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This is the first time I have ever attempted to grow MJ. I don't know what I am actually doing but it is really cool to see the plants take on life and seem to be growing good. Plant #1 (commonly known as "Bud") is showing a little dropping this morning. I watered it yesterday with 8oz of Water and Bergmans Seedling Booster (N:11 P:40 K:13). Plant #2 (commonly known as "Flower") germinated a couple of days later than Bud and received the same nutrients and water volume as Bud; she is looking great. I am watering the girls Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8oz of water with Bergman's Seedling Booster.
DAY 9 - No water (soil still moist). I adjusted ventilation to to automatically turn on/off between 73-77 F. I also added a humidifier to maintain 50% RH. PH 6.2, Leaf Temp: 74; Soil Temp: 69.
DAY 10 - No water (soil still moist). RH: 51%; PH 6.2, Leaf Temp: 74; Soil Temp: 69. I am seeing a few new growth on both plants and they grew overnight. Light Cycle: 18/6.
DAY 11 - I received a new Soil PH, Temperature and Moisture Tester and discovered that the analog PH tester was reading 1 point less than the digital. So, I have watered each plant with 120 ml of Growtime today. After mixing the Growtime Nutes with my water, the Ph level of the water once the Nutes dissolved is 5.7. So, I'm not going to use Ph down and only give them a light watering away from the plant (poured the water on the inside edge of the planter.
DAY 12 - Both Plants are growing nicely. I gave them 120ml of water with nutes (N19 P5 K20) yesterday. The surface soil is still damp and not saturated. Soil Temp is 77F, and PH is 6.8. I watered them with 240ml of water with growtime nutes today.
Day 13 - I did not water the plants today but I did add an Exhale bag. They are really growing now; Plant 2 has bigger leafs and appears to going to be bigger. Soil Temp is 77F and pH is 7.0.
Day 14 - I watered the plants with 240ml for each plant that included Growtime nutes. I also started LST on plant 1 as it was stretching and the lower leaves were not getting enough light. Soil Temp is 77F and pH is 6.8.
Day 15 - Continued LST on Plant 1. I increased their watering to 0.5l of water with nutes.
Day 16 - Soil moisture is normal today so I did not water the plants. Low temp/RH for the night (day 15) was 72F/62RH. Hi Temp (day 15): 78F/69RH. Plant 1 does not seem to be growing as well as Plant 2. I am afraid that I may have stressed it too much from the initial training I did last week. I performed the LST because the plants under leaves were not getting near enough light; additionally, it seemed the plant was stretching more than Plant 2. We will keep watching for some new growth.
Day 17 - Soil was a little dry this morning; I watered both plants with 240ml of water/nutes (N19 P5 K20). Plant 1 that I started LST seems to be not growing as tall now but I noticed its gotten wider (bushier) this morning. I am seeing a lot of new growth on both plants. Day 16 stats: 77F/71RH (high), 69F/68RH (low). Soil pH is 6.8.
Day 18 - Both plants look good. Plant 1 is a little smaller. I watered .25l with nutes to each plant. Soil moisture was dry. Soil Temp was 76F with 6.8 pH. Air temp daily high was 78F/74RH and daily low was 69F/55RH
Days 19-21 - I have been on the road over the weekend and only watered the plants on Friday. When I returned, I watered the plants (Day 20-early morning). I took a pH soil reading on Day 21 and discovered the bottom of the planter pH is 6.6 with the upper level of the planters are at 6.8. Plant 2 looks great. It seems to confirm that Plant 1 has been stunted so I have been performing some extensive LST and pruned some large fan leaves that have been blocking the lower leaves.
Day 22 - Watered plants with .5l of water/nutes (N19 P5 K20) this morning. I also performed some LST on both plants. Plant 1: LST to expose lower leaves and hoping for some more stretch. Plant 2: LST to spread the leaves for better exposure to light on the lower leaves. Starting to get some week smell.
Day 23 - Watered both plants with 0.56L with nutes. Soil moisture reading for Plant 2 is normal but plant 1 shows wet. Plant 1 pH is down to 6.0 (I'll check pH tomorrow morning and if still down, I'll add tap water with 7.0pH); Plant 2 pH is holding at 6.8pH. I did some extensive LST on plant 2 by spreading the plant and leveling the height of plant 2. On plant 1 I also performed LST and limited defoliation. Again, Plant 1 definitely appears to be stunted as compared to Plant 2; but I am seeing some good growth for flowering.
Day 24 - Plant 1 received 240ml of water/nutes, Plant 2 received 480ml of water/nutes. I did a lot of LST yesterday to both plants and adjusted the lights for better coverage to read 600 PPFD for both plants. pH level for both plants are sitting at 6.6pH. I've also sprayed the leaves of both plants with water/nutes. Plant 1 started to stretch and hopefully we will get some good flowers. Plant 2 looks amazing (I'm a virgin grower).
Day 25 - Both plants are drinking more water, today each plant received 0.5l of nutes/water. I also defoliated plant 1 by removing the leaves from the lower stems. I have noticed Plant 1 has started stretching again after I did some LST and Defoliation along with spraying the leaves of the plant,
Day 26 - Water/nutes the plants and some light LST on Plant 2, Plant 1 I have also performed LST and Defoliation.
Day 27 - Water/nutes the plants and some light LST on Plant 2, Plant 1 I have also performed LST and Defoliation. (I will not be updating this weekend; I have a daughter graduating from College and the other daughter graduating from High School).
Day 29 - I'm back. The plants have grown and look healthy. I'm still just watering and nutes (Growtime for both plants). I have been performing LST on Plant 2 and LST and Defoliation on Plant 1.
Day 30 - I'm watering and nutes (Growtime for both plants). I'm performing light LST on Plant 2 and LST and Defoliation on Plant 1.
Day 31 - I'm watering and nutes (Growtime for both plants). I'm performing light LST on Plant 2 and LST and Defoliation on Plant 1.
Day 32 - I'm watering and nutes (Growtime for both plants). I'm performing light LST on Plant 2 and LST and Defoliation on Plant 1. I will be changing the Nutes for Plant 2 to Stage 3 Plant Booster tomorrow and keep Plant 1 on Growtime until the White Hairs appear on it. I am watering Plant 2 1 Liter per day and Plant 2 0.5 Liters,
Day 33 - Plant 2 has begun water and nutes (Flowertime) about 0.25 liter) and Plant 1 is still getting Growtime nutes. The pot is still wet so I did not water Plant 1 today. I did not do any LST or defoliation today.
Plant 2 is showing a lot of maturity but not a lot of Trich on the buds. Buds are about 2". I went ahead and started to flush plant 2 with 200 ml of 5.0 pH of water. Plant 1 is showing a lot of Trichs. This plant is smaller in size but the buds are starting to take off. Both plants are Week 5 of flowering. I believe Plant 2 will need to be harvested next week. Plant 2 pistols are still white and are sticking straight out. I don't see any curing of the pistols at this point but I am seeing a lot of yellow leaves.
June 29 - Thank you for everyone's comments. I have started adding nutes (Flowertime (N16 P6 K30)) this morning to Plant 2. As I've noticed the water consumption is lower so I feed 200 ml to Plant 2. I also have a fan blowing directly on Plant 2. I did not water Plant 1 today; I will check the soil moisture level later today; when I start the water on Plant 1; I will also add Flowertime nutes to the water.
*** Lesson that I have learned is reading the phases; when I changed to Booster from Flowertime because I assumed week 9 of plant life and not Week 5 of Flowering.***
JUNE 30-JULY 2 - After screwing up and not feeding nitrogen for almost a week; both plants are starting to look like they're healing. I have been feeding them with 1.25 ml/l daily.
Both of these plants were started at the same time. But I see Plant 2 with a lot of yellow leaves; its 24" tall w/ a lot of buds about 1.5-2" in diameter. I am concerned that Plant 2 is not going to produce. With the yellow leaves and not a lot of trich. Should I cut it?
Senescence (the condition or process of deterioration with age) is normal with plants mid-late flower. I've grown ILGM's white widow auto twice also and what I've noticed is two primary phenos, a short bushy one and a taller one - you have one of each. My observations with them were that the taller pheno always faded out first - not sure on the mechanism behind it but your shorter plant is starting to lighten a bit and will probably start fading soon too.
Week 11 - I am feeding Bergman's Flowertime and Plant Booster this week.
Day 68 - I am watering 1 liter per day per plant. Today, Plant 1 soil moisture was still normal but plant 2 was dry. I did not water plant 1 today but will tomorrow. Plant 2 was given 1 liter of water/nutes. Plant 2 crystals are starting to get more and water consumption is up. SO I will water it as it wants it. Based on the crystals quantity and color (and advice from everyone here); it appears I have a couple of week minimum. Plant 1 looks really healthy and loaded with crystals. I plant to get to 80% amber crystals befor I harvest this plant .
Week 8-I screwed the pooch & only fed Plant Booster (N0 P27 K27). I started feeding flowertime again and Plant 2 seems to have recovered. I will be on a quick tour next week for 8 days, I'm afraid Plant 1 might be ready to harvest while gone. Should I harvest this week or wait?
What kind of a high are you looking for? For uplifting, euphoric highs you should harvest when the trichomes are milky. If you're look for a couch-lock high, harvest when the trichomes develop an amber tone.
Week 12 (Day 71) - I was out over the weekend, so I watered both plants (1 liter each) and I noticed this morning Plant 1 appears to have light burn on the leaves and they are drooping this morning.
Day 72 - I flushed Plant 1 with just water to see if I had Nute lock.
Day 73 - Plant 1 still looks droopy and the leaves are lighter green today. I hit Plant 1 with 2 liters of water and nutes (a little extra nitrogen); I had drainage from the bottom of the planter so we will see what she look's like tomorrow.
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