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Professional set-up -- can't go wrong with InHouse -- one thing - this was brought up to me some time ago : InHouse has excellant terpene's strains but the potency is lacking a bit . not saying nothing bad about InHouse -- thoughts ?Thanks for checking out the journal. For those who followed my last journal with the 4 Tangie autos, I will be growing this cut the exact same way (so skip down to the pics). For everyone else, here’s some deets.
Strain:
- Platinum Kush Breath clone from In-House Genetics.
Nutes, Soil, and Bennies:
-Gaia Green 4-4-4 All Purpose
-Gaia Green 2-8-4 Bloom
-General Organics CalMag+
-Fox Farm Ocean Forest
-Viagro Perlite
-Home Depot Earthworm Castings
-Blue Planet Nutrients Liquid Seaweed
-Great White Myco
-Potassium Bicarbonate (for PH up)
Equipment:
-Vivosun 3x3 grow tent
-Spider Farmer SF4000 Light
-Amazon 4” Exhaust Fan
-Reptizoo (Amazon) Reptile Humidifier
-BN-Link temp controlled on/off switch
-Walmart 6” 3-speed fan
-Aleta PH pen
If I forgot anything important I will add later.
I picked up this PKB clone on Dec 21st.
I decided to transplant her into a 1.5 gal square pot on day one instead of letting her outgrow the solo cup a little more. I filled the square pot with FF Ocean Forest slightly amended with additional perlite and earthworm castings. I saturated the soil prior to transplant using 1 gal RO water, 5ml CalMag+, 5ml liquid seaweed, and 1/4 tsp great white PH’d to 6.3. Sprinkled Great White in the hole and on the root ball. I swear it seems like this stuff virtually eliminated transplant shock. Gave a little more water just around the transplant area. I have the SF 4000 set about 3 feet above the top of the plant, pulling 155w from the wall (bout 30% on the dial). View attachment 1313909
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If you haven’t found the right humidifier for you, give one of these reptile humidifiers a shot. I love these things. They are excellent at keeping the humidity in the set parameters you choose. A+ recommendation! Right now it set keep the humidity between 60%-65% and the BN Link is keeping temps between 75-78 degrees using the exhaust fan. Also been an excellent product! These two products make controlling the environment child’s play. Highly recommend both.
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It is now Christmas Eve 12/24/22, day 4 since transplant, and all signs are good. New growth coming along nicely. I will be topping on Tuesday morning prior to heading out of town for a few days.
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I will try to give at least 2 updates a week throughout the journal. My goal is to scrog this girl out and fill the tent. Stay tuned!
Thank You! I can’t say for certain because I’ve never grown IHG before, but I hope to answer that question with this grow.Professional set-up -- can't go wrong with InHouse -- one thing - this was brought up to me some time ago : InHouse has excellant terpene's strains but the potency is lacking a bit . not saying nothing bad about InHouse -- thoughts ?
That sucks on the mites bro! My first ever grow was a couple clones I purchased at a nearby dispensary only to find webs covering my buds 3/4 of the way through flower. I'm sure I missed every sign along the way lol but I ended up trashing a whole plant, very cherry made me very sad haha. Been growing from seed ever since and haven't had an issueDay 12 (no pic): watered with less than 5% runoff. I used 1/2 gal RO water, 1/2 tsp GO cal-mag, 1/2 tsp BPN liquid seaweed, 1/8 tsp Great White, and it took about 1/8 tsp potassium bicarbonate to bring the PH to 6.6. She took a little over a quart before runoff.
Day 13: I have officially run into challenge number 1 with this grow. Turns out the clone I purchased was already made home by some spider mites. This is a completely new issue to me (to my knowledge) as the only pest I have experience with prior to this are fungus gnats. I started noticing little spots on the leaves, but I knew there was no way I was showing deficiencies this early on. Flipped the leaves over and saw able to see tiny specs with the naked eye. The jewelers loup at 60x mag confirmed that it was spider mites. Even at 60x they were so tiny it was it was a struggle to see them. Gonna pic up a usb microscope soon. I wasn’t able to snap any pics of the mites, but in this pic you can see some of the damage on the fan leaf
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I consulted with a trusted grower friend, and decided to use General Hydroponics Azamax as my first line of defense.
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I mixed 1/2 TBSP into a quart of R/O water, not PHd. Pour this mixture into a spray bottle and drenched both the underside and top side of all the leaves. I was very careful to hit each leaf and hit it good. I did this once 20 minutes before lights out, and again 10 minutes before lights out. Here she is after the Azamax bath.
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Per the instructions I will reapply in 7 days to kill the new mites that will have hatched from the remaining eggs. The azamax is ineffective against the eggs. I will follow this routine for at least the next 4 weeks, contingent on improvement.
Day 14: the Azamax seems to have already taken some effect on the mites. I flipped over the leaves with some of the more noticeable damage and was not able to see any specs with the naked eye. Checked with the loupe and only found dead mites and some eggs. I believe this species is the two spotted spider mite. Day 14 progress pic
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It sucks, but challenge accepted I guess haha. New experience to add under my belt. Just glad I caught it now and not in flowerThat sucks on the mites bro! My first ever grow was a couple clones I purchased at a nearby dispensary only to find webs covering my buds 3/4 of the way through flower. I'm sure I missed every sign along the way lol but I ended up trashing a whole plant, very cherry made me very sad haha. Been growing from seed ever since and haven't had an issue
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