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Not much to report. I am waiting for 3/4 sets of leaves before adding nutrients or considering training. As it is my first ever attempt, I just want to keep them happy and alive.
Working on getting these girls a bit bushier to fill up the pots a bit more before bloom.
Tried to top them both the same, but one grew two new stems (as expected) and the other grew 4... No idea what I did?
I tried to top 2 plants in the same way but one main shoot stopped growing, but the other had two new growths come right out of the old stem, as well as 2 bushier side stems.
I am just wondering what I did differently and if both plants should work out fine.
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Looked like one might of been cut slightly differently. Light stimulates growth. If you do not want the extra growth cut it off. Plant will be fine. It is just adjusting to being topped. So it will try growing any way it can. Good luck and nice little ones. Happy growing 🌱
Another uneventful week for the ladies. Although I am getting the urge to flip to bloom, I'm going to wait another 2/3 weeks so I can bloom the little seedlings at the same time (1 tent)....
As always, comments and tips are more than appreciated! First timer here.
Defoliated both of the main plants half way through week 7.
I also topped the little guy that was doing the best, as the others will catch up before blooming.
I am stoked!
I am late this week because on the girls' 8 week birthday, they both started looking HORRIBLE, and I was scrambling for a couple days.
Looking back, documenting those moments is probably more helpful than just showing pictures of everything going smoothly.
I think it might have been a Zinc deficiency, but it all boiled down to poor nutrient, pH, and watering practices.
This is my first grow, so the more I learn the better!
New leaves were forming brown tips, growth was stunted overall, and the veins on the leaves were becoming very prominent and white. After a day or so, the tips and edges of leaves started to curl up or "taco".
So I flushed the plants for the first time.
One recovered really well in 24 hours while the other improved a bit, but was still looking sad. I ended up flushing her a second time the next day.
Soil for both plants is still pretty damp but should be flushed well, and once it completely dries out, I can amend my feeding practices and give them another ~week before flowering.
I'm going to cut the nutrient amounts in 1/2, only feed nutrients with every other watering, and also give the plants more water to allow the proper amount of run-off.
I guess this is very important in preventing a build up of nutrients in the soil.
Hey, you live and you learn!
Also started trying some super cropping because I want to try it all, haha.
Still having fun, and it's looking like I'll get some quality herb too. Shout out to 34 Street Seed for the genetics cause these are beyond funky. This is my first grow attempt and was supposed to be a trial and error thing. Finding genetics worth keeping is beyond my original expectations.
I'm going to take my time, but I can't wait to smoke this in ~early March!
Switched to just clearing solution and molasses this week, although opinions seem to be varied on flushing. I wanted to err on the side of a pure, natural tasting smoke.
I'm thinking 1 more week of just water and should be harvest time.
I noticed some purple on the buds of my favourite plant this morning, so maybe that will develop more.
Wooo
About a week to go, and I am excited to be smoking some of this in a month or so! They STINK and are covered in chomes, so no complaints for my first attempt.
I am a little disappointed that the leaves haven't turned any cool colors - shakes fist at stauqs - but I am not sure how important it is - see my question!
I flushed these plants about 5 days ago, and I will feed only water + molasses from here on out.
I will add some zoomed in pictures shortly, but I'd say trichomes are ~50/50 white vs clear
Thanks for reading... Derp Derp,
Mac
This was my first ever grow, but the quality is on point. I didn't get the quantity expected, but i know what I've done wrong and am 1/2 way through a run with Triple Scoop and Pink Lemonade from the same company.
My major mistakes:
- I lollipopped 7-10 days after switching to the bloom schedule. This made the plant waste so much energy. Lesson learned.
2. I was almost constantly pruning or training during veg. Like daily. Since it was my first run, I babied them way too much. Ended up keeping them stressed.
3. Watering practices. This round I'll focus more on training the root ball to fill the whole pot.
All in all I set out for quality over quantity because I at least wanted smokeable product. More importantly I wanted to learn, and that happened a lot.
Thanks to the community and I look forward to sharing my next diary!
Derp derp
@Sour_D, thanks boss - the growers here have been an amazing resource.
I just chirped Elon Musk for not having Smellovision yet because the limonene is real pungent.
@Terp_Derp, cool that's what it's all about! Having fun, learning from your experiences and from all of the helpful fellow growers on this site, and growing some good buds. 😎 Your buds are looking very tasty by the way. 💪
Looks great dude! I don't think the purple leaves mean a whole lot other than higher content of pigments called "anthocyanins". From what I've read, dropping night time temps by 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit helps to trigger a gene to produce more of those pigments. It shouldn't have any effect on the potency, plenty of cultivars with no purple traits have equal or higher THC potential than these seeds do. Still, this stuff rocks for being 17-23%. :) Best of luck on your harvest.
Terp_Derp
