flyfishinrock
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Hello Everyone, this time around I purchased 10 beans by Reservoir Seeds called Double Strawberry Diesel. This is what it is supposed to look like when done..
Its a 9 to 10 week Sativa\Indica mix leaning towards the sativa side, there are three phenotypes I should expect to see; a lanky sativa with very high resin output, a shorter bushier sativa dominant pheno (which is the one I'm after) with high resin and thicker buds and branching, and a more indica dominant variety that I couldn't find ANY info on so I'm assuming its not on the same plane of desirability or doesn't show very often.
My lighting for germination and early veg are 2 double three ft. fluorescent's, and one double 4 ft fluorescent. Veg will be either a 400 MH (i need to replace the bulb) or a 400 HPS. Flowering will be a 1000HPS in an environmentally controlled 4'5" x 4'5" grow tent.
I have decided not to go hydro but soil this run, as the hydro is taking way too much of my time as of late. Soil will be a 50-50 mix of Happy Frog and FF Ocean Forest, with 20% perlite, 10% sphagnum moss, and some fine dolomite lime added. I intend to try an all organic crop.
I soaked the seeds over night to crack the shells, then did the paper towel method to coax the taproots out. After a day 9 out of 10 had emerged. Next I soaked some 1 1/2" Rockwool cubes in ph 5.5 tap water for an hour, I then flushed and soaked the cubes in a solution of 1tbsp FF Big Bloom and one teaspoon of GH Vegan compost tea per gallon. After that I carefully moved the babies to the cubes planting the root down, with the top of the seed about an eighth of an inch deep with nothing covering them. I put them into my humidity dome and placed as close as possible to the lights (about 6").
This pic is through the dome, a few hours after the transplant, you can see one up already and how shallow the others are planted:
These are today, a day later; Eight are up, one almost, one maybe the non-cracker might be upside down:
Little overview of there home:
I still have the humidity lid on to keep the warmth in, but it is now raised on one side about 3/4 of an inch to allow fresh air exchange. Not alot to look at right now, but if you have any questions, comments, or concerns feel free to post em.
for looking
Its a 9 to 10 week Sativa\Indica mix leaning towards the sativa side, there are three phenotypes I should expect to see; a lanky sativa with very high resin output, a shorter bushier sativa dominant pheno (which is the one I'm after) with high resin and thicker buds and branching, and a more indica dominant variety that I couldn't find ANY info on so I'm assuming its not on the same plane of desirability or doesn't show very often.
My lighting for germination and early veg are 2 double three ft. fluorescent's, and one double 4 ft fluorescent. Veg will be either a 400 MH (i need to replace the bulb) or a 400 HPS. Flowering will be a 1000HPS in an environmentally controlled 4'5" x 4'5" grow tent.
I have decided not to go hydro but soil this run, as the hydro is taking way too much of my time as of late. Soil will be a 50-50 mix of Happy Frog and FF Ocean Forest, with 20% perlite, 10% sphagnum moss, and some fine dolomite lime added. I intend to try an all organic crop.
I soaked the seeds over night to crack the shells, then did the paper towel method to coax the taproots out. After a day 9 out of 10 had emerged. Next I soaked some 1 1/2" Rockwool cubes in ph 5.5 tap water for an hour, I then flushed and soaked the cubes in a solution of 1tbsp FF Big Bloom and one teaspoon of GH Vegan compost tea per gallon. After that I carefully moved the babies to the cubes planting the root down, with the top of the seed about an eighth of an inch deep with nothing covering them. I put them into my humidity dome and placed as close as possible to the lights (about 6").
This pic is through the dome, a few hours after the transplant, you can see one up already and how shallow the others are planted:
These are today, a day later; Eight are up, one almost, one maybe the non-cracker might be upside down:
Little overview of there home:
I still have the humidity lid on to keep the warmth in, but it is now raised on one side about 3/4 of an inch to allow fresh air exchange. Not alot to look at right now, but if you have any questions, comments, or concerns feel free to post em.
for looking
So far so good.
Guess I'll watch out for that the next few days.
I got one: DJ Short Blu Berry, topp 44, purple passion, chocolate chunk, and two grape krush. 
I am a little excited, lol, variety is the spice of life. These are all rooted in 2x2 rockwool cubes already, I transplanted them each into the same soil mix as the DSD when I got home. They are all a lil bit neglected, but mostly look like they just got done being cloned and need some TLC. I believe I am gonna get a fully established bullrider also, a small bush by the sounds of things. lol that would be sweet!!