DP Blueberry from Seed to Perpetual harvest

Thanks for stopping by.

Picked up some Dutch Passion Blueberry. If I remember correctly e told me it was DJ Short version in a Dutch Passion package...whatever that means. $120 CDN for 10 seeds.

I will post pics as things go along and try to use this both as a log and a learning tool.

Been bagseeding it now for a year working with moms and clones putting out a harvest every 6 weeks.

Veg will be done on tables that I have built and are under Sunblaster T5's. Moms are kept in a different space under the same T5's. I will post more on that as that stage comes into play.

Today was seed germination and they went directly into the medium housed in small propagations trays. Seeds were sowed point down approx 1/4 inch into the substrate. The substrate was misted with R/O water with a PH of 7.0.

The trays were covered with plastic wrap to create a mini greenhouse. The tray was put now into a dark place where temp is appox 78F.

See you later...
This is the germination stage.

Sounds like an excellent grow plan, Blink.

i look forward to following your progress.

btw, do you also flower under fluoro? if so how many watts?

Flower under 2 x 400HPS.
The space is 4w x 4h x 8L
vented with a 340CFM fan. Passive intake. Vent to outside. Odorsock and zero smell. normal temps of 76F and 52%RH. nightime cools off to 64F. Soil is organic peat mix with perlite at 1 bag soil : 2/3 bag perlite. Water is tap at nice PH of 7.0.

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Originally Posted by blink_inc

Flower under 2 x 400HPS.
The space is 4w x 4h x 8L
vented with a 340CFM fan. Passive intake. Vent to outside. Odorsock and zero smell. normal temps of 76F and 52%RH. nightime cools off to 64F. Soil is organic peat mix with perlite at 1 bag soil : 2/3 bag perlite. Water is tap at nice PH of 7.0.

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cool, can't wait to see pics. not just plants either i hope, i'd love to see your set-up, mine is very make-shift but, it seems to be doing the job.

thanks for sharing

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Nothing yet....hehe...should be a few days.
Temps in the germination area are steady at 78F. humididty at around 50%RH.
Gave a light misting this morning and re-covered with the plastic wrap.

Here are some pics of the germination process. I used to use the paper towel method however thought this way would be less intrusive and stressful to them and also minimizes the risk of damaging the tap root.

1./ The seeds and prop tray

2./ Poking a hole with a twist tie about 1/4" deep

3./ Using tweezers to sow the seed, pointy side down

4./ Spraying the substrate with R/O water

5./ Covering the tray with plastic wrap to create a makeshift greenhouse.

See ya'll in a couple of days when they poke through.

Ciao for now.

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Originally Posted by blink_inc

Nothing yet....hehe...should be a few days.
Temps in the germination area are steady at 78F. humididty at around 50%RH.
Gave a light misting this morning and re-covered with the plastic wrap.

Here are some pics of the germination process. I used to use the paper towel method however thought this way would be less intrusive and stressful to them and also minimizes the risk of damaging the tap root.

1./ The seeds and prop tray

2./ Poking a hole with a twist tie about 1/4" deep

3./ Using tweezers to sow the seed, pointy side down

4./ Spraying the substrate with R/O water

5./ Covering the tray with plastic wrap to create a makeshift greenhouse.

See ya'll in a couple of days when they poke through.

Ciao for now.

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thanks for the pics

i've had terrific results germinating my seeds in rockwool starter cubes and it's easy as shit.
i pre-soak the rockwool cubes in a weak vitamin B1 solution (i use ThriveAlive B1 Red)
then i put 1 seed into each cube (i use a toothpic to poke it down to about 1\2 inch
then i pinch it closed where i put the seed in, put my dome over the top and, voila, 3 - 4 days later i have seedlings.
i get close to 100% germ rate and the rockwool is good transplanting to hydro or dirt and it adds a little stability to the plant also.

i used to use rockwool for my clones as well but they didn't take so good this year so i built a cloner that, so far, is working like a dream, it's running about 95% success so i'm lovin' it.

i don't know if you've already investigated the rockwool option or not so i thought i'd offer the info to you and anyone else that might be reading (the other noobs like me)

anyway, thanks again for sharing

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I did consider the rockwool option, I actually have them soaking for the next set of clippings.
After reading from several information sources, seed banks, forums, grow guides etc, I determined that the most "natural" way is sowing directly to the substrate.

Should my results be less than expected, I have only paid for a lesson learned and will revert back to the rockwool option.

In the soil is my favorite too.

Nothing yet. I'm like a kid at xmas....
Gave a light misting and recovered with the plastic wrap.
Temps 76F RH is 55%.

Should these be under my T5's?

I thought that dark was the place to be while germinating. In nature, there are no 5 days of darkness...the seed would need some light to aspire to grow towards..any thoughts.

i don't know what the conventional wisdom says but when i put mine into the rockwool and under a dome, i then put the dome in the window, then, like i said, 2 - 3 days later, voila

Pop, pop, pop up your heads little ladies...

5 have poked their heads up through the soil.
2 are having a hard time ditching the seed shell. I will check again later today and give assistance if required, using a pair of tweezers to gently remove the shell.

I have put them under the T5's on 18/6.

Temp 76F and RH 55% with a gentle breeze from the fan.

Good day.

Sprouts indeed...

Moved them under the T5's on 18/6 schedule.
Temps are 76F and RH is 55%.
Gave a little water, a little more than a misting, just enough to wet the soil.
Tweezers were used to, very gently, remove the seed shell from the tops of the sprouts.
A small fan blows on them from a foot or two away.

That's it for today.

Sprouts are now standing nicely.
10 0f 10 have broken ground.

1 of them was still having problems opening up even after removing the shell. I very gently spread the leaves open and all seems to be fine.

A second one, although the shell was removed, still has teh leaves "stuck" together. Seems to be enclosed in some sort of membrane. I gave it a light squeeze and it seemed to break the membrane and offer some relief. perhaps it will open up today.

Gave all a light watering as the soil was dry.
Temps 77F RH 55%.

They looked like they were already stretching for the light so I moved them much closer to the T5's.

Already they have reached a height of 1.75 inches.

That's all for today.

I moved the T5's closer to the tops, approx. 3 inches away. They really looked like they were stretching more than necessary.
Soil is still moist, temps at 77F RH 50%.
Height of 2 inches or more.

Not much change generally speaking.
The 3rd and 4th leaves have started and 4 nice leaves can now been seen on the top of each.

One looks like it is stunted compared to the rest.

Temps are constant at 77F and RH of 55%.

Watered this morning just enough to runoff. PH is fine at 6.5.

Wondering when to move these to larger pots.
If anyone is following this maybe they can suggest the appropriate time for the first transplant.

Ciao for now.

Good luck whit this grow m8, I'll be watching....
Love DP's genetics...i had Skunk#1, Trance, Voodoo, Orange Bud from DP, and currently a Power Plant, outdoors....

those are little cups, I'd transplant now into something nice and deep, 15cm/6".

Temps remain constant at 77F 55%RH
They are about 3 inches tall now with pretty strong stems.
Gave a little water today that was left standing for 24hrs.

Second leaf set is forming on 6 of 10.

Transplanting on the weekend to 4" pots.

I'll post some pics then.

No nutes yet. Still only water every 2 days or as needed.
They are about 5 inches tall and there are now 5 really nice phenotypes.
The other 5 seem to be either mutated or have some problem that I can't figure out.
Temps are steady at 80F and humidity is at 55% RH.

Pics below.

Until later.

hey, im waiting for my blueberry seeds to come in the mail. should be another day or two, but i will be checking out your thread often to see what works and what doesnt while you go through your grow. good luck

Twisted leaf mutants huh ?
I've gotten phucked up genetics from them twice now .
Don't ya just love Dutch Passion . :(

Dj Shorts orig. version is much better , no they aren't the same .

Don't eliminate the freaks yet if you had planned to , some outgrow it .

Crispi :stoned:

had the same mutation problem with them leaves...
just leave em alone they will outgrow it