Grow Journal 1 Nirvana Bubbleicious

[EZDreamer]

Thanks to alltatup, I moved the seeds to a much warmer space and they had sprouted the next morning. Thanks for the great advice.

 

[EZDreamer]

A long time no post... my excitement was short lived after four consecutive failures to sprout. I did have one, as seen above, sprout and actually break the surface about 1/2 an inch before stunting into nothing for weeks on end. Five seeds and five fails. Now, I'm an experienced gardener and I've everything Grow Weed Easy has written on the subject, plus YouTube videos out the butt. Five seeds, five fails, REALLY?

Not one to accept defeat or give up easily, I went back to Nirvana and reordered Bubblelicious, but got the Auto Fem this time as suggested by D.A.S.S.69. April 2nd I followed Nebula's suggestion on the seed in the cube and off we went. The following pics show the first seed and where we stand today.
The first leaves turned brown suddenly, I think it was too much light. I turned off the 150 Watt compact florescent and raised the LEDs.

She seems to be coming along. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Has anyone else had five seed failures or am I just special?

 

[fwril]

Hey ez. Totally new to the game here but I'm 10/10 with my first grow. All I did was pop the seeds into the pots with some organic soil from Walmart. No pre soaking or anything. Just a sprinkle of water. No more than 10ml into the soil. Seeds where 1/2 inch down.

Working great for me. I debated on seed cubes and paper towels decided to do it the way mother nature would.

Sorry to hear about you five bad starts but looking great now.

 

[VtGrower]

Hey EZ , starting seeds can be tricky as I have had my share of failures. At first I thought I received bad seeds but now I know it was all me. My house is usually on the cooler side of things and I realized heat was my main issue. Bought a heating pad and totally tried a few seedlings. I learned to place a towel over the heat pad. I put the seed in a small piece of wet paper towel and this into a zipper baggie. I then place the baggie on the towel that is over the heat pad. I set a thermometer next to the baggie and cover everything with a clear glass baking dish. I monitor the temps to keep them very close to 70-72 degrees. I'm still learning after five years of growing and may try some starter cubes next time instead of the paper towel.
You will love your Bubbleicious from Nirvana. I harvested some last Dec. and it has become my favorite. Good luck with your Autos!

 

[strainsgrow]

Sup EZ!

Nice setup. Good luck! ✌

 

[EZDreamer]

Running way behind on updates. It's always something...

Well, She is doing beautifully. On 4-25 I pinched off her top and started my LST with just one bend.
She handled it well and recovered quickly.

More images and updates in a few minutes.

Note: Room Temp: 81
Humidity: 75% - 80% with no air filter running at this time.
Feeding FoxFarms Grow Big at half strength.

 

[EZDreamer]

May 2nd, After the pinch back and first LST, she sprang back beautifully. It amazed me that it had doubled in size in just a week.

I re-potted her into a five gallon fabric pot and a couple days later gave her the second LST, this time bending out seven stems and branches.

I'm now feeding her FoxFarm Grow Big and Big Bloom, both at half strength.

 

[EZDreamer]

It's been just over a week since the last LST. A few days ago I pinched back the new center cola to retard it's growth. I want this center and the outer colas to all be on the same level as much as I can.
Today I've performed the 3rd LST, adjusting or tying down nine branches in all. Right now there are so many colas popping out. It seems that she doubles in size every week.

I think this will be my last LST for this plant. From this point on I'm going to just let it start its upward climb.

Room Temp: 81
Humidity: 79%-80%
18 Hours light
Feeding FoxFarm Grow Big and Big Bloom, both at half strength.

 

[JimmyPapaya]

EZDreamer Lookin good!


3rd grow
CFL's for seedlings
Outdoor DIY Grow Box 4' X 3' X 8'
Galaxyhydro LED 300w Full Spectrum
ViparSpectra LED 450w Full Spectrum
Coco Loco & Kindsoil
Foliar Essence
Molasses
5 gal Smart pot/5 gal plastic pot
AK-47 feminized - GYO
Fallen Angel feminized - Devils Harvest

"Changing my thinking, changes my life."

 

[D.A.A.S.69]

EZDreamer Nice growth ,my friend, those Bubblelicious autos from Nirvana grow some huge buds too, just wait and see.lol
It also is some great smoke too. Your doing great, I wouldn't be pinching that top to much though, she's getting kinda old, now for that. But she is sure looking good though, nice work.

 

[EZDreamer]

Thanks D.A.A.S.69, you're right, my last pinch back was last week and I was a little concerned that it was getting close. I think Monday I'll be turning on the extra bank of budding LEDs.

 

[EZDreamer]

Should I lower the grow room temp and humidity as soon as the buds start to show.?

 

[EZDreamer]

Loving the continued change of this plant. Every other day it appears to have added several inches.

 

[EZDreamer]

Look at the change from 5-21 to today. This girl looks amazing!

Today I trimmed many of the larger leaves, working my way from the soil level up. My hope is to get more light into the lower level buds.

Looking at the pictures, does everything look okay?

Room Temp: 78
Humidity: 55%
12 Hours light
Feeding FoxFarm Grow Big, Big Bloom and Tiger Bloom, all at 1/2 strength.

 

[Campesino]

Yep, looking good!

 

[EZDreamer]

So, last week I did a major pruning of my plant and today she looks amazing. I don't have a jeweler's loop, but I think she's ready. What do you guys think?

 

[Campesino]

I think she has several weeks left!

Several Weeks!

She still has puppy feet - let her grow up to be big!

 

[EZDreamer]

Thanks Campesino, I was unsure, because this is an auto flower and its headed into week 10. Someone growing the same seed said they harvested in 10 or 11 weeks and did not wait for all the pistils to turn. I guess my fear is going too long.

Maybe the LST and pinching it back added some additional time to its cycle. I'll let it go and check back in a week.
Thanks again for the feedback.

 

[Campesino]

Every plant in every grow is a little different. Just pay attention to your plant and what she is telling you!
I'm thinking it might really be 4 more weeks! Plenty of time to find a magnifying glass or small microscope to verify trichomes.

You don't want to do all this work and then harvest at the wrong time because you didn't check trichomes!

 

[EZDreamer]

I ordered the jewelers loupe. It will be in tomorrow. Thanks for the advice Campesino. I'll be keeping an eye on the trichomes (artichokes).