Mephisto Genetics Question about Sour Crinkle
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I grew one of these in a 3 gal fabric pot, it did seem a little slow but nothing drastic, once she hit stretch mode she grew to 19 inches and I ended up with 58 grams of some nice quality herb. She makes great extractions as well!
Heres a piece of some after 3 1/2 month cure
mephisto
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When we grew her out she was pretty vigorous, on the larger side but then she kicked into flower fast and hard, 19 inches sounds about right as above, not very branchy but a nice far main cola and decent satellite buds
Thanks for the replies! I’m afraid that i kept the coco too wet. I have 2 SC growing and at 10 days the 2nd set of true leaves are just now showing. I will let them ride it out another week or so and see where they stand.
Give it a couple weeks it sounds like you're right on track.
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slowandeasy
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Ok
Pretty spot on with mine so far! Mine was a rocket out of the gate. I would have to look up the exact date, but it is actually pretty large. It has a VERY large main Cola, nice buds on side branches. I let it grow naturally to see it's shape and growth without manipulation. I will train the main Cola next time. The buds are bigger and different shaped/density of Sour Crack at this stage. The plant is taking up more space than I expected, so keep that in mind. Overwatering in the seedling stage can make plants stall, hang in there and let the Coco dry out more. Peace, slow
Pretty spot on with mine so far! Mine was a rocket out of the gate. I would have to look up the exact date, but it is actually pretty large. It has a VERY large main Cola, nice buds on side branches. I let it grow naturally to see it's shape and growth without manipulation. I will train the main Cola next time. The buds are bigger and different shaped/density of Sour Crack at this stage. The plant is taking up more space than I expected, so keep that in mind. Overwatering in the seedling stage can make plants stall, hang in there and let the Coco dry out more. Peace, slow
@slowandeasy would you mind sharing with me your watering technique during the first 3 weeks? I’ve checked out many of your grows and your seedlings look so healthy and large compared to mine at the same age.
slowandeasy
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Sure, the most important part is moisture level. I start most of my seeds in cups, 5 to 9oz clear cups. I use Coco, precharged with 1/2 strength nutes and a little Mycos. I use 2 cups, an outer cup WITHOUT holes in the bottom and the cup with Coco has holes in the bottom. I start BOTTOM feeding only once the seedling is up and opened. A lot quicker than most people suggest. Using 1/2 strength nutes I put a VERY small amount of nute water in the bottom of my cup. The Coco wicks it up almost instantly. I do this multiple times per day if needed. I avoid watering from the top until I transplant. Only enough to dampen The Coco if it drys out too much. Keep your Coco damp, not wet. More on the dryer side to be honest.
Bottom feeding at this stage in smaller amounts helps promote downward root growth and avoid overwatering. Don't soak your seedlings ever. The roots won't grow, and slows the plants growth tremendously. My plants grow fast because my roots grow fast, my roots grow fast because I don't overwater and I feed very often. My seedlings are on full strength base nutes by 7 days from seed. I transplant by day 10. People who grow in Coco can and should feed their plants from the beginning. If I waited 7 days to feed my plants, they wouldn't grow as fast. Moisture level is the key tho. I use smaller pots, but get great results. A seedling in a big pot will grow slower, the roots take longer to develop because the medium is too wet for a seedling. I have done thousands of plants, I clone my photo plants with Clear cups. Same concept, moisture is the key to success. I get roots in 5-7 days from taking a clone, 100% of the time. But if you overwater your medium, even once within the first 2 weeks of an Autos life, you set it back.
Thank you for the reply! I will def give your technique a try my next grow. Unfortunately I just planted some germmed seeds earlier today in 6” tall X 6” round pots. Do you think it would be possible to do the bottom feeding in a pot that size? From what you describe I’m afraid they will hold too much water for too long.
slowandeasy
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I use very small cups. Anything holds water more than those small cups. I have some Gold Glue seedlings I started in 3quart pots. When I go directly into final pots, I let my pots sit a day or 2 before planting to let the Coco dry out a little. When I plant them I cover with a cup and don't water until they are up with first set of leaves. When I do water it is ALWAYS around the OUTSIDE of the pots. I see 75%+ of people on this site water their seedlings directly around it...which is just counterproductive. Roots seek moisture. Watering right on the roots doesn't give them incentive to grow/seek moisture. I would NOT bottom feed your current pot. Over watering is easy in bigger pots with no root system. ALWAYS use your own 2 hands and simply pick up your pot in the seedling stage. Ask yourself this question EVERY time you check on them at this stage. "Is the pot/cup heavier, lighter or the same as the previous time I checked?" Always check weight before watering. Is it heavier than before the last watering? If so, don't water...it's too wet. Is it lighter than before you watered last time? If so, great! Give more. Is it the same weight as before? That's great too. You want it to be the same or lighter than the last time you watered, the plant is growing and using it at a good rate.
