1st 2018 grow

PeskyFly I'm uploading these pics straight from a grow app I was using. I vegged the plants for about a month but I condensed my pics to two weeks in my diary here. I had a problem with deficiencies early on bc I wasn't prepared for a Coco grow but it is all sorted out now.

PeskyFly These are some pics I'm uploading of the veg cycle. I started a grow log on an app and didn't like it, so I'm trying to put some pics up of the early stages. I had a period of nutrient deficiencies early on but got it taken care of. I wasn't prepared for growing in Coco but have since adjusted and gotten things "dialed in".

PeskyFly Had to bring pH down a full point. Just got new ph pen. I was having deficiencies last couple weeks bc old one was messed up. I know this didn't turn out to be the ideal scrog but I've never grown these strains and I'm okay with the way it's turned out just being a support system, next grow I will have it dialed in. It's all about learning for now. I appreciate the comments.

PeskyFly I raised the ppm of my nutrient solution to 750 this week and added gnat nix to fight the gnats, that have accompanied the organic fertilizer. I noticed a lot of trichomes that have been produced this week on the GDP, despite it being this early in flowering, very exciting.

PeskyFly This week I defoliated some of the top and middle big fan leaves to provide better air circulation and stimulate the lower buds with a little more light. I had noticed some leaves that were touching were leaving standing water on the leaves underneath them, so I took care of that. I also changed nutrients to new millennium's lineup, the nftg line I just haven't been that impressed with and for the amount of work that it was taking to mix nutrients everyday just isn't feasible with my work schedule so I won't be using those nutes anymore.

PeskyFly I have been fighting what I believe to be a calcium deficiency in my GDP plant, you can see the leaves in the pics. Despite the deficiency, it is getting very "frosty". I have made sure the pH of the runoff is within acceptable range and made sure I don't have excellent salts in the medium, after concluding neither pH or E.C. was out of whack I upped my nutrient solution to about 1150-1200 ppm. Hopefully, this takes care of the problem. The GDP has been the most finicky of all the plants, by far! Update 9/30 - I uploaded a couple pics to show the GDP finally starting to show the purple I've been waiting for 😎. As far as the deficiency goes. It doesn't seem to have gotten any worse, since, I added more CalMag and upped the beneficial bacteria to help chelate that CaCO3 and MgCO3. I also added some "Athena's aminas" to help chelate that calcium as well and negate this deficiency. This GDP plant has been the only picky plant of all 4. The WW, B.BANNER & GSC have remained healthy their entire "lives". I'm discovering the difficulties of growing multiple strains, which I've never grown before. I'm enjoying the experience though! I'm also growing zucchini, cucumbers, tomatoes, purple & Thai basil, rosemary, chives, garlic, Meyer lemon tree, lime tree, Jalapeno's, cilantro, Mesclan gourmet lettuce, spinach and I have my veg area which currently has a clone of the GDP, WW, GSC, B.B & a Fire O.G. seed I germinated about a month ago. I love gardening, especially cannabis. It's my "zen" time pretty much. I learned mindful meditation a while back and that's what growing does for me. I can just get lost in the beauty of my plants and forget about the negativity that can be associated with life today, for a bit. I'm sure everyone on here can relate, at least a little to what I'm saying. Anyways, thanks for checking out my grow diary and reading my remarks lol. 😎 10/03 Update :. Today I added the new led I built and took out the HPS. This light is awesome , runs cooler, produces considerably more light 2.35 umol/j at 2300ma and uses a quarter of what my HPS was pulling at the wall. We'll see the difference here soon! 😎.

PeskyFly The only thing that has changed this week is the new led light I replaced the HPS with and I'm giving the GDP winter frost only to bring out the color, resin & terpenes before I start flushing. They other three plants still aren't ready to be taken off their regular nutrients yet, but they are looking good.

PeskyFly I started flushing the GDP today, so I'll probably harvest the GDP next weekend. The rest still have 3 weeks or so. All the plants look and smell great though!

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PeskyFly Harvested the GDP today, everything is looking and smelling great, still a couple weeks left though on the Bruce banner and the GSC. The White widow is closest, I'll keep an eye on the trichomes. All the plants are getting flushed with winter frost now to help them finish up with as much resin as possible. 😎

PeskyFly I'm impressed with this plant, to be sure. It got the least light, was the smallest plant of all but has big very dense buds that are very pungent smelling. I can't wait to try it, I'll let you know with an update once I get to try it.

PeskyFly I harvested the white widow yesterday and put a fire og, and a GSC clone I took before these plants went into flowering, to fill the newly opened space. I'm flushing the GSC & Bruce banner now and will continue to do so for the next week or so.

PeskyFly Very easy strain to grow, only a couple very small pest issues. It looks and smells great. I will update after I get to try it for the first time.

PeskyFly Same as above, I'll update more once it's dried, cured and I have my thoughts all in order.