Trainwreck - Any recommended soil mixtures?

[DigiTM]

Well, I recently ordered some feminized seeds off of seedboutique and they were packed and shipped yesterday, so I will be expecting them in a week or so. Very excited.

The strain I purchased was Trainwreck from Greenhouse seeds.

Here is some information on them:

Breeder : Green House Seeds
Flowering Time : 8 Weeks
Environment : Indoor/Outdoor
Seeds Per Pack : 5

Awards: Not introduced to competitions yet.

Genetics: Original clone from Arcata, USA. Reversed 100% feminized.

Effect: Like the name suggests, a real blast. It hits fast, and it hits hard. Stoney on the body, confusing and trippy on the brain. A truly powerful smoke.

Flowering indoor: Ready in 8 weeks, expect a lot of resin and tower-like calyx formation deforming the buds in the final stages of ripening. Production up to 500 grams per square meter.

Flowering outdoor: Ready beginning October, with stretchy branches and long shaped colas. Production up to 700 grams per plant.

I plan to grow these one at a time, indoors in a custom growbox designed for scrog growing. The light source will be a few CFLs.

So I was wondering if you guys had any specific soil mixes for this type of strain. Since the flowering time is only 8 weeks, I was wondering if there was any specifics that you think could help it maintain maximum veg and growth so I can get as best a yield as possible for an indoor micro-grow.

My last attempt at growing was outdoor, in a mildly wild freestyle based grow (after transfer from initial indoor pots). There was little need for specific soil mixtures after the transplant and the plants grew great for the most part (until their destruction at the hands of evil ). However, since this will be completely interior and with completely artificial lighting, I figured extra steps will be needed to insure I get decent growth.

So any recommendations for an indoor soil mixture for this strain? Anything would be much appreciated. The final maximum potting area for each plant (after initial transfer) will have to be no larger then 8 inches wide in diameter if I decide to go with some low stress training.

Thanks in advance.

 

[trichosaurus]

These are pretty new seeds so I doubt anyone will have any info regarding GH TWs. But I have grown the Arcata Trainwreck clone and she loved my mix of 3/4 FoxFarm Ocean Forest, 1/4 Light Warrior, dolomite lime, bone meal, sea kelp. Most strains will respond well to this mix but the atw loved it. Even more important is what you are feeding her. So make sure you are giving your plants good stuff.
GH TW is probably not the arcata cut imo but some grow reports should verify it. So please post your results and good luck.

Some pics of the ATW cut...

 

[gnarly]

trainwreck is THE one hitter quitter, imho.

 

[gladysvjubb]

I'm using Master Grower Mix out of Canada. All my plants respond well in this mix with 1/4 strength food and 1 teaspoon/gal of molasses. Under 12/12 from seed.




This is a 30 day old TW seedling with alternating nodes, the only 1 of 5 that displayed this characteristic.

 

[DigiTM]

Hey thanks guys. I'm excited for this already. I went to a few local places today and checked out different types of soil mixtures that I could make and am feeling good on it.

On the topic of feeding, it is very true that it is important. You guys have any recommendations on that as well?

I was looking at all the different stuff at the stores and my head almost exploded. Stuff to help with nutrients deficiencies, to help with excess, etc. So much. I've always been interested in horticulture, however it is amazing how much science goes into even growing a small plant.

More organic is better for me personally, but I won't shun small quantities of chemicals that may help keep my plants healthy. I've heard people not liking the use of certain stuff, but as long as it doesn't negatively effect the plant or buds, I can't see a major harm in it.

 

[gladysvjubb]

Feeding is a whole 'nother trip. I use your basic Bloom Burst from Wal_mart at 1/4 recomended strength and of course molasses. I feed them from the time they poke their little heads up 'till I chop. I produce smooth sweet smoke that tastes great! Don't forget that I grow 12/12 from seed so all I concentrate on is a blooming formula.
If you are going to grow them vegetively I use some Peter's 20-20-20 at 1/4 strength until you switch to 12/12.
Here is a Top 44 seedling 4 weeks old just fed with Bloom Burst since it popped. No problems as you can see.

 

[DigiTM]

Thanks. Your plant looks really healthy there. Gotta love it.

Since I'm growing in a small grow area, I am planning on LST my plant in hopes to maximize the grow area. However, it seems that the strain I bought has the potential to get stressed easier then most and often hermies late into flowering. Nothing major, as the bud is still smokable, but enough to worry me.

So I am busy researching now the best ways to minimize the stress on my plant while feeding it a good enough mix to keep it healthy and hopefully too occupied to stress out when I train it or scrog grow on it.

I originally planned to top it often, but am now concerned with the stress that may put on the plain, so I have put more focus on LST and working that way with a quality feed.

So you recommend that even with a 20-20-20 feed, I should only go around 1/4 the actual strength to keep it growing well? Definitely something I will remember.

 

[trichosaurus]

Dont worry about stressing the plant so that it hermies. Firstly, GH is probably not working with the Arcata cut. Seed companies lie and Arjan is infamous for lying/misinforming about his genetics. And even if it is the Arcata cut, they will throw out male flowers late in flower but those flowers are sterile, meaning they will produce no pollen. So do not worry about stressing the plant by LST. IF these plants grow in any way similar to the ATW, then training WILL be nessessary.
Pure Blend Pro is damn near completely organic and it is very user-friendly. Mix some Liquid Karma in and some Cal/Mag if you use RO water and you will have a complete nute line. Always use 1/4 strength the recommended amount to start out and see how much your plants can take. If they show no signs of nute burn then push it up to 1/2 strength next feeding and see how they handle it. If you give too much at first then you could slow growth tremendously or even kill your plants.

 

[DigiTM]

Thanks man for all that information. That is a big relief. I was reading through the vendors forum about the GH Trainwreck strain and it was giving me a little bit of a headache.

I've dropped my initial scrog grow idea in replace for pure LST. I'm currently looking at my interior to design a slightly sophisticated LST system. I should have enough room to bend my plant in several places at different times to allow it to almost go in a circular motion to extend it's grow area horizontally as much as possible. I'm still debating if I should top while doing this, as I don't know if I want separate main branching stalks like that in my limited grow area.

Either way, I guess it really is going to be an experiment. First time micro-grow with all artificial lighting. So I guess it is just what I've got to see happens. Doesn't hurt to try to be as prepared as possible.

Thanks again for all the advice.