Royal Nugs Journal 3 Kindsoil/Coco Loco

[Tika]

Yeah really nice! This thread is going to be nothing but pleasure. Thank you for your diligent postings. (PS...got Canna nutrients yesterday...just to get thru veg...an arm, and a leg, and my next life!)
I found Tangie and Lemon skunk from DNA and Crocket farms to be a bit fussy. I drove to The Emerald Cup (Emerald triangle) for those seeds specifically..that was an event....actually a year ago today even.

[NebulaHaze]

This journal is shaping up to be a great one, just like your last journal!

[Tika]

No kidding!!!!

[Royal Nugs]

Thanks, I'm humbled.

Im really considering autos in this configuration next go. Problem I'm having, all of my autos have different finishing times. Early as 55 and as late as 77 days. A 3 week swing seems like a lot. I don't know enough about autos to understand why this is. I guess not all autos are created equal? Should I be concerned with this or just go for it?

2 x Gigabud by G13
1 x Blueberry Headband by Emerald Triangle
1 x Sour Diesel by Dinafem
1 x Ultra Lemon Haze by Auto Seeds

[OzBud]

Might be influenced by the flowering time of the photos used to create the strain. Apparently there's 'super autos' that go up to 120 days.

On seedsman most of the Auto listings have a harvest between 8-11 weeks.

[OzBud]

[OzBud]

I think 17 weeks for an auto is way too excessive but by looking at the strain it's mostly sativa so I'd say it definitely has to do with the genetics of the parents.

[Karlee]

Beautiful in the big pots!

When they grew those fan leaves I would have transplanted, is it better to wait for a certain number of leaves before transplanting them?

[insomniaczzz]

Day 18

They have all been topped and had their first true leaves removed.

Got a few wrinkles on the bubba, a few spots on the tangie, a little tip discoloration on the blue dream. Am I concerned? Nah...

My last grow did this too. They all straightened out...

I am curious about the dark circle around each plant. Is this where you are watering? If so, at what point do you just start to water the entire top of pot?

[Royal Nugs]

Yep. I did a light watering, 2 cups each, circling the plants. I will water the outside right next to the container soon for the duration of the grow. Once the roots grow deeper and wider of course.

[insomniaczzz]

So you never just flood the entire top with water and let it seep down through? that is something that I do, is their a reason why I shouldn't do it that way?

[NebulaHaze]

I've learned that different growing mediums react differently to watering. When using liquid nutrients in the water, you want runoff every time so you don't get nutrient buildup in the growing medium, but when your plants are getting all the nutrients they need in the soil like with Royal Nug's setup, then you don't necessarily want runoff because it will carry away your nutrients with it!

We're going to make a detailed KIND soil tutorial one of these days, and the watering page is getting an overhaul soon, too

[insomniaczzz]

Thank you Nebula for answering this for me. I will have to consider this when I start to use FF trio. I used very little additives last grow, and never watered till full run off, just enough to see a bit of water come out of drainage holes.

[insomniaczzz]

Thank you Nebula for answering this for me. I will have to consider this when I start to use FF trio. I used very little additives last grow, and never watered till full run off, just enough to see a bit of water come out of drainage holes.

[Green75]

Weed plants are like trees....roots are as big around as tree canopy is...just water around the seedling or small plant...bigger they get more you give them

[Royal Nugs]

So you never just flood the entire top with water and let it seep down through? that is something that I do, is their a reason why I shouldn't do it that way?

I want to encourage the roots to grow laterally, especially in this wider pot. This is to try to fill the media with roots as fast as possible. That's my theory at least.

[Green75]

I took a closer look...cool ideal...my bad

[Royal Nugs]

Day 22

Getting worried about the Bubba. I think she really hated the topping. She's slowed down quite a bit. She's pretty wrinkled too. Like there's a root issue. Idunno what to do yet but I will either just stick with her or put the ghost train in her place. I'll decide this weekend. Normally I already would have but my wife really wants the bubba.

The ghost train in the solo cup is getting rootbound so that's why I made the ultimatum with the bubba. She better get to growing by Saturday or she's gone.

Also got some spots. New growth looks good though. I recalibrated my ph pen. It was off by .2. Trimmed a couple fans off the big girls in the back.

[Green75]

These early weeks can be trying for sure that's another key time to have patience you're doing a fantastic job with them good show

[Royal Nugs]

Thanks bro!

[Tika]

Maybe just a funky Bubba seed? I'd punt OR switch her out into Dixie space and give GT the pot space.
i was just informed that my future Blue Dream wants full feed but my future GSCxWhite widow wants less feed ? Not sure I want to cater to that..
your opinion on more or less nutrients per strains????

[Royal Nugs]

I'm trying to get my wife to give up on the bubba but I can tell she really wants me to keep her.

I've also heard that BD eats a lot. Not sure about the other. Conflict of interest for sure. I guess if that's the case, you could make full strength nutes for the ones that need it and thin out the solution for the others.

Sounds like a pain but I know you'll deal with it, in stride.

[insomniaczzz]

Shame about the Bubba. Definitely not flourishing like the others. Do you have more Bubba seeds, that you can try it again next grow?