Malawi x PCK & Killer A5 Haze Feminized

[MedBelgUsr]

Glad you could tell my post was not meant to criticize.

Oh no, no worries : I havent smoked yet enough for my brain to be permanently in "paranoid" mode
And you know what Grandma ? they have apparently invented the Jiffy-7C ... without pea ( and thus without acid ... )

It's too late : we cant stop the green (r)evolution

For the time beeing, things still look great : thanks !

 

[MedBelgUsr]

The plants are now entering their 2nd week of Veg ( ok, not all plants are in that level but I had to take a median value )

It's going well but I have few flies of soil ... I am tempting a trap made of a glass with some apple vinegar in it but I dont know if they will feel like that kind of meal. I will also place glue straps to catch them.

Let's hope we can keep them at a very low number so they dont feed on the roots.

 

[MedBelgUsr]

3rd week of Veg - Yippie !

As you can see on the picture, all is going well ... so I just made a picture to compare the growth speed with the previous week.

However, I'm under attack of little soil flies ... I have ordered 2 predators ( Steinernema Feltiae and Encarsia formosa ) as I am planning to transplant to bigger pots in one week and switch to flo in 2 weeks, so I dont want to stress the plants.

Anyone has experience using those predators ?

I bought the minimal quantity but it's still enough to cover 20m2 ... and I have around 14 flies on 1m2 .... I hope they will feel nuked

 

[Yo Sammy]

IMHE it’s better to let new seedlings acclimatise for a bit longer coming from a humid and light dim environment to a more drier and very luminous environment. Mostly its the difference in light output that causes collapse.
Hope this helps, all the very best of luck growing these!

 

[MedBelgUsr]

So, a small update while we are still in the 3rd week of veg : I havent received yet the nematods to get rid of the fungus gnat, but I'm preparing sticking yellow papers for them ...

Apparently, I have read that they prefer the blue color ... is that true and tested ?

 

[MallardDuck]

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[MedBelgUsr]

So, after asking Dubi the number of weeks I should let them grow to reach the same final height that the Kali China had after 6 weeks of veg, I will switch to flowering for the 2 strains in 9 days, after 4 weeks of vegetative time ...

And if it's delayed for whatever reason, I will prune the tallest plants.

Yeah, flo time soon !!

 

[MedBelgUsr]

The plants are entering their 4th of of Veg ...

And they are happy ... today we have seperated the 6 Malawi x PCK from the 5 Malawi x A5 Haze and transplanted the biggest ones in a 5L air & fabric pots.

The fungus gnat traps worked quite well in limiting the number of them ... I can't wait for the nematods to arrive so those flying pests are gone ...

Next week-end, we will transplant the remaining plants, and probably switch ( at least ) the A5 to flo .... for the Malawi x PCK, the stem is much thicker and the internode distance shorter ... so I wonder if I cant give them 5 weeks of Veg ....

dubi, based on the pictures from the "white" tent, what do you think ? the Malawi x PCK could also be switched at the same time than the A5 ( in one week ) or can we wait for another week ?

 

[MedBelgUsr]

First week of flo !!

Today the last 3 plants have been all transplanted to a bigger pot, they have been bathed with some nematods ( enjoy meal of the fungus gnats !! ) then the tallest plants ( I dont remember their number but at least 3 in each strain ) have been fimed and we have started the UV leds.

I hope I didnt miss the fim and it will give me few more top colas ... though I'm not familiar with those 2 strains at all : I dont know how they will react to the procedure..

The Malawi x PCK are showing a much shorter internode distance, as expected from the PCK genetics, so I'm still wondering if the stretch in flo will be smaller.

Ah yes, I have added a drop more of N to the Killer A5 ( really really not much ) as I feel the leaves for 2 of the plants could be greener ...

They look happy already

..

 

[MedBelgUsr]

Second week of flo ...

Everything is going fine : the plants start to stretch and, as it's too early for the flowers, they didnt appear yet
I removed 1 or 2 small leaves that were located at the lowest branches as they wouldnt have grown anyway.

But leaves are fine, humidity and temp parameters are fine ... what more could I write ? Nothing, I'm afraid.

If you have no questions, see you in one week for week 3 of flo ...

 

[MedBelgUsr]

Week 3 of Flo is starting today ...

And what could I tell you about the plants ? well ... The Malawi x A5 Haze is stretching much more than the Malawi x PCK which seems to behave nicely.

I removed very few leaves here and there; depending on the leaf positions, it was motivated either to give more light towards the lowest branches, or remove the leaves showing few stains.

Not a single flower appeared already but we see hair development on the stems.

Otherwise I think we can say the plants are going well ... thus see you all at week 4 !!

 

[Paddi]

They are looking great MedBelg

You can consider to kick the flowers, by setting light to 11/13.
I have done that in my current ACE-grow with good results.

We all want to see some flowers

P

 

[MedBelgUsr]

Hey Paddi ! Thanks !

I have been considering also to swith to flo 11/13 but my first intention was to do it once the flowers appeared already ...

But you are right : if after this week, the A5 grew another 20 cm without showing a single flower, I'll start to worry about the final height .... ( especially for one of them ).

So that is set : in 1 week, 11/13 of light and , hopefully, the flowers will kick in !

 

[MedBelgUsr]

Week 4 of flo is starting today !

So, first of all : all is going fine

Second, strangely, while the 2 different strains have been switched to flo on the same day, same hour ( nearly the same minute ), the Malawi x PCK is clearly ahead in its flowering, while there is not even a single flower on the Malawi A5 Killer ...

The Malawi A5 light time has been reduced to 11 hours as suggested by Paddi to avoid ending up with a baobab, and seeing how it's stretching, I dont think it will be sufficient

Cheers
MBU

 

[flylowgethigh]

I am dying to try some Ace sativas, and the stretch is what has me worried.

 

[imiubu]

The plants are now entering their 2nd week of Veg ( ok, not all plants are in that level but I had to take a median value )

It's going well but I have few flies of soil ... I am tempting a trap made of a glass with some apple vinegar in it but I dont know if they will feel like that kind of meal. I will also place glue straps to catch them.

Let's hope we can keep them at a very low number so they dont feed on the roots.

I've read the entire thread and your gals are looking great.
I quoted this post though as I had a couple of questions:
What are the blue knob looking things on your air pots?
What is that can with plastic over the top and what's it's purpose?
Thanks.

 

[MedBelgUsr]

Hello,

Thanks for your comments and for asking

The blue knob is a plastic screw, sold with the pots ( and you can buy it spare if you lose some ) and it allows to hold the pot in a circle.
Without it, the pot opens wide, allowing to transplant or take care of the plants in any ways, much easier.

I have few other airpots and for some, the screw is in pink ...

The can with some plastic foil on top was a trap for small flies ... but as I had soil flies and not fruit flies, it proved to be totally useless.

As a result, I turned towards yellow pastic sticky pads, and trust me, it's the most efficient product to kill and control them when you grow inside ( and there's no chemical apart from the glue ).

Cheers
MBU

 

[MedBelgUsr]

Week 5 of flo is starting today !

The plants are going fine and now the Malawi x A5 Haze are finally showing their flowers too.

It's incredible how the strains look so different : the Malawi with the PCK genetics shows deep green leaves, quite broad and with a limited stretch.

The Malawi with the Haze , on the other hand, shows far less branches, a paler green ( not yet suspicious so I wont add Nitrogen already ) and a fast and strong stretch ...
( which seems to have nearly stopped since we changed the light schedule to 11 hours of light ).

For the rest, I dont know ... I dont think I need to touch them or do anything special : they seem happy ( one had slightly drooping leaves but a bit of water and nutrient, and it should be fine : it was just one out of 11 healthy and happy plants ... )

As usual : comments and critics are very welcome

Cheers
MBU

 

[Paddi]

Looking good MBU

How tall are they?
You will need a lot of sticks I guess.
Stems will be full of heavy flowers soon


P

 

[MedBelgUsr]

Thanks Paddi, I cant wait to finish them but I'm wondering : isnt it a strain that can reflower multiple times if you give it time ? Improving the overall quality ?

And yes, you're right : I will indeed use few sticks starting next week ... right now the 2 tallest are around 1 meter tall ...