TheSocialGrower
Big organic autos in 2x2.5
Round 3
JH and GC getting cozy in a 10gal w worms, biochar, and all the fun organic amendments. Started in Coco pots alongside my garden seeds. PAR/DLI meter using Photone iOS
Jack Herer and Green Crack, auto, ILGM
Day 62 (Week 9)
Flowering
21 updates
41 photos
Day: 62
Flowering



DJKhaledSufferingFromSuccess.jpg these ladies are getting too big for the little tent. Past few days are the first signs of vigor from JH in a minute, she’s putting on some good height but still slow to flower. GC putting on some serious frosted tips, hoping that means the smoke will take me to flavor town🤔 I gave about 1.5gal of some dilute SST (corn, chickpea, lentil). They’re really starting to suck down water now, giving them at least a gallon (10% volume) minimum every third day. I did turn up the light (from 75%->100%), which JH might be responding positively to; I think I remember it loving intense light in past runs. It won’t be too long before I should be turning down the lights for the GC, but we’ll take it day by day. The XS1500 Pro’s thing is supposed to be PAR spread and canopy penetration, so I’m hoping it does that even better at full power.
2 days ago
Day: 61
Flowering




Since last update: 3 handfuls BAS castings, 2 handful BAS coots nutes, 1 handful BAS coots minerals, 1 small handful rainbow mix bloom; seaweed & fish sh!t drench w a little NH fish & seaweed and ful power; IPM foliars, once w lost coast, today with Dr. Zymes. I feel like I should top dress more phosphorus, but I’m being cautious since I think I went a little heavy w it in the original mix and already top dressed a good amount when GC kicked into flower, plus JH a is just barely starting flower. The Neptune’s harvest fish & seaweed has a little phos too, but I still usually don’t mix it full strength.
3 days ago
zer0applied Omg I’m so dumb I missed this update
Day: 58
Flowering





Since last update: kitchen sink root drench [ion-14 silica, recharge, great white, fish shit, NH Fish & Seaweed, ful power], chop & drop, IPM foliar [Dr. Zymes, ful power], top dress [BAS castings, coots nutes & minerals, rainbow mix bloom], IPM spray 2 [lost coast, ful power]. Some lower leaves have been dropping off faster than expected, which I’m taking to mean means they’ve made it through the pre mixed nutes and are ready for more. There is some burn on the tips which is puzzling because I don’t think I’ve done anything in enough quantity to burn. I’m hoping I just sprayed too close to lights on one day and the leaf tips weren’t quite dry. I think pH also may be a factor, as i’m using alkalizing minerals (oyster shell in BAS coots minerals) for peat in my coir mix, but I’m hoping the high velocity of 2 plants in 10 gal will bring pH down a bit. Need to keep watch the GC stem getting buried in the mulch, don’t want any rot issues during flower. Im hoping some day JH may flower, I’ve cut back day length another hour or so, but who knows. Hoping it lines up so that I can chop the GC just as JH is really stretching to give it some space, but we shall see. Really wish this app let you skip lines/indent lmao
6 days ago
TheSocialGrower Also bonus pics of my worm chow avocado tech and lactobacillus harvest
Day: 52
Flowering

She’s lookin pretty good other than those little burnt tips. I moved the light up and added an oscillating fan. Reducing day length doesn’t look like it’s prompted JH to flower, but it could just be too early to tell…
11 days ago
Day: 50
Flowering

Working out some light/wind burn that’s causing those twisted leaf tips. Moved the light up and adjusted the fans
11 days ago
Day: 49
Flowering

Doing fine after trellising
11 days ago
Day: 48
Flowering





Green crack is off to a vigorous beginning of flower. Trellis net, defol, and top dress today. Soil critters were fed a little chop & drop, a handful of malted barley & oat, and two handfuls of BAS worm castings. I tossed in .4g of BioAg ion-14… I couldn’t find any top dress rates, and conveniently my scale doesn’t read below .4g so it felt right. I maybe should’ve netted them up a little earlier, but the canopy really hadn’t started to get uneven till the last few days🤷♂️ I caught 3 leafhoppers, which… it doesn’t look like there are meant more than that based on the damage. I’m gradually shortening the days for the next few nights, then I’m going to give them 24-48hrs darkness if Herer doesn’t look like it’s kicking into flower. I’ve had issues w these genetics not flowering before (see my diary of my 100+ day Herer run that i eventually had to chop; the next run I also had to flip the lights), so I gotta make sure it flowers ASAP so it doesn’t outgrow the tent.
16 days ago
Day: 43
Vegetating


Top dress w 8T malted mix (2 row, 6 row barley, & oats), 5T worm castings (half vermisterra half MI Country Roots), 4T Rainbow bloom mix, 2T neem, 1T BAS charged charcoal. Also inoculated with a few scoops from MIBeneficials fungus gnat eliminator mix. I don’t have any pest problems so I’m hoping the ones that can make themselves at home. I don’t think the mix has anything that’ll harm the plant if not fed properly or something, so hopefully 0 risk. I got the rest for my new grow, but I need to get sand to make at least a bit of a sand filter in my new living soil setup
21 days ago
Day: 42
Vegetating


Sprouted seed tea day!! I blended chia, chickpea, corn, and quinoa sprouts 1:1 with water and dropped a splash of the blend and strained some into the water that’s going to the girls. I also added some recharge and some of my lactobacillus starter… which takes me to the fermentation. I put the rest into an old kefir bottle, added about 1/3 volume of sugar (mix of white and light brown unprocessed cane) and a half cup of the 1:1 kefir to water lacto starter that ChatGPT advised me to make🥸🥴 we’ll see how it goes I guess
22 days ago
Day: 40
Vegetating

Has the user base on this app been decimated in the past 2 years or is it just me? I feel like 2yrs ago you could post ANYTHING and have ppl commenting, now there’s barely anyone. Still a good app for documentation, just waaayyyy less fun
23 days ago
amithus I just started using this app as my state just legalized it. I’ve had good luck getting people to chime in when I’ve had questions. I think posting late might miss some of the regulars as we all seem to be older with schedules but who knows. I’m following you now. ✌️
TheSocialGrower Ohhh that’s a good point. I take the pics before I go to bed to give them time to perk up after their midday lights-out. It’s cheaper electricity and allows me to be available to spray, rather than staying up late/getting up early to do it. Thanks for chiming in!
amithus Your lady is looking good though.
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Day: 39
Vegetating

Bye bye clone! Not worth the effort/space, better used in the worm bin. I should probably defoliate?
25 days ago
TheSocialGrower Foliar sprayed Lost Coast & Ful Power; drenched w 3mL fish shit, 7mL neptunes harvest fish & seaweed in half gal water
Day: 37
Vegetating

Despite accidentally beheading it just under 48hrs ago, green crack is still cranking out new growth faster than Jack Herer. The potential clone is still struggling but I’m doing what I can and whatever happens happens🤷♂️ it’s fun to mess with for science
a month ago
Day: 36
Vegetating

Well the remaining GC took the top in stride and shot up regardless… lucky coincidence, or does that SST really work?🤔 the accidental clone is doing as well as can be expected, wilted but looking alive. I misted it with a 2-3-2 fish and seaweed seaweed spray and dumped the rest (~750mL) around all of the root zones. I also covered the moist rag w plastic wrap for moisture, and wrapped the whole fabric pot w it because I take my marching orders from Jeremy Silva. I need to spray bc I see new bite marks like they had during seedling. Also need to figure out when to apply my silica (bioag ion-14) bc I don’t need em to be more prone to snapping🤦♂️
a month ago
Day: 35
Vegetating

Added some corn, chickpea, and chia SST. I’ll order some barley, or some dedicated mix, for it eventually but the CCC SST is what I’ve got on hand. These are both pretty slow autos so I’m not toooo concerned. Might chop the pea soon. I’m paranoid it’s stunting the JH… even tho that was kinda the point, just in case this fresh soil mix was a little hot for autos. Who knows🤷♂️
a month ago
TheSocialGrower Plants are staying short and stocky. Some leaves sitting on the mulch. I raised the light an inch or so. I measured DLI at 40-45 yday, the upper end for autos, so it should be all good
Day: 35
Vegetating

Fuuuuuuuuuck
a month ago
CheechGrows This is an autoflower?
TheSocialGrower Yuuuuuup🫥
Day: 35
Vegetating


My solution… hoping it roots. Threw a clean wet rag over top of it for shade and moisture. It’s supported by the plant tags and a few garden staples so it shouldn’t smother the poor thing
a month ago
Lhska One time I sprayed a clear trash bag with water and placed it over entire plant for moisture and humidity! I’d give it a try
Day: 35
Vegetating

Well the remaining GC took the top in stride and shot up regardless… lucky coincidence, or does that SST really work?🤔 the accidental clone is doing as well as can be expected, wilted but looking alive. I misted it with a 2-3-2 fish and seaweed seaweed spray and dumped the rest (~750mL) around all of the root zones. I also covered the moist rag w plastic wrap for moisture, and wrapped the whole fabric pot w it because I take my marching orders from Jeremy Silva. I need to spray bc I see new bite marks like they had during seedling. Also need to figure out when to apply my silica (bioag ion-14) bc I don’t need em to be more prone to snapping🤦♂️
a month ago
Day: 33
Vegetating

I wanna reuse this soil a number of times, so I decided to throw in some cypress mulch I’ve been testing in my veggie garden. I threw a thin layer (3tbsp, 1/2 strength) of neem meal underneath, ideally to alleviate nitrogen tie-up from the mulch and help repel pests🤷♂️ I’ve tried straw before, but it’s a little expensive so I wanna try wood chips. Going to try a cover crop mix for green mulch in the 4x2 bed I’m about to start. It’s a little expensive but I’m intrigued by the build a soil oyster mushroom mulch, might try that depending on how the perpetual cover goes. Green Crack still way outpacing Jack Herer. I’ve had all bad experiences with this ILGM JH, not sure how much it has been user error, but I hope this one goes well.
a month ago
Day: 33
Vegetating

New light installed. Upgraded to Viparspectra XS1500 pro from their P1000, which will return to the 2x2.5 when my 4x2 arrives in a week or so. Light coverage is noticeably better. Dr. Coco and Shane of Migro both recommend this for its PAR spread, and really nice price on Amazon rn
a month ago
Day: 32
Vegetating

Movin along. Past few days I’ve used some FF Holy Mackerel and a little FF earthworm bloom. They seem like they’re keeping good pace
a month ago
Day: 29
Vegetating

Pulled the GC over. I’m worried it being more Sativa-dominant will outpace JH, but I wanted to use the last of my ILGM before my final Mephisto (sour stomper is GAS). The little pea buddies haven’t grown much, but I threw em in just to see how it goes; hoping for cut and come again pea shoots then scrap them before the girls flower.
a month ago