Mick's Second Grow Journal - (Northern Lights, Ghost, Blackberry Gum)

OK as my first grow is finishing up First Grow Report, excited with early success I'm starting a second environment.
Looking forward to taking lessons learned from my first single grow to a multi-plant grow on second pass.

About Me:
very green grower, starting second grow
Environment:
Tent: AC Cloudlab 632 (36"x20"x62")
Inline Fan: AC Cloudline T4
Light: Spider Farmer SF2000
Humidifier: TaoTronics 4L Ultrasonic Cool Mist
Medium/Nutes:
Water - straight tap with a tablespoon of soaking Mosquito bits, bubbled for 24 hours no pH check
Fox Farm Ocean Forest mixed with Vigo Organic Perlite (70/30) in five gallon Rain Science grow bag
Dr. Earth organic 4-6-3 tomato, Dr. Earth organic 3-9-4 bloom
Epsom Salt foilage spray
Worm Casting Tea: Blackstrap Molasses + Worm Castings bubbled for 24 hrs
Plan:
18 hour light schedule
Target temp 72-78F & Humidity 45-55%
KISS Organic Grow primarily following Budzbuddha's FFOF auto thread.
Loose nute schedule as follows:
1. Germinating seeds in shot glass with water and a little hydrogen peroxide
2. Moving seeds to Jiffy peat pods and planting pods directly in 5 gallon Rainscience fabric pots with FFOF/Perlite (70/30) when sprouted
2. 4 tbsp of 4-6-3 Dr Earth Tomato at end of week 4
3. 4 tbsp of 3-9-4 Dr Earth Bloom at end of week 5 and 2 tbsp at end of week 7
5. Epsom foilage spray at the end of week 3, 4, & 5
6. Worm Casing/Molasses tea at the end of week 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Seeds:
1 Auto Ghost OG (Sensible Seeds)
1 Northern Lights Auto (Seed Stockers)
1 Blackberry Gum Auto (Seed Stockers)
[Note: I may move one plant over to my Spider Farmer 1000 tent set up, once current grow finishes]
Status:
Seeds are all popped and moved to jiffy pods as of 3/1/21 (the Ghost took a week to crack in wetted paper towel, the others popped in the shot glass within 24 hours)

This thread is open to feedback and suggestions - Thank you!
Pictures to come, as last grow log, I plan on a weekly update with pictures.

Date: 2021.03.12

Notes:
These seeds have been stubborn to germinate. I kept them in the fridge and I believe it's significantly slowed germination.
I put them in jiffy pods on a heat mat and saw nothing for a week.
So I pulled them out, sprouted using the paper towel method which took a couple days for tap roots to emerge, and then planted in small pots.
Auto Ghost OG (Sensible Seeds) is the first to poke up his head today.
Future Note to Self... Don't store seeds in the fridge, particularly if they are going to be used in the next year.

got a new friend.. BlackBerry Gum pooped today .

Northern Lights popped up her head today. So my three girls are ready to go for this round. I’ll post weekly updates.

Spider Farmer 2000 is set at 40%... height around 3 feet. Showing about 500ppfd with cheap light meter.

So here we are. Don't like that I didn't start in the 5 gallon but the germination was painful. I'm going to use Great White mycos, for the first time, when i do the transplant to reduce shock.

Date: 2021.03.21 (week 1)
Temp: 76F
RH: 55%
Light: 600PPFD (18/6)

Notes: calling this the end of week one. Blackberry Gum the most prolific, followed by Northern Lights, and Ghost lagging behind.

• Spraying a bit of water every day on the surface.
• Slowly been dialing up the light a little over the week now at 600
• Did put a 1/4 tsp of Great White mycos into dechlorinated water and soak in, once this week. Hoping to build up the roots for eventual transplant to 5 gallon pots. Aiming for next weekend for the transplant.

Date: 2021.03.27 (week 2)
Temp: 78F
RH: 55%
Light: 700PPFD (18/6)
Notes:
Nothing but water. Blackberry Gum and Northern Light looking good. Moved to 5 gallon rain science bags. Ghost is crap moved her to a gallon to save the floor space.

Date: 2021.04.02 (week 3)
Temp: 75F
RH: 55%
Light: 900PPFD (20/4)
Notes:

• Just water again this week.
• Bumped the light up to 900 and 20/4 light cycle.
• Moved a FastBuds Girl Scout Cookie adoptee in the tent temporarily as I finish out a harvest in the other tent.
  • covered under 1.5 Grow Report
• Blackberry Gum and Northern Lights show healthy growth... Ghost still lagging way behind.
• Have them hooked up to BluMat XL classics for this week since I'm going out of town.

Blackberry Gum

Northern Lights

Ghost

Date: 2021.04.11 (week 4)
Temp: 75F
RH: 55%
Light: 900PPFD (20/4)
Notes:
Nothing but water. Moved out the GSC to her new home.. Moved the ghost to the deck she's not worth the tent space and she got choked out by the GSC. Epsom foilage spray today + 2 tbsp Dr Earth Tomato

Date: 2021.04.17 (week 5)
Temp: 77F
RH: 55%
Light: 900PPFD (20/4)
Notes:
2 tbsp Dr Earth Organic bloom and just water all week.
BB gum left. Northern lights right.

Date: 2021.04.24 (week 6)
Temp: 77F
RH: 45%
Light: 900PPFD (20/4)
Notes:
Last week have them a molasses tea. This week mainly water. Northern lights started to show what I think is a mg deficiency. Not sure - so I gave all the plants 1 tsp of cal mag. Northern lights got 2 tbsp Dr Earth Organic bloom and blackberry gum 2 tbsp tomato since she's a bit behind. NL on left BB on right.

Date: 2021.05.01 (week 7)
Temp: 78F
RH: 55%
Notes:
Water as usual. 1 ewc tea. 1tsp cal mag. 2 tbsp Dr Earth Organic bloom. Plants are growing still no flowing in the blackberry gum. Tons of bud sights on the northern lights but they are small. Not super impressed with these genetics at this point but we will see.

Date: 2021.05.08 - week 8
Temp: 78F
RH: 55%
Notes:
Water as usual. 1tsp cal mag. 2 tbsp Dr Earth Organic bloom.
okay I checked my receipt and yes this was supposed to be a Blackberry Gum Auto. But it’s definitely not as it’s still not flowering. I’m honestly thinking of pulling her outside. I may use her to practice cloning. What I've learned from this grow is: seeds that are freebies or from generic seed banks really aren't worth my tent space. stick to good quality breeders.

Date: 2021.05.15 - week 9
Temp: 78F
RH: 50 %
Notes:
Water as usual. 1 ewc tea. 2 tbsp Dr Earth Organic bloom.
OK this grow was pretty below par to this point. Right now the northern lights is the only one still in the tent and doing OK. Blackberry gum I moved outside with still no flowers but healthy. Ghost moved outside a long time ago...

Date: 2021.05.22 - week 10
Temp: 80F
RH: 55%
Notes:
OK so I put the girl scout cookies and Northern lights together in the 2x3. Leaving this environment as a 20/4 light cycle for these autos. Gave them water this week and some kelloggs kelp and fish. Letting them finish out. I am seeing a few gnats so I will mix up some mosquito bits for this week and Mostly stick to bottom watering


In my 2x2 I moved the Blackberry gum and switched the light cycle to 12/12 since it's obvious she's not an auto. Gave her 2 tbsp Dr Earth bloom and some kelloggs fish and kelp. On the plus side she looks healthy and I am glad to try a photo. Interesting that while she was on the deck for a couple days in the sun she really started to stretch again.

Date: 2021.06.01 - week 11
Temp: 80F
RH: 55%
Notes 20"x36":
A little late on the update as I was out of town for the long weekend.
In the 20"x36" tent I have the Northern Lights Auto & Girl Scout Cookies Auto finishing out sticking to the 20hr daylight schedule.
Ran each with a Blumat XL for the past week. Fungus gnats got pretty bad before I left to go out of town.
Put in some yellow stickies and watered in mosquito bits. Came back and gnats have significantly subsided.
I'm not fertilizing these girls anymore so I went ahead and covered the dirt with sand to keep gnats from returning.
I'll start checking trichomes this weekend. GSC on left, NL on right.


Notes 27"x27":
Blackberry Gum is by her lonesome. She's on a 12/12 day schedule and she's finally flowering.
Ran two Blumat XLs in her last week while I was out of town. She's definitely running low a nutes so I put 6 tbsp of Dr Earth Bloom in her.
Not seeing many fungus gnats in this environment. Did put in a yellow sticky. After I fertilized I went ahead and covered her with sand as a preventative measure.

Date: 2021.06.06 - week 12/13
Temp: 80F
RH: 55%
Notes 20"x36":
In the 20"x36" tent I have the Northern Lights Auto (12 weeks) & Girl Scout Cookies Auto (13 weeks) sticking to the 20hr daylight schedule only water. Fungus gnats gone. We are close to done on these girls.




Notes 27"x27":
Blackberry Gum (12 weeks). Did give her some Dr Earth bloom, a little calmag, else only water.

Date: 2021.06.12 - week 13/14
Temp: 80F
RH: 55%
Notes 20"x36":
Lights out. Time to get these girls done.


Notes 27x27:
Blackberry gum is doing fine on 12/12. Nothing but water and a little kelloggs kelp.

Trimmed up the northern lights.
Blackberry Gum is looking pretty

Just a follow up on the quality of this grow... Blackberry and Girl Scout Cookies were good.... but... The Northern Lights was the tits! One toke will make the christmas lights come alive right before a nighty night, blackout, deep sleep.