Kali's HD Video Grow Journal - Mendocino Purps (Comments/Questions Welcomed)

Okay! I've had a year here in California to get used to the climate. My first experimental plant turned out to be one bad runt but still got me high, the next plant was larger but still stressed into an early maturity, and while it's okayish bud it's what I'd classify as mid-grade bud, nothing special.

Now I have some fucking Mendo Purps seeds.

This entire journal will be in 720p HD video, with weekly updates. I will only provide pictures for still-frame references if problems arise, for diagnosis purposes.

http://vimeo.com/2988733 <-------- This week's video, with me planting the rooted seeds and placing them into their box for the first week of germination.

Soil: MG 3-month soil, baked and flushed to eternal shit to remove a huge amount of the nutrients, then mixed with some coarse sand for drainage.

Growth nutrient: Peter's Orchid food 30-10-10. I'll be using this in quarter strength due to the high nitrogen content.

Bloom nutrient: I have three choices, the strongest probably being my 15-30-15 powder, the most balanced being my Liquid Schultz 10-15-10 w/ micronutes, and the crappiest being MG Powder Tomato food, 18-18-21 w/micronutes. I'm leaning towards the 15-30-15 and saving the Schultz for emergency treatments.

I do have a bag of epsom salts handy, and a bottle of household ammonia and a box of baking powder, in case either I have a mag def or a pH problem.

UPDATE

Out of four seeds, three suddenly lost their root systems. The entire thing was covered, there were no insects inside the film, and the film was sealed tight over the germination tray.

So this grow is going to turn into a freaking mixed-bag journal, out of necessity.

So the final Mendo seed died on me. Thankfully I had the foresight to take other seeds and germinate them for a little longer, so they've got nearly an inch plus instead of a couple millimeters of roots.

Will have more video up when they're above soil. I also think possibly my choice of starting container was possibly bad, I'm not entirely sure.

But as it is now, no Mendocino Purple. This is just another bagseed grow, just in HD.

Makes me a sad stoner.