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I planted 1 seed in a solo cup with Fox Farms Happy Frog. This was placed in a humidity dome under the lowest power of my Viparspectra P1500 at 24" above the top of the dome. She broke the surface of the soil on day 3 after planting.
She is really starting to Bush out down low. I'd really like her to stretch out a little. But alas, I'm probably getting impatient. She only broke the surface 4 weeks ago.
She's looking good. Finishing week 9 of veg. I just gave her a 10% watering. Changing her to 12/12 lighting and turning my MedicGrow Smart 8 up to 80% and raising to 30" tomorrow.
I flipped to 12 hour lighting 11 days ago. She was a little pissed at me for the first few days, but I watered her at 3½% of total soil volume and foliar sprayed with BuildASoil Thrive prebiotic. This girl turned completely around in less than 24 hours. She's pretty happy now.
She took a LONG time to get big enough to flip to flower. I grow in fabric pots and organic soil. I think I over watered in the beginning, but could I have also defoliated too much, too early? How do I know how much water and when? How much defoliation is too much?
If you are only giving her 1/4 gallon every 24 hours and she's in a 20 gallon pot, you aren't giving her NEAR enough water! Especially at her age! In 20 gallon pots, I'd be giving her that amount when she was week 3 or 4... I grow in 3 gallon pots and I'm giving my ladies 1/2 gallon every day and they're in week 8 (week 5 of flower - they're autos)... When you water, water enough that you're getting at least 10-20% runoff... this helps clear the soil of excess nutes/salts that may be building up which will eventually cause lockout if not taken care of.... Now that they're in flower, they're going to drink a LOT more... you can tell if your ladies need another drink/feed by the weight of the pot... a 20 gallon pot is going to be heavy even when it's dry so if you try to pick it up right after you've watered with some runoff, try to pick her up THEN... you'll see how heavy she is and can better judge her weight when she's dry.
As far as defoliation is concerned, I try not to do any until the plant gets into flower... and then only judiciously.. this article has become my "bible" as far as defoliation is concerned - it gives you the when, the why, and the how ... and explains the rationale for all of it... do give it a read!
https://www.growweedeasy.com/nebulas-super-simple-3-step-defoliation-tutorial
Good luck!
Matilda has stopped making new fan leaves and started stacking on colas now. She has definitely stepped up her loudness as well. I could just sit in the tent and enjoy her complex; fruity, funky cheese, darkness all day long. I still have 4-5 weeks until I even think about harvesting.
The Venus Blue from Mosca Seeds is fire to smoke. It seems to have a nice hybrid balance, thst leans a little toward the cerebral high, but also didn't have my head spinning when I smoked at bedtime.
This was my very first ever cannabis grow of any kind. There were mistakes (underwatering when I thought I was overwatering) and over defoliating, which caused a stunted plant, BUT these buds are rock solid, and the smell (from a single plant) still overpowers my 6" charcoal air scrubber, and makes the whole house smell like her. The frost is abundant! I'll let you know how she smokes.
Thanks to GrowingGranny for the tips from last week. I was so worried about overwatering (an apparent frequent newbie mistake) that I was severely under watering. The adjustment has been made, and the difference is huge! This is the end of week 3 of flower, and colas are starting to stack up, despite the fairly compact plant size.
@gottagrowsometime, thank you. I only grew 1 this time just to try to get a feel for it, as this is my very first grow. Next round, I'll be putting 4 plants in the 5x5 space.
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