Critical, Blueberry OG, Mimosa Evo, Mimosa Orange Punch And Biscotti Mintz

[Gru]

For my 2nd grow journal I bring another variety of strains.

All are in week 4 of flower, grown in Kellogg’s organic soil (that I dried out for a month in a wheel barrow hitting it with a fake MAP torch and heat gun periodically) amended with perlite.

5 gallon grow bags
720 watt chinesium light.
5’ x 5’ vivosun cube top tent.

 

[Gru]

I’d like to preface I did things different this time from my usual grows.

I partially used organic top dress nutrients. I say partially because my soil seemed to compact itself and become hydrophobic. Working the nutrients into the 1st 1-3 inches of soil is impossible.

I still use it but I water with a nutrient solution knowing that most of the dust is just flowing out the sides.

I rectified the hydrophobia by soaking them in a bucket.

 

[Gru]

I usually mainline. I didn’t this time.

I planned on scrogging however the logistics of the tent made that difficult. So I just topped, then topped a few more locations.

I didn’t defoliate as heavily as usual.

 

[Gru]

Ok now for the good stuff.

Here is Biscotti Mintz:

 

[Gru]

Critical:

 

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BBOG:

 

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Mimosa orange punch, now featuring what appears to be a phosphorus deficiency!:

 

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Mimosa EVO:

 

[Gru]

Some clones I did nothing with I think they are Blueberry OG and the little stub is mimosa orange punch:

I broke it and figured I’d experiment.

 

[Gru]

I’ve been keeping the humidity between 30-40%.

Me and mold are arch enemies.

I did keep the humidity pretty high the 1st 2 weeks of flower though.

I call it the Veg+ stage.

Edit: humidity does reach like 60% post water for a few hours.

 

[Gru]

I’ve been feeding them really heavily.

I ran out of pH up and been using baking soda lol.

So I flushed them last week with florakleen and started feeding again.

I’ll probably flush again in a week or 2.

As a side note; my cities water pH fluctuates between the warmer and cooler months.

Water has been testing more acidic during the winter (6.5ish) and more basic during the summer (8-9)

 

[Papa OG]

Hydrophobic soil, I take a fork and rake the top a bit. Put beer in a squirt bottle and spritz it into the soil. It will loosen it up. I have had good luck, and I tried the soap method also. Drop or 2 of soap into spray bottle. Mines only 12oz I think. Spritz the soil. I personally wait 45mon to hr. Then water the plants normally. This has worked several times

 

[Papa OG]

Mold is my enemy also. I definitely need to add more circulation fans on the inside.

720 watt chinesium light.

Bwhahhahahahahah. Love it! I got me some of dem chinesium lights also! Praise the chinesium light gods!!

 

[Gru]

Hydrophobic soil, I take a fork and rake the top a bit. Put beer in a squirt bottle and spritz it into the soil. It will loosen it up. I have had good luck, and I tried the soap method also. Drop or 2 of soap into spray bottle. Mines only 12oz I think. Spritz the soil. I personally wait 45mon to hr. Then water the plants normally. This has worked several times

I’ll keep that in mind.

I did rough up the top layer though.

The soap and light alcohol make sense. The booze is less dense than water and the soap makes “water wetter”.

 

[Gru]

Mold is my enemy also. I definitely need to add more circulation fans on the inside.

Bwhahhahahahahah. Love it! I got me some of dem chinesium lights also! Praise the chinesium light gods!!

I have 2: 1 blowing down/across the canopy and one at the bottom for the base.

Not including the 6” fan with carbon filter.

 

[Gru]

Mold is my enemy also. I definitely need to add more circulation fans on the inside.

Bwhahhahahahahah. Love it! I got me some of dem chinesium lights also! Praise the chinesium light gods!!

It works and the price was right.

I know they are cranking out those things by the thousands for about $40, no way I’m paying $800 for a light just because somebody machined out your brand name or logo or anodized it.

 

[Papa OG]

Theoretically that should be plenty. Your plants look happy! That's all that matters.

 

[Papa OG]

It works and the price was right.

I know they are cranking out those things by the thousands for about $40, no way I’m paying $800 for a light just because somebody machined out your brand name or logo or anodized it.

True that! I'm a home grower not a commercial grower. I can't believe some prices out there. It's like even the playing a field a bit. Or the zon will start replication of those led lights for 1/4 of the price

 

[Sparkey224]

I'll tag along if you don't mind. I've run blueberry x og couple times thru different seed companies. My last was rare darkness long peaks blue which is a blueberry crossed with triangle kush.. great smoke and big yields
You definitely have a green thumb . Cheers

 

[Gru]

True that! I'm a home grower not a commercial grower. I can't believe some prices out there. It's like even the playing a field a bit. Or the zon will start replication of those led lights for 1/4 of the price

Truth.

I think with the internet and it’s culmination of hobby nerds, people are spending big money chasing diminishing returns.