After a very long couple of weeks, the grow-space is finally up! We’re rockin’ a 4x4 tent and growing a variety pack on our first run.
All strains courtesy of RQS, feminized, photos - We have Amnesia Haze, White Widow, Cookies Gelato, Skunk XL, Shogun and OG Kush! Also have some Candy Kush Express but we’re not popping one of those just yet.
4/7/24 and we’ve got one of each germinating! I’ve given them each a custom pod with 1/6th of a half paper towel. Also making use of my label maker to keep things organized.
5 plants in a 4x4 tent you definitely want have any wasted space. Get ready for the forest I’m happy and excited to follow your grow. I have some of these strains I’ll be popping next grow. Good luck and happy growing
It’ll be a forest of dreams! They’ll be tight but with some light training and determination we’ll make pruning impossible lol. Happy to have you onboard!
The White Widow’s tail isn’t visible but she started opening up so was planted in a peat pellet along with Cookies Gelato and Skunk XL. Now they sit buried under a light at like 40% +/-.
Rehydrated the other 3 pellets in preparation because hydrating these things is kind of a pain. Lid fits funky on the starter thing so will have to check on them as I’m able in case rehydration is needed.
Will rehydrate with a touch of weakly mixed Bergman’s seedling nutes, then will try to spray the dome to keep everything moist unless pellets dry too much.
Soon I’ll need to prepare their 5 gallon fabric homes to be moved into! They grow up so fast!
This one however flexed her tap root/bicep too hard and came up a bit backwards. I very carefully went to investigate and found her leaves so moved some peat over the root and let her be.
White Widow hadn’t moved so I examined closer and her root had kind of U’d around the top.
After seeing this I set forth again with the tweezers and righted her - however in the process I damaged the root. I’ll give her a chance to bounce back but I’m worried for her.
Day 5 - Got some action with the four healthy ones, all have a set of true leaves started!
OG Kush got a slight burn, I think from the light, so switched it with Skunk XL which seems quite the enthusiastic grower so far. Hopefully the less central spot will help since no one else burned. If any new burns tomorrow I’ll adjust the light a bit.
Still nothing from white widow but too soon to tell. If she does bounce back I expect it to be after a couple days to recover from the shock. Assuming the damage would be akin to transplant shock.
Cookies Gelato still hasn’t broken ground. I probed a bit because I’m nosey and found the seed with root protruding. Buried it kinda deep so covered it with less.
Gave some very mild nute water to everyone, a bit extra to the injured and unborn to encourage recovery and growth. Dome still on CG, just removes at time of picture.
Oh! And Skunk XL’s root is trying to escape out the bottom of the pellet so I’ll be preparing pots and probably transplanting tomorrow afternoon after some shopping.
Alrighty, it has been an epic day shopping! After 5 pawn shops and 2 thrift stores I can say I’m confident they don’t have any cheap supplies for me. I’ll have to skulk around marketplace or something. Got foods and a game though so all win.
Anyway, day 6.
I’ve completed 4 transplants. There’s no change with white widow or cookies Gelato so they’re still in the starter tray. I removed my water bottle and replaced the dome since there’s no one tall to hit their head. Placed tray on a pot since I had to raise the lights.
Filled pots about 60% with this stuff, then added a thick layer of perlite, a thick layer of peat moss, mixed then topped with more of this stuff and mixed some more.
All in all about 2 1/2 - 2 5/8 bags of main soil mix and the two 8 quart bags were emptied 6 ways. The result seems satisfactory to me. It already had the amendments but I never feel like they put enough lol.
The new homes are 5 gallon fabric pots in some large, strong 14 inch trays I got off Amazon.
In addition to the above I made transplant hole, added 2 tbsp mykos, mixed, then added 2 more and transplanted directly to it for each.
I also mixed half a tsp great white to a gallon, as directed, and watered each with that as transplant watering. Have a bit left but didn’t wanna go overboard. They’re still tiny after all.
Only other notable is I removed the condom around the pellets. I didn’t like it. Hopefully didn’t damage the protruding root(s) but can’t be sure. In any case, here’s the new homeowners.
Thanks Fukaz! They’re growing their little… phloems? I guess? Out. Whatever a plant heart is.
The peat pods are great as a starter, my only complaint is a couple of the roots kind of went funky. I have to assume I planted them weird though, these things usually fall to operator error. I’ll need to be more careful to aim the Taproot in the future, since I have a couple years supply of the things at this point.
Since you use them, are they any good for clones out of curiosity?
Still no sign of Cookies Gelato. I probed and saw root but not much else. I’m giving until White Widow is transplanted. Re-moistened everything, those two still domin’.
The other four seem pretty happy!
Amnesia Haze has gotten a bit taller - quietly expecting that one to growth spurt on me, knowing it’s 70% sativa. Seems much happier than it was in any case.
Gave everyone a ring of PHd water. Being gentle with it. Wrestling with the urge to pop another Cookies Gelato if this one fails to thrive. The soil is already mixed after all.
More or less a picture-journal day. White Widow’s leaves looking better and the other four are all either showing signs of second set or already visibly growing them!
Only thing I really did was give a couple drops of water to WW and re-mist the dome.
I’m happy and excited to follow your grow. I have some of these strains I’ll be popping next grow. Good luck and happy growing
That’s the OG Kush, it has that kind of reputation.
