So this is the start of the fourth week with me. I find this very engulfing. I like spending an hour with them a day and move the little ones out of the bigger fan leaves shadow by tucking the larger ones away giving the little ones a chance to get more light and flourish. I’m noticing more the strain my one girl went through compared to the others, her leaves being smaller than the other girls. I’ve tried to give them the best environment I can and realize I still play a huge role in their life. This is my first grow and I love it. I hope they grow up well and flourish. They were fed last week and had a bit of nutrient burn so this week I gave them just water. I’m not sure how much longer I should veg but I hear in the scrog game the longer you veg the better. Hoping for the best for everyone on GrowDiaries and their grows!
That looks like a slight nutrient burn to me. I’d suggest trying to back down a little on your feedings. Maybe reduce to 1/2 or 3/4 strength or feed less frequently. Otherwise everything looks great! 👍
Sounds like a great friend to have, lol. Also, nice setup. So, when you add water or anything for that matter, ph that to your 6.5 or whatever, don't just put tap water in there. As you have certainly read, ph is going to be key, nothing will work right without a good ph. Good luck on your new hobby!
Trichs always tell the real truth on doneness bud. If ya got a jewellers loupe then that obviously helps - ur lookn for cloudy mushroom heads mixed with a little bit of Amber (generally). In the absence of that and in my own humble opinion and experience - add 1-2 weeks on grow timeline provided by the breeder (def. applies to crop king and I’ve grown a few of their strains). When the big fans are turning yellow, you’re probably in the harvest window. Best I got for ya buddy and looking forward to the final weigh!👍😎👊
@TheBudWhisperer, thank you my friend! It’s definitely been a fun learning experience. Looking forward to more growing lol. New strains. Maybe trying a different technique. 🙌🏼🙏🏼👊🏼😜🌲🔥 I want to smoke these girls so bad 😳
@Dadasgrow, yeah still too hard to tell without a digital microscope. That said you’re real close for sure.
Keep an eye on trichs in the middle area of the plant when u see cloudy there mixed with a little amber around the top area - your prob. Good to chop👍😉. Can’t wait to see the numbers on this dude. Great grow, really!
That looks like a slight nutrient burn to me. I’d suggest trying to back down a little on your feedings. Maybe reduce to 1/2 or 3/4 strength or feed less frequently. Otherwise everything looks great! 👍
@HighTV, was literally adding to it while you were typing I think. I know it seems some spots have fallen over from bud weight lol I need more sticks 😳.
ok to just let them grow?
Yes it will, but you won’t be maximizing the plants flower potential where it matters 😉
Regardless of stem size currently my branches each have 5 or more flowers on them. Will the returns from taking away those lower flowers be worth it to the tops ?
Yes, both in density and intensity my friend👍
Will trimming flowers off my girls at this stage in their life hurt them? If she’s healthy (and she is) It shouldn’t, this is week 3 and ur last real opportunity to stress the plant significantly before the more sensitive flowering weeks ahead. So in the long run no. I would be stripping what I could see now and defoliating pretty heavy in one sitting. Let er recover a week or so and keep an eye out for droopiness. Then, regular light pruning of leaves and removing the occasional larf where u find it. pruning on an ongoing basis until last couple weeks or so.👍
I feel like I should let them be and just pull the leaves that clog up light dispersion.
If that’s how you feel then cool. start slow with the leaves in the middle of the plant as well as the largest fan leaves. You can always take off more but never can you take off less😉. You gotta work with the plant and be careful yes - but this plant looks healthy and as though she could snap right back quick even if really stressed.
Hope it helps dude👊😎
@Dadasgrow, no worries buddy - that’s what this platforms for!👍
As far as these other questions are concerned - spot on dude. Exactly what I’d do. As far as feeding - keep to the regular schedule. I usually wait until the plants are ready for the next feeding and after I’m done defo I’ll give em a good drink to tide them over in recovery for the next couple days.
As far as the trichs on the lower larf buds are concerned - you’ll probably get higher sucking on a tail pipe than smoking those. The trichs wouldn’t have developed at this point and I doubt they’d have any thc component at all. Good luck and have fun with the defo (my favourite part of the grow). I’m around and will definitely keep an eye on this bud - looking great!👍👊😎
Stretch is very much dependent on the strain my friend and too much stretch indoors is a much bigger problem than too little. you want an example of this just check out @capitankush diaries. His tent is literally bursting due to a prolonged veg. Period. That said, don’t lose any sleep over this monster. She’s looking fantastic and your gonna get rewarded big time!!!👍👊😎👍
@TheBudWhisperer, the stretch is real, 24hrs later, a few of the girls tops at the back found 2”. 😳I spoke to soon. I’m gonna come home from work tomorrow and they will all have gained again. Just cause I said something.
@GreasyLuigi, I love this comment. 👊🏼😜🌲🔥🙌🏼🙏🏼 It took so long to get them all down, trimmed and hung. I’ll definitely be trying to figure out some better harvesting methods and techniques lol.
Man these girls are lookn pretty dude! What’s the size of ur grow space and how many plants? She looks full so I’m gonna take a shot at guessing ur yield.👍