Sorry people, I'm a bit late for this new weeek!
Nothing truely important to report at this stage. But the plants have some surprises ^^
๐ง PLANTS MAINTENANCE ๐ง
The applied LST is doing great, every nodes are exposed to light.
Since I'm making sliding knot, It make LST adjustements way easier. I Mean, when you use strings like me ๐
Defoliation : I'm removing only leaves that hide light to any other branch. I like to go easy with defoliation ^^
Taking care of the Ugly isn't easy. It's like trying to fit a square in a circle. She isn't reacting normally... I'm really frustrated that I decided to continue main-lining on her.
I should have let her go wild. I'm sorry my lovely ugly ๐ฅ๐
โ ๏ธ POTENTIAL ISSUE: PH/UNDERWATERING, SOLVED?โ ๏ธ
At week 5, I was worried plants may be suffering from nutrients deficiency.
It's happening only with 2 of the 4 plants.
I was thinking to 2 scenarios : PH issue / Watering issue.
PH was fine. I've been abble to test water under the pot at last watering.
So only two options remaining. A real nutrient deficiency, or just the effects of underwatering from previous weeks.
So I decided to increase the feeding with fishmix during week 6 & 7, just for the plants with the issue.
But still at recommended dose. 2ML is actually advised for ligh-mix. I'm using a USED all-mix. This make sense!
I feel like leaves are getting less "light green" witch is a good sign.
๐ SOME SURPRISES YOU SAY? ๐
Pistils! They haven't showed for the 4 ladies, But they are noticable on some of them :)
This mean I'm getting close to the flowering period :)
This is perfect, wanted Week 8 to be the last VEG week :)
๐ธ MY PLANS REGARDING FLOWERING ๐ธ
Since The plants are ultra excited to follow my plans and start flowering,
I'll switch to 12/12 light schedule at the end of week 8, as originally planned!
This mean harvest before Christmas, and that's perfect ๐๐
Last year, I was stocked to harvest for New year, but had to wait couple of weeks, what a disappointment ๐คฃ
Thanks for reading!
Wow! I really enjoyed visiting ur journals! Great work, I hope youโll get a healthy grow with the best results and some delicious buds at the end. Keep on doing ur thing.
I will drop by some times to see your progress on ur grows! Happy growing and feel free to drop by anytime to say hello! Have a good day ๐๐ฅฆ
Sounds like you're trying to catch some previous lightning in a bottle...but sure it's a worthwhile quest to be on!!! Good luck and hope you find the flavour you're looking for in here!
@PurpleWorship, nah, they are good, i don't care so much about couple spots on first leaves ;) you have to try products, to understand what and when, failure is success sometimes too !!!
@AsNoriu, It was important to me you like it, because you made me realise previous ones were not that great. I really appreciated this feedback,
because i didn't noticed the problem, and I been abble to improve my pictures after that.
I'm verry verry sorry about your bad experience with leafcoat :S
Why did you applied it that early? An emergency I guess.. :S ?
I only used it way later, when plant well grown.
Each time I'm applying a product (like black soap), I'm pre-spraying my plants, so leaves drink as much as they can,
and then when it's dry, I apply the product.
Anyway dude... I hope they'll recover :/
@PurpleWorship, ;)))) i am not your nasty Spanish teacher ;))))
All the best in your adventure, hope you'll find that taste in those girls !
I have tried to use LeafCoat on youngsters, 8th day, got burn, even after first application during first night. Be cautious with it, i know you like the stuff ;))
Sempre piรน belle amico, pulite e ordinate, ottimo lavoro, sei una di quelle persona che spinge le altre a migliorarsi, รจ bello venire a confrontarsi con i tuoi lavori, buona fortuna per la fioritura non vedo l'ora di tornare a vederla finita ๐ช๐ป๐ฑ lavoro super ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
@Mr_Cannuccia19, Thank you.. I dont know what to say. I have a looooooooot to learn and understand. And I like to take my time. I'm also thinking the same with so much other growers on @growdiaries. This place offer us an unique chance to share and learn from each others... Thanks for this kind comment :)
That purple taste you are referring to I found the perfect cannabis from stones coffee shop in Amsterdam around 2009.
It was a blueberry x a reversed purple kush. In my top 3 ever smokes for sure if not too 1.
I think a purple kush x blueberry strain is what I would be hunting if trying to replicate that quite rare mix of terpenes.
@PurpleWorship, grand daddy purple is on my list to grow funny enough, I was looking at the version from the originators grand daddy purple seeds which had a similar description to what I remember from 2009.
They also had them in regular which is another plus point in my opinion being more stable than a feminised strain. I think that would be a very good chance to finding that terp we crave, also sell them in fem too.
I think medical seeds also do a Mendocino purple kush in fem which I have pondered buying a few times over the years but I got caught up in the hype of these new over hyped low yielding hemi prone strains๐ in fact the only hype strain that I found stood out was barneys runtz muffin which with the right pheno looks crazy (several examples in my diaries) and hits like a truck but again low yielding and hemi prone if you even look at it funny while in the grow room๐
In the UK we had purple haze around 1996-1997 which had the first type of purple taste arrive which I wish I had some seeds of but like many other fantastic strains from years ago that genetic pool seems missing from todayโs market.
The cookie crosses have done as much bad as good for the cannabis connoisseurs in my humble opinion.
I will be sure to follow your diaries and hope you find what you are looking for my purple hunting brother๐
Good luck finding your purple bro!
I agree on the pots, I've got some lavender I started in them and they fall over or are just super awkward to water!
Wider is better! I use 3 gal pots but thought I'd buy 5 gal measure 3 gal and cut the excess pot away (fabric obviously), giving me the extra vertical space and making watering a little easier ๐
@InspireMe, I tried corriander in it too, and miserably failed :D
It need way more attention than with other pots, because it just accelerate water dissipation.
And also, there is not that much plants that would benefit from a so deep pot that tight. Carrots maybe XD? Weirdly designed to be honnest.
Following your Quest for the " Purple Grale"
but how can you call those little ones ugly tststs..... if they hear it๐ฑ
I really like your grow-description and your thoughts.Pictures are sharp and good aswell, keep that track!๐
I agree to the XS-2000, tent stays quite cool, no overheating
@Mrs_Larimar, Damn I were is my first answer!?
I was saying that I was calling her "my pretty Ugly" so I think it's totally fine :)
My pictures are good when I get plant outside, under sun light. But I can't make decent photos in the grow tent...
The light spectrum is messing with my camera so much lol.
"I really like your grow-description and your thoughts."
Thanks :) I'm trying to share interesting thoughts without going crazy with data / techy details.
I'm glad you find it appreciable :)