Grow Journal 2024

So a little backstory I used to grow when I was just out of high-school and did a lot of experimentation but then I moved and haven't grown in over 10 years. I just started a new grow and wanted to start a grow journal. There's been a few fuck ups already and it's been kinda difficult getting into the swing of things but here goes.


Set up =
vivosun 5x5 grow tent
Aerozesh T6 online Duct fan with Carbon Filter
Aerowave E6 grow tent fan
Aerolight 200wse LED full spectrum x 4
Aerolight 100wse LED full spectrum x 1
Seed starter trays with heating mat
15 gallon vivosun fabric grow bags
Foxfarm happy frog soil
Foxfarm grow big / tiger bloom / calmag/ big bloom /
2 different ph meters
EC meter
TDS meter
Vivosun soil ph / moisture meter

The strain =
King kush CBD auto x4

I didn't get pictures when I started and I started out a little funky because equipment was still coming in when I got my seeds. A little bit of a summary before I get to present day. Dipped my seeds in water for 24 hours before I placed them in seed starter trays on top of the heating mat. They popped after about 4 days but I lost 2 of the seeds. One by rot and the other by high temps. After the roots hit the bottom of the trays after almost another 4-5 days I quickly wet the medium till water was coming out the bottom of the tray and half a day later transplanted them into the 15 gallon grow bags. During seedling the 100w light between 50-80% was plenty (didn't realize the light had different spectrum options so ended up playing with the lights in manual till veg) once I transplanted the plants perked up the very next day and I put the 200w light and vent system on auto however the temps in my grow tent / room were out of range on the high end reaching almost 95 degrees with 28 humidity and a vpd of 3.2. I quickly watered the plants, went into the recipe and changed the grow lights to 50 percent for 18 hours and left the door of the tent open and temps dropped but I've still struggled to keep temps below 83 degrees F. Typical range is 83-87 degrees. Typical ph range for the RO water is 6.8-7.4 with the TDS being 0 and EC close to 800. I've also picked up a portable ac to help with temp issues. After mid 2nd week with RO water I've started big bloom and grow big but haven't taken any pictures yet however the plants are responding pretty well. Here are some pics to go with this summary. Also as a side note I didn't know what autos were and since I have only really worked with photoperiod plants I've had to make some quick adjustments which may end up fucking me in the end but you live and learn.

As a side note I didn't realize how strong the lights were and so in the pictures you will see some dark green foliage and spotting. Also there is a little bleaching on the tips but I feel that the plants are recovering.

Okay I just started week 3. I started the first round of nutes a couple days ago. Sprayed the foliage with clean RO water with 0 TDS and then put half gallon of nute laced water into each fabric pot mostly around the edges to promote root growth. Nute supplemented water tested out at 6.5 ph with a TDS of 885 (which is abnormally higher but just used filtered water instead of RO water) and a EC value of 1200 which is also abnormally high but I put it down to degradation of piping of the water supply. Once I install the RO unit at my house and run it into the filtered water I should get >300 TDS (hopefully). Checked the plants this morning they were good but when I checked them later on in the evening I noticed some pistils on the top node and a little bit of stretching. I'm going to try and feed big bloom and grow big before switching to tiger bloom, big bloom and calmag before the end of the 4th week to prep for bud production. Unless anyone has any other suggestions. I did notice a bit of a lighter green tint to the serrated leaves that look healthier but it could be overwatering as well? It's just not a super noticeable yellow yet.

Okay now we are into week four. I installed an portable A/C in the room but possibly a little too late as the plants have been showing a bit of heat stress. Both plants have been showing heavy pistil production. The first set of pictures are of the older plant and has been typical of what I've seen most of my previous grows look like at this point of time but for some reason the younger plant is just being super aggressive in veg. Too bad it's an auto because I'm sure the genetics on that plant are perfect and I would love to get clones from her. Have still been feeding RO water and filtered water with fox farm grow big and big bloom. Yesterday I gave each plant about 1 gallon each with 3 tsp big bloom and 2 tsp grow big before I switch over to tiger bloom/ big bloom / calmag at the end of the week for bud production. Will be feeding RO water before FFS because of the possible acidity of nutes and I don't want to drop below a 6 ph. Ph is still at 6.5 and tds of feed water at about 850. Here are some pictures.. you can see some tips drooping and a bit of canoeing on the larger plant but the dark green foliage and yellowing has disappeared.