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After three days in the paper towel, saw the taproot, and set her in some fox farms happy frog. New to this so I'm trying things out. Will be getting the full fox farms nutrient line and some ph up/down later this week.
After planting in the medium she poked through in three days and had been reaching since. I have my I onboard set to level 4 on the controller assuming that is 40% intensity.
I watered 11/4 without ph'ing the water as I do not have the tools. I assume that was too early as she seems sad.
Using distilled water without ph balancing as I do not have the tools. Watered the happy frog medium from happy frog after 4 days after testing the weight. Did I rush things and over water her?
That's a fairly big pot for a small plant. It will probably take nearly a week or more before it needs another irrigation.
1 early irrigation won't be the end of the world. You might get soem fuzzy mold or green algea growing on top soil if it remains too wet for too long. Neither is a huge issue, but not optimal, either. Algea will steal a bit of N from the top of soil (it won't grow into it because it needs light). The mold is usually harmless and feeding off of some decaying organic material. When i transplant, i typically knock that top layer off and top off with some fresh substrate as i transplant. If you stick to a good wet-dry cycle you won't have any roots in that top 1" or more, anyway. Superficial roots are not optimal.
just wait for the top 1" to start to dry. That plant will have a taproot all the way down by this points, so i wouldn't worry about it dryign up top. During first day or 2 after sprout, if by chance it was drying out too much up top, i would water slightly early in that context only - if i think the roots are so small they haven't had the time to drive donw far enough. dry roots for a seedling is a problem to avoid.
Usually there is no need. So, wait for that top 1" to dry before irrigating. Always saturate entire pot so that the top always dries first. this promotes deeper roots and avoid superficial roots. In flower if you want to gas it more, you'll have the root system to take advantage of it. A little stress for roots to reach for water early on is a good thing. The plant will grow more roots in that context. Then as flower starts you can water a bit more frequently and take advantage of the extra root mass when it matters most - bud development. Don't go crazy about it.. need some minimum drinking to occur between irrigations and proper drainage qualiteis to avoid root rot (50% perlite or similar amendment will ensure proper drainage and o2 penetration for roots)
Very satisfied with how this last week went. Let it dry for a full week, and she is happier. Still only watering with straight distilled (all I have), but once we hit the next week, we will start feeding with a little nutes from ph perfect as well as spring water. Seems to be looking good for it being at 13 days. I think I'll just do some Lst when it is time to be safe.
I am going in week three, aka about 17 days since it has popped. I plan on mainly Lst her, but I've heard a lot about fim'ing it looks like it has the 4th node, but I'm not sure. Is this soon enough to do either, or should I wait?
For the LST, you can start tilting the plant very early on. The more flexible the trunk, the better.
So you can start right away.
If you want to top it, wait until your plant has the structure you're interested in.
She is looking real green and happy. Since this is the third week In the happy frog medium, I figured it was time for her to get some food. Ph'd the water at 6.2. started some Lst, trying to spiral her through this week and next. A humidifier will be the next best this to get so I can dial in my environment.
Growing the rhino Ryder auto, and I just fed it .25ml of advanced nutrients' ph perfect line, and .25ml calimagic. The leaves haven't taken on a deeper curl than usual. Is this weird or normal? We are at 23 days now.
This was a better week for growth. I did my math better to feed it more nutrients for the amount of water I was giving it. With the Lst, highest leaves are still at 7.5in. few things have popped up, but they were manageable (ph issues)
Leaves at the bottom are getting very yellow. I've been watering 800ml every 3-4 days with 1ml of each advanced nutrients ph perfect bottle.. Is the bottom just not getting enough light, or is it deeper than that? Should I get rid of some leaves?
Hello my friend, this soil contains waaay too much Nitrogen. The bottom leaves are lacking nutrients due nutrient lockout.
The best solution here is to do a small flush. You can give the pot volume in water. So if you use a 10 liters pot then you give 10 liters with water without nutrients. Make sure that the pH is around 6.2
After you have done this you let the soil dry till the top inch of the soil is completely dry before watering again. From then you can give the full amount with nutrients again and continue growing like you did before.
This week was a hard one. Increasing the light intensity threw the whole environment out of whack. She is also hurting from bad watering habits, but still looking good at 37 days in. Her being in pre-flower seems unreal. I did move the tent to the basement to give it a colder outer environment, and it seems to have done the trick with the environment.
She is seeming happy and healthy based of all new leaves. Looks like it did have a slight manganese and possible nitrogen deficiency from my earlier feeds, so I slightly upped the dose. So far we are at 44 days as of today, so just trudging along. Colder temps downstairs are definitely helping humidity.
No new issues have popped up. She is starting to get trichomes on the leaves by the look of things. Hopefully not much longer. No nutrient issues right now either
Still seeing the leaves yellow from the bottom up, so I am still slowly upping the nute dose plus a little defoliation to get rid of any near dead leaves. She is certainly filling out, in bud, and looking into some newer organis to fill out the buds
Multiple growmies of mine have told me that I can start flushing, but I am seeing multiple issues. Last feed was .5ml of ph perfects bloom, micro, an grow+ .5ml cal mag. This was in 800ml I fed two days ago. Listened and started flushing. Should she eat?
I wouldn't worry at all about what those leaves are doing! I'd be getting my jewelers loupe or microscope out and checking the trichomes... she's probably about ready to be chopped! Good luck....
I know that flushing is bro science, but that was the advice I was given, so that is what I am doing for these last two waterings. She will be chopped in three days, so I don't think simple water will hurt. First grow stage seems to have gone real well. Next come the more difficult dry and cure
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