Bubba Kush - First Grow

SurfingIguana Very first grow alongside growing 'Sour Jack' from seed. Got the clones free from a friend, not a lot of info. Not sure exact age or medium. Pretty sure it's Bubba Kush. VPD aimed more toward the seedlings, so humidity is a bit high for these girls. Still within range. Started with very low PPM, got very high run-off. Not sure what previous grower was giving.

SurfingIguana Very rough week for the girls settling in to their new home. This is my first grow and I'm still learning. I transplanted them all into larger pots and it seemed to have helped, but I think flushing them is all they really needed. My run-off was close to 1000ppm and I was only feeding with 300ppm. I also think I was over watering them. Next weeks start to look a lot better. Battling the cold months here and trying to keep a balanced climate.

SurfingIguana Wayyy better week this week. Color is looking pretty good, some purpling on the stems but leaves have brightened and greened up. Upped PPM to 600, pH still at 5.8 - 6.2 range. Fighting the Cold and Low Humidity from the heaters. Got a new fogging machine that is working wonders.

SurfingIguana Experimenting with LST, adjusting slightly each day. Upped PPM to 800 and they seem to like it, no burns. Ensuring I'm getting close to 20% run off. Flushing with water every 3-4 feed. Getting some salt build ups by the last day of nutes. Perfect temp and humidity levels giving the perfect VPD range. Plants are loving the LED's and their environment so far. Learning a lot. More to learn.

SurfingIguana Sprayed them the previous week with a Foliar to increase branching and it definitely worked!! Getting quite bushy, still new to all this not sure how much to trim. Experimenting with LST has been fun, I only trained 2 out of the 4 clones to see the effects. They are getting pretty tall. Staying within perfect VPD levels, feeding with 800ppm and 5.8-6.2 pH.

SurfingIguana Climate outside has been changing quite a bit. It's getting really hot outside here so all of my issues are flipped. Too humid and too hot now. Unfortunately it looks like they are starting to show signs of powdery mildew. I only plucked some leaves, I will look into a fungicide. Going to have to move out of proper VPD to help with the PM. Bought a better dehumidifier.

SurfingIguana Fighting powdery mildew. Having a lot of issues with humidity levels and dehumidifier. Outside climate has changed quite a bit too so that's been a battle. Lowered humidity which caused the plants to intake more water and more nutrients so I have lowered my PPM's a little to avoid burns. I really need to FLIP THE LIGHTS but the fungicide I chose recommends not to use during flower. I was also waiting for my seedlings to catch up so they were mature enough. They are getting very tall, I may not have a choice. It also may already be too late. Learning experiences. Moving forward. Smaller plants are my Sour Jack seedlings, they seem to be resilient to the PM which is really good!

SurfingIguana Growing vertically like crazy, having to raise the lights almost daily. This may become an issue as I only have a few rungs left on my adjustment. Powdery mildew has been a real problem, battling it each day. A lot has been learned from this growing experience, still learning but in hindsight I wouldn't taken a different approach on a few different things. All part of it. Always learning something new. I will be taking quite a few leaves off each day now that I'm in flower. I am setting up an automated drip system to reduce mess and to be able to monitor more accurately.

SurfingIguana Stoked to see some pistils! Not seeing any pollen sacks either! Like mentioned in the previous week, height is becoming an issue. I wouldn't try to grow two different ages of plants under the same light again. Too many sacrifices. It made for some good learning experiences though! Drip system is complete! So much easier than hand feeding, and way cleaner! Starting to smell a little bit.

SurfingIguana Buds are starting to form but not nearly as quickly as my other strain Sour Jack. Starting to smell. Still battling with PM. Dehumidifier is fixed so hopefully that is under control now. I think they are getting too tall. I will run of room very soon. Consistent growth. Room is starting to feel more dialed in. Learned a lot. Went from fighting cold and lack of humidity, to the complete opposite. Hot and humid.