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There are several forum members here in Colorado that are growing Wedding Cake genetics that I was able to gift them. With that in mind, I thought I should do a show grow to help with any questions and give out the few tips I've learned about WC over the last 18 months of growing it. For free Colorado clones, click here.
I want this grow to be harvested just after Thanksgiving, so I can show full bloom flowers to the relatives we invite over. From taking the cutting to harvest is about 120 days for me. So I started at Nov 27th as my target date and count backwards. 70 days in bloom + 30ish days veg + 20ish days rooting and in cup. So I count backwards 120ish days and that's when I took the cuts. These were taken on July 31st and Aug 1st, so day 120 would actually be 11/28. Close enough. I am also keeping a spreadsheet with what and when I'm doing, that I'll post when it's complete, at the end of the grow.
So, let me get started with the pictures. Each picture is date stamped as it's name, so you can follow the timeline.
7/31 taking cuttings. Cuts were dipped into Foop and poked into Root Riot cubes. Misted with RO 6.3pH water and placed into my clone dome. (clone dome pictured with previous cuts for another member)
8/14 2 weeks later roots had popped and were ready to 'plant' into 9oz cups.
8/19 5 days later and the root system is developed well enough to transplant into their final 5gal pots. The white fabric on top of the cups is old carbon pre-filter used as a barrier against insects, mainly Fungus gnats. And yes, I can count. The 5th plant is the new, replacement WC mother plant.
A note on the super soil. I use the reciepe I found almost 3 years ago, (click here) and devide it into 8 bags, one for each bag of base soil. Then make a bag of hot soil in a trash can to compost at least 60 days and use as needed. Both my base soil and composted hot soil are The Bomb potting soil (click here) available in Colorado. As you see the explosive growth in soil over the course of this grow, I hope you will agree. I call this my JAWS system or Just Add Water Sorta system. I will add organid liquid nutes as needed. The 5 gal pots have 7, #1 pots worth od soil in them. 2 pots worth of hot soil and the other 5 regular Bomb, and oh yes, I LOVE the 50/50 coco peat mix. I tried the 100% peat mix, but like the 50/50 even better. Almost impossible to overwater.
Also note that the 5th, mother plant is in a 50/50 mix of Roots Organics Original and Bomb, no hot soil.
8/21 Topped all 5. Before and after of each of the 4. No picture of mom.
8/23 removed bottom branches. Only pictured one with before and after shots.
Stay tuned for updates. They are only getting started.
I want this grow to be harvested just after Thanksgiving, so I can show full bloom flowers to the relatives we invite over. From taking the cutting to harvest is about 120 days for me. So I started at Nov 27th as my target date and count backwards. 70 days in bloom + 30ish days veg + 20ish days rooting and in cup. So I count backwards 120ish days and that's when I took the cuts. These were taken on July 31st and Aug 1st, so day 120 would actually be 11/28. Close enough. I am also keeping a spreadsheet with what and when I'm doing, that I'll post when it's complete, at the end of the grow.
So, let me get started with the pictures. Each picture is date stamped as it's name, so you can follow the timeline.
7/31 taking cuttings. Cuts were dipped into Foop and poked into Root Riot cubes. Misted with RO 6.3pH water and placed into my clone dome. (clone dome pictured with previous cuts for another member)
8/14 2 weeks later roots had popped and were ready to 'plant' into 9oz cups.
8/19 5 days later and the root system is developed well enough to transplant into their final 5gal pots. The white fabric on top of the cups is old carbon pre-filter used as a barrier against insects, mainly Fungus gnats. And yes, I can count. The 5th plant is the new, replacement WC mother plant.
A note on the super soil. I use the reciepe I found almost 3 years ago, (click here) and devide it into 8 bags, one for each bag of base soil. Then make a bag of hot soil in a trash can to compost at least 60 days and use as needed. Both my base soil and composted hot soil are The Bomb potting soil (click here) available in Colorado. As you see the explosive growth in soil over the course of this grow, I hope you will agree. I call this my JAWS system or Just Add Water Sorta system. I will add organid liquid nutes as needed. The 5 gal pots have 7, #1 pots worth od soil in them. 2 pots worth of hot soil and the other 5 regular Bomb, and oh yes, I LOVE the 50/50 coco peat mix. I tried the 100% peat mix, but like the 50/50 even better. Almost impossible to overwater.
Also note that the 5th, mother plant is in a 50/50 mix of Roots Organics Original and Bomb, no hot soil.
8/21 Topped all 5. Before and after of each of the 4. No picture of mom.
8/23 removed bottom branches. Only pictured one with before and after shots.
Stay tuned for updates. They are only getting started.
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