steffgrowsweed
Well-Known Member
Hello 420 Community, while obsessing over different growing techniques, I came across Dutchmans Grow Journal and with that also Asesino85s Quadlining squad. Ever since starting to grow (which was last summer for the first time outdoors with Autoflowers) I have this immense urge to try everything and learn as I do, get it out of my system almost. It is a bit obsessive but also fun and fulfilling. With that said, I also need to give "Quadlining" a go and what better way to try with my first feminized CBD strain indoors. Here are some details of this grow:
STRAIN
Blue Dream CBD by Humboldt Seed Organization
GENOTYPE & CROSS
35% Indica / 65% Sativa
Blue Dream x California Orange CBD
1:1 THC/CBD ratio (10% each)
ENVIRONMENT
Indoor tent 2x2x5 (60x60x160cm)
120W Greenception Cluster LED (~250W)
2 small fans for airflow
Exhaust & Carbon filter 220 / 280 m³/h
Biobizz Light Mix
Fabric pots
Humidity 40-45%
Temperature 23C/73F
I might need to add, that she is not alone in the tent but shares the tent with 3 autoflowers from mid-to-late flowering (currently Day 84).
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THE BEGINNING
Day 0: 10. - 13. Jan. 2020
I like to soak my seeds in a Hydrogen Peroxide solution for 12-24 hours and then move them to a warm & dark place with a paper towel soaked in the same solution until a tap root shows.
Quick info on the solution: 1 ounce/28ml hydrogen peroxide 3% in 1 pint/473ml water - see this article as reference: How Does Hydrogen Peroxide Affect Seed Germination? I am doing this, since the first time I lost 6 seeds with regular methods. My guess is, it wasn't warm enough. So now I add a heat mat to avoid that mistake, but still go with the peroxide, since superstition
3 days after soaking & paper towel, the tap root was long enough to be put in a jiffy and join the big ladies in the tent. She was roughly 60cm away from the light, on a heat map still and in small plastic house for humidity.
That quickly became really hot for her and the next day she looked all droopy and fried, a little yellow almost. I removed the heat mat and opened the lid of her house. Lucky me she survived the roast.
Week 1: 14. - 20. Jan. 2020
On Day 3 her tap root showed at the bottom of the jiffy, so I thought it's a good idea to repot to a small plastic pot. I watered her a little and added a humidity dome. I didn't think about the different environments needed for my plants inside the tent. So while the seedling needs lots of humidity, my other plants in flowering don't. Have to think of this next time.
What I also noticed is my impatience, it's awful... Since not pretty much is happening in the first couple of days, I tend to overthink everything and also do things, that might stress my plants. Here comes the overthinking part: I put her in a small plastic pot, watered a little with PH water (approx. 300ml). 3-4 days later the soil was still wet at the bottom. I blamed the plastic pot and was worried she might be overwatered. I really like fabric pots and never had to think of overwatering so far. So I ordered a small fabric pot to repot again.
Week 2: 21. - 27. Jan. 2020
Here she is in her new 1l fabric pot with bottle humidity dome. The only good thing about repotting her was that I noticed a good amount of roots already. I never repotted before, since Autos, so that was interesting but probably also really stressful. I watered with 250ml after repotting and added 0.5ml Biobizz Root juice to a liter of PH balanced water.
Week 3: 28. Jan. - 03. Feb. 2020
Not much to report, she seems to be stunted, not a lot of growth. Also, clumsy me, she fell over while I was taking one of the bigger ones out. Poor thing She got a little water again, I added 1ml of Biobizz Heaven, Activera and Fishmix. Starts to look recovered.
Week 4: 04. - 10. Feb. 2020 - Stripped nodes 1 & 2 & Topped
Here we are right now. I had to go on a business trip for 4 days and she was watered by my automatic watering machine (see the little plastic thingy). Before leaving she looked good to have her 2 first nodes stripped. The Amino acids added through Biobizz Heaven seem to give her a really fat stem. Also I noticed the node spacing is pretty tight, don't know if that's a good thing, might have to do with the light distance. Since she fell over a week ago, unfortunately the leaf on the 3rd node is a little damaged, oh well. She seems tough.
On to a new post, since I can only add 10 pictures.
Happy growing everyone <3
STRAIN
Blue Dream CBD by Humboldt Seed Organization
GENOTYPE & CROSS
35% Indica / 65% Sativa
Blue Dream x California Orange CBD
1:1 THC/CBD ratio (10% each)
ENVIRONMENT
Indoor tent 2x2x5 (60x60x160cm)
120W Greenception Cluster LED (~250W)
2 small fans for airflow
Exhaust & Carbon filter 220 / 280 m³/h
Biobizz Light Mix
Fabric pots
Humidity 40-45%
Temperature 23C/73F
I might need to add, that she is not alone in the tent but shares the tent with 3 autoflowers from mid-to-late flowering (currently Day 84).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE BEGINNING
Day 0: 10. - 13. Jan. 2020
I like to soak my seeds in a Hydrogen Peroxide solution for 12-24 hours and then move them to a warm & dark place with a paper towel soaked in the same solution until a tap root shows.
Quick info on the solution: 1 ounce/28ml hydrogen peroxide 3% in 1 pint/473ml water - see this article as reference: How Does Hydrogen Peroxide Affect Seed Germination? I am doing this, since the first time I lost 6 seeds with regular methods. My guess is, it wasn't warm enough. So now I add a heat mat to avoid that mistake, but still go with the peroxide, since superstition
3 days after soaking & paper towel, the tap root was long enough to be put in a jiffy and join the big ladies in the tent. She was roughly 60cm away from the light, on a heat map still and in small plastic house for humidity.
That quickly became really hot for her and the next day she looked all droopy and fried, a little yellow almost. I removed the heat mat and opened the lid of her house. Lucky me she survived the roast.
Week 1: 14. - 20. Jan. 2020
On Day 3 her tap root showed at the bottom of the jiffy, so I thought it's a good idea to repot to a small plastic pot. I watered her a little and added a humidity dome. I didn't think about the different environments needed for my plants inside the tent. So while the seedling needs lots of humidity, my other plants in flowering don't. Have to think of this next time.
What I also noticed is my impatience, it's awful... Since not pretty much is happening in the first couple of days, I tend to overthink everything and also do things, that might stress my plants. Here comes the overthinking part: I put her in a small plastic pot, watered a little with PH water (approx. 300ml). 3-4 days later the soil was still wet at the bottom. I blamed the plastic pot and was worried she might be overwatered. I really like fabric pots and never had to think of overwatering so far. So I ordered a small fabric pot to repot again.
Week 2: 21. - 27. Jan. 2020
Here she is in her new 1l fabric pot with bottle humidity dome. The only good thing about repotting her was that I noticed a good amount of roots already. I never repotted before, since Autos, so that was interesting but probably also really stressful. I watered with 250ml after repotting and added 0.5ml Biobizz Root juice to a liter of PH balanced water.
Week 3: 28. Jan. - 03. Feb. 2020
Not much to report, she seems to be stunted, not a lot of growth. Also, clumsy me, she fell over while I was taking one of the bigger ones out. Poor thing She got a little water again, I added 1ml of Biobizz Heaven, Activera and Fishmix. Starts to look recovered.
Week 4: 04. - 10. Feb. 2020 - Stripped nodes 1 & 2 & Topped
Here we are right now. I had to go on a business trip for 4 days and she was watered by my automatic watering machine (see the little plastic thingy). Before leaving she looked good to have her 2 first nodes stripped. The Amino acids added through Biobizz Heaven seem to give her a really fat stem. Also I noticed the node spacing is pretty tight, don't know if that's a good thing, might have to do with the light distance. Since she fell over a week ago, unfortunately the leaf on the 3rd node is a little damaged, oh well. She seems tough.
On to a new post, since I can only add 10 pictures.
Happy growing everyone <3