Howdy all and welcome to Week 2, Veg with Space Cookies. Had a lot of problems this week but we're back at er' and Cookies is recovering and moving very well. In Week 2 of PSK and GDPxBruce is the layout of the happenings and why these girls have struggled so much. We won't get into that here, as the issues have been rectified and I'm happy to say this project is far from a scrap. All is well and we're moving forward with all 4 ladies. Also going back to my '"the good, bad and "meh"' style I'm used to when writing these...it's just easier. So! the deets:
The Good:
-Great news that she was the last to be planted as she spent the least amount of time in the hot seeding soil. She has the least amount of damage and the healthiest sets, over all the other girls.
-Moving quickly and doubles in size every 36-48 hrs. New sets have great texture and health.
-Her first seedling feed went very well and no signs of nutrient burn noticed whatsoever. The opposite occurred and she seems to be in full drive now, 36 hrs after that feeding.
-Root system must be healing because I see my stem strength increasing and thickening.
-Have the sweet spot for all girls with my lighting, as none are stretching and they're pushing nice tight inter-nodal points๐. (SF-2000 @ 42 inches)
The Bad:
-There was a lot of bad early week, but I'm pretending that it never happened, lol. I'm also pretending this is "Week 1" so I feel a little better about myself, hahaha. I did lose a week here due to my mistakes and complacency when testing my soils and optimizing my parameters. It is what it is and they're not dead...so victory!
-All the other bad that occurred can be found in the aforementioned GDP and PSK diaries.
The 'Meh'
-Lot's a 'meh's' but I can't really complain... They could easily be dead right now, but they're not. Health isn't exactly perfect, nor is growth rate of stem/root health, but they're recovering nicely and I feel within a week's time they'll be rocking quite well.
-Only meh I guess would be that I over-watered a bit, early into the transplant. I haven't gone straight to a large pot before and just start the girls in solo's. But with the move, and being so small, I had a hard time figuring out what was too much or not enough. I'm getting the hang of it and they bounced back quickly from the over-watering. Just a little localized suffocation, not total medium saturation. Cleared up within the day as the SF beat down on them, circulation was pumped up and I dropped humidity to 45-50 % for a small while.
Notes of the Week:
-We are officially using Green Planet's GP3 line with 4 Additives (will be listed near future). I have chosen the two Paradise Seeds genetics to test the new nutrient line on and it's alllll very straight forward. The doses required are the exact same as GHE, which I'd been using this whole time. Not much of a learning curve, so that's cool๐. Also, a happy surprise I wasn't aware of when I opened the nutrients. LESS DYE. Less hard reds, oranges or blues to stain your equipment, or god forbid your carpet if you have a little spill. Less/No dye is a big deal too me... It shouldn't be in there in the first place.
-I'm crediting Gaia Green's Bone Meal (2-16-0) for the expedited recovery of the root system on all the girls. The slow release phosphorous and Cal is proving to do well by them and I'm very surprising how quickly their root, stem and lateral stem health improved, seemingly overnight. It also acts like a dolomite lime to keep pH in check. Something I really need to be aware of after their disastrous start.
-As mentioned, NO SCRAPPING! All girls are in and recovering well. I'm pleased to say that I will be propagating these four girls, in full. Keep my wits about me and all will continue to recover and thrive๐.
-Trouble acclimating the new tent as I wasn't ready to move to the big show yet. Finally got my VPD to 1.11 and I'm hoping to hold it there. Fingers Crossed.
That wasn't too long! Thanks all for dropping by and seeing the re-birth of SC and the others. I look forward to future updates, now, haha. This was really stressful, but again, I learned a tonne from my mistakes. I know I won't be repeating these errors, so that might be worth this little lesson. A friend of mine always says, "You don't learn anything without paying a price. The price might be fiscal, but it can also be a payment in time, through failure/mistakes" and also "If you're going to fail, fail forward. If you don't learn from your mistakes, you're doomed to repeat them. Learn from it and you're still moving forward. Less of a failure and more of a learning curve IF you learn something". OK! that's the end of my ramble. Cheers to you all and I hope you're well out there. Keep care and much loveโ๐
Reflection of your Handlings are the best ways to pervent new issues.. well done.
You found your mistakes and thats very good
again a lesson learned,,, and beleive me... more to come^^... hahaha
srtay healthy and have fun with the ladies
@Mrs_Larimar, Haha, thanks for the support! Still learning for sure. Maybe in ten years I'll have a good handle on it๐.
Ohhhhh there will be more issues, I don't doubt that, lol๐ . But with every mistake, I understand more and more.
I hope you have a wonderful week aswell and that you and yours are happy and healthy.๐. Cheers Mrs_Larimar๐
@Mrs_Larimar, I swear, everytime I sit down to write these I tell myself to keep them short. Then 25 min goes by and I've written another novel ๐ .
I guess my definition of short is when my fingers get tired and I stop. Hahaha
I love your comments i was laughing out lout whn you mentrioned, that abiology/chemistry course may would have been better.... and the funniest thing was your " typing aloud"......
I got to admit that iam typing sometimes without real thinking ......and if i read week later my comments .. iam asking myself if i have written this....
Its kinda Intuitive writing.. or maybe iam just he channel for some ____ "weed force"
And no... i am not smoking and writing... its my mind that works that way... I dont need weed for " weired thoughts"
@Mrs_Larimar, Hahaha. I'm glad you got a laugh out of it. I too, was not high when I typed that and we may have the same weird thinking๐ . Not a bad thing at all! When looking back at what we wrote, it does seem foreign and sometimes I think to myself "Where'd that come from...I might be a weirdo". LOL! Cheers Mrs_Larimar!๐
@JinksyGrows, thanks man, quarantine time got us haha but weโre very excited. Iโll definitely throw any info you want your way, spend most my time on forums and reddit.
@DeepRootGrows, omg man! Cool! Congratulations on the new little one๐๐. Thanks for sharing that๐.
And also cool! If you start breeding I'd love to follow along. I've been reading about it too but don't have the space yet. Also need to move, haha. If you have any solid links and info for me to read, please don't hesitate to send me them in PM!!
@JinksyGrows, Iโll be moving to a bigger house the end of this year (got 2nd kiddo baking in the oven) and once I get more room Iโm gonna be getting a bigger tent for more strains and then use my small two I have now to dip my toes in plant breeding. Been doing lots of research lately.
@Mrs_Larimar, Omg๐คญ. Just realized you and @silky_smooth placed too! I wasn't paying attention ๐ . Congrats grow girls!!!! I'm in great company โบ๏ธ๐
I also heard these bags are like 550 for you over there!?! Crazy! 350 CDN for me๐ฌ. Really happy you won. Die happy Silky ๐ ๐
Looking happy and frosty ๐ might need to start building a second cupboard soon ๐
Do you use syringes to extract vol of nutrients directly from each bottle? I'm trying to find an effective manageable way to extract liquids when the bottles are running low ๐
@HazeyBobby, I don't have much going on, so I obsess over the plants ๐ . Going back to work very soon, so I probably won't be able to keep it up. Really not necessary ๐.
@ROM101, No doubt man. I was all panicked and such, but only took 5 days to bounce back this quick. Keep forgetting cannabis is versatile as all hell. And ya, was really happy with all the reviews on green planet. Plus these guys are quite close to me and have hydro shops throughout BC Canada, long before their nutrient lines. Very interesting story and very passionate guys. Farmers love them, and that's a great sign of quality, imo๐. To
I have vitathrive, rezin, liquid weight and massive bloom as additives. Do you suggest any other additions (besides humic acid)?
There are hustlers in any setting. These guys may be proโs pretending to be nubes. Several idโs just pumping up activities. I have no idea what they are after.
Just go with people and things that enrich your life.
Cheers.
@Med_in_Tropic, In a lot of ways I have so much growing up to do. That includes understanding when I'm being used and/or abused. Also don't know how to say "No". That's not working out too well for me, haha!๐ After I wrote that, I see my end in all of this. Wouldn't have happened if I set boundaries, and something I'll need to learn to do asap. I also need to complain less and just go with the flow...
Retrospective thinking is fun!...๐ฌ Thanks for your kind words and advice Med. I'll take it to heart.
I know what you are talking about, if you talk about the Guy who just want s help . but does not implement any advise you give
and its the right decision to say NO.
Dear Jinxy.....not every person is so receptice and reflective as you are------You were a great Student
These Person got a huge EGO but no self esteem..If they say. "I now what I do....."..........I just say: Ok do what you know... Happy growing
@Mrs_Larimar, I probably shouldn't have wrote that when I was mad... I'm much calmer about it now but was just so frustrated and no one to tell, but you folks.
I have let him go now, but I feel so bad for his girls. All twelve he's touched have suffered greatly ๐. I know they're just plants but it hurts to watch.
Unfortunately, this whole thing showed some true colors of my friend... Like Med said, he hustled me, I know that now, but unsure about our relationship. Lol, I'm talking like this is group therapy...๐
Anywho! I'm good. Thank you for your positive affirmations ๐. I will be editing out some "anger" from this entry. I want the message to stand but I'd like to be more civil, lest I stoop to their level
These temperature swings are in Europe too ( could be we live in the same World^^?)
and Master Jinks,,,, ( bow).... very well done... and if you think your setup is ready,,, hahaha believe me you are never ready to change the setup.... but you have now good parameters and your new Light is a Huuuge step).......i can see you setting up another tent^^
,,,,,,,or maybe a growroom
would be the most logic thing
however,,, stay healthy my canadian Growmie
@Mrs_Larimar, Lol, you're right. It'll never be perfect in my mind and I'll keep refining๐ . A grow ROOM would be perfect. If I find a location where they'll allow me to DIY my own set-up, I'd be rockin๐.
You stay healthy too my German friend. And oh ya! Same world, damn weather, hahaha.
@HazeyBobby, Thanks Hazey! Great cola potential for sure๐. Feel she may be the thickest lady by end game. I like her leaves too and hoping for some colors near the end. Fingers crossed๐
@DeepRootGrows, Ha! I'm close! Haha. Thanks man๐. I definitely can't complain. Things are better now then they've been from the beginning ๐. Happy days๐
@Mrs_Larimar, I'm super stoked with how well this is going. I trusted you and glad I did๐. Just like I said in the entry, I'm very comfortable with this now and feel like I have a good handle. Thought it might take weeks, but patience (as you said!) Paid off. Two weeks now, zero problems. Haven't been able to say that once with this grow๐. I'm happy and their happy! Thank you so much!โ
if you look at my face, when i look at the Pictures. You only see me smiling. I only see happy healthy Plants. I hope your Powersupply is going to be stable again-
Iam so happy that girls are sooo fine
@Mrs_Larimar, Thanks so much dudette๐. I think they're smiling too! Your advice was amazing and things are sooo much better! Cheers and Ty very, very much (once again๐).