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WillyWonka WillyWonka
5 years ago
The end is near, maybe? Another successful week, the smell in the tent is really quite strong now. Pineapple smells of...pineapple. Yummy! The critical kush just smells very dank right now, the only word I can use to describe it, similar to the sweet tooth actually. Pineapple showing signs of lack of nutes, which happens after every single quick flush. Pineapple Express Auto from Barney’s a Farm, in my opinion, would be better suited to ‘feed water feed water’ as opposed to ‘ feed water water feed’. It doesn’t need much nutrients at all, but quickly misses it. Although I’d recommend growing it just for the smell. Hard to know when I should harvest. I’ve added two blackberry autos to the tent, which has raised the RH to about 50%, oops! I’ll be starting the blackberry diary very soon, so please check it out. From what I’ve researched on this site, FastBuds blackberry likes minimal nutes, so I’ll be much more careful this time. Thanks for stopping by!
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WillyWonka
WillyWonkastarted grow question 5 years ago
I’ve been watering with rain water collected from my water butt in the garden. What’s people’s thoughts on rainwater as opposed to tap water? Mother nature’s water seems like a good idea to me?
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The_Projexx
The_Projexxanswered grow question 5 years ago
You could use either or , at the end of the day it matters what the PH is like you always want to correct it to the right PH for medium . I can see your medium is soil based on that information your PH should be anywhere from 6.5 - 6.8 in order to prevent any nutrient lock outs . If your unsure what your PH is your local hydroponics shop or amazon will have them pretty cheap as well you can get the general hydroponics test kids for like 8-12$ and this kit will help you keep your PH range in check as well as you could go a little fancier and get a PH pen these usually will have a digital read out and they are very accurate . They range in price anywhere from 20-100$ depending on the brand . In order to correct your PH you will need products such as PH up and PH down they are very cost effective as you only use drops at a time to adjust your PH because of their strength . Other then that both waters are pretty much the same , you might get different minerals in the rain water then you would the tap water but its pretty much the same except i might suggest leaving the tap water out with no nutrient solution in it for 2 days so the chlorine can evaporate . Your in good shape and well on your way to having some kick ass young ladies ! I hope this information helps you ! -Happy Growing!
WillyWonka
WillyWonkastarted grow question 5 years ago
Hi fellow growers! I’m concerned growth is still exceptionally slow. All variables are remaining consistent, there aren’t big drops in temperature, ph is correct etc. I’m only watering every 4 days or so, should I be doing anything different?
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 5 years ago
think of the plant as a rocket for space, it needs to thrust really hard, yet looks "slow" on the ground, as it picks up speed it's still thrusting really hard, then for the even "quicker" flower stretch that's like when the rocket is already in space no gravity holding it down. My point is, this is how plants grow, slow at first then really quickly, especially autos... when you're watching a plant grow there's going to be a fair amount of boredom lol, but if you compare your week 2 pictures, this looks right on track, keep doing what you're doing ! hope this helps 🚀
WillyWonka
WillyWonkastarted grow question 5 years ago
Hi fellow growers! From the pictures of this week, when do you think the pineapple and Critical should be ready for harvest? I’ve been checking the trichomes with a scope, I’m just finding it tricky to tell. They seem to be getting more dense daily right now so I’m being patient
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Stick
Stickanswered grow question 5 years ago
Hi @WillyWonka! Honestly no one can tell better than you (with the help of a magnifier/microscope) and your pictures are a too dark and far-off to analyse the trichomes. Pistils can be a clue, if you noticed that new pistils have stopped appearing and old pistils have almost all turned red and curly, but the best way to ensure it's the right time is to look at the trichomes with a magnifier/microscope. Clear/Transparent/Skinny trichomes mean it's too soon, Milky/Cloudy/Fat trichomes mean the harvest window is open, Amber trichomes mean the harvest window is ending, and THC is degrading. Looking at your last pictures, I think you're very close, maybe 7-14 days, but you rather double-check everyday (even twice a day) with a 2$ hand-held microscope to ensure your buds are fully ready. Hope this will help, keep us up-to-date and happy growing! 👊
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Green_Friends_Inc
Green_Friends_Incweek 6
ugh this app!..I wrote a whole thing to help you and it was deleted when I press send... anyways cal-mag is most likely culprit. since you are still in first week of flowering try foliar feeding, when done proper you will notice an immediate "greening". in past my plants looked like this when I have overwatered and plants sat saturated too long. Also in the past my plants have looked like this when I used water straight from tap. I live in city and water is "treated" with chlorine so I must dechlorinate before giving to plants or plants suffer badly. hopefully when your cal-mag arrives you can begin to bring back to healthier status with ease :)
WillyWonka
WillyWonkaweek 6
UPDATE: the plants are perked up a lot in the past few hours. Now for the next few days to fix the calmag deficiency and we’ll be back on track! I’m such a worrier, bloody plants are like pets
MagicMikesMeds
MagicMikesMedsweek 2
Best of luck on your venture into cannabis cultivation. It becomes an addiction in itself. Don’t be afraid to ask questions as there are a lot of seasoned growers on this site. I am currently growing 2 Royal 👑 Gorilla’s 🦍, and 1 Gorilla 🦍 Bomb 💣, and 2 Velvet Bud in my garden at the moment that are 35 days into Veg. I just hacked them up starting to do a modified manifold which will extend my Veg by a week or two. I post bi weekly videos to my YouTube Channel. Check it out if you get a chance: www.youtube.com/channel/UCJiLvEn7XRcH_o3sHd8qbyQ “Keep It Safe, Keep It Green, & Smoke 💨 It Up!!!”
MagicMikesMeds
MagicMikesMeds
@kabir065, I have had similar issues when starting out new seed. Most of the time it came down to the fact that I was watering a little too heavily
MagicMikesMeds
MagicMikesMeds
@kabir065, what did you germinate into? Were using rock wool or Rapid Rooter plugs? I think that you are probably overwatering if they are 15 days from germination and you are feeding every day. Rock wool and rapid Rooter plugs only need to be watered every couple of days when they are that small.
kabir065
kabir065
@MagicMikesMeds, and anyone who can help... Hello Kind growers.. I have a slightly urgent query. I am on 15th day after germination. And since the past 2 days , I see the leaves getting yellowish and some wilting. Till 10 days my two plants (OG kush and Purple Haze) were growing slow but fine. We are using 10,000 lumen lights using cool white LED bulbs. Placed the bulbs at 30cm height from the plants. Earlier I was overwatering, 500 ml a day ( ph around 6..5-7) for both plants, twice a day. Now its 100 ml a day. Soil is Coco peat mixed with perlite( in 50:50 ratio) and compost(100 gms) in 12 litre pots. I can send you pictures if you wish. I just made the profile here to ask as I am afraid the plants might die in a day or two if something is not done.
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 4
think of the plant as a rocket for space, it needs to thrust really hard, yet looks "slow" on the ground, as it picks up speed it's still thrusting really hard, then for the even "quicker" flower stretch that's like when the rocket is already in space no gravity holding it down. My point is, this is how plants grow, slow at first then really quickly, especially autos... when you're watching a plant grow there's going to be a fair amount of boredom lol, but if you compare your week 2 pictures, this looks right on track, keep doing what you're doing ! hope this helps 🚀
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrow
@WillyWonka, yeah man that's the trouble with the leds ... much better for bloom than veg unfortunately
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@CRiSPrGrow,thanks for stopping by! I don’t know if you’ve seen it but I edited the post shortly after the question, and I thought similar - when looking back week by week, they’ve shot up in the past week or so! I’m sure you know what I mean when I say that looking at a plant every day, it can be hard to see growth. A bit like my cat, and what I imagine it’s like with young children! Thanks a lot for your answer, it’s reassuring. Hopefully you’ll stop by next week to see how it progresses!
Bostongeorge
Bostongeorgeweek 7
Not for nothing but look at it like this and I tell people all the time. Yes you will have less of a yield due to newbie mistakes, but the best way to learn is hands on and you did that. There is no one size fits all mold for growing, environment is always different so advice has to be taken with a grain of salt, but the fundamentals if adhered to will result in smokable bud. Will you have dense dispensary trophy looking bud on your first grow??? most likely not, but will you have enough free bud to not have to pay for it? ABSOLUTELY. In time comes experience and a better end product, but in the meantime you get to enjoy the fruits of your hard work. Light fluffy airy buds or dense dank stinky sticky nugs makes no difference right out of the gate. Enjoy the fruits of your labor and now is a perfect time to really wrap your head around curing so your bud doesn't smell like lawn clippings. It truly is one of the most important parts of the grow cycle. Best of luck my friend.
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@Bostongeorge, thanks for your kind words. I’ve got a pretty awesome mother, who bought me half a dozen 2L Kilner jars for Christmas, she of course knows what it’s for 😺
TheWeedMan
TheWeedManweek 1
Goodluck, looks like a great set up. It’s a great hobby! Enjoy 🇨🇦🔥
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@@TheWeedMan, thanks a lot weed man! Hope you stick around
Turkler
Turklerweek 9
Congrats on the harvest of your first plant! Exciting times! My sweet tooth auto just finished week 7, and has a similar structure as yours - definitely won’t be breakin any records, but still a highly satisfying experience (pun intended 🤓)
HighTV
HighTVweek 1
Welcome to GDs @WillyWonka! I'm a few weeks late but i'm grabbing my seat for the show. Feel free to ask any questions about GD's or growing you may have 😎
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowweek 6
as a bonus : check what the ph of rain water is... what s the ph of your spray ? peeps forget about nature but that's all this is 😅
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrow
@WillyWonka, bro, it's really all good , every grow gets this exact thing, look at h-bo's GSCs same thing happened, it happens to everyone every other grow more or less , this is very normal that s my point lol like every grower will grow without cal mag near enough at least once, then never again... me first in this group!
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@BeefWellingtons, I’ve been using advanced nutrients, was just micro and grow. But I think it became a calmag issue , alongside too much micro and grow when in fact I should have started with bloom as pre flower started shortly into the week. I see my mistakes now :( learning though! Autoflowers really aren’t very forgiving...
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@BeefWellingtons,I’ve liteally been doing all of what you said man...watering about 1.25L ph 6.5 or close to, every four days when really dry (v light to pick up pot) I set the nutrients to 0, as I have flushed them out of fear I was over feeding. But I didn’t flush when completely dry, so like you said I think there’s definitely an over watering issue too! Oh and I always remember to shake up the mix 😁 I’m optimistic I’ll be back on track soon
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WillyWonka
WillyWonkaweek 5
I’m feeling pretty confident that I’ve overfed this week, and all plants have taken a hit. Any advice please? :/
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtons
@CRiSPrGrow, didn't know that, good to know for the future though, thanks for the info.
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrow
@WillyWonka, you got it bro 👊
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@CRiSPrGrow,great. Thanks a lot friend!!
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The_Projexx
The_Projexxweek 8
They well on their way now ! Keep up the fantastic work . Best of luck on this grow to get to the finish line in style . -Happy Growing!
The_Projexx
The_Projexx
@WillyWonka, haha thanks man ! Im gonna select some and grow them as I go make detailed diary's be sure to keep an eye out ! :) I post pictures daily and videos weekly ! Thanks for responding! -Happy Growing!
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@The_Projexx, Wow you’ve got a lot of seeds to pick from! I was one of the first to receive some of Barney’s Farm ‘pink kush’ seeds. Also got three of their violator kush seeds. If I could pick for you I’d go for Tangie Dream or critical Purple Kush. Simply because I could learn from your grow. Or maybe go straight for some cheese like I might? I’m not brave enough to try growing haze varieties yet, as much as i adore haze 😍. You’re in for a fun 2019 my friend! Good luck
The_Projexx
The_Projexx
@WillyWonka, well thats truely up to you , if you want a quick turn around I would go with the Auto's but if you want that that dank cheese taste then do the cheese . Personally I like the cheese strains very awesome and very pleasant to grow and watch grow :) plus the smells is just epic ! I'm having a hard time deciding what Im going to grow next too man lol I got soooooooo many option its ridiculous : Girl scout cookies , Cream cookies , Zkittlez , Dark devil , devil cream , Caramel cream , tangie dream , tripple cheese , blue cheese , gorilla zkittlez , gorilla , lost coast hash plant , pineapple skunk , gold rush , purple maroc , candy cream , critical purple kush , strawberry banana grape , black sugar , wappa , delahaze , sensi star , calafornian gold , canuk cookies Im sure im missing a few but thats my choices for 2019 lol lol
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BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonsweek 4
I think your plants look fine at this stage. Most auto grows are short and fat, and produce short, but fat colas. My auto is really stretchy and will produce tall, thinner colas. A lot has to do with the lighting. Less lighting makes the plant stretch and grow taller, but not necessarily better. Don't panic over the height of your plant. Just focus on the health, it will do the rest. The health look just fine, these plants are about to explode on you (in a good way).
CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrow
@BeefWellingtons, haha 🚀 🚀 👌
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtons
@WillyWonka, I think your plant will double in size in the next 9 days or so. @CRiSPrGrow is exactly right about the rocketship scenario.
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@BeefWellingtons,always good to see you Mr.Wellingtons! I’ve been feeling better and better about the grow as the day has gone on. Amazing to see the week on week growth, especially in the last 7 days. Sent a picture to my friend and he thought the same. Exciting times that’s for sure. Thanks again for stopping by friend! 🤜
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonsweek 1
Welcome to GD! Looks like you have a great setup for a new grower. One thing I would like to mention is next time put your seeds in some grow plugs and into a seedling tray for 2 weeks, then into solo cups for a week, then into their big girl pots. It will make the grow faster as the roots will keep growing out and then moving to bigger medium, plant will grow faster. There are different schools of thought here and I'm still a newb as well, so take that advice as much as you want. I can only say really try to be accurate and through with your posted info. Do you have a ph and tds meter? If not, you need that asap and post those info in your grow diary. Good luck and happy growing!
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@BeefWellingtons, thanks beef! :) cannabis is my woman now mwahah
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtons
@WillyWonka, well that's where you are wrong. I do care about your well being and your grow. Get the ph and tds meter asap. These are critical for your grow. Sorry to hear about the lady going bye bye, but you are better off without her. Now, let's focus on this plant. ;)
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@BeefWellingtons, Hi! (Awesome username haha) Thanks for the tips. From what I’ve read online about autos is that they don’t like being transplanted a lot due to their short life cycle, lots of places recommended to put them straight into their final pot straight away. But I can certainly try your advice next time! I don’t have a ph tester yet, basically everything has cost me about £400. In the last few months I’ve had a huuuuge mental health crisis basically, quit my job that really wasn’t good for me, relationship breakdown after 5 years etc. So I decided to start growing my own cannabis as an exciting project and as a way to hugely save money. I won’t bore you with the fine details of my life as I’m sure you don’t care, but that’s why I’ve got no money. But things are on the up and I’ll be hearing back about a new job early next week. But I really can’t be buying anymore growing gadgets for a little while 😂 Thanks for your comment man, I hope you stick around to see the progress! Peace
growdoctordc
growdoctordcweek 11
“ I’d recommend growing it just for the smell.” You are observant and appreciative, and generally sound more knowledgeable than a typical First grow ever. Though I submit that any first experience growing would elicit the same response to live aroma. Except cheese. I’m not a cheese guy. Heed counsel experts have offered. Enjoy your harvest. And buy some reg non fem seeds sometime and breed your own strains. You’ll love it
growdoctordc
growdoctordc
@WillyWonka, Instant gratification. I get it. Tent size doesn’t prohibit breeding. You’ll just go one cycle with seeded weed. and guess what? It’s a great high! Cleaning is work but worth it. Seeded weed produces a full spectrum effect that is pleasant, sublime, and devoid of paranoia And you’ll have hundreds of seeds
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@growdoctordc, hi! I’d love to grow my own strains, but right now I’m confined to a single grow tent. I’d love to have separate tents for veg, flower etc, but not possible right now. When I move to my own place I’ll have a decidated room just for growing. I really love Sativas but again, height restrictions in current tent. So far I’m liking how easy kush is to grow. 😊
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtonsweek 2
So what's happening here is that the plants roots are growing wild in the soil and the plant on top is taking it's time. This is why we keep in smaller containers until a root system grows out. Not really much you can do to change that now however. I think they will do fine, just keep an eye on the overwatering, and keep your ph at the 6.5-6.8 level like @The_Projexx suggested. Be patient. It will be alright. ;)
BeefWellingtons
BeefWellingtons
@WillyWonka, I think they will do fine bud!
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@BeefWellingtons, yep I thought about the root system thing, just forgot to mention it on the post. It’ll be putting all of its energy in its roots right now, I just hope there’s still enough time to make some lovely plants! My hope is in a few weeks time they’ll shoot up! Thanks for stoppingnby my friend
Turkler
Turklerweek 12
Nice summary of lessons learned for new growers - definitely things that I came across as well, especially the overwatering. Oops.
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@Turkler, thanks a lot! I had such plans to be so detailed, but after all the dying and curing etc, I kinda lost love for the updating process. Late flower it was so nice to just sit with the plants for a bit, the smell and bud colours were great.
Kiewil1
Kiewil1week 11
Looking awesome man congratulations 😎
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@Kiewil1, thanks! Really excited for the pineapple 😺
The_Projexx
The_Projexxweek 9
Every time I stop in here its juicier and juicer ! Im excited to see the end results . -Happy Growing!😎
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@The_Projexx, and every time you comment I get happier and happier! Calcium deficiencies are the biggest pain in my life right now. Not growing pineapple again any time soon 😂
SensiSmellYahLater
SensiSmellYahLaterweek 7
The flowering nodes on your plants look to be absolutely amazing. You've done such an amazing job with this grow so far and I'm so excited to see how these plants finish up as well as to hear how they smoke. Best wishes my friend :D
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@SensiSmellYahLater, thanks for your kind words friend, but I’ve made plenty of errors already! Looking forward to the end product for sure, couldn’t come soon enough! Really excited to hopefully never have to buy bud again!
Loyaltybro
Loyaltybroweek 1
What size is the tent and when did you transfer plants
WillyWonka
WillyWonka
@Loyaltybro, Hi loyaltybro! As it says in my first comment the tent is 80cm x 80cm x 180cm. I germinated the seeds using the paper towel method and then put them straight in soil. The Pineapple Express is just over a week post going into soil and the bottom two only popped from seed a couple days ago, hopefully they’ll reach out of the soil in a day or two. Any tips for a first time grower?