Mr. Brown dreams a little dream of Dreamtime

[Mr. Brown]

Day 20

So far I like growing in soil I give them only water with a pinch of algae lime and they look good

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I will repot them in the final 10 gallon fabric pot with my living soil as soon as they develop a big and healthy root ball.

MB

Day 25

Today was the day
Dreamtime 1 and Dreamtime 2 showed some big and healthy roots. I repotted them into the final 10 gallon fabric pot with my living soil
Dreamtime 1

Dreamtime 2

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Let the games begin
MB

 

[Mr. Brown]

Day 25

Today was the day
Dreamtime 1 and Dreamtime 2 showed some big and healthy roots. I repotted them into the final 10 gallon fabric pot with my living soil
Dreamtime 1

Dreamtime 2

Group shot

Let the games begin
MB

Day 30

I adjusted the LEDs and the exhaust fan according to @Swifty tips and both Dreamtimes seem to like it a lot
Dreamtime 1

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Dreamtime 2

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Have a green weekend
MB

 

[Swifty]

I see a big difference in these couple of days, good job MB.
The colour alone is remarkable.

Have a nice weekend!

 

[Ray]

Cannabis is a very rewarding plant and not only because of its flowers.
It's ability to near instantly indicate even the slightest of changes is a gift, remediation etc.

I've always liked a mix pack.
Wishing you the best MrB

 

[Diesel840]

Dreamtimes look great, Mr. Brown. They are recovering nicely

 

[Mr. Brown]

Day 30

I adjusted the LEDs and the exhaust fan according to @Swifty tips and both Dreamtimes seem to like it a lot
Dreamtime 1

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Dreamtime 2

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Have a green weekend
MB

Day 35

Everything seems to be on track so far
Dreamtime 1

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Dreamtime 2

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Make my dreams come true
MB

 

[Ptree]

Day 35

Everything seems to be on track so far
Dreamtime 1

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Dreamtime 2

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Make my dreams come true
MB

Hmm, looking pretty good to me

 

[Mr. Brown]

Day 35

Everything seems to be on track so far
Dreamtime 1

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Dreamtime 2

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Make my dreams come true
MB

Day 40

My dreamtimes are getting bigger and bigger
Dreamtime 1

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Dreamtime 2

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I think I have to switch to 12/12 soon before my grow tent gets to crowded

MB

 

[Diesel840]

Dang, @Mr. Brown what are you feeding those girls? They are shooting for the roof! Great growth so far.

 

[Mr. Brown]

Dang, @Mr. Brown what are you feeding those girls? They are shooting for the roof! Great growth so far.

Thank you @Diesel840

So far they grow in the 'TLO New Beginning's Soil Mix' and I water them with RO water with a pinch of algae lime and some water from my fish tank

MB

 

[Mr. Brown]

Day 40

My dreamtimes are getting bigger and bigger
Dreamtime 1

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Dreamtime 2

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I think I have to switch to 12/12 soon before my grow tent gets to crowded

MB

Day 46

The Dreamtimes dream big and they seem to like the TLO soil.
Dreamtime 1

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Dreamtime 2

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Before they outgrow the tent I'll take cuttings and switch to 12/12 tomorrow

MB

 

[Diesel840]

Those are some vibrant leaves!

 

[Mr. Brown]

Day 46

The Dreamtimes dream big and they seem to like the TLO soil.
Dreamtime 1

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Dreamtime 2

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Group shot

Before they outgrow the tent I'll take cuttings and switch to 12/12 tomorrow

MB

Day 47 (day 1 at 12/12)

Today I took the cuttings and switched to 12/12

To give them some air movement from below I cut off the 3 lowest branches and turned on the small fans on the bottom of the tent.
Because this is my first grow in soil and I don't want to add extra nutrient I decided to not defoliate the plants to keep the leaves as nutrient reservoirs
I hope that makes sense

MB

 

[pleased420]

Leaves are indeed capable of storing nutrients like nitrogen in them... But I think there is no shame in either a little defoliation for the lower branches to recieve a bit more light, nor in top dressing a small amount of food in case your mix isn't "loaded" enough to bring them through flower... (which I doubt)
Whatever you choose to do, your plants will be a dream coming true

 

[Mr. Brown]

Leaves are indeed capable of storing nutrients like nitrogen in them... But I think there is no shame in either a little defoliation for the lower branches to recieve a bit more light, nor in top dressing a small amount of food in case your mix isn't "loaded" enough to bring them through flower... (which I doubt)
Whatever you choose to do, your plants will be a dream coming true

Thank you @pleased420

Your suggestion made me reconsider my decision and I cut off some of the lower fan leaves to give the lower branches more light and air movement

MB

 

[Mr. Brown]

Day 47 (day 1 at 12/12)

Today I took the cuttings and switched to 12/12

To give them some air movement from below I cut off the 3 lowest branches and turned on the small fans on the bottom of the tent.
Because this is my first grow in soil and I don't want to add extra nutrient I decided to not defoliate the plants to keep the leaves as nutrient reservoirs
I hope that makes sense

MB

Day 50 (day 4 at 12/12)

Today I raised the LED to 75% to give the plants some more DLI
All the plants seem to like the soil mix so far and I really love the color of the leaves
Dreamtime 1

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Funny growth

Dreamtime 2

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Group shot

MB

 

[Skuncle Lenny]

Question for you:
Why do you dim your indoor lights when the strength of the sun on outdoor plants is far more than any light could ever produce?
Why flower a plant at a dimmed, let’s say 500-700 par versus 1000-1500?

 

[Mr. Brown]

Question for you:
Why do you dim your indoor lights when the strength of the sun on outdoor plants is far more than any light could ever produce?
Why flower a plant at a dimmed, let’s say 500-700 par versus 1000-1500?

Good question @Skuncle Lenny

Let me try to explain the thoughts behind it in my broken english
The sun shines with different strength over the day while the LED has the same power from the first to the last minute. I figured out the average DLI that the plants need in their growing stages to break that down into PPFD and Lux.

In my grow tent I try to keep the LED ~40cm above the canopy and dial it in with my light meter to have the perfect light strength for each grow stage.
Over the last grows I learned that the plants get stressed when the LED is too close or shines too powerful.
So far it works good for me but the journey is not over yet. I still have to try and learn a lot more.

MB

 

[Skuncle Lenny]

Good question @Skuncle Lenny

Let me try to explain the thoughts behind it in my broken english
The sun shines with different strength over the day while the LED has the same power from the first to the last minute. I figured out the average DLI that the plants need in their growing stages to break that down into PPFD and Lux.

In my grow tent I try to keep the LED ~40cm above the canopy and dial it in with my light meter to have the perfect light strength for each grow stage.
Over the last grows I learned that the plants get stressed when the LED is too close or shines too powerful.
So far it works good for me but the journey is not over yet. I still have to try and learn a lot more.

MB

Txs and appreciate your rationale.
It’s a great discussion point that could probably go on for days. There are so many variables to so many things that we all do that I find it interesting how successful we are using all different types of methods. I love the scientific side and I also love the wild, let it grow like a weed side of me…

 

[Mr. Brown]

Txs and appreciate your rationale.
It’s a great discussion point that could probably go on for days. There are so many variables to so many things that we all do that I find it interesting how successful we are using all different types of methods. I love the scientific side and I also love the wild, let it grow like a weed View attachment 96176 side of me…

There is no right or wrong way of growing. Just so many different ways that work. That's what I love most about growing
One day when I have the space and time I'll definitely try your wild style of growing

MB