Original Glue (GG #4) and Elephant stomper in fresh EarthBoxes

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I just started 2 Original Glue (Gorilla Glue #4) and two others that are supposed to be Elephant stomper from Hazeman. I say supposed to be because they were unlabeled freebies from Nirvana and when I input the code from the packaging it comes back Elephant Stomper. From what I understand, Hazeman stopped breeding this years ago and they were only available in Amsterdam. But Nirvana is based in Holland so they COULD be.

I am using HP Promix in 3-inch paper pots to start them, and they are placed under a CFL lamp for now.

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also pictured are two cuttings I took from my current grow, one of which is Girl Crush by 20Twenty Mendicino and the other is Alien Gorilla Glue from HomeGrown Cannabis Co that I have been keeping around for a year or so.

Yes, I took these cuttings in week four of flower and have them in tap water under a low powered CFL. I have never had problems taking cuttings at ANY stage, it's just that in flower they take a week or so longer. Both already have 1" roots and it's been less than two weeks.

I won't be prepping my Earthboxes until my current grow is complete because I only have 4 of the Original EarthBox's, and two are outside with peppers and cukes.

Current grow:
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I am on my 6th cycle with the same soil in these Earthboxes that are housing my Girl Crush and Alien Gorilla Glue, so I think it's time I start with fresh soil. These have to be almost all worm castings by now and I don't like the idea of my worms living in their own sh*t.
 
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I got sick and spent several days basically bedbound. My Dr switched up my pills and after a week and a half of feeling like I was dying, most of my plants did die. One original glue and one of my cuttings survived,

So new plan. One Original Glue, 2 Immortal autos (from a drawing on a YouTube channel), and a revegged Girl Crush.

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I decided against making fresh boxes and I am gonna continue these for a 7th cycle (fingers crossed). I added most of the fan leaves from my last grow, bokashi, worm castings, and 3 cups of my own feed mix:

1) 1 part neemseed meal
2) 1/2 part kelp meal
3) 2 parts sprouted seed meal (barley, corn, safflower seed, dry beans, dry peas)
4) 1 part alfalfa meal
5) 4 parts mineral mix (from BuildASoil)
6) 1 part crabmeal

I watered in all in with potassium silicate and fluvic acid added to my water.

A week later:

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The Glue and the reveg are in one Earthbox and the two autos are in solo cups.
 
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Stuck the autos in the Earthbox, and everything seems to be coming along fine. Temp is 83 and humidity is 65%.

I plan on getting the Cloudline pro T4 within a week and Cloudforge T3 humidifier later. That should give me a more precise environment control. I know I'm leaving an ounce or more on the table each grow.

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Even the ungodly reveg is starting to figure its life out.

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Received my Controller 69 Pro today. My 10-year-old granddaughter helped me set it up—it took her about three minutes. I adjusted it for VPD from 0.6 to 0.9 kPa for early vegetation.

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I just reamended. And used bokashi and fluvic acid. 7th cycle doing this, and I am running out of room in my Earthboxes. This will be the last run before making new soil.

I'll just dump them into my garden bed.
 
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I just reamended. And used bokashi and fluvic acid. 7th cycle doing this, and I am running out of room in my Earthboxes. This will be the last run before making new soil.

I'll just dump them into my garden bed.
I do the same with my peat usually haha, never goes to waste
 
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19 days for the Autos and 35 days for the Original Glue. The reveg has had 45 days of 20/4. I topped the Glue last week and it turned out to be a FIM...I got three tops from it.

I've had the AC Infinity Controller 69 Pro for 4 days now and finally have it set right. It stays right around .7 kPa when the lights on. I have my humidifier on my light timer, so it goes off when the light does.

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The reveg is filling out really well. I can't even see the trunk/stems anymore.
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I was gonna flower out the autos then flower the Glue. Don't think the glue will make it 70 more days vegging. I may have to move it to a closet or something.
 
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I had to change things up yet again. I was running out of room in my tent, so I pulled the two autos out and put them in my clone tent for now.

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They are enjoying light from 2 Atrium Hydra 1000's @50% each. They seemed to take the change up pretty well, although they are not being monitored by the Controller 69.


The Glue is growing in the true Glue-like fashion with branches upon branches, and the BadGirl reveg has dozens of tops...IF I can get them spread out a little more.
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Getting bark on the trunk of the Glue but it is no way comparable to the reveg of course.
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Got my scrog frame set up and my second scrog screen ready.

I also flooded my tent a few days ago. Tried putting 6 gallons of water in a 3 gallon SIP reservoir. I just used a wine pump to pump the excess water back into my carboy.
 
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My 2 autos seem to have a deficiency. This leaf is about 2/3 of the way up and I just noticed it today.
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Iron or magnesium? I'd like to hear someone elses opinion.
 
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I have decided to treat it with a calcium/magnesium/iron supplement and reduce the light. I had just moved this into a VERY small tent 5 or 6 days ago and I may have gotten the light level wrong. The wires got pulled out of my quantum PAR meter and I have no idea which order to solder them back on. and that Android Photone app is too confusing to calibrate.
 
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FLOWER DAY 1

They had their first night of 12/12 last night. I had to flip cycle because my trellis ran out of room.

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I added another gallon of soil to this EarthBox last week so the roots would have room for the switch. MyceIlium quickly consumed it. I think my 2 girls will be quite happy here.


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One Earthbox for a 3x3 scrog.
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The two autos are still vegging along and I dont think this tent will hold them much longer. The supplement I gave them eliminated the yellow edges.
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The scrog is drinking the full 3 gallon reservoir every other day. I expect it to increase to 3 gallons each day in the next two or three weeks. Nothing to do other than check/fill the reservoirs and harvest in `70 days.
 
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I just checked my outside humidity. 87%... F**k me

TWC says it will be humid AF for the next 2 weeks. I may have to hook up a small electric heater. I'm gonna take a few cuts from each plant today. The one on the left is the Girl Crush reveg and I really like the taste and structure of it. The right plant is the Original Glue and its VERY vigorous. Hopefully it kicks ass.
 
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looks great love the earth box setup! I have ~90% humidity year round' I know how that is!
 
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Flower day 10

In PA, we have had a week of high 90%+ humidity and temps as low 50 daytime/38 night. My tent hits low 70's during lights on and as low as 49 at night. I don't have a dehumidifier, so I couldn't get my tent's humidity under 70% Luckily it was just the first week of flower.

I lit my pellet stove last night and the temps should be more reasonable along with the humidity. Inside my tent is 74 degrees and 66% humidity ATM.

Growth hasn't stalled much...they have reached the second trellis.
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Defoliated the legs a bit more and removed most of my training clips. I'm watering 3 gallons every other day now. I will be using a bone meal/banana peel tea each week now because after 7 cycles in a row I probly need it.
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Not much of a stretch yet, 4 or 5 inches. And both plants are staying fairly even. This won't last because the Girl Crush stayed short the last time I flowered it, and Glue is known to stretch sometimes as much as 300%-400%
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Plenty of room in the 3x3 to grow, however
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The 2 autos are taking their time. No real sign of flower yet and I ran out of room. Gotta rethink the strategy for them
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The autos have 2 leaves with 15 blades each on them. I gotta get them a new home soon.
 
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Flower Day 17

Cold temps have been plaguing me for several days. The blower went out on my stove and temps were down below 60 again at night.

Plants seem unaffected. I try to keep them healthy and this soil helps. They have everything they need in abundance except warmth. Humidity has been hovering around 50% during the day and 60% at night. I DID give them a foliar feed of fulvic acid a few nights ago.

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Plenty of air flow underneath the canopy
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Not much stretch yet
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Autos STILL haven't triggered to flower. I read on a forum that Immortal auto takes a full 100 days. Its like day 49.
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Not real concerned with the autos...they were free from a giveaway on a Youtube channel.
 
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FLOWER DAY 23

Still stretching but it should be just about over. My plant went from 8" to 31" during the stretch period. That is over 300%. My light (300 watt) is on 100% and 18 inches away. According to the manufacturer it should be around 800 ppfd average at the canopy. Good enough for my 3x3.

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I cleaned the outside of my tent 4 days ago and inadvertently switched my timer from 'Timer" to 'on'. 36 straight hours of light in the third week of flower. Original glue is quite finicky and tends to hermie if stressed and this girl has spent her entire flower cycle stressed out from temps, humidity, and light. Out of the hundreds of plants I have grown I have never had a hermie. I did grow some OG Kush autos that had two seeds in it, but it didnt full blown hermie on me. Checking daily for balls.

Did a bit of defoliating to uncover a few budsites. The girl is going through 3 gallons of water each day now. I thought of hitting it with fulvic acid but didn't want to peel back the mulch cover and I don't spray foliage in flower.

The autos still havnt started flowing and it is day 57. Safe to say they are actually photos at this point. I'm gonna take a few cuttings and plug their lights into a timer.

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It's crazy because their are two leaves with 15 blades each

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FLOWER DAY 30

Stretching has stopped. The Glue stretched the most but not as much as others I have grown (Durban Poison stretched from 12 inches to 50 inches) and the revegged Girl Crush stayed nice and short. Glue is still drinking 3 gallons each day. I still have to pluck leaves daily to keep the bud sites open. I pull them off and the next day she moves more leaves into the open spots.

My autos FINALY started to flower at day 63 (WTF?) I only have 2 100-watt lights over them. Gonna add another 100 watter to give them a bit more.
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Feeder roots are looking for more food, so I mounded another gallon of soil, seed-meal, and castings on top. Good thing I am not top watering, or it would be rolling right off.

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Another 40 days to go. Should put me around Pearl Harber Day to chop. I am down to my last 2 ounces from last harvest so I may have to go a week without any flower. I have 3 gallon bags of trim in my freezer so That will be a hash week lol.
 
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