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Old 08-04-2008, 03:31 AM   #6 (permalink)
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OK got her in the final pot today. Showed really no stress from cutting 2 days ago and has been in half day low lite window for the period. Went back to the 160 watts of T5 after all of this.

The soil mix is flushed out Miracle gro organic 50%, matybe 20% perlite, and the balance of a 5.5 ph blueberry (fruit) mix I had here. It is peat, pine bark compost,rose potting soil, and coco. ( I hate this last mix for MJ, doesnt work for me, but its what I had). It was all flushed potting mix.

She was showing some, maybe 1 1/2 inch new root growth from the earlier cut, and looked fine on top.

Removed 2 more inches from the rootball, placed her and soaked her with 6.5 water checked before adding about 3 mls. / gallon florabloom only. Except what is in the potting mix, no nitrogen till some definite signs indicate a need. For now I dont want too much vegetative growth. Want some roots out there, then when she anchors a bit, maybe some of that neat Japanese look training.

Anyway with her now are 4 clones taken from the first big topping, and just some seedlings for company. They are hashberry f1s, checking viability. 5 of 5 germed, but kind of dropped one so... here is Mum and her kids
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