So this was my first grow. It has been a huge learning process.
I had run out of ph down and had forgot to grab some. They needed watering Sunday but my local store was closed for their Xmas party. I totally forgot I could have used lemon juice. Really being their last watering I could have just watered them.
I waited till Monday when I got home from work, I had grabbed some ph down at lunch. They were sad. They had lost a lot of colour and a number had leaned over.
I gave them phd water and over the following two days almost all the leaves were perky again.
I pulled the light plug Wednesday morning. They will get three days of darkness and I will cut them down Saturday morning.
I have honestly learnt so much this first grow.
Saturday will have been 69 days of flower.
There are so many coulda shoulda wouldas I won’t even bother. But I know for next time.
I have seen a number of amber trichomes and I don’t want couch lock medicine. I know there are still clear ones too but also a crap load of milky trichs, so I’m excited. Id like to give it at least a few days cure before trying it out. And I haven’t cut any down before hand to dry and sample.
I’ve been paitient, I’ve tried to give them my best. 😔 I know I slipped up a few times, possibly too early flush, late watering at the end here which almost wilted them right before harvest. But ive tried. And I’ve learnt. SO Much. About the plant. About care, which has also had me spending more quality time with my son. About myself and what’s important to me.
I hope they turn out ok.
I haven’t seen them today. 😔
Saturday.
My next weeks post will hopefully be of my glorious harvest. HOPEFULLY. 😳🙏🏼
I hope all is well with your grows my friends and i wish you all a healthy and happy harvest!
👊🏼😜🤞🏼🌲🔥
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! 👍
I ve been readig parts of your Diary. And you started well prepped. And youve " grown " very fast into this. Congratulations to the nice written diary and your Harvest
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.👍