Have done a fair amount of defoliation and LST through the week. Things seem to be going well other than some of the larger fan leaves on one of the plants has something going on (last 2 pics). Ran 2/3 of a gallon of RO water with CalMag through each to flush them.
After some research I think the problem with the fan leaf tips is nutrient burn. As I understand it cannabis plants try to remove excess nutrients towards the tips of the leaves and since the symptoms are all for the most part towards the tips..... Made a new batch of nutrients as in the above recipe. This puts me at about 800ppm compared to my old recipe of 1100ppm. Going to run that for awhile and see if symptoms stop appearing/progressing.
I used the GrowDoc app and ran several close up pictures of the damaged leaves and it kept diagnosing it as a PH fluctuation issue. I am using a quality PH-20 meter and have been checking my nutrient and run off ph.
Nutrient: 5.8 to 6.0
Run off : 6.5 to 6.8
I also checked the PH against calibration solution and it was spot on. I like the idea of the app and it may get better over time but I would not use that as my only resource of diagnosing an issue.
#Last Update
After 3 days I do not see any new issues on the leave tips or the existing damaged ones getting worse.
Nice plant! I can relate with the auto/photo confusion. Same thing happened to me, I ordered some autos for my first ever grow... and they weren't autos. They were growing for about 4 months (4 months of "oo! Maybe it's starting to flower now") until I finally decided to flip the lights. If it happened now, I'd know exactly what was happening, but for the first grow? I though the same as you. At least you got an absolute BANGER of a plant out of it though. Looks fkin awesome!
@Stelfboy, Thanks man. Now if something like that happens in the future we know what to do! I've been growing Fastbud seeds lately and really like what I've seen. Growing does not feel like work and is really enjoyable. My grow area is my place of zen.
@Libanese, That was my lack of experience. I thought since I started seeing the lady parts showing on the stems that was the sign of flowering starting. Adding to the confusion these were sold as 'Autoflowers' which they were not.
@XLABX, Yeah they are insanely tall. At this point I'm just hoping the one in the back does not grow any taller since the light is nearly maxed out in height.
Beautiful jungle! 💚 Sad to hear flowering didn't trigger on these genetics yet.
How did they respond to the 12 hour light switch? Maybe 24 hours darkness needed to force?
@XLABX, 12 hour has been going on for about a week. From what I've read it takes around 3 or 4 weeks or so to see the flowers. I will keep my journal updated but nothing special seems to be happening at the moment.
Breadcrumbs, duct tape, Cheezits, bungie zip, flex tube, box with more duct tape.... Now I'm hooked! Let me grab some 🍿
Beautiful turnaround with these ladies, I love what I am seeing 💚
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