Occult Magnetic Garden

Hi, This is OccultGreen420 botanist enthusiast and photographer. Finally I get to start the journey in documenting my projects and the path from seed to trichomes photography which I enjoy very much doing. It is something that brought me to have a much deeper understanding for this beautiful plant, cannabis. Glimpses of my trichomes photography can be seen on instagram @occultgreen420 , make sure to check it out and tell me what you think. I recently got few incredible presents from Dutch Passion Seed Company, established in Amsterdam in 1987 and from the legendary old school genetics, Super Sativa Club established 1985. Thank you both kindly for the wonderful strains. In this journal, I'll do my best to document my style of growing and finally the trichome photography at the end. So, the seeds are: Dutch Passion - Banana Blaze "Treat this lady with love and she'll be real good back to you. Be conservative with nutrients, she doesn't need strong feeds to reach her full XL potential. When grown well, Banana Blaze will yield heavy harvests of tasty buds thanks to the numerous side branches. She often finishes in a Xmas tree shape with long blooms. She can reach 1.50m tall and flowers for about 8 weeks. You can smell a distinctive banana aroma around harvest time and this can also be tasted, especially on the exhale when smoked. This indica dominant variety gives a great, relaxing body stone. The special genetics came from an awesome 1990’s Dutch Passion gene bank banana indica. We had stored this “old-school” Banana Indica for a special breeding program just like this. The team were very impressed with the vigour and amazing terpene profile coming from this banana indica." is what the breeder is saying on the website and I couldn't be more excited! I am a sucker for flavorful cannabis strains and Dutch Passion have an abundance to choose from. As it is the next plant: Dutch Passion Meringue - feminized seeds, and this is what they say about the strain: " Unique USA genetics Very sweet aroma and fruity flavors Compact buds with one of the highest THC levels Quality of the flowers is top-notch with an amazing bag appeal Meringue has a very sweet aroma and fruity flavour Meringue is a hybrid indica/sativa strain with a complex fruity aroma that leans to the tangy side of the spectrum but a bit sweeter. It smells like oranges, mango and honey with some earthy, sour hints. Her aroma profile is also very pungent. Meringue is a connoisseur’s delight Meringue is a high-quality strain. She might not be the biggest overall yielder but the level of quality is definitely a reason to keep growing her again and again. Expect solid yields of stunning looking buds. Although the flowers can be a bit smaller, they are rock-hard and thus will still put down some weight on the scale. When handled well she will deliver you some of the most beautiful looking nuggets on the planet. The dark hues in the flowers and leaves makes the white layer of resin really pop out for an eye-catching bag appeal." How can I not be excited to have the chance to develop and photograph and enjoy (hopefully) such a plant! Dutch Passion - Mokum's Tulip is a 1st Prize Best Indica, Clouds in the City Cup 2019 and this is the presentation from the website: "Dutch Passion's Head of Genetics came across a very special pheno of Gelato on one of his travels. The plant had an amazing candy smell and some beautiful blue tones in the leaves. The sparkling buds were rock hard, the Head of Genetics was amazed by the rich taste which was exactly the same as the deliciously sweet and appealing aroma of the buds on the plant. He knew that this exceptional individual would be outstanding base material for another elite Dutch Passion cross. This Gelato pheno arrived in “Mokum” (the old Hebrew/Yiddish word for Amsterdam) and was crossed with a vigorous Sherbet individual that also leans to the sweet side of the Cookie family.The Sherbet had a terpene-rich aroma, heavy yields and a particularly powerful effect. Amsterdam became famous for tulips back in the day and the smell of this new creation reminded us of a very sweet smelling red tulip. The name “Mokum's Tulip” quickly came to mind.This XXL yielding strain is a must for your empty cookie jar" Really interesting presentation and I am most curious to observe how it develops. It was the 1st one to sprout and was one of the biggest seeds I have ever germinated :) Next on the list is Auto Durban Poison from Dutch Passion: "Auto Durban Poison®️ is the automatic version of our legendary original Durban Poison photoperiod variety. This Sativa dominant autoflower can be harvested 10-11 weeks after germination and she will grow fast and tall, with plenty of side growth, just like the original. Auto Durban Poison®️ also shares the same luxuriously pleasant and uplifting experience as the original. This is a top quality feminized automatic which delivers a connoisseur quality vape/smoking experience with good yields. Auto Durban Poison®️ tends to take longer during vegetative growth than other autoflowers, which can allow her to grow a little taller. The buds grow large and resinous with that special, celebrated, Durban aroma. This variety will perform well outdoors too, she is a high-performance new automatic using some of our best genetics. Ideal for anyone seeking a top quality auto which delivers a strong and refreshing feel-good experience. Seed to harvest is 10-11weeks, heights are typically 80-100cm, and occasionally she can get taller. Yields for the average grower are 75-100g, depending on the location and growing conditions. Experienced auto growers will easily exceed 100g+ per plant." And last but not least (as they say) from the legendary Super Sativa Seed Club, Auto Creeper "About Auto Creeper cannabis seedsIn the 80’s the SSSC worked with an indica strain called Williams Wonder. It was an interesting and occasionally freaky strain for research. Sometimes it showed autoflowering characteristics. This was unusual, auto genetics were far from understood in those days.Autoflower seed varieties need careful research, there are still plenty of underperforming low potency dwarfs from the lesser seed companies. However there have been some truly exceptional autoflower genetics created recently as well. These sometimes came via selectively inbreeding autoflowers with the best genetics over many generations. When done well, this preserves the autoflower gene as well as the THC-rich characteristics and taste/aroma from the photoperiod parent genetics.After studying autoflower breeding we worked on Auto Creeper. In our opinion this brings a whole new approach to autos. When the SSSC was re-established we knew that a good autoflower variety was required for the modern seed collection. But it had to be of superior quality to the typical ‘mid-quality’ auto strains which dominate much of todays market.Auto Creeper was made from scratch using THC rich genetics from our photoperiod Creeper sativa. We still had the autoflowering version of the original Williams Wonder in our seed archive. This was used to give the autoflowering characteristics to the genetics.More than 3 years of effort and lots of back crossing to the original Creeper was required until the team were satisfied with the quality. Auto Creeper is usually around a metre high with extensive side branching. She takes around 11 weeks to grow from seed to harvest, occasionally a couple of weeks longer for the heaviest yielding phenotypes. The buds look like real sativa flowers, long and stretchy. You may notice some broad indica-shaped leaves from the Williams Wonder indica heritage. But the smell and powerful effects are genuine sativa. You can expect generous yields, especially under intense light conditions." Thank you both Dutch Passion Seed Company and Super Sativa Seed Club for the seeds. Seeds were started on the 27th of February in Root Riot cubes, constant 20-21 temps, humidity as much as possible, kept in dark until today. Today transferred in a 1m2 grow tent, with a carbon filter and extractor under a small Budmaster HPS-2 led light. More info about the light: Budmaster HPS-2 ∙ LED's: 38 x Osram SSL80 Horticultural Family ∙ Coverage: 40 x 80cm ∙ PPF (Total): 96 µmol ∙ Energy used: 80w ∙ Input Voltage: 100 - 240v ∙ Frequency: 50 - 60 hz ∙ Voltage: 70v ∙ Amps: 0.36 Amps I have used Budmaster led lights for many years now and they are amazing. Thanks Paul and Budmaster for all the support over the years! Plants are loving it. They have a sweet spot and you have to trail and error until you tune it just right, but when you get it...it's amazing to see how fast the plants respond to it. Very small energy consumption, incredible powerful lights with most amazing yields. It was the perfect led light for self sufficient growers. The reason I am using past tense saying "it was the perfect light" is now Budmaster has developed a new range of incredibly superior horticultural lights, Cropmaster. For more info check out their websites for more technical information https://www.cropmaster-led.co.uk/ Will keep you updated on how things will reveal with, hopefully, weekly photo updates. I will reveal the type of medium , nutrients, growing techniques as we go along, I will not spoil the fan just yet. Usually my main plan is to start with few Autos, for this project will have the 2x Auto Creeper and 2x Auto Durban Poison, which have a life circle of around 10-11 weeks. They will be kept initially under 24h light and from week 2 or so, will decrease the light to 20h with 4h darkness. In this way I will keep the feminized strains (Meringue, Mokum's tulip, Banana Blaze and another one which only now I mention and come back later, Purple#1 from Dutch passion) in a long vegetation of around 10 weeks. All will unfold with time. Stay tuned and will see together how this seedlings will turn into monsters :) If you have questions or suggestions, do ask and I'll do my best to answer. Day 2: All going well. Temp is constant at around 25 C, Humidity 45. Today gave a bit of a water sprinkle (ph of water 6.5) no nutrients. Dome still covering the seedlings. No sign from Banana Blaze and 2nd Auto Creeper. Rest are doing great. I always find the germination process and 1st week a very important and delicate period. If only this seedlings would know what is up for them in the next period... Day 3 Seedlings are stretching and this is wonderful, at least for Auto Durban Poison, Auto Creeper, Meringue and Mokum's Tulip. Still no sign of the 2nd Auto Creeper and Banana Blaze. Since the seedlings were stretched out, I've decided to build up on their root system as well. While they are nice and tall, I bury them as much as possible in a cup filled with soil. So the buried stem becomes root. The soil that I use and used for many many years, is Plagron Royal Mix, easy to use, self explanatory, most important organic and is prefertilized for 6 weeks. This plant develop very fast both outside of the soil and inside and roots have to be trained as much as the rest of the plant for the best results. Plants were sprayed with clear water after transplant. No nutrients added. Day 4 All good, seedlings are setting in. Gave a sip of water. Day 5 All is well in the garden. Seedlings are enjoying the conditions. No watering today, just a light clear water spray over them. Great news, Banana Blaze from Dutch Passion finally showing up, 5 days later than the rest of them. Delighted with this! Temps are 23 C and humidity 40%.