ( Sour Orange Livers x Grape Walker Kush)

Seeds just removed from the fridge. 24h acclimation and 24h soak in water and soil/coco.

Set Up Notes:

13/11 box grow garden( adapted to 18/6 and 20/4)
40x60x70 cm! Vipaspectra 600 dimmed at 20% ( 20w) ( will be increased accordingly in this scenario)
A basic heat mat. Maybe a tube heater of 35w.
A couple of pc fans.

11/13 bloom garden ( will be adapted to 18/6:20/4)
Tent 2x4 with ionframe evo3 Proshit 280W ...dimmed at 200W to keep right the ppfd (?)

Pure coco coir, open drippers connected with a deposit tank.
Normally I would grow 2-3 x 6l pots but for this grow I was considering maybe 6 x 3l.

Currently Terra Aquatica dual pro, but I have 1 liter each left. I will then try Hydrosol from Hydrocrop dry soluble. ( Bloom will finish before so I will use in some moment a mix between both fertilisers)

Currently everything is occupy by something else, hopefully the timeline will work.

Let's start to have fun?
Plese keep an eye on me!
 

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After shower the seeds can start their journey.

Mix 90%coco coir and 10%soil
Water with some biobizz root ...
Setting up the environment. Very cold here.

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This DIY/work in progress space will be home for these plants for now.
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Germination and the seedling stage may not be the most exciting part of the process, but they do demand close attention.
Not much to update at this point, other than noting that some genetics are definitely slower than others.

Lighting is set to 40W for now. Still too lazy to grab the light meter and check it properly!

Still very cold and the greenhouse help me to keep temperature

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"Growing is about patience and intuition. Listen to your plants—they’ll tell you what they need."
DJ Short

Two weeks since sprouting, and the ladies are ready to grow. Unfortunately, the 2x4 tent is still occupied with the Killer Skunk, which needs another three weeks to finish flowering. To make space, I plan to harvest it in two weeks instead, allowing the Mephistos to move in. ( Not sure if this plan will work)

Today, I have been told to reorganize the grow space and start transplanting the autos into their final pots—except for the Iluminautos #70 (Chemy's Fruit Punch: Sour Orange Livers x Grape Walker Kush). The truth is, I’ve run out of coco coir, which puts that on hold for now + she is beyond.
Livers bx1 in 6l as I run out of 3l pots.

I also checked the PAR levels with the new configuration. They were at 510 PAR, so I reduced it to 350-400 PAR (30-35W)

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Not cleaver from my side to use coco coir with hard water and autos, in winter.
I admit that I am not very convinced of the feeding strategy at the moment.
Just few drops of bio grow and my EC go up over 1.0.

Not sure if they are hungry or overfeeding...
Anyway end of week 3 from sprout. Are not definitely growing fast. Hopefully the new environment will help.

I have cut out killer skunk and Now I can move the auto into the 2x4 tent.

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Not cleaver from my side to use coco coir with hard water and autos, in winter.
I admit that I am not very convinced of the feeding strategy at the moment.
Just few drops of bio grow and my EC go up over 1.0.

Not sure if they are hungry or overfeeding...
Anyway end of week 3 from sprout. Are not definitely growing fast. Hopefully the new environment will help.

I have cut out killer skunk and Now I can move the auto into the 2x4 tent.

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They look unhappy
 
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