Day 9, week 2:
The first set of fan leaves is unfurling, so I am expecting growth to take off this week.
Currently planning to transplant at the end of week 3.
I added a dollup of raw honey to the half gallon jug I bottom feed with. I fill the jug and let it sit overnight to let any sanitizing agents in the water evaporate.
Day 11, week 2:
She is significantly firmer and wider than yesterday. The fingers on her first fan leaves are fully visible, and her third growth node is clearly visible from the top and sides.
Since she has months of growth left it's super important to keep her compact during this early growth stage so I can continue giving her enough light until she gets outside.
Day 12, week 2:
I went to check her roots today and was shocked to find giant fingers sticking through her bottom holes.
I transplanted her to a 12 inch round pot and gave her a light watering with some water I ran through her previous soil mixture. The pot is completely full of rich compost from my backyard compost heap. It's the same stuff she was previously potted in. Hopefully this boost of new natural nutrients and microbes will help her use those giant roots to gain explosive growth!
She now has more than twice the light she had previously. I'm still keeping it an inch away to avoid as much stretching as possible. My plan is to use aggressive side lighting and minimal close top-lighting to keep her very bushy and growing outwards, so when she goes outside she can explode upwards.
Day 13, week 2,
I am noticing slight yellowing on the bottom leaves of this and another plant that was in a different tray. I've scoured the internet and it's either nitrogen deficiency or nutrient lockout. However the other plants in the same tray did not display this stress, so it may be strain-specific nutrient needs. I'll keep you updated.
Day 14, week 2:
She seems stable and firm, and growth has continued on her newest set of leaves. The 2 plants with nitrogen deficiency are significantly worse today and they are both the same strain, so I'm thinking I was just paranoid about this lady.
My cat knocked over my grow light onto my plant, since then, she has developed discoloration on almost all the outer edges of her leaves. Is this stress? Will it go away or get worse?
It's been about 12 hours since I righted the light. There was no discoloration 24hrs ago.
Basically "scar tissue" from physical damage. It won't go away and it won't effect growth rates, yields or potency or anything else. Nothing to worry about, your plant will be just fine.
I'm doing a super long grow, starting indoors and planting out in May.
My lady is now over a foot tall, and her side branches are not very strong. The main stem is very thick and firm.
My question is what support can I start inside and then transplant outdoors with the plant?
i would do week with pot, you take out to sun daily for 4 hours first day, and add an hour each time, let her get use to outdoors, then transplant, straight could be huge shock if sun strong or air cold...
Get the other growth in the pot out of there. Cultivate the top layer of the soil and uproot that shit. They only compete for nutrients with your girl and serve no other purpose.
I wouldn't trellis. I would just let her go naturally and when you bring her outside then you can re-pot into a large 7 gallon pot and start to train by tieing her branches down using the edge of the pot as your tie down point.
@Hempface86, I'll look into it! I'm trying to do an all natural veg so I'm not adding any nutrients just topping with compost, but I think silica is a natural mineral so I'll check it out and see if it's right for me!
@Sachimira, yes any hydroponic store will have it and it's in Amazon..I'm using Bloom city Silica boost and my girls are strong πͺ..just always remember to try to use it only when watering..if you have to use it with other nutrients make sure Silica is the very first nutrient you add to your water, mix, and I wait 30 seconds before adding in any other nutrients..I won't grow without Silica.. atleast during veg
Potassium silicate as a foliar spray will toughen up the floppy stems. You have lots of time still so you can manifold it into a nice 16 cola outdoor plant no problem. Tomato cage is good too but Iβve found just manifolding them is usually good enough.
@Northern_Ent, thank you! I'm definitely looking into this! I was trying to do a natural shape, but if she doesn't toughen up I think you're right that training is the way to go.
Thanks for the info!
Luckily I am not a novice smoker.
Interesting concept on the indoor outdoor thing. I'll consider keeping a clone indoors for comparison!
@Sachimira, If i remember right it mostly had some sweet and pungent skunk smell and taste. Potency was more relaxing and body stone and not maybe for novice smokers. All what i can remember but it was that good i still remember smoking and enjoying that strain. All photoperiods here are indoor so maybe it acts different outdoors and phenotype difference etc little things. π
@HippyHemulen, that's actually really good to hear because I couldn't find much about the smoke report!
I am definitely into growing for the trying and learning of things π