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So I accidentally deleted my whole grow when trying to delete a week. Oh well, It's lost to the ether. It has been a pretty standard grow. This week I got her set up with a drip irrigation. Having issue dialing in the amount per period so it's not over watering. Think I'll let her dry out and and slowly increase till I get run off and then back it down. Also the soil got above 7 pH. So adding some pH down this week. She is getting pretty stinky. So I love the first few seconds when I open the tent.
She starting to get stinky. Love it every time I open the tent. Still having issues dialing in the auto drip irrigation ml/hr. I had it on a 3 gallon pot before at 50 ml per hour. Now it's on a 5 gallon and I'm getting run off at 40. Dropped to 30 then to 20. Oh well, I'll get it all worked out. This grow should be done in 4 weeks at the latest, if it sticks to Barney's flowering period length. Also bought supplies this week to make my own soil for my next grow. Just using coots recipe my first go around. Way cheaper than buying fox farms soil. Let hope coots recipe is as good as everyone says. Or at least a great jumping off point. Any questions or comments feel free to reach out.
Week 5 of flowerGrow is going well. She is getting super stinky and sticky. Figure 1-3 more weeks left before harvest. Just waiting for those buds to bulk up and the tricomes to start turning amber. Having issues dialing in the auto drip irrigation system. I had it on a 3 gallon pot a 50 ml/hr. No run off. Moved it to this grow which is a 5 gallon pot. Same soil mix and getting a ton of run off. I adjusted to 20 ml per hour. No run off but the soil was only getting wet around the spikes. Then I move to 100 ml every 6 hr. We'll see how it goes. The last pictures are just a trouble spot I was curious about. The stem seem damaged maybe or some issue with nutrient transportation. The stem turn brown past this part of a stem the is thinner than there rest. It's only in that spot
Had 2 stems that aren't doing well. Can really tell what happened. They are a lot taller than the rest. At first I thought it was because of light intensity. When I examined it closer it looks like the stem is damage or some sort of nutrient thing. Any thoughts
I'm not sure what happened there, I don't think its a nutrient issue since the rest of the plant looks healthy, it could be some type of mite problem. Either way I would cut those branches off so it has less of a chance to spread throughout the who plant.
Grow is going well. Have issues keeping the tent cool and less humid. Don't have money for a dehumidifier right now but I have 4 fans going in a 2x2 tent. All blowing directly on the canopy. Figure 2-3 weeks and it'll be ready for harvest. Hopefully, getting impatient.
She is certainly taking her time finishing up. This in like 10 weeks into flower now. Just have to remind myself to be patient. Hopefully harvest at the end of this week.
Grow went much better than my first. Was able to increase my yeild be about 60% she hasn't cured yet but is a pleasant smoke. Gives a great body high. You limbs will feel heavy and relaxed.
@KushReloaded, thanks I got a little bolder on my second grow with defoliation. That's my hope. To have so much bud I don't know what to do with it but share with friends.😁
Hey friend, Looking good for your second attempt! Would you be alright with me offering some pointers for your next tries? So cannabis plants love heat and humidity. It is the buds that hate it, In veg we want warm temps of 79-84 MAX & no more than 9 degrees less with lights off. If we have too big of a fluctuation in temperature between lights on and off we stretch our plants. We do not want that! So we like to keep our temp gaps nice and close for veg & early flower.
Once we get past weeks 4-6 of flower depending on the strain, Our plants finish their vertical growth. By this stage what we want to do with our temperature has changed, Now we want those fluctuations to start getting bigger between lights on and off. We want to now begin to allow for more than 10 degrees less with lights off and allow for a bit more each passing week until harvest. Now the plants responses to this have changed and it will send extra energy into the budding process and resin production. It helps the plant think the ending of the season is near and triggers genetic responses within the plant. We can also use light deprivation to simulate cloud cover the last 2 weeks & the last week use very cold feed temps. These all help us get a real nice finish on our product.
Our buds will grow differently depending on what type of environment they are in. If our rooms are too warm we get big airy buds, If our rooms are too cold we get dense caked nugs but we lose out on a lot of size. Density and size are best when paired together & to achieve this we want to manage our temps properly. Early flower up to weeks 2-3 79-84 MAX is still good and no more than 9 degrees less with lights off. But after that, we want to taper down that high end to more around 77-79 MAX with lights on. Once our ladies finish their vertical growth we now begin to widen that gap with lights off and get a nice finished product. Mastering this technique really helps you achieve a craft cannabis look.
Check out VPD, Vapor pressure deficit, and how it relates to growing cannabis. All new growers should learn how to use a VPD chart and log their numbers daily. Also if you have not done so yet grab yourself a PAR meter & a thermal laser temp gun to help you read your plants and grow to their needs. This equipment also really helps us get the most potential from our lights onto our plants.
If you should need any help please don't hesitate to ask, Just follow my profile & message me! I am always willing to help out, My last diary was a 200 light 7,000 plant and now I am posting up a greenhouse diary from last season. My youtube page is linked off my grow diaries profile & I am currently producing a tutorial series on it for all levels of growers to benefit from. If this interests you make sure to subscribe I can use all the support I can get. Take it easy friend & Happy growing!
I was looking at your question sorry I didn't see it before, however, GrowCN is very correct. If your plant pots are only 1.3 gallons your plants are being choked out with root bound creating death aka orange/ brown dead-like on the stem. Everything past that brownness is just dead and it's the plant's response to the roots involved in producing that growth that has been choked out by maxing out the container. I would recommend 3-gallon pots minimum as they are the perfect size for photoperiods that you're doing short veg on, Or auto flowers.
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