Hutch's Perpetual Grow Journal

[HutchBenedict]

In other big Hutchworld news:
We are getting a veg tent! We have ordered the Vivosun 24" x 24" x 48" which should be here between October 16-21 just in time for our new spouts. It's cheap and small and should fit nicely on the desk.

 

[HutchBenedict]

Our two photoperiod seeds fell to the bottom of the glass when I tapped them with my finger last night. This morning I placed them between paper towels on a dish, moistened well and put them in baggies. I don't seal the baggies.

These seeds should have little taproots by tomorrow.

Don't forget to label the dishes!

 

[HutchBenedict]

Update for Day 26...

Lambs Breath Day 26 - 28,000 lux - 2"

Second node is slowly growing out and first node now seems interested in growing a cola.

Lambs Breath Day 26

AK-48 Day 26 - 28,000 lux - 6.75"

This girl is really taking off now having grown another 3/4" over night. Those leaves are really showing off the Megacrop with a lovely shade of green. For some reason the leaves on this plant have always pointed downwards. I suppose it could be over-damp but the drench happened several days ago. The new lights should be here by the time she dries out so we'll see what happens. Otherwise she seems robust and healthy.

Enjoy the day, love and peace!

 

[Carcass]

They look great,Hutch!
Mega Crop does grow some nice plants...it's so easy to use, it feels
like you should be doing more, but there's nothing else to do except
sit back and watch them grow ...

 

[Dutchman1990]

Looking great Hutch! Excited for the new seeds to pop as well.

MegaCrop is fantastic and super easy! I’ve been using it for about 6months now and I’m sticking with it! Strong healthy plants and the easiest dosing...scoop / mix / feed and done.

 

[HutchBenedict]

Looking great Hutch! Excited for the new seeds to pop as well.

MegaCrop is fantastic and super easy! I’ve been using it for about 6months now and I’m sticking with it! Strong healthy plants and the easiest dosing...scoop / mix / feed and done.

They look great,Hutch!
Mega Crop does grow some nice plants...it's so easy to use, it feels
like you should be doing more, but there's nothing else to do except
sit back and watch them grow ...

Hey guys, thanks for dropping by! Couldn't be easier and I'm very pleased with the results.

 

[HutchBenedict]

And now today's update...

Lambs Breath Day 27 - 28,000 lux - 2"

Used an old coat hanger to make four clips for tying down branches:

Here's two.

And here's how we used them to replace the green wire...

Nice and even. Also removed a fan leaf that was blocking the light.

AH-48 Day 27 - 28,000 lux - 7"

AK-48 Day 27 - see the two white hairs?

 

[HutchBenedict]

Rookie mistake...

Yesterday afternoon I was worried about the seeds in the paper towels so I took the plates out of the baggies and left them to dry out a little. Woke up with a start at 3:00am remembering those little seeds. Sure enough the paper towels were completely dry. I reapplied some water and now we're hoping for the best. I've done this before and the seeds survived so who knows?

 

[Dutchman1990]

Fingers crossed they make it! They are resilient plants but not so much at that stage! Hopefully they stay strong and get going soon

 

[HutchBenedict]

The two photoperiod seeds we were sprouting in paper towels have cracked and pushed out little taproots.

In preparation we used a match to make some holes in the bottom of a transparent solo cup for drainage.

These will go inside red solo cups to keep the light out but can be removed to see how the roots are doing.

Finally we filled the transparent cup with promix hp and a little bit of water to moisten the soil where the seed will be planted. We made a little hole in the center of each cup, placed the seed in the hole. These did not go in perfectly but we're pretty sure the seeds will find their way to the light.

Seed are in the cups. Day 1 should be Thursday, the day after tomorrow. Once they break ground the cups will be put in a corner in the flower tent until the veg tent arrives on Monday!

 

[HutchBenedict]

Update for Day 28

Lambs Breath Day 28 - 28,000 lux - 3"

AK-48 Day 28 - 32,000 lux - 8"

Group shot.

 

[Carcass]

Plants are looking great,Hutch!..good save on
the germinating seeds-drying out a little doesn't seem to have hurt them at all!

 

[HutchBenedict]

Plants are looking great,Hutch!..good save on
the germinating seeds-drying out a little doesn't seem to have hurt them at all!

Thanks, I wouldn't recommend drying out your seeds half-way through germination but I got lucky this time. Now we wait to see if they have enough vigour to break through the soil.

 

[HutchBenedict]

Update for day 29 of the auto grow...

Lambs Breath Day 29 - 28,000 lux - 3"

I have given up on the possibility of chopping this plant before December 10th. This LST is causing her to grow very slowly. Hopefully the new light (which should arrive this afternoon) will kick start some vegetation.

AK-48 Day 29 - 33,000 lux - 8.5"

This young lady is now unambiguously in pre-flower! Let me zoom in a little...

AK-48 Day 29 in pre-flower

Group shot

Two photoperiod seeds are in those solo cups in the corner. Maybe sprout tomorrow?

 

[John Wick]

Your plants look nice and healthy Hutch, congrats on that.
I did the same thing you did with forgetting about a seed in a paper towel, but mine didn't make it, glad yours did.

 

[HutchBenedict]

Today's update...

First of all the Budget LED 120w light arrived! It was ready to hang, thank goodness, so we put it in and turned it up to about 80%.

Meanwell driver is the ELG series and the dimmer switch is attached to the top of the light making it easy to adjust. I should also note that brokerage etc. from UPS added another CAD$86 to the cost putting it just over $300 Canadian delivered.

Lambs Breath Day 30 - 17,800 lux - 24" from light - 3" tall

New lights were on for 6hrs last night and 5hrs this morning. They seem very bright but so far no detectable bleaching. The light meter readings are not comparable to the old light so I'll just put them here for my own use.

AK-48 Day 30 - 20,700 lux - 20" from light - 9" tall

AK-48 Day 30 - pre-flower. Bright lights make better photos.

 

[HutchBenedict]

Update on photoperiods...

Both seeds broke the surface overnight.

Phantom Cookies Domina - Day 1 - 9,200 lux

Chocolate Haze - Day 1 - 9,200 lux

Both plants will be kept in the corner of the flower tent until the veg tent arrives next week. Top inch or so of the soil was pre-moistened with tap water. Will not be feeding for several days but I will keep area around the seeds moist so they don't dry out. goal is to fill the solo cups with roots before up-potting. Do not plan to flip until mid-December.

 

[HutchBenedict]

Hi folks, here's today's update...

Lambs Breath Day 31 - 20,800 lux - 18" from light - 3" tall

Not sure why this Lambs Breath is not taking off. The main stem grew maybe a quarter of an inch over the last few days and the nodes behind (below) it are sprouting, but slowly. It will probably be a nice plant some day but it is way behind schedule. Raised the pot a couple of inches which increased "what my light meter calls lux" by 2,000 and I fed her 2 liters of water with 5gm/gn of Megacrop.

One mistake I made with this plant was giving her the drench too early. Most of the pot was still inaccessible to the roots so it didn't need that much water. All this is to say the pot was still a little damp so I just watered around the plant. Hopefully she will get a boost from the Megacrop.

AK-48 Day 31 - 21,000 lux - 19" from light - 9.75" tall

This AK-48 is growing perfectly, lovely green and no deficiencies. Strange that her leaves have never pointed up (except for that one fan leaf) but I guess that's just her. Pre-flowers are still developing and I think we may be able to declare flowering Day 1in just a day or two. This is just about right for an autoflower. Fed her 1 gallon of water with 5gm/gn Megacrop (I almost typed it Magacrop, ugh!). This was not to run-off.

I'm wondering, do you folks who use Megacrop always water to run-off? And do you feed with every watering?

Both photoperiods have started to develop their first node. Gave them a touch of water as the surface was dry and moved them around to catch some more light, now at 12,200 lux. I would like to keep them from stretching too much so I'll have to experiment a bit to find the right amount of light to keep the nodes tight. Also, the seed shell has clamped on to the stem of the PCD, have not seen that before.

Here's the tent:

That's all folks!

 

[Carcass]

I'm wondering, do you folks who use Megacrop always water to run-off? And do you feed with every watering?

Yes,and yes!
Everything's looking good,Hutch! I think the Lambs Breath will take off any day now,especially under that Sweet new light...and the MegaCrop will give her a little kick in the butt to get her moving!

 

[JCTJ]

Joining in late, going to head back and do some reading. Things are looking great so far