"May Old Acquaintance Be Forgot"
January 1, 2024
"Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?"
Should we as cannabis consumers even sing this at midnight? I mean, after all, isn't that forgetting thing a bit too cliche?
Just wondering in a haze of last year's GG#4.
Anyway this is the day we remember fondly the sacrifices of Mildred the Bell Cow and move on to the adventures of her little sisters, primarily Project Lawrence and Project MGM.
So as we await final word on Mildred, it's time to ring in the New Year, with her little sisters. Shall we?
Do-Si-Dos Clones of Plant from Pyramid Seeds
Sold through current sponsor Seedsman.
Feminized Photoperiod.
The Little Sisters of Mildred: Projects Lawrence, MGM, & the Blurple Twins
Project Lawrence on the left is catching up to Project MGM on the right. Both are finally coming into their own as things get more interesting.
Project Name: Lawrence
Feminized Photoperiod.
Removed from Cloner: November 8, 2023
Day 53
Project Lawrence is growing in a 30% peat/70% perlite mix. The peat is mixed roughly into the perlite to create different micro-environments of acidity. The theory is that during periods of pH fluctuation the acidic peat will help buffer the increasing alkalinity seen during pH slide and roots will grow into the micro acid zones. Compared to what appears to what has happened to project MGM, this seems to have worked.
I had to shoot Project Lawrence in the grow box because she is too big and heavy for me to carry into the photo studio and Lawrence was not around on photo day.
Nutes:
Mid-Veg Mix
1/4-tsp Cal Mag/Gallon
3/4-tsp Miracle Gro Vegetable & Herbs/Gallon (18-18-21)
pH Adjusted to 5.8
900 ppm
Auto Watered 4x a day.
Lights:
ViparSpectra XS 1500
100%
22-inches above plants
Project Name: MGM
Feminized Photoperiod.
Removed from Cloner: November 8, 2023
Day 53
The Seven Sisters colas are beginning to fill out and grow up. Currently they are between 9 and 11 inches tall. Learning from Mildred that there is not much stretch to these girls, I'm looking to at least double this height in the coming days. Ideally I'm looking for 24" to fit within my perennial cages and use them for support.
I was on vacation for a while so I could rest. Prior to taking that time off Lawrence and I loaded all our 5-gallon nute buckets to the near brim and pH adjusted to account for pH slide during my absence. I believe this caused some minor signs of pH variation shock in project MGM, which is seen as some minor chlorosis in lower leaves. Interestingly, this shock is not seen in project Lawrence, which uses at 30% peat buffer in perlite to help accommodate fluctuations in pH. Looks like it worked.
With Project MGM growing in 3-gallon (10-liter) nursery pots filled with 100% perlite, it is much easier to move into the studio.
Nutes:
Mid-Veg Mix
1/4-tsp Cal Mag/Gallon
3/4-tsp Miracle Gro Vegetable & Herbs/Gallon (18-18-21)
pH Adjusted to 5.8
900 ppm
Auto Watered 24x a day.
Lights:
ViparSpectra XS 1500
100%
20-inches above plants
By the way, Santa was nice and brought some photo studio RGB LED panel lights for Christmas.
The Blurple Gang
Another Reason to Upgrade Lights & Improve Ventilation
I have the space. These two were initially intended for feminized seed production, but I had to take a break during collodial silver treatment, so I just let them go. Makes a good comparison between cheap old blurple and modern LED lights.
Plants are grown in 100% perlite.
Nutes:
Mid-Veg Mix
1/4-tsp Cal Mag/Gallon
3/4-tsp Miracle Gro Vegetable & Herbs/Gallon (18-18-21)
pH Adjusted to 5.8
900 ppm
Hand watered once every other day
Lights:
Cheap Blurple
8-inches above plants
Amnesia Trance, The Art Project
Bad Seed Gone Good
This plant was originally intended to precede Mildred, but a hermied Do-Si-Dos, and this thing from a bad batch of seed and with a very slow start lost its place in line. The result is that I am making do in the primary veg cabinet. I decided I'd make her pretty instead of maxing her out for production.
Plant is grown in 100% perlite.
Nutes:
Mid-Veg Mix
1/4-tsp Cal Mag/Gallon
3/4-tsp Miracle Gro Vegetable & Herbs/Gallon (18-18-21)
pH Adjusted to 5.8
900 ppm
Auto Watered 24x a day.
Lights:
ViparSpectra XS 1000
100%
12-inches above plant
to you n Lawrence. CL
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