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Adding more Cal-Mag to deal with Purple stems, and lowered Ph to 6 by adding some of my home brew Kombucha. Added more overall nutrients. Raised the light about 6" last week and added a second 300W equivalent Viparspectra LED today. I had one day of power outage last week from 8-5 daytime so I moved the plants close to a window for the day. Installed PVC frame and netting. FIMing , pruning training and supercropping is keeping plants low. Watering about once a week with no issues. I like the air pots a lot.
Plants are loving being under the second added 300 W equivalent Viparspectra LED. Raised light a few inches. Pulled back on nutrients. Watered thoroughly with garden sprayer. Only 1 watering per week needed so far. I'm being very careful not to over water or over feed. Lowering ph with homebrew kombucha which is mildly acidic and full of nutrients. Sun-Tuesday I went from 24 hrs light to 20, 17, 14 and 12 Wednesday.
Decided not to repot Lemon OG into an air pot as it's doing well. Raised it up so Soil level is level with other plants to avoid continued stretching. Broke a branch off accidentally but stuck it in water for possible cloning!
As my strains need 8 - 10 weeks to flower, I needed to start flowering now to be around to dry, trim & start curing before Burning Man (first week of September) so I can enjoy going home without worry. (Will have minions assist with the cure).
Covered power strip lights with electrical tape. Space is open in daytime during lights-on time and closed at night/lights off. Keeping light centered on daytime to allow a cooler environment at night and optimize a day/night temperature differential given that I live in a very mild temperate zone and hear a little differential makes for good buds.
Lots of little buds! Saw first pistils around day 8 of flowering.Lemon OG was the first to bloom.
I pulled out some of the low fan leaves (maybe too many) am disappointed found what looks like cateripillar shit on the underside along with some chewed holes. I sprayed with 1/3 tsp DR Bronners soap/1 tsp cold pressed organic neem oil in 1 L water and turned up the fan.
Not too stinky so far. I haven't done anything yet to abate odor as I'm legal but I also don't want to nuisance the neighbors.
Just sugar water today as we're seen some nute burn, especially on Lemon OG. Still earliest to bloom with lots of fluffy pistils.
Sprayed with neem oil & dr Bronners soap 3 days apart to control pest issue.
Any strands in photos are cat fur. While cats don't go in the grow room I have one whose fur is like ANgora rabbit fur and gets everwhere. Personal use, not a clean room!
OVERALL OBSERVATIONS: Tried taking photos with flash,but I plan to add a clip light for photos. Lemon OG, hard to say if there's any scent. Lemon OG had some nute burn likely due to buildup in the smaller 1 gal standard pot. I water her last with diluted nutrients.WATERING: Plants overall have been needing water every 1-3 days instead of every 5, so I have been giving nutrients on one day a week. I ordered General Hydroponics PH kit just to double check PH, which was below 5 with Botanicare bloom nutrients so I used their PH up to bring it up to 6.AIRFLOW: I just added a second fan today because it's really effin obvious that cannabis likes a breeze based on the floofy buds happening nearest the fan. My biggest bud on Lemon OG is on the super cropped branch that nearly broke off entirely.LIGHT: Raised my two 300 W equivalent LEDs about 1" even though most height has been trained down by gentle bending under the net. Still a fair amount of stretch.PEST CONTROL: Sprayed 2 more times this week 3 days apart with soap only and once with water but still seeing minor pest issues. Still running swamp cooler on and off as ambient RH has been high and the temperatures have been pretty mild this week.CATFUR: I have an 18lb well groomed fuzzball cat so cat fur is an issue I accept, but note this is not spider mite webbing in my photos. This is for personal use, now fortified with extra keratin. Fluffball doesn't go in the grow area but his fur is as ubiquitous as air.STYLE: My boyfriend sent me unicorns via Amazon to add more magic!--BTW: Formerly here as "TheFBM," I want to clearly reprazent as a woman grower. I didn't want to call myself TheFairyBudMother until I helped mother nature by midwifing out a harvest of sticky bud. So I hope coming out now doesn't jinx my grow! My boyfriend said "You've been TheFairyBudMother your entire life; own it." You can't fight destiny, folks.A little about me: I live with chronic neuropathic pain from a spinal cord injury and also experience endometriosis symptoms and am currently in perimenopause. Cannabis has helped me get off Suboxone (bupenorphine) after being on it for 7 years, after coming off of another 7 years of long acting opioid treatment (Fentanyl patches, lozenges, morphine) and 15 other prescription medications. I got a California medical rec in '13, and tapered fully off of Suboxone over the next 2 years. Since growing cannabis, I now have an outdoor vegetable garden and haven't gardened in 19 years. So if you're worried growing or using cannabis will turn you into an amotivated pothead, you've been sold some reefer madness bs. This site has been super supportive and inspiring.
OVERALL OBSERVATIONS: Currently pretty hot in So Cal. Still running swamp cooler and fans at full blast.
Lights at 27" from top buds. Turning one light off and alternating to help mitigate heat.
Lemon OG has the biggest bud stack going but none of the buds are particularly sticky yet but they have nice long full light yellow pistils. It's also closest to the big fan.
Some continued leaf burn issues so no nutrients except unsulfured molasses. I did some mild defoliation after photos to not hide anything.
PEST CONTROL: Sprayed soil only with neem/soap to discourage any continued pest issues.
IMAGES: Finally got a clip light so photos are all taken under incandescent lights.
WATERING: I finally got a PPM meter and found out my tap water is horrible (450-700 ppm) so I'm using bottled water from here on out until I get an RO filter or some other type of filter. Platinum Purple was wilting but recovered after some bottled water yesterday.
SMELL: Smells like weed in here! It smelled a bit like chicken shit for a couple days but now it smells like cannabutter. Lemon OG smells light and sweet.
OVERALL OBSERVATIONS: A bit less hot this week so I was able to keep temperatures below 80 in the grow space. Buds still fluffing out! I broke a stem but grabbed a bandaid quickly and the bud seems to be okay, but if not, I threatened to smoke it sooner than later.
SMELLS: A little resin coming in on Lemon OG but the other two are out stinking her.
WATERING: Switched to bottled water which the plants are loving.
I've needed to water almost every other day because of both the increased size of the plants and the heat.
NUTRIENTS: Added back a little bit of bloom nutrients and cal mag but I'm not sure what my reasoning on that was. Halving nutrients in this smaller pot compared to what goes into the other two.
PESTS: Noticed some fungal gnats but I got them quickly with diatomaceous earth over the soil. I've been so careful not to keep moist soil but with it drying out every other day this has been difficult. Added a tiny bit of SM90 to water (1 tsp/quart). No noticeable eggsacks or leaf nibbling otherwise.
IMAGES: All non purple images now taken under a 100w incandescent clip light with an iPhone 6s Plus.
OVERALL OBSERVATIONS: Hot this week! Buds fattening up nicely. Some pixie dust is starting to appear on Lemon OG. Did some light defoliation throughout the week of lower leaves and any bigger fan leaves that were shading popcorn buds. Oh I had a small tragedy and accidentally broke off a branch. Oh well, when life gives you lemon OG, smoke a bowl.
SMELLS: Lemon OG smells a bit like hash. Not enough appreciable frost on it to get a good sniff.
WATERING: Now using bottled water which the plants are loving and added a touch of coconut water. I soaked them well on Friday because I went to a big music festival this weekend and came home today to some thirsty plants. I've needed to water almost every other day because of both the increased size of the plants and the heat.
NUTRIENTS: Just a little coconut water which I read in High Times is a good potassium supplement. No nutrients from here out.
PESTS: Still some fungal gnats but I'm persistent with diatomaceous earth over the soil. I've been so careful not to keep moist soil but with it drying out every other day this has been difficult. No noticeable eggsacks or leaf nibbling otherwise.
IMAGES: All non purple images now taken under a 100w incandescent clip light with an iPhone 6s Plus.
OVERALL OBSERVATIONS: Some heat this week but mostly I was able to keep temperatures below 80 in the grow space. This was supposed to finish first but I think she may go the longest. Just starting to frost up and fill out.
SMELLS: Nice hashy smell, with lemon zest, sugar, and an faint eucalyptus undertone. It's very pleasant.
WATERING: Switched to bottled water which the plants are loving. I've been watering about .5 L every 3rd day. Ran off about 10% a couple times. The leaves got ugly around flip time but they remain perky despite the fall colors.
NUTRIENTS: They get nothing and like it.
PESTS: I think they're getting the message and relocated, perhaps back to Jah.
IMAGES: All images now taken under a 100w incandescent clip light with an iPhone 6s Plus.
She's chopped and down and partly trimmed. I'm actually glad I didn't grow more weed because I am so sick of trimming.
Smells sweet with notes of pepper, juniper and citrus. I will add a harvest report when it's dry and cured.
Just when I was feeling sad, SEEDS ARRIVED!!!
Seems like a good daytime hybrid. Otherwise it''''''''ll make up a chocolate space cake as suggested by @B4RNS. I will give a more detailed smoke report after the cure.
Okay so, it''s nice and dry, not cured. Tastes like perfume or gin, with a strong juniper, black pepper, sharp citrus and an underlying sweetness. It''s extremely analgesic, about middle of the "indica" vs "sativa" scale. Fairly functional, a bit speedy, which brings me good focus.
Update: I am finally tasting the lemon but I know that this would have been more delicious had I grown it better. Very tasty nice midday pain strain comparable to Gorilla Glue but maybe a touch lighter. I’m very happy with the smoothness of the smoke. It won’t last long.
This seemed to be the most normal looking of my 3 plants despite nutrient burn on leaves. I tortured this plant and it still gave me a half ounce of what seems like half way decent weed. I would grow it again. Nice peppery, perfumey scent that leaves me hopeful about what will result from the cure. Still drying (almost), not yet in jars.
I''''m just excited to get my harvest on here! I believe this will be my biggest of the 3 plants. I have it all mostly trimmed. I will dry trim a bit later and weigh. I will try it once it''''s dry, though it is tempting to smoke a bowl of the hash fur I pulled off everything with tweezers.
More photos and a review of Lemon OG to come.
Thanks everyone @GrowDiaries for making this site and to the grow community for the support, encouragement and the wisdom of your experience.
Grown from veganic clone from Buds & Roses.
Dry in peace, my little buds!
Dried in brown paper bags after a half assed wet trim. Dry trimmed after stems snapped and put into a canning jar to cure. Vaped trimmings with popcorn nug.
Biggest mistakes of this grow:
Not vegging longer
Not using a PPM meter and
using extremely hard tap water
Not starting from seed
Not keeping the space cleaner (fur & bugs)
Not using individual trellises
Not using ventilation besides fans
Not using enough fans
Best lessons learned: I loved growing weed. Being on this site in a supportive community made it especially fun.
Small yeild but when you consider I pay 30-60/8th at the pot store and that this was my first grow and I feel lucky to have made it to harvest , getting a half oz out of one plant is more than fine by me.00
@JUNGLE_B4RNS, we'll see how good of a smoke she is. She has a black pepper smell that makes think she may be very good for pain.
Dark chocolate and weed are two of my favorite things. I stash chocolate bars in my medicine bag.
TheFairyBudMother
