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Took awhile for Germination but sprouted about 1 week ago & is growing quickly, though I didn't realize how strong my new Mars Hydro lights were & the plants are are starting to look a little rough. But hopefully by raising the height of the lights will help 🤞
To all my fans 😅 sorry for the late update, broken phone & my tablet was no where to be found! Still no phone yet but I finally found the tablet last night so pics may not be as great but as you can see all the plants are doing well, a little concerned about the drooping leaves though, figure maybe over watering but my meter is ready 3 of 10 on the scale for moisture and damn near on a daily basis & really not sure what to think as there is good air movement in the room but I did add some perilite to the mix so I'm assuming the soil may be drying quickly but the perilite is meant to hold moisture. Guess I should at least see what watering every 2 days will bring 🤞 I shall keep all you awesome fans of mine updated 😁🤘
Plants are looking beautiful, did a little defoliation this week & I'll top them at 20 inches & begin Flowering. If I can manage to keep on track & can keep them from going into shock & causing a delay I might be able to get another grow in before my Cultivating License expires 🤞😁
Beginning of the 2nd week of Flowering & they've all grown at least 10 inches & have fill in quite a bit after doing a little defoliation. Already starting to see a little action & the smell is very intense! Looking forward to these upcoming weeks. Will be sending the CBD Respect 4 Gorilla into Flowering in the next few days!
So I measured the ppm after mixing my nuts & it read 1841ppm, is that OK for a plant, seems like a really high i put for the plants, but I guess if anything it's be better during Flowering with the need for higher ppm during Flowering
So was a bit concerned that with all the defoliation I did & removal of the shriveled & dying leaves it put me behind on my harvest day & looks like I was right, these buds haven't really fattened up at all 😕 I will eventually get this right, learning new tricks every time I grow. But I think I'll be buying many more light & trying out different nutrients & grow methods on my next grow cycle!
Buds are filling in nicely, should start to fatten up in the next couple of weeks 🤞😁 looking forward to it! Looking like I did OK on the trimming, should have minimal popcorn nuggets & plenty of the nice plump buds! Getting better at this but still a lot to learn!
So I decided to do a little work to the grow room to give more room, so far everything is doing OK. Though the Amnesia Haze hasn't had any growth for a little over a week now 😕 Tangerine Dream & Banana Kush are fattening up nicely & should be ready for harvest soon! Also, finally after 4 weeks into Flowering the CBD Respect 4 Gorilla has finally started showing signs of Flowering with just a few pistols coming in but that's better than nothing, either way these next few weeks should be very very interesting 🤘😎
So I'm a bit concerned with this magnesium deficiency, I flushed & tried to rid of the dying leaves but no change, it's actually now worse & now starting to affect the CBD plants as well, no where near the same severity but I tried last night to make the water with only the MagiCal so I'm hoping this will suffice. I did however notice this past week that both of the Respect 4 Gorilla have 11 point leaves, one of them actually sprouted wierd & split into two plants basically & it had a 13 point leaf, first time I've ever seen something like that!
Well I thought Banana & Tangerine would be ready but looks like they're going to continue to grow, works for me! I was really worried about the Amnesia Haze but it's growing nicely even after the severe trimming I had to do! Looking forward to harvest time but I can definitely wait it out if they're just going to continue to grow
So I figured out whats happening with the plants, it's a Rust Fungus, our water here is very hard, at a 10 on the pH scale so I'll be getting a water purifier here soon but other than that the plants are looking great lol a little top heavy but looking great non the less. Amnesia Haze finally started fattening up & darkening so I'm thinking another week 9r so & they'll all be ready for harvest! Minus the CBD, they will need a few more weeks but they're looking fantastic, can't wait to try them 😁
So I was definitely happy with the size of the Colas & the rest of the buds were a fair size for a 600w LED! Though I thought for awhile it was a cal/mag deficiency & close, turns out it had Rust Fungus, didn't know that was a thing but our hard water here is getting outta hand & I'm sure the crystallization from the nutes I was using caused a lot of my issues too but all & all I can't complain, way better of a grow compared to my previous!!!
@GrowingGrannie, so just opened up the grow room & the Amnesia Haze looks to be making a come back, it's been weeks now since I've seen any actual growth from but I just might get a little harvest from it after. Now as far as the CBD, both plants are looking fantastic, I couldn't be happier with the outcome & I was so concerned for weeks since it didn't actually start flowering until 4 weeks into the 12/12 schedule! Both have 11 point leaves & one I actually found a 13 point leaf, never knew that was even a thing!
@Ganja4Show, yea on a budget forsure & well the buds look good but the rest of the plants not so much, all the leaves on the Tangerine Dream are dying off & the Amnesia Haze is starting to do the same!
@Xavierfourtwenty,
Can't really compare you use 50% of the wattage I have. your plant looks nice and healthy and your leaves are frosty as well. you definitely on the right track, keep pushing💪
Oh dear! You've answered a question I had ... I was SO hoping that growing in a 3-gallon pot would somehow reduce their height but since yours are about the same size as mine (which are in 5-gallon pots), I guess I can look forward to height problems from the two I have that are now just 3 weeks old... rats. Looking good!
@Xavierfourtwenty, I learned a HARD lesson with my first grow about ph! I now check the soil ph before every water/fertilizer and then adjust the ph of the water/fertilizer. What I'm finding weird in that respect is that the Tangerine Dream seems to up the ph level of the soil between waterings/feedings! I'm constantly having to water with something like 5.5 because the soil, Every.Single.Time. is at 7.0! Just really strange.
Thanks for the advice on defoliation... I've actually done some of it but I know I approach that really timidly not wanting to stress the plant too much... but you're dead on... they are MUCH to dense at this point for light to get into them. That will be my task today.
And btw, I'm ALSO going to have to raise the lights 'cause the tallest one measures 40" this morning!! This is so much fun... honestly! And I really like having this conversation with you... gives me confidence!
@GrowingGrannie,as of right now my Amnesia Haze is still growing strong & same with the Banana Kush but looks like I shocked the Tangerine Dream cause I'm not seeing any increase but it was the worst of the three, so many leaves were dying off but I determined the culprit, my pH meter is on the fritz so it's was way too acidic water so hopefully I won't be too far off from the harvest time 🤞
@GrowingGrannie, this is actually my 3rd grow cycle since getting my cultivating license but in my opinion, you need to defoliate. There's no way air & light is able to travel through them & definitely don't want that during Flowering, end up with mold & pest! Maybe watch a few videos, just to make sure you're not overdoing it cause you will send them into shock but if can do a decent defoliation it'll help feed your buds more nutrients
Just wanted to duck in here and say I had a problem of yellowing leaves on the two Tangerine Dreams I've got that I'm NOT including in my diary - very strange since I've treated them exactly the way I'd treated the two older plants which are monsters... I thought the problem was nitrogen toxicity (which I've now learned was exactly the OPPOSITE problem)... Anyway, I tried to flush, didn't do squat - made the problem worse - waited until it was SUPER dry and then started a stronger feed regime... the yellowing has now all but disappeared (I got rid of all the yellow leaves but no new ones have appeared) and both are starting to look like they're halfway happy... at least they're producing good looking buds and they'll have a decent harvest - but nothing compared to my first two ladies.
I'm not stressing... They'll give me what they can and I've, AGAIN, learned a lot of lessons.
Good luck! Are you plannning to harvest the Tangerine Dream next week?
@GrowingGrannie, so just opened up the grow room & the Amnesia Haze looks to be making a come back, it's been weeks now since I've seen any actual growth from but I just might get a little harvest from it after. Now as far as the CBD, both plants are looking fantastic, I couldn't be happier with the outcome & I was so concerned for weeks since it didn't actually start flowering until 4 weeks into the 12/12 schedule! Both have 11 point leaves & one I actually found a 13 point leaf, never knew that was even a thing!
@GrowingGrannie, hmmm, that's interesting... I tried flushing too! Turns out my pH & my PPM meters are working just fine, it was actually the nutrients I was using that are bad, I guess it's not a good idea to mix feeds even if they are from the same manufacturer 🤷♂️ but yea after doing my flush they actually become much worse than before the flush, so I did just pH balanced water w/Magical only & it seems to have helped a little but not much! I was thinking I'd be harvesting the Tangerine Dream soon but it started growing even more, the buds are already huge most of them 6+ inches however the Banana Kush probably needs another day or two & she'll be ready to hang 😁 can't wait, the whole damn house smells AMAZING! Poor kids are probably going to school smelling like a skunk 😂
@GrowingGrannie, the CBD finally started flowering, that should be ready for harvest around the same time as the Amnesia Haze if not sooner 😁 both the CBD plants have 11 point fan leaves & one of them actually has 13 points, never seen a leave have 13 points before
@GrowingGrannie, thanks. Yours is looking great too! I can't wait, another weeks & I should be about ready for harvest on the Tangerine Dream, Banana Kush needs a week longer & the Amnesia Haze has about 5 weeks left.
I'm doing the same strain and am at the same point in the grow - it'll be interesting to see how our grows compare! I'm pretty much of a newbie and just kind of let the plant tell me what it wants me to do ... they were growing SO hard I've had to do some serious LST and they're still going strong... I may have to take mine out of my tent and rig something up in my livingroom! Good luck with your grow... I'll be following it! 😊
@GrowingGrannie, awesome, yes I had to do some serious LST as well. I made a decent size grow room so I should be OK but even after topping it's still growing way taller than I wanted but I'll make do. I wish you luck as well 🤞I have it set to follow your grow as well
@Kynareth thanks, really looking forward to how these turn out, the past two grow cycles have not been very good but I'm really hoping this one ends up much better, my grow license ends in 3 months before I have to apply again
Don't be too hasty in thinking you won't get a good harvest... just give her time to do her thing. I'm anticipating having to let mine go through at least 7 to 8 weeks of flowering before I harvest... as an experiment, I've done massive defoliation and LST on one plant, the other one I've done only minimal defoliation and a bit of LST and to MY eye, it looks like the one I've done the most on is the one that will give me the best harvest... But time will tell....
How did you figure out the hard water issue? I have a water softener for the house water - if I didn't have it, all that would be pouring through the taps would be rust!! I worry about the salt I have to put in the system to keep the rust out and I'm sure if affect my grow as well... Don't know what to do about it because I can't afford a water purifier!
@Xavierfourtwenty, I'm waiting for the last of my harvest to dry, too, before completing my Tangerine Dream diary... at this point, I'm already at 8oz for the two plants (but I don't think I actually stated I was growing 2 plants... so I might have to only report on one plant!) Good luck with your finish and your new job!
@GrowingGrannie, sorry for the late response, been super busy lately since I started working at Amazon! But I'm actually going to buy a tap water purifier, they cost around $40-$50 for a decent one but this next cycle I'll be changing up a lot in the grow room + I'll be doing less plants in the same space but I'll be doing the HST! I'M Finishing up my diary now, was waiting for all the plants to finish before I completed the diary so I can start the next ones
Xavierfourtwenty
