Sweet Seeds Yozhik's First Grow: Sweet Seeds Cream Caramel, Cream Mandarine, Devil Cream and Killer Kush

[Yozhik]

Still nothing above ground, but the temp controller is doing a fantastic job of stabilising tent environment.
Every time I peek through the window, temp reads 26.8 - 27.3C.
Humidity being controlled at RH 49-54%

 

[Yozhik]

We have lift off ...

they showed their itsy bitsy,
teeny weeny,
pokie wokie
greenage to me,
when I looked in the grow tent today.

 

[stretch1901]

Good luck yozhik this is going to be good subbed and excited

 

[Yozhik]

Good luck yozhik this is going to be good

Thanks for your optimism @stretch1901

My cherry, along with the beans, has been popped ... virgin grow underway.

 

[Yozhik]

9 of the 11 are basking on their sunbeds, catching some rays ...

1 x Devil Cream and 1 x Cream Mandarine are running a little late, but still expected to join the party - they're napping.

 

[Yozhik]

Good early opportunity to practise posting photos ...

Cream Caramel #1

Cream Caramel #2

Cream Caramel #3

Cream Mandarine #2

Devil Cream #1

Devil Cream #3

Killer Kush #1

Killer Kush #2

Killer Kush #3

A.W.O.L:

Cream Mandarine #1
Devil Cream #2​

 

[Yozhik]

DAY 2:

Temperature: 27 C ... [+/- 1 C]
Humidity RH%: 55 ... [+/- 5%]
Lighting: 1 x 600w HPS ... 30" from plants
Schedule: 24/0

Tent

Cream Caramel #1

Cream Caramel #2

Cream Caramel #3

Cream Mandarine #2

Devil Cream #1

Devil Cream #3

Killer Kush #1

Killer Kush #2

Killer Kush #3

A.W.O.L.:

Cream Mandarine #1
Devil Cream #2​

 

[Yozhik]

Tap water here is S-H-I-T !!

pH ... 8.2
EC ... 0.6

Even bottled water here is crap.
'Spring water' [yeah, right] leaves disgusting calcium deposits in the electric kettle.

Really going to need to keep an eye on it.
God bless Blue Lab and Canna pH Down.

 

[Yozhik]

DAY 3:

sorry about the poor quality of some of the images - I'm on a steep learning curve with EVERYTHING during this grow journal, including how to take and post decent photos.

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Temperature: 27 C ... [+/- 1 C]
Humidity RH%: 55 ... [+/- 5%]
Lighting: 1 x 600w HPS ... 30" from plants
Schedule: 24/0
Nutrients: Piranha 1ml/l, Voodoo Juice 1ml/l, Mr Roots 0.5ml/l

Water Quality: see above ... quality is crap and REALLY needs to be monitored closely and tweaked.

Water Before and After

Tent ... [after minor reconfiguration]

Cream Caramel #1

Cream Caramel #2

Cream Caramel #3

Cream Mandarine #2

Devil Cream #1

Devil Cream #3

Killer Kush #1

Killer Kush #2

Killer Kush #3

A.W.O.L.:

Cream Mandarine #1
Devil Cream #2​

... still no sign of life coming from these two.
I'll give them more time.
If they do not show themselves, I'll proceed without replacing them; i.e. total of 9 plants.

Time is the factor here.
If I threw in some new beans to soak, they'd have no chance of a Xmas finish.
This first grow is all about the schedule, not the yield, nor the number of plants.

 

[Yozhik]

Hmmm ... are these ladies too 'leggy' ?

Wondering if too much effort and energy is going into stretching up, and not enough expansion/development of the leaves.

Light [1 x 600w HPS ... see Tent pic] is 30" away.
Should I move it down to try and stifle the upward growth and encourage lateral development?