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Eyyy all!
Got a fun project kicking off to keep me sane during these winter months! I'm going to be having more FUN than I can handle playing with some funky landrace genetics. This is going to be a VERY long grow log, with a lot of learning along the way. So let's get into the strains that I'll be playing with:
I'll be filling in lots of addition info on each strain in the coming days.
Green Haze (16-20 weeks)
Mangobiche (16-24 weeks)
Purple Haze x Honduras (Unknown -- I'm estimating 13-15+ weeks)
All seeds have been started and put into Happy Frog soil with no other nutrients/amendments. Currently all seedlings are under a 400w MH, temps are 25.5 c/78f, PH 6.6. I'm planning on moving everything into 5-6 gallon containers for veg to turn everything into a mom/dad plant and due to space limitations I'll be playing primarily with cuttings. I've grown finicky strains before, and long flowering strains, but nothing like these 20+ week monsters!
My goals is to play with cuttings in a DWC hydro setup. Landrace genetics are very finicky with feeding, and slight variances in PH can cause some serious issues for them. They especially don't take well to nitrogen. I'll be running at 1/4 strength nutes for the duration of the grow. All of this makes hydro a less than ideal method for growing landraces, but I figured why the hell not... having a challenge is what makes growing so much fun. This is also why I'll be playing with cuttings instead of starting seeds directly in a rockwool/rapid rooters, etc.
The second issue outside of PH/feeding is the sheer size of these strains. It's not unheard of for a 12" plant to finish at over 5'. For this reason I'm still debating between a SCROG setup and a SOG. I think scrogging will be necessary to help contain these monsters. I'm running a grow area 4'x4' & 6.5' tall. Not exactly "micro" but definitely a small area for these strains.
Shoutouts to the boys: Dubi/Ace Crew, CBG Crew, Terpene, and the rest of you guys mad enough to grow these ridiculous old world strains.
Got a fun project kicking off to keep me sane during these winter months! I'm going to be having more FUN than I can handle playing with some funky landrace genetics. This is going to be a VERY long grow log, with a lot of learning along the way. So let's get into the strains that I'll be playing with:
I'll be filling in lots of addition info on each strain in the coming days.
Green Haze (16-20 weeks)
Mangobiche (16-24 weeks)
Purple Haze x Honduras (Unknown -- I'm estimating 13-15+ weeks)
All seeds have been started and put into Happy Frog soil with no other nutrients/amendments. Currently all seedlings are under a 400w MH, temps are 25.5 c/78f, PH 6.6. I'm planning on moving everything into 5-6 gallon containers for veg to turn everything into a mom/dad plant and due to space limitations I'll be playing primarily with cuttings. I've grown finicky strains before, and long flowering strains, but nothing like these 20+ week monsters!
My goals is to play with cuttings in a DWC hydro setup. Landrace genetics are very finicky with feeding, and slight variances in PH can cause some serious issues for them. They especially don't take well to nitrogen. I'll be running at 1/4 strength nutes for the duration of the grow. All of this makes hydro a less than ideal method for growing landraces, but I figured why the hell not... having a challenge is what makes growing so much fun. This is also why I'll be playing with cuttings instead of starting seeds directly in a rockwool/rapid rooters, etc.
The second issue outside of PH/feeding is the sheer size of these strains. It's not unheard of for a 12" plant to finish at over 5'. For this reason I'm still debating between a SCROG setup and a SOG. I think scrogging will be necessary to help contain these monsters. I'm running a grow area 4'x4' & 6.5' tall. Not exactly "micro" but definitely a small area for these strains.
Shoutouts to the boys: Dubi/Ace Crew, CBG Crew, Terpene, and the rest of you guys mad enough to grow these ridiculous old world strains.