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Mephisto Genetics - Strawberry Nuggets x Livers Bx1
Custom Breeder & Strain
Indoor
Room Type
LST
weeks 6
Defoliation
weeks 6-7
Soil
Grow medium
Grow Conditions
Week 1
Vegetation
7.62
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inch
Height
18 hrs
Light Schedule
8+ conditions after
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zacwaz zacwaz
a year ago
Day 8: Adjusting the light distance and intensity last night seems to have improved things. No noticeable additional stretching this morning, and the leaves are colored a (very) subtly more vibrant green. Day 9: I finally took off the humidity dome for good, based on my brother’s advice (he’s been growing for years). In the first week I wasn’t able to keep the humidity high enough without it, but now that the plants are growing and getting slightly more water, humidity isn’t turning out to be an issue. Day 10: I’ve been anxious because it feels like my plants are lagging behind the photos I see online, but I keep reminding myself that I’m only 10 days in. Day 11: The soil was extremely dry, so I watered heavily this morning. For the last few times I've switched to just dumping water in the pan and letting the peat pots suck it up, and it seems to be working. I think? I accidentally knocked over the Mephisto seedling yesterday while I was cleaning the tent, and it came out of the soil more than I expected. I’m not sure what a normal level of root development is this stage, but the plant didn’t seem to be anchored well. And then today I noticed it leaning slightly. Combined with the previous stretching, it just didn’t seem solid, so I did another probably stupid thing and (very gently) dumped it out and re-potted it deeper in the same soil and container. A couple of hours later, the plant seemed very stressed—its little fan leaves were drooping significantly. But now a few more hours later, it seems to be slightly, gradually recovering. So hopefully this will work out. Either way, I’m learning some fun lessons! Day 12, AM: Woke up to bone-dry soil again this morning, so maybe lack of humidity *is* a problem after all. I don't think I should be watering every day, but this is forcing me to. I noticed the VPD was extremely high (1.9) last night before going to bed, but figured I'd let it ride through the night to see how the plants responded. They didn't seem happy, they were drooping terribly, but maybe a little dehydration will aid their root development? I dumped 16 ounces of water in the drip pan and they sucked up most it immediately, I'm eager to see if they've perked up a bit when I get home from work. Day 12, PM: The plants didn't seem to be in much better shape, so I put a humidifier in the tent. Just a plain old bedroom humidifier while I search for one that's programmable. Fingers crossed. Day 13, AM: I'd set the humidifier to only run for 4 hours, so it turned off in the middle of the night. Soil was dry again this morning, although not quite as bad as yesterday, so I watered them. The Mephisto plant is still grumpy and doesn't seem to be progressing at all since I shocked her. But she's still alive, so hopefully there's time to recover. I'm not looking for a high yield, just a learning experience and a few buds. Day 14: Things are not going well! I've apparently made a cascading series of mistakes that caused growth to stagnate. The kiddos were drooping again this morning, even after a couple of days in a more appropriate humidity range, so I think the next problem is temperature. I've had trouble keeping the tent above 65°, and the plants don't seem pleased. All three were drooping today; not quite as bad as the Mephisto, but still not healthy. I did add about an inch of soil to each pot to help stabilize the stems so they can hopefully focus on growth instead of staying upright. We'll see what effect that has, if any.
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Grow Questions
zacwaz
zacwazstarted grow question a year ago
I just re-potted three young autoflower plants from 4” peat pots into 7 gallon fabric pots, but underestimated how cramped they would be in my 2x3 tent. Is it safe to re-pot them into smaller pots within a few days, or could that over-stress them?
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question a year ago
To be honest, it's not the size of the pots that is going to be the problem... nor IS it a problem! The pots are always going to stay the same size.. it's the plants that will grow. You're going to have a space problem anyway, trying to fit 3 autos in that size tent but there you are... smaller pots will NOT equal smaller plants unless you go to something like a solo cup! LOL! And autoflowers absolutely hate being transplanted so please don't do that. What I would suggest you do is plan to do some serious LST (and you can LST as often and as much as you need to) ... and you'll probably have to do some defoliation as well... which will probably include choosing only the best bud sites to leave and trimming off a LOT of lower bud sites. Good luck! You're going to have a jungle! Make sure, when they get into flower, that you keep the humidity low (30s-40s) so you don't run into fungus/bud rot issues...
zacwaz
zacwazstarted grow question a year ago
I've crammed 3 young autoflowers (all different cultivars) into a 2x3 tent, which I now realize is a novice mistake (first grow! 😄). Would you... 1. Keep growing all 3 to maturity, use LST to manage size 2. Sacrifice one plant for the good of the other 2 3. ??? Thanks!
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question a year ago
That is such a hard decision... I know I've told you to prepare for a jungle - and you should - this is going to have to be your decision - but why don't you wait until they're bigger and you can see what they become? Look at it this way... let's say you pitch one plant today but in 4 weeks time, you realize you COULD have fit that 3rd one in and been ok... or in 4 weeks time, one plant dies of its own accord because of X, Y or Z and now you're left with only 1 plant... Stick it out until you can't stick it out any longer... You can do this! You really can!!!
zacwaz
zacwazstarted grow question a year ago
This morning I noticed some branches on my young plants had turned reddish on top. Last night the humidifier ran out of water and RH dropped to 40% overnight. Could this just be a stress reaction to that low RH, or sign of a deeper issue?
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Plant. Stem - Red or purple
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Mr_Incognito
Mr_Incognitoanswered grow question a year ago
Hi! Your plants look just fine. This is OG Kush genetics. I’ve had the same with mine from the same stage.
zacwaz
zacwazstarted grow question a year ago
I just noticed this tiny white spot on a leaf of two different plants and having trouble ID’ing it. It doesn’t seem powdery or fuzzy and almost looks like a mineral deposit… but I really have no clue. Appreciate any ideas—thanks!
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Leaves. White powder
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question a year ago
Probably just some nutes that dripped on the leaf... have you tried to wipe it off with a damp cloth? It certainly doesn't look like a nute issue nor does it look like WPM... I wouldn't worry about it myself... good luck!
zacwaz
zacwazstarted grow question a year ago
I noticed this browning on the edges of two fan leaves this morning. The affected leaves were right next to the space heater that runs all night (cold basement!), so I *think* it’s probably heat burn/stress. But don’t want to ignore a potentially more serious issue. Thanks!
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Leaves. Edges burnt
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GrowingGrannie
GrowingGrannieanswered grow question a year ago
I'd keep my eye on them, tbh... it certainly COULD be from the heater but it might also be the beginnings of a phosphorus deficiency.... I don't see any pH information or nute information in your diary - but you need to keep the pH between 6.0 and 6.5 for a soil grow... Good luck! Nice looking jungle so far! :-D Did you decide to keep all of them going? Hope so!
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love_2_grow
love_2_growweek 0
Happy Growing, Buddy! 🌱🌱🌱
CULTIVATORFROG
CULTIVATORFROG
@zacwaz, aprendamos juntos!!! ¡¡¡Feliz crecimiento!!!
zacwaz
zacwaz
@love_2_grow Thanks, I'm excited to grow (and learn)!
420DeepGrow
420DeepGrowweek 3
Suerte con tu OG Kush, que te salgan buenas flores
420DeepGrow
420DeepGrow
@zacwaz,numca se sabe donde esta la sorpresa.... me alegra oir eso 💪
zacwaz
zacwaz
@420DeepGrow, Thanks! It was a freebie so I didn’t expect much, but so far it’s performing the best of them all.
Gridderz
Gridderzweek 5
Quality pics, and quality plants!
Balankaya
Balankayaweek 7
Wonderful, great job friend! Good luck to you and your garden!
LegacyMarketFarm
LegacyMarketFarmweek 8
Congratulations on getting into growing Cannabis my fellow Canadian! You did a lot good here so far, May I recommend checking out our tutorial series here on grow diaries & also on our youtube page ? We cover the day to day step by step all the way from seed to drying, Curing & trimming. I really look forward to your input and seeing you over there, Any other questions or help you need please do not hesitate to DM me! I am following along until harvest :)
Professor_Chaos
Professor_Chaosweek 9
Very nice. Happy growing