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Very excited to start my 2nd grow. This time I’m growing two Blue Dream seeds from ILGM and also another bag seed that I figured was worth a try. My wife is gonna be growing one of the blue dream plants with me it’s gonna be her first grow so we’re both very excited. We decided to name them Mabon and Samh. After 48 hours in a moist paper towel both Ladies were placed in there first home, a one liter pot filled with Fox Farms ocean soil. They’ve been placed underneath two 23w (100 watt equivalent each) for now until my new 600w LED light comes in. FOR this grow I will be using a few more techniques including topping, LST, SCROG and defoliation.
If we are talking about an auto strain, then the window of oportunity to TOP is very narrow, after the 4th node, why? because after the 5th pair of leaves fully opens, then flowering starts. The time to TOP a regular strain depends on how many plants per sq ft you are going to grow; I would suggest trying to get between 8 to 16 tops per sq ft, that would mean TOPing above the 4th node at the very earliest or the 8th node; LST should start as soon as the stems are long enough to tying them down. HST, I assume you mean supper cropping I use as a mean when some TOP (usually the main one) needs their height be brought under control and is not responding well to LST. The best tip for a good yield would be to use all 3 trainings to keep a canopy as even as possible so all tops are at the same height; get the lights as close as possible while keeping th eheat in check; have a good wet / dry cycle (4 to 5 days is what I aim for my waterings to last).
Week 2 of veg went well there growing at about the same rate with Samh growing a little faster than Mabon. I have yet to find anything wrong with them and I’m hoping it stays that way. There still sitting underneath a set of CFL bulbs for now till I am able to clear the tent there going in.
Week 3 went great for our little Blue Dreams. Samh is standing at about 4 inches and Mabon is standing at about 3 inches. Both plants seem to be growing at a healthy rate and haven’t shown any signs of problems yet.
Week 4 has been going great, with Mabon and Samh growing at an awesome rate. Mabon continues to grow at a slower rate but still growing healthy. Samh is growing at a very good rate and is sitting at about 6 Inches with Mabon sitting at about 5 inches. We will be starting a nutrient regimen after this week and they will be going in their new tent as soon as possible. They will most likely they will also be topped the same day.
Week 5 was going great until about 3 days after moving our girls to there new home. There leaves are really droopy and I can’t figure out why. There temperature is only about 5-10 degrees difference between our house and there tent. They Get a healthy dose of water with and without nutrients. Still trying to figure out the problem now.
So week 6 of veg is over and our girls are still sad. At this point not sure what to do. It could be that there in need of a new pot already but that’s the only thing that I can think of. There watered when the soil gets dry with plain PHed water then with there nutrient water after that. They will be repotted in a couple days hopefully that helps
what mudbug said is correct, you need to listen or you can write off this grow as "an experiment" , would be shame because in my opinion the only thing better than learning something is getting mad bud while learning something - up to you growmie ! 🚀
Hey Krash i see you mentioned last week that they had a recent transfer and sometimes that takes a bit of an adjustment period...there are things to help with transplant shock like kelp/seaweed extract or some mycorrhizal products(many transplant aid bottles contain this or you can get it alone, and it will help make very happy healthy roots.)
I was curious though about inside your tent, do you have some fans other than exhaust types? If not, since you went into plastic pots I'd say up the airflow and maybe that'll help with the soil drying between waterings better. Make sure theres good drainage in your pots. And lastly if you can up the overall temps by even 5 degrees that would be an incredible help i think, not only more comfortable but also help raise humidity a tiny bit.
Im sure theyll calm down here soon and hopefully some of our tips might help speed it up. Good job with the grow ✌️ happy new year
Your plant is root bound #1 i would never use the plastic pots your roots cant breath i would get sum cloth bags are air pots and transplant them asap u need to be in at min 3 gal once u transplant them u will be impressed then your watering issues will go away if these plants aren't transplanted soon this will be a waste of your time the clock is ticking ✍️✍️✍️✍️👍👍👍👍
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