Sask420grow
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What strain is it?
4 Blueberries and 1 Heisenberg
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid?
The blueberry is Indica and the Heisenberg is predominantly Sativa
What percentages?
Unknown
Is it in Veg or Flower stage?
Currently in vegetative state.
If in Veg... For how long?
I got the as clones on December 28th and they were cut 20 days prior too that
This is the blueberry on the 29th of December.
I got the Heisenberg a month after I got the four blueberries. I don’t have any pictures of when I first got the Heisenberg but it was dieing. Got it from brother who had it under cfl light that wasn’t doing anything for the plant so he gave to me to put under the 1000w MH.
This is a pic of the Heisenberg two weeks after I got it and saved it!
Looks good now. Small problem with it was that the dog ate the top of it when I was watering them haha. Was a good ole fim so I left it. Later in the grow this fim is wonderful!
If in Flower stage... For how long?
Not sure when I plan to flower them. Wanted to do 2 months in veg and 2 months in flower but they have had a rough go so far in veg. Many lockouts and deficiencies as you will see later in the detailed descriptions
Indoor or outdoor?
Growing indoors. Had to build a indoor grow tent in order to regulate the temperature the light gives off. Plan was to veg and flower indoors but since it’s getting close to outdoor season I might just plant them outdoors to continue veg and end the flower in October... stay tuned for updates.
Soil or Hydro?
Gia greens living soil is what I am using. I figured the Gia greens is pretty self sustaining so that is what I went with it. I’m a first time grower so easier the better. Welp, growing cannabis is nothing but easy haha. I’ve had some real highs and lows during this grow based on soil PH! More in the detailed discriptions on this but the short of it is the soil ph went from 7 to 4 to 8.8 in that order in less then a month!!!! Yikes.
If soil... what is in your mix?
Gia greens living soil with 40% perlite Recently amended it with worm casting and Neptune’s fish and seaweed fertilizer.
If soil... What size pot?
Started them in 1g plastic pots. About a month into the grow I had to transplant them. Went from 1g to 3g Home Depot pale With holes drilled in bottom. A month after that I transplanted them into 5g smart pots. The transplants were somewhat successful in that they rebounded the plants from hard times (lockouts, deficiencies) but I made the mistakes of not transplanting to LARGER pots. Instead I went to the one size higher which was only about an inch or two of fresh soil around the old stuff which was where my problem was. Long story. Stay tuned for details
Size of light?
Started them under 1000w HPS on a 24hr light schedule (didn’t have timers and such)
About a month into veg I was able to change the bulb too a 1000w MH. Been under that for the past month and a half. Distance from the bulb to the canopy has varied. I’ve read that with larger bulbs to have them a good distance away so a started them 31in away from the bulb. The next two months I’ve been moving them too all different distances ranging from 41in-21in. I haven’t really found a sweet spot yet.
Is it aircooled?
Someday.
Temp of Room/cab?
Room temps have been somewhat consistent. Started the grow in a cooler room 72-78f. When I built the tent I incorporated a cool air intake that brings cold air from outside ( live in Saskatchewan so it’s cold here in winter months. -25c average. So I was being that into the tent. Had a space heater with a temp setting so if it got below 72 the heater would kick on and warm the room back up. Worked great until the cold snap ended. Now it’s -2c outside and 84f in the grow tent. The tent is a 5x5x8
RH of Room/cab?
Humidity is often 40% and above. I have two humidifier on 24/7. A hot air one and a cold air one. Also soak two towels and drape them over a table under the lights to get more humidity. And two cups of standing water haha. Gotta do what you gotta do
PH of media or res?
The PH is a touchy subject for me in this grow. Not sure If ive mentioned it but this is my first grow and I didn’t realize ph was soooo detrimental too plants and nutrient uptake. Big time learning curve this has been.
Soil ph is 7.4 out of the bag. Water ph is 8.9 out of the tap and after sitting 24hrs.
What I did too correct this ph right from the start of the grow has made the ph world in my grow room go upside down I think. I was under the impression that in soil the water ph needs to be between 6.2-6.7in order for the plant to uptake nutrients properly. Ok great. What did I use to bring the ph down you ask?... vinager!! It worked great at being the ph down. At the time I was using ph test stripes you use for a hot tube or pool. The reading after I added a few drops of vinager went from 8.9 too 5.7-6 (test stripes to only ballpark estimate). I watered the plants with this concoction and then let them sit for 3-4 days and did it again. Another 3-4 days pass and I water pretty heavily to get some runoff so I can test it. Wellllllll, I tested the run off and the soil ph is now 4!!!!!! Omg. Panic transplant time!! More to come in the details
Any Pests ?
Aphids from Gia green LIVING soil haha
No big deal.
How often are you watering?
When I first got them I belief I was overwatering. I did some research and found I was doing both overwatering and underwatering at the same time. How? Well I was watering every 2-3 days but only watering a litre each. I believe this is when all my problems arose. Here a sample of what you will see in the detailed description of this grow and what I mean by problems...
Lockout!! Starting to come back. Took a lot of work but I think they will be fine outside haha
Type and strength of ferts used?
Gia greens living soil. Amended with worm casting and Neptune’s fish and seaweed fertilizer. Will be adding a all purpose top dressing soon to all.
What a journey this has been so far.
I’m a first time grower. Have never grown anything prior beside the little flowers in the front yard flower beds haha.
December 28th I purchase 4 blueberry strain clones. He tells me the clones are 20 days old and not to transplant until they plant is at least as big as the pot they are In (1gallon plastic).
This is how I had the room set up for the first few days. The temps were pretty high even with three oscillating fans going over the plants. Humidity was very low 0-10%.
So I knew I had to do something to remedy the environment or else all’s for nothing.
I decide to build a smaller room inside that room. New plan is to do a perpetual harvest with two rooms.
Boom, so that’s what I do. This is the veg room which is a 5x5x8 space. I installed a exhaust fan (bathroom fan from Home Depot). I also install a cold air intake that takes the outside air which in winter is -25c regularly, and puts it into the room. I plug in a space heater to be sure it doesn’t get too cold. Temps inside are now 72-75f aslong as the outside air is colder then -15c. If it’s gets warmer (spring) I’ll need to install a window ac. As you can see I had the fans facing upward in the hopes it will blow the heat to the exhaust fan. Somewhat worked.
This picture is from two weeks after I got them. They have grown a decent amount.
this is time stamped for January 6th. Two have great growth while two seem stunted.
January 8th just after there first transplant. I did this transplant because the soil in the previous container was messed up. I did a heavy eating to test the soil ph and it reads4?! Reason for this is I was using vinager to drop the ph of the water I was feeding. I believe by using this I killed off a
Lot of the microbial life in the soil which in turn acidified the soil. Or it was simply a reCtion to the vinager and the soil. None the less I had Too do something fast because the girls were very droopy and losing there colour. By having a soil ph of 4 the plant was not able to uptake nutrients and got locked out due to the soil ph. I figured the watering at a higher ph won’t work fast enough so I decided to transplant. Problem with the transplant was that the old soil that I wanted to get rid of was very wet still from the heavy watering I gave them two days prior. So I couldn’t take much of the old stuff off. And to top that off the pales i transplanted them into was only an inch bigger around!! Wow. Smh. Newb grower fails.
This is a day after transplant. They seem to be peeking up a bit I see some new growth which is great.
I can’t add anymore pictures right now as I’m at my limit of 10 so I’ll continue this in the comments section.
Thank you for reading and having interest. I look forward to reading the comments and hope to see some tips and advice as I said, I’m a newb haha.
To be continued...
4 Blueberries and 1 Heisenberg
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid?
The blueberry is Indica and the Heisenberg is predominantly Sativa
What percentages?
Unknown
Is it in Veg or Flower stage?
Currently in vegetative state.
If in Veg... For how long?
I got the as clones on December 28th and they were cut 20 days prior too that
I got the Heisenberg a month after I got the four blueberries. I don’t have any pictures of when I first got the Heisenberg but it was dieing. Got it from brother who had it under cfl light that wasn’t doing anything for the plant so he gave to me to put under the 1000w MH.
This is a pic of the Heisenberg two weeks after I got it and saved it!
If in Flower stage... For how long?
Not sure when I plan to flower them. Wanted to do 2 months in veg and 2 months in flower but they have had a rough go so far in veg. Many lockouts and deficiencies as you will see later in the detailed descriptions
Indoor or outdoor?
Growing indoors. Had to build a indoor grow tent in order to regulate the temperature the light gives off. Plan was to veg and flower indoors but since it’s getting close to outdoor season I might just plant them outdoors to continue veg and end the flower in October... stay tuned for updates.
Soil or Hydro?
Gia greens living soil is what I am using. I figured the Gia greens is pretty self sustaining so that is what I went with it. I’m a first time grower so easier the better. Welp, growing cannabis is nothing but easy haha. I’ve had some real highs and lows during this grow based on soil PH! More in the detailed discriptions on this but the short of it is the soil ph went from 7 to 4 to 8.8 in that order in less then a month!!!! Yikes.
If soil... what is in your mix?
Gia greens living soil with 40% perlite Recently amended it with worm casting and Neptune’s fish and seaweed fertilizer.
If soil... What size pot?
Started them in 1g plastic pots. About a month into the grow I had to transplant them. Went from 1g to 3g Home Depot pale With holes drilled in bottom. A month after that I transplanted them into 5g smart pots. The transplants were somewhat successful in that they rebounded the plants from hard times (lockouts, deficiencies) but I made the mistakes of not transplanting to LARGER pots. Instead I went to the one size higher which was only about an inch or two of fresh soil around the old stuff which was where my problem was. Long story. Stay tuned for details
Size of light?
Started them under 1000w HPS on a 24hr light schedule (didn’t have timers and such)
About a month into veg I was able to change the bulb too a 1000w MH. Been under that for the past month and a half. Distance from the bulb to the canopy has varied. I’ve read that with larger bulbs to have them a good distance away so a started them 31in away from the bulb. The next two months I’ve been moving them too all different distances ranging from 41in-21in. I haven’t really found a sweet spot yet.
Is it aircooled?
Someday.
Temp of Room/cab?
Room temps have been somewhat consistent. Started the grow in a cooler room 72-78f. When I built the tent I incorporated a cool air intake that brings cold air from outside ( live in Saskatchewan so it’s cold here in winter months. -25c average. So I was being that into the tent. Had a space heater with a temp setting so if it got below 72 the heater would kick on and warm the room back up. Worked great until the cold snap ended. Now it’s -2c outside and 84f in the grow tent. The tent is a 5x5x8
RH of Room/cab?
Humidity is often 40% and above. I have two humidifier on 24/7. A hot air one and a cold air one. Also soak two towels and drape them over a table under the lights to get more humidity. And two cups of standing water haha. Gotta do what you gotta do
PH of media or res?
The PH is a touchy subject for me in this grow. Not sure If ive mentioned it but this is my first grow and I didn’t realize ph was soooo detrimental too plants and nutrient uptake. Big time learning curve this has been.
Soil ph is 7.4 out of the bag. Water ph is 8.9 out of the tap and after sitting 24hrs.
What I did too correct this ph right from the start of the grow has made the ph world in my grow room go upside down I think. I was under the impression that in soil the water ph needs to be between 6.2-6.7in order for the plant to uptake nutrients properly. Ok great. What did I use to bring the ph down you ask?... vinager!! It worked great at being the ph down. At the time I was using ph test stripes you use for a hot tube or pool. The reading after I added a few drops of vinager went from 8.9 too 5.7-6 (test stripes to only ballpark estimate). I watered the plants with this concoction and then let them sit for 3-4 days and did it again. Another 3-4 days pass and I water pretty heavily to get some runoff so I can test it. Wellllllll, I tested the run off and the soil ph is now 4!!!!!! Omg. Panic transplant time!! More to come in the details
Any Pests ?
Aphids from Gia green LIVING soil haha
No big deal.
How often are you watering?
When I first got them I belief I was overwatering. I did some research and found I was doing both overwatering and underwatering at the same time. How? Well I was watering every 2-3 days but only watering a litre each. I believe this is when all my problems arose. Here a sample of what you will see in the detailed description of this grow and what I mean by problems...
Lockout!! Starting to come back. Took a lot of work but I think they will be fine outside haha
Type and strength of ferts used?
Gia greens living soil. Amended with worm casting and Neptune’s fish and seaweed fertilizer. Will be adding a all purpose top dressing soon to all.
What a journey this has been so far.
I’m a first time grower. Have never grown anything prior beside the little flowers in the front yard flower beds haha.
December 28th I purchase 4 blueberry strain clones. He tells me the clones are 20 days old and not to transplant until they plant is at least as big as the pot they are In (1gallon plastic).
So I knew I had to do something to remedy the environment or else all’s for nothing.
I decide to build a smaller room inside that room. New plan is to do a perpetual harvest with two rooms.
Lot of the microbial life in the soil which in turn acidified the soil. Or it was simply a reCtion to the vinager and the soil. None the less I had Too do something fast because the girls were very droopy and losing there colour. By having a soil ph of 4 the plant was not able to uptake nutrients and got locked out due to the soil ph. I figured the watering at a higher ph won’t work fast enough so I decided to transplant. Problem with the transplant was that the old soil that I wanted to get rid of was very wet still from the heavy watering I gave them two days prior. So I couldn’t take much of the old stuff off. And to top that off the pales i transplanted them into was only an inch bigger around!! Wow. Smh. Newb grower fails.
This is a day after transplant. They seem to be peeking up a bit I see some new growth which is great.
I can’t add anymore pictures right now as I’m at my limit of 10 so I’ll continue this in the comments section.
Thank you for reading and having interest. I look forward to reading the comments and hope to see some tips and advice as I said, I’m a newb haha.
To be continued...