Bryan’s Nine Strain Wonders in Different Growing Mediums:
In this grow journal, Bryan tells the story of the nine different strains he grew using two growing mediums. He started with ten, half in soil while the rest in hydro. Another twist of this journey is that all plants would cohabit a single growing area. Read on to see how it worked out.
Bryan and His Nine Strains
AK-48
Often mistaken for AK-47, the similarities between these two strains end with both having up to 20% THC. However, these are not the sample plants. AK-48 itself leans more towards the Indica and is well capable of delivering a calming body buzz after inducing a clear-headed cerebral high. Among its most popular use is as a way to find comfort from the debilitating effects of anxiety, depression, and chronic pain.
Black Destroyer
A mixture of dominant strains like Northern Lights, Ortega, and Afghani SA ended up with another legendary strain, the Black Destroyer. This high yielding plant is flexible as well, as it can thrive both indoors and outdoors.
The buds have a strong and pungent aroma, yet the taste is surprisingly sweet with a hint of menthol. Still, do not let the pleasant taste fool. Like the AK-58, it boasts of 20 to 22% of THC. Despite the name, it relieves one of anxiety, stress, and pain.
Red Dragon
Those looking to relieve stress may find relief in Red Dragon. A quick smoke of this strain produces upbeat and uplifting giggles. For growers, it would only take seven to nine weeks of flowering before harvesting sweet, flowery and a hint of a honey taste of buds.
Pineapple Chunk
Indica-dominant Pineapple Chunk combines the properties of Cheese and Skunk #1. The characteristics of both strains are evident in the skunky, earthy, and cheesy, with sweet pineapple taste. Nonetheless, it still has a small dose of CBD and high THC content.
White Rhino
A hybrid of White Widow and another unknown North American indica strain is a favorite of ScrOG growers because it only grows as a bushy and stout plant. Nonetheless, it gives a strong and heady high that is perfect for medicinal use as well.
Royal Thai
Clusters of buds that has a lavender and maroon hues grow out of the sativa-dominant strain, Royal Thai. It amazes the smokers with fantastic taste when cured properly and the chocolate with coffee kind of taste. All these results in a clear, powerful, uplifting, and cerebral high.
Cherry Bomb
Cherry Bombs mild to moderate effects make it perfect for people who want to have a quick day time smoke. It sends smokers a strong sativa buzz that gets them active and mentally alert instantly, but as the effects wear on, it slips to a more focused state that allows for normal activities.
Sour Diesel
Sour Diesel or “Sour D”, invites people with a pungent, diesel-like aroma. This delivers an energizing, yet dreamy cerebral effects that people with stress, pain, and depression prefers this one over a lot of strains.
Super Skunk
One of the most famous indica plants out there, Super Skunk traces to another legendary strain: Skunk #1 cross with Afghani genetics. This mix produces extremely pungent, sweet buds that surprises with a sweet taste. It induces a body relaxing effect that releases stress and body pains.
Grower’s Profile:
Name: Bryan
Location: USA
Seeds: AK-48, Black Destroyer, Red Dragon, Pineapple Chunk, White
Rhino, Royal Thai, Cherry Bomb, Sour Diesel, Super Skunk
Yield: Low
Preparation:
- RDWC system with plastic
- Clear plastic cups
- Red solo cups
- Pipe cleaners
- Makeshift domes
- (2) Cob 1800-watts LED lights
- Seedling soil
- Fox Farm Happy Frog Soil
- Spinosad
Germination Phase
2018-05-22
Ten seeds of different strains buried in seedling soils are resting in individual clear solo cups that are then inside red cups. This way, Bryan can check on the roots without disturbing the roots. The clear solo cups also have holes for better drainage. Red cups, however, does not have these holes. Instead, the grower fills it with about an inch of water, gives the seedlings a chance to absorb the amount that it needs, and pours it out after an hour.
Once assembled, the grower submerges them into a bigger pot filled with soil as well.
The strains are:
- AK-48
- Black Destroyer
- Red Dragon
- Pineapple Chunk
- White Rhino
- Royal Thai
- Cherry Bomb
- Sour Diesel
- Super Skunk
Half of them would grow in soil and the other half are going to be in Recirculating Deep Water Culture (RDWC) hydroponics systems.
2018-05-23
Two-cup method that Bryan tried with the seedlings did not seem to work. The soil inside the cups became compacted and seemed to crush the seedlings. He had to loosen the soil manually and hopefully, give them a chance to sprout.
2018-05-25
72 hours buried in the seedling soil worked. Now, two Pineapple Chunks sprouted first today. However, as the day goes by, more and more seedlings began to show. At the end of the night, there are a total of five little sprouts in the growing area.
Again, Bryan added water into the red cups before putting the clear cups inside. Although this time, humidity domes made out of food containers are placed over them.
2018-05-26
The other half of the ten seedlings broke the surface this morning. So far, that is 4 and a half days of germination with 100% success rate for Bryan.
Vegetation Phase
2018-05-27
This morning presented the grower with this journey’s first problem. He found most of the sprouts are overstretching, with some even falling to a “U” shape. Now, pipe cleaners support the stems, and humidity domes let the seedlings breathe for a while.
2018-05-30
Four of the seedlings ended up needing the pipe cleaners after all. Bryan decided to remove all humidity domes which appear to be better for the plants.
Yesterday, all ten sprouts drank water the same way they used to before. However, there is some visible root action happening this time.
2018-06-01
Two more seedlings needed pipe cleaner support. Although that is a bummer, Bryan looked at the bright side instead and saw roots growing on the Pineapple Chunks six days after sprouting.
Humidity domes might be the culprit responsible for the overstretching of the plants. They appear to have diffused the lights from two 1,800-watts COB LED lights too much.
2018-06-03
The Pineapple Chunk is in her final resting place: a 7-gallon fabric pot. The process is a little bit tedious. First, Bryan placed the clear cup directly into Fox Farm Happy Frog Soil.
Then he watered the soil with a gallon of water mixed with 1/2 tsp of rooting powder to keep the shape, removed the cup again, popped the plant out of the container and placed it in the cup-shaped hole. The form is a perfect fit, and the roots remain undisturbed.
2018-06-04
Same processes happened to transplant the Sour Diesel and Red Dragon into their separate 7-gallon smart pots.
2018-06-06
All five plants that would grow in soil are now set to go. Meanwhile, Bryan transplanted a Pineapple Chunk into the RDWC with a chiller. The process is also intricate like transplanting into soil.
First, the seedling soil is soaked until it wears off the root.
Then the plant is placed in a 3-1/2 inch net pots.
Once the root settled at the bottom of the net pot, the growers pour clay pellet and leave an only 1/2 inch of space at the top. A foam collar steadies the stem in place.
2018-06-07
A lot of things are happening today. Another seedling rests in the hydroponics system, three more to go. Then, two of the first plants in soil got topped, and two out of the five seeds Bryan allegedly planted two days ago already sprouted.
2018-06-08
Bryan sets up two more plants into the RDWC system. The seeds that ended up in the hydroponics system are the “slow growers,” while the ones that sprouted first are in the soil. Nonetheless, they would all stay under the same lights, and in the same tent.
Here are the soil plants:
Sour Diesel
Red Dragon
White Rhino
Cherry Bomb and Pineapple Chunk
2018-06-10
Now that Bryan placed all plants where they should be, he can do more things for the plants. First off, the five plants in soil are finally topped. As for those in the hydroponics system, the plants now have a right amount of roots growing out of them. Their grower also made some adjustments in the tent like recirculating the pump tubing and air tubing.
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