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Sweet Seeds Black Jack - Newbie DWC

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Absurd Absurd
3 years ago
Thanks for taking a look! The Pruning Supervisor gets a treat for every like this entry gets 😁 (F numbers in images = days since flipping to 12/12) I've been calling her Bush Jack now😂 She's doing well, consistently growing ~0.5" (1.27cm) per day this week while stretching. Setting up to grow some real dense inflorescences. Still pruning here and there removing small branches and trying to keep fan leaves from blocking bud sights but... I have no idea what to do with this plant. Unless I don't like the bud i'll be growing this strain again in hopes I get more phenos that grow like this so I can learn how to do it right. D49 - 10" (25.4cm) tall D50 - didn't measure D51 - 11"tall D52 - 11.5" tall - adjusted LST a bit - - res change to flower formula (see image) D53 - 12" tall D54 - 12.5" D55 - 13" (33cm) **Issues** -My previous bud-set formula was not dialed in, not bad but I THINK the thinner, slightly yellowing base of new growth was a phosphorus excess antagonizing iron uptake. Should be fixed with flower formula? or when she settles down? waiting to see -Pruning, what the hell do I do with this bush? The nodes are SO tight than fan leaves and branches are just coming out everywhere, and a lot of branches are just not worth keeping. I left way too much on during veg, I know that for certain now. -Lights, I've been holding back light almost the entire grow now trying to get her to grow longer internodes... That didn't really work, it has be time to start blasting her soon right? maybe when her stretch starts to slow? or after a bigger defoliation next week, *shrug* -Need to get accurate white-balance set up for photos, new growth is an issue but isn't nearly as yellow as pictures. -Red petioles, not an issue just an observation. I had a little bit starting out but haven't seen much of it this run until now. Only effecting some of the tops where she's getting the most light so pretty sure we're good. **Nutes / pH** -She was slurping up EC 2 bud-set solution like a champ, Res even dropped to EC1.9 a few times before top-off. With the new solution and less leaves the res EC is increasing a little bit as she drinks. Going to target ~EC1.8 -Is this still and iron deficiency? new formula doesn't seem to be helping, not going to do anything drastic yet but will monitor. Maybe spike it with a little GH Micro since I want to avoid more phosphorus. -Anyone use nitric acid in DWC? Looking at getting 500ml of ~1M I took an educated guess on the available P from pH down, seems to be right to some degree now, which means I'm basically always going to be pushing higher P than I want. Been thinking I would like to have the option to adjust using half phosphoric/half nitric to give me even more P breathing room, there's plenty in the 5-12-26 and the extra N means I don't have to step up calcium so hard. **Training/Lights** -Lights are 85% @ 16" estimate DLI~ 37mol Other plant is starting to realize there's more light to have if she grows over this one 😑 I don't want to scorch that plant and would love this bush to stretch up a bit more so, there's been reduced light for nearly the entire run so far, thinking that was not the right call. Either way, full send when the stretch is over.. -Tweaked LST slightly but I think that's about all I can do as far as spreading, main branches are now quite hard and packed with nodes.
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Grow Questions
Absurd
Absurdstarted grow question 3 years ago
This plump lil flower growing on a fan leaf is getting picked off and smoked when I see the first amber trichs, should I put it directly in a small jar with a 2way humidity pack? Trichomes seem to be aging faster than on normal inflorescence, touch slower than the ones on fans.
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Other. Harvest - Drying
Other. Harvest - Curing
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ManicMiner
ManicMineranswered grow question 3 years ago
Haha, imagine the size after dried😎 Nice picture for contests although!
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Absurd
Absurdcommentedweek 44 years ago
Thanks everyone! Week 4 is looking good, got high hopes for this lady.
Freddd
Fredddcommentedweek 34 years ago
Looking nice, I thought I was looking at one of my own grows! You did the right thing by not panicking at a bit of older leaf die off, also I think the early topping is the smart move for a healthy plant. She'll always tend to be more bushy and stocky in hydro, but you get a better branch structure by topping at the third node.
Absurd
Absurdcommented3 years ago
@Freddd, agreed on the bullshit in the community, you want to have a 2400% markup from ingredients just start a cannabis nutrient line with a stupid name. Do people really think that first shot looks better? I do see shots like that too but figure they just didn't care when they took it, can't make out any detail because the highlights are all blown out from the undiffused flash on the trichs.
Freddd
Fredddcommented3 years ago
@Absurd, also there is much bullshitting going on in the weed community, done through photos. For example I have just uploaded to more photos to Lemon Pie, take a look at the last two, the final shot show 3 pretty nice looking colas, but the shot before them is the same colas shot at the same time. One is shot on my new iPhone with standard lens and colour correction done with Camera M, and the other is shot on a D70 with a moderate tele and auto flash. The ones shot with the flash look completely and totally different, they look way more packed, but it's all an optical illusion the correct shot is the one on the iPhone, but if I had to put them bot up in a cola competition I'd use the shot that is less accurate but looks way better.
Absurd
Absurdcommented3 years ago
@Freddd, as far as I understand you got it right, all you want are the gland heads, not even the stalks, so the whole goal for the best hash would be as little friction as possible of the plant matter so it doesn't break into pieces small enough to fit through the final filtering screen. Frenchy goes on about letting almost all of the ice melt so there's just a tiny bit left to hammer the plant when he turns on the washer to agitate. That's why I freaked out at first at that dry ice video because it looked like he was really going at it with super dry crumbly plant, thought it was going to turn into the kief I get out of my grinder. That said, I agree his results look WAY good enough to justify saving a shit ton of time and effort doing the cold water Frenchy method. 500% more work to get that extra last 5% of quality kinda thing 😄
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CapeGrows
CapeGrowscommentedweek 34 years ago
Good luck with your grow. 💪🏽
BioBuds
BioBudscommentedweek 34 years ago
Nice going!!! Good luck and have fun with your grow!!!
Verbalist
Verbalistcommentedweek 54 years ago
Nice diary! Comparing your progress to mine as we both on 5th week and just started flowering 🙏
Absurd
Absurdcommented4 years ago
@Verbalist, oh yeah, whole life cycle is endlessly fascinating but I agree. 👍 Just learning how to train plants so I'm in there all the time right now checking up, trying to imagine how their structure is going to turn out.
Verbalist
Verbalistcommented4 years ago
@Absurd, ikr the conditions hella different and whole different strains. 😅 But the thing was its nice to compare someone elses proggy to your own which is basicly at the same stage - at least close to each other. Even tho yours probs going to mature faster cuz u growing in hydro. Anyway both on early stage/pre-flowering stage right now which is IMO the most interesting part. You start to get the picture what kind of ladies u pull out 😎
Absurd
Absurdcommented4 years ago
@Verbalist, Thank you! I've been doing the same thing looking at all the other black jack and hydro grows. I guess just keep in mind we're growing different genetics in 100% different conditions 😛 You got some real nice growth with that veg light in soil, one of these days I need to try some northern lights, hear nothing but good things. Hoping for continued good health to all our ladies! 👊
Freddd
Fredddcommentedweek 73 years ago
Looking tip top, I likes me a plant that is not too hectic down below.
Absurd
Absurdcommented3 years ago
@Freddd, thanks bud! She seems to be taking quite well to the bigger lollipop/defol I did this week(8) too, can only imagine what kind of upside down head of lettuce this would look like without all the pruning.
Sweet_Seeds
Sweet_Seedscommentedweek 44 years ago
Thank you very much for sharing a new diary with one of our strains. 😊 We hope you enjoy it. 😋 Sweet smokes, - Apolo
Absurd
Absurdcommented4 years ago
@Sweet_Seeds, Cheers Apolo, it's my pleasure! She's been good to me so far despite the abuse, really looking forward to flowering.
Ferenc
Ferenccommentedweek 103 years ago
That's very promising mate!!!! @Absurd
Greenwolvesfarmer
Greenwolvesfarmercommentedweek 53 years ago
Genial! Te deseo lo mejor para ti y tu jardín ! Buenísimo trabajo ! Felicidades
TeknoRanger
TeknoRangercommentedweek 44 years ago
wish you best of luck and happy growing 😊🙌
DreamIT
DreamITcommentedweek 44 years ago
Enjoy growth mate 🙌🦄🍀
Trixx
Trixxcommentedweek 34 years ago
Good luck and happy grows my man 🙏
spyder
spydercommentedweek 34 years ago
good luck with the grow....enjoy.
Cannabeast40
Cannabeast40commentedweek 34 years ago
Wish you best of luck and happy growing 😀👌🙏
DevilsBud
DevilsBudcommentedweek 163 years ago
Congrats on your harvest looking very good enjoy when you can 👌🏻👌🏻
DevilsBud
DevilsBudcommented3 years ago
@Absurd, good on you buddy it's always great to be enjoy your own grown buds best feeling ever keep it up buddy 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Absurd
Absurdcommented3 years ago
@DevilsBud, thank you so much! Enjoying it right now 👌 Testing and analysis for my upcoming smoke report 😜
ManicMiner
ManicMinercommentedweek 153 years ago
Awesome plant, branchy and lots of fat colas, well done👌 I start the counting from day one of 12/12 by the way😉
ManicMiner
ManicMinercommented3 years ago
@Absurd,ahahah just a month more then bank date, almost like and outdoor! Its a learning process, but nice Lst anyway👌
Absurd
Absurdcommented3 years ago
@ManicMiner, thank you so much! Have to give most of the credit to genetics though. This pheno grew just right for training in a bubbler bucket without trellising, see my other plant for a horror show of training 😆 Ooof, I'm chopping today so counting from 12/12 I'm at the end of week 13 of flower and it's only ~80-90% cloudy 😑 think sweet seeds says 9 weeks on this one.
Freddd
Fredddcommentedweek 113 years ago
Coming along well, a bit of leaf stress is not a big deal at the top. I agree in turning the lights down, or even better putting them further away if possible instead. I am finding an improvement since I've raised my pH, used to keep it around 5.7 to 6, but now I'm in the range of 6-6.2
Freddd
Fredddcommented3 years ago
@Absurd, yes, both my seedsman and seedsman#2 grows have been getting an average higher pH, I too hesitated for ages, I've heard some rational explanation why it's 6.5 in soil but 5.8 in hydro, but while 5.8 won't harm them, neither will 6.3 and higher is better if it doesn't harm the plant, and it doesn't. With the light, I go by my cheap lux meter now. 50k LUX for flowering is fine, and also on both my grows I have kept the lights at a decent distance, especially so with the QB96 because it's 185W and compact, with a flat panel light 14" would be fine.
Absurd
Absurdcommented3 years ago
@Freddd, ~33cm high seems to be nice even canopy coverage (~ 60cm x 50cm) with these panels, I know they pump more spicy photons in the direct center but seems like a win if I can get similar dli to raising them, but with less electricity and heat. I keep thinking I want to try >pH 6 with these, my purple haze responded well to that late in flower, and now it would help me drop the P concentration which would be nice. Certainly worth a shot if this plant keeps getting that kind of necrosis, but that could have been a few other things. Are you seeing improvement on all your plants? or was that how you finished the lemon pie?
Freddd
Fredddcommentedweek 163 years ago
Superb job!
Absurd
Absurdcommented3 years ago
@Freddd, thanks bud! SUPER happy with the results, now I just need to not fuck up the cure 😅
Kitties_and_Colas
Kitties_and_Colascommentedweek 133 years ago
Great shots!! 👊😺
Absurd
Absurdcommented3 years ago
@Kitties_and_Colas, thank you so much!
SegaYGriega
SegaYGriegacommentedweek 113 years ago
Looks great 👏Beautiful👍
Absurd
Absurdcommented3 years ago
@SegaYGriega, thank you!