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1st Grow: Carrot Top Grow w/ HLG QBs

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7 years ago
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Topping
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Main-Lining
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Defoliation
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13 L
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Week 1. Vegetation
7 years ago
5.08 cm
24 hrs
27 °C
6
No Smell
64 %
27 °C
0 L
0 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 6
Algen Extract 0.264 mll
MagicGreenFoliar 0.264 mll
Roots Excelurator - House & Garden
Roots Excelurator 0.264 mll
Custom strain created by a California grower and dark net vendor CannaMeds. Haven’t been able to find much more than a few google hits about it and it is probably not very widespread. Supposed to be mostly indica.
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Week 2. Vegetation
7 years ago
12.7 cm
24 hrs
27 °C
6
No Smell
50 %
27 °C
0 L
0 L
45.72 cm
Nutrients 8
Algen Extract 0.528 mll
MagicGreenFoliar 0.264 mll
Terpinator - Terpinator
Terpinator 1.057 mll
They seem to be liking that I moved the light closer! Growth looks good overall. Will be upping mute strength soon, I think that they can take a little more. And hopefully co2 bucket is working a little
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LumberjackBuds
LumberjackBudsstarted grow question 7 years ago
Hey all I just uploaded 2 pics from today that show the problem I’ve had. This is the first time I’ve had any issues like this and it was an hour after watering with ferts. pH was 6.3. I think some damage is from spilling but that doesn’t explain the widespread wilty/weak leaves.
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PharmaZ
PharmaZanswered grow question 7 years ago
Yes bro probably just a little transplant shock. Those leaves are nothing to worry about, keep an eye on them don’t go cutting things off just yet! You should just water once wait for 3-5 days for the roots to get used to the new environment then start to water as normal again. When the leaves are praying is a good sign! Sure they will take off soon enough ;)
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Week 3. Vegetation
7 years ago
15.24 cm
24 hrs
27 °C
6
Weak
50 %
27 °C
4 L
0 L
40.64 cm
Nutrients 8
Algen Extract 2 mll
MagicGreenFoliar 5.001 mll
Terpinator - Terpinator
Terpinator 4 mll
They were transplanted into Fox Farms Coco Loco mixed with more perlite. I shouldn’t have to feed them for a while so until flower i probably won’t add any Soil A or B. Day 16: some weird bleaching marks occurring on some plants. I think it was light related. Plants are recovering now from transplant. Currently at max light capacity, may add another qb. Day 17: Holy shit I am such an idiot! I tried to swat a fly that had been bothering me in the Grow room and I brought the light down on 3-4 plants and broke 150 dollar QB. Plants look like they should recover but it delays topping and veg Day 20: Trying a zigzag pattern with training/topping
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Week 4. Vegetation
7 years ago
15.24 cm
24 hrs
27 °C
6
Weak
50 %
27 °C
4 L
0 L
30.48 cm
Nutrients 8
Algen Extract 0.264 mll
MagicGreenFoliar 1.321 mll
Terpinator - Terpinator
Terpinator 1.321 mll
These gals are slowly getting those lower branches going, they are still tied down to let that light in. I’m not super happy with the speed of growth...or the soil, or the pots, lol. They need more space but the grow room got delayed. Day 26: I decided to cull #8 from the group. The mainlining is happening too slow and I snapped off one of the main branches. RIP. Might turn it into a cutting or keep growing it but it’s out of the main group for now Day 28: Moved to 3.5 gallon air pot with sunshine #4 mix, biochar, and HnG rhizoforce pellets
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Week 5. Vegetation
7 years ago
30.48 cm
24 hrs
28 °C
6
Weak
880 PPM
60 %
22 °C
22 °C
22 °C
13 L
1 L
50.8 cm
900 PPM
Nutrients 10
Algen Extract 0.264 mll
MagicGreenFoliar 2.642 mll
Terpinator - Terpinator
Terpinator 1.321 mll
They are loooking pretty darn good now, I was skeptical week 3 and 4 but the lights, co2 and nutrients are doing their job. I tied them down yesterday so they could fill the pot area. In 2 weeks I think I’ll flower. Day 34: Holy shit guys are closest to the co2 and the daily growth on them is insane, I’ve been having to retrain and prune almost every day. I’m going to put them into flower today or tomorrow
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Week 6. Flowering
7 years ago
30.48 cm
12 hrs
28 °C
6.2
Weak
1000 PPM
60 %
22 °C
22 °C
22 °C
13 L
1 L
50.8 cm
900 PPM
Nutrients 10
Algen Extract 3.791 mll
MagicGreenFoliar 37.851 mll
Terpinator - Terpinator
Terpinator 53.001 mll
I had something reeeeally detailed typed up but my iPad had a stroke. These were all growing so fast with the quantum boards and co2 that in 1 week i gained what I thought i would in multiple weeks. So I pulled the trigger iver flower otherwise the tent would be too full. My LST is what im really proud of honestly it looks like a mainlined plant. At least half the bud colas are gonna be all equally massive. Never done this whole flowering thing so I hope it doesn’t go sideways. There are 10 in the tent now and they will be joined by the straggler carrot top #8 and sundae Driver mom with the 135w hlg to keep em happy. Wish me luck and hit follow above. Day 1 post flip: Whoops! I don’t know why I didn’t listen to my intuition telling me not to use the whopping dose H&G has for flower week 1. Poor things are all looking a bit too greened out. Day 6: I adjusted the LST ties and made some new ones. Took them out of tent to water and rotate. They no longer have any horizontal space to grow so I probably have to stop new LST
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Week 7. Flowering
7 years ago
35.56 cm
12 hrs
28 °C
6.2
Weak
950 PPM
50 %
22 °C
22 °C
22 °C
13 L
2 L
50.8 cm
900 PPM
Nutrients 10
Algen Extract 0.264 mll
MagicGreenFoliar 2.642 mll
Terpinator - Terpinator
Terpinator 3.698 mll
Day 8: Got pretty heavy with the defoliation today, had tons of overlapping leaves and buds. On about half you can see the very beginnings of bud and cola sites with white hairs. They are growing pretty dang fast too, stems longer and collecting lots of leaves every day now. Day 10: didn’t check 2-4 at all today, was in a hurry. 1 and 5-7 got a more deliberate defoliation. Trying to only keep Top leaves now Day 12: Heavy defoliation today, some plants really needed it Day 14: Some pest, whiteflies maybe and their eggs were discovered last night. Sprayed with avid
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Week 8. Flowering
7 years ago
45.72 cm
12 hrs
27 °C
6.2
Weak
950 PPM
50 %
22 °C
22 °C
22 °C
13 L
2 L
50.8 cm
900 PPM
Nutrients 9
Algen Extract 0.264 mll
Terpinator - Terpinator
Terpinator 1.849 mll
Roots Excelurator - House & Garden
Roots Excelurator 0.132 mll
Man flowering does seem to be happening slow. But they are getting their first white pistils and when a leaf breaks it smells dank. No outside smells yet though. Have been having some issues with bugs occasionally taking a nibble, but no outbreaks yet.
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LumberjackBuds
LumberjackBudscommentedweek 57 years ago
These guys are closest to the co2 and the daily growth on them is insane, I’ve been having to retrain and prune almost every day
PharmaZ
PharmaZcommentedweek 67 years ago
Looks beautiful!! Just found the tent I’m getting they’re white inside instead of Mylar supposed to be much better called a growbox I’ll get a 1.2x2x2m. You think things are crazy now. Wait till next week you won’t be able to close the zipper ;)
LumberjackBuds
LumberjackBudscommented7 years ago
@PharmaZ, Awesome man! I like white better too, but for some reason always makes the tent cost way more here. I’m hoping the plants start growing up a bit now. I can’t really train them horizontally anymore.
PharmaZ
PharmaZcommentedweek 47 years ago
Awesome grow space! What’s the flooring material?
LumberjackBuds
LumberjackBudscommented7 years ago
@PharmaZ, for any others who end up wondering it is slab concrete
PharmaZ
PharmaZcommentedweek 57 years ago
You have the light on 24 hours? Are they in the room with the autos, you have another flower room?
LumberjackBuds
LumberjackBudscommented7 years ago
@PharmaZ, it’s in a different room. If it stops being so damn hot I may use my garage which would be a great Grow room
PharmaZ
PharmaZcommented7 years ago
@LumberjackBuds, nice is the tent in the room with the light on or another room. You don’t want them disturbed in dark of course. The zips on some tents are shit. I don’t know how good your tent is but if you go inside with the light on outside and see light coming in it’s not good enough. My tents in my cupboard haha
LumberjackBuds
LumberjackBudscommented7 years ago
@PharmaZ, I’m going to flower these in my tent. But yeah lights have been on 24/7 for 5 weeks
PharmaZ
PharmaZcommentedweek 57 years ago
24 hours is successive IMO they really do need dark period. Of course it’s one of those debatable things but I have honestly tried so many varients of light cycles. Especially with photoperiod plants when I first started growing. I found that when I used 24hours on a photoperiod plant when I switched to 12/12 it goes into a shock. Even when it had already started to mature and show sex before the flip... It took me twice as long to initiate flower development on a plant on that started on 24/0 than it did on 18/6. I don’t know why this is but there is definitley more info on this out there. Autoflowers can handle the 24hours much more efficiently. Probably down to the ruderalis genes. But even then after grown a fair few autos on 24/0 the buds and leaves are much more susceptible to light damage... could all be crap of course and AN has a nutrient to stop all of this happening, who knows ✌️🏻
LumberjackBuds
LumberjackBudscommented7 years ago
@PharmaZ, hmm I’ll keep that in mind next time they are about to go into flower. I do think a few hours of dark is probably best, I have been experimenting with lights out when I spray em
PharmaZ
PharmaZcommentedweek 87 years ago
Looking good. Things will pick up soon as them buds show up don’t take any more leaves off it slows things down IMO
PharmaZ
PharmaZcommentedweek 77 years ago
Nice update, everything looking great👍🏼
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