My First Grow

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4y ago
CannaLED Rhino V3 Light Emitting Diodes/150W
CannaLED Rhino V3
CannaLED Rhino V3 Light Emitting Diodes/150W
CannaLED Rhino V3
Soil
Custom
Perlite
Custom
Indoor
Room Type
Topping
weeks 5
Defoliation
weeks 5, 7, 10
11 l
Pot Size
0.11 l
Watering
Start at 13 Week
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Germination
4y ago
Otakun Germination went well, 24H in a glass of water and then 24H in cotton. The autoflower took an extra 24H to germinate because the seed was bigger. I buried the CBD seeds about 4cm deep, they took some time to come up but are in great shape. The autoflower came up at the same time with 24H less than the others (I buried it at 1 cm), however, it didn't have time to properly break through its seed coat. On day 5 with the autoflower, I removed the seed coat seeing that the leaves wanted to come out, which resulted in only one of the two primary leaves developing properly (I maybe should have waited a bit longer).
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Paper Towel
Germination Method
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Week 1. Vegetation
4y ago
5 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
16 °C
Night Air Temp
2.5 l
Pot Size
0.03 l
Watering Volume
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Otakun The Autoflower continues its development despite its initial handicap. The "Photos" have stretched a bit and started to lean, so I straightened them up a bit and packed their base. I increased the light intensity from ~60% to ~75% (D.8), but for now, they still don't seem to be standing straight on their own (D.10). I also suspect the watering, because so far I've watered twice a day by misting the base of the plants (I've used barely 1L for 3 plants in 10 days). Now that the first pair of leaves has come out and the second pair is starting to appear, the water demand must be more significant. I'll probably do a more substantial watering without misting, depending on the substrate's humidity. Since a good watering on D.10, the plants have evolved well (D.12). I think that misting the substrate was no longer sufficient to reach all the roots.
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Week 2. Vegetation
4y ago
5 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
22 °C
Day Air Temp
No Smell
Smell
50 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
16 °C
Night Air Temp
2.5 l
Pot Size
40 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizzWWO
Alg-A-Mic
1 mll
Fish-Mix - BioBizzWWO
Fish-Mix
1 mll
Otakun J.15 : The first issues have started! First observation from last week: I found it strange that "Joanne's CBD" is stretching so much and that its new leaves are growing (at +45°) as if they want to grow vertically; I thought it must be the sativa dominance at play. (Knowing that this is my first time growing, that I have different varieties, and also an autoflowering ruderalis in the mix). After a pretty significant watering on J.10, all the plants did well, except for "Joanne's CBD," which since J.14 has shown potassium deficiencies (brown spots on the tips, very elongated leaves). So, I turned on the fan to circulate the air and strengthen the plants' structure and possibly dry the substrate more quickly. I have three possible factors in mind for this: * Low nighttime temperature ~16°, according to my research, at this temperature range (~15°), it can block nutrient absorption by the plant. * Overwatering that the plant can't absorb properly yet and anaerobic conditions in the substrate due to this significant watering (J.10). * The pH, but I have nothing to measure it with, and I don't plan to manage the pH but rather balance it with other parameters than pH management. (I use spring water that I source myself, so no chlorine issues, etc., but that doesn't change any potential pH issues) * All three! I will wait for the substrate to dry well (while waiting to receive the supplements I ordered, particularly "Biobizz - Alg.A.Mix" in this case) and make a generic fertilizer addition for the next watering and attempt a foliar spray of "Biobizz - Alg.A.Mix." J.16: I did a watering (200ml/plants) with an organic fertilizer addition of 3-3-4.5 based on plants, fish meal, and seaweed. I noticed that the roots are starting to come out of the pot, so I will wait for the substrate to dry and do a repotting in 3-4 days. J.17: The potassium problem with Joanne's CBD doesn't seem to be worsening; I still did a foliar spray of "Biobizz - Alg.A.Mix." J.18: No notable changes, Joanne's CBD seems to be stabilizing. I prepared the pots with a mix of potting soil + perlite + blood and bone meal, and I watered the pots with a mix of bacteria. J.19: I repotted the plants into 11L fabric pots; Tatanka has a superb root system, Joanne's too but a bit less dense, the autoflower is light, I hope it can handle the stress! I watered about 330 ml/plant with Alg.A.Mix to help a bit with overcoming the stress and continued to assist Joanne's with its deficiency, then added Fish.Mix to feed the bacteria I integrated into the substrate. I also adjusted the LED lighting to 60cm because before I didn't check, but it was actually at 40cm... and I didn't increase the intensity; I'm staying at 75%. I feel the next few days will be tough for the plants. PS: I had planned to make the first fertilizer addition only from the third week, knowing that I used a substrate made solely of basic potting soil; I wanted the first three weeks of growth to be as neutral as possible and without pH management. Moreover, I prefer my plants to evolve in adversity. I still had to do something after 15 days in my little uncontrolled setup (pH?, variable and low temperatures, humidity 40 to 50%).
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Week 3. Vegetation
4y ago
7 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
24 °C
Day Air Temp
Weak
Smell
65 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
19 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
0.25 l
Watering Volume
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 3
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizzWWO
Alg-A-Mic
1 mll
Fish-Mix - BioBizzWWO
Fish-Mix
1 mll
Otakun J.21: Watering -> 900ml/Photo. - 500ml/Auto. J.24: Watering "Fish.Mix+Bacteria" -> 750ml/Photo. - 500ml/Auto. I'm experimenting with watering, I prefer to reduce the amount a bit this time even though the substrate was quite dry in the first 5 centimeters and since I added a supplement.. (wait&see) but it's clear that the plants' growth is accelerating and their need for water is increasing too. The conditions have also been favorable for the past 2-3 days (65% humidity with a little boost of ~2°C thanks to the outdoor climate conditions). I'm surprised that the plants showed no signs after repotting (J.19) even with slight underwatering; I was quite worried about J.CBD, but apart from a few slight yellow tips mainly on the young shoots (immobile nutrients?) J.CDB seems to be developing well. J.27: Watering 800ml/Photo. - 600ml/Auto. Things are progressing, the growth seems to be going well. A cold wave is coming, I'm waiting to see how this will play out; it might lower the humidity a bit (which isn't bad since it's been constant at ~70% or even a bit more sometimes without a humidifier since the heat wave). I'm going to monitor the temperatures and prepare with a small space heater in the room for a gentle temperature drop and not try to maintain the current temperature. (Seeing how the plants are developing, I don't know if they'll fit in the tent; I think I might have to either take out the autoflo, or do some severe or regular pruning to contain them, or maybe do an early flowering or a bit of all that 😋 "wait & see".)
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Week 4. Vegetation
4y ago
18 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
Weak
Smell
65 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
16 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
0.11 l
Watering Volume
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 4
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Sel d'epsom
0.15 mll
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizzWWO
Alg-A-Mic
1 mll
Otakun J.29: Watering 800ml / Plant + Fish-Mix J.31: All the plants are doing well, I hesitated to do a watering and to do a topping tomorrow (J.32). I also raised the LED light to 60cm (it was at ~40cm). J.32: Watering 1L / Plant + Or Brun + Foliar spray Alg-A-Mic I wanted to do a topping tomorrow (J.33) on my plants, but now I'm lost, Joanne's is temperamental (I hope it's not an excess since I just added fertilizer.. -_-') Joanne's seems to be curling, it's like the tips of the leaflets aren't reaching maturity and are curling in on themselves, like being sacrificed by the plant. So for the topping, I either do it tomorrow as I planned (that temporarily solves the young shoots problem for Joanne's while waiting to see), or I wait 3-4 days, I'll see tomorrow. The cold wave that I dreaded last week might have something to do with it, I added a space heater in the room at least for the night. The fact that I raised the LEDs to 60cm also helped lower the temperature above the plants and a lack of photosynthesis, I think in my setup the LEDs at 45cm with 75% power seems like a good compromise for the vegetative phase to see. When looking at the trunks of the plants, they are all leaning and the canopy is more developed towards the LEDs, so I turned all the plants to the opposite side to create a sort of balancing, a bit like an LST. I'm starting to believe that my LEDs are limited or I should leave them at 100% power at ~50cm, now that I think about it I'm going to switch to 100% now and leave them at 60cm. J.34: Watering 500ml/Plants with Alg-A-Mic + pH regulation of the water from 7.8 to 6.3 (yes I resolved to manage the pH).
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Week 5. Vegetation
4y ago
18 cm
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
20 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Weak
Smell
65 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
16 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 5
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Sel d'epsom
0.15 mll
Alg-A-Mic - BioBizzWWO
Alg-A-Mic
1 mll
Otakun J.36: I topped above the fifth node on the 3 plants hoping it's not too late and that it won't stress the plants that aren't in great shape (Hermaphroditism). Joanne's CBD is still having issues (Autoflo too now), I suspect it's due to a lack of nutrient absorption from my "poor management" of pH and temperature fluctuations. The main deficiency seems to be a lack of magnesium, I've ordered Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) hoping it will fix the issue or at least alleviate the aftermath. Tatanka, on the other hand, nothing to say despite my lack of experience and negligence, she's growing very well without any problems! J.39: 500ml/plant with Epsom salt + 200ml/plant with Bio-Heaven I did some instinctive defoliation, mainly removing the large top leaves that were hiding the young shoots below, which I think will improve air circulation and photosynthesis, but I think I'm going to have a humidity and stress issue for the plants in the coming days. I noticed the substrate has settled in all three pots, so I added some soil, and I also did a foliar spray with alg-a-mic. The autoflo has clearly entered flowering..., which is a bit too early for me to switch the Photos to flowering. For now, I think I can leave the autoflo with the others, knowing that the autoflo wasn't originally planned in my project, so I don't have any priority interests for it. In a way, it will allow me to get some practice on this stage of the "grow" before switching the Photos to flowering.
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Topping
Technique
Defoliation
Technique
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Week 6. Vegetation
4y ago
23 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Weak
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
19 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Sel D'epsom
0.15 mll
Elictor - Micro-Organismes
1 mll
Otakun J: 43 Tatanka <-1L (Fish-Mix, Bacteria, Bio-Heaven) - Joanne's and Autoflo <- 500ml (Fish-Mix, Bacteria, Bio-Heaven) + 300ml (Epsom Salt). Tatanka is still doing great, Joanne's still has that issue with pale leaves that are yellowing at the tips and curling, but the magnesium issue seems to have stabilized. The autoflo also seems to no longer have magnesium issues. I think I’ll switch to 12-12 (flowering) next week (week 7) for the Photos with a little defoliation. J: 44 I ended up not waiting for week 7 and switched to 12-12 with 75% light intensity. J: 46 Watering 800ml/plants (with Universal Fertilizer 3.3.4,5 for the photoperiods) + Foliar spray Alg-A-Mic. The issue with the tips yellowing and curling seems to be improving since I lowered the light to 75% (switching to 12-12 must help too), thanks to TegridyWeed for the advice. PS: For my next "grow" as a beginner, I need to plan the nutrition better because I've totally messed up feeding/managing my plants so far, aside from two or three times with Fish-Mix (5.1.4) and universal fertilizer (3.3.4,5), which I've only used once (now twice) and the supplements not systematically, because I prefer not to mix too many nutrients/additives in one watering. There hasn’t been anything else; I find that ridiculous, but that’s the goal of this "grow" test. I also need to manage my climate better in the first 3 weeks, my waterings, and fill my pots with soil much more. It seems obvious, but more consistency in the varieties and types in my "strains" per "grow" even if I think I'm doing well for a first time and if we don't take yield into account, though we’ll see that on the scale🙏
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Week 7. Vegetation
4y ago
30 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Weak
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
19 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Sel D'epsom
0.15 mll
Elictor - Micro-Organismes
1 mll
Otakun J:49 Watering 800ml -> Autoflo/Tatanka, 800ml with Epsom salt -> Joanne's. A little defoliation on the Photo-periodics, the plants are starting to get cramped... I noticed the presence of fungus gnats, so I put up sticky traps to monitor. J:52 Watering 800ml -> Autoflo with Epsom salt, 500ml with Fish-Mix + Bacteria -> Photo-periodics. Another little defoliation on the Photo-periodics, still no signs of entering flowering despite being on 12-12 for 8 days (J:44). I saw a little fungus gnat when I opened the tent, but nothing on the "stickers," I think I'm not infested; the presence of fungus gnats seems inevitable, but easily manageable. J:54 Watering 800ml -> Autoflo with a slight defoliation. PS: With each watering, -> the surface is always well dry at least ~2cm when I water -> I scratch and level the surface of the substrate with my hands before watering (since transplanting into final pots) to break the crust, gauge the moisture, and improve substrate absorption -> I gauge (instinctively) by pushing my finger in for the amount of water; doing this every time, I think I'm good at it now (like today 500ml instead of 800ml, the previous defoliation has something to do with it, I think) -> I also take the plants out to observe, water, etc. with each watering; I inspect and leave the tent open each time while I do this I think these little manipulations can be enough (with a reasonable number of plants) to avoid infestation; we'll see for the next "grow" and how this one evolves, I have neem oil just in case and I think I'll only use it in the future if needed.
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Defoliation
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Week 8. Flowering
4y ago
35 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Weak
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
19 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Sel D'epsom
0.15 mll
Elictor - Micro-Organismes
1 mll
Otakun J:56 Watering Autoflo.-> 500ml + Alg-A-Mic / Photo.->800ml + Alg-A-Mic + Fish-Mix + Bacteria. Tatanka is starting to make trichomes, I think Joanne's will follow in about 3-4 days. I took Autoflo out of the tent to make space for the others, I hope the window light will be enough and won't slow down the flowering/yield of Autoflo too much. J:59 Watering Autoflo.-> 500ml / Photo->.800ml. I feel like Autoflo. needs less water and I'm not sure why, if it's because it's not under ventilation or if it's due to the flowering. All the plants are doing well, Joanne's is starting to show its trichomes!, Tatanka is forming its "buds" and Autoflo. is fattening its "buds". We'll see in the coming days for a little defoliation and training for Tatanka and Joanne's to optimize the space in the tent for flowering.
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Week 9. Flowering
4y ago
45 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
23 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Weak
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
19 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Sel D'epsom
0.15 mll
Elictor - Micro-Organismes
1 mll
Otakun J:63 Watering Fish-Mix + Bacteria -> Watered 500ml, Photo. 800ml, it was about time I watered Tatanka, she was starting to look droopy >_< (So watering every 3 days max, not after 4 days like this time). I added a little basil in the tent. J:66 Watering 800ml J:69 Watering 1.5L There have been big heat spikes in the tent (28°) these last few days, they were really thirsty!
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Week 10. Flowering
4y ago
45 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Weak
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
23 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Sel D'epsom
0.15 mll
Elictor - Micro-Organismes
1 mll
Otakun J:72 Watering with Epsom Salt -> 800ml Autoflo. / 1L Photo. The flowering is progressing despite a strong heatwave, I have to leave the tent open. So I placed the autoflo in front :) J:75 Watering with Or Brun "Universal Fertilizer" -> 1L Photo. / 800ml Autoflo. The heat forces me to increase to 1L and today I notice that three days is too tight, the Photos look the same as when I tried waiting for the fourth day to water. I will need to switch to something like 800ml every two days. I also increased the lighting from 75% to 100% since the tent is open and the autoflo is at the door... I did quite a nasty defoliation on the Photos and they are starting to give off a very pleasant smell when handled 😍 Autoflo is starting to have plump "buds," it's cute :p and the pistils are almost all orange, I’m not quite sure where to look for the trichomes for the harvest (I think the "buds" haven't finished growing), I tried with the jeweler's loupe but it's a hassle to observe >_<
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Defoliation
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Week 11. Flowering
4y ago
45 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
25 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Normal
Smell
65 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
22 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
60 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Sel D'epsom
0.15 mll
Elictor - Micro-Organismes
1 mll
Otakun J:77 Watering 500ml J:80 Watering 800ml I'm hesitant to switch to 1L every three days, because with 800ml after three days the Photos start to look unhappy, and after two days the soil is still too moist for my liking. It might be normal with the stretch, which I think is over now, so wait & see. For the Autoflo harvest, I'm having trouble observing the trichomes with a jeweler's loupe directly on them, but from what I've managed to see, I'd say 65% milky and 35% translucent. I think another 5 to 10 days if I go by its technical sheet, but I don't see any signs of senescence. Is that necessary?
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Week 12. Flowering
4y ago
47 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Normal
Smell
55 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
70 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Sel D'epsom
0.15 mll
Elictor - Micro-Organismes
1 mll
Otakun J85: Watering 800ml + Foliar spray Alg-A-Mic Joanne's has some issues that I'm having trouble identifying, the leaves look like they're burned all in the same spot and they're generally a bit pale, so I raised the height of the LEDs just in case. I need to remember to do a watering with Epsom salt; it's been a good two weeks since I last did it. I wanted to harvest Autoflo today, but I noticed it's still increasing its trichome production, so I'm going to take a sample and try to observe their colors as best as I can. J:88 Watering 1L + Epsom salt It's really hot, the plants are on the verge of suicide (peaking at 28° in the tent...), I'm going to have to switch to a watering schedule every two days. The "burn" issues with Joanne's leaves seem to be stable, but my lack of seriousness in watering isn't helping its recovery. Tatanka seems to have hung itself, on the brink of death like Joanne's, but with this good watering, they'll bounce back if I pay more attention. Autoflo is in great shape o_O (long live "ruderalis"?), speaking of it, I took a sample from a secondary "bud" that I could observe well, and I'm far from what I thought! (60% translucent trichomes and 40% milky), I didn't think the flowering would be this long, especially not on an autoflo, maybe because of the repotting and topping in week 5?
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Week 13. Flowering
4y ago
48 cm
Height
12 hrs
Light Schedule
26 °C
Day Air Temp
6.3
pH
Normal
Smell
60 %
Air Humidity
18 °C
Solution Temp
20 °C
Night Air Temp
11 l
Pot Size
75 cm
Lamp Distance
Nutrients 6
Or Brun - Engrais Universel
10 mll
Sel D'epsom
0.15 mll
Elictor - Micro-Organismes
1 mll
Otakun J:92 Watering 500ml + Epsom salt + Alg-A-Mic A wave of heat and humidity is hitting the tent..., Joanne's continues to burn its leaves, Tatanka is doing well and Autoflo is starting to stagnate, I think the end of flowering is approaching.
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Otakun
Otakun commentedweek 04y ago
Thank you, I hope this first project will come to fruition.
homerjgangia
homerjgangia commentedweek 04y ago
Good luck with your grow mate!💪💪
Kynareth
Kynareth commentedweek 04y ago
good luck buddy
love_2_grow
love_2_grow commentedweek 04y ago
Happy Growing, Buddy! 🌱🌱🌱
ixion
ixion commentedweek 14y ago
Bonne chance et bon grow 🇫🇷
GoldenGromie
GoldenGromie commentedweek 64y ago
Hey just my opinion but i dont think youve under fertilized, maybe a little over bc the leaves are dark, just on the autoflo plant. On joanne she looks like she wants less light bc of the way her leaves are curling. But the plants look healthy and great good job.
Otakun
Otakun commented4y ago
@GoldenGromie, I didn't know about Joanne that it could be a lighting issue, I couldn't find any information on this problem. Thanks for this valuable information.
GoldenGromie
GoldenGromie commented4y ago
@Otakun, ya ive seen that before with my plants looks like over watering, so i stop watering and it gets worse, took me awhile to figure out that it was too much light. Its either turn the light down a bit or add some co2 either one works.
Otakun
Otakun commented4y ago
@GoldenGromie, Ok, thanks.
Inganjawetrust
Inganjawetrust commentedweek 104y ago
Good luck with the new hobby 🌱🌿🥦✌️
deFharo
deFharo commentedweek 94y ago
Nice leaves. Go ahead 👍
Canna96
Canna96 commentedweek 14y ago
Good luck for a strong 💪 and fast grow!
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Hey there friend. Would you be alright with me offering some pointers? So cannabis plants LOVE heat and humidity. It is the buds that hate it. In veg we want to take advantage of this fact to help our plants grow along much quicker and more vigorously. In veg we can look for temps of 79-84 MAX with lights on & no more than 9 degrees less with lights off. If we allow for too much temperature swing between lights on and lights off while the plant is still growing vertically up to day 20 of flower, We will cause the plant to stretch ALOT which we do not want. So in veg & early flower, Keeping our temperature gaps nice and close between lights on and off is key. Utilizing humidity in our rooms during veg will also help out a lot with more rapid growth but we must introduce it properly. In our rooms we have our temperature and humidity set-points, But when we combine those 2 it forms a third set-point which is the most important & that is called VPD, Vapor pressure deficit. I strongly recommend every new grower or old grower who has not learned it yet, To study and understand it & implement it into your room, Logging your numbers daily. https://cerescann.com/importance-of-measuring-vpd/ For soil, We generally want to go for a PH of 6.1 This website does a GREAT job of illustrating it with a nice graph & very good detailed explanation for soil. https://autoflowerseedshop.com/cannabis-ph-chart-guide/ As we briefly touched on before, During veg & early flower we want our temperature gap's nice and tight to avoid stretch. Why exactly our plants stretch in response to this is a genetic trigger being activated by the environmental stress essentially telling the plant the end of the season is closer than it really is. In veg & early flower the plant is still in its first stage of development which is to grow up wide and tall so when it produces seed, It can cast them out nicely. Remember, Whether we are growing our plants for seed or bud their genetic responses do not change as they gh sidedo not know any different. Once the plant has finished that first stage of growth by weeks 4-6 of flower with most strains, It is by day 20 of flower. Autoflowers you have to watch for it, But once the plant has finished this goal its new mission is to focus 100% on producing nice big flower clusters & to get very sticky so it can attract pollen to it successfully. So once that vertical growth is finished, We actually now want to begin to expose our plants to larger temperature swings between lights on and lights off. This will help activate that genetic response and allow us to draw out the most potential from the strain utilizing the plants genetic triggers to environmental stresses at the right times. We can also take this a step further with doing light deprivation in the last 2 weeks using less light to simulate cloud cover. Very cold feed temps on the last flush is very good too. If you do not have them already, Get yourself a good PAR meter & thermal laser temp gun to monitor your plant top temperatures & optimize how much light your plants are getting. We are currently in the middle of producing a very comprehensive tutorial series for everybody to learn from & understand how to grow the highest level craft cannabis all on their own. If this interests you please check out our youtube and subscribe. The first 2 episodes are out the next one is coming in a few days. If you should ever have any questions or need any help, Please feel free to follow my profile and shoot me a DM. I will gladly help you with the pull down & make sure you get the best quality harvest possible as it is the most important step of the entire process. I really think you would benefit from our tutorial series on youtube, Our channel is linked off our main grow diaries profile. We just put up week 3 of plant life care so you got time to subscribe and catch up before the next episode is out! I look forward to seeing you over there and hearing your feedback to better help me shape the tutorials Happy growing friend!
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