Ganja Grove Update - End of Week 7
Considering that I have not provided any detailed updates since the girls were in the veg tent I’ll make an attempt to summarize what’s been going on the Grove over the past several weeks.
Lighting / Environmental Conditions -
Week 1 to Week 4 of Bloom:
Lighting –
4 each Mars Sun Series LED’s
2 each 144x5 Mars Reflector Series LED’s
Lights On -
Temps - 82 to 85 degrees F
RH - 45 to 65%
Lights Off -
Temps - 64 to 68 degrees F
RH - 50 to 65%
Week 4 to Week 6 of Bloom:
Lighting –
4 each Mars Sun Series LED’s
2 each 96x5 Mars Reflector Series LED’s
Lights On -
Temps - 80 to 82 degrees F
RH - 45 to 60%
Lights Off -
Temps - 64 to 68 degrees F
RH - 50 to 65%
Week 6 to Week 7 of Bloom:
Lighting –
4 each Mars Sun Series LED’s
1 each 144x5 Mars Reflector Series LED
Lights On -
Temps - 75 to 79 degrees F
RH - 45 to 60%
Lights Off -
Temps - 64 to 68 degrees F
RH - 50 to 65%
Nutrients / Fert's / Stuff –
Transplant – Added aloe vera and coconut water to tap water when watering after transplant from 1 gal veg pots to bloom pots.
End of Week 2 - 2 small garden shovel scoops of worm castings with rice hulls mixed in for aeration added to each pot.
End of Week 4 – 2 small garden shovel scoops of worm casting/recycled soil/dolomite lime mixed in added to each pot. Spike aeration.
Added molasses to tap water (1/2 tsp per gallon) during one of the regular waterings.
End of Week 6 – 2 small garden shovel scoops of worm castings with rice hulls mixed in for aeration to each pot.
End of Week 7 (Today) – All plants except Chocolate Mint OG received 2 small garden shovel scoops of worm castings/recycled soil/crushed pumice stone/rice hulls/perlite. Spike aeration.
Pest Control / Prevention -
Week 1 of bloom – Neem oil spray (1/2 strength) applied at 3 day intervals.
Week 2 of bloom – Neem oil spray (1/2 strength) applied at 3 day intervals.
Week 3 of bloom – Neem oil spray (1/2 strength) applied once.
Week 4 of bloom – Neem oil spray (1/2 strength) applied once. Milk/honey/water solution applied once as a spray application.
End of week 4 until current time – Once per week add neem oil (1 tsp per gallon of tap water) to tap water during regular watering. Monitor leaves for unwanted visitors. Inspect buds for signs of PM or mold.
End of Week 7 Group Pics –
The aroma when opening up the tent is like sensory overload!!
Soil Update -
In addition to growing ganja I also have lots of beans growing in my soil bins. I've been allowing them to grow about a month or so then I turn them under and follow up another planting.
This is the pot/soil that the Cookie Monster was flowered in. After adding a few light amendments I planted some green onion and parsley which will keep the soil microbes going strong while providing me with some free produce for cooking.
I also picked up a few bags of bio-char this week and added some to one of my bins.
That's about does it for end of week 7 but before I hit the reply button I'd like wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.