4x TS1000s Gmo grows Top Dawg Fam95

[gmo]

Many years ago I had a cut of Stardawg that I just loved. I asked for some recommendations for seeds that might fit my needs of finding something in the same family line. I'm looking for pungent, sticky, dense colas. Something that produces, but maintains a nice structure. All signs pointed to Top Dawg genetics, and after seeing what others were finding in their packs.

4'x4' AC Infinity tent
4x Mars Hydro TS1000s
Homemade LP Aeroponics tote
6" AC Infinity t6 fan and filter
GH Flora line 6 part nutrients
Apera PH60 and EC60 meters
Humidifier/dehumidifier
Hisense 5500BTU air conditioner piped straight in
Clip-on fans

Dropped 6 seeds in to Rapid Rooters this morning with hopes of moving them in to their netpots early next week when my current grow comes down. I'm hoping for 3-4 females in the bunch (males will be called), and at least 1 keeper mom.

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[Mars Hydro Led]

Good luck, man.

 

[gmo]

3 of the 6 have germinated and popped ground. Loosing hope on the remaining 3 (after 5 days in Rapid Rooters), so I dropped 3 more this morning. More to come...

 

[Mars Hydro Led]

3 of the 6 have germinated and popped ground. Loosing hope on the remaining 3 (after 5 days in Rapid Rooters), so I dropped 3 more this morning. More to come...

That's a little pity for them. Hope the next 3 more will be okay.

 

[gmo]

Update....it looks like I'll go 4/9 on the Fam95s this round. 3 are above ground, and 1 is just starting to poke through. The other 5 will be tossed at the end of the week if they haven't made movement by then.

Top Dawg Seeds did agree to send me another pack of seeds to replace these ones. I'm not sure what they'll be, but they were posted yesterday. Most likely, whatever they are, will have to wait until next run to get planted.

In the Aero system currently are 3 Top Dawg Fam95 and 2 Chemdawg feminized seeds from Weedseedsexpress. Will place the 1 other Fam95 in if it sprouts.

Although the aero setup is the same as the last run, the environmentals have changed significantly. This run is in a 4'x4' tent, 4 Mars Hydro ts1000s (total 600w LED), 6" fan and filter (AC Infinity Cloudline t6. NICE fan! and equivalent filter), humidifier for now and dehumidifier when it comes time, 6500btu air conditioner piped in.

I also decided on keeping the soil tent going for another round. I was fond of how the ILGM Wedding Cake Fem'd autos ran last time around, so I decided to give them another run. 2 have been placed in 3g fabric pots with Happy Frog soil. This tent is using all the same equipment as the last run. 2'x2' tent, 1 Mars Hydro ts1000, 4" fan and filter, humidifier, GH nutrients when it comes time.

 

[Mars Hydro Led]

how about growing 4 big and tall plants in 4x4tent?

 

[gmo]

Alright, it's time to really start getting this journal going.

In the aero tent are 4 Top Dawg Fam95s. I had very poor germination rates on these (4/9). They're non-feminized, so I'm hoping that I get at least 1 female in the bunch. I also have 2 feminized Chemdawgs from weedseedsexpress, no germ problems on those (2/2).


Currently the only issue I'm running in to is keeping the reservoir temp in check. I'd like it to be 64f and it seems to hover around 71f, even with ice bottles. I'm seriously considering an aquarium chiller. Until then I've upped the ice bottle regimine to see if I can get it under control.


Approximately day 14, Temp 74f, rh 55%, lights 100% @ 20" distance, pH 5.6, res temp 71f, GH 6 part nutrients according to week 2 schedule @ 600ppm.


I decided to run Wedding Cake autos in the small tent again. I really liked the structure and size last go around, and it's pretty much water and watch grow, so why not? Looks like I have one that's going to go purple very early this time, something I didn't have last time.


Approximately day 17, temp 74f, rh 60%, pH 6.5 water only at this time in Fox Farm Happy Frog.


Also including a picture of Wedding Cake that has been curing in jars since 7/24/21.

 

[Mars Hydro Led]

Love the last shot.

 

[gmo]

Aero tent day 19. Still fighting to keep res temp where I want it to be, but I'm gaining ground. I'm changing the ice bottles out 2-3 times a day. I figure I can deal with it for another month while the outside temps are at their peaks. Things are taking off and looking good.

pH 5.6, temp 74f, res temp 68f, rh 55%

Soil tent day 24. Sexing right at the same time as the last go around. Started some light LST and may top in the next few days. I did add CaliMagic to the last watering at a rate of 2mL/G, otherwise it's straight water @ pH 6.5 for another week and then I'll start a light feeding regimine.

Temp 75f, rh 65%

 

[Mars Hydro Led]

Aero tent day 19. Still fighting to keep res temp where I want it to be, but I'm gaining ground. I'm changing the ice bottles out 2-3 times a day. I figure I can deal with it for another month while the outside temps are at their peaks. Things are taking off and looking good.

pH 5.6, temp 74f, res temp 68f, rh 55%

Soil tent day 24. Sexing right at the same time as the last go around. Started some light LST and may top in the next few days. I did add CaliMagic to the last watering at a rate of 2mL/G, otherwise it's straight water @ pH 6.5 for another week and then I'll start a light feeding regimine.

Temp 75f, rh 65%

They stretched out a lot! looks pretty well.

 

[gmo]

Day 26 aero tent. No sex on any of the plants just yet, maybe by next week? I did move to feeding at the higher end of the medium strength feed rate. 4 of the 5 have responded well to that, 1 showed slightly burned tips but new growth looks fantastic. It was probably just a little bit of shock associated with the higher PPMs.
pH 5.7, temp 71f, RH 55%, res temp 67f

Day 31 soil tent. Topped one plant twice a few days ago, and the other plant once. They're both starting to flower now. Today was their first light strength feeding (GH 6 part week 1 flower schedule). Growing exactly how I'd imagine based on the last run with them. I did find a single leaf hopper that had caused minor damage on 2 single blades of 2 separate fan leafs. Both fan leafs were removed, and the leafhopper was evicted. I didn't see any eggs or any other pests during my check.
pH in 6.6 (out 6.5), RH 60%, temp 74f

 

[Mars Hydro Led]

Everything looks good. :yay: They might show sex next week as you said. It seems the soil one is eager to stretch out. :yay:

 

[gmo]

Day 32 Aero tent. The 2 feminized Chems have sexed as of a few days ago. Though, going back I can't seem to find where I saw the preflowers. The 3 Fam95s have yet to show sex. I'll be taking cuttings of everything in the next week so that I make sure to have a mother plant if I find something I really like.
Temp 70f, RH 60%, res temp 65.5f, pH 5.7, PPM 1.68k

Day 37 soil tent. These girls have been fed once. I'll probably hold off on feeding for at least another couple of days. The one closest is a little sensitive. I did a heavy watering hoping to flush because I was noticing a bit of tip burning. This was done before the first feed. I think it's just a touchy pheno because the other one seems to be trucking along just fine.
Temp 74f, RH 64% (I changed the humidifier to 40% today. It's time to start lowering the RH at this point.) Will get a watering with CaliMagic only in the next 24hrs @ pH 6.5

 

[Mars Hydro Led]

So far, so good.

 

[gmo]

To sexy to not share. Day 35 aero tent. Still patiently waiting for the 4 Fam95s to show sex. Growth is exploding at this point. Can't wait to flower these out!

 

[gmo]

Day 36 aero tent. Took 2 cuttings from 5 of the 6 plants and 1 cutting of the 6th (The 6th is the smallest of the bunch and kinda struggling inside the canopy. It didn't have many ideal places to take a cut.). The cuttings were dipped in Clonex and placed in rapid rooters in a humidity dome. pH 6.5 water used as a foliar spray and a little added to the bottom of the tray. The goal is to have at least 1 of each for possible mother plants, and I'm also hoping that they'll reveal sex sooner than their donor so that I can start weeding out the males.

 

[Mars Hydro Led]

They look energetic and are eager to grow bigger.

 

[gmo]

Day 40 Aero tent. Day 1 of flower. I switched to 12/12 and they are just finishing their first night cycle. Drained and refilled the tote with GH 6 part nutrients at week 1 flower nutrient schedule at light feed rate ~1000ppm. I believe I see sex on 5/6 and they all look female to me. I'll know more shortly and will pull any males as soon as I'm sure.
I am battling what I believe to be calcium deficiency in the Fam95s. My pH fluctuates downward from 6.0-5.4 over a 72hr period. I had to go back and look at uptake charts and I believe that the solution isn't staying above 5.8 long enough, and calcium isn't being taken in. My solution is to watch pH closer and try and keep pH between 5.8-6.1 for longer amounts of time. I'll allow solution to drift lower, but not for longer than a 48hr period. New growth is good, and very rapid. The girls have all but filled up the 4'x4' footprint. These should get BIG over the next couple of weeks.
Temp 70f, pH 6.06, res temp 66.5f, RH 59%

Soil tent day 45. I think the stretch is complete. They're starting to enter a period of stacking on new flowers. This has been a very predictable grow, they're almost identical in size and structure to the last cycle that I ran these. One of them is starting to show trichomes, and it's showing them much earlier than the 2 I previously ran. Hopefully that's a good sign. I've fed twice since the last post a week ago. Runoff was tested and pH was 6.5 and ppm was 2.1k. I start to have issues when runoff ppm is over 3k PPMs, so I'm doing well there. They're due for a watering today and will likely get a heavy watering with CaliMagic only and then fed later in the week
Temp 75f, RH 50%

Dried and cured buds that went in to jars on 7/17/21 from last run in the aeroponics tent. They are Zkittlez and Gelato.

 

[Mars Hydro Led]

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[gmo]

Mars Hydro Led thanks for the heads up and for the opportunity! Great contest!