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taprootArmy taprootArmy
7 months ago
19.05. No Water today Mainly leaf tucking plus a bit of LST to get more side branches to the top No problems, but I think I need some fertilizer soon. Probably bloom fertilizer since they already did show sex? Yeah, I guess they could want some phosphorus and dont need a ton of nitrogen in preflower, xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 20.05. Still no water Temp 24°C Humidity: 50% Nothing really new, still no sex on plant 3 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 21.05. Gave Preflower nutrients and boosts. Around 2L to each plant. PH: 6.4 EC: 0.85 Temp 24°C, really wet today Humidity: 55-60% Removed inner lower sidebranches in plant 1 plus a few leaves. Removed some leaves from plant 2 Some LST, mainly on plant 3 Will check how the plants react to the nutrients. If they take it well, I will try to increase the lights again tomorrow or the day after. (I only want to change 1 thing at a time, to be sure how the plants react, so no watering/feeding and changing the lights together) Also did clean the box today Strech started for plant 1, it is growing like crazy (30cm already), also plant 2 will stretch soon too. Still no sex for plant 3 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 22.05. No water today Plants took nutrients pretty well. Slight discolor of leaftips at the newest leaves though. *UPDATE* pretty sure that it is wind burn. I did move the fan higher and will reduce the force and/or uptime Plants keep stretching, and smelling more Did increase the light to 60%. Lets watch for a couple of hours still no sex on plant 3 though Humidity above 60% in the morning. Did drop a bit during the day, but still high due to all the rain outside. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 23.05. No water today Humidity dropped to normal level again around 50% Put up a scrog net to continue LST and get a more equal level Top leaves still look curled... did lower the fan speed to cure the wind brand Oh and I'll really have to defoliate those again at some point... will give them a few days of stretch though maybe even a week... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 24.05. No water today and I basically did nothing at all. Also variables did not change. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 25.05. Not sure about watering. Plant 1 could already have some, but plant 2 and 3 are still heavy/moist enough. Will wait till evening/night. Bought a 5L pressure spray bottle with around 1m handle to reach the pots more easily under the net. Did try it in my bath tub and looks pretty good, I only have to pump a few times, keep pressing the button at the handle and it automatically and slowly keeps spraying with constant pressure for a long time. Takes a couple of minutes for one litre, but I think thats exactly how it should be to avoid dry spots and washing down minerals. On the hand it feels like light rain. Will keep updating after first real watering. Probably will defoliate tomorrow. I want my plants more clean and organized...
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Grow Questions
taprootArmy
taprootArmystarted grow question 7 months ago
Hi, first grow here. My automatics are at their 16th day above ground. I think I have to top one of my plants to keep her height in check. Where and when should I top her? should I rather only do LST or maybe even wait for now (but they are automatics, so I should be quick?)?
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LSchnabel
LSchnabelanswered grow question 7 months ago
With Autoflowers you want to avoide as much stress to the plant as possible because you are on a set time of growth before its flower. Topping is considered stressful to the plant. However, some people do this and have good success. Personally I always LST my Autoflowers and they turn out amazing. If I were you, I would simply pull down the plant to level out the canopy and keep pulling down the branches as they grow. This will open it up and cause more branches to get better light and in return produce amazing colas all over. You can check out my Banana Purple Punch Diary to see how I LST my plants and then what they grew up to be. I hope this helps.
taprootArmy
taprootArmystarted grow question 7 months ago
Looks like my plants are growing towards the wall and not towards the middle where the light should be the best. Why do the plants behave like that and what should I do? Raise the net, rotate some of the plants, then redo the net? Remove the net completely? leave it as it is?
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FuzzySnout
FuzzySnoutanswered grow question 7 months ago
Actually plants tend to be taller when there is lack of light... If in the middle you have the brightest light that's normal that branches remain shorter. Plant in the right corner stretched the most in the grow tent corner area. Wild guess - she receives less light because of the fan. Just measure PPFD in different parts of your grow tent and you'll see. You have to rotate plants. Try alternate position of the fan.
taprootArmy
taprootArmystarted grow question 7 months ago
what should I do? history: 21.05. Water with full dose of fertilizer ... 26.05. Soil really dry - Water with half dose of fertilizer 27.05. Plants look super healthy (24°C 55-60%RLF) 28.05. started to droop (27°C 40-45%RLF) 29.05. even worse, (25°C 45%RLF), surface still moist
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Plant. Stem - Weak
Plant. Stem - Red or purple
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 7 months ago
Make sure to get 10-20% run off each time you irrigate too, this is essential for plant/soil health.
taprootArmy
taprootArmystarted grow question 6 months ago
2 of my 3 plants are a bit yellow-ish at the top since about a week. Plant 1 also had a couple of sick leaves at the bottom that I did remove. Those leaves had brown/dark spots, felt dry like paper, had very purple stems and did smell more like hay. More info in my report.
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Leaves. Wilting
Leaves. Color - Yellow
Leaves. Color - Mottling
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FuzzySnout
FuzzySnoutanswered grow question 6 months ago
Your plants are showing over feeding and deficiency symptoms. You probably have nutrients lock out due to salt build up. Check your run off EC and pH to confirm, flash the medium, adjust feeding.
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WeirdoT
WeirdoTcommentedweek 47 months ago
Looks good 🙌
emanresU
emanresUcommentedweek 57 months ago
Your watering seems good. The plants will handle way much better Dry period then overwatering. That's exactly what Im doing with mine flowers since I was overwatering my first-grow. When the leaves wilt/drops then they are just thirsty and it's time for watering. I do this like that with my grow now because of the fungus gnats (so I want dry period all the time tbh) and plants (now in flowering) sucking the water out of the soil like crazy. I water everyday now, around 0.5L water. Maybe bit more, maybe bit less. The pots are light like feathers every second day, completely dry.
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented7 months ago
@emanresU, I am not sure about that. Sure, I wont kill my plants.. But the day where they were extremely drooping, they had almost no growth and then they did need half a day to fully recover. After that, they did grow 3 cm yesterday. So to me it feels like I lost around 1 day of development drying them out like that. You are true that dry is better than overwatering and I am still scared of that, but on the other hand I want to find that sweetspot where they are just able to develop with full power
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emanresU
emanresUcommentedweek 37 months ago
yo, lookin good. I have just noticed you are using plastic pots (very similar to mine) and the problem with them is that they hold water/humidity/wetness for weeks... I thought Im watering a little bit every 3-4 days but it turns out it's all wet soil under the first 1-2cm of dried soil. I got Fungus Gnats because of that.
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented7 months ago
@emanresU, but isnt that the point to keep the water? If it is evaporating, then it is just increasing humidity. Maybe good in veg, but in flower I'd rather have the water in the pots and not in the air. I dont have any problems with my plastic pots no pests and no soil temp or overwatering issues and watering once a week also saves quite a bit of time fabric pots lying around too, probably will try them in the next grow, but my first impression is that I prefer plastic btw. I have nematodes and neem oil lying around too, so I am prepared IF fungus gnats show up, but in fact I think plastic pots are indeed better against fungus gnats, because you can have a dry surface for much longer as the bottom half stays moist longer = less frequent watering
Inganjawetrust
Inganjawetrustcommentedweek 27 months ago
Best of luck with the grow🌱🌱 The first one is usually the most stressful but also the most memorable ✌️😎💨
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented7 months ago
@Inganjawetrust, Thanks, not too much stress so far. It is growing well 😁:) Building up the damn box however... god did I curse😤
Elyxion
Elyxioncommentedweek 17 months ago
Looks nice, I hope #3 will also be a succes, maybe she's just a lil bit shy and needs more time. Good Luck!
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented7 months ago
@Elyxion, Thanks, but plant 3 is not only late. She shows a lot of mutations. Leafs are really deformed, the whole plant is not symmetrical and kinda looks sick. It already started at germination with her strange asymmetrical cotyledons. I might give her a few additional days, but probably will remove her out of fear that the weak plant attracts pests that could also affect the two healthy plants.
emanresU
emanresUcommentedweek 18 months ago
Good luck 👍 😀
yun23
yun23commentedweek 96 months ago
I am growing the same on balcony! Your looks great :) But I can say that their genetics are not so stabile, some bushes are little bit different from others for me too...
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented6 months ago
@yun23, thanks. Well, one out of 3 did show mutations at first, but she did turn around and now is my best plant. Did look pretty stable for me - all 3 are complete bangers even though I almost fucked it up in flower and did flush too late..., different phenos are normal as every seed has different gene pool. If you want uniform plants you'll need clones from the same mother
emanresU
emanresUcommentedweek 96 months ago
damn, they looks like on crack hah. Nice job man. Don't forget to flush 2-3 weeks before chopping :)
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented6 months ago
@emanresU, thanks 😘 Last watering plant 1 already only got a runoff of EC: 0.65, so no real flush necessary. Maybe I dont give any more water at all and let her dry out till the weekend - will decide tomorrow. plant 2+3 get the full dose of fertilizer until bud development slows down significantly and then I try to starve them out during one week
RasendeRollo92
RasendeRollo92commentedweek 96 months ago
This is definetly a fat banana ! Good luck and happy growing 👊🌱 Enjoy the yield 👍
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented6 months ago
@RasendeRollo92, Thanks man! Have to be a bit more patient though. Will be a few days, maybe even a week until I can harvest the first one. Maybe I will move her into the dark drying tent for 42h. Might speed up the ripening process
bogus
boguscommentedweek 66 months ago
Sieht sehr gut aus bei dir. Machst du danach noch einen Grow mit FatBanana Automatic?
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented6 months ago
@bogus, Wenn mir das gefällt, dann schon irgendwann, bis jetzt war es schön zu growen. Aber es warten noch einige Samen in meinem Kühlschrank. Nächster grow wird wahrscheinlich Super Lemon Haze von Green House Seeds oder vielleicht NYC Sour Diesel von RQS/Tyson... noch nicht entschieden
MindFlowers68
MindFlowers68commentedweek 57 months ago
Your plants are looking nice and healthy. Barely any leaf tip "burn" either, which everyone seems to have at least a little. I think you are watering fine. You keep great track of everything and seems to have everything dialed and are on point. A prolonged dryback could have negative effects but it doesn't look like your plants got at a dangerously dry level that would affect your yield or anything. Sometimes a little stress will produce larger and better quality buds. Have fun growing!
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented7 months ago
@MindFlowers68, thank you for your kind words. 😘 One thing I did notice yesterday is that the drooping starts a few hours before their night time. The whole day the leaves were flat and stiff and around 3-4h before night time the drooping did start. I'll try reducing the amount of light to 18/6.. maybe 4h of recovering isnt enough for the plants and they just become tired before their night time?
emanresU
emanresUcommentedweek 57 months ago
Sick LST bruh! I'm curious how your grow is gonna turn out a the end tbh :)
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented7 months ago
@emanresU, thanks 😘 Canopy could by more flat/even... currently trying to fill the middle without having to remove the net. I already did damage one or two small shoots while weaving plants into the net, so I'd rather not un- and redo the whole thing. I'd be more gentle at first with my LST next time, but be more harsh later on. Plant 1 (lower amount of LST at first) did react MUCH better than plant 2 (as much LST as I could without having to fear a break) Besides that, pretty pleased with my grow so far.
James
Jamescommentedweek 08 months ago
Good luck and happy growing 🌱
taprootArmy
taprootArmycommented8 months ago
@James, thanks. growth is a bit slower than I did expect seeing other timelapse videos from more experienced growers, but still ok for first grow I hope. Plant 3 does worry me a bit
Piorkeed
Piorkeedcommentedweek 76 months ago
Nice growing!
Suemchen
Suemchencommentedweek 76 months ago
🤩Looks good: good luck and happy growing👍
WeirdoT
WeirdoTcommentedweek 47 months ago
Looks good 🙌
bogus
boguscommentedweek 104 months ago
Hi, how did it go? How much did you harvest?
Hattiwatti
Hattiwatticommentedweek 18 months ago
Looking good 👌 Good Luck for your Journey 🍀