Girl scout cookies grow diary (journal) week5 by Heresay

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Great strain. Next time try using Pro-Mix HP instead of potting soil with the Advanced Nutrients PHperfect line and mix in 1 part Perlite to 4 parts ProMix even though it has some in it. Is your PH really 6.8 its a bit high?.How are you measuring the PH, what instrument? (the soil PH? the runoff PH? the feed liquid PH?)

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Heresaycommented6 years ago

@Hellhazard,will do. Thanks again.

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Hellhazardcommented6 years ago

@Heresay, Yes, then you have added a buffer to your soil. In theory, that lime and the PH perfect solution are "battleing" each other.... The way PH perfect was explained to me by the sales rep is something like this..... The solution has a sort of coating of PH buffering chemical that will continue to release while striving to obtain the "Perfect PH level". You could attempt to wash out the dolomite lime with gallons and gallons of PH'd water, but they look fine in photos and I dont recommend that right now because you'd need excellent drainage (lots more perlite mixed in) and dont want to start a root rot problem. Try making sure you get a very good amount of run-off, (over watering flow through) ,when you do have feedings/waterings and discard that extra liquid from your catch saucers. It may help flush out your soil.

Heresaycommented6 years ago

@Hellhazard, yeah i did add dolomite lime. Thanks heaps for taking the time. I think you're spot on and I will follow the advice.

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Stickcommentedweek 96 years ago

@Heresay Hi there! This can't be light-stress to me since your summits look fine and the plant don't show any other symptoms (despite the yellow/white color, the leaves maintain their shape and don't seem burnt) so I'm more thinking about a combination deficiency : Cal/Mag + Phosphorous. You're feeding with very low amounts of nutrients but your plant is already 9 weeks old, she needs more nutrients intakes to flower. There are many reasons to explain this combination deficiency: 1) your pH is a bit high, almost neutral (7) whereas your soil needs to be in a pH range from 5.8 to 6.5 (I target 6.2 in order to prevent from pH-pen calibration issue). 2) I guess your ppm is too low, as mentioned previously such tall plant need more nutrients intakes at this stage. 3) overwatering can result in a nutrients deficiency, since the roots are smothered in water/nutrients they can't manage to absorb it. Your soil needs to alternate between dry-cycle and wet-cycle. I'd recommend to lower down your vegetative nutrients (PH Perfect Grow) and increase your PK intakes (PH Perfect Bloom). From what the manufacturer says : up to 2ml/L Grow, 4ml/L 6 ml/L Bloom, but as always you may want to go progressively and start with lower amounts. I'll be around, keep us up-to-date so we can help you to adjust your parameters, and happy growing! 👊

Heresaycommented6 years ago

@Stick, another possibility is wind burn. I have angled the fan away.

Heresaycommented6 years ago

@Stick, hey man, thanks for the lengthy reply. I guess I left out some details which would cause you to think that it is nutrient deficiency. The plants were in under fluorescent lighting and although I had been feeding them the little nutrients outlined in diary, they were perfectly healthy. I switched them to HPS and the summit was at 12 inches (6 inches lower than what I stated on my diary). The following morning the leaves which were damaged, felt dry, crumbled and looked like they'd been bleached. I've never encountered a nute deficiency to take hold so quickly so I did not even consider that it was a deficiency of some kind. Also, I am growing in a fairly dense and rich soil medium, so I lowered my nutes to compenste.

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ChefDan420commentedweek 186 years ago

Good luck 👍🏼 Interesting art/picture

Heresaycommented6 years ago

@ChefDan420,yeah mate just added the computer and flowers for scale

WeedManufakturcommentedweek 57 years ago

hi, nice to see that you grow Girl scout Cookies. This Strain will be my next grow

Heresaycommented7 years ago

@Weedmanufaktur, hey. Yeah I’ve been keen on this strain for a while based on smoke reviews. First time growing it though.

ChefDan420commentedweek 186 years ago

Was talking about the bouquet of

ChefDan420commentedweek 186 years ago

Dried plant