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My germination method:
1: In a room tempeture glass of water for 6hrs
2. Wrapped in a wet old tshirt.
3. Placed in a mason jar.
4. Sat near a radiator with a bag on it, to block out the light.
Did a test germination with my free Northern Lights seed from Royal Queen Seeds. Sprouted within 24hrs, have transfered to soil. I will likely throw that away as its just a test, depends on the success rate of the Blue Cheese seeds, as i'm fairly limited for room and id prefer Blue Cheese. Will keep it if less than 4 out of 5 Blue Cheese fail to sprout.
Set the HPS light to 240W (Its lowest setting) and have placed it roughly 12" from the soil.
Will update when the Blue Cheese has germinated.
Using:
Canna Professional Plus soil.
No nutes.
Pre-germed a seed and placed it about 2cm deep into Canna Terra Professional Plus soil, approximately 12inchs below a 240W HPS light. Watering around 0.1 liters a day. The seedling has yet to emerge from the soil. Am I doing anything wrong? At what point should I start worrying?
Hi. Once your tap root came out you then placed it 2cm below the surface and covered the seed with soil. You would have been best off then giving it a little spray then leave it in a dark warm place, the ground needs to be moist not damp or your seed will drown. I'm not a fan off starting them off under a hps light as I feel they dry out the soil to fast while germinate.
We have surface breakthrough :D
I got a little concerned when none of my babies had broken the soil in 48hrs, pre-germinated. But now I have 3 that have broken the surface, with one that took a little longer to grow a taproot still waiting to come.
Sadly we lost 2 of the Blue Cheese seeds, one failed to get a taproot and another didnt survive being placed in soil :'( RIP
So the current state is, 2x blue cheese and 1x Northern Lights looking strong out of soil. 1x Blue Cheese waiting to emerge. And 2x Blue Cheese that died.
I have my HPS lamp around 12 inches from the plants, set to 250w.
Im watering once a day with 0.5 pints of water per plant, no nutes.
I will be transfering everything to a tent this week, im just waiting on it arriving
Im hoping to begin LST soon, as i want the biggest yield i can.
This will be a no nute grow all the way through, as im a complete horticulutral beginner and i want to establish a baseline/something to compare with for when i do use nutes.
Small disaster. I woke up this morning to check on my babies and discovered one of them has curled up leafs and theyre slightly yellow. I dont know what the issue is, but ive raised the light and given her plenty of water as an emergancy. She was strong yesterday
Look like a little heat/light stress by the way the leaves are curling up and look slightly bleached but hard to tell for sure with you light on in the picture. I would raise you light or lower the intensity for a week or so. Let her grow a little before full sun.....I hope this helps...Good luck
My babies are growing nicely.
Sadly my Northern Lights died from bring too hot, the leaves all shrivelled and turned yellow. I had my HPS light set to 600W and far too close, but i live and learn.
The 2 Blue Cheese that I have left survived the heat, but i have now set the light back to 250W, and im leaving the tent open to avoid it getting too hot.
Can anyone confirm that this curling up is due to overwatering? I don't see any yellow leaves that would indicate overheating. But I read it could also be a nitrogen defeciency?
One pic is upside down, I wasn't stoned taking the pic, honest 👀
Loving the rate of growth atm. Everyday i see new leaves beginning to sprout, and then the next day they are sprouted, with new leaves trying to grow too!
I was told that i should transfer into a new pot, as the leaves were touching the sides of the old pot. So i have invested in some 20L Air Pots, I have also invested in a temp and humidity guage to ensure they have the best enviroment.
Im a little worried about the drooping of the leaves, i dont think im overwatering ive been very careful since i had a scare last week, hopefully this will fix itself.
I have changed my mind about using nutrients. I was recommeneded "Intense Nutrients" by my local hydro shop, so i bought their "Foundation" "Grow" and "Bloom" varieties and have been using them for 2 days now,
Another week, another question lol eh knowledge is power 😝 Just want my first grow to be a success 🤞
Am I doing LST correctly? I've tied it down near the top of the main stem. Should I be tying the smaller stems too, to separate the canopy more?
Yes.
Next time, fill your pots right up to the top, this will provide more room for roots and the more roots, the bigger the plant.
Plus, the soil is the cheapest part of any grow, so why skimp on this vital ingredien?
Big boom of growth after using nutrients, and seeing some pre-flowering. It's getting exciting now 😝
The smaller lady seems to have recovered from me accidentally ripping her roots during transplant, but it's stunted her growth compared to her sister.
I've added some more wires to the LST training a few days ago, to help separate the canopy and provide maximum light to as many leaves as possible. Tho I really wished I started the LST training sooner, as the main stem is too stiff for bending now. But we live and learn. ✌️
My ladies are really starting to fill out now! Flowering nicely too!
I did a little more LST this week, just to keep everything the same height/ keep as many leaves getting light as possible.
A few yellow leaves under the canopy, ive been pulling the 100% dead leaves off. I think its just lack of light, as the canopy is pretty thick, and theyre way bellow it. Ive been rotating my pots 90 degrees every day, to give light all around the plant (probably doing nothing, but i try lol)
Really happy with how things are going. This is my first time, and its fascinating watching the flowers grow and form, and to watch it push towards the light through my LST wires. She seems to be growing strong, despite being stunted from my own mistakes. Im wishing away the next couple of weeks when i should be able to actually see buds form, and then maybe a couple more weeks after that, and harvest :D
I was worried initially, having read that HPS lights arnt ideal for the veg stage, but theyre probably the best for flowering, and im starting to see the results. My ladies have remained short, i have used LST which has kept her short, but id guess the main stem is only around 18inchs at most. But theres is bud sites everywhere, so perhaps the HPS bulb is responsible for that. Exciting times.
I will be doing 18-6 on my next grow, as im told 24/0 is not effective as the rest period is important.
Having a problem of high heat, low humidity, Any tip would be very much appreciated!
This morning I noticed one of my ladies has wilted quite badly, but the other is perfectly healthy. They get the same amount of water/nutrients/light. I cant understand why one is wilted but the other isnt. I included a pic of the healthy lady for reference.
Nitrogen/nutrient toxicity would be my diagnosis, as well as being exhausted.
Each plant is a law unto itself, no two plants will ever require the exact same conditions/feeding/watering.
Also, 24/0 is not what plants need, they need sleep/a dark period to complete their photosynthetic cycle and have a correctly functioning metabolism, but the good news is that it is never too late to switch to 18/6. Cannabis can only grow so much during any 24 hour period and this growth tops out at about the 18 hour mark, meaning running your lights any longer than 18 hours is basically a waste of electricity, therefore even 20/4 or 22/2 or 19/5 or 21/3 is also pointless.
At this stage I would be giving just plain water for the next 10 days before resuming feeding with half strength nutrients.
Trying to flush the soil with excessive amounts of water will just make things worse, as this will just release even more nutrient salts from the soil, increasing the nitrogen/nutrient toxicity effect.... possibly killing the plant.
From the very green colour of your plants, I would guess you are possibly feeding them too often. In soil, you should be feeding every third irrigation, that is ..... plain water/plain water/ feed/plain water/plain water/feed, so that your plants are only getting nutrients every 10-14 days (roughly).
Also when giving water, you must give enough until there is run off/water coming out of the bottom of the pots. This serves two purposes, firstly, that the substrate is moisten from top to bottom, which is vital for root growth and secondly, it helps to prevent the build up of nutrient salts in the substrate/soil to toxic levels, which seems to be what has happened with your plant.
Also watering deeply and thoroughly every few days is much better than watering little amounts often, which just causes salts to build up.
Waiting until the top 3-5cm have dried out again is when you know that it is time to water your plants again, deeply and to run off.
I have found that half strength nutrients is usually plenty strong enough, especially when it comes to autos.
Lifting the light while this plant recovers may also help in its quest to resume health.
Hope this helps, Organoman.
Hey,
there are few reasons why things go purple.
Could be because of rooms temperatures, light stress or LST. Also some strains purple and get more coloured as time goes on.
Their is one deficiency that can cause some purple blushing on stems and that's Phosphorous.
given your feeding amounts I doubt it is that.
In some of your pictures on your diary it looks as if the plants may have a bit of light stress, It comes out as mini yellow tips on the new growth.
I don't think it is Nitrogen deficiency that also shows a yellow tips as the plants are so dark green, Maybe even to much nitrogen.
Side note, If you can lower your temps a bit at night and during the day if possible. 24-26c is ideal and 28max.
31 all around is hot hot with only 25% RH. But if its all you can do with what you got it will be ok. its just fine tuning the numbers.
This is a good little read of why things purple as well. Could be of some insight to your situation.
https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/blog-should-you-worry-about-purple-or-red-cannabis-stems-n1311
Good Luck and Happy Growing!
Little scare with #2 earlier in the week, she wilted quite badly. Possibly due to overwatering/overfeeding. She springing back now tho, i wont be feeding any nutients untill the end of january now, to help flush the ladies of any excess nutes.
Tied down the main stem of #1 a few days ago, to keep the canopy the same height. #1 is looking very strong, even tho shes small
Those pistils are getting huge! Started to feel buds forming, when i gently squeeze the pistils, they are feeling firmer.
Undid all my LST wires and re tied them to get more light through the canopy.
Ive been careful with my watering this week, and given no nutes atall. I will resume nutes on the next feed, using half the amount i was before.
Considering how many errors i have made since day 1, i couldnt be happier with the progress! Im counting the days now, i cant wait to harvest these ladies!!!!
Around 60% of my lady has turned yellow. I'm almost certain it's not due to watering, and I've only given 1 half dose of nutes in the last week. Any ideas?
Repost cus forgot to attach to diary
I think you need a nice all around feed. If that bloom formula you are feeding doesn’t have a good source of Nitrogen - I’d find one. You don’t wanna go overboard but I’d feed a nice even feed like 1:1:1 or 1:1:2. You still have some time left on this so a boost of nitrogen won’t be a big deal.
My bet is you switched to a flowering formula too quick. You still need nitrogen at good amounts thru first couple weeks of flower, and still small doses after that.
Good luck
A little disapointed that the leaves got so yellow, but its all a learning experience! I think its due to be stopping feeds, as i was advised that i may have toxic levels of nutrients and to stop all feeds, so i did, but now it seems to be suffering from the lack of nutrients, so i have resumed feeds. Gotta find that balance!
Ive had to switch back to having the light on 24hrs again, as i was having severe temperture issues. Tent open, with light off i was getting down to 12 degrees, which ofc is very dangerous, but with the tent closed and the light on i was getting up to 35 degree. So the only solution i have found is to leave the tent open and the light on, which sits me at around 28 degrees. Its not ideal, but needs must!
Im unsure how long i have left on these ladies, i would guess a couple of weeks, but any clues would be most appreciated.
Thanks :)
Colas are really fattening up, and the calyxes are swelling. Ive noticed around 5/10% amber pistils so far.
I have noticed a few flys, theyre living in the soil of my Skittlez. I believe they are fungus flys.Ive seen maybe 5 a few days ago, but only1 or 2 since. Seen none in the soil of the mature ladies though.
Getting really close now, Ive been excited for weeks, but now i can actually see the buds, its getting real lol. Im interested to find out the dry weight, as some of the buds look huge. Possibly bigger than anything i have bought off the street.
Harvested 1 lady early, mainly due to impatience. The excitement to smoke my own grow, for the first time, just got too much lol.
I've left the stronger lady to keep going, so I will try and wait for that one to hit peak before I cut it.
246g wet is alot more than I was expecting!!
TheeLemon
