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Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/600W
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Fission 300W Light Emitting Diodes/600W
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Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks Technique
FIMing
weeks Technique
Main-Lining
weeks Technique
Soil
Grow medium
4 L
Pot Size
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Week 1. Vegetation
7 years ago
1.91 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
6.3
15000 PPM
74 %
4 L
45.72 cm
3/20/2018 - germinated seed popped above soil. No nutes-bubbled water. This is my first grow, purchased seeds from ILoveGrowingMarijuana.com-White Widow Auto Flower. This first week I was still having issues with my tiny grow box and the rapidly changing environment. I very much overestimated how quickly temps and humidity change in this little thing.
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Week 2. Vegetation
7 years ago
1.91 cm
18 hrs
24 °C
6.5
200000 PPM
74 %
19 °C
4 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 1
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 15 mll
The end of the week my new tent arrived-no more ghetto-rigging this thang ;) Now growing in a 2x4x5' CoolGrows tent, 6" extraction fan with 4" scrubber and active input. This week, according to FoxFarms Soil Schedule, i'm raising EC/PPM a bit and starting with some Big Bloom at 15mL/gal. I run every 3 day waterings (2nd day, before lights on is an every day check just in case) and mix 1 gal bubbled (48 hour) water. I run until i get ~20-30% runoff which is usually a little over a half gallon. This process is done in two parts with about a 10 minute rest in between each part.
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Week 3. Vegetation
7 years ago
5.08 cm
18 hrs
25 °C
6.5
200000 PPM
77 %
19 °C
4 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 1
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 15 mll
Same nutes...
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Week 4. Vegetation
7 years ago
18 hrs
26 °C
6.3
No Smell
1231000 PPM
77 %
20 °C
4 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 3
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 5.208 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 3.906 mll
Kangaroots - Fox Farm
Kangaroots 0.651 mll
Lights finally figured out but my circulation is messed up-still trying to figure out how to get rid of hot spots and correct location to set my controllers. I'm actually tracking 3 separate battery powered temp/humidity gauges, in different locations, within a google sheet to gather some data... stay tuned. She seemed to drink a LOT more this week and i ended up doing 3 waterings instead of 2 which allowed me to move from the week 3 ec up to 2400'ish. The middle watering was bubbled water, FoxFarms Organic Ocean Forest soil, and molasses for a quick compost tea. Not sure if i'm inputing these nutes right in the Nutrient chart above...
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Week 5. Vegetation
7 years ago
10.16 cm
18 hrs
26 °C
6.3
Weak
1231000 PPM
77 %
20 °C
4 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1.953 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 1.302 mll
Kangaroots - Fox Farm
Kangaroots 0.326 mll
Finally caught up with growth, here on GrowDiaries. This week has been a LOT simpler. I think i finally have a good routine down with checks throughout the day at 7am, noon, 5pm, and 10pm with added bonus of last 48 hour high/low. I'm also tracking what my physical humidity and temp controllers are at when i take my readings. This week she has had a good bubble water and a nute watering so far (tomorrow will be the end of week 5). After doing even more research i've decided to heed the advice of just about everyone and lower my nute ratios-not targeting a liquid amount, but slowly taking my readings up after i've pH'd to their respective targets (currently targeting 1/4 of the recommended fox farms soil ratios). I've also added a bit of Great White as i've heard good things (not sure how to measure this, but for a 1 gal mix i worked out i should use a 1/40 tsp so obviously i eyeballed it ;) ).
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Grow Questions
MichaelMo
MichaelMostarted grow question 7 years ago
When should LST begin-and, being my first grow-i'm a bit unsure how to begin, does anyone have any recommendations for LST on the plant as it sits? Or any tips on when/how i should?
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Techniques. Defoliation
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biggreens420answered grow question 7 years ago
I would top or fim first then let recover then start by tie the tops down enforcing the side branches to grow up when the side branches reach the top tie them down until your happy with the shape but there are lots of different methods I train tie or scrogg all my plants your welcome to go take a look and would be happy to help in any way
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Week 6. Vegetation
7 years ago
10 cm
18 hrs
27 °C
6
Weak
727000 PPM
73 %
20 °C
24 °C
4 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 5
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1.953 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 1.302 mll
Kangaroots - Fox Farm
Kangaroots 0.651 mll
Week six is off to a great start! Thank you everyone for your comments! I've been checking back every day and just now figured out how to actually view everyones input :( Sorry i took so long. After reading your comments I am immediately face-palming because today she needed a drink so after feeding I tried my hand at LST. Until today I think i didn't fully get the concept, not actually doing anything yet-no experience. But today, while i watered i noticed it looked cramped for a few bud sites-and a light bulb went off... BOOM! If i'm understanding this correctly i want to, while still maintaining the proper plant/leaf orientations, gently steer the STEM in a way that allows fan/big leaves to still function, but either be presenter out of the way or in a completely different direction. Overall-to get light to all the correct places of the plant. Again, at the time i thought everywhere was free game-as you see from the picture. I did not hear one person mention what i did, which was to actually go off of one of the fan leaf stems. I noticed that this one stem, if pulled a bit, would rotate and move the fan leaves out of the way. I'm a bit in to my light cycle (about to go to bed) but i'm noticing she is a bit stressed (from the redness on her leaf stems near the "LST". I'm kind of scared to further injure her-since she may be trying to stretch to reduce strain (i think i get that now). Should i just go with it since it's done or should i unwind and try and prop her back up?
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Week 7. Vegetation
7 years ago
18 hrs
28 °C
6.2
Normal
37000 PPM
65 %
16 °C
24 °C
4 L
91.44 cm
Nutrients 5
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 0.991 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 0.66 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.66 mll
going to get things rolling with the app! this week she is growing like crazy and has only bubbly water with as close to a 40th of a scoop of Great White. Next watering should be in roughly 2 days. 5/3/2018 - She was looking a bit thirsty today so she got a nute feeding. 5/5/2018 - Needed water again, and being my first grow i'm not super comfortable making this decision, but it looks like she is starting, or going to start, flowering. It would also be right about the time she should-so i believe week 8 will start flowering. Today she needed water so, going on the Fox Farms soil guide, i used Sledgehammer + bubble water to perform a flush. Finally, since she stretched soo much this week I wanted to uncover some of the bud sights that seems to be fattening up.( I'd love some input on whether this is starting to flower, I tried to take some pictures so you could see it). I attempted LST and pulled the side branches down in their "natural direction" as best i could. Wasn't too difficult and really did the trick. Within a few hours of the next light cycle, today, she had already started reorienting some of her leaves so i'm taking that as a good sign. Also, before bed she does not have bright leaf stems so that is also a good sign i think.
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Week 8. Flowering
7 years ago
18 hrs
28 °C
5.8
Normal
637000 PPM
65 %
16 °C
24 °C
4 L
91.44 cm
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 0.991 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 0.66 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 0.66 mll
I've officially moved the tent in to its new home-my new office. This thing has about 4 inches on the side and about 4 in front. I'm JUST able to pull 4" piping from the side out of the closet, another 4 feet to the window and out. I'm still struggling with temperatures and i have no idea why. The tent is a 4x2x5' with 6" extractor directly outside of the tent with about 2 foot of ducting to the 4" carbon filter. The 6" extractor sucks from the carbon filter through the duct to the window. Right now i have 3 total 6" fans for circulation within the tent. One is positioned roughly half way up the tent in a corner pointed above the canopy to push hot air away and up. The second is on the completely opposite corner pointed similarly between the canopy of seedlings and a 2 x 24" Florescent tube light fixture. The third is currently off, but at the roof level and not pointed down-but pointed toward the carbon filter. My lights are, along with the florescent, a 600W LED panel light, and a green LED utility light. I have 4 x 8" vents open (still no smell coming from the tent), but i've tried many different combinations and specific locations... just having trouble with this :( As for Shaneequah-she is doing well. The LST worked and really didn't slow her down whatsoever. I hope i am correct in thinking she has, right on time (ILGM.com stated 57 days and this is ~ the 8 week mark as i've lost some of my notes), starting flowering. The FoxFarms SOIL schedule doesn't change much from these weeks so this is basically the same nutes. 5/10/2018 - today I added another 4 inch extractor fan to the end of my run, at the window. I also extended my light until 9pm tonight and have it off now, to flip I'm at 3am. in this way I ha e yet to hit 80 degrees so well see how it performs. buds are forming and I gave her bubbled water, no nutes today. should I still be doing the every other water/nute?
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Week 9. Flowering
7 years ago
18 hrs
26 °C
5.96
Normal
538 PPM
65 %
18 °C
22 °C
4 L
60.96 cm
Nutrients 4
Big Bloom - Fox Farm
Big Bloom 1.953 mll
Grow Big - Fox Farm
Grow Big 0.651 mll
Tiger Bloom - Fox Farm
Tiger Bloom 1.302 mll
5/15/2018 - Week 9 is beginning, getting excited for the end now-but still trying to bulk this thing up. It has worked out so that she has started week 9 but has only JUST had a bubble watering thus far. I've filled in the nutes i'll be using above, but isn't expected until tomorrow afternoon at the earliest. I've moved offices and thus the grow tent, and I had a huge number of heat/humidity related issues because i was in a whole new part of the house. I think i've finally got it under control and boy is it working better. I'm able to consistently keep the room, via AC, at 72 which keeps the tent at roughly 77-79. Few questions for anyone strolling by: 1) since this is my first grow i'm checking to determine when the resin starts being produced heavily. I started looking through my loop and digital microscope at store bought to get a good comparison of at least what i'm trying to look for. No worries finding what i'm looking for-but i only notice hairs (presumably resin glands that have not matured?) with no "heads"/resin to them. Am i correct? 2) i've read from on some forums the term "frosty buds", coming from old-timer-gurus, that are achieved better with cold humidity. How would one specifically provide a colder humidity without causing a reaction to the overall temperature? Either way-this is just for my knowledge as i'm super "green" at it hardiharhar ;)
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Grow Questions
MichaelMo
MichaelMostarted grow question 7 years ago
My fan leaves are starting to yellow from bottom up-the first node has already browned and fallen off. They should slowly yellow right-during flowering, or is this a deficiency?
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Leaves. Color - Yellow
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FlavoursUkanswered grow question 7 years ago
Absolutely nothing to worry about. You've said it yourself, its older growth thats affected and yellowing which is normal as your plant uses up its food in its stores (leaves). The light isn't reaching the bottom growth of your plant therefore photosynthesis for the older growth is no longer occurring. The only time you would worry about leaf yellowing is if it was the new growth, then this would indicate a problem. I see you're still giving it veg nutes which is correct for the first 3 weeks of flower which is the only time you will need to be giving it the doses of nitrogen to support the plants vertical growth, after that you can gradually cut it out completely as it can hinder and slow down your plants bud growth, don't get me wrong you can still use it but it wont give you optimal bud growth which is what you want for flowering. So no, you don't have a deficiency in my opinion. Give your girls a bit of LST to open her up and get as much light through as possible as its critical if you want to see a nice yield come harvest day. I would also drop your humidity unless you want mold forming on your buds, 65% RH is way too high for flower. You want it in the range of 30-40% to minimise risk of mould and to see some nice trichome production. Do a bit of your own research also if you're not sure, information is easy to find. But yeah optimal RH for flower is 30-40% and even less in some cases in the last few weeks of flower. Good luck.
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Week 12. Flowering
7 years ago
18 hrs
26 °C
6
Normal
538 PPM
65 %
18 °C
22 °C
4 L
60.96 cm
Nutrients 1
water 99 mll
Getting ready for harvest-trichs milky and actively checking for amber. I have not found this website super useful at all-so this will be my last update.
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Experimentgreen
Experimentgreencommentedweek 97 years ago
Hey there you've done nicely in my opinion but if you wanted a little extra info to look into heres a site with so many resources :http://catnews.org/FREE%20Pot%20Books/ As well as an easier go to guide: growweedeasy.com Best of luck :)
QualityBudMan
QualityBudMancommentedweek 97 years ago
Don't worry about "cold humidity" or anything like that. Since you're a beginner no need to try and get too fancy and "love you're plants to (actual)death". You want good frosty nugs then just pick out the right strand. Looks like you're doing a great job right now bud. The lady looks healthy and good color. Just remember, stick to the basics. Good luck my buddy!! ✊🏻✌️🏻
Fergie
Fergiecommentedweek 87 years ago
Hey man girl coming along nicely .
MichaelMo
MichaelMocommentedweek 97 years ago
@@Athos so i must have input it incorrectly-my pen shows EC at 14 (i suppose the alternative would be what 0.14 or 0.014?) which is probably where i screwed up. PPM was 28 as it was just bubbled water. I'll update to reflect, now that i've given the nutes.
MichaelMo
MichaelMocommentedweek 67 years ago
I made a nice discovery last night. i thought it was odd that a 440cfm 6" extraction fan, 4" carbon filter, wouldn't keep my 2x4x5' tent cool. temps as high as 86 so far. last night I tried opening up another I let for air and boom. all my temps, within minutes, equalized and lowered. it seems app last night, fan speed controller turned all the way down she sat at 79 :)
MichaelMo
MichaelMocommentedweek 67 years ago
tried my hand at the FIM technique as suggested. hopeing I did it half way right, although I'm still curious about the LST.
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