Thanks bulbi! As a new grower I’m sgetting inpatient, but am hanging in there. I think these flowers still need to go through their final bulk. I already have a list of thing to change for my next grow. Thanks for the advice.
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Plants are still on the smaller side but have progressed into flower. I did some shaping and leaf tucking, but didn’t have time for a true lst. Probably won’t Be huge producing grow, but still hoping for some quality nugs from my first grow
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kbloomstarted grow question 6 years ago
I am new to growing, am just starting a journal as documentation in order to make future adjustments. The grow has started off slow and I am looking for recommendations. I am using 3 gal pots with pre mixed organic nutrients in coco.
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Athosanswered grow question 6 years ago
A few tips. If I am reading this right, you are using a mix of soil with coco and perite right? The first tip is to keep an eye on your temperatures, if they get below 73F (23C) the growth rate will be very slow (not your case); second, watering, at this stage, only give a cup of water every 4 days, why? to force the plant to make a strong root zone and additionally if you give any more the plant will become waterlogged and it will have trouble getting oxygen through the roots (this makes the plants growth slow down to a crawl), only increase the amount when you notice that the media dries faster. Third, check the light to plant distance, 30 inches could be too much decreasing the light intensity that your seedlings are getting, try putting it closer, but mind that the heat is not too much; there's a simple test you can do, place your hand at canopy level, if it is too hot for the back of your hand, then it's too hot for the plants. Fourth, train your plant, as it grows try to get an even canopy so all tops receive the same amount of light, google LST or TOPing and try to learn to do it. Good luck mate and patience
kbloomstarted grow question 6 years ago
Looking for recommendations on when to harvest. This is day 51. I got a trichomes viewer and don’t see any amber yet and mostly clear and some cloudy. The plants that is furthest along appears to be struggling and has some leaves drying up. Thanks for the help
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OutForRealanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hello ! The best moment to chop for a peak of THC ( and potency ) is when the trichomes are mostly cloudy/white , the best time to srart the flush is when your trichomes are almost ready , if you want 90% white trichomes then flush when you see 80%. Now concerning the flush ,for soilless/hydro grow a week is the average , 10 to obtain a yellow colour ( so less chlorophyle ) but 7 days is good enough. Now concerning your plants I can say that the dark green colour is caused by a slight nitrogen excess but it can be fixed by using a bloom fertilizer with more PK than N , also the purple stems could be a sign of a magnesium deficiency but the leaves does not showing the others signs so I bet it is a genetic trait of you strain. The yellowing tips could be an over feeding sign too but also looks like a Potassium deficiency as the edge of the leaves an the tips are yellowing but I'm not sure about it. I hope ot will help you 😁👍
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HighTVanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hi there @Kbloom! overall agree with @spinnergrow about the yellowing tips being caused by Nutrient burn. The plant with the Chlorisis(yellowing) on the leaf tips Needs to be flushed with Pure water PHed at 6.1-6.3 for 3-4 days before continue back onto a feed with reduced nutrients. In terms of Trichomes you are doing a perfect job so far watching them for the harvest time- I HIGHLY recommend aiming for as much Cloudy Trichomes as possible to give a mental head high and some Amber for a body high! Be sure to leave a full week of time before your harvesting to Flush the plants of all the leftover nutrients with pure water for a cleaner smoke! If the furthest along plant is struggling then don't be afraid to Harvest her a little early this can help maintain trichome quality on a degrading plant. Long story short you have nothing to worry about this late into flower that you can seriously change, just flush the plant for 3-4 days and return on a reduced nutrient schedule until your harvest time! 😎
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Stickanswered grow question 6 years ago
Hi @kbloom! Use a hand-held magnifier/microscope and take a daily close look at the trichomes, they will tell you when to start to flush and when to harvest. Once you see the first milky trichomes you can trigger the flush phase, trichomes will take several days to turn 100% milky, usually between 8 and 12 days in coco, this will be your flush duration. Watch the color of the runoff, it should get more clean & clear each time you flush. Try to decrease your relative humidity for this last week (50% is a bit high, 30% would be better), this will encourage resin production and will prevent any mold/bud-rot issues. After each waterings make sure your containers get a cool and continuous breeze, this will help them to dry faster and avoid overwatering symptoms. Clear and skinny trichomes --> too soon, milky and fat trichomes --> best time to harvest, amber trichomes --> too late, THC is degrading. You will probably mixed trichomes, like 80% milky 10% clear 10% amber, this is still a very good ratio. Hope this will help, keep us up-to-date and enjoy your harvest 👊
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kbloomcommentedweek 76 years ago
HighTVcommented6 years ago
@kbloom, Hey there! I Highly recommend you start a flush as soon as possible to reduce the impact of that nutrient burn on your harvest! I explained more about this in my answer above. If you have any other questions feel free to ask! 😎
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kbloomcommentedweek 76 years ago
the Big plant in the front middle has started to yellow considerably. It really jumped into flower this week. I added cal mg to the last two watering, but that hasn’t seemed to help. Thinking it may be nutrient definciency? Any opinions out there. Would appreciate the help.
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Stickcommented6 years ago
@kbloom, the discoloration comes from the senescence process so no need to worry 👍
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Stickcommented6 years ago
@kbloom, Amber trichromes mean the thc peak has been reached and plant is going to produce more CBD/CBN. Unless you want medicinal properties and/or a couch-locking effect you should proceed to harvest now. 👋
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CRiSPrGrowcommented6 years ago
@kbloom, i see the yellowing has gotten worse, looks like Phosphorous deficiency (P - def) to me. hope this helps bro !
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kbloomcommentedweek 46 years ago
Hey everyone, wondering when and how often I should brew tea for my plants. I preloaded soul with dry nutrients, and have too added another tbs per plant about a week ago. Planning on switching to teas as I didn’t like adding dry nutrients topically.
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DinafemSeedscommented6 years ago
@kbloom, Have you added enough nutrients for the whole life cycle of the plant's?
If so no tea or nutrients are needed but if only minimal feed in the medium I would do a tea once a week minimum 👌
Hope that helps my friend 👍
All the best ✌️
Mark..
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SensiSmellYahLatercommentedweek 76 years ago
The flowering of your plants looks to be progressing very well. There not much better than watching the flowering nodes begin to take shape and form beautiful buds. I'm eager to see how your grow finishes up and I wish you all the best in the rest of growing these girls. Cheers :D
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IndoReefcommentedweek 16 years ago
something i used to do when i started out was think that nutrients are what makes the plant grow quicker.
WRONG, the plant needs them to grow however Air&Water + Light are the main factors in plant growth and yeild.
your much better to underfeed your plant vs over feed them. They typically take half of what other plants would take.
Keep up the good work
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kbloomcommentedweek 76 years ago
I only have but burn on one plant, and that the plants closest to finish. Should I ph water for flush or just use tap?? I just posted a new pic take a look and let me know what you think. I’m about 20 days from finish I think.
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OutForRealcommented6 years ago
@kbloom,Tap and Ph'd but if you ph is between 6 and 7 then no real need to Ph'd it 😁
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kbloomcommentedweek 36 years ago
I have a very slight yellowing of tips on some of my plants. This is about 3 days after giving nutrients. It seems like it could be nutrients burn. Should I flush now or just water a few time with no nutrients??
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Hybridcommented6 years ago
@kbloom, Relax - your plants look great. When you say "3 days after giving nutrients" - I'm slightly confused because I thought you already pre-mixed the nutrients into the medium.
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kbloomcommentedweek 26 years ago
Ph in my coco is reading around 7 with one of those cheap green ph moisture meters. How can I lower it or should I just ph my water lower?
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KrautFabrikcommented6 years ago
@kbloom, 7 is to high for coco, you can lower it with ph down product or you can use some lemon juice. ✌️
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kbloomcommentedweek 26 years ago
So coco coir is dry on top, but is darker color less than an inch down. Tomorrow will be 4 days without water. Should I wait longer????
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KrautFabrikcommented6 years ago
@kbloom, you should always wait till its dry. And dont use to much water ✌️
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kbloomcommentedweek 26 years ago
Thanks for the advice. Definitely been overwatering.
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DinafemSeedscommented6 years ago
@kbloom, I was going to comment that I think your main issue is to much water. You ideally want to get the plants on a wet-dry cycle to force all water and nutrients to be used up.
Also, You say you are using a 2000w led but only pulling 400w from the wall(electic). How is this possible?
I know most led are rated double what they actually put out . Is your panel dimmed or just on a "veg" mode and you'll activate "bloom" mode later in the Grow?
LED is new to me but I'm learning Very fast 👍
Thank you so much for choosing our genetics for your first grow. We are never far away so will be watching with interest and available to offer advice 👊
Good luck. You look to be off to a nice start 👍
All the best ✌️
Mark..
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kbloomcommentedweek 36 years ago
I did pre mix nutrients into soil, but only half the recommend dose. So I topped dressed each plant with just a table spoon of dry nutrient. It really increased growth but then I noticed the slight burn. My plan is to just water with ph water the next few feeding to clear them out a bit. The burn in very slight and doesn’t seem to be spreading. Thanks for the help really appreciated
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kbloomcommentedweek 36 years ago
Added a few pics. Any help would be awsome!!! Thanks in advance.
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kbloomcommentedweek 36 years ago
Thanks for the feedback guys.
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kbloomcommentedweek 26 years ago
I pre loaded the coco with organic dry nutrients. I’m not sure that was the best idea. Week 2 finishes tomorrow night.
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kbloomcommentedweek 26 years ago
Yes it’s a betsva a elite series light. I contacted the company who informed the 2000 number is just a marketing tool. It’s really 400 true watts eight 10 w leds. I switched back to just veg mode with the blue light spectrum instead of running it full blast. Seems to have helped. Plus these girls are drying out still. Thanks for all the help.
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Hybridcommentedweek 36 years ago
Just wondering why you are going to add Cal-Mag? From the pictures, you don't seem to have a Cal-Mag deficiency.
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DinafemSeedscommented6 years ago
@Hybrid, I agree mate 👍
Things look great so far and flowers are exploding 👌
Thanks for the support buddy 👊
All the best ✌️
Mark..
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Hybridcommented6 years ago
@DinafemSeeds, Agree, this is a cool diary. I think this grower will learn a lot. Nice.
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DinafemSeedscommented6 years ago
@Hybrid, I agree. Sometimes as growers we get a little eager and need to learn a little patience 👍
The plants look in really good shape. Nutrients have been added to the medium so I don't see any need for a cal/mag supplement at this stage 👍
I do agree that the ph reading of 7.0 is way to high and Would like to see this more in the 5.8-6.2 range 👌
Apart from that plants look to be off to a nice start and looking good.
Nice to see that the diary is getting some attention and nice to see help and advice being offered 🙏
All the best ✌️
Mark..
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growdoctordccommentedweek 96 years ago
After the trichome debate, we need to know what color you ended up with at harvest.
Any microscope pics?
Is the effect what you wanted? Please review
Enjoy
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kbloomcommented6 years ago
@growdoctordc, I think at harvest there about 20% amber. I’m still curing the bud so haven’t tried any yet, but I will be sure to let you know tomorrow.
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CRiSPrGrowcommentedweek 96 years ago
congrats congrats, very nice grow my friend !
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kbloomcommented6 years ago
@CRiSPrGrow, thanks bulbi learned a lot. Thanks for the help along the way.
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Nikon1112commentedweek 116 years ago
Nice job
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NastyYeticommentedweek 106 years ago
Wow man, those are looking great! Going to be some amazing stuff right there! Gunna have to see what ya end up with there.
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