Blue Dream - 1, Strawberry Cough - 2

sir_root 9/21/2026 - Ik ben laat begonnen met mijn laatste twee meisjes. Ik was niet van plan om deze kweek met twee verschillende strains te doen, maar de germinatie werkte tegen me. Dus, hier gaan we. Tenminste, deze keer zijn ze vergelijkbaar, Sativa-dominante planten. Ik ben zo benieuwd wat de nieuwe lampen voor deze ronde gaan doen.

sir_root 9/26/2026 - Vandaag de meisjes in potten getransplanteerd. Ook de automatisering ingesteld voor VDP van .6, door de luchtvochtigheid hoger te laten worden. Deze kelderkamer is warm. Het Blue Dream meisje lijkt een beetje ruw. Haar bladeren zijn een beetje geel geworden. Ik hoop dat het gewoon komt omdat ze honger had naar voedingsstoffen, terwijl ik wachtte tot de Strawberry Cough meisjes inhaalde. Het kan ook aan de lichten liggen, maar dat denk ik niet. Ik was erg voorzichtig met het doen van PAR-metingen met de nieuwe lichten en ze hebben niet meer dan 160 PAR (PPFD) gehad. We zullen zien hoe ze herstelt. Iedereen goed water gegeven. Heb wat afvloeiing, maar had vandaag geen tijd om het eruit te vacuüm. Doe dat morgenochtend. Hier gaan we. 9/27/2026 - Stevige herstel overnacht. Tweede set nieuwe echte bladeren komt eraan. De SC meisjes laten ook een nieuwe set zien. PPFD vanochtend verhoogd naar 200. Er was niet zoveel afvloeiing als ik dacht met het water geven gisteren. De omgevingsomstandigheden zijn stabiel met mijn controllerinstellingen ingesteld voor VPD als prioriteit (.6 kPa met +/- .2) en luchtvochtigheid tot 80%. Ook de circulatieventilator op de hoogste snelheid verhoogd naar 4. Ik gebruik de gesimuleerde windmodus en in de potten is de afstand verder en ik wilde iets meer om de reguliere "beweging" te krijgen die ik graag zie, in de zaailingen.

sir_root 10/4/2026 - De afgelopen week was vrij hands-off, omdat ik een groot deel van de tijd weg was. Ik moest alleen iemand vragen om het water van de luchtbevochtiger bij te vullen. Verder hoefde ik niet te water geven of iets anders te doen. Voordat ik vertrok, had ik de PAR van de lamp verhoogd naar 250 µmol/m²/s. De meisjes reageerden daar geweldig op, samen met de constante warme temperaturen en de lage VPD, die rond de .6 kPa werd gehouden. Omdat ze het zo goed doen, heb ik vandaag een paar dingen aangepast. Eerst heb ik ze een slokje gegeven. De bodemvochtigheid was nog steeds rond de 40%, wat ik weet dat begint te neigen naar de droge kant van vochtig. Ik heb de verlichting verhoogd naar 350 µmol/m²/s en de VPD verhoogd naar .7 kPa. De temperaturen in de tent worden behoorlijk hoog door de lampen, dus ik moet over een paar dingen nadenken. Op dit moment zitten ze rond de 40% en de tent komt tot ongeveer 79F. Ik heb het geld niet voor een Terraform, dus ik denk erover om in plaats daarvan een draagbare airconditioner voor de longruimte van Facebook Marketplace te kopen. Ik heb vandaag de zijventilatie opengezet en de afzuigventilator harder gezet, maar ik wil daar niet te gek mee doen, omdat ik nog steeds de luchtvochtigheid nodig heb. Duimen dat de bladt temperaturen een paar graden lager moeten zijn, maar dat gezegd hebbende, is 79F niet te ver buiten de lijn. De lampen hangen nog steeds hoog boven de planten.

sir_root 10/13/2026 - Heb deze laatste week verschillende aanpassingen gedaan. De luchtvochtigheid verlaagd om de VPD te verhogen tot 1 +/- .2. Ook moet ik de bewatering iets meer verhogen dan ik deed. PPF verhoogd naar 450. De meisjes groeien snel en ik ga ze deze week toppen en beginnen met manifold. 10/13/2026 - Ik heb vandaag besloten om de Blue Dream en de robuustere Strawberry Cough planten te manifolden. Ik laat de andere Strawberry meid nog even doorgroeien, totdat ze wat robuuster wordt. Tevreden met het resultaat. Heb ze een slokje gegeven. Duimen maar. 10/14/2026 - Thuisgekomen van een whirlwind zakenreis en besloot de tweede SC meid te toppen. Ook LST clips aangebracht op de BD meid. Laat ze nu maar even met rust. De SC meisjes moeten herstellen en wat langer worden, voordat ik de clips bij hen aanbreng. Ook per ongeluk de manifold op de 4e node gedaan. Ik weet het, het is onwaarschijnlijk dat het uitmaakt, maar nu begrijp ik waarom iedereen zegt voorzichtig te zijn. Je controleert jezelf niet en je snijdt het verkeerde. Gelukkig kon ik gewoon doorgaan toen ik de eerste tak op de 3e node sneed. Ze had 7 nodes. 10/16/2026 - Heb de LST clips van de BD meid deze ochtend verwijderd. Tak is gezet, maar wordt groter en ik wil niet dat het knelt. Laat de andere twee meisjes doorgroeien. Ik denk dat ik uiteindelijk gecoat plantdraad voor LST ga gebruiken in deze vroege fase, omdat de takken snel groot worden.

sir_root 10/19/2026 - Started LST on SC2 and moved the wires out on BD and SC1 girls today. SC1 still hasn't really bounced back after topping, but she has always been a bit behind the others. Speaking of the others, BD and SC1 are doing really well. The node spacing is very tight, compared to my first two runs and I do not think this is entirely genetics. I think the new lights are making a big difference. Each are just getting to 5 nodes on the manifold, so a few more days to go before I will do any more trimming. The lights are great, but the heat is starting to become an issue. Or at least I am concerned it will be an issue when I increase the light intensity later in flower. I have base vents open, but it is also getting cold here and I recently turned my furnace on. It is in the same room. Daytime temps with the lighting around 550 μmol/m²/s are getting up around 83F. While this is fine, I am a bit concerned about when I get into flower and want to turn the lights up more. I think I need to cool my lung room with a portable AC unit. It is about 71F, but I think I will need to bring that down and see if it helps give me more temp stability. I could also stand to get a bigger vent fan. My current one is just a 4" duct, so I don't think it is drawing enough through. Money I kind of don't want to spend, but if I am going to be reworking a whole bunch of venting, maybe now is the time to just do it all in one go. Then again, maybe I really bite the bullet and get an AC Infinity Terraform, cool the tent directly and change nothing else. Decisions, Decisions... 10/21/2026 - Topped BD girl today. She was more than ready. I am amazed at the density of the node spacing. These new lights certainly seem to be helping. Did a bit of LST adjustments on each of the plants, to keep them going out. SC1 is getting close to being ready for the second manifold, so I will keep an eye on her for a couple of days. SC2 is still behind, but she is catching up. Slight adjustment on LST, I think her roots are far less developed, but hoping that with more canopy, she will catch up quickly. I did decide to get the Terraform. It arrives today. I realized, if I am looking at a multi-hundred dollar AC unit for the lung room, which is 70F, why wouldn't I just spend a bit more on the thing that cools directly into the tent. So it is done. I have decided to keep the Hydrone Dehumidifier and maintain that function separately in a closed loop. I had it setup in a reverse of what it should have been, with regard to intake and exhaust, so moving it will also allow me to fix that. Also keeping the CloudForge T3, which is so essential for Veg. It is moving back over to the left of the tent. This is also where the Terraform 8 will go. It will connect to the top of the tent and exhaust out the new vent I installed in my basement window. I don't need the cooling function right now, but I figured I might was well get this reconfiguration finished, before the plants get too large. My AC infinity heater will get put back in the box and stored as a backup device, should something happen and I need heating. This will entirely blow up my cost per oz, which is how I "justify" my investments, but I think it will pay off in the long run. Just kidding, this is so much more than being just about the product that comes out of it. Now if only I can get my wife to move some of the stuff off that shelving on the left wall, so I can get rid of the shelves and get a bit more work space. 😁 10/22/2026 - The Terraform installation went pretty well. Space is really constrained, but i think I did okay with positioning it for the window exhaust as well as the cool air into the tent. I tried it out yesterday, by adding it into the automation with the AC Infinity controller. Honestly didn't expect it to turn on, because I thought I had things set okay for my high daytime temp of 81F and VPD of 1, but it had other ideas. This thing cools really fast and it certainly took the humidity with it. I know it will really pay off when I get to flower, which is what it is primarily for, but I have to think about those settings. I guess it will help that the lights will be turned up a bit more. SC1 was good to go for manifold trim #2 today, so I did it and used the opportunity to firm down the LST training for her. SC2 is probably another 3 days away from being ready. I know I am pushing her, but I want to get through this so she has time to recover, before I switch to Flower. Blue Dream is getting super strong. She bounced back nicely from the manifold. Looks great and I am looking forward to what she produces. Now the next question is when do I switch to flower? I know I need to let these new colas develop a bit. At least another 2 weeks, I figure and then I can decide. What I am most trying to avoid is running in Veg for so long, I eat up all the nutrients in the soil and leave little for late flower. I know I can supplement, but I prefer to avoid it if possible. 10/24/2026 - Performed the second manifold trip on SC2 this morning. I also noticed that she is started to show some of the potassium deficiency on her lower leaves. SC1 is also showing the same problem again. I retested my water supply today and the pH was way to high. 8-8.5. I think I got a little cavalier with my water prep. Rather than waiting for it to sit for a few days before adding pH down, I was treating it right away. This is now how I used to do it. I know, RTFM, I will do better going forward. I did a manual watering of SC2, after fixing the water pH. The other two plants still need to dry out. I am hoping that after a couple of waterings, this will be corrected.

sir_root 10/25/2026 - Well, I think BD and SC1 are pretty much at the point where I will just keep them in line, but otherwise let them grow. SC2 is getting there, but the 4 end colas are not developed enough for any sort of LST. Maybe I will just let her grow in her own way and not worry about shape as much. I am thinking 2 more weeks and I will be ready to flip to flower. I want them all to get a bit more structure and bulk, before I make the change. Part of what will influence this is the ongoing Potassium deficiency, which seems to be hitting the Strawberry Cough girls especially hard. I did correct the water treatment and I also read about how my irrigation reservoir could be gaining in pH, because of the aeration. I will have to start testing this weekly now to make sure I keep it in line and see if it helps. 10/27/2026 - Flipping SC2 and SC1 seems to have had some positive effect. SC2 seems to be filling out faster now. Ran irrigation yesterday, with double checked pH water and maybe I am just hopeful, but it does seem that the level of creep on the potassium deficiency has stopped. Plants are exploding. 10 more days of Veg and I will flip to flower. I want the branches to get a bit bigger and spread out. Everything that needs to be tied down, should be tied down now to keep the canopy level. My nighttime temp management is doing okay. Trying to bring up nighttime VPD to 1.1, but I am finding that it is bouncing a bit between .95 and 1.2. Better than it was, but I am trading off with temp fluctuations between 68 F and 72 F, while my dehumidifier/AC devices try to keep VPD where I want it. It does not seem to be hurting the plants, so I am not going to get too worried about it. Besides, once I am in flower, I will be starting to bring the tent temperature down a bit more anyway. 10/29/2026 - Swapped SC2 and BD girls in the tent. This puts the Blue Dream girl in the back for the first time. I just like to rotate them. I should have calibrated the lights with the tent when I installed them, but I will do it after the grow. The Blue dream girl is so bushy. The Strawberry Cough are getting there. I took some of the large lower fan leaves off near each of the colas on a few of the plants. Took some intermediate leaves off the next node too. 1 more week, in which I think the girls are going to explode. I need to get a couple of more buckets for water. They are going to drink a lot. 10/31/2026 - I have decided to flip to flower today. Girls are getting big. I think they are well established. I have 45" of room to play with on stretch and I suspect with these new lights I am going to need every inch. Will spend some of today getting things ready. First week target is to drop day time temps by 3 F and raise VPD by .1. I will leave nighttime conditions for now.

sir_root 10/31/2026 - After deciding to flip to flower light schedule this week, I did a defoliation of each of the girls. Took interior fan leaves and first tier growth tips and fan leaves from the lower branches. They are so flat, it really looks more severe than it is. Now I will leave them alone and after changing the light schedule, just let them grow.