I am waiting for my enormous Auto Glueberry OG to finish..... still another couple of weeks I think. I have just taken down another Glueberry and she was loaded with thick sticky colas, so I thought I should plant another 2. That should really fill up the jars
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I love smoking Auto Night Queen..... it's such a strong smoke, and so tasty too. I just have a little bit left from the last time I grew her, so I had to include her in this run.
I put the Night Queen and Glueberry seeds directly in 5L airpots, with 100% Coco, soaked in EC 0.7 nutrient mix. The usual 20L airpots were still in use when I sowed these beans.
I only had one 20L airpot available, and so I used it for a Pineapple Express seed. I had 3 seeds from winning the COTC on AFN, and grew her once..... the first seed didn't pop, and the second time she was small, giving me just under 3 ounces, but was a very strong smoke that tasted so pineapplely!!! She was small because I had her in with plants that were a bit older, and I have this theory that when the older ones start flowering, it initiates flowering in any nearby younger plants. This results in smaller plants that finish a lot quicker.
I plan to repot the Dutch Passion strains in the 5L airpots at around week 3, they can take the stress...... hopefully.
The Pineapple Express is a Fastbuds strain, so may be less stable, I dunno. I didn't wanna take any risks with her, just let her grow in a 20L airpot from the start, and get the best out of her without stressing her out at all.
Anyway, after planting the seeds, I covered the pots in clingfilm, then put some thick card over them to block out any light, and left them in the tent to keep warm.
I planted them on the 18th Feb, and on the evening of the 20th, one of the Glueberries had popped. The following morning, the other Glueberry, then the Night Queen popped out...... but no Pineapple.
That 1st Pineapple that didn't grow has been bugging me, the only blip in my 100% successful germination technique...... I wasn't prepared to let it happen again, so on the night of the 22nd, I got impatient and dug down into the coco to rescue her.....
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I must have made the hole too deep when I sowed the seed, and I'm glad I found her, she was a good inch down and was out of her shell, yellow and still looping down.... so without exposing her root at all, I hooked her head out and covered the pot with clingfilm for a day to get the humidity up... the next morning she was looking green and happy, so I uncovered her and let her get on with it.
Here they are on day 4.....
Clockwise from the Pineapple Express in the big 20L airpot, there's a Glueberry OG, a Night Queen, and another Glueberry OG, all in 5L airpots.
I watered them yesterday on day 5 for the first time..... just syringing 100ml of EC 0.7 feed at pH 5.8 around the roots to get a bit of oxygen in there, and I'll probably give them some more tomorrow before I start circumferential watering (just around the edges) to encourage side root growth.
Today on day 6, I took a few photos....
Glueberry OG 1
Glueberry OG 2
Night Queen
..... and finally.....
Pineapple Express
Now I know the Pineapple is a day younger than the others, but I'm sure some of the more eagle eyed amongst you
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The next 2 leaves are growing, so I'm not that bothered by it, but I hope this isn't a bad omen!
I have all 4 under one Skyline 400, keeping the light about 80cm above the plants.
I'll keep this grow exclusive to LED Growers Forum for the time being, so thanks for viewing, and tune in again next week!
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