IRIE 1Q2024

IRIE Genetics 2 Grow IR1Q Veg Week 3 Cultivars Scarlet Begonias (Haze X William’s Wonder) X Arise), [Reg/Seeds]: SB1Q24, 70 Days Purple Heart (Cherry Jelly CBD X Afterglow) [Fem/Seeds]: PH1Q24, 65 Days (Backup) Lemon Jeffery (Lemon Skunk X Golden Goat) [Fem/Cut]: LJCuts, 70 Days Environment Plan Seedlings ( 10 Hours (approx) (Initiates Flower) (11/13) When growing many plants, this technique allows maturation without extensive vegetative growth.
Before flip, I top all plants to preserve their third node, and flip - which is just removing the intraday Light hour. 
This approach has allowed me to grow long flowering stretchers in a constrained space, and from cuts - seems to provide a great structure resulting in VERY LOW trim requirement - at least for these cultivars. (Took me less than 10 min/plant for dry trim) Veg still has a 6 hour Scotoperiod, but lights are only on for a total of 12 hours, hence 12/6 (instead of 12/12). This reduces the overall light period to 12 Hours or less per day, Veg and Flower. We get ‘Max Light’ during stretch and flowering, which is when we need it. It enables the plant to mature without becoming a defoliation monster.

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~r __ Fri Feb 23, 2024 IRIE1Q24 17:V:2:3 Note: Coco or not - I think I’ve been over-fertigating, as the leaves are bowled more than they lift. Reducing to 30 ml/day and observe late day (my morning) progress . . . I imagine Scarlet Begonias likes a dryer shoe, OR it’s ready for up plant (I suspect the former …) In any event Monitor Watering - 30 ml/plant @ appropriate EC - Seedlings - EC: 1.0 - 1.3 - LJ Cuts - EC: 0.6 - 1.0 (Ramp 0.3 mS every 2 days: 0.6, 0.9, 1.1) - SYNC @ 1.3, 1.5 (pre-flip) - [x] Rooted Leaf Foliar @Noon - [x] Solar Rain: 1.25 ml/8 oz - [x] Peak Bloom: 0.3 m/8 oz __ Sat Feb 24, 2024 IRIE1Q24 18:V:2:4 __ Sun Feb 25, 2024 IRIE1Q24 19:V:2:5 - Water volumes: - “Morning”: [ 60, ml, plant] - “Evening” if needed: [ 30, ml, plant] __ Mon Feb 26, 2024 IRIE1Q24 20:V:2:6  Rooted Leaf Foliar @Noon - [x] Solar Rain: [ 1.25 ml, 8, oz] - [x] Silica Skin: [ 1.25, ml, 8, oz] __ Tue Feb 27, 2024 IRIE1Q24 21:V:2:7 Sex Tests Arrived - Scarlet Begonias #1 Is Female - #2-4 are Male - The two failed germination (grower error!) were probably female . . .